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Past times won´t die

Chapter five: A new suspect

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Hinata quickly turned around and unlocked the door of her apartment with trembling hands. Her heart was pounding in her chest and her breath had quickened. She couldn´t believe what she had just seen.

"Could Sakon be that murderer? That... Uncle Blueberry?" Hinata thought, leaning against the door and trying to calm down. During the past a few months the news always had something to tell about the murderer called Uncle Blueberry. "I have to tell about this to someone." Hinata looked down to her hand. "But first I have to wash my hand."

She didn´t enjoy having blood on her hand. She didn´t like blood at all. It always meant that someone was hurt. Hinata rushed towards the bathroom, but bumped into Shikamaru.

"Oh, Hinata you are home." He said and smiled a little, but frowned when he noticed how panicked Hinata looked. "What´s the matter?" He asked and raised his eyebrown.

"I... He.. Blood..." Hinata stuttered and was now trembling violently. Shikamaru grabbed her shoulders and tried to calm her down.

"Take a deep breath." He told her and guided her to the kitchen and sat her down on the chair. Then he poured some water on a glass and gave it to Hinata. She gladly accepted it and drank it.

"Better?" Shikamaru asked and looked at her. She just nodded. Now Shikamaru noticed the blood on Hinata´s hand.

"Are you hurt?" He asked and grabbed her hand to get a closer look. There was no sign of any kind of wound.

"N-No. There w-was s-some b-blood on the doorhandle. A-and w-when I c-came inside I s-saw Sakon. H-He had b-blood in his hands too." Hinata whispered. "Oh Shikamaru, I think... I t-think that Sakon might be the m-murderer... the Uncle Blueberry." Shikamaru´s eyes widened.

"Are you sure? Maybe he was just hurt or something." Shikamaru said.

"But t-there w-was some blueberries on t-the s-stairs too. A-And t-they say that Uncle B-Blueberry puts b-blueberries on the m-mouths of h-his victims." Hinata said. She couldn´t help her stuttering. You know, it´s not every day when you get to see your neighbor with bloody hands.

Hinata suddenly started to feel a bit dizzy. She rested her head on her hands and sighed.

"Maybe you should go to sleep. Let´s talk about this in the morning and we´d better call the cops if Sakon does something more suspicious." Shikamaru said and helped Hinata to stand up.

"Y-You are right. But f-first I want to wash my hand." Hinata replied quietly. Too much had happened during the last few months.

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Sasuke growled slightly as he buried his head back to his pillow. Again he had the same dream where the Uncle Blueberry killed Hinata, but he always woke up before the murdrer turned completely around.

"You really are a fool when you let the woman you love live in the same building as a murderer..." Those words kept running through Sasuke´s mind. He was sure that those words meant something. Sasuke rarely had dreams and he wasn´t the one to believe in those kind of things but still, something in that dream was so... He didn´t know how to describe it.

"Maybe I should check everyone´s past who live in the same building as Hinata. I already know that Nara-guy is as normal as possible. So then there is left that old guy named Ebizou and his sister Chiyo. I really don´t believe that they could be a cold-hearted murderers, but it´s still better to check them. And then of course that Sakon who is always drunk. I don´t think he could even hit a wall with a knife, but it´s better to check him too." Sasuke thought and yawned. It didn´t take long before he fell asleep again.

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A few days passed and Hinata saw Sakon only once. It didn´t seem like he had been hurt, because his hands weren´t bandaged or anything. But then again, he hadn´t been doing anything suspicious. Hinata started to doubt her own mind. Maybe she really just overreacted?

Besides, if Sakon really was a murderer, Hinata was sure that at least someone would have noticed it already.

"I really should stop reading all those detective stories. My imagination is getting too wild." Hinata thought and smiled to herself.

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Sasuke had examined all possible information about people who lived with Hinata in the same building. Only thing which was worth of noticing was the fact that Sakon had been arrested several times because of violentic actions.

"He might be the Uncle Blueberry." Sasuke thought. "Now I just need to find out how to get closer to him to observe his actions more."

"It would be easier if you were still Hinata´s boyfriend..." A small voice inside Sasuke´s head said in a mocking tone. But it was true. Sakon was Hinata´s neighbor after all.

"Me and my smart decisions." Sasuke grunted and rested his head against the table.

"I wish I could turn back time."

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"Oi Hinata, I´ll go out for a walk." Shikamaru said to Hinata who was making some tea in the kitchen.

"Oh, okay. Be careful." She said with a gentle smile. Shikamaru just nodded and pulled his jacket on.

"I won´t be out long." He said before leaving. Hinata nodded absentmindly and sat down to drink her tea and to continue reading her new book. She was addicted to detective stories.

Shikamaru sighed as he got out. He had been stressed lately, mainly because of his work. It was boring as usual, but still it made him stressed. He breathed the fresh air. He liked walking in the dark. At nights the street were much more peaceful and he had time to think in peace. Of course, at nights he couldn´t do one of his favorite hobbies: watching clouds.

Shikamaru was about to start walking, but turned around when he heard the door open.

"Good evening Sakon." He said and smiled lazily at the other male. Sakon just nodded and walked pass by Shikamaru. He lifted his eyebrown as he noticed that Sakon was carrying a small box. There was something red on the side of it.

"What might there be?" Shikamaru thought but then shrugged. It wasn´t his business.

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Hinata had been reading for almost half an hour when the lights suddenly went off.

"I guess the power went off. Oh well, I was going to sleep anyway." Hinata thought and yawned.

She hadn´t realized how much the time already was. She stood up and placed her book to the table and walked to her bedroom. It didn´t take long before she fell asleep.

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Hinata woke up in the middle of night. She had heard a loud thump from the hallway.

"What was that?" She thought and got up from her bed. As quietly as possible she walked to the door of her bedroom. She silently opened it a little and peeked. She saaw nothing. She opened the door a bit more and stepped out from her room.

Then she heard it again. This time the noise came from her bathroom. Hinata tip toed towards her bathroom, not making any noise.

She turned around the corner and saw that the door of her bathroom was slightly ajar. The light was on and somebody was moving inside the bathroom.

"Who is it? Is it Shikamaru?" Hinata thought and walked closer. She wasn´t sure what she would do if it wasn´t Shikamaru. She didn´t have any kind of weapon with her.

With a few more steps she was close enough to take a peek. Carefully she looked inside the bathroom.

What she saw shocked her greatly.

"Oh no!"

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AN: A cliffhanger...