Breaking the Rules
DISCLAIMER!
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS
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Chapter 8
As soon as the automatic doors of Konoha Hospital opened, Sasuke rushed to the front desk.
"Uchiha Hinata. Where is she?!" Sasuke demanded as he reached the receptionist.
"H-Hold on a minute s-sir." The young woman said as she checked the register.
"Do I look like I have a fucking minute?!" Sasuke growled impatiently.
"Sasuke calm down!" Naruto placed a comforting hand on his best friend's shoulder.
"She's in room 274." The woman read from her computer screen.
"Hn. Took you long enough." Was Sasuke's response as he rushed to the nearest elevator.
"Arigatou." Naruto bowed slightly in apology. "He's just really anxious about his wife and their unborn child, so I'm sure you can excuse his rudeness."
"H-Hai." the receptionist stuttered and blushed as Naruto flashed his signature smile. Naruto turned to go as the girl spoke up. "U-Um, I know you don't usually do this since you're a top model and all b-but would you like to go on a date with me?"
Naruto paused momentarily before giving the girl his card. "Here's my number. Give me a call, ne?"
"H-Hai!"
Naruto smiled once more and headed for the elevator that was just about to close. Been too long since he'd last had some and the receptionist looked promising.
When the elevator reached the fourth floor both men rushed down the corridor.
"Sir, absolutely NO RUNNING on the corridors!" an intern called after Sasuke who almost collided with her.
"Bite me." Sasuke responded.
"Ah, gomen." Naruto apologized to her. "He's a bit anxious right now."
The nurse frowned for a moment but that quickly turned to a blush when Naruto smiled and gave her a wink.
Sasuke came to a halt as he saw the familiar stature of Neji standing among a few others. Hanabi looked up first and spotted him. Sasuke took an uneasy step as Hanabi beckoned him to come closer. Fears plagued his mind but a small pat on the back quickly reassured him.
Everyone in the crowd of three gathered around a doctor, turned to look as the two men approached. The doctor looked up from his chart and turned to Sasuke.
"Uchiha, Sasuke?" he asked.
"Hai?" Sasuke answered
"Dr. Takahashi."
Both men exchanged handshakes.
"Is she alright?"
"Yes. She's doing quite well. She didn't suffer any major injuries."
Sasuke let out a sigh of relief.
"And the baby?" Naruto anxiously inquired.
"Luckily, she's fine too. Most accidental falls cause no problems due to the superior cushion the amniotic fluid provides. But with a fall like that, Mrs. Uchiha should be experiencing a sudden discharge of fluid from the vagina, if not, severe abdominal pain. We're going to keep her here for a week or so to monitor her for any changes."
Everyone seemed relieved at this news except for one.
"Can I go see her?" Sasuke asked.
"You are not going anywhere near my daughter!" Hiashi roared.
Sasuke turned to look at Hiashi with cold dead eyes and said in low calm but venomous voice. "I spend almost every free hour I have day and night fucking your daughter and hearing her loud pleas for more. And every night I fall asleep with her in my arms. Now tell me, Hiashi. What the fuck are you going to do to prevent me from seeing my wife. After all, your daughter ceased to exist when she blatantly disobeyed you and married a traitor."
The tension between the two men sizzled in the air. Hiashi looked as if he were slowly trying to kill Sasuke by the worse means possible in his head while the raven haired prodigy stood coolly, unintimidated by Hiashi's death glare.
"Doctor?" Sasuke asked, never taking his eyes off of Hiashi for a moment.
"Um, yes. One at a time please. She's still sleeping."
"Arigatou." Sasuke gave the doctor a slight nod and entered Hinata's room with a cool, calm confidence.
"Hinata?" Sasuke called softly as he took a seat next to the bed. The only answered he received was the steady beep of the EKG. He silently watched his wife, stroking her arm lovingly; a small upturn of his lips.
"Hime?" called again, this time pale eyes met his dark orbs.
"Sasuke..." Hinata said faintly, blinking her eyes slowly.
"Shhh. It's okay. I'm here." Sasuke whispered as he found her hand and entangled their fingers. "What happened Hinata? How'd you get hurt?"
Hinata looked a little unsure before she spoke.
"I-I... fell down the stairs" She admitted, looking away from Sasuke. He furrowed his brows in confusion.
"How'd you manage to do that?"
"My foot s-slipped." Hinata replied her bottom lip trembling as she looked into her husbands eyes. "I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean to – "
"It's okay Hime. I'm not blaming you." Sasuke sighed as he reached forward and pulled Hinata into his embrace. "Our child is going to be okay. That's all that matters."
"O-Ow, Sasuke." Hinata cried as Sasuke his embrace caused the tubes attached to her body to pull against their restraints.
"Sumimasen." Sasuke apologized as he pulled away and planted a kiss on her forehead. "I have to go now. The others outside want to see you."
Hinata nodded and watched as her husband exited and Neji entered.
Soon after Neji came out, Naruto went in. Sasuke rose to his feet.
"I'm going to the cafeteria. Anyone want anything?"
Hanabi stood up. "I'll come...If that's okay with you..."
"Uh, sure." Sasuke answered, taken aback by Hanabi's sudden shyness. The dark haired girl had never been one to hide her mouth around Sasuke.
The trip to the cafeteria had been less than entertaining. Sasuke wondered why the usual chatterbox was unusually silent. The usual Hanabi who was always willing to give more than the required information was only responding to his attempts at conversation with one word answers. Sasuke sighed heavily and took a seat in the far corner of the cafeteria. Hanabi followed suit and they both ate in silence.
"Ne, Sasuke..." Hanabi spoke up.
Sasuke paused mid-chew and looked up at his sister in law.
"Did Hinata tell you how she fell?"
"Yeah. Why wouldn't she?"
"You're not mad?"
Sasuke gave Hanabi a confused look.
"Hinata said her foot slipped and she fell. Is there something I'm missing? That you and her both are not telling me? I know Hinata can be clumsy at times but she always took great care when she was going down the stairs. I made sure of that."
"She didn't fall Sasuke.... Otou-san pushed her down the stairs..."
There was a long silence from Sasuke. All around him, the world slowed down as he tried to process what Hanabi was saying. Hanabi gauged her brother-in- law's reaction then continued.
"I was downstairs when I heard them both shouting and I went to see what was wrong. Hinata was shouting something about 'how could he do that' and otou-san said it was for her own good. When they came into view, Hinata was at the top of the landing, trying hobble away from him. You know, being pregnant and all, she was walking a bit funny.
"Anyways, otou-san came up behind her at that moment and that's when Hinata went tumbling down the stairs. Either she slipped or otou-san pushed her down the stairs. From my position, I couldn't be sure. It all happened so fast..... I can't believe he would do that to his own daughter."
Sasuke punched the cafeteria table with a sudden burst of anger.
"Shit!" He cursed loudly, gaining the attention of the whole cafeteria. "I knew that bastard Hiashi would do something funny."
"S-Sasuke...?" Hanabi called softly, terrified at his sudden out burst. "Calm down. Everyone is looking at us...."
Sasuke roughly pushed back his chair making an irritating screeching noise. Sasuke sauntered over to the elevator from which they'd come. His stride; determined, yet fueled by anger. Hanabi remained seated at the table, knowing that if she followed, she would not be able to handle the events that were sure to follow.
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Sasuke stormed into Hinata's hospital room, causing its current occupants to jump slightly as the door slammed back into its frame.
"You BASTARD!" Sasuke growled as he advanced towards a surprised Hiashi. A loud thud resounded throughout the room as Hiashi fell to the floor. The impact of the punch Sasuke had delivered to Hiashi's face was staggering.
"How dare you?!" Sasuke growled as he pulled Hiashi upright and slammed his into Hiashi's jaw.
"S-Sasuke!?" Hinata exclaimed as the scene unfolded before her. "What ar – "
Hinata's voice died in her throat as her gaze locked with her husband's. The look he was giving her held so much rage but strangely, it seemed to be directed at her.
Both Naruto and Neji burst into the room. Naruto worked quickly to restrain Sasuke from doing further damage while Neji helped his uncle off the floor.
"What the hell is going on here?" Neji asked as a disoriented Hiashi leaned against him. The question, however, remained unanswered.
"Let go of me Naruto!" Sasuke growled out the order as he struggled against Naruto's hold. " Dammit Naruto! I said let me the fuck go!"
"Sasuke calm do – " Naruto tried struggling to keep Sasuke restrained.
"How could you lie to me about something like this, Hinata?!" Sasuke growled at his wife. "Why are you protecting that son of a bitch?!"
"What-? What are you talking about?" Hinata asked, confused at Sasuke's sudden accusations.
"How could you tell me you fell when you knew it was that bastard who pushed you down the stairs?!"
There was a short silence as everyone in the room took in this new piece of information.
"You're calling me the bastard?" Hiashi roared. "You come in here and assault me then accuse me of intentionally harming my own daughter?!"
"You have every reason to, you – "
"How could you Sasuke?" Hinata cried softly as she gripped the bed sheets, silent tears streaming down her face. "Otou-san would never... I would never lie to you Sasuke..."
"But Hanabi – "
"Hanabi?! You believed Hanabi over me?!"
Sasuke looked away from Hinata, at a lost for words.
"I don't know what Hanabi told you but I wish you would have a little more faith in what I say before you come in here falsely accusing me and my father."
Naruto felt Sasuke's body go limp, heavy in defeat. Sasuke remained silent.
"I'm sorry Hime."
"Get out Sasuke. All of you. Just leave."
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Outside, things heated up again, eventually causing the two men to be escorted out be security. Naruto managed to convince Sasuke to leave the situation alone and get some rest.
The next day was somewhat better than the one before. After much reprimanding from Dr. Takahashi, Sasuke was allowed to see Hinata, who still wasn't in a mood to see him.
"The doctor said I was not to be put under any stress." Hinata informed Sasuke upon entry. "If you've come here to accuse me, I suggest you leave."
Sasuke remained silent and took a seat next to Hinata on the bed.
"I truly am sorry, Hime." Sasuke said softly, taking her soft hands into his. "I should have believed you. I was wrong for doubting you. But I know how your father can be sometimes and.... I don't want to fight with you on this. "
"It's okay Sasuke. I know Otou-san can be inhumane at times but I didn't really tell you the whole truth either."
Sasuke's body tensed immediately but he remained calm.
"Explain."
Hinata took a small breath before continuing.
"The reason I was so careless and slipped was because I was trying to get away from him."
"Hiashi? Why?"
"When I arrived home, otou-san wasn't pleased to see that he would soon have a grandchild. Everyone else was ecstatic but otou-san wouldn't approve and refused to give me his blessing. He wouldn't even acknowledge my presence. The next day I went to talk to him and I overheard him speaking on the phone to someone about getting rid of my 'problem'. Seems like our child will have to live without a grandfather after all."
"Hn. He never fails to let me down."
"I began to exit the room when otou-san noticed my presence and chased after me. I had to get away as fast as I could. I had to protect my child."
"That's when you asked him how could he?"
Hinata looked up at Sasuke in confusion then comprehended.
"Hanabi..."
"Yeah."
"I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how to. I didn't want what happened yesterday to happen."
There was a long silence as Sasuke sat, contemplating what to do.
"I'm going to call a private doctor and move you to a clinic. Hiashi could be paying these nurses to poison you. There isn't much that people wouldn't do for money."
"Will Neji and the others be able to visit?"
"Hai. If the doctor allows it."
Hinata nodded and looked off into the distance.
"I swear Hinata. I'm not going to let you out of my sight anymore."
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Idk... i didn't like the ending much but... idk. i may change it later. if i think of something better. anyways. R and R
