chapter 13: a maple man

Shino than began to walk over to the girls.just tell her.

korena turned around nearly running into him "did you come to dance?" tell her. tell her.

"yes ," she smiled widely

"hey korena," it was hinata " im gonna go sit with kiba.take a break you know"

"that's fine" just then the song changed to slow. " do you want to wait for a faster song or-"

he put his hand around her waist and pulled her close. " this is my type of song more ." korena blushed as she put her arms on his shoulders.

"thank you."

As the song played they got closer and closer , her head was laying now on his shoulder . He dipped her slowly , with his hand he ran it down her middle back till he reached the lower of it. She trembled.

She could have swore he smiled then. " your good at this ."

"thank you, a….korena" she looked up their faces were inches away.she shut her eyes.his hand pulled her closer to him gently . she was ready . she decided she would help it a little she pushed herself a little higher on her toes. She could feel him breathing heavy. The warm breath gently corested her face.

(his pov)

"thank you," should he tell her how he feels or just not. I need to tell her, without her I don't think I could have ever felt like this. "a….korena"

she turned her head. Shes so close to me. Why had I not noticed till now. She's shuting her eyes! What do I do? She looks so peaceful though. Maybe it wouldn't hurt if i…he pulled her up with the hand on her back.she smells of sweet tea and ginger…she pushed herself closer. He unbuttoned his collar revieling his mouth.

Why do I feel so tingly?I want to kiss her…she wants it to…his breathing quickened. He could feel it the bubbles were now everywhere. this just feels so right to me.i think I want to…

He closed his eyes and moved downward centimeters from touching her lips with his own.

Then she was jerked away.

He opened his eyes.to see a man holding her arm.he was digging his fingers into her skin

she began to bleed.

(end his pov)

"get off" she yelled trying desperately to rip her arm from his grasp.he clinched tighter.

"you've bloomed nicely in these last few years "

" who are you, get off me! " she screamed violent pulling away.

"get off her."

"shut it bug-boy , koren and I have history , don't we my little bubbles " he shoot her a peircing glare.

"no…. no! let me go!" by this time the floor had cleared. And the bubbles that were from her and shino's dancing now all become kuni. " your not taking me let go!"

"now , now we mustent cause a scene.." he looked at her. and pulled her close and put her arm behind her back he pushed it upward tell she cryed in pain then screamed

"your end is now! " the kuni all sequentually flew at them.

"korena!" shino shouted.

The shots where all blocked by a shield around the man. She colapsed. "isnt that better now. I thought you'd grown but you still cant beat me now an you.." he looked down at the girl in his arms,"such a pitty."

"she used to much power. She's helpless." Hinata yelled

"shino…" korena faintly called.

He charged full on attacking the man with everything he could. Plowing his face , and surrounding his body with bugs.

Droping korena he disapeared. Korena fell into a heap on the floor. Kinata then proceeded to wrap her wounds.

When everything was wrapped up and she was ashured to be ok ,shino layed her on the bed.

And stood in the hall. His mind was racing.what had just happened who was that man? What conection did he have with korena?

"hey are you ok?" it was kiba.

"im fine, im just worried about her." he looked to his room door.

"did you tell her?"

"I was going to… but that guy ." he looked away form the door to the ground.

" I should tell you something else." Shino looked up.

" that guy was in the hallway when I saw you guys too. He smelled like maple but I thought nothing of it because of people traveling but …"

"you should have told me when you had a bad thought about it. Maybe this wouldn't have happened.maybe I could have helped her."

" you couldn't have done anything, and she wont die hinata said it was justa fractured

lower arm. She doesn't have strong use of it for a while but she is not going to die from it."

"she was so scared, and I just stood there, I couldn't help it it I didn't know what to do…"

"shino its-"

" no its not! I let her down!" he punched the wall behind him.

Kiba nodded saying he understood."ill keep watch tonight, you need to be there…" kiba looked to the door.

"yes." Shino walked in through the door to find her on the bed still pased out. " ill do better next time I swear my life on it."

End chapter