Sorry guys for the big hold ups in between chappies…so…much…work to do…it's overwhelming. And to add to everything, guess what? I have this book project for censored books and we had to draw out of a hat and then write a book report on it. And guess what I got? A whats-happening-to-my-body sex book. A MALE sex book. Why on earth was that in that hat I drew from? That will make for an odd summary. Sorry for going off topic! Enjoy!

Chapter 13

A Family Affair

"Not if we finish it first, brother." Temari stepped forth. Gaara looked at her as if she was an annoying pest (which she is).

"Ah, Temari." Gaara summoned his sand. "You always were one to push things." Temari gasped, forgetting what happened when you angered Gaara. She flipped open her fan, which unfortunately had a huge burn through it, thus having no effect. Gaara chuckled under his breath. It's always been easy to frighten her.

"Um, Gaara, on the second thought, let's talk things out rationally," Kankuro attempted to reason. The teens just watched as this conversation went back and forth, still trying to process Akio's true identity.

Gaara shot Kankuro a look of anger. "Talk things out rationally? Did you agree to 'talk things out rationally' when you decided to exile me?" Gaara's sand grew and grew until there was almost an entire river of it around him.

"Um, dear son, it was for your own good, you have to understand that," Rin attempted as she eyed the sand nervously, though it was an obvious lie. Gaara spat.

"Don't pretend you have no idea, mother," Gaara advanced on his family members. "It was because I was stronger than you. You feared that I could easily squash your little plans for this 'dark prophecy'." Gaara then looked at his siblings. "And you two went around telling each village inhabitant that I was a murderous monster, out for blood." His siblings backed away as Gaara stepped toward them. "Little do you know, my siblings, the only blood I crave…is yours." At these words, the teens were taken aback. They had no idea that beneath that happy face of Akio, there lied a powerful teenager with just as bad a past as they had, if not worse. They were not sure what to make of him at such a homicidal state. Temari and Kankuro backed away in horror, then turned into an all out maniac run from their deaths. Rin and Kiroku stumbled back. The girls and boys relished this site.

"Hn." Gaara's sand shifted again, though he made no move to follow them. He knew he could perform the sand coffin…but people like them didn't deserve such an awesomely maneuvered death (AN: ok, I added a bit of my own thoughts there). He knew he could just as easily scare them to their deaths. He sent the sand after them.

"Don't do anything foolish, son." Kiroku held up his hand warningly. Gaara was not threatened. He continued to let his sand pursue his family.

Upon watching this, Ino began to shake. She didn't want to watch this happen…without helping that is. A wide grin crept across her face.

"Maybe we should lend a hand guys…" She said to her friends, standing up as her mark began to glow.

"I like that idea," Sasuke said, standing up as well. "Very much." The rest of the teens stood up with them. They all looked back at the fellowship.

"Well…" Sakura began. "You guys don't exactly have any powers…" Kiba raised an eyebrow, stepping forward.

"Hey," he said raising his hands up. "We aren't in the prophecy for nothing." He looked back at the rest of the fellowship. "Guys?" they all nodded. They stood up and gathered in a small circle and got on their knees. They made a seal with their hands and began to recite something. It was the prophecy.

As they progressed through the prophecy, an orb of light began to formulate in the center, growing with every word they said. At the end of the prophecy, it was at it's largest, and the teens had to avert their eyes from its radiant glow.

"And let the power of the fellowship diffuse!" The fellowship said in unison. That very second, the orb separated into eight parts. Each part shot into the mark of each marked person. They cringed in slight pain, but it was over just as fast. They looked at the fellowship.

"It will enhance your strength by ten times." Lee explained to them. "You will need it…Gaara won't be able to hold them off forever." They looked back at what was happening. Lee was right- Gaara was having a hard time fending off Rin and Kiroku as Temari and Kankuro were still fumbling in back of them.

"Right," said Tenten, her mark glowing. "Thanks guys…we'll take it from here." With a resounding 'thanks' the chosen ones and sentinels ran to join the fight.

"Ooh, look here hun, more playmates!" Rin laughed cruelly while she and Kiroku were blasting power bolts at the dodging Gaara. He had sand to protect him from hits, but it could only move so fast, and the bolts were pretty erratic.

"All the more fun to kill." Kiroku answered back, a grin just as evil. "I think we better use our trump card for these rats." Rin nodded. They took their attention off Gaara, who had been hit twice in his arms. Being one who had rarely experienced pain, he was having a hard time taking it. He clutched his bleeding wounds.

Rin and Kiroku faced the others. The fellowship had made themselves hidden while the others brought their marks to life. The lines had fully extenuated along their bodies, glowing. They also were surrounded by their auras and as a whole, they created one scary site surrounded by a freakishly fluorescent light. This did not scare Rin and Kiroku though.

"You kids," Rin shook her head. "You're all the same. No matter how much knowledge is shoved down your throats, you can just…never…learn!" She threw bolts at them between each word. However, the mix of auras deflected them. She gasped in surprise, but was not worried. She had definitely not reached the most effective of her attacks just yet.

"It is you who will never learn." Neji shook his head this time. "Perhaps you have not noticed all your ninjas dead. We were the cause of death." The rest of them nodded boldly. It was just then that they noticed Temari and Kankuro.

"You two…" Ino squinted at them. "I'll take you two since I have been the most annoyed by you since we met," she said in mark-induced harshness. She walked towards them and they stumbled back again. Ino mentally laughed. She conjured up a simple fire blast and blew them each into the wall. Her rage added to the fire's intensity, and together, they created a lethal blow. With more burnt then just her hair, Temari slid down the wall.

"Screw…you." She muffled before falling limp into death (AN: Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead!).

"I never liked you anyway." Kankuro coughed as he too fell flat.

This added to Rin and Kiroku's rage.

"Why you…" she looked at Kiroku furiously. "It's time!" he nodded in agreement. It was then that a light began to emit from each of their foreheads. Slowly, a seal began to form. Only it was much different from the kid's marks. These marks were ragged and criss-crossing and other marks of shear evil. The teens backed away confusedly.

Neji twitched. What's this strange up-rise of energy…crap. This cannot mean good for us.

The marks upon Kiroku and Rin's heads began to gleam. As they did, the couple began to take on different forms. Their hair turned a dark charcoal, their skin ashen gray. Their lips also went very dark, and their eyes turned red. Their hands and arms became crooked and odd looking, dangling at their sides like lanterns in the wind. The dark robes they had already donned had made the look that much more frightening. The girls gulped. This wasn't going to be so easy anymore.

"So how do you like my new look girls?" Rin asked of the girls, her voice now like a snake's (well…if a snake had voice it would sound something like hers). "I'm thinking of making everyone this way once our prophecy pulls through…starting with you and your friends." The girls cringed. They certainly were not about to succumb to that fashion statement.

"But to do that…" Kiroku began to glow, as did Rin. "We must rid you of your current souls." They began to charge up, and all possible escape exits were suddenly shut down. They were all trapped. The evil two began to snicker wickedly. They were glowing a tremendous light, and the teens then knew that whatever power they had in store for them, it was going to be deadly. They prepared themselves as best they could, although they knew there was no way to run from this.

"Ino…" Shikamaru laced his fingers through Ino's. Ino slightly jumped, but then calmed down instantly at the touch of Shikamaru's fingers to hers. She felt safer with him.

Tenten felt something put her in hand once again before feeling a surge of deja vu. She looked down to see the kunai in her hand again. Neji folded her fingers over the handle, just so that they were grazing his name. She looked up, and this time Neji did not look away like he didn't care. Their eyes locked, and she instantly knew that he did care.

"I guess it was bound to happen…" Sakura whispered to herself as she shook. Even with her mark active, she could not find her strength. That is, until she felt fingers on her cheek. She looked and saw that they were Sasuke's. He gave her look telling her to be strong. He understood. Sasuke…Sakura thought, as she sucked up her anxiety. This was something so…unlike Sasuke. I will be strong…for you and for everyone.

"Just don't think of it as death." Naruto consoled Hinata, as Rin and Kiroku increased in size. Hinata put her hand over her face. Why was it that she always had to emotionally break down in the presence of those she cared the most about? "And look at it this way…" Naruto said in a more serious tone. "At least we will die together." This was enough to make Hinata smile.

"We're not letting you guys go through this alone." The teens looked back to see the fellowship.

"We're all a part of the prophecy," Lee said. "Thus it is only fitting that we die along with you."

"It's unfortunate it had to happen this way but…" Shino sighed, stepping forth. "We must." They smiled at the fellowship. They had thought they were ones to run away from danger. Turns out they were wrong.

They stood their grounds and prepared to be hit. The sentinels and chosen ones smiled at them for being that brave before Kiroku interrupted them.

"Say your prayers, children!" Kiroku roared, as electric energy spiraled around them. "You should have listened to us…you could have died such a quick, sharp death. But no…you had to push things. And now look where you are. Prepare to be exterminated you filthy rats!" The energy built up was now at it's highest, and Rin and Kiroku lunged at the kids. Many memories flashed through their brains, as if at the speed of light.

You cannot escape your destinies…

You will never succeed…

You will break down…

Your brain will turn on you…

Your strength will betray you…

The only thing that can save you…

Did you all get those tattoos together?

Welcome to Konoha Village High!

I met a guy too…

The prophecy is unraveling…

You are the reincarnates of the past saviors…

History is repeating itself…

It's nice to see you girls again…

The dark prophecy…

We're all part of the prophecy…

We must.

You could say they saw their lives flash before their eyes. They saw it as if they had relived it. Each of them could not help but feel a large punch to their hearts when they were hit with the realization of failure. They had failed their ancestors and the world. They could not stop the dark from living their prophecy, and as a result everyone would now suffer, while they got the cheap escape of death. It…it was just not fair.

They each knew that in the next millisecond, they were about to come in contact with an excruciating death. They prepared themselves, ready to face their deserved fates.

They still waited.

And waited. Though it had only been a matter of seconds, the power should have hit them by then. Ok, why aren't we dying yet?

At long last, they opened their eyes. They gasped at what it was they saw. Ino clamped a hand over her mouth. I…I can't believe it.

Ok! To Rockleelover, you're right, this shouldn't be the last chapter, and so I decided to break it off here. I know it's not as eventful as the last one, but keep looking for the next chappie, though! Oh, and to everyone, no guessing the answer to the cliffy please! Haha when people do that they are usually right, and it sort of ruins the suspense a little (I shouldn't be one to talk since I always guess the cliffhangers too, but don't be like me!). Thanks so much everyone for reading, R and R!