---Chapter 2---

Naruto was on the closet floor, tied up.

"Wh-what!? What's going on here?" Kurai said, looking at the tied up Naruto in front of her, and the Naruto standing by the bed. She looked back and forward.

The Naruto in front of her tried saying something, but couldn't because of the tape on his mouth. She knelt down and took the tape off his mouth.

Then he said, "When I came in the room and you back was facing the room, he knocked me out, tied me up, and put me in the closet"

"He?" Kurai asked. "Who's 'he'?"

Naruto pointed to the Naruto standing by the bed and said, "Sasuke."

It was quiet for five seconds.

Then, "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You're funny Naruto. Ha ha ha! Okay, witch one is the 'shadow clone'?" Kurai asked, laughing.

"I'm Naruto and that's Sasuke," the Naruto in front of Kurai said. "Now that your cover is blown, why don't you transform back, Sasuke?"

POOF Sasuke appeared and was glaring at Naruto.

"Oh my god! So your telling me that I kissed you instead of Naruto!?" Kurai asked, sounding pissed.

"Yes," Sasuke said, enjoying this.

"Why?" Kurai asked, waiting for a good answer.

"Because you're such a hottie and I deserve someone like you," Sasuke said. "Why do you like that dope instead of me?"

'Oh, this is going to be fun.' Kurai thought. "I like you as a friend. But, I wouldn't want to fall for someone who would break my heart, leave the village to go to that Orochimaru bastard, to get stronger to kill Itachi, after three years. Even though, before you go to Itachi, you kill Orochimaru, so ya don't have to be his 'container'. And I know Naruto would never do anything like that," Kurai said. "Dose that answer your question?" (BURN!)

'Hn? How does she know about Itachi? And who the hell is Orochimaru? I'll have to ask her later," Sasuke thought. "Whatever… Eventually, you will be mine," Sasuke said.

Kurai was about to talk back at him, but there was a knock at the door. They looked at the door then at each other.

"Be quiet. When I give the signal, leave out the window. And I'll explain everything while we're moving," Kurai whispered.

Sasuke and Naruto nodded.

Kurai walked to the door and looked out the door hole.

Nothing. She saw nothing.

Then Kurai gasped, sounding like she was suffocating from no air. Her hands went to her stomach; she went back a few steps and fell on her knees.

Naruto and Sasuke were looking at Kurai, and saw something sticking out of her. It was a kunai.

"Kurai!?" Naruto and Sasuke yelled.

"Nugh… Now, now go… nugh… GO!" Kurai said, weakly.

"Well, I'm not going anywhere without you," Naruto said, heading towards her.

But Sasuke bet Naruto, and picked her up bridal-style.

"W-what!?" she said, sounding surprised but still weak.

"You want to survive, right?" Sasuke asked, sounding concerned.

Kurai nodded slowly. Naruto just gave Sasuke a death glare. Sasuke headed for the hotel room window, with Kurai in his arms. And Sasuke took the kunai out of her.

Kurai tugged at Sasuke's shirt. He stopped and looked at her. To Sasuke, she felt tense.

'Probably because of her wound,' Sasuke thought.

He saw she was looking at Naruto, who was just standing there, in deep thought.

"Hey dope, you coming or not?" Sasuke asked.

"Oh yeah, I'm coming, teme," Naruto said, running to them.

They went out the window and went from one roof to the other. They reached the hospital. Kurai yelled because of the pain. Naruto and Sasuke took her into the hospital and the medical ninjas took her into a room to heal her.

Then, Ino came running into the hospital. She ran to Naruto and Sasuke.

"What, what happened to Kurai-chan?" Ino asked, looking worried. "Tell me. I saw you guys bring her in here."

Sasuke and Naruto looked at Ino, then at each other, then back.

"Um,uh… Well, we were in a room, and someone knocked at the door. She went to see who it was and… and…" Naruto said, then looked at Sasuke.

"AND WHAT?" Ino asked, still worried about her cousin.

"The next thing we knew, she was on the floor with a kunai in her stomach," Sasuke said, showing Ino the bloody kunai.

Ino put her hands over her mouth, and tears started to form. She sat in the nearest chair.

"Oh… Oh my god. How could this happen? H-how could you let this happen?" Ino asked, crying.

She covered her face, while she was crying.

Sasuke and Naruto decided comfort Ino.

"Hey Ino-chan, please stop crying. I'm sure she's going to be fine," Naruto said.

"What do you know Naruto-kun?" Ino asked.

"Ino-chan, we all know that Kurai is a strong person. That's how we know she will be fine," Sasuke said.