A/N: Hey everyone I hope you all doing well and thank you so much for reading my story. I'm re-uploading chapter 6 because my initial plan was to not make Hinata weak or a damsel in distress, but as I was writing it at like 4 am I wasn't really thinking and I was just super excited to finally post a chapter, but I have learned from my mistake lmfao and I hope this chapter is better
Chapter 6
Hinata's eyes slowly fluttered open once she felt the warm sunlight on her face. She couldn't believe she was actually able to sleep with everything that happened, but it was more thanks to the drugs that had finally left her system.
"I wonder what he wants with me." Hinata asked herself aloud. She knew Toneri was attracted to her, but he had yet to reveal his motives for kidnapping her. It worried her, was he after her money? If she was being held for ransom, her father definitely would give whatever he could to get her back, but this didn't seem like that type of situation.
Hinata felt dirty and hungry as she got up off the bed looking around the room and noticing that the miso soup from yesterday was gone. She half heartedly regretted not eating because she was really hungry. After a while Hinata decided to try her luck and walked over to open the door in the room and felt surprised that it wasn't locked. She had expected that Toneri would most likely keep her locked in the room as a means of not escaping.
"I see you're awake Hinata-sama." A soft voice responded as Hinata jumped. It was a girl, but more like a puppet than person. She had long grey hair and wore a dark grey servant's attire. Hinata felt nervous as she tried to talk, but her throat was extremely dry.
"Master Toneri asked me to prepare you for breakfast today, so please follow me." The puppet girl almost commanded as Hinata slowly followed behind her.
As they walked Hinata looked around the large home and noticed how empty it was and bland almost like it had been abandoned. Most of the windows were still covered so without the added sunlight it made the place feel rather sad. Finally after going down a long hallway the puppet girl entered a large bathroom where the bath was already hot and filled with rose petals. The bathroom differed from the rest of the house; everything in there was traditional as it almost reminded her of her family's traditional estateā¦
Her family. Hinata missed them so much and even thinking about them was bringing her to tears.
"Here is a change of clothes for you on the stand, and once you're all done in here I will be waiting nearby to escort you to Master Toneri for breakfast, let me know if you need anything ma'am." The puppet girl told Hinata bringing her out of her thoughts as she started to leave.
"T-thank you." Hinata stuttered out as the puppet girl smiled and finally left. Hinata let out a quiet sigh as she took off her clothes from the ball and got into the bath. The hot water slightly stung her skin but it felt so relaxing once her body got used to the temperature. As she sat in the bath she had so many thoughts running in her head. She couldn't forget that right now she was being held captive by a crazy handsome guy and to not feel sympathy just because he's doing nice things for her. The water really did feel nice though and the rose petals were a nice touch, she thought as her mind began to wonder back to her family and Sakura.
"They're probably losing their minds right now." She whispered to herself as tears started to drip down her face. She used her hands to wipe them as her mind then wandered to Naruto. Hinata wondered if he was looking for her or if he even cared. She shook her head at the negative thought as she slowly sunk her head under the water.
Suddenly she heard a loud noise as someone grabbed her hair and pulled her out of thought and out from under the water. Much to her surprise Toneri was standing next to her bath with a worried look on his face and the puppet girl stood nervously in the doorway.
"What is wrong with you?" Toneri practically shouted. "Why are you trying to drown yourself?" He shouted again with concern adorning his face as Hinata looked at him confused.
"I w-wasn't trying to kill m-myself; I was only enjoying t-the water." Hinata retorted calmly as Toneri started to calm down as well. "I apologize if t-that's what my intentions seemed like b-but it was not."
"I'm sorry Hinata; please forgive me for intruding on you while you were in this state." Toneri said as Hinata realized Toneri had seen her naked body, causing them both to blush. "Please finish up and come eat breakfast, the servants worked hard to prepare it." Toneri added as he left with the puppet girl in tow.
Hinata couldn't believe he really thought she was suicidal, this situation was bad but killing herself would only bring more pain to those around her, plus she wasn't even under the water that long and he acted like that. Hinata groaned as the water soon turned cold, she hurriedly got out and finished getting herself ready as she looked at the clothes prepared for her. It was a beautiful grey kimono that wasn't too fancy or too casual.
"Toneri does have n-nice t-taste." Hinata said aloud once again talking to herself as she put on the outfit and started to fix up her hair. Once again reminding herself that she was a prisoner here, not a guest.
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Toneri waited in the dining hall for Hinata as he couldn't believe how stupid he was. Of course she wouldn't be trying to kill herself, but still the thought of her attempting it almost drove him insane. Plus seeing her naked body wasn't helping the situation, because every time he closed his eyes he couldn't get the image out of his head, she was too beautiful, too perfect, and it was getting even harder to control his desires. He didn't want to force himself on her, but if she wasn't willing then he'd just have to make her love him.
"U-um." Hinata said quietly as she walked over to the table sitting across from Toneri. "The k-kimono is beautiful." She added as Toneri looked at her with a gentle smile, never taking his eyes off of her.
"I'm glad you like it, a beautiful gift for a beautiful princess." Toneri told Hinata happily as she looked down and blushed. So far Hinata was mentally scolding herself for blushing in front of him again. "I hope you enjoy the food, I wasn't sure what you would be in the mood for so I had the servants prepare one of my favorites."
Hinata's mouth watered at the delicious looking food in front of her, she didn't want to give in but she was really hungry so she lost all reasoning as she started to eat cinnamon rolls and sausage first. She had to admit it tasted super good as she looked up to see Toneri eating while occasionally staring at her with a smile.
"I take the food is good?" He asked slightly chuckling at the sight of her tasting and enjoying it. He wanted to see her look happy like this every day, but winning her over was easier said than done for sure.
After Hinata had gotten her fill of food, her reasoning had returned to her as she decided to confront Toneri. She had so many questions and he looked rather happy so now would be the perfect time to find out the truth.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" She asked bluntly without stuttering, much to Toneri's surprise and delight. He gave that gentle smile as he looked at Hinata intrigued at her sudden boldness; meanwhile Hinata was slowly starting to lose confidence as she waited for a reply. It took everything she had to confront him and not stutter, even though she was extremely nervous.
"Because I want to treat my wife well." Toneri responded happily leaving Hinata completely shocked. His words replayed over and over in her mind as her heart began to beat faster. Hinata froze listing to his words. His wife? What exactly was he saying right now? Hinata had so many things running through her mind, maybe he was just some crazy guy that fantasized about her like the rich men form the ball she was kidnapped from. He had to be crazy because there was no way he could be referring to what she was thinking about.
"I guess you wouldn't know right away would you. You're my wife Hinata or did you forget?" Toneri said as Hinata remained speechless. Her eyes widened as she soon caught on to what he was implying.
"W-what are you saying?" She asked she tried to calm down. There's no way he could be the one who made the contract with her father. There was just no way.
"Hinata my love, why are you so shocked? Are you surprised your husband is this kind and good looking?" Toneri said pouting as he lied through his teeth. Since he knew that he and Naruto were both fighting over Hinata, it would only make sense to learn the means of why Naruto wanted her, thus this way she would willingly become his and Naruto would have no say once she agreed and he'd be able to fulfill the prophecy. Plus since he wasn't technically lying, he was a demon and Hinata was destined to be his way before Naruto made the contract.
Toneri got up from his seat and went over to Hinata who was frozen in hers from shock. He put his slightly cold hands on her shoulders and felt her slightly shaking. "Please calm down dear, I presume your father had already told you about the contract, so you should be happy that you belong to someone like me." He told her as he gently kissed her cheek. Hinata was numb, she knew that the demon would come to fulfill the contract but she couldn't believe it was Toneri.
"Wait T-Toneri, please let me see my family, p-please they have n-no idea where I am, please let me t-tell them t-that the contract has been fulfilled at least." Hinata begged as Toneri sighed heavily. Since he was lying, seeing her family would cause a lot more unnecessary problems, plus he knew that Naruto was definitely searching for Hinata, he was running out of time.
"I'm not that fond of humans dear, plus I think that would make matters worse, better yet how about instead I send them a letter, that way they'll have documentation and my word that you'll be happy." He suggested, at this point he just needed Hinata to agree to be his and once they go back to the demon world everything will finally set into place.
Hinata sat in silence. Something didn't seem right about the whole situation, but how else would Toneri know about the contract? It baffled Hinata, but she knew she couldn't trust his words, plus why would he go through all the trouble of meeting and kidnapping her from the ball if she belonged to him anyway? But what didn't sit right with Hinata the most is that her father was the only one who knew the actually appearance of the demon so it also wouldn't make sense for Toneri to not let her see him since he did make the contract with him.
Hinata's brain started to hurt as she kept trying to figure out what to make of the situation, but she couldn't give in, she just couldn't.
"Hinata, I need you to confirm that you'll be my wife. Of course the contract states that you are, but I want to hear you say it, so will you be mine?" Toneri said getting down on one knee next to Hinata as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a beautiful diamond ring. Hinata looked at him and the ring hesitantly. Why did he need her to confirm to be his? Even though he knew about the contract, she needed more proof.
"Since you s-say that you're the one who made the c-contract, t-then you should be able to answer some easy questions." Hinata stated as Toneri's smile turned into a small frown. He stood up and put the ring in his pocket as he leaned against the table staring at her.
"Of course princess, ask away." He responded quickly putting a smile back on as he mentally started to curse. Toneri didn't expect her to be so unwilling, he assumed that just by mentioning the contract she would believe him, but now she was making things harder than they had to be.
"W-what was the contract's fulfillment time?"She asked looking at Toneri, who seemed calm.
"When you reached eighteen." He answered casually.
"What's my f-father's name?"
"Hiashi Hyuga." He answered easily again. Hinata paused for moment thinking, so far the questions she asked were rather simple, she needed something to ask that would really help her know the truth.
"Why did my father make the contract?" Hinata asked carefully as Toneri paused. Luckily he knew that already, he would just play along with her to make her feel better.
"Your father made the contract with me because when you were a child you were extremely sick and he wanted me to save you." Toneri smirked now there was no way she couldn't believe him now.
"But, why?" Hinata asked again as Toneri looked at her in confusion. Why was she asking him to repeat his answer when it was obviously correct?
"Like I said before, you were sick and he wanted me to save you and in return you would belong to me." Toneri answered again as he watched Hinata glare at him, an expression he never thought she could make.
"You still didn't answer my question, what caused my father make the contract?" Hinata asked again as she stood up from her seat causing Toneri to worry. Was there another reason Hiashi would make a deal with a demon? "You don't know do you." Hinata added as she started to get angry.
Toneri became silent. He didn't know what to do since he couldn't answer the question and now Hinata was beyond suspicious.
"My father made the contract because of my mother who died of the same illness and in his unbearable grief, wanted to save me. If you were truly the one who made the contract it would've been an easy answer." Hinata answered as she back away from Toneri who now had a displeased look on his face.
"You just had to be so persistent and make things harder, didn't you." Toneri said as he walked closer to Hinata who began to tremble slighting but tried to look as intimidating as possible. This situation definitely wasn't looking good for her, especially now that Toneri seemed pissed off.
"I will not let that idiot Naruto beat me." Toneri mumbled to himself as a single word caught Hinata's attention
"D-did you just say Naruto?" Hinata asked as her heart started to pound upon hearing his name. What did he have to do with any of this?
Toneri smirked getting even closer to the young heiress who was having a slight panic attack. Even in her distressed state she looked more beautiful than anyone Toneri had ever seen.
"Let's just say Princess, you're a special prize worth fighting for, and that's why I'm not going to let Naruto claim you before me."
It was getting increasingly harder for Hinata to breath as the room started to spin. Hinata tried to fight it but her body and her heart couldn't take it anymore, as she collapsed right into Toneri's arms. Toneri tightly held the unresponsive Hyuga in his arms as he tried to think about his next move. Even though his initial plan had failed, it just made him want her even more; she was far too interesting for him to give up so easily.
