Lost Voices and Silent Cries
Chapter 2 – Contentment
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He answered every question they had to ask, which was creeping them out to a different level but the thing that angered Tsundae the most about this sole surviving Uchiha was the fact that he was so straight forward with his answers.
She sighed and leaned up. "What are your motives for coming back, Uchiha?"
He looked at her calmly with a smile. "I have unfinished business." He spoke clearly even with the chains wrapped around his body and ANBU standing beside him. Tsundae knew if he wanted to he could easily escape and the fact that he didn't was making her question her own sanity.
This man was crazy. He killed thousands just to get to one person. He killed the legendary Orochimaru and was still a whole person. Why wasn't he trying to plan some underground attack on the village? Was he? Secretly she hoped he would so she could have the chance to kill him. He wasn't though but how he answered her last question had her heart racing.
"What do you mean… unfinished business?"
He closed his eyes. "I mean it will cause no harm to this pathetic village."
She frowned. "That isn't what I asked."
"Isn't it though?" He looked up. "I assume you know what the two words unfinished and business mean and I assume that you assumed I planned on killing someone and I am telling you that I am not."
"Look boy," She stood. "I don't know what you are planning and the only reason I am keeping you alive is because of Naruto."
"Don't do me any favors, Hokage-sama." He smirked. "If you wish to kill me, do it."
She crossed her arms. "Then what about your unfinished business?"
He nodded. "I suppose you are right."
"I hope you don't think being a 'good boy' is going to get you off easy"
"I wouldn't dream of it" He retorted.
His aura in general gave her a bad vibe. He was being so calm, his eyes were the normal black and they bore no emotions as they generally did. He was acting as if they were having an ordinary meeting and he wasn't chained to his feet. "Then you wouldn't mind a seal being placed on you."
He only smirked more. "I don't have a choice either way."
She nodded. "You sure as hell don't."
He nodded and closed his eyes. "I must warn you it won't do any good," He looked up with his Sharingan glowing in the dim cell. "If I want to escape this village I could. If I wanted to kill every soul in this village I could. If I wanted to kill you right now…" He paused. "I wouldn't hesitate even with your strongest seal."
Tsundae had to admit this boy was nerve racking and he was probably right serving under Orochimaru under all of these years and even being able to kill him. She knew he wouldn't be too affected by a seal. She stared at him being careful not to look into his eyes. "Deactivated your eyes." He did on command.
"I will do anything you tell me to do willingly, Hokage-sama" Every time he spoke her name she got a little more suffocated. His chakra was filling the cell. It was too full even with the chains adsorbing it slowly.
"I am sure you will." She turned to leave.
"Oh and one more thing…" He called darkly.
She turned slightly. "What…?"
He smiled. "How is everyone?" She paused. What were his motives? She had to know. Maybe it was to make her crazy and if it was then it was working. He was being too composed about the situation. "Well…" He spoke. She didn't respond. "You know… I can smell your fear, anxiousness… your anxiety is the strongest though." He laughed.
She slammed the cells closed. "Give him a shock, boys." She left with the sound of electricity bouncing from the walls to the man in the chains. She didn't feel bad but what made her angrier is the fact that he didn't make a noise.
He was crazy.
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Naruto stood at the window. "Hinata, isn't the moon amazing?" He knew he wouldn't get a reply. He turned to her glassy-like eyes that were also watching the moon. It had been almost three weeks since he first started talking to her. She still would give him a look or blink. He was okay with it. She would point some times and touch him but never for too long.
Her skin tone was coming back and her hair was looking healthy. She was still quite thin. He would sit with her until someone else like Kiba or some other people from the rookie nine would want to talk to her alone but never stayed with her because they felt awkward in her silence. Even Shino didn't like it.
Ino, Tenten and Sakura would just cry and ask her to talk. Kiba would be nervous. Shino would stare at her. Chouji only came every blue moon. Shikamaru came but end up sleeping. Rock Lee would also cry that she wasn't being youthful and Neji well…
He would talk to her about the clan and Hanabi. He would give her these miserable looks that he only gave when they were alone. The second time of him coming he had cried in front of her for the first time and begged her to talk. She stared at him with her emotionless eyes.
Naruto would just talk like it was normal. He always cheered when she nodded. He and Sakura helped with her physical therapy which was coming along nicely.
"I guess I should let you sleep now, eh?" He laughed. She looked at him. "I would stay but the nurse's will start getting all crazy saying you need rest and blah!" He walked over and stroked her hair. "Same time tomorrow, Hinata-chan." She nodded slowly. "Great!" He dashed out.
She sat there alone in her room. She pressed the button to lean her back and she turned slightly still feeling the scar that ran down her body. She stared at the small clock beside her bedside.
Time. They said she just needed time to adjust. Adjust to what? She wasn't an alien or anything. She didn't need to be probed, she just wanted to be alone.
Naruto
He wasn't always there physically but he was emotionally and mentally. He was her hero and even though he didn't save her from those ninjas he saved her from loneliness and depression.
He talked to her as if she was still the same old Hinata but she wasn't. She felt hollow. She would never be a ninja again, they didn't have to tell her because she knew. She knew that they couldn't heal her entirely. The gash was too deep, her chakra flow was out of whack, and even her Byakugan just felt different. She would be forced to work somewhere without a lot of manual labor.
She hated it. She wanted to be a great ninja so Naruto could be proud of her and now she was useless. The one time her father came to visit was solely to tell her that he was taking picking Hanabi to be the heiress and take the reign of the Hyuuga Clan. She didn't mind really but it still was the fact that she still wasn't good enough.
She would never be good enough.
That day should have been her last because she deserved to die. She knew that too, but Tsundae was a stubborn woman. She rather not talk because there was simply no point. She didn't want to hear her voice. It was weak anyway.
She almost smiled when sleep finally came over her and she allowed herself to sink into her dream-state of mind.
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She touched her throat in her sleep, something in the air was different. Someone with a great amount of chakra was near. She felt suffocated. All she could hear is her heart monitor that sped up slightly, dripping from the sink that Sakura probably forgot to turn completely off and all she could see was the pitch black darkness that covered the room. She looked over at the digital clock.
2:09am
She mentally sighed and scanned the room once more. She didn't bother activating her Byakugan it would only cause a headache. She closed her eyes for a moment and a deep chuckle filled the room and her heart with terror.
She opened her eyes and red eyes were staring at her from the bottom of her bed. Her heart skipped a visible beat. He was sitting in the chair in front of her bed. She couldn't see his body or face but his eyes glowed and spun. She reached over for the remote to call the nurse.
He grabbed her arm in a second. "You should calm down, princess. You might have a panic attack." He spoke. The moon bounced off of his body making his eyes seem to glow even more. She shuddered under his touch.
She closed her eyes and shook her head. Naruto said this man was locked up! He was somewhere underground and she was imagining things because she was crazy! That is what it was, she was going crazy but if she was going crazy why could she feel his hand on her wrist? "You're not crazy. I am here live and in the flesh" He laughed. She pressed the button.
Nobody came.
She closed her eyes again. No she was dreaming! She was dreaming and she had to be dreaming because if not that meant she was crazy. She opened her eyes and she was in a dark room almost like a cave or a cell. The man was propped in a corner. She looked down she was still in her gown. She let out a quiet sob. His eyes were glued to her. "Are you mute, princess?" He smirked.
She stepped back and fell. She looked down and there was grass. She grabbed her head. He stood over her. "Maybe you are crazy?" He grabbed her shoulders slamming her into a stoned wall.
She cried silently. She was shaking uncontrollably. She knew she was stuck in his mind games and she couldn't fight it. His mouth opened and a long tongue came out. She pushed back and was now standing in water. She looked down. It wasn't water.
It was blood. She closed her eyes.
It's all a dream…
She opened her eyes and he was standing there. "This is no dream princess." His body melted into the river of blood. She was hyperventilating now. Her chest heaved rapidly. She felt a hand touch her hair. She turned and she was in a meadow.
She fell down crying. She sobbed in her hands. What was going on? Why was he doing this? She looked up and she was back in the hospital. He was sitting in that chair.
"Do you know why people are afraid of silence?" She looked up at him with tears flowing out of her pale lavender eyes. He leaned up letting his elbows rest in his knees and fingers intertwine under his chin while his eye never leaving her. "Because in that moment you trigger every thought that you thought you could drown out with sound. Your darkest more inner thoughts are awakened and people can't handle it…" He paused.
She was staring at him crying but no movement took place except her chest was quaking. She closed her eyes and almost felt him breathing on her neck. "Can you handle that, princess?"
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Her eyes jolted open and four pairs of eyes were watching her. She was shivering. Sakura ran over to her. "Hinata," She touched her but she snatched away. "Hinata, are you okay?" She asked. She looked at the faces that were standing before her. Kiba, Sakura, Neji and Naruto and they all looked worried or pitiful. "Hinata!" She grabbed the girl.
Hinata eyes looked from Sakura's hand to her eyes. She was begging her to understand. Hinata closed her eyes and opened them. "Hinata, they are letting you leave today…" Hinata eyes snapped up at her. No, she would be alone! Her house had too many openings he would find her. She begged Sakura with her eyes to let her stay… no she needed someone to help her!
"Lady Hinata," Neji called softly. She looked over. "I brought you some clothes to change into." She looked from him to Kiba to Naruto. She wanted him to search her eyes. He rubbed his neck.
"I will still come visit you, if you want?" He asked. She nodded quickly. "Alright, so go get ready then we can hang!" No, no he didn't get it. She slid off the bed with the help of Sakura. She slowly walked into the bathroom.
She looked in the mirror. She touched her face. She lost a lot of weight. She looked dead. She could almost laugh just three weeks without eating as normal and her body went into starvation mode. She pulled off her gown revealing the gruesome gash that ran straight down her body. She touched the pink part with a frown.
She was a disappointment in itself. She turned to pull the clothes out of the bag. She pulled on underwear and a sports bra. No tight clothing Sakura had told her sometime last week. She pulled to look in the mirror.
He was there in the mirror laughing. She stepped back. He tapped on the glass with a smirk. This wasn't real! She shook her head when the light flickered back on and he was standing her with blood running down his forehead. She let out the loudest scream she could.
She banged on the door screaming and sobbing. He stepped toward her and the door burst opened. Sakura grabbed the girl as she fell to the floor sobbing, The boys looked inside for anything out the norm.
There was nothing there.
Sakura was on the floor with her as she cried and shook. Hinata bawled on the floor with her fist still trying the beat the floor. Sakura looked up. "Go get Tsundae!" They snapped out of the shock.
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Tsundae checked her eyes. "We can't find a thing Hinata…" She watched Hinata rock with tears still flowing. "Please, Hinata… talking will help me…" She looked over and touched her throat. "Your throat is sore?" She nodded.
Tsundae sighed. "I'll go see if we can find you some warm tea, I'll be back" She turned but stopped when she felt the girl's iron grip on her wrist. "Hinata…" She pointed to the open window at the blond talking to the guys. "You want Naruto?" She nodded. She yelled for him to come in.
He rushed in. "Ma'am?"
"Hinata wants you to stay with her."
He nodded and waited until she left. He walked up to her and grabbed her hand which she gripped back. "Whoa, you're getting your strength back!" He laughed. She stared at him. "I feel like you're trying to tell me something, Hinata and I feel like it has something to do with your freak out…" She nodded. "Then what happened?"
She grabbed his hand and traced the Sharingan. He looked up. "Sharingan? You mean S-Sasuke?" He stammered. She nodded. "Hinata, I told you he is locked up! I even went to see him this morning and they have him chained up!" She looked down.
"Are you afraid of being alone?" She looked up at him. "I know it's scary…" He whispered. She watched him grip her hand tighter. She didn't mind. "Do you want me to stay here tonight?" She nodded.
He nodded. "Hey, I think you could be getting your voice back!" He smiled. She looked at him. "You could try it?" She raised an eyebrow. He leaned in. "Just… taaaaaalk" He opened his mouth and clamped it shut. She watched him. She opened her mouth a little then more. The blond eyes widen until she clamped her mouth shut. He gasped. "You tricked me!"
He didn't miss the pulling at the side of her lip. "Was that a smirk?" He poked her cheek. "I am just half there, ne?" She watched him and opened her mouth before clamping it shut. He pouted. She turned to look out the window,
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After drinking her tea, she fell asleep. Naruto was standing with Tsundae. "What did she tell you?" She asked.
"Nothing but she drew the Sharingan on my hand." He looked down at his palm.
"Sasuke is locked up. I saw it myself."
"I was there too," He looked at the sleeping girl. "But I will be on guard in case." Tsundae nodded and walked out.
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Naruto was snoring a bit loud but that was comforting to her ears. She watched him a bit while he slept. Nothing creepy just smiling, he slept so easily. She touched her scar. Sakura said they will be going over it again before it would be healed fully but there would still be soreness. His blond hair had grown longer over the years.
She was seventeen and still she wished what it felt like to be wrapped in his arms, to be told she was loved, to know that he wouldn't leave. Those blue eyes would trap her in an endless ocean and she would swim forever because she wanted to and if it was a part of him she wanted it.
There was one thing she didn't want, "Do you think because the dobe is here that you are safe?" even thinking about the devil…
She watched him come through the wall right beside Naruto. "You are so gullible, princess." She looked down. Don't look into his eyes. She felt his cold fingers grabbed her chin and force her to look into those spinning orbs.
"I want to see what got you put in here." She tried struggling but with no avail. The room was completely silent before his eye returned back to black. "So the princess falls again?"
She looked away. He had no right doing that! Those were her memories. He tapped his finger on the rail. "You really love that?" He pointed to him. She stared at him. "You know, your screams are breathtaking." He wrapped his slender fingers around her neck. She felt her muscles in her throat rub. "Scream." He laughed pressing his thumb harder into her throat.
She whimpered. "I said scream!" She heard a snap and her body sat up in the right position.
Naruto jumped out of his as did the other three Naruto that were by her sides. "What!" He screamed which made her scream. He coughed and started laughing. "Sorry Hinata-chan, I was just standing guard and you started screaming."
Her fist clenched. "Was it a Sasuke dream?"
It couldn't have been a dream. It couldn't…
Right?
She looked up and nodded. He dismissed his clones and sat on the bed. "I know Sasuke is a bully but I never saw you guys ever talk at the academy or on missions," He looked up. "So why would he bother you?"
She looked at her palms. That was a good question. He never told her what he wanted and she wasn't about to ask. They never talked together as Naruto mentioned so she didn't make him mad. She bit her lip. She noticed him because it was nearly impossible not to notice him, he was an Uchiha, he was every girl's dream guy excluding her, and he was Naruto's teammate.
She loved Naruto and everything he loved… She had to draw the line somewhere. She would draw it with Sasuke. It would be a thick, bold and very firm line and she would draw it and leave the psychopath on the other side.
She thought back further than their academy days, she may have seen him once or twice at a business meeting the Uchiha and Hyuuga had but she was always stayed out of sight. They spoke once she had to admit, she didn't see him in the hallway and she brushed his shoulder. She paused and said. "I'm sorry" to which he replied. "Hn" and kept walking.
Did he want her Byakugan? He could have it. It wasn't working for her anyway, but there are a lot of Hyuuga roaming the complex, none of them are close to Naruto.
She looked up at the blond who was studying her. Was it Naruto? Did he want to torture her because he couldn't breach Naruto's mind? He was almost disgusted that she would think of him as highly as she did.
"You really love that?"
What did that mean? First of all Naruto isn't a 'that'. He is a 'He' that she cared for! Is it wrong to love a person such as Naruto? Yes, he had a monster that lived in the depth of his body but he used it for good and not evil and there was another notch on Why Naruto is the Best Scale?
She was ranting about in her head barely noticing the blond still watching her. She blinked to catch his attention. "You have so many different facial features when you are thinking, First it was just a deep thought, then it was like you realized something but it made you confused. I saw you get sad for a moment then upset and that last face was of a daydreamer."
Oh, he was getting good.
He stood and walked over to her. He smiled. "What were you daydreaming about, Hinata-chan?" He turned her head. Her eyes widen. "I know you can make noises, Hina-chan" He leaned closer brushing his lips along hers just enough for her to feel them. He brushed her hair out of face. "I want to know if you can moan." He pressed his lips to hers. She was in a state of shock. She shyly responded.
"Don't be scared," He chuckled. "I won't bite." She pushed him back. Sasuke! She wiped her mouth. "What is wrong Hinata-chan?"
"What is wrong Hinata-chan!?" She blinked at Naruto was staring at her from the seat in front of her. She wiped her mouth on her sleeve. "You were with me for a second then zoned out!" He stood. She flinched. "It's me, Hinata." He frowned. "Naruto, come on… don't do that" She grabbed his wrist and activated her Byakugan.
She winced as the world around her turned grey instead of the light blue color she was used to. She looked at his chakra system. Everything was blue except that orange ball of chakra in his stomach. She could actually see better than before. She closed her eyes and let him go. "Do I check out?" He asked.
She looked up and nodded. "I was worried I wasn't me for a second." He laughed. She turned slightly. "Don't hurt your…" He paused seeing her arm outstretched to him. She wanted a hug from him. He watched her for a second. Her eyes were big like a kid's or a puppy, they used to hold so much innocence. They only held sadness right now. He saw her fist clench and outstretched to him. He walked up and leaned down to hug her.
This is the first time that she ever hugged him back. She embraced him tightly. He was so shocked maybe she was healing a little. He rubbed her back and she mocked him. He sighed and pulled her closer. There was something about spending time with her that he just didn't mind. Tsundae said he was going on mission within a day or two so he needed to soak up as much time as possible. He felt her skinny fingers run touch the nape of his neck, it sent shivers down his spine.
He could feel the goose bumps on his body rise. She slid them through his hair and by that time he noticed she was shivering. He rested his chin on her shoulder not minding the railing of the bed pressing into his side.
Oh kami, and how did she smell so good? He sighed and brought one of his hands up and into her mess of navy hair that was still so soft. She was cold is what he told himself. She wanted a comfort hug because she was cold and scared. He would not think any other way until she pulled gently on his hair. He was feeling some type of way now! He pulled back quickly. She stared at him.
He rubbed her thigh comforting. "You are healing, Hinata" He smiled and sat down. Taking deep breathes and closing his eyes. Why was he so turned on? This was Hinata for Kami sakes and he was utterly… he wanted… he…
Hinata watched the blonds mind battles. Maybe the hug was too soon? She thought. He looked up after collecting himself. "Hinata, they are putting me back on mission this week." He watched her eyes change but bit it off. "I'll be back in no time! I heard the girls planning on having a sleepover here and I told them not to be creepy."
For the first time again, Hinata brought her hands up to her face, placing her palms at her forehead and sliding them down in defeat. He laughed. "Hinata, come on, they aren't that bad!"
She touched her lips and nodded. "If you can listen to me every day I am sure you can handle them?" He grinned. She shook her head. "How is it different?"
He paused for a moment. He was understanding exactly what she was saying by her subtle movements. She raised both of her hands. Her left one she pulled up three fingers and frowned and on her right one she pulled up her index finger and frowned…less.
"So you are saying you can tolerate me? I am hurt, Hinata!" He laughed. She reached up and pulled her face into a smile. "Can you smile Hinata?"
She paused. "Could you try?" She pointed at him. "Me?" She nodded. "I'm your smile?" She nodded. "What if I'm not here?" She frowned.
He stood. "For a mute, you have a lot to say." She watched him look out the window. "Usually you'll be stuttering and blushing." She looked at him. "Now you don't do that." She nodded.
"I want you to blush, for the road."
She furrowed her brow. He nodded. "I know that Old-Hinata is in there somewhere," He turned. "Right?" She didn't like the old Hinata, hell she couldn't really say she enjoyed the new Hinata! She couldn't bring herself to talk. TALK. Her crush since birth was sharing every day with her and she couldn't bring herself to talk. She didn't know if she could blush around him anymore.
He walked over. "She's there, I just know it." He laid a hand over her heart. "You just have to find her. I know she is screaming at you right now." He chuckled. She looked down at his bronzy hand and back up at him. No, she was gone.
Someone knocked at the door. He removed his hand and turned. "Come in," Sakura peeped in. "Sakura-chan… look Hinata it's Sakura." He watched her closely. Was that an eye twitch?
"I have come to relieve you-"
"It's not a relief." He cut her off.
She nodded. "I understand but Tsundae has requested you in her office."
He nodded. "Alright, give me a second," She nodded and walked out. "See, they just want me so you can't have me" He snickered. She smirked at him. "Keep practicing that smirk and when I get back I want a full smile!" He ruffled her hair.
She nodded reluctantly. He cheered and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back and he got that feeling, but it was different, a different emotion that he couldn't pinpoint at the moment. He pulled back and watched her and she returned the favor. He grinned childishly. She cupped his face and kissed his forehead.
He stood there for a moment. She poked his cheek. "I'm blushing, huh?" He laughed. She nodded. "Well you can't do a surprise attack on me!" He kissed her forehead. "See you later, Hinata-chan!" He waved and walked out.
She blinked and touched her head. Sasuke didn't matter right now, nothing really mattered right now. She watched the door opened and three of her friends walk in with kits of makeup, and nail polish and brushes and such but all she wanted was that blond boy of hers to come back in.
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Author Note: Hey, I was thinking about that scene when she was in the bathroom at 4-something in the morning. I didn't go to sleep until like 9am but that has nothing to do with the story point of the matter is thinking about seeing that in the mirror is like one of my greatest fears! Like brushing your teeth coming back up and like the Boogey Man is staring back at you. Goodness! Anyway, I will touch more in depth with the characters as the time comes. Please Review, Favorite and Follow with all the jazziness!
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