A/N-I don't write lemons, so I'll just let everything fade to black. Notice the T rating.
Hinata yawned as she sat up in bed. She gasped. She was back in her room! She frowned. It looked…different. The stuffed animals were gone and the room had a blue theme. A knock on the door was heard. "Your son wishes to speak to you, Ma'am." Hinata almost fell off the bed in surprise. Her curiosity took over and she opened her mouth to speak. "Come in," a voice called. She turned her head to see herself sitting on a chair on one side of the room. She was invisible to anyone in this dream, apparently.
The door opened and a boy walked in. He looked about thirteen. It was the same boy from Hinata's other dreams. He was wearing jeans and a black t-shirt. His white eyes scanned the room. He ran a hand through his hair, showing that he was wearing black gloves. "Mom, I'm sick of this. Your arranged marriage is making things awful. Everyone thinks I'm someone else." The other Hinata looked at him with patient eyes. "Takahiro, you don't understand. They'd kill you if they knew." Takahiro was clearly on the edge of tears. "Why didn't you let Sayomi stay and make me leave?" he yelled. Hinata sighed. "Because they were going to curse her like Neji."
Takahiro slammed his fist into the wall. "She wants home. I want to leave. Please let me!" he cried. She started to remove the glove.
Hinata's eyes snapped open. Deidara stood at the door when he heard a yawn. He turned to Hinata. "I was wondering when you'd wake up. Itachi's gone and won't be back till noon. He expects this entire cabin to be clean." With that, Deidara left. Hinata looked around. She spotted the new kimono, but she refused to work in that. She got her extra change of clothes and tied back her long hair. She walked out of the room. She made her way to the kitchen and frowned at the pile of dishes that Tenten was washing. "I got the kitchen covered. Hanabi's got the living room. The two bathrooms are fine. You clean Itachi's room and Tobi's room, understand?"
Hinata turned and left the room. She hesitated at the door to Itachi's room and walked in. The room was neat except for the bed and the clothes lying on the floor. She gathered up the clothes and walked out of the room. Hanabi ran into her. She grabbed the clothes. "I finished the living room. I'll do you a favor," she called back. Hinata shrugged.
She turned and went to make up the bed. She completed the task easily. That's when she noticed the dust covering the dresser. She shook her head and opened the door to search for a cloth somewhere. Her search was successful and she approached the kitchen quickly. Tenten was still washing dishes as Hinata wet and wrung out the cloth. She briskly exited the kitchen and reentered Itachi's room.
She wiped the dust off until the dresser shined. By then, beads of sweat were running down her face. The room was boiling hot, even after last night's rain. No windows were in the room and it seemed to have no way to circulate air. It was even hot with the door wide open. She walked out, wiping sweat from her forehead.
She moved on to the next door and knocked on it. No answer. She knocked louder. "Tobi?" she called. Still no answer. She reached for the doorknob and tried to turn it. It was locked. She knocked harder. "TOBI!" she yelled. No answer. That was enough. She kicked down the door. A foul, metallic smell hit her nose. Hinata approached the still figure lying facedown in the bed. She turned it over and screamed. Tobi's neck had been sliced open and dried blood soaked the sheets. Different bugs were eating away at the corpse.
Hinata placed a hand over her mouth and tried to keep from vomiting. This was why Tobi hadn't come out of his room in days. Hinata stumbled and ran out the door. Deidara caught her by the shoulder. "What the hell are you running for?" he yelled. Hinata pointed in Tobi's room. Deidara approached the form on the bed and reeled back. "Ugh. Where's one of those girls when you need them, yeah?"
Tenten approached the shuddering Hinata. "What's wrong?" she asked. Hinata looked up at her. "Did you kill him?" she asked, pointing to Tobi's room. Tenten raised a brow. "What are you talking about? I haven't had time!" she said matter-of-factly. She sniffed the air. "What's that?" she asked. Deidara turned and pointed to her. "You. Get rid of this body, yeah."
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Neji woke and found that he was lying against a tree. "What the…hell?" he whispered. Bandages were wrapped around his arms. He struggled to stand up. "You're awake," a voice said. Neji turned to see Kakashi. "Now we don't have to send you back. We already had to send Naruto, Chouji, and Shino back. Naruto's arm was too much. Chouji was starting to refuse food. Shino's gash was inflamed and needed medical attention. Of course, Naruto and Shino sure put up a fight." Neji looked down. "Now we only have six people." Kakashi nodded. "Hana's on my team now. You better thank her for healing your arms."
Neji nodded and looked up. "I think I know how to get to the girls." Kakashi nodded. "Shino told me. I'm impressed that he figured that out so quickly." Neji sighed and stood up. "Do you notice what's happening? They're taking us out one by one." Kakashi cocked his head. "Well, yes. I think we'll be able to withstand them for a while at least."
Neji shook his head. "We need to find the opening of this genjutsu before it's too late," he said.
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Tenten frantically washed her hands. "Sick." Hinata held her head and propped her elbows on the kitchen table. "Oh my God," she whispered. She shivered at the thought of the corpse. Tenten scrubbed her hands feverishly with hot water. She turned off the faucet. Her normally blue-tinted hands were a feverish red. "Where'd you bury it?" Hinata asked. Tenten shook her head. "Nearby. I saw Itachi, by the way." Hinata gave a slight nod, urging her on. "Anyways, Itachi was taking care of another body. Fumika's body to be exact. It was a bad state. Her head was hanging on by a thread. A part of her arm had been twisted around and bits of her ankle left a trail. I've seen so many results of torture, but no one has ever gone that far."
Hanabi joined them at the table. "What's going on?" she asked. Tenten explained what had happened to Fumika. Hanabi just shrugged. "The whore deserved it," she muttered. She leaned back and looked up at the ceiling. "How have you guys survived all of this?" she asked. Hinata shrugged. "We got used to it after a while." Tenten nodded, but she frowned.
"I get more worried every passing day. I just have a bad feeling. Something's wrong, but I don't know what it is." Hinata nodded. She yawned. "The days go by faster than they used to since Ino and Sakura left." Tenten nodded in agreement. "The loud mouths and two Akatsuki members are history."
"Do you think Sakura ever reached Konoha?" Hinata asked.
"No," Tenten replied.
"Why not?"
"Because she's pathetic."
"You shouldn't say that about a teammate."
"I never considered her anything."
"You sound like Sasuke."
"You sound like Naruto."
"Maybe I never got over him."
"Maybe."
Hinata excused herself from the table and looked out the window. It was dark outside. Itachi hadn't returned. 'Hopefully he won't return at all." She walked toward Deidara's room and opened the door. Rain thudded against the roof. Hinata frowned as she stared out the window. More rain. The door opened and Deidara stepped in. Hinata continued to stare out the window.
Deidara sat down on the bed. "Itachi's going to be mad, yeah," he said. Hinata shrugged. "It's a normal routine." She smiled as she sat next to Deidara. "I was wondering something." Deidara raised a brow. "Is that so?" he asked. Hinata nodded. "Why haven't you been able to sleep?" she asked. Deidara blushed. "No reason, yeah." Hinata grinned. She kissed him quickly and gasped as he pushed her back on the bed.
Her heart thumped wildly against her chest. She bit her lip at the thought of what her clan would think. She reached up to push him off, but instead pulled him into a kiss. For once, her clan had no say in her life.