The arguing continues when discovered that certain...arrangements have been made. Accusations fly when nothing is explained. Not anything is the same anymore. The next day, Hinata has cleaned most of the dorm and makes breakfast for everyone. But when things go wrong, they decide to hit the city. Things just never go as planned...
Chapter 3: Weekend Chaos
Yukio lay contentedly under his blue comforter with most of his body covered by thin-white sheets. His arms were crossed underneath his head while resting atop his puffy pillow. He had his glasses off and placed safely on top of his desk that resided in front of the large window where he usually sat to study and do his homework. If only it was that same window in his usual room that he once shared with his brother.
He stared hard at the ceiling from the memory that began to rise. He didn't know how long he had been staring at nothing but he knew it had been over an hour since he had decided it best to go to bed….In his new room. He was beyond pissed at this new discovery. But at least he was able to control it. His brother almost snapped. And of course, he blamed the angels for this. It's not like it was their fault really. They didn't even know about the arrangement or the fact that all of their stuff was moved into the large dorm. They were surprised to see family pictures on the walls and a few of their clothing already neatly placed in their closets and so forth. They didn't know that Mephisto and their parents had already thought ahead.
However, Yukio still knew that it was Mephisto's fault. There was no way that it wasn't Mephisto's fault. He spoke with him earlier and all he could do was laugh. LAUGH! Of course he laughed. He loved laughing. Like their life was some joke to him.
He couldn't believe Mephisto did this to them. How dare he separate them?
The moment he thought that he would be able to rest as soon as they got into their home and after he had showed the angels around a few basic parts of the large dorm. Like the bathrooms, the washroom and sink, as well as the kitchen—in which they both stopped to glare at a moment and exchange a few words in a language he dared not ask what it was or what they were talking about. He assumed he didn't need to know since they didn't share their concern with him before they continued on with the brief tour. He was also too tired to care. Maybe he'd ask about it tomorrow.
But, he had finally got the chance to release his stress earlier only for it to come back tenfold after showing them around their dorm. He had spent the last hour—if not—two hours trying to calm his older brother's nerves and convince him to sleep in the room he still got to stay in. But he had refused. He had enough of all this change for one night and decided to make another change out of spite.
He slept in the hallway.
Right in front of his door.
Even after he told his brother he could stay in his new room until he was comfortable to go into his own….he still…..refused.
He didn't care what Mephisto was trying to do. He didn't care what anyone was trying to do or what his younger brother was trying to say to reassure him that everything will be okay. He just had to get used to it. No! He had refused to stay in the room he was originally assigned to staying in. He decided to sleep in the hallway. There was no way he was going to sleep in the room that was once shared with his brother. No longer was it their room. No. No. It was not the room the brothers once shared. It was now the room the Husband and Wife shared.
Husband and wife.
Rin and Hinata.
Yukio got to have his own private room with a single twin sized bed; kind of like before when he shared a room with his brother whereas both of their beds resided in the corners of the room and were set across from each other with their study desks in front of both of their own windows. It was a little small but comfortable.
Now instead of there being another bed across from his, there was merely a large closet with a much larger desk that resided in front of the double windows. Naruto's room was the same if not a bit more spacious. He did notice he had a range of color in his room like…orange, black, white, and red. Which he found odd, he didn't know angels still liked a variety of color; especially after seeing Hinata's closet—as well as their room. EVERYTHING…was white. His room was also white with hints of blue; he did think about making it look a bit livelier but he didn't care all that much.
Now the room where he used to stay—belonging to his brother and his new sister—looked completely different from his room and Naruto's room. He guessed it made sense since there were two people still staying in it but…..did there have to be THAT much space? And then, with the fact that they had their own private bathroom; made him a little jealous. He wished he could have his own private bathroom. The same with Naruto because he too, didn't have his own bathroom. That meant that they had to share the dorm's washroom and use the sinks that resided in the halls if they wanted to brush their teeth and wash their faces. That did, suck. But what was surprising, was that they had to share a bed.
He chuckled. He couldn't help but remember the look on his brother's face. It was funny. But he was no better after this revelation either. He was just as upset as Rin was.
"What the HELL IS THIS?" a loud scream full of both rage and surprise pierced the lit halls as Yukio and the angels stopped what they were doing to look behind them and towards the shout that was obviously made by Rin.
They had found the room that belonged to Naruto before looking at each other a moment and then running to the source of the loud screaming. When they made it to the level that was below where they once were; they could see Rin; from a distance—standing in front of an open door with his eyes wide in disbelief. His mouth hung open out of shock and he stood with his back extremely straight. He could feel his skin crawl as goose bumps shivered down his spine. He had his jacket off and his red-covered weapon for they now resided on the floor beside his feet with his arms at his sides.
He hadn't even turned to look at them when they arrived by his side after stopping a couple a feet away from him. They watched him at first, since they didn't know what to say to him and since they could see his breathing quicken as his face turned redder and redder. Before they knew it, it looked as though steam puffed from his ears as he took in a deep breath with a frown now forming on his face after he closed his mouth. Since his brow was also furrowed they figured he turned red out of anger. And mostly likely…it was just that.
What could he be so angry about now? It's like he doesn't let an hour pass before he's angry again.
"Nii-san?" Yukio decided to speak before slowly walking closer to his brother and placing a hand on his shoulder. Before he knew it, Rin flinched back hard from his touch as he turned his head to him sharply out of shock. His eyes were wide and face was still a nice shade crimson.
"Th-th-the r-room. W-w-where stuff? B-bed. One. Wh-what the hell?"
Both Yukio and Naruto's brows furrowed in slight confusion since Rin wasn't making any sense. Hinata cocked her head to the side in question. Yukio then turned his head towards the room but still had his eyes on his brother; looking at him strangely before turning his attention to the room as well.
He gasped. His eyes widened.
"What the he—what the he—Who? What?…" Even Yukio couldn't form the right words.
"O-o-our room!" cried Rin. "Yukio what the hell happened?"
"I…" Yukio didn't know what to say. Mephisto didn't tell him about this. The only thing he mentioned was that the angels belongings would already be here and they would have their assigned rooms prepared. But...he didn't expect...THIS!
"Where is my stuff?!" yelled Yukio as he fully walked into the room to get a good look at it.
Everything was completely different from how it was when he and his brother left it this morning. All of his belongings were gone, his desk was scarce and both twin sized beds completely disappeared. To sum it all up, the room looked as though they never stayed in it at all. In its place, to the left side of the room where Rin's bed once was, resided a much larger bed that looked to be the size of a queen. The head of the bed was against the wall whereas the foot was near the study desk. A couple of end tables resided on both sides of the bed whereas the two study desk was still placed in front of the two windows. The difference from before was that they were cleaned off instead of its usual mess the brothers would both leave behind after studying. In its place were a couple family photos, a few books, folders, and a few pens and pencils here and there.
Another change was that the floor had a wall to wall rug; before it was a wooden floor. Now there was a white rug that looked so soft it was though you could walk on the clouds. They didn't understand how the rug looked that soft but it truly did. And then there was the side where Yukio's bed once was; now replaced with a large closet and a door that looked as though it led to another room.
Yukio scanned the room twice to make sure his eyes were not deceiving him. The room was in fact different. He couldn't believe it. Where was his stuff? Where was Rin's stuff? But from the look of the desk nearest to the bed. It looks like Rin's things were merely straightened up. Not removed like his. Now the bed surprised him more since there was only one. The same with the size, it looked as though it was for more than one person. But all of his belongings were the only things removed…so that could mean…
'Wait a minute.' He walked further into the room and headed for the closet. Rin gave him a look but didn't move from where he stood as Naruto and Hinata glanced at each other a moment before stepping forward to peak into the room themselves. They both stopped at the corner of the door and moved so only their heads peaked around the corner to peer inside of the room.
They both gasped silently upon recognition.
"Hey isn't this…" Naruto started.
"My…room." Hinata breathed in barely above a whisper.
Rin snapped his head to her. "What?"
The angels said nothing as they walked into the room to take a better look. Rin's gaze followed them but he didn't budge an inch. He was not walking into that room until he understood exactly what was going on. Naruto walked over to the bed to take a look at the photos on the end table while Hinata walked over to the other side of the bed to look at photos that resided on her side as well.
"Yeah…" Yukio started as he glanced around the large closet—that took the place of his bed: that fact pissed him off—before stepping away. "None of my things are here." He closed the closet door. "In fact nii-san, your clothes are on one side of the closet whereas Hinata-san's are on the other….." He paused. "At least….I'm assuming they're her clothes. They are all…..white."
"What!?" Rin yelled, eyes wide, as he quickly ran in, pushing his younger brother out of the way as he slammed the closet door open and shoved his head in. Yukio stumbled back before catching himself and standing straight angrily as he fixed his glasses shouting "Hey!"
Rin ignored him as his head glanced up, down, left, right and back again before he stomped his foot angrily as his blood boiled. "WHAT THE HELL?! CALL MEPHISTO! I KNOW HE DID THIS! DAMN CLOWN!" He slammed the door shut and turned to his brother as he grabbed for his shoulders to shake him. "Yukio call him! Now! Now! NOW!"
"Relax nii-san! You need to calm down! Now before I hit you again!" half-shouted Yukio grabbing his brother's arms to stop his aggressive shaking. Yukio scowled for his glasses lay crooked on the bridge of his nose as Rin anxiously shoved his forehead into his brothers; eyes wide in horror with a crazy frown and a light shade of blue across his temple as though he'd seen a ghost while he grumbled the words…"Hur-ry up, Yu-ki-o! I'm starting to go crazy!"
Yukio quickly pushed him out of his face and away from him for fear shivered down his spin with his heart skipping a pounding beat at his brother's sickly expression. He moved to grab his heart to be sure he was still okay as he looked at his twin with widened eyes. "Nii-san don't you EVER look at me like that again! You scared the crap out of me!"
Rin grabbed his face as he flung his head back shaking it. "AAHH! I'm sorry! Yukio just call him please! My sanity is losing it! Please! And I'm TIRED! Get this over with!" Rin breathed harder as he took his hands off his face and looked back at his brother. Eyes still wide with the same shade of blue. Only now he looked paler as his hair looked more disheveled with blood-shot eyes.. He was breathing out of his mouth now with his shoulders hunched as he stared at nothing; talking to himself after talking to his brother.
Yukio looked at him strangely. 'Yeah, he must be tired.' He sighed deeply. 'I need to call Mephisto.' He moved to get his phone out of his left pocket.
And As if on cue; Yukio's cell vibrated repeatedly.
Yukio paused for a moment, looking strangely at his pocket; who could be calling at this time of night? Oh wait…only Mephisto would call this late—he realized before quickly moving to answer it.
"Sir…." Yukio paused when Mephisto started to talk on the other line. His face shifted into a frown as he listened to Mephisto's explanation on the situation. He often wondered how the chairman knew exactly what was going on half time he wasn't there. His frown deepened more and more as he listened intently. He didn't like what he was hearing but he had no choice but to follow orders. He and Rin had to deal with this. What's more was that the entire floor now ONLY belonged to his brother and his wife. Why, he did not know. The principal just made this known.
What the hell?
"Sir I…" he moved to talk again trying to ask a few questions about what everyone else is supposed to do now; mainly, where HIS room is. And why everything was happening the way it was. AND why he never mentioned this earlier. But before he could even get a single word in…He hung up.
Yukio stood frozen as the screen on his phone turned blue along with the annoying beeping sound that signaled a call lost. Yukio's eyes were slightly wide as the air caught in his throat. He was tired and now…now…he was seriously….angry. He didn't like Mephisto's ways sometimes but this….this completely disrupted he and his brother's way of living. First the demon, then the wife, now the guardian, and the home. It was too much! Too fast! Too much! Second time this happened to him today!
Only this time, he lost his cool.
He gripped his phone.
His blood boiled.
He saw red.
He exploded.
"DAMN IT!" He slammed his phone into the floor! Surprisingly it didn't break. Rin flinched as he stared at the younger twin.
"What did he say?" Rin asked as Yukio shot him an icy glare.
He frowned at this. He didn't do anything.
"What the hell do you think he said?! Huh?!" Yukio balled his fists at his sides. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK HE SAID?!"
Rin stayed quiet with his brow furrowed. He knew Yukio was upset. But that didn't mean he had to scream at him. He was still angry himself. That didn't mean they both had to stand there yelling at each other.
And yet being as they're brothers…they'd end up doing it anyway.
"WHAT are you yelling at me for?! All I did was ask!"
"What for?! You should already know what he said!"
"How the hell am I supposed to know that? I didn't hear anything he said!"
"Well you should have listened!" yelled Yukio stubbornly knowing good and well his brother couldn't hear Mephisto on the phone at all. He was tired, aggravated, anxious, confused and upset. He was not thinking straight. And his mind was clouded over by it all.
And Rin, he sucked in his breath sharply to keep himself under a controlled anger or he'd lose it.
"You know damn well I couldn't hear anything on that stupid phone! Don't screw with me Yukio! What the hell did he say?! I don't care if you're pissed by it! TELL ME!"
Yukio looked at his brother with narrowed eyes as he tried to calm his own nerve. Forgetting they had guests listening to his foul language. Not that one of them really cared. "He said, and I shall not repeat myself, that you and Hinata-san not only share a room." He paused to growl lowly and add.. "And that my stuff is somewhere in the building." He continued… "But you also share the WHOLE floor!"
Rin's eyes widened in disbelief. Naruto's ear twitched as he continued to look at the pictures on the side table as well as Hinata. She knew that much of these arrangements had to do with her father. Naruto knew this too. There was nothing they could do about that.
"What?"
Yukio sighed. He was not repeating himself.
"He also said you now have your own kitchen, your own living room, dining room, private room, training room, pool room, and everything else. Things that was NEVER here BEFORE!" he scowled.
Yep…that was her father's doing alright. Naruto figured since he denied the whole meadow thing. He must have found it best to add and upgrade. Or at least do something to make his daughter and son-in-law feel comfortable. But how they managed to fit everything on one floor was beyond him.
"Are you kidding?!"
"No nii-san, I was never known to KID!"
"But that's just…"
"Ridiculous! I know!"
Naruto's ear twitched again.
"Mephisto went all out this time! And you know what he said? Hmm? You know what he said to me? GET OVER IT! GET USED TO IT!" seethed Yukio. "How dare he?!"
Naruto's ear then twitched harder. The shouting was starting to bother his ears since he was growing increasingly tired. He then moved to look out of the window after looking over the photos on the end table. He smiled while looking at them; Hinata was cute when she was little. He had to find some way to tune out their quarrel as much as possible. He didn't feel like getting involved unless he felt he had to. Now he decided to just calmly look out of the window and wait until they were finished.
However, he didn't know how long he was going to tolerate it.
Hinata then moved to sit on her bed after half- listening to them shout at each other all the while she tuned some of it out to look at her family photo. A photo they had taken a week before her departure. The picture alone made her heart warm. She missed them already. She sat calmly as her mind stayed clear of any negative emotion or aura that now clouded the room. She closed her eyes to imagine herself in a field of brightly-colored flowers; one of the best ways to get away from her world; even if it was only for a moment.
'But nothing beats that sun though.' She thought jokingly with a faint smile.
"NO!" Rin growled. "It's ALL their damn fault!"
He pointed. "The girl's fault! And that idiot over there!"
Now this made Naruto's head turn as he scowled. What did he just say?
Yukio looked taken aback by Rin. His anger slowly dying down as he tried to comprehend what his brother was getting at. First this was about Mephisto and the change up. Now, it looked as though his brother didn't blame him anymore at all. He pointed his finger at their guests.
Yukio sighed deeply and looked away. Slightly ashamed at his brother's actions and what was to come afterward. 'No, nii-san!'
This also made Hinata open her eyes and look to the brothers as well after hearing the term 'That girl' she assumed was herself. She looked at her husband's angry and accusing face with his finger pointed straight towards her. She made no move to respond or defend herself from the sudden accusation. She knew it wasn't her doing or her guardian's doing. She saw no reason to deny his words. She did manage to look at his face without turning away.
She didn't like what she saw. She didn't like him looking at her with so much….anger. She never came across such a thing before. At least when it was directed to her. Never did she ever hear someone speak of her with so much anger. She didn't have problems like this before in her life. She did however give it some thought before she came. Like when she arrived she worried so much about whether or not he would treat her kindly or unfairly. She didn't know.
But with the way things seem to be going on the first day, she really didn't expect to have a brighter future living here with Rin.
And the longer she stared at his face, his features, and his eyes. The more she felt the need….to run away. His face held so much resentment towards her. So much negativity. It didn't make her feel as though she wanted to stay any longer. But what choice did she really have? What would her family think if she suddenly showed up when she was to live her life with Rin? What would they think if they saw her give up so quickly. So easily. They trained her better than that. They raised her for far worse things than this. She was also here to protect him.
And yet…fighting and destroying the most evil of all evil was easier than this.
Hinata stared at Rin a little longer; she could feel her tranquil mood diminish briefly before turning away from him and closing her eyes to escape again into the world of her mind. She ignored him. She knew she shouldn't but hey, things don't always go the way they're supposed to. She escaped into her own world. She always believe she'd be a good wife. There was nothing wrong with ignoring him. It was always best to not argue about things that didn't matter. As of right now, what he was saying. Didn't matter. What was done, is done.
Yukio did manage to look at her himself and he could feel slightly troubled by the way her eyes briefly flickered with sadness before she turned away. And knowing his brother, he didn't catch it. He swears his brother had A LOT of growing up to do. Hinata didn't do anything. He always had a knack for blaming others when he couldn't blame who was actually at fault.
Naruto of course caught her feelings through his senses. One thing angels were able to understand was how another truly felt based on their aura. Or as humans called it, spirit; spiritual energy. Now earlier he had a hard time knowing how she felt because she managed to suppress it. She was good at those types of things. He on the other hand, had much to learn on that. But that's beside the point. Rin was testing his patients.
Rin's eyes narrowed at her. To him, it was like she didn't care about anything at all and that upset him. Whether she was shy or not. Angel or not. She could still act as though she had some sort of feelings. Talk even. He disliked 'emotionless' things. This didn't make sense to him, he thought angels were something much better. Bubbly, talkative, protective, happy, smiley and a whole lot more than this!
"Ugh! If you know what happened, say something! Tell whoever to change everything back the way it was! I only just met you today! I will not be sleeping in the same bed as someone I don't know. Let alone playing house for the rest of my life! I never approved of this in the first place!" He shouted at her and yet the angelic girl made no move to respond. This caused Rin to shove his hands through his hair in frustration. He actually wanted to attack her. See if that would get her attention. He knew how wrong that was. "Grrr, I didn't ask you to live here from the start! Who do you—"
"Nii-saan we—" Yukio started after interrupting his brother only to be interrupted himself.
"Who cares! Too bad! We live here now! Boo-hoo Whine-whine mooooaaann! WAAAAAHH!" Naruto embellished. "SHUT UP!"
Rin and Yukio looked at him as both their faces blanked as the guardian stepped away from the window and walked to stand in front of them both. A deep frown was settled on his face with his eyes slightly slit.
"Stop complaining! Your Mephisto leader is right!"
They then frowned at the word...leader.
"You need to get used to it! Everything has changed! Just because you didn't know and everything was suddenly dropped in your lap, doesn't mean you have to bitch and whine about it! This is NOT Hinata's fault! If anything it's your fault!"
They both flinched. "What?!"
"That's right! It's your fault! If you knew how to control your damn temper and your pathetic hand-me-down blue flames! WE WOULD NOT BE HERE!"
"WHAT?! Are you kidding me?! It's not my fault I was born like this! But you two didn't have to be here! It was my father's decision that he stupidly made when I was ONE!"
"Which father? I highly doubt Satan would want his son married to one of his enemy's many followers! Bad. For. Business!" Naruto grinned knowing full well what father he was talking about. He decided to hit a nerve or two. That'll lighten his mood.
"Now you know damn well who I'm talking about!" He lunged at him Yukio moved to grabbed his arms and hold him back. "Nii-san calm down!"
"Yes nii-san! Calm down!" Naruto continued grinning with his arms crossed as his tail, unbeknownst to the twins, now fell from around his waist and danced about in the air. Obviously showing how satisfied he felt right now. Messing with people was his forte.
This only made Rin angrier as Yukio tried to keep a strong hold on his brother's arms. Before he knew it, random name-calling filled the room.
"Shut up, you whiskered faced bastard!"
"It's better than having pointy-ears you pointy-eared teme!"
Rin's eye twitched! "You ugly blonde baka! You're no angel, you're just as low as any other pathetic evil human!"
Naruto's brow raised in an annoyed manner. "Oh you're one to talk you blue-eyed demon! At least my father is NOT Satan! I'll take 'evil' human over demonic god any day!"
Rin growled before his anger boiled over. "I can't stand YOU!" he shoved his brother off him with a force so powerful he flew into the closet before landing roughly to the floor. His glasses flew off his face as a flash of blue filled the room. Naruto moved quickly and blocked the fist that was sent his way with the palm of his hand before moving quickly again as he grabbed Rin's wrist, twisted his arm around along with his body before using his other arm to wrap around Rin's neck. Locking him into a choke hold.
Rin growled deeply as he tried to break free of the angel's grasps only to no avail for the angel, Naruto, the guardian was much stronger. He struggled to break free as Naruto held him tighter. When he did, Rin tried harder to move only to be completely immobile. He also tried breathing only to find his air was slightly cut off due to Naruto's strong arm, tightening around his neck. Causing him to heave as he tried breathing deeply. Which only result in him choking; being unable to breathe at all.
Naruto moved his face close enough to his ear for him to hear. Being very sure that they did not touch. He growled deeply as he spoke. "Honestly, demon, you are so weak it's pathetic how you are unable to push me off you. You should really start seeing the bigger picture instead of allowing your negative emotions to overcome you. Hinata and I do not wish to be here as much as you do not want us here. However we made promises and have been given a certain order. We are not leaving no matter how hard you push us away. For all you know, she, Hinata is her name, NOT that girl, may just end up changing you for the better. If you told your brother that you will get to know her, that is what you will do! I don't EVER want to hear you so much as berate her ever again. She respects you as she does anyone else. I am her guardian as I am yours BUT if I even see you hurt her in anyway..." Naruto then moved closer to whisper in his ear so no one else heard him.
"I will kill you."
Rin's eyes widened. This was not an angel. He was something else. He had to be. He just had to be. Of the things his father taught him of angels. This male didn't seem AT ALL like anything he has learned. It confused him. He just had to be something else. He had to be.
"Now, I will speak with you more tomorrow. It's best we get to bed. Huh? Don't you agree? Enough for tonight, right? If you don't want to sleep here, I don't care. Sleep on the floor. After all, you are just as filthy!" After this being said, Rin's brow furrowed deeply before Naruto roughly pushed him away from him.
Rin fell to his knees gasping heavily for air. He breathed deeply as he felt the air fill his nostrils and his lungs before releasing it all the same. He coughed and gasped as he tried to comprehend for a moment what just happened. Yukio finally found his glasses and placed them neatly on his face before crawling over to his brother to see if he was okay. He placed his hand on his back.
"Nii-san, are you-"
"Fine!" He gasped coughing again. "I'm fine."
"Yes, he'll be fine." Naruto smirked as Yukio looked at him with a slight frown.
"Why did you do that? I know he needs control but-"
"But what? I was so wrong? It's not a big deal. I only stopped him from using his flames. In case you can't remember when he shoved you away from him, his flames covered his body but only briefly since he went to swing at me, I grabbed him and stopped them. That's all."
"What?! I-"
"Yukio-san. Gomen for all the trouble."
Startled, both males to turned to look at soft-spoken girl that now stood a few feet away. They didn't hear her walking to him. And normally Naruto would.
'Damn, I must be tired.'
"N-no. Hinata-san it's not your fault it's-"
"Whatever. I'm ready for bed." said Rin as he gently moved away from his brother before standing. He kept his back turned with his eyes shadowed by his hair as moved to the door. He slowly picked up his weapon and his jacket before moving to leave.
He then pause in his steps after hearing her soft-voice gently caress his sensitive ears. A wave of warmth suddenly washed over him. Slightly calming his nerves. How she did it was unknown to him. He just knew it was her.
She was only trying make him feel better. She started to feel bad after ignoring him when he only wanted answers. She wanted to make it up to him in some way. And then after Naruto, she really felt bad. She hoped her warm feelings reached him enough to calm him down. Now had she asked for permission, the warm feeling would have been stronger. But she knew she couldn't truly speak with him. They weren't close enough, apologizing for intruding on his life and so many changes in one day, only seemed right to her.
"Gomen-nasai. For causing so much trouble. Danna-sama." she whispered as Rin's perfectly tired ears perked up. No one else seemed to have heard her. Only he was meant to hear her. She only wanted him to hear her.
"Just...stay in it. Stay here. Who cares. I don't care. I'm sleeping somewhere else." Rin finally gave up and walked off with Yukio stopping to watch him go. He turned back to Hinata and Naruto. Naruto looked away without care and his sister looked down in slight dismay. All he could feel was sorry for the kind girl. He knew it wasn't her fault or Naruto's fault. His nii-san didn't have to make her feel the way she did. This was all new to her like it was to him. To them all even. They had to do this together. They had to be a family. Everything was falling apart and it was only the first day. They didn't even know each other well enough to dislike each other so much.
"Tomorrow. With any luck I can do something...tomorrow." Yukio then turned to leave, to go speak with his brother, he paused at the door a moment. wanting to say something, but nothing came out. He wanted to apologize once again for his brother's actions. Or at least, say good night or something. See you in the morning. But he couldn't get it out. He sighed before leaving. He planned to make everything better for everyone tomorrow.
"It's ALL their damn fault!"
He remembered again the look on Hinata's face when he said those words. He could see a glimpse of sadness in her eyes before she looked away as though he said nothing. He could understand why she probably felt bad but he didn't want her to feel as though she wasn't welcomed. That was point of him taking them all out tomorrow. He wanted them to feel welcomed. He wanted everyone to know each other a little better. Maybe his brother being married wasn't too bad an idea but of course-that wasn't his decision to make. He just wished his brother would think logically for once and at least try to accept it. He was only pushing them away further with his negative attitude and his negative way of handling things. Not just that but also by blaming them for everything that is changing in his life so quickly…..he still should have said it in another way.
Yukio sighed again and closed his eyes before turning on his side to rest. Tomorrow was another day, tomorrow things should change. Hopefully their outing would be fun for everyone. He knew they wouldn't just suddenly click in one day but he still hoped for the better.
The next day, before the sun rose on the horizon, the female Okumura had decided to awaken before everyone else to not only get an early start to see what part of the dorm she wished to clean first but to also listen to the sun as it rose. She would never miss a day to hear its wonderful sound and she knew Naruto would be up early as well to join her as he usually would at home. Only this time would be the first day it would him and her. At home it was usually her, her parents, Naruto, Sasuke, Neji and few other family members but today and on it would only be her and Naruto.
She sighed quietly as she walked the dark halls that were dimly lit by the gentle shine of the moon through its glass windows.
She knew she was going to miss her family but at least she was here with Naruto and she didn't have to be alone. She could honestly say that she was very glad they had chosen Naruto to be with her when she left. If she had been given the chance to choose her guardian, Naruto would have definitely been her first choice. And she only believed this because out of both Neji and Sasuke. He was the only one that could truly make her smile. His aura alone made her forget about all of her troubles. Even more so about her duty in this life. If it wasn't for him, she probably would have been miserable coming here. Instead she was more content if not slightly at ease. However she can certainly say she wasn't depressed. As long as Naruto was here with her, she would be able to continue with her life as being the wife of Okumura Rin.
Rin.
Her thoughts then moved to her husband as it dawned upon her again that this relationship was going to be very hard to build even if Naruto was with her. It was bad enough that they didn't know each other that well but for Naruto to already come here and be on his bad side so far was an even more difficult challenge for her to endure. She didn't want them fighting and arguing and not trusting each other. She knew she was wrong to assume that more of this was to come in the near future. But she absolutely hoped that they would one day get along with each other and maybe then things will be easier for them to live together. Right now, she just had to get through it all.
Another thing she had to get used to; was setting up a routine so he could be comfortable with being around her as she did everything she was raised to be. His wife. She wasn't necessarily sure how a wife would act around her husband or how a wife treated her husband really. All the things she was taught was everything only her mother knew and old traditions that her mother and few other wives, that agreed to teach her, knew of. But even they told her that every man is different so every wife is different as well. There are a few basic things like cooking and cleaning as well as children(something she did not want to think about). But in general all she had to do was please him. Keep him happy. She would do her very best of course. Again, she just had to get used to it.
Keeping that in mind, she also had to figure out a time in which she would start her training sessions for him. She is his guardian. She had to understand what level of control he maintained before she could truly teach him how to control his flames and purify his demonic nature to a certain degree. She knew she did not possess the power to change him into a complete human. That required a large amount of power that…right now…was far beyond her reach. She was only able to purify creatures and beings that did not directly come from a…let's say….god. It has been known that Satan was once an angel. One of the originals. Their power of course, being as old as they are, could compare to that of a god. Basically she had the power to purify those of a lesser nature. An example would be Astaroth. He was the rotten king. She could change who he is entirely to the point where it was as though he wasn't evil at all. Astaroth is a demon created by evil. He was no god like being.
In Rin's case, he is basically like her, a child of a god-like being. If anything he was a demon that was…in other words…an angel as well. His father is a fallen angel, a corrupted angel. Most angels were called demons if they were corrupt in any way. All in all, Rin was the child of a corrupted angel. A god-like corrupted angel. Changing him into a purified being, would be extremely difficult, if not...near impossible.
More so... impossible for her.
She was taught in many different ways on how to purify his nature to a reasonable level. She just had to wait. First she must get closer to him. He must let her in before she can truly help him. That was a mission she gave to herself. To her, if she failed as his companion...then she failed as his guardian as well. Last night, she sent to him her energy without touching him or asking his consent. But she felt as though he needed something to feel. Something to ease his pain. She sort of made it known that it was her to him. But she wasn't sure if it worked because he didn't react to it. He didn't look at her. She still apologized. But she hoped he felt a little better.
She hoped.
'Everything will work out okay.' she encouraged herself as she stopped in front of the only orange door in the entire house. She then moved to tap on the door lightly with the back of her knuckles. 'I just know it will.'
She stood patiently in front of the door waiting for an answer. After a minute or two passed with no answer; she lightly tapped the door again only this time she tapped it twice. And then a third and fourth time; still….no answer.
She waited patiently for few more minutes. She knocked once more...nothing.
'Hmm, I wonder if he's still asleep.' she sighed as she sweat-dropped. 'Now that I think about it, Minato-san was always the one to awaken him.' She shook her head. "Ooh, I'll just go on in."
She moved to open the door and found that the black knob was surely unlocked. She pushed the door open and stepped in. She looked around the dark room, the only light coming from the open window.
Wait?
Open window?
She looked towards his bed first…empty. She remembered that he had no private bathroom. She also knew that…even at home…he never left his window open unless…..
'He must be on the roof.' She thought as she walked to the desk that set in front of the window. 'He would only leave it open if he was using it. So yes, he must be on the roof.' She then moved to climb on top of the empty desk before sticking half of her body out of the window and looking up towards the nights sky before her pale-eyes roamed to the roof's ledge. And sure enough, there he was sitting with his legs crossed and his eyes closed. 'He must be meditating.'
She giggled. She always found it funny when he would sit seriously for a moment because every time she talked to him, he never seemed serious. Sometimes he was, but for the most part he wasn't. She never viewed him in that manner. He was a lot of fun to be around. And he was always smiling unless he was angry or frustrated with something. But never really stoic…or serious. 'Or maybe it's just me.' She thought with a smile as she moved to pull herself back into the room and moved off the desk.
'I'll just walk up to the roof and meet him. We do have much to talk about.' she thought as she walked out of the room before closing his door and making her way down the hall to walk to the roof's door. She did think that maybe she should stop by her room before going because she wore no shoes as she was only wearing her night gown. Her night gown fell to the floor; hugging her upper-body gracefully and swayed out more on the lower-half. She wore no sleeves or straps. It innocently covered all areas that men enjoyed seeing. Like her legs and cleavage. She had a bow wrapped around her waist and popped noticeably from the back and of course, it was all white.
Maybe she didn't need to change, maybe it was just her. There was nothing wrong with going outside in your night clothes. It wasn't like she was naked.
'Might as well be.' She wasn't wearing anything under her clothes.
Her mother explained to her she'd have to purchase things like underwear since humans wore them. They surely did not. That was also new to her since she didn't understand why humans found it shameful to be seen naked. She didn't have a problem with it. Her parents are the ones that told her only Rin was to see her bare skin or even in her underwear. No one else was to see her. They strictly told her this world was nothing like hers and things like this was forbidden to another males eyes. She couldn't comprehend why, but she listened and obeyed. Hopefully she wouldn't thoughtlessly end up making a mistake and another man did so happen to see her without anything on. After all, it wasn't just her and Rin living here.
It was her, Rin, Naruto AND Yukio living here. Only she didn't think they would care about seeing her naked, would they? Her mother told her perverts would. Were they perverts? She didn't think Naruto was.
'Why am I giving this so much thought?' she questioned as she made it to the second flight of stairs from the fifth floor she was on, she was almost to the roof before footsteps could be heard coming from a flight above her.
She paused mid-step with her hand on the railing and her other hand on her night gown for she had it slightly lifted so she could walk up the stairs without tripping on her clothes.
She watched and waited to see the person that was about to turn the corner in front of her. She didn't bother trying to sense who it was. She just hoped it wasn't her danna...She didn't know how to speak with him alone. And she didn't know he was on the roof as well. She figured it was only Naruto.
And only Naruto turned the corner.
Relieved, she smiled.
"Naruto-kun!" she spoke with excitement and yet it was gentle and quiet enough not to disturbed anyone. She wasn't sure where Rin and Yukio was. So she tried her best not to wake them.
Naruto paused and looked to see Hinata only a few steps away from him. "Hinata-chan! Ohayou! What are 'sneaking' up to?!" he asked with a smirk as he stepped down the stairs to face her. Like her, he was wearing his night clothes. Simple black loose shorts with an over-sized white t-shirt. His feet were bare and his hair, as usual, was everywhere.
Hinata didn't catch his look even though he was only joking with her. It flew right over her head. "I was on my way to see you. I didn't find you in your room and I noticed your window was open. I saw you on the roof and decided to come see you." she smiled brightly as Naruto sweat-dropped. 'She didn't have to explain herself. All she had to say was came to see me. heh.'
"Okay, so what did you need?"
"Well, I originally wanted us to watch the sunrise together. Today would be the first time we see the sun come up alone together. I...really just didn't want to see it by myself. I thought you'd be up." she blushed faintly at this as Naruto beamed.
"OH! Okay! You're right! Today would be the first day, huh? I'm more than happy to see the sun with you. You don't even have to ask! I was up early trying to place some barriers up around the dorm. It was a little difficult though since I've never created a barrier that was made only to allow certain demons to go in and out rather than all. Since Rin is a demon, I had to make sure it didn't harm him. Thankfully he's a half-demon or it would have been much harder. Although it would have been quite the laugh seeing him burn!" he smiled mischievously with a certain glint in his eye. Hinata caught this one and raised a brow with a kind smile even though she meant business.
"Naruto-kun. Be sure you do not 'harm' my danna on 'accident'. I may just 'react'. It is my job to protect him."
Naruto shivered at this. The look in her eye was TOO kind. Even for him. He knew that look from when he would plot on how to tease and pull pranks on Neji and Sasuke. Her look scared him sometimes. It reminded him of his mother when she would tell him to behave. He then thought of his mother, he shivered again before shaking his head.
"Okay. Alright. I'll back off." he held his hands up with a sheepish smile. 'She barely knows him and he barely likes her and yet, she's showing a protective nature already. Like I said, the perfect wife and guardian they made her.'
Hinata nodded beaming. Naruto rolled his eyes and placed his arms at his sides. 'Wasn't it just yesterday that she refused to speak with anyone?'
He looked at her again, she was still smiling. 'Well, it's nice to see she woke up in a better mood. She wouldn't be an angel if she didn't put the past behind her. It's obvious yesterday didn't bother her too much or she still wouldn't talk to anyone. She most likely resolved it on her own.'
"Naruto-kun?"
"Hm."
"Is there...something wrong? You're...staring at me..."
Naruto's face turned red when he realized she was right and quickly turned away. Hinata sweat-dropped sheepishly before her smile widened.
"Gomen."
"It's okay, you looked as though you were in deep thought. Not exactly staring." she giggled as Naruto continued to blush.
"I was just thinking that you seem to be in a better mood today, that's all."
Hinata paused when he said that. She was. She didn't seem to notice herself.
"Well, I had decided to pray for the best in the future and hope that one day things will be better for everyone. I'll just be myself. Hopefully, he comes to like me."
Naruto grinned at this. "That's right Hinata-chan! Think positive. He so much as abuses you, I'll still kick his ass."
Hinata laughed."You'll never change will you?"
"Not by a long shot!" she continued to laugh before she slowed to a giggle as she stopped to smile at him.
"Naruto-kun. I expect good behavior today. Yesterday you didn't seem so nice. Please be nice today. For me."
Naruto paused for a moment and then spoke.
"If he's nice, I will be nice."
"Naruto-kun." she said in a knowing tone.
"I know. I know. I will still try. I have duties too, you know."
Hinata sighed. She knew that was all she was going to get.
"Now, I know there was something we needed to do." said Naruto thoughtfully as Hinata gave him a questionable look. She knew she had something to talk about with him as well but now she couldn't remember what. She got off track somehow. The only time this happens is when she's around Naruto. Only Naruto.
And then it clicked to him as it clicked to her as well.
"The demon in the kitchen." they said in unison. Naruto smirked.
"I love reciting holy scriptures."
"You think we should ask them about it first?" asked Hinata in question of whether this was okay or not. The brothers had to have known it was there. It wouldn't make sense if they didn't.
"Nah, I don't think they can sense things like we can. Yukio didn't tell us there was anything in the house. I would like to know that he would if there was. I think we're doing them a favor."
"Well, if you say so."
"Okay, we'll take care of him AFTER we watch the sunrise! We'll have more than enough positive energy to do anything we need to do."
"Hai! And then I can clean and cook breakfast!"
Naruto beamed brightly at this.
"Hinata-chan cooking?!" His eyes sparkled. "I can't wait."
Hinata giggled quietly as she moved to place her hand over his mouth saying "Sshh." "We don't want to wake them."
Naruto looked at her and nodded. She pulled away. "Let's go!"
A wonderful smell was the first thing he processed upon his awakening. It danced and tickled his nose in such a delicious manner his mouth began to water.
'What's that?' he thought as he slowly opened his eyes. He blinked repeatedly to adjust to the light the sun was overly shining through the halls glass windows. He then slowly sat up, throwing his blue blanket off of him as he moved to rub his eyes and face tiredly. He yawned and then stretched with his arms spread out in the air. He then slouched as his nose twitched from the tasty aroma that continued to roam in the air.
"What is that?!" he spoke aloud as he moved to get up off the floor. He picked up his weapon that lay beside him all night as he moved to place it around him with one arm.
His brother's room door suddenly flew open with Yukio's head peaking out to look around the corner with his nose up in the air; sniffing. His hair was disheveled like his, he did wear his glasses but his eyes were half-open.
"That smell..."
"I know." replied Rin as he looked at his younger twin briefly before moving to pick up his pillows and covers. "It smells..."
They then looked at each other and spoke in unison. "Good."
"It has to be coming from the kitchen." said Rin as he moved passed his brother to put away his things in the closet and then slip on his house slippers by the door. Yukio did the same before walking out of the room.
"I'm going to go see who's in the kitchen." 'I wonder if it's Hinata-san.'
"Hey, Yukio! I'm coming too!" said Rin as he slammed the door shut, catching his tail to shove it in the back of his shirt...it almost hit the door when he closed it, thank Kami it didn't and followed after his brother.
As soon as they made it to the kitchen, the brothers peaked around the corner and surveyed the kitchen to see who made the house smell so very good. They stopped when they spotted something on the middle table that looked to take the shape of a large yellow book with a glass of orange juice sitting beside it along with an open notebook with nothing written in it. They did see some changes in the large kitchen. At least the most noticeable changes. Every table had white table cloth on it that was neatly smoothed out to give it a tidy look. Each table had two different color vases placed on them with several different species of flowers the brothers had never seen before. All in colors that were so bright it was as if it was unreal.
They also could see that everything looked cleaner than it did before. They took notice to the hallways as well. They didn't have any cracks, dirt, spider webs, or dull places anywhere as they had just yesterday. Everything was clean and shiny. It was like it was completely remodeled. Everything looked new. Even the floors glistened. The twins was surprised at this work. Mostly because they figured this would take the average person to complete something like this ALL DAY! It's like everything was done in only a few hours. They couldn't believe it.
'Everything does look better.' thought Rin as his eyes continued to roam.
'Wow, I should have known living with angels the house wouldn't look like crap forever.' thought Yukio; and he admitted...it looked like crap; before closing his eyes to sniff the air again. It was a mix of the wonderful cooking and the fresh flowers in the room.
Both brothers then looked around the kitchen's seating a second time. They didn't pay attention to the fact that Naruto and Hinata stood in the kitchen. Hinata at the stove frying something that smelled like eggs while humming a tune; it was obvious she wasn't aware of their presence; and Naruto in the cabinets grabbing plates to set on the island counter. They continued to survey the room with mixed feelings. Surprise and awe.
They then thought the kitchen looked eerily bright for some reason. It was both comfortable and inviting however strange and...unnatural. At least for them.
Too Happy!
"That's because you're eerie characters. We angels LOVE bright things. Should be obvious if you ask me." said Naruto as he sat at the middle table in front of his big yellow book and notebook. He proceeded to flip his book open and grab for his orange juice to drink. Not once looking at the twins by the door. "But then again, I don't make that too obvious since I do have some dark colors."
Rin and Yukio looked surprised by what Naruto said and completely missed his last statement. How did he know what they were thinking?
He quickly answered their unspoken question.
"Sorry, I tapped into your thoughts because you were just standing there lookin' all weird and...shocked!." he smiled into his book and added. "I don't do it often, no worries."
Yukio sighed relieved.
Rin's brow slightly furrowed. He didn't want him 'tapping' into his mind whenever he wanted.
"Oh, and good morning by the way." He then chose to look at them with his trademark grin.
"O-Ohayou." replied Yukio as he fully stepped into the room. Rin stood beside him and nodded his acknowledgment but chose to not say a word. Slightly ticked at the fact that his thoughts weren't even private anymore. Nonetheless he didn't know when Naruto OR even Hinata would 'tap' into his mind or whatever. They didn't display such skills yesterday.
'But then they didn't show much of anything they're able to do yet.'
Naruto looked Rin up and down and then went back to his reading. 'Rude jerk. He still could have said something.'
And when they made no move to take a seat with him—didn't they see Hinata getting ready to make their plates—He spoke again.
"She cooked for everyone. You can have a seat." Naruto gave them a strange look. Wondering what exactly they were waiting on? The brothers both looked taken aback.
'Oh right.' they both thought as they quickly moved to sit at the table. Yukio sat across from Naruto and Rin sat a few seats away on the same side as his brother. Yukio looked at Naruto as he flipped through his pages and Rin kept his attention on Hinata, watching how she carried herself cooking.
'Cooking with feeling makes the food taste better.' he smiled slightly at her cooking technique. He noticed she was cooking with both hands and he also noticed she was cooking three things at once. Something he's never done. Eggs, sliced bacon, with white rice. All on one big skillet he's never seen before. But then again, he never looked around the kitchen either.
"Gomen, we're just a little surprised. The house is..."
"Clean, I know." Naruto grinned nodding to Yukio. "Hinata-chan works fast!"
"I'm really surprised because it was only a few hours."
"I know! We've been up since four in the morning!"
Rin snapped his head to him as both brother's eyes widened. "Nani?!"
After flipping the page in his book, he looked at them with raised brows. "We're angels. We don't need much sleep and the sun gives us plenty of energy to, honestly, keep us up and running without food or water for weeks. Sometimes even months. We don't really need much sleep unless we over exert ourselves. A lot of our energy is drained when we have to use our power against demons and forming seals. As well as creating new defense and protection mechanisms to keep demons away at all times. At least a certain class. We still have a hard time with some B, A, and especially S class demons. There are many things to be discovered on many of them. It doesn't help that new creatures are created every day. We usually never have to encounter the same demon repeatedly unless he suddenly came back stronger then it was before. But that's beside the point." he realized he went off track. He blamed the book since he was reading it.
However Rin and Yukio just learned a few new things.
"I'm saying it doesn't take us long to accomplish things normal people find to be a hassle or find it to take forever to complete. Cleaning the entire dorm in four hours was nothing. Trust me. Hinata did it all by herself and I took care of a few...unwanted...guests." he then looked back at his book as he turned a few pages. "And Yukio, she didn't do your floor yet because she didn't want to disturb the two of you. She'll get that done later."
Now this was astonishing. She cleaned the dorm in FOUR hours.
'And unwanted guests?' this Yukio caught and Rin didn't. Nor did he seem to care. He was stuck on four-hour house clean and he looked back to Hinata to see her making their plates. She still didn't seem to notice they were in the room. How could she? She was all bright and happy and humming to herself with her eyes completely closed and yet she knew and could see what she was doing. He did see she was having a slightly hard time with placing the dishes on the tray that sat on the counter for them. She should have just placed them one by one but she ended up holding at least four plates in her arms, trying to place them together. It looked like she clumsily almost dropped one. So he stood up to help her. After all, it didn't hurt.
"Now, when you say unwanted guests..." Yukio started and Naruto looked up at him again. "Do you mean, bugs? We did have roaches I'm afraid."
Naruto looked at him with a raised brow. "Bugs? Why would I be bothered by bugs? I mean yeah, to me, some bugs are disgusting because they're ugly. Like roaches. But, I wasn't referring to bugs. It had to do with the thing in the kitchen!"
Surprised, Yukio half-shouted. "What thing in the kitchen?!"
"AH!" Dishes suddenly flew in the air before crashing down to the floor with loud shattering before thuds followed after. Yukio and Naruto's heads snapped towards the kitchen in shock before they shot out of their seats and ran to see what happened, stopping in front of the island to look over the counter. Both of their eyes widened as blushes stained their cheeks. A vein then popped in the corner of Naruto's head as his brow twitched in agitation.
"What the hell, do you think you're doing! RIN-BAKA?!"
There lay Rin on top of a red-faced Hinata with his face planted on top of her large breasts with food all over his and her hair. Plates were in pieces around them with the rest of the food scattered on the floor. His hands were placed at her sides with her arms supporting her upper-body.
Rin groaned as he moved to rub his head. He barely heard Naruto yelling at him and shook his head against the soft cushions he landed on. Causing Naruto to scowl and Yukio to look away uncomfortably. At first, Rin couldn't process too much of what happened. But when he heard a squeak and a barely audible 'Danna-sama' did he realize just what happened.
Rin's head snapped up to look at her. Their faces mere inches from each other. Hinata looked at him through half-lidded eyes. Slightly ashamed at herself. Rin turned beet red as something seem to drip from his nose and onto her clean white dress. He grabbed his nose. He's never been this close to a girl before. Let alone accidently rubbing his face in her chest. It was an accident! "G-gomen! I-I was only trying to help! I swear! I'm sorry!"
Hinata's blush deepened and she looked away.
"Sorry, my ass! Why are you still on top of her?! What were you doing?!" shouted Naruto in which Rin ignored. His mind blown away from his position.
"It-it-it was an accident! I'm sorry!" Rin shot up and quickly backed away from her stopping suddenly from bumping into the fridge; holding his nose tighter to keep the red liquid from dripping any further. Hinata sat up slowly with the hard blush on her cheeks now spread to her entire face after she realized that not only was Rin on top of her and stuffing his face in her chest but she clumsily fell and embarrassed herself by not only dropping the food to the floor that she hoped her danna and everyone else would like but she hadn't noticed who it was that approached her all of sudden and grabbed a couple of her plates in her arms; it startled her. She was so lost in her mind; concentrating on her food; she paid no attention to those around her. She saw no reason to after Naruto placed up the barrier. She had no need to worry. She was free to lose herself if she wanted to.
And yet from doing so, she only ended up embarrassing herself. IN FRONT of her husband. Luckily her dress didn't fly up after she fell, she would have ran to her room and stayed there the rest of the day after such an embarrassment. But still, this was nerve wrecking enough.
'Danna-sama must find me to be so stupid. I didn't even know he was in the room.' she thought as she proceeded to help herself up.
"Are you okay Hinata-san?" Yukio asked; pulling some tissue out of his pocket while walking over to his brother who stood completely still and handing him a few pieces that his brother quickly took from him. Yukio looked at his brother briefly, before looking back at the small girl on the floor. Rin said thanks and he nodded.
"You okay, Hinata-chan?" asked Naruto as he moved to help her by pulling the food out of her hair. He looked over at Rin frowning who caught this and frowned back with Hinata saying "I'm fine." as she smoothed her dress out and pulled the food off herself as well. She then proceeded to pick up the broken plates on the floor with Naruto moving to help as well after he got the food out of her hair. Yukio moved to help them with Rin contemplating on whether or not he should too. 'It was my fault but...' he looked at Naruto. 'I am not in the mood to be bothered, I'm still half asleep.'
"Hey, are you gonna help too since it's your fault!" Naruto stood up with a few pieces in his hand and he threw them in the trash by the counter. Rin then scowled at him; completely wiping his nose with the tissue before shoving it in his pajama shorts' pocket. "Shut up! I was! Why don't you mind your own business sometimes!"
Naruto stopped and glared at him. "Hinata is my business!"
Hinata sighed, she could sense the arguing coming on already. "Naruto-kun, please." she spoke softly as she finished picking up all of the food. Faster than Yukio did as he continued picking up the pieces of shattered plates.
"It wasn't danna-sama's fault. I-"
"Stop calling me that! It's RIN!"
Hinata turned to look at Rin when he interrupted her. He looked at her with his brows furrowed. "Stop calling me that! My name is Rin and that is what I want you to call me! NOT husband, danna-sama or whatever! It agitates the hell out of me and I damn sure don't want you saying it in PUBLIC!"
Hinata blushed and turned away from him. Still ashamed at herself for being clumsy. Now she felt slightly stupid since Rin was upset with her again. She guessed she could call him by his name but at the same time, she still did want to call him danna because he was just that...her danna. She accepted it. He obviously didn't.
"Hinata, how about you go upstairs and clean yourself up. We should go out to eat, ne?" Naruto continued to glare at Rin. "After all, Yukio did say he wanted to show us the city and it looks nice outside today. And don't worry about the mess, we will clean it. Okay?" He turned to look at Hinata with a bright smile. It was also his, 'please don't worry, everything is going to be alright. Don't question, just listen.' look.
She looked at him and nodded; smiling faintly as she moved to exit the room. She was again, thankful for Naruto's presence. Yukio placed the unbroken plates in the sink as well as the skillet and proceeded to wash them. He said nothing for he knew where this was going. It was obvious he wanted Hinata to leave so he could talk to Rin.
Naruto waited for Hinata to leave and he made sure she was out of earshot before he whirled on Rin; reaching to grab his collar and pulling him closer to him. "What the hell were you doing? I saw what you did! If you wanted to touch her, you do it behind closed doors!"
Rin's eyes widened. "No! I was only trying to help her with the dishes! She jumped when I did and fell into me! Somehow she ended up under me instead. And I barely know her, why would I even think of touching her?!"
"Oh please, you are a male! Why wouldn't you want to touch her?! Just next time do it behind closed doors! You are more than welcomed to feel up your wife!"
Yukio blushed at this.
Rin pushed Naruto away from him as his head nearly exploded from the mental images that rushed through his brain. His skin turned red as steam fumed his ears from such overbearing thoughts.
"Damn it see that's just it! I don't see her as my wife or anything of the nature no matter how many times you tell me! And I DONT KNOW HER! I WOULD NEVER take advantage! I will decide to keep her if I want to!
Naruto looked taken aback. "Keep her?!"
"Yes, she's suppose to be my guardian and wife or something. If I want her, I'll keep her. I could care less for her right now!"
Naruto growled. "Hinata is not just some pet you can just throw away when you want to! You will respect and live with her whether you like it or not!"
Rin then scowled deeply. He was growing tired of Naruto telling him what he was going to do. "And again, I will decide to keep her!" He seethed.
Naruto eyes turned to slits, Rin growled deeply. And before anything could happen...Yukio jumped between the two with his hands firmly placed in front of them.
"Stop it! Not now! It's too early to be fighting! And nii-san, I'm sure you're still tired. Let's just let this go, okay? We didn't get to eat anything. It was all an accident. We should just get ready to go." Yukio stated this as he looked between the two who continued their staring competition. "Come on now, let's see about having a better day, huh?! Let's get along."
Rin snorted at this and looked away. Naruto scowled in disgust at this and turned away as well. 'To be honest, I will never want to get along with him!' both males thought.
"Fine." said Rin as he turned away from them and quickly walked out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, whatever." said Naruto as he too, walked away and out of the kitchen.
Yukio watched them go, and shook his head. What was he going to do? They argued every time they saw each other. And his brother, still mean to Hinata it seemed. 'But then again.' he thought about the incident. 'It looked like he was, in fact, trying to help her.'
He then finished cleaning the kitchen, double-checking to see if there was anything he left. He nodded to himself when he believed everything was clean.
Yukio walked pass the table to leave and stopped when he spotted the yellow book Naruto was reading earlier. Curious, he moved closer to pear into the pages. His eyes widened when he realized there was nothing written. He moved quickly to flip through the pages. Nothing, nothing, nothing! 'What in Kami's name?' There was absolutely nothing written in the book. What was Naruto looking at?
"Hey?!" the book was suddenly snatched away from his site as Naruto shut it closed with his hand. "Sorry, but that is not for your eyes." He smiled as he moved around Yukio, who looked at him in question, to grab his glass of orange juice and notebook. "Anyway, I'll be getting ready. You should too!" he then walked out of the room, leaving Yukio to his own thoughts. Naruto didn't even bother explaining why he couldn't see it.
'I'll ask later.'
They've been walking the streets for about thirty-minutes now and they still didn't find a place to stop and eat.
They all wore casual clothing with Yukio in a solid green-short sleeved top and blue jeans with brown shoes, Rin wore the same only his shirt was a button-up blue plaid color with his weapon firmly placed on him as usual, Naruto wore white jeans, golden scandals and a white short-sleeved top that had a cute orange fox face on it, while Hinata wore a plain-white sleeveless dress that reached past her knees with ruffles at the end, golden scandals with straps that reached to her ankle, as well as her usual white ribbon that held her braids back. She did have them out earlier but decided to place them back since they were going outside.
Yukio walked next to his brother as Naruto and Hinata walked behind them. Every so often the brother's talked about random places and things that reminded them of their childhood since they hadn't walked the city together for a very long time. Whereas Hinata and Naruto looked around curiously at some of the things they've never seen before. Naruto did ask Yukio a few questions and Yukio did answer them to the best of his abilities. Most of it was about popular places to go to. What seemed to stand out more among the younger and older generation. And what the biggest hotspots were.
He also asked about gangs and cliques as well as what seemed to be the most dangerous to go to. What places seemed to be hit more by thieves and drug dealers. As well as the corners that held many loose woman and pimps. Yukio did try his best since a lot of it he was either unsure of, or didn't know too much about. However, he did want to give him some sort of answers. But the more he asked, the more he realized just how 'out of tune' he truly was with the world around him. Not that it was his fault, he had a lot of other studies to attend to. He never had time for the newspaper or newscast. He was just too busy.
Although now, it made him think he had to keep in touch with his city whenever possible.
"Why do you want to know?" asked Rin slightly agitated by the drill Naruto was giving his brother. In which, Rin noticed Yukio was starting to have a hard time answering.
Naruto said nothing at first as he looked at the street around them. There was trash practically everywhere, random papers blew through the streets, bums lay against the walls shaking and begging people that passed by for food or money, with the stores filled with big lights and fancy decorations and yet there was no one really 'in' the stores. Some of the windows looked broken and ads were torn apart. The places also looked barred like it was some sort of imprisonment. When they first, walked on the street, some places looked clean and friendly and people practically flocked in almost every store. But when they walked further down, everything started to look...dark. Because of this, the angels began to stand out a little more than they had when everything seemed brighter.
He did notice all of the looks they were getting to be very positive and almost curious in a sense. Alot of the kids would wave at them, babies and toddlers would smile and giggle as they walked by. Hinata and Naruto would secretly wink at the children that pointed and asked their parents if they were angels and how bright and pretty they looked. And naturally their parents told them no. They just looked like nice people. It wasn't until they turned a corner, where everything suddenly looked darker and the people started to look meaner. Hinata questioned this herself.
"I asked because of what I'm seeing around me. I just wanted to know more to not only understand why, but to report it."
The brother's stopped and looked at him. Causing Naruto and Hinata to stop as well.
"Report it?" The brother's looked and listened intently. They were about to learn something new again. Or so they thought.
"Yes, but I can't explain right now." 'In fact, I wasn't supposed to mention it.'
Yukio raised a brow and Rin frowned saying..."Why not?"
"I don't have to explain everything to you and there's some things you don't need to know." only Naruto didn't frown like he would; his mind was too occupied to be bothered with Rin.
Naturally the Kurikara wielder didn't like his answer. However, before he could say anything, his brother covered his mouth.
"Nii-san! It doesn't matter, let's go." Yukio forcefully turned Rin around the other way so they could continue walking. Rin glared at his brother thinking...'Damn, spotty-four eyes.' and allowed him to be walked before Yukio let him go. Naruto and Hinata followed after them. Hinata said nothing, for she knew what Naruto was getting at. It was obvious this part of the city was being controlled or influenced by something that required much needed attention from the ranks. There was something they could do if it was their job or if the situation immediately called for it. Per say, if they saw a demon directly in front of them. However everything seemed to be done in the shadows. An investigation was required.
'Although, if I did report it. They would, without a doubt, send Neji and or Sasuke to observe it. They were placed not too far from where we live, maybe a few cities away. So they'll be the first to answer the call.'
He then looked between Rin; who was picking at his brother about his moles, and Hinata; who was quietly smiling at the brother's friendly interaction.
'And since their relationship is very shaky right now, Neji will want to see her if he's in town, he won't be happy with the way things are going. Like me, he'll probably want to kick his ass.'
He watched as Hinata giggled and looked away blushing after seeing Yukio pushed Rin away from him after he poked and pulled on his moles, did Rin end of tripping on his feet and falling face first into the pavement. Naruto made a face for he saw it too, to keep from laughing. Yukio stopped and laughed out loud. Hinata stopped with her hand reached to him. But she made no sudden moves to help him. She wanted to but he soon jumped to his feet fuming and pointing at his younger brother as his other hand held his nose.
"That's not funny, damn it you four-eyed jerk!"
"Haha! That's what you get for not paying attention!"
"You still pushed me!"
Yukio smirked. "You still should have watched where you were going."
"Grr." Rin growled in agitation as quickly rubbed his nose to numb the pain. Yukio laughed again as Hinata smiled brightly. It was nice to see Rin didn't take everything seriously.
Naruto glanced at Hinata and Rin before something came to mind. He smirked as he carefully moved over to Yukio; who looked surprised when Naruto suddenly wrapped his arm around his neck and turned him away from the two to whisper in his ear.
Rin nor Hinata paid them any attention as Rin continued rubbing his nose and Hinata's eyes roamed around the streets once more after hearing several horns beep at another car that wasn't paying attention to the red light.
Yukio's eyes widened briefly, before he smiled and nodded to him. The two then glanced at the couple to see they were still not paying too much attention to them. And so, they put their plan in motion. Naruto moved from him to stand next to him and place his hand on his shoulder.
'Poof.'
And they were gone.
The next thing Yukio knew, he was suddenly on a roof. He looked around him to see he was on the roof of a building. "Woah." he said as he moved away from Naruto to walk to the ledge. Naruto smiled brightly as he followed him and he stopped right next to him to also peer over the ledge.
"Wow, we're like sixty-feet high!" said Yukio as he looked around at the people in the streets.
"Actually, eighty-feet considering how tall these buildings are."
Yukio snapped his head to him. "What?!"
Naruto ignored him as his eyes surveyed the ground. He soon grinned and pointed, shouting..."LOOK, there they are!"
Yukio turned to look and sure enough, he saw Rin and Hinata standing in the same spot without even realizing the two had disappeared. Yukio did have a slightly hard time seeing them but the view wasn't too bad.
They continued to watch as Hinata then turned her head away from the noise that caught her attention. And when she did, her eyes widened and she quickly looked all around her. She then said something they couldn't hear, well...Yukio couldn't hear. Naruto heard everything. And Rin stopped what he was doing and perked up. He apparently heard what she said and looked around frantically.
Yukio figured they were looking for them, and when he saw Rin screaming something and stomping his foot. He shook his head feeling slightly bad for leaving them there alone. Hinata had stopped looking and turned away from Rin, blushing uncomfortably at first, but then relaxing.
Apparently something came to mind.
'I hope Hinata doesn't think I left her alone. She should know I wouldn't do that.' thought Naruto as he kept his eyes on the shy girl.
"You know, the point was for us all to go out. And I did have some plans."
Naruto looked at him and nodded.
"Yeah, but...they need to build their relationship. We can all go out some other time."
Yukio looked to him and agreed. They both then looked back below to watch the married couple.
'I just know, nii-san is upset. He makes it so obvious.'
Rin scowled deeply when he realized his brother and the whiskered-face blonde left he and Hinata alone together.
They really left them?!
Alone?!
Together?!
Really?!
Seriously?!
'That spotty-four eyed jackass and the blonde-bastard did this on purpose!' he glanced over at Hinata to see she was turned away from him entirely.
'I could have sworn he didn't want me alone with her?' he sighed frustrated, running his hands through his hair as he turned to look her again, only this time she was facing him. She didn't look uncomfortable as he noticed she would sometimes however it did look like she avoided looking at him.
'Honestly, I don't feel like being alone with her either but...it is my chance to get to know her.' he then felt his stomach growl and twist. That's right, they were supposed to find someplace to eat.
"Oi! I'm still hungry. Let's...get a bite to eat." he blushed faintly looking away. He kind of felt like he was asking her out. "I know a few places." He didn't wait for her to answer as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked off. It's like it didn't matter what she said, he was going to go anyway. But at the same time, he only felt a little 'distressed' just asking.
Hinata looked after him a moment, curiously, before following.
Naruto scowled as he watched. 'You're supposed to wait for her, asshole!'
'Nii-san.' thought Yukio shaking his head.
They continued to watch as they walked along the roof. The pair finally stopped at a place that smelt and looked liked a diner. It wasn't the cleanest looking place nor did it have the nicest looking people but Rin loved this place because his father took him here whenever they ate out for lunch or breakfast. And mostly when they wanted something different to eat since it was a western-based diner.
Rin smiled brightly, sucking in the smell through his nostrils. He admitted this was the best place for food. It had the tastiest! So far, unparalleled to anywhere else. At least when they ate-out. Home-cooked meals was always better.
Hinata looked up at the place and the large bright lights that took the shape of yellow-capital letters that cursively spelled out the words 'Shii's Western Diner' She eyed it with a fair amount of interest. Finding the place questionable. She did sense a few bad eggs in the place but nothing strong enough to alarm her. The food did smell nice, she guessed. And this would be the first time she's ever ate anywhere besides her home. She actually couldn't wait to try the food. It would be something entirely new.
A bell rung, and she looked away from the lights and to the door in front of her. Rin had already walked in. 'Oh!' and she followed after him.
"Okay, they're in the diner!" said Naruto as Yukio nodded. The young exorcist then felt a grip on his arm.
"Now, we have to jump down and peer in!" said Naruto as he jumped on to the ledge to a crouch; pulling Yukio along, only the taller male stumbled slightly with some resistance before firmly staying put.
"Nani?!" he looked at him eyes-wide. They couldn't jump from this height! What about the teleport thing he did?
"Let's go!" said Naruto with excitement. It was obvious he ignored him.
"Wait!"
Too late, Naruto already leapt off the ledge and into the air with a scared Yukio hanging loosely from the single arm he held. He quickly moved to hold his glasses.
Yukio screamed as gravity pulled them to the earth. Naruto grinned widely, he loved the feeling of the wind against his skin. Yukio however, didn't. At least under these circumstances. He didn't even want to look down. But as soon as he did, he could feel his heart leap out of his chest.
"AAAH!" he shut his eyes tight.
"WOOOH!" Naruto's grin widened.
And as soon as the sidewalk came closer and closer to the point where it was mere inches from their feet, they stopped.
For Yukio, his face was the thing that came close to the cement. After feeling the sudden stop, the adrenaline rush still surged through his veins. He then slowly peaked one of his eyes open to see the dirty grey floor before he blinked them both open. His heart pounded in his chest and he could practically feel it in his ears. He then felt himself be dropped as he caught himself with his hands. He could hear Naruto laughing in the background as he slowly moved to sit. He felt so light-headed and nauseous he did not want to get up.
"HEY! Did you two just fall from the sky?!" an older man with a cane, stood a few feet away from the two as he stood shaking. Apparently from old age. He also seemed to have a foreign accent.
"NO! QUIET NOW! You saw nothing!" said Naruto as Yukio moved to hold his heart, shakily standing to his feet.
"But I-"
"Shut-up!"
"NO! I SAW IT!"
Naruto snapped his head to him, scowling. The older man flinched! " !" he spoke slowly yet forcefully. They looked at each other a moment. Silence brewing in the air.
"Fiiine! Whateva!" the old man threw his hands up with his cane before slowly walking away, mumbling something about his glasses and damn brats.
When the man was out of site, Naruto laughed as Yukio slightly chuckled. Straightening his glasses as he finally stood straight; calming his nerve after such a sudden rush. It still felt like a few years was knocked off his life.
"Hahaha! Sorry, I know I'm not supposed to do this in public but...it's so much fun!"
"Yeah...Yeah..." Yukio was still a little woozy. "..Fun.." 'Thank Kami I had nothing to eat, or I'd have puked.'
"HAHA! It's exhilarating, huh?!" laughed Naruto as he playfully smacked Yukio on the back; who fell to the ground from the impact.
"Oops." He sweat-dropped sheepishly. "Sorry."
Yukio grabbed his head and shook it. Before he could say anything or even move to get up, Naruto grabbed him and took him behind a large thick telephone pole.
"Gomen, had we not moved, I think they would have seen us." said Naruto, peering from behind the pole to peer into the diner to see Rin and Hinata seated in front of a window. They sat across each other on what looked like barstools in front of a round table. There it looked like they must have already ordered since their drinks were in front of them.
"Okay, Yukio. It looks like they ordered so..." Naruto paused after glancing at Yukio a moment; he looked pale green as he sat slouched against the pole.
'UGH! I've never been rocked this hard before. It's nauseating!'
Naruto shook his head. 'Eh, maybe I overdid it for him. I forgot, he's normal compared to the pointy-eared teme.'
He then looked back at the couple. Hopefully, they talk and see this as a chance to know each other.
So far..nothing seemed to have been said.
Hinata glanced around the diner, taking everything in since she's never been to one. She sucked on her white-milk every so often. She did like the pale pink color straw she had. The nice waitress, that kept smiling at her and slightly frowning at Rin, gave it to her. Telling her if she sucked through it, it would give her milk a strawberry flavor.
It did. She smiled and bobbed in her seat every time she slurped. Strawberry flavor was tasty.
Rin felt slightly uncomfortable since his mind wandered to what happened earlier that morning and if she felt some sort of way about it. Like if he was a pervert or something. He wasn't sure if she'd mention it or not. Also what bothered him and made him a bit uneasy was all the attention they were receiving. More like her, the moment they stepped in, everyone stopped to look. All eyes watched them as they were shown to their seats and since, people have been glancing every so often. 'Is this the kind of attention I'll be expecting every time I go somewhere with her?' he questioned without realizing he actually thought of spending more time with her in the future.
He'd look between her and his soda pop drink occasionally but she just sat there roaming her eyes around the room curiously and happily bobbing her head from side to side. Apparently not paying him too much attention. He thought she'd act shy around him alone but she didn't seem to care at all.
And then he wondered, had she ever been to a diner before?
"Ano...um..first time...here?" he asked slowly. 'Of course it was her first time here, you idiot.' he suddenly felt stupid asking.
Hinata's head was facing away from him, still slurping on her straw, as her eyes roamed to look at him when she realized he was talking to her. She then blushed faintly and turned to face him directly for a moment before her blush deepened and she looked away again.
Rin then sighed. He did at least TRY to talk to her.
'Maybe she did feel something about this morning.'
And as soon as he chose to speak on it, to clear things up, she spoke.
"H-hai! I-I've never been to...a...diner before. I-In fact, I've never been out like this before at all." she said this in such a cute way, quietly speaking her last sentence. Rin couldn't help but to blush at her himself.
'She's too cute.' he thought. It was almost unreal.
"Yes, I understand. Maybe..." Why was he about to say this? Didn't he say this morning he didn't even know the girl. "I can take you out more. Well...if you're fine with that...uh.." his voice carried off as he had a loss for words. He didn't know how to talk to pretty girls. And he would only be okay with this if Naruto was not coming.
Surprised, Hinata looked at him and observed his expression slowly. He was looking away from her, but she could feel the sincerity behind his words and expression. She smiled softly.
'Danna-sama wasn't so mad at me after all.' This made her even happier.
'I wouldn't be surprised if she turned me down. I don't really like her or anything. It's just another way to get to know her.' he thought as he turned his head to look out of the window. Oblivious to that fact that she was staring at him as he sucked on the straw of his soda.
"Hai!"
Rin looked at her. Her smiled brightened.
"I'd like that very much, danna-sama!"
Rin choked, almost spitting out his drink through his nose. Hinata's eyes widened when she realized her mistake.
"G-Gomen-nasai! I-I forgot! Please forgive me, Dan-"
Rin snapped his head to her, eyes wide.
She stopped and blushed deeply, looking away. She almost said it again!
Rin shocked, shook his head as he sighed. 'I really have to let her know to not call me that.'
"Alright, sweetie!" came the waitress as she placed Hinata's plate in front of her. "Here you go! Pancakes, eggs, and turkey bacon strips!" She placed another dish in front of her. "And here are sliced apples!" she beamed at Hinata, something about her made the blonde woman feel so happy when she so much as looked at her. Hinata surveyed her food and smiled.
"Arigatou!"
"Oh, you're so very welcome darling! Did you like the little magic straw?!" she asked with a wink. Hinata nodded enthusiastically. "HAI! It taste so good!"
"I'm glad to hear that. Enjoy your food, honey! Let me know if you want anything else." Hinata nodded as she moved to pray silently over her food.
Rin watched the exchange and waited for the waitress to give him his food. She then turned to him as her smile dropped. "And here is your food."
She practically dropped the plate in front of him and he caught it before it slam onto the table. "Phew." he said and he looked at her, scowling. What the hell was her problem?
"Oops, I'm sorry." she half-smiled and half-seethed before bowing quickly. "Please...enjoy your meal!" said the woman in under her breathe, like she didn't want to say it before quickly walking away. Rin still held is plate watching the strange annoying blonde scurry off.
'What was wrong with her? I've never seen her here before. At least the last time I was here. Geez, she looked at me like I was trash.' he then scowled deeply; setting down his plate and picking up his fork to eat. He looked at his food to see it was at least nicely done. It smelt nice. Not as good as what Hinata was making earlier. But nice nonetheless.
"Itadakimasu." he spoke near a whisper before eating his food as well. 'I wish people would stop looking at me like I'm nothing.'
Hinata paused while eating. She could feel Rin's mood drop as she slowly chewed her food and looked up at him. Only the feeling came as fast as it went because when she did look up, Rin's eyes sparkled. As though nothing was wrong at all.
"Mmmm, this is sooo good!" he grinned before practically devouring his plate. "MMmm, Yum, soo good! Haha!"
Hinata smiled, her danna-sama really didn't seem so bad. Not like she thought. They had a very long way to go. It just...'Takes one day at a time.'
She watched as he moved for his drink and down it so fast, he choked. "Ack!" he grabbed his throat.
Hinata's eyes widened, shocked she got up to pat him on the back. "Danna-sama! Daijou-bu!"
He choked harder at her words. Finding it much more difficult this time to swallow.
"Danna-sama!"
He placed his hand up shaking his head as he forced down his hard swallow. He did not want her touch him. She didn't need to pat him on the back. Saying...'danna-sama.' was enough.
He paused a moment, staring at nothing. And then turned a full shade of blue when he realized...he was still choking.
"Danna-sama!"
'Again, she says it!'
Outside, Naruto and Yukio laughed out loud as they watched the two inside.
"Your brother..."
Yukio shook his head, now chuckling. "I know...I know." It was obvious he was now feeling better after watching them for awhile. He never knew spying on people had its quirks. It was interesting to watch people that didn't know you was there. But it's a hassle when nothing happens for awhile. They sat in silence for a long time before they spoke to each other. A shame he still couldn't hear what they were saying.
"Hey, let's get something to eat. I swear, I'm hungry!" said Naruto turning away from the site of the window; after seeing Hinata bow to Rin repeatedly because she knew he was upset for calling him danna-sama AND everyone around them heard. So now everyone was looking at them oddly. Mostly the strange looks was towards Rin and Naruto just didn't feel like watching the rest.
Yukio stomach turned and ached out loud. Calling to him to be fed. He then looked at Naruto and sweat-dropped sheepishly. "Yeah, I can't argue with that. I'm really hungry."
Naruto grinned. "I hear."
Yukio chuckled. "I know this great Chinese place. It's almost the afternoon. We'll get discounts!"
"Discounts! YES! Here I come!"
Next Chapter: Weekend Chaos continues...
