Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
A/N: Ahh! It's currently 2:42 am in my country and I can't get to sleep because of my runny nose and sore eyes! Argh.
Hinata smirked the smallest smirk ever, and jumped back to the Akatsuki base.
"Serves them right..." she thought, eyes narrowing at the reason. "For peeping at me."
She went back to her room, to find a package there. On the brown paper package, there was a note saying: "To: Hinata, From: Deidara, Sasori, Itachi, Kisame, Hidan, Kakuzu, Tobi and Zetsu!", followed by the chibi faces of everyone, carelessly doodled onto the note.
"Hmm," Hinata sighed inwardly. "I think I'm sort of guilty now."
She opened the package, careful not to rip it open, not to spoil the packaging, and not to damage the note. Inside, there was an Akatsuki cloak, hat, sandals and undershirt. She chuckled in her mind when she saw that Kakuzu had left a receipt in the package on purpose. She carefully took the garments and laid them on her table, just to admire them.
Suddenly, she heard a noise at the entrance of the base. She scanned the chakra and verified who they were: The Akatsuki 8. (A/N: The Akatsuki 8 = Deidara, Sasori, Itachi, Kisame, Hidan, Kakuzu, Tobi and Zetsu. I'm too damn lazy to write all their names again and again.)
She did a handseal and blended through the floor, down to the first floor. (Her room was on the second floor.)
"DAMN, SHIT!" Hidan cursed, rubbing his neck and face. "THOSE FUCKING FATASSES SLOBBERED THEIR RUBBER LIBS ON ME!"
Hinata looked away from the gang.
"I guess I got a little overboard on my punishment." she apologised, and gave them a sad (though extremely fake-looking) face.
"Well, we forgive you, of course, un!" Deidara said, grinning.
The Akatsuki 8 all nodded in agreement.
"Well then, I'll be going back to my room." Hinata mumbled, and teleported to her room.
The Akatsuki 8 all went back to their rooms—all except for one particular Uchiha.
Hinata laid on her bed, trying to calm her thoughts. Damn, she had left Konoha. That was the most evil thing anyone could do. Leaving the place where you grew up and developed skills, all without a word, and leaving for an evil organisation. She suddenly remembered something...
Flashback
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"I'm glad you guys are my friends," Hinata said, still with that blank look.
Shikamaru, Sai and Anko all smiled at her—the coldest person in Konoha had told them such a warm thing.
"And vice versa!" they all said, giving her a thumbs up.
Hinata looked at them.
"I wanted to ask you," Hinata suddenly looked more serious at them. "Would you all always respect my decisions, and never blame me for what I do?"
For a moment, they thought. Then as if rehearsed, they all gave a determined nod to Hinata.
"We promise," they said.
"You can trust me!" Anko laughed, patting Hinata on the head.
"I respect your decisions," Shikamaru said, scratching his head. "Because you are my best friend."
"Don't worry, I will never try to obstruct your decisions in life." Sai smiled.
Hinata felt a nice warmth in her heart, and she placed a hand over it. For the first time, she gave a small but genuine smile, and hugged the three.
"I love you guys." she whispered.
End of Flashback
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"I've decided," Hinata said out loud, plucking up her courage.
"Decided what?" a voice said from the door.
Hinata, not shocked or surprised at all, turned to look at the annoyance.
"What do you want?" she asked, with a hint of irritation.
Itachi suddenly appeared on top of her on her bed, pinning her down.
"You thought that you could get away with me almost getting raped by those women?" Itachi asked, tracing a finger from her lips to her chin.
Hinata grunted, eyes visibly angry. She concentrated white chakra into her hand and smacked his away forcefully.
"What?" he asked, clearly irritated.
"Stop. Sexually. Harrassing. Me." she stated firmly, and immediately poofed away from him.
She reappeared in another Akatsuki member's room—Kakuzu's. The masked man was clearly surprised at her sudden appearance, but just waited for an explanation.
"Itachi's been bothering me," she stated, taking a seat at Kakuzu's desk. "I need a quiet environment to do something important. You'll help me, won't you?"
Kakuzu said nothing about it, but just continued reading a book on how to earn money on his bed.
Hinata activated her Byakugan just to keep an eye on Kakuzu while she continued to initiate her plan. She whipped out a piece of paper, a pencil and an envelope and immediately started scribbling on the paper.
"Dear Shikamaru, Anko and Sai,
How have you guys been? I'm Hinata, by the way.
I know this might shock you, but I have joined the Akatsuki.
In a way, they seem so much more friendlier, and I think that I'd be happier here.
Hey, no—don't think the wrong way. I love you guys more than them, it's just that...
Over here, the faces they give me isn't like those of the villagers in Konoha.
They smile at me and make me feel as if I'm part of their family already.
I hope you guys remembered what you told me last time—you'd respect my decision, am I correct?
I trust that you won't hand this letter over to Tsunade.
If I discover that any one of you did...
Don't worry, I won't kill you nor will I throw you away as a friend.
I just won't trust you anymore, but I'll still love you no matter what.
And...
Anko-sensei, you should try to wear clothes that cover you up a little more. I can see Kakashi-sensei staring at your... yeah.
Shikamaru, stop being so lazy. Find yourself a girlfriend or something, will you?
Sai, I have never once thought that you were emotionless. You are a great friend, and I just like the way you express emotions. Don't try to change. Oh, and if you want to swoon every girl in Konoha, besides me, you should try growing your hair. And when it's long enough, tell the hairdresser that you want it chickenass-style—just like Sasuke.
That's all for now.
Regards,
Hinata."
A tear rolled off her cheek and onto the paper before she folded it and put it into the envelope.
Hinata looked at Kakuzu, who was already fast asleep. She teleported with the letter to the garden outside the base. She took out her twin katanas, bit her thumb, and spread the blood over the middle of the katanas, where both of them intersected.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu." she whispered, and a white, tiny fox appeared before her.
"Shiro-san," she said, stroking the fox. "I need you to deliver this to Shikamaru and tell him to open it with Anko and Sai."
The fox focused on her with his icy blue eyes and nodded. He grabbed the letter from Hinata with his mouth, and dashed off towards Konoha. Hinata could tell that Shiro already noticed her defection.
Couldn't be helped, I guess.
Shiro was going at such a speed, that you could only see a small, very small mind you, white blur while he raced thought the paths. He reached Konoha in less than a minute. He wasn't summoned for nothing.
He sniffed out Shikamaru's scent, and noticed that he was in the Hokage's tower with Anko and Sai, obviously to report Hinata's case. He grunted, and waited for them outside the tower, hidden from any guards. After about 10 minutes, all of them came out.
"Hey," Shiro called, his tail wagging with anticipation.
Shikamaru, Anko and Sai stopped in their tracks. Shikamaru's eyes widened.
"Sh-Shiro!" he said, rushing up to the fox.
Anko and Sai were confused, but followed Shikamaru.
"Shiro is Hinata's summon!" he explained, looking at the confused pair.
"Yeah, yeah," Shiro muttured, waving a paw in their faces. "Now, she wants to give you guys a letter. Yes, all three of you."
He gave the letter to Shikamaru, and they all started reading it.
While they read, they all laughed sadly, gripping the paper tightly.
"T-these are too revealing, huh..?" Anko whispered, looking at her clothes. "Haha... I never knew..."
Shikamaru had tears dripping from his cheeks.
"Hinata, there's no need for a girlfriend... girls are just so troublesome. Especially girls like you... running away to join a criminal organisation and making me.. cry..." he said, staring at the paper.
Sai felt like a katana had slashed his heart into half, or a baseball bat had whacked his heart ever so painfully... she was one of the only true, best friends he had. Now, she was gone.
"What ever happened to best friends?" Sai asked, looking at the paper.
Before, it was Hinata, Anko, Shikamaru and Sai.
Now, it was only Anko, Shikamaru and Sai.
They stared at each other, and silently directed a message—that they would never tell Tsunade about this.
A/N: OK, I'm done with this chappie and have to sleep. I didn't want to make it this short! I have a lot of things I wanted to write, but I need some sleep. I promise to update soon. But please review and give ideas if you want this story to turn out in another way!
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