AN bleuxe: So I want let my readers know that these last couples months been rough and I also had surgery and might need another with family problems also. So a lot been going on, but for the love of writing I did not abandon this story. I thank everyone who clique because I go back in the chapters to correct it. Enjoy this I don't own Naruto and special shout out to Splaaash-attack and Antex-The Legendary Zoroark. Happy Halloween!
Hinata looked from a distance with melancholy as hired construction workers and some of the men of her family taking out ruined framework of her house. All week she watched them sifting through ashes and rubble trying to find any of value or an heirloom that was thought to be lost in the fire. All of her mother's things and even photo albums of her were destroyed. Nothing, but memories that she would need to stay ingrained in her brain, so she to be able to describe to Hanabi when she was older.
Hinata could only feel blessed that not many were claimed by the fire and that she survived all thanks to Obito. It set a spark in her to get strong especially since someone intently tried to kill her by trapping in her burning home. She didn't want to be an heiress who need to be constantly saved or treated like a porcelain doll.
"Lady Hinata are you ready to go to school?" Kō said startled her out of her trance.
"Are you feeling alright?"
"Y-Yes it just I'm tired," She said partly true because ever since the destruction of her house, she had to share a room with her sister which wasn't so bad. But it was more of the room of who she took over which was Neji's. Hinata knew he hated her guts and just wished her father didn't force him to give up his room because she easily slept in a guestroom in the lower branch houses.
Kō was slightly worried as he watched her rub her eyes and knew she been through a lot. This whole week has been a whirlwind full of accusations within their own clan. The investigation within the clan wasn't turning up anything and just didn't make sense. Who would start a fire and then deliberately trap Hinata in the closet?
He knew his clan had many enemies, but someone from his own family, and why try to kill Lady Hinata. But it had to be someone in their clan because no one outside their family knew the layout of main estate or how to avoid everyone blind spot to commit arson was extremely risky and bold. Whoever did it, they beyond dangerous and if he had to be frank most likely powerful.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay home today Lady Hinata? I know it been some rough couple days for you," Kō suggested kindly because he suddenly had feeling to not let her out of his sight.
"No want to go to school I don't want to miss a day," Hinata said adamantly because she wanted to make sure Obito didn't get too behind in school because he was still stuck at the hospital. She hadn't him seen since the whole incident and compare to him her injuries were very minor.
"Is there any way I can visit Obito after school?" she asked cautiously because she knew it been a chaotic time for her family.
"We will see if that possible Lady Hinata," Kō frowned as they began to walk toward the academy. It not that he didn't like the Uchiha child, he just thought it was suspicious of why and how Obito was there in the first place because the fire started at two in the morning. The main thing that feed into that suspicion was where was his caretaker Shisui in all of this to stop him.
At Konoha hospital Obito was bored of being at this hospital and wanted to go back home already or at least back to the academy. He has been here for five days it was driving him crazy and really it felt like he has been here longer than he needed to be. The food here was atrocious and if he was sleeping there always a nurse there to wake him up to check on his burns. To Obito being in the hospital were just uncomfortable and he was itching to get out to get fresh air again.
"Go fish…" Obito said dully as he stared at his opponent.
"Well it looked like you win again Obito," Kakashi replied not even looking up from his book.
"How would you know that I even won your never paying attention!" he said decided to jump up and down on the hospital cot.
"Do want play Candyland?" the silver haired nin suggested as he slowly turned a page in his book.
"I'm done with cards and especially board games," Obito plopped down with his arms crossed because he won three times already in go fish and he only can image what a board game would look like.
"I don't get why you visit me so much just to ignored me. I mean I'm thankful that you were the first one to help me and Hinata get out of the house when the flames stopped, but still…"
Kakashi could only agree begrudgingly because this wasn't the Obito who knew him or who died as his teammates. So many flashbacks came back when he rescued them from the ruined house and seeing the young Uchiha's sharingan. Honestly in that moment Kakashi almost tackled him to ground thinking a bounder was about to crush him. It was like Obito got to get that fresh chance he needed, but he didn't want him to waste it.
Kakashi just didn't know how to convey this to a child because he was horrible when it came to children and that why he avoid them at all cost.
"At least read me the book you have. What does Icha Icha Paradise mean?" Obito said suddenly getting really close to his chair wondering why the guy was chasing the girl on cover of the book.
"It not for kids!" Kakashi immediately shouted while comically keep his innocent eyes from seeing the expletive words on the pages.
"Aww come on why! Is it gory, horror, or a super cool ninja moves? I'd watched a scary movie with my cousin once and I didn't get any nightmares!" He pleaded and began to excitedly trying to reach for the book as Kakashi stood up moving each and every way to keep his small bandaged fingers from touching his precious book.
"This is not a children's story!" he repeated just as Itachi and Sasuke entered the room looking at all the foolish that ensued.
"Nii-san?" Sasuke questioned while looking up at his brother confused at what was going on. Itachi just shook his head while thinking Kakashi better not be influencing his little cousin into reading smut at a young age or for any age for that matter.
At the end of the school day Hinata was gathering all the missing homework that Obito needed for this week that Iruka sensei gave her when she asked.
"That real nice of you to make sure Obito didn't fall behind in class Hinata and let him know that he can take his time because I know he suffering from burns." He said with concern from behind his desk.
"Yes, I heard that he is in the burn unit of the hospital and I don't really know his condition," she said feeling bad that she hadn't been able to visit him.
"Well don't be too hard on yourself, there is only so much you can do because you have been though a lot too," Iruka reminded her. Hinata was the quietest and shyest student of his class, but she was also the most helpful.
"I better go thank you sensei," Hinata said avoiding his worried gaze.
"Ok have a good weekend, give my regards to Obito and take care of yourself Hinata your still my student after all," he smiled and return to grading papers as she nodded and thank him again.
Hinata hurried out of the class with the manila folder in her arms and rushed down the stairs. She exited out on to the playground and waiting for her care taker there and hoped that they could go to the hospital today.
"Hey give that back that is mine!" Hinata heard a girl shout causing her head to whip back to the grassy field.
"That why I took it from you idiot and you need to cover that big forehead of yours!" the girl with the spiky sneered with the red ribbon clutched in her hand.
Sakura at full speed with fury in her eyes and tried to snitch back her ribbon, but the two other girls held her back and threw her to the ground. Hinata seeing this sudden reminded her when she was bullied by a trio of boys and she set her stuff down because her fists began to shake.
"Ino isn't here to save you this time! So, we will say this again stay away from Sasuke or make you uglier than before!" the girl enraged said began to pull at the ribbon trying to rip it with her nails.
"Stop that now!" Hinata demanded because she could no longer stand idlily back and walked right between them.
"This has none thing to do with you. Mind your business!" the spiky hair leader shouted as the two other bullies were now surrounding Hinata.
"Give her back her ribbon and leave," She commanded while unlocking her byakugan with a fighting stance, but her palms through glowing strangely orange like flames making the three girls back away from her.
"F-Fine take it freak and you luck out this time u-ugly!" the girl threw the ribbon to the grass and they cowardly left.
"That was amazing and how did you do that?" Sakura gushed from behind Hinata scaring the wits out of her.
"I-I my kekkei genkai…" She slightly perplexed because her palms never glowed orange before and why did her hands felt hot while shutting off her bloodline?
"Cool I wish I was part of a clan with a kekkei genkai and you're that quiet girl that is always hanging out with Sasuke's cousin,"
"Do you mean Obito? And my name is Hinata Hyūga,"
"Sorry," the pink haired girl said embarrassed because she didn't know her name and they been classmates for a year now. Hinata couldn't really blame Sakura for not know her name because she didn't really speak to anyone in her class, but Obito and the teachers.
"Thank you for helping me. Ugh those girls are always teasing me, Ino use to be there to defend me, but that is the past…" Sakura said suddenly getting sad from mentioning her friend as she wrapped her ribbon back into a bow in her hair.
"Don't worry about it and you're not ugly. Those girls are just mean," Hinata said awkwardly trying to cheer her up.
Sakura starting running toward the playground leaving her confused thinking she hurt her feelings. She came back with a manila folder and bunch papers in her hands.
"These papers there yours right," she breathed heavily.
"Oh yes thank you I need this for Obito he is in the hospital right now,"
"Sorry to hear that,"
Sakura may not like Obito because he just as bad as Naruto, but he didn't deserve to be hurt at the hospital and suggested that they pick flowers as a get well soon gesture. They spend twenty minutes making a bouquet from the flowers around the school yard. Hinata had to admit she was having fun it was like flower arranging class, but had a new friend to talk to and it was nice a having some much-needed girl time.
"Lady Hinata sorry I'm late I got stuck in a clan meeting ready to go to visit your friend?" Kō smiled because couldn't help, but think they looked adorable watching the two girls putting flowers in each other hair.
"Yes, thanks Sakura for helping me with the bouquet!" she said merrily waving goodbye as Sakura waved back to her new friend.
Hinata followed her caretaker recalling her day to him, only leaving out the part about her hands glowing hot like a stove top. She didn't want Kō or the rest of family to worry or think there was something wrong with her. Hinata didn't want to be seen as a weakling anymore.
