Guess who's back! Back again, Geek Bears back, writing fics!
IM SO SORRY GUYS! Thanks to all the people who reviewed when I was missing in action. You guys really made me get my ass into shape. You guys deserve an explanation as to why I haven't updated in so long.
My computer screen was already screwed up so bad, and had bled so much. Im surprised I was able to write in the first place. Anyway I woke up one day and my whole screen had bled through. Could not see a thing. So I'm using my mother's computer right now. (between me and you she's kinda greedy, so it took a while to get ahold of her laptop.)
I don't think that I will ever be able to afford another computer, but I PROMISE I WILL FINSIH THIS STORY! EVEN IF IT KILLS ME! I am very sorry that I haven't updated in so long.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME!
On with the show.
Sasuke had already figured out that Hinata didn't come to school that day. He couldn't help but feel discouraged. That didn't stop him from looking for her. It was almost time for fifth hour and he wanted to be ready if Hinata by some miracle did run into him. He was so anxious that he couldn't even wait until class. He was sorry for the way he treated her the previous night and wanted to make it up to her. Sasuke walked to the bathroom before class to fish out Hinata's bracelet from his book bag. He unzipped his front pocket and felt around but couldn't feel anything; Sasuke searched his whole backpack and found nothing but his notebooks. 'That's weird I was sure that I brought it today. I probably forgot it.' Again feeling discouraged.
Now that he knew he didn't have the bracelet with him, he had no desire to go to the rest of his classes. The bracelet was the only thing he could think to offer as leeway. He left the school grounds and began walking home. Luckily the security guard that was usually guarding the gate was sleeping. Sasuke slipped by unnoticed; when he arrived at his apartment he didn't bother doing anything else but going straight to bed. He couldn't stop thinking about the ways he touched Hinata. Sasuke was getting aroused by this thought, and started feeling guilty. He scolded himself. 'I took advantage of her, she tried to get me to stop. I didn't have to yell at her like that.' He felt his neck, Hinata had no idea that she also had given him a hickey. He liked this mark, like it somehow signified that he was hers. He knew however that she had no interest for him romantically. That tugged at his heart strings.
'You only think you like her. She's just another pretty face.' Sasuke didn't know if that was really what he was thinking, or if that was him not dealing well with rejection.
I cant believe I just thought that.
"I fucked up."
Hinata walked back from the bathroom with a smile on her face. The stranger she had just met had made her day. Completely making her forget about Sasuke
"What are you so happy about?" Kiba asked
"I'm just glad we had a day to ourselves."
"We should do it more often." Shino suggested
"Well is everyone done, we still have other places to go."
"Like where?" Hinata asked
"It's a surprise." Kiba said.
They left the restaurant and after a while of driving they arrived at a fancy dress shop.
"What's this?" Hinata asked
"Well Hinata we know you don't have much money, and that you haven't gotten new clothes in a while. We want you to pick something out." Shino explained
"I couldn't possibly."
"Yes you could, If you didn't have a uniform you would probably come to school naked." Kiba chimed in
"Are you implying that I don't have any clothes? I have clothes."
"Well you need more, and we won't let you say no; right Shino?"
"It's a gift Hinata you can't refuse."
Hinata was going to argue, but it was Shino and Kiba, Shino could be talked out of certain things but not Kiba; the two of them together wasn't going to happen.
"Okay. Lets go inside then." Hinata consented
Hinata skipped inside. She was somewhat excited to get something new in her wardrobe. She knew that Shino and Kiba wouldn't let her get out of it, so she might as well make the best of it.
"Hello welcome to The Yamanaka dress shop please let me know if you need anything." A blonde young woman greeted.
The shop was eye appealing, (Like one of the shops you see in pretty woman! I could have just said Hollywood boulevard but whateves.)
Hinata nodded and walked off to the clothes racks.
Shino turned to face Kiba and put a hand over his mouth to cover the mouthing of his words.
"This place looks pretty pricey, how much do you think this is going to cost?"
"Who cares Hinata needs this, besides Ino said her family would give us a good discount."
"Hinata grabbed three blouses and went to a dressing room."
"We should get out of here before she asks us how she looks, and models her outfits. It would be too much like checking her out." Kiba told Shino
"Agreed. I saw a card shop next door." Shino said
"I feel bad leaving her maybe we should stay." Shino added.
"She has the sales assiociates if she needs help."
"Fine lets go."
"Hey Hinata Shino and I are gonna head next door real quick. We'll be back in half an hour."
"Okay, but let me show how I look in this first." Hinata said over the dressing room wall
"Go, go, go!" Kiba shouted only loud enough for Shino to hear as he pushed him out of the door.
Hinata ran out of the dressing room trying to catch them before they left, but had no such luck.
She sighed. 'I guess they didn't hear me.'
She looked at the mirror that was outside of the dressing room. She didn't know if she liked the top she had on or not.
"That blouse looks good on you, but the pattern doesn't compliment your features the way it should."
"Huh?" Hinata turned towards the voice and was surprised to see the man she had met at the restaurant
"Oh fancy seeing you here." Itachi said with a cheerful smile on his face.
"What a coincidence." Hinata muttered
"You look a bit unsure of your choices, I would be more than happy to tell you what I think"
"Oh no, I wouldn't want to waste your time."
"You wouldn't be wasting my time, besides it's my job."
"Y-you work h-here."
"That's right." Itachi said with a cheerful smile still on his face.
"W-well I guess it would be fine then."
"Ill tell you what I'll go choose some clothes off the rack, while you go and try on your next outfit."
"S-sounds great."
Hinata headed back into the dressing room and tried on the other blouse that she had picked out.
Itachi came back with some pants, skirts, and blouses that he thought would look stylish on her.
She came out with the next blouse on. Itachi took one look at her and was amazed. "You look beautiful."
Hinata blushed and turned slightly to the side. The blouse was red and hugged her body nicely, it had a low neckline, but hardly showed cleavage; Making her look graceful.
'She really is beautiful. Reminds me of my fiance.' Itachi thought with a sinister smile on his face, only on the outside he looked completely cheerful.
"I'm not so sure about it."
"I think you should take it, which would look good with this on." Itachi said while holding up a black article of clothing. She grabbed it and went to the dressing room and tried it on, she was surprised to see that the piece of clothing was a skirt. The skirt had a slit that went up mid-thigh. She looked at the mirror inside of the dressing room and was surprisingly pleased at what she saw.
She modeled the outfit for Itachi who showed great approval.
For the next twenty minutes Itachi nodded his head to show he approved, or threw thumbs down if he didn't. Shopping for clothes was something Hinata wasn't used to, but if it was as fun as she was having she wished that she did it more often.
"Its about time for me to go on break, Im glad that I could be of service to you today."
"T-thank you. H-hopefully I'll see you around again."
"Oh I'm sure you will." Itachi said with a smile and walked out of the store.
Hinata started sorting through what she wanted and what she didn't want while waiting for Kiba, and Shino to come back.
"Hey Hinata did you finish?" Kiba startled her
"Oh Kiba, don't sneak up on me like that, and yes I'm finished."
"Good, that didn't take long."
"One of the employees helped me out."
"That's good, so where are the clothes you're getting?" Kiba asked
Hinata pointed to a little pile of clothes that she made on one of the chairs.
"This is all? Oh well." Kiba teased in relief.
They paid for the clothes and thanked the cashier. While they were leaving Shino told the cashier to thank the employee that helped Hinata pick out her clothes.
"Okay Ill be sure to do that, please come again." The cashier happily shouted.
"Hey Namine come out here."
"What?" Namine asked
"Those customers wanted to thank you for helping that young lady with her clothes." The cashier explained
"What young lady?"
"That one who's getting into that car" Roxas (the cashier) said pointing
"They probably said it because they didn't like the customer service, so they used reverse psychology to make me feel bad."
"Only you would think that."
"Well I didn't assist anyone, I was doing inventory in the back room. You didn't see anyone else?"
"Nope not a soul."
"Well that's weird, it was probably nobody."
"Thank you guys so much! I had fun today."
"Don't even sweat it Hinata." Kiba said sternly
The group started on their way back to town, when Kiba got a little curious.
"Can I ask you a question Hinata?" Kiba asked
"Go ahead."
"Do you still like Naruto?"
Hinata's eyes shot open. I told them about that a long time ago, I thought he forgot already.
"Im curious also." Shino chimed
"T-that was so long ago."
"Sometimes crushes don't go away for years." Kiba said from experience
"Well what if this one went away early?" Hinata asked
"What if?" Shino questioned
"As in all c-crushes don't have to stay that long." Hinata explained, trying to stall.
"All crushes?" Kiba asked
"Does that mean you have more than one crush?" Shino asked a bit surprised
"Hinata! I'm surprised." Kiba said appalled
"I bet you its with that one asshhole." Kiba added
"Which one?" Shino asked
"That one assturd."
"That really sums it up."
"That fucker with the hair."
"I think everyone at school has hair."
"That asshole who's been walking her home!" Kiba said angrily.
"Sasuke?" Hinata said anxiously. This made Kiba and Shino think that she did have a crush on him
"You like Sasuke don't you?"
"Isn't he Naruto's best bud?" Shino questioned
"Oh! Hinata, that's dirty. Both of them?!" Kiba said shockingly amused
"Who would have thought that our little Hinata would be trinagling" Shino said
"Triangling?" Kiba asked
"You know for that triangle thing, the love triangle."
"That's ridiculous. Hinata I'm so shocked how can you like two guys?"
Before she could even get so much of a peep out he interrupted her.
"What if there's more than one guy?"
"Hinata!" Shino said appalled
"N-no I don't have m-more than o-one crush." Hinata said nervously
"So you do have a crush then?" Shino asked reading a bit too much into her words
Hinata was silent, she didn't know how to get out of this one without lying. She had to word this carefully.
"Sasuke is just a friend."
"That asshole, how can you stand that guy?"
"He's actually n…nice." It almost felt like a lie to her
"Well as long as he's nice to you." Shino added
"He just seems like the kind of that would take advantage of a lady."
"N-no he's n-not l-like that." Hinata said stuttering nervously, while rubbing the mark Sasuke had made on her from the previous night.
'She stuttered way too much on that one.' Kiba thought
"So hes not a bad guy at all?" Kiba asked not because of suspicion, but to see how Hinata would answer.
"N-no, he, he is a g-great f-f-friend." Hinata said while starting to scratch the hickey on her neck. It started to become unbearably itchy.
Kiba took notice to this.
"Whats that?"
"Whats what?" Hinata asked.
"That red thing your scratching."
"Oh nothing." Hinata said while covering it up.
Kiba pulled her hand away and saw the hickey.
"Who did that to you?" Before Hinata had time to answer he interrupted again
"You better not be whoring around."
"Kiba!" Shino scolded
"Well what the fuck"
"Kiba calm down, I cant concentrate on the road."
"Shino do you see this." Shino didn't answer.
"Kiba! This is a mosquito bite."
"Do you think I'm stupid, its winter." Kiba said in an angry tone
"I don't know what kind of bit it is, it could be a spider for all I know."
"Don't try and lie, Shino would know. Shino, pull in to that gas station and have a look."
"Lets just wait till we get back."
"Just pull in." Kiba ordered
"Fine"
Shino pulled in not that he wanted to, but he didn't like Kiba yelling. Especially at Hinata.
"If I look will you shut up?" Shino said quietly
"Just tell me what it is and it's a deal."
Shino went to the passenger side and looked at Hinata's neck. Shino was the bug expert, he studied them, and knew how to make antidotes to any bug sting.
Hinata's heart was beating faster, and faster. She knew that she was going to be found out needless to say she feared for the worst.
"Kiba you're such an idiot, that's a bite from something we call a spider beetle. Hinata you shouldn't scratch it; it could get infected."
"Is it poisioness" Kiba asked.
"No they have no venom; she should be fine as long as she doesn't scratch."
Hinata sighed in relief, 'I can't believe Shino was fooled. Dodged a kunai with that one."
"Im sorry Hinata, I should trust you more than that. How could I even think that." Kiba said apologetically
A hint of shame pulsated through Hinata's body.
"Lets go to my house and train." Kiba suggested.
"Okay."
"I think ill pass on this one okay guys." Hinata politely declined. She couldn't stick around, she didn't deserve to be around them after lying.
"Suit yourself, anyway drop me off so I can set up the stuff, thenf take Hinata home. It'll be ready when you get back."
"Sure."
On the way home Hinata and Shino talked about the day they had, and how they should do it again sometime.
They arrived at Hinata's house and right as she was getting out she heard Shino say her name.
"Yeah Shino?"
"I know that wasn't a bug bight."
Her eyes widened with a tad bit of horror.
"Its fine what you do is your business. Sometimes Kiba doesn't realize that. He's just trying to look out for you. I want to be protective of you also, but we're all growing up which means we should be free to make our own choices."
"D-don't tell Kiba."
"Don't worry Hinata, you deserve some freedom. Please be careful and Happy Birthday."
"Thank you Shino, for everything today. Tell Kiba the same."
"One more thing. Whoever you like…please don't let them take advantage of you. See you later"
Hinata exited the car and couldn't help but feel like she disappointed Shino in some way.
It was already nightfall and Sasuke had fallen asleep only to be awoken by somebody knocking at the door. 'Who could that be ugh I hope its not Naruto' The knocking was getting louder and louder.
"Im coming gee." Sasuke said angrily
The knocks got fainter, then they stopped for what seemed like mere seconds. Sasuke opened the door and found nobody there.
"Damn kids playing ding-dong-ditch." Sasuke slammed the door then turned to walk away. He stopped once he heard three knocking pounds. He tried to be quick so he could give a good scolding to whoever was doing it. He opened the door with lightning fast speed yet nobody was there. 'Not possible' he thought. He heard a faint echo and recognized it as a scream.
"SASUKE HELP ME!" Sasuke knew that voice. It was Hinata's
He quickly ran towards her screaming, despite his best efforts he couldn't locate it. It was as if it was getting further and further way.
"Hinata!"
"AHHHHH!" A blood curdling scream echoed through the trees, birds started to fly from the tree tops. It was too dark to see anything anymore; Sasuke didn't know where to go.
Hinata's screams were so far away, yet somehow loud enough to make Sasuke's eardrums pulse with vibration.
"Hinata where are you!" her screams were just repeated.
Sasuke didn't know what to do, but he knew that he had to get to her.
'Try and concentrate, you can see.'
Almost instantly the forest around him was illuminated with an orange glow.
'The forest, it's on fire, I need to find her before the flames do.'
He ran through walls of flame, not caring if he was burned or not. He tried following her screams which was a torturous task. How can you follow a voice that's coming from every direction?
Sasuke heard a tremendous loud shriek, louder than all the others combined. His ears started to bleed Sasuke winced and covered them.
The screams were no more, and almost instantly the fire put itself out. Sasuke started to panic. "Hinata?" he whispered.
Sasuke saw something; it was on the ground a faint color of white. He rushed towards the object and saw Hinata covered in a white sheet with her back towards him. He tried to get a look at her, her shoulder was exposed. It was blackened burned flesh with hints of crimson grotesque skin falling off. (almost like a turkey leg!) He tried to check if she was breathing. Sasuke's pulse was beating fast he reached out his hand and delicately turned her over; what he saw was horrifying. He couldn't tell if she was alive or dead, but death would be the lesser of two evils in her current state. It was something straight out of a horror movie. He heard loud chuckling. The laughs grew more intense as he held Hinata's body close to him. Sasuke looked all around but couldn't locate the voice.
"Who's there!?" Sasuke shouted
"Hididng is hopless."
"Why did you do this!"
Loud chuckling ensued, it almost sounded crazy, like if the person it was coming from had already lost control of their sanity. The ground started crumbling away, he grabbed Hinata tightly and curled up with her as he prepared to fall. Darkness closed in on the two of them soon they were falling into never-ending darkness. He held on to her tight having no desire to let go. He felt her body growing lighter, he loosened his grip to take a look at her. Her body was slowly disintegrating.
"No."
Hinata faded away and Sasuke was left all alone. Something that nobody knew he feared.
Alone
Falling
All alone
No one left
By myself
Forever
Sasuke felt emptiness, hopelessness like there was no happiness left in the world and if there were none of it would be reserved for him.
He felt the feeling of falling in his sleep which jolted him awake
"Get it together Sasuke." He said to himself while giving himself a slap on the face, His heart was racing. It was three in the morning he was sweating and decided to take a shower.
A nice refreshing shower is just what he needed. He let all his worries wash away with the water. As much as his dreams had haunted him, he couldn't wait to fall back asleep.
When Sasuke got out of the shower he wrapped a towel around his waist, and cleared some steam from the mirror. He looked tired, but felt refreshed.
"I have to make it up to her."
Hinata enjoyed playing hooky so much that she did it again the next day. She promised herself not to make a habit of it. She did however deserve somewhat of a break, Hinata had hardly ever missed a day of school and she had to admit she had been exhausted lately.
Sasuke had overslept that morning. It was already ten and had no intention of going late to the academy. He decided to walk to the place he usually got his thinking done it wasn't too far from his house. He put on a shirt identical to his uniform only it was lacking the academy crest. He left it unbuttoned exposing his signature black shirt underneath.
Hinata lay in bed and was content with staying in it all day. It was chilly outside and was expected to snow soon. She went to use the bathroom when she heard barking. Hinata peeked out the window and saw Akamaru running down her road.
'Oh he must have got loose again.' Hinata put on her flip flops and tried to catch him. The last time Akamaru got out he was gone for two weeks, needless to say Kiba was worried sick.
Hinata called Akamaru trying to get him to come to her Hinata didn't realize that kyo was right behind her being the hound that Akamaru is, he chased after Kyo.
"Oh no." Hinata said startled
Luckily Kyo was able to find refuge in an old peach tree she had in her yard. Hinata tried to catch Akamaru once more, but a car had driven by and Akamaru was on his way to catch it. Hinata chased after him but had no luck catching him he just kept running. Soon he was running through peoples yards, and off road trails Hinata was trying to catch her breath eventually she had to slow down, the young pup leaving her behind. She started walking and didn't noticed the hole she was about to step in and took a little tumble into a patch of dead trees.
"Owww"
Hinata looked up and noticed that snow was starting to fall; she struggled to get out of the branches. It took a while but she found her way out when she looked around she didn't notice the area that she was in. She had lived here for a while but had never known this place existed. The trees were surrounding the area, almost like a hiding spot, leaves scattered around the trees. In the middle of the circle of trees was a big frozen pond. There was a huge boulder on one side, which looked like a resting spot. She was infatuated with the scenery she sat on the huge boulder then took in the air, and everything around her. 'It must look amazing in the summer.' Hinata heard a twig snap behind her. She thought it was a squirrel or another small rodent she looked in the direction of the noise and saw none other than Sasuke standing right before her.
Oh it's great to be back!
Sorry for the long wait guys. I want to thank all of you again for keeping up, and reviewing when I was MIA.
Please read and review. It keeps me going, and makes my day when I have a shitty one. Well I'm off to prepare for college again. WISH ME LUCK!
Please excuse my punctuation for it is horrible. I need an editor man. Good night!
Till next time
Geek Bear