Author's Note: Hey there! I'm so sorry! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I have meant to update this for so long! I really have no excuse for this, but please read this. I am writing a new chapter as you read, and I plan on releasing it within the next two weeks.
Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Naruto (dang!).
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Becoming Hinata
Chapter 1: Laughter, Tears, and Phone Calls
Sasuke's POV
Sasuke blinked. He stared at the nurse with wide eyes. Then, he did something unexpected. Sasuke began to laugh.
The nurse stepped back, staring at the boy.
"Sasuke-san? Are you alright?" she asked nervously, looking at the boy. Still laughing, Sasuke answered, tears beginning to stream down his cheeks.
"I'm seven freekin' years old, how do you think I feel? My family is dead, my brother is responsible, and my best friend was hurt because of me! She has amnesia, and now you tell me she's freekin' blind?!"
Sasuke slammed his fist against the wall, causing a huge crack to appear. The nurse jumped, and turned to run. As she left, Sasuke's laughter stopped, and turned to sobbs. Sliding down the wall, he curled up, crying. He sat there for hours, just crying, and soon, the hospital closed, and the lights turned off.
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Sasuke woke with a start. He was still in the hospital, lying on the ground, but it was dark outside. 'How did I fall asleep. And more importantly, when?' He got up, and wandered around the hallway. Suddenly, Sasuke froze. He thought he had heard something. He pulled out a kunai, and continued walking. Then he heard it again.
"Hello?"
The voice was small, and frightened, but it had a tone of sweetness, and compassion. It was coming from a few halls away but Sasuke could still hear it. And then he realized. Of course! It had to be…
'HINATA!'
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The girl woke up, and found everything dark. She sat up, or at least, she felt herself to. She shivered, and searched for a blanket, or something to keep her warm. The young child found the blanket, and pulled it around herself as best she could without looking.
The girl called out, to find out if she was alone, because it was just so dark.
"Hello?" she whispered, fearing the darkness around her. Hearing a small noise farther away, she tried again, but louder.
"Hello?" The darkness continued, without response.
Suddenly, she stopped. 'Are my eyes even open? Or is it just too dark to see?' The girl reached up, and felt her eyes. Once she had felt them, tears began burning at them, and she fell back, gasping with realization, and hurt. Hurt because her eyes were open. She was frightened, because her eyes were open, but she couldn't see.
'I'm blind.'
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Sasuke pounded around the last corner, still angry that, in his grief, he had forgotten about Hinata.
'Why am I so freekin' stupid? Poor Hinata!' he thought. Skidding to a stop, Sasuke looked around, before spotting a sign on the door for room 303, saying 'H. Hyuuga'. He ran inside, but stopped.
Hinata was laying down on the hospital bed, tears streaming down her face.
'She knows.'
"Hinata?"
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The girl turned her head towards the voice. She sat back up, wiping tears from her cheeks. She felt a hand stroking her head.
"Hinata, are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine. But I think you have the wrong person." she hiccupped.
"Wha-no! No, you're name is Hinata. Hinata…Uchiha. You're…my sister. I'm Sasuke Uchiha." The voice said, hesitantly.
"Umm…but then…why can't I remember? I don't remember you…me…or anything. Why can't I remember? Sasuke, what's wrong with me?!" She broke down into tears. Hinata felt the same hand caressing her face, and the same voice whispering, "Shh…it's alright…you'll be okay…I'm here now…you're going to be alright."
Eventually, Hinata's sobbs became wimpers, then hiccups, and then she fell silent. Then she spoke,
"Nii-san? Where am I? What's going on?"
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Sasuke froze. How was he to answer this without more lies? He had lied, and said that Hinata was his sister. He had lied, and told her everything would be alright, when he knew it wouldn't. Sasuke had no choice.
"Well nee-chan, you're in the hospital, because…you had an accident," Sasuke started. He had told part of the truth, he just hoped Hinata didn't ask him what kind of accident. Then he continued, "The doctors said that you can go home soon, but until then, I'll visit you every day. I have to go now, but I'll be back later, alright?"
Hinata nodded, and closed her eyes. Sasuke waited, until she fell asleep again, before exiting through the window, jumping onto the nearest tree branch, and hopping away through the limbs, and dawn light.
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--THIS IS A TIMESKIP. FAST FOREWARD 3 WEEKS.--
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Hinata had been returned 'home', and was staying with Sasuke while her family was out of town. Sasuke had called, several times, trying to contact her real family, and explain what had happened, but he received nothing but the answering machine. But then…
"Hello?" Sasuke heard a deep, gruff voice from the phone.
"Ummm… is this Mr. Hyuuga?"
"Yes. Who is this?"
"Sasuke. Sasuke Uchiha. Your daughter, Hinata is staying at my house."
"Ahh. Yes. Well, what is it?"
"Ummm… I don't know how to say this but…she's…well…"
"SPIT IT OUT!" Mr. Hyuuga said, half snarling, and half growling. He really was an intimidating man, even hundreds of miles away, and over the phone, Mr. Hyuuga was a frightening man.
"She's…Hinata's blind. She had an accident, and now she's blind." Sasuke nearly whispered. Sasuke waited. There was a long, long silence, and Sasuke heard deep breathing. Then, Mr. Hyuuga spoke,
"So she's even more of a worthless shinobi?" he asked. Sasuke gaped.
"Y-yeah, but…" he stammered, but Mr. Hyuuga cut him off.
"There are no 'buts' about it."
"But she's your daughter! Don't you want to see her or something?" Sasuke nearly screamed.
"Well you said she's blind, correct?" Mr. Hyuuga said calmly.
"Yeah, but…"
"Then why would I want her? If she was useless before, she's pittiful now." the elder man cut in, sharply.
"But…"
"Goodbye Master Uchiha." And Mr. Hyuuga hung up the phone.
Sasuke slammed the phone down on the receiver, fuming. How could any man say such things about his own daughter! He knew that Hinata had never had a great relationship with her father, but this was just…wrong. Still fuming, Sasuke pounded out the door, and went into the back yard, to begin training.
Of course, because he was seething with rage, Sasuke's aim wasn't as perfect as it should have been. Kunai, and Shuriken went flying all over the place, missing the targets, and flying into treetops, and bushes. Bouncing off tree limbs, and rikochetting off of rocks. He only stopped when he was cut by a shuriken, which had be incorrectly thrown, nearly sliced his head off. Then, Sasuke began practicing the Sharingan.
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Author's Note: So? What did you think? Please R&R to let me know!