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"Achoo!"

Sakura walked into the club room the next morning to see a figure cuddled up in a blanket, shivering uncontrollably making Sakura raise a questioning eyebrow. She looked around to see that no one else was there and that she and the quivering figure…whoever it was, were the only ones there. Sakura cautiously walked over to it and tapped on where the shoulder would be.

"Um…hello?" The covers shifted showing a red-nosed Deidara, holding a box of tissues, and a large redness over his cheeks, probably from a fever. Her eyes widened, the unbearing ache coming up into her chest again. "Deidara?"

"Achoo!" Deidara sniffed, before grinning widely at her. "Hey Tenten, un" Sakura furrowed her eyebrows together, Did he just call me Tenten?

"Umm…Deidara are you sick?" She inwardly sighed in relief, not having to go through the awkwardness with him after the rejection yesterday. He sneezed again, before blowing his nose on a tissue.

"Yeah…cold water got poured on me yesterday…and I didn't bother to get in dry clothes, un" He muttered, his body gave a large shiver again. Sakura looked at the floor guiltily, and then hugged him tightly. "Hmm? Tenten what are you doing, un?"

"Exchanging body heat" She muttered, playing along, not ready to go through with the awkwardness. She sighed, inwardly cursing the feelings she felt towards the idiot. A thought quickly crossed her mind and she opened her mouth before she knew it. "Hey Deidara, is there someone that you like?" She felt his body tense up quickly, before a depressing sigh escaped his lips.

"Yeah, un…" He muttered sadly, not realizing the bigger pain he was creating for her, still thinking it was Tenten. "But she'll never like me after that, un…" Tears slowly dripped down her face, as she bit down hard on her lip.

"After what?" Her voice shakily asked, earning another sigh from him.

"After I rejected her…" Sakura's eyes snapped open questions filling her head. There was another girl he rejected? Was she pretty? How much did he like her? The questions abruptly stopped when she heard another sneeze from him. "Tenten…there's something I think you should know about" He suddenly said after a moment of silence between the two. Sakura raised her head to look at the blankets questionably.

"Hmm?"

"…I'm saying this to protect you…but…you shouldn't have feelings for Neji"

"Huh? Why?" Sakura asked completely perplexed, at the sudden change in subject.

"Because…Neji…is the one killing all those humans…" He whispered, making time seem to freeze in place to Sakura.

"W-What? H-How…It can't be…"

"Remember that day when Neji said Sasuke wasn't the murderer? Try to remember what else he said"

FLASHBACK

"Neji…how did you know it was a he?" Shikamaru asked, his ears not missing the small slip-up. Neji placed a hand over his mouth.

"Oops" He muttered, and then scratched the back of his head bored. "I do not feel entitled to tell everyone who he is…" He glanced somewhere quickly, then back just as quick. He sighed then looked the other way.

"But, I will tell all of you that he will soon strike again…when I am not sure of yet"

END FLASHBACK

"First, Neji knows who it is, it was himself he was talking about. Secondly, he didn't want to tell anyone who it was because if he told them it was him everyone would hate him. Thirdly, the person he glanced at was me, because I'm the only one that knew it was him, and I've been keeping it a secret all this time…And fourthly, he wasn't sure when, because he hadn't decided himself…" He whispered solemnly. Sakura's eyes widened in fear, realizing how that fits together…but there was another thing she needed to know.

"…But…what about the paint? A-And the missing organs?!" She could feel her heartbeat speeding up, afraid of his answer.

"…Neji had borrowed paint from Sai, did what he had to do, and then handed me the paint…I didn't realize until now that he did that to keep everyone off track, so that fingers would point at me…and as for the organs…did you forget, what a Mind Maggots diet is?" A small smile that looked quiet sad appeared on his face, as he tucked the covers in to cover his face even more, Sakura guessed he was about to cry. "I've been afraid…he already took my parents away from me, I don't want him to take one of my good friends away either…Please don't go near him anymore…I don't want to lose someone close to me again…" She heard him breathe in a shaky breath, causing her to stand up, not taking her eyes off the wall.

"Don't worry Deidara…I'll tell Sakura what you told me…" She turned on her heel to walk away, but was stopped by his pale arm reaching out to grab her.

"No…don't put more stress onto her shoulders…please…don't tell her what I told you…" Panic awoke in Sakura's eyes quickly, at how pale his skin looked.

"Deidara! Go to sleep! Your fever is getting worse!" He pulled his hand back, and the covers shifted indicating that he nodded, before he laid down. Sakura walked towards the door, and then stopped at the sound of his weak voice.

"Tenten…be careful…promise me…" Sakura hesitated, staring at his quivering form.

"I…I promise…"

The next morning Sakura awoke to the sound of the principles voice over the intercom, before she raised her sleepy eyes to wake herself up.

Will all students please report to the cafeteria immediately

Sakura moaned, got up and put on her school robe, before rushing out the door into a crowd of other students heading towards the same location. Once everyone had sat down, including Sakura, Tsunade cleared her throat to address the students.

"I'd like to announce to everyone that there was another inhuman murder in the mortal side. Approximately twenty-one humans were killed, and scientists were able to see that each one's skull was ripped open, and each one of their brains were taken out. Now, the reason wh-"

"Excuse me…" Neji raised his hand, causing everyone to look at him. Tsunade sighed, and tapped her foot.

"What is it Neji, I wasn't done…"

"Why are we here?" He asked, causing her to twitch.

"I was about to get to that"

"Oh…ok then continue" He waved his hand dismissively, and turned his calm eyes toward her again.

"As I was saying, the reason why all of you are here, is because we need to keep all of you sa-"

"Excuse me, but could you hurry this up? I'm losing precious studying time" Neji yawned, earning a glare from Tsunade and secretly Sakura.

"Now…us teachers want to keep you guys safe, so we-"

"Speed this up please"

"Ok! You know what!? Why don't YOU tell everyone what's happening!" Tsunade shouted into the microphone causing the room to shake and for students to fall out of their seats. Neji shrugged, before walking up on stage in front of the microphone.

"Ahem…Allstudentswillbeassembledintotheirdormroomsuntiltoldtobeletoutandwillonlybeabletogetoutandcontinuewiththeirclassesfollowedbyateachertokeepanyeyeonthemandwheneveryouneedtodosomethingthatdoesn'tincludeyourstudiesyouwillneedtohaveapartnertodosuchthingssuchasgoingtothebathroomthatisallnocomplaintsgoodbyehaveagoodday" Neji raised his arms above his head, then calm look still on his face. "Done." He said, before walking out the cafeteria doors leaving a fuming Tsunade standing there.

"That smartass" She mumbled under her breath, but was sent through the microphone. Tsunade turned her angry glare to Shizune who jumped frightened. "Shizune, do child labor laws apply for this school?!"

Me: Sorry this is kind of short...nad I re-uploaded the chapter just in case people are having troubles with reviews...Remember, PM me if theres problems!

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