Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Ninja Power ❯ Moving On ( Chapter 2 )

Ninja Power
Disclaimer: I don’t own Naruto or any of the characters from the series. Nor do I own any of the songs used in this fanfic.


A/N: After these two fics, I never want to see another song as long as I live.


Neji just stared as the newly arrived couple walked towards the table. ‘She moved on...’ he thought. At this moment, Neji wished he could sink down into the floorboards. He had really blown it. He simply sat in place and gazed at his lost love. Brit had changed quite a bit in the last year. She’d cut her long hair so it was down shoulder length and apparently she had stopped highlighting it with a mix of colors. She seemed to have lost weight and there was a drawn look to her face. Not to mention she was wearing way too much make-up. For a fleeting second, their eyes met. Neji felt his breath hitch in his chest. Her eyes had changed the most. There was no flame behind them. Brit’s formerly sparkling jade eyes had been traded for dull, lifeless green orbs.


“OMG! BRIT! WE’VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!!!!” Temari yelled rushing forward to tackle her friend. She was soon followed by the other girls all crying out words of greeting and praise. The man with her stepped to the side smiling; allowing the girls to engulf her in a circle of hugs and kisses.


“Hey, Sasuke, isn’t that your brother?” Naruto whispered to the raven haired boy.

“Yeah dude, he looks just like you.” Kiba added


“Yeah, that’s Itachi, alright. I assure you he’s no family of mine. As far as I’m concerned, my brother’s dead.” Sasuke stated he voice full of venom and hatred. He stared at the man with such blatant disdain; Neji could feel his own blood run cold. ‘So, this is the infamous Itachi Uchiha.’


Sasuke hardly ever spoke of his elder brother and when he did, it was never anything good. According to Sasuke, Itachi had always been an intelligent child, but he used this to manipulate people. In fact, they never said Itachi's name in front of Sasuke. It was a taboo amongst their band. "Manipulate, huh?" Neji remembered. "What could someone like him want with my--I mean, what could he want with Brit...?" Neji glared at the older Uchiha.

Itachi felt eyes on him, but not the usually hateful eyes of his younger brother. No, these eyes were different. Itachi tore his eyes away from Brit and her girlfriends to face the males of the group. His onyx eyes found pearly white ones. Itachi quirked an eyebrow at Neji's glare. "What is this...?" he thought, a small, barely visible smirk appeared on his face.


“Well, if it isn’t my beloved and now famous little brother” he said strolling over to the table. He sat down in a spare chair and rested his elbows on the wooden surface, threading his fingers together. “It’s been awhile hasn’t it Sasuke?”

“Not long enough” the younger Uchiha replied. “What are you doing here anyway Itachi?”

“I didn’t know I needed permission to accompany my girlfriend to a meeting.”

“GIRLFRIEND!!!?” Everyone yelled at once.

‘Girlfriend...?!’ Neji thought to himself painfully.


“OMG! Brit you didn’t tell us!!” Ino cried

“Yeah, we’re supposed to be your best friends!” Tenten added

“I feel so betrayed!” chimed Kitty.

“I didn’t tell you cause I knew you’d freak” Brit said speaking for the first time since her arrival. Even her voice had changed. Instead of the arrogant, attitude filled booming voice of her high school years, she now spoke more quietly, half heartedly and with hardly any emotion.

Kitty noticed the change quite clearly, and so did Neji. The two both knew instantly that something wasn't right. "So... besides the new boyfriend, what else have you been doing?" Sakura asked. Brit opened her mouth to respond, but she noticed the sharp look Itachi suddenly gave her. The look was brief, and hardly noticeable to anyone else, but Brit knew what it meant...

She bowed her head slightly, before answering. "Just... normal stuff," she muttered.

"Normal...?" Kitty thought. "Since when does she do normal stuff?" Sasuke took notice her his ex-girlfriend's narrowed eyes.

"So she's notices that something not right about this, too?" he thought. His gaze transferred back to his older brother, and became a look of distain. "How could those two have possibly met?"

"So how did you meet Itachi?" Kitty asked in a soft voice. "Do not call him weasel! Do not call him weasel! Do not call him weasel!" was what she was really thinking.


“We met through school. He was a senior and I was a freshman.” Brit replied taking a seat. The discussion continued as the group ate their fill. By the end of the afternoon, everyone was caught up and a schedule had been decided. Beginning tomorrow, everyone would meet up and the group would head out on the final leg of their tour, re introducing Brit into the band and somehow Itachi had been invited on to enjoy the ride. Everyone waved good-bye as Itachi and Brit drove back to the college.

The rest of the two bands made their way to the hotel. Since Jazmyn and Kakashi were currently away on their honeymoon and didn’t trust a bunch of college students alone in their house. As they arrived at the hotel, Kitty, Sasuke and Neji held back in the lobby as the others continued up to their room.


“Well, how’s the ego Neji?” Kitty asked flopping down on one of the couches.


“Not so great I have to say. You get the feeling there’s more to this guy than what we know?” Neji replied. The tolls of the day’s events were really starting to take effect on him. He felt disheveled, groggy and over all sick. He took a seat in the chair across from Katie as Sasuke sat next to her.


“When it comes to Itachi you never know what to expect. He’ll go along with a master plan and seem okay with it, but underneath, he’s following his own set of rules, making his own agenda.” Sasuke added.


“What do you mean Sasuke?”


“For example, our father wanted him to take over for the police department after he graduated college, and Itachi seemed to go alone with this plan, until he got into high school anyway. He picked up with this cult thing called the Akatsuki. Apparently, these freaks believe that they can control the world if they capture a demon. They’re just a bunch of nut jobs to be honest.”


“You think he roped Brit into it?”


“I doubt it. From what I’ve heard, it’s nearly impossible to get in. Besides, Brit doesn’t strike me as the type to get mixed up in something like that.”


“I don’t know desperate people do desperate things.”


“Good point”


Neji rested his arms on his knees and stared down at the floor. All of this was his fault. If only he had listened to her, Brit wouldn’t be in this predicament. She’d still be by his side safe from anyone else. She’d still be his and she would still be her old happy self. Neji could feel his chest constricting, both in pity and in rage. He hated himself more than words could describe. He hated that he hadn’t trusted her more. He hated that he didn’t really trust anyone. He hated the fact that because of his fear of being hurt, he was always going to be alone.


Silent sobs shook his body as tears began rolling down his face. At this point, he didn’t care that Sasuke and Kitty were sitting in front of him; he just needed release. For the last year, he’d been holding his emotions inside. After his decision to become famous, he hadn’t allowed himself to cry. Every time memories of Brit began roaring their ugly head, he would immerse himself in his music. Now all those pent up emotions broke lose.


Awkward silence had settled between the three band members. Sasuke shot Kitty a helpless look as Katie sat looking at Neji with understanding eyes. She took a deep breath and stood up. In a flash, her hand made contact with the side of Neji’s face.


“Damn it Neji Hyuuga if you don’t stop that right now I’m going to kick your ass!” she screamed staring death into his eyes.


Neji stared at her in disbelief. Slowly his hand came to rest over the angry red mark burning the side of his face. Kitty had just slapped him. Sure, she was violent and she fought sometimes but he had never seen her strike anyone. Judging by the look on Sasuke’s face neither had he.

“What the hell kind of man are you? Sitting here playing the victim. Brit, someone you supposedly ‘love’, could have been brain washed! Your should be getting a game plan you dumbass, not sitting here acting like you’re the one whose being hurt! Have some balls you damn pussy!” Kitty continued.

“Hang on a second Cat” Sasuke began standing up.


“No, she’s right Sasuke.” Raising a hand to stop Sasuke, Neji stared back into Kitty’s brown eyes. “Your right, I’m not the one who should be crying. However, don’t think I’m forgetting about Brit. If you think I’m going to let her go without a fight, you’re damn wrong.”


With a confident smile, Neji stood and walked to his room. His mission was still the same; he had to get Brit back, no matter what. He squared his shoulders and kept his back straight. He was ready to do anything for her.