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sorry this is short chapter, but I wanted to do somehitng more tonight. Thank you so much for the reviews! Anyway, I'm going to give each of our main chars a chapter to themselves. So first up - Gaara!
Chapter 3: Out in
the Open! - Gaara
Gaara sank into the soft bed with a sigh. He tried to imagine what sleep would be like. Like death? He wondered. The only sleep he had ever had was full of pain, and Shukaku just about trying to rip his brain out so the demon could escape. Then, another thought entered his head. How do you sleep?
Neji shook in the kitchen, too shocked and ashamed to move. His cousin was possessed, the kitchen lay in shambles, and he, Neji, who held the greatest power of the Hyuuga, was sitting on the floor, trembling. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Obviously, something had to be done. Hiashi and Hanabi could not find out about this, or he would… he reached and felt the bandages that surrounded his forehead. Damnit. Standing up, he walked down the hall towards Hinata's room, leaving the destroyed kitchen.
Gaara lay wide awake and distressed on Hinata's bed. How the hell does one fall asleep? He tried closing his eyes, but it didn't help. He heard the new sliding door to the room open, and his breath quickened angrily. It better not be that Hyuuga…
"We have to get you to your body." Neji said, looking down on his cousin. He had never seen Hinata's face so wrinkled and angry; the effect was rather frightening.
Gaara sat up, narrowing his still pupil less eyes at Neji.
"What did I tell you." Gaara growled. It wasn't even a question, merely a statement reminding the boy of his death threat only minutes ago.
Neji felt a chill down his back, but he didn't break his gaze. No way would he pay for this. Striking suddenly, he hit Hinata's pressure points, and she collapsed. She was screaming curses at him, but now Neji knew that at least the sand boy wouldn't be able to hurt him. Grabbing the other Hyuuga, Neji dragged her out of the room, and towards the door leading out of the Hyuuga Mansion.
From the kitchen, Hiashi's voice could be heard, an in exclamation of pure rage. Neji quickened his pace as Hinata began to growl.
Finally, Neji set her down behind the ramen shop. It wasn't actually far from the mansion, but he tended to avoid it because of the blond-haired baka that was always there. Now it was the perfect hiding spot.
Gaara regained his chakra quickly, and loomed over Neji hatefully.
"You are dead." Gaara snarled, which still sounded strange in Hinata's voice. Neji noticed for the first time that he was still in Hinata's pajamas.
Gaara flew at the boy with another punch, but this time Neji easily blocked it. As he did with the next, and the next, and the one after that. As Gaara's breathing grew heavier, Neji took advantage of the situation.
"If we cooperate we could actually get you back to your body…"
"Like hell I'm cooperating!" Gaara gasped, between breaths. Why was this body so slow and weak?
"It is your only choice. You have no other way." Neji continued, blocking another punch from Gaara.
Realizing his situation, Gaara took a step back, his face a cold stare.
"Get me to Suna."
The long walk to exit/entrance of Konoha was a hard one. First off – Hinata (Gaara) was still wearing her pajamas, and basically nothing underneath them. Absolutely nothing. Neji wanted to blush just walking by the cold shadow that was his cousin. He hoped Hokage-sama had no missions planned for either of them; they would be unavailable.
Suddenly, from around a corner, two green flashes appeared, apparently racing each other.
"Gai-sensei!" One shouted, looking to the slowing figure behind him, "Don't lag when we are in the SPRINGTIME of YOUTH!"
"Of course not faithful student!" Gai yelled back, "You have not surpassed me at all, Lee!"
Of course, neither were looking where they were going, which was straight for the Hyuuga's.
Gaara felt a pang in his head when he saw the bushy browed boy racing towards him. Wasn't that…wasn't that the boy who had hurt him? Really hurt him for the first time? Insanity swelled inside Gaara's head.
Neji saw the twitch in Hinata's eye, felt the heat of anger. Remembering the fight between Gaara and Lee, Neji shouted (Neji shouting? No!)
"LEE! STOP!" The boy in the green jumpsuit skidded to a halt, but not soon enough. He collided into Hinata with a crash, sending both of them flying. A few people on the streets stopped and stared.
As the dust and debri cleared, Rock Lee found his face squished in between Hinata's breasts, while Hinata stared down on him with the look of death in his eyes.
"I...I...Hinata-chan!" Lee stuttered, his entire face turning a bright red.
"My revenge will be filled with blood…" Gaara whispered, his voice deadly.
Lee had never seen anything so scary in his life.