Love and Death
Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto...still wishing...
A/N: I don't really have any ideas for this chapter. I came up with a few at school with my friend lisa, but that's about it. This chapter might seem a little pointless, I'm not sure. I hope not. Anyway, this is Kisa and Neji by themselves, and wow, is it weird. (Well, any relationship concerning Neji is bound to be weird so...) Oh well...I guess I'll just have to stick to action/adventure by itself next time! **There's an Inner Neji too! Yeah!**
Chapter 7
All Alone with You: Part Two
"N-Neji-san?" Kisa looked at him nervously, unsure of what to say.
"What do you want?" He asked her in monotone, as if he didn't really care about what she had to say, no matter what it was.
"Nothing..."
Now Neji was really getting pissed. Why couldn't she have just stayed with Sasuke and Miharu, so that he could go ahead by himself? Silence was much better than this... "Don't call my name if you don't need anything." He told her harshly.
She inwardly flinched, and kept her silence for about five minutes more. But she had to know...she just had to!
"Neji-san..." She tried once again.
"Now what do you want?" He asked her irritably, continuing onward at a faster pace than before, more or less hoping that she would get lost.
"I...I was just wondering...why is it that..."
"Well? Hurry up and tell me!" He was getting more irritated by the second.
"Why is it that you stood up for me...back...back there?" She asked, looking down at her feet. 'This is embarrassing...' she thought to herself.
Neji stopped suddenly, his back still toward her. His voice became less harsh, softened, almost, as he spoke to her. "It's not that I stood up for you." He began. How was he supposed to explain his actions? Even he didn't know why he had done it! Slowly, carefully choosing his words, he continued. "It's just that...I hate Miharu."
Kisa blinked at his answer, looking up quickly only to see that his back still faced her. Looking back down at her feet, she sighed. "Oh..."
Neji sensed her disappointment? What did she expect him to say? That he was madly in love with her? As if! [[Inner Neji]] Well...actually, she is kinda cute I guess...AHHH! What the hell am I saying??? [[Inner Neji End]]
He began again, clearing his throat as he spoke. "Well...I guess it's not only that. You could say that it is more Miharu's fault than yours. What I said back there was true. She really had no right to yell at you like that. She is a qualified Jounin, one of the strongest I know. She should know, better than anybody, than to walk off in her own thoughts no matter what. If she had been obeying the rules, then she wouldn't have walked away on her own. She would have realized that you were hurt, and would have turned back to help. As it is, Miharu isn't exactly the smartest person I know...even if she is one of the strongest.
"Anyway, she's a qualified shinobi, you're not. Therefore, it is not your fault that she almost died. It's hers...even though if she had, it would have been like a blessing to me..."
Kisa blushed slightly, and decided to take her chances. She would ask another question. "Neji-san..." she began, not sure if she should ask or not. Then she remembered what he had said.
*****"Don't call my name if you don't need anything."******
She didn't want to bother him for no reason, and she had already called his name. She took a deep breath and continued. "Why...why is it that you hate Miharu-san so much?" she asked nervously.
He turned around and faced her, for the first time in the past hour, although she didn't notice, seeing as though her attention was focussed solely on her not-too-interesting feet. He considered her question carefully.
"You should know this by now."
Kisa looked up quickly, to see him sizing her up. It made her rather uncomfortable, but she decided to ignore it for the time being. "Demo! I really, really don't!" she protested weakly. Neji sighed.
"It's not that I hate her, really. It's just that she pisses the hell out of me."
"I see..."
Neji turned to resume his walk, only to have his name called once again. For the first time in his life, he felt as though he shared the same feelings with Miharu. He could have strangled Kisa in that moment.
"WHAT NOW???" He almost screamed. However, he managed to keep his composure.
"Arigatou." Kisa said shyly. Not looking up, she began to walk forward.
Neji shook his head in exasperation. 'Women.' He thought. 'Why are they always so infuriating? And emotional! It really starts to get on your nerves after a while!' He, too, resumed his walk. He would ponder the minds of women later. After all, lately he'd seemed to have more and more free time.
**Two hours later**
THUMP!
Neji turned quickly, only to see Kisa lying in a huge heap on the rough dirt floor. "Humph! Did you fall again?" he asked her snidely. He was about to snicker, but caught himself on time. 'Was I really about to do something that childish?' he wondered to himself.
Kisa sat up slowly. She felt like screaming. 'Curse him!' she thought ferociously. 'How dare he talk to me like I'm inferior!' "I'm FINE" she said, stressing the last word.
"Oh, really? If you were fine, I'd think we'd still be walking right now."
'DAMN HIM!!!' "ALRIGHT! I don't think I can go any farther. I'm tired..."
He raised an eyebrow. "And...?" he prodded.
"Dammit...and hungry..." She looked down, embarrassed. 'Why does he look through people like that? I feel so violated!' Suddenly she heard a whooshing sound. Looking up, she saw Neji less than an inch away from her face. She screamed and jumped backward, banging into a tree.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU MOVE SO FAST?" she screamed at him, rubbing her head in pain. It was then that she realized that he was holding a blanket.
"If you're so tired...why don't you sleep?" Unexpectedly, (and for the first time in this fic), he smiled at her. Truly smiled.
First Person Narrative ( Hiragi Kisa
In that very moment, my heart skipped a beat. I was in love.
End Narrative
She took the blanket, blushing furiously the whole time, and whispered "Arigatou" softly. Lying down, she smiled shyly before falling into a deep sleep.
*
Kisa woke up a few hours later. She realized that it was dark. Looking over to her left, she saw a huge fire. And beside it was Neji. "What's he doing?" she whispered to herself. Then it struck her. He was...
Getting up quickly, she folded the blanket and shuffled over to him on her knees. "Domo..." she thanked him for the thousandth time that day. She put it carefully down beside him, and took a seat on the other side of it. She stared into the fire dreamily.
He looked over at her. Then he handed her a bowl of instant ramen. (Don't ask me where he got the materials from) "Here." He said shortly. Picking up his own bowl of ramen, he began to drink. Slowly he put down the bowl. His eyes widened in surprise. "It actually tastes...good!" He said enthusiastically.
Kisa sweatdropped. She looked at him as if he had lost his mind. "What?" he asked her, honestly not knowing why she gave him the look she did. "I've never cooked before in my life. It takes away time from my training."
'Instant ramen hardly counts as cooking, but oh well.' She thought to herself. Looking at him in that same way still, Kisa asked, "Is training all you ever think about, Neji-san?"
Neji stared into the star-filled sky. His blank eyes reflected the moonlight. "Actually..." he began.
". . ."
"It's not." He finished softly. Bringing his gaze so it landed on her, he saw the same look in her eyes. "What?" he asked again." When the look didn't change, he began to pout. "Fine, be that way."
Getting up, he headed to the side of the road. "Neji-san!" Kisa called after him.
"Leave me alone. I'm going to bed." And he did just that.
*
Waking up the next morning, Neji turned on his side, only to see Kisa's face closer than an inch away from his own. He head was propped up on her hand, a slight blush had crept over her nose, and her eyes were rather droopy. Jumping up, he yelled "WHAT THE HELL?" Gathering himself, he stated angrily, "Never do that again!"
"Oh, shut up." She said wearily.
"NANI???" Turning his back, he stomped away. 'She's really pissing me off!' he thought to himself. Walking to where the fire was the previous night, he proceeded to start another one. [[Inner Neji]] I know! I'll cook something! Because I cook so damn good! MWAHAHAHAH! [[Inner Neji End]]
Walking over to where Kisa still lay, two bowls of soup in his hands, Neji prodded her with his foot. "Wake up." He commanded. Still holding her bowl of instant ramen, Neji slowly drank his own. 'It's as good as ever!' he thought, happy to discover another new talent.
Kisa still hadn't woken up, or so he thought. Prodding her even harder with his foot, he yelled, "Wake up!" When she still didn't make any effort to move, he frowned. "Is my cooking really that bad to you?" She still didn't move. "Fine!" Squatting down, he drank down her ramen quickly. "Hah!"
"I'm sick, you baka yaro." She stated weakly.
"Oh...oops."
She rolled her eyes at him, but inwardly, she grinned. He was really beginning to open up. She was happy to have met his inner self. Once you got to know him, he really wasn't that bad of a guy. "It's ok, I guess. But you owe me a bowl of ramen."
"I'm broke. I'll just take care of your fever instead." He told her, not embarrassed in the least. Walking to wear his bag lay, he took out a cloth and a canteen. Folding the cloth, he wet it with the cool water. Walking back over to her, he flipped her so that she now lay on her back. Gently he placed the wet cloth on her heated forehead. "If you just stay here and sleep, you should feel better. When you wake up, the very last bowl of instant ramen will be waiting for you." He grinned.
"Ohhh...now don't I feel special." She answered sarcastically, but did as he said.
*
Waking up a few hours later, she found that what Neji-san had said would happen had indeed. Her fever had dropped drastically. Turning on her stomach, she saw that he had indeed prepared the last bowl of ramen for her. "At least he knows how to treat a sick person..." She said softly.
"I heard that." Came his voice from beside her. Had he been there the whole time?
"W-were you watching me sleep?" she asked him, blushing. This time, not from the fever.
"So what if I was?" He asked her, grinning mischievously.
'Oh no...' she thought. Drinking her ramen, she tried to forget what he had just said. Looking up from her bowl, though, she saw that he was still grinning at her. "Oh, stop that, you idiot." She told him. Getting up, she began packing away everything in the small clearing that they would be carrying with them.
"What are you doing?" Neji asked her, getting up also. He walked over to where she was. As she walked past him, he grabbed one of her wrists, forcing her to stop.
"I'm cleaning this place up. What do you think?" She scoffed at his stupidity.
"Yeah, I know THAT. But why?"
"We don't have time to waste, Neji-san. You're on an assignment, remember?" She smiled at him.
Neji looked into her soft blue eyes. 'I never thought I'd ever do this.' He thought to himself. Leaning over her, he kissed her quickly and softly. "Arigatou."
End of Chapter 7!
A/N: There you have it! Not much romance, but too bad! Hahahah! It's my story! Anyway, I'm starting to really love Neji's character, even though he hates me...*sigh* oh well. Please review! The next chapter will be far more interesting! I promise! Ja ne!
A/N: I don't really have any ideas for this chapter. I came up with a few at school with my friend lisa, but that's about it. This chapter might seem a little pointless, I'm not sure. I hope not. Anyway, this is Kisa and Neji by themselves, and wow, is it weird. (Well, any relationship concerning Neji is bound to be weird so...) Oh well...I guess I'll just have to stick to action/adventure by itself next time! **There's an Inner Neji too! Yeah!**
Chapter 7
All Alone with You: Part Two
"N-Neji-san?" Kisa looked at him nervously, unsure of what to say.
"What do you want?" He asked her in monotone, as if he didn't really care about what she had to say, no matter what it was.
"Nothing..."
Now Neji was really getting pissed. Why couldn't she have just stayed with Sasuke and Miharu, so that he could go ahead by himself? Silence was much better than this... "Don't call my name if you don't need anything." He told her harshly.
She inwardly flinched, and kept her silence for about five minutes more. But she had to know...she just had to!
"Neji-san..." She tried once again.
"Now what do you want?" He asked her irritably, continuing onward at a faster pace than before, more or less hoping that she would get lost.
"I...I was just wondering...why is it that..."
"Well? Hurry up and tell me!" He was getting more irritated by the second.
"Why is it that you stood up for me...back...back there?" She asked, looking down at her feet. 'This is embarrassing...' she thought to herself.
Neji stopped suddenly, his back still toward her. His voice became less harsh, softened, almost, as he spoke to her. "It's not that I stood up for you." He began. How was he supposed to explain his actions? Even he didn't know why he had done it! Slowly, carefully choosing his words, he continued. "It's just that...I hate Miharu."
Kisa blinked at his answer, looking up quickly only to see that his back still faced her. Looking back down at her feet, she sighed. "Oh..."
Neji sensed her disappointment? What did she expect him to say? That he was madly in love with her? As if! [[Inner Neji]] Well...actually, she is kinda cute I guess...AHHH! What the hell am I saying??? [[Inner Neji End]]
He began again, clearing his throat as he spoke. "Well...I guess it's not only that. You could say that it is more Miharu's fault than yours. What I said back there was true. She really had no right to yell at you like that. She is a qualified Jounin, one of the strongest I know. She should know, better than anybody, than to walk off in her own thoughts no matter what. If she had been obeying the rules, then she wouldn't have walked away on her own. She would have realized that you were hurt, and would have turned back to help. As it is, Miharu isn't exactly the smartest person I know...even if she is one of the strongest.
"Anyway, she's a qualified shinobi, you're not. Therefore, it is not your fault that she almost died. It's hers...even though if she had, it would have been like a blessing to me..."
Kisa blushed slightly, and decided to take her chances. She would ask another question. "Neji-san..." she began, not sure if she should ask or not. Then she remembered what he had said.
*****"Don't call my name if you don't need anything."******
She didn't want to bother him for no reason, and she had already called his name. She took a deep breath and continued. "Why...why is it that you hate Miharu-san so much?" she asked nervously.
He turned around and faced her, for the first time in the past hour, although she didn't notice, seeing as though her attention was focussed solely on her not-too-interesting feet. He considered her question carefully.
"You should know this by now."
Kisa looked up quickly, to see him sizing her up. It made her rather uncomfortable, but she decided to ignore it for the time being. "Demo! I really, really don't!" she protested weakly. Neji sighed.
"It's not that I hate her, really. It's just that she pisses the hell out of me."
"I see..."
Neji turned to resume his walk, only to have his name called once again. For the first time in his life, he felt as though he shared the same feelings with Miharu. He could have strangled Kisa in that moment.
"WHAT NOW???" He almost screamed. However, he managed to keep his composure.
"Arigatou." Kisa said shyly. Not looking up, she began to walk forward.
Neji shook his head in exasperation. 'Women.' He thought. 'Why are they always so infuriating? And emotional! It really starts to get on your nerves after a while!' He, too, resumed his walk. He would ponder the minds of women later. After all, lately he'd seemed to have more and more free time.
**Two hours later**
THUMP!
Neji turned quickly, only to see Kisa lying in a huge heap on the rough dirt floor. "Humph! Did you fall again?" he asked her snidely. He was about to snicker, but caught himself on time. 'Was I really about to do something that childish?' he wondered to himself.
Kisa sat up slowly. She felt like screaming. 'Curse him!' she thought ferociously. 'How dare he talk to me like I'm inferior!' "I'm FINE" she said, stressing the last word.
"Oh, really? If you were fine, I'd think we'd still be walking right now."
'DAMN HIM!!!' "ALRIGHT! I don't think I can go any farther. I'm tired..."
He raised an eyebrow. "And...?" he prodded.
"Dammit...and hungry..." She looked down, embarrassed. 'Why does he look through people like that? I feel so violated!' Suddenly she heard a whooshing sound. Looking up, she saw Neji less than an inch away from her face. She screamed and jumped backward, banging into a tree.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU MOVE SO FAST?" she screamed at him, rubbing her head in pain. It was then that she realized that he was holding a blanket.
"If you're so tired...why don't you sleep?" Unexpectedly, (and for the first time in this fic), he smiled at her. Truly smiled.
First Person Narrative ( Hiragi Kisa
In that very moment, my heart skipped a beat. I was in love.
End Narrative
She took the blanket, blushing furiously the whole time, and whispered "Arigatou" softly. Lying down, she smiled shyly before falling into a deep sleep.
*
Kisa woke up a few hours later. She realized that it was dark. Looking over to her left, she saw a huge fire. And beside it was Neji. "What's he doing?" she whispered to herself. Then it struck her. He was...
Getting up quickly, she folded the blanket and shuffled over to him on her knees. "Domo..." she thanked him for the thousandth time that day. She put it carefully down beside him, and took a seat on the other side of it. She stared into the fire dreamily.
He looked over at her. Then he handed her a bowl of instant ramen. (Don't ask me where he got the materials from) "Here." He said shortly. Picking up his own bowl of ramen, he began to drink. Slowly he put down the bowl. His eyes widened in surprise. "It actually tastes...good!" He said enthusiastically.
Kisa sweatdropped. She looked at him as if he had lost his mind. "What?" he asked her, honestly not knowing why she gave him the look she did. "I've never cooked before in my life. It takes away time from my training."
'Instant ramen hardly counts as cooking, but oh well.' She thought to herself. Looking at him in that same way still, Kisa asked, "Is training all you ever think about, Neji-san?"
Neji stared into the star-filled sky. His blank eyes reflected the moonlight. "Actually..." he began.
". . ."
"It's not." He finished softly. Bringing his gaze so it landed on her, he saw the same look in her eyes. "What?" he asked again." When the look didn't change, he began to pout. "Fine, be that way."
Getting up, he headed to the side of the road. "Neji-san!" Kisa called after him.
"Leave me alone. I'm going to bed." And he did just that.
*
Waking up the next morning, Neji turned on his side, only to see Kisa's face closer than an inch away from his own. He head was propped up on her hand, a slight blush had crept over her nose, and her eyes were rather droopy. Jumping up, he yelled "WHAT THE HELL?" Gathering himself, he stated angrily, "Never do that again!"
"Oh, shut up." She said wearily.
"NANI???" Turning his back, he stomped away. 'She's really pissing me off!' he thought to himself. Walking to where the fire was the previous night, he proceeded to start another one. [[Inner Neji]] I know! I'll cook something! Because I cook so damn good! MWAHAHAHAH! [[Inner Neji End]]
Walking over to where Kisa still lay, two bowls of soup in his hands, Neji prodded her with his foot. "Wake up." He commanded. Still holding her bowl of instant ramen, Neji slowly drank his own. 'It's as good as ever!' he thought, happy to discover another new talent.
Kisa still hadn't woken up, or so he thought. Prodding her even harder with his foot, he yelled, "Wake up!" When she still didn't make any effort to move, he frowned. "Is my cooking really that bad to you?" She still didn't move. "Fine!" Squatting down, he drank down her ramen quickly. "Hah!"
"I'm sick, you baka yaro." She stated weakly.
"Oh...oops."
She rolled her eyes at him, but inwardly, she grinned. He was really beginning to open up. She was happy to have met his inner self. Once you got to know him, he really wasn't that bad of a guy. "It's ok, I guess. But you owe me a bowl of ramen."
"I'm broke. I'll just take care of your fever instead." He told her, not embarrassed in the least. Walking to wear his bag lay, he took out a cloth and a canteen. Folding the cloth, he wet it with the cool water. Walking back over to her, he flipped her so that she now lay on her back. Gently he placed the wet cloth on her heated forehead. "If you just stay here and sleep, you should feel better. When you wake up, the very last bowl of instant ramen will be waiting for you." He grinned.
"Ohhh...now don't I feel special." She answered sarcastically, but did as he said.
*
Waking up a few hours later, she found that what Neji-san had said would happen had indeed. Her fever had dropped drastically. Turning on her stomach, she saw that he had indeed prepared the last bowl of ramen for her. "At least he knows how to treat a sick person..." She said softly.
"I heard that." Came his voice from beside her. Had he been there the whole time?
"W-were you watching me sleep?" she asked him, blushing. This time, not from the fever.
"So what if I was?" He asked her, grinning mischievously.
'Oh no...' she thought. Drinking her ramen, she tried to forget what he had just said. Looking up from her bowl, though, she saw that he was still grinning at her. "Oh, stop that, you idiot." She told him. Getting up, she began packing away everything in the small clearing that they would be carrying with them.
"What are you doing?" Neji asked her, getting up also. He walked over to where she was. As she walked past him, he grabbed one of her wrists, forcing her to stop.
"I'm cleaning this place up. What do you think?" She scoffed at his stupidity.
"Yeah, I know THAT. But why?"
"We don't have time to waste, Neji-san. You're on an assignment, remember?" She smiled at him.
Neji looked into her soft blue eyes. 'I never thought I'd ever do this.' He thought to himself. Leaning over her, he kissed her quickly and softly. "Arigatou."
End of Chapter 7!
A/N: There you have it! Not much romance, but too bad! Hahahah! It's my story! Anyway, I'm starting to really love Neji's character, even though he hates me...*sigh* oh well. Please review! The next chapter will be far more interesting! I promise! Ja ne!