Sorry it took long to upload. Hopefully someone is still reading this… I feel like I lost a lot of interests! Ack Oh well I have to continue cause I WANT TO FINISH! Theres going to be another … whole Bleeding in the Sand story. Bleeding in the Sand 3 and that's it.. But right now is.. This chapter.

Ezekiel just stood staring ahead, gazing at the dark green trees, "Hiding in dark shadows will not help you now." He dulled his eyes and held two fingers under his sleeves.

Sasuke, who was beside Neji in a tree, nudged him and Neji nodded. They set off in two directions with a quick flash.

Ezekiel only moved his eyes but not head, "Doton: Yomi Numa (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld).." Silently dirt around him turned soft and moist. He didn't dare move knowing it would only cause trouble.

Neji noticed this, "Kuso.." Sasuke had already made a move and it was a bad one, as his foot touched the ground, behind Ezekiel, he sunk in.

Ezekiel had closed his eyes, "Foolish. Patience is the key."

"Patience this!" And he threw his fist at the back of Ezekiel's head.

Ezekiel dodged the move by grabbing his fist and pulled him over his shoulder without even bending. Sasuke landed with a loud splat and mud covered his ears. "Ever wonder what it feels like being blind Sasuke." Ezekiel raised his foot and was about to press on Sasuke's face when Neji used a vine to whip around his foot. Ezekiel didn't look fazed but instead used one hand to break the strong vine apart.

Neji smirked, Bad mistake. He gripped another and pulled back at the same time when Ezekiel did. Neji then whipped the other one at his hand.

Ezekiel rose his other hand and jerked it, he narrowed his eyes, "Do you think I am that easy?"

Neji also narrowed his. His Byakugan slowly took place. He didn't answer but his look was enough.

Ezekiel then felt a presence escape him and he immediately broke the vine and held it in front of him. Sasuke had somehow gotten free and was now threatening to cut his face with a kunai. He had quickly struck with fast hands.

Ezekiel leaned back avoiding the first but the second had caught him slightly off balance and cut the edge of his hair. And even after this Sasuke didn't stop and was now instead stepping forward. Ezekiel continued blocking and stopped him by chopping by his elbow and made it jerk away.

As Sasuke felt his left hand drop the kunai- he did an upper cut with his right fist and Ezekiel caught it. He widened his eyes when ice started gripping on his flesh.

Ezekiel then elbowed back at something and Neji poofed away. Sasuke started tugging back to escape but this made the ice go faster.

Neji then wrapped his legs in vines and swung down at the white haired threat. He expertly twisted his body when Ezekiel tried grabbing the plant. And instead grabbed his wrist.

Ezekiel smirked, "Game over." And he let his power go faster. The ice covered them in under two seconds.

He let go of both of them and opened his mouth to breathe out. He had took his first two souls and his energy started drawing back to him slow and steady.

Fake Hotaru had already started fighting Gaara and both were breathing heavily at each other. She cracked her knuckles, "Still fight pretty good Gaara. I'm impressed."

Gaara didn't even smirk and he rose his hand. He didn't know if it would hurt her if she killed the fake Hotaru but whatever it would do.

She was pissing him off.

Sand shot up all around her and wrapped around her toned body. She uttered a little in surprise and lifted her hands with ice spreading inside the sand. It froze it all up and trickles fell to the floor.

Gaara started chewing on his tongue and mumbled, "Mugen Sajin Daitoppa (Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough)" Sand was thrown out from his mouth and impacted all around the fake Hotaru and even threw her far back into the forest of the bushes. When he was done he gasped for air and final sand coughed from his sides. Too much.. He was trying to stop it so it would touch the real Hotaru.

Sand had built up and the fake Hotaru seemed dead under the pile until the sand turned blue and exploded everywhere into the air. The sharp sand suddenly turned to thousands of ice needles and headed everywhere at once.

Gaara quickly ran in front of real Hotaru and lifted his hands so a wall of sand covered her and him.

The fake Hotaru was on her knees but her fingers twitch right and the needles turned round.

Before Gaara could react he only managed to protect Hotaru and about one hundred needles pierced him. He fell to the floor in a second.

Fake Hotaru gritted her teeth- trying to get up. "M-must follow rules.." She almost fell to the floor when she felt Ezekiel's presence close by. Oh did she stand up so fast.

Gaara felt blood rush up his mouth and he focused his body on healing. The little needles starting quickly breaking off and sand rushed to meet his demands.

Real Hotaru's eyes twitched when she felt the smell of blood hit the ground. But she focused.

Gaara stood up before the other Hotaru had stepped up to him, he quickly grabbed both of her fists when she almost punched him. "I don't want to hurt you."

She gripped his knuckles, "I must follow rules!" And she kicked him with her knee.

He groaned and pushed her away before grabbing his stomach. He held up a shield before she could attack again and then mumbled, "Sabaku Kyu (The Coffin of Crushing Sand)" His sand covered her and held her in the air, "Hopefully this doesn't hurt you." He said, looking at the real Hotaru and squeezed his fingers to his palm.

The fake Hotaru poofed away with a gasp.

Gaara then held his hands high and closed his eyes, "Sabakuro (Desert Prison)" Sand rose over Hotaru and trapped her. Gaara brought his hands down purposely and the sand came crashing down.

The ice shield broke.

It broke! Without wasting a second he ran to the covered area of sand and started digging for her, "Hotaru! Hotaru!" He panicked. Then a slight movement perked his ears and he found an arm. He pulled her up.

Hotaru was knocked out and her skin had become pale.

Gaara placed his hand on her cheek, "Hotaru? Are you ok?"

Hotaru kept her eyes closed but faintly started moving, she opened her mouth to say something but she started coughing out sand.

Gaara squeezed her, relieved she was breathing ok. "Hotaru…"

She strained her eyes, "G-Gaara…?"

Up above… dark clouds had covered the shining bright moon.. Clouds were so black the light dimmed down and thunder started to growl.

Ezekiel raised his eyes, "Mother…"

I'll update tomorrow so I can end this story. You all must be soo bored of me… Sorry…