Title: Understanding's Not Everything.
Original Title: One ne Peut Pas Tout Comprendre.
Author: Communist Krum
Rating:T
Category and Warnings: Future!Fic, OOC
Haiku!Disclaimer: All in Naruto/Exception of the story/ This art is not mine.
Notes: This is it! I'm trying to be my own translater. Big challenge!
Thanks: Thanks a lot to kaotic312 my beta-reader ! If she wasn't there, there would be no fic published today ! ( And take the time to go on her profile, cause she writes amazing fics!)
Chapter 3: The Courage to Tell...
Standing in front of the Hokage's office, Kankuro don't know if he should really be there. From the moment he would set a foot in there, he just knew he'd look like an idiot. The lame excuse he'd come up with was bound to lead him to humiliation. Though, even with the indecision freezing him, he had to do something. The long trip had worn him out, and soon enough...
«What are you doing here?»
Somebody would come right then. Darn. Worse, Kankuro knew this voice. Probably because it belonged to a really pissed off Hokage. The lady obliously did not appreciate having to wait in line in order to enter her own office.
«I...» The words were not even out of his mouth yet, but the puppeteer already felt trapped in the cage of his own stupid story. Suspicious lies or uncredible truth? Kankuro trusted his sister, but she wasn't here to help him through this. Oh no. On look told him that Tsunade's face was already saying something along the lines of : « Answer now OR you will suffer a lot, annoying little prat.» No more time for thinking. «I don't know. You wanted to see me?»
The Hokage's look was drilling him with both surprise and suspicion even while she was obviously trying to remember if he was right. After a moment, she decided that didn't sound right. She just looked at him. «No.»
He had only one option, pretend that the hardest part was already done. He would might appear to be stupid in front of her, but his only hope was to stay calm. «Well, I don't want to contradict you, but... I just went back and forth from Suna because I received some instructions. It's a long trip... I'm anyway too exausted to go back in my country right now.»
Tsunade pushed a very nervous man out of her way, growling in frustration «sure,sure». She started to go through the research piled up like a paper mountain on her desk. She was looking for a note, a contract or anything that could explain the shinobi's presence in Konoha. Unsuccessful, the hokage asked absently, «Where did your orders comes from?»
Kankuro answered natrurally, «You.»
Stunned, Tsunade looked over at him. The lady tried to remember how she could have, somehow, ordered this situation but...
«No! I'm sure I did not send you a mission or any kind of messenger .»
Nodding, Kankuro faked a slight hesitation. «Well, Temari's the one who passed on the information. She, on her side, got them from Nara Shikamaru...»
The woman's expression grew harder. She took a big, deep breath before yelling, «FIND NARA SHIKAMARU !»
All the puppeteer could think was: This... will be long day.
---o---o---o---o---
Some calm, at last. Since the «restaurant event», Hinata's life had been completely overwhelmed by comments and teasing. Everybody had an opinion or a ever-so-funny and spiritual joke to share. Even if the weight of the behaviour of her friends was getting a bit too heavy for her, could she really do anything about it? Hinata didn't want to insult or destroy some friendship because people were just happy for her. Because that's what it was: her friends teasing her because, they cared. But... she wished they would realize that their actions were stifling. They're glad for... But even she wasn't sure if she was happy about what happened. What would be happening now if he'd just stayed in Konoha? A part of her dreamed about it. The magic moment could have lasted longer... But reality is bound to deception. He was gone now. Hinata wondered if it might be better like this.
Kankuro did the right thing in leaving. Hinata decided she felt great after all. She was alone, in a quiet place. Everything was... fine. Fine. And truthfully, there was not a hint of anger in her. The kunoichi kept repeating that to herself while she threw kunaïs at a target. Again and again... Her shoulder should hurt, but she just didn't feel anything anymore. Focus on the training. Everything. Is. Fine.
«Hey Hinata!»
Kiba appeared just beside the target. Oh no... He found her. Well, nobody can escape his sense of smell, or Akamaru's but... why did he feel the need to chase her? Hinata could not take more. One more joke and... She wished she could fight until she reached her physical limit. Until there was no more thinking, only pain and exaustion. Fight everybody. No one. The universe. Win peace with strengh, was that even possible? No.. Yes... but what would be the point? Conflict wouldn't solve anything and she certainly didn't want to hurt her friends.Why couldn't they just stop? Let her breathe.
Despite the emotional war in her chest, Hinata answered, trying to appear happy, «Hi! What are you doing here?»
Kiba took his time. Looking at her, looking a her target. After a while, he stated, «That's what I was thinking. You need to be alone.»
Several sarcastic replies came to Hinata's mind, but before she could say anything, her teamate added, «You do realise that some kunaï simply went through the target? Geez ! I'm no even sure I could do that!»
He walked up just beside her and, and to demonstrate his remark, threw a kunaï. «You see? Not even near...»
Hinata threw him a puzzled look.
«So, did you really came here to talk about kunaï?»
Kiba's smile reeked of embarrassment.
«No... And you know it too. Look, I am really sorry to disturb you, I know that some of us haven't been really nice with you lately...» Sligthly blushing, he add quickly, «Especially me...»
At least, he admitted it. Somehow, the twelve fake-proposals and the pseudo-transfer to Suna had not made her laugh herself to death.
«It's okay...»
They were only jokes. He hadn't meant to be mean... Hearing her answer, Kiba started laughing. «You are always «It's okay, it's okay.» Hinata... but if that were true, you wouldn't be detroying this poor target with the strength of your anger...You know you're allowed to be angry, right?» He looked a bit worried, but he continued, without making a lecture. «On the other hand... I've got some pretty interesting news for you.»
What did he want now? Hinata knew better than let him tell another of his jokes. «Kiba, I warn you, if you say anything, say something serious. I'm tired of these pranks you pull on me.»
Without hesitation, her teammate put a hand on his heart and declared proudly, «Don't worry, my lady. I will not try any more stupid attempts to make fun of your precious little heart. My information is, this time, reliable.»
A glare was the only thing he won from her. «You're acting like a clown...»
Kiba's smile said a lot. «Well, you perfectly know that, when I'm serious... That is when you should get suspicious. Sure, you're a bit naive and you always trust me... but.. No.. You know it. So, can I tell you my precious info now?»
Hinata nodded slowly.
«I just met Shikamaru, he was really annoyed, muttering about something troublesome... You know, really more troublesome than usual. I mean, he managed to look pissed off ! That's usually something too troublesome for him. He just met with the Hokage, and she yelled at him because he, apparently, told Temari to tell Kankuro that he was needed back in Konoha. And now, she doesn't know what to do with this particular guest from Suna. He cannot hang out in her office forever.»
He cannot hang out in her office forever. He came back? The words slip from Hinata's mouth, «You're joking, right?»
«No joke! I promised!»
And now he waited. There is, unfortunatly, a certain range of emotion that Hinata was incapable of hiding. These specific emotions made her life so... Too late. Her face start to blush, and not-so-lightly. Her thoughts were still mixed up, but for sure... her face was now competition for any beautiful sunset. Life is evil, she decided as Kiba's smile took a mocking shade.
«So... I don't want to disturb your «training» any longer so... See ya!»
And he was gone... Frozen, humiliated, Hinata didn't know what she should do. Her brain was spinning so fast that it was dangerous. Should she step on her pride to get a chance to... understand? Or should she just... Well, her pride was already broken anyway, what could she lose?
«W-wait Kiba ! I'm d-done !»
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