Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Alice, but that doesn't mean I never will :)
Chapter Fourteen
Why is it you're always too small or too tall?
I was sitting on Hatter's hat (dammit!) as Temari tried to fight our way out of the castle.
"Do you have my sister?" I asked. She nodded, aiming a punch at a short guard. He fell to his knees and coughed.
"If they were dressed in all black, we have her." She confirmed, making sure the guard wasn't dead. We broke through the large front doors and burst outside. Temari broke into a run and we followed for quite a long time. When the trees were starting to thin, Temari stopped and looked around. She put her index finger in her ear.
"We're here, where are you?" I guessed she had some sort of radio. She nodded to a voice only she could hear.
"Where are they?" I asked when she took her finger out of her ear.
"Behind us." We turned and saw a group of four figures in black. The front figure held a bright pink ball. Kaori! I made my way to Hatter's shoulder. He picked me up and put me on the ground. I ran over to the figures and the front one let Kaori down. She picked me up and set me on her shoulder.
"These people are really nice, Ten." She said, smiling. One of the masked figures chuckled.
"They better be." I responded, looking at them.
"I hate to be the one to break the moment, but we should be on our way." Temari said. I nodded and held on while the front figure picked Kaori back up.
About an hour later, we stopped again. Well, Hatter stopped. I hopped out of Kaori's lap and went to him. His face was pale and his eyes were closed.
"What's wrong, Hatter?" I asked, putting my hand on his leg.
"I knew I shouldn't have... I knew it." He stood up, shaking his head.
"Hatter?" He stumbled backwards, almost stepping on me. I jumped out of the way.
"You go on. I'll be..." He didn't finish his sentence. Only shut his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Hominid, you stay here. We'll go on, it's not far. Hatter can't travel in his condition, so we'll send someone back as quickly as possible." I nodded, getting up and walking to Hatter. He sat down, leaning on a tree trunk. I climbed up his pant leg and sat on his knee. The group went on.
"Hatter, what's wrong?" I asked, patting his knee.
"I ate at the castle. I'm an idiot." He mumbled, his eyes shut.
"Did she poison it?" He nodded, his stomach making a strange noise. His face scrunched in pain, but was back to normal the next second. He opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Don't look at me like that." He said. I cocked my head to the side.
"Like what?"
"Like I'm going to die. I'll be fine." He said, poking my nose gently. I brought my knees to my chest and sighed, looking at him.
"And if you're not?" He looked at me incredulously.
"I'll be alright. I promise." He shut his eyes and was out in seconds. I hopped off his knee and decided to venture off, trying to find protection. I made sure to stay close enough to see Hatter.
As I compared two sticks, I heard a sad voice.
"What'cha doing, hominid?" My heart thudded against my chest and I looked around. I saw an orange tail hanging from a nearby tree branch.
"Naruto?" I asked, hoping I was wrong.
"Very good." His full body appeared and he hopped from the tree, walking closer. I took a few steps back, he had definitely changed. He looked more... Ragged, and his eyes were a menacing shade of red.
"I've lost two of my friends thanks to you." He growled.
"Listen, I'm sorry about Hinata and everything, but that was Sasuke." I said, holding the sharper stick in front of me now.
"Sasuke was only following orders!" Naruto roared, actually knocking me back. He threw something at me that hit me in the stomach. It was a little white chocolate.
"Eat it, I'm sick of looking down on you." He said, crossing his arms. I took a bite and the nausea washed over me. No matter how many times I ate or drank something, the nausea was not something to get used to. After I stood up, being full sized, Naruto crouched and glared at me.
"Run, mouse. See if you can out smart a cat." He sprung at me, freaking me out. I hit him with the stick, knocking him to the side. He got up instantly and lunged again, digging his claws into my skirt. He tore it off, exposing my upper thigh. I ran as fast as I could, but I tripped over a root. I was sent flying into a tree trunk.
"Poor mouse. You should watch where you're going." His anger and hatred was clearly present now. I had never been so scared, not even when Sasuke was trying to eat me. Naruto pinned me down by my drastically shorter skirt, laughing like a maniac.
"Please, don't kill me." I whispered, noticing Hatter hadn't moved once. I suddenly wondered if he was still breathing. Naruto laughed.
"I won't kill you. I'll just do everything else." He cut my arm with his claws, leaving four bleeding gashes. I screamed, but that didn't stop him.
I was (luckily) knocked unconscious while he was tearing at my skirt.
O.O Naruto! Not you! You're not a rapist! Just kidding, yes you are. :) Anyway, review!