Chapter 3: new girl and conflicts
Hinata opened the front door and silently slipped through. She noticed her Father was back early and he had already finished the other half of his Gin, which wasn't very good. Hiashi had an alcohol problem making him more aggressive towards his daughters, well more aggressive than he already was.
"Hanabi get down here now!" Hiashi yelled angrily not knowing Hinata was home. "Why isn't it clean in here? Well?" He yelled.
Hanabi answered quickly, "Because-because you never asked me to clean it-"
She was interrupted. "I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU TO CLEAN THIS MESS! YOU ARE A GIRL IT COMES NATURAL TO YOU!" He slapped his youngest daughter so hard she hit the living room wall.
Hinata didn't like this at all she ran over to her sister while her fuming Father was ready to lead another attack against Hanabi.
"Hiashi stop it! Hanabi go upstairs and hide, now!" Hinata pushed him away from Hanabi who was now running upstairs.
Hiashi was furious he began to hit Hinata to the point where she coughed up blood, while Hanabi ran and hid in her closet like Hinata told her to do. Hiashi kicked; hit, slapped, bit, and clawed at Hinata then finally he just collapsed from the alcohol.
Neji was nowhere to be seen because he was at work and wouldn't get off for another hour. Hanabi noticed it was quiet and went down stairs slowly.
She saw that Hiashi was passed out on the floor along with her sister Hinata. When she got closer Hinata began to slowly rise. It took a while but she ignored the pain.
Hinata pulled out her phone which surprisingly survived the beating. She dialed Temari's cell.
*Beep... Beep... Beep...* It went to voice mail.
She called Temari's home phone which Gaara answered, "Hello?"
"H-h-hello, is Temari there?" Hinata asked trying not to stutter.
"No not at the moment is everything okay?" Gaara asked with no emotion in his tone.
"Yeah j-just wondering how l-long Temari... has d-detention." Hinata had to lie she didn't want to burden him. She hung up.
She tried to call Temari's cell one more time. *Ring... ring... ring...*
"Hello!" Temari said enthusiastically.
"Temari I-I need some h-h-help. Please hurry over to my place with bandages and lots of th-them I'll explain when you get h-here." Hinata hung up.
About 15 minutes later Temari pulled in Hinata's drive way with the bandages. She hurried inside the unlocked door.
She saw the shape Hinata was in; it was horrible. She had scratch marks on her arms and face, bruises, and cuts on her legs and forearms and belt slashes on her back. Temari put antiseptic on the wounds and wrapped it up after Hinata was all cleaned up she looked at Hanabi who only had one bruise on her chin. Hinata's left arm hurt the most.
Temari had some experience with medical examinations. She looked at it from different angles and compared it to her arm and then Hinata tried to bend it but she couldn't.
Hinata's arm was definitely broken. Temari had Hinata and Hanabi go to the hospital they lied and said that Hinata had fallen down a flight of stairs and Hanabi got hit by a ball during one of her gym games. Hinata's arm was broken but she had gotten a cast put on it.
When they headed home Neji was there. Temari said good-bye and left Hinata and Hanabi. They went inside thankfully with their father still passed out. Neji was shocked to see the damage that Hiashi caused.
Hiashi favored Neji because he was a boy and wanted Neji to be his son so he could be the heir but he never said it when he was sober.
Hinata couldn't go to school for a little while but Temari brought her homework to and from school so she wouldn't fail.
After two weeks had gone by the wounds left by Hiashi were almost gone, with the exception of the broken arm. The cast had to stay on her arm for at least three more weeks.
Hiashi was gone on a business trip so he wouldn't be back for about a few weeks, and Neji and Hanabi were visiting Neji's mom.
Someone rang her doorbell. *Ding-Dong* Hinata opened the door and it was Deidara and Sasori. Deidara's eyes widened. Sasori just looked toward his friend.
"Did that stupid cousin of yours do that to you? Well?" Deidara demanded to know.
"No he d-d-didn't..." Hinata said looking down, "It w-was my own f-fault." That wasn't a complete lie but Sasori and Deidara both knew there is more to the story than she is leading on.
"There's more tell me, now!" Deidara said impatiently.
"I-I can't talk right n-now please a-another time would be better." She closed the door and went to her room.
Three weeks later- Hinata was able to take the cast off and go to school now. Everyone welcomed her back, except for Ino and Sakura who were planning something.
Hinata sat in her usually seat next to Deidara who was staring at her more intently then before. Asuma introduced a new student. Her name was Karin. "Ok Karin, please take a seat next to Sasuke." Asuma said. Karin did and the entire time she stared at him. Deidara sneakily passed Hinata a note that read-
What happened to your arm Hinata?
Who did it?
And no holding back if you don't want me to, I won't tell anyone.
Hinata wrote something on the back of the note and handed it to Deidara.
I'll tell you at LUNCH...
He just stared at her in every class trying to figure out what it could be that would make her try to lie to her friends.
Soon enough the lunch bell rang and everyone sat at the lunch table. "You promised to tell me Hinata so spill it!"
"It was an accident okay. My father, Hiashi was very drunk and usually when he's drunk he's more...aggressive. He hit my little sister and I pushed him and that's when he started to beat me. He hit, kicked, and clawed me he even whipped me with his belt but luckily I've had Temari to help me and the wounds have healed. Hiashi is on a business trip and won't be back for a bit. Neji and Hanabi are at Neji's mother's house and also won't be back until later. Please d-don't tell anyone okay." Hinata said anxiously.
"I already said that I wouldn't I won't even tell Pein." Deidara said looking at Sasori.
"I will not divulge your secret either Hinata but I would advise you to tell someone soon before the problem continues on." Sasori said being sincere.
"I-I know b-but I c-can't Hiashi needs his job and if I tell someone now he'll lose his job and he'll probably become an alcoholic so it's better if I don't t-tell." Hinata said trying to think of a better excuse.
Deidara was about to open his mouth when rest of the Akatsuki took a seat at the table. There were only two people missing Tobi and Pein. Deidara was obviously happy that Tobi wasn't around, "I hope Pein knocks some seriousness into him. It gets on my nerves when he always acts childish."
Deidara didn't really like that Tobi was clumsy, excited, and childish at times it made him so angry that he would try to choke him. He didn't hurt him or anything it was just Deidara's way of stating that Tobi should stop aggravating him.
During lunch Tsunade had made an announcement saying that the next math period would be delayed, so the students of that class would have to migrate to their next period after math. For Hinata it was History, and it went by like a breeze, in the middle of Iruka's speech of the History of the first war Tsunade ordered him down to her office which left everyone in the class to socialize.
Deidara moved his seat closer to Hinata's and began talking with her.
Gaara noticed that and it was making him a little more than mad.
"Hinata give me your phone real quick." Deidara said sticking his out right in front of him waiting. Asking for something wasn't really necessary for Deidara because he didn't care what people had to say he just did it anyway.
"Oh o-okay." Hinata handed him her phone.
Deidara took it and added his number he also added Sasori's. "I put Sasori's and my number in your contacts just in case you need anything or want to talk or… something." He handed Hinata's phone back to her.
"Uh okay, thank y-you." Hinata was beginning to blush.
Sakura hated the fact that Hinata got more attention than her. She walked over to them.
"Umm Deidara can I talk to you?" Sakura said waving her hand for him to go to her.
"What do you want Sakura?" Deidara didn't really like Sakura because she acted snobby and thought she was better than everyone else. Also he thought she was way too obsessive over Sasuke.
"Why do you talk to her? She's weird and acts shy and innocent when she's not I bet she even stayed home for five weeks because she was throwing parties and fucking guys as much as she wants to..." Sakura noticed the look in Deidara's eye it was hostility and anger. Sakura couldn't believe that he took Hinata's side over hers.
"Look Sakura if you called me over here to bad mouth Hinata then I'm leaving." Deidara started to walk back. Sakura just looked at him angrily.
"How could he not believe me? Taking the tramp's side instead of mine what a load of bull! Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT! GRRRRR" Sakura yelled in her mind.
Deidara sat back down. Hinata had a confused look on her face which Deidara laughed at.
"What's so funny?" Hinata asked becoming self conscious and embarrassed.
"N-n-n-oth-ing!" Deidara said trying to hold in another laugh. The reason behind why he was laughing was because Sakura had called Hinata a tramp when really it's in reverse; Sakura was the real tramp.
Iruka suddenly came into the class and everyone sat down and silenced themselves. For the rest of the period no one talked but Iruka.
Finally it was math. This time Hinata was on time.
Kurenai wasn't in class instead it was a sub. "Hello my name is Izumo and I'm going to be your permanent teacher." Izumo said.
The class was shocked. Everyone wondered what happened to Kurenai. Kiba raised his hand. "Yes Kiba?"
"Where is Kurenai-sensei?" Kiba asked the same question that was on almost everybody's minds.
Izumo knew the class wanted to know so he quickly answered, "Kurenai has been hospitalized and she has requested to quit work that is all I can tell you because that is all I know."
Everyone was shocked wondering why she was in the hospital. After math it was science that was next and it was easy. So it was no surprise when it was over after Hinata had started getting into it.
Finally it was time for Art.
Yamato was very happy today. He explained how art can be different things to the human soul. Temari threw a paper-wad at Shikamaru's head again and Yamato picked it up and started talking about how beautiful something so small and normal can be.
"Okay so for your homework today I want you to paint, draw, compose a song, do a poem, or write a report about something you have a great passion for." Yamato was very excited to see what everyone would come up with at the end of the week. The bell began to ring. Everyone quickly exited the room except Sakura, Ino, Deidara, Sasori, Gaara, Temari, Sasuke, and Hinata.
Sasuke walked over to Hinata. "Hey welcome back. Temari told me you stayed home because of your broken arm. How's it going?" Sasuke asked looking at her left arm.
"Oh umm... it's f-fine." Hinata said wondering why Temari told him.
"Well that's good, well I have to go I have a… date with Naruto I'll talk to you some other time, bye!" Sasuke whispered in her ear about the date but the rest was room volume.
"Uh okay hope you have fun, bye!" Hinata said.
As Hinata and Temari started walking to their lockers Gaara caught up with Hinata.
He waited for Temari to leave to go to her locker. "Hey we need to talk." He said plainly.
Hinata froze as her face turned red with the thought that she did something wrong to upset him.
"I don't want you to talk to Deidara or Sasori anymore." This was weird Hinata barely even knew him.
"But he is my friend th-though." Hinata said looking at the mad expression he had on his face.
He sighed. "Whatever..." Then he walked away. Hinata thought that was very odd even for Gaara!
Deidara was the next to come up to her. "Hey you're riding with me again and from now on I'm going to take you home." He said.
"Uh o-o-okay..." Hinata didn't bother to argue it just made things worse and Deidara probably wouldn't listen either way.
This time Deidara drove but the way Deidara drives Sasori was better even if he did speed. Hinata finally got to her house and thankfully in one piece. Deidara watched her enter her empty house and then they drove away.
Hinata noticed there was a note on the table. She looked at it-
Hinata, I have taken Hanabi from her Aunt's and taken her with me on my business trip. I did this because she is going to become the new Heir.
Sorry I could not tell you in person but you are too much like your mother Kisa and I don't want to see your ugly face ruining my memories of her.
-Hiashi.
Hinata was shocked but she had to choice in the matter and was happy that Hanabi was going to have a better chance now but she was also afraid because she had no way of knowing if he would hurt her.
"I'm home!" Neji said coming through the door. Seeing that Hinata was upset at something and he came to her. "Are you...alright?" He asked.
Hinata held out the note that she had just read to him.
When he grabbed it and finished reading it he was stricken with amazement that Hiashi was very evil. Hinata went upstairs to her room, finished her homework, and went to bed without even eating.
Neji made some food for them and he put Hinata's plate in the fridge. When he ate his food he noticed it was really bad compared to Hinata's cooking and hoped that she won't eat it later.
Finally when he finished gulping down his the last bite, he washed his dishes and headed home, leaving Hinata in peace.