DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ITS CHARACTERS ONLY THE PLOT...
Chapter 14
She stared at Gaara then let her head droop downwards to her lap. He had lied about not having the gun, lied to her about having a nice day out. Moving away she unlocked the wheelchair brake and moved the chair away and started off while Gaara stood behind still fuming. She didn't want to look at him, not now anyways. As she went through she heard footsteps fast approaching and looked up. Shino and Naruto were sprinting over.
"Are you alright?" shouted Naruto looking worried while Shino's face was frowning. She nodded but didn't look up at them but instead wheeled the chair forward pushing them out the way. They moved and stared as she just carried on.
"What did you do to her?" asked Shino looking at Gaara suspiciously
"Nothing," he replied roughly "She was being hassled,"
"By who?" asked Naruto looking at Hinata as she went further away
"Sasuke," said Gaara shortly, this was greeted by silence
"Well look take a chill pill, I'll go walk with her," said Naruto before jogging off leaving Shino to cool Gaara down.
"Hinata-chan! Hinata-chan! Wait for me!" called Naruto jogging over and almost running into her. She stopped wheeling and looked up at him
"Nani?" she asked quietly
"What's the matter? What happened?" he asked slowly starting to move the chair himself
"G-Gaara a-almost s-shot S-Sasuke," she mumbled
"And that's a problem why?" said Naruto confused
"H-he p-promised t-that h-he w-wouldn't b-bring a g-gun, I h-hate t-them," she stuttered looking up and pulling her hat down further on her head to settle comfortably. He nodded behind her and smiled slightly.
"Well he just wants you to be safe, I mean we all do, so I think it was fair that he did that," he added stupidly she sighed silently and nodded her head.
"C-can w-we j-just g-go home," she asked batting Naruto hands away from the wheels and starting off in another direction through Yakumo Park and to the ext.
"Oi where's she going?" called Shino
"Home," replied Naruto, he looked back and saw she was missing from the road. He quickly started panicking and running off to find her.
"Hinata! Hinata! Where are you!" he shouted looking around, there was suddenly the loudest and fear filled scream Naruto had ever heard. He turned his head to it and raced further to the exit.
Gaara and Shino were already making their way there and as they rounded a corner they saw Hinata being pulled out of her wheel chair by three guys, one with brown hair and wearing dark red shirt with a light brown scorpion on the front, blonde hair from the pier and black and white hair with a green shirt on. He got ready to pull out his gun when Shino stopped him.
"Oi leave her alone," said someone coming around the corner with black hair. Looking similar to Sasuke, this made Gaara tense even more.
"Sai-san," cried Hinata as she fell forwards
"Are you alright Hinata-san?" he asked politely, the boys hassling her had stopped and were glaring at the newcomer
"Deidara drop her," said Sai lazily walking over
"No can do Sai," said the blonde
"Now, now, that's not how to treat a girl," he teased smirking and sliding his hands into the pockets of his skinny jeans
"Shut up Emo," hissed the boy with black and white hair
"What's it to you Plant Boy," asked Sai turning serious and glaring at them
"Just go back to ROOT," said the boy with brown hair scowling at Sai, Sai just shook his head,
"No can do scorpion boy. Now put her down guys, I can't let you do thus to her," he said getting serious now, he growled at the boys but didn't happen to notice a fourth boy, everyone happened not to see him as he appeared out of nowhere. He had blue hair and a shark tooth pendant around his neck. There was a loud shout and everything started going very quickly. In a matter of seconds 3 things happened. Hinata was thrown on the ground, Sai was stabbed and Gaara fired at the ground near them.
"What the hell!" shouted the blonde, Deidara
"Get out!" roared the blue haired boy, they all turned tail and ran, leaving everyone in silence. Sai groaned and Hinata crawled over. Naruto, Shino and Gaara came over quickly to see Hinata cradling Sai's head in her lap. There was a pool of blood around his back.
"Naruto call the ambulance," shouted Shino angrily breaking out his muted silence. Gaara tried prying Hinata away but she just shook him off. Sai was smiling as he reached down to his pocket and took out a small book. Hinata stared as he flicked it open and inside on a page was a picture of a girl standing in front of a wall and behind was a wall covered with graffiti but she was standing in a pale kimono. She gasped as she read some of the words on the back.
'Art is Everything
Everything is Flawed
Flaws are Beauty'
'Someone with life
Someone with purpose
Because otherwise,
This heartbeats worthless'
"This is for you Hinata-chan," he said smiling while gasping slightly and she took it in her hands and pocketed it, "Say 'hi' to Sakura-san Naruto," he added closing his eyes slightly
"No d-don't c-close y-your eyes," cried Hinata reaching down to touch his face, he smiled at the contact and nudged into it
"I'm only resting Hinata-chan, no worries," he said raspily and still smiling, after a few seconds they could hear the ambulance sirens at the entrance to the park and running and shouting.
"Hinata-chan r-remember t-this, Art is everything, e-everything is f-flawed and f-flaws e-equal b-beauty, g-good night H-Hinata-chan," he said quietly as his eyes closed finally. She gasped and sat in silence as she watched his chest stop moving.
"Sai!" she screamed "Sai-san!" she cried hugging him tightly and bring him closer to her. She closed her eyes and tried not to open them when the paramedics put his body on a stretcher and into the back of the ambulance.
"Take her home, Naruto, Shino" said Gaara lifting her up
"No Gaara you do it, it's you she needs not us," replied Naruto stonily and glaring at Gaara as hard as possible. He growled and turned
"Fine," he hissed
"Put me down," she whispered "Just put me down and go away," she said struggling "I-I d-don't w-want t-to s-stay a-around a-anyone," she cried out finally turning and fixing a palm thrust to Gaara's cheek and a satisfying crack was heard. He dropped her as she landed on her feet and turned tail and fled in tears from Yakumo Park.
Gaara was stunned by the power of the punch from such a small person and put his hand to his cheek. Naruto had now disappeared to travel to the hospital with the medics to help with Sai's personal info while Shino had whipped out his mobile phone.
"Temari-san? Hai it's me……Hinata's run away again……Itai! Don't shout at me…..No…Something happened…….Sai….he was stabbed……he's dead………I know, I know! He was helping Hinata. She's now disappeared whilst punching Gaara……I don't know where she's gone! Okay, we're coming home now, send Kiba and Akamaru out to find them and get Kurenai-sensei to help……Please don't shout down the phone!...She likes Yuuhi-san…..He's coming home now……bye" he said finishing on the phone
"What'd she say?" growled Gaara grabbing the wheelchair and his gun
"Kiba is going out to find her with Kurenai-sensei and Neji-san, Hanabi-chan are being notified. Sakura is also being told about Sai." He answered shortly "You're to go home; I'm going out to help find Hinata,"
"No I have to go sort something out, I'm going to Baki, and " muttered Gaara turning and walking away "You better find her!" he shouted back
Hinata ran away from Yakumo Park and down an unknown road. She was too upset to watch her way. Sai had been so kind to her on the night of her kidnapping. How could they ever be so cruel to him, he had supported them and they killed him. She hadn't noticed people on the streets staring at her in the fading sun. Her hoodie was stained as were her jeans with blood and her hands covered as well. She thought of running to the one place she loved and could relax. The forests river. On the outskirts of Konoha City.
After 20 minutes of moving and walking she made it to the forest and another 5 until the river. It was quiet and there was no one there by the flowing river. She sat down on the edge and took her hoodie off and dipped it in the water in the river, trying to get the blood out of her hoodie but only a faint pink was seen flowing down the river. She cried out in frustration and started scrubbing her hands in the water. Even as the water cleaned off she still felt dirty and that the blood was still there. She sighed angrily and stood and took out the book and dove into the water. Soaking her to the bone she looked down and still saw the blood on her. She screamed out and scrubbed her hands on her hoodie and cried out.
After half an hour and the cold set in she crawled onto the shore, cold, tired and upset and lay there.
"Why d-did I g-get d-dragged in, I h-hate it! I hope y-you h-hear it Mother! I HATE IT!" she screamed out and stood again and started having a hissy fit in the middle of the forest punching and striking out wildly at the trees and surrounding area. She heard a faint sound of barking and ignored it assuming it was a dog walker but when it got closer and the crunching of twigs was evident she turned to see Akamaru bounding out the woods with Kiba sprinting behind his dog. They skidded to a stop and Akamaru spotted Hinata as she turned and start up a tree and climbing quickly through them. Almost leaping from one branch to another. Someone watching her would have thought it was magic but it was just a very determined and trained Hinata.
"Hinata-chan! Wait Up!" yelled Kiba "I want to talk!" he added, his voice trailing off as he watched her ignore him.
Gaara didn't seem to be having a better time then anyone else. He had jogged to Baki's office on the outskirts of the city and to where his ex-sensei was. He walked up to a sandy colored building with broken dustbins lying outside. He sighed to himself and jogged quickly inside ignoring the shots from his secretary.
"Baki! Baki open up!" he shouted banging on the door "Before I shoot the door open!" he added, the door suddenly opened up and Baki stood in front of him scowling
"What is it?" he growled
"It's an emergency," he muttered angrily showing Sai's ID from his wallet, the details smeared with blood.
Neji, Hanabi and Tenten stood outside Kurenai's apartment door and looked at it. A smart green door with a Konoha insignia below the intricate design of a number 4.
"Are you sure this is the place?" asked Neji
"Hai, that's what Tsunade-sama said," muttered Tenten nervously, fiddling with her black shoulder bag. Neji sighed again and knocked on the door swiftly, a clatter of pots could be heard and heavy footsteps were heard on the floor. The door clicked open and instead of Kurenai answering the door it was Asuma, their math's teacher.
"Asuma-sensei?" they asked incredulously
"Oh hey," he said smiling
"What are you doing at Kurenai-sensei's apartment?" asked Neji raising an eyebrow
"We could as you the same thing," replied Tenten
"Who is it Asuma?" asked Kurenai coming over "Oh hello, Hyuuga-san, Tenten-san, Chibi Hyuuga-san," she said
"We need your help!" cried Tenten "Hinata's run away!" she added, Kurenai nodded quickly and shuffled the two teens and child inside past Asuma. Inside was very neat and very……Kurenai like. But it wasn't very Kurenai like in the kitchen; all the teachers they could remember from school were sitting around the table.
"Poker night?" asked Neji chuckling to himself
"We are aloud fun as well," muttered Kakashi who had settled himself down on the counter holding a can of beer and holding cards in the other hand, but lying on his lap was the infamous 'come, come paradise'. Hanabi just looked around curiously at all the high school teachers who were seated there. Gai sitting in a green tracksuit, Iruka, her English teacher, sitting next to a someone she remembered very quickly called Anko.
"Anko-chan?" she asked
"Oh hey Hanabi!" she said smiling happily. Next to Anko was this 'Asuma's place which had a packet of cigarettes and a bottle of beer next to it. Genma and Hayate were sitting, both of the science teachers, Kotetsu and Izumo, the Art and Music teachers. Next to Anko was a threatening figure who she really didn't want to mess with. Morino Ibiki, the….erm…..should you say……the 'backup' games teacher but he was more of a torturist to the self defense and judo fighting teams.
"Sit down on the sofas guys," said Anko pointing to the joining living room, patting Hanabi's back as she sat down, Kurenai came over with a tray with one beer, a water and a glass of orange juice.
"What happened?" asked Kurenai sitting down
"Sai-san, he…..he's dead," whispered Tenten looking down, she had only met Sai once when he transferred to Konoha High from some private school run by a man called Danzo but still I was hard. Kakashi suddenly pricked up.
"He's what?" he asked
"He's dead," said Neji unemotionally, Hanabi was looking down and crying.
"Okay, okay, what happened after?" asked Asuma getting curious
"She told Gaara that she didn't want to see him or us again after Gaara tried to get Naruto and Shino to bring her home to us." Said Tenten struggling "She's shouldn't be out, with the Sharingan's and with her bypass next week" said Tenten again, this time at a 100 miles an hour.
"Her what?" asked Kurenai
"She is dying," said Neji simply
"Neji, heartless bastard," cried Tenten getting upset
"Her heart is starting to fail her," said a small voice behind them, everyone turned to look at Hanabi "She was born with a weak heart, its catching up with her now. She has a bypass in two days, she's supposed to be in bed," she added before standing up
"Where are you going? 2 asked Tenten
"To go find her! Staying here with all of you stupid, drunk men is not going to get her back! I don't want her to die!" she screamed before turning to run out, Iruka and Anko stood up and rushed out after the 13 year old.
It was now dark, cold and starting to rain. Hinata was sitting somewhere in the middle of the forest with no flash light, a puddle of blood on the floor where she had coughed and her legs were stinging. The shouts of Kiba were a long way off. She slumped against a tree with her legs straggling out away from the tree. She sighed and a single tear slipped down her cheek. She stood, pushing her struggling limbs up off the ground and stumbled loudly through the thick bushes around her. There was suddenly a large slop ahead of her ahead of her, she tripped and slid down the slop and landed painfully on the leaves at the bottom. She coughed and felt blood dribble down her chin and onto the floor. Too tired to keep walking or moving as her heart started to beat on overdrive. She closed her eyes as she wiped the blood off her chin and flopped down beside her.
Kiba finally stopped as Temari and Kankurou appeared beside him and Akamaru. They were helping him track Hinata but he was finding it hard.
"Did you find anything?" asked Kankurou
"We saw her about an hour ago but she just ran," mumbled Kiba sadly
"It's okay lets just keep trying," said Temari determined as if on cue Akamaru barked that he'd found something, he came trotting back after smelling a puddle and they noticed red around his snout.
"Blood," cried Temari
"It's Hinata's," said Kiba touching the blood and looking at it, Akamaru sniffed again and started off towards a large bush. He stopped and looked down. There was a slumped figure at the bottom. He barked again and Kiba found him, the large white dog had found her.
"That's Hinata!" shouted Kankurou getting down
"Stay back," cried Kiba as he and Akamaru backed off away from the slope; he'd already calculated that if he got high enough off the ground and went far enough forward then he'd be able to reach the bottom quickly. He sprinted forward with Akamaru and lunged down the slop. He yelled out he and Akamaru landed gracefully at the bottom.
"You know I'm gonna have to stop calling his mutt face and start calling him wild child," said Kankurou sadly smirking. Kiba bent down to look at the pale face of Hinata stained with mud and blood running down her chin. Obviously tired and out cold she bent carefully and lifted her up. Akamaru was sniffing further down and found a less steep way of getting out of the mini valley. He followed his dog up the slope and managed to get up without a problem. Temari and Kankurou were waiting at the top. Kankurou took Hinata and allowed Kiba to breathe. A single thought ran through his head.
How is it Gaara can handle her with so much care that she doesn't break………
Heyy Guys... Sorry about the late upload, I had this done and was suposed to do it yesterday but my schools internet failed and yeh...Anyway about the BETA READER...I don't have it so I got a friend to proof read this chappie for ya...Also I understand Hinata is whiney but I promise that she'll stop if its annoying...If Theres Anything Else Wrong Then Tell Me...But NO FLAMEZ
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