Chapter 8 ~ Trapped

AN: I saw Final Destination 2 last night over my friend's house and I was so freaked out. No wonder its rated R. There's guts and crap in every scene. Ick. Then I spent over an hour trying to sleep, but couldn't and when I did, I had this freaky dream about Zabuza for some reason. Well, anyway, enjoy the story! Oh, btw, I kinda got the chapter order mixed up. I'll number them right starting with this chapter.

Disclaimer: You know the routine. I don't own Naruto. blah blah, don't sue or I'll sue back.

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"Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled. She couldn't bear the thought of her sweet Sasuke-kun dying and leaving her in this lonely world. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she swung her fist back.

"Geez, calm down, it's only me," Lee said, blocking her punch. Sakura blushed and ignored him, continuing her search for her Sasuke-kun. They walked along the corridors of the cave, the ice reflecting their images. They reached a dead end and when Sakura turned back, the ice floor gave away and they fell through. This is my chance to save her! Lee thought. In mid air, he grabbed her legs and pushed her up so she was on top. He landed on his back and Sakura landed on him. There was a loud crack that echoed through the cave.

"Lee-san! Are you ok? Did you break anything?" Sakura asked, jumping up. Lee moaned and pushed himself up.

"Nothing's broken. Even if something was, I'd be happy that you were ok," he said, clutching his stomach.

"Well, if you're in the condition to walk then I guess you're not hurt that badly," Sakura answered. She turned back and they walked for what seemed like hours when suddenly, there was a loud roar behind them. The floor rumbled as the thing came closer and closer to Sakura and Lee's current location.

"What do we do? What do we do?" Sakura whispered.

"We stay here and fight," Lee answered. The thing's roar grew louder and louder and in the background was the sound of Naruto's yell. Sakura peeked around the corner and saw a large blue thing chasing Naruto and Sasuke. If they're running from it, that means I should too! Sakura thought.

"RUN!!" she yelled to Lee, running for her life.

"Sakura-chan! Wait for me!" Lee said.

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"Who are you? Why do you keep calling me Neji-kun?"

Hinata was shocked. Was he playing a trick on her?

"Neji-kun, it's not funny. Stop pretending."

"What do you mean pretending? I don't even know who you are. Where am I anyway?" he said, looking around confused.

"Neji-kun, I'm Hinata, remember? Your cousin?" she asked, waving her hand in front of his eyes.

"So, what you're saying is my name is Neji and you are Hinata, my cousin?" he asked. She nodded and he scratched his head. Well, at least he's talking to me, Hinata thought. "But that still doesn't tell me where I am."

"I don't know where we are. We were sent on a mission to recover a plant for Suki. It's supposed to cure her. The plant's on this mountain somewhere, but there was an avalanche and we slid down into this cave," she said.

"Who's Suki?" Neji asked. "Is she my mother or something like that?"

Hinata smacked her head. To explain every little detail of his life to him would take forever. She got up and walked out of the little cave. She would have to find the others.

"Hey! Where are you going? Don't leave me here!" Neji yelled, getting up and running after her. Hinata picked up the cloak that Neji had dropped and handed it to him.

"Here, put it on, it's going to be cold outside."

They walked around aimlessly for a while until Hinata heard a loud rumbling. Neji timidly cowered behind her as she searched for the origin of the noise. When she turned around the corner, Naruto almost ran into her. He grabbed her arm and dragged her away.

"Naruto-kun! What's wrong? Why are you running?" she yelled above the noise.

"Look behind you!" he said. She turned around, but in the dim light, all she could see was a large blue figure chasing them. She had a hold of Neji's arms and for the first time in his life, he was running from a fight. Unfortunately for them, they ran right into the small cave that Hinata found Neji in. It was a dead end and they were trapped.

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AN: Neji's acting all cowardly. At least it's a change from his usual arrogant self. This chapter was a little short, but I was too sleepy to continue. I fell asleep halfway through the story and I had that weird dream about Zabuza again, except this time, he was wearing a gray t-shirt and he smelled like really expensive cologne. OooOOOo.. I can still smell it. Anyway, as always, please review and I'll continue the story. Thank you and have a nice day!