A/N: Hey you guys, once again it's me the Smiling Harley Quinn giving you the latest chapter of my first fanfic It's Nothing Personal Honey. I was very pleased with the reviews I got from chapter I posted yesterday and I just wanted to give a shout out to Dreaded Rasengan. Whether you know it or not the conversation I had with you last night really helped come up with new ideas for this story, and I'd like to thank you for that. You have been a great help. Love ya, sweety. Well without further ado, on with the story.
Disclaimer: Me no own Naruto. You not understand?
Chapter 6: Tales from the Past Part One
Warning! Flashback sequence is going to take place in 5…4…3…2…1….
FLASHBACK
"My name is Temari no Sabuku, and I am your new mistress." said the woman to Hinata stepping out of the shadows. She was about 5'7", had sandy blonde hair that was put into four pigtails, dark blue eyes, and very tan skin. She was wearing a curve-hugging, purple satin dress with two wide straps going up to her shoulders. The dress showed a great amount of cleavage but still left some to the imagination. Hinata's pale eyes traveled downward as she could see that it stopped mid-thigh and that Temari was wearing strappy black stilettos that accentuated her toned, long legs. In Hinata's eyes, she was stunning.
"Like what you see?" Temari asked Hinata breaking her focus on Temari's legs.
"Oh no please excuse me!" Hinata squeaked blushing because she had been caught staring.
"It's quite alright child, I don't mind you looking as long your hands remain where they're supposed to." Temari winked at Hinata who blushed even more. "Your blush is adorable by the way."
"U-u-u-m-mm thank you." Hinata stuttered and then quickly remembered where she was. "Do you mind telling me where I am? I'm very confused."
"I'm pretty sure you are, considering that you've been knocked out for two days."
"TWO DAYS!" Hinata screeched.
"Yes, two days." Temari continued. "You were knocked out when you got hit by a car, after you ran into the street. You're lucky that you survived. What were you thinking and what were you running from in the first place?"
Hinta tried to remember, everything was so hazy to her. All she remembered was that she had been running with tears streaming down her face and that she had been trying to get away. Away from her life. Away from Osaka. Away from home.
Home. Hinata thought as she pictured the Hyuuga Estate. It's gleaming white walls, beautiful glass windows, and gardens the size of pastures filled with millions of flowers including Hinata's favorite, purple lilies.
Hmmm lilies, they smell so nice.
The more Hinata thought of the estate, the more she started to think of the people that lived there. She thought the kind servants who would always smile at her, and the bodyguards that would greet her at the front gate every time she came home from school. She remembered her older cousin Neji, who was more like a brother to her. They use to play all the time when they were younger.
"Come on Hina let's go play in the garden." a four-year-old Neji would say to a three-year-old Hinata
"Okay Neji-nii-san." young Hinata would giggle
Hinata smiled as she envisioned Neji and her playing together in estate's massive garden. It was a natural maize, her and Neji would spend hours together playing games like hide and seek or tag. They would hide behind the petunias, jump over the marigolds, and pick fresh water lilies out of the pond. Little Hinata would always run and present them to her mother as a gift and she would always smile.
"Thank you. They're beautiful dear…"
"I love you mommy!" Hinata would proclaim.
Hinata started to see images of her father, younger and thinner, but still as mean as ever. He was taking business phone calls, going to meetings when he should have been at dinner, and never once spending time with his wife or daughter. He was blind to the fact that her mother was falling fatally ill.
He killed her.
A swirl of emotions started erupting in Hinata's mind. She could see herself at the age of 5 crying over her mother's grave.
"Mommy please don't leave me, I love you!" she sobbed as she could feel Neji rub her back comfortingly.
She could see herself at the age of 9, her father yelling at her for getting a B+ on the final exam in math.
"But the teacher said I had the highest score in the class." she sniffled.
"A B+ isn't good enough for a Hyuuga, you stupid child. When will you ever get that!" her father roared.
Hinata then saw herself at 13, getting ready to say goodbye to her childhood friends, Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka. Both of their families were at the Estate so that they could bid their farewells to the Hyuuga family whom they have been close business associates for decades. Everyone was standing at the front gate. Shino and his family were moving because his father had gotten a new job transfer to America. Kiba's mom had divorced his dad, so they were moving out to the country to go live with some relatives.
"Farewell Hinata." said Shino giving her a quick hug before getting in his family's station wagon headed to the airport.
"Goodbye Hinata-chan." said Kiba giving a hand squeeze to the crying girl. "Please don't cry Hinata you look much more prettier when you smile."
"I-I-I-I don't want you to leave me." She said holding on to the sleeve of his hoodie. "I need you."
"You don't need me Hina. You're a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for. Trust me; you'll get along fine without me. Besides who said this will be the last time we'll see each other?" said Kiba with a goofy grin.
"…I guess you're right" Hinata sniveled giving Kiba a small smile.
"Now that's the pretty smile I like to see. The world is a better place when I see you smile Hina; look, even the Sun coming out of the clouds."
Hinata looked up and Kiba was right, the Sun was coming out of the clouds. This was very strange considering that there was supposed to be a hazy overcast all afternoon. The Sun cast a radiant glow over the Hyuuga Estate making the white walls sparkle as if tiny diamonds were embedded within them.
"I guess your name doesn't mean 'a sunny place' for nothing." Kiba joked making Hinata laugh.
Their laughter was interrupted when Kiba's mother, Tsume, who called Kiba from the family car, a Cadillac, and told him that they needed to leave now or they'd miss their train. Kiba nodded to his mother and told him he just needed one more second.
"Well, there's only one last thing I need to do." the young Inuzuka said turning to Hinata.
Without even thinking, he grabbed Hinata and kissed her on the lips. The kiss lasted for only 10 seconds but it felt like a lifetime for the Hyuuga heiress. She could feel her cheek burning up as a blush scarred her face. When Kiba lifted his lips off of hers he said into her ear,
"I love you Hinata."
Standing as frozen like a statue, Hinata watched as Kiba let go of her and run to his family's Cadillac. After he jumped in and slammed the car door, he rolled down the window and yelled, "See ya Hinata." as the car finally took off and drove down the street.
With all of her might, the young Hyuuga mustered up all of her courage and yelled out,
"Goodbye Kiba Inuzuka! I will never forget you!"
After she had said that, Hinata watched the car until it reached the main highway and drove out of site.
Hinata turned around and saw the eyes if her disapproving father bore into her flesh. From the look on his face, she could tell that he'd seen everything from the kiss to Kiba's declaration of love for her.
"If only you focused on your grades as much as you do boys." He sneered in digust as he walked away.
From that moment in time, Hinata's memories skipped forward to the most recent event that occurred in her life. She could see her father yelling at her, calling her a disgrace and kicking her out. She saw herself running away. Running away from him. Then, once she was far away from the Hyuuga Estate, she carelessly ran out into the street. That's when she got hit by that car.
Hinata looked up and saw the strange lady named Temari giving her an odd look.
"You ok honey? You've been staring off into space like that for five minutes now." She asked looking concerned.
"Oh no, I'm ok." Hinata said not even believing herself for a moment.
Temari gave her a skeptical look but believed her nonetheless.
"Anyways, it's time for you to get up out of that bed and meet the other girls." said Temari pulling the covers back off Hinata and helping her off the bed.
"Other girls?" Hinata said sounding confused.
"Yes, you silly child. You had to think other people lived here besides just me."
Once Temari had Hinata on her feet, she lead her out of the classy bedroom and down the hallway. Hinata couldn't help but notice that the walls were a floral printed creamy peach color and were adorned with fine pieces of art. She also noticed that there were a lot of antique looking vases and foreign looking flowers as she and Temari made their way into what she thought was the living room. She could see that it was currently being occupied by three very attractive looking girls. One was barefoot reading the latest issue of Teen Vogue over on the sofa. She had long blonde hair pulled up into a high ponytail and blue eyes with pale skin that seemed to glow. Her outfit consisted of a purple tank top with a denim mini skirt. Hinata's eyes strayed over to a recliner in the far corner where she could see another girl with pink hair and green eyes painting her fingernails pink. She had on a white tank top, a pink plaid mini skirt, and knee high white socks with white Mary Janes. Finally, the last girl was sitting on the floor reading playing on an IPad. She was fair skinned with chocolate brown eyes and matching hair that was pulled up into two buns on either side of her head. She was wearing a red t-shirt and a pair of black basketball shorts with matching black flip flops. All of the girls were so focused into what they were doing that they didn't notice the pair that walked into the room.
"Ahem." Temari said clearing her throat.
All of the girls' heads shot up and acknowledged her before directing their attention to Hinata. All of them seemed to be asking the same question with their eyes.
Who the hell is she?
"This is Hinata Hyuuga everyone." said Temari as if reading their minds. She then turned to Hinata and said, "Hinata, welcome to our little family."
A/N: R&R PLEASE. Be sure to stay tuned for the next few chapters because things are gonna get juicy!