The Aburames, the Hidden Secret

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but Shira and Shinju Aburame are of my creation.

Hiei and Shino: You may go ahead and translate the stories but you must credit my work. I was originally going to post the whole story in Portuguese but I don't have the time. I do have the second chapter available and I will email it to you ASAP.

Oh by the way, since they're twelve, Hanabi's actually seven so if you read Hanabi's Suspecting Something, ignore the part when she says she's ten. I was originally going to put them in post time skip because of Sasuke's crap and stuff.

The real Shino still bound up in Obito's room fumbled around the ropes. Shinju, as an Aburame himself, knew ordinary rope could be bit through by the kikai bugs. So he used a special bug laced with poison, while not exactly fatal to humans, can kill bugs. So for the past several hours, the bug weilder was trying to find a way out without harming his kikai bugs. The rope was too tight to twist out of and walking with the chair was out of the question: his sandals were tied with the same special rope tightly and stuck together.

"That bastard knows my weaknesses." He muttered and looked around for a sharp knife or anything sharp at all to cut him out. It was pitch black and hopeless as it got darker. He heard squeals from his bugs and was lucky his jacket covered most of his skin; contact with the rope would've been fatal for the kikaichu.

He had also tried yelling for Sasuke but there was no reply. It worried him much that Shinju had already killed him. He was strong as Itachi and not even Sasuke could beat him.

He stopped struggling and allowed his worn body to relax. There was no hope left. He would eventually starve and die and nobody would ever find his corpse.

Aside from his thoughts, Shino wondered what went wrong…

Flashback-6 years ago

"Oh!" A six year old Shino had just come back from his Academy Welcome Ceremony. His bugs were excited and were buzzing around him and he was laughing. A ten year old stood in the background looking smug.

"Get use to it, Shino!" He said in a matter-of-factly tone. "You may feel like you have the attention since you turned four but when I'm clan leader, it'll be different!"

"Shinju, stop putting him down his glory!" Shira scolded her eldest son. She put down the rag she was using to scrub the house. "What makes you think you'll be the clan leader?"

Shinju smiled triumphantly as Shino stopped giggling and looked at him, a new pair of shiny sunglasses adorning his eyes. "Well, I'm the oldest after all making me the only one perfect for the job!"

Shira's smile faded. "That's right sweetheart." She picked up Shino and cuddled him. "You are but…" She trailed off.

"But what, Mother?" Shinju suddenly became concern. "What's wrong?"

Shira ruffled Shino's hair and hoisted him up. He was getting too big for this now. Her face grew sadder. "I don't know if you can be heir. I can't quite say…you must talk with your Father, honey." She set Shino down and patted him.

"Mother, can I be heir?" He asked, suddenly interested. Shinju smirked.

"You're not the oldest, dimwit!" That got Shinju a glare from Shira. "Sorry, Mother."

Shira kneeled down so she was with Shino's eye level. "I don't know but I'm pretty sure you have a chance to be heir."

"Okay, Mother." Shino hugged his Mother and ran off.

At dinner, Shinju decided to talk with his Father. Shibi had returned from a day of work and mini missions from the Hokage.

"Dear, you're home." Shira kissed Shibi, much to the disgust of Shinju and Shino. She ignored her children's faces and helped set the table while another Aburame family member sat Shino in his booster seat.

"So, how was your day, sweetheart?" Shira started the conversation after dinner was served.

Shibi chuckled. "Oh, it was fine. Got into another argument with that Hyuuga Hiashi guy."

"Shibi!" His wife was alarmed. "I don't want to hear more of this Hyuuga Hiashi business again!"

Shibi took a bite. "Sorry, Shira but that stick up his ass ("Not in front of the kids!") started it. Now I don't mind his brother Hizashi," He smiled and took another bite before continuing. ", but it's a shame he's dead. He has a pretty cute kid name Neji who's already mastered the Byukagan at seven years old!"

"Bah, if I were a Hyuuga, I would've gotten it by the time I was two!" Shinju bragged.

"Now you don't know that, Shinju. Byukagan is a very difficult bloodline technique." Shira reminded him.

"Not quite as unique as our kikai bugs but very special to the clan. That poor daughter of that Hiashi, Hinata, I think, hasn't quite got it yet and that cruel man always talks down about her! Man, I just want to-,"

"Not with Shinju and Shino present." Shira warned.

"Right then." Shibi patted Shino's back.

"Father, can I ask you something?" Shinju asked as he cleaned off his plate. Shibi nodded.

"What about, bratty son?" Shibi took the last bite of his food. He liked teasing his sons.

"Am I going to be heir?" Shibi spat out his food. He looked at Shira who only shook her head.

"Um, son, I think we need to talk about this in the living room." He said rather quietly.

After dinner, the two Aburame men sat down, bugs buzzing around and flying about. Shibi cleared some of his things he set down so they both could sit comfortably

"Can I be heir?" Shinju asked excitedly.

Shibi's face fell. "Even though you are the oldest and quite remarkable for your age," He stopped and looked at him with a somber face. ", you can't be heir."

"Why, not?" Shinju demanded, getting a little upset.

Shibi sighed, teepeeing thoughts pushed away. "You're not a true Aburame, son."

There was silence.

"What do you mean?" Shinju started to get upset. "I have the kikai bugs and everything!"

"Yes, but that's not it. My brat son, you've been deceived."

Shinju blinked. "Nani?"

"You were not born legitimately but out off wedlock." It was very painful to explain. "Your mother got pregnant and had you before we got married. By Aburame law, only the legitimate, oldest child may be clan heir and future clan leader. I'm sorry, son."

Another silence. Then, Shinju started laughing.

"Ha, ha, you're so funny, Father!" Shinju laughed. Shibi didn't laugh back.

"I'm not lying son." He said sadly. "Why do you think we didn't enroll you in the Academy or let you outside very often?"

"Mother told me I was too special and sacred to be exposed outside?" Shinju said proudly. His father shook his head. He was too old to be told such ridiculous lies.

"No, Shinju, we, your mother and I, were too ashamed to let anybody know we had an illegitimate son at the time. We asked the Hokage to burn your birth records so that nobody would know about you. It's a big mistake now that we regret."

"And Shino?" Shinju's voice was sour.

"Legitimate." Uttered Shibi in a shamed voice.

There was yet another silence.

"It's not fair…" He mumbled. "I'm cooped up inside ashamed by his parents and nonexistent while Shino gets to be the future clan leader!"

"Shinju, your mother and I love you."

Shinju got up. "If you loved me, then you would've waited until after you were married to conceive me!"

Shibi was thrown back by his son's retort. "Now, you stop that Shinju…"

"Or what?" Shinju challenged.

"…" Shibi was speechless.

"I thought so." He sneered. "Everything I ever dreamed for, becoming clan leader, is ruined simply because you just couldn't wait to do Mother-,"

"Silence, bratty son!" He raised his voice slightly.

Shinju stopped and got up, and faced his Father. A sinister look came to his face.

"YOU will be the one silenced!"

"Shinju, go to your room!" Shira came in after hearing the commotion. "You will not talk to you Father like that! Don't wake up, Shino!"

"Oh, right, don't want to wake up your precious clan heir, don't you?" He snarled sarcastically.

"You will talk with respect to your Mother." Shibi commanded. "Now listen to her and go to your room!"

"Fine, but both of you will be sorry!" He stomped out of the room. He whirled around and spat, "You and Shino!"

"Oh, kami." Shibi muttered. "This won't end well.

Shinju stormed through his room pulled out a bag and filled it with some things. He did so very loudly, ignoring his Mother's wish that he not wake up Shino. Of course, he didn't care. It wasn't fair that he couldn't be the Aburame Clan Heir because he wasn't 'legitimate' like Shino was. Oh, how he now despised that name! In his anger, he didn't notice a bug flying in and a small child waddling in with a stuffed animal that looked like a beetle.

"Shinju?"

He turned to see his little brother at the doorway, kikai bugs buzzing quietly. He glared at him and set his packed bag down. "What is it?"

"Where are you going, niisan?" Shino walked into the room. "What's wrong?"

Shino's response was a shrill laugh. "Anywhere but this scum of a place I formerly called a home!"

Shino gasped. "But, Shinju, what about Mother and Father--,"

"Mother and Father don't give a damn about me." He scoffed, not caring about his language in front of Shino. "You shouldn't either, after all, they love you more."

Shino clutched his beetle and whimpered, "Mother and Father love you." He choked and tears came out under his sunglasses. "I love you! Don't go niisan!"

Shinju took his bag and opened the window. A breeze swept through the room. Loose papers flew about. Shinju's bugs got excited.

"You are so naïve, Shino." He tossed his bag out the window. "I'm leaving now and there is nothing you can do to stop me. If you were smart like that Neji prodigy kid, you would leave with me or at least, after me and leave this rathole for good."

"Shinju, don't!" Shino couldn't help but sob as the waterworks turned on. He was clutching his beetle so tight that the stuffing was going to burst. "You're an Aburame-,"

"Don't say that name." Shinju hissed. "I am NOT an Aburame! I never will be! I'm leaving now; like I said, if you were smart…"

Shinju leaped out of the bedroom window and that was the last time Shino saw him.

"Shinju!" Shino cried but only a breeze of wind ruffling his hair came out the window. He sniffed and totted back to his room. "If I was smart…"

Shibi and Shira woke up alarmed. The kikai bugs had told them of Shinju's disappearance.

"They were right, he is gone." Shibi commented as he reached Shinju's room. "I should've stopped him."

"Oh my gosh, Shino's missing too!" came Shira's shrill cry.

She had entered his room only to see an empty bed and a note written in very messily as if in a hurry.

Mother and Father,

I'm doing this because I'm smart.

Love,

Shino

"What could this mean?" Shira whispered to herself as she cradled the note. Shibi walked in with a look of plain distress.

"My bugs couldn't trace a scent or any chakra from him. The window was open and I highly suspect he ran away and took Shino with him." Shibi said collapsing on Shino's toddler bed. Shinju was a lot smarter than he thought. "That or that bastard Hiashi kidnapped my kids because of that bug infestation…"

Shira smacked her husband. "Shibi! Not right now!" She shook her head and collapsed onto the bed next to him. "I don't know what it could be. I just want Shinju and Shino home. We must tell the Hokage."

Shibi shot up. "How are we going to cover up for Shinju's part when ANBU comes in to investigate?"

Shira sighed. "The Hokage already knows so it's the press we should be worrying about. We don't release any names or say much of it, just a mysterious disappearance."

"I hope you're right, Shira."

"I was stupid." Shino mumbled, giving up completely and leaning back. He came crashing down onto the wood floor and his glasses flew into air, landing on Obito's desk.

'I guess if anybody finds me at the verge of dying, they'll at least see my eyes.' He thought to himself, closing his eyes and letting himself sleep. Thoughts of Hinata entered his mind and he worried for his safety. Shinju somehow knew of his 'infatuation', as he called it, with her.

'No.' He thought to himself. He did not love Hyuuga Hinata like that. They were just…acquaintances and nothing more. Sure, he thought of the Hyuuga heiress quite a lot, but it meant nothing. Still, he prayed that Shinju didn't lay a finger on her. It was his fault that she was involved in the first place.

"Hinata," Shino said softly in his uncomfortable sleep. "Please be safe."

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Second A/N: It has come to me after watching some episodes of the Uchiha brothers, that niisan meant brother. So, here I am, foolishly letting Hinata call her cousin, brother. Oh, well, Neji loves and her all that crap as revealed in 'Radiant' so I guess that can be an excuse. Oh and the excuse for not knowing about Shinju is a bit lame…