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It was late, around three in the morning. All the guards that were supposed to be watching her cell had been consumed by drink. Sure it had been a friendly suggesting as the rest of the prisoners where behaving and there was nothing else to do. It had been a terrible mistake on their part and that's just what Matsuri needed to break out. She had waited for the alcohol to do its thing before seductively perusing one of them to open her cell door. After a bit of fun with the drunk guard she had killed him along with the other four.
Killing the guards had been the easy bit, now she needed to escape the walls that held her. The smell of her recent activity clung to her skin and clothing as she dashed here and there killing every guard she got the chance too. Matsuri would laugh wildly to herself as she watched their bodies fall lifeless. Months of slowly rotting away truly had made her insane.
It was almost a miracle that she made it out without causing any alarm, but it was only a matter of time until someone noticed her absence and she needed to hide. Stepping out into the village for the first time in months Matsuri's first instinct was to cower.
"It's cold". She mumbled as she rubbed her arms. "Gaara was it always this cold? Why aren't you here to keep me warm?"
Desert nights were freezing and the temperature had dropped considering what time it was. The wasn't a soul to be seen on the streets as nobody was awake at this time of night.
The village was almost like a ghost town, there were no street lights. The darkness had consumed it all, giving it a rather haunting effect. It would be good cover for a criminal wanting to escape.
That still didn't mean she was off the hook. There were scouts positioned every night at different corners of the village to ensure that intruders didn't invade.
Keeping a low profile, Matsuri proceeded to slowly inch her way to the center of the village. She knew that Gaara resided there and how she couldn't wait to see him again. Those teal eyes, that wild red hair, those tender lips just begging to be ravished. The mere thought of him caused a wicked grin to spread across her face as rubbed herself to ease the friction in her lower half.
"Mmm Gaara, I can't wait to see you again". She purred quietly as she continued to move closer.
She would have to be extra careful now. It may have looked quiet but there were shinobi everywhere around the tower to ensure it was protected, some of them were high class jonin and former anbu so getting past them was not going to be an easy thing.
Matsuri took a silent breath before she shut off her chakra system temporarily to give herself the advantage of not being spotted before she painstakingly made her way past the heavily guarded defense and finally made her way into the building by the use of a secret passage.
Once inside, she didn't have to worry as much as there weren't as many guards. But being the apprentice of the Kazekage she had learned several things that others didn't know and that's what gave her the advantage especially when it came to sneaking around.
"Oh Gaara guess who it is". She giggled as she rubbed her hands together.
"Did you miss me? Oh I definitely missed you".
"What's going on why are you all on the floor!". A guard had walked into the room intending to know why a report hadn't come only to find all of them dead. "What the?!" Upon closer expectation their throats had been torn out due to the bloody kunai's and the cell door was open, plus there was the smell of intercourse in the air.
Broken bottles told the rest of the story. And he knew right away that something had happened. He quickly ran down the halls to alert to the rest of the guards when he noticed that several more of them were dead the exact same cause had happened to them and now a sea of blood littered the floor.
He sprinted to room where all files of the prisoners were kept and he scrambled to find the name of the occupier that was once in the open cell. When he eventually found who it was, his face scrunched in frustration.
"Oh shit!"
Matsuri continued to rub her hands together as she walked down the hallways looking for Gaara. She talked softly to herself as she looked all over trying to find him. The last place she searched was his bare office and it dawned on her that the man of her desire wasn't in the tower at all.
Matsuri screamed in frustration and the sound of her screaming alerted several jonin, as they bolted into the office one of them noticed an open window and a trail of footprints that were leading to the outskirts of the village.
"Baki-sama they've escaped!"
The old shinobi scowled in anger. As one of the guards that was looking over the main building he should've been able to sense that there was trouble right away. Whoever it was must've had the skills and knowledge needed to get past them without having any trouble, that lead Baki to suspect that it was someone within their village; particularly in the close knit circle of main shinobi that were assigned to guard the Kazekage's home.
He was right about to give orders when a young man in his early thirties ran up to him. "Baki-sama I bring news of a prison break". "What?! Where was it!" "The asylum, one of our prisoners has escaped they killed half the men who were assigned the night duty".
"Do you have any information of the culprits background?!"
Pulling out a folder that he was holding, he skimmed through it before stopping on the details he was looking for. "It was prisoner 576 that would be Matsuri".
Baki's eyes briefly displayed a moment of surprise before they were quickly clouded with anger and disgust. "What the fuck?! How did she manage to escape!".
The man stepped back a bit a little frightened by Baki's temper but quickly straightened himself "Sir, she was the former apprentice of Lord Gaara, but we-" "I already know that! Get to the point!"
"She must've broke out to seek the companionship of the Kazekage, it is documented that she often brings up his name and engages in masturbation while pretending he is there. As well as hallucinations and violent seizures".
Baki's face held of look of pure disgust. He always hated Matsuri from the beginning. She was never meant to be a ninja, she lacked so many qualities that were needed to possess a cold heart when in the mist of battle. The brat was always swooning over Gaara when she should've been handling her role as a ninja.
"Lord Baki there is more to tell".
His eyes snapped back to the somewhat timid man "Speak then!"
He nodded "We have reason to believe that Matsuri was planning to kill Lady Hinata, the wife of the Kazekage. We have video evidence that shows her plotting the downfall of the Lady Hinata and how she plans to take over as Lord Gaara's spouse as soon as his wife is disposed of".
Baki's scowling face didn't say anything.
"Guards!" The few that hadn't already moved out came closer to him. "Find Matsuri! And alert Lord Gaara of her escape, he and the lady are in Konoha send message right away!".
"Yes Baki-sama!".
Matsuri swayed in the desert winds as she clung to herself. Despite all odds she had somehow managed to escape the village and was now wandering through the desert. It would be dawn soon and the temperature would rise to a point where the heat would be unbearable.
There was little chance she would survive out in the endless dunes of sand and dust. Heat stroke and her illness would surly finish her off in no time. She cackled insanely as she continued to walk before eventually collapsing. "Gaara I see you, I see you everywhere. Don't worry I'll be back, we'll never be apart again".
Matsuri laughed some more before the sand swallowed her whole.
Hanabi was looking at her sister as though she had grown a second head.
"What did you say?"
"Come back with me to Suna, I'll protect you".
Hanabi's pearl eyes flashed an angry look. "No! I can't leave!". Hinata was surprised "Hanabi I-" "Nee-chan I mustn't leave not while that man we call father is still alive".
While Neji had informed Hinata of her sister's plan, even he didn't know all the reasoning behind it. "Hanabi please listen to me we really should-". "I'm going to kill him Hinata, I want that man dead, I want to see him bleed before my eyes. He's a savage Hinata, we both know this. Our so called father has never once displayed any kind of affection for us. We the hell should we continue to suffer through him. Our clan has always been this way and I intend to put an end to it".
Hinata was at the moment at a loss for words. She had never once heard Hanabi speak in such a manner. It was true that Hanabi had a tongue and she didn't hesitate to use it when needed. But it was obvious that her sister was not thinking straight she was too blinded by rage to see the truth.
"I know that father is difficult but he wasn't always like this".
Her sister raised an eyebrow "What the hell does that mean?!"
The bluenette cupped her younger sister's face. "Believe it or not, father used to be a man of kindness...but all of that changed when mother died".
Neither Hinata nor Hanabi knew what caused their mother's death, but the excuse they had always been told was that she had gotten sick and passed away soon after Hanabi was born. Every time their mother had been mentioned around Hiashi he would scowl and threaten to kill whoever brought up her name again in his presence.
Though Hinata had been very young when her mother died, she still remembered her. She would always look up to the kind hearted woman with great admiration. Her mother was a very kind soul, and she had the most gentle touch that would automatically make her melt with happiness. It had been a very gave day when she learned that her mother was dead.
"Tell me Nee-chan, tell me all you know".
"She was...I don't exactly remember all the details but mother did love us. She loved us more than anything and all she ever wanted was to watch us grow up. Father was also much different back then. He was never as harsh and he went out of his way to tell us how much we meant to him".
Hinata had a rather hard time trying to explain everything. Since her mother passed when she was a small child it was difficult to remember everything that happened before her death.
Hanabi on the other had was fascinated with everything her older sister was saying. She never got the chance to know what her mother was like as she was still a baby at the time of her death. But from what Hinata was saying she sounded wonderful.
"Nee-chan why did our father's heart turn cold?"
Hinata couldn't answer that question, but she hoped that this new piece of information would help Hanabi to turn back on her decision.
"Sister, please come to Suna. It's actually a beautiful place. My husband will see to it that your taken care of. You won't have to be abused any more. Please let me help you".
"No Nee-chan I won't do it".
"But why?"
Hanabi gave her sister a serious look "I already told you, I have to do the deed. If I don't kill him no one else will and we won't have any peace, the Hyuga have suffered long enough and I want to bring a new era to our clan".
From outside the room Gaara had a troubled look on his face. He had been ease dropping with Neji on the conversation. With his right ear pressed against the door he heard everything.
Hinata was trying to convince Hanabi to come live in Suna and she was refusing. Gaara wasn't sure what to do. As Hinata's husband he wanted to help her but he knew that the Hyuga would have to deal with its own matters. It was frustrating as it was. As Kazekage he too had his own problems to worry about and now that his wife was with child matters were getting more and more complicated.
"What do you propose we do?"
Teal eyes met white ones in a confused manner. "Hanabi has always been stubborn, she won't just willingly agree she will need an excuse to follow".
Gaara thought for a moment. Hanabi was Hinata's sister and that made him responsible for her safety as well as his wife's there had to be some way to get her to follow them.
"Well?" the redhead didn't say anything as he opened the door and walked inside. The two sisters looked over and Gaara walked to his wife wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Gaara-dana?"
He didn't say anything, instead he inhaled her scent. The smell of jasmine and lilacs flooded his senses for a moment before his eyes landed on Hanabi.
"Hyuga Hanabi as Hinata's husband I am asking you to come to Suna with us".
She frowned "Lord Gaara as Kazekage I respect your decision but I must deny your offer". It was obvious that Hanabi was trying to sound polite but she was getting very angry.
Deciding to cut to the chase Gaara's embrace tightened around his wife. "There is a threat in Suna that determines whether your sister will live or die". Hinata looked startled and Hanabi's eyes widened a bit.
"Gaara-dana w-what do y-you mean?"
Turning her head so that she was facing him, his eyes told that he was concerned. "Matsuri has been planning to kill you. I visited her cell a few days ago on the request by my siblings. Temari has informed me that she wants to dispose of you to get closer to me".
Hinata felt nauseous all of a sudden, her legs felt like jelly and her stomach was doing weird flips. Matsuri wanted to kill her? But why, what had she ever done to her.
"I-I don't understand".
"It's because she's jealous". Gaara cupped her face "She's jealous of you for being my wife. She's insane Hinata, she's lost her sanity completely".
Hanabi clenched her fists. Now she was furious, anyone who had the nerve to hurt her older sister was to suffer hell. Hanabi had always been very protective of Hinata and know she had an excuse to follow the couple back to Suna. Killing her father would have to wait, she had other victims to attend to first.
"I will go".
"P-pardon?" Hanabi clenched her fists some more "I will go to Suna with you. I want to kill this Matsuri bitch first. If anyone has the guts to hurt you Hinata then they have to pay the price in blood".
Gaara almost smiled at Hanabi's comment.
While Hinata was pleased that her sister would come with her, she was still shaken about Matsuri wanting to kill her.
"Gaara-dana I don't know what to say. With the baby and all I-".
He silenced her with an unexpected kiss. "Don't worry I will protect you". His hand moved over her stomach "And our child, nothing will ever happen to both of you I swear on it".
Hinata was still freaking out but she trusted her husband's words. Now all that was needed to have Hanabi leave with them.
"We must go right away, there's not a moment to lose".
Hinata took her husband and sister's hands and was right about to exit into the hallway when she was stopped in her tracks by none other than Hiashi. His arms were folded and he had a glare in his eyes that made her want to cower.
"Hinata...you've come back".
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