Chapter 6
"Guys… I have something to tell you and it's about Itachi. That day Itachi was on the roof and he did fall. But Itachi..."
"Shut up Sasori. He's dead…gone. He's never coming back." Orochimaru looked down, clenching his fist. Gaara. "It's Gaara's fault!" he spat viciously."And I'm going to kill that piece of shit for it, too." Orochimaru stood and angrily stalked out of the room.
Kimimaro turned on Sasori. "Idiot. You know better than to talk about Itachi when Orochimaru is around," he snapped. "Do you need someone to remind you of that?"
Kimimaro was at the redhead's neck in seconds. Sasori gagged and tried to free his throat from the other's grasp, clawing at Kimimaro's hands as he was lifted from the ground.
"Stop…"
Kimimaro ignored his plea. "I should hurt you for what you just did." He tightened his grip and glared. "If you ever mention Itachi's name again, I'll kill you."
Deidara panicked at the sight of his boyfriend being hurt. He ran over and grabbed Kimimaro's wrist, trying to wrestle Sasori free. "Let him go! You're gonna kill him, un!" He yelled.
Kimimaro looked back and forth between them for a moment before loosening his grip. He dropped Sasori to the ground, who coughed and messaged his throat.
"You two better watch it. One more thing about Itachi, and Sasori; I will kill you. I won't let your boyfriend stop me. I'm going to go find Orochimaru."
He turned and swept out of the room. Deidara quickly dropped to his knees and helped his boyfriend up.
"You okay, un?" he asked.
Sasori rubbed the spot where Kimimaro had grabbed him. "Yeah…I am. I just…I just need to get some sleep." Sasori walked out of the room and went to theirs instead, Deidara right on his heels.
Deidara plopped down first and Sasori sighed and laid down into his open arms.
"Don't worry, Sasori. Things won't be like this forever. They'll change," he whispered soothingly.
Sasori nodded and went to sleep. Deidara petted his hair for a few minutes before laying his head down and letting his own eyelids slip shut.
Gaara watched Neji's serene sleeping form, a small smile tugging at his lips. But his eyes were soon drawn to the window. He needed to get out for a while and walk around; clear his head. Being locked up all day drove him absolutely nuts. Not wanting to disturb his lover, he slipped out of the bed quietly, and headed for the door. He paused as Neji rolled over and mumbled something incoherently.
His feet were carrying him somewhere. He wasn't sure what his destination was, but he closed his eyes and let his subconscious lead him.
The park near his college. He blinked as his eyes adjusted to the dim light of the street lamps.
If Neji wakes up soon, he'll be pissed and yell at me. I'm sick of that. Screw it; I'm staying here, he thought absently.
He lied down on a park bench, gazing up at the sky. After only moments of tracing the stars, he found himself growing sleepy. He was so lost in his own world, he didn't notice the person watching him before everything went dark.
It was 11 at night when Neji awoke. Gaara wasn't there. He flung the covers off his body and leapt up, searching everywhere. He got the sinking feeling that Gaara wasn't even on the college grounds. He ran out of the room to Naruto and Sasuke's. He knocked repeatedly on the door until Haku opened it, looking slightly annoyed at being woken so late.
"What is it, Neji?" Then it hit the boy. "Wait, where's Gaara?"
Neji cringed and panicked inwardly. "I was hoping you guys would know. We need to find him now. He's gone. What if Orochimaru already got to him?"
"Neji, take it easy, we'll find him," Sasuke said reassuringly.
"I'll look around the college," Haku offered. "Sasuke and Naruto can look around the malls, and you can check the parks out."
His eyes looked to each of them for approval.
"Alright?"
Neji nodded shortly. "Yeah."
"We'll definitely find him," Haku said. "Don't worry."
Gaara woke with a start when he felt someone touch him. His eyes flew open and to his horror he saw Orochimaru and Kimimaro leering over him. Gaara acted fast and jumped up.
"W-what are you guys doing here?"
He gave them each a quick, frightened look before turning to run. He yelped as Kimimaru grabbed him.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked tauntingly. "Orochimaru wants to talk with you."
He pulled the redhead close and held him tightly to his body as he turned to face Orochimaru. Gaara tried to squirm from the vice-like grip, but to no avail. The long-haired male grinned evilly and approached him slowly, like a cat stalking its prey. He knew his chances of getting away unharmed were thin. He gulped inaudibly.
Neji snapped his cell phone shut, his anxiety rising. Gaara wasn't in any of the malls. He wasn't on the college grounds either. There was only one more place left to look…
He shoved his phone into his pocket and took off towards the last park. He had a feeling that Gaara was there, and knowing his luck, the other boy wasn't alone.
Gaara screamed as Orochimaru kicked him in the ribs. Then a fist connected with his stomach. Hard. Gaara yelped in pain and coughed up blood. His eyes widened at the sight of the dark red liquid. This wasn't happing.
"Someone…please help me," he spluttered out. Gaara's voice was small but they still heard it.
"No one here to help you. Don't you get it? Your friends aren't here to protect you. And they aren't gonna show. Poor little redhead; I feel bad for you," Kimimaro said maliciously.
His grip tight as the hits became more painful. Kimimaro suddenly dropped him to the ground and Gaara rolled up in a quivering ball. He wanted to go home. He wanted to go home so bad. Why did he even leave?
Gaara was about to let the pain take over when he heard a voice. "Get the fuck away from him! You guys need to stop this now. I won't stand for it." Gaara looked up weakly and saw who is was. It was him! Gaara was so happy to see him but then everything started to go dark.
Kimimaro and Orochimaru glanced at the stranger. "We need to get out of here," Orochimaru hissed.
They turned to run, but the stranger stopped them both.
"I won't let you get away with this, bastards! I'll get both of you!"
"Let's see you try." Kimimaro grabbed Orochimaru's hand and pulled, but to his shock they couldn't get away from the other person.
"What the hell? Who are you!?!"
"I'm your worse nightmare Kimimaro. I've been reborn and I'm ready to take you out. I sick of you hurting Gaara and now you'll pay."
"It's you. No you can't be. You're a….."
End of chapter.
Sorry guys but yet again another cliffy lol. I'm good at these thing. Anyway I hope you guys like this. Yes I know it's short but I can't tell you all what's going to happen in one chapter. It will give everything away. So I had to stop it here. I promise that the next chapter will be longer and I will tell you guys who is helping Gaara at the end. I will give you guys one hint. The person that is helping Gaara showed up at that time to see Gaara fall to the ground. Who do you guys think it is? I know who it is, but I'm not telling.
