Naruto: A Demonic Encounter
Previous Chapter Summary – Hinata introduced the demon, Kira Shizumi, to her father and asked him if he had any room in the Hyuga residence for the Seven Sins, which there was not. Then, Kira and Hinata now joined by Pride took a walk in Konoha which brought up some interesting events. Naruto then showed up and was introduced to the seven sins, and then was taken out to dinner by Kira, bringing Hinata along as well. Later that day, Kira met Sakura before teaching Hinata a demon technique that stimulates the targets sex hormones, causing her to almost faint.
Author's Notes – Hello everybody! Make sure you pay attention in this chapter, because there's going to be a hidden reference to something in it. It might be from another manga or anime, a cartoon, or anything else! If you get it right and are the first one to mention the reference in a review along with what you thought of the chapter then I'll mention your name in the next chapter! Good luck to you all, and thank you for reading.
Naruto: A Demonic Encounter – Chapter 3
"K-Kira … um, are you sure this is a good idea?" Hinata asked nervously as Kira began drawing some kind of rune on his chest. Just before she laid down to go to sleep, Kira teleported into her room and began talking to her about some amazing idea, but he needed to copy her Byakugan ability. Hinata tried explaining to him that the Byakugan was blood inherited only, but Kira assured her that he knew a way to copy even a blood line ability.
"Nope, it's a fucking horrible idea, but that's why I'm doing it!" Kira smiled as he finished drawing the rune. He had yet to even tell her why he was doing this.
"Why do you … want the Byakugan …?"
"I may be able to modify its abilities using my own demonic power to read a person's emotions, rather than being able to read just their chakra levels or whatever you said it does."
"I-I see …"
"Now, activate your Byakugan and place your right hand on the middle of the rune." Kira instructed.
"Y-Yes … Byakugan!" Hinata said, activating her ability and slowly placing her hand in the middle of the rune. Her face was beat red, not only because she was worried that something might go wrong, but also because she was willingly touching a man's bare chest whom she was in no way related to.
"Alright, here goes everything … damn your hand is cold … Gular Asj: Gril'aq! (Demon Art: Copycat)!" The rune glowed a bright red as smoke began swirling around Hinata's hands and head, her hair began wildly blowing in the unnatural breeze and Kira seemed like he was in a lot of pain.
"K-Kira! Are you alright?"
"No, this hurts like a bitch! And believe me, bitches can hurt pretty badly!" Kira winced as his veins in his head darkened in color, and his temples began pulsating continuously. Suddenly, his veins popped out and his eyes lightened from a red color to a milk-white color. The smoke disappeared and the rune went back to its normal color. Hinata slowly removed her hand from Kira's chest and looked at him, noticing his eyes.
"I-I think it worked …"
"Good to hear, that hurt a lot …" Kira sighed and re-buttoned his shirt, then took a deep breath and looked forward. "Um … how do I activate this?"
"Concentrate your energy into your eyes … I guess …" Hinata said, not knowing how to explain it any other way. She had been using the Byakugan all her life, so she wasn't entirely sure how to explain it to others.
"Alright … let's try it then …" Kira took a deep breath and tried focusing his energy into his eyes. Since he had something called Hell Blood, rather than Chakra, he used that and forced it into his eyes. Suddenly, his veins popped out of his face and his eyes changed. Rather than a pure white color of the Byakugan, they became a pure silver color, but with the design of the ability in it. "Whoa!"
"Y-You did it!" Hinata said, smiling slightly.
"Yeah but … it's doing more than what I thought it would do." Kira said with a slight blush.
"W-What do you mean … ?"
"Well, I can read your emotions, and see that you love Naruto … but …" Kira took a deep breath and then turned around. "Nevermind … I'd rather not say."
"O-Okay … so, you can tell if Naruto … l-lo … l-love …" Hinata couldn't form the word, feeling herself get more and more embarrassed with each attempt.
"Don't hurt yourself, but yes I should be able to tell if he likes you."
"O-Okay …" Hinata hid her blushing face with her palms.
"Now then, you can go to bed, have a good night Hinata." Kira smiled and waved before teleporting back to his room. Hinata waved and laid her head down and gently closed her eyes, shocked that her blood line ability was able to be copied. As she felt her eyes become heavy, Hinata smiled and gripped her sheets, feeling her fatigue take over.
~The Next Morning~
The sun rose and shone its illuminating rays on the Hyuga household, smothering the area with warmth and light as it reflected off the small pond in the middle of the lawn. Hinata slowly opened her eyes and yawned, stretched and then got up to prepare for her morning exercises. She was still recalling yesterday's events, how she had dinner with Naruto and learned a demon technique, even if she wasn't going to use it for a while. Regardless of that, she needed to finish her morning routine quickly and get ready. Hinata stood up, got dressed and left for the outdoors training area, and just as she arrived, her father Hiashi noticed her and stared her down.
"Good morning, Hinata … you seem well today."
"Y-Yes, Father …"
"Why do I sense a strange energy from you …?" Hiashi asked her, looking her up and down.
"S-Strange energy …?" Hinata asked nervously, she was frightened that her father may be able to sense that Kira infused her with a demon technique, she wasn't sure how but … maybe some of his energy was mixed with her chakra?
"Perhaps I am mistaken … commence your training." Hiashi nodded and walked away to sit down and observe Hinata and her sister Hanabi.
As she went through her normal morning routine of practicing her palm strikes, kicks and such, Hinata couldn't help but notice that something was different. She wasn't feeling fatigued or tired at all, even though she was training hard, she didn't feel her muscles give off any indication that they were getting sore or tired. No matter how hard she practiced, how quickly she moved or how powerful her blows were, she didn't feel the slightest fatigue. While this would normally be a good thing, she had a feeling she knew the reason for it.
Whether it was because of Kira's giving her a demon ability or not, Hinata knew that her father would notice how energetic she was. There was such a difference in her and Hanabi's movements and energy, she could feel Hiashi's gaze on her. He was able to sense some strange power coming from her, so who's to say he wouldn't notice her change in stamina?
"Alright, that's enough for today." Hiashi called out to the two girls who stopped in the middle of their exercises, turned toward their father and bowed, then retired inside of the building to get ready for the day. On the way in, Hinata could feel Hiashi following her with his eyes, piercing her very soul with his seemingly endless gaze. She quickly ran inside and entered the main bath. After disrobing and entering the bath, Hinata sat down and began scrubbing herself, and upon touching her skin, automatically realized she had absolutely no sweat on any part of her skin.
"W-Why …?"
"What's wrong, sister?" Hanabi asked, entering the room and sitting down on a stool next to Hinata.
"N-Nothing, I was just thinking to myself …"
"I see." Hanabi said, beginning to scrub herself. Just as Hinata moved her hair and stood up to enter the tub, Hanabi gasped and pointed at her back. "Sister, what is that mark …?"
"W-What mark …?" Hinata looked towards the mirror and froze up. In between her shoulder blades was a dark, purple mark in the shape of a scorpion that seemed to be glowing. The only thing that she could think of was something went wrong after Kira copied her Byakugan.
"We need to tell Father!"
"No! Hanabi, don't!" Hinata called out to her sister who was beginning to exit the room to alert Hiashi.
"But … it could be a dangerous mark."
"It … isn't too dangerous, I don't think." Hinata sighed and lifted herself out of the tub, she had to find Kira as soon as possible and ask him what was going on. Leaving the wash room and putting on a fresh change of clothes, Hinata figured the mark explained why she wasn't feeling any fatigue or exhaustion that morning during training, and although it helped her get through the morning easily, she didn't want to give Hiashi any ideas that Kira might be trying to curse her.
"I'm leaving, please do not tell Father." Hinata instructed her sister before heading towards the friend door.
Slipping on her shoes and heading out the door, Hinata was greeted by Neji once again but wasn't stopped this time, and headed towards the apartment complexes that the three demons were staying at. Coming up to the apartment building, Hinata saw Pride sitting outside near the stairs with a dunce cap on her head, she was sobbing slightly and was hugging her knees.
"U-Um … Pride, what happen-"
"Hinata~! Lust is being mean again~!" Pride suddenly leaped up and embraced Hinata in a back breaking hug.
"I c-can't … breathe …" Hinata gasped.
"Oh, sorry sweety … like I was saying, Lust is being mean! He kicked me out of his room and made me sit out here." Pride pouted and removed the dunce cap from her head.
"U-Um, but couldn't you have gone back into your room …?"
"Ah … I forgot I had my own room …" Pride playfully stuck her tongue out and tapped herself on the head, Hinata smiled slightly and looked up towards Kira and Envy's room.
"Can I talk to Kira? It's important …"
"Sure sweetie, one second …" Pride held her hands to her temples and closed her eyes, and after a few seconds opened them up again and smiled at Hinata. "He said to come up and open the door, its unlocked, but I have to stay outside ..."
"O-Okay, thanks …" Hinata waved to Pride, who sat back down near the stairs and kept pouting, and then walked up to Kira's room and cautiously opened the door. Upon entering, she saw Kira eating a bowl of ramen, he eventually noticed her and put the food down.
"Hey there Hinata, what's up?" Kira asked, standing up and walking over to the slightly blushing girl. Completely oblivious to his current state, Kira didn't realize he had only his pants on. Finally, after Hinata looked away and pointed at him, he looked down and sighed. "Oops, my bad." Kira waved his fingers, and his pants instantly appeared on him.
"I-It's okay …"
"Now, what did you need to ask me? Pride told me you said it was important."
"Y-Yeah … but, why is she sitting outside?"
"Oh, she was bothering me."
"B-Bothering you …?"
"Yeah, she was interrupting my time with Envy … and I'll leave it at that, anyways, continue."
"Right … can I show you something?" Hinata turned around so her back was facing Kira, and with shaking hands began removing her top. Even though it wasn't for any kind of sexual reason, she still couldn't help but feel embarrassed while removing her shirt in front of a guy. Kira just watched her, speechless and motionless until her shirt fell to the ground, that's when his emotionless expression turned to that of shock and worry.
"Oh mother of a monkey, that's bad ..."
"S-So you know what that is …?"
"Yeah … that's not good … it's a Mark of Sin, all seven of us have it but they're shaped to our spirit animal. Mine is the scorpion, it must have been implanted on you when I used that technique. It has never done that before though." Kira sighed and gently touched the mark with his fingers, which caused Hinata to let loose a startled squeak.
"M-Maybe … it's because you copied a bloodline technique?"
"That's a good point, I'll do some research and try to find a way to remove-"
"W-W-W-What are you doing?!" Envy suddenly screamed upon entering the room and seeing the very misleading scene. Hinata and Kira were both shirtless, and standing fairly close to each other, which gave Envy plenty of reason to begin freaking out.
"W-Wait a second Envy! This isn't what it looks like!" Kira began trying to calm the sobbing girl, who for some reason was only in her underwear as well.
"G-Get away from me you … you cheater!" Envy yelled and punched Kira in the gut, sending him flying back to the other side of the room, breathing shallowly to try and catch his breath. Envy began crying and ran off into the other room and locked the door.
"U-Um … will she be okay?" Hinata asked, putting her shirt back on and walking over to Kira who was still trying to catch his breath.
"Oh don't worry about the boy gasping for air while clutching his stomach and blood trickling out of his mouth, let's worry about the crying little girl, that makes so much fucking sense! She'll be fine, bloody hell ..."
"Why did she call you … a cheater?" Hinata asked while handing Kira a shirt she found.
"Well, the truth is, I recently began dating Envy. She knows I'm going to still flirt and possibly date other girls though, it's in my nature … she just hasn't gotten used to it though."
"That's … not very nice, Kira."
"It's not my fault! I have to act lustful, if I don't, I can be fired from being a Sin and sent back to Hell. Anyways, like I was saying, I'll do some research and try to find a way to remove that mark off your back. In the meantime, take the day off and go enjoy yourself." Kira said, reaching into his pants pocket and pulling out a few large bills before handing them to Hinata.
"W-What's this for …"
"Whatever you want to do, go enjoy yourself, and I'm sure Naruto would like you to take him out for more ramen …" Kira winked and nudged Hinata on the shoulder which made her blush before shoving the money into her pocket.
"T-Thanks, goodbye Kira." Hinata waved and began heading out the door, only to be stopped by a sudden shout.
"Wait! Hinata, I forgot to warn you about that mark."
"W-Warn me …?"
"Yes, rest assured though it won't hurt you in any way, all it does is increase your strength, stamina and five senses to that of the Sin's level. That's quite a bit higher than what you're used to, however."
"S-So … what does that mean?"
"What I'm trying to say is, be careful and try to control your power, punching someone with all your power before, would most likely rip them apart as you are now, be wary of this and don't go off causing havoc in the town, we wouldn't want people thinking I did something to you on purpose."
"O-Okay … goodbye." Hinata waved again and ran down the stairs, passing Pride on the way, and headed into the village. The fact that she was just as strong as Kira or any of the other sins now came as quite a shock, but such power scared Hinata as well, because she knew that if she wasn't careful, she could really hurt somebody. Maybe it was best to stay home today and not come in contact with anybody, so that she wouldn't pose a threat to the village?
"Hey, Hinata!" Naruto called out, walking up to the now frozen and blushing girl.
"N-Naruto-kun …" Hinata muttered, looking down at the ground.
"Whatcha doin' all by yourself? And where's Kira?"
"H-Home …"
"Aww~ man … I wanted to thank him for lunch yesterday."
"N-Naruto-kun … are you … h-hungry …?"
"I'm starving! Why?" Naruto raised an eyebrow at the trembling girl as she pulled out one of the bills that Kira gave her, which made Naruto's face light up with excitement.
"D-Do you … want to go get some … ramen?"
"Do I?! Of course I do! Hinata you're awesome!" Naruto laughed with happiness as he threw his arms around Hinata, hugging her as the blush on her face got more and more intense, but unlike she normally would, she didn't pass out. "Come on, let's go!" Naruto grabbed Hinata's hand and began pulling her with him towards the ramen stand.
"Y-yes …" Hinata smiled and gently gripped Naruto's hand, walking along behind him. The two friends arrived at the ramen stand and noticed Teuchi behind the counter examining a bowl.
"Oh! If it isn't Naruto, what brings you here again?"
"Lunch! Hinata is treating me, isn't that awesome?" Naruto laughed and patted Hinata on the back, causing her to blush again.
"You know, it's usually courteous for the guy to treat a girl to a meal when they're on a date, not the other way around, Naruto," Ayame, Teuchi's daughter said, appearing from the back room.
"We're not on a date, and it's Grandma Tsunade's fault that I don't have any money, she isn't giving me any missions lately …" Naruto groaned and laid her head on the counter.
"Did she tell you why she isn't giving you any missions?"
"Something about keeping me safe, but I don't need everyone protecting me, I'm plenty strong enough to do that on my own!" Naruto grinned and flexed his right bicep in an attempt of showing off, Ayame giggled and brought the two teenagers their ramen.
"We assume you two want the usual?"
"Y-Yes, thank you …" Hinata blushed and nervously began eating while Naruto gave no signs of hesitations, digging into his bowl of ramen as if it were his last meal on death row.
"A-Ah! Hot~!" Naruto blew air on his tongue as he continue gulping down his hot meal.
"Naruto, you're going to have to learn manners if you're going to be eating in front of a girl." Ayame giggled when she saw Hinata's face turn red.
"No way! I can't eat slower if its Ichiraku's Ramen."
"Good to hear, just don't hurt yourself to the point of being unable to come back for more!" Teuchi laughed behind the counter. Some time later the two friends finished their bowls of ramen and, after Naruto had his fifth one, Hinata paid for their meals and the two left, walking side by side down the dirt road.
"Ahh~ man that was great! Thanks again Hinata!" Naruto patted his stomach, satisfied with his meal.
"Y-You're welcome … um, Naruto-kun, where do you want to-" Hinata stopped when she noticed Kira in the distance, looking intently at her and Naruto.
"Hey there squirt, don't mind me I'll only be here for a second."
"W-What are you doing here?"
"I'm going to try and read Naruto's emotions like I said I would … duh."
"O-Oh, okay …" Hinata couldn't help but wait in anticipation as Kira formed some kind of strange hand sign.
"Gular Asj: Byakugan Re Tril'zoth (Demon Art: Byakugan of the Sixth)!" Kira activated the Byakugan that he got from Hinata, and upon focusing his eyes on Naruto, suddenly clutched his head and dropped to the ground, moaning in agony.
"K-Kira! What's-"
"What the hell … is that evil presence? Something inside of him is blocking me from reading his emotions …"
"T-That might be the nine-tailed fox, it's inside of his body …"
"Ew, that reminds me of something unpleasant … but damn, well that kinda sucks, what a waste of time …"
"Are you going to be … okay?"
"I'll be fine, I'm going home now to research how to remove that mark off of you."
Kira waved from his fetal position on the ground and slowly sunk into a black puddle that appeared beneath him. Hinata sighed as she looked over at Naruto, who seemed to be oblivious to the events that just occurred, which may be for the better.
"Hey, Hinata …" Naruto glanced over to meet Hinata eye to eye.
"Y-Yes?"
"Are you dating Kira or something? You two seem awfully close."
"N-No! No, I'm not … I d-don't think I would ever date him …"
"Aww man, I'd get treated to ramen all the time then …" Naruto sulked at the disappointment, which made Hinata feel slightly upset. Does he only hang around her so he can get free ramen? Does he even care about seeing her at all?
"Naruto-kun, do you-"
"Well, thanks for the ramen Hinata, I'm gonna go ask Grandma Tsunade if she has any missions for me, see ya!" Naruto waved goodbye and ran off, leaving Hinata alone in the middle of the street, waving back to him while hiding the tears building up in his eyes. Maybe he really doesn't care about her after all, she was stupid to think he would, he has Sakura after all. That's right, Sakura … she's been with him for much longer than Hinata could ever hope to be.
"Is there .. even a point to all of this?"
"Hey, don't talk like that, it sounds like you're giving up …" A familiar female voice called out from behind Hinata. She spun around and saw Envy standing there, alone, wearing a yellow sundress.
"H-Hi, Envy … I wasn't-"
"Yes you were thinking about giving up, Kira asked me to check up on you and it's a good thing I agreed to. Listen, I know you may not think you have a chance because he's always with that pink haired girl, but … um, let's go somewhere else to talk …" Envy suddenly blushed and grabbed Hinata's hand then began leading her away, "what I have to say is kind of embarrassing."
"Alright, that's okay I guess …" After being forcefully pulled for a little while, Hinata arrived at a park, the same one that Kira had taught her that technique. Envy turned around to face Hinata and took a deep breath before continuing her previous sentence.
"I know you don't think you have a chance, but think about this; Lust ignored me for five-thousand years. He chased after every single girl possible except for me, even if they didn't like him. It took me that long to finally make him notice me, but it happened. If I can make a dumbass like him notice me, I'm sure you can make a guy like Naruto notice you. We're all here to support you, so don't give up." Envy smiled and hugged Hinata, clinging onto her as she began sobbing.
"Envy … w-what's wrong?"
"Nothing … I just, remembered what it was like to be ignored for so long."
"That must have been … horrible."
"Yeah but, it's not like he didn't care about me. Anyways, where did Naruto go? I thought you two were on a date."
"A d-d-date?! N-No, we were just eating ramen and then he … left …"
"He left you … after using you for your money to fill his stomach …?" A small red aura began emanating from Envy, as if she had this problem multiple times before.
"W-Well I don't think he meant to use me, I think he was just-"
"Did he say where he was going to go?"
"Y-Yes, he wanted to ask Hokage-sama is she had any missions for-"
"Nope."
"W-Wha-" Hinata didn't have time to respond, as Envy suddenly picked her up like a princess, which looked quite humorous given their height difference, and leaped into the air, heading towards Tsunade's office. "Envy, w-what are you-"
Envy said nothing but instead continued her descent towards Tsunade's office with Hinata in her arms. Hinata braced for impact just before they hit the windows, but instead of smashing through the wall, the two girls landed gently on a black portal that formed, slowly sinking into it and materializing their way into the room. Inside, Naruto had been arguing with Tsunade, trying to convince her that he didn't need protection, and that he wanted missions at the risk of him being kidnapped because he wanted money. They stopped, however, when they noticed Envy, Hinata in hand, coming towards and through the wall from outside.
"What is the meaning of- Envy!? Why are you carrying-"
"Nope," Envy muttered again, walking over to Naruto with Hinata still in her arms. Suddenly, a wolf tail formed from just above her buttox, and wrapped itself around Naruto's waist.
"Gah! What the hell are you-"
"Nope."
"Why do you keep saying that …?" Naruto groaned, "Grandma Tsunade, help me!"
"She's getting you out of my hair, why would I prevent that?" Tsunade calmly sipped some tea from her cup and laid back in her chair.
"Oh come- wahh~!" Envy jumped back towards the black portal, appearing on the outside of the building again and began soaring through the air, Naruto screaming for his life as he was being held by nothing more than a small fox tail. "What did I do~!? Please put me down!"
Once again, Envy said nothing as they continued their journey through the air over the town. They stopped just above the park, and slowly descended as Naruto braced for impact. They landed with a gentle thud, mostly due to landing on Naruto's back which gave off a horrible cracking sound as they fell onto it. Envy then put Hinata down, causing her to stumble and fall on her butt due to her legs losing their strength from fear of soaring at such a high altitude, stood up off of Naruto and turned to face the teenager who was still trying to piece together what just happened.
"How could you do that to Hinata?!" Envy screamed, kicking Naruto in the gut.
"Gah! W-What did I do!?"
"You used her for ramen, and then abandoned her in the street!"
"Envy, he d-didn't-"
"She isn't an animal! Or a horrible magazine! Or a television that you bought at some electronics store that you thought worked really well because it was on sale and looked nice but then when you go home and plug it in it hypothetically blows up! She's a girl you asshole!" Envy began hyperventilating, steam practically shooting out of her nostrils with each exhale, both Naruto and Hinata both stared at her in confusion and horror, surprised that such a small, fragile looking girl could hold such anger.
"S-Sorry, Hinata …" Naruto said with a breaking voice without taking his eyes off Envy.
"I-It's okay …"
"Good! Now, I'll tell you what you're going to do, you're going to spend a couple more hours with Hinata. What you're not going to do, is ditch her for any reason! I don't care if your house is on fire, you can sleep under a bridge for the rest of your life!"
"O~kay, Envy you can calm down now." Kira appeared out of a black portal that suddenly formed on the ground behind the fuming girl, and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"No! I will not calm down, that's the same kind of shit you did!"
"Yes but you don't need to- … now wait a second, I never ditched you for food! Who do you think I am, Gluttony?"
"You ditched me for other girls!"
"Yes but … they were hotter than you …"
"What?!"
"At that point in time!"
"Have a nice time, Hinata and Naruto … let's go home, Lust." Envy slowly turned around and looked up into Kira's eyes, although the others couldn't see it, Kira saw a deep mixture of rage and jealousy build up into her glare that scared the demon boy like nothing else.
"U-Um, no, I think I'm going to go check out the-"
"Home. Bed. You. Me. Now."
"Works for me, bye you two!" Kira snapped his fingers and the two demons disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving the two teenage friends sitting on the grass looking very frightened and confused.
"That little girl is .. really scary …" Naruto said, attempting to stand back up on his wobbly legs.
"S-Sorry about that, Naruto-kun …" Hinata said in a whispered tone, still sitting whilst looking down at the ground.
"Don't … worry about it. Come on, let's go somewhere."
"You … really want to spend time with me …?" Hinata blushed and buried her face in her hands, still sitting on the ground.
"Well, if I don't that girl might rip me apart … and I guess I do feel bad about leaving you like that, so yeah I do!" Naruto shot a big grin down to Hinata, whose face turned as red as possible. She was thankful for that Mark of Sin giving her extra willpower, or she most likely would have fainted multiple times by now.
"O-Okay, let's go …" Hinata smiled a tiny, barely noticeable smile that attempted to form at the corners of her mouth. She stood up and began walking slightly behind Naruto, her hands fidgeting at her waist as she looked down at the ground, occasionally glancing up at the boy she so dearly held to her heart in front of her.
"So, where do you wanna go …?"
"U-Um, wherever you want to go, I guess …"
"Why doesn't Sakura ever want to spend time with me …?" It was at that moment that Hinata hated the Mark of Sin that was accidentally planted on her. With her sense of hearing so much more acute that normal, she was able to hear the extremely quiet whisper Naruto let loose, thinking that nobody would hear him. Hinata fought back tears that tried to form at the corners of her eyes as she continued walking, though reluctantly now, behind Naruto.
"All she cares about is Sasuke, why can't she ever notice me? Man, whatever …" That whisper finished it for Hinata. She's in the exact same situation, being ignored by someone who is blindly chasing after another person who couldn't care less about them. That sentence hit Hinata the hardest, causing her built up tears to begin pouring down her cheeks. Like the coldest spring rain, Naruto's cold words destroyed Hinata's inner barrier of emotions, leaving her weeping in the middle of the park in front of the love of her life. The one-sided love, that is.
"W-Whoa! Hinata, what's-"
"I'm s-sorry, N-Naruto-kun …" Hinata continued to weep, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes, but it was futile as with every tear she wiped away, three more took its place.
"S-Sorry for what?"
"Sorry that … I'm not g-good enough …" Hinata ran off crying, leaving Naruto alone and confused in the middle of the park.
"W-What just happened … well that was weird, I wonder what's wrong with her?" Naruto shrugged and marched off, whistling a happy tune.
The clouds grew dark as the tears of a heart broken girl poured out into the open air. The atmosphere and tension around Hinata seemed to thicken as she ran to the apartments that the Sins were staying at. Running up the stairs, she pounded on Kira's door, still crying.
"Now is definitely the worst possible time to be-"
"K-Kira, p-please kill me, or erase my memory, anything …"
"Hinata? What's-"
"Oh no, you can let Pride talk to her, I'm not finished with you yet." Envy's voice rang out, it seemed both distressed and tense. Regardless of her current emotional and psychological stress, Hinata couldn't help but wince slightly at the horrible occurrence she most likely stumbled upon.
"Pride's room is to the left of this one … sorry Hinata." Kira called out. Without saying a word, Hinata attempted to dry her eyes as best as she could and then slowly knocked on Pride's door.
"Hello~?"
"H-Hello, Pride … s-sorry if I'm disturbing-" unable to even finish her sentence, the door was swung open in front of Hinata and Pride was revealed. She was wearing a black tank-top that had to be at least 3 sizes too small for her, and some yellow shorts. Hinata's broken voice and sobbing must have alerted her, triggering some kind of maternal instinct lodged deep inside of her brain.
"Oh no dear … come inside, tell me what happened." Pride ushered Hinata into her room and closed the door behind her.
The apartment itself wasn't too out of the ordinary, at least, not for a demon with the mentality and habits of a twenty year old whore. There were clothes, mostly tank-tops, laying around everywhere and lingerie, mostly black or white lace, scattered as well. There were a few magazines with pictures of men or women posing on the front, most of them were half naked or in very promiscuous poses, and some kind of weird decorations were placed around the room.
"H-Hey Pride, what're these-" Hinata was stopped when Pride suddenly spun her around and embraced her in a deep hug. At least, it was supposed to be a hug, but given their combined bust size it was fairly difficult for Pride to get Hinata into any kind of close position. "W-W-What-"
"Sorry hun, but I suddenly got the urge to hug you … those are spiritual decorations I picked up from a store in a different dimension. They're supposed to promote a healthy lifestyle and bring fortune to the owner."
"Do they work …?"
"As far as the healthy lifestyle goes, I've never felt better. As for the luck … I suppose nothing has really changed."
"S-Sorry to hear that …"
"It's fine, it's fine! Don't worry, now, tell me what happened." Hinata began her description of her entire day, stopping during certain parts because the emotional trauma was almost too much to bear. She included Envy trying to force Naruto to spend time with her, and what Naruto had said while they were walking together. When Hinata got to the part about Naruto ditching her, Pride remained still during the entire explanation. Finally, when Hinata was finished, Pride slowly turned her head to the wall.
"Lust! What the hell are you teaching your client's target?!"
"I didn't teach him anything you dumb bitch!"
"He did exactly what you've done recently!"
"Bang a girl that looks 14 while yelling at a wall?"
"I d-didn't need to know that …" Hinata blushed and covered her face with her two palms.
"No! Tell a girl you'd rather be with someone else and make them run off crying!"
"Oh fuck off, you had that coming! If you would learn to- wait … Naruto did what?!"
Everything went silent for a moment, and finally Kira came through a black portal that formed on the wall. He was attempting to put some pants on while holding his shirt in his mouth.
"When the hell, why the hell and where the hell did this happen?!" Kira yelled at Hinata who seemed hesitant to answer, she was worried for Naruto's safety.
"B-Before I answer, you have to swear to me that you won't hurt Naruto …" Hinata said, holding her shaking hands behind her back.
"Ugh fine, I won't hurt him. I help people for a living, not hurt them." Kira groaned and buttoned up his shirt. Hinata then went on to explain exactly what she told Pride, unlike Pride however, Kira continuously interrupted her during the entire explanation to ask her questions. When she finished explaining, Kira took a deep breath and looked directly into Hinata's eyes.
"Hinata, I apologize for not being honest with you, I don't actually help people for a living."
"O-Oh … then what do you-"
"I lie." Kira grunted, transforming into his partial demon state before sinking into a black portal.
"Well, this is an interesting development …" Pride let loose a deep sigh then looked at the ground.
"W-Where did Kira go?" Hinata asked in a hastened, worried tone.
"Oh, just to the room below us …"
"O-Okay, that's not so-"
"Hinata, did you not realize we live right above Naruto's apartment room?" Hinata's eyes grew wide with fear as the sudden realization hit her. She rushed out of the door and down the stairs, hopefully making it in time. Meanwhile, back in Pride's room, Envy came through a black portal in the same spot Kira did. She, however, was wearing only her sky blue underwear.
"Whatever it was that made Kira leave like that, better have been extremely important …" Envy whined, crossing her arms and looking out the window.
"Huh … I knew you were flat, but I didn't know you were this-"
"Uterus Punch!" Envy yelled, punching Pride harshly straight below her stomach, causing her to fall to her knees in pain. Meanwhile, Hinata pounded on Naruto's door and waited for an answer. She heard some yells coming from inside, so she decided to enter without permission.
"Naruto-kun, are you-"
"I've been in this village for one day, one bloody day and what happens? Someone makes my client cry uncontrollably! What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"W-W-Wait a sec-"
"No I will not wait a second! I did my waiting, twelve years of it, in Az- wait, wrong dimension … anyways, I'm not waiting a single millisecond for you!" Kira had Naruto by his shirt collar, propped up against a wall. Although Kira's speech itself was slightly comical, his expression surely was not. He had the meanest scowl imaginable planted on his face, and his eyes were burning with fury, dripping red tears. Wait … red tears? That's strange.
"Kira! Please stop, Naruto-kun didn't mean to-"
"I don't care! Anybody who makes my clients cry is worse than scum, and they deserve proper punishment."
"H-Hold on, how did I make Hinata-"
"No talking!" Kira brought his right hand back and extended his fingers, causing his nails to transform into black claws that looked quite sharp.
"P-Please … stop!" Hinata yelled and rushed over at Kira, drawing her arm back and punching him in the dead center of where his rib cage is supposed to be. The demon was thrown off guard, and off his feet, as he spat out blood and was sent flying into the wall across the room. Hinata had completely forgotten about the Mark of Sin that increased her power, and realized that punch probably did a lot of damage.
"W-Whoa …" Naruto fell to the floor, shaken up by the sudden turn of events, and was left staring at Hinata in pure shock from her sudden burst of strength. Kira, however, was motionless and collapsed on the floor across from them.
"K-Kira! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"It's … okay, I kind of … deserved it." Kira spoke weakly while blood pooled from his mouth.
"N-No you didn't, you were just defending-"
"Yes, I did … I get really … upset when someone … makes a girl cry … sorry about that, Naruto …" Kira attempted to smile at the still-surprised boy but failed when he suddenly winced in pain and began coughing up more blood.
"I-It's alright … are you going to be-"
"We heard the crash from upstairs, is everyone- Holy Satan!" Pride exclaimed when she entered the room with Envy who just screamed in terror.
"L-Lust! Hold still!" Envy rushed over with tears in her eyes, and began some kind of demon technique to heal Kira.
"What exactly happened?" Pride looked around the room and saw Naruto in a startled mess on the floor, Hinata sitting a ways across from him crying again, and a blood line leading to Kira from between the two teenagers.
"Well, to be … blunt about it … I got what was … coming to me, ehehe- ouch …"
"Stop talking and moving, idiot! Sheez … stop worrying me …" Envy said this in-between sobs. Some time passed and Kira began fully healed, although Envy still clung onto him as if he was on his death bed. Naruto composed himself while Hinata still had yet to completely stop her tears.
"I'm s-sorry, I was scared and thought K-Kira was going to hurt Naruto-kun so I …"
"That's enough, Hinata, you did the right thing. A few more minutes without interference, and I probably would have boiled Naruto's intestines in a stew and made ramen out of him," Kira said, walking over to the blonde-haired boy.
"Wait, what?!"
"Oh well, that's in the past now and I'm sorry for scaring you."
"T-That's … okay, why were you mad at me anyways …?"
"Don't worry about it. Here, maybe this will help my apology get through to you easier." Kira handed Naruto a round disc-like object that was stained a purple color. Holding it up to the light, it seemed to sparkle multiple colors.
"What's this thing?"
"An invitation to the Christmas party we Sins hold every year, I'm inviting yourself, Hinata, and a couple others from the village."
"What about Sakura?"
"Speak that name again, and I'll pull your spine from out your ass."
"I'll see you at the p-party, Hinata …" Naruto waved to the blushing girl and quickly ran outside and down the dirt road. The four friends exited the room and walked back up to their own respective living areas.
"Here's your invitation to the party, Hinata, use it on the night of December 24th when you're ready. Make sure you dress up nice and pretty for me- ow! I mean for Naruto …" Kira rubbed his arm and returned to his apartment room with Envy whose fist had steam coming from it. Pride giggled and rubbed Hinata's head before returning to her own room.
Not knowing what she should wear for the party, Hinata rushed home to prepare an outfit. Even though she had a while to prepare for it, she still wanted plenty of time to decide what would make her look the best. Discarding the ill memories of the events that transpired today, Hinata ran home as quickly as possible, eager to get a second chance at impressing Naruto.
~Chapter End!~
~Author's Notes~
Hello everyone, first allow me to apologize for taking so dreadfully long to release this chapter. I had some major writer's block and my computer took a dive into the deep end, so I was left without writing privileges for two weeks. Anyways, the next episode will feature a Christmas episode that kind of goes along with the plot, but not entirely. WARNING: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FROM MY OTHER STORIES, SO IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING ANY OF MY OTHER DEMONIC ENCOUNTER STORIES, I WOULD SUGGEST SKIPPING THIS CHAPTER.Anyways, I'll see you in the Christmas chapter!
~Love, Ecstasy~