Assassin
Shino x Hinata
By Moonwitch and Blackdragonflower
Chapter 20
Shino paced back and forth across the hard wood floors. Hinata sat on the couch petting a depressed Akamaru. Trying to comfort the distraught dog.
"Dammit Hinata ! I should be there. It is my fault, I told him to go investigate." Shino muttered, his kikaichu buzzing under his skin, stirred up by his immense anger.
"Shino it's not your fault." Getting up she laid her head on his back wrapping her arms around his chest.
"I should be the one out there, looking for him, not sitting in here being watched by ANBU! This is all because of my lack of better judgment! I should have thought this through better. I was to quick…"
"Shino if it's anyone's fault it is mine." Her voice breaking with unshed tears." They are after me and you and Kiba were just trying to protect me."
"Hinata…" Her name a mere whisper on his lips. Turning around he pulled her into his arms, his hands pulling her tighter, as her tears fell.
"Love it is not your fault…he would have done this no matter what either of us said. I just feel so…" She looked up at him lovingly.
"Helpless…?" He nodded as his lips took hers. His one hand running through her dark locks of hair.
"Hinata you do not know how strong you are." He whispered to her tenderly. "I know everyone thinks I am this unemotional freak but… I feel like everyone else. I don't know how many times you have helped hold me together." She smiled at him, as his fingers wiped her tears.
"Like tonight you helped calm my inner turmoil. No one but you can do that. " His fingers slowly traced her lips. "I love you Hinata." His lips caressing her where his fingers had left off." Pulling away he smiled. "Well now that you helped get me back on track… let's put our heads together and see if we can figure out where they took Kiba." She nodded sitting down next to Akamaru.
"Poor Akamaru if we could only understand him." Shino nodded as he picked up the piece of torn fabric. "He was definitely trying to tell us something with this. I just don't know what." His hand reached over an rubbed Akamaru's head.
"Shino do you think he saw something." Taking the fabric from him she looked at it closer. "Maybe they picked up a scent?" Akamaru jumped up suddenly barking loudly.
"Okay I take that as a yes to scent." Shino muttered. "But what kind of scent? " Akamaru began barking louder and jumped from the couch. Dashing towards the kitchen, his nails scratching on the floor as he skidded around the corner. The sound of dishes and such crashing to the floor, causing them to both run after him.
"What the heck is he doing?" Shino just stood there his eyebrows raised in shock. Akamaru was tearing everything out of the cupboards. Spilling sugar and rice all over the floor.
"Shino… I think he is trying to tell us something." Shaking her head in shock at the disaster he was creating.
"I kinda got that Hinata but, what on earth….?"Pushing his sunglasses up on his forehead ,he just stared. Suddenly Akamaru stopped and picked up a container in his mouth. Scampering over to Shino, he dropped it by his feet.
"What do you got there boy?" Leaning down he grabbed it and showed it to Hinata.
"Cinnamon what does it have to do with…" She stopped suddenly and ran back into the living room retrieving the fabric.
"Shino, I know our noses don't smell as good as theirs but now that Akamaru showed us cinnamon. I think that maybe we are looking at a woman. The fabric is definitely feminine. I also remember there use to be a cinnamon scented perfume. Hanabi hated it, had father ban anybody from wearing it. "
"So who ever wore it is not someone who is a regular at the Hyuga house. I'll be damned, the assassin is a woman. Kiba must have seen her at the compound meeting…" Hinata excitement feel from her face quickly.
"You don't have to say it…someone from my family." Shino just nodded at her.
"They are going to use Kiba as bait to get to me, aren't they?" Shino pulled her close to him.
"Not if we find him first. Now that we have an idea who we are looking for we can find him." Grabbing his coat he took her hand. "Come on Akamaru, we have some hunting to do." Akamaru barked excitedly leading them out the door.
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This chapter written by Moonwitch