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Chapter 9: stop touching me.
Kiba and Shino were going to kill each other. Both were forced to share a bed. They had shared a tent before many of times but now it was a bed, without Hinata. Now for some people this would not be a big deal, but Shino and Kiba were not some people, they were far from some people. At first they had laid there in silence, both unmoving. Akamaru had opted to sleep with Hinata to ensure her safety and he really didn't want to sleep with the boys. Because he wanted sleep, and around 30 minutes later it happened.
"you're on my side." Kiba hissed. Shino frowned and rolled over on his back, making sure that his hand connected hard with Kiba's face. "Ow!" Kiba hissed, his eyes reflecting in the dark.
"if you are going to be annoying sleep on the floor, that's where a dog belongs." Shino hissed back. Kiba kicked Shino hard on the thigh.
"No one likes a bed bug, you sleep on the floor." Shino kicked Kiba back.
"dog." Shino whispered. Kiba took his pillow and smacked Shino hard on the face.
"Bug." Shino grabbed his pillow striking Kiba back in the face.
That was how the pillow fight at two in the morning started. Akamaru yawned opening one eye, he had decided that if he really wanted to sleep then he would have to stay with Hinata who was scratching behind his ears in her sleep. Akamaru was happy, sure he had a tough week but this made up for it. Akamaru looked at Hinata, she was sleeping peacefully, he nuzzled her chin. Closing his eyes he went back to sleep.
In the living room, the boys had settled down when the light to Kurenai's bedroom turned on. They had stopped in mid blow and waited, the light went off and the two boys laid down again. Kiba looked at Shino and snickered.
"you're pajamas, are so gay." Shino frowned, Hinata had gotten him these. He treasured them even if they had hello kitty with a little butterfly, Hinata had thought about him when she bought the set.
"you are wearing short, shorts Kiba, and is that a butterfly on your shirt." Shino asked Kiba.
"it's a manly dragonfly, and Hinata said these pajamas look cute on me." Shino snorted.
"she obviously lied." Kiba's eye twitched. "since you are the one who looks, unmanly."
"you're unmanly." Kiba countered crossing his arms.
"you are in denial." Shino responded.
"whatever." Kiba told him shifting on the bed to get comfortable.
"do you think Neji cried?" Kiba asked Shino once he found a comfy spot on his side.
"perhaps, his teammates will not be pleased." Shino told him.
"we can give them some of the happy pills Hinata has." Shino smiled that did sound like a plan.
"perhaps, but lee is happy enough." Kiba smirked.
"remember that time we were stuck with them on that two week mission." Kiba asked.
Shino nodded. "they were not happy when we set the traps for them."
"their faces when they landed in the mud puddle, ha it was hilarious." Kiba could suppress the little laugh in his tone. "we were in so much trouble."
Shino looked at Kiba. "we were able to get off with merely a warning once Hinata decided to plead our case to Gai and the Hokeage."
Kiba nodded. "No one can deny our teammate."
Shino nodded. "she has saved us numerous times." Shino told Kiba returning to staring at the ceiling.
"when did you start liking her?" Kiba asked Shino.
"when I was seven." Shino told him. Kiba whistled. "what are the plans for tomorrow I do not want Hinata to be bored."
"well ask her when she wakes up." Kiba decided yawning. Shino nodded.
It was silent for awhile, maybe an hour.
"you're on my side Shino, stop touching me." Kiba hissed.
"I have not moved, it is you who is getting on my side and touching me." Shino hissed back.
"am not." Kiba hissed as he moved to the very edge of his side.
"childish brat." Shino hissed, laying unmoving. Kiba rolled his eyes.
"obsessive stalker." Kiba replied. Shino rolled his eyes.
Silence returned to the living room.
Kurenai opened her eyes when her alarm went off. She was surprised that there was silence in her apartment. She sighed knowing that she might as well check up on them, so she did. Kiba was sprawled out on the bed and Shino was no where to be found. Kurenai frowned going over to Hinata's bedroom, there was Hinata, curled on her stomach was Akamaru, to her good side was Shino. Fast asleep, with Hinata using his arm as a pillow. Kurenai wanted to take a picture instead she cleared her throat. Walking over to the side of the bed that Shino was on.
"Shino." Kurenai whispered.
"I'm not touching your side, Kiba." Shino whispered .
Kurenai raised an eyebrow. "Shino, wakeup the sun is up." Shino opened his eyes and looked at Kurenai. He frowned carefully leaving Hinata's side. "come on you can help me make breakfast." Shino nodded following Kurenai out of the bedroom.
Kiba was having a good dream, a really good dream. Hinata was kissing him, he had her pinned on the floor. Her hands tangled in his hair, as he teased her. She arched against him letting him know that she needed him. Reluctantly his lips left hers, "Hinata." he whispered. "tell me what you want."
She looked at him and licked her lips, "I want you." she whispered, he stared at her and smiled.
"to do what Hinata?" she pouted. "tell me."
"to stop touching my pillow." he blinked, he was suddenly wet and alone in his dream.
He opened his eyes to find Shino staring at him, a glass of water in his hand. "you were molesting my pillow." Kiba blinked and looked, he had been grinding against Shino's pillow. He blushed.
"is that what you two do when you're in bed? Hump each other pillows." Hinata asked innocently. Kiba didn't want to see Hinata staring at him. From her smell he could tell that she was sitting on the bed not even a foot away from him. He was praying that she hadn't been watching him grind himself against a pillow. That was just to embarrassing for him.
"no, that is a trait that is solely Kiba's." Shino told her. Hinata nodded.
"what where you dreaming about?" Hinata asked Kiba, who said nothing. He was now hiding under the covers.
"he was mumbling about wanting to be instructed on what to do." Shino told Hinata. Kiba could feel his face redden in embarrassment.
It could not get any worse but then again Kurenai was there to make sure should it would. "leave him alone Shino, he's at that age where he can't control himself, I'm sure you've had an erotic dream too." Kiba wanted to die right then and there.
"I did not try to relive my urges on a pillow." Shino told Kurenai. "I had no need to."
Akamaru barked at Shino, who merely placed the glass beside Kiba and walked over to Hinata.
"after you have cleaned up Kiba, you may join us for breakfast. Is that not right Hinata." he asked before lifting her into his arms. She only nodded. Kurenai smiled at her team, then the phone rang.
Kurenai: hello.
Sasuke: is Shino or Hinata there? It's Sasuke.
Kurenai: why good morning, Shino and Hinata are busy but I'll tell them that you called. They are just about to have breakfast. You can stop by later, Kiba will set up his game system.
Sasuke: sure, tell Hinata I hope she feels better.
Kurenai: alright bye.
After Kurenai hung up she looked at Shino who was seating Hinata down.
"you're friend called Shino, I told him he could stop by later. He also he hopes you get better Hinata." Hinata looked at Shino who shrugged. "Kiba get up and take a shower, Hinata wants to take one too, so go."
Kiba stood up the blanket covering him as he ran to the bathroom.
"do you get dirty dreams?" Hinata innocently asked Shino.
"I have no need for them, neither do you. Now eat your eggs." he told her sitting beside her.
She did start to eat her eggs, Shino drank his juice first, he did not want to get into a sex talk with Hinata, especially with Kurenai sitting at the table and an embarrassed Kiba that was sure to return murderous.
"I hear you've become friends with Sasuke, Shino." Shino looked at Kurenai and nodded. She smiled at him. "that's good you need to be with friends your own age." she looked at Hinata. "have you made any friends yet?" Hinata poked at her eggs.
"Hinata does fine with me and Kiba." Kurenai looked at Shino he was becoming defensive. So Kurenai decided to change the subject.
"Hinata, how are the eggs, Shino made them." Hinata nodded.
"there fine." Hinata whispered. Shino took his first bite of egg and then there was silence.
Kiba slipped on his change of clothes and went to the kitchen, Kurenai had already left, something about talking to the other instructors, he sat at the vacant seat and looked at his breakfast.
"it's warm, I believed you would be late." Kiba nodded his thanks to shino and ate. He looked at hinata who would take a few bites then poke at her food. He looked at Shino who ate a few bites, drank some juice, then asked Hinata if she wanted more, or that she had to finish her food then he drank some more juice.
"if you're full don't eat anymore." Kiba told Hinata. She nodded , taking another bite. Shino frowned.
"she doesn't eat as much as she should." Shino told Kiba.
"maybe she doesn't have to, as long as she's healthy does it matter if she finishes her plate." Hinata looked at Kiba. Then at Shino , she sighed.
"pass the juice." Kiba asked, Hinata did. "thank you." he poured himself some more juice. "what are our plans for today aside from me setting up my game system."
"I want to take a bath." Hinata answered honestly, she hated being dirty, even a little.
"the water should be warm, when you're done we'll fix you're bandages." she nodded at Kiba. Shino stood walking over to Hinata. He lifted her up, she wrapped her arm around him, wincing when her leg hit the table.
"sorry." she only nodded, fractured her ass, her leg was broken. She looked at Shino, he only nodded at her. "you have a bathing suite don't you?" she nodded. "preferably a bikini." Kiba started to cough nearly choking on his eggs. He drank his juice, glaring at Shino.
"I have the blue one." she told Shino blushing slightly.
"maybe we should wait for Kurenai, since Kurenai is a girl and Hinata is a girl." Hinata thought about Kiba's suggestion. That would be nice, at least them she wouldn't have to worry about the boys peeking.
"Kiba-kun is right I'll wait." Shino nodded.
"so what are we doing today anyway?" Kiba asked.
Hinata looked at Shino, he looked at her and shrugged. Kiba sighed, he didn't know what to do today anyway.
Kurenai looked at the other instructors as they met and Asume's.
"I still can not believe that Neji beat Hinata to a pulp." Kurenai said, looking at Gai.
"I had no idea he was still so pained over the main and branch house, I believed the therapy sessions with me had helped." Gai said in his defense.
"I think that made him worse." Kakashi said.
"my rival, it is expected that you say something so cool to me!" Gai exclaimed doing the nice guy pose.
"anyway, how is Hinata." Asume asked.
Kurenai sighed and shook her head. "she's with Kiba and Shino right now, but she's upset, and she's so fragile something like this will only make her withdraw."
Kakashi looked at her. "I doubt she's withdrawing, have you asked Shino about her. Their really close."
Kurenai raised an eyebrow. "I thought her and Kiba were close."
"Not as close as her and Shino, or at least compared to what I saw." everyone looked at Kakashi. He took that as a sign to continue. "a couple of nights ago, maybe a month ago. I was coming back from a mission and decided to take the path by the water edge, since it does look so nice at night." at the impatient looks he was getting Kakashi decided to speed up his story. "I saw Hinata and Shino drinking by the waters edge, I thought nothing of it, they hadn't noticed me and as fourteen years old I figured they were curious about drinking. That was until Hinata took off her shirt, I was prepared to go down there and tell her to put back on her shirt and go home."
"I don't believe you." Kurenai hissed her eyes narrowing. "Hinata would never drink, or remove her clothing in front of anyone especially a teammate. " Kakashi shrugged.
"I saw what I saw, Hinata and Shino decided to skinny dip, and that was not all they did, though I'm sure it was all the alcohol Hinata consumed, I counted three empty bottles. A girl her size, I'm sure she was drunk." Kakashi smiled as he recalled that image. Hinata was growing into a rather attractive woman.
"what did they do?" Asume asked. Kurenai glared at him.
"well before Shino noticed me and I was attacked by bugs. They were kissing and petting, but I'm sure a little more than that happened, a girl doesn't moan like that unless there is some stimulation, elsewhere. And Shino he was enjoying himself immensely, I think he even started talking dirty, I can honestly say I think Shino and Hinata are experimenting with each other." Kurenai stood glaring at Kakashi.
"Shino and Kiba would never touch Hinata, she's a sister to them and Hinata she doesn't even know about sex, and if anyone of you tell anyone about what that pervert said, I'll castrate you in your sleep is that understood." Kurenai threatened. They nodded, she sat back down.
"lets talk about Sasuke."
Now some people would wonder what the hell just happened. It can honestly be said that alcohol was involved. As Kurenai left she thought really, really hard about the decisions that were just made.
1.) Shino and Sasuke being friends was a good thing, it would help with their social skills
2.)Neji was going to attend more therapy sessions with Gai.
3.) Hinata needed to make female friends so a play date was set. Hinata would spend the day with Tenten, Sakura and Ino.
Meanwhile Kiba opened the door to the apartment surprised to see Sasuke there, he looked at Shino.
"You're girlfriend is here!" Shino frowned at his teammate, who let Sasuke in the apartment.
"Sasuke." Shino said nodding. Sasuke merely nodded back and looked at Kiba, who was making faces behind his back. How did he know because Hinata was giggling.
"Inuzuka." Sasuke hissed, Kiba merely smiled and closed the door. "hyuuga, I heard you were injured." Hinata nodded. "I take it your cousin," he was interrupted when Hinata shook her head.
"it wasn't his fault." Shino and Kiba looked at each other, thinking about their little vengeance.
"I see." Kiba jumped on the bed and smirked at Hinata. "maybe we should leave Shino with his girlfriend." Hinata giggled again.
"Sasuke is not my girlfriend." Shino told Kiba before "accidentally" striking him with a pillow, hard.
"Kiba-kun be nice to Shino-kun." Kiba pouted . Hinata merely petted his hair. "it's soft." he smiled at her.
"you're softer." Shino hit him again with the pillow.
Sasuke watched them, he was a little jealous. He wasn't able to be so open with his teammates. To lye on a bed with them as if it was nothing. He looked at Hinata, wondering if she knew how lucky she was. To have people so egger to protect her, that loved her. He looked away from them, his eyes scanning the apartment. There were pictures from various missions, little things around the apartment that proved they lived there. Extra house shoes, he noticed the glasses on the table, each had their names on it. He smiled, it must be nice to have a place to call home.
"Yo! Girly man, where going to play smash bros, you in?" Kiba asked Sasuke pulling him out of his thoughts. He walked over to the bed sitting at the corner where the one free controller was.
Sakura picked up the phone, Naruto was going over to Chouji's and she really didn't want to go there. Shikamaru and Chouji gave her looks, the kind of looks that lets you know that they know, and they want you to know that they know. Sakura had to stop her train of thought due to the logic.
Sakura: Ino?
Ino: you're not going to believe what Asume told me.
Sakura: what?
Ino: Kurenai set up a play date, you , me and Tenten are to spend the day with Hinata, alone.
Sakura had to stop and think about that, it was as if everything was playing towards her favor. Hinata was weak and couldn't defend herself against one person. So there was no way that Hinata could defend herself against three.
Sakura: I say we get Tenten to help.
Ino: sakura, you know, Shikamaru, he doesn't think this is a good idea.
Sakura: you can't back out now Ino, either we stand up against her and let her know that we are not going to put up with her little games. Or we let her walk all over us.
Ino looked over her shoulder, Shikamaru and Chouji were looking at her, Naruto was to strung up on the level to notice. She quickly looked away.
Ino: fine, you tell Tenten, I have to go.
Ino hung up and Sakura smiled. "MOM! I'll be back I'm going to Ino's!" with that Sakura was out the door and running in the direction of lee's. He would know where his teammate lived.
Kurenai entered her apartment and was aware of three things, laughing, cursing and loud video game music. She looked at the sofa bed, glad she had decided to get the largest one, Shino and Kiba were sprawled on the bed, Hinata in-between them and Sasuke who was sitting beside Shino.
"you so suck Inuzuka." Sasuke told Kiba smirking.
"not as much as you girly man!" Kiba told Sasuke.
"you both suck, I'm still in the lead." Shino informed them. Hinata merely smiled.
"Don't get cocky Shino-kun, Kiba-kun is very close to defeating you." she told Shino, who merely shrugged.
"it is not being cocky if it is true." he informed her. She tilted her head and nodded.
"I guess." she turned and smiled when she saw Kurenai. "you're back!" Kiba looked at Kurenai and then at Hinata.
"you don't smell bad." Kurenai raised an eyebrow. At Kurenai's confusion Kiba decided to inform her. "Hinata's been waiting for you to come back so she can take a shower." Kurenai smiled at Hinata.
"Shino bring her to the bathroom, I'll get her things." Shino raised an eyebrow, there was a certain tone to that, it was a light tone but it was a tone. Kiba looked at Shino.
"are you in trouble?" Kiba asked softly.
"you heard the tone in her voice too?" Shino whispered. Kiba nodded.
"Shino, hurry up." Kurenai told him before she went into Hinata's room.
"maybe she found out about Neji." Shino shrugged , it was highly doubtful.
"what about Neji." Hinata asked, even Sasuke was leaning closer to hear.
"what about Neji? I said nothing about Neji, did I Shino?" Kiba asked Shino.
"not that I can recall, perhaps you need to take another pill, after you bathe perhaps?" Kiba nodded at Shino. Hinata looked at both of them, Sasuke was confused.
"right." with that Shino lifted Hinata.
Tenten opened the front door, looking surprised to see Sakura there. "Sakura?" Tenten asked.
"hey, do you like Hinata?" Tenten stared at her, unsure how to take that question. She wondered if Kiba was still claiming that she was a guy. Sakura strangely attuned to the hesitation decided to rephrase her question.
"do you want to see Hinata suffer?" Tenten could not stop the nod. Sakura smiled. "there's a play date being set up for us girls, we'll be alone with Hinata, and I really want to let her know how we feel about her."
"do I sign up anywhere?" Tenten asked. It was time that Hinata learn that her little innocent act wasn't going to save her now. Sakura smiled wider.
Hinata sneezed, she was being plotted against. Kurenai had instructed Shino to set her down on the counter. Before he could leave Kurenai closed the door and looked at her two students with a look that can only be described as , the look you're parents give you when they caught you doing something red handed, and it was bad, really bad. Like locking your brother, your claustrophobic brother in the closet. Something like that.
"I heard something really interesting from Kakashi today. Something about drinking and skinny dipping." Shino frowned, Hinata merely blinked. "I'm sure he was wrong, but I want to hear the story from you both." Kurenai said waiting for either a tearful confession or outraged denial. Instead she was merely faced with stares of confusion.
"who said this?" Shino asked reminding himself to keep his tone neutral. He may be the only one with the memory of the incident and that was painful enough, to wake up beside the person you had not only slept with but confessed your feelings for and realize that they don't remember. The best day of your life was a drunken forgotten moment to the person you shared it with.
"Hinata, is it true?" Hinata frowned thinking, she didn't remember that and she would remember if she had gone skinny dipping. She shook her head.
"no." Hinata answered. Kurenai nodded, Kakashi had probably gotten reality confused with the dirty books he read.
"you can go Shino." Shino nodded and left.
Kiba looked up from the game and raised an eyebrow and Shino. Who merely shook his head. Sasuke stared at them, he wasn't able to talk to his teammates with out words, he was feeling a little jealous.
Once Hinata was in the water Kurenai decided to tell Hinata of the event planned for tomorrow. Kurenai watched with pride as Hinata tried to heal herself. "I was talking to the other instructors and we all decided that you need to make some female friends." Hinata looked at Kurenai the green charka glowing a little bit brighter. "so tomorrow you are going to be spending not only the whole day but the night at Sakura's. with Ino and Tenten too, wont that be fun."
Hinata stared at Kurenai with a look of horror. Two wanted to ruin her reputation and the other had thrown Kunai's at her, yet all three wanted to do Hinata some permanent damage.
"no that is not going to fun." Hinata informed Kurenai, now attempting to stand, she looked at Kurenai and frowned. Once she was standing. "I don't need friends." Kurenai grabbed her student before she fell.
"you are going, you can't expect Shino and Kiba to be with you all you're life. One day they will leave and then you'll be alone." Hinata blinked, that was what Sakura said. Hinata had passed her limit for the day and began to cry.
Kurenai sighed at her student. "don't cry Hinata." Hinata merely did the opposite and started to cry a little harder. She set her student back in the water, Kurenai looked at Hinata as she began to wash her hair.
"you'll be fine, I'll check up on you and if don't want to spend the night, then you wont okay." Hinata nodded.
Ino looked at Sakura and Tenten, suppressing the quilt she handed Sakura the notebook. Sakura handed the notebook to Tenten.
"what is this?" Tenten asked as she opened the notebook.
"our plan for tomorrow." Sakura said smiling. Sakura looked at Ino.
"though we have Ino to thank, if she hadn't brought up the idea to Asume this might not have happened." Sakura said smiling at Ino. Tenten nodded, tomorrow was going to be fun.
Once Hinata was dressed in her pajamas she chose to stay with the boys in the sofa bed. Kurenai made no objection, believing that Hinata needed reassurance. Sasuke had gone home, claiming that he had promised Kakashi he would be home early. Since there was an late practice that night.
"what's wrong." Hinata shook her head, merely petting akamaru. Kiba frowned. "we can't make it better if you don't tell us. " she looked at him. "Hinata, come one don't make us play 21 questions." Kiba told her.
"if you rather not tell us now that is fine, but as teammates you are expected to tell us everything that can possibly effect us." Shino told her.
"I know, I just don't have anything to say." Kiba and Shino looked at each other. Akamaru whined.
Hinata was determined, she was going to end whatever the hell Sakura had planned. She was tired, in pain and annoyed. She stared at the TV watching the game show that Kiba liked. Kurenai and Sakura were right she couldn't expect Shino and Kiba to protect her , especially when they where fighting amongst themselves.
She looked at her leg, for the first time in her life Hinata wanted to have a physical altercation. She clenched her fist, tomorrow she would be on her own. She looked back up at her teammates who were staring at her.
"tomorrow I'm going to sakura's and I will be spending the night. " Kiba and Shino looked at each other.
"do you want us to go?" Kiba asked her now nervous. She shook her head, smiling reassuringly at them.
"I'll be fine." with that she looked at her leg again. "I'll be fine."
She concentrated on her charka, "Kiba-kun can you get one of my ointments for me?" he nodded. Once he was gone Shino looked at Hinata.
"what Kurenai brought up about that night." Hinata looked at him blankly.
"I don't remember that." he nodded.
"I'm sure it was a mistake, there is nothing to worry about." he told her. She nodded.
After awhile of watching movies and listening to bickering, Kurenai called it a night.
The next day.
Shino and Kiba were really at a loss for words, Hinata had left earlier on a play date, telling them that she was sure she didn't need them, leaving them alone, in the apartment with lots of sharp objects.
"Are you prepared to die, Kiba?" Shino asked his teammate.
Kiba merely smirked. "I'll be sure to comfort Hinata at your funeral Shino." both boys stared at each other before the game started. They had both promised Kurenai that they would not kill each other, non fatal bodily harm was acceptable but they could not make a mess. Which was alright, they could always play outside.
Hinata looked at Kurenai silently pleading her to stay, but Kurenai merely smiled at Hinata.
"I'm so glad you agreed to do this, Hinata can be so shy." Sakura only smiled back, a sicken ally sweet smile that made Hinata's skin crawl and her teeth feel like they were getting cavities.
"Of course Hinata needs females friends!" Sakura told Kurenai. Hinata looked at Ino and Tenten, feeling weak and defenseless, well more then before. Her arm was still hurting and now Hinata could limp, which meant really slow running. The look Tenten and Sakura gave her made it alarmingly clear that they didn't bring her here to be friends they brought her here to hurt her. She regretted not allowing Kiba to let her borrow Akamaru and refusing Shino's offer on some bugs.
Kurenai smiled at Hinata as she walked to the door. "you have fun Hinata, I'll call you later on today. " Hinata wanted to scream that this would not be fun, it would be far from fun instead she merely nodded watching Kurenai leave until the door closed, leaving Hinata alone with two murderous intent girls. If worse came to worse Hinata would have to bank on Ino's indecisiveness to save her.
"this will be so much fun wont it!" Tenten said loudly bringing her hand down hard on Hinata's shoulder, making sure that Hinata's injured arm felt it, Hinata winced. "just like the fun Kiba and Shino had with Neji!" Hinata frowned, her teammates were acting in her defense, or what they believed was her defense, just like Tenten was responding for Neji.
"I had nothing to do with that." Hinata whispered. Sakura walked by her accidentally bringing her foot to hit hard on Hinata's injured leg.
"like you have nothing to do with Sasuke?" Sakura asked Hinata.
"I have nothing to do with Sasuke." Hinata told her honestly. "I would never have anything to do with him."
Sakura merely glared at her then looked at Tenten. "see what a liar she is." Tenten nodded. Hinata was the source of Neji's pain, of Sakura's heart break. Hinata was cruel and cold, she needed to be taught a lesson, she was not the victim.
"a whore and a liar, what a bad combination." Hinata merely stood there. She was torn, each girl in her opinion had a right to feel what they did, to do what they did. Yet another part of her wanted to slap them with the sharp part of her Kunai, that part was begging to be the larger part. Hinata kept her eyes on the wall, trying to block out the confused stare of Ino and the two angered stares of Tenten and Sakura.
Akamaru whined again, Kiba and Shino were now throwing the remote controllers at each other, and occasionally yelling profanities. Akamaru was worried, Hinata was gone, he hoped she wasn't lost. It was a dangerous place out there, especially without him and Kiba there to protect and shelter her. She must be so scared, he barked getting the attention of Kiba.
"I'm sure she's fine, they wont touch her. " Akamaru didn't find that comforting, he started to whine again now scratching at the door. "she wanted to do this alone Akamaru." Akamaru started at the door knob. Kiba looked at Shino, who threw the controller at him again before standing, clipping Kiba on the nose.
"Hinata would not ask to go alone if she did not feel she could handle the situation." Shino grabbed his empty glass and walked to the kitchen, leaving Kiba to flick him off. "she will be fine."
"yeah as fine as she was when her cousin and his teammates decided to "train" with her." Kiba told Shino not dropping his obscene gesture.
"you yourself said she would be fine." Shino reminded Kiba as he poured himself a glass of water. Kiba felt his eye twitch, Akamaru was still whining at the door.
"that doesn't mean I believe it! They could be hurting her!" Akamaru barked in agreement.
"she is stronger than you believe." Shino responded.
Sakura slapped her annoyed that Hinata was not fighting back, she merely took it this look of pity on her face. How dare Hinata pity her, Sakura closed her fist. Tenten smiled as Hinata winched at the contact.
"let me try, she'll get off her high horse when I'm done with her." Hinata looked at Tenten, there was a bruise starting to swell on her cheek. "I'll make you wish it was simply Neji you had to deal with." Hinata said nothing.
Ino on the other hand was starting to get scared, Hinata was not doing anything, she just looked so sad. So forgiving, Ino bit her lip. She should stop this, Chouji and Shikamaru told her it was wrong. That Hinata was innocent of any charge that Sakura tried to pin on her. Ino eyes widened, Tenten hit Hinata hard, hard enough to send the smaller girl to the ground.
"That's for Neji!" Tenten told her, rubbing her now aching knuckles. Sakura kicked Hinata on her injured leg hard. It was escalating out of hand and Hinata never screamed or cried out she just took it, covering her face as the two girls attacked her.
It's strange how the brain works, how memories can suddenly hit you. Maybe it was the pain, then again she was a Hyuuga and the supposed heir she had a high tolerance for pain. Yet somehow she remembered a moment when she had fallen prepared to give up, but Naruto had stopped her, with his smile and confidence. There was something else in her little memories, pain, disgrace all seemed to replay in his eyes, her pain, just a passing glimpse. He never looked at her, even when she believed he did, after another kick from Sakura and Tenten something in Hinata snapped.
"Stop touching me!" Hinata yelled, from there everything went to hell.