A/N Hello fellow FF members and visitors alike, this is 9tailsfox2 with a new fic, a one-shot called Saving Her! Yeah I know I said I wouldn't do two fics at once but I hit a writers block and this was a challenge sent to me by Jamesis, though I did make few changes, I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I actualy made myself cry after reading this over after writing it. So you know its going to be a good one. Italics is thoughts and sound effects
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or its characters, Kishi does
WARNING: This includes heavy child abuse, and almost child rape, and of course tearjerker. Can't handle, don't read. You have been warned.
Hanabi sadly sighed as her father screamed at her. Whatever he's saying she doesn't care. All she cares about when it will start and then when it will end. The third Chuunin Exams was over and there was an attack on the village and the third Hokage died. But before it happened Hanabi smiled as she remembered something from that day.
Flashback no Jutsu!
Hanabi looked at her father's smug face as Neji knocked that… What was his name again? Oh yeah, Naruto. Hanabi wanted nothing more than to punch that look off his face. Neji, no her entire clan were assholes and the worst part, her sister, and her father were the worst of them. They beat her ruthlessly almost every day, and the reason why, she killed her own mother. You see Hanabi's mother could not handle Hanabi's birth and died from it. Hatomi Hyuuga was a positive force on the Clan and everyone loved her. So from day one, everyone resented and hated the child. For seven long years, Hanabi has had nothing more than starvation and beatings. The only physical contact she had were fists and in some cases kunai. Her birthdays were the worst as she went through the worst torture techniques and was sealed with the bird cadged seal as soon as her body could physically handle it without dying.
She hated her life and herself. There were countless times where she held a kunai to her own throat starting since she was able to even hold a kunai, but something told her not to do it, that everything will get better. Hanabi turned to look at the ring, when the proctor was about to announce the match over, the ground broke apart, revealing Naruto, who knocked Neji out with an uppercut. The Naruto on the ground was actually a clone covering a hole, dug by Naruto himself.
Hanabi smiled at this, Neji got what he deserved. Humanity is disgusting, even that Naruto person is probably as bad as the rest. Hiashi got real angry at that. "Come on Hanabi lets go." Hanabi hated when her father got mad, it would always lead to the worst of the beatings. If Hinata were there, she would beat the crap out of Hanabi because, well, just because. Sure, on the outside she seemed nice and shy, especially in front of that Naruto guy, but on the inside she was always as evil as they come. Her sister legitimately had a crush on Naruto, so he was probably just as bad if not worse. Her remaining close family was very clear to make sure her mother's death was her fault. Hanabi began crying. Hiashi looked harshly at Hanabi. "I'm not going to say it again!"
Hanabi looked back at the field for one final time and their eyes met. In his eye what she saw turned from happiness to concern for a quick second, or was that my imagination? Hanabi was tugged by her father, tearing her gaze from the blonde's gaze. When they were out of the stadium Hanabi managed to keep her crying down enough to say something. "F-father, can you not beat m-me today?"
Hiashi sneered. "Alright you little bitch, you listen here, you killed your own mother, my wife, MY HATOMI, AND YOU EXPECT ME NOT TO PUNISH YOU FOR IT!? YOU KILLED YOUR OWN MOTHER! YOU ARE EVIL AND DESERVE YOUR MISERABLE LIFE!" Hiashi punched Hanabi in the eye as she fell onto the ground and continued crying. All of a sudden, the attack began. Hiashi sneered as he turned back to Hanabi. "I'll deal with your lower than dirt ass later, little bitch." At least he doesn't touch me down there, Hinata seems to get that end of the stick, and she definitely likes that stick. Last week, Hanabi heard grunting noises from Hinata and Hiashi, hoping that they were dying, she took some chips, a chair and sunglasses just to rub it in their faces, only to find out that they were rubbing each other in the face, with what… well you know what is implied. The two must not have heard Hanabi come in as they were enjoying themselves and each other. Hanabi immediately ran out and shut door as quietly as possible.
That was Hanabi's last thought before getting up and following her father. Last time she tried running off, she was thrown in a pitch black hole for two days with a temporary seal to make her unable to use the Byakugan during those two days. Hanabi almost went insane in that hole, but, she managed to get out with her sanity intact.
Flashback Kai!
Hanabi sighed, the mini war just ended, the Hokage was dead, and Naruto somehow miraculously changed the heart of the One Tailed Beast Container by fighting. The more often she heard about that Naruto, the more interesting he seemed. She heard the door open and close behind her. Hanabi turned around to see Hinata. "H-Hinat-ta wh-what are y-you d-doing h-here?"
Hinata smirked as she kicked Hanabi in the stomach. "Oh I just want to check to make sure that my favorite punching bag is not worn out yet. It would be shame if I could not hit the little bitch that killed my mother." Hinata seethed as she grabbed Hanabi's hair and dragged her to the desk and slammed her face into the edge of the desk.
"H-Hin-Hinata, c-can yo-you pl-please st-stop?" Hanabi began crying. The hole has been dug, tonight, I shall make my escape. You see, the only area in which the Byakugan is not allowed to be activated is the Hyuuga graveyard. Right next to the wall, the border between the Compound and the outside was a boulder, a boulder big enough to cover a hole, or rather the entrance to a tunnel to the other side that Hanabi just finished last night. Hanabi did not go further into thought as she heard kunai clang against each other.
Hanabi looked up to see Hiashi hand over some of his Kunai to Hinata. "Here, my daughter, tonight, we shall make her suffer, suffer like nothing she has ever felt before." Both father and daughter smiled evilly as they converged on Hanabi then the fists, shoes, face smashing, kunai testing, bone breaking, and bone dislocation began. By the time the beating session was done, everyone in the village and the compound was asleep. Hiashi and Hinata spat on the unrecognizable seven year old girl as they laughed and exit the room. That night was the worst beating she had, but she knew that no more was going to happen as slow second by slow second, inch by inch, Hanabi dragged herself to the escape route she had made. She was smart enough to build a hidden contraption in case she was unable to move the boulder on her own (use your imagination here).
She did not know how long it took, but she managed to get into the closest alleyway, it was a dead end alleyway. Hanabi cried as she did not have any more energy to even move anymore. Hanabi began crying. At least I died outside of that horrible place.
There were footsteps as Hanabi looked up to see a drunken villager. "Hay it's a lil' girlie. I 'ope shle doondt mind thert I giv 'er coompiny."
The words were obviously slurred and Hanabi had sinking feeling of what this guy meant by 'company'. Her suspicions were confirmed as her clothes were cut into pieces by kunai the drunken villager had until she was down to her panties. Hanabi did not have a bra as she did not need one yet, but she wrapped bandages around herself just to cover herself up. The panties and the bandages were cut as well. "Wert a cute boody." The drunk sleepily let down his pants as he began rubbing himself, aiming his hard on at Hanabi's face. Everyone is disgusting, my body was tortured nonstop throughout my entire life, which going to end by having it used for this man's sick pleasure I want to die right now and give up. Hanabi could not do anything as the man began tightening his grip on Hanabi's head, forcing her to face look at the tip. "P-please st-top th-this." The man only grunted in pleasure as his strokes on his thing became heavy. It's going to happen in three, two, one.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER BODY!" Instead of the sticky liquid she was expecting, she felt the man's hand tear away from her head and Hanabi opened her bruised eyes. Hanabi looked down to see that the man's semen was inches from landing on her and then looked up to see that there were two figures, blurred by her bruised and bloodied eyes. One she knew was the man and was on the floor. The other was orange. There was only one person she knew who wore orange, and that was "N-Nar-aru-ru-ut-to?"
Naruto's POV
12 year old Naruto smirked as he escaped the hospital, no more not ramen for him. Naruto kept on walking until something in his brain told him to stop and look around, as something was… off. Naruto did look around and saw a faint blood trail gleam and reflect in the moon light not so far away. It seems to be fresh! Naruto got worried as he followed the blood trail. "Whoever this is, they need help now." Naruto followed the trail until he found himself in an alley way. Naruto gulped, preparing himself to find out who this is and he had a terrible feeling of who it was. Naruto then heard a whimpering voice of a little girl.
Naruto quickly rushed in fearing the worst as he saw something that made him sick to his stomach, a man about to finish off in a girl's face, a girl who was barely recognizable from her injuries and looked no older than 7. Naruto seethed as he drop kicked the man in the face. "GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER BODY!" Naruto looked behind and was relieved to see that the semen did not land on the girl, and it certainly did not land on him. Naruto looked down at the unconscious man as he spat in his face when he took out his kunai to castrate the fucker when he heard, "N-Nar-aru-ru-ut-to?" Naruto turned to see the girl he had saved. He got a better look at the girl. It seems that this girl had received her injuries before this man had come along to, well cum. The more Naruto looked at her the more he thought he had seen her before.
Naruto looked around the area for clothes, and saw that everything were cut into pieces, unable to be worn. Naruto took his own jacket off and slowly approached the frightened girl as he did not know how she would react. The girl tensed up and tried to back away from Naruto. "P-P-Please d-d-don't c-c-come a-any c-c-clo-los-ser."
Hanabi saw that when she said that Naruto actually stopped and rather just sat down, and said with bright blue compassionate eyes, "It's alright I'm not going to hurt you. I was just going to cover you up with my jacket if that's alright with you." Hanabi shook her head. That jacket is probably going to be used to suffocate me.
When Hanabi shook her head, Naruto immediately set the jacket down in front of himself. "Alright then, if you don't want to where this jacket now, you don't have to, it's right here." Hanabi still shook her head. She has some serious trust issues, it's like she was abused her entire life or something. Naruto looked into the eyes of this girl. There was lifelessness, hopelessness and despair, as if she has given up and wanted to die, and only then did he recognize where he saw this girl. It's that girl I saw in the stadium, but then there were fear and sadness in those eyes.
Naruto smiled. "Well how can we be friends if we don't know each other's names? Well you obviously know mine, but I'll introduce myself anyways, I am Naruto Uzumaki. What's yours?" The girl before him wearily looked at him if he was odd then shrugged.
"M-My n-name i-is Ha-Ha-nabi H-Hyu-Hyuuga." Hanabi shook her head. "I-I'm p-p-pleased t-to m-meet y-you." Well might as well enjoy a conversation with this fool before I die.
Naruto smiled that he had made progress. "Well Hanabi Hyuuga, is it alright I could call you Hanabi-Chan, or how about Nabi-Chan for short?"
Hanabi shook her head. "Y-you m-may c-call m-m-me Ha-Ha-Hanabi-Chan." What is he trying to do?
Naruto smiled. "Alright Hanabi-Chan, what do you want to call me now?"
Hanabi shook her head. "Wh-what a-are y-y-you t-tr-trying t-t-to d-do?"
Naruto smiled. "Well Hanabi-Chan, I'm trying to establish a friendship with you. Is that fine with you?"
Hanabi gasped and then coughed up blood. Naruto worriedly got up to help her, but Hanabi put her hand up. He wants to be friends with me? But I am about to die, won't he be sad? No one has ever made the attempt in my life. Hanabi began crying at that thought. "N-No o-one e-ever w-wanted t-t-to b-be f-friends w-w-with m-me."
Naruto saddened at the though, he understood. Until recently, he had no friends as everyone picked on him. Well, scratch that, he had interactions with some children in the academy when he was young that could be called friendly, whatever life he had, she had it worse. "Really now? Well now you have a friend, As a friend, I am concerned about you Hanabi-Chan. You must be cold now, that is the reason why I offered you my jacket and I do know a thing or two about patching up injuries. I'm not an expert, but I do know enough so you can survive."
Hanabi shook her head. Why doesn't he just take me to the hospital? "Wh-why n-not th-the h-hos-os-p-pital?"
Naruto sighed. "Because like you, nobody likes me and the only reason why I am accepted into the hospital is that the Hokage demanded it. Thought that doesn't stop them from killing me. From what you're telling me, it seems that people hate you even more than me. Even if it's just in your family, I don't want to take any chances, especially if your family hurts you like that every day of your life. I'm pretty sure the hospital will call over your family and then the rest only you can know what will happen."
Hanabi's eyes widened. How did he know? "H-How d-did y-you k-know."
Naruto shook his head. "Because I know the symptoms of child abuse, as I lived in the orphanage for half of my life at this point. I have seen abused children, but none were as bad as this."
Hanabi shook her head as she shivered. "N-Naruto-K-Kun, I-I'm c-cold, I-I'm t-too h-hurt t-t-to m-m-move, c-c-can y-y-you br-bring th-the j-jacket o-o-over h-h-here?"
Naruto nodded and smiled as he slowly got up and brought the jacket over to Hanabi. "Hanabi-Chan, may I put the jacket on for you?"
Hanabi shook her head. "N-No I-I c-can d-do i-it m-my-mys-s-self." Hanabi took the jacket and slowly she put it on, as she was careful not to brush too many injuries. After she put the jacket on, Hanabi zipped it up. "I-I'm s-s-still cold." Naruto decided to move in with open arms. "Wh-what a-are y-you d-doing? P-please d-don't t-touch m-me." It was too late as his arms wrapped around her and Hanabi froze in fear. What's he going to do? Choke me, use my body like the last guy… hug me? Hanabi realized that Naruto was hugging her, not too tightly as she had way to many injuries to count, but snugly enough where she felt safe, she felt that nothing else would happen in the world, she knew that Naruto would protect her, all just from this hug. Up until now, any physical contact from anybody was a fist, foot or weapon, I've never felt this before, Naruto-Kun's arms feel so warm, so nice. Hanabi dug herself into the hug, despite her injuries, to let Naruto know she liked it and began crying. "N-No o-one h-held m-me l-like th-this be-before."
Naruto looked at the girl sadly. She has never been held before, it's so sad. Who could do this to their own child? Naruto held her as he picked her up bridal style and went on his way to his apartment. During the trip Hanabi clung tightly to Naruto, exposing as much skin to skin contact she has never had in her life, even going as far as taking off the jacket and tying it around Naruto's waist. It wasn't that she was scared to fall off, but that a need to be held for seven long years was finally being fulfilled, a need to be taken care of fulfilled, a need to be loved fulfilled, and all of it was proof in having as much skin to skin contact as possible.
When Naruto arrived at his apartment, he made a shadow clone to open door and gather all his medical supplies, he knew he did not have much time before Hanabi bled out and died. Naruto looked down into Hanabi's eyes, life was draining from them quickly. "Hang in there Hanabi-Chan! I'll save you!"
Hanabi weakly smiled as she felt herself losing the battle against death. "I-It's a-alright R-Ruto-K-Kun. Y-You g-g-gave m-m-me s-something n-n-no o-one e-else h-has, a f-friend. I-It's a-al-alright, y-you m-m-may c-call m-m-me N-Nabi-Ch-Chan."
Naruto's eyes began tearing up. "No! Don't give up Nabi-Chan! I'll save you." Naruto summoned as many clones that can work on stopping all the bleeding, cleaning all the wounds setting the bones and wrapped her up in bandages, while making a makeshift cast using various objects in the house such as a metal pipe he found lying around and some bandages. Hanabi's breath was getting slow. "Almost done Nabi-Chan, hang in there!"
Naruto finished bandaging the last cut as Hanabi's breath slowly died out. "Th-Th-Thank y-you f-for t-trying R-Ruto-K-Kun, y-you m-made m-me v-very h-happy." All those years of not killing myself was worth it in the end, I do die happy. Hanabi smiled as her eyes closed, feeling her life slip away.
Naruto began crying. "No! Nabi-Chan. Just because you gave up, doesn't mean I am!" Naruto began doing CPR on Hanabi repeatedly, hoping to keep her alive. Naruto then had the idea of channeling chakra into Hanabi, so she could at least survive a little bit longer. He performed CPR for what felt like forever, but actually was 1 minute.
Naruto was losing hope as he was crying too hard to continue and Naruto lowered his head to Hanabi's chest and cried continuously, that is until he heard something. Naruto stopped for a moment and put his ear to her heart and he waited for the sound. Th-Thump! Naruto gasped as he tried to hear it for one more time. Please don't be a trick of my mind. Th-Thump! Th-Thump! Hanabi's chest suddenly expanded as she gasped for air, while Naruto stepped back words and all the clones jumped for joy. Hanabi suddenly sat up screaming and crying, which stopped the celebrations.
Naruto quickly held the crying Hanabi. "I-It w-was t-terrible. I-I j-just h-had a-a n-nightmare th-that m-my f-father s-suddenly b-barged in a-and k-killed y-you! O-Oh R-Ruto-K-Kun, p-please t-tell m-me I-I a-am a-alive a-and n-not i-in h-hell!"
Naruto held Hanabi tightly as she cried into his chest. "You are alive right now Nabi-Chan, I won't ever let anything happen to you, I promise." Relieved and tired, Naruto carried Hanabi to his bed and took the jacket Hanabi tied around his waist and tried to put it on her.
Hanabi shook her head as she sniffled. "N-No N-Naruto-K-Kun, I-I w-want y-you t-to b-be m-my j-jacket, I-I k-know y-you w-won't t-t-try t-to d-do a-a-anything w-with m-my b-body. C-Can y-you p-please t-take o-off y-your c-clothes a-a-as w-w-well?"
Naruto went red. "Can I ask why?"
Hanabi shook her head. "Th-the r-reason I-I s-said th-that i-is b-because I-I n-never h-had s-someone h-hold m-me b-before a-and I-I w-want a-as m-much sk-skin c-contact a-as p-p-possible."
Naruto nodded as he understood, he probably would want the same thing if he was never even hugged once in his life. Naruto stripped off his clothes as he held Hanabi in his arms. "Nabi-Chan, do you want the night light on while we sleep?"
Hanabi shook her head. "I-I w-would p-prefer i-it o-on b-but I-I d-don't m-mind i-t o-off.
Naruto turned the night light on and the lamp off. Hanabi gasped in surprised as different shapes and the slowly changing colors danced across the walls and ceiling in the room. "I-It's be-beautiful R-Ruto-Kun."
Naruto smiled as he leaned down and kissed Hanabi's forehead. "So are you."
Hanabi smiled as she held onto Naruto. "P-Please d-don't let g-go Ruto-Kun."
Naruto shook his head. "I won't ever let go Nabi-Chan, I will never give up on you." Naruto began rubbing her back with one hand and her head with the other, lightly dragging his nails along with his fingers. Hanabi shivered as she loved that feeling. Naruto smiled as he began singing. "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away. The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms. When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken. So I hung my head, and I cried. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are grey. You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. I'll always love you and make you happy. If you will only say the same, but if you leave me to love another, you'll regret it all one day. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey. You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away."
Hanabi began crying. "N-No o-one's e-ever s-sung t-to m-me b-before R-Ruto-Kun. Y-You s-saved m-me f-from a-a l-life o-of h-hell. Th-thank y-you Ruto-Kun."
The two smiled as Hanabi was truly happy for the first time in her life, her physical, mental, and emotional pain all blocked by Naruto's caring and warm arms. Naruto smiled "Good night, Nabi-Chan."
Hanabi smiled as she tightly held Naruto and cried. "G-Good n-night Ruto-Kun."
It was a happy moment as the two held each other tightly and fell asleep into dreamland with the nightlight lights dancing across the walls and ceiling. During their sleep, the two only held each other even tighter, as if letting go will have them die. In her sleep, Hanabi whispered, "Th-Thank y-you f-for s-saving m-me R-Ruto-Kun, I-I l-love y-you." With that she held Naruto tighter than ever.
A/N Yeah like I said after reading this myself I cried, and that's saying something. So when I say tearjerker in a warning, I mean it. This could stay as a one-shot or I can continue this fic, tell me what you guys think. That damned writer's block is still there for Escape dammit! Anyways... Like always R&R and this is 9tailsfox2 signing off!
