This time, it's Will's turn to say the disclaimer!
Will: flashes broad smile Gemina owns no characters mentioned except Talia and some of the teachers!


Neji gritted his teeth as he walked down the hallway. He had forgotten how loud the school was.

He probably should have stayed home.

Just then, Will walked up with Layla.

" Hey Neji!" Will said, a tad too loudly for Neji's liking, making Neji grimace.

Layla took it the wrong way.

" If you wanted to be left alone, you only had to say so." She didn't say it espeially meanly, more like she was trying to make a point.

" I do." Neji replied.

Layla pulled Will away.

" Bye!" Will called over his shoulder.

Neji flinched. He'd only just gotten here, and he was already getting a worse headache. He really should have stayed home.

Oh well, better get walking if he wanted to get to mad science class on time.

Just then, a wall was knocked down. The noise made Neji want to scream, but the other students seemed to have that area covered. Neji grabbed his head in pain

Thoughts raced through his head. What if that was Baron Battle? What if he failed his mission? He had to get up. But it hurt so much!

Baron battle came through the collapsed area, floating on a board similar to a skateboard, just a little bigger.

Warren looked up from his book. It wasn't a long stretch for Will and Layla, who were a bit down the hall, to guess that the man floating through the hole in the school was Baron Battle. He looked exactly like Warren, except a little older.

" What do you want?" Warren asked evenly.

Baron Battle chuckled. " You. Why else would I come to this wretched school?"

Warren frowned at him. " I'm not going without a fight."

Baron just smirked. " As I would expect of my son."

Warren gritted his teeth and ignited. Will came swooping over to his aide.

Typical of Will, to try to play the hero. Unfortunately, Baron was a mastermind and anticipated him.

Will was quickly shot down from the air with a neutralizing blast. Layla ran to try to get Will to safety.

" No! Layla, don't!" Warren yelled, but it was too late. Baron grabbed her around the neck, and slapped a neutralizing bracelet on. She was pretty soon the damsel in distress.

" You wouldn't want me to hurt your friends, would you?" Baron asked with a sneer. Warren's fire flared.

Baron raised his eyebrows and ignited his hand near Layla's face. Layla struggled against Baron's grasp.

Warren frowned deeper, but he powered down. Neji struggled to get up. Most of the noise had died down. He activated his Byakugan.

Neji ran towards Baron, and started attacking. Baron had a force field, however, and Neji's attack was a little useless. In his weakened state, he was smashed against wall by Baron easily. And that certainly didn't help his headache. He watched from the ground as baron battle slapped a neutralizer bracelet on Warren, dropped Layla, and left with Warren.

Layla was quickly up and trying to get the neutralizer bracelet off. She hurried over to Will, while fumbling with the bracelet. " Will? Will! Are you okay?" Will groaned and sat up, rubbing his head, which he had fell on.

" Yeah, I'm fine, what happened?" He looked around and suddenly became alert. " Where's Warren?"

Layla shook her head. " Baron took him."

Will stood up. " Then we have to find him!" He wobbled and almost fell over. Layla steadied him.

" First you have to come to the infirmary." She told him. She looked over at Neji. Leaning Will against the wall for support, she walked over to Neji. " Are you okay? Can you walk?"

Neji looked up. " No."

Layla pulled him to his feet. She quickly found that he hadn't been exxagerating at all. His leg looked broken.

" Will, can you make it to the infirmary on your own?" She called over to him.

Will looked over. " Sure, so long as I have a wall to lean on."

Layla quickly looped Neji's arm around her shoulders and helped him hop towards the infirmary.

" Why are you helping me?" Neji asked. Typically, if Neji hated someone he wouldn't help them unless absolutely necessary.

Layla smiled at him. " Because it's the right thing to do."

This girl was confusing.

-
Tenten and Lee woke up around eleven a.m., and quickly panicked when they realized what time it was.

" Wait a minute!" Tenten said in the middle of brushing her teeth and hair at the same time, " Where's Neji"
Lee's and Tenten's eyes widened at the same time as it hit them.

He must have gone to school.

Neji, meanwhile, was getting a cast. Layla was seeing how Will and his concussion were doing.

The rest of the school day had been called off, and the other students had been sent home.

That hadn't stopped Ethan, Zach and Magenta from coming to the infirmary to find out what had happened.

" Dude, I heard of a guy who hit his head really hard and when he woke up he speaking, like, Chinese." Zach related.

Magenta rolled her eyes. " Not helping."

Zach's eyes widened. " But wouldn't it totally rock if Will suddenly started speaking Chinese?"

Ethan shook his head. " We wouldn't be able to understand him."

Just then, Will sat up. " We need a plan."

Neji looked over.

Ethan cocked his head to one side. " What sort of plan?"

" We need to figure out where Baron Battle is keeping Warren, first, then we need to figure out how to get him out of there..."

Magenta sighed. " Not very original, are you?"

Neji spoke up. " But it is plan that might work."

Everyone turned and looked at him. " What? Are you going to help us?" Layla asked.

" After all, I can track him with my Byakugan." Neji continued seriously.

" Your what?"

" My special sight."

" Oh, right."

Layla interrupted. " Why do you want to help?"

" Because it's the right thing to do." Neji replied.

Layla frowned slightly. " Really, why do you want to help?"

Neji decided it would be fine to tell them basic details. After all, he would probably need their help to get Warren back. " I, and my comrades, were sent to protect Warren after Baron Battle broke out. "

"You didn't do a very good job." Commented Magenta.

Neji scowled at her.

" Well, let's get planning then." Layla said, as Ethan nodded in agreement, grabbing his notepad and pencil.


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