Hey SparkyCasper Here,
So sorry about the fact that I haven't updated in forever, school took over but i'm now finished, so expect updates often and quicker. Including this chapter there is only 4 chapter's left, which makes me sad but also excited. Enjoy :)
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto! Just the story plot!
Summery- Tenten had a normal, boring life, till she met Neji and was thrown into the world of the gangs. It was a shock how quickly her life could change.
Pairings- Main- Neji X Tenten Minor- Naruto X Hinata, Ino X Sai, Temari X Itachi and Sakura X Sasuke.
How Quickly Life Can Change
Chapter 28
Her mind was made and there was no turning back now. Hinata knew this as she approached Orochimaru's lair. She was scared and nervous and there was no telling whether or not her plan would actually work, but she had to try. For Sakura.
Just as Hinata was about to walk through the freehold she heard voices approaching on the other side. This made her heart race. She hadn't expected to meet this many people so soon. What if they wouldn't let her see Orochimaru. She knew that avoiding these people was necessary, so made a swift motion to the left, ducking behind the bushes that were there. A dozen of people must have passed through the courtyard. Hinata sneaked a peak at them. They all looked excited and hyper. Something was clearly going on and Hinata was able to see the shiny gint of guns in most of the peoples pockets. That scared her. She knew what danger she was getting into by doing this, but actually seeing the guns made her heart beat double time and the reality of what was going on actually hit home.
When the sound of footsteps had disappeared Hinata snuck out of her hiding place and approached the main entrance. Taking a deep breath and preparing herself she opened the door. But no one was there. The desk in the entrance room was empty. That struck Hinata as odd. Why would the security leave their desk? Something big must be going on. However she couldn't let that stop her now, so she continued down the corridor she knew lead to Orochimaru's office. The rooms on either side of the corridor were cells which Hinata knew was where Orochimaru kept his prisoners, as she had once been a prisoner in one of them. She decide not to look in them. Sakura would sure enough be in there, but she couldn't face her. Not if she could get her free.
The corridor came to an end and Hinata gulped. Once she'd knocked on the door there was no turning back. Her fist was shaking as she lifted it to knock three gentle knocks. And she waited. But there was answer, so she knocked again. And again. She waited and again there was no answer. Surely Orochimaru couldn't be out, Hinata was under the impression that he practically lived here. But clearly he had other things to do. This put Hinata at a halt. Her plan was stuck without Orochimaru. How else could she get Sakura free, unless she had the keys. The keys which Orochimaru kept in his room, on a hock behind his desk. Hinata's eyes surveyed the door. Orochimaru wouldn't possible leave the door unlocked. Not when there was nobody here, no security. He wouldn't be that careless. Unless of course he never imagined that someone would go in there. Could Orochimaru be that arrogant? Hinata decided he could, so she place her hand on the door knob, the cold metal pressed against her palm, and she twisted. And to her amazement it opened. Orochimaru clearly had too much faith in his staff or his reputation.
Now however Hinata felt more panicky. Now she wasn't trading herself for Sakura, she was breaking in. She could only imagine the terrible things Orochimaru would do to her if he caught her, so she had to be quick.
Running through the door and past the desk Hinata grabbed the keys from there place on the hook. She tried her best to ignore the cold shaky feeling that rushed over her as she was in the office. She tried to not panic as she exited the office, closing the door behind her. She had to stay calm. Now the only thing to do was to find Sakura, but there was a dozen cells down this corridor. The only thing she could do was start at the top and make her way door, so she did, unlocking the first door to find nothing. Her shaky hands made it hard for her too unlocked the doors quick and she knew she was against the clock. Someone could come at any moment. But Hinata had to continue.
The second, third and forth door all showed the same results as the first but Hinata carried on none the less. She could almost hear her heart beating in her ears and she turned the key in the fifth door and swung it open. This time this room wasn't empty. The inhabitance of the room was lying on a bed at the back of the cell, curled in a ball and facing the wall opposite. Relief rushed over Hinata as she saw the person she was searching for. Sakura. She stepped further in the room, breathing heavily. She couldn't believe it. She'd done it, she'd found her. Now Hinata just needed to get Sakura out of there. Hinata was just about to open her mouth when Sakura spoke, in a harsh and broken voice.
"Come to tell me their dead? That you finished them all off?" She asked, tears clearly evident in her voice. Hinata couldn't understand what she was saying, but clearly Sakura thought it was Orochimaru or a guard in her room.
"Sakura," Hinata muttered, stepping even closer. She saw how her friend's back tensed at the sound of her voice and slowly, very slowly Sakura turned to face Hinata. Her face was bruised badly, her eyes bloodshot, red with tears but the surprise on her face was what made Hinata's own eyes well in tears. The look of shock that Hinata might actually be herself and here to save Sakura was one look Hinata found too painful.
"Hinata, how'd you…" Sakura muttered, lifting her body off of the bed with much effort. She was clearly very weak and it looked as if she would barley be able to stand.
"I'm here to save you," Hinata muttered, walking right over to her friend and wrapping her arms around her. She felt herself sob slight, but Hinata knew she couldn't get too caught up in the moment. Hinata had to remember where she was.
"How?" Sakura asked when Hinata drew back, looking still as shocked as before.
"No time to explain, we need to get out of here before someone comes." Hinata helped pull Sakura to her feet. She was right in assuming that the girl could barley stand. her legs were shaking and she looked like she would collapse, but Hinata was strong and, wrapping her arm around her waist, she was able to pull Sakura along without much struggle.
"I still don't understand," Sakura muttered as they left the cell and started down the corridor. They were walking very slowly, but as quick as they could. Hinata was very aware of the anxiety she felt as she pulled the other girl along.
"I know, but I'll explain it later." HInata's voice was slightly puffed as dragging Sakura did require some effort.
"But how did you escape?" Sakura muttered. Hinata stopped, looking over at Sakura's face. She had worry and fear all other it.
"Escape from what?" Now Hinata was the one bemused by Sakura.
"Orochimaru. He's gone to Tenten's now, he's gone to kill Sai. Itachi told him the address. Hinata, Itachi works for Orochaimaru." Hinata's face fell and dread took over her.
"We need to get out of here."
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It was nerve racking for Tenten sitting at home, doing nothing, waiting. The boys had gone out to find some information on Orochimaru and had left Ino, Temari and Tenten at home alone. Everyone thought Hinata was at home, but Tenten was the only one who knew where she really was. She couldn't stop the feeling of dread that came with all their absences. She felt she should have done something more to stop Hinata, or to have at least gone with her. She hated the waited and the not knowing.
"They'll be fine, their only looking for information," Temari said from the sofa opposite Tenten. Although her voice sounded cool and carefree, Tenten knew it was a lie. She knew Temari was worried too, but for different reasons. Tenten had no fear in her for the boys, she believed they would be okay. It was Hinata she was worried about. Obviously she couldn't express those feelings to the others as she promised she'd keep it a secret, so nodding and agreeing was the only thing she could do.
"This is so strange, right?" Ino muttered, her voice deeply fearful. Tenten thought that out of everyone, she was taking this the hardest. The gangs, the thought of Sakura being gone, the thought of death. Ino had never had to deal with the death of anyone close to her or the suffering, so she was finding this very hard indeed.
"Yeah, but we need to stay positive. Thats the only way to get through this," Temari replied, for some reason Tenten found she was being very optimistic, but maybe that was just her way with dealing with it.
A loud ring sounded which almost made Tenten jump out of her skin. It was the door. One single long ring that had cut through the room. The girls knew they weren't supposed to answer the door to anyone, as Sai had said it wasn't safe. It rang again. the girls looked at each other nervously.
"Its probably no one," Temari muttered, but this time her voice wasn't as positive.
"I'll take a look," Tenten said, standing. She wouldn't answer the door, but just peak through. It might just be a salesman, they need not worry if so and Tenten knew if she didn't check she would be worrying until the boys returned.
She left the living room and made her way into the kitchen. Through the glass she could make out the outline of a large person, most likely a man. She ducked drown and crouched over to the door. Slowly and carefully she lifted the curtain of the window next to the door and peered through. A man was standing there and instantly Tenten recognised him. Orochimaru. She dropped the curtain almost instantly and pressed her back against the wall, heart racing in her chest. How had he found them? Had he been following them? What could they do?
Temari's head peered around the door. She too was being careful and sneaky. One look at Tenten's face and Temari could tell it wasn't no one.
Who? she mouthed, her eyes wide.
Him! Tenten mouthed back and Temari nodded, biting her lip. She waved Tenten over and she was just about to craw over to her when the letter flap lifted. Temari quickly hid back in the living room and Tenten tried hard not to make a noise. The letter flap was directly next to her head.
"We know you're in there," came the drooling voice of Orochimaru. There was obviously humour in his voice. Tenten's heart was now racing uncontrollable in her chest and she felt tears prick in her eyes. She was scared. "Don't' worry we'll just use force." The letter flap closed and almost instantly Tenten felt the door being kicked behind her. She stood and fled into the living room where the others two, both as panic struck as Tenten, waited.
"What do we do? Ino muttered. She was shaking all over.
"Back door," Tenten said, hurriedly making her way over to the back door. She quickly unlocked it and threw it open, only to be met with two men standing about 10 feet away from her. They grinned at her and ran forward, but Tenten had already slammed the door shut and bolted it. She could hear their yelling from the other side and they too began to bang on the door. The kitchen door was starting to sound like it was being defeated.
"What now?" Temari muttered, looking around in panic. She had her phone in her hand and was obviously ringing Itachi, but it didn't look too successful.
"Upstairs, we need to hide," Tenten said, pushing the others over to the stairs.
"But they know we're here. They'll tear the place up looking for us." Ino replied, stopping at the bottom of the stairs. Temari stood behind her, also looking at Tenten, like she was somehow the leader. She didn't for one second like that position.
"We just need to buy ourselves more time to contact the boys." She replied, still pushing them up. The only things they could hope to do was to get in contact with one of them. Ino started running fall pelt up the stairs, closely followed by Temari and Tenten bring up the rear. The attic door was at the end of the corridor and they all run up it. The attic it's selft was small and only held a few of there old possessions. Just as Tenten closed the door she heard one of the doors below give way and heard voices. She slammed the door and bolted it. Temari was already dragging a old chest of draws over to sit in front of the door and Ino was frantically dialling on her phone.
"What are we gonna do Tem?" Tenten muttered, finally letting panic wash over.
"We hope for the best and pray they don't kill us," Temari answered bluntly. She took Tenten's hand and squeezed it reassuringly. Tenten nodded and the walked over to where Ino stood.
"All there phones are off," she muttered, placing her phone back in her pocket. Tenten reached over and grabbed her hand. Ino was crying and she leant down onto her shoulder. Tenten glanced at Temari, who smiled weakly. And they waited.
Voices soon drew near. They could hear the sounds of things being thrown around downstairs and load, humorus voices. The closer they drew the more Tenten's heart beater in her chest. She tried one last time for Neji, but nothing. Sai, nothing. That was it. No one was coming to their rescue. All they could hope was that the boys returned soon.
The door knob turned and someone pushed, but with no avail. Temari and Tenten stood forward slightly, pushing Ino behind them. They weren't feeling completely brave, but they were braver then Ino and therefore had to protect her. More pushing. The lock broke. Tenten's breath deepen as they started to push the chest of draws out of the way. What could they do but wait? Her heart hammered in her chest. They pushed more. Temari's hand was clammy. More pushing. The chest of draws was almost out of the way. Ino sobbed. One last large push and the chest of draws was out of the way, flying across the floor. And the men walked through. There were six men, all large, tall and muscular. Orochimaru lead them, a snaky grin plastered across his face.
"Evening girls," he muttered, walking further into the room. His men all separated so they were spread out behind him. Now the girls were completely trapped.
"What do you want?" Tenten asked, her voice shaking and her breath sharp. Orochimaru grinned, watching Tenten closely.
"Actually I want nothing from you. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." His smirk made Tenten's skin crawl and she shuddered in fear. Orochimaru looked at the other five guys, nodding slightly. The instant he did all the men moved forward towards the girls. Tenten clenched in fear as they came over. One man grabbed Ino's arm attempting to pull her away which just made Tenten snap.
"Leave her," she spat, pushing the man off of Ino, but suddenly another man had grabbed her neck and pulled her backwards, making her breath catch in her throat. Ino allowed herself to be dragged backwards towards the back of the attic, while Temari lashed out at a man who'd similarly grabbed her around the waist. The man wasted no time in punching Temari square in the jaw, stopping her movements and causing a painful snap to sound. She cried out in pain, allowing herself to be separated from Tenten. Tenten seeing this let herself be taken away to the opposite side of the room, watching as Temari spat blood from her mouth. Orochimaru let out a shrilling cackle, watching all the commotion from a safe distance.
"What do you want from us?" Tenten repeated, this time somewhat desperate. She was scared now and angry but mostly she just wanted to be freed.
"Like I said before" Orochimaru smiled "I want nothing from you, but now I have you you will act as the perfect lure for the boys." His smirk made Tenten's skin crawl but right now all she could do was wait, and hope for a miracle.
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"Tenten, Temari, Ino!" Sai's voice called up from the kitchen, panic clearly visible. Obviously Orochimaru's gang hadn't bothered to tidy up the mess they'd left of the broken down doors.
Orochimaru, who was currently standing next to Tenten, bent down to whisper in her ear. "Reply we're up here, in the attic." He snarled so close that Tenten could feel his tongue on her ear lob.
"Why should I?" Tenten muttered back, sounder far braver then she was.
"Tenten, you here?" Neji's voice this time called up. Their fast movements could be heard on the lowest level of the house. Orochimaru nodded over to the man who currently had his arm's around Ino and, on receiving his order, said man pulled out a knife and pressed in against Ino's neck. A small droplet of blood cut through the surface and Ino winced in pain.
Automatically Tenten yelled "Up here, in the attic" at the top of her lungs. What else could she have done, then possible bringing her brother to his doom. Movement's where heard below, the running up stairs and suddenly Tenten felt herself being shoved into the middle of the room, in plain sight for when the attic door opened. She gave a quick glance around. Orochimaru and all his men hid themselves in the shadows on the attic, one standing by the door to close it once all the boy where in. Ino still had the knife pushed to her throat and silent tears where escaping her eyes. Temari was at the the other end, the largest man's arm around her throat almost strangling her. Blood trickled down her nose, out of her mouth and from the top of her head. Tenten admired her friends fight, she was brave to keep fighting back.
The attic door flew open and to Tenten's dread all 5 boys ran in. She'd actually been hoping some might stay downstairs, then maybe they had a chance of escaping. Sai and Neji both immediately ran other to her, looking worried. Before they could say anything Tenten let out a sob.
"Sorry" she muttered. She had brought them all to their doom.
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Chapter 29….Coming Soon….
