Hold On Hinata

By: HyuugaAmane

Chapter Ten

Fear Her - Embrace Her

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

"That was quite the shock earlier, don't you think Naruto?" Hinata asked with innocent eyes.

"No kidding! I didn't think Shikamaru was even capable of doing that!" He smirked at his own remark.

"I know.. It is kind of hard to believe." Hinata frowned.

"Hey, maybe we should do it too?" Naruto suggested with a cocky grin on his face. Hinata looked at him, basically lost for words with her mouth agape. "Calm down, I was only kidding. But still, what if? I like the idea of having a couple of rugrats around. It might be kinda fun."

"Wait a couple years and then we'll talk." Hinata stated firmly with a dark blush promptly on her face. To be honest with herself, Hinata would love to marry Naruto and have a couple kids. But now was defiantly not the time to do that. She was still too young to handle a child and so was Naruto.

Naruto was about to retaliate, but he never got the chance.

"Hinata! What are you doing out so late? Why haven't you come home yet?" A scowling, well dressed Hyuuga man shouted angrily.

"Whoa buddy, hold on a sec. I'm not about to let you be so rude to Hinata. Just who the hell do you think you are anyways?" Naruto stated in a dangerously calm voice.

"Last time I checked I was her father, you scum." The Hyuuga head scoffed haughtily.

"I am not scum!" Naruto growled loudly. He began to lunge at Hirashi, but Hinata grabbed his arm.

"Don't Naruto. I'll take care of this." Her voice firm and her resolve was set. Hinata wasn't going to be bullied by her father, not this time.

"But what if-" An extremely worried look had worked it's self onto Naruto's face as Hirashi cut him off.

"Leave boy. We have no need of your presence."

"Hell no!" Unknown to Naruto his teeth lengthened a little, his eyes became tinted with red and went into slits, his hair bristled, and his whisker- like marks widened as he took a defensive position infront of Hinata.

"Hell no!" Were the words that escaped Naruto lips as I watched his features slowly begin to shift and change. At first I thought it was just my imagination or a trick of the light, but when I realized it wasn't; I felt a slight pinprick of fear slither into my mind. I didn't know what was happening, but I knew that I had to stop it. I had a gut feeling someone was going to end up dead if I didn't.

"Naruto, it's okay. Go. I'll be fine." I could hardly believe that I actually said those words. Truth be told, I didn't want him to leave. I wanted him to stay by my side as I faced my father for the first time in almost a month in a half. I looked up at him and realized he still had no intention of leaving. "Naruto. Go."

"Fine. But I won't be far." He had a slightly hurt and a deeply concerned look in his eyes. He was practically hanging his head as he jumped up into the trees above and vanished from sight. He was gone and I was now all alone with my father.

"Why haven't you returned to the estate yet Hinata? The work has been done since nearly noon today." His tone was so cold, that I almost flinched and nearly called for Naruto.

"I do not plan to come back, father." I said those words with as much firmness as I could muster.

"What? I will not have that. You will come back. Understood?" His words bore into me like knives as he inserted his extreme killer intent into them. I almost gave in, but then I thought of Naruto. I did not want to stop living with him. I loved living with him. I couldn't give that up.

"No. I will not come back. I have made up my mind to continue living with my boyfriend." I was not going back.

"I don't care who you were living with. You are coming back." He was trying to intimidate me. It wasn't working anymore. I had defiantly made up my mind.

"I said no." In a flash my father was only inches from my face and a cold, chakra powered hand had slammed into my cheek. Some way or another he had drawn blood because I could feel the warm liquid running down my face. I saw it drip onto the pavement below my feet. Anger seeped into every corner of my mind. I hated this. I hated being so weak. I hated the way he was treating me. I hated him.

"You will do as I say wretch!" I didn't answer. He hit me again. This time in the forehead. Again he drew blood and he also grabbed my left wrist. He came in for another hit, but it never made contact. His wrist was caught tightly in my right hand. He looked so shocked to see his unmoving arm in my hand. I don't think he expected me to ever even consider fighting back. "Let go you little bitch!"

"No." I tightened my grip just enough so that his wrist would crack. He flinched, but he still refused to give up. I felt his grip on my own wrist tighten as he attempted to crack it. I slipped it out of his grasp and in turn grabbed the wrist of the hand that had previously been holding my own wrist.

"Let go bitch!"

"No." His wrist shattered in my hand. Again, he only flinched. "I have had enough of being abused by you. I am tired of living under your rule. This is my life and I have the right to make my own choices." I let go of his wrists and they swung almost lifelessly to his sides. "I am going to stay with Naruto and you are not going to stop me." I turned my back on my father and began to walk away. Unwelcome tears slid down my face as I realized the full extend of what I had just done. But I continued on. I was joined by Naruto. He drew me into his warm embrace and held me tight. I never saw the death glare full of killer intent that he shot at my father.

The tears rushed down Hinata's face as she sobbed in Naruto's arms. She couldn't believe what she had just done and she was desperately afraid of the consequences. She knew what her father was going to do. He was going to make her sister the heir and stamp her with the caged bird seal! That was about the last thing Hinata wanted, but she knew he was cruel enough to do it.

"Hinata... please tell me what's wrong.. please?" She didn't answer, instead she just buried her head in Naruto's shirt and tried her best to stop her tears. Naruto kissed her on the top of the head and just held her tighter. All he could do was try to comfort her and hope she would tell him what was causing her so much sadness.

If Hinata were to tell Naruto why she was so upset she would have to tell him everything else too. She wanted to tell him so much, but she didn't know how he would react. Could she tell him everything about her past and her family? Could she really trust him not to go and murder them after she was finished? She honestly didn't know, but she decided to risk it.

"Naruto.. if I tell you.. I will have to tell you everything.." She mumbled into his chest. Naruto smiled softly as he realized she was more than likely going to tell him what was bothering her so.

"I'm willing to listen."

"Arigatou.. demo promise me you won't do anything rash afterwards." Naruto didn't like the sound of that, but he ignored it.

"I promise, don't worry." He felt her relax slightly, but then she slipped away from him and took a seat on the couch. Even in the dim light of the apartment he could see how red her eyes were and how tired she looked. He took a seat beside her and she laid her head on his lap.

"Everything started when I was really little... just after my mother died..."

Flashback Start

"Hurry up Hinata! Do it faster! No that isn't right!" Hyuuga Hirashi growled in frustration. His daughter was not living up to his expectations at the moment. "I told you that is not right you little brat!" The young girl stopped what she was doing and looked at her father with hurt eyes. They seemed to be screaming I'm not a little brat. He hated that look and he hated how she fell to the floor and started to cry. "Get up! Get up or you're really going to get it you little brat!" The girl didn't get up and she was reward with several kicks and punches.

Flashback End

"I don't know why, but my father changed after she died. He used to be a kind and loving father, but he became a hurtful and hateful father. At first it was only a few kicks or punches but.."

Flashback Start

"Stupid girl! I told you to stop watching that blasted television show!" His fist, which was charged with chakra, made contact with the nine year old Hinata's jaw. She cried out as she flew into the wall across the room. Hirashi was there in an instant and he kicked her crumpled form on the ground. She cried out with every hit, but he paid her no mind. A young boy came out from nowhere and tried to stop what was happening, but he only met the same fate as Hinata.

Flashback Finish

"Things have gone on like that ever since.. It only gets worse every year. Especially after the council named me the heir of the Hyuuga clan. But now he will try to take that away... he will take it away.. and.. they will seal me.." More tears rolled down Hinata's face. She sat up and quickly buried her head in Naruto's chest again. His powerful arms immediately wrapped around her and he held her close to him. He knew exactly what she meant by seal and he had no intention of letting that happen to Hinata.

"I won't let them. I swear it." He picked her up and took her to their room. He sat her down on the bed and then joined her. He helped her slip under the covers and then did the same himself. She was still crying as he took her back into his arms to try and comfort her. It felt like hours to him before her soft crying stopped and she fell into a deep sleep.

"Hinata you look horrible! What happened?" Tenten was quick to exclaim in worry the moment that she saw me.

"It was nothing. Don't worry about it." I put on a small grin in an attempt to make it see like no big deal.

"I don't buy it." She was frowning now as she tried, in vain, to examine the two large cuts on my face.

"I mean it. It really was nothing." I opened the door wide enough for Tenten to come in. She had shown up without warning and it was only 7:30 on a Saturday morning. I longed to go and crawl back into the warm bed I shared with Naruto. "Would you like to come in?" I silently hoped Naruto wouldn't wake up anytime soon, since he didn't wear a shirt when he slept.

"Sure." Tenten was quick to slip inside and make herself at home. Stifling a yawn I joined her in the living room.

"So... you are here why?"

"Today is Thanksgiving right?"

"No.. That was last Thrusday.." What was she getting at?

"Oh that's nice. Well anyways I've got a great idea!"

"That's great.. but why did you have to show up so early in the morning to tell me this?" I glanced up at the clock. A large part of me was hoping that Tenten would hurry up and leave so I could go back to bed. Especially since neither Naruto and I had gotten much for sleep last night.

"Because we have to get started early that's why." Early on a Saturday morning was not good in my book.

"Hinata.." I turned to see a half awake Naruto rubbing his eyes and stumbling down the few steps that led up to the kitchen. He made his was over to me and sat down. Then, grabbing one of the blankets at the end of the couch, he covered himself up and used my lap as a pillow. He fell back to sleep almost instantly. Tenten gave me a slightly surprised glance, but seemingly got over it.

"Okay, moving on. I thought it would be nice if we were to have a Thanksgiving dinner together today. We as in Neji, me, Ino, Shikamaru, Sasuke, Sakura, yourself, and of course Naruto." Tenten was obviously excited about this.

"Sounds like a good idea, but Thanksgiving was last week!" She looked at me like she had no idea what I was talking about. Like she really thought today was Thanksgiving. "Whatever.. Who's going to make the dinner and where is it going to be at?" I already knew what she was going to say, but I just had to ask anyways.

"Well I was hoping Sakura, Ino, yourself, and I could make the dinner. I was also hoping we could have it here."

"I'm okay with the cooking, but you'll have to ask Naruto if it's okay to have the dinner here."

"It's okay.." Naruto murmured. As usual he wasn't asleep when I had thought he was.

"It's settled then!" Yelled Tenten. "Let's get shopping Hinata!"

"What? It's not even eight yet!" Was she actually serious?

"So? I've been up for almost three hours now. Haven't you?" Did she really think that I got up at five every morning? I hoped not, but something told me that she did.

"No. You woke me up this morning. I normally don't get up until almost one on Saturdays." The look on her face was absolutely hilarious.

"You sleep too much." I sighed again and reluctantly slid Naruto's head off my lap and got up.

"Give me ten minutes." Naruto jumped up off the couch and followed me as I left to get dressed. We walked into our comfortably still dark bedroom and I unwillingly opened the curtains. It was now officially our bedroom since all of my clothing and other stuff had also been put in the room.

"I'm going with you two." Naruto mumbled to me as he slipped on pants as I did the same. We finished dressing in silence and then returned to the living room.

"Wow, it sure took you long enough Hinata." Tenten pretended to sound annoyed.

"Uh-huh.. If you say so." I yawned again as Tenten looked suspiciously at the now fully dressed Naruto.

"He's coming with isn't he?" I nodded and Tenten rolled her eyes. "Well I guess he'll have company since Neji also insisted on coming along as well."

After locking the doors, Naruto and I followed Tenten down to where her car was parked. We clambered into the backseat of her car. Since I was still tired, I cuddled up to Naruto. This seemed to please him a great deal. It didn't take long before I felt consciousness slipping away from me. The events of the previous night had gotten to me and I was asleep with in minutes.

"Naruto! Don't kiss the head chef! We need her!" I heard Sakura's frustrated complains as Naruto kissed me. He started to pull away, but I wrapped my arms around his neck to encourage him to continue. He did. "Hinata! Stop encouraging him!" I didn't want to stop encouraging him, so I didn't. I didn't realize that it would result in a pan being promptly slammed into the back of his head. He slipped from my grasp and fell unconscious to the floor.

"Sakura! Did you have to do that?" I asked angrily.

"Yes, I did. If I hadn't we wouldn't have gotten anything done." She was probably right, but I was not about to tell her that. Instead I stuck my tongue out at her and started to cut the carrots.

"Are you just going to leave him there?" Sakura asked a little concerned.

"Yeah. Why?" She looked at me like I was crazy. I laughed. "I'm just kidding!" Putting my knife and carrot down; I gently picked Naruto up. He was heavy, but not that heavy. Some way or another I managed to get him to the couch.

"What happened to him?" Sasuke asked.

"Sakura. That's what." Sasuke turned blanche white.

"What did she do to him?"

"Nothing really. She just hit him in the head with a frying pan because evidently he was the reason I wasn't helping get the stuff done." Sasuke cringed. I wondered what he was imagining at that moment. But I never got the chance to ask before I was called away to the kitchen.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

'Who could that be?' Hinata walked into the entry way and over to the door. With an exaggerated sigh she pulled it open.

"Konichiwa!" Five unfamiliar girls and a boy where standing outside the door. "We're here to see Naruto-sama!" Chourused the girls.

"And Neji-sama!" Chimed in the guy in the bunch.

"Ah.. Yeah him too! Are they here?" Asked the blonde haired one of the bunch.

"No. Go away." Hinata scowled. These people were defiantly fan girls (and boy) and no fangirl or fanboy was getting in their home.

"They are too! Let us see them!" Yelled another one of the girls. She tried to force her way through the door, but Hinata refused to let her through.

"I said they aren't here and I meant it. Go away."

"Hinata, what's going on?" Naruto walked into the entry way.

"NARUTO-SAMA!!!!!" The girls screamed at the sight of him. As soon as Hinata heard that, she promptly slammed the door in their faces.

"Baka fangirls." Hinata scoffed. She could still hear them outside the door. 'I'm glad that's over. Oh wait.. no way.. Ah SHIT! THEY'RE CALLING IN REINFORCEMENTS!' The door practically blew off of it's hinges and a hoard of fangirls trampled over Hinata and into the inside of the room. The tackled Naruto and latched themselves to him. Naruto was so overwhelmed that he passed out.

'That fucking hurt! They have done it now! I am so going to kill them!' Hinata stood up from the floor with her fist clenching together tightly. The fangirls were all too busy to notice their idol's pissed off girlfriend and that was a big mistake.

Hinata charged at the bulk of fangirls infront of her with all the fury she could muster. She punched one in the nose, another in the stomach, one in the eye, and kicked several of them. The fangirls had finally realized that she was a threat and used their sheer numbers to overpower her. They had created a dog pile and Hinata was at the bottom.

The fangirls obviously thought they had won since they were all laughing hysterically. They had no idea that Hinata was not going to give up that easily. But they soon figured it out as they all went flying courtesy of Hinata's bloodline. Hinata once again stood back up, this time even more pissed off than before.

The sight of Hinata caused the sensible fangirls to run for their lives, but most just cowered in the nearest corner they could find. Hinata knocked them out viciously one by one and promptly tossed them out the window.

"Hinata don't you think that's a bit much?" Asked Ino a little concerned.

Hinata shrugged. "They'll survive." She continued to throw the remainder of the girls out.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Tenten help me!!" Neji blew past Hinata into the kitchen; the fanboy was hot on his heels.

"Neji-sama! I love you!" The fanboy continued to chase Neji as flew back through the entry way.

"Sorry Neji honey you're on your own this time!" Tenten snickered as the boy glumped Neji.

"You are so cruel.." Neji screamed and tried to shake the guy off, but failed miserably. The guy tried to kiss Neji, which resulted with Neji passing out and Tenten finally taking action.

"Okay too far!" She pried the fanboy off Neji and followed Hinata's example by throwing him out the window.

"That has got to hurt." Commented Sakura as she watched the boy fall to the street below. "I can't believe you two just did that!"

"If it were Sasuke getting glumped by killer fangirls you would have done same." Hinata pointed out.

"You know you are so right." Sakura smirked evilly as she thought of all the things you could do to a poor, unfortunate fangirl or fanboy.

"Um.. guys what are we going to do about those two?" Ino questioned as she pointed at Naruto and Neji.

"I'll take care of Naruto." Hinata smiled softly and went over to her knocked out boyfriend. Hinata knelt down and took him into her arms. "Naruto wake up. You're not fooling me." Naruto's hand reached up and pulled her face down to his; he caught her in a kiss.

"Oy! Get a room!" Ino yelled as she threw a empty soda can at Hinata and Naruto.

"Haromones.. troublesome." Shikamaru grumbled.

"What did you say you spikey haired little bastard!" There was fire in Ino's eyes as she chased after Shikamaru with the lust to kill.

Word Guide

Nani- What

Demo - but

Nande- Why

Arigatou- Thank You

Gomen- Sorry

Gomen Nasai- I'm Sorry

Anou- umm

Teme- Bastard

Dobe- Blockhead

Moshi Moshi- Japanese phone greeting

Ja Nae- Good Bye

Meina- everyone

Baa-chan -Granny

Aniki- brother

Amane: I apologize for this extremely late update. This chapter took a lot longer than I expected to write. Thank you for all your patience and all of your wonderful reviews.

Neji: I'm scared to go outside! That madman is waiting for me out there! (Shakes in terror.)

Tenten: Oh suck it up. If you don't I won't tell you my surprise.

Neji: Surprise? I don't even want to know! Not from someone doesn't even know when Thanksgiving is!

Tenten: (Hits Neji's head with a large wooden mallet.) Oh trust me your gonna want to know.

Naruto: I want a rugrat! A cute little rugrat! Amane-san when can I have one?

Amane: You'll never know! At least not in this story!

Naruto: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amane: Ahh.. Get over it.

Ino: I hate Shika. He loves me. I chased him up a tree! And with a great big fist! I got 'im in the head! Aren't you glad that Shika's dead! Mwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Shikamaru: Make her stop! She's been singing that for hours now!

Ino: I'm just gonna keep on singing it too!

Amane: Thanks for reading! Please review!