Chapter 27

Miyama vs. Maito

Karena walked a few feet away from Gai as his students also walked away. Karena and Gai made their fighting stances.

"Now on my signal...GO!!" Tenten yelled jumping back. Karena quickly side stepped as Gai came dashing up to her. Karena quickly did a few jabs on his side and he fell. Karena side stepped and did a few flips backwards, making distance between her and Gai. Gai quickly recovered and came back charging at Karena.

Neji, Tenten and Lee were all amazed by her speed and were in awe. Karena smiled as he came speeding up to her. Gai stuck his hand out preparing to hit Karena, but Karena quickly pushed his hand down and jumped over him and hit him hard on the spine.

Gai reluctantly fell over on his stomach. Neji watched his sensei getting beat up by a - now - Genin girl. Neji had a sweat drop going down his face as he thought, 'Could even I beat her?'

Karena did a flip backwards and was out of Gais way. "You're a strong one Karena; it's too bad that you're not my student...You're that Kakashi's student. It's a shame to have a good shinobi go to waste in his hands." Gai said as he stood up.

Karena started to fill with anger when Gai said this. She took a kunai out of her pouch and charged at Gai with incredible speed. He looked behind him and Karena was gone. Gai started to look around for Karena, and then bent over in pain as Karena had stabbed him with her kunai in his side. Gai clutched his side.

"Never insult my teacher, Gai, NEVER!" Karena yelled as she flipped back and left the kunai in his stomach. Gai took it out and let the blood flow out of his body. Gai threw the kunai at Karena and ran up to her. She ducked and then jumped in the air. Gai jumped in the air and started to kick her sides. She blocked all of them and appeared behind him. Gai was shocked.

Karena rammed her knee into Gais back and her folded into a ball like form. She appeared in front of him and started to kick him from every direction.

"It's over!" Karena yelled as she kicked Gai on the head.

He fell head first and blood streamed down his face from Karena's attack.

His students came over to his side and they helped him up. Lee watched his sensei. Tenten also looked at him, but also switched back to Karena once in a while. Neji stared intently at Karena. Karena only turned and started to walk away.

Everyone watched her as she walked away, with a cold aura around her.

"I don't think that you should have insulted her like that sensei." Tenten said as she put some bandages in his hand so he could help himself.

"Yeah, I think that that was a mistake," Gai said as he put a hand behind is head.

'I can't believe what he said! I CAN'T!' Karena screamed in her head. 'Why did I challenge him? I had no reason to back there...' Karena thought.

"But now I do," Karena said to herself icily, "He'll pay for what he said back there, even if they are 'rivals', he still had no right in saying that!" Karena continued to scold herself.

"*Sigh* I just need some alone time right now, I need to cool down..." Karena said as she went to one place she knew she would feel calm.

Karena snuck into Sasuke's backyard and sat down on the bench that was there. She looked at her surroundings, the cherry tree, the stream, the peaceful sound that the stream was making. It calmed her. It was already at least 8 pm. She smiled at herself for coming here.

"I'm glad I came," Karena said to herself as she laid her hands on her lap neatly, "I just hope it doesn't..." She was stopped by rain drops falling onto her body. Karena looked down and said, "Rain..."

Karena sensed someone behind her, but she didn't have to turn around, she knew who it was.

"What do you want?" Karena asked icily to the man that was behind her. The man came and sat next to her.

Karena looked at him, "I said, what do you want Itachi?" Karena said a bit louder than before.

Itachi smirked at her. "Oh I was just visiting my little brother," Itachi said to her in a devious voice.

"You're so hilarious Itachi..." Karena said sarcastically, "What is the real reason you came here?" Karena said to him, her voice cold and stern.

Itachi looked at her and said, "I knew that you would come here. So I just came here."

Karena looked at him but she didn't say anything. Karena put her hands on her shoulders. She was getting cold of the rain. Itachi watched her for a little bit until he unbuttoned down his Akatsuki coat.

Karena watched his every movement, she had no idea what was going on. Itachi stood up and put the humongous coat around her body and hugged her tightly. "I-Itachi..." Karena started to say, but was interrupted by Itachi, "Shh, you're going to catch a cold if you are out in this rain with that type of clothing on."

Karena looked up at him, "You know that if Sasuke sees us like this, he's going to have a fit..." Karena said to him.

Itachi smiled at her, "I know, but you're more important than what my brother does to me."

Karena heard him speak these words; she couldn't help but feel touched.

"Thank you...Itachi," Karena said slowly lowering her head so her bangs would cover her face. Her long beautiful hair was clinging to her sculptured body, and it was still smooth and shiny.

Itachi pet her head and ran his fingers through her hair. Very slowly Karena started to fall asleep in Itachi's arm. Her eyelids were almost closed until she realized this. She quickly got out of Itachi's arms and handed him his coat.

"I'm sorry Itachi, but you're not the one for me," Karena said with a little sadness in her voice. She quickly turned around and slowly started to walk away. But she was stopped by Itachi hugging her.

'Just like that time with Sasuke...' Karena thought to herself.

"Don't go, I just wanted to hold you in my arms." Itachi said to her.

Karena touched his cold hands that were hugging her chest. She felt...safe in his hands at the moment, but she still pulled away.

"Itachi please, don't you understand, I love someone else...and that someone else is your brother!" Karena yelled.

Tears started to form in her eyes as the rain fell harder. Itachi fell quiet and listened to her.

"Itachi, I love Sasuke more than anything! I would do anything for him! Even if I had to become the most evil being on earth, I would do it, if it saved him!" Karena yelled at Itachi, as the tears kept streaming down in a never ending waterfall.

"Itachi I'm sorry...but I only love Sasuke!" Karena yelled as she turned around. She started to walk away, but then said something to Itachi, "If you plan on killing your brother, you better expect to kill me first, because I will protect him with my life." Karena said as she walked away from him.

Leaving him in the cold rain all by himself, leaving him heartbroken...

Karena walked into her house and she slammed the door. She fell to her knees, thinking what she said to Itachi.

'It was all true, and Itachi needs to know that. If he doesn't, then he better be prepared.' Karena thought as she hugged her knees and laid back against the wall, still dripping wet.

"Karena, is that you?" Aiko yelled as she came down stairs with cuts on her outfit. Once she saw Karena she gasped, "Oh, I hope he doesn't see you like this..." Aiko said starting to pick up Karena.

"Who?" Karena asked as she pulled away from Aiko.

"Me." someone said that walked out of another room. It was Sasuke. Karena's heart lifted at the site of seeing him. She hid a smile and kept a straight face.

"Sasuke...what are you doing here?" Karena asked.

Aiko turned to her, "He was waiting for you, goofball!" Aiko smiled, smacking her back.

Karena bent over some, but she was used to it, "Aiko, you really need to stop doing that to people."

Mae said coming into the room, with her mask still on. Everyone looked at her.

"Karena go upstairs and take a bath and change your clothes. I don't want you getting sick when the Chuunin exams are about to start," Mae said as she walked away. Aiko nodded her head in agreement.

"I'll take her upstairs." Sasuke said.

Aiko and Karena looked at him.

"Are you sure?" Karena asked. Sasuke nodded his head. Aiko left the room to help Mae.

Karena watched her as she skipped out of the room, 'She may look cold on the outside. But she has a good heart.' Karena thought.

Sasuke looked at her intently and then he walked over to her and picked her up bridal style. Karena looked at him and blushed ferociously, turning a deep shade of red.

"Sa-Sasuke," Karena yelled timidly. Sasuke smiled and kissed her nose. Karena knew that he was teasing her. She giggled to herself and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Sasuke walked into her room and gently set her on her bed.

She smiled at him and said, "Thank you Sasuke." Karena got up and headed towards the bathroom. She stopped right before she closed the door. "But Sasuke, no looking," she said while closing her eye and sticking out her tongue.

She closed the door and started to undress. She started to run hot water into the humongous bath tub. She slipped into the hot water and relaxed. But she couldn't help look at the door. When she did, a small giggle would escape her mouth.

Sasuke was out in her room still and took a towel to himself. He was a bit wet on his shirt from Karena. He kept trying to ring the water out of his shirt, and trying to soak up the water in his shirt with the towel. He finally gave up and took his shirt off.

"That's better." he said in relief.

Karena got out of the tub and let the water drain. She put a headband on, and she put on a pure white cotton kimono and walked out of the room, still drying her hair with a towel. When she walked out of the bathroom, she saw Sasuke shirtless. She blushed a very deep shade of red and turned away. She still had trouble seeing Sasuke without his shirt on. Sasuke looked at her as she turned away. He smirked to himself and got up from the couch and walked over to Karena. Karena was still blushing madly.

"Um Sasuke...is there a reason for you to be sh-shirtless?" Karena asked.

Sasuke smirked to himself and pulled her by her waist and hugged her. "You got me wet." Sasuke said in her ear.

Karena giggled then took his hand and then walked over to her bed and pushed him down onto it. She walked away smirking to herself. She grabbed her comb and started to brush her hair; her long violet hair trailing behind her. Sasuke watched her intently, never taking his eyes off of her for one second. Karena set down her brush and walked back over to Sasuke. She stared at him for a minute. She smirked to herself then laid on top of him. Sasuke roamed her back with his hands. She rolled to his side and hugged his muscular chest. She placed her head on his chest and felt the warmth that was emitting from his body. Sasuke smiled and he lifted her chin up and looked at her.

Karena looked back at him and looked into his eyes. They were filled with desire, but not one single trace of lust. Karena smirked and she sat back up. Sasuke sat up as well and placed his hands around her waist and pulled her closer to him.

Karena allowed Sasuke to bring her closer to him. She gazed upon him and placed one of her hands on his cheek. Sasuke pulled her closer to him. He finally went up to Karena and gently kissed her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled her closer to him, she wanted to go deeper, as well as he.

Sasuke pressed his lips a bit harder onto Karena's. She did the same thing and put her tongue on his lower lip, waiting for an opening. Sasuke saw and he immediately opened his mouth and he let her tongue slip into his.

She explored every part of his mouth, never missing one part. In return, Sasuke did the same to her. He took one of his hands and put it onto her head, making her kiss him even more.

Sasuke finally broke the kiss for air and pushed her down. He bent down and pressed his lips hard against hers. Karena pulled him down and he laid on top of her. She rolled him over and she was on top again. She pressed her lips against his again and he darted his tongue into her mouth. They entwined their two tongues together, savoring every taste.

The two broke the kiss after a while and look at each other. Sasuke touched his two fingers on his mouth and said, "Now that was a kiss." Sasuke laid down feeling tired.

Karena, who was breathing a bit more heavy laid down next to him and placed her head on his chest, "Yeah, that was a kiss wasn't it?" Karena said.

Sasuke looked at her. "That sure was, I will cherish this moment forever." Sasuke said while placing his hand around her waist and hugging her.

"Same as me." Karena said to him.