Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Life of a Kunoichi ❯ ~ What Now ? ~ ( Chapter 33 )

Chapter 33

 

~ What Now? ~

 

 

Oh Kami he smells so good. Phoenix tried to focus on the conversation that was currently going on around her, opening her eyes she pulled her face from the crook of Kankuro's neck. Looking down at her he noticed the cut on her neck for the first time, “You're cut.” He said as he gently placed his thumb on the cut to wipe some of the blood away, causing an electric shock to shoot through to her toes, sucking in her breath she tightened her grip on his shirt. “What's wrong Phoenix?” he took her response to his touch the wrong way. Closing her eyes she ran her tongue along her bottom lip, “nothing, its just every touch is so sensitized.” She pulled away from him, “look it's safe to say, nobody touch me!” she turned and proceeded into the hallway, calling out, “Hey Haru, do you have any idea on how to get out of here?” Haru shook her head from her place in Shika's arms seeing as how Kabuto damaged her legs. Ryu walked up to her, “I can heal you, but it will take some time, so the longer you can hold out the better.” She shook her head then laid it down over Shikamaru's heart. Phoenix sighed, damn I feel so useless right now. Feeling some one come up behind her she noticed Neji looking intently down the hall to the left. “What's wrong she asked?” “Some one is coming.” He stated. “Lets, get out of here.” Kiba and Kankuro soon took the lead, using Kiba's nose to try and steer clear of danger. Turning a corner they could see the exit, “look, were almost there.” Kiba shouted out behind him. Phoenix and Kira kept up the rear with Neji, Temari, Ryu, Shikamaru holding Haru, were close together in the center. What was that?

 

Phoenix slowed he run to a jog as she peered down a passing hall. Something flashed. Stopping completely now she stared down the hall with a curious look, then she thought something which caused her to shake her head. Curiosity killed the cat, *sighs* and I love cats. Squinting her eyes to try and see what it was, she didn't notice that the group kept going, that is until Kira called out to her. “Phoenix! What are you doing, come on!” She shook her head and turned to the group that was no more than ten feet from her, “I'm coming.” She said as she began to turn. In the midst of her turn something wrapped itself around her waist, “What the?” Immediately tightening its grip, she was yanked out of sight. “PHOENIX!” everyone yelled. Phoenix screamed for an instant before her reflexes kicked in and she pulled a kunai from her pouch that Kankuro had given her earlier. Trying desperately to cut whatever was attached to her waist went in vain. Damn! Trying to see where she was being dragged to was no good either seeing as how she could barley see her hand in front of her face. Swallowing the lump in her throat she waited to see where she would end up. Soon she felt something grab her ankle, instantly she kicked at it earning a yelp from whatever it was. “Ow, Phoenix it's me!” “Ryu!? How…” “Flash step.” Duh. “Can you see anything?” she asked her brother who was desperately trying to hold on to her. “No. are you ok?” “My back hurts like hell, but other than that I'm fine, you?” she tried to not sound so, pissy, but hey there's just too much going on back to back. Brushing off her attitude Ryu tried to focus on what was attached to her torso. “Did you try cutting it?” “Yeah, kunai no good.” Soon Ryu was practically on top of his sister, “Um…did we just speed up?” before either could answer they saw light at the end of the tunnel, and soon they were falling over the edge. “Aaahhhhh!” both yelled. Phoenix gripped her brother's waist and whatever had a grip on her let go, falling away from the two. They fell for what seemed like hours before Phoenix finally yelled, “ANKI DO SOMETHING!” Gripping her to him he focused his chakra and saw a glimmer of what looked like a ledge a little ways off. Taking the chance he used his flash step and landed them safely on the ledge. Peering over the side both of them sweat dropped at the dark abyss below, and sighed because when they looked up they couldn't see the tunnel they came out of.

 

“Slow down.” Neji yelled, “there's a ledge coming up.” The group stopped at the edge and peered over, seeing no sigh of their missing team. “PHOENIX! RYU!” Kankuro yelled. Nothing. “Do you think they're ok?” Haru asked upset clearly in her voice. Shikamaru gripped her tighter, “they're fine I'm sure. Neji is there a way down?” Shaking his head the jounin didn't see anything good about his comrade's situation. Taking out a flare Kankuro set it off and tossed it over the edge. Everyone leaning over watching as it made it's way down. “Look over there!” Temari shouted. “HEY ARE YOU TWO OK?” Phoenix smiled and yelled back, “YEAH. HEY YOU GOT ANOTHER FLARE?” Kankuro answered, “YEAH. WHY?” “LIGHT IT AND HOLD IT UP OVER YOUR HEAD.” Ryu yelled. Waiting with no response Phoenix shouted again, “IN ORDER FOR FLASH STEP TO WORK WE HAVE TO VISUALLY SEE WHERE WE WANT TO GO!” “Oh that's how it works?” Kiba asked more to himself. Kankuro lit the flare and held it up. Looking up Ryu could faintly see the edge of the tunnel's ledge. Charging up his chakra he took them up to their friends, appearing before their team in an instant elicited eeps and gasps from the others, “still not use to that.” Shikamaru sighed.

 

Grabbing a hold of her wrist, Kankuro took no chances and threw Phoenix over his shoulder, “let's go.” “Kankuro, I can walk you know?” Smirking he didn't stop or slow down as he answered, “yeah well you seem to attract trouble, so just keep quiet and hold on.” Sighing her defeat she gripped the scrolls on his back and rolled her eyes at the looks she was receiving from the others. Geesh troublesome. Oh Kami I sound like Shika.

 

BAM RUMBLE CRASH

“You hear that?” Shikamaru asked as the group kept going. Phoenix looked back behind them, since she was the only one that could without stopping. Pushing off his scrolls she was able to look further down the hall, “I don't see anything.” Letting herself back down her vision fell on her sister, whos face was contorted in pain. “Kankuro put me down, I need to heal Haru.” Not one to argue with her when it came to her sister he stopped and put her on her feet. She ran over to Shika and had him sit on the ground, seeing as how he wasn't planning on releasing her. Wiping a strand of hair from her face, she smiled as she was met with red orbs. “I'm gonna heal your legs, k?” Haru shook her head. Phoenix then proceeded to pull her chakra into her hands. Ryu knelt down beside her whispering in her ear so no one else could hear. “Are you sure you have enough chakra for that?” when she didn't answer he continued, “because you know what will happen if you don't.” Turning her head to her brother she answered, “Yes, I know. That's why you're here.” She smiled as he looked at her unconvinced, “don't worry anki, I'll be fine.” She turned her attention back to Haru who had her eyes closed and seemed to be resting, that is until she proceeded. “Aaaahhhh!” She screamed jumping up and out of Shikamaru's arms. Before she could get all the way up Phoenix pushed her back down, “Hold her tight Shika!” He shook his head as he tightened his grip on her upper half, positioning himself behind her so that she was seated in between his legs and his back against the wall. Leaning in so he could whisper apologies in her ear he tried to calm her down. Phoenix focused her chakra and pushed her self physically to heal her sister. Not healed fully herself she ran the risk of `overdoing it', but that didn't matter her sister was in pain and she be damned if she let her stay that way.