Chapter 14 The monsters of the monster

Sasuke laid and arm around Neji and pulled him closer. He thought about what he had just agreed to. Sharing everything. He really had to do it.

"My brother..." He suddenly said.

"..What?" Neji asked confused. Brother? Where was he talking about?

"In Koldu. My brother's there." Sasuke answered. He could tell Neji. He was sure of it. Neji could know.

"...Do you have a brother? And how do you know?" Neji asked, getting up a bit so he could look at Sasuke.

"He told me to go there. He left three years ago." Sasuke said as he held Neji near him.

"..So.. who is the chosen one then?" Neji asked, while gathering all the information together in his head.

"No one." Sasuke simply answered. He still didn't believe in all that. The fact his brother was still alive should be enough prove.

Neji nodded slowly. It was very strange.

"But it was me who got the power of my family. I'm the youngest." Sasuke said. He couldn't use that magic though, he had no idea how to.

Neji nodded. "And you want to ask your brother if he remembers something of the magic?" Neji asked.

"Right. He knows how to use it. And even though I don't like him, I need that magic." Sasuke answered.

Neji nodded. "Alright. That's a good reason." Neji said. "I'll keep my mouth shut."

"Why?" Sasuke asked. Why would Neji wanna keep his mouth shut? Did he want to say something bad?

"I don't think you want me to tell the others right?" Neji asked, a bit surprised.

"Oh. Like that. No I don't. They don't need to know I have a brother." Sasuke said. Even though it wouldn't be that bad to tell, he just didn't want people to know too much.

"Hm OK." Neji said. "Why not?"

"They don't need to know me. Or my family. Or my past." Sasuke said. He just blurted it out to Neji. Normally he'd have said something like 'just because'.

"Don't you want to make friends then?" Neji asked.

"No. I don't need friends." Sasuke answered. He had never cared to care for anyone. Neji was a huge exception.

"Hmm. Alright. Well it's your choice." Neji said and smiled at Sasuke.

Sasuke smiled a little and shook his head.

"Do you accept everything of everybody?" He asked.

"Almost yes." Neji said.

"Good. I need someone like that." Sasuke said and smiled at Neji again.

Neji gave him a little kiss again. He hoped those vampires wouldn't come again, they really couldn't use that. Sasuke pulled Neji's head back as soon as he had given him the kiss and pushed his mouth onto Neji's. He wanted more today. He wanted to feel Neji again. Neji was a bit caught off guard when Sasuke did it, but he liked it and started to kiss back. Sasuke licked over Neji's lips again, wanting entrance. He grabbed Neji's head tightly, to keep him right where he was.

Neji willingly opened his mouth when he felt Sasuke's tongue going over his lips. He closed his eyes, but he kept thinking of those vampires now. The other time they had come when it was dark too. And the barkeeper had said that those were everywhere lately.. Sasuke pushed his tongue in and licked over Neji's but he got no response. Was Neji daydreaming again? While they were kissing? Sasuke pulled away and looked at Neji.

Neji looked at Sasuke a bit confused. "Why are you stopping?" He asked. Shit, Sasuke had caught him on thinking again.

"Because you're not focused. Now what's wrong?" Sasuke asked strict.

"Sorry." Neji said and then started kissing Sasuke again.

Sasuke pushed Neji back again.

"Neji. What's wrong with you?" Sasuke asked annoyed now. He couldn't just start kissing him again without answering.

"It doesn't matter. I'm just thinking too much." Neji said, shrugging. "I'm a bit concerned I guess."

"About?" Sasuke asked.

"Those vampires." Neji muttered.

"What about them? They're not here and we're awake this time." Sasuke said.

"Yeah but still. The fact that they can be somewhere here.." Neji said.

"We'll be fine Neji. And they're not that bad.." Sasuke lied. To him they were bad. 'His' worse habits were the worst when he got angry, he was sure.

"Hmm ok.." Neji said, not believing anything of it. He let his hand go through his hair. Sasuke just looked at Neji and waited. If Neji wasn't in the mood to do stuff with him, he'd know it sooner or later.

Neji looked at him and sighed. "Sorry." He said and smiled a bit.

"For?" Sasuke asked. 'He' actually wasn't in the mood anymore. Neji had been so off today.

"For ruining the mood." Neji muttered, looking a way, a bit ashamed.

"That's OK. We could just go to sleep." Sasuke said and pushed Neji off him gently.

"..Ok." Neji muttered, laying down beside Sasuke now. Shit he felt guilty. And he felt a few eyes on them too... shit, stop those thoughts.

Sasuke placed his swords neatly next to the bed and pulled his shoes off before getting into bed. "Aren't you gonna sleep too?" Sasuke asked as he saw Neji stiffly lying on the bed.

"..Yes.." Neji said. He really felt like something was in the room. "..Sasuke.. can we turn on a candle..?"

"Why?" Sasuke asked annoyed but got up to get the candle from his nightstand anyhow.

"..I have the feeling that someone is watching us.." Neji said, feeling a bit scared.

"No one's here." Sasuke said and turned on the candle, making the room they were in brighten up. Neji looked around and then looked at the window. He looked a bit better. Oh shit... there definitely was a figure standing there. Wait.. standing? They were on the first floor.

"....Sasuke close the window!" Neji yelled. Sasuke looked at the window, first thinking Neji was turning psycho again, but then saw the figure too. He practically jumped up and ran to the window, pushing it shut. Was it another vampire?

The figure was now moving his hands towards the window, very slowly. Neji looked at it with fear. What was that?

"Sasuke... perhaps we should.. get out of here.." Neji said softly.

Sasuke locked the window fast and pulled Neji of the bed. He grabbed his swords and shoes and walked to the door fast. "We are." He said.

Neji grabbed his stuff too and then the creature opened his mouth and started to scream. It turned worse and worse and Neji gave a yell and clenched his hands over his ears. The scream was even painful. The glass of the window was breaking. They could hear stuff breaking in other rooms too.

Sasuke grabbed Neji and pulled him close. The scream was unbearable, what was that thing? They had to get out of there. He quickly opened the door and pulled Neji with him, outside. Downstairs everyone was panicking too. People were running out, to get rid of the screaming. Others where covering their ears like Neji was doing. Neji quickly ran with Sasuke, running downstairs.

Sasuke was planning on getting out of the building as fast as possible, but the people were blocking the way. Where had they all come from anyway? It didn't matter, Sasuke pulled Neji with him to the kitchen. There had to be a place to hide.

Neji just ran with him, he didn't knew where Sasuke was going, but he just ran with him. The scream got worse and worse. It even moved closer, it seemed.

Sasuke saw some kind of big closet, probably where the food would be placed. He opened the door to it, which was big and heavy and pulled Neji in with him, then closed the door shut. He sat down in a corner so they had even less chance of being found. Neji sighed, since they almost didn't heard the screaming in here, letting go of his ears. He moved to hide somewhere too. Sasuke pulled Neji down, holding him close. He would not let go, not let whatever was out there take Neji away.

"You OK?" He whispered.

"Yes.. my ears hurt a bit.. you?" Neji whispered back.

"I'm fine.." Sasuke looked to the door. He could hear the people still screaming, some of them worse then others now. What was going on?

" ...What kind of monster was that?" Neji whispered. He really was scared now.

"I don't know. I really don't know..." Sasuke whispered again. He pulled Neji even closer. Sasuke felt his heart beat heavy and he could still hear the screaming of that monster. Neji swallowed and held Sasuke tight too. He could feel his heart beat in his throat as well. The screaming of the monster was getting closer now. But they should be safe here. They should. The door was closed, it was safe it was closed...at least.. shit. He hadn't locked it. Shit shit shit. And the screaming was getting closer and closer. He had to do something before it reached them.

It was almost like the monster was smelling them, since the screaming came closer to them every second. Suddenly they heard something terrible.. they heard two screams now. Three even.. Four? Sasuke's eyes snapped wide open. He had to lock it. Now. He jumped up pushing Neji away and ran back to the door. It was close now, too close. Close enough to...to find them before he could lock it. He grabbed the lock of the door and heard the screaming right in front of him. Shit...

Now the door got blown away, sending Sasuke backwards into the food closet again. Neji got up and caught him, his eyes full of worry for Sasuke and terror for the creature which was standing in the doorway now. Neji's ears hurt so much. He managed to look into the club itself and saw everyone laying there unconscious. Sasuke had to get out of here... he needed to save the world.

Sasuke got up again, grabbing two of his swords as he pushed Neji behind a couple of boxes. He could stand the noise better then everyone else from the looks of it. He'd solve this. He'd save Neji. Sasuke looked at the creature, waiting for it to attack.

The creature tossed his head into his neck and let out an even harder scream. When he saw that Sasuke was falling onto the ground he moved forward, with his sword drawn. Neji couldn't let this happen. Sasuke had to get out. He gave out a yell, giving the creature a shove and then jumped on him, pinning him down.

" SASUKE GO!" He yelled. "NOW!" He knew he was in real danger now, but he just had to do this. Sasuke had to be safe.

The creature yelled and screamed in anger while Neji put an energy field around him, so he could keep the creature down. But he couldn't hold this for long.

"NO! NEJI!" Sasuke yelled as he got up again pulling Neji away with him, before attacking the creature. He knew they couldn't get out of this without a fight. And Neji wouldn't be able to win. He had to do this on his own now.

The creature gave another high scream and grabbed the sword out of Sasuke's hands like it wasn't something big. He crumbled it into his hands and then gave a scream again, moving his hand forward. A huge blow of air threw Sasuke back again. So that had destroyed the door...

Neji suddenly stood still, not moving anymore. He was staring at the creature which had attacked Sasuke just now. He wanted to run, he wanted to fight. But his body didn't wanted to move. In fact, he felt he was being pulled forwards. Without moving. Like there was something with wheels under his feet. Stupid Sasuke... now they both would be killed. The world would be killed...

Sasuke saw Neji going forward...just.. floating. He quickly pushed himself up and ran to Neji, pulling him back. It was like something was pulling Neji with him. Something invisible. Sasuke had to stop this. He grabbed another sword and gave out a yell before cutting the monster with it twice. This had to stop.. it had to.

The monster yelled and then gave Sasuke a huge punch across the cheek. It lost it's control over Neji too now and Neji landed on his feet.

Sasuke gave out a grunt, but didn't stop. He cut the monster again. And again. And again. He couldn't stop if he wanted Neji save.

"NEJI LEAVE!" He said as he noticed Neji was not being pulled anymore.

Neji gave out a grunt. No way he was going to just leave Sasuke. He leaped forward, gathered a huge amount of energy in both of his hands and roughly pushed them into the stomach of the creature. The creature let out a scream, too terrible for words, while it was sent backwards.

Neji winced when he felt that his ears started to bleed, but grabbed Sasuke's hand and quickly ran out of the food closet.

Sasuke took the lead now and pulled Neji with him. But suddenly they got held back. Neji stopped. He had stopped, why the fuck did he stop? Sasuke turned around to see another one of the creatures held Neji by the head, while the other two were gaining up on them too. What did they have to do to get rid of them?

Neji froze. Why was the creature holding him at his head? What was happening? Why wasn't the creature killing him? He couldn't move for some kind of reason.

Suddenly one of the other creatures stood behind Sasuke and screamed right into his ear

Sasuke quickly turned around to the sound and cut the creature open. Unfortunately he had let go of Neji, who was now being pulled away by the head. "Neji!" Sasuke yelled, but one of the creatures stood before him.

The other creature before Sasuke now screamed again and gave him a huge shove again. Like it couldn't do something else. Neji meanwhile, felt like someone was putting his mind somewhere behind his head. Like he was being.. hypnotised.. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. He had to go get Neji, because Neji wasn't fending for himself. He had to stop this somehow. Those creatures had to have a weak spot. But what was it? He cut the creature again, now in his neck. He tried every part of their body, just to find a weak spot.

After a few times trying, Sasuke hit one of the creatures in the mouth. A gorging scream came out and the creature felt down onto the ground, now screaming in terror. Neji was now walking outside with one of the monsters, his eyes half closed. He had been hypnotised.

Sasuke had figured their weakness out. Their mouths. Of course. It was so obvious. Sasuke pushed his sword in the other creatures mouth too. Then he realised that Neji was leaving. On his own. What the hell was he doing?

"NEJI!" Sasuke yelled as he ran past the other creatures, following Neji.

One of the creatures screeched when Sasuke got past and he threw one of his wind attacks to Sasuke, catching him off guard.

Sasuke fell to the floor, but he wouldn't let Neji go. He wouldn't. He got up to his feet again, running after Neji. As he finally caught up with him he grabbed Neji by the arm.

"Neji what the hell are you doing!?" He yelled as he tried to pull Neji away from the creature. Neji didn't react but just walked outside. When he came outside, he walking right to a huge black carriage which was standing there, with horses before it which would pull the carriage. But the horses weren't normal horses... those horses where too skinny for words, their skin had a deep red colour, almost black or purple. There was steam coming out of their noses and mouths.

Sasuke followed Neji all the way to the carriage, tried to pull Neji out, but something was keeping him there. What the hell was going on? Did they want Neji? And if so, then why? And how could he get Neji away from them? And 'why' was Neji cooperating? "Neji do you wanna get killed or something?! Get out of there!" Sasuke yelled as he pulled at Neji's arm constantly.

The creature which had hypnotised Neji was now entering the carriage. He mentioned Neji to follow him, which Neji did. Suddenly something hard hit Sasuke's shoulder. A scream was being heard right behind Sasuke, a scream of victory. One of the creatures had stabbed his sword into Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke gave out a roar which shouldn't even be humanly possible. His hand snapped away of Neji's, grabbing his shoulder. The sword was pierced right through and it hurt like hell, the blood streaming down of it. But Sasuke still wouldn't give up. He turned around, piercing his own sword into the mouth of the creature. "NEJI GET OUT OF THERE!" Sasuke desperately yelled.

The creature which Sasuke had hit screamed and whimpered, falling onto the ground. The creature in the carriage grinned at Sasuke, while Neji put his first foot into the carriage now, moving more slowly then before. The creature hissed in anger and then focussed on Neji. You could see a purple mist going from the creature to Neji. It was an even deeper hypnotising spell.

Sasuke noticed it. So that was it right? It wasn't Neji's own free will at all. Sasuke tried to cut through the mist but it didn't work. He turned to the creature and grabbed Neji, no matter how painful, with his injured arm, holding the other stretched to the creature, sword in place. "Let him go." Sasuke growled to it.

The creature looked at him. "You should spare your powers, chosen one." The creature hissed, not sounding afraid at all.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the creature. Chosen one? Even if he wasn't, how the hell did they found out people thought of him that way?

"What do you want?" Sasuke snapped, as he held on even tighter to both his sword as Neji. The creature hissed and then opened his mouth, and one of those terrible screams came out again. Neji still didn't react, but because he couldn't shield his ears now, you could see a few trickles of blood trickling down out of his ears. The creature stood and even screamed harder.

"THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER!" Sasuke screamed and, to his surprise, was louder then the scream of the creature. Not that it was possible. It must've been his imagination. Sasuke stood there, panting of his own blood loss, but he wasn't gonna let it get the best of him. He still held Neji and he still looked at the creature with intense anger.

The creature stopped screaming and now looked at Sasuke in surprise. Even fear. He quickly gave Sasuke a huge push out of the carriage, wanting to get off with Neji and this carriage.

Sasuke quickly turned around, piercing his sword in the back of the creature's neck. He was still holding Neji, there was no way he'd let go.

"What do you want!?" Sasuke yelled again. He knew the creature hadn't died from his sword. Yet. The creature was on his knees now, holding his neck, coughing and hissing. He screamed again.

"SHUT UP AND ANSWER ME!" Sasuke screamed, again with that intensity that made the creature's screams look soft. He dug his sword deeper into the neck. Sasuke wanted an answer.

"...T-the master.. wants.." The creature hissed and gave a scream again, this time in pain.

"Wants what? Who is your master?" Sasuke demanded. He didn't even care about his shoulder anymore. He had to know this and he had to get Neji out of here.

"...It's.. h-him..." The creature hissed, trying to get away the sword.

"Who!?" Sasuke yelled, pushing his sword further in again.

The creature coughed and made choking noises, not being able to speak anymore. It fell onto the ground and on that moment a small thud was heard behind them. Neji had been released from the spell.

Sasuke pulled his sword back and turned around. He forgot about the creature and the carriage and sat down next to Neji, who was laying on the floor now. "...Are you OK?" He asked Neji as he felt the pain of his shoulder coming up again.

Neji laid there panting a bit and opened his eyes.

"...I..Is it gone...?" He asked. He had watched everything, but he hadn't been able to take control over his own body again.

Sasuke turned around about to say no, but the carriage was gone and so were all the creatures. "...Yes.." He said as he turned to Neji again. He stroke sweaty locks of hair out of Neji's face.

"..What did they want..?" Neji asked, trying to sit up.

"..I don't know." Sasuke said as he helped Neji up. He had forgotten all about that when Neji had fallen. Something about a master...he being the chosen one. But why would they want Neji? Neji looked at him frowning a bit and then saw Sasuke's shoulder. He automatically pulled the sword out and then laid his hand on the wound and started healing

Sasuke winced as Neji pulled out the sword. "..J-jeez..you could've warn me.." He said, but he soon felt the pain getting less as Neji was healing it. "So how do you think they found out I'm the 'chosen one'." Sasuke said. He didn't like to refer himself like that, but he was considered to be.

"They'll probably smell it or something.. Feel it.. and about pulling out the sword, if I'd warned you it would only have hurt more because you'd make yourself stiff." Neji answered, while laying another hand on Sasuke's wound.

"Hn. Don't you think it has something to do with that master?" Sasuke asked. That seemed most logical to him.

"...Did they call him just master? Or 'the' master?" Neji asked.

"I don't know. I think it was 'the'. I didn't pay attention to something like that." Sasuke said. It didn't seem that important to him.

".....Then we are in grave danger." Neji said, worried. The master, that couldn't be good.. that had to be.. the monster...

"Why?" Sasuke asked, raising up an eyebrow. How could that be 'grave' danger?

"That would be the monster." Neji said.

"...What? That's ridiculous, it could be any master. Right?" Sasuke asked. OK, it did make sense that it was the monster, but he might as well try to look for ways which made that thought impossible.

"No... all the monsters call the monster 'the master'... I think.. I mean, look at how powerful those creatures were. If there's a monster even more powerful then him, it 'has' to be the monster right?" Neji asked.

"..I don't know. There are lot of creatures who are that powerful. These were just...weird. But I guess it could be, but then what did they want with you?" Sasuke asked.

"I have no idea... perhaps they wanted that because I'm a priest?" Neji asked.

"They could've gotten any priest they want, if I'm the so called chosen one, how stupid are you to come get the one near me? Right?" Sasuke said. It seemed stupid, because the monster must've not like Sasuke a whole lot. He was a threat after all.

"...Perhaps they know of our relationship?" Neji asked. It would explain a lot.

"And they know that 'how'? Because if I'm not mistaken, those figures never saw us before and there was never a sign of the monster either." Sasuke said. They couldn't know about their relationship.

"I know.. but it was just so strange.. we talked about our relationship for the first time and a few seconds after that I got the feeling that someone was spying on us.." Neji said, still healing the wound.

"Well still. How big is the chance the monster wants to get to me through you? He doesn't know that weakness in people, he doesn't even know what caring for someone means." Sasuke said. the monster couldn't be able to do that. He just couldn't.

"I don't know.. why else would they want me? Unless..." Neji trailed off. He heard that the monster had an own belief... he honoured the Devil... with sacrifices..

"Unless what?" Sasuke asked. What could it be now?

"Well.. you know that the monster honours the Devil right?" Neji asked.

"I guess. So?" Sasuke said. What did that have to do with anything?

"Well... when you honour the Devil you make sacrifices.. You're offering people.. and it's best if those people are big enemies of the Devil." Neji answered.

"...So you think they wanna sacrifice you? Still means they're as stupid as to try you and not some other priest." Sasuke said. It still didn't make sense they would try to get Neji, unless they actually 'did' know about how they felt for each other.

"Ehm, I don't know. You should think they wouldn't want me since I'm not a full priest anymore now I lost my virginity... I don't know." Neji said.

He removed his hands of Sasuke's wound and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"I think the whole 'they know about our relationship' is more logical...So.." Sasuke said, giving in. He grabbed Neji's head and wiped the blood that had trickled from Neji's ears away.

"..Perhaps..." Neji said. "Do you have pain in your ears?" Neji asked when Sasuke did this.

"No. Do you?" Sasuke asked. The screaming hadn't got to him as much as it did the rest. Especially Neji.

"Yes, a bit." Neji said and laid his hands on his ears, starting to heal. He was sure a few nerves and blood vessels had broken there or would be irritated.

"...I'm glad they didn't take you." Sasuke said as he held Neji by the hips. He didn't wanna let Neji go again.

Neji smiled a bit at Sasuke. "..I'm glad about that too.." He said.

Sasuke stood up and pulled Neji up too. "We don't have a place to sleep anymore." He said as he looked at the ruined building before them.

"..I know." Neji said, laying his hands on his ears again, continuing to heal them. "We have to search Shikamaru and Kiba."

"We'd better wait for them here. It'd be too hard to find them in the dark now." Sasuke said. He looked around into the darkness, hoping Shikamaru and Kiba would walk right up to them.

"Indeed.. let's search a tree or something." Neji said. "Then we can try to sleep."

"Yeah OK." Sasuke said and pulled Neji with him to a tree. He wouldn't go to sleep though, he'd keep an eye on Neji. No way someone would take him away.

Neji sat down there, leaning against the tree and keeping Sasuke close.

Sasuke had sat down too, near Neji. He pulled him to his chest and held him tight. "Go to sleep." He said softly.

"What about you..?" Neji asked.

"I'll wait for Kiba and Shikamaru. We can't risk us both sleeping." Sasuke said and stroke Neji's hair.

"...Wake me up when the sun almost starts rising.. then I'll take guard." Neji said, smiling a bit to Sasuke.

"No. You're just gonna sleep." Sasuke said. He didn't want Neji to be tired. Neji needed his rest. Always.

"...Sasuke.. You need sleep too." Neji said.

"I'm fine without, I already told you that." Sasuke said strict.

"...No one is fine without sleep." Neji said. "I'm glad that you want me to sleep so much.. but you need rest too.."

"I'll rest awake. That's fine with me Neji. Just go to sleep." Sasuke said. Neji really needed it more then him. He needed sleep to make sure he could heal. And that came in more handy then anything Sasuke ever did.

Neji was silent for a while but then nodded. He already saw that he couldn't convince Sasuke of this. He laid down comfortable and closed his eyes.

"Night.." Sasuke said as he held Neji close. He looked to the sky to stay awake.

"Goodnight.." Neji said. He fell asleep not a while after.

The next morning a very tired Kiba and Shikamaru arrived. They had been searching Neji and Sasuke for half an hour now. The rest of the time they had been unconscious.

"There they are!" Kiba yelled and then ran to Sasuke and Neji.

Shikamaru followed them. When they got to them a very, very sleepy Sasuke looked up to them. "Hey...where were you..?" He asked.

"...We heard some kind of sick scream and then I don't remember a lot of it." Kiba said. "..What happened?"

"A couple creatures attacked us.." Sasuke said as he sat up a little more comfortable.

"What kind of? Why are you guys outside anyway?" Kiba asked, sitting down. Neji kept sleeping.

"The building we were in kinda got crashed. And I don't know what they were besides freaky." Sasuke answered.

Shikamaru sat down too now. "Isn't Neji supposed to wake up?" He asked as he looked at the still sleeping Neji.

"What did they do or want? Because I don't see freaky creatures laying somewhere here." Kiba said.

"No, they vanished I guess. They tried to take Neji and then there was something about me being the chosen one and the master and whatever. They were vague." Sasuke said as he shook Neji slightly to wake him up.

"Huh?" Kiba asked. "What did they want with Neji then?"

Neji moaned a bit when Sasuke started to shake him.

"Dunno. Me and Neji weren't sure of that either." Sasuke said. "Wake up Neji." Sasuke was starting to feel numb because of Neji having slept on top of him all night. Neji gave another moan and then looked up, into Sasuke's face.

"...Hey." He said and smiled at Sasuke.

"Hey." Sasuke smiled back. "Kiba and Shikamaru are here." He said.

Neji looked at them and then nodded. "Are you hurt?" He asked.

"No we're not. We passed out, but we're fine." Shikamaru asked. "Are you too? Or were you?" He looked at the two.

"Sasuke had a wound on his shoulder." Neji answered. "For the rest we are fine, I guess."

"So what exactly happened to you guys then? I mean, we know about the creatures wanted to take you and all, but that's it." Shikamaru said.

"I got hypnotized and Sasuke got attacked." Neji answered, sitting up.

"Hypnotized? How?" Shikamaru asked surprised.

"I don't really know.. that creature opened his mouth and sighed or something and then something purple, like purple steam, came into my face. Then I couldn't move for myself anymore. Someone else did it for me." Neji answered.

"Neji thinks they were creatures from the monster." Sasuke said.

Neji nodded.

"Why then?" Kiba asked.

"Because they were talking about 'the' Master..." Neji said.

Kiba frowned. "...Crap."

"It doesn't mean it's him. And even if it is, those creatures were strong but I found out how to kill them so." Sasuke pushed Neji away a bit. He still could feel his body getting numb from Neji's weight.

Neji stood when he noticed that. "Sorry." He said to Sasuke. "But well, we are coming closer and closer to our destiny, so the monsters are getting more dangerous."

"We'll be fine though if we watch out. And rest a lot." He said strict to Sasuke. He was sure Sasuke hadn't slept at all trying to watch over Neji.

"Ah whatever. We should head further now anyway." Sasuke said, changing that subject.

"Did you even sleep?" Kiba asked Sasuke.

"No." Sasuke answered and stood up, pulling Neji with him.

"...Sasuke do you realise that I can sit, walk, stand and stuff myself too?" Neji asked.

"..Yeah so?" Sasuke asked. Was it national ask-Sasuke-unimportant-questions-day or something?

"Why don't you let myself do that stuff then?" Neji asked, sweat dropping.

"I don't know, because I wanna take care of that?" Sasuke said. God, was helping Neji not right or something?

"Yeah well that's nice but not necessary." Neji said.

"I didn't say it was necessary, but fine, I'll stop." Sasuke said grumpy. He really did needed some sleep now, but he wouldn't admit it.

"Sleep while we get some food." Neji said.

"No. We're going further today, not slacking off." Sasuke said as he started walking to where his horse had been. But it was gone now. Sasuke gave out a low growl at discovering this.

Neji was silent now.

"Where is the horse?" Kiba asked.

"Gone. Smart animal." Sasuke growled as he hit the wall with his fist. Dammit, now it'd take forever to get where he wanted to go.

"..Shit." Neji mumbled.

"Great, well then we're walking." Sasuke snapped and started walking out of the city. He wouldn't let anything take up his time anymore.

"..Fine." Kiba grumbled.

Neji followed Sasuke, as well did Kiba. Shikamaru gave out a sigh before following the rest too.