I stood off to the side watching every one celebrate the defeat of the Akatsuki, even the ones we had thought died turned out they we're alive.

"Hinata-chan." My eyes slid toward my right to see the returned Sasuke Uchiha standing beside me.

"What?" He raised en eyebrow at me but I just rolled my eyes.

"You don't plan on staying do you?" Did I? Truthfully I hadn't thought about it but it seems my choices are limited; I couldn't stay in place where all I felt was anger and betrayal.

"No I'll leave tonight."

"I thought you would want to stay for Pein's execution, after it was your plan that brought them down." By some chance Pein had survived Hokage-sama's attack since he had some jutsu that took the blow. That still doesn't mean he wasn't caught.

"What about you? Are you staying for Itachi's?"

"Hn, it seems we both have something in common. We're both going to become criminals for breaking them out."

"I am not going to free that bastard! Why would I free him? I don't care if he rots in a hole somewhere!"

"I'll meet you by the Hokage tower at midnight."

"Wait I never agreed to anything Uchiha! I'm not going to show up! I won't do it!"

Five hours later

"Told you so." I glared at the smirking Uchiha.

"Shut up. The only reason I'm doing this is to pay him back from opening my eyes to the betrayal."

"Sure. You know Hyuuga the plan was never too kill you to begin with since we all agreed you were a valuable asset. Despite what you think if you hadn't made it in time he would have taken care of you. He locked you up in his room because he didn't trust the others with you. He was pretty damn possessive over you. He spent months watching you and learning about how people came to lean upon you but even with all the knowledge he still failed. He became dependant on your presence so he rushed his plan to take you to safety before we attacked."

"You didn't give me the drug; you wanted me to wake up."

"Yes because I needed Madara and the council to die and some how I knew you would tip the scales in Konoha's fate. If it makes a difference he was never going to hurt you. He even yelled at Konan when she suggested to kill you and I've never seen him yell at her before."

"When did my love life become the topic of our discussion?"

"So you admit to loving him."

"What?" We both stopped since I didn't whisper that last part but luckily the guards were lax tonight. We easily got to the anbu holding cell where he freed his brother and Pein.

"How did you get past all the traps and Guards?"
"I didn't, she did." I stepped out of the shadows keeping my eyes on the Uchiha's

"Thank you Hinata-san." I nod at Itachi and begin to walk away. They follow quietly behind me as we easily make it out Konoha.

"This is where we part minna-san." The Uchiha's nodded at me and I completely ignored Pein who was behind them in the shadows. I turned my back on them and disappeared into the eastern shadows.

"Are you coming with us leader-sama?"

"No the Akatsuki is finished, we were defeated fairly enough."

"Then what are you going to do? No village will have you and we'll all be hunted by the Kage's. I wonder if the Hyuuga thought the whole on her own idea through."

"There is no need Itachi, I will take care of her."

"And if she won't want you to? After all you did use her and even the hyuuga won't forgive that."

"I know how much I have hurt Hinata because I felt it. Her pain is my pain."

It was pitch black and was sitting at a local inn eating the meal the inn keeper's wife had made me. The pub was crowded but I had been here early enough to grab a small table at the back hidden by shadows. I wasn't paying much attention to the other occupants since my mind was on a certain person. So when a scream broke me out of my reverie I snapped my head to see the place totally quiet. The scene in front me made me angry there was some rogue nin with a knife to the innkeepers neck, two of them were harassing the wife and the kids were huddling in the middle of the room with about five rogues surrounding them.

"So innkeeper I think this will make a nice head quarters, what do you think boys? All we need is to get rid of you and the children cause I have a good use for wifey." These bastards laughed and I activated my eyes. The leader activated a fire jutsu and aimed at the kids but I got there first and used my ultimate defense. I was lucky I had enough chakra for that since I hadn't slept in two days and I fought a battle against the Akatsuki.

'Why don't you fight some one your own rank?" The leader glared at me as my eyes glowed in the fire light.

"What is a Hyuuga doing so far from home and so very much alone?"

'What makes you think she's alone?" The relief filled me up but then I remember I was mad at him. Of course that anger just flew out the window once I saw him standing in the doorway, shadows hugging his every inch just like I wanted to be- NO bad Hinata, your suppose to be very angry at him not wanting to jump his bones!

"Fuck its Pein-sama, I thought he was dead!"

"No I am very alive. But threatening my Hinata was the last mistake you will ever make fool."

"I'm not yours Pein!" Of course they wouldn't pay attention to me.

"I'm sorry Pein-sama I didn't know she belonged to you."

"For Kami's sake I don't belong to him!"

"You think just because you didn't know Hinata was with me means you have the right to go around claim things?"
"I'm not with you and you just claimed me with asking me!"

"I promise I won't bother you or your Hinata-sama."

"I am not his! Is anyone listening?"

"Leave our sight fool and do not bother us." The bandits scrambled out of the pub as Pein took a few long strides to stand in front of me.

"There is no us! Damn it Pein now everyone thinks were together!"

"Good." I stare at him in shock before I take my finger and jab it into his chest.

"First of all there is no us because I don't really like you right now. Second of all get off your high horse and remember you turned all my friends against me and tricked me into leaving! Then you drugged me and kept me prisoner!"

"Hinata my dear you would not have rescued me if you didn't have feelings for me. I am not on any high horse I am merely stating what you are trying to deny. I did not turn your friends against you since they dug their own grave I just brought it to your attention. When I suggested you to leave, need I remind you that you were already on your way to leaving I just gave you a place to stay. That prison was my very luxurious bedroom and I drugged you so if by a chance I lost you would have had a plausible excuse for not being there and you would not suffer any consequences." Just like that all most of my excuses were gone.

"That still doesn't take away the fact that you used me and left." He frowned at me and tried to pull me to him but I back stepped from his reach.

"Truthfully Hinata the plan was to befriend you since we had watched and found you were their pillar in Konoha and if we could knock you down then it would all crumble. We were right but what I hadn't counted on was developing respect for you, then I developed something I never thought would happen. I began to admire your ability to handle pain and from that I didn't realize how much I needed you beside me more then you needed me. If I never came after you Hinata you could have continued on like you always did but if I don't have you with me the pain is unbearable. Hinata I wasn't lying when I said I would always be there because I wanted it to be true, still do."

It took all my will power not to forgive him but I was successful.

"As far as I see it there is no difference between you and those I left behind. Like you said before Pein you made your grave so now you must lay in it." I glared at him a second longer before I bowed my head and left the Inn not taking a look backwards. The pleading stare he burned into the back of my head broke my heart again but I knew it was the choice I had to make.

Three days later

I stood near the coast of Mist with my back to the water and the cliff's edge, surrounded by my retrievers.

"The Kage, rookie seven and the Hyuuga? It makes me wonder what I did to get this honor." My reply was sarcastic but it held a cold edge to it that no one could miss.

"Hinata-chan come home please we need you with us." His eyes held all the regret I could take.

"The only way you're going to drag me back to that place if you're dragging my dead corpse. I have had enough of all you treating me like dirt! I don't want to fight you but I will if you force me to. I will fight you and everyone who comes after me for my freedom."

"Hinata the other hunter Nins from the other nations are closing in, please Hinata-chan."

"I know I feel them coming but that doesn't really change anything does it? I'm still here on the edge, always on the edge don't you think its amusing that this where it all comes to an end? Where all the pain I have endured will simply disappear?" In reactions to my words they took a step closer and I took a step back. The other hunter Nins have joined us and everyone starts arguing who I belong to and where I should go. I take one long look at the people surrounding me and despite all the pain they have caused me I could never hate them. Forgiving them is what scares me the most because I know they will just hurt me again till they push me too far.

"Goodbye." I smile bitterly and take one last step; their faces freeze seconds before they scream my name and dash for my already falling body. I jump off the edge instead of being pushed off.

The wind engulfs me and the feeling of falling was sensational but most of all there was no pain. Then Ten thousand needles pierce my skin and a single moment causing me so much pain that everything goes numb and I close my eyes.

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I wasn't expecting to ever open my eyes again but the returning feeling to my body gave me no choice. I was cold on in the inside but warm on the outside. I turned my pounding head toward the fire then to my body that is wrapped in thick blankets.

"Why?" The question my raspy voice had broken the silence with seemed to echo the cabin I was in.

"Your life is no longer your own Hinata." I know that voice and I know that hand that gently swept my hair to the side of my face.

"Pein." He came into my blurry sight and the first thing I felt was that I was happy to see him then I noticed how his eyes glowed.

"You stupid, stupid girl. What were you think jumping off a cliff like that? You once told me pain can be healed with the help of another. Even if it wasn't with me you should have sought help." I was conscious enough to realize how much saying that had cost him. He wanted me for himself so why now did it seem so tempting to say yes?

I took in a deep breath and pulled myself up in a sitting position and despite his disapproval he did not stop me.

I reached with shaking fingers to lay my cold hands on his hot face so I could I pull him to my eye level.

"Why did you save me Pein?"

"You are too much apart of me to let you die. You may never forgive me and tell me that you never want to see me again but I will always follow you. Besides, sitting beside your tombstone till I died did not seem appealing."

"You stupid, stupid man." I touched my fevered forehead to his and with what energy I had I smiled at him.

"I'd kiss you but you'd probably catch what ever I have and I don't want to put you through that." His eyes lit up with affection for me as his hands covered mine to push me back down to a laying position.

"Your pain is my pain." He bent down and gave me a long gentle kiss and for the first time in my life I had some one to bare my burden.


Thats the end of my story that took me a lot longer then i thought so i apologize!

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this request was for Akahina97 so it took my a while but i did it!

Later days,

Whiteshadow