A/N~ O: I'm so effin' late! I'm so sorry! Well, my -ahem, cough cough- excuses, are, numero one, I had horrible migranes.. (..still do..), and numero two, my mom grounded me ._. Ok. Those are my lame excuses for this very late update. Hope you guys understand :S Anyways, on with the chapter!
Neji's POV.
"Kinda?" Tenten hissed.
"Uhh, yeah.." I said sighing.
"C'mon, babe." The guy took a step forward.
I stepped in front of Tenten protectively.
"Don't you dare touch her.. don't you even get close to her." I growled.
Tenten just stared at me. She looked confused.
What are you doing?
..what?
This is not the time, and/or place!
To tell her I love her? Why not?
Because! If you do, she might not forgive you!
And, why wouldn't she?
I dunno. Women are difficult creatures to comprehend.
...You got that right.
So, don't tell her!
...What if it slips, and I tell her accidentally?
...then your screwed.
"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" he challenged.
"Nothing special.. just kill you." I narrowed my eyes.
Tenten raised an eyebrow.
Calm down!
I can't help it!
Just think about it this way.. You're risking your pride right now.
..sigh.. Guess you have a point.
"Bring it, kid." The guy in front of us smiled wickedly.
I growled in annoyance.
"Prepare to die, bastard." I hissed.
I started to slip into my battle stance, and was just to activate my Byakugan, when I felt a hand on my arm.
Tenten's hand.
I didn't dare look at her, seeing as the enemy surely would take advantage of the situation.
I limited myself to groan, instead.
"..Neji, calm down." she whispered urgently.
She wanted me to calm down, when this guys had given her suggestive looks, and.. I wont even say it.. It would just make me angry to think about.
But she wanted me to calm down, so I should at least try, right?
Easier said than done..
"Babe, I've got no intention on hurting you. Just want the scrolls you carry around. Hand 'em over, and I'll be on my way. No need for violence, sweetheart." he smirked at Tenten.
She scoffed. "As if, buddy. You think we would just give you the scrolls? Get you brain checked." It was her turn to smirk.
I smirked as well.
He growled. "Listen, kid. I don't feel like fighting with a girl and a," he glanced at me. "A feminine guy." he referred to my hair.
Tenten had a 'Oh no, you didn't' kind of look.
"...Excuse me?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Ya heard me, kid. I mean, look at your hair! Ya need a good trim." he mocked.
I felt my control slipping by. slowly.. then, it was suddenly gone.
Puff.
No more self control.
I took a step forward, with murderous intentions.
Tenten must've noticed.
No, scratch that.
She did notice.
So, that's why she was one step ahead of me.
One second later, and the guy was already fatally wounded. A Katana -the very same one I had given her for her birthday- was sticking out from his abdomen.
Now, the would wouldn't of been as severe, but it just so happened that Tenten had always dipped her Katana in poison.
Lethal poison.
So lethal in fact, that it only took 7 seconds to operate.
The poison would start numbing the enemy. At an alarming rate, I must add. It numbs the vital organs, starting with the heart, causing it to slow down.
It then proceeds to,
numb the brain.
Yes, the brain.
It started by killing braincells, and horrible headaches would follow after.
The enemy would be in too much pain, due to the crazy migraine, to pay attention to the attacker.
Tenten finished it off quickly. Guess she was too nice to let him suffer to that extent.
She pulled her Katana from his abdomen, and sliced off his head, splashing blood everywhere.
"Neji.." She started to say, and with a hand sign, and a puff, the silver Katana was gone.
"Hn?" I muttered.
"You need to watch over your anger.." she said quietly, putting her scroll back in her rug sack.
..Was she implying that I have Anger Management Issues?
Pretty much.
..not exactly what I hoped to hear..
"There is lot of blood! What in the world happened?" Lee cried, upon waking up.
Tenten and I sighed simultaneously.
She decided to speak. "We.. had a visitor, Lee. Nothing to worry about, though. He is dead now." She motioned to the headless corpse at her feet.
Lee looked down, and grimaced.
"Where is his head?" he asked quietly.
"Right here."
We turned around to track the speaker.
Gai had the head between his feet.
"Gai-Sensei!" Lee cried.
"Lee!"
They embraced each other in their so-called 'Manly hug of youth'.
Bullshit.
They're gay, and we're all aware of that.
Ahem... I never said that..
"..not exactly the moment for this.." Tenten mumbled
"She is right. We should move. We don't have time to lose." I said sternly.
Gai nodded. "Alright, Team Gai! Let's move!"
We nodded.
"Gai-Sensei! We shall try to move twice as fast! That way, we will get there ahead of schedule!"
"What?" Tenten groaned. I remained quiet.
"Great thinking, Lee! But perhaps, we shall try to go, quadruple time!"
Tenten gaped at them with disbelieving eyes. I grimaced.
"That's not even physically possible!" I said through my clenched teeth.
"would you two quit getting ahead of yourselves?" Tenten said, sighing.
"Uhh, Gai-sensei.. perhaps that is pushing it.. we should only try to move twice as fast. Maybe that would be enough." Lee considered.
"..I think even that's pushing it, Lee." Tenten groaned again.
"Are we getting closer, Gai-sensei?" Lee asked, getting impatient.
And he wasn't the only one.
Tenten looked very impatient as well.
"..Neji?" Gai asked, glancing back at me.
I nodded once.
"Byakugan!"
My vision was sharper, more powerful, and more fierce.
"I.. yes. I see a little town up ahead. Not too far away." I said slowly.
Tenten gasped happily. "Yes! Finally!" She said with a bright smile.
"Alright, Team Gai!" Gai said, with a toothy grin. "I say we take a little rest! Lady Tsunade didn't say anything about a certain time in which we have to deliver the scrolls!" He exclaimed
"...Right. So. I second that vote." Tenten grinned.
"Yosh! A little rest never hurt anyone! On to the town, with the power of youth!" Lee yelled.
"Hn."
They all knew that was my 'Alright.'
Tenten stretched her arms out infront of herself. "Oh God. I'm tired. My back is so sore.." She mumbled to no one in special.
Something moved in the trees behind us.
"Hn.." I turned my head around, frowning.
"..Neji? Something the matter?" Tenten wondered.
I activated my Byakugan. I felt the presence of a chakra network.. I could almost see it, but something blocked my view.
"Dammit.." I hissed. "Stop!" I followed my own order, and stopped at the nearest tree branch.
"What's up, Neji?" Tenten said, on a branch far higher up than mine.
"I.. I sensed someone." I said, scanning the trees around us, but failing to find something concrete. I could still feel the presence though.
Lee and Gai tensed. Tenten looked around.
"..Someone? How strong?" Gai asked from a few branches bellow us.
"I.. I'm not sure." I muttered annoyed. Whoever it was, was covering up their chakra, and doing a bang up job, at that.
"What do you mean?" Tenten asked, looking down at me.
"It must be a jutsu.. I.. I'm sure that's why I can't see him."
Then, it hit me.
No, it wasn't a jutsu. It was..
My blind spot.
I turned my head around a few times, trying to find him.
It was futile, he was a ninja, I was sure.
"Dammit!" I hissed.
He knew I was a Hyuga.. But then again, anyone able to see my eyes would be able to tell.
But that wasn't why I was so worried.
He knew the secret of the Hyuga Clan.
The Byakugan's blind spot.
It wasn't a chakra network I recognized.. so, then who could it be?
"Neji!" Tenten screamed. I looked up at her. Her eyes were horror-struck, and wide.
"What's the m-" the pain at the nape of my neck cut off my sentence.
I felt my own blood tickling down my robes.
Suddenly, my body felt numb, and my Byakugan deactivated on it's own accord. I fought to keep my eyes open. My legs gave in, and I was falling
It felt as though I was flying.
Flying, like a free bird.
And then, something got in my way.
The ground.
Suddenly, my vision was clouded with black dots. Annoyed, I closed my eyes.
It felt good to rest, but I longed to fly freely again.
A/N~ Oh yeah. (: Hope you enjoyed that ^-^ I'll try to update sometime soon again.. maybe tonight! O:
hahahaha. Anyways, i'd like to thank Midnight Insomniac, because she's such a great friend. You guys totally have to check out her stories, The Unwritten Rules of Espionage, and The Wind Rattles On.
Both of those are NejiTen stories, so you'll enjoy them :D They're really good! O:
Anyways.. I'm done. :D Hope you enjoyed, my darlings! Love you dearly, and a few reviews would be appreciated (: Until next time,
~AliceOtaku.
