Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine. Plot's mine. Gwen is Narufan0001's.
Chapter 12: Sad Eyes
"For something that is precious to you, no matter how tough, no matter how sad, and even if you lose your life, protect it with these two arms. If you do that, even if you die, the proof of a man's life will remain forever."
~Kaizo~
"So… who's your favorite character?" asked the short blonde who was laying on her bed, reading on her computer.
"Deidara, of course," answered the brunette girl.
"Obito!" a different blonde girl shouted, several inches taller than her sister, even though the other was older.
"'Tachi," answered the oldest girl who had first spoken, grinning at the other two.
The only boy there glared at them. "What is it with you and the Akatsuki? They're evil Jinchuriki thieves!"
"Hush, Bobby. You're just jealous that you're not as awesome as them," the brunette girl stated, grinning.
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The ten year old woke up slowly, rubbing sleepily at her eyes. Next week, she would graduate. Deidara, like the mother hen he was, was terrified, even though they would obviously be on the same team.
Jinchurikis…What is that? Gwen thought to herself, her brow furrowed in thought. And Akatsuki… Dawn… What does that mean? Maybe Nii-san will know.
After quickly getting ready for the day, she knocked loudly on Deidara's door. "Nii-san, I need to ask you a question."
"Go away, un!"
Gwen sighed. "Dei-nii-chan, I really need you to get up."
The boy groaned, but finally the rustling sound that signaled he was getting up happened, so she decided to make breakfast while she waited. Deidara took forever to get ready.
Half an hour later, with breakfast ready, Deidara finally emerged from the hole that was his room. The blonde immediately perked up when he smelled the food, and in seconds had finished his overloaded plate and was gazing at Gwen with puppy eyes, begging for seconds.
Gwen sighed, annoyed, but complied with his silent demand and refilled his plate until it was so heavy she could barely carry it.
While her overzealous brother ate, Gwen commented, "I had a really strange dream last night." She paused, wondering if she should ask, but finally decided that there could be no harm to it. "What are Jinchuurikis?"
Deidara suddenly started choking. Gwen quickly patted his back, eying him worriedly.
"Jinchuurikis?" he demanded, in a way not believing that she had asked about them.
"Yes. What, or who are they?"
Deidara ran a hand through his now unruly hair. "They're demon containers. Iwa has- no had two, but they usually stay away from us, and since we can't let the other villages know about this weakness, we can't send anyone after them."
Gwen nodded with understanding. I must have heard the word somewhere before and subconsciously remembered it…
"Actually, what's really weird is that a Jinchuuriki from Taki is coming here for the Chunin exams. You probably overheard someone talking about it and remembered the word in your sleep," Deidara stated with a shrug.
"Yeah…"
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The ten year old stared at the mint haired girl. That hair… and she also has orange eyes…And a Taki head band… This is-
"Um, do you know where the Chunin exams are being held at?" asked the girl, who was surrounded by guards.
"Ah, sorry. I don't. Maybe my broth-"
Deidara stormed towards them, grabbing Gwen's arm as he passed. He looked as angry as he had ever been, and Gwen's arm hurt from the force he was using to pull her.
"What happened?" Gwen demanded with shock. Deidara had never showed any signs of anger like this before, even after his fights with the Tsuchikage.
Deidara whirled around towards her. "He's planning on trading you for Taki's Jinchuuriki!" he snarled under his breath.
Gwen felt as though someone had replaced her lungs with whoopee cushions. Trade?
An ANBU operative, someone that Gwen didn't recognize, - How can I not know him? I know all of them. - appeared right in front of them.
"You're coming with me, Miss," he stated as he reached out to grip her arm. Immediately, Gwen tossed an exploding tag attached to a kunai at him, knowing that it would only buy them time.
The eyes through the mask stared at her with shock. Not surprising, considering they've constantly underestimated me.
Gwen took off running, Deidara right on her heels. The mint girl stared at them with shock, right before she herself ran after them. The shouts of her guards soon filled the air, signally to the siblings that they had better book it.
The ANBU appeared right in front of them, only to be intercepted by a different one. The raccoon mask on his face was easily recognizable. It was Ittan.
The Jinchuuriki beside them was forming hand signs, and turning over her shoulder, spat a wad of toxic goop at the guards that were also pursuing them. It hit one of them head-on, striking his face, and blinding him. By the sound of his screams, Gwen guessed that the blindness was permanent.
Beside her, Deidara was quickly forming a clay bird, which he threw at the rest of them just as Gwen threw a smoke bomb, allowing Deidara to make his giant bird in the chaos. Gwen grabbed the mint haired girl's hand and quickly lead her to the bird, all of them now on.
As they rose above the smoke, Gwen watched with shock as the ANBU in the raccoon mask was efficiently killed by the other ANBU. Tears and snot ran down her face, and she sobbed loudly. Her brother hugged her, while the Jinchuuriki silently watched with sad vibrant eyes.
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"Let's land here for the night," Deidara said as he guided the bird towards the dark forest below them.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" the Jinchuuriki, whose name Gwen discovered was Fuu, asked.
"I can't keep this up all night. Besides, we all have to rest."
Fuu frowned. "Why can't she do it?"
"I don't have the chakra capacity for it. I've also never tried the technique, so it would be even more suicidal," Gwen replied.
"This is already suicidal," Fuu muttered, but she still helped set up a quick camp. The only thing they really had to do was pass out food and make a bed of leaves, since a fire would give away their location.
Deidara had first watch, but truthfully none of them could sleep. The sounds of the forest sounded malicious to Gwen ears, and every snapping twig was an ANBU coming after them, the whistling of the wind their voices.
Finally, Gwen fell into a deep sleep.
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"Megan?" Gwen called. She couldn't remember who this Megan person was, only that she was important. For what, Gwen didn't know.
A blonde girl- that's not Megan- materialized right in front of her, the smell of cedar trees incasing them both. Her head was down, so Gwen couldn't see her face. The brunette felt sick to her stomach.
Slowly, the other girl's head rose up, revealing the blood that was dripping down her face like tears. A deep wound was on her head, and Gwen could see her brain through the crack in the bone.
Gwen's legs failed her, and she slid to the ground, still staring at the blonde. I know her. Funny, that it's her brain that hurt when she was the smartest of us-
Gwen's brow furrowed. Where is this information coming from?
Snakes spurted out of the ground in front of her, causing her to quickly scoot backwards. The blonde girl didn't move, even as they crawled up her legs and encased her until she could see nothing except for piecing green eyes.
"You let this happen to her." The horrified whisper came from right behind her. Gwen stared at the accusing hazel eyes of the boy. A long jagged cut went all the way across his throat. Dazed, Gwen wondered how his head was still on his neck.
"I-" Gwen whispered, only to be cut off.
"Why?" The voice came from behind her, and now the blonde that had been covered in snakes was on the ground, her sad eyes now fully dead. In her place was the one she had first called for. If she had any eyes, maybe Gwen would be less scared. Of course, the gaping hole in the middle of her chest right where Gwen thought a heart would be wasn't helping either.
Megan took a step towards her, now crying tears of blood. Another footstep sounded from behind her, and she knew that the boy was also coming towards her. There was nowhere for her to run.
"You did this," whispered Megan.
"You're a monster," the boy also murmured from behind her.
They both took another step.
"You killed us all," the green eyed girl, no, monster, said.
"We're all dead dead dead because of you!" snarled the boy behind her.
One more step and then they were embracing her, their accusation continuously ringing in her ears.
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"Wake up," Deidara hissed as he shook his sister's shoulders. He had been trying for over five minutes since the sun had risen, but she just wouldn't wake up. He felt as though he was about to have a panic attack.
"Just carry her," Fuu hissed, just as Gwen woke up with a scream.
"Shit!" Deidara cursed as he picked his dazed and terrified sister up and started running. Fuu quickly was ahead of them, the weight of Gwen slowing him down. Besides that, she kept on struggling and hadn't stopped screaming.
"I didn't kill you!" she yelled. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…" She finally stopped screaming, but she was now steadily sobbing, even though her brother was trying his best to soothe her.
Fuu froze in front of the two siblings, staring in front of her at where an ANBU had appeared. The masked operative raised his hands, trying to convey that he wished them no harm.
Deidara suddenly threw a bird shaped wad of clay at him, causing others to come out of the trees and attack.
"Get her out of here!" Deidara snapped as he literally tossed his sister at Fuu, who concentrated and grew wings. She flew high above the rest of them, the brunette held in her arms as they fled, her sad orange eyes watching the blonde boy fight for his sister's freedom.
Question: What's your worst fear?
My answer: My worst fear is being alone. If everyone I love is gone, then I have nothing left.
