Chatper 50: The End

"Well, it's just us now." Shikamaru said.
"Not for long! Choji and Neji will catch up in no time!" Naruto said.
About six minutes later, I stopped.
"Something happened to Neji! I know it!" I said. "I'm going back! Go on without me."
"No, Kyoshi!" Shikamaru said. I ran the oppisite direction ignoring him, and heard a frustrated groan. I guessed they went on without me. I ran faster than I ever have in my life. So, like, five minutes later I was in the clearing where we left Neji and the Spider Guy. They were both on the ground, clinging to life.
"Neji!" I yelled. I ran towards him and knelt down beside him, propping him up on my legs. He looked all beat up.
"No, leave me go. Find Sasuke." he said weakly.
"No! I won't leave you here to die, s-stupid!" I said, trying not to let tears fall down my face, but failing. Then, without a warning, he said something I never thought would come out of Neji Hyuuga's mouth. "I love you."
I hesitated, startled, but then I managed to say, "I love you, too, Neji."
He lightly pressed his lips to mine for a second before limply falling back into my arms.
"No! You can't die!" I told him. I put my ear to his chest, trying to find a heart beat, but there was none.
"Neji, please don't die!" I yelled.
He guilted me to go on this mission by telling me if he got hurt, it'd be on my conscience. But even me being here didn't prevent him from getting hurt. I couldn't stop it. It'd still be on my conscience, even though I was here.
"Is this the first loved one you knew that was killed in battle?" the spider guy asked weakly, causing me to jump. "It's not going to be the last."
"Shut up!" I yelled. He looked like he was in critical condition, also, but I wasn't concerned with him. I just cried even harder, hugging Neji.
"Please, don't die." I whispered. "Don't die on me." I knew he wouldn't be able to hear me.
Sooner or later, I passed out.

I woke up in a hosiptal bed. I was confused at why I was here at first, but then my memory came flooding back.
"Neji!" I yelled, getting off the bed quickly, causing me to become dizzy and fall down.
"Oh, you're up." a nurse asked, to seeming to care that I was on the ground.
"Where's Neji?" I asked.
"Neji? That boy who was passed out beside you?" She asked. I nodded hastily. "He's in critical condition. The medicalists are operating on him right now."
He's not dead. I swear he didn't have a heart beat, but he's not dead!
"Can you take me to him?" I almost yelled.
"Well, you do seem to be unhurt, so I can take you to the room. But I can't promise you can see him." she said. She led me to an empty waiting area with a red light above the door. I sat down and the nurse left.
After about an hour of wating, the red light went off and Shizune came out with a bunch of sweaty medical ninjas. I quickly stood up.
"Is he dead?" I asked.
"He's going to be just fine." Shizune said with a weary smile. "Can I go in?" "Yes, but he's asleep. Don't wake him up." she said. The medicalists left to do some other business.
I went in the room. There was a hospital bed off the the side of the room, and symbols were written on the middle of the floor. "Neji." I said, relieved. He was laying in the hospital bed, very much awake. "I thought you died!"
"It'll take a whole lot more than that to kill me." he said. I smiled and sat on teh bed. Neji moved to sit next to me.
"Are you hurt? I asked "No." he said, but I could tell by the way he moved, his whole body still ached.
"The mission was a failure." I said.
"Just like you said it would be." he said.
"Yeah. I'm just glad you're all right." I said. Then there was silence.
"Kyoshi?" Neji asked a few minutes later.
"Hm?" "Do you really love me?" he asked.
"Yeah. I do." I said with a faint blush. "Do you really love me?"
"Yes." he answered. We looked at eachother, daring to say nothing, until Neji leaned in and we shared a passionate kiss.
"I guess things are going to get a bit more interesting around here." Neji said when we broke apart.
"I guess so." I said.

So that's it! A bit anticlimactic, I'm sorry. I hope you enjoyed and thanks to whoever stayed until the end. :) -Kymest