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When Matsuri woke up a few days later, Gaara was immediately noted by Baki. He wanted her move to the asylum straight away. But her body was still too sick to cope with anything due to the harsh treatment the desert had given her.
Baki had to argue with the doctors about moving her, but the hospital was insisting that it was best to wait until Matsuri was strong enough to move on her own again. It was a miracle that she was even still breathing considering all that had happened to her. Her mental health had worsened though and everyone doubted if she would ever recover from the trauma. When Matsuri first awoken she was very confused as to where she was, she didn't understand what was happening and had on instinct panicked to being in a strange place. It was only after she was sedated that things started to calm down a bit. However that still wasn't an excuse for Gaara though. He didn't care if Matsuri's health was stable or not all he wanted was to get her out of his life once and for all. Besides he had a plan on how to get rid of her but it would take time and a little bit of luck.
"Gaara-dana when will Matsuri be moved?"
The red head looked up to his wife from his desk. "The doctors want to keep her there longer, till she's ready to transfer to the asylum". He rested his chin on his folded hands. "They can do whatever they need too, so long as she's in that mad house soon".
Hinata knew that she should feel glad that Matsuri was under control. But being the gentle soul she was, she didn't feel like it was right to do all of this. Yes, for what it was worth Matsuri was responsible for the deaths of several and that she had destroyed the little trust that Gaara had in her. But she was still a person, and Hinata believed that people should be given second chances.
The Kazekage knew that his wife was feeling guilty by the look in her eyes. He could read them plain as day. Mentally he was face palming himself. He knew that this would happen, Hinata was just too kind for her own good. She had yet to learn that sometimes you needed to have a cold heart in order to do something. A ninja mustn't let emotions cloud their judgment to interrupt them in their mission and Gaara knew that Hinata was having a hard time coming to terms with this. It wasn't like she was innocent entirely, Hinata had done plenty of things as a shinobi that she wasn't proud of. The same went for him, but as wrong as they were it was important to learn from those experiences. It would only help to toughen the heart for harder times ahead. He knew this, she knew this but it was still difficult to accept.
"Hinata don't let your feelings get in the way".
She raised her head startled by her husband's words. "W-what?" she had never heard Gaara say something like that to her.
"Please for you sake don't let your heart sink into guilt. It's not necessary to feel anything for Matsuri. After all she's done its best to try and move on and forget about the whole thing".
The bluenette knew that husband was right but it still didn't seem fine in her book. Hinata silently cursed herself for being too kind. She couldn't help it, she had always been this way. But it wouldn't do her any good, it hadn't helped in the past and it wasn't helping now.
"Hinata you need to get a grip on yourself".
Gaara didn't like having to scold his wife like a misbehaving child, but if he didn't say something she would probably crack under her guilt and he couldn't let that happen.
"I am not saying that you should stop caring, but in this particular case it's important to cut off your feelings".
Hinata resisted the urge to play with her fingers. He was right about everything, she really couldn't help herself. Call her crazy but Hinata for a moment felt like her old self when she was still in a sea of sadness and self doubt; she was definitely feeling like how she did in her younger years and she hated that. Would she ever move on from her timid ways?!
"I know...but it doesn't sound ethical".
Gaara exhaled loudly in annoyance as he ran a hand through his hair. "Hinata whether or not it is ethical is not important. Do you really want to keep wallowing in the past. Take it from my experience the sooner you put it behind you the better. If you continue to hold onto it, it will eat you from the inside out".
Hinata kept her mouth shut. There was nothing she could say even if she wanted too. She needed to be realistic, in this world more often the right thing to do was not the easiest.
The bluenette gave a small huff, she wasn't guilty it was rather more she was irritated. Not at Gaara of course, mainly to herself. She was fighting some mental battle in her head. It was almost like a battle of her good side versus her more reasonable half. The two were nearly evenly matched but in the end Hinata knew what needed to be done and she forced herself to push away all thoughts that were not necessary for her to feel towards the woman that wanted her dead.
"Gaara-dana?"
"Yes?"
Hinata gave him a determined look "I want to talk to her". The red head gave her a weird look "May I ask why?" she shrugged a bit "I'm not going to pity her, but I do want to say a few things that I would like to get off my chest. You are right, it's not worth my time trying to feel sorry. I'll admit that I still think it's wrong, but I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't learned to toughen up".
Gaara needed to think it over for a few minutes. Hinata could see that her husband was trying to fight some inner battle within himself. It was quite for a good ten minutes before the red head looked up at her.
"Are you sure you really want to do this?"
Hinata nodded "Very". "Matsuri is dangerous Hinata, she's completely insane". Hinata nodded again "I know that, and even if she doesn't listen at least I was able to say what I wanted to".
Gaara exhaled through his nose as he ran a hand through his hair. "Don't worry my love". Hinata smiled at him "I'll be fine I promise that nothing will happen to me I'll make sure of it".
It would be another few weeks till Matsuri was strong enough to be dumped into the asylum. She wasn't too happy about it and nearly killed three people in the process when trying to move her. Two of them got of lucky with only a few cuts around the arms, but one of them had suffered a terrible injury to the eye and would probably be blind in his right eye for the rest of his life.
The bluenette wanted to see Matsuri right away but Gaara insisted that she wait a few more days to give his crazy former apprentice a chance to at least try to calm down. She was still very much violent and he felt bad that a few of his men had been hurt in the process.
Hinata was annoyed that she had to wait three extra days, but she guessed it was worth it. A violent Matsuri was never a good sign and she would rather leave without having to cause any damage on both parties. Gaara had accompanied her to Matsuri's cell; with a wave of his hand the guards moved out of the way. Hinata reached for the handle of the door when Gaara placed his hand on her shoulder turning her around so that she was facing him.
"Please be careful in there. I don't want anything to happen to you".
Hinata gave him a small smile "Don't worry I won't be long". She kissed his cheek as a sign of reassurance before she turned back to the door and slowly opened it. She was on guard now, Matsuri was unpredictable and very dangerous she would have to be careful.
"Matsuri?"
Hinata looked to the far corner of the small room. The walls were a dark grey on all sides, and there wasn't a window anywhere for sunlight to penetrate. It was quite dark, and Hinata had to squint a bit in order to see, but she could see the crippled woman sprawled out on the floor. Matsuri was staring up at the ceiling her eyes looking quite dull and lifeless; she didn't seem to care about her surroundings at all. Not that she would anyway.
Hinata cleared her throat to try and get her attention. "Matsuri it's me Hinata".
Slowly the insane woman turned her head her eyes now blazing with fury. At first she thought that she was hearing voices, but the last person she expected to see was the damn female that made her life a living hell. "YOU!" Matsuri pointed an accusing finger at the bluenette who remained perfectly calm.
"It can't be. Matsuri don't want to see you. Ha, ha this funny. Not wanting to see her, Gaara meant to be with me. Hi-Hinata supposed to be dead. Why Hinata not dead yet?! She standing right in front of you. Ohh this bad, this is very bad. Matsuri wants to be with Gaara, Matsuri loves Gaara very much. Why can't this Hinata see that. Matsuri want to be with Gaara, she wants to love and cuddle him. Why not Hinata still here".
Hinata watched for a few minutes as Matsuri's slurred and delusional speech echoed off the dark walls. To be honest it was a bit creepy and it was making Hinata uncomfortable, but she wasn't about to leave now. No matter how creepy this was.
"Matsuri pull yourself together".
She had stopped babbling long enough to turn her attention to Hinata. The bluenette cleared her throat once more before speaking.
"I realize that your...condition hasn't been stable lately and for that I am sorry. But you have to realize that it's too late to do anything anymore. Gaara does not love you and he never did. Whatever feelings he might have had for you were nothing more but the kinds that you feel for a student". Hinata paused while Matsuri screamed and threw a fit on the floor.
Hinata didn't break a sweat. She simply waited for Matsuri to finish her tantrum before continuing. "I know that you hate me, but your motives for doing so are foolish. Gaara fell in love with me on his own accord; just as I did with him. There was never a chance for you right from the start".
Lavender eyes showed a look of slight anger. "You've done very bad things Matsuri. You killed people and hurt others in order to peruse a goal that was pointless from the start".
"You bad! Matsuri did nothing to peoples. They were in front of Gaara, not what she wanted. Matsuri did what had to be to get Gaara to noticed her. Hinata bad person, she take Gaara away from Matsuri".
The bluenette pinched her nose briefly. She could try to reason but there was no point. She was already talking to a man woman as is. And she'd be damned if she went mad herself in an attempt to make Matsuri come back to the real world.
"You may think whatever you want about me it won't change a thing. What's done is done. Matsuri you may never be considered normal again, but the least you could do is admit to your mistakes. That's all you can do really; it won't be easy but it's better than holding on to that anger and hatred that in your heart".
Hinata wasn't really sure if Matsuri was listening or not. She seemed to be in a state were her conscious was going back and forth with itself. She mentally remained herself not to expect much, she was in a asylum after all, and mad people were never easy to deal with. But she wasn't done just yet; there was still one more thing that she wanted to say to her.
"Gaara is happy Matsuri. We both are, we have a daughter now and all that Gaara wants is to move on. He no longer cares for you. What you did to him broke his trust in you. Nothing you do now will ever change his mind. So please just leave him alone. We do not want you terrorizing any more people, and we most certainly don't want you to be a lingering burden to our family". Hinata took a few steps closer, but still a respectful distance "That is all Matsuri, even if you can't understand my words at least I told you up close and personal". Hinata never took her eyes off the now screaming Matsuri as she made her way to the door. As soon as she closed it, Gaara grabbed her arm and crushed her to his chest. He had heard everything from outside, and he was proud of his wife. He never knew that Hinata was capable of doing what she did in there. Secretly Gaara had been hoping for the best.
His wife giggled softly "I told you it would be fine".
Gaara buried his face in her hair, taking in her scent. "I know but..." he blushed a bit not really wanting to finish his sentence which caused Hinata to giggle some more. "It was sweet of you for thinking that". Gaara looked away hoping Hinata didn't see the blush across his face, she did anyway and she laughed a bit.
"Come on, I've said what I wanted too and we can go now".
Hinata felt a little happier as she walked with her husband around the village. For some reason she felt a lot better then she had for the past few days. Perhaps it was because she felt like an invisible weight was lifted off her shoulders. At least now she could bury the hatchet with this problem, that didn't mean she had others to face. But for the moment Hinata wanted to forget about life and it's problem, she was getting tired of always worrying and for now she deserved the chance to be with her husband as they walked hand in hand.
Yeah I know this chapter is a little short but I think the length is perfect.
I hoped you like the little fluff scene at the end, I thought it would be a nice chance from my recent chapters.
The next one will come hopefully in a week or so. I plan to have something going on then.
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