Shiki: Here it iiss Chapter 2! Excited? No! THEN GET EXCITED OR THE SASUNARU PAIRING WONT HAPPEN! Kidding of course! It Will happen so don't worry!
"Neji-Kun, are we sure that she isn't leading us into a trap?" Lee asked walking up to Neji. The groups had decided, and against Tenshi's wishes, to make camp for the night. Tenshi herself had gone to blow off steam in the forest, so know one knew where she was or what she was doing.
"Lee she has no reason to trick us. Her family is dead and her village almost nonexistent! I'm surprised she didn't turn out like Sasuke to be honest!" Neji reprimanded his comrade in green.
"That girl is nothing like Sasuke! Sasuke is kind, cool, smart….while that girl is ugly, stupid, horr-." Naruto started.
"Oi Jinchuriki!" Tenshi hissed from above, she was sitting on a tree branch. "Care to continue that sentence? Because if you would like to I could leave you all in the forest to die!"
"Tenshi-San come down from there and come eat!" Gai called, being extra careful not to make her mad. Tenshi looked at Gai and smiled sweetly.
"What are you cooking?" She asked jumping down from the branch with ease and landing on her feet gracefully.
"Ramen!" Naruto said happily.
"Yuck! No way, I'll eat elsewhere…." Tenshi murmured.
"Where? There is nothing but woods!" Sakura said.
"Exactly, the woods….home of animals and fruits and vegetables! Plus we aren't far from a town." Tenshi said.
"I'll come with you…." Neji said. "I don't particularly like ramen, would rather eat something healthy…."
"Ramen is healthy! Lots of vegetables and vitamins!" Naruto objected.
"Whatever…." Tenshi looked at Neji before jumping into the trees and taking off silently, Neji activated his Byagukan so he wouldn't loose her and followed after her.
"Have you noticed that Neji always takes Tenshi's side?" Tenten said sitting down by the fire.
"I have actually! I think he likes her!" Sakura said sitting across from Tenten.
"Neji-Kun liking someone? No way!" Lee objected.
"I do have to agree with Lee on this! There's no way Neji likes someone!" Gai said.
"Kakashi-Sensei, what do you think?" Sakura asked.
"I can't be sure yet….ask me again when we return to Konoha and I'll have an answer!" Kakashi said.
Meanwhile, the oblivious pair were standing at a gate to a town.
"This the town you mentioned?" Neji asked.
"Mmhmm, this is it." Tenshi confirmed. "We are on the border of the Country of Fire and Country of Water….my village is on a small island on the border of the Country of Lightning and Country of Water….its far from the Hidden Village of Sound, so I don't know how Orochimaru found our village or how the Hidden Village of Sand got to us with all the other villages between us….its just ridiculous! I mean they would have to pass Konoha to get to my village!"
"Tenshi calm down!" Neji said carefully.
"Calm down! How on earth could I be calm! My village was destroyed by impossible means and then taken over!" Tenshi yelled. Neji grabbed her and pulled her close; he rested his head on hers and rubbed her back soothingly.
"Just calm down okay? We'll fix it, your village will be restored and everything will be okay, I promise." Neji murmured softly. Tenshi was blushing a faint pink, she shook her head.
"No way….nothing ever turns out okay for me…." She whispered.
"Hey…." Neji pulled away slightly but kept her in his arms. "I promise, I never break my promises. Trust me alright?" He said softly.
"Neji….I already trust you…." She smiled at him.
"Good…." He reached up to stroke her cheek, when something snapped in Tenshi. She quickly pushed Neji away and looked at the ground.
"Well let's find something to eat…." She said walking ahead quickly. Neji walked behind her concerned, her whole demeanor had changed. She had gone from trusting and gentle straight to paranoid and cold.
"Tenshi….are you alright?" He just couldn't stay quiet.
"Of course I am! I'm perfectly fine!" She had turned to face him, a smile on her face. Neji went rigid and sighed and walked past her and said.
"If you aren't going to smile a real smile then please don't smile at all….I cant stand it."
"What are you talking about Neji?"
"Don't lie to me either, I can see through lies. So if you want to lie then don't talk to me." Neji murmured.
"But Neji."
"Just don't!" Neji said just loud enough for the few villagers who were strolling around to stop and stare at them.
"Fine….I wont." Tenshi shoved past him. "Find your own food; I'll see you back at camp…." She hissed. Neji watched her go and sighed angrily before going back to the camp for Ramen, he had only gone with her to make sure she stayed safe.
"Neji-Kun you're back!" Lee said.
"Where's the bitch?" Naruto asked leaning against a tree. Neji ignored them both and got some ramen before sitting down by the fire.
"Neji-Kun?" Lee asked. "What's wrong, did something happen?" Tenten and Sakura looked at each other and nodded.
"Neji did you and Tenshi fight?" They asked, Neji went rigid and ignored them as well.
"Oh he did! Did you just let her go then!" Sakura asked, when Neji didn't answer her again she started to get mad. "You better not have just let her go! Girls hate it when they get into a fight with someone they like!"
"According to Tenshi, we still have a long ways to go until we get to the Village of the Moon; it's on a small island on the border of the Country of Water and Country of Lightning." Neji said ignoring the girls.
"Then it'll be an early morning tomorrow, everyone make sure to get some sleep." Kakashi said.
"I'll take first watch." Naruto volunteered.
"Alright….everyone else get some rest." Gai said putting the fire out. They all nodded and got comfortable before they all fell into a restless sleep.
A few hours later, Naruto was still on watch when he heard the sound of approaching foot steps, without thinking he started collecting chakra into his palm, forming Rasenshurikan. He charged into the forest towards the footsteps, when he saw a silhouette he brought his hand forward and attacked.
"Rasenshurikan!" Naruto yelled he smirked when he felt it make contact with the figure; his smirk grew when he heard a scream from the figure.
The group jolted awake when they heard the scream.
"What was that!" Lee asked looking around.
"Naruto!" Sakura called out.
"Don't waste your breath, Naruto isn't anywhere near here." Neji said, his Byagukan was activated and he was looking around.
"I feel his chakra, it's this way. Follow me quickly!" Kakashi said jumping into the trees and racing towards Naruto, Neji right next to him with a slight lead, everyone else behind them. "I have a bad feeling about this..." Kakashi murmured looking up at the moon; it had turned a solid blood red.
"NARUTO YOU IDIOT!" Neji yelled running even faster, he reached Naruto quickly. Naruto had unknowingly attacked Tenshi; she was bleeding heavily and was sitting on the ground her back against a tree.
"How am I supposed to know it was her!" Naruto yelled back. "It's not like she stated who she was! She was slinking around like a thief!"
"Naruto that is enough. "Kakashi said arriving with the others.
"Oh god Tenshi!" Sakura ran forward to heal the girl.
"I'm fine!" Tenshi hissed quietly, she went to stand up and made it halfway up before her knees gave out and she fell.
"No you aren't!" Sakura said going over to Tenshi.
"I said I'm fine! Don't touch me!" Tenshi yelled crawling backwards away from Sakura.
"Tenshi, I'm only trying to help you!" Sakura said softly.
"Just stay away! I'll be fine!" Tenshi insisted getting up and leaning on a tree, she went to take a step back but ran into someone. "Neji…." She breathed twisting her head to look at the Hyuuga.
"What did I say about lying Tenshi?" The white eyed boy hissed glaring at her, not because he was mad at her but rather he was furious with Naruto and himself, he knew Tenshi was still out he should have took the first watch. Tenshi's knees were shaking, she was scared of his glare, but she couldn't look away from him. The blood loss finally got to her and she passed out. "Tenshi!" Neji grabbed her before she could hit the ground and picked her up bridal style. "Sakura will you heal her please!"
"Of course, let's get back to the camp." Sakura said walking next to Neji. After they left, the remaining people looked at each other.
"Sorry Gai but he likes her." Kakashi said.
"Neji….I can't believe he's found someone!" Gai was crying." I never thought he would find someone! He's always so cold and distant!" Tenten shook her head.
"Somehow I always knew Neji wouldn't end up alone, he gets lonely way to easily." The brown haired girl said.
"Well let's get back to the campsite, Naruto I'm going to have to have a nice long talk with you." Kakashi said as they all walked back to camp.
"Sakura will she be okay?" Neji asked worried as the medical ninja healed Tenshi.
"She will be with a few days, five at the most. Naruto you really did a number on her, she has uncountable lacerations covering her, and some are extremely deep!" Sakura said watching as the smaller lacerations healed.
"Will she be able to travel?" Tenten asked.
"Maybe, when she wakes I'll see then. She lost a ton of blood and she should be extremely disoriented, and unable to move much. But she hasn't shown us her families Bloodline limit yet, so maybe that will change things up a bit." Sakura told them sitting back and grabbing a roll of bandages and wrapping them around Tenshi's deeper and longer wounds that hadn't healed much.
"So how much longer until she wakes up?" Lee asked.
"No idea…." Sakura looked around and didn't see Kakashi or Naruto. "Gai-Sensei where did Kakashi take Naruto?"
"Sakura don't worry, Naruto won't be sent back to Konoha if that's what you're worried about. We all know the only way Sasuke will come back is if Naruto is the one to bring him back." Gai insisted.
"Alright…." Sakura said warily. "Well we should all get some rest for now….we have a long ways to go." Lee, Tenten, and Gai all agreed and along with Sakura got comfortable before falling asleep, when Kakashi and Naruto came back they also went to sleep. Neji however stayed awake, he was sitting so Tenshi's head was in his lap and he was watching her features carefully, every now and then he would activate Byagukan and make sure her chakra was running without any issues.
Morning finally arrived, Neji having stayed up the whole night wasn't himself exhausted and felt rather anxious, Tenshi hadn't opened her eyes yet.
"Sakura are you"
"Neji for the tenth time yes! .Fine." Sakura said angry. "Now let me finish putting the fire out!"
"Sakura….you suck at healing…." Tenshi hissed, her eyes fluttered open and like Sakura predicted she was disoriented. "Where am I….?" She asked quietly, her eyes constantly looking around.
"At camp….do you remember anything?" Neji asked sitting Tenshi up carefully and keeping her steady.
"Ummmm….I remember that idiot Naruto hitting me with that damn technique of his….seeing your angry glare and then nothing." Tenshi said thinking.
"Good, your memory wasn't affected by that blow…." Sakura said relieved. "So Tenshi, can you move?"
"Of course I can!" Tenshi said sounding almost insulted, she went to stand up but winced.
"She can't…." Neji said.
"Good job bitch! Not only do you get me in trouble but now we can't go get Sasuke back!" Naruto yelled. Before Tenshi could even open her mouth, Neji had twisted so he was facing Naruto and was glaring furiously.
"Naruto shut the hell up! If you hadn't injured her you wouldn't have gotten in trouble and we would be on our merry way to where Sasuke is!" The Hyuuga yelled. It went dead silent; no one had ever seen the Hyuuga loose his temper like this.
"Naruto we will be leaving soon so don't worry, Neji since she can't move would you like to." Kakashi said.
"Yes of course I would!" Neji said interrupting Kakashi.
"Alright then let's move out!" Gai said happily.
"Wait, did I miss something!" Tenshi asked looking up at Neji.
"Nope." He simply stated before picking her up and placing her on his back.
"HEY! PUT ME DOWN!" Tenshi yelled.
"Sorry, but we have to keep moving and you can't walk….So bear with it until you can move again okay?" Neji said.
"Oh….well okay…." Tenshi murmured resting her head on his back, she smiled when she breathed in, loving how he smelled.
"Tenshi which way are we going?" Kakashi asked.
"The border between Lightning and Water….there is a small Island 50 miles offshore…." Tenshi said. "So go East."
"Alright thank you, Neji I hate to do this but can you be upfront again?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course, but I want Sakura up there with me." Neji said.
"That's fine, alright let's go!" Kakashi said. They all took off, Sakura and Neji who was carrying Tenshi were up front and Lee and Naruto in the back.
"Tenshi is you feel dizzy you must tell me okay?" Sakura said as they started leaping through the trees.
"Mmhmm….alright" Tenshi murmured shutting her eyes but remaining awake. "We aren't more then a days journey from my village, if you guys hurry we should be at the shoreline by sundown….and then all that is between you guys and Sasuke is water…."
"Thank you Tenshi." Sakura said smiling.
"What for?" Tenshi asked quietly.
"For leading us to Sasuke when you have no reason at all to help us, if anything you have reason to point us in the wrong direction." Sakura said.
"And how do you know I'm not leading you in the wrong direction….?" Tenshi whispered, her breathe was deepening out.
"I don't know that, but I trust you won't." Sakura smiled gently.
"Hmmm….well….good thing the only person I trust…."She yawned. "In Konoha….is carrying me…."She murmured falling asleep. Neji and Sakura's eyes widened and they looked at the sleeping girl.
"Hmmm….never would have guessed….thought it was the other way around." Sakura murmured.
"I trust her too Sakura!" Neji said quickly. "With my life!"
"Ohh!" Sakura giggled. "Then I beat Gai and Lee!" She smirked as Neji looked away.
Shiki: Liked it? Good….cuz I wrote most of it while being sick and preparing for exams….so hope you loved it! Any favorite parts?Any nonfavorite parts?Do tell please! ^_^