Bleh, I'm not grounded. Thanks for the reviews everyone, and I'm SO sorry this is late.. I've just a minor author's block and stupid school.. and problems between me and my boyfriend, but we've worked things out. ^_^ Eh, anyways...!
Eadha Ohn: I'm sorry I had to do that to Hinata. x.x Gomen nasai, just calm down.
Love from Vicky: o_o; Dude, seriously. You're scaring me.. it's like you're reading my mind of my plot! =p But, shhhhh.. since you can read my mind, you cannot tell others my secret.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the characters.
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Chapter 4
"Damnit! I'll kill him! I'll fucking kill him!" Naruto screamed as he ignored his pain and began to stand up. He ripped the bandages off and a deadly glow of red appeared in his eyes. It was as if all the pain in his body had completely left him and it was filled with rage and madness. Naruto only knew one thing: He was going to find this sick bastard and kill him. Smoke seemed to rise from his bandages, causing them to fall off, and when they did, his wounds had seemed to eal. The genins looked in horror as a slight mist of red began to surround him.
Kurenai's eyes widened in horror as she stared at Naruto's eyes. They were no longer the friendly, calm blue of the energetic boy they once knew--they were now replaced with the familiar look of the kyubi who almost destroyed the village twelve years ago. She turned her attention to Kakashi, who's unmasked eye was also wide.
"Kakashi! You need to get him under control!"
Kakashi couldn't respond. He could handle fighting Zabuza in the mist, he could handle almost anything--anything except seeing those eyes again. The familiar eyes of the kyubi who killed his parents and left him alone. He felt anger starting to burn up into his body, but then stopped. //Aa, Kakashi... Naruto is just being over-taken by the kyubi's chakra... once you get him under control...//
Kakashi brought his fist into the air and swung it at Naruto's face quickly. Naruto was caught off-guard and knocked back onto the bed, trembling some from the blow. He then sat up, his blue eyes now seen with tears in his eyes while he rubbed his bruised cheek. Kakashi walked by his student and sat down by him, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Naruto released another pained scream and jumped into his sensei's arms, crying like a baby who had lost its bottle.
"I'm going... to kill him!" Naruto screamed while continuing to shake and cry in Kakashi's arms. Kakashi motioned for everyone to leave the room so he could try to keep the boy under control.
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Tenten sat up in her room at her house. She didn't feel like being left alone, and asked her parents (along with the Hyuga's) if Neji would stay with her until she felt safe again. They agreed, and Neji slept in her room on the floor, by the window. She didn't really go outside much; all she would do is sit in her bed and read... or just stare into space.
Neji hated seeing her like this. He had already told Gai that he wanted to hunt this bastard down and kill him, but Gai had informed him about Hinata and Naruto being attacked, and Hinata being in a coma. That almost drove him to insanity. He could care less about Naruto being hurt--he could die and he wouldn't care. But Hinata... she was pure. Too pure. She didn't deserve that. Hell, no one deserved it.
By now, he was ready to find him and make him suffer the most worse death that a person could ever face. He heard Tenten release a soft sigh and he turned his eyes from the floor to look up at her. There she was: a usually charismatic girl who had a heart of gold and the will of steel. She had the most pained expression on her face. Her eyes had shut down whatever life was in them and had been replaced by darkness and despair--and all he wanted to do was comfort her. But every time he'd try and at least touch her, she'd flinch as if he were made of fire. He let his gaze fall back to the floor, mentally cursing himself for being too weak to protect her.
"Neji-kun..." Her soft voice broke the long lasting silence. Neji's silver eyes turned up to look at her.
"Hai?"
"Come sit by me, please... I want to talk with you."
He nodded and stood up, making his way to her bed. Instead of sitting by her, he sat infront of her so he could see her face.
"Neji-kun, what do you think of me?" She asked with her face still down.
Neji blinked a few times. //Well, I think you're beautiful, smart, strong, someone I care a lot about...// The question kind of caught him off guard.
"Well..." He began.
"You think I'm impure, don't you?"
"Nani? Tenten, why do you say that?"
She hugged her knees tightly to her chest as tears filled her dark eyes. She forced herself to speak, even though her voice refused.
"Ever--..Ever since that night... you just seem to act... so differently around me... I mean, it's like... I don't know. I just -feel- that you think of me differently. That you think I'm impure because I had my innocence taken away... and I barely even faught back." She lowered her eyes as she felt a wave of pain go through her body and hot tears falling down her face.
Neji sighed deeply before he spoke. He wanted to comfort her, to hold her... to even touch her, but was too scared to do so. //I better do this now...//
"Tenten..." Another sigh. "I do not feel any differently about you. The only person who I'm considering impure is that sick bastard. Not only has he done this to you, but to Hinata-sama as well--he almost killed her. I think neither of you are impure, and that both of you did fight the best you could--you just weren't strong enough... and the only way I've been acting differently around you... is because my feelings for you have grown deeper--much more than friendship. I want to kill this bastard for hurting you--and for hurting Hinata-sama. Neither of you deserved that. And I'm the one who's weak--I couldn't defend you."
"I wouldn't let you go with me." She broke in.
"Listen to me... I care about you, a lot. Tenten... I think I just might be in love with you..."
Tenten scoffed.
"The only reason you're saying that... is because--" Her eyes grew wide, her body froze, and her mind shut down the moment she felt Neji lifting her face to his. Then without warning he closed his silver eyes and placed his lips over hers. She was scared at first. What if he tried to hurt her the same way? //No, Neji would never...// She allowed herself to relax and she kissed back softly. Neither of them went far with the kiss, and after a brief moment, he pulled away from her.
"I know you feel the same way about me, too. You were just too scared to tell me." He whispered while his hands cupped her face, cleaning off her tears.
"True.. that's true..." She said.
"Neji-kun, I'm scared... what if he hurts someone else? He seems to be.. growing violent... he barely hurt me, now he put Hinata-chan in a coma... what'll happen to the next victim?"
He grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her into his arms, holding her to his chest.
"Hopefully, there won't be a next one..."
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Sasuke walked with Sakura hand-in-hand as they made their way to the flower shop. Sakura had insisted on going there and buying flowers for both Tenten and Hinata. Sasuke wasn't too sure about the idea considering who owned it.
"Naaaaaaaniiiiiiii?!" Ino screamed when she saw the two together. She ran over to them to get a closer examination. //They're holding hands!? What the hell is going--Grrrr!//
"Sasuke-kun! Tell me why you're holding hands with this big, ugly forehead girl!"
"Because she's my girlfriend?" Sasuke asked with his eyebrow raised. Ino felt her jaw dropping at least 20 or more feet as she stared at the two.
"Ino-pig, could you please excuse us? We're looking for flowers for Tenten and Hinata-san." Ino mummbled angrily and walked to the back and called for her Mother to help her.
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Ino walked through the empty streets. Night fall had fallen upon Konoha, and even though she knew it was dangerous, she just had to walk to clear her mind. The ramen stand was still open and she had some money in her pocket, so she walked over and ordered miso ramen.
She lazily ate it, feeling too depressed. A shadow fell upon her, but she ignored it.
"Excuse me." The voice said.
"What?" She turned around to see a man in a cape and dressed in all black staring down at her.
"I'm knew in town and I thought that you might help me." He said with an unknown evil smirk going across his face.
Ino sighed and gave her money to the owner and apologized for not eating it all and she agreed to show him around. The man and Ino then left the shop together, walking off into the night.
Eadha Ohn: I'm sorry I had to do that to Hinata. x.x Gomen nasai, just calm down.
Love from Vicky: o_o; Dude, seriously. You're scaring me.. it's like you're reading my mind of my plot! =p But, shhhhh.. since you can read my mind, you cannot tell others my secret.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the characters.
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Chapter 4
"Damnit! I'll kill him! I'll fucking kill him!" Naruto screamed as he ignored his pain and began to stand up. He ripped the bandages off and a deadly glow of red appeared in his eyes. It was as if all the pain in his body had completely left him and it was filled with rage and madness. Naruto only knew one thing: He was going to find this sick bastard and kill him. Smoke seemed to rise from his bandages, causing them to fall off, and when they did, his wounds had seemed to eal. The genins looked in horror as a slight mist of red began to surround him.
Kurenai's eyes widened in horror as she stared at Naruto's eyes. They were no longer the friendly, calm blue of the energetic boy they once knew--they were now replaced with the familiar look of the kyubi who almost destroyed the village twelve years ago. She turned her attention to Kakashi, who's unmasked eye was also wide.
"Kakashi! You need to get him under control!"
Kakashi couldn't respond. He could handle fighting Zabuza in the mist, he could handle almost anything--anything except seeing those eyes again. The familiar eyes of the kyubi who killed his parents and left him alone. He felt anger starting to burn up into his body, but then stopped. //Aa, Kakashi... Naruto is just being over-taken by the kyubi's chakra... once you get him under control...//
Kakashi brought his fist into the air and swung it at Naruto's face quickly. Naruto was caught off-guard and knocked back onto the bed, trembling some from the blow. He then sat up, his blue eyes now seen with tears in his eyes while he rubbed his bruised cheek. Kakashi walked by his student and sat down by him, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Naruto released another pained scream and jumped into his sensei's arms, crying like a baby who had lost its bottle.
"I'm going... to kill him!" Naruto screamed while continuing to shake and cry in Kakashi's arms. Kakashi motioned for everyone to leave the room so he could try to keep the boy under control.
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Tenten sat up in her room at her house. She didn't feel like being left alone, and asked her parents (along with the Hyuga's) if Neji would stay with her until she felt safe again. They agreed, and Neji slept in her room on the floor, by the window. She didn't really go outside much; all she would do is sit in her bed and read... or just stare into space.
Neji hated seeing her like this. He had already told Gai that he wanted to hunt this bastard down and kill him, but Gai had informed him about Hinata and Naruto being attacked, and Hinata being in a coma. That almost drove him to insanity. He could care less about Naruto being hurt--he could die and he wouldn't care. But Hinata... she was pure. Too pure. She didn't deserve that. Hell, no one deserved it.
By now, he was ready to find him and make him suffer the most worse death that a person could ever face. He heard Tenten release a soft sigh and he turned his eyes from the floor to look up at her. There she was: a usually charismatic girl who had a heart of gold and the will of steel. She had the most pained expression on her face. Her eyes had shut down whatever life was in them and had been replaced by darkness and despair--and all he wanted to do was comfort her. But every time he'd try and at least touch her, she'd flinch as if he were made of fire. He let his gaze fall back to the floor, mentally cursing himself for being too weak to protect her.
"Neji-kun..." Her soft voice broke the long lasting silence. Neji's silver eyes turned up to look at her.
"Hai?"
"Come sit by me, please... I want to talk with you."
He nodded and stood up, making his way to her bed. Instead of sitting by her, he sat infront of her so he could see her face.
"Neji-kun, what do you think of me?" She asked with her face still down.
Neji blinked a few times. //Well, I think you're beautiful, smart, strong, someone I care a lot about...// The question kind of caught him off guard.
"Well..." He began.
"You think I'm impure, don't you?"
"Nani? Tenten, why do you say that?"
She hugged her knees tightly to her chest as tears filled her dark eyes. She forced herself to speak, even though her voice refused.
"Ever--..Ever since that night... you just seem to act... so differently around me... I mean, it's like... I don't know. I just -feel- that you think of me differently. That you think I'm impure because I had my innocence taken away... and I barely even faught back." She lowered her eyes as she felt a wave of pain go through her body and hot tears falling down her face.
Neji sighed deeply before he spoke. He wanted to comfort her, to hold her... to even touch her, but was too scared to do so. //I better do this now...//
"Tenten..." Another sigh. "I do not feel any differently about you. The only person who I'm considering impure is that sick bastard. Not only has he done this to you, but to Hinata-sama as well--he almost killed her. I think neither of you are impure, and that both of you did fight the best you could--you just weren't strong enough... and the only way I've been acting differently around you... is because my feelings for you have grown deeper--much more than friendship. I want to kill this bastard for hurting you--and for hurting Hinata-sama. Neither of you deserved that. And I'm the one who's weak--I couldn't defend you."
"I wouldn't let you go with me." She broke in.
"Listen to me... I care about you, a lot. Tenten... I think I just might be in love with you..."
Tenten scoffed.
"The only reason you're saying that... is because--" Her eyes grew wide, her body froze, and her mind shut down the moment she felt Neji lifting her face to his. Then without warning he closed his silver eyes and placed his lips over hers. She was scared at first. What if he tried to hurt her the same way? //No, Neji would never...// She allowed herself to relax and she kissed back softly. Neither of them went far with the kiss, and after a brief moment, he pulled away from her.
"I know you feel the same way about me, too. You were just too scared to tell me." He whispered while his hands cupped her face, cleaning off her tears.
"True.. that's true..." She said.
"Neji-kun, I'm scared... what if he hurts someone else? He seems to be.. growing violent... he barely hurt me, now he put Hinata-chan in a coma... what'll happen to the next victim?"
He grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her into his arms, holding her to his chest.
"Hopefully, there won't be a next one..."
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Sasuke walked with Sakura hand-in-hand as they made their way to the flower shop. Sakura had insisted on going there and buying flowers for both Tenten and Hinata. Sasuke wasn't too sure about the idea considering who owned it.
"Naaaaaaaniiiiiiii?!" Ino screamed when she saw the two together. She ran over to them to get a closer examination. //They're holding hands!? What the hell is going--Grrrr!//
"Sasuke-kun! Tell me why you're holding hands with this big, ugly forehead girl!"
"Because she's my girlfriend?" Sasuke asked with his eyebrow raised. Ino felt her jaw dropping at least 20 or more feet as she stared at the two.
"Ino-pig, could you please excuse us? We're looking for flowers for Tenten and Hinata-san." Ino mummbled angrily and walked to the back and called for her Mother to help her.
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Ino walked through the empty streets. Night fall had fallen upon Konoha, and even though she knew it was dangerous, she just had to walk to clear her mind. The ramen stand was still open and she had some money in her pocket, so she walked over and ordered miso ramen.
She lazily ate it, feeling too depressed. A shadow fell upon her, but she ignored it.
"Excuse me." The voice said.
"What?" She turned around to see a man in a cape and dressed in all black staring down at her.
"I'm knew in town and I thought that you might help me." He said with an unknown evil smirk going across his face.
Ino sighed and gave her money to the owner and apologized for not eating it all and she agreed to show him around. The man and Ino then left the shop together, walking off into the night.