"STOP!"
Two voices resonated across the clearing, one slightly hesitant and soft while the other one commanding enough to make the ever famous Kakashi Hatake pause his actions and turn find the speaker.
At the edge appeared four people: Neji and Hinata Hyuga, Rock Lee, and Might Guy. At the edge of her mind, Kagome also felt four other people closing in, fast. Not even bothering to stop and analyze the situation as he always would, Neji sprinted forward stopped right in front of Kagome with his kunai out, blocking her from Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke's view and attacks.
"Kirara!" came Kagome's sharp call, seeing how the battle was stopped. Kirara quickly transformed back into her smaller form, allowing Naruto to sit up, and jumped back on to Kagome's shoulders.
"What is the meaning of this Neji?" Came Kakashi's ominous voice, his and his student's kunais all raised up, still ready for battle if it came to one.
There was a moment of silence as Neji thought of what to say. Kagome was the Hyuga family's business and no one else should know too much about her if he could prevent it. Taking a deep breath, he started.
"Kagome is related to the Hyuga family. Harm a single hair on her head and I will kill you."
There was a moment of pause before the thick tension he had created was ruined.
'Neji-kun, Nata-chan… they came to save me. Why am I always so weak that I need other's protection? Even from someone such as Hinata.'
As Neji and Hinata walked over to Kagome, she pulled out a fake smile, but since they hadn't seen each other in so long, she was sure they fell for it.
Neji's eyes softened a bit as Kagome walked up to them and gave each a tight hug, but noticed the difference in her personality. The bubbly nature that had shown through her beautiful blue eyes was gone; in place were dull lifeless ones that had seen millions of deaths and betrayals; displaying a person who had all but given up on life.
He unconsciously narrowed his eyes as he thought of the person that had caused such a big change in the girl he adored so much as a child, at the same time wondering how she had experienced such pain. From what he knew, the place she lived was relatively peaceful. The people there valued intelligence more than speed, strength, or agility, trusting their safety to their polices, and going to schools and working instead of training. And where the heck did the giant flaming cat come from?
"Come on Kagome, let's go back home," he whispered as he threw one more glare at Kakashi's team, completely ignoring both his and Hinata's teams as they acted as Kagome's personal body guards, escorting her home.
Hehe.. sorry for the late update. Anyways apparently my writing REALLY sucks so I'm going to use this story to practice using imagery and diction. And this year is pretty hectic so don't expect any updates in a while, or long chapters.