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Rebirth

Chapter 10: Purgatory Pt 3

What had just happened? Hinata slowly sat on the ground and looked dumbfoundedly at the night sky. She massaged her swollen ankle and concentrated deep in thought of what she had just witnessed.

Hina is Itachi's soon to be wife-or wife already since she is his concubine. Shisui looked like the dead man that had no eyes and had been following her previously, Hinata had recognized some people who also lived in the Uchiha compound who had been her ghosts as well. Everything in this house is tense, the nobles, the slaves, heck even the walls are vibrating off the tenseness of this household. This was worser than home with her father, Hinata thought.

So the bride was having an affair. And thats why Itachi killed everyone? But that just doesn't make any sense and it doesn't add up. Nothing makes any sense anymore.

Hinata adjusted the way she sat. It was chilly outside but she didn't want to go back to the manor. She just wanted to stay in the woods and not face what was to come tomorrow. She continued looking up at the stars as tears started pooling in her eyes. She knew she was far from home, but the sky still looks the same.

"Hey servant girl," she looked at the small silouette that came across her way, "How long have you been sitting out here?" She could barely see his face but she knew it was Sasuke from his voice.

"I-I have to b-bring you ba-ack for supper," Hinata replied timidly, even a child like this was a bit scary. A little Sasuke Uchiha. Who would have thought that centuries ago there was a duplicate of Sasuke in every way shape and form.

"Tsk. I am not going to eat supper with that woman who eats there too," Sasuke walked around the large tree that Hinata was hidden behind and then sat on the other side, "She's vile and a cunt." Huh. She guessed every century had their year of popular swear words, "How is that you look just like big brother's concubine?" Hinata could hear him moving closer towards her from the rustling of the grass and leaves. "Who are you?"

"M-my name is H-Hinata," it was getting cooler outside and she struggled to cover her legs and feet with her komono, "I'm from somewhere very far away and I just got lost," She played with the grass she was sitting next to.

"How are other lands different from Konoha?" She could tell the boy was moving closer to her.

"W-well," she started, "I'm from some place almost like this too, but the water is much more polluted a-and the air we breath is also being polluted."

"By what?" The little Uchiha asked and she could tell he was starting to get more comfortable with her.

"By human-made products," Hinata paused and decided she shouldn't go much further, "Don't you want to go inside? It's getting colder and darker, everyone is expecting you." Silence from the other side and she pondered if Sasuke had fallen asleep, "Besides, how do you know about swear words? They're bad for children your age," she scolded while thinking of her missing pants and shirt she had worn before ending up in a place like this. The servants probably threw it away along with her water-drenched phone.

"I'm not going to listen to you, no one can tell me what to do," he simply said nonchalantly and Hinata chuckled a little, "It's not funny."

"No, it's not," she gazed longingly at the moon and the stars above them, and wondered if Hanabi's health had gotten better, "You're a lot like my younger sister though... It makes me miss her," she sat quietly for a couple more minutes and thought maybe the little Uchiha had fallen asleep. Hinata massaged her ankle again and figured it would be good enough to put pressure on it. "How long have we been outside?" She asked herself as she crept and felt around the tree to find Sasuke, perhaps the other Uchihas are looking for them, and they're going to wring her neck since she hadn't done what they told her to and find the heir, well he found her. Hinata's stomach growled as she sat next to the boy, maybe it was wrong of her to think of running away earlier.

"What are you doing?" A soft deep voice said from behind her as she clutched onto the sleeping boy's hand. If they decide to take her to torture her now then they'll have to take Sasuke as well. That was a cruel thought, she fumed. Using a boy against a man. "I asked: what are you doing?" Now his voice was more demanding and she recognized him and wished she had just ditched Sasuke and left while she could. Slowly turning her head towards the man and adjusted her eyes to the lightly dimmed lantern, she locked eye contact with him.

For a split second she wondered if this was how the servants at the Hyuga estates felt like as well. Useless, awkward and depressed. Working for someone who looks down upon you like dirt. She thought about her grandma, how nice and kind she was. She fulheartedly loved everyone who stepped foot into the compound. Maybe she should have learned from her mother-like grandmother and had at least conversed with many of the shy and quiet servants.

"I-I-I w-was..." She took a couple seconds to recompose herself, "I was s-simply trying to fetch him to s-supper," she gulped as he took vigorously long strides and strolled towards them, he set the lantern next to her and took a look at his brother.

"I saw," he glanced at her for a short second. "You can let go of his hand," he stated blandly and she whispered a shy apology while looking upon Itachi's features. The bags underneath his eyes looked to have gotten saggier and deeper. His eyes, she noticed, they looked so... Sad, miserable and unjust.

"Your soul is broken," she whispered without knowing she had said that out loud.

"Pardon?" A brow raised and onyx eyes stared into her white ones. The Hyuga's hands clasped over her mouth realizing she had probably just offended him, her face reddened and she scooted a little away from the Uchiha brothers. He could kill her! Right now! "Don't worry," he simply stated and swiftly carried his brother in his arms. "Can you walk?" She meekly nodded and stood slowly to follow his path, "Please bring the lantern," Hinata's mouth formed an "oh" and quickly grabbed it so he could see his way back.

Just a couple steps into the journey and the walk was already awkward between them, so Hinata let the thoughts of his wife's unfaithfullness run in her mind. He looked so sad from the last time she had seen him at the Nanako River, then he looked so rough and tough... But now it's like he's a completely different man. Does he know about Hina cheating on him with that one guy? Does Sasuke know, is that why Sasuke venomously loathes her so much? So many questions ring in her mind.

"I asked you what your name was," the man had stopped and now he was right in front of her. Had she been daydreaming this whole time? She finally let it sunk in and held her head in exasperation.

"M-my name is Hinata," he didn't budge and she looked awkwardly to her left, which was nothing but trees. They stood for a couple more seconds and her gaze went back to his, she noticed how physically taller he was compared to her, the top of her head reached his nose. He was a bit thin to say the least, but muscular.

"I mean your surname," Itachi stated and she could see that she had no way out of this, he wasn't going to move until he got what he wanted. What did he want? She scared herself a little, what if he was going to touch her like what had happened behind that little door back at the inn. No, he wouldn't do that. He's a noble, and he's got a wife.

"H-Hyuga Hinata is my name," she tried her best not to stutter and shy away from this menacing man, she could feel the pressure emanating off his body and onto hers. He was standing so close to her with Sasuke in his arms, she thought maybe his face would crash into hers. But to her surprise, he simply turned around and continued walking down the path in the woods.

Hinata finally breathed again and almost dropped the lantern, she was glad he's walking now, and she'll be sure to keep her distance from him.

"Thank you," she heard him mutter and her head snapped up to look at his back, "I appreciate that you had a small talk with my brother, usually everyone's too busy to even notice that he's around."

She was surprised again! She couldn't believe someone this well-mannered could kill his whole clan. Hinata looked at the crescent shaped red and white fan on his back, this guy's completely weird off the charts but after this side of him that she's seen tonight, he's just a person. Maybe it was wrong of her to judge and believe the legends and the ghosts, all she sees now is a man who truly cares for his sibling. And she can relate to that. She's just a woman who truly cares for her sibling too. Her Hanabi.

It was a cold dewy morning and Hinata awoke early with Yukino to wipe the floors and set up the table for breakfast. Today the Daimyo was supposed to visit his daughter and converse with the Uchiha elders about the future of Konohagakure. Hinata was a bit worried, what if the Uchiha massacre is today? It can be any day! "Stop fooling around Hinata-san, we need to hurry up or Uchiha-sama would get angry with us," Hinata bowed her head and continued on cleaning the wooden floors with her rag. Yukino in a way was like a mother to all the other servants, and from what others had said, Yukino had also been the longest here to stay, taking care of Fugaku since he was a child, Hinata smiled a little. Yukino reminds her of grandma, and it made her feel a little warm on the inside. At least there was one thing to look forward to and it was Yukino's wisdom and kindness, "Did you hear me? Hurry," the old woman hissed. Well, not really kindness but everyone here is a brute up the butt.

Walking down the clean wooden floors, Hinata decided since her job was done until the Daimyo arrived, she would go find the Nanako River then. She walked down the trail Itachi and her had walked on last night and looked at the leaves carelessly flying by her in the wind. Suddenly, she heard a loud scream to her left followed by a plea. Hinata paused midstep and wondered if she should go look, no! She should go back to the compound, but why go back when staying here forever is like being dead already.

Fuck this!

Hinata made her way into the woods towards the hushed voices, trying not to get poked by branches in her simple black kimono. She scrunched her nose as another muffled scream arose and hurridly scrambled to get to wherever this hurt person was. Ahead of her she could hear water and see a couple figures clad in dark clothing like her.

"Please, I know we've all done wrong but just don't hurt her, she's innocent," she recognized this voice, it belonged to the man with the empty eye sockets. As she got closer, she ducked and hid behind a bush, "Please," he continued on begging while the girl-Hina sat by his side and tended to his face. There was blood on the ground as well on all of them.

"Itachi-sama stop!" She yelped as he grabbed her arm and pulled her aside, Hinata was a bit amazed, she looked and sounded exactly like her-except the hair and eye difference. She saw the man put a finger up to her lips to make her shh'ed. Itachi made his way to Shisui and stabbed him with his sword through the neck, then throwing him into the river as Hina cried. The man walked slowly and grabbed his best friend's eye balls and threw them into the water as well. "You're insane!" She yelled as he was walking away from him. Hinata covered her mouth as she witnessed murder.

"Stop!" Hinata screamed as she herself didn't know what she was getting into, Itachi plunged his sword into Hina then laid her softly on the ground. His head swiftly turning her direction and he made his way towards her. She could see tears streaming down his face as he clutched his bloody hands around her neck.

This can't be happening! No! No! She can't die like this, not here, not now. She can't leave Hanabi. Not everyone else. Hinata's face started feeling hot and her vision turned slightly red. A tear squeezed out of her eye as she wheezed for more air. She tried clawing and scratching Itachi's strong arms.

Gasping for air Hinata started to become limp. From the corner of her eye she could see another shadow coming out.

He let her go, and the tears couldn't stop coming from her eyes as well, she was scared. Itachi then threw Hinata into the cold water of the Nanako River. She couldn't swim, she couldn't breath, she felt like she was being dragged down deeper and deeper.

Why? She asked, then slowly lost conscious.

"Hey! She's awake!" Someone called, "Thank god!" Another person could be heard. Hinata slowly opened her eyes to see Sakura above her, adjusting her eyes to the bright light.

"You were drowning," she said, "But luckily I came by fast enough to save you, what were you thinking?" The pinkette furrowed her brows while others from the cast surrounded them. Slowly Sakura helped the Hyuga sit up, Kiba bent down and had said some words of encouragement as well with his hand on her shoulder. Naruto as well said something to her, but she didn't listen. She didn't hear any of them. As Kiba helped her up and headed back for the hotel with her leaning on his side with Shino on the other side as well, he whispered something into her ear.

But all that was on Hinata's mind was: why didn't Itachi Uchiha kill her.