Time Travelers

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Italic: Thoughts

Chapter 3: Kidnapped

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Neji sat lazily on his couch in his living room, gazing at the tv screen, although he wasn't actually paying attention. It was like the words were fed in through his ears but it just wasn't clicking in his mind. Anyway, he was actually intent on stopping Tenten before she left for Sakura's House.

Neji got up off the couch and slowly walked down towards the room he had given to Tenten. Pictures hung on both sides of the white walls, and then there was Tenten's bedroom door, which on the doorknob she left a little doorhanger she bought at the store with her name on it.

Tenten had managed to bring alot of things back from the past which belonged to her, but it didn't convince Neji all the way yet that she was from this ancient village. "Tenten?" Neji asked as he knocked on her door. "What!?" she shot out angrily. It pained Neji alittle the way she spoke to him. "Urmm, uh, never mind." he mumbled as he walked back into his living room.

'She's still angry...' Neji thought to himself as he sat back down on the couch. Neji threw his head back gently and gazed out of the window from an upside-down point of view. The street lamps were brightly lit up, and most people weren't out in town. "Hey." he heard a voice say. He reluctantly pulled his head up and saw Tenten in front of him. She was wearing her hair back in one single bun, and she had on a pink sweater that said 'KITTEN' in bright red letters. Her jeans were black and had a flower print on in down by her ankles. By her side was a bag that she carried her clothes and other stuff in.

"Your leaving now?" Neji asked, surprised because she was at least 30 minutes early, and he knew that from Naruto who was with them at the time during school. "Yea, I don't want to keep them waiting." she said with a fake smile. "Oh." Neji said as he gazed down at the gray carpeted floor. 'She's lying...she just doesn't want to be around me.' he thought to himself. Tenten unlocked the front door and waited there, staring outside. "Why aren't you going yet?" Neji said, but was surprised at how cold his voice sounded.

"I'm waiting for Hinata-Sama!" Tenten spat back, twice as cold. "But I suppose I could wait outside since you don't seem to want me around." Neji was surprised at what she said and countered himself. "Your the one who's still pissed about earlier!!"

Tenten just slammed the door, making one of Neji's picture fall off the wall. "Damn woman..." Neji hissed quietly.

Tenten stood outside, the cold, night air making her cheeks rosy pink. 'I can't believe that in-sensitive jerk...' she thought to herself as she looked down the road to watch for Hinata. A tear rolled down her cheek. "B-...but I want to say sorry..." more tears rolled down her cheeks. "I don't want to fight anymore." Tenten swiftly turned around to go apologize to Neji, but behind her stood one of Konohagakure's most fearful ninja, Orochimaru. Tenten's eyes grew wide with fear as she stared at his snake-like face. "W-What are you doing here?" she asked. "Heh heh heh. You will find out soon..." He said, and then went to grab her.

Tenten instantly used a substitution jutsu and appeared in the middle of the road. "I may be a genin, but I'll have you know that there was a genin in my village who is ten times as powerful as you." Orochimaru stood before her. "Oh, really?" he said. "But your a different story." He finished as he appeared behind her. The one that was in front of Tenten was merely a clone of his. Orochimaru then paralyzed Tenten with fear as he stood behind her. "I'm going to destroy Konoha." he said.

Tenten stood frozen with fear, but the only thing she could think of was Neji. "Neji!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "Heh Heh!!" Orochimaru grabbed her and entered through a time portal back to the past. Neji came just in time to see this. "Tenten!!" He yelled as he ran out to her, but they were gone way before he got there. "She's...gone." Neji stood there, his fist clenched tightly. "Damn!!" He shouted as he pounded the ground with his fist. "N-Neji-nii-san?" he heard a soft whisper from behind him, and then a hand touched his shoulder.

"A-Are you okay, Neji-nii-san?" Hinata asked worriedly. "No." he said plainly. "W-Where's Tenten?" Hinata asked, looking around. "She was...taken." he said getting up, his gaze still fixed to the road. "She was taken? B-By who?" Hinata asked again. Neji ignored the question and made his way up his front steps. Hinata watched from behind him. "Hinata?" Neji said quietly. "Y-Yes?" she replied. "Tomorrow's Saturday, right?"

"Y-Yes." she answered. "Good." Neji said as he turned around to face her. "Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m, bring Sakura and Ino here, and I will bring Sasuke, Naruto, and Lee." Hinata looked confused. "W-Why?" Neji smirked. "Because tomorrow we are all going to Konoha to bring Tenten back, and I know just how to get there!"

A/N: Thanks for reading! I really thought this chapter was kind of boring, but the story is going to get better as it goes along. I hope...anyway, please review if you want to!!