Chapter 11

She took off . . . Will I ever see her again? Neji was outside sitting under a tree as he had Arienne in thought.

He was always thinking about her. I wonder how she's feeling right now. Neji stood up ready to go for her, but was stopped at the sound of Hiashi's voice. "Neji, you've been quiet, has Arienne left?" he asked, concerned for his only nephew.

"She left this morning."

"Where she run off to?"

"I don't know."

Neji sat back down, looking down at the grass, he wanted Arienne back. "She should return." Hiashi sat down on the bench.

Haku wondered around the land of fire, hoping he would get some needed information on Arienne, luckily, he found that she was alive, but needed to actually find her. We wouldn't be separated if it wasn't for the assassination. Haku removed his tracker mask, looking around for the girl. "Excuse me, have you seen this girl?" Haku held a picture in front of a store customer whom shook his head. "No, I'm sorry but I have not." With that, Haku bowed and walked off. "Thank you for your time." He nodded his head than sighed.

I'm never going to find her, am I? What if I had found her and never knew it? No . . . she would be older and more . . . vulnerable.

Thoughts always ran through Haku's mind as if he had nightmares because of such.

"I feel the need to go, back to Konoha." Said Arienne as she was listened by Itachi, she turned to him. "Why? What is your reason?" With the asked question, Arienne paused.

"I just, want to return." She answered to her elder cousin. "I suppose I won't stop you." Itachi got up, walking to the exit. "Go, you must hurry out." Itachi led her out, she hugged him. "Thanks Itachi." Arienne was than pulled into the arms of Deidara. "I hope to see you again un." Deidara let her go.

"Ok," Arienne nods, escaping the cave base. I don't feel very well, I really need to get more rest, I really need to return to Neji. Arienne put a hand on her forehead, panting.

Neji was training as usual; he was tossing kunai around in directions, hitting targets on trees. Arienne appeared, sliced in the arm from a flying kunai, Neji became shocked, running to her.

"Arienne, your arm." Neji took her arm, looking at the wound.

"I'm back." She smiled playfully. "Arienne." Neji held her close, she giggled lightly. "I just had to return." Arienne looked at him, her white dashing eyes met his violet ones, whistling of the birds flew above, the shuffling of the trees lifted as the wind did so.