Mischievous Princesses
Chapter 30
(A/N: Hi everyone! Sorry about not updating very frequently lately! My brother bought me this video game for Christmas (first time ever...) and I was really hyped up about playing it, so I slacked off. Plus, school tests and everything had to be taken before winter break could start so I was cramming for that. -- Well I hope you like this chapter! Thank you for your reviews everyone! I'm happy you are all still reading it! I thought it would have been boring by now! Well thank you everybody! I'm thinking about ending this story soon. Please enjoy!)
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"...could they have gone to the Maze of Roses and Thorns?"
"Why?"
"I don't know..but it was just a guess."
"Maybe...but that place is too dangerous for someone to just 'look for someone' in there. If we don't find the treasure before the sun sets, then who knows what happens to us?!"
"Like you have any better ideas. I'm going to check there."
"But-"
"If you love Kiba, then you would go anywhere to look for him."
"I guess so. But what if-"
"NO more doubts. Let's just go there and see what happens."
"...okay. Let's go." Sakura opened the window again and jumped out more professionally than the last time she tried to jump out of a window. Hinata followed and jumped out too.
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"Neji!!! Where are you?!?!" Sakura yelled at the top of her lungs while running around the maze.
"Kiba!!! Come out!!!" Hinata screamed, almost crashing into a barrage of bushes.
The two sisters ran around everywhere, trying to find Kiba and Neji, but they had no luck.
"Neji!! Come on!!! Where are y-" Sakura knocked into something and fell backwards.
"Ow!!" Sakura rubbed her behind and looked up to see her sister hovering above her.
"Sakura!! Are you alright?!" Hinata placed her hand in front of Sakura to help her up. Sakura gladly placed her hand into her sister's and Hinata pulled her sister up.
"Any luck?" Sakura asked.
"Unfortunately, no." Hinata answered bitterly.
"Stupid maze!!! What the heck is with this place anyways!! I swear, it felt like I was running around the same area over 50 times!!" Sakura scoffed.
"That is why it is called a maze, oh smart one." Hinata sighed.
"Let's try using the Shourai Genzou. Maybe it can let us sense a life force."
"But Reiko will notice! Then she will cancel out our awakening."
"They we will communicate with her that we need to find Kiba and Neji in the maze."
"Are you sure?"
"Let me try then, fraidy-cat."
"I am NOT!" Hinata scoffed.
"Sure you aren't." Sakura closed her eyes and concentrated. She opened her eyes, revealing the Shourai Genzou.
Sakura! What do you think your doing?! I can cancel out your powers remember? Are you girls trying to run away again?
Sakura heard her mom's voice in her head.
Uhh...mom?
What is it Sakura?
Umm...well...Neji and Kiba are missing...Hinata and I think that they went into the Maze of Roses and Thorns...
THE MAZE OF ROSES AND THORNS!!!!!????? HOW MANY TIMES DID I TELL YOU NOT TO GO IN THERE???!?!
Well it's not our fault!!! We were curious..and besides!! Neji and Kiba might be lost in there!! We need to use our powers to help them!! Please mom! Let us use it!! Trust us!! We won't run away!! We promise!! Please mom:'(
:/ FINE!! Go ahead! But remember...I trust you two.
Thanks mom!!!
Hinata stared at Sakura, awaiting an answer.
Sakura turned over to Hinata and smiled.
"She let us!!!"
Hinata jumped for joy.
"Finally!! She let us do what WE want!! Amazing isn't it?" Hinata laughed.
Sakura nodded. "Okay! Let's hurry before the sun sets!!! Let's go find those boys!!"
"I'll go this way and you'll go that way!" Hinata pointed out. Sakura nodded and ran to the direction Hinata pointed.
"Alright! Let's hurry and try to find that dog." Hinata started sprinting toward the opposite direction.
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Where Sakura is...
"Tch...I can't feel any life force at all. Only mine..."Sakura searched high and low, and still nothing.
Suddenly, she heard a rattling noise from a nearby bush.
"Who is it?! Show yourself?!" The pink-haired kunoichi demanded.
Sakura's eyes widened. A badly hurt Neji came walking out of the bush.
"N-Neji?! Is that you?! What happened to you??" Sakura ran over to the Hyuuga and hugged him.
"N-Nothing really...nothing to be...worried about."Neji smirked.
"B-but!! Look at you!! Your almost beaten to a pulp! Put your arm around my shoulder! I'll carry you back to the castle."
"No..I'm fine Sakura. You go back. I need to get the treasure at the end of the maze. Don't worry about me."
"Neji!! You are in no condition-"
All of a sudden, Neji slammed Sakura against a bush. (A/N:Is that possible? oO)
"N-Neji?"
Neji's lips suddenly pressed against Sakura's lips.
Sakura felt relaxed...and all the tense as gone, but something was wrong. She couldn't figure it out...but something was definitely wrong.
She pushed him away.
"What's wrong Sakura?" Neji placed his hand on her cheek.
"I-I don't know...something just doesn't feel right..."
Neji flinched. "What do you mean? I'm here and everything's fine. Now...go back to the castle. I'll be back before sunset."
"No! If you won't go back to the castle, I'll have to go with you to make sure you don't get hurt again." Sakura protested.
"I said go back!"
"No! I won't! No matter what you say!!"
"GO BACK YOU BITC!!!"
Sakura stood there, confused, scared, and her eyes felt teary. She slowly fell to the ground.
"W-Why...why Neji? Why won't you let me go with you?" Sakura moved her hands to her face to cover the tears that were strolling down her cheeks.
Neji scoffed and turned away.
"That's none of your business you stupid brat. Now go back home! I don't want you here." Neji started walking away.
Sakura just stared at him, more tears falling. "N-Neji...how can..how can you walk? hiccup I-I thought...y-you were...injured..."
"Hmph. Stay out of my business you pathetic wretch! Oh and by the way, who said I ever loved you? You're worthless." Neji smiled, and walked away.
"What?!" Sakura started to run towards him. Suddenly, it turned dark.
"Neji? Where are you??" Sakura started to walk around. Then a hand came out of nowhere and went towards Sakura.
"A hand?! Wh-what's going on???!!" The hand started choking Sakura.
Don't be fooled by this, Sakura. This is genjutsu!
"Who was that?" Sakura thought.
I will use a jutsu to make the genjutsu go. Until then, bear with it.
"That voice is familiar...Mother?!" The eternal darkness disappeared and the maze was once again in Sakura's sight.
"I'm happy to say that you weren't lying when you said that Neji and Kiba were here." Reiko walked towards Sakura.
"Mother! And Neji! That's the real him?!"
"Yes. I was going to the maze to make sure that you weren't lying and I trying to sense a life force. I sensed one, but it was Neji's."
"Neji? Are you okay? Why are you here?!"
"Because...I...wanted...to...have...your...wish...to...come...true."
"How do you know my wish?"
"I just do."
"Don't talk anymore. You need to rest. Sakura, listen. Neji was fighting against Ishida for the treasure." Reiko told Sakura.
"Ishida?! Beat Neji?! Was he the one who used genjutsu on me?!" Sakura was stunned.
"Yes, avoid him ok? If you sense a very powerful life force, run. Look for Hinata and when you joined up with her, you both go look for Kiba. Then try to sense my life force. I will be out of the maze."
"What about the treasure?! I have a bad feeling if Ishida got ahold of the treasure."
"I will enter the maze again after you and Hinata are out. I will stop him."
"That's too dangerous! Hinata and I will come!"
"No you can't! Now go look for Hinata!"
Sakura flinched. "Yes mother..."
Hinata? This is Sakura. Can you hear me? Sakura asked Hinata in her head, trying to connect with her.
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Where Hinata is...
...Hinata? This is Sakura. Can you hear me?
Hinata stopped running.
Sakura? Is there something wrong? Did you find Neji?
Yes, he's hurt really badly. It seems that he got beaten up by Ishida.
Then, Kiba could be in danger right now! I have to find him!
Wait! Tell me where you are! I have to join up with you. Mother said that she will take Neji out of the maze and I should join up with you.
Even if you ask where I am...I don't know where I am. What if I send a signal?
No...the enemy will find out.
Enemy?
Ishida.
Ah. But how else are you supposed to find me?
Uh...I do not know...how about you try sensing my life force?
But how am I supposed to know which life force I sense is yours?
Sense for a medium kind okay?
I'll try my best...
Hinata sighed and looked up in the sky.
"Kiba...Neji got hurt really badly...Are you okay?"
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Where Sakura was...
"Medium...medium..." Sakura jumped on top of the hedge. She started to search around for a blue haired head moving around.
"Is that it?" Sakura ran towards to what she thought was Hinata's head.
"Hinata?"
The blue haired head turned.
"Ah, Sakura. That took WAY quicker than I expected."
"And how long did you expect me to find you?"
"Two, three hours max."
"WHAT?! You got to be kidding me."
"Nope. Now let's go search for Kiba."
"Uh...warning, Hinata. Kiba might be on the brink of death like Neji was."
"I know that!" Hinata awakened her Shourai Genzou and closed her eyes.
"I feel a weak...very weak life force over there." Hinata pointed to the east.
"That could be him. Let's go that way then."
After a few minutes of running east...
"Kiba!" Hinata cried. "You're all beaten up! What happened?!"
"...Takato..." Kiba moaned.
"Takato did this to you?!?!!?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!?!?" A very powerful aura surrounded Hinata.
"Hinata?"
"I'M GOING TO GET REVENGE ON YOU, KIBA!!!"
"Wait! Mother said we can't! We have to leave this maze!"
"I bet you want revenge for Neji too!"
"Yes, but"
"But good. Do whatever you want. I'm going to Takato."
Sakura paused.
"If...if both of us get revenge for Neji and Kiba, then we first have to take Kiba out of the maze, right?"
"No duh! We can't leave him here!"
"Then, let's drop him off. Sorry Reiko, but I'm going to Ishida and Hinata is going to Takato!!!!"
(A/N: Uhh...if there are any fans of One Piece who reads this fanfic too...please feel forward to read a fanfic of One Piece after this fanfic. It's about Nami eating a Devil Fruit and I think the genre will be just like this one. Romance and comedy but I'm not telling you the pairings. Please read it when I put it up after this fanfic is done!)