Shizune nodded again, almost rolling her eyes in exasperation. Who didn't know of the boy? He was practically a Naruto clone well at he would be, and he'd pulled all and then some of the blond's most classic pranks. Although she was ashamed to admit it, her favorite technique was by far the Oiroke no Jutsu: Otoko no Ko Doushi no jutsu. She didn't find Sai or Sasuke all that attractive alone, but together... No. Now was not the time for this. She had more important things to worry about than whether or not she could get Naruto to imitate the jutsu for her whenever she pleased.
"Well, it turns out Hanabi- chan has a thing for him! Isn't that cute?" Shizune nodded her head unenthusiastically, forcing another grin onto her face. "She's just like me when I was her age! It's kind of funny that we both like the same kind of guys, don't you think?" "Uh, yeah, funny. Hey, Hinata -chan, actually " "What if we ended up having a double wedding? Hanabi -chan and Konohamaru- kun along with Naruto -kun and I!" The jounin winced. Fuck, she'd been trying to tell her before she said something sappy like that. As if noticing her downcast expression, Hinata placed an embarrassed hand over her mouth, her cheeks turning an annoyingly cute shade of red. "Oh! I'm sorry, Shizune-chan! I got a little carried away with my own wayward fantasies. Didn't you have something to tell me?" If she didn't know any better, she'd say that Hinata was doing this on purpose.
She heavily considered excusing herself right then and there to go home, but decided that nothing good could come of trying to hide the truth. She'd find out eventually, anyway; better to tell her now rather than later. "A actually, Hinata-chan, I'm...uh...well, you see, I'm sort of...pregnant." Shizune squinched her eyes shut in relief, glad that she'd said it before she chickened out. She lifted one eyelid to gage her friend's reaction, but was startled to see that the Hyuuga's face was completely void of emotion. It was as if someone had literally sucked out that little corner of the brain that told normal people to look shocked in these short of situations.
"You...oh my God! Shizune- chan, congratulations!" Hinata shrieked, hopping to her feet and scaring Shizune shitless. "When did you find out? How far along are you? I have to arrange a baby shower right away!" For a few seconds, the black- haired girl stared at the hysterical girl in absolute shock.
She was...cheering? Why? This was the complete opposite of what she'd been expecting. If anything, she expected Hinata to be screaming at her. How many girls would cheer when they just found out that their best friend was knocked up by Oh. Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. She'd forgotten to mention the part about Naruto being the one to impregnate her.
Yeah, that was pretty important. "Hinata- chan, please stop." The blue -haired girl glanced over her shoulder to look at Shizune in confusion. "What? Why?" As if realizing something, Hinata's eyes widened to the size of saucers, making the weapons mistress wonder if she'd finally figured it out.
"You're going to abort the baby?!" Okay, so she hadn't figured it out. Not that she expected her too, of course. Unfortunately, both girls had failed to realize that there was a third person listening in on their conversation. Said person had been casually walking towards the room, on her way to see if her dearest friend wanted to get some early afternoon training in.
Upon getting within five feet of the door, she'd heard an abundant amount of shrieking coming from inside. She couldn't catch most of what the shrieking person had said, but she'd the words 'baby' and 'shower' quite clearly Sakura decided to rely o nher other ninja skills to eavesdrop, standing against the door in a way that wouldn't look overly suspicious in case someone decided to walk by while still being able to hear what was going on quite clearly. The medic officer blinked in surprise when she recognized the voice of her coworker, Shizune. "Hinata chan...you might want to take a seat. This is really important, and I need you to understand." Still believing that her friend was going to get an abortion, the blue haired girl sat down on her bed in shocked silence, dumbly following the orders of the older girl.
Once she was certain that Hinata was properly seated, she continued. "I'm not getting an abortion." Relief visibly washed over her at the news, and she started to stand up once again. "Oh, Shizune- chan, you had me worr y" "Hinata. Sit down." Puzzled by her seriousness, the Hyuuga heir once again eased herself back down onto the bed.
It was unusual for Shizune to drop the chan suffix from her name, so it must be serious. Although she didn't know what the problem was, she was confident that she could help her best friend get through it; no matter what the circumstances. Outside, Sakura was furious. Who dared defile her friend; and get her pregnant, no less! It had to be that bastard, Sai. He always did seem like the raping type, what with his fake smile and constant talk about penises. It wouldn't surprise her in the least if it was that emotionless son of a bitch! Still, she decided to make sure before he took action; no sense wasting energy beating up the wrong guy, although he'd like to kick Sai's creepy ass anyway.
Shizune took a deep breath, briefly closing her eyes as she scrounged up the courage necessary to continue. When she'd first gotten knocked up, she hadn't even considered what Hinata's reaction would be. She'd only been worried about herself and kicking Naruto's ass; nothing more, nothing less.
Why couldn't it be like that again? Why must life fuck with her every chance it got? She gripped the scroll in her pocket, feeling a bit of comfort from knowing that her collection of shields was locked away inside. If worse came to worse, she could summon her entire collection and make a clean getaway. She glanced out of the corners of her eyes to make sure she had a clear escape route (and a backup route, just in case one was cut off) before taking another deep breath and continuing.
"Hinata. The father of my baby is...Naruto." Shizune sat on pins and needles, looking for any kind of sign that she should hightail it out of there. However, the girl sitting on the bed only looked at her with a blank expression. Her eyes were dazed and unfocused, and her arms hung limp at her sides. The sudden sound of giggling reached the older girl's ears, immediately setting her on edge. Out of all the reactions she'd pictured in her mind, she didn't think that Hinata would laugh.
"Oh, I get it! You're joking with me! I know you'd never betray me by doing something like this! You're my best friend, and one of the few people I trust wholeheartedly! You almost got me with that one!" The girl's laughter increased in volume, causing Shizune to scoot closer to the edge of the bed. Oh shit. The bitch was crazy. "Uh, Hinata- chan? Are...are you okay? You " "Of course I'm okay! You know how much Naruto- kun means to me. You wouldn't do something like that; right? You're my best friend, right?"
Shizune slowly nodded her head, a sad frown on her face. "Its...it's true that I wouldn't normally do something like this, but we were drinking, and we started competing, then one thing led to another and " "What are you talking about Shizune chan? Stop making this shit up! You wouldn't do this to me. You're my best friend!" By now, tears were running in torrents down the pale-eyed girl's cheeks, splashing against the clenched fists resting in her lap.
"You're my best friend! Best friends don't this to each other, right? Right?" "You're right, but...it was an accident! We we're not even dating or anything like that! I don't even like the guy! I mean, he's staying at my place right now to help me out, but it's..." Fuck.
She probably shouldn't have mentioned that part. Fingering the scroll in her pocket, the medic quickly got to her feet, putting a sizable amount of distance between them. She'd seen this before; numerous times. It happened all the time on missions, where clients or the family of clients were unable to accept that a loved one had died. While she was used to dealing with the reactions of normal civilians, dealing with Hinata -chan was totally different.
She could kill her if she got hysterical enough, and quite honestly, she had no intentions of dying anytime soon. Things outside the door weren't much better. Sakura's face was frozen in shock. Out of all the people she'd thought of, Naruto literally hadn't even crossed her mind. Her eyes narrowing in anger, he sharply turned in the opposite direction, heading full speed towards the entrance of the mansion. She set about the tedious task of searching out his other friend Ino Yamanka.
Partly because she deserved to be one of the first to know, but mostly because she'd need someone to hold she back in case he started to go too far. Naruto would regret the day she even looked at Shizune. Oh, would he regret it. Had he stayed to listen just a few seconds longer, she would have heard the scream of outrage that poured from Hinata's throat, and the accompanied shriek of fear that erupted from Shizune's. Her Byakugan blazing, the Hyuuga literally flew from the bed with a palm outstretched, killing intent flowing through her veins and light blue chakra swirling around her body.
Thinking quickly she flipped backwards onto her hands, in the process kicking her former best friend's hand into the air. After lowering herself to her feet, she quicky dodge. Just in time, too, as Hinata's other hand connected quite solidly with the wall with enough force to put a small dent in it. "Hinata -chan! Calm down! I'm sorry!"
Shizune yelled, edging towards the window. Seeing where she was going, the Hyuuga heir was quick to cut her off, lunging for a third attack. This time, the blow glanced Shizune's bicep, causing the older girl to drop the shield to the ground. The thing was far too heavy to carry with only one arm; and that was one of the smaller ones. "Please, Hinata -chan, it was an accident!
You know I'd never do this on purpose!" Unfortunately, the smaller girl refused to listen to reason, and was already preparing her next attack. "I'll kill you! I'll fucking kill you and that little shit inside of you!" Hinata screamed, pumping as much chakra as humanly possible into her hand. When she was certain she had enough to deal the final blow, she ran forward with the intent to kill.
Luckily for Shizune, a swarm of guards burst through the door, forming a protective barrier in front of her. All five of the men simultaneously aimed towards her hand, and with a loud bang, they successfully cancelled out her attack. Soon after, three of the men grabbed and restrained her to prevent her from doing further damage. "Hinata -sama, please calm down!" one of the guards yelled, struggling to maintain a grip on the viciously fighting girl's arm.
"Let me go! I'll kill you, bitch! You fucking backstabbing bitch! I'll fucking slit your throat!" A pang of pain pulsed through Shizune at her words, and she suddenly felt too weak to stand. She knew that this was a bad idea from the start; however, she didn't regret it. She couldn't. It was better to tell her now than let her find out from someone else.
However, that didn't make it hurt any less. "H -Hinata-e chan, I..." "Shut up! Shut the fuck up! I'll fucking stab you in your fat slutty stomach! You " At that moment, one of the guards had the decency to knock the girl out with a well-placed chop to the back of her neck. She collapsed into their arms shortly after, her face still furrowed in anger. "T -thank you..." she mumbled, still staring at her former friend in awe. She didn't even think Hinata knew those words! The familiar feeling of someone watching her permeated her senses, and she turned to see a wide eyed Hanabi staring at the scene with no small amount of shock.
The girl's fingers were clenched roughly around the doorknob, and her eyes were wide with fear. "Hanabi -chan..." "Get out," Hanabi said, her voice coming out as more of a whimper than anything.
Shizune stared at the girl for a few seconds, unable to believe what she was hearing. First Hinata, and now Hanabi?! "Get out!" This time, the girl screamed louder than anyone had ever heard her scream before, her face a light pink with exertion and anger.
Fat tears rolled down her cheeks, but despite this, she still managed to shoot the jounin a murderous glare. Her head falling, Shizune slowly got to her feet and walked towards the open window, figuring it to be the quickest (and safest) way out of the compound. She glanced back at them one more time with a face full of pain and sorrow. "I'm sorry..." With that, she disappeared through the window, never looking back even once as she ran towards home. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Arranging his fingers into the familiar cross sign that he used far too often, Uzumaki Naruto called forth enough chakra to produce twenty clones of himself, all of them surrounding him in a perfect circle. Each of them held a freshly sharpened kitana in their hands, and each of them were focused on the blond who was holding his gunbai standing in the direct center of the group.