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My Sister is Missing

Chapter 6- Happenings of the Unwanted Kind

Hinata walked down the hallway towards the meeting room, this time dressed in a dark blue kimono that ended just after her knees. The obi was black and her long hair was loose except for the front part, which had a silver ribbon wrapped through it to trail at the back. She also wore the standard ninja equipment and knee-high boots.

The teen sighed and pushed open the door, allowing light to spill towards her from several candles and a small fire in the middle of the room. It, along with the candles, was held up by a black pillar-like stand, which shaped out into a bowl for the wood or oil. The candles were in candle holders, with the same design as the bowl. 12 pairs of faded lavendar orbs looked back at her through the dim lighting.

"Hinata-sama," The woman from yesterday's meeting started in a disdainful tone. "we have all considered what you said at yesterday's meeting." The teen nodded.

"I'm extremely interested to see what everyone has to say." She waited expectantly, eyes traveling around the room, as she stood near the door next to the fire. It cast flickering shadows across her face, and combined with her outfit she looked like a night goddess over a burning city, complete with deadly calm and grace.

"Hinata-sama," The man who would normally sit to her right started, breaking the silence. "I for one, agree with you. Our clan has made many unwise decisions during this past year, when we found of the Sound and Cloud's plans. I am willing to see what you have planned." She nodded.

"Your cooperation is most valued, Hiroto-san. Thank you." Another Hyuuga shifted, eyeing Hiroto in distaste.

"Are you saying that our noble acts have been unwise, Hiroto? Do you dare go against what Hiashi-sama has found fitting for us to do?" He asked.

"Yes. Hinata-sama's ideas, I am sure, are just as good as Hiashi-sama's, if not better. With her as our leader I believe that we will have a much higher survival rate, and that more people like Hayate will be spared." Hiroto answered boldly, his eyes never leaving Hinata's, who nodded in appreciation. A woman nodded as well, slowly thinking it over.
"Hinata-sama, may I hear what it is you have planned so that I may come to my decision as well?" She asked politely, her voice smooth like a lake when no breeze disturbs it.

"Of course. As you all know, the Cloud is only helping Orochimaru because they want the secrets of the Byakugon. They will stop at nothing to get it. We've all seen it; at my attempted kidnapping 12 years ago and many others repeated on other main family members. I believe one was your niece, was she not, Haruno-sama?" Hinata stated, directing her attention to the same outspoken woman who had been rude to her the day before. Haruno looked insulted.

"Well, yes, but I see not where you are going with this! If you are going to tell us your plan, then get on with it!" Hana walked into the room, unnoticed by all, accompanied by three other maids. "Or do you even have a plan? Why else would you be rattling on about such well known topics? Answer me that!" The older woman looked triumphantly at the 15-year old, who, much to her dismay, was smiling slightly.

"Tell me, Haruno-sama, do you know anything of painting?" A few mumurs ran through the crowd at this. What was she getting at? Haruno had once been known as one of the greatest artistic shinobi ever produced from the Hyuuga clan.

"Of course I know about painting! What inso--!"

"Then you should know that to create a work of art," Hinata said, raising her voice slightly to speak over the gray-haired woman. "One must apply the basics first." Haruno fumed silently in her seat, but did not comment as the maids positioned themselves around the room and started making hand signs. "If any now sit in this room that will not follow me, you are dismissed. If you are undecided, you may stay until I have presented my plans." Haruno stood immediately.

"I see absolutely no reason to stay in the company of such incompetent people." She stormed out of the room as fast as her aged legs would let her. Two more followed, a man and another woman. Hinata waited a minute before clapping her hands together.

"Now then, we are all in agreement on some level, correct?" There was a murmur of consent around the half-circle. "Excellent. Ladies and gentlemen, I hope that my comment about colors has not fallen on deaf ears." The maids finished their hands signs, ending in the ram sign, and a burst of smoke appeared behind Hinata, though she seemed unfased. When it cleared and the shock had become silent, Hinata stepped to the side and gesstured proudly to something behind her. "May I present to you my work of art; I call it Team X. Or, you might call it our Secret Weapon." The people around the room gasped at what they saw.

"Hinata-sama..." Began Hiroto, eyes wide and mouth agape. "This is by far one of your best ideas yet."
"We have indeed been blessed with a very intelligent heiress, and clever." The woman with the lake-voice commented, smile growing in size. "Very clever indeed."

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Sasuke sat at the desk in his room, leaning back onto two legs of his chair. Homework had proved to not take up enough time for him. Even though he had been... distracted, it had only taken him a half hour, at least. The raven-haired teen hadn't been able to get the conversation of Hinata and Anko's out of his head. What the hell had they been talking about? Squads, didn't make it, what the hell?! The more he thought about it the more it confused him. And, being the type of person that could normally figure things out fairly easily, this whole ordeal interested him.

"I wonder if any of the other teachers besides Kakashi and Anko are involved..." Sasuke mused aloud to himself. A knock sounded on his door, and he looked up in time to watch his dad swing it open.

"Talking to yourself again?" Fugaku asked cheerfully. "You know, I don't really mind, but other people might start to think you've gone crazy." He mocked. The chair fell forward onto all four legs with a 'thump'.

"I don't recall having said anything that would make this seem okay." Sasuke commented, twisting in the chair to watch his father sit down on his bed.

"You didn't have to; this is my house." The teen snorted in a poorly executed attempt at not laughing. "I don't see you paying any of the bills, son." Fugaku said sarcasticly, rolling his eyes. Sasuke stood, walking over to the bed and kicking his father's shin lightly.
"Didn't you have a business meeting? What do you want anyways?" He asked, sitting down on the bed as well.

"What do I want? I'm hurt. Can't I just visit my kind, grateful, caring son every once in a while?" Sasuke gave him 'the look'. "Fine, fine. I just wanted to know why you've been so distracted lately."
"No reason, really." The younger of the two mumbled, falling back to lay his head on his arms. "Just had a lot on my mind, I guess."

"Oh really, now. Well, it's not a class assignment, there was nothing on the webpage, so..." Fugaku trailed off, eyeing his son, who stared blankly at the ceiling. "...What's her name?" That got Sasuke's attention.

"What the hell, old man?!" He yelled, sitting up and pushing his father off the bed.

"Well that was uncalled for." Fugaku said from his crumpled heap on the ground. "But then again," He sat up, grinning at his son. "Your red face confirms my sucpisions." Sasuke's eye twitched dangerously. "So, is she pretty? What color are her eyes? Have you--?"
"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" He cried, throwing a pillow at his dad. "Perverted old man! Don't say things like that!"

"Now, now, Sasuke, those were perfectly reasonable questions for a father to ask his son. I'm just curious. Be thankful I'm not one of those people who forbid their children from ever even thinking of the opposite sex." Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed heavily.

"I was not thinking about anything along those lines. I was just trying to figure something out."
"Something involving a girl."
"Yes-- wait, no!" Fugaku cackled with laughter and Sasuke's face turned slightly pink. "It's not what you think! I was just wondering about something Hinata sai--!"
"So her name's Hinata? Now we're getting somewhere!"

"You stupid old man!"

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Near the Hyuuga compound Hinata walked through the streets of the outskirts area, her knee-length kimono fluttering in the wind. She was checking in with the people on watch, to make sure that everything was normal. Something about the air this evening didn't seem right; there was a heavy feeling to it. Any animal that she saw was tense, and ran away from her, and the kids weren't outside as much. Usually they didn't go in for about another half hour. Something was deffinately wrong.

Just ahead was an abandon office building, which Hinata walked into. Ignoring the stairs, she jumped through a hole in the ceiling above her to get to the second story. She gasped, then cursed inwardly. There, next to the window, and standing over the bodies of two of her shinobi, was a cloud nin. He turned at the sound of her soft landing and nearly silent gasp, grinning.

"Yo, Hime-sama. You want to die too?" He asked, bring a kunai in front of him and slowly licking the blood from it. Hinata had to repress the urge to shiver. Silently thanking whatever instinct had told her to grab her katana before leaving, she stood slowly.

"I don't plan on dying, thanks. How about you?" The cloud nin smirked.
"We'll see."

End of Chapter--

That took a while. Oh well, I hope you like it. Thanks for reading! Hopefully the next update will be quicker.