A/N: About the previous chapter. I killed an innocent child and felt nothing. Not because I'm cold, but because it's not a REAL child. Hell, if it were real, I'd feel sympathy. If you feel sympathy for it, then keep it to yourself. Don't get angry with me for writing something that didn't happen in real life. Also, wanted to demonstrate that Deidara is a serious person, not humorous like most fanfictions lead people to believe. Read the manga. The only humorous scenes he's in are scenes with Tobi. If you don't like that part, remember this: I'm the writer. No need to bother getting angry. I wrote it and I won't delete it. Plus, I advise those of you who are not fond of character death to not read this. I'm thinking about killing off one of the girls soon.
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Hinata gasped as a foot came in contact with her side. She rolled over, pain shooting through her. "Get up, yeah." Hinata stood up, clutching her side. "What?" she asked. Deidara slammed her against the wall. "When speaking to me, you will say Deidara no Danna, yeah." Hinata winced. He pressed her harder against the wall. "Hai, Deidara no Danna." Deidara smirked. "Good, yah." He let go of her, letting her slip down to the floor. He picked up his cloak and put it on. He walked toward the door, stopping for a second. "You may see your friends." He motioned for her to come over. Hinata stood up slowly. Deidara glared. Hinata sighed. "Hai, Deidara no Danna." Deidara smirked and opened the door.
Hinata walked out to see her three friends on the floor, their hands tied behind their backs. Hinata sat down in the circle. "We have to get out of here," Ino whispered, making sure no one heard. "One of us could seduce them to let us go." Ino looked them. "Tenten, you are just a definite turn-off." Tenten scowled. "Whatever, Bitch." Ino looked at Sakura. "Forehead's too big." She looked at Hinata. "Too shy." Ino smiled and tossed her hair. "It will be me." The other girls chuckled. Ino looked around. 'Tobi-childish. Itachi-cold-hearted. Kisame-Hell no! Deidara-…He'll have to do.' She gave a sweet smile. "Deidara no Danna…Can I speak to you in private?" She asked innocently.
Deidara looked at her. "No." Ino frowned. Sakura and Tenten chuckled. "Hyuuga." Hinata looked up. "Hai, Deidara no Danna?" she muttered. Deidara looked her over. "Are any of these girls worth keeping alive? Give me a good reason for each, yeah." Hinata bit her lower lip, getting pleading looks from the girls on the floor. Deidara twirled a kunai on one finger, staring. Itachi sighed and stared down at the three other girls. "Deidara, we'll have to give up the Hyuuga. We'll have all of Konoha after us," he said. Deidara glared. Itachi glared back. "Don't glare at me, Deidara. It's not wise." Deidara looked down, a shiver running up his spine. 'Damn you, Itachi,' he thought. He looked back at Hinata. "Hyuuga, I'm waiting, yeah
The first thing hit her. "Sakura's a medic nin." Itachi nodded. He gave Deidara a quick glance. Hinata looked at Tenten. "She's an expert on weapons…" Deidara nodded. Hinata looked at Ino. She gave Ino an apologetic look. Deidara stood up and approached Ino. Ino looked around quickly. "Wait!" she yelled. Deidara sighed. Great, a dying wish. "What?" Kisame, who was standing nearby, hissed. Ino gave a pleading look. "Umm…I can cook?" she whispered. Tobi stood up. "Don't kill her! Maybe she won't give us food poisoning." Kisame huffed when the three male shinobi looked toward him.
Deidara grabbed Hinata's arm. "Come with me, yeah." He dragged her out of the cabin. Hinata got one look at Ino yell something, and Itachi slamming his foot against her head. Hinata's eyes widened, but she didn't try to go back. She'd pretend to be a good little servant…for now.
Deidara dragged her to the stream and tripped her, making her land on her hands and knees. He pressed her head inches from the water. "What do you value more? Your life? Or keeping secrets about your village, yeah?" he whispered, causing her to shudder. She grimaced. "My life doesn't matter, Deidara no Danna." Deidara frowned. "Don't piss me off, Hyuuga. I want a few answers, yeah." He smirked. "That medic nin killed Sasori no Danna, correct?" he asked cruelly. Hinata tried to move her head, but Deidara had a firm grip. "Hai, Deidara no Danna." She quickly shut her mouth, seeing that she was being too obedient. 'Sorry…Sakura,' she thought. She tried to move her eyes, just to see a glimpse of Deidara. She tried to move her head. She could at least try to bite his hand. She gasped when something sharp pierced the flesh on her arm. "Stop struggling, yeah." Hinata could at least see his hand. Blood smeared it. Her eyes widened when she saw what had pierced her flesh. A mouth…in his hand. She wanted to gag.
"I told you to stop. You were being so obedient a few minutes ago." Hinata didn't hear him. The only word she caught was obedient. Deidara's hand grabbed her head and pulled it away from the water. "Be a good girl and don't EVER struggle against me, yeah." The words made Hinata froze. Realization hit her. She had always been a good girl, always obeying those older than her. Heck, she even listened to Hanabi's orders! That wouldn't get her anywhere. Strength wasn't just mental, physical, or spiritual strength. A rebellious strength existed in her. All she needed to do was let it out. She thought up quite a few things that would claw at Deidara's mind, but she forgot them all when she opened her mouth to speak. "Hai, Deidara no Danna."
She took time to reflect on her team. What would Kiba or Shino do in this situation? No, that's bad reasoning. Kiba would get himself killed and Shino would just…what would he do? She tried to think of what Kurenai-sensei would do…A thought hit her. Her sensei was pregnant! When she learned that Hinata hadn't returned, who knew what she'd do?
Hinata took a deep breath, not wanting to think of the worry that would befall all of her friends. She could picture Naruto latching onto Gaara's leg, begging him to have the entire village of Sunagakure after Akatsuki. She pictured Neji tearing at his so-called-perfect hair. She pictured Lee running out of Konoha yelling, "SSSSSAAAAAAKKKKKUUUUUURRRRRAAAAA!!!!!" She cringed as she pictured Kiba's reaction. He- Let's not even go there. She knew Shikamaru would be upset. After losing Asuma, he couldn't bear to lose Ino. Chouji was the same way. Shino…she couldn't picture Shino upset. He'd be ok. Little did she know…he wouldn't.
Hinata came back to reality when Deidara smacked the flat side of a kunai against her already-damaged head. 'Damn you,' she screamed mentally as she looked up at Deidara with eyes filled with hatred. "I've got a few more personal questions to ask you. First, what's your rank in the Hyuuga clan, yeah?" Hinata thought. This was her chance to lie! She was about to say that she was a branch family member when Deidara said, "Better, what rank do you have in the Head family?" he questioned, his gaze on her forehead. No point in lying now. Maybe the truth would scare him. "Hyuuga heir, Deidara no Danna." Deidara sighed. "You definitely can't go back." He looked up toward the sky. "Do you know a boy name Naruto?" Deidara clenched his fists. 'The damned boy that tried to kill me. The boy Akatsuki's been after since he was 12…It's been seven years,' he thought bitterly. Hinata blushed. This time, she would lie. "No," she said bluntly, her eyes sad.
Deidara looked at her, catching a glimpse of the fading blush on her face. "Don't lie to me, yeah." Hinata looked at him, her gaze serious. "I'm not lying." Deidara grabbed her chin and placed a hand on her back to pull her closer. She tried to get away, but he kept a firm grip on her. "Hyuuga, you will tell me. It's a simple question. I won't ask you anymore." Hinata looked away. She could simply say that she knew Naruto. Just say it. She locked eyes with Deidara. "I don't know him. But I know about him." Deidara smirked. "That's all I needed to hear. If you keep being a good girl, I might stop limiting what you can do as a slave." He let go of her chin and walked toward the cabin, motioning for her to follow. Hinata rolled her eyes. Dying would be bad. Being Akatsuki's slave was worse.
Once inside, Deidara pushed him toward his room. "You don't have to sleep on the floor tonight, yeah." He slammed the door. Hinata heard a lock click and sighed. Her eyes shifted from the bed to the floor. Fear made her think of sleeping on the floor, but her rude awakening and wounds made her long to sleep on the bed. She got on the bed and stared at the ceiling. "Byakugan," she whispered, activating her Byakugan. She looked toward the room next to her. She saw Tenten against the wall, appearing to scream. She saw Sakura on the floor. She saw Ino lying on her back, a pool of something surrounding her head. 'Blood,' Hinata thought bitterly, clenching her fists. She heard something near the door and stood up, seeing that Itachi and Deidara were on the other side. She walked over and pressed her ear against the door.
"Does she know about the Kyuubi?" Itachi said
"About him. Not him personally, yeah."
"Are you sure?"
"No."
"Figures. She'll tell sooner or later. Instead of four days, we'll be staying for three weeks. Maybe the Kyuubi will come after these girls."
"Understood, yeah."
"Don't disappoint me, Deidara. She has to speak sooner or later."
"I know."
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Tenten slammed her head against the wall, gashes all along her arms. "He remembered me. He's going to kill me!" she repeated to herself a few times. Sakura, who was busy healing Ino's head, said, "Tenten, we'll find a way out. Don't worry. I don't think these guys will kill us." Tenten turned around. "What the hell are you talking about? I need to get home NOW. I've got a husband and baby waiting for me to return, and I'm not going to sit around and listen to you saying that nothing will happen to us. We need a plan!" Her eyes were red from crying.
Sakura frowned. "Like I said, these guys won't kill us-" Tenten slapped her. "Are you MAD? ARE YOU INSANE? Listen, these are Akatsuki guys! Kisame almost killed me once. Itachi almost killed you once, Sakura, and I didn't think you could forget that! We're trapped! They go to whatever they damn please with us and we can't stop them! Face it, we're ALL too weak to defend ourselves from these guys. These are beyond Jounin rank! These guys kicked the shit out of Gaara. I don't think Ino's forgotten about the time Asuma was killed." Ino bit her lip. "Shut up. Don't talk about Asuma-sensei."
Sakura bit her lip, drawing blood. "I defeated Sasori didn't I?" she whispered. Tenten laughed harshly. "Without his grandmother around, you wouldn't be here right now. You'd be dead, Sakura. Face it!" she yelled harshly. The girls all looked down. Tenten was right. They were birds trapped in a cage with no openings. No hopes for freedom.
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Six days passed, and the girls were beginning to understand each of the things they would be punished for. Hinata was the most privileged, but shivers would run down her spine whenever she walked past Deidara. He seemed to be everywhere. Even when she was helping Ino with dishes, Deidara was standing nearby, his eyes trailing her body, making notes of her.
Tenten walked into the small kitchen one day. Deidara, Itachi, and Tobi had left the cabin for a while, leaving Kisame to watch them. Tenten sat down, dark rings under her eyes. Sakura gasped. On the third day, Kisame had thrown her into a room with nothing in it. She hadn't slept that night. Sakura frowned. "You should be able to sleep on the floor." Tenten's eyes grew wide with fear. "I-I can't s-s-sleep. H-He w-won't allow it…" she whispered. Sakura walked toward her. "Tenten, calm down. What's wrong?" Tenten's eyes shifted quickly to Sakura. "Kisame…" she said. Sakura grabbed her hand. "Did he…rape you?" she asked gently. Tenten shook her head. "I'm not worth it. He cuts me…hits me…anything to see me bleed…" she said shakily. Sakura's eyes widened as she looked at Tenten's body for visible wounds. "Shit. Ino, get me a cloth!" she yelled at Ino, who was currently doing dishes.
"Tenten, you were locked in that room for three days." Tenten looked at her. "Sakura…I don't know what to do. They're planning to kill us. I'm scared. I can't leave Neji and Mamoru behind. I can't. Can't." Sakura listened to Tenten, not sure if Tenten even knew she was speaking.
Hinata walked into the kitchen, pain evident in her eyes. She didn't notice Sakura or Tenten. She walked toward the dishes and began washing them. Sakura stood up and tapped her shoulder. Hinata dropped a plate and got down on her knees, frantically picking up shards. "I'm sorry, Itachi no Danna! I didn't mean to! Please forgive me!" se cried frantically. Sakura saw blood staining through her kimono, the one that was given to her as extra clothing. At least Deidara was nice to her sometimes. Sakura heard footsteps and knocked Hinata away, picking up the plate shards in her place.
Kisame appeared in the door and knocked Ino in. Ino clutched a cloth close to her chest and ran toward Tenten. Hinata sat in the floor, fear filling her eyes. Kisame looked at Sakura and noticed the plate shards. "You clumsy bitch!" he yelled, slicing her arm with a kunai. "You better pick that up before the others get back. That was only a warning." He walked out of the room just as Sakura finished picking up the plate shards and throwing them away. She placed a hand over her wound and quickly healed it. She walked toward Hinata as Ino cleaned the wounds on Tenten's back. Sakura looked around and grabbed a knife. She had learned that knives wouldn't do her any good against Akatsuki. She could feel the knife being jabbed into her shoulder again. She shuddered.
Sakura slid the knife down the back of the kimono and stopped a few inches above Hinata's waist. A long, jagged wound ran down Hinata's back. Hinata's face grew pale. "I-Itachi…" Sakura sighed. "Shh…You'll be ok, Hinata." Inner Sakura was ripping her hair out. She felt like she was holding onto life by a thread, and holding up Tenten, Ino, and Hinata because they had let go of their threads.
She quickly healed Hinata's wound and stood up, leaving Hinata staring at the wall. A door slammed and Deidara walked past the kitchen, then backed up once he realized where the four kunoichi were. His eyes roamed around the room. 'Haruno. Yamanaka. Hyuuga. Hyuuga.' His eyes went from Sakura, to Ino, to Tenten, and then they caught sight of Hinata. A light blush crept across his face as he traced every detail of her pale back.
He turned away and said, "What the hell happened?" Sakura gulped. "Hinata w-was injured. I-I was j-just healing her…" Deidara walked off. His shout could be heard. "Tobi, be a good boy and buy another kimono. Same size, yeah." A muffled reply was heard, followed by a small explosion, and, finally, a scream.
A smile crossed Hinata's features and a chuckle escaped her lips, causing her three friends to stare confusingly. "We need to get out of here," she said. The girls nodded, but they all knew efforts were fruitless.
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Hinata slept peacefully that night. For the first time in days, she wanted to sleep. She didn't notice Deidara walk in and lie down. Staying as far away from her as possible. He was beginning to become obsessed with studying her figure. He knew they'd 'dispose' of her sooner or later, and he hated to admit it, but he dreaded it. She seemed so innocent. So helpless. 'So did that kid,' he thought bitterly. He clenched his fists. 'I won't care if I kill her. She's just as worthless of that kid, yeah.' His gaze shifted to her back and he remembered how much of her back he had seen earlier. His hand slowly moved toward her shirt, but retreated. He glared. 'Worthless bitch,' he hissed inwardly. He turned away. But deep down, he knew that he didn't have the heart to kill her. He knew he'd delay it, or at least make the most of the time he had left with her.