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Alright on with the story.
"T-tenten? It's me Hinata." Hinata said over the phone. How could I have gotten my hopes up so high. I was crazy to think that Neji would be calling me. I know that it's Sakura he likes. But maybe there was a hope inside of me that last night was all just a dream, a nightmare to be precise, but to my dismay, it wasn't.
"Oh! Hi! Didn't recognize you." I said with false smile on my face and in my voice.
"Oh, Tenten! I'm so sorry! I just heard that neji was going to the dance with Sakura! I feel so bad for you!!" Hinata said with pity in her voice.
"It's alright, it doesn't matter to me. Why should you be sorry?" I said trying to act as if it was nothing.
"Oh, but I know that you liked him and that Sakura was supposed to hook you two up! It's terrible! I can't help but feel sorry for you!" Hinata said bluntly but I knew that she didn't mean to be it's just how she is when she's in a huff. She normally is shy but if she's in one of her huffs she was blunt. But I could never hold it against her, she's just to cute!
"Well it doesn't matter anymore. So is there anyone who you want to take you to the dance? Has anyone asked?" I said sounding as enthusiastic as I could trying desperately to switch the topic from me.
"We-well, um, there is- there is this o-one guy I-I like." Hinata said stuttering beyond her normal limit with friends meaning that she must really like this guy, and if I was right I knew exactly who she liked.
"So what's his name?" I asked thinking that if I got Hinata talking then I'd be able to forget my problems.
"Its-its...Naruto." Hinata said and I could definitely hear a blush in her voice.
"So is he showing any interest in you? " I asked.
"Um, I don't think so, well, he notices me, but not like it's any different from how he treats the other girls in school." Hinata said.
"Ah, well don't worry about it! I'm sure it'll be fine." I said.
"Oh Tenten I'm sorry I have to go! Hinabi needs the phone. I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Bye" Hinata siad.
"Bye" I hung up the phone and sat on my bed. I was happy for Hinata, she found a guy that she liked and I knew that Naruto was a good guy, he wouldn't hurt anyone, not intentionally anyways. I just hope that Hinata doesn't end up in a situation like mine.
Oh how that reminds me of how pathetic I am. I don't understand what had happened, one side of me wanted to think that Neji just happened to like Sakura, but there was this other side that thought, that believed, that Sakura was edging him on. That side had more reason then the other one. I mean what else could there have been. Sakura was trying to hook us up but ended up flirting with him and probably never mentioned me much. Actually how do you hook someone up with your friend when all you do is talk to them on the phone every night. The math didn't add up.
Another thought then hit me, I knew, or thought, that Sakura wasn't the type of person to try and steal everything from someone just because she felt threatened, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe she didn't like me and just wanted to cause me problems.
All this was driving me crazy! I shouldn't think like that about her. It's not right, even if she was like that I didn't want to sink to her level if so. I gave up trying to figure it all out and went to sleep.
I was standing in a field that green grass cut short. I looked out all around me to see that it was dark and the only light was coming from something on the ground a little ways away from me. What ever it was it sent out a pure white light that seemed to draw me in. I walked closer, curious as to what this light was coming from. Wondering what could be able to give off such an inviting glow, such a friendly glow that was as soft as it was pure.
Soon I was close enough to see that it rose, a beautiful, light pink, almost white, rose. Its petals were full and its leave were lush green. It was in full bloom and it looked so innocent.
I continued to walk closer, drawn to the rose by and unknown force. Maybe it was the rose's intoxicating fragrance that drew me in, I don't know. But as I continued to get closer I noticed a figure on the ground. It looked to be asleep but I wasn't sure. I cast a full glance at the figure on the ground, for the first time, before I was too distracted by the rose to look.
I became stone-still once I realized who I was looking at. I breath caught in my lungs, my heart began to beat faster. It was Neji and something wasn't right. I looked closer and saw that he wasn't breathing, he was not asleep. I also saw that there was blood on the ground. I saw that his hand was stretched out towards the rose, as if he had tried to grab it. I then adverted my eyes to the roes and saw a small pool of blood on the ground. I looked closer at the rose and saw the thorns. They were sharper than knives and they were stained with blood.
I noticed a figure walk up on the other side of the rose. I looked up to see Sakura, her face was illuminated by the soft glow of the rose. She looked so sweet, and innocent, so pure, almost sinister.
I cried out to her to help Neji, I yelled at her to not get too close to the rose. But all I said went unheard, or that's how it seemed. No. She heard me she just looked at me. I then yelled at her again to help Neji and she looked down to where I was pointing. A smile then crept onto her face, it was an angelic smile, so endearing, so cordial, but I swear it hid the devil then I could think she said "come" to me. She extended her hand out to me. I looked at her in horror.
"Help him!!" I bellowed, frustrated that she wasn't doing anything.
Her sweet smile faded and she looked at me her eyes turning cold as stone and a hatred building in them that was so different from what she was a second ago. The light from the rose began to fade until it was no more. I looked down to see that the rose was no longer the beautiful flower that it once was. Now it was something beyond words, something so hideous and foul, with a aura of pure hatred and atrocity. All the petals had wilted and all the leaves had turned black, it was no longer a flower but a weed, a weed with thorns as large as but sharper than knives.
I didn't think I just turned around and ran, I ran as fast as I could trying to get away from the vile thing that had suddenly sprung its roots out to get me. I tried running as fast as possible but it felt as if I was running threw water. Eventually I couldn't run any more and I collapsed. I thought it would be the end of me but then I saw a light shining from near by. I don't know what happened but some how I mustered up enough strength to walk over to the source of the light.
I came upon another flower but this one was different, it was a Tiger Lily, just like the one in my picture. It was missing a petal but it was still healthy and it gave off a glow, no it was stronger than a glow, something more powerful yet safe. I felt like nothing could hurt me here by this flower.
But then all of a sudden the roots from the weed from earlier came and attacked the flower. I screamed out in shock, I tried to pull off the roots but all in vain, for I only cut myself on their thorns. My hands were bleeding and I felt that I could no longer help the flower.
The roots then let go of the flower and came after me again they wrapped me and began to strangle me. I couldn't breath, and my screams couldn't be heard.
I shot up out of bed, inhaling deeply. I was in a cold sweat and I was shaking, and not because I was cold. I tried to remember what I dreamt about and immediately wished that I hadn't. The dream was horrible, it wasn't a dream really but a nightmare. It was a nightmare of which I didn't understand.
I looked over to my clock to see that it was 2:30 in the morning. I laid back down and tried to sleep again but sleep didn't come easy, but at least it came, but this time it came along without any more dreams.
Sorry it's short but it's all I wanted to put for right now. I hope you like it and thanks again to all those who have reviewed!
