Chapter Twelve
Meanwhile
Ino was a little confused about the kisses with Choji, so she went outside to the roof to think. 'Sure it was just a game, but when we kissed, I felt funny. I'm so confused…' she sat there, just thinking. She thought she heard some rustling in the trees. 'probably just the wind'.
Neji leaned over to TenTen "Will you come with me outside for a moment?"
She stopped what she was doing "Sure Neji" the two went outside to the bottom of the knoll.
Neji looked nervous "TenTen, we've been together for a couple years now, and we've fought side by since we were 12." she started to smile, she had an idea of where this was going.
Neji took a deep breath "I've learned that a man creates his own destiny." TenTen started to cry. Little did they know the danger that was lurking close by.
The Danger That was Lurking Close By
The two figures were still hiding, watching Neji and TenTen. "Oh my gosh Yoroi, are he doing what I think he's doing?" Tayuya said with a devilish grin. "He is! Oh we have to get her! It's too perfect!"
Yoroi nodded and wrapped the scroll around a kunai knife. They took aim and attacked TenTen, throwing the scroll last. As soon as TenTen was down they left as fast as they could.
Back to the Mansion
Ino was watching Neji and TenTen. She was close to tears herself, she was so happy for her friends. Everyone saw this moment coming a long time ago. Suddenly she had that strange feeling that someone was watching. She looked around and saw them, but it was to late. All she saw was two dark figures throwing knives out of a tree, throwing them at TenTen. There was nothing she could do. She screamed as TenTen fell into Neji's arms, then jumped down to help.
Neji couldn't finish his proposal. He watched as his love's eye's went from tears, to wide with pain, then shut. She let out a small whimper of pain. Neji was covered in her blood. Seeing his beloved filled him with rage, he yelled in anger, then tears appeared. He wanted to find the person who did this, but would never leave TenTen's side. He heard Ino scream and saw her rushing to his side.
Everyone heard Ino's scream, they stopped whatever they were doing and ran outside. They saw the three of them on the ground. Sakura immediately went into doctor mode and started barking orders.
Sakura and Ino worked on TenTen, Neji paced behind them. The girls cried, the boys grinded their teeth in anger. "Ino, you heal as many wounds as you can, as fast as you can, I need to keep her heart pumping." She had a lot of internal injuries and bleeding, she was loosing blood fast. They worked for almost over an hour, finally most her wounds were fixed and her heart could beat on its own. Sakura and Ino were dead, their chakra level was almost completely drained. They could barely move. "Sakura smiled at Ino "I couldn't have done it without you."
Ino smiled. "Thanks forehead."
Neji stared at the lifeless TenTen, Sakura put a hand on his shoulder "You should probably take her to the hospital." Neji nodded, scooped her up bridal style, and left for the hospital.
Gaara saw a scroll tied to a kunai knife, lying in a pool of blood. He picked it up and read it, his eyes grew wide. He stuffed it in his pocket and walked over to Sakura, struggling to get up. He scooped her up and brought her inside. Laying her down on one of the couches, he whispered to her "When you are feeling better, we need to talk." She looked confused, but brushed it off and cuddled up to him, then fell asleep.
Ino still lay on the grass, lifeless from all the chakra she lost. She felt horrible 'If I was paying more attention I could've prevented it'. Kiba saw her, he was going to go talk to her. He glared when he saw that Choji beat him to her. Choji sat next to Ino "You ok?"
She shrugged "I guess I just have a lot on my mind."
He nodded "You and Sakura were awesome. You blew my mind how you revived TenTen.
She smiled "Yeah, we make a pretty good team. I just feel like I could have done more. I saw the attackers right as they attacked her. But if I saw them a couple seconds earlier, maybe I could of attacked them or jumped in front of her."
He swallowed his chips "Well lets say you did jump in front of her and she still got hurt or you got hurt, Sakura may not have had enough strength to revive you two and someone might've died. But you were there to help and she lived. I think that counts for something."
A little smile crossed her face "Thanks for cheering me up Choji" she gave him a peck on the cheek. He chuckled while watching her try to get up; he helped her up and brought her into the mansion.