Chapter 9 ~ Memories of the Past
AN: My hamster died and I wasn't in the mood to write which was why I didn't exactly update. Sorry.
Disclaimer: Sooner or later, I'm gonna stop writing these things..
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"Shit! We're trapped!" Sasuke swore. They backed up against the wall and the blue thing roared triumphly. It stepped into the light (think Beauty and the Beast) and Sakura gasped. It was about 7 feet tall with big horns. It had a snout similar to a dog and there was a small pouch on its stomach. Something seemed to be moving around inside it, but she just couldn't make it out. The creature roared loudly and Neji cowered behind Hinata.
"What do we do?" Sakura asked.
"We fight it," Sasuke answered. "We have no other choice." He grabbed a few shuriken and flung them at the monster. It threw them to the floor with a clang with just one swipe of its paw. Naruto used his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and threw himself on the monster. One of his replications managed to squirm inside its pouch. The replications disappeared and Naruto popped out of its pouch with something in his hands. He ran to the other side of the room with the thing cradled in his arms. It was blue with yellow stripes on its back. A small button nose dotted its snout and it was curled up in Naruto's arms. It reached up and gave Naruto a lick on his cheek.
"Ick, what is this thing?" he said. Hinata ran over with Neji behind her. She tickled the thing's belly and it made a funny hiccupping sound.
"It must be the monster's baby. It was trying to protect it the whole time!" she said.
"Can we get out of here? That monster's scaring me," Neji said, shaking Hinata's shoulder. Naruto gave her a questioning look and she shook her head. The monster had set its eyes on Naruto. It roared and charged with its horns, barely missing Naruto. It slammed into the wall while Naruto jumped nimbly aside. The ice wall began to crack and bright light shone through the cracks. The monster recoiled from the light, shielding its eyes with its paws. The wall gave away and on the other side, was a grassy meadow filled with sweet smelling flowers. Naruto put down the baby creature and ran out of the cave and into the meadow.
"This is the place we've been trying to get to the whole time!" Naruto yelled. He ran through the meadow and rolled around in the grass.
"Is this where we live, Hinata?" Neji asked, poking her.
"No Neji-kun, we live back at Konoha," she answered.
"What's a Konoha?" he said. Hinata shook her head. Naruto poked at Neji.
"Hey, stop that! I don't even know who you are!" Neji cried, hiding behind Hinata.
"What happened to him?" Lee asked.
"He lost his memory back at the cave. Something must've hit him on the head," she said. "Neji, these are your friends."
"I wouldn't exactly say friends," Sasuke said.
"Fine, these are your classmates. That's Lee, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto. You don't have to be afraid of them. They won't hurt you," she said, nudging Neji towards them.
"Hello," he said timidly. They walked around the plain, but it was impossible to tell which flower was the one they were looking for. They split up, searching for anything that might lead them to the right one. Sakura walked along the apple orchard, when an apple hit her head.
"Hey!" she said, looking up. On the tree branch was her sensei.
"Sakura! What are you doing here?!" Kakashi said.
"Uh, hi, Kakashi-sensei. How are you doing today? Nice weather right?" she said guiltily.
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The Genins sat on the grass while Kakashi and Misaki stood on the tree. They glared down at them and Neji whimpered.
"Hinata, I don't like them, they're scaring me," he said.
"What happened to him?" Misaki asked.
"He lost his memory in the cave," Hinata answered.
"We have already found the flower and we were just about to leave. The quickest way to get down the mountain is on my dragon, but it can't carry all of us. If only Suki was here. She'd summon her Phoenix," Misaki said. Suddenly, the sky turned red and the Phoenix appeared. Tied to one of its claws was a small scroll with a message on it.
Dear Misaki,
I knew this was going to happen, so I made sure that the Phoenix would go to you if you had any trouble. Tell Neji that he doesn't have to worry about me, I won't leave him. Just make sure he doesn't get hurt, cuz I'll never forgive him if he does.
Love ~ Suki
"Neji, Suki says not to worry about her. That she won't leave you," Misaki said.
"Whose Suki?" he asked. Misaki shook her head.
"Never mind. You're not going to remember her anyway. We'll have to get him back to the village to see if they can cure him," Misaki said. She summoned her Dragon and climbed atop of it. Neji, Hinata, Naruto, and Lee rode on the Phoenix. The Dragon and Phoenix flew down the mountain and towards Konoha.
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Are you Suki?
Yes.
Where am I?
In your memories.
My memories?
Yes, the memories of your past.
Father?
Son, you must remember. Never give up.
What are talking about, Father?
You'll know soon.
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The sky had turned dark and Neji had fallen asleep next to Hinata. Naruto and Lee had also fallen asleep. Only Hinata was awake. She was too worried about Neji to do anything. What if he never got well? What if he stayed that way for his whole life? Suddenly, Neji began to yell.
"Father! No.NO!!!! Why? Why does it have to be this way? Why? I'm strong enough!" he yelled. He twisted and turned next to Hinata. She shook him, but he did not wake up.
"Neji! Neji!" she said. His forehead protector came loose and she gasped. The mark, the scar of his bondage. The bondage that would weigh him down his whole life. The bondage that he scorned. The bondage that he felt did not belong to him. He clutched his head in agony as he screamed.
"NO!!"
"Neji-kun! Wake up! You're dreaming!" Hinata yelled, shaking him.
"Hinata. Hinata," he whimpered. He opened his eyes as tears streamed down his face. "Hinata, Father, he's dead. He's dead."
"Yes, I know. That happed many years ago. Don't worry," she said, stroking his head. She handed his forehead protector on and he tied it on. "Do you remember?" she asked. He nodded silently. He was back to his usual, arrogant self again. But something about his eyes was different. He had seen something that would never leave his memories. He fell asleep again, this time in the arms of the same family that he had despised his whole life.
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AN: Aww. Poor Neji-kun. his past is so depressing. *sniff.. Please review and tell me what you think, for Neji-kun's sake! And don't forget to read the next chapter.. if I remember to update..
AN: My hamster died and I wasn't in the mood to write which was why I didn't exactly update. Sorry.
Disclaimer: Sooner or later, I'm gonna stop writing these things..
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Shit! We're trapped!" Sasuke swore. They backed up against the wall and the blue thing roared triumphly. It stepped into the light (think Beauty and the Beast) and Sakura gasped. It was about 7 feet tall with big horns. It had a snout similar to a dog and there was a small pouch on its stomach. Something seemed to be moving around inside it, but she just couldn't make it out. The creature roared loudly and Neji cowered behind Hinata.
"What do we do?" Sakura asked.
"We fight it," Sasuke answered. "We have no other choice." He grabbed a few shuriken and flung them at the monster. It threw them to the floor with a clang with just one swipe of its paw. Naruto used his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and threw himself on the monster. One of his replications managed to squirm inside its pouch. The replications disappeared and Naruto popped out of its pouch with something in his hands. He ran to the other side of the room with the thing cradled in his arms. It was blue with yellow stripes on its back. A small button nose dotted its snout and it was curled up in Naruto's arms. It reached up and gave Naruto a lick on his cheek.
"Ick, what is this thing?" he said. Hinata ran over with Neji behind her. She tickled the thing's belly and it made a funny hiccupping sound.
"It must be the monster's baby. It was trying to protect it the whole time!" she said.
"Can we get out of here? That monster's scaring me," Neji said, shaking Hinata's shoulder. Naruto gave her a questioning look and she shook her head. The monster had set its eyes on Naruto. It roared and charged with its horns, barely missing Naruto. It slammed into the wall while Naruto jumped nimbly aside. The ice wall began to crack and bright light shone through the cracks. The monster recoiled from the light, shielding its eyes with its paws. The wall gave away and on the other side, was a grassy meadow filled with sweet smelling flowers. Naruto put down the baby creature and ran out of the cave and into the meadow.
"This is the place we've been trying to get to the whole time!" Naruto yelled. He ran through the meadow and rolled around in the grass.
"Is this where we live, Hinata?" Neji asked, poking her.
"No Neji-kun, we live back at Konoha," she answered.
"What's a Konoha?" he said. Hinata shook her head. Naruto poked at Neji.
"Hey, stop that! I don't even know who you are!" Neji cried, hiding behind Hinata.
"What happened to him?" Lee asked.
"He lost his memory back at the cave. Something must've hit him on the head," she said. "Neji, these are your friends."
"I wouldn't exactly say friends," Sasuke said.
"Fine, these are your classmates. That's Lee, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto. You don't have to be afraid of them. They won't hurt you," she said, nudging Neji towards them.
"Hello," he said timidly. They walked around the plain, but it was impossible to tell which flower was the one they were looking for. They split up, searching for anything that might lead them to the right one. Sakura walked along the apple orchard, when an apple hit her head.
"Hey!" she said, looking up. On the tree branch was her sensei.
"Sakura! What are you doing here?!" Kakashi said.
"Uh, hi, Kakashi-sensei. How are you doing today? Nice weather right?" she said guiltily.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Genins sat on the grass while Kakashi and Misaki stood on the tree. They glared down at them and Neji whimpered.
"Hinata, I don't like them, they're scaring me," he said.
"What happened to him?" Misaki asked.
"He lost his memory in the cave," Hinata answered.
"We have already found the flower and we were just about to leave. The quickest way to get down the mountain is on my dragon, but it can't carry all of us. If only Suki was here. She'd summon her Phoenix," Misaki said. Suddenly, the sky turned red and the Phoenix appeared. Tied to one of its claws was a small scroll with a message on it.
Dear Misaki,
I knew this was going to happen, so I made sure that the Phoenix would go to you if you had any trouble. Tell Neji that he doesn't have to worry about me, I won't leave him. Just make sure he doesn't get hurt, cuz I'll never forgive him if he does.
Love ~ Suki
"Neji, Suki says not to worry about her. That she won't leave you," Misaki said.
"Whose Suki?" he asked. Misaki shook her head.
"Never mind. You're not going to remember her anyway. We'll have to get him back to the village to see if they can cure him," Misaki said. She summoned her Dragon and climbed atop of it. Neji, Hinata, Naruto, and Lee rode on the Phoenix. The Dragon and Phoenix flew down the mountain and towards Konoha.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Are you Suki?
Yes.
Where am I?
In your memories.
My memories?
Yes, the memories of your past.
Father?
Son, you must remember. Never give up.
What are talking about, Father?
You'll know soon.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The sky had turned dark and Neji had fallen asleep next to Hinata. Naruto and Lee had also fallen asleep. Only Hinata was awake. She was too worried about Neji to do anything. What if he never got well? What if he stayed that way for his whole life? Suddenly, Neji began to yell.
"Father! No.NO!!!! Why? Why does it have to be this way? Why? I'm strong enough!" he yelled. He twisted and turned next to Hinata. She shook him, but he did not wake up.
"Neji! Neji!" she said. His forehead protector came loose and she gasped. The mark, the scar of his bondage. The bondage that would weigh him down his whole life. The bondage that he scorned. The bondage that he felt did not belong to him. He clutched his head in agony as he screamed.
"NO!!"
"Neji-kun! Wake up! You're dreaming!" Hinata yelled, shaking him.
"Hinata. Hinata," he whimpered. He opened his eyes as tears streamed down his face. "Hinata, Father, he's dead. He's dead."
"Yes, I know. That happed many years ago. Don't worry," she said, stroking his head. She handed his forehead protector on and he tied it on. "Do you remember?" she asked. He nodded silently. He was back to his usual, arrogant self again. But something about his eyes was different. He had seen something that would never leave his memories. He fell asleep again, this time in the arms of the same family that he had despised his whole life.
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AN: Aww. Poor Neji-kun. his past is so depressing. *sniff.. Please review and tell me what you think, for Neji-kun's sake! And don't forget to read the next chapter.. if I remember to update..