Chapter 2: The little cult of Human Sacrifice
"What did you write in that note?" Sasori was reclining himself in a stolen chair from some mother with a newborn child. Apparently, just because the kid had been born two weeks ago didn't mean that the mother needed the chair more than him.
"None of your business" Hinata was staring at the clear water. It was relaxed her watch the white foam that the boat made when moving. Sometime she could see fishes swimming alongside it. Hinata decided to dispose of her bandage since it was so tiring having to use her dojutsu every time she wanted to see something.
"You should tell me"
"Why should I?" Sasori jumped from the chair and walked to her with his arms behind his back.
"Because I'm just that awesome" The girl rolled her eyes and turned around to face him.
"If you want to know so badly… The mother is taking your chair"
"What?" Sasori all but twisted his head like an owl and stared at the mother taking the chair from the spot that he had left it. "Hey!" The bluette muffled a chuckle while watching how Sasori ran behind the mother to get the chair back.
"Hello" Hinata look at the side, still laughing. "My name is Rei" He extended an arm.
"Oh, hi. I'm Hikari" She shook his hand.
"Hikari-san, have we met before?" He tilted his head to the side.
"I don't think so" He laughed apologetically and scratched the back of his head.
"Nice eyes, by the way" She responded with a flat 'thanks'. "So, do you think that maybe we could go out sometime?" Hinata was taken aback by this question.
"No" Both of them look to the side to see a tired Sasori with a chair on his shoulder. "She wouldn't want to go out with you"
"I think she has her own voice, sir. And who are you?" Sasori placed the chair at the left side of Hinata and sat down, never breaking eye contact with Rei.
"I could be asking you the same thing" The man stared unbelievingly at Sasori whom broke the visual battle to grin at Hinata. "She gave up"
The bluette stared at the chair and suppressed her need to express how funny this matter was.
"Excuse me, I'm still here" Rei was getting annoyed by the redhead.
"Why?" An irk mark appeared in the stranger's forehead. "Hikari, doll, would you like to sit down?"
"Of course" Sasori grabbed her arm and pulled her to his body, making her sit on his lap. "Oh, I apologize Rei-san but I cannot go out with you" Sasori smirked.
"I am sorry; I didn't know you had a boyfriend"
'Actually, she's married' Sasori thought but didn't said anything.
"I do not, I just can't go out with you" Rei gave them a dull look.
"So he isn't your boyfriend?"
"No" Sasori answered already bored and playing with Hinata's hair.
"Do you sit in every guy's lap?" Rei stared at her with disgust.
"Whatever are you implying? He's my cousin" Hinata pouted and leaned back into Sasori's body who snickered at what she said.
"I should go. Enjoy the three days that are left"
"We will" Sasori murmured behind another snicker. "Your cousin, huh?"
"Shut up" She blushed from embarrassment.
"Now you have to tell me what you wrote on the note" The criminal was doing a braid on her hair.
"I certainly will not"
"Why not?"
"Reasons"
"What kind of reasons?"
"Things"
"What kind of things?"
"Stuff"
"What kind of stuff?"
"Things"
"What kind of things?"
"Stuff" Sasori groaned and muffled a scream on her back.
"I am not a patient man, Hinata" The purplette (Yes I changed bluette for purplette) stilled.
"What did you just said?" Sasori finished making the braid and stared at the back of her head.
"I am not a patient man"
"No, after that" She turned around so she could see his face.
"Hinata?" The next thing he knew, his face was looking at his right and his left cheek was throbbing with pain. There was a red hot spot on his face, almost the same shade as his hair.
"My name is Hikari" Hinata stood up and walked away, heading to her room.
-X-
"Are you okay? I can go back and beat some freaking sense into him, you only need to ask" The blond threw a backpack to the floor before standing in front of her little brother, waiting for an answer.
"Do not even bother" The Godaime Kazekage adjusted his sand gourd on his back before giving the room one last look. "I'll be going now so it really doesn't matter"
Temari stared at him with wary eyes. He seemed upset.
"Gaara…" But before she could say another word, he disappeared between swirling sand. "You really love her, don't you?" She couldn't really understand how her baby brother was feeling since she actually doesn't know how those dreams were but it appeared to be really personal for him. Temari had noticed the change in his behavior after some time when he eyed the Hokage's wife every time he saw her but when he decided to say what was happening, the Hyuuga was already under a coma.
The Kazekage was devastated when he found out and since he really didn't had a proper reason to see her, he didn't. Then it came the news that the Hyuuga had woken up and was asking to see her husband. It was a total surprise when they say that she was asking for Gaara and not the blond idiot from the leaf. Of course, Gaara did not hesitate to travel to Konoha but when he arrived, the Hyuuga had run off, scared.
Temari didn't know what to do during all that time and it hurt her even more that she doesn't know what to do right now either. That's her little brother for Kami's sake! She's supposed to protect him!
But he didn't let her and that broke her inside bit by bit.
-X-
The silence woke her. A black sea surrounded her entire being.
What time is it? Her moon-like eyes travel across the darkness of the room but she couldn't see anything and the only sound that could be heard were the distant waves moving under the starry sky. It was too quiet for her liking and that was bothering her.
"What time is it?" She whispered to herself whilst sitting on the bed.
"Eight forty nine in the night" a voice answered her questioned making her body go cold. Hinata moved her head ever so slowly to the side trying to see a figure but her eyes met darkness once again bringing more fear into her senses. "I was waiting for you to wake up"
"Who are you?" She asked, clenching the blankets when the sound of his steps was heard very close to her bed.
"It hurts me that you don't remember, Hikari-san" She did, actually. She remembered his voice but couldn't place where she'd heard it. It was recent, obviously, since she didn't know anyone else in this ship apart from Sasori and…
"Rei"
"A golden star for you, Hyuuga" He was so close now that Hinata could see his face. His eyes staring into her own and making her want to crawl under the bed. She couldn't decipher what kind of look he was giving her but it scared her.
"W-what did you call me?" She managed to say. Rei licked his lip in slow motion like he wanted her to see that action.
"I called you for your name. I knew I'd seen you before. You are Hyuuga Hinata from Konoha. Your husband is the Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, isn't it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about" Hinata moved back every time he came more close to her body. He wasn't like this a few hours back!
"Of course you do. Oh man, I hit the freaking jackpot! I always wanted to know how it feels sleeping with a married woman" Rei ran his fingers around Hinata's cheek and neck but when the purplette heard what the man said, she pushed by reflex.
"I am not married and you'll be sleeping with no one. Get out of my room" The brunette laughed and positioned himself in front of the woman.
"Feisty, I already want to slip inside of your body" His voice, his tone, his words. All of that made her sick and she was pretty sure that a little bit of bile was crawling up her throat.
"If you don't go, I will" Hinata stood up on the bed and walked around the young man trying to reached the floor and the exit but he had other plans, obviously.
"Now, where do you think you're going?" Rei's nails dig into her skin and his hand cut all the circulation on her left arm.
"Let go of me"
"Why would I do that? I'm about to get my delicious prize. And who was that annoying redhead anyway? He was so not your cousin" The man pushed her down into the bed and started kissing her neck. Hinata panicked. Never in her life has something like this happened. She didn't know how to defend herself! What could she do?
"G-get off me!" Hinata moved her legs continually trying to kick him but for some reason couldn't "Sasori!" She yelled trying to get help from some part.
"Who's that? Your fake cousin?" Rei laughed once again and started to grope her. Hinata gasp and swallowed down some cries. And then, he stopped. His body fell onto her making her feel all of his weight. He was limp, quiet. What happened?
"A member of Akatsuki, actually. Remember to send me a postcard from hell" Hinata looked up and met blurry crimson red hair. Sasori!
"Y-you came" The purplette managed to whisper and tried to push off the body of her almost rapist.
"Just came to steal some of your blankets and pillows but found him here instead. Had to do something if I wanted those pillows and I do" The redhead took the heavy body with one hand and threw him to the floor. At that moment, Hinata could finally see what had happened.
"You killed him" She said in a judging tone. Sasori narrowed his eyes.
"He was going to rape you" A hissed escape his lips.
"You threw a dead body onto me"
"You are so fucking welcomed. I should let the next one do whatever he wants to do to you then if you wish for it so much!"
"Get out" Sasori was startled for a moment.
"W-what?"
"I said, get out" She looked straight at his eyes. Lavender met gold. "And take your dead body with you" He stared at her shock. Was she for real? He just helped her and this is her reaction?!
"Fine" His hands were thrown to the air. "Good fucking night, Hyuuga" Sasori strap one of the corpse's hands to a rope and he dragged the body behind him, almost tearing the door when he closed it. Hinata took a pillow with both of her hands and sent it flying to the same wooden door.
"I'TS HIKARI"
-x-
"You're back" His smile brought her gaze to his face "I've missed you"
"W-where am I?" She shifted the weight of her feet every two seconds.
"Our home" He walked to her and embraced her with his arms. "Where are you?" She looked at him and could see a worried expression on his face.
"What do you mean?" He let go of her and sat down on a chair.
"You ran off before I could get to you and nobody has been able to find you. Naruto is royally pissed" Naruto, here goes that name again. Who is that?
"Naruto? Who is Naruto?" The man gave her a confused look.
"You mean, you don't remember?"
"Should I?" He stayed quiet. "What's going on?" The man stood up and walked to her again.
"Don't think about that for a moment" He cupped one of her cheeks and smiled "I've missed your eyes so much. Every night I stare at the moon and pretend I'm looking at your beautiful eyes." She was confused. What was going on?
"Gaara, wha…" Her words were left flying in the air when he kissed her. He was so gentle while doing this and though she should feel wrong, she didn't. He pulled away and stared into her eyes.
"You said my name" She nodded. "Do you remember me?" His voice had a hopeful tone.
"No" His expression fell and his hand too, which was on her neck. "I'm sorry"
"How do you know me, then?" Hinata stared at the ground.
"I saw you, right before I escaped. You were there, looking at me"
"I was not. I never got to you that day. I was too late"
"That's not true. You were there and you tried to stop me from getting out" The redhead tilted his head to the side and gave her a confused glare.
"Hinata, where are you right now?" Why does he keep asking?
"What do you mean? I'm here, with you" His teal eyes never left hers and his legs moved to where she was standing.
"No, you're not. I hope you were." His ever so slightly tanned hand was placed on her shoulder "They said that the last time they thought they saw you a member of Akatsuki attacked them. Are you okay? Did Akatsuki kidnap you?"
"No, no. I'm fine, really. Who are they? What's going on?"
"Konoha ANBU. They've been searching all over for you" Those were the real kidnappers. Was Gaara with them? Hinata took a step back and removed Gaara's hand from her shoulder.
"Are you with them? Do you want me to go back to the place where I escaped?" Her moon-like eyes narrowed when looking at his beautiful teal ones.
"I do not. I want you to come back to me. Tell me where you are so I can go and find you"
"I will not leave Sasori's side so easily. Take your presence and false statements back to the people that kidnapped me."
"Hinata, please-"
-X-
"Wake up, sunshine. We are to leave this wooden nightmare" Hinata blinked open her eyes and stared for a few seconds at wooden ceiling. "Ready to talk to me yet? You had ignored me for three days straight."
As if he wasn't there, Hinata sat up on the bed and stretched her sore muscles. That has been a painful and annoying journey. The redhead sighed and went for the door.
"I'll wait for you outside the boat" and then he left. Hinata bit her lower lip and stared at the door. She had said that she wouldn't leave Sasori's side that easily but still her mouth couldn't bring herself to speak to him. What a drag.
The woman took a few deep breaths and went for a change of clothes before getting off on the boat
-X-
"What the hell do you mean?" Teal eyes stared blankly at ocean blue ones.
"I have reasons to believe that Hinata is with the Akatsuki"
"Yeah, I heard you beautifully well the first time. Why the hell would you believe that?"
"Reasons" The Hokage's jaw hardened.
"Would you mind sharing those reasons with us?" The Kazekage's gaze shifted to the Nara, who was standing firmly besides his leader.
"I do not mean to gain your distrust, Nara-san. Nor from your leader…" Naruto flinched, sensing the way that Gaara was talking to them. He was talking like they were strangers. "…But seeing things as they are right now, I would like to remain my reasons hidden" Shikamaru nodded.
"That is understandable, Kazekage-sama"
"Gaara, come on-"
"I would like for you to address me as Lord Kazekage, Hokage-sama. This is a professional meeting, not a place to chit-chat" Naruto's eyes softened with guilt. Shikamaru glance at his friend with worry.
"Of course, Kazekage-sama. I would inform my tropes to investigate within the Akatsuki"
"If that would be all, I'll be on my way" Gaara turned around and left the Hokage's office, leaving a heartbroken Naruto behind. He had lost a wife and a friend in just a little more than four months. What good example could he give the little ones? His own children?
-X-
"Would you please come down? Hikari? My friend is going to pick us up" Hinata heard Sasori's voice from downstairs. They had arrived to Myogaki town almost five days ago, acquired a little house on the beach and waited till a member of Akatsuki could pick them up. In all of this, Hinata haven't talked to Sasori yet. "If you don't come down, I'll go up" panicking, Hinata throw her bag over her shoulder and rushed downstairs. Sasori nodded at her when she came down, picked up his own bag and opened the door so she could go out first.
They started walking to a little forest that was close. People didn't wandered there and so Sasori's friend could pick them up quietly.
"Have you eaten? Do you have everything?" Hinata pat her back as a signal that she didn't forget anything important. "Ok, but you didn't answered if you have eaten" Silence. Sasori felt a little irritated. "You need to eat, did you know that? You can die if you don't eat"
'I was not hungry' the bluette thought but didn't said anything aloud.
"We're here. Now we wait" Hinata nodded and sat down hugging her backpack. Sasori stared at her for a moment before looking at another place.
"I'm sorry" Her moon-like eyes shot up at him. "I am sorry for what I did and for calling you a name that is unknown to you. I know how that feels and I want to apologize. I just can't handle to not listen to your voice. It bothers me and makes me feel guilty" Hinata chew on her lower lip at his words. He sure as hell takes his sweet time for an impatient man but he apologizing was something. The bluette parted her lips trying to give him a response but he beat her to it. "Stand up, he's coming"
She stared at the sky waiting to see something but she didn't. Where was he? There was only a bird. A strange white bird. A strange white bird that was heading for them.
Hinata jumped back frightened when the bird lander in front of them, making the earth trembled.
"It's good to see you again, Sasori my man" A blond boy jumped off of the weird bird and walked over to Sasori. "You disappeared so suddenly. I even thought that you had abandoned me, un"
"Deidara" Was the simple reply that the redhead gave to the other.
"Cold as ever, un" Sasori looked back to where Hinata was standing with the bag on her arms.
"Shall we go?" He asked her, waiting for her to move first. The bluette hesitated and hugged her bag. This was her chance to scape. Now she could wait for him to go and then she could start a new life here, without murderers and kidnappers searching for her. Her bottom lip quivered with her thoughts and Sasori saw it.
"It's your choice" He stared at her and shrugged "You can continue with your worthless life or you can become someone who matters" Hinata looked up and saw him looking at her with his arms crossed. He was right; she wasn't doing anything important with her life. What was she doing? The bluette stood up. She was right before, this was her chance. Her chance to do something worthy. Sasori smirked and took her hand to help her jump on the clay bird.
"We can go now, Deidara"
"Hear ya" They took off on the birds not a second after. "Hey, Sasori, what's the girl's name, un?" Deidara was flying at Sasori's side and Hinata could hear him perfectly since she was behind the redhead.
"Hyuuga Hinata but you are to address her as Hikari" Deidara nodded and looked back at the front.
"A Hyuuga. Ne, is she mute or something?" Sasori looked over his shoulder to stare at Hinata before shaking his head.
"No, she is just mad at me. Haven't said anything for eight days straight. I'm beginning to think about betting on how long she can go on without talking in my presence" Hinata pinched his side at that comment and felt satisfied when Sasori flinched.
"What the hell did you do to piss her off that much, Sasori my man?" The puppeteer went quiet for a few minutes before giving his partner a short answer.
"I threw a dead body over her"
-X-
"We're here, wake up" Sasori nudge Hinata's side gently to wake her up. The woman flutter her eyelids open and was amazed when she saw the shower of stars in the indigo sky. "Keep your mouth close or some insects are going to make that their home" The bluette hit his side playfully and jumped off the clay bird. "Where to, Deidara?"
"Follow me, we're not far"
The night was cold but pleasant. You could hear the crickets at your every step and the fireflies flashing in your eyes. The hoots from the owls came from almost every single tree, like they were watching their prey walk through their territory. Hinata liked it here, it was peaceful and beautiful, all that she loved. Her focus came back to the two walking before her when she didn't hear their steps anymore. Curious, she walked to Sasori's side and gave him a questioning glare, which was very stupid since it was so dark out so he didn't saw it.
"Let's get in, it's too cold out here, un" The redhead nod, took Hinata's arm and led her inside the dark cave which they had stopped in front of. They didn't get very far in because a person decided to block their way so they didn't make it any further.
"Explain" a demanding and firm voice came from the person standing in front of them, Hinata inferred that it was a man. She noticed how Sasori stood a little more close to the shadow before talking to it.
"I brought with me a woman, a Hyuuga to be exact. I supposed you have heard the rumors" The sound of the crickets came back. Hinata shifted uncomfortably on her spot due to all the time that the shadow took before giving an answer.
"I have indeed. When were you planning to inform me of this matter?"
"I am informing you now, aren't I?" Deidara snorted before covering his mouth with his hand and apologizing to the other two. Hinata stared quietly at him before returning her gaze to the shadow and the redhead.
"You are correct. Child, come here" It took the bluette a few seconds before walking the front. "What is your name?" She panicked. Did she have to talk? But, no, please Kami no! The girl was obviously shaking but the shadow was still waiting for an answer.
"She's a little troubled with talking at the moment, Pein-sama. Her name is Hyuuga Hinata but she would like to be address as Hikari" The shadow, Pein, nodded.
"Very well. Welcome to the Akatsuki, Hikari. You are to go in and sleep, in the morning you can present yourself to the rest of the members and talk to Kakuzu about your cloak. Good night"
-X-
The morning was a quiet one, surprising to Hinata. She had expected it to be a little louder. The bluette stretched her body and accidentally hit the person sleeping beside her.
"Hmm" The person moved and opened its eyes to look at the responsible for waking him. "What?"
Hinata shook her head, trying to tell him that it was an accident. Apparently, he understood since his head sank back into the pillow, his red hair messy and bright against the white.
The bluette walked out of the bed and opened the door of the room. Almost no natural light was getting in but that was to be expected when you're living deep inside of a cave. Hinata followed the little bulbs of lights that were attached to the cave's roof and suddenly came close to some whispers
"…ffee! I told you to stop doing that Tobi!"
"Senpai got mad again with me! I told you it wasn't my fault. Please don't punish Tobi, Tobi was a good boy" The girl walked quietly to where the voices where coming from and found a metal door ahead. 'Weird'
"Stop making so much noise so early in the morning"
"Shut up, fish face!" CRASH The bluette winced, thinking twice before entering the room.
"What are you doing?" Hot breath hit the back of her neck, startling her. Hinata jumped, scared, and looked behind her.
"Y-you startled me!" The redhead grinned and leaned on the wall at the side of the metal door.
"You talked. Now I owe Deidara some money" Hinata rolled her eyes. "Want to go in?" Without waiting for an answer, Sasori opened the metal door and pushed the woman inside. All conversations/arguments stop to look at the new arrivals.
"What is this?"
"This is our new member, Kisame. Please, do call her Hikari" A shadow from the back moved. Green eyes shone reminding Hinata of Gaara. 'Gaara'
"So you're a new member?" The green-eyed guy asked her. She swallowed and nodded.
"Pein-sama met her yesterday and gave his consent" Sasori said from her right side.
"Do you need two cloaks too?"
"Wha-"
"Don't be a drama queen, Kakuzu" The green-eyed dude, Kakuzu, shifted his gaze to the puppeteer.
"Bitch that shit costs like $20 each and last time I had to pay for both of your fucking cloaks! I am so not going through that shit again, she pays for her own"
Whilst the two went on and on over their argument, Tobi skipped to Hinata.
"Hello! My name is Tobi. Tobi wants to be your friend!" The bluette giggled and hold out her hand for the strange orange masked man.
"I am Hikari"
"You're a Hyuuga! I've never seen a Hyuuga up close before! I love your eyes" He mouth twitch
"So people had told me"
"Hey, woman, why did you decided to come here?" Hinata looked over her shoulder to a blue faced man. He had something like gills on his cheeks.
"Because"
"That is not an answer"
"I know"
'Hinata' a voice whispered close to her 'Hinata' the woman turned around but didn't see anyone calling her name. Wait, her name? No, her name was Hikari 'Hinata'
"Good morning" a soft but strong voice came from the direction of the metal door. Hinata rotated and stared wide eyed at the new person entering the room. "There's someone new"
"Nii-san" The person gave her a curious look with a tilt of his head. "Nii-san, it is you" She ran to him and embraced the man like her life depended on it. Snorts and chuckled were heard around the room.
"Who knew you had a sister, Itachi?"
"Yeah, an a Hyuuga, at that"
"Why didn't you told us about her?"
They kept saying things like this but the man, Itachi, wasn't listening.
"Excuse me?" The bluette put more force into the embrace
"I've missed you"
"You must have confused me with someone else, I am not your brother."
"But you are!" His methods were futile. Hinata kept pressing on that he was her older brother and so he left the matter drop, tired of fighting.
"What's the fucking ruckus so fucking early is the dammed morning?" Hidan entered the room where everyone was talking but then silence prevailed. He looked around and saw Hinata still clinging to Itachi's side. "Who's the bitch?" Hinata's eyes twitch. Sasori step up.
"She's-"
"No" Everyone eyes were on her. "Don't tell him"
"Why? You mad or something, bitch?" Another twitch in her eyes.
"I'm not angry that you called me a bitch. I'm just sad that you're so stupid and lack the creativity to call me anything else, you knuckle-dragging, inbred swamp cunt"
"And who the fucking hell do you think you are?!" Hidan stopped in front of her, furious.
"A bitch" He was fuming.
"What kind of little shit- Who are you?"
"A bitch" She answered again, face impassive. Giggled were heard on the background. He seemed like he wanted to say something back. "Have a problem with me yet?"
"Yes, I do as a matter of fact" The silver head barked in her face. She looked directly into his eyes with pity in hers.
"Then, cry me a river and drown yourself in it. Bye"
"Fucking whore! Do not walk away from me, come back!" He started yelling at her back. The bluette stopped walking, turned a little and gave him a simple replied.
"You should introduce your upper lip to your lower lip sometime and shut up" then turned again and walked out of the room, leaving all the people inside dying of laughter. Except for Hidan, he was breathing fire.
"She will be my next sacrifice to Jashin-sama" He muttered.
"Good luck with that" Sasori said from behind, grinning
-X-
Hello lovelies! How are you lot? I know the story might confuse some people sometimes if not everyone who reads it. I did it on purpose and I'll reveal the reason behind it in like two more chapters. Forgive me for doing this to you guys; I actually love you that is why I torture you.
I brought this new chapter in hopes that you all like it! How is it? Please tell me if you liked it or not and if you want something to happened. I'll keep your requests in time.
Question
#1: What do you think that happened with Gaara and Hinata? What was all that?
#2: What do you think that put Hinata in a coma and why did she run off?
#3: Who are your favorites Akatsuki member? Mine are Sasori and Hidan but I actually love all of them!
And finally: When is your birthday? Mine is in January 11!
That is everything for today; I'll start working on the next chapter soon. I also have to keep in mind my other stories. I started writing the next chapter for Handing Over but got a block while writing so I'll see if I can come back to that. My other stories are in Spanish I guess you won't be too interested in them but I have to update them too, haven't done write anything about them since May. I started school a few weeks back so THAT doesn't help my case. I'll to write a little everyday just for you lovelies! Till later!
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