CHAPTER 4
In Trouble
Here we go the next chapter!
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THE KONOHA MINE, 7 PM
NO ONE POV
"Is anyone else really hungry?" Hiro asked nervously. Everyone grabbed their stomachs, just realizing that.
"H-how late do you think it is?" Shinhana said.
"Late." Kagemaru said simply.
"Guys come on!" Mika said. "We can't just sit here, we're losing precious time! We've got to try to find our way back!" Everyone agreed, and after a discussion, they choose the tunnel they thought they went through last. Mika and Aoi led the group, followed by Yumi and Shinhana, who were huddled closely together, then Kagemaru and Isha, then Hiro and Shioku. They wandered around again, and then what felt like hours later, (but what was really only like 20 minutes) they all stopped in another clearing, close to panic. Aoi curled up on the floor, staring at the blackening sky, trying not to cry.
"Aoi…." Isha whispered, walking over to her. Angered, Kagemaru turned to Yumi.
"You know, this is all your fault, Yumi!" He yelled at her. "It was your idea to go into this stupid cave!" Yumi looked at him for a few seconds, and then burst into tears and ran into a tunnel. Mika ran after her, glaring at Kagemaru as she left.
Yumi didn't look back as she ran aimlessly though the cave, not caring at all. I can't believe him! Why is he so mean to me?? But he's right! This is all my fault, I should have never told Mika! She continued running though the tunnels and thinking bad of herself, completely ignoring Mika's shouts as she chased after her.
Then she suddenly crashed into a wall of flesh, and let out a piercing shriek as two hands reached toward her.
KONAHA MINE, 7:30 PM
NO ONE POV
When everyone heard Yumi's scream back in the clearing, everyone went running forward to find her, Kagemaru leading with everyone following behind him.
Mika hadn't been that far behind Yumi, so she found her quickly. She screamed when she saw the tall shape in front of her sister.
Yumi tried to turn around and run away, but the hands grabbed her shoulders and stopped her.
"Yumi! Yumi calm down!" The person said. Kagemaru had just gotten there behind Mika, who hadn't moved.
"Dad?" Kagemaru asked, shocked. (He calls him Dad to his face) Sasuke wasn't supposed to get here for another week!
The figure stepped forward and revealed Sasuke Uchiha, and he was mad. "Is everyone OK?" He asked stiffly.
"Yeah, everyone's fine." Kagemaru said as everyone else came running up. "How'd you find us, Dad?" He whispered.
Sasuke gestured for them to follow him, and he told them what happen. "When all your parents realized none of you had come home yet, everyone started to panic. Half an hour later, when I got home early from my mission, everyone had set up a rescue party, and I remember hearing about the mine before I left and I figured that would be the perfect place to explore on the first day of summer." He finished bitterly. He led them down a tunnel, and suddenly they were outside the mine.
"How do you know your way around the mine, Dad?" Aoi asked him as everyone else thanked him and started running home.
"I helped out a lot when they were still mining; I practically memorized the map of it." He said, his voice still stiff.
When they got home, Sakura was beside herself, crying and hugging them, then leaving to call everyone else. Sasuke called Kagemaru into his study after Sakura left.
"Yeah, Dad?" Kagemaru asked as he entered. He froze when he saw Sasuke's face.
"Kagemaru, how could you be so reckless?! You are the oldest out of every one of them! You should know better!" Sasuke stood up and started pacing.
"You should know not to go into empty mines! Any mines for that matter! Do you realize what would have happened if I hadn't found you?! I don't think you do! You and Aoi are grounded! You hear me! I will discuss this with your mother, but until then, you are grounded from all your games, the TV, and going outside for more than an hour! Don't you ever do something like that to scare us again! You understand?!" Sasuke finished with a yell.
Kagemaru nodded numbly, and after he was dismissed, he went into his room, without eating.
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Well there it is! Sorry it took SO long, and I hope you liked it!
Too sad? Too mean?? Too SOMETHING??? Let me know!! PLZ R&R!
~Jamie~
