Written by Weirddramagirl
Edited by Lys
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.
Lonely:
Chapter Two
[Hinata POV]
It's been two weeks since Gaara left, I haven't seen or heard from him since. Yet I find my self unable to stop thinking about him. I look out my window at the night sky - is he looking up there right now too?
I hear something move in the bushes. Before I am able to look, two men come though my window. I activate Byakugan, however one of them grabs my arms. I am unable to attack. My feet lash out at them, but it is in vain. I scream as they drag me off. Oh god, not another kidnapping attempt. It's the third time in two weeks. The village is still weak and other countries have been trying to take advantage of that. Luckily, I hear a group catching up. Neji and two other Hyuga from the branch family suddenly appear. A fight brakes out; I am unable to help.
We walk home in silence. I get to my house and Neji walks away I hear him mumble something under his breath.
"Pathetic."
It's true, I am weak. If I was stronger they would not go after me or at least they would have a harder time trying. I walk to my room and fall on my bed... when will it end?
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[Gaara POV]
I look out the window of the large room. A meeting was called today for the all the sand ninjas, they giving us new missions. Are they going to assign me another stupid one? What a waste. The new Kazekage begins to speak, but I don't care.
"...the leaf village... Hyuga..."
A few words catch my interest. I stand up. Everyone becomes silent and stares.
"Repeat that. I wasn't listening," I bluntly demand.
"The leaf village has requested a group of body guards for the Hyuga heir, it seems there has been-"
"My team will take it," I cut him off
"But.." I glare at him. "Alright," he gives in. "Here is the request letter; you can read the details on the way there."
I take the paper and walk out of the room. Temari and Kankuro follow, a bit confused, but they are smart enough to know better then to ask.
I pack my stuff and give them time to get theirs. Temari is slow, I have become more patient these days and she takes advantage of that. As we walk towards the leaf village I read over the paper making sure I heard right.
To protect a precious person
The boy that fought for love... that is what made him strong. Maybe I too will finally be able to fight for a precious person. It is getting late I look at the stars; I wonder if she is looking at the stars too. Hinata... the first person to care.
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[Hinata POV]
My father called me to a meeting today. What does he want with me? He hardly looks my way... Maybe he is going to yell at me for being so weak and allowing these kidnap attempts to occur. I walk to the hall and stop dead in my tracks as I open the door... he is there. Am I seeing things? No... but why?
"Hinata stop standing there and come in. I have other things to do today." My fathers tone is harsh.
I walk in the room and take a seat, unable to respond.
"All the recent kidnapping attempts are becoming a nuisance for the clan. We have better things to do than babysit the weak. Therefore, at my request, Tsunade-sama sent a letter to the Sand requesting a team of bodyguards. From now on you are not to leave their sight. I have given them quarters next to your room." My father looks over at Gaara and his siblings "I hope there will no longer be any incidents that we will have to deal with."
With that, he walks out of the room, leaving me with them. I feel ashamed at how weak I am; for some reason, it is even worse because it is in front of him.
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[Gaara POV]
This man is cruel. The real weak one is him for belittling his own daughter in the presence of others. If only for the fact that she survives this kind of treatment, she is strong. I will help.
"We are going to train," I say, looking right at Hinata.
She looks back at me, somewhat confused. I start walking outside, she follows. I know little about the house and it grounds so I decide to ask.
"Where is the nearest training area?"
She pauses for a moment, then in her whisper of a voice says, "We have several indoor and outdoor training areas on the property. The closest is on the left side of the main housing complex; however, it will most likely be occupied at this time of the day. We can go to one in the far left corner of the grounds; not many people use that one."
We walk in silence there, Temari and Kankuro a few steps behind Hinata and me. They don't understand but I don't expect them to.
I step out into the middle of the training area.
"Attack me with everything you have; I want to know the extent of your power," I tell Hinata.
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[Hinata POV]
Why is he here? Why did he take me to train? I am so confused but I know I won't get answers from him right now.
"Byakugan!" I yell.
I run towards him dodging a few test shots of sand he sends towards me. I can't get close enough; every attack is blocked by the sand. He hasn't even moved. But I continue anyway For hours we do this. For hours, he stands there unmoving, face unchanging. My hands are bloody, my breaths are short and ragged. This is my last attack. I run towards him as if to attack in the front but faze out and attack from the back; it's too late, the sand is there waiting for me. I strike hard but it is blocked. I fall to the ground. Gaara turns and looks at me, I look away.
"We are done for today, get food and rest. We will continue tomorrow." Gaara turns to walk away.
I force myself to stand and follow him. I get back to my room and collapse on my bed.
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[Gaara POV]
I walk towards my new room, I share it with Kankuro. There is a bathroom that connects to Temari's room. If it was a year ago I would have had my own living area while Temari and Kankuro shared a room, but things have changed ever since the first time I came to this village. Temari and Kankuro walk into the room after me.
"Why are we here? What the hell is going on, Gaara?" Kankuro starts, I glare at him.
Seeing this, Temari interjects, "Kankuro didn't mean to sound so rude. We just wish to know why we are here."
"I want to understand true strength" I tell them vaguely, knowing they won't understand.
To protect a precious person
Love and strength; the two seem synonymous. Temari sighs and walks out of the room. Kankuro stares at me for a few more seconds as if he is trying to find the meaning of my words in my face. He gives up and sets Karasu down and begins his daily cleaning and repairing of the doll. Maybe I should get a feel for the area. I jump out the window to take a walk.
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[Hinata POV]
I wake up and realize I have been asleep for a while. My stomach growls, I get up and walk down the hall to get something to eat. Temari is sitting in the kitchen; she looks up as I walk in. I feel like she is inspecting me; it makes nervous.
"Umm... I... I came to get something to eat," I manage to get out. I walk by her to the fridge and find some leftovers. She is still looking at me, maybe I will take this back to my room.
"Sit with me," she says in a flat voice.
I don't know whether it is a request or a demand. I sit down next to her.
"Why is my brother interested in you?"
She is very blunt. I answer honestly, "I don't know."
I move the food around my plate. Silence fills the room, so thick that I feel I could choke on it. I take a bite of my food. Slowly but surely I finish my dinner. I place my dishes in the sink and walk to my room; sleep.
For the next four days it is the same routine. I wake up early each morning, train till I can barely move, take a lunch break then resume training till dinner. I come back to the house, eat something, then fall asleep. The lunch break seems to get later each day. Does this mean I am improving or that I am not pushing myself enough? I don't know. Tonight is different; I force myself to stay awake. Climb out my window onto the roof. I know he is there, looking at the stars, he does not sleep. I sit down a few feet away from him, he doesn't even move. I also look up.
"Why?"
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[Gaara POV]
I sit on the roof every night just staring at the seemingly infinite sky. Someone comes to sit with me up here tonight; Hinata.
"Why?" she asks in a voice that could be a quite breeze.
"To protect a precious person," I tell her.
She seems taken back by this. She didn't know? I will explain more I guess.
"No one ever understood, nor did they care. But you..." I stop, no need to continue, she knows what I am trying to say.
"Gaara.... thank you," Her eyes begin to glisten.
I feel an urge to hold her... I want to feel her warmth. I reach out to catch a tear. The sand absorbs it, I feel nothing. I frown. She sees this and her face scrunches into a confused expression.
"The sand protects me from everything it deems harmful," I explain. "It decided long ago that humans only bring pain."
"...oh" is all she says.
"You need sleep. Go" I tell her.
She obeys, taking one last glance my way before jumping into her window.
I go back into the house, but not to my room.
"Temari wake up, I need to talk to you," I say while knocking on my sister's door.
She opens it rubbing her eyes, "What?"
"Tomorrow you will train with Hinata. I have other things to do."
Temari give me an inquisitive look, but I disregard it and walk away.
Edited by Lys
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.
Lonely:
Chapter Two
[Hinata POV]
It's been two weeks since Gaara left, I haven't seen or heard from him since. Yet I find my self unable to stop thinking about him. I look out my window at the night sky - is he looking up there right now too?
I hear something move in the bushes. Before I am able to look, two men come though my window. I activate Byakugan, however one of them grabs my arms. I am unable to attack. My feet lash out at them, but it is in vain. I scream as they drag me off. Oh god, not another kidnapping attempt. It's the third time in two weeks. The village is still weak and other countries have been trying to take advantage of that. Luckily, I hear a group catching up. Neji and two other Hyuga from the branch family suddenly appear. A fight brakes out; I am unable to help.
We walk home in silence. I get to my house and Neji walks away I hear him mumble something under his breath.
"Pathetic."
It's true, I am weak. If I was stronger they would not go after me or at least they would have a harder time trying. I walk to my room and fall on my bed... when will it end?
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[Gaara POV]
I look out the window of the large room. A meeting was called today for the all the sand ninjas, they giving us new missions. Are they going to assign me another stupid one? What a waste. The new Kazekage begins to speak, but I don't care.
"...the leaf village... Hyuga..."
A few words catch my interest. I stand up. Everyone becomes silent and stares.
"Repeat that. I wasn't listening," I bluntly demand.
"The leaf village has requested a group of body guards for the Hyuga heir, it seems there has been-"
"My team will take it," I cut him off
"But.." I glare at him. "Alright," he gives in. "Here is the request letter; you can read the details on the way there."
I take the paper and walk out of the room. Temari and Kankuro follow, a bit confused, but they are smart enough to know better then to ask.
I pack my stuff and give them time to get theirs. Temari is slow, I have become more patient these days and she takes advantage of that. As we walk towards the leaf village I read over the paper making sure I heard right.
To protect a precious person
The boy that fought for love... that is what made him strong. Maybe I too will finally be able to fight for a precious person. It is getting late I look at the stars; I wonder if she is looking at the stars too. Hinata... the first person to care.
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[Hinata POV]
My father called me to a meeting today. What does he want with me? He hardly looks my way... Maybe he is going to yell at me for being so weak and allowing these kidnap attempts to occur. I walk to the hall and stop dead in my tracks as I open the door... he is there. Am I seeing things? No... but why?
"Hinata stop standing there and come in. I have other things to do today." My fathers tone is harsh.
I walk in the room and take a seat, unable to respond.
"All the recent kidnapping attempts are becoming a nuisance for the clan. We have better things to do than babysit the weak. Therefore, at my request, Tsunade-sama sent a letter to the Sand requesting a team of bodyguards. From now on you are not to leave their sight. I have given them quarters next to your room." My father looks over at Gaara and his siblings "I hope there will no longer be any incidents that we will have to deal with."
With that, he walks out of the room, leaving me with them. I feel ashamed at how weak I am; for some reason, it is even worse because it is in front of him.
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[Gaara POV]
This man is cruel. The real weak one is him for belittling his own daughter in the presence of others. If only for the fact that she survives this kind of treatment, she is strong. I will help.
"We are going to train," I say, looking right at Hinata.
She looks back at me, somewhat confused. I start walking outside, she follows. I know little about the house and it grounds so I decide to ask.
"Where is the nearest training area?"
She pauses for a moment, then in her whisper of a voice says, "We have several indoor and outdoor training areas on the property. The closest is on the left side of the main housing complex; however, it will most likely be occupied at this time of the day. We can go to one in the far left corner of the grounds; not many people use that one."
We walk in silence there, Temari and Kankuro a few steps behind Hinata and me. They don't understand but I don't expect them to.
I step out into the middle of the training area.
"Attack me with everything you have; I want to know the extent of your power," I tell Hinata.
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[Hinata POV]
Why is he here? Why did he take me to train? I am so confused but I know I won't get answers from him right now.
"Byakugan!" I yell.
I run towards him dodging a few test shots of sand he sends towards me. I can't get close enough; every attack is blocked by the sand. He hasn't even moved. But I continue anyway For hours we do this. For hours, he stands there unmoving, face unchanging. My hands are bloody, my breaths are short and ragged. This is my last attack. I run towards him as if to attack in the front but faze out and attack from the back; it's too late, the sand is there waiting for me. I strike hard but it is blocked. I fall to the ground. Gaara turns and looks at me, I look away.
"We are done for today, get food and rest. We will continue tomorrow." Gaara turns to walk away.
I force myself to stand and follow him. I get back to my room and collapse on my bed.
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[Gaara POV]
I walk towards my new room, I share it with Kankuro. There is a bathroom that connects to Temari's room. If it was a year ago I would have had my own living area while Temari and Kankuro shared a room, but things have changed ever since the first time I came to this village. Temari and Kankuro walk into the room after me.
"Why are we here? What the hell is going on, Gaara?" Kankuro starts, I glare at him.
Seeing this, Temari interjects, "Kankuro didn't mean to sound so rude. We just wish to know why we are here."
"I want to understand true strength" I tell them vaguely, knowing they won't understand.
To protect a precious person
Love and strength; the two seem synonymous. Temari sighs and walks out of the room. Kankuro stares at me for a few more seconds as if he is trying to find the meaning of my words in my face. He gives up and sets Karasu down and begins his daily cleaning and repairing of the doll. Maybe I should get a feel for the area. I jump out the window to take a walk.
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[Hinata POV]
I wake up and realize I have been asleep for a while. My stomach growls, I get up and walk down the hall to get something to eat. Temari is sitting in the kitchen; she looks up as I walk in. I feel like she is inspecting me; it makes nervous.
"Umm... I... I came to get something to eat," I manage to get out. I walk by her to the fridge and find some leftovers. She is still looking at me, maybe I will take this back to my room.
"Sit with me," she says in a flat voice.
I don't know whether it is a request or a demand. I sit down next to her.
"Why is my brother interested in you?"
She is very blunt. I answer honestly, "I don't know."
I move the food around my plate. Silence fills the room, so thick that I feel I could choke on it. I take a bite of my food. Slowly but surely I finish my dinner. I place my dishes in the sink and walk to my room; sleep.
For the next four days it is the same routine. I wake up early each morning, train till I can barely move, take a lunch break then resume training till dinner. I come back to the house, eat something, then fall asleep. The lunch break seems to get later each day. Does this mean I am improving or that I am not pushing myself enough? I don't know. Tonight is different; I force myself to stay awake. Climb out my window onto the roof. I know he is there, looking at the stars, he does not sleep. I sit down a few feet away from him, he doesn't even move. I also look up.
"Why?"
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[Gaara POV]
I sit on the roof every night just staring at the seemingly infinite sky. Someone comes to sit with me up here tonight; Hinata.
"Why?" she asks in a voice that could be a quite breeze.
"To protect a precious person," I tell her.
She seems taken back by this. She didn't know? I will explain more I guess.
"No one ever understood, nor did they care. But you..." I stop, no need to continue, she knows what I am trying to say.
"Gaara.... thank you," Her eyes begin to glisten.
I feel an urge to hold her... I want to feel her warmth. I reach out to catch a tear. The sand absorbs it, I feel nothing. I frown. She sees this and her face scrunches into a confused expression.
"The sand protects me from everything it deems harmful," I explain. "It decided long ago that humans only bring pain."
"...oh" is all she says.
"You need sleep. Go" I tell her.
She obeys, taking one last glance my way before jumping into her window.
I go back into the house, but not to my room.
"Temari wake up, I need to talk to you," I say while knocking on my sister's door.
She opens it rubbing her eyes, "What?"
"Tomorrow you will train with Hinata. I have other things to do."
Temari give me an inquisitive look, but I disregard it and walk away.