Chapter 4!! WHOO HOO!!!!! I'm rele sorry if the other chapters were a bit boring, but I promise that this one won't be. PLEASE R&R!!! (Or I will send my attack kunoichis on you)
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Disclaimer: I was hoping I didn't have to do this…sighs…. I don't own naruto…. T-T------------------------
"Hi you guys! Long time no see!"
Everyone's head turned up to see the most annoying blond in Konoha wave.
Yamanaka Ino.
She jumped from the tree and started to chat nonstop with Keiko, poor Keiko, she had no idea what to do!
"Are you new here? Yeah you must be new. Hello my name's Yamanaka Ino, what's yours? Oh yeah, I forgot, Keiko right? How did you meet Naruto? I know I certainly don't want him for a husband. Do you like Konoha so far? I've grown up here all my life. Anyways…"
While Keiko was being kidnapped by Ino, Kiba and Hinata started to talk.
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That's Ino-chan, there isn't a single other girl in Konoha who can talk like her. Or curse like her for a fact, except for Sakura or Temari. But ever since they all got married, the shouting and arguing have gone down…a lot. I thought as I stared blankly at the sight of the chatterbox, otherwise know as Ino.
"Um, Hinata?"
I snapped out of my revere and turned to Kiba, blushing because I had ignored him.
"Y..yes, Kiba-k..kun?"
Kiba sighed, he didn't look too happy.
"Is…your father alright with us..?"
"Um..um…."
I put my hands up to my face in my old usual way, I couldn't help it. As far as I knew, father was not alright with Kiba. In fact, he hated him…
flashback
It was the day after Naruto left, I had gone for a walk with Kiba & Akamaru the day before. Tonight, I'll be going to a famous diner at the centre of Konoha with him! For some reason, I found myself dressing up. I was wearing a silken, light blue kimono, a sky blue fan and blue tinted silk slippers. I had also used an expensive perfume, Oceanic View, it had an intoxicating smell, like the sea, water, and fresh earth. My father had looked at me strangely; I usually wore drab and baggy clothing.
When my father saw Kiba at the door, he seemed to have understood everything. I could hear him running down the stairs to stop me from going out. I only heard that Neji restrained him and led him away from me. It was said that my father will never approve, it was my duty to marry within the family to preserve our name and our kekkei genkai. I felt that this rule was a bit silly, but my father is an intimidating man.
Neverless, it was wonderful. That was the first night that I realized that I might have something special for Kiba. After a full year of coming back and forth, I finally confessed my feelings for him. To my surprise, he felt the same way. Officially speaking, we've been dating for over a year, but anyone who had watched us would figure out that it had been much longer. Whenever father lost his temper, it was always Neji who held him away from me. Neji had gotten married though, he had TenTen to take care of. I couldn't keep him away from his wife and children, so I told him to only come when I was in real need. Little did I know how soon that would be…
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"—anyways, so Chouji and I have 2 kids. Isn't that wonderful? I bet you will have kids real soon. Oh, it's time for dinner. Chouji always like to eat a lot, so it takes me upwards of 3 hours to make his food. See you tomorrow!"
Hinata tuned in just is time to hear the end of the conversation, Ino disappeared in a puff of rose petals and it was finally peaceful again. Hinata suddenly felt the weight of the world on her shoulders, she pulled weakly on Kiba's sleeves.
"K..kiba-k..kun, c..can w..we g..go n..now..?
"Ok, you look a bit tired, Hinata. Are you o-"
Hinata couldn't stand anymore, she was surprisingly exhausted, and so depleted of energy, that she could barely keep conscious.
"H..hinata! Are you okay! Answer me! Hinata?!"
She had suddenly slumped into Kiba's arms, unconscious. She started coughing, blood spilling painfully out of her mouth.
"Oh. My. God. Hinata, you're coughing up blood! Hinata!!!"
Kiba was almost hysterical now, there wasn't a medic ninja or doctor to be seen anywhere, the hospital too far off and although Hinata had some medical training, she was unconscious. There seemed to be no hope.
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She had started coughing, that Hyuuga girl. Blood was ripping out of her mouth with each raspy cough. I hadn't known her for long, only a half day, really, but she seemed like a gentle, delicate soul. She had the spirit and patience of an angel, it seemed. I was frightening to see the red liquid spilling out of her pale, limp body. After a moment of hesitation, I hurried to her side. She seemed out of it, although red liquid was still streaming from her slightly open mouth.
"Come to my house, I'll see what I can do for her."
The man with the fang-marks, Kiba, I think, nodded dumbly. I guess that he was still scared silly by his girlfriend's sudden illness.
"Ok, you have to follow me quickly. My place is only a few minutes away from here, put your girlfriend—"
"Her name is Hinata."
He growled slightly.
"Ok, fine, Hinata. But that's beside the point, put your girl—I mean Hinata on your back and follow me. You too Naruto, don't just stand there like a broken doll."
They nodded again and I quickly walked down the brightly-lit street. I turned on a smaller street to a house. I unlocked the door and showed Kiba to the couch. Naruto was directed to the bedroom, he needed to get some sleep. I rushed into the bathroom to get my emergency first-aid kit. No… I thought, that won't help. Maybe the thermometer and the heat compress would be better. I ran back to the living room, put the heat compress on her forehead and stuck the thermometer in her mouth. Then I straightened up and left for the kitchen to make some herbal tea.
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Blood, she was coughing up blood! What was wrong wit her? I know that there was a lot of excitement today, but usually people don't respond by spilling blood!
"Are you alright? What happened to you..?"
I gently laid her down onto the couch and put her head on my lap. She was even paler than usual and didn't show any signs of waking up.
"I'm so sorry Hinata, was it something I did? Why didn't you tell me?…"
I was worried that she was dying, even Akamaru sensed that something was wrong. Very wrong. I felt responsible, guilty even. Maybe it was because she was out for too long, maybe something happened when I was away on a mission.
Naruto's wife, Keiko was her name I think, brought a heat compress and laid it on her forehead. The thermometer went into Hinata's slightly open mouth. Then she left for the kitchen. I glanced at the clock, it was 9 pm already! Her father and Neji would beat me to a pulp if they found out she still wasn't home yet.
"Father……ah…Neji…..blood…stop! AHHHHHH!"
Suddenly, Hinata's eyes snapped open as she screamed.
"HINATA!!"
By the time I reacted, her eyes had clouded over again and her eyes shut, unconscious. I took the thermometer out from her mouth, it was 101°F!
"Keiko! Get a doctor! Hinata's burning up, HURRY!!!"
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I was in a dark hallway, endless darkness stretching out on both sides. Sounds of laughter and joy came from the right, and sounds of agony and war came from my left. I suddenly realized, that the sounds were hollow, unreal. As if on a cue, the sounds stopped, silence weighed down on me like a heavy, wet blanket.
A deep, deafening voice filled my mind, and an invisible hand started whacking my head, my face, my body.
"You are a failure, Hinata. You'll never change."
"It's your duty to marry with the clan!"
Voices, all different, squabbling around me.
"Hmph, the weakest kunoichi in Konoha, and heir to the Hyuuga clan, how ironic."
"You are the weakest, and you'll always be.."
"You cannot change you destiny…."
"FEAR, YOU ARE AFRAID HINATA, OF WHAT? THAT YOU ARE WEAK."
An entirely new voice drowned out all the others, the same one from before.
"YOU ARE WEAK, HINATA. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT YOU'LL BE HEIR?"
I hid my head in my arms and wailed, but no sound would come out. Spirits, apparitions of my "friends" floated around me, taunting me.
"No! It's not true!!!"
I thought.
"FACE REALITY HINATA….YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE…"
"No! you're wrong, I can change…stop it!"
"YOU ARE THE WEAKEST OF US ALL. WAKE UP, TO REALITY!"
I collapsed, I had not more will to fight, no more strength or determination. It was a never-ending battle. They had won, I, had lost.
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Is it just me, or are the chapters getting shorter? Or are there just more cliffhangers….kind of. Anyway, I'm already halfway done with Chap 5, I just have to type it, it'll probably be up on Saturday. Hope that you enjoyed this! NOW PRESS THE REVIEW BUTTON!!!
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