Sorry that I didn't update the story sooner. Hope my reviewers forgive me ^-^

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The Puppet's Flower

Chapter 3: Sasha's Death

The sun was set up high in the town of Yamada, where people were busy buying stuff, training, or just simpley hanging around. That was not what Hinata was doing though; she was busy looking out her window gazing down on at the town's people. She was bored out of her mind, annoyed, and most of all lonely. Not the, you need friends kind of lonely. No, the kind of lonely she was in was in her heart. She wanted someone to love her, but seeing how she got betrayed in the worse way, she felt as if she would never love again. Hinata was bored, because she had nothing to do in this town and it's not like a missing-nin had anything to do in towns anyways. Hinata was annoyed, because of Rumiko snoring in her bed. Hinata left the window to wake her friend up. She walked to Rumiko's bed and shook her awake. Hinata failed because she was still sleeping. "Rumiko, if you don't get up I'll pour water on your head." Rumiko snored some more. Hinata smirked and said, "Fine you asked for it." Standing up from Rumiko's bed, Hinata walked into the bathroom and got a bucket of water out from under the sink. Hinata walked over to Rumiko's bed and poured water on her head. Rumiko sat up screaming and Hinata laughed. Rumiko then glared at her friend.

"Hinata why did you do that?" Rumiko angrily said. Hinata laughed some more at her friend's anger.

"Well you weren't waking up, so I had to wake you up some how didn't I"

"You didn't have to pour water on my head though." Rumiko pouted.

"Come on we're leaving and shower you stink" Hinata said holding her nose with one hand. Hinata already took a shower and changed into some fresh new clothes while Rumiko was sleeping. Rumiko laughed, nodded, and got up from her bed to shower. When Rumiko got undressed and into the shower, she wondered why they had to leave so soon.

'Why do Hinata and I have to leave so soon? It's not like we are on the run or something, right?' She thought while washing her brown hair. What Hinata didn't know was that Rumiko had bruises going down both of her arms and legs. She winced in pain. 'I can't tell Hinata about this. I can't tell her that my dad, Joshua did this to me. I hate him, I hate him' Rumiko crumbled to the floor and cried.

Hinata hearing sobs from within the bathroom, wondered if Rumiko was okay. She walked toward the bathroom and knocked on the door.

"You alright in there Rumiko" Hinata concern within her voice as she said that

"Yes Hinata I'm alright" Rumiko called back, her crying had already stopped, which made Hinata slightly happy. She hated to see anyone cry, especially herself.

Rumiko got up from the shower, walked toward the bathroom sink where she had laid out her clothes. There was a white kimono with long sleeves and a white under garments to go underneath the kimono. Rumiko sighed and put make-up on her face to cover up the bruises on that part of her skin also. Rumiko grabbed her brush from on top of the sink and started to brush her hair, when she was done she brushed her teeth also, rinsed the sink out and walked out of the bathroom with a fake smile on her face as she walked out. Hinata looked into Rumiko's eyes and could see hurt in them. She wanted to say something to make her friend feel better, but kept her mouth shut. Rumiko looked back into Hinata's eyes and then looked away quickly. 'I can't let Hinata know about the abuse, dad will kill her.' Rumiko then walked past Hinata and went towards the door.

Hinata's P.O.V

Flashback

I'm running away from a man who has come to kill me. This happens nearly all the time but the Hyuuga clan and father always came to help and kill the bad men. Why now? Why was this bad man after me and the Hyuuga clan won't come to help me? I am crying now I can feel the tears make its way from my eyes and down my face to the ground below as I ran. I didn't know how long I was running, but I can feel my legs get sleepy and I'm getting sleepy also. Father please come get me.

End Flashback

Normal P.O.V

Rumiko saw Hinata still in standing by the bathroom door. "Come on Hinata. Didn't you say that we had to leave." Rumiko said making Hinata wake out of her reverie.

'What was that? It's like a piece of the past came back to me.' Hinata thought shocked. She then heard Rumiko call her name and looked at her. "What did you say? I didn't catch that" Rumiko sighed and said

"Didn't you say we had to leave" repeated Rumiko.

"Right, sorry Rumiko. I just wasn't myself for a second there"

"It's okay Hinata, just try not to do it next time." Rumiko said sternly "Come on we are going to see my parents and I'm going to pack my things so I can go with you okay." She smiled as she said that. Hinata smiled back and they left to go to Rumiko's house.

A girl by the age of five was trembling from inside of a closet in her mother's room. The girl's name is Sasha; she has curly blonde hair that goes to her shoulders and a black dress on. She just witnessed her mother's death. The mom's name was Courtney; she had long blonde hair and blue eyes. She died with a red dress on. Joshua, who was Rumiko and Sasha's father, had brown hair and brown eyes.

"Come out, Sasha. I won't hurt you" Joshua lied

'Big sister come save me' Sasha thought tears spilling down her face. She held her breath, hoping that her abusive father will leave. Sasha exhaled once she thought that Joshua had left, but sadly that wasn't the case. The door came open as Sasha looked up frightened up at Joshua and screamed. He raised his hand and smacked her right across her face, which made Sasha cry.

"Don't scream unless you know what's good for you" Joshua smirked evilly.

"NOOOO!!!" Sasha screamed as Joshua slashed her throat with a kunai. The last thought that Sasha had was 'Big sister why didn't you come to save me?'