Disclaimer- I sadly do not own Naruto, that was not my gift in life… *sniff* darn….
Chapter 2: The Truth and Answers
The nurse sighed, and started fidgeting nervously. "Well, at night you have fitful dreams, or so it looks like." she was wringing her hands by now. "You move around a lot and open your wounds like this morning. You loose to much blood, and it decreases your immune system's strength." she paused and shifted uncomfortably.
"What?" Naruto demanded, knitting his brows together. He hated it when people held things from him, he would never go back into the dark. With all the secrets surrounding him, and torturing him as a child. "What? What else?" he repeated, leaning forward. Luckily his wound didn't re-open. Wow, my wound hasn't opened since Hinata patched it up... she's really good...
The nurse shifted again and her eyes glanced towards scratch marks on the table and bed.
Naruto's eyes followed hers, and widened. Th-These scratches... are they mine? The teen traced the scratches with the sensitive pads of his fingers. "I'm guessing these are mine..." he asked darkly... His attention still on the scratches.
The nurse shook her head. "I'm afraid so.... With your fits you claw out and attack things..." she stared at the boy with concern. "Do you have bad dreams Naruto?" the woman asked quietly.
Naruto laid back down and stared at the ceiling. His fingers reached for his headband silently. He closed his eyes and sighed softly. He'd wanted to keep the dreams a secret. His punishment for letting the ones who attacked him get away. He never quite remembered what his dreams were about when he woke up, but when he did awake, he was filled with pain and depression, a great sorrow that consumed him for hours. That's why he needed to get out of the hospital and find his attackers. He felt crowed and closed in, within the hospital walls. His dreams were haunting him, taunting him. He needed to destroy the ninja who tried to kill him, before they killed anyone else.
Again he sighed and dragged the air back into his lungs to answer the question he'd been trying to avoid. "Yes..." he said softly. Unexpected tears rushed in to cloud his eyes, but he blinked them away. He felt like someone was watching him.... on and off... He figured he was just paranoid, but better judgment said it was something else. He needed to get out, thats why he'd been walking the halls. To try and get better, stronger, healthier, just to try and defeat his enemies. But no he was confined to this room, this scarred body. He clenched his fists to his sides, when unexpected anger surged through him. I will get better! he vowed to himself. I will get out and protect people from those ninja!
The nurse watched Naruto as he ran his thoughts over and over in his head. Even Naruto has his serious moments every once and a while... He's not so much of the goofy klutz ball he was 3 years ago... she thought inwardly. The older woman sighed and turned to the running footsteps in the hall. That must be Hinata... Its been almost an hour since she left...
Hinata ran through the hall muttering, "I hope I'm not late..." She appeared in the doorway panting. "I-I'm not l-late... am I?" she stuttered. "M-my father held me b-back, and....and...." she cringed at the memory.
Naruto snapped out of his dark mood when Hinata ran into the room. The female teen had her hair blown around her face and her cheeks were flushed from the running. The only unhappy person in the room was of course Hinata. This was one of the things the nurse didn't leave unnoticed. She doesn't seem too happy about remembering her encounter with her Father.
The woman stared at the girl, walked over and draped an arm around the girls shoulder, only to realize that she was trembling. "Hinata, you're not late, but you're trembling... why?" she asked calmly, as she set Hinata carefully in the chair.
The teen shook her head and tears streamed down her cheeks. "I-I... H-H-he-he..." she shook her head again and sobbed into her hands. I was so stupid! I knew he would be mad at me, but the temptation to see Naruto-kun was too strong! I knew he would be mad at me for staying with Naruto-kun... I can't believe I told him no......
Naruto watched as Hinata sobbed and choked on her tears. He wasn't sure what to do. He'd never dealt with girls crying, except when Sakura had cried over Sasuke when she thought he died, or when she had asked for him to bring Sasuke back... He thought about what Hinata's father could have done when one thought clicked. "He didn't hurt you? Did he Hinata?! If he did, I'll beat the crap out of him! He has no right to control you! You have your own free will!" Naruto continued on with his loud ranting.
Hinata choked on a sob and a gasp as Naruto released his words. "NO!" she managed to squeak out. Her eyes were wide and filled with tears and fear. No! My father wouldn't hurt me physically..... But he can hurt me in other ways....
The nurse and Naruto turned towards the girl, and asked the same question as one. "Then what did he do?!"
The nurse walked around to the girl, and put her arms around the girl. "Shhh, honey, its ok..." she murmured soft words of comfort into her hair as the girl sobbed into her shoulder. "Please, Hinata, tell us what he did, we need to know." she pushed the fact a little harder, hoping the girl would comply.
Naruto stared at them for a moment, then pursed his lips, and creased his brow. Crossing his arms over his chest he leaned back against the pillows. Weird girl..... cries too much.... need the info on the bas- he began to think before his thought process was cut off by Hinata's small voice.
"I-its noth-thing b-big..." she hiccupped, still hiding her face in shame.
The nurse shook her head in disagreement. "No, Hinata, it is big, to us, because we care..." she insisted to the girl.
Pulling her face from the older woman's shoulder, she looked down. "I went straight to my room, and began to pack, but as soon as I went to the kitchen to grab some-" she stopped blushing, but the flood of blood in her cheeks instantly froze as she remembered what happened afterward. "Father saw me, and asked if I was going on a mission. I replied, 'Somewhat, sir. I have to...to..' I trailed off worried he'd get mad at me. He only lifted his chin and said, 'Tell me, Hinata. Maybe this mission will bring back some honor to you, that is, if you don't mess it up like always.' " she paused after this to release a small sob at his harsh words. "Then I said, 'I have to take care of Uzumaki Naruto, sir. He's wounded and needs to be tended to in his sleep....' " she blushed somewhat, but the action still left her pale.
"Father grew very mad at this point and began to yell. A lot of the elder Main House members stopped to look, and glare at me, but I ignored them. Father kept ranting on saying, 'I don't want you around that Demon-brat. A stupid baka like him would only cause more downfall upon you. You are of higher class, Hinata. That...that boy is...'trash' he sneered." she paused to sneak a look at Naruto.
The boy had held very still during Hinata's confession. Hah, Demon-brat...baka...trash... its not like I've heard those names before... he thought bitterly.
The nurse just nodded her expression clear of any emotion. The only sign of her agitation was her pursed lips. The poor girl…. She thought. She must have been scared out of her wits to go against her father… The only good news is, that she's not stuttering, for once… she noted to herself, before listening closely to the girl.
Hinata flinched at Naruto's expression. Maybe I should stop… Naruto-kun's look…. It looks…. Sad and angry almost… "D-Do I-I have t-to continue?" she picked up her nervous stutter.
Naruto stilled even more, if possible. What more could she say? Her father hates me, got it. But why make her continue?
"I don't know, Hinata. Is there anymore to say?" she asked, her brow furrowing.
Hinata shook her head, her pale face nearly translucent. "Not a ton, after that he told me not to go, and to p-put all my stuff my back i-into my r-room. I refused a-and he said, 'How dare you disobey your father!' and…and I…" she paused, shaking.
Naruto finally looked up. "What did you do, Hinata? You must have disobeyed him, 'cause you're here now." She rumbled softly, lowly.
The nurse looked up in surprise, confusion clear on her face.
"What?!" Naruto practically yelled. "Did you think I was that stupid not to notice?!" he asked, anger clouding his features.
The older woman blinked. "oh, no! Its not that Naruto! I just thought you weren't listening… Your face looked all lost and…" she trailed off.
The boy's hard expression softened. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to go off on you like that…"
Hinata looked up now. "Na-Naruto-kun… I-I'm sorry I-I made you m-mad like that…" she apologized, her face crumpling.
Naruto nearly jumped out of the bed. "OH NOOO!!!!! NO Hinata! It's not your fault!!!" he shouted, waving his arms around frantically.
Hinata hiccupped, her dark lashes catching gathering tears. "I sh-shouldn't have m-mentioned my Fa-Father's words t-to you… Th-they were m-mean, and cruel, and y-you shouldn't h-hear words like th-that anymore…" she stumbled on her words, constantly looking up at Naruto, then down.
Naruto, the blonde that he is, just sat there, his mouth gaping. "AHH!!!!! HINATA!!!!! YOU'RE SOOOO MEAN!!!!!! YOU'RE LAYING DOWN A GUILT TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto whined/yelled, pouting.
The girl's eyes widened.
The older woman resisted the urge to 1. smack her forehead, and 2. throttle the boy/wring his neck. STUPID BAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S NOT HOW YOU TREAT A GIRL ON AN EMOTIONAL BREAK-DOWN!!!!! She thought, her temple pounding on the side of her head. "Naruto…" she said shaking her head.
The boy raised his head. "What?!" he whined, pouting still from Hinata's words.
The nurse just nodded her head towards the girl beside her.
Naruto raised a brow, but looked at the girl. He opened his mouth to say something but froze while taking in the girl's tears, and trembling lower lip.
The boy froze his gaze widening. "Oh, wait, Hinata, I didn't mean it that wa-" his words came out in a rush, but were stopped by Hinata's soft wail.
"WAHH!!!!!" she cried. Catching her face in her hands.
The older woman gathered her in her arms, and rocked her. "Shhh, Shh, its ok Hinata-chan..... Its ok..." she tried to comfort the girl and glare at Naruto at the same time. "Thanks..." she mouthed.
Naruto just returned her look with a crestfallen glance. Turning to the girl, he murmured softly, "Hinata-chan... Please, I didn't mean it.... Forgive me!!!" he cried before clasping his hands together.
Hinata froze, her sobs quieting. His Words donned on her. Hinata-chan he said Hinata-chan!!!! Oh my god!!! Her inner thoughts rushed around in a panicky disorder.
The older female noticed the change in the young girl. Ahhh, so she caught that did she? Naruto, you suck at sucking up, but with Hinata-chan, you're a pro, and you don't even know it..... she thought.
"AHH!!! Come on, Hinata-chan! Please Please Please?!?!?!?!?!??!" he begged.
All the while, the nurse kept shaking her head. Yup, he has no idea what effect it has on her...... hahahaha.... she chuckled inwardly.
*^*~Ren Mizuki~*^*
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Author's note:
Muahahaha! Like me cliff hanger? I've had to redo a couple of the chapters, so its been taking me a long while…..
GOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!! *bows* just don't kill me!!
Ok, sorry this chapters not as long... I decided to ditch the written story and use what I had already planned out in my head, so if it sucks, well, it came outta me nogin, so blame it... lol.... Anyways, I know this one isn't as good, but, please, still review.....
TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially to my first 3 people to review this story. Also, if you want me to add some stuff in from The Author's Note then please tell me... Alright, I'll try for another chapie soon!!!
TY PEOPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! again.... lol =^.^=
--Ren Mizuki
