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Chapter 9:
(Hinata prov.)
I woke up to the early morning breeze coming in my window. I got dressed in my usual uniform and went to my mirror.
It had been 2 months since coming to the hotel with Hana. It all seemed like a daze. I was working as a cook at the hotel and it was alright but I missed Kiba so bad!
My hair wasn't curly at all! Apparently that herb didn't do anythink. My hair was still the maroon though. I brushed it and put it in a ponytail and looked my over again. My skin wasn't as pale as it was but it wasn't tan like Kiba's either. It was just slighly tanned than peach but it looked good. I tied my apron on and walked down stairs to see Mr. Chi and Mr. Mang earlier than usual, at the table sipping tea.
I walked back into the kitched and got started on the pancakes and eggs… Once the breakfast rush was over I didn't have much to do ti'll around 11:00 which was hours away. I reached into my wallet and pulled out a quarter and walked outside to the phone that Maya kept. She let me use it on breaks. Lately I was making so much money for her that not only was I paying off the room, she payed my regularly $5.50 and hour.
I dropped the quarter in the slot and dialed in Kiba's phone number. I called him once a day and it helped ease the pain of being away from him but I needed to see him!
Riing…
Riing…
"Hello?" Kiba's husky voice asked. He sounded like he was crying.
"Hi. Whats wrong? You sound sad." I said and then heard a sad cry and was totally alarmed.
"Hinata… I'm sorry tell you this but… Shino's dead!" My heart stopped and my eyes watered and I had to sniff and then asked, "H-how?"
He cleared his throat and said, "He was on a mission alone to deliver and message and was attacked. He was in that area… Hinata please be careful. Apparently there has been multiple attackings and the each were by the same person according to the weapon and scars. None of the victims survived. Hinata stay inside and don't go out! Hana is on her way to get you and should be there in about an hour. Hinata I love you. I'll see you soon." Before I could say anything further he hung up. Not that I could say anything, I was stunned!
I ran back inside and told Maya about the attacks and Hana coming and she said, "Go upstairs and pack your things. Don't worry, you'll be fine." I nodded and went upstairs to pack.
I packed all the clothes that I'd found. I'd kept the kimono I brought but I'd had to buy a few more outfits so I had only slightly more things than when I'd arrived, and odly I had more money than before.
I brought my suitcase downstairs and put it in the kitchen while I cooked lunch. It was a standard lunch or riceballs and such but I had other things nagging in my mind.
Once lunch was over I sat at a table and drank tea waiting for Hana. Sure enough Hana showed up at the door and I ran toward her.
She hugged me and said, "Long time no see sister. I know it's hard right now but once you get back everything will be fine, right Asuna?" I pulled back and nodded.
I ran back and grabbed my suitcase and me and Hana ran toward Konoha my "new" home. As Asuna Inuzuka.
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Once at the gate of Konoha Hana showed them my new Konoha residance card and they let me past. We walked through the streets my heart pounding as different people I use to see a lot walked past and didn't even spare a glance at me.
Once I saw the sky gray house my heart flipped with joy then faltered as the love subsided and greive sank in.
Hana turned the door knob and we stepped into the small home that was filled with soft crying. We turned the corner into the living room and my heart screamed. Oh, no!
Kiba, Ten-Ten, Neji, Sakura, Lee and Naruto all sat around on the couches and chairs, greiving. Kiba's face was only dimly streaked with tears. He got up and grinned at me and came toward me and hugged me tight while everyone staired with confusion.
Kiba pulled away and turned to everyone and said, "This is Asuna Hisashi. Our fathers were friends and we've been friends since we were little. Recently her clan was killed and it was her fathers wish we get married so… She's going to be Asuna Inuzuka soon." I smiled as sweetly as possible at everyone of my old friends. Most faces were happy or shocked.
"Woah, so just because your fathers wanted you two to get married your going to? Your only 16! Plus your fathers are dead so whats it matter?," Asked Naruto. I looked at him and said, "Like Kiba said we've been friends for a long time so we're very fond of eachother. Also I deeply care for Kiba. He's been there my whole life but I've been blind for a long time." Naruto's eyes widened. I shifted my gaze toward a more relatively figure.
Neji was eyeing me good which made me nervous. Like Kakashi-sensei said long ago in the chunin exams… few things are hidden from those eyes.
Kiba took my suitcase and ran it into his room and was back in a flash. He pulled me over to the couch and I sat down next to him. Everyone was stairing at me.
"Asuna these are all friends of mine and Shino's." Kiba said leaning back so I could see everyone. I smiled and then straightened my face again.
"Kiba told me on the phone about Shino and Hinata. I met them a few times but I wasn't all farmiliar with them. I'm very sorry. Hinata was like a distant cousin." All there eyes widened as I spoke.
"You actually…remind me of her a little," Sakura answered. I smiled at her. Then I said, "Hinata was far prettier than I am. I always felt connected to her somehow." Okay now I think I'm overdoing it.
"Why are your eyes so much like a Hyuuga's?" Neji, of course he'd ask that.
"At the very beginning of the Hyuuga clan when the head family made the rules of the clan one branch broke off. That was known as the Hisashi clan. We were sick of the rules so we are part Hyuuga but it was so long ago, no Hyuuga would remember but us Hisashi's know." I explained.
"So that means you can do Byakugan?" Asked Lee. I nodded and his round eyes got even larger (if possible).
"Asuna this is Neji," He pointed to Neji in the chair next to him, "Sakura," He ponited at the couch next to Neji's chair, "Naruto," The Naruto next to Sakura, of course, "Lee," He pointed to Lee next to me, "and Ten-Ten." Who was next to Lee on the end of the couch. I smiled and then silence.
"Asuna would you like a tour around town tomorrow? I'd be glad to show you!" Asked Sakura. I smiled at her and said, "That sounds great! I don't know anyone here besides Hana and Kiba now." She smiled.
"Maybe us 3 can go shopping!" Said Ten-Ten. "You must not have many clothes if you only brought that small of suitcase." I laughed and said, "No I only brought 1 kimono. It was all I had after the fire."
"Fire?" Asked Ten-Ten.
"That was how my clan was destroyed. It was a small clan only about 10 familys. I was on a mission and came back to find them." Ten-Ten and Sakura gasped.
"That's horrible!" Said Sakura. I nodded grimly.
"Well shopping with new friends always cheers me up!" Said Ten-Ten. She was so cheerful all the time! I smiled and laughed.
This seemed to be going well but I hoped it wasn't so weird tomorrow.
After everyone left an hour later, me and Kiba kissed about 10 times and I was crying I was so happy to be with him again! I slept in his bed with him that night. It wasn't anything romantic or anything but it was nice to be close to him. Who knew what tomorrow would bring as Asuna Hisashi.
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