Gontei and Shoji follow behind me. "Hurry up!" I yell at myself more than at them. I push myself until I'm caught in the midst of the chaos.
Naruto is knocked out cold. Sakura is getting beat up, and Sasuke is going through the same pain I had to. He definitely has the curse mark.
"Sasuke," I whisper. "I can handle this by myself. Go to the base with the scrolls. I'll meet you there." I order my team.
I can tell that neither of them wants to leave. But they know that I am the team's best strategist. They nod and reluctantly sprint away.
"Sakura!" I yell as I see that the sound ninja girl has her by the hair. "Don't act useless, FIGHT BACK!"
One of the other Sound rushes me. I kick him in the stomach, sending him flying in the other direction. I look down at Sasuke. A huge chakra barrier is set around him. It's powerful. Did I have the same thing around me when my uncle picked me up?
"Get up!" I mutter as I expose my curse mark.
The Sound that I kicked earlier appears in front of me and stabs me in the chest with a kunai. I grunt in pain and annoyance. I look up, and then punch him in the chest, lightning ablaze. My knees buckle and I crawl over to Sasuke. I'm bleeding all over him, but I don't care.
When he is conscious, he looks blood thirsty. He looks from me, my blood staining his shirt, to Sakura, her long hair cut off.
I stand while grimacing and say, "You take one of the boys. I'll take the bitch." I take out a kunai.
"You ready to die?" I ask the Sound smirking.
She laughs in my face. "Wrong answer." I stab her in the throat and kick her to the ground before electrocuting her to death. "Nighty night."
I look at Sasuke. He has his foot on the guy's back, holding both of his arms. I smirk muttering, "Just kill him already."
I don't care that Sasuke has a look in his eye that should make me queasy. I don't care that I should be stopping him. All I care about is making sure that the damn Sound ninja is killed.
Things have calmed down. I'm sitting across from Sasuke. I've just explained what happened and how I got my curse mark. Naruto has woken up. Ino is helping Sakura with her hair. Apparently, her team watched the whole thing, but didn't bother to help or anything.
"Do you understand why I hate the Sound so much now?" I ask him.
He looks at me, "I always knew there was something more that happened. You're always rubbing it when you're nervous, or lying, or . . . really just all the time."
I smirk, "Yeah, well it bothers me all the time." I stand, "Well I need to go. I promised my team that I would meet them."
Shikamaru looks at me, "Shouldn't you wrap up that wound before you leave?" Choji nods, he probably would agree with everything Shikamaru says.
I shrug, "I've been here too long. If I don't hurry they'll start worrying. Don't need them back tracking."
He nods, but seems to disagree. "I guess, but I think you're just stubborn."
When I get to the base, the Sand siblings are at the front door about to head in. I slowly walk up to the door. Gaara looks at me, making the others look at me too. I sigh then walk past them, feeling guilty.
Temari smirks at me, Gaara isn't paying attention anymore, and Kunkuro gives me a look that doesn't make me feel any better.
"Gontei, Shoji?" I whisper as I walk in.
Gontei is at my side at once. Shoji gets there soon after, "You're injured." He states, worried.
Gontei gives me a look, and then makes me sit. Shoji sits in front of me and gets to work on my wound.
"What happened?" Kunkuro asks walking in and leaning against the farthest wall from me. He must have seen it when I walked past him.
"I was helping a friend," I answer simply.
"There you go again putting other people before yourself. This time, you got hurt." He growls.
I glare at him, "Compared to my opponent, I'm fine."
He glares back at me, taking a step forward, "It doesn't matter. Your opponent could have been too strong for you and you–"
He is cut off by Gontei grabbing him by the shirt and slamming him against the wall. He was getting closer to me while he was talking, getting angrier with each step. I knew Gontei wouldn't let him get any closer from the way his fingers were twitching. From the posture he has now, if Kunkuro says anything else that is offensive, he'll end up without a mouth.
"Let go of me!" Kunkuro growls.
Gontei glowers at him, doing quite the opposite and slammed him against the wall again. He really has gotten really strong. Kunkuro is at least three inches taller that him.
"Gontei," I say trying to make it sound even, but it only comes out shaky.
He loosens his grip, but doesn't let go entirely. Shoji has finished healing me. He's really fast at this stuff. I stand and go over to them. I look my cousin in the eye.
"Gontei, please. Let go of him. His team will hear you and come start a fight." I plead. I'm lying threw my teeth, though. I know that none of the siblings would want to start a fight with me.
He glares at Kunkuro for a long time, and then sets him on his feet. I breathe a sigh of relief. Good God that was close.
Kunkuro looks at me, "I was just making sure you were okay. Guess I'll leave now."
I nod sadly as he leaves. I really don't want Kunkuro to leave. His perverted actions are charming in a way. His face paint and kitty ears are really hot when you're locking lips with him. Plus, the way he smirks after I kiss him, makes me want to melt in his arms. I've realized something with all his interfering with my emotions. I love him, too.
But he's right about me. I'm too scared to let him in. I don't want to loose him like everyone else. I don't want to tell him. But I don't want to lead him on, either. I really don't want to hurt him anymore.
AN: woo! Realization! Is she gonna tell him? Only I know the answer to that! Ha! Love you guys! Reviews are terrific as well! Oh, and thank you for adding me to your favorite's list. I know it isn't that big of a deal, but it means a lot to me. 3