Here is my update!!! Enjoy :
Disclaimer: Still no Naruto… sorry to disappoint all the crazy suers(sp?) out there…
NO FLAMES… but constructive criticism is greatly appreciated ( :
And before I forget, thank you so much to all of my reviewers!!! I love you all! And a reply for Useless Pity…. Ya I play the flute too! That's the best instrument right?? And I could definitely imagine Hinata playing it… it has such a soft delicate sound… a definite Hina-chan instrument btw… if you think I'm over doing the abuse parts, please tell me, cause I'm starting to think I am… thnkz! Here's chapter 4!!!
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Hinata awoke from her deep slumber at 2:00 AM to a rather loud knocking (or banging) on the door to the apartment. She slipped out of bed and went to look through the whole in the top of the door.
"Hinna-chhhaaann!" she heard a slurred voice say, "I haff to talk to yoouuu…" she opened the door and shushed him.
"Y-You'll wake up Akito!" she whispered.
"You look soooo perrty!" he replied, touching the bottom of her silk night gown. She pulled away, blushing at the realization that she hadn't grabbed her robe.
"Deidara! You have to go home!" she whispered.
"You never said good bye!" he was completely ignoring her.
"Deidara, stop being so loud! You're going to wake--"
"Hinata! Who the hell's at the door?!"
She winced at his voice, visibly shrinking a few inches, wishing she could disappear.
"Well, Hey-llo Akito-chan! I was just talkin to Hina-chan here… did you know that she didn't even sa--"
"HELLO!" Hinata screamed. They both looked over at her, shocked at her out burst. She blushed at the unwanted attention. "Hello… I d-didn't s-say hello w-when I answered the d-door." She finished, almost too quiet to hear.
"Hey… you didn't, did ya???" Deidara asked, totally sidetracked.
"Well Deidara, I hope you don't mind, but my fiancé and I have some business to attend to."
If Deidara wasn't drunk, he would have surely heard the rage in Akito's voice.
"Okey Dokey!" he said, falling to the ground like a plank of wood. Hinata and Akito saw Deidara's door open to a hyperactive (and probably drunk) Tobi scurry out.
"DEIDARA-SEMPIA!" he screamed, dragging said unconscious man into the apartment.
Before Hinata could register what just happened, the door was closed and Hinata was on the floor, a stinging red pain emanating from her face. She touched the spot Akito's hand had hit, wincing at the contact.
"How dare you wake me in the middle of the night for that!?" He screamed pointing at the door.
"B-But I--" Akito smacked the side of her head hard, making it collide with the wooden floor. She held her face near the floor, trying to resist forming the fetal position.
"STOP. THAT. STUTTERING!" He screamed.
Her body responded by shaking as she tried to hold back the tears. He kicked her side, forcing her to turn over on her back. She winced at the bruise he had just given her. He grabbed the front of her night gown, lifting her so her feet were firmly on the floor his grip still tight around her gown.
"I am going to bed." He stated angrily. "You will leave before I wake up and go stay at Hanabi's house, Got it? I will call for you when I'm ready!"
She nodded her head in response. He let go of her and walked into their bedroom, slamming the door behind him. She ran into the bathroom where he wouldn't hear her and let out the many tears she was holding in as quietly as possible.
As her impulsive sobs lessened, she tiptoed into the bedroom, making sure not to wake him, and packed a bag with some clothes in it. She also dove under her bed to take out something she held very precious to her. She then, closing the door behind her, walked to the front door and slipped on her shoes and jacket.
As the cold air hit her face, Hinata couldn't help but take in a deep breath, still trying to calm her shaken body. She truly couldn't believe how fast it all happened. One moment she was lying oh-so-comfortably in her bed, and the next she was walking out in the cold to spend a few nights at her sister's. She sighed tiredly, wishing to not see her worried sister's face. Her sister really had no reason to be worried. Hinata was living the life her mother lived, and she truly believed it was the life she deserved. Not everyone could have their happy ending, and Hinata really didn't mind giving up hers for her sister.
As she neared the beautiful house Hanabi and her husband had bought, she felt her stomach swell with butterflies. Taking a deep breath, she walked up to the door ringing the doorbell once.
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A very worried Hanabi answered the door in her robe. When she saw Hinata's tear drenched face, she almost broke down in tears.
"Oh, Oneechan! Akito-called-and-he-seemed-so-angry-did-he-hurt-you-again?"
Hinata barely understood what she had said. Hyuuga girls have a tendency to speak very quickly when they're nervous.
The older of the two forced out a painful smile, saying "You really shouldn't worry Hanabi. I'm perfectly fine, really."
Hanabi's face only saddened, and Hinata sighed, letting go of the charade. "I'm just tired is all…"
The brunette nodded and took her bag, a frown still placed on her lips. "You know where the guest room is, right?"
Hinata nodded in response, once again trying to smile, as she walked up the stairs of the luxurious house.
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Hinata awoke to a smell that she missed terribly. The smell of breakfast. When their mother was alive, the Hyuuga family would wake to the wonderful smell every morning. The blunette took a deep breath as she got out of bed, walking down the stairs smiling a small and curious smile. When she reached the kitchen, she saw Hanabi putting bacon from a pan onto a plate.
"Good morning!" she said cheerfully, "Konohamaru left for work early, so it's just you and me today! I thought that some breakfast might cheer you up!"
"Thank you Hanabi. It really is nice to wake up to the smell of bacon and eggs." Hinata said, her sad voice not really matching her cheerful demeanor. She took a seat at the bar in the middle of the kitchen, stealing a piece of the freshly fried bacon.
"Hinata, we really need to talk. This isn't healthy." Hanabi said once they had settled in.
"Please Hanabi, not today ok?"
"I won't watch this anymore! Hinata, your killing yourself! I don't want you to end up like mom! You've got to stick up for yourself!"
"Hanabi… I really don't mind. Father has to take out his rage on someone, and if it wasn't me it would've been you."
Hanabi sighed in defeat. "You can be so stubborn, Neechan."
Hinata simply avoided eye contact as she placed her plate in the sink.
"Thank you so much Hanabi, for everything." And with that, she retreated to her room. There was something she was very eager to do.
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She put the three pieces of the flute together, amazed that she remembered after all these years, and started off with a scale. She felt the excitement run through her veins as she played the scale faster, remembering each of the fingerings perfectly. After she had run through a few of the major scales, she closed her eyes and pictured her mother. Her fingers glided across the instrument, creating a soft, gentle, sad song as the memories of her beloved okasan flashed before her eyes. Then, another person's face appeared, and she gasped slightly at the feeling her heart had made at the thought of that certain person.
Deidara…
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Deidara woke up with an excruciating headache.
"I guess that's what I get for drinking so much." He mumbled to himself.
When he entered his living room, he was surprised to see Tobi and Sasori passed out on his living room floor, which was covered in beer bottles/cans. He sighed and went into his kitchen to get some aspirin. His head really hurt.
"DEIDARA-SEMPIA!" a very obnoxious voice screamed.
He heard a groan from the living room.
"Shut-up!" another voice said, not as loud.
"Huh? Oh! HEY SASORI!"
There was a bang from the living room, and Deidara couldn't help the roll of his eyes.
"Could you be any louder!" Sasori came into the kitchen, grabbing the bottle of aspirin out of Deidara's hand and taking two out of it.
"Man, I haven't had a hangover this bad in a long time." He said groggily, taking Deidara's cup of water out of the blonde's other hand and downing the pills. "I have to go to the shop today, so I'll see you later Deidara." Sasori said, about to walk out of the kitchen when Tobi came out of now where. "OO! SASORI! COULD YOU TAKE ME HOME TOO!" both Deidara and Sasori covered their ears at their loud mouth friend.
"Yes!" Sasori hissed, "But only if you promise to keep you loud mouth shut!"
"OK!" tobi yelled, causing the two other people in the room to wince. Tobi quickly covered his mouth, mumbling something along the lines of 'I'll be quite' underneath his hand.
Sasori just shook his head and grabbed his keys from his pocket. "See you later Deidara."
"Ya, un. See ya." Deidara brewed himself some coffee and grabbed a garbage bag from under the sink. He collected all the evidence from last night and, with a cup of coffee in one hand, decided to get rid of the garbage.
On his way back up to his apartment, he heard lots of men's laughter coming from Hinata's apartment. He felt a sudden pang of emotion appear in his chest. Hinata? Surrounded by men? That did not sit well with him… but, then again, she was engaged… and her fiancé was probably throwing a party. Even with that probable assumption made, he still found himself knocking on her door.
"One second!" a laughing Akito said as he came to the door.
"Oh… it's you. I assumed after your little performance last night, you would be embarrassed to come back." Akito said, rather rudely.
"What performance, un?" Deidara asked.
"Well, you came here sopping drunk, and then ended up passing out. Your friend came to get you though." He answered his voice seemingly full of pity.
Deidara blushed slightly, wondering what he had said. He really hoped he hadn't blown Hinata's cover.
"Oh… sorry 'bout that." He said, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "Is Hina-chan there? I want to… apologize to her." he said putting his hand back down to his side.
"I'm sorry, she isn't here actually. She went to visit her sister." He answered. Deidara thought he sounded pretty happy about that. Smug, even.
"Oh… un" Deidara said. "Well… how long will she be staying there?"
"Probably a few days." Akito answered dismissively.
Deidara wasn't gonna let this drop yet. Suddenly, he felt an urge to talk to her, even if he did have a hang over. "Well, could I have the phone number over there? I really want to apologize for last night."
Akito's eyes narrowed… Deidara's smile turned into a grin. No polite way out of that one.
"Hn. Yes. Do you have a piece of paper?" Akito asked. What was the harm in giving him the number? Hinata wasn't stupid enough to cheat. Maybe he'd have to remind her who she belonged to…
"Ya." Deidara answered, taking a small slip of receipt out of his pocket. After Akito gave him the number, he slammed the door shut in Deidara's face. Our favorite blond merely shrugged his shoulders, feeling slightly smug at getting the number out of the jerk, and began walking back o his apartment to call Hina-chan.
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Ok… I know that was a kinda crazy chapter… I hope you guys liked it anyway!!! Pleaseeeee R&R!!! And tell me if there any possible way I can improve ;3
