Author's Note: I got Chapter 2 done!! I won't be able to post Chapter 3 until I return from vacation however...I think... Please Read and Review!! Onegai!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any part of Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden, cause if I did, I probably wouldn't be writing a fanfic about it. hehe

Pairings: NejixTenten

Unfamiliar Reunion

Chapter Two

Mitsuketa

Man! I can't believe I agreed to have Hyuuga tutor me! I don't need him, I'm sure I can catch up once I reread the book, and my notes. Now let's see…Chapter 2.8, Vertical Angles, "Perpendicular lines intersect to form four right angles." Piece of cake.

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Chapter 5.5, Inequalities Involving Two Triangles, "The SAS Inequality –Two sides of a triangle are congruent to two sides of another triangle if the included angle of one triangle is greater than the included angle of another triangle …" and so my notes read.

"This is hopeless," in my frustration, I chuck my entirely useless notebook at the wall. Of course, I totally forgot that I'm still in the school library! I can feel the cranky, old librarian eyeing me through her spectacles. I wonder why librarians tend to be wrinkly and scary looking.

"I see that you hate Geometry and all," a voice behind me says, "but why does your notebook have to go through your abuse? It's not like it chose to contain you Geometry notes!" A smirk.

I turn around in total shock and point my finger at him. "K-Know-It-All Itachi (weasel)!

That probably caught him off guard. Heck! It caught me of guard, I didn't mean to call him that…how embarrassing!

"E-Excuse me? Know-It-All Itachi?" Hyuuga's face showed his surprise, it also showed his amusement, unfortunately enough.

"Oh, gomen (sorry)! Look Hyuuga-san, I'm in no mood to deal with your jokes right now, okay?" I say tiredly.

"Yeah, I can see that!" He nods towards the direction of my injured notebook. He continues anyway, "Oh yeah, Hinata-sama told me that you're having some pretty obvious problems with it. So—"

"Thanks Hyuuga-san, but I think I can solve this "pretty obvious problem" myself. Now if you will excuse me."

"Yeah, like you can solve problem 25 on the board!"

"Oi! If you know what's best for you, you will leave me alone!" I stomp back to the Ama estate. It's only 5 P.M. and I'm already pissed off…I should probably calm my nerves down later.

The Ama estate is fairly large. After the incident, I used a fraction of the clan's money to refurbish all the houses and buildings and whatnot. I also created a graveyard for all who have died in my clan. Although all the blood stains have been removed, the memory of it won't ever escape my heart and soul.

These painful memories will always be a part of me now, especially at night when my nightmares come to haunt me and I can hear the earsplitting screams of my loved-ones.

After eating dinner, instant ramen and a few crackers, I head back to my room to finish my cursed Geometry homework. Like all the other days, I end up guessing on the proofs. I used all my notes and the book for help, but I just couldn't figure it out! Maybe I just had too much Geometry to deal with for one day. I've already finished my homework for everything else.

Before I knew it, I change into my training gear and walk down the quiet, lonely path. There I stood, in front of the clan's private dojo, where my parents taught the Ama's no weapon taijutsu ("body skill" or fighting technique). My family has always believed that one should never commit shameful acts and wrongdoings – such as killing people, which is why the fighting style doesn't allow weapons of any sort, just one's mind and body. It is mostly for defense and to protect. This taijutsu never appealed to me, I've always been into weapons and ninjutsu (taijutsu practiced by shinobi). I guess I'm the odd one in the family…

I can remember just about eight months ago, my father told me that even if I don't like the clan's style, I should at least learn it so I can pass it on to the future generations. I agreed, but just when my lessons started, that was when they ended. Everyone who could ever pass the art on was killed in just one night. Everything that they believed for turned against them and I was the only one who survived.

I blame myself for what has happened. Maybe if I had learned the taijutsu earlier, I could've protected them, if not died, trying. Despite the fact that the desire for revenge is constantly trying to convince my heart to agree to it, I want to live up to my clan's beliefs. With my own style, I want to protect the ones I care for now: my friends, Sakura and Hinata, who have always helped me define what's right and wrong, and comforted me when I was depressed.

I give out a heavy sigh, enter the dojo, and take out my weapons hidden in a secret compartment on the wall. And before I knew it, I was heading toward a forest, waiting to be found.

I'm wandering in what seems like the middle of nowhere when I find the perfect tree to practice throwing my weapons at. I block out all of my thoughts and surroundings, just the target and myself is visible. I keep throwing and punching the old tree, despite the fact that my right arm is oozing out the thick, warm substance that flows through my veins.

After a while, I wince from the piercing pain from my muscles and clutch my now-soaked right arm. I notice that the forest has gotten extremely dark. I must have been out here for about three hours now.

"Yo," a voice called from behind.

In complete shock, I turn around and tried my best to lift my arms as a way to defend myself. In just a second, I fell to my knees and the person caught me before my face hit the cold ground. The person, who seems like a male, has me in a position that I can't even escape from, injured or not. The only thing I can do to inflict some damage is to bite his arm, so I did.

"Ow! Oi, quit moving!" the voice demands. "You're in no condition to fight back, so don't even bother."

The man flings me over his shoulder, my head facing his back. I do as I'm told, but not because I plan on giving up. But to regain some energy before attempting to escape. The man carries me in complete silence when I lose my consciousness.

. . .

"Hey, you awake yet?"

I try to get a hold of my kunai, but the only thing I find was the person's hand. I gasp and open my eyes to see Hyuuga looking at me weirdly. I raise my right hand to slap him, he stops me. Then I notice that my entire right arm is bandaged. And so is my upper body! I'm only wearing my bra underneath the bandages. I felt a blush creep up my cheeks.

Seeing that I noticed, Hyuuga quickly says, "Don't worry, I didn't see anything…Not that there was anything to see." He realizes his mistake and covered my mouth. "Gomen, gomen (sorry). I didn't mean to say that! Please don't make a loud ruckus. No one knows you're in here." His room.

I stop squirming and he lets go of my mouth.

"How's your arm and your …um…?" he asks awkwardly and adds, "you were bleeding pretty badly."

"Huh? Oh, fine. Thanks for this," Hey, that reminds me. "Hey, why'd you attack me?"

"Me?" he asks jokingly. "I think you're the one I should ask."

I look at his bruised arm where I bit him. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Does it hurt?" I put my hand on his injury.

"I think I'll live," he says. Then he takes my hand in his. "Why were you crying?"

I just look at him, stunned. I don't have a clue of what he speaks of.

"You were crying your eyes out while you were beating the tree up. The whole time I was there."

"Wait –you were watching me? How long?"

"Uh, two hours. You didn't notice?" Hyuuga seems to be thinking. "Well you see… I couldn't sleep and decided to take a stroll in the forest. I heard some noises, and I found you."

Just then, I lay my head on his shoulder and start crying. I don't know what came over me, but I stay there. Nothing else matters right now, not the fact that my whole torso was just covered in bandages, and not the fact that it's 2 in the morning. Nothing else matters because…

"A-Ama-san?" Hyuuga Neji says worriedly.

... "You found me." I wrap my arms around his neck and smile behind my tears.

He hesitates and returns the gesture. His arms wrap securely around me. "Ah, mitsuketa (I found you)."

How was it? Okay so, the Know-It-All Itachi. I used Itachi, which means weasel, just because I thought it was funny that Itachi meant that. Since Itachi is a character from Naruto! Anyway, hope you liked it. I did...Review please!