Two days had passed since Ino's demise. Hinata was growing weaker, as were the other girls. Although, Hinata was the only one who had someone to talk to. Each night, she'd sit by Deidara outside and they'd just talk. He seemed more like a friend, but Hinata never forgot the pain he caused. But, since Ino's death, she hadn't gotten near him. He stopped her. She could've saved Ino.
Hinata curled up in a ball and sat in a kitchen corner. Tenten had her head on the table, slamming her fist on the hard wood. Sakura started Ino's chores. Itachi walked in the room, earning a glare from each girl. Hinata went back to sulking, Sakura went back to her chores, and Tenten went back to almost breaking the table. "If I had known it'd be so quiet once that girl died, I would've killed her sooner," Itachi said as he turned to leave. A cup flew through the air and hit him. Tenten smirked. "Oops, my hand slipped." Itachi turned around. "Do you want to die?" he asked harshly.
Tenten stood up. "So what? We're gonna die anyways you fucking bastard! Bring it on! Kill me and get it over with you fucking coward!" she yelled. Itachi smirked. "I won't give you that satisfaction." Tenten threw another glass at him as he walked away. "YOU BITCH!" she screamed. She sank to her knees. "That asshole." Sakura put down a plate. "That's why I'm getting out of here." The two other girls looked at Sakura. "Sakura, what the hell are you talking about? Look what happened to Ino!"
Sakura smiled. "Well, you two could-" Deidara opened the door, holding something behind his back. A blush spread across his face. "I'll come back another time." The girls waited until he walked away. "Anyways, Deidara and Tobi are the only ones up at night. Since Hinata and Deidara go for a walk at night, that leaves Tenten, Tobi, and me. If one of us distracts Tobi, the other can escape!" she said excitedly. Tenten slapped her forehead. "What do I do?" Hinata and Sakura looked at each other and grinned at Tenten. Tenten blinked. "Oh no. Hell no. I won't do it!"
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"Tsunade won't listen. I know the girls are in trouble!" Shikamaru yelled. Neji sighed. "I can't sleep. Hanabi and I can't get the baby to sleep at all." Neji dozed off. Naruto slammed his head against the wall. "Nothing ever goes right, huh?" Chouji asked. Naruto shook his head. "SAKURA! MY PRECIOUS SAKURA!" Lee screamed. Shino slammed his fist on the boy's head and Lee fell over, unconscious. "Kurenai won't let us sleep." Kiba nodded, dozing off. Shino fell to the floor. "So…many…errands…" he mumbled before dozing off. Sai watched the others carefully. When Naruto was near him, he slammed his fist on his head. "Hey, Naruto!" he said cheerfully. Naruto held his head. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" Naruto screamed. Sai smiled. "Friends hit each other, right?" Naruto tackled Sai and punched his face. Shikamaru stared blankly at them. "We already lost one friend, let's not lose another." Chouji frowned. "How do you know Ino's dead?" he asked. Shikamaru frowned. 'Because she told me,' he thought.
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Tenten looked around cautiously, trying to grope her way through the hall. She saw a light. She had talked Hinata and Sakura out of seduction, and now had to act like a child. Sakura carefully followed, making sure she was out of sight. Tenten walked toward Tobi, walking quietly. She placed her hand over the eyehole on his mask. He struggled to move her hand, but she didn't budge. Sakura snuck out the door. 'What a moron!' she thought as she took off into the woods.
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Deidara stared at the water in the pond. He had hoped Hinata would be there again, but he had too many doubts. He looked to his side. He shook his head, surprised at himself. He wished Hinata didn't like flowers. He was compelled to get her a bouquet, and he felt weak. He didn't like being weak. He clutched the bouquet, sighing. He heard a scream in the night air and stood up, biting his bottom lip. 'You shouldn't save anyone. Remember what happened last time,' he told himself, but ran off in that direction. He dropped the flowers when he saw a small boy lying on the ground, with two ninjas standing over him. The boy had kunai sticking out of his back. Deidara stared, hidden from view. He didn't stop the two ninjas as he ran off. He walked toward the boy and sat down near him.
The boy was dead. Deidara pulled the kunai out of the boy's back, ignoring the blood that was smeared over his hands. He picked the boy up and walked a distance from the area where he died. He quickly shaped a clay spider and tossed it toward a clearing. An explosion rang out and he waited for the dust to clear. He stood over the boy, and his eyes widened. He heard a gasp. He turned to stare into white eyes. Hinata looked at the blood, then at the boy. She turned and ran off. Deidara held out his hand. "Hinata! Wait!"
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Of course. Deidara couldn't be different. Hinata ran, her feet pounding against the hard ground. She stopped. She could run off now! She was out of the cabin! But then she remembered that Itachi and Kisame would be out in the boundary by now. Sakura may have escaped, but Hinata had no chance. She jumped into a tree and jumped from tree to tree. She lost her balance and landed on the hard ground. Her knees scraped against the rocky soil and her chin slammed against the ground, causing her to bite her tongue. A salty fluid filled her mouth. Her ankle twisted and se heard a bone snap. She gasped and turned to look at her ankle. Her eyes focused on something. She wiped blood off her chin and looked closer. She picked up a small bouquet of flowers. Her favorite kinds in one…She looked around. No one else. She stared hard at the flowers, noticing a hair had fallen on them. She picked it up. A blonde hair.
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LET HER GET AWAY?" Deidara's voice rang out. Kisame glared at Tobi. Tobi shrank back in his chair. "I wasn't sure…the…um…other girl…" Deidara scowled. "Slap the bitch, throw her in her room, and lock it," Kisame said, holding back his anger for once. He could normally be polite, but he hated those three kunoichi.
Kisame sighed. "We lost two out of three of the girls. Should we finish off the other two, Itachi?" Itachi shook his head. "Bait. That's all they are. When we have the Kyuubi, we'll dispose of them." His gaze shot toward Deidara. "Don't get too attached, Deidara." Deidara glared and walked down the hallway.
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Hinata groaned in pain as she held her ankle. Tenten sighed and bandaged up Hinata's scraped knee. "What's behind your back?" she asked, smirking. Hinata blushed. "Nothing." Tenten reached behind her and snatched a bouquet. "Where'd you find these?" she asked. Hinata blushed slightly. "Near the pond." Great. A white lie. Tenten shrugged and tied the cloth around Hinata's knee. "Whatever."
Hinata bit her lip. "How long will it take for Sakura to get to Konoha?" she whispered. Tenten leaned against a wall. "She'll be there in two days. That's if she goes at a fast pace and doesn't stop. So...it might take four days. Four more days for a search party to find us."
Tenten smiled. "Unless, of course…we kill them." Hinata looked up. "What?" she yelled. Tenten grinned. "Think about it. It's easy to sneak up on Itachi. He has bad vision and doesn't focus on hearing. Kisame always tries to hurt me, but by himself. Tobi's an idiot. And Deidara's weak against you. If you take down Deidara and Itachi, I'll go for Tobi and Kisame."
Hinata licked her lips, frustrated. "What do you have in mind?" she asked, smiling. Tenten knelt down. "Deidara will be in the kitchen around noon. I'll be in the living room with Tobi. We'll meet up before the others come back and bury the bodies, understood?" Hinata nodded, but something hurt. Something wasn't right.
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Hinata bit her lip as she carefully washed dishes. She felt the cool metal of a knife against her thigh. She placed a hand on her thigh, feeling the knife under the fabric of her pants. She sighed and moved away from the sink. She looked in the water in the sink, staring hard at her reflection. Could she hurt Deidara? Could she?
She heard footsteps draw near and whirled around, facing the blonde-haired Akatsuki. He approached her. "Hinata." Hinata frowned. "Your friend. Ino. I'm very sorry." Hinata looked away. "She was one of my only friends," she said through a choked voice. Deidara nodded. Hinata looked at him. "Answer me. Why do you treat me better than the others?" Deidara chuckled. No answer.
Deidara turned to her and pinned her against a nearby wall. He pressed his lips against hers. Hinata felt like she was floating…Her heart seemed to melt from the icy shape it had been turning into. Suddenly, she realized she was kissing him back and turned away. She would not fall in love with the enemy. Deidara smiled. "Was that a good answer, yeah?"
Hinata move a hand and clutched the knife. She wrapped her arms around Deidara, the knife positioned to hit him through his throat. Bitter tears welled up and she dropped the knife, letting it make a metallic sound against the floor. Deidara tried to turn his head t see what had made the noise, but Hinata made him face her and she kissed him.
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EE-Of course, Hinata loves him. But, she will be resisting her love for him for the next few chapters. :P