Demon Talking

Human Thinking

Demon Thinking

Dream

Naruto walked in silence around the village, he was supposed to go the Hokage's office today and meet his new Jonin instructor. But as he walked he couldn't stop worrying about Hinata. The boy stopped walking and lowered his head, the recent events concerning her were unnerving and he was somewhat frightened.

But didn't she say she wanted to be his friend? He was lonely and quickly accepted her friendship but now he didn't even know where she was. Could she be at the Hokage's office now or was she still home? Naruto sighed softly, all these questions and not one he could answer. It was slightly irritating.

Naruto shook his head and quickly made up his mind. He would go and see Hinata; he wanted to see if she was ok. Quickly turning around the boy didn't think that he was lucky to find Kuu walking alone towards him. He stopped and wondered briefly what she was doing when he noticed the wounds criss-crossing her body.

Narrowing his eyes and snorting, Naruto continued on, he hoped that whatever happened to the wolf would pain her for a while.

"You'd like that wouldn't you, boy?"

Naruto stopped and looked over his shoulder to where the voice was coming from. Kuu stood a ways from him and was waving her tail slowly. It took a moment for Naruto to distinguish blood and the red fur from her body.

"These wounds are not so fatal that they would kill, but I guess they will hurt for a bit."

Blue eyes clashed with purple, for a moment either spoke then Naruto chose to break the silence.

"I've never seen you this hurt before, what happened?"

Kuu smiled at the boy then let out a wicked laugh which caused Naruto to take a step back. "I've been training with Hinata. She did this to me and I am quite surprised, I didn't think she had it in her. Turns out all she needed was a little push."

Naruto looked over Kuu's body once again and for the first time really noticed some of the deep wounds Kuu had. It made the boy wince while getting angry as well.

"What did you do to Hinata?"

Kuu flicked her ears, hearing the fury in his voice and her smile started to slowly vanish. "I didn't do anymore than she asked."

Naruto felt his body shaking and for a minute his own anger scared him but he pushed it away and glared at the wolf. Then with a small growl he lashed out at Kuu.

The wolf barely had time to react and because of it she was tackled to the ground. She stared up at Naruto's blazing eyes and grimaced, his fingers were digging into her wounds. Naruto on the other hand seem to realize this and a cruel smirk appeared on his lips.

Digging his fingers deeper into the wolf's flesh he took an odd pleasure in seeing her with in pain. Yet Kuu wasn't going to allow herself to be beaten by this human boy, kicking out with her hind legs she sent Naruto flying.

Naruto landed on the ground hard and lay winded for a moment while Kuu took this time to get to her feet. Naruto quickly sat up to see Kuu running towards him but her gait was slowed down by her wounds and left him with enough time to move out of the way.

Growling in frustration, the wolf glared at Naruto yet as he got ready for another charge Kuu shook her head and turned tail. Confused and suspicious of her actions, Naruto backed away a couple of paces waiting for the canine to come at him but she continued on her way, limping slightly.

Once again he looked at the wounds covering her body and snorted. He shouldn't care anything about this wolf; she was always doing something to hurt Hinata. Yet as Naruto watched her go he realized that with Hinata as the center of all of this he could use that to get information out of Kuu.

The boy quickly ran over to Kuu to stand in her way, causing the wolf to give him an exasperated look.

"What are you doing?"

"Why are you doing this to Hinata?"

Rolling her eyes Kuu moved around Naruto and didn't speak for a while. But she stopped when she felt something bury itself into her flesh. Looking back she saw a kunai threw by Naruto lodged into her leg.

"Answer me!"

Kuu's fur started to bristle before she forced it to lie flat again and pull out the kunai to throw it back at the boy.

"You already know why I'm doing this. Now go before I decide to kill you."

Naruto smiled softly and walking forward towards the wolf, shaking his head while playing with the kunai. "At the moment I don't think you can pose too much of a threat over my life. But there's more about Hinata and yourself that you're not telling me."

Kuu began to growl as the boy went on and even crouched as if getting ready to pounce on him. "It's none of your business, go away!"

Naruto turned to the wolf growling himself and balled his fists. "But why, what could out of it?! What could hurting her ever accomplish?!"

Kuu snapped at Naruto and he merely stepped out of the way. "Why do you care so much about her, you didn't pay her no mind before all of this started so why now?"

Naruto was stunned into silence and with nothing to say he turned his head away.

Seeing him Kuu straightened up and began to smile but stopped when Naruto began to speak.

"You're right. I didn't know Hinata then but that doesn't matter. She is my friend now and I want to see her happy, not terrified out of her wits every time you come along. So once again, why are you doing this?"

"To…to protect her and to never forget." came the almost inaudible reply.

Naruto tipped his head to the side and for reasons he didn't know, began to feel uneasy. "What do you know to protect and to never forget?"

Kuu lowered her gaze then suddenly collapsed, clawing at her face harshly and growling. "Why… There was still time, you don't have to leave… Please don't kill her…Judas!"

The female wolf then let out a heart-wrenching wail that startled Naruto and made him take a step back. He called out to Kuu and in an instant she stopped, looking around dazed and confused.

"Hey, are you…" muttered Naruto a little nervously, reaching his hand out to the wolf.

However as she saw his hand coming, Kuu flinched back yelling at him to not touch her. Naruto jumped back as Kuu slowly rose to her paws and started walking away, muttering about someone named Judas. Naruto narrowed his eyes and watched Kuu slowly disappear. Who was Judas and why did Kuu sound so upset when uttering her name. The boy sighed and turned his back, he wasn't getting anywhere with this, it was better to just try and stay out of it. He would try to find out more about Hinata some other way.

XxXx

Hinata shifted in her sleep fitfully with Anko still watching but the older woman was starting to falter and her eyes were beginning to droop. However she instantly came awake and alert when Hinata opened her eyes and slowly lifted herself up on her elbows. She winced when the pain of her wounds got to her but stayed mostly quiet, taking in her surroundings and little by little recognized the house she was in.

She turned her head when she heard Anko sigh, Hinata let out a sight of her own and tried to straighten up more but a combination of pain and Anko pushing her down stopped her.

"Don't, your wounds will open up again."

Hinata said nothing but nodded and allowed Anko to push her back into what she guessed was the older woman's bed. Why would she do that? Where was Anko going to sleep? Maybe she should move to another room. Though soon these thoughts didn't matter as Hinata's eyes began to droop and she was quickly fell into a dreamless slumber.

Hinata woke again with Anko hunched over a desk snoring softly; she gingerly pushed herself into her elbows and looked around once more. The room was dark though the girl was sure the night had only begun. Careful to not wake Anko, Hinata slowly got out of the bed and tip-toed out the room and after a moment's hesitation out the house.

Taking in the cool scents of the night Hinata almost forgot the pain of her wounds and didn't notice that she was barefoot. She had a small smile on her face and she even laughed. She didn't know why but she felt so happy. Nothing could ruin this feeling.

Nothing except Kuu.

Hinata stopped dead as she saw lying down next to a tree, from where she stood Hinata couldn't tell if she was breathing and she felt strangely worried. Almost automatically she walked over to the wolf who did nothing to acknowledge her; Kuu almost always said something to her even if it was just a snarky comment.

Clear eyes hardening in slight suspicion Hinata waited for Kuu to speak. But the silence wore on and soon Hinata was looking at Kuu closer, her concern coming back. Moving in front of Kuu's face, she saw they just stared blankly ahead not even seeming to register that Hinata was in front of her. Her eyes which usually held a fire in them were misted over and empty and Hinata started to fidget while curling ad uncurling her fingers.

What was she to do, Kuu did nothing but hurt her and yet she couldn't stand seeing the wolf like this. She had to do something, anything. However she didn't know what that something was, as Hinata racked her brain Kuu began to stir.

The girl noticed and looked down on the wolf who seemed to be trying to remember who this girl was. Her face… it reminded her of…Judas. Kuu shut her eyes tightly and turned away from Hinata. She didn't want to forget but at the same time she didn't want to feel any more pain. Hinata tipped her head to the side then hesitantly reached out her hand and was about to put it on top of Kuu's head when she suddenly jerked back.

Kuu picked up her head and turned to face her side where she started muttering to the empty air. Hinata narrowed her eyes and briefly wondered if the canine's mind had cracked when she started to listen to what the wolf was saying.

"Don't cry, I'm here, everything will be alright. I'll protect you with my life, my dear, sweet Judas."

Hinata shook her head and wondered what Kuu was talking about, who was Judas? Her mate, her brother? Not likely, Kuu never mentioned having a brother or a mate, so who…

"You are my treasure and we will be together till the day we die. I love you, my Judas. My daughter."

Hinata gasped at the wolf's statement and scooted away from the canine. Was Kuu serious, or was she delirious? Her eyes watched the wolf carefully, even more than before and saw that her eyes were drooping. After a while Kuu finally closed her eyes and drifted to sleep. Hinata sat next to her and wondered what to do; shaking her head she decided to stay quiet for now. Maybe it was best to even forget what she'd heard.

She gingerly picked Kuu up and carried her towards Anko's house and to the room where she was sleeping. Anko was still asleep, thank goodness, so Hinata placed Kuu at the foot of the bed before climbing in herself. There was nothing she could or wanted to do so the girl allowed to fall back into sleep. Tomorrow was going to be a hectic day.

A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Next chapter Naruto and Hinata will be assigned their Jonin instructor and ninja team at last! Ciao!