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Okay, this chapter is because you made me all so happy posting 3 comments (THREE!!!!) on the same day as i uploaded my story.
And, because i haven't posted in AGES!!! So, here you go, you beautiful people!!
WARNING!!!!: This chapter is the reason why this Story is put as MATURE!!!
It contains descriptions of a graphic nature, and Scenes of Rape, and swearing.
Okay? don't say i didn't warn you!!!
Chapter 10; Kirigakure's Splendour.
Hinata awoke to sounds of bed springs creaking. She looked up to see Kosuke standing fluidly. Hinata shifted, and his eye's flickered to her. She smiled, and he nodded to her, before stretching clicking his back, and she noticed the tiniest of winces.
"Kosuke-kun, are you hurt?" Hinata whispered, frightened her Jyuuken had caused more damage than she had originally thought. Kosuke considered her for a second, before giving a grim smile.
"No, just, a bit sore from yesterday…" he said slowly, and shrugged, "nothing I can't handle".
"Still, maybe I should take a look at it" Sakura said sleepily, sitting up, and brushing crumbs off her. Shino and Shira then stirred, not bothering to pretend to be asleep anymore. Kosuke shrugged, and sat back down, pulling off his shirt. Hinata gasped at the blue bruise that had formed where she had hit him. Maybe her physical hit had hurt him too, because usually Jyuuken was more of an internal damage. Sakura gently traced her hands round the bruise and over his ribs with feather fingers that glowed green. Her eyes narrowed.
"Why did Hinata use her Jyuuken on you?" she asked, looking up at him, then at Hinata. Kosuke laughed, looking at Hinata with a warning glance for a second, making her shut up and not reply.
"I scared her last night. She came out of the bathroom, and I walked right into her. She sort of whipped round and Jyuuken-ed me. That's when you appeared Shira, that's why I was doubled over and coughing" he said, casting a small smile to Shira, who laughed.
"I thought something was off, but I just assumed that you were coughing up your internal organs or something" he said, standing clicking a few joints.
"Oh, and you weren't concerned?" Kosuke said wincing a bit as Sakura applied pressure on his bruise.
"Nah, there was biscuits I was missing! I wasn't gonna bother about you! Now, I'm going to get some breakfast back at my house. I'll see you later in town" he said, and quickly disappeared out the door. Shino excused himself shortly after to go get dressed. Sakura sighed, and stood when she'd finished.
"I'm going to change, Hinata, I'll see you later. Be careful with yourself Kosuke-san" she said, bowed her head shortly, and disappeared. Hinata looked at Kosuke a bit sheepishly.
"Really, I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you so badly. And it was against the mission rules! I'm not meant to use anything ninja like at all until we're under definitive attack!..." Hinata rambled her apologies for a while, before Kosuke hushed her by ruffling her hair.
"Makes no mind to me, Hinata. I apologise for compromising you. Just, please, bring all manner of hidden weapons with you to Kirigakure. It's a rough place, and you might need it, but, I'm hoping that if you stick close to me, no one will bother" he said, and flashed a quick smile, before standing. "Meet us all outside later, and then we'll go down into Kirigakure".
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After meeting up with everyone at midday, and walking down about a million steps from the Amaya complex into Kirigakure, they finally ended up on the Kirigakure high street. Hinata couldn't be sure, but she thought the mist wasn't as heavy as normal. She gasped as she looked around at the spectacular lights and commotion of Kirigakure. It was nothing like Konoha. The buildings were tall, instead of wide, they were dirty, uncared for, but lived in, their tops hidden by mist. The main street was a wide road, lit by sun yellow lamps, and people milled around everywhere, just normal farmers, with a few off duty ninja's. Hinata couldn't see them, but she knew there were Ninja watching this high street.
She looked around in awe, and at the large stalls that lined the street, and looked dubiously into the dark alleyways that were given a wide berth by everyone. The noise was incredible. People shouting, laughing, arguing, children playing, and running, playing in the strange gutters that carried water everywhere throughout the streets, crisscrossing and gouging paths in the streets.
Hinata laughed, removing her arm form Miyuki's firm grip to look closer at a jeweller's stall.
"Kimi! Stay close!" Miyuki called, glancing over her shoulder at Hinata. Hinata smiled and nodded, but wasn't worried about loosing her. Miyuki was due in a week's time, and she was very pregnant, so subsequently could not move very fast, plus she was ill. Sakura was stuck to Miyuki like glue, and Kosuke in turn stayed very close.
"Come now Kimi, best not to stray from the group" Shira said, approaching her with Shino. Hinata smiled at them, her eyes gleaming with wonder.
Another thing about the mist, it kept the heat in, which made the high street very warm. Hinata had to take off her coat, it was almost tropical. She tied the coat round her waist, and began to fan herself as their group headed further down the street, which opened out onto a spectacular plaza, with a large fountain in the centre of it.
People and children milled into the water of the fountain, playing happily, and this is where Miyuki finally sat, on the low wall of the fountain dipping her legs into the cool water. Hinata splashed her face, but was desperate to see more stalls.
"Shino, Shira? Can we please go over there?" she said, excitement brimming over as she looked towards a very inviting smell that was wafting over.
They went over, and bought little bred rolls, shaped like a banana, which were slightly sticky, and hollow. They were called croissants. A white gleam caught Hinata's eye, and she drifted over to the next stall from the baker's, another jewellery stand. She looked down at the heavy looking necklace, with a white stone set into silver for a pendant. She gasped, suddenly reminded of her mother as she gazed at this necklace.
"Yes, that's a very pretty necklace, miss" a warm male voice said. Hinata looked up, to see a scarred man, with wavy brown hair, and shining green eyes looking at her.
"Y-yes, it's very beautiful" she said, looking at the necklace again.
"Uh huh, and I've never seen anyone who'd suit it at all, bar you right now. No one has the right complexion here. But you're very pale, are you from out of town?" the man queried in a harmless voice. Team Yamato had pre-decided they'd tell their story if anyone asked, and not act mysterious about it.
"Y-yes, I'm from Konoha, visiting relatives…" she said, smiling. The man quirked an eyebrow.
"Relatives…?" he asked, leaning closer to her. She nodded, and looked around nervously.
"We're not really supposed to say, but, we're related to the Amaya clan, do you know of them?" Hinata asked, feigning innocence. The man looked shocked, but the laughed.
"Yes, you wouldn't want any rouge ninja knowing that, but, people who work the stalls are usually trustworthy. What's your name?" he asked, and Hinata grinned at him.
"Aoko Kimi, pleased to meet you!" she said, bowing her head. The man smiled, and looked as if he was about to tell her his name, but someone from the other side of the stall called for him. He held up a finger, and moved to the other end of his stall to serve a customer.
Hinata sighed, and moved to look at the other wares, wondering it she could afford anything. Certainly not the necklace, but, perhaps matching earrings? She would love to get Hanabi something, something that reminded Hinata of their mother, so she could know too what she was like. Hinata sighed as she reached the end of his stall. And leaned closer to look at a lovely red and golden bracelet that reminded her of Kosuke.
Hinata suddenly straightened, and looked around, realising she was alone. She calmed though, as she saw Miyuki still at the fountain, laughing at Sakura. Hinata smiled, and moved forward to enter the crowd. I wonder if Kosuke will tell me off for wanderin-
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted as pain flared in the side of her head, a reeking hand forced over her mouth, and she was dragged backwards into the depths of an alleyway she had failed to notice.
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Shino looked around, about to ask Hinata what she thought of the croissant.
He couldn't see her.
She can't have gone far.
His heart stopped when he saw an abandoned half eaten croissant on the floor, trampled, and a man suddenly leap over his jewellery stand, look horrified into the depths of the alleyway, turn, and shout at the top of his lungs;
"AMAYA!"
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Kosuke whipped round when he'd heard the call, but stopped himself from reacting immediately; reminding himself he was off duty. He looked over and connected eyes with Shira, wondering if he should react. The fear in Shira's eyes made Kosuke's mind reel. He saw Shira's mouth twitch, then he mouthed one word.
Hinata.
Kosuke turned to Sakura, "Hinata's missing, stay here and look after Miyuki" he said, and jumped into the air, and over the crowd, shouting the Shira.
"S-49, protect Amaya mistress, and Do Not Move From Your Position! Take the Aoko boy with you!" he landed heavily, and looked at the jeweller. He just pointed into the alleyway, too shocked to speak.
Kosuke sprinted down the alley, but he had to stop. He wasn't on duty. And he couldn't arrest someone simply for a kidnapping. If everyone who kidnapped someone in Kirigakure was sent to jail, their jails would overflow. They needed a more serious offence. He slowed as he approached a corner. He went into stealth mode, and stole into the shadows, looking round the corner.
His stomach twisted in rage, and he had to forcefully stop himself from jumping out and killing everyone in sight. He saw Hinata's knife discarded on the floor, her shoulder slashed and bleeding, her eyes wide and frightened. Kosuke could feel her chakra peaking and being pushed down.
Even now, she was protecting her mission. There were two men, one had a knife to Hinata's throat, and a hand clamped over her mouth. He was hulking, disgusting looking with scars, and Kosuke could smell his unwashed filthy body from where he was standing. He was just a small time person; the other man was higher in the ranks.
The other man was obviously a ninja. He inspected Hinata like she was a piece of meat, or a cow to be sold.
"She looks foreign. They don't make them like that round here, I can assure you. Her…assets alone are probably three times the size of the midgets round here" he said, his voice gravelly, and his face leering, as he chuckled evilly to himself. Hinata let out a moan of despair, to which the ninja slapped her hard.
"She'll do, the boss will pay good money for her. Bring her" he said, and her took out rope, to which he bound Hinata's hands. Kosuke could feel her chakra begin to boil up, but, she gave out a small sob, and it dropped. Kosuke could feel her resolve fading away.
He didn't want to let her just be taken away, but, he couldn't not. If he intervened now, these men would simply be given a slap on the wrists, and be sent on their way. He needed a bigger charge, to get these bastards in jail, so he'd have to wait.
The Ninja forced some fabric into Hinata's mouth, and she tried to bite him, which made him punch her again. Then he bound her mouth tightly with fabric.
"Feisty, ain't she? They'll pay good money, right?" the first man said, and he followed the Ninja. The Ninja just shrugged, and then turned quickly, striking down the man, his blood spurting everywhere.
"To me, yes" he said, laughing, and then took off. Kosuke took a deep breath to steady his anger, and waited 5 minutes. He then sped after the man.
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Hinata looked up at the Ninja, who had dumped her onto some flimsy cushions. He was grinning at some men she couldn't see. There was a bright light right above her, and the rest of the room was shrouded in darkness and smoke. The smell of cigarettes weighed heavily in the air.
'Will be raped as soon as they look at you' the words of Asa resonated in her mind again, and she shivered in revulsion. If they did that in prison…She gave out a chocked sob, her sound muffled by the disgusting tasting fabric in her mouth. She was sure, for a moment back in the alley, that Kosuke was there, to save her. But when he didn't turn up, her resolve to fight collapsed.
She should be more like Naruto and fight. But she couldn't. She shouldn't be so weak, and she should stop failing her father. But she couldn't. She simply couldn't. She couldn't show any ninja powers. She could struggle, and fight, but when they had knives, and she had nothing, her will to even try fell through her grasp. She felt an ache in her chest as she remembered she'd lost her knife from Kosuke. Her shoulder and hand still stung from where that disgusting smelling man had slashed her. He was dead now though, his blood probably trickling over her knife.
"A fine specimen. Foreign, good body" came a silky, drunk sounding voice. "She will make a fine addition to our little party. A Celebration tonight of our plans for this country. Amaya will fall, I promise you. Here, your money, now go away" and with that a package was thrown at the Ninja, and he disappeared without a look back.
"Lights down fella's, I get the foreign one, and just enjoy yourselves. Y'know? We hardly ever get to enjoy ourselves anymore!" the silky voice said, and the light above Hinata suddenly flickered out of life, and it took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the low cadlelight. She looked around, bile threatening in her throat, as she saw girls in chains everywhere, and loads of drunk, sick looking men, all with the same leering look. Hinata looked up fearfully to this boss person, and Hinata tried to tune out the moans of the men, and the sobs of the women.
"Oh, you're young. Lucky me" he said, and Hinata tried to back away. He was tall, built like a tank, and he had his sword over his shoulder, which had dried blood on it. He had the same look as the others. He suddenly dropped to one knee, a hand going out, and roughly handling her chin, pulling her close. Her silky hair swung back. How silly it seemed now, for her to be so concerned about her hair, so long ago last night? How silly of her to react so violently to Kosuke's closeness, when this was actually happening to her. Her thoughts turned sadly to Neji and her father. What on earth would they think? And what would happen to Hanabi. Hinata took a sharp intake of breath and the man roughly grabbed her breast, and pulled her hair back so she lay back on the floor.
"Just relaaxxx. You should be honoured it's me. Some of the other guys like to slice their prey up a bit before, but, I don't, I like them all smooth, and dry…" he said, running a calloused hand over Hinata's stomach. She gave out an involuntary muffled cry and tears streamed from her eyes. Her body tightened, preparing for the inevitable onslaught.
"Oh, you're probably a virgin too. Never thought of that. This is going to hurt, Hime, but, I'll try to be gentle" he said, and used a knife to tear her pants away. Hinata's form racked in a sob, as the man ravaged her throat with his teeth and tongue, and forced her legs to open. She cried out desperately, trying to form words but unable. She screwed her eyes shut, tensing her muscles against him. She heard the man chuckle, and felt him thrust forward. She screamed as he entered her, but her sound was muffled, her eyes flying open, her muscles jerking involuntarily, the pain exploding up her. Her body twisted as she desperately tried to push away from him.
"Now, now behav-guh!" he was stopped mid sentance, and suddenly, Hinata couldn't feel him anywhere on herself anymore. She immediately curled into a ball, and screamed again into the fabric in her mouth, tears flooding down her face, not caring about anything, just half glad he wasn't near her.
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Kosuke watched in revulsion the entire exchange between men. He prowled silently in as the lights dimmed, and watch in horror as the man handled Hinata. His rage building, until he was forced to shut his eyes. He clawed at the carpet underneath him, to keep himself still, and very nearly reacted when the man said 'virgin', and his entire body coiled tight, ready to spring when her heard him slobber all over Hinata. When she screamed though, he could hold himself back no longer.
He jumped up, and roundhouse kicked the man in the face, and hit a pressure point, before using his speed to knock out, and round up every member of this horrific…rape-house. He was only pushed to work harder to capture these men when Hinata's muffled screams echoed hauntingly in his mind. He stopped when all the men had been knocked unconscious, and found the light. The 15 or so women scattered around the room, all barely half naked, and blinking, looks of gratitude all echoed in their faces towards him.
"Err, girls, you're okay now, I'll be calling ANBU here soon, so, collect whatever clothing you've got, and, yeah, you'll be taken to hospital…" he trailed off, his eyes glued to the floor, and he began to roughly move the men to where he had left the Ninja who delivered Hinata, after intercepting him on his way out this sick establishment.
He finally turned to Hinata's form, curled in the foetal position on the floor her arms still tied behind her, shivering and sobbing. A woman suddenly appeared next to him, looking down at Hinata. The woman had wrapped herself in a coat she had found.
"If you're close to her, you can try and talk to her, but, if not, try not to touch her. She'll be pretty scarred for a while" she said, shaking her head in pity for Hinata. Kosuke nodded, and approached her form. He winced when he saw purple bruises beginning to form on her neck, and blood was seeping across her legs from where she had been violated.
Kosuke looked away, as guilt began to claw at his insides. He quickly grabbed a blanket and threw it over her lower half, as her pants were now ruined. He knelt down, and put out a shaking hand, and touched her. Hinata jerked away violently, her cries starting again, her eyes screwed shut, and her legs curling up as close to her chest as she could make them. Kosuke was about to speak, but, instead, he cleared his throat, controlled his own shivering, and made his voice soft.
"Hinata…It's me, Kosuke. It's alright, you're safe now, please let me untie you…" he said, and she saw her visibly freeze, before opening her eyes. She looked at him, and nodded. He moved quickly in untying her, not being able to bear it. Once her arms were free, she reached up, removing the fabric from her mouth, spitting, and placing her hands on her face, before sobbing more. Kosuke, not sure what else he could do, stood, and went to the door. He raised his hand to his face, placed his fingers to his Lips, and gave a shrill whistle, unique to himself. He waited a few seconds, before two ANBU landed. His subordinates.
"You two, these men are to be arrested for the kidnapping, rape, and assault of 16 women, one of whom is an ally from Konoha, and are to be interrogated for illicit mutinous activities. The female's will need support, and taken to the hospital" he said with authority. He could feel the questions they were dying to ask, like, how had he stumbled across this? Why was he working when he wasn't actually on-duty? But, he waved them off, as they set to work.
He turned to see Hinata had sat up, and was looking at him. His insides tore themselves apart again. He dropped to his knees, unable to bear the weight of guilt. He could've spared her this. There was more than enough evidence with the first 15 women that he needn't have let it proceed longer that it did. He punched the ground, and ground his teeth together, growling in frustration as he held himself back from tearing the man who did this to her apart with his bare hands. He felt a light hand touch his head, and his head jerked up.
Hinata was actually looking at him with concern. His body shivered, his muscles clenched, and his insides turned in a knot, as he forced himself not to scream, shout, rampage, kill and hurt things. She looked at him, the blue colorant in her eyes faded now with all the crying, leaving her eyes an icy white. They x-rayed him, and his fists clenched and unclenched with his fury at himself. Just then the medics arrived, and he stood fluidly to greet them.
"Kosuke Amaya-san! Your mother, Miyuki-sama has gone into labour! It seems she began to exert herself, and the stress caused her waters to break. You must go quickly!"
So. There you go.
Goodbye to HeartBrokenHinata, WellITriedSoManyOptions, and Green Cat Claw.
Ilse.