Hold On Hinata
By: HyuugaAmane
Chapter Fourteen
Is There a Traitor in the House?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Previously on Hold on Hinata..
Forcibly wiping away the tears, again; she grabbed a towel and slipped into the bathroom. Just as she was about to flip the light switch, someone caught her hand and spun her around. Hinata gasped when she saw who it was.
"Hanabi! What the hell are you doing here?" Gaped Hinata as she took in the fact her little sister was standing in her and Naruto's room in Tokyo.
"You know that is a really nice way to meet your personal body guard Nee-sama." Hanabi sneered arrogantly at the older Hyuuga. Hinata started to laugh hysterically.
"Nani? Protection from you? Now that's a real joke." Hinata was a little confused with her sister's proclamation of protection, but that didn't stop her from laughing about it.
"I'm serious Nee-sama. Hokage-sama herself sent us to protect you. She said we had to protect you from these devices called guns and that a person could easily be killed by one." Hinata frowned as her sister finished.
"Hanabi what do you mean by us?" She inquired curiously.
"The rest of our team is here." Hanabi replied knowingly.
"I want you to go home. Tell Tsunade that I can take care of myself and that I don't want all of you to get hurt for something that I could easily avoid by myself." The order slipped past Hinata's lips in a stern commanding voice that gave no room for argument.
"Hokage-sama said you would say something like that. Gomen Nee-sama but I have no choice but to stay. Hokage-sama's orders are law and I have every intentions of following them." Declared Hanabi bravely even though her fear was projected profoundly with her voice.
"Hanabi-chan sometimes it's better not to follow orders." Hinata's voice had taken on a dark and sad tone that betrayed the mood she was in. Hanabi realized that something was wrong as soon as she had said that.
"Hinata-sama... Are you okay?" Concern laced her question.
"I'm fine Hanabi-chan. I think I just need to be alone for awhile. We can fight this out later. I just.. I just need to think that's all." Hinata could feel the tears coming. She didn't want to cry, not infront of her little sister. "Hanabi please just leave." For once Hanabi proved to be understanding and left the room.
Hinata ignored the tears now stinging in her eyes and stumbled into the bathroom. She flung the door shut behind her and swiftly locked it. The tears came unbidden down her cheeks; smearing her makeup and dripping onto her clothes. Slowly she slid down the back of the door and sat against it on the ground. Her sobs came uncontrollably and she buried her head in her knees. Suddenly she stood up; Hinata's fists found the nearest wall and they immediately started to beat the crap out of it. Again and again she did this until her knuckles where bloodied and blood was splattered on the walls and floor.
Horrified at what she had just done to herself, Hinata switched on the shower and stripped herself of her clothing. Not waiting for the water to warm she clambered inside the shower and rabidly began to scrub the blood off her knuckles. Hinata cried out with pain as the water hit the sensitive exposed flesh of her hand. Tears came unchecked from her eyes.
"I'm so stupid! Why? Why did I let him try and do that?!" Ignoring the sharp pain, Hinata pounded her fists into the shower wall. The water ran red. "WHY?" She screamed as the amount of tears increased. "HOW COULD HE DO THAT?" The events of earlier flashed through her head. She remembered every bit of it. How it had made her feel. How she wanted him to do it. That look in his eyes. That animalistic, lustful, sinister look. She remembered the fear and she remember how horrified he had looked in the end. A realization struck her; if they hadn't been in public she would have let him do it, she would have encouraged him, and she would have enjoyed it. But what about now? Would she be able to trust him anymore? Would she really be able to ever let him do that now? Hinata didn't know the answers to those questions, but she did want them. A soft knock at the door interrupted her thoughts.
"Hinata... I need.. I need to explain what happened earlier." His voice sounded so desperate, so pained.
"How can I trust you won't do the same thing again? Tell me Naruto how can I trust you now?!" Tears threatened to fall again as she shouted the questions she needed to be anwsered.
"You can't." Those were the words that echoed into the bathroom and met Hinata's ears. She didn't know exactly why but she turned the water off and climbed out of the shower. After wrapping a towel around herself; Hinata opened the door. The Naruto that met her eyes looked tired, pained, sad, and as if he had been crying. Hinata brushed passed him and moved toward her bag. As she unzipped it she let the towel drop to the floor; allowing Naruto to get a full view of her exposed back. Slowly she dressed as she waited for him to say something. When Hinata was finally fully clothed in silk pajama pants with a silk pajama tank top to go along with it she turned to face Naruto. Hinata found him looking at the floor and blushing like a madman.
"Tell me what you've got to say Naruto." Her voice was like ice.
"I'm sorry Hinata. I couldn't control myself. He influenced me. He caused me to lose myself in the change. I couldn't stop it." Naruto's voice was a desperate whisper.
"He made you do it? Who is the hell is he?" Anger had seeped into Hinata's voice as she demanded an answer.
"I can't tell you. You wouldn't understand." He turned away and for the first time since he was a small child Naruto let himself cry. He was now certain that he had just lost the most important person in the world to him because of the Kyuubi.
Hinata was pained to see the man that should never cry start to cry. Emotion rippled through her and before she could stop herself she had wrapped her arms around him from behind and was holding him close to her. "Naruto don't cry." He turned around to face her and she reached up. Her gentle hands wiped away the tears that were streaming down his face. "I want to try to understand. So please tell me because I don't want this to end." The soft pitter patter of rain made it's self known as lightning illuminated Naruto's face.
"Hinata I'm a Jinchuuriki. I'm the container for the Kyuubi." He had finally said it. He had finally told her and now he was sure she would leave him. Naruto released his embrace with her and moved away as he turned his back. "I can understand if you don't want anything more to do with me. Hell I can even understand if you hate me now. The entire village practically does."
Fear laced Hinata's entire being as those words escaped Naruto's lips. She understood now why the villagers had hated Naruto. How they had treated him with contempt and nearly killed him several times. But Hinata also understood why they had been wrong. Hinata could never hate the man before her, let alone see him as a monster. No, she loved this man and just because he was carrying a demon inside him didn't change that. "I don't care. It doesn't matter." Naruto turned around to face her, shock clearly written upon his face. "The Kyuubi isn't you Naruto and he can't change the feelings I have for you." Thunder clapped loudly sending Hinata yelping in fear into Naruto's arms.
Naruto held Hinata tightly against his chest in relief. He should have never doubted her. "Thank you for excepting me Hinata." He placed a kiss on her forehead as she looked up him. "I love you Hinata. I don't know how could have lived on without you." Hinata's fists gripped Naruto's shirt. Blood from her still bleeding knuckles, that had gone unnoticed, stained his shirt. Naruto wrapped his hands around Hinata's waist and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.
The door swung open unexpectantly. "NARUTO!!! HINA..ta.. Gomen." The door was quickly shut again by a flustered and embarrassed Kiba. Hinata and Naruto burst out laughing when Kiba left. But the laughter didn't last long as Naruto caught sight of Hinata's bleeding hands. He gingerly lifted her hands and examined her knuckles. Blood still flowed from them and bruising was becoming apparent. Naruto could have sworn he saw some of the white of the bone of her hand.
"Hinata.. What happened?"
"I.. I punched the bathroom wall and before I realized it this is what happened." Naruto took her wrist and led her back into the bathroom. His eyes met with a humongous crater in the wall the blood stained walls and floor.
"Oh my God... Hinata gomen. It's my fault you did this." Naruto looked at her apologetically.
"No Naruto it's not your fault it's mine. I should have known better than to do that." Naruto had found some bandages in one of the counter drawers and was tenderly wrapping her hands.
"What happened to you Kiba? You look a little shaken." Inquired Shikamaru.
"N-nothing. Just an awkward meeting is all." Sputtered Kiba as Akamaru barked in agreement.
"What did you do? Oh. I know. You walked in on Naruto and Hinata when they were having an intimate moment didn't you?" Gaara's poor attempt of humor hit the realism of things right on the nose.
"I didn't mean to! I swear! I was just going to go 'em and they wer-" A pool ball smacked Kiba square in the forehead and he fell unconscious to the floor.
"Shut up Kiba." Said a thoroughly annoyed Neji from the pool table. The younger shinobi had been yapping all night and Neji was quite tired of it.
"Gah.. how troublesome.." Shikamaru got up and kicked Kiba. There was no response. "I think you killed him."
"Good, there'll be less noise around here." Snapped Neji.
"No there won't." Neji turned to look at Gaara. "I'll just talk more and you know you can't hit me with a pool ball."
"Wanna bet?" Neji growled.
"I would, but I'm broke." Replied Gaara smartly.
Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome." He pulled out a cigarette and lit it up.
"Stop smoking Shikamaru. It's bad for my bugs." Shino the ever silent one chimed one.
"Way too troublesome." Was Shikamaru's answer as he took a drag on his cigarette.
"Just leave him be Shino he's not going to stop." Declared Gaara.
"Man you are just way too talkative tonight Gaara." Kiba growled as he lifted himself up from the floor. "Neji the next time you do that I'm going to beat your ass."
"Whatever." Neji continued to play pool all by himself.
"Wow this is a nice atmosphere." Mused Naruto as he took a seat at the table. Neji rolled his eyes and set his pool stick down. He grabbed a beer and started for the door.
"I'm going to bed early." With that he stormed out of the room.
"What's up his ass?" Questioned Gaara with curiosity.
Hinata, who had just walked in and seated herself on Naruto's lap, answered. "He just gets that way every once in awhile. Trust me he's been like that since we were kids. He gets all antisocial every so often." Hinata shrugged a little and then cuddled up to Naruto.
"Why do two of our band's lead singers have to be involved with one another. It's troublesome." Complained Shikamaru out of nowhere.
"Get used to it Shikamaru because it's not about to change anytime soon." Retorted Hinata strongly causing Naruto to smile broadly.
"Ouu!! Food!" Kiba exclaimed with excitement as Lee walked in with several boxes of steaming hot pizza.
"Pizza? Again? When are we going to have ramen?" Whined Naruto.
"Yeah when are we going to have ramen?" Everyone stared at Gaara with astonishment. "What? I like ramen too."
"Good for you." Shikamaru yawned widely. "I'm going to bed." He put out his cigarette and grabbed up a slice of pizza. He held up his hand as a wave. "Later."
"Man everybody is leaving! This is getting annoying!" Yelled a peeved Kiba.
"Don't worry about it Kiba-san. This just means more pizza for us." Smiled an over enthusiastic Lee.
"You know I never thought of that." Kiba grinned as he stuffed a slice into his mouth.
"I want this one tonight."
"Which one is that."
"It says her name is Temari here."
"Oh her. Don't worry sir you're going to enjoy yourself tonight." The old women motioned for the man to follow. "Oh I almost forgot. No smoking in here. You're gonna have to put that cigarette out before we go any farther boy."
"Gah.. Fine." The man reluctantly snuffed out the cigarette. The woman led the man up a flight of winding stairs and then through a dingy hallway. They came to a stop infront of the 10th door down the hallway. The old woman handed him a key.
"Enjoy your stay." She smiled a wicked smile and then walked off.
"Thanks." The man mumbled. He took a deep breath assessing what he was about to do and slipped the key into the lock. He decided inaudibly that he didn't give a damn about it and the lock clicked open. The man swung the door open wide and the sight of a blonde, spikey haired woman met his eyes. She smiled at him.
"I assume you're Nara-san?" She asked him from across the room. Shikamaru smiled in awe at the beautiful creature before him.
"Yes and you must be Temari." He shut the door. "Oh you can just call me Shikamaru. I don't like that formal shit."
"Oh that's new. None of my other clients have ever wanted me to call them by their first names." Shikamaru joined her on the bed.
"Yeah, well get used to it because I think you're going to be seeing a lot of me from tonight on." Shikamaru pressed his lips into hers aggressively.
Temari allowed herself a soft moan as she became lost in this Shikamaru's kiss. No man had ever kissed her like this before and she had been kissed by a lot of men. This was one kiss she didn't want to end regardless of the fact that she knew deep down the entire thing wouldn't last, no matter how much she wanted it too. But that's not what Temari told herself as Shikamaru began to unbutton her blouse; exposing the sensitive flesh below. Temari knew that he was more than likely a taken man. That he was probably married to a sweet little wife and had two or three kids. That was normally the way things were with the men who came to this place. Eventually all her clients left her. She had never cared and she had never been afraid to lose one, until now. Temari actually wanted this Shikamaru to stay. To never leave. He had only kissed her once and he had her firmly in his grasp. She silently hoped he would be different. That he wouldn't leave. That maybe he would finally be the one to free her from the hell that she had been forced into.
Temari's shirt fell from her body and then her undergarments. The cool night air hit her soft flesh causing it to harden. Pure pleasure ripped though her body as Shikamaru expertly kissed and suckled her breasts. She moaned again and her fingers found his shirt. The buttons came undone one by one as his shirt slipped off. Chiseled muscles met Temari's eyes. She traced her fingers down them, feeling every bit of him. She found the button of his pants and eased it open. Shikamaru pushed her down so she was laying on the bed and locked her in another lustful kiss. Temari slid his pants off.
"Yeah. So how far are you from here?" Asked Neji as he held a cell phone up to his ear. "Oh, okay so you'll be here in a few minutes. That's great." He nodded as he listened. "Alright then I'll see you then Tenten. Yep, love you too. Mmmhmm. Bye." Neji pocketed the cell phone and went back down to the dining room in the huge condo they were all sharing.
"Hey guys. Neji is back." Gaara stated with a smile.
"Yeah. Ok guys I've got something to tell you."
"What is it?" Inquired Naruto with a mouthful of pizza.
"Tenten, Ino, Sakura, and Sasuke are going to be here in a few minutes." Neji replied calmly.
"Why am I not surprised?" Sighed Hinata. She was about to say something more, but the doorbell rang. They all knew who it was, so they went to greet the rest of the gang. Neji was the one who opened the door and he was rewarded with a kiss from Tenten.
"Neji I missed you." Tenten pouted to the slightly taller shinobi. Neji gave her the rare smile reserved only for her. Kiba pretend to gag while Ino looked around expectantly for Shikamaru. Disappointment struck her when she realized he wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Guys where's Shikamaru?" A small bit of worry and fear leaked into the tone of her voice.
"Oh he said he was going to turn in early. He's probably just sleeping in his room or something." Informed the ever knowledgeable Hinata with a smile. Ino's eye began to twitch. Shikamaru was so lazy.
"That just figures. That lazy bastard can't even get his ass up to come and greet his own fiancee. I'm going to beat some since into that man." Ino stormed off to go find the unlucky Nara.
"I would not want to be Shikamaru right now." Laughed Sakura.
"I know. I feel really bad for the guy." Giggled Hinata.
"I'm glad Ino stopped chasing me. I defiantly would not want to be in Shikamaru's position." Sasuke grimaced.
"What are you saying that if she hadn't stopped chasing you, you would have got together with her instead of me?" Sasuke was accused by one month pregnant fiancee Sakura.
"No, I'm just saying she was a really scary fangirl. Besides I would never settle for any other girl but you. I'm a one woman man and you're the only woman I will ever need." Sasuke defended himself and he wrapped Sakura in a tight hug. He also kissed her deeply on the lips. Both he and Sakura were smiling like mad when they parted.
"Eww... Get a room." Naruto cringed.
"What did you say?" Grinned Sakura evilly.
"Nothing." Naruto said.
"Good. If you had you would no longer be able to have children."
"Sakura!" Hinata gasped. "I wouldn't let you do that. I do want to have children with Naruto in the future you know!" A deep shade of crimson worked itself into Hinata's face as she came to terms with she had just said. Naruto laughed.
"We could start to work on that tonight if you wanted Hinata. You know what I said before I wouldn't mind a couple of kids."
"After what happened earlier? In your dreams buddy."
"Alright you're the boss. But my offer still stands." Naruto shrugged. Ino returned from the other room with a frown planted firmly on her face.
"Shikamaru is gone." She cried. Tears came in waves down her cheeks.
The soft morning light crept through the parted curtains of the room as the sounds of early birds broke the morning silence. A certain lazy shinobi groaned as he woke. It was too early to get up. His griping thoughts faded away as he laid eyes on Temari. 'She's so beautiful.' He thought as he gently stroked her cheek. A small amount of surprise shot through Shikamaru as Temari laid her hand on his.
"It's about time you woke up." Murmured Temari as she savored the feel of Shikamaru's touch. Shikamaru smiled at her.
"Good morning to you too." Temari grinned back at him. She just loved to see his smile. "What are you so happy about this early in the morning?" He asked softly.
"You." Was her reply. "You're the first man who's ever spent the entire night with me."
"I'm glad." Shikamaru replied. "Say Temari, if you don't mind me asking, how did you get messed up in this business anyways. Because you really don't seem the type. You seem too smart for this." Temari's face became shadowed and her voice took on a deary tone.
"Your also the first person to ever care enough to ask me that." She responded sadly. "This wasn't my choice. I was sold into this life. A year ago I was a prominent shinobi in the Sand, but my father took that all away from me before he died. He hated female shinobi. He thought we were useless. So in order to stop me from bringing 'shame' to his house, he sold me into this life." Her voice was full of spite and sadness as she remembered her previous life. Shikamaru felt an overwhelming surge of anger as he tried to imagine how a father could do something like this to his own daughter. Shikamaru caught Temari in a gentle embrace and held her close to him.
"Why don't you just run away from this place? You said that you're a shinobi. Shouldn't it be easy?"
"I can't run away Shikamaru."
"Why not?"
"Because of these." Temari showed him the metal laced leather cuff like bracelets on her wrists. "If I even walk out of that door or get too close to the window these send an electrical shock through my body that leaves me near death. Trust me I know. I 've tried it."
"That's horrible." He was quiet for a few moments. "If you can't escape, how will you ever get your freedom back?"
"There's only two ways. One I die or two someone buys my freedom for me." Without hesitation Shikamaru jumped up and grabbed the phone on Temari's bed stand. He punched in the numbers to contact the front desk.
"Moshi, moshi? Ahh.. Yeah this Nara Shikamaru. Yes my stay excellent. In fact I had so good of a time I would like to buy Temari from you. Yeah you heard me right. What's your price?" He nodded. "Yeah that's what I mean. Ah huh.. Ah huh. Yeah I can pay that." Shikamaru mouthed the number to Temari and she gasped. Was he really will to pay that much just for her freedom. He hung up the phone and beamed at her happily.
"Shikamaru it's too much. You can't, no for me." Temari couldn't believe the words that had come out of her mouth. In reality she wanted him to do it. Temari wanted to be free.
"I can afford it. Besides I like you, a lot. Hell I might be even falling in love with you. In my eyes you are priceless Temari. No price is too high." He picked up his pants and put them over his boxers. "I'll be back in a second." With that he walked out the door as Temari sat on the bed stunned.
'Man I am so bored. I have no students worth tormenting since all my favorites went to Tokyo. Boy that sucks because I really feel like pulling some sort of a prank right now. Maybe I'll just do something to Gai. You know I would read my Icha Icha Paradise books, but ANKO BURNED THEM INFRONT OF MY VERY EYES!!' Tears came to Kakashi's eyes as he cried out in agony. "THE HORROR!! OH THE HORROR!! MY POOR, POOR ICHA ICHA PARADISE BOOKS!! GONE!! THEY'RE GONE! GONE!"
"Kakashi you're still upset about those perverted books?" Anko teased caustically.
"Yes Anko I am. They were my precious collection!" He whined to her.
"Tough. You're just gonna have ta deal with it." Kakashi captured Anko in an iron hard grip and pulled her to him. A playful smile lit up Anko's face as she savagely ripped away Kakashi's infamous mask. Kakashi just smirked and crushed his lips into her's violently. A low moan escaped Anko's lips.
"OH MY GOD!! MY RIVAL HAS A GIRLFRIEND!!!" The green clad shinobi we all know as Gai shouted as he pointed and gaped in horror at Kakashi and Anko's show of affection. Then Gai proceed to run away crying dramatically and shouting. "I WILL NOT LET YOU WIN KAKASHI!! I WILL GET A GIRLFRIEND TOO!!"
"Well that was weird." Mused a slightly confused Anko. "Does this happen often?"
"Everyday." Groaned Kakashi as Anko burst out laughing.
"Oh man I am liking you more and more all the time Kakashi." Kakashi just gave her a dumbfounded look.
"Okay how about this one?" A bored Shikamaru suggested.
"Sure. I like that one." Confirmed Temari.
"So do I." He agreed and turned to the real estate agent. "We'll take it."
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
Ohayo - good morning
Amane: I know it's been like two months since I last updated, but please don't kill me. I tried to make this chapter a little longer than normal. I also introduced Temari into the story.
Temari: Yeah it's about time. I can't believe you were originally going to wait until the sequel to introduce me!
Shikamaru: That would have been troublesome to wait so long..
Amane: I almost did wait, but then that particular scene above worked it's way into to my head and I just couldn't pass it up. I just had to do it. By the way I have officially changed my preference of my Shikamaru pairing to TemaxShika.
Ino: WHAT? NOOOO!!! Who the hell am I going to be with then?
Kiba: Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick me!
Ino: Eww.. In your dreams dog breath.
Amane: Well I have other plans for Gaara and Shino.. So your only choices are Lee or Kiba or Chouji.
Naruto: I vote for Kiba!
Ino: Since when do you have a say in this fox boy?
Naruto: I'm one of the main characters, I'm entitled to an opinion.
Hinata: I vote Kiba too!
Kiba: Arigatou Hinata-chan!! (Kiba grabs Hinata and gives her a bear hug.)
Naruto: Oy! Hands off my Hinata! (Takes out a pool stick and begins to beat on Kiba violently.)
Hinata: Don't kill him Naruto. (An evil grin spreads across her face.) Let me do that. (Takes out hammer and begins to beat Kiba with savage force.)
Amane: I'm going to go before these guys kill me. Oh thanks for all your reviews. Love them!! Please drop your opinion on who I should stick Ino with in your reviews!! Thank you!! R&R everyone!!