Sorry it's kinda taking a little long. It's hard to update with my parents buzzing around.
Chp 3
The next day we went with Tazuna to the bridge he was building. Since Sasuke and I were hostile towards each other, Sakura walked between us. She knew something was up, but she didn't say anything. When we got there, the workers were all sprawled out on the ground. There was a heavy mist starting. Tazuna was shocked, but my guard automatically went up. At the sight I saw myself surrounded by bodies, different than the ones surrounding us now. Yellow took over the blue in my eyes and I looked demented. When I whimpered, I felt a hand on my shoulder. The vision went away and surprisingly it was Sasuke. We gathered around Tazuna and I could see Sasuke tremble in the corner of my eye.
"I see the boys still trembling," Zabuza's voice said. I looked around and saw Sasuke smirk.
"I'm trembling with excitement," he said. I smiled.
"He's all yours, Sasuke," Kakashi said. I spotted Zabuza and a masked person in front of us. Sasuke charged at Zabuza, but the masked person stepped up. At first I though it was a boy, but when it spoke, I thought it was a girl… What was that thing?
They fought for awhile and I'll admit Sasuke was good. When Kakashi told Zabuza Sasuke was the only one of his clan left, I made a face. He wasn't lying. After awhile the jutsu that the masked person was about to use. I ran over to Sasuke, ignoring Kakashi's command. He couldn't be caught in that alone. I wouldn't allow it. Zabuza tried to stop me, but Kakashi helped me.
"Go," he said. We made eye contact for awhile and I smiled. He knew what it was too. I ran to Sasuke's side.
"Watch my back and I'll watch yours," I said. He nodded. Mirrors enclosed us and we stood back to back. When Haku appeared in the mirrors, we'd throw kunai when it came out. After a bit we were tired. It took that moment to strike. It threw needles that tore our clothes and broke the skin. It reopened my cheek wound. Both Sasuke and I fell.
"So much for that plan," Sasuke said. As soon as he said that, a puff of smoke arose. When it cleared, there stood Naruto. Sasuke sat up with a frown. He helped me sit up and by that time, Naruto was there.
"You idiot! We already have two of us trapped here," I said. Naruto rolled his eyes. After that he and Sasuke got into an argument, giving Haku a perfect time to strike. I jumped in the way, which made all the needles going into three, go into one. After that, I let darkness take hold.
Sasuke's POV
When Najoki collapsed beside us, Naruto and I both looked away from each other to her. Naruto froze, but I went closer to her. She was lying on her side, with her long brown hair covering her face and the majority of her body. Since she wore shorts, the majority of her legs were scratched up. I flipped her over. Blood dripped down from her mouth. She was still warm, but I could feel her get colder. Needles covered a lot of her body. I took off her yellow jacket and put her on my back.
I growled a bit. Just because she had betrayed me, it didn't mean I would betray her. She was still, in a way, the same five year old girl that followed me. She was still my best friend. It wasn't right for her to die because Naruto and I were being competitive and stupid. Whatever Naruto saw in my face stopped him from saying whatever he was going to say.
"Najoki's growing colder by the second. I don't know if she'll live or not, but we can't leave her. She's our teammate. We're going to have to use the teamwork she taught us to get out of here," I said. He nodded. "Run the other way." H didn't argue. He just did it. After I tied Najoki's jacket around us I ran the opposite way of Naruto. It didn't work. We still got hit. Najoki did too, lessening her chance to live. I growled and kicked water just as Haku moved from mirror to mirror. I could see it.
After I activated the sharingan, I followed the movements better. That's how I knew what Haku was planning. I laid Najoki down, quickly, but gently on the ground. I knew what I was getting myself into. I ran in front of Naruto jut in time. Now I was hit with all the needles. I smiled a little. At least if Najoki died, I'd go with her. It was our five and seven year old dream, to die together.
Naruto caught me as I fell. When I spoke to him, I could see he wasn't taking what I was saying too well. My eyes filled with tears as I spoke. I'm sure his did too. After that I blacked out.
Najoki's POV again
I...I didn't die, I thought as I felt the cold ground at my back. I opened my eyes and saw the mist was close to gone. I heard crying and sat up. Sakura was leaning over, crying over some one… I walked over and fell to my knees when I saw who. Sasuke. Tazuna noticed me. Tears filled my eyes and fell when I blinked. Now Sakura noticed me. I looked down at his body. It looked lifeless. I closed my eyes and heard Sasuke's voice.
"Sakura… That hurts," he said. My eyes flew open. He wasn't looking at her. He was looking at me. He sat up and she hugged him. He flinched. She got up after a little bit and I moved over to him.
"What happened?" I asked.
"After you fell, I took over. I threw you on my back and tried to save us. Haku went after Naruto, so I acted. I failed," he said. I threw my arms around him, crying. Surprisingly, he hugged back.
"Why?" I asked.
"You told us not to abandon a teammate. I didn't," he said.
"I didn't say get yourself killed," I replied. I felt something against my cheek.
"I can't hold a grudge against you. I don't care anymore. I couldn't bear to lose you," he said and let me go. I shivered. It was cold. Sasuke got my jacket and put it around my shoulders.
"Thanks," I muttered. He nodded. After that I broke into a coughing fit. I heard Sasuke call my name and blacked out.
I woke up being carried. I groaned a bit and heard someone chuckle. I opened my eyes, but closed them again because the light hurt my eyes.
"It sounds like she's awake," Kakashi's voice said. I groaned again. The person carrying me pushed me up a little on their back.
"The light hurts my eyes," I said softly.
"I'll get you home as soon as I can, okay?" Sasuke asked, just as softly. He was the one carrying me. I buried my face in his shoulder and neck. "Go back to sleep. The light won't bother you then." I didn't reply. Instead I did what he told me to.
The next time I woke up, I was on a bed. The light still hurt, but I needed to see. I looked around and saw Sasuke just as he walked in.
"Does the light still hurt?" he asked. I bit my lip, but nodded. He walked over and closed the blinds, making the room darker. "Any better?" I nodded.
"Where am I?" I asked. He sat on the bed beside me and pressed his hand to my head. It was cool so I pressed my head more into it.
"You're at my house. Kakashi didn't want you alone in your condition, so I agreed to let you stay. You're really warm," he said and moved his hand.
"I don't feel that way," I said and shivered again. He just nodded and stood up. When he turned to walk away, I grabbed his hand. "Don't go." He looked at me. For once, his eyes weren't empty. Instead they held hurt. He sat back down. "I…I don't want to be alone," I said. I hated feeling helpless. Sasuke noticed.
"This is the first time you've let your wall down. Don't be afraid to be alone. Plus you're asleep a lot of the time, so it's not like it matters. You'll be okay," he said. I shook my head violently.
"I don't care. I just don't want to be alone now," I said. He sighed. I was being difficult and I knew it. This wasn't the first time I was this sick. I knew there was another time and I had a feeling things didn't turn out well. Sasuke laid me back down and sat next to me.
"I won't leave. I'll be here. Just go to sleep," he said. I looked at him. He looked tired and surprisingly worried. I yawned and curled up in a ball. Sasuke gave me a confused look. I ignored him and went back to sleep.
In my dream I was back at the scene with Zabuza. The little girl near him was still crying. He turned and walked off. She didn't care. I walked close to her and saw a bruise starting to form on her cheek. Did he hit her? A hissy voice came, freezing both the little girl and me.
"Little Najoki, there's no reason to cry. Kyo did what he was supposed to. He died a hero. You should be proud of him. Besides you don't want to let him down. Come with me. It's what he wanted," it said. The little girl turned around.
"No," she said. The snake man in front of us didn't like that. He smiled evilly and his long neck expanded and his face went forward and landed on the little girl's shoulder. He bit her, making her scream cut off. My shoulder burned wildly. Now I fell and screamed. The pain was too much…
Someone shook me awake and I tried to hit them. Sasuke grabbed my hand and pinned me to the bed. I was still thrashing. I was also crying. My breathing was unsteady and I kept whimpering.
"Najoki, it's okay. Stop fighting me. You're safe," he said, soothingly. I calmed down a little. He let go of my hand and pulled me to him. I grabbed his shirt and buried my face in his chest. Whether he realized it or not, one of his hands was running through my hair. The other was around my waist. "Want to explain what that was about?" he asked.
"No," I said as softly as I could. He dropped it. I don't know what made him, but he did.
"You've gotten worse. I can tell just by your head on my chest that your fevers gotten higher," he said. I didn't care.
"I don't care. This thing could kill me and I still wouldn't care," I said. The hand in my hair froze. His grip around me tightened.
"I would," he said. I looked up. At first he didn't look at me, but when he noticed I was looking at him, he looked down. His eyes told me he would. "I won't lose you again." By the way he said it, I meant it.
"You're not as big a jerk as usual," I said. For the first time since I'd been on the squad, he smiled.
"I actually like you. Besides it's not fair to be a jerk to you while you're sick," he said. I buried my face in his chest again. He rested his head on mine. His hands resumed running through my hair, putting me to sleep.