Chapter Eleven
Hinata sat on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She had just gotten back from a mission gone wrong and it was mostly her fault. She screwed up, you think after a month she would have stopped making all the little stupid mistakes but she hadn't.
Sighing as she got up for dinner she hurriedly made her to the kitchen. She sat down at the table with the already prepared food on it.
"Hinata, I heard you failed another mission."
Hinata ignored what her father said and picked around at some lonely vegetables on her plate.
"Hinata ?"
"Yes Father ?"
"It was your fault wasn't it ?"
Hinata pounded her fist on the table.
"WHY IS IT ALWAYS MY FAULT ! IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED THERE'S TWO OTHER PEOPLE ON MY TEAM !"
Hiashi sipped from a tea cup not so much as even opening his eyes to his daughters response. He spoke with the cup still pressed against his lips.
"Well I guess only you know for sure who's fault it is then. Hanabi on the other hand ... I'm just so glad she's strong."
Hinata closed her eyes and dropped her fork.
"I'm done eating."
She slowly walked out of the room making her way towards the training grounds.
"I'm stronger than all of them just not in the way everybody thinks."
She stood there alone and sighed, she couldn't really practice with the byakugan alone. Maybe Kiba would practice with her. With that thought she ran off towards Kiba's house..
"So what do you want me to do again ?" Kiba asked with a bored expression.
"I want you to fight me."
Hinata smiled as Kiba stopped fiddling with Akamaru and looked at her with wide eyes.
"You're joking right ?"
Hinata shook her head no as Kiba placed Akamaru on the ground.
"I can't fight you ... umm, why would you want to fight with me anyway ?"
Kiba stared as the timid girl dropped her chin.
"I need to train and I can't do it alone, so please ?"
Hinata lifted her head to look at Kiba. He was biting his lower lip, she could tell he was frustrated. She didn't understand why he couldn't just fight her.
"Fine, but I call the shots. When I say I'm done, I'm done. We stop fighting okay ?"
"Okay !"
Hinata activated her byakugan and stood opposite of Kiba with her left arm outstretched in front of her.
"Ready, Hinata-chan ?"
"Yes, Kiba-kun."
Hinata lunged towards him only to be knocked backwards by his feet. Then she tripped on her own feet and flew backwards hitting the trunk of a tree. With the wind knocked out of her she gasped for air.
"Oh my god ! Hinata are you okay ?"
Kiba ran towards her but before he completely made it to her she jumped back on her feet. He stood still as she lunged towards him and was barely able to touch the edge of his jacket sleeve.
"Hinata are you okay ?"
Kiba's question was answered when she kicked him in the stomach. She paused when she realized he wasn't fighting back.
"Fight." she demanded more than asking.
Kiba frowned but continued fighting. Hinata testing him, left herself with no defense a couple times as she ran up to him to deliver punishing blows.
"Just as I thought. Kiba, as hard as it may be consider me a worthy aponent."
"What ?" Kiba asked while grasping onto his chest which Hinata had treated like no more than a punching bag during their one sided fight.
"COME AT ME SERIOUSLY !"
Kiba slowly walked towards her smirking as she noticed that pain was clearly running through his chest area.
"You think it's that easy ..."
Kiba smiled at her causing her to slightly blush.
"WELL I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU ! ..."
Hinata gasped as he moved closer and closer to her.
"It's not easy at all, I can't just come attacking you. I could hurt you and ... DON'T YOU EVER THINK OF YOURSELF !"
Hinata silently gasped and looked at the ground then while Kiba was turning to walk away she lifted her head again.
"My father ... and Neji-ku ... Neji-sama. ALL THEY DO IS THINK ABOUT THEMSELVES AND I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THEM."
Hinata let herself fall to the ground. She was so frustrated. Frustrated with mainly herself. Even though she wasn't about to let herself cry. She brought her knees up to her chest and tucked them under her chin.
Kiba turned around one last time to look at Hinata. He couldn't just leave her there. If he didn't apologize or at the least talk to her or something she would probably never feel comfortable around him ever, not that she ever was before. He sighed and sat beside her.
Keeping her head down she talked to him while choking on the effects of pre-tears.
"I'm ... I'm so sorry."
Kiba stretched one hand around her and pulled her into him and embraced her.
"It's okay. Hinata-chan ?"
She lifted her head up to look at him and before she could say what he had pressed his forhead against hers and was staring into her eyes.
"How 'bout we just forget all of this ever happened and go get some dinner."
Hinata sheepishly smiled. She wanted to go with him but she hadn't even told her father she was leaving.
"I ... I can't. My father wouldn't like it."
Kiba stood up and lifted Hinata onto his back. She was shocked but didn't protest. She let her head rest on his back as he walked away towards the nearest place he could find for food.
"Oh I don't think he would mind and if he does he can take that up with me."
Hinata was so peacefull with the occasional heavy breathing coming from Kiba she slowly drifted off to sleep. Kiba could tell that she had dozed off but didn't bother waking her until they reached Ichiraku noodle shop. He hated this place but had seen Hinata coming in many times and assumed that she liked it.
"Okay Hinata wake up."
Hinata blinked her white eyes as her surroundings came into focus.
"Oh ... is this the Ichiraku noodle shop ?"
"Sure is."
Kiba slowly let Hinata slide off of his back. She sat down beside him.
"What will the two of you be having tonight ?"
"It's up to her."
Kiba pointed to Hinata.
"Umm ... two Miso Soups please ?"
"Coming right up."
Hinata folded her arms and let her head rest on them while leaning on the counter.
"Hinata ?"
Hinata turned to her other side when she heard a different voice call her name.
"Naruto-kun ?"
Hinata blushed and started pressing her fingers together.
"Hey, Hinata. What are you doing here so late ?"
Kiba leaned over to see Naruto.
"You and Kiba are on a ..."
"NO NARUTO YOU DUMBASS !"
Kiba screamed but settled down when food was placed in front of him and Hinata.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun, Kiba-kun means well."
Kiba laughed at Hinata's comment.
"Don't lie to him Hinata."
Hinata sighed.
"Well you can't blame me for thinking so ... I mean you guys out together so late."
Hinata jumped out of her seat.
"Wha .. What time is it ?"
Naruto shrugged his shoulders and started slurping down his ramen while still trying to talk to Hinata.
"Last time I checked it was almost 10:30."
"I'm sorry Kiba-kun I have to leave."
Hinata ran off leaving Kiba with two full bowls of soup and Naruto sitting a seat away. Kiba sighed and looked down at his soup. He pushed the bowl away and turned around just in time to catch a glimpse of Hinata but as soon as he saw her she was gone again.
That was the end of chapter eleven I think I did good on making it longer but that's for you guys to decide I guess. Okay review now ! D: