A/N: Midterms all over now! I spent every ounce of my free time studying (Out of my eight classes, four are AP) and they STILL kicked my ass. Bleh!
Sasuke's not making an appearance this chapter, btw. Didn't work out. This one is a little shortish, but I wanted to update so...
Some huge hints at the plot twist. Also copious amounts of fluff.
BTW-I'm basically good at writing two things-ANGSTY ANGST and mind numbing fluff. I've been told I'm good at humor (see my fic Make Me a Sandwich. If you like GaaHina you might enjoy it.) Someone said there needed to be more humor so I tried...and then failed epically, I believe.
Oh wellz. I'll keep working on it.
ALSOALSOALSO-THIS IS A NARUHINA. ONLY A NARUHINA (or at least that's the only Hina pairing featured here.) I actually do think NejiHina is kind of sweet, incest aside, but his actions regarding Hinata last chapter were purely those of an overprotective brother sickened at what happened to his baby sister. I also LUVLUVLUV SasuHina, but as you'll see that doesn't really fly in this story.
AND FINALLY-There are things that might not seem possible AT ALL but hey, this in fanfiction. I'm gonna make it work so don't be going "OH HEY THAR YOU IDIOT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" Cuz' it is. Creative License says so.
ONTO DEH REVIEWS!
Big Boned-Ironically enough, I'm big boned too! But that's cuz' I'm tall, too, I think...Anywho, thanks for the review and the suggestion. I love that song and am considering using it later on.
TL-Lolz nah, I understand. And I guess you'll just have to see, eh?
BundleofContradictions-You give such epic reviews, first of all. Second-I actually listened to that song while writing it! xD Third-I've seen Seme!Hinata come out in many fanfics and I quite enjoy her from time to time. Also, Naruto is a pervert. And a guy. And guys are pigs (no offense if you're a guy!). I thought about adding humor in that chapter, but I couldn't find a good way to put it in. This is going to be an extremely angsty fic in places, but I did try to take your advice. As for the Hyuugas-that's wrapped up here and above. NO NejiHina in this fic, nope! As for my theories about how the Hyuuga clan works, I actually intend to go in depth about that. You'll see what I mean later. And the midterms sucked, but I think I did ok, so thanks!
aras the crazy writer-Thanks! :)
hinatafan711-FIRST OF ALL! STOP READING THIS FIC RIGHT NOW AND GO UPDATE YOUR OWN, DAMNNIT. I enjoy them. And if you read this chapter...you might get your answer. :D
chanmunroe-I hate typing your username. The spelling makes me go ARGH. And thanks! You'll feel even sorrier for him after this...And yes. IT'S ALWAYS THE QUIET ONE. And though I too love the NaruHinaSasu triangle...it's not gonna work out in this fic, as you'll see.
BK-Black Knight-Naruto would never leave her. He's just that loyal. But I understand your worry! And yeah, I think I would barf too and I don't even have a gag reflex!
DayDreaming0f y0u-Lolz the monolouge didn't really work out, but that's ok. Sasuke will come soon-I actually didn't really have a time line for this at first, but now I've got plans for him...And yep! Neji's gonna actually play a major part. And as for the songs, I plan to use some of those now!
"Dance your blues away
Romance your blues
You gotta take a chance, to get away
Dance your blues away."
~Dance Your Blues Away by Heroes
"How could you do such a foolish thing, Hiashi?" One of the elders-Hiroki, his father and the most powerful Council member-demands.
Hiashi hasn't taken his eyes off of the jar. "…She caught me off guard. In shock, I signed the scroll without reading it in it's entirety. I apologize for my foolishness, but the fact remains as per the conditions of her emancipation, we will have no claims to her children, nor any right to seal her or her descendents." It sounds like he's reading from a textbook, but the elders ignore his fragile state of mind.
The elders stay silent for a brief moment before Hiroki speaks again. "There could still be the possibility of her…children not inheriting the Byakugan, correct? Especially considering her…parentage. She is, after all, a bast-"
Now Hiashi's head snaps up. "Regardless of her emancipation, Hinata is still my child," He hisses. The elders are taken aback, but Hiroki simply regards him with an amused little smile, as if Hiashi were still a child making excuses to his father and not an extremely powerful clan head. "You will not bring up that matter again!"
"Is it not true?" Hiroki inquires, tilting his head a fraction so that his silver hair pools to the side. "Was she not the product of your own idiocy, of an affair that would scar our clan for years to come? You diluted our powerful bloodline, and humiliated Hitomi by sleeping with that harlot-"
"YOU WILL KEEP MIKOTO OUT OF THIS!" He's suddenly on his feet and his voice thunders throughout the room.
Hiashi rests his left palm on the rough surface of his desk and uses the other to massage his temples. "I realize now that following in your footsteps was a grievous mistake that cost me my eldest daughter," He says bitterly, casting his eyes to the side for a brief moment. "And I have no one but myself to blame."
Then his eyes snap back to those of his father's, icy white orbs that he knows are exact mirror images of his own. "However, I will never regret what Mikoto and I did. It gave me Hinata, though neither Mikoto nor Hitomi would ever forgive me for what I've done to our daughter. I will regret this for the rest of my life-but no matter my actions, leave them out of it."
Then he raises an accusing finger toward Hiroki. "She is your granddaughter. Next time you see her, you might want to remember that. Now-get out of my office."
The Elders, surprised at Hiashi's ferocity that normally hides beneath cold words and hard glares, quietly float out of the room like ghosts. Hiroki remains and Hiashi fixes him with a cold stare.
"Hiroki, get out of my office." Some of the passion dies and now he's just tired, so tired.
Hiroki does as told (quite surprisingly, he's almost even more stubborn than Hinata herself), but then pauses in the doorway, one wrinkled hand clutching the door frame.
"Does she know?"
Hiashi pauses. Does she? Does his daughter know of his sins? Does she know of him? Does he know of her?
"I don't know."
And that is the truth.
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Eventually her sobs slow, fading until she hiccups and her body jerks a tiny bit. He laughs softly; Though it's probably not what he should be thinking at the moment, she sounds absolutely adorable when she hiccups.
"You ok?" They both know she's not, but he needs to hear it.
She sits up but since his arms are wrapped tightly around her waist, she doesn't go anywhere. "N-Not really," She admits. "But I w-will be."
"Of course you will be!" He scoffs, like he can't believe she thinks otherwise. "You've got me, dontcha'?"
She giggle-hiccups and it makes him grin. "Of course, Naruto."
Then they sit in the not-uncomfortable silence and he gently strokes her back with one hand and keeps the other wrapped around the front of her waist. She's got her head on his shoulder and when he inhales, he gets a breath of vanilla and jasmine and it relaxes him.
He's so comfortable and her breathing has finally evened out, but he knows he needs to get this over with so he swallows and bites his lip (proving that she's had just as much influence as him as he's had on her) before speaking. "So you wanna tell me what happened, the whole story?"
She tenses in his arms and he gently but forcefully turns her body toward him.
"No matter what happened, it won't change the way I feel about you!" He says fiercely. "You could have killed Sasuke for those eyes and I wouldn't give a damn!"
"Y-you don't mean that." She whimpers, and inside he curses Hiashi-teme for forcing this self-destructive, self-hating habit onto his sweet Hina.
"Of course I do!" He nearly shouts. Then he sees the frightened look in her black speckled eyes and tones down the emotions.
"Look, hime, I just want to help you. I hate feeling like this, like I can't help you. Please, Hina…tell me what happened. Or…Or else."
Now she has that confused look on her face, the one where she tilts her head slightly to the side and furrows her eyebrows together.
"Or else?"
Oh, crap. "Um, or else…" A light bulb goes off in his head and he grins mischievously. "Or else I'll tickle it out of you!"
Her eyes widen and she backs up off of him, tumbling off the couch to the floor. "N-Naruto…you wouldn't!"
He hops down off the couch and begins to stalk toward her, acting every bit the fox he isn't. He's enjoying this waaaayyyyy too much, and that pink-red blush on her face and the heaving of her chest just makes him enjoy the chase even more.
"You underestimate me, Hi-na-ta." He says tauntingly, bearing a fang when a predatory smirk crosses his face.
"Operation Ticklemonster is a go!" He roars, using his legs to propel himself forward. His landing is impecable, and a part of him files this move away for future reference. He has one leg on either side of her's, one hand on either side of her head. And then, of course, he puts those hands to good use.
"N-NARUTO!" She squeals, desperately trying to push him off her. He sees to it that her efforts are useless, of course, and pins her wrists above her head with one hand and uses the other to tickle her mercilessly.
He's a master at navigating through these blasted kimonos she sometimes wears and so it's not hard for him to get to her bare skin. His fingers dance over her ribs and then down her waist to that spot behind her knees that makes her laugh so hard she can't breathe. He blows softly on her neck and a rush of pride runs through his body when she shivers. If he's not careful, this is going to turn into something else and he'll never get the information he wants.
"Naruto, s-stop!" She chokes out through tears of laughter. "I surrender!"
He shakes his head and clears his mind of thoughts of making her moan instead of laugh.
"And the Ticklemonster is victorious!" He shouts, releasing her wrist to shake his fists in the air. "The crowd goes wild!"
She chuckles at his childish antics and then falls back against the floor so she can regain her breath.
Naruto climbs off of her and then helps her up. He pulls her by the hand to his little eat in kitchen and orders her to sit down while he puts on some water for tea.
He watches her from out of the corner of his eye while he prepares their tea-some sort of herbal thing for her (he doesn't know what it's called, but she keeps it in a pretty tea container thingy so he knows it's her's) and green for him. Her face is flushed from laughing so hard and her hair is a little messed up. The top of her kimono is open just enough that he can see the moon-white skin of the tops of her breasts. He quickly averts his eyes and then curses when he manages to spill some of the hot water on his hand.
"Are you all right?" She calls to him. He knows even without looking that she's getting out of her seat and without turning around he waves her down.
"Fine, fine, just being a clumsy idiot." He grins at her over his shoulder and a moment later is by her side, placing her cup of tea down in front of her.
She takes the ceramic cup in her pale, pale hands and they seem to be shaking a bit, though it could just be his imagination.
Suddenly he feels guilty for pressuring her. "Hina, if you don't want to tell me that's ok, I can-"
"No, no!" She shakes her head quickly, placing the tea down. "I-I want to!"
"Hinata…" He can feel his innards turning to mush when her eyes start to plead with his. White or black, her eyes have always had a way of getting him to do what she wanted.
"Alright." He breathes out, shutting his eyes for a moment to calm himself. "Tell me what happened."
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"This….experiment of mine will prove quite fruitful if she doesn't know the truth." The Devil paces in his lair, stopping once or twice to check on his test samples.
"Perhaps a little aphrodisiac…Is it incest if they don't know it? But then again, she's involved with the Kyuubi…" The Devil makes a grunt of frustration and the sound of his cane hitting the wall echoes throughout the lab.
A beeping noise catches his attention and his lips curl into a lecherous grin.
"Che. Not a problem, not when I have this." He holds up a small vial of a bubbly blue liquid and then spins on his heel, heading for the testing lab.
As he flies through the doors with a surprising speed for a cripple, the Devil knocks over the several files that lay on a lab table.
The papers fly through the air, some with illegible scribbles on them, some with graphs and numbers and equations that look like gobbledygook. They hover in the air for a few moments, trying to grasp a moment of freedom before floating to the ground.
The last paper to slowly make its way down to earth is a photograph.
In it, a young dark haired woman with tired onyx eyes and an equally tired smile cradles two children to her chest. Both are dark haired and pale, especially so for babies, but one is smaller than the other.
The photograph lands face down, and the elegant print on the back glares up at the world.
"Mikoto and the twins, July 31st."
A/N: Kukuku...Cliffhanger no justu for the win!
AND YES THIS WORKS. YOU SHALL SEE.
Please review! I will do my best to update soon. I have some free time tomorrow to write so expect one soon!
~dreameratheart
