I squeezed my eyes shut. But I heard nothing.

"What?" I looked at Sasuke. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a new pack of bullets. He… ran out. Sasuke's hand trembled and fumbled when he tried to open it. "Neji!" I ran to him, and he ran to me. "Oh, Neji!" I jumped and wrapped my arms around his neck. "What.. Happened? Neji… you're arm and stomach!" I screamed as I helped him onto his knees. "Oh my god. What happened to you?!"

"Sasuke…" He mumbled. I laid Neji gently down. His breathing was loud as he inhaled. I… have to get him to the hospital as soon as I can… I thought and scrambled to my feet.

"What do you think you're doing, Sasuke?!" I shouted. I looked at the ground and picked up Neji's gun. Sasuke dropped the pack of bullets onto the ground. "Why are you hurting him? Why are you hurting NEJI?!" I screamed.

"Tenten? What's… going on?" Sasuke asked. "What happened to Neji? No. I didn't… did I…. hurt…" He looked at his hands. He slowly backed away, dropping the gun. "I.. didn't. I couldn't have. I… oh no." I lowered my gun and walked towards him. "Don't come near me, please…."

"It's okay." I said quietly. "Sasuke…"

"I'm so sorry, Tenten!" Sasuke's hair covered his eyes. I reached up and touched his face. It wasn't warm, but icy cold. "Just kidding." Sasuke whispered and then I felt something cold collide into my body, something painful that it surged and pierced right through. "Stupid." I coughed and grabbed his hand. He ran a sword through my stomach. I backed away slowly and pulled the sword out. I heard Neji make a gagging sound. I turned quickly.

Neji. He won't make it.. I bit my lip and plunged the sword into the ground. I gripped my stomach. Neji has to make it. He has to make it. "Sasuke.." It isn't him. It must be… Hiashi. "Hiashi!" I shouted.

"About time."

"Why are you controlling Sasuke?!" I shouted.

"If Neji won't join me, then I'll have to kill him." Sasuke said simply.

"That's why you're hurting us?! Cause you want Neji dead?! Because he's not working as your STUPID hired killer?!" I felt Sasuke's hand tighten around my throat and lifted me into the air. "Stop… Hiashi!"

"Remember. Most people won't know it's me, my dear. They'll all blame Uchiha Sasuke, and then he will die along with you and my fool of a nephew." I struggled to break free. "You will die by the hands of this boy." I bit my lip and kept trying to break free of his tight grasp around my neck. My eyes began to shut when I heard a screaming sound.

"Sasuke-kun! Stop it!" It was Sakura. She ran and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Please, Sasuke-kun! Stop doing this… Please, Sasuke!" His grasp loosened.

"S-Saku…ra…" He said quietly.

"His hand, Tenten." Neji said weakly.

"What…" I muttered still trying to break his grip around my neck

"A seal. Pull it from his wrist.." Neji mumbled letting out a groan and a cough of blood.

"You're done!" I heard Sasuke shout.

"No, don't!!" Sakura screamed. I shut my eyes and grabbed his wrist and ripped half of the seal off as he dropped me. "Tenten! Are you alright?" She kneeled next to me. I coughed and grabbed at my stomach, nodding.

"Yeah. I'm fine.." I mumbled. "Stay. Don't move." I ordered her and walked towards Sasuke. "Sasuke…" He backed away. "Don't. Sasuke, you'll be fine."

"No. I…" Sasuke paused and refused to move.

"I'm sorry that… I have to do this, Sasuke." I said quietly and knocked him out. Sakura immediately caught him.

"What happened to him, Tenten?!" Sakura asked panicking.

"He should be fine now." I responded. "Listen to me carefully. Take him and strap him onto a bed. Keep him tied. No matter how much he begs to be set free, please, do NOT let him go." Sakura was silent.

"Tenten. There is… so much I do not know about you, about Neji, about Sasuke-kun… It's like you and Neji are keeping a secret…" I smirked.

"You have no idea…" I mumbled and looked away. "Go now." She nodded and walked off with Sasuke immediately. I ran over to Neji and kneeled before him and took his hand. "Neji…. Speak to me… Neji…"

"Hn…" He slowly opened his eyes and they widened at the sight of my wound. "What… happened?!"

"Sasuke ran a sword through me. But, I'm okay…" I stroked his cheeks gently. "You might not be though. You took 2 gun shots, Neji.." I slowly lifted his upper body and laid him on my lap. He panted heavily. "I have to go get help." He grabbed my hand and shook his head.

"Just stay by me, Tenten…" He said quietly.

"You're… gonna die if I can't get your wounds treated." I muttered back to him. He smirked.

"Don't tell me that you'd plan to die with me." He mumbled. I bit my lip.

"Living a life without you… is like dying anyways." I sighed. "Come on." I held him up and wrapped my hand around his waist and pulled his other arm around my shoulder. "Come on. We have to go to the hospital now."

"I don't think I… can make it." Neji let out a quiet groan as his body became heavier pulling me down with him. Blood seeped from my wound and drenched my shirt.

"You can!" I shouted. "We'll make it together.. Neji. I can't live without you! We'll live! We'll get Hiashi together!" Neji shook his head.

"Only I can. Tenten… You can't endanger your-"

"No." I said quietly. "I'm going to get him." I helped him up again and pulled out my phone and called an ambulance. "Please. Quickly." I set him down gently and pulled out some bandages and wrapped them around my torso to stop the bleeding. I couldn't help Neji. The bullets were still in his body… the metal. It was bad for him, yet there was nothing I could do. The ambulance quickly came as I helped Neji onto a stretcher.

"What about you?" Shizune asked me. She was one of the medics. I shook my head.

"I'm fine. Thanks for asking. Please take him." I said quietly.

"Your shirt is drenched with blood. How are you not… hurt?" She asked with curiosity.

"This… isn't my blood. It was his. Please! Every minute you spend talking to me, you will be taking one minute away from Neji's life!!" I shouted. She nodded. Two other medics helped the stretched with Neji on it, into the truck.

"Tenten…" Neji moaned. "Don't. Come on… Get.. In." He mumbled. I shook my head.

"There's something I have to finish first, Neji." I smiled. "You're safety is my priority."

"That's… my line." He muttered. "Now get in." I shut the door to the truck.

"I'm sorry." I whispered. The truck drove away. All I wanted at the moment, was for Neji to live. That's all I wished for right now. "Shikamaru."

"Hm? It wasn't wise of you to not join Neji in that truck."

"… Why's that?" I asked.

"Cause you actually might die now. Isn't that a shame?"

"I told him that you would be stopped."

"Said that Hiashi would be stopped right?" He asked. I nodded.

"You work with him. So it would be the same… right, Shikamaru? Or should I say, Misaki." I turned around and pointed Neji's gun at him.

"You wouldn't kill me would you?" Shikamaru asked.

"Not Shikamaru. But I'd kill you, Misaki!" I aimed the gun behind me and fired. I heard a scream and suddenly Shikamaru fell. I spun quickly and pointed my gun at the ground where Misaki laid, clutching her leg. "I'm not stupid. You think you can have Shikamaru distract me and then just kill me with that pathetic knife? Nice try." I picked up the knife and stabbed it into the ground in front of her face. "You really are being used, Misaki. Hiashi doesn't care about you. You're just… a tool."

"I'm not! I'm not!" She shouted. "You don't even KNOW why Hiashi wants to kill Neji!" She shouted louder.

"I do actually. Cause he refuses to work under him. That's why Hiashi hired you Misaki. To take Neji's place. But, if he's still trying to beg Neji to still be his little hired killer… he's just using you." Misaki was silent.

"I don't understand…" She screamed at me. I sighed.

"If you're Neji's replacement, why's Hiashi so determined to win him back?" I asked her. She was still quiet. "See?" She let out some tears. I kneeled down in front of her. "Misaki… you don't need this from him. You're… talented, skilled, and loyal. You don't need to work under him. And I'm sorry about shooting you." I felt something. She was different. I flet that she was different. She shook her head and pulled out the bullet. I handed her some bandages and she wrapped it slowly.

"Thanks. I'm sorry for trying to kill you and stuff." I helped her up. "I'm going back to Hiashi now. I'll spare you this time." I sighed and scratched my head.

"You still don't understand?" She laughed slightly.

"No. I'm going to Hiashi. I'm not gonna be his hired killer. I'm… actually not going to be a hired killer at all. Thanks, Tenten. It was nice knowing you." With that she disappeared.

"… Sh-Shikamaru!" I ran to him quickly. He was lying there on the ground. "Oh my god, wake up!" I shook him. He mumbled and groaned.

"What the hell, woman?" Shikamaru rubbed his head. "Oh. Wait, Where's-"

"She's gone. Don't worry. We won't see her again." I smiled. Shikamaru looked at my shirt.

"What… happened?!" He almost shouted.

"Err." I lifted my shirt so he could see my stomach. It bled through. "I was stabbed by Sasuke."

"… What…" He had a shocked face. "Sasuke?"

"Well, it was Sasuke, but technically it was Hiashi. He was controlling Sasuke." Shikamaru growled at me.

"Why didn't you go to the hospital?"

"It's not that bad." I said quietly. It is." H placed his hand on my stomach and I bit my lip and held back the pain.

"It's not that bad? It's not that bad? To hell with that, Tenten!" Shikamaru shouted and picked me up bridal style.

"It's not like I'm going to die." Shikamaru glared at me.

"Shut up and rest." Shikamaru ordered. "I can't believe you keep on getting hurt like this. You're gonna have to give up sometime. Go back and live your regular life…"

"What?"

"I meant school. It's starting 2 days from now." He said quietly. My eyes widened.

"WHAT?!" I shouted. I coughed and more blood came out.

"Shut up. No talking." Shikamaru gripped tighter on my arm. I winced at the tightness and bit my lip. I wanted to say, Dammit, Shikamaru! Stop holding me so tight! It hurts more than my stomach, jerk! But, I kept it in.

-Hospital-

"Tenten? Are you awake?" I heard someone's voice and opened my eyes.

"Sakura." I said quietly. "How's Sasuke?"

"Ever since you knocked him out, he's been sleeping." She laughed slightly. "How's your injuries? Please, Tenten, I'm so sorry for what Sasuke did to you." I shook my head.

"It's fine. My injuries don't hurt." I said quietly.

"Please tell me what's going on, Tenten. I need to know. I-" My cell phone on the table started buzzing. I reached for it and put it to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Tenten? It's Temari. I haven't spoke to you in so long! What's been going on?! You haven't been keeping in contact with me! How's Neji?" She asked.

"We're… back together." I couldn't remember. Did she know that Neji was a killer? "It all ended fine." I smiled.

"That's good. How are you though?" She asked.

"In the hospital." I said quietly. I winced at how loud she was.

"WHAT?! What the HELL did you do this time?" She shouted.

"Nothing, nothing. I'm fine. I just injured my stomach a bit. But, I'm alright."

"Jesus, Tenten. Why do you keep hurting yourself? You're ALWAYS in the hospital." I laughed quietly.

"I know." I said quietly. "Well…." I saw a doctor walk in. "I guess I'm having another check up thing. I'll talk to you later, Temari." I smiled.

"Alright." I said quietly.

"Bye, Tenten."

"See ya." Sakura stood and looked down at me.

"Tenten. I don't know what you're hiding." She said quietly. "I really want to know what's going on. I know that… you, Neji, Sasuke, and Shikamaru are hiding a secret from me…." I bit my lip.

"Actually, I-"

"Tenten, is that your name?" The doctor asked. I nodded. "Hyuga Neji would like to see you."

"I'll talk to you later, Sakura. Say hi to Sasuke for me please." I walked down the halls with the doctor and into Neji's room. There he laid, it was like he was a statue. His chest slowly raising, as the beeping of the monitor went with the thumping of his heart. I kneeled in front of Neji.

"Neji… are you…" He was silent.

"Tenten." He said quietly. "Why did you stay behind?" He asked. His back was face towards me.

"I needed to save Shikamaru." I said quietly. "I'm sorry. I would have left with you, but I-"

"You could have died!" I heard Neji shout. He still didn't look at me. I tapped his shoulder. "You could have died. What if it wasn't Shikamaru? What if it was Hiashi? Did you really think that you could take him on in your condition?" He asked quietly. He shoved my hand away from his shoulder.

"Neji…" I thought I heard a sniffling sound. "Neji…" I tapped him again but he shot up from his laid down position, and turned to face me.

"You could have died, god dammit!" Neji shouted. There were tears streaming down his face.

Neji... crying? I thought.

"If it wasn't Shikamaru, and it was Hiashi, you would have been dead! You had no chance in fighting against him! You were injured so badly!" He shouted at me. He clutched the blanket tighter and all was silent. I blinked and spoke back quietly.

"But, Neji, I knew it was Shika-"

"It doesn't matter! You could have died! I would have lost you forever! What don't you understand?!"

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