Demon Talking

Human Thinking

Demon Thinking

Dream

Hinata woke up with a start to Anko shaking her lightly; the older woman looked tired but happy. The Hyuuga heiress tipped her head to one side and when she shifted her weight, a stab of pain ran through her body. That's right, she had almost forgotten about her wounds and how painful they were.

As she was about to get off the bed, a slight moan caught her attention and the girl looked to see Kuu struggling to sit up.

The Wolf looked slightly sick, dazed and extremely tired. What could she have been doing? Kuu's fur also looked slightly mussed as if she had been running and got her coat stuck on something. Hinata bit her lip and wondered whether she should say something about this and last night but another shake from Anko brought her back to reality.

"Come on, get dressed. Today is important." Anko muttered, giving the girl a light nudge.

Hinata watched her leave then turned back to Kuu who was staring at the floor, her eyes blank and hollow.

"Kuu…"

Silence.

"Kuu…"

No answer.

"KUU!"

The she-wolf jumped and looked around before settling her gaze on Hinata. She didn't seem to recognize her and shook her head. The canine just lowered her head and covered her eyes with her paws, whining softly and trembling.

When Hinata reached out to touch her, Kuu growled softly though it held none of its usual fire in it. "Please, Hinata. Just go, please."

Hinata let her hand fall to the side and stared at Kuu in amazement. There were times when Kuu used her name but it was usually accompanied by insults or harsh words. She had never just said her name as plainly as before. The wolf stayed lying prone with her paws covering her eyes and only when Hinata moved did she let out a sigh and turning her head to look out the window.

The wolf slowly took in the day before her and with a flash of her old attitude snorted, feeling as though the humans milling about would only hinder her if she moved now. She would wait a little while longer but still go out before Hinata for everything to be set right.

Kuu then flattened her ears and let out a sigh, she didn't want to do this but in order to help Hinata she will do what she must. Jumping off the bed and following the girl's scent she wasn't surprised to see her talking to Anko. Both female didn't notice her and Kuu wanted to keep it that way, she had work to do and she didn't want anyone to slow her up. As she made her way to the door, it opened to reveal Naruto, sleepy-eyed and grumbling to himself and also blocking her way.

The boy took a moment to rub at his eyes and once they cleared finally seemed to notice Kuu and tipped his head to the side. He was sure he saw her earlier but his brain decided to cut off on him due to sleepiness and just shrugged it off completely.

Kuu moved as if to follow him but shook her head and went out the still open door, no one commented her leaving, or so she thought.

Hinata looked at Anko when Naruto walked over and opened her mouth to speak but the snake Sanin beat her to it, gaining a slasher smile that was in her mind cheerful

"All right kids, time to get up and move out! We're going to the Hokage's office to finally put you in a Genin team. Hooray for you."

Both children just stared at her for a moment before Naruto slammed his head on the table and groaned in annoyance. "Do you know how early it is? You got me up for that? Why couldn't you just let me sleep and tell me the news later?"

Hinata closed her eyes for a second and sighed, then when she spoke her voice held a clipped tone and was mildly annoyed, sounding very unlike the young Hyuuga heiress.

"You spoke adamantly about becoming a ninja and gaining the respect of the villagers. Now just because you have to raise a little early you want to brush it off. I was starting to think that you were different but you're just like him. How sad."

Naruto gave Hinata a sour look and was about to go into an angry tangent when he noticed something about her. The girl seemed to tense as if expecting something to happen and even with her eyes still closed she looked uncomfortable, ready to bolt.

Anko narrowed her eyes then looked at the door where seconds later an angry knock sounded. Hinata shifted in her seat and began muttering to herself before saying only one word.

"Hiashi,"

Instantly Anko was at the door and flung it open with a suppressed growl. Hyuuga Hiashi glared at the younger woman then looked over her shoulder catching a glimpse of Hinata sitting with the Uzumaki boy.

Making a mental note of that, the Clan head turned his attention back on Anko and cleared his throat. "It is time Hinata come home; I'm not sure why you decided to kidnap her but I'm willing to overlook it if you comply without a fuss."

The sound of growling quickly filled Hiashi's ears and wisely he took a few steps back while Anko bristled in front of him. "KIDNAP! You ignored your child while she was bleeding on your floor and you come here saying that I've done a wrong?!"

Suddenly grabbing Hiashi and pulling him inside, the Snake Jonin forced him to look at Hinata whose body tensed up at the closeness between them. Anko then pulled Hinata's sleeve (she's wearing a long sleeved night shirt) and exposed the girl half-healed wounds to the irate father.

"Look at her wounds, look how they run deep and mar her flesh! A father seeing this would be tearing people apart to protect their daughter. But you… you just sat in your chair and seem bored by it all."

Hiashi tried to turn away but Anko kept forcing his head back, Naruto's gaze went from Hinata to Hiashi and back again trying to figure out why Hiashi would not get Hinata the medical aid she needed.

"It was the wolf,"

Both Anko and Naruto stared at Hiashi, his voice was almost inaudible making it hard to hear what he had said but his statement was met with rage on Anko's part.

She tightened her grip on the older man's face, her nails digging in the skin and causing it to cut and draw blood. The Clan head winced but couldn't move, Naruto was trembling in his chair his knuckles turning white from clenching them and Hinata remained silent.

"The wolf told me to never get involved, that she will kill me if I do. She said that she will look after Hinata and be her guardian for I have relinquished my hold over her."

Anko unconsciously loosened her grip and Hiashi falls to the floor, trembling and sobbing softly. His eyes remained fixed on the ground while Hinata, still silent, gets up and walks towards him. The girl stops in front of her father and Hiashi chances to pick up his head and cringes.

Hinata stared blankly at her father then walked right past him and out the door, after a moment's hesitation Naruto and Anko follow suite, leaving Hiashi alone.

"Hinata, I know it's too late but please, if I could go back and fix this, I would. In a heartbeat I would fix this, but that wolf… she is the one to understand you, even if it hurts she wants the best for you. Please forgive me."

Shaking himself and rising to his feet, the father took a look around Anko's house then turned on his heel saying nothing. Once outside the man released a deep sigh and decided to go to the Hokage's office, not knowing that Hinata would be there as well.

XxXx

Anko led the two kids toward the Hokage's tower all while keeping an eye on Hinata; the girl seemed to come out of a trance once they were a good distance from Hiashi and she didn't quite understood when Anko tried to explained what happened. The snake Jonin grumbled to herself but was secretly relieved when Naruto began chatting with her to keep her mind occupied.

Naruto had decided that the best course of action would be to not let what happened in Anko's house bother him. Hinata couldn't remember what she said to him and the blonde didn't want to be upset anymore so he let it go. As he chatted with Hinata he noticed that the girl was struggling to keep up, was her wounds hurting her more than she let on?

'Damn Kuu! I should have torn her apart the moment she told me she was the one who wounded Hinata. Next time I see her I'll…'

Naruto was whisked out of his thoughts when someone grabbed his arm, giving it a small tug. Hinata looked at him pleadingly and shook her head. Standing still for a moment neither spoke but seemed to understand what was happening. Both children look into each other's eyes and saw confusion, sorrow, and anger. But reflected in both they each saw a willingness to help one another and silently their friendship grew.

Anko stopped when she didn't hear two extra pairs of footsteps walking behind her and look back to see Naruto and Hinata staring at each other. Before she could say anything the two nodded and continue walking with Hinata leaning on Naruto which the boy didn't seem to mind at all.

Naruto and Hinata walked past and the boy stopped just long enough to say with a smile, "You know Anko, if you stand there any longer staring at us people will start to think you're weird."

The dark haired woman felt herself blush at the boy's comment while Naruto got Hinata to run a small distance then snapping out of it she ran after them, yelling.

"Y-you brat, who wants to watch you two make goo-goo eyes at each other, it's sickening. I'd rather have my head boiled in hot dango batter!"

Naruto's smile was still in place as Anko ran after them but he was forced to slow down as Hinata's strength was giving out. The boy hummed softly to himself before swiftly yanking Hinata into his arms and carrying her bridal style to the tower beating Anko and diving for cover in the Hokage's office.

"Do I even want to know?" Sarutobi deadpanned, taking a long drag of his pipe.

Naruto carefully set Hinata down before shrugging his shoulders. "Eh, you'll hear about it in a second."

Just as he was finished speaking the door slammed open reveling Anko and she was pissed! She glared at Naruto, stomping over to him and raised her arms ready to strangle him while he just smiled in a sugar-y sweet way, asking what was wrong.

"You little brat, I should cut your hands and feed them to you. And what the hell were you thinking carrying Hinata like that, she's hurt!"

"I was bored and carrying Hina-chan was easier than letting her hobble around."

Anko saw the sense in this and looked to Hinata who just shrugged and stepped forward. "I didn't mind and it was kinda fun, thanks Naruto-kun."

Sarutobi then took this chance to stand and address the three in front of him. He motioned for Naruto and Hinata to step forward and gave them a tender smile. The two young ones felt nervous excitement at what was about to pass and soon started to fidget.

"You two were supposed to be assigned to a team led by a Jonin and I am sorry you had to wait. But that will all be fixed now. You two will be assigned together along with someone else. She has asked to remain anonymous until she decides to reveal herself."

Naruto tipped his head to the side and gave Sarutobi a weird look. "Hang on old man, you said "her", I've seen ninja squads before, it's usually two males and a female. Why the change with us?"

Sarutobi smirked and turned his back and the duo, "Because you are usually and I would like to think that your partner will help you grow."

Both kids looked at each other and nodded then turned to the Hokage and bowed to him. Both waited for Sarutobi to tell them who their Jonin instructor and sensing the aged leader laughed and enjoyed the slightly puzzled expressions.

"You have already met her; in fact she's standing right behind you."

Anko, Naruto and Hinata all faced each other and after a moment's pause, Anko exploded.

"WHAT?! What makes you think I could go for a Jonin instructor?! I bet next you'll tell me that both of them will be staying with me."

At Sarutobi's nervous laughter the dark haired woman slowly walked over to the windows, opening one and stepping on the sill.

"I'm done. Don't wanna deal with this. Don't wanna live."

However before she could jump Naruto and Hinata grabbed her jacket and yanked her back. The Jonin glared icily at Sarutobi who just blinked and ignored her, going into a small explanation for the young ones benefit.

"Anko, I know it's hard but I'm making you take them in because well, with Hinata you only got yourself to blame taking her away from the Hyuuga compound like that. And Naruto because he needs a real home and family who will cherish him. Do I make myself clear?"

Anko grumbled under her breath but when she looked at her two new house mates she couldn't keep back a smile. Both were interesting in their own way and to the truth she was happy. With just herself to keep to, life was getting lonely and having Hinata around eased that loneness. Throw Naruto into the fray and it was even better.

Anko walked towards the Hokage and bowed; as she rose she flipped him off which he took in stride.

She then walked over the kids and placed a hand on both their heads, her smile held great warmth towards them.

"Alright chickadees, since you're crashing with me I have a few things to say: first off no whining or crying. Second, don't let anyone tell you you're worthless. And lastly welcome to the family!"

A/N: And that's chapter nine! Hope you like it! Ciao! I best you can guess who the third member is; I didn't really try to make it hard haha.