Blindfolded

Chapter 2: It's a Mystery

Shakti woke up the next morning with an incredible headache. "Ohhh…" she groaned. She sat up slowly, sighing. Suddenly, she realized she was naked. She hadn't taken her clothes off last night. Then, the memory of Neji getting in her bed popped into her head. Did he take advantage of her? While she had been passed out drunk did he… sleep with her? Oh, it made sense. He had been sooo freakin' nice putting her to sleep, but then he left didn't he? She hadn't recognized the smell of his blood either, but she had been drunk. She threw her legs over the side of the bed, and stood up slowly. Yep, it was true, Shakti was completely naked… and completely hungover. She held her stomach, and then ran to the bathroom. Ughh… her vomit smelled sickening. It was mainly mucus and blood. She sat over the toilet for about 30 minutes. She stood when she'd finished, and flushed the toilet with her mind. As she walked out, she paused to look at herself in the mirror and gasped at what she saw. It wasn't the pale vomit around her mouth or the ghastly, sickly look on her face, but the three fading hickeys on her neck. A low growl rumbled in her chest, signaling that she was officially pissed. What the heck, Neji? She shoved the shower door open and stood under the hot water for another 30 minutes, thinking of ways to murder Neji. She finished and had come up with two easy ways: snap his head off and throw it across the village, or corner him and physically rip his heart out of his chest. She stepped out and rubbed the towel through her hair and body. A knock on the door caused a snarl to rip through her throat. She ran into her room and threw on a t-shirt and a pair of cotton shorts. A curse came out of her mouth when she realized it was Neji. "What?" she asked harshly through the crack of the door.

He looked confused as he said, "Umm… I was just checking to see if you were okay."

Her eyes narrowed, "Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just one question, what the hell were you thinking last night?" She'd decided to give him the chance to explain himself.

He looked kind of hurt now, "What do you mean? I wanted to help you."

"Help me? You freakin' raped me!"

"Shakti, what are you talking about? After I gave you water, I left."

"Then tell me where these stupid hickeys came from!"

"Hickeys? Shakti, I kissed your forehead. Other than that, I did not touch you!"

Shakti was quiet. She didn't know what to do.

"Let me in."

"Go away, Neji. I don't believe you."

"Shakti, I did not sleep with you. Let me in!"

Heaving a sigh, she opened the door for him. Her eyes followed him warily, but she was thinking he would've acted differently if he'd slept with her, maybe more smugly. Also, she owed it to him. He was the perfect gentleman last night, before he left. He stared at her, then his eyes trailed to her neck. "What the hell?" he asked. Then he looked into her eyes, "Shakti, I did not do this. Someone must've come here last night while you were drunk. Damn! I knew I should've stayed."

"You really didn't do this?" Shakti asked, watching his eyes.

"I swear," he replied. The honesty in his face convinced her. She looked at him for a second, and then walked to her bedroom.

"When I woke up this morning, I realized I was naked, and my clothes were tossed to the floor..." she said, pointing at the scattered pieces of last night's outfit. "Then, after puking my guts up, I looked in the mirror and found these hickeys."

Neji activated his byakugan and started searching around the room. He looked under her bed, around the bed, under the sheets, and in the bathroom. "What are you doing?" Shakti asked.

"Trying to find something that could tell us who did this," was his response. She nodded. That was a good idea. He looked up at her, "You're sure that whoever this is actually had intercourse with you?"

She shrugged, "It just makes sense. I'm naked in my bed. He kissed on my neck mainly. I'm not sure though. But someone was definitely here." He paused.

"I'm going to murder whoever did this…"

Shakti sank against the wall in the hallway, and then dropped to the floor. Suddenly, she felt very violated. Some random person had come into her house, taken advantage of her when she was drunk, and raped her. She laid her head on her knees, a frustrated sigh escaping her lips. She heard Neji stop moving, and then his footsteps came to her. He knelt down next to the vampire. "Are you okay?" he asked.

She looked up, "Yes, I'm fine… but it's a weird feeling, knowing that someone walked into my house, violated me, and left, while remaining in one piece. I wasn't even aware he was here!" Neji leaned against the wall next to her, and put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to him, "I know," he said, "I'm so sorry. I should've stayed."

"No, I told you to go. This isn't even your fault."

"But you were drunk! This certainly is not your fault!"

"You're right. It's the asshole who raped me's fault."

Another knock on the door caused me to gasp. "I got it," Neji said, standing. I heard Ino's voice as he opened the door.

"Oh… Hi, Neji. Have you been here all night?" she asked, surprised to see him.

"No, but I wish I had," he replied, stepping aside to let her in. She smiled as soon as she saw me.

"Shakti, I'm so sorry. How are you feeling?" she asked. I smiled.

"Well, I've already puked my guts up, but I have more important things to worry about than this pounding headache." She noticed the hickeys on her neck.

"Neji?" she whispered.

Shakti looked away, "No."

"Then who?"

"I don't know," she replied with a shrug. Ino's eyebrows pulled together. She was obviously very confused. Shakti sighed.

"Last night, after I left, someone snuck in and possibly raped her," Neji told her. Her mouth dropped.

"Oh her gosh… I feel terrible! Are you okay? Did he hurt you? Who was it?!" she asked.

"Yes, I'm okay. No, he didn't hurt me. I have no clue who it was. I was passed out," I replied.

"We need to go tell Lady Tsunade! And get the Anbu trying to figure out who it is!" Ino suggested.

"I don't really need that. It was probably some guy at the party who saw me drunk, and waited until Neji left to jump in bed with me," Shakti told her.

"Well they should be punished! How are you handling this so well? Someone raped you!" Ino was freaking out now.

"Ino, I'll eventually find out who it is. When I do, I'll murder them. I'll probably drink their blood or something painful like that," Shakti said nonchalantly. The plans she'd had before Neji had assured her it wasn't him began making their way back into her head. Maybe she could use telekinesis to screw up his insides.

"Fine," Ino said, "but Lady Tsunade should know. This is a crime!"

"Fine," I replied, "you can go tell her. Because I'd rather not."

"Well," she answered, slightly annoyed, "Because I am such a good friend, I'll go tell her."

"Okay… I'm sorry Ino. I'm not trying to start a fight with you. This is just confusing to me, and I feel a little emotional," Shakti apologized.

Ino nodded and hugged her, "I just want what's best for you." Then she released the vampire girl and walked out the door. Neji was standing next to Shakti.

"I'm staying here tonight," he said.

"What? Why? I'll be okay. I was drunk and defenseless last night. I can defend myself now."

"I still would like to stay here. I'll sleep on the couch. Just, please, it would make me feel better."

With a sigh, Shakti answered, "Fine."

With that, she mainly spent the next few weeks telling Tsunade and the Elders everything she remembered about that night. Shakti went on an easy escort mission with Shikamaru, but other than that, it was pretty boring. Just interrogations and the usual feeding trips she had to take. It took her a while to explain how she got drunk, which was a little embarrassing, but eventually they believed her. Neji still stayed at her house. For a week after, but then was sent on a three day mission, which Shakti was grateful for.

One morning, she woke up, feeling queasy. Shakti smiled, remembering that Neji wasn't here. However, as she sat up slowly, her smile faded as a pain exploded in her head. She threw the covers off her feet, and proceeded to run to the bathroom. She leaned over the toilet and started puking for the second time in her life. She sat there for about 15 minutes. When she was done, she wiped her face with toilet paper, and flushed that sick stuff down. As she turned to leave, she noticed a pink box on the counter. She curiously picked it up. When had she gotten a pregnancy test? Then a realization hit her, there was a possibility she was pregnant. Ohhh no. Curiosity overtook her and she pulled the small device out of the box. Shakti moved quickly to the kitchen. The only way she could pee was if she drank water. She ate a peach as she downed 5 glasses of water. The television was her entertainment as she waited. While she waited she thought of who could have brought the test. Did Neji think she was pregnant? Maybe. She thought about her secret raper. Him? He'd snuck into her house once. No doubt, he could do it again. A feeling of paranoia swept over her. Who the heck was this guy? Then, she decided to go pee. She ran back to her bathroom and peed on the pregnancy test. Impatiently, she waited, watching the little thing. A noise in her bedroom caused her too look up for a split second. Then she looked back down. Holy Crap. Shakti Kyuuketsuki was pregnant. She bit her lip. Another noise pulled her attention to her bedroom, and then she smelled someone else. She opened the door to leave her bathroom, when, suddenly, darkness surrounded me.

"Who the hell is this?" Shakti asked. The person said nothing, but she felt them take the pregnancy test she'd been holding in her hand.

A simple grunt was his response.

She threw a punch in the direction of his smell, but he was fast. He moved behind her, and gently pushed her forward.

"Shhh…" he said.

A/N: So, this one was slow. But I had to tell Neji and Ino. Anyways, more to come! This entire story should be a long one.