Free Fall 4
Author's Note:
Hiya everyone ^^!
Sorry it took much longer this time for the update,
I've been really busy recently with studies and all.
Don't worry though! No matter what, I'll never give this story up :D
this chapter will be a short one though, I just hope you'll enjoy it nonetheless.
So LET'S GO!
Five days has passed since the staying of Suigetsu in Hinata's house, and the two were seemingly getting along. Well, considering how Hinata was rarely one who lost her patience and Suigetsu knowing when to shut his mouth, it was not at all surprising. Although there was a few awkward moments of silence between the two, most times were passed quite easily. Strangely enough, although the Hozuki lad was a blood-lust driven and quite sadistic lad, he knew well enough to control himself in Konoha territory, also to make sure he didn't anger his 'care-taker'. After staying with her for the few days, Suigetsu had learnt quite a few things about her from observation. 'Hinata ex-Hyuuga' Suigetsu mused, was perhaps more than she led on to be.
After observing her facial expression and body language in different situations, he understood that Hinata was not one who liked standing out. She usually kept to herself and hardly spoke unless spoken to. When she had fiercely attacked Sasuke in the hospital that day, he was nowhere near state of sane at the thought of being watched after by a lunatic with drastic mood-swings. Then he realized that there was a certain pattern to her obvious emotions and manner. When he had to tag along whenever she went out to meet her friends, it seemed like her whole cold demeanor had melted completely, changing from the near ice-cube character to a slightly warmer personnel. Her friends too, always seemed to be extremely protective of her, not forgetting her cousin who had more than threatened him, turning from the perfect stone statue to the incarnate of devil himself.
Staying in the same house as her meant that even if he tried to avoid her, it would have been almost impossible. She had given him no reason to avoid her though, even with him being a previous missing-nin and all, she had never once more showed any hostility towards him. Suigetsu had woken up on the second day to the mouth-watering sight of bacon and eggs, along with a tall glass of orange juice. He had suspicions of it being poisoned at first, but of course, he is still here and perfectly fine ain't he? Most of the time, Hinata was indifferent to him, but there was the slightest moments when she showed kindness to him. It was as if she was unsure of how to treat him, like struggling between her kindness and her shinobi status.
So Suigetsu had decided, that even if he weren't voluntarily here in the first place, he might as well try making it easier for her anyways. After all she didn't seem like a bad person.
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The four stood in the Hokage's office, standing infront of the Godaime herself as she lazily eyed them, the sake cup in her hands as she spun it, swirling the contents before taking small deliberate sips "as you know, Sasuke-brat here has been staying with Kakashi for the past few days, however, Kakashi is currently in Suna for a mission and will only return after about two days..so we need a new baby-sitter for the brat." Suigetsu snickered obviously at the insult to the stoic onyx-eyed male. Sasuke glared at Tsunade before shifting his intense focus on Suigetsu, who remained unaffected by it "So, I know you already have one brat on your hands and it's going to be troublesome to take another under your care, however I have no choice for now. So Hinata, Sasuke will have to follow you around until Kakashi comes back okay? Sakura will usually be busy at the hospital but there has not been much serious activities going on so you can always ask for any needed assistance from her if needed". Hinata nodded wordlessly, Tsunade smiled slightly in gratitude before turning to Sasuke "Brat, you are not to leave her side until Kakashi returns or when Naruto or Sakura is with you, understood?".
Sasuke inwardly growled at being spoken to and treated like a kid but decided not to show any outward emotion "hn" he grunted after a few seconds of silence. Tsunade then shifted to look at Suigetsu who was leaning against the wall "I suppose you won't be causing any trouble correct? Unless you want me to assign you to someone else? Perhaps Neji Hyuuga would make you feel more welcomed?" her eyes glinting with amusement.
Suigetsu nearly shivered at the thought of being near the Hyuuga male, that person was so much like a stone wall, he already had to deal with Sasuke, he wouldn't want to have to deal with another stick-up-the-ass person. "Nope I'm good, I very much prefer Hinata. I'll be on my best behavior" he said before giving one of his shit-eating grin.
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The walk back to Hinata's house was uneventful. With Hinata and Sasuke being the quiet self that they were, and Suigetsu didn't feel like talking either. After showing Sasuke the other empty room to which he will be sleeping in, Hinata went off into her own room to shower.
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The trees were tall and over-shadowing, their height reaching to as high as seven metres. the branches and leaves clung to the other, canopy providing a well-covered shade. The chirps of birds sounded off from a distance, a light swishing of trees as the wind blew. Closing her eyes, she slowly enjoyed the calmness of the moment, the feeling of serenity and peace. Then, as she focused using her other senses, she heard the light trickle of water. Curious, she followed the source of the sound, the gush getting heavier with each step she took. She reached the clearing where no trees habited and a long stream of river flowing through it. Walking near the river, she peered down at the clear liquid, staring at her own reflection. She placed her hand down slowly, enjoying the feel of the cool rush of the waters through her fingers. She was in complete relaxation until suddenly, small swirls of red appeared in the water near her hand. In shock, she retreated her hand and lifted her head, to see the small red trail of red making its way towards her. Within seconds the crimson spread all over, staining each drop of water. The river was now filled with thick red blood and Hinata watched in horror as a body bopped up and floated towards her. Terrified, she tried to move away, only to have her legs grabbed onto by wet and blood-soaked hands.
She gave a shriek in fear and started struggling, trying her best to free herself, only for more hands to start grabbing her and pulling her down the river. A head lifted from amongst the bloody waters.."K-Kiba?!" her eyes went wide as she saw his pale and scarred face glaring venomously at her. He opened his mouth and pointed at her accusingly "why Hinata...why did you let me die?"..
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Hinata woke up shaking uncontrollably, tears were streaming down her face and her clothes were slightly wet from perspiration. "It was just a dream..just a dream.." she squeezed her eyes together and calmed her heretic breathing. Lying back down, she starred at the white ceiling and was trying to clear her mind, drifting slowly back off to sleep when she felt a intrusion of hidden chakra near the apartment.
Suigetsu was sleeping ever so peacefully in his room when he was suddenly shaken awake by his 'flat-mate', "Suigetsu, we have company" and those four words were enough to get his full attention. Being a missing-nin for so many years, he was fully aware of the dangers of the night. Sleeping was a human nature, be it how strong someone was, sleeping was something a normal person couldn't avoid and that was the time when enemies usually strike.
Sitting up from his position quickly, he came face-to-face with Hinata whose sights were not on him. Trained as a ninja, Hinata immediately went alert and grabbed her weapons when she felt the intrusion of another's presence nearby, seemingly lurking around her flat with ill-intentions. Not wanting to take any chances, she woke Suigetsu up from his slumber to warn him, Sasuke was already wide awake by then. Sharingan activated, red eyes glowed in the darkness, three tomoe spinning rapidly around the pigment.
"How many?" Suigetsu asked as he eyed his surroundings, the darkness lurking in each corner of his room. Without hesitation, Hinata informed him "about six to seven, seemingly chuunin to jounin level", then she tossed a sheathed katana to Suigetsu "You take the front and I'll take the back, Sasuke take the right. Last one goes to whomever finishes first. Ready?". Suigetsu grinned widely "For a fight? Always ready" before chuckling deeply. Noticing the excitement rolling off him, she smirked slightly "Leave the last one alive," before she disappeared from his sight.
Not having to wait long before the intruders made their move, Suigetsu found himself facing two ninjas clad in black. Smirking, he started charging towards them, sword swinging behind him, its blade shining against the moonlight. Hinata stood infront of her two, already engaging in close combat. Sasuke easily dodged the multiple shurikens and kunai, grabbing the last one by it's handle before spinning 360 and shooting the kunai back to its owner. The kunai lodged itself deeply into the body of his attacker, making it a quick kill.
"One down!" Suigetsu nearly chirped, as he faced on his second opponent. Hinata grinned at the indirect challenge from Suigetsu and ended her current opponent, jumping overhead him before slicing him deeply in the neck, cutting off the air supply "One to go" she murmured. Sasuke himself could not resist the thrill of actually competing against the other two, the uncharacteristic and almost childish behaviour of Suigetsu and Hinata made him want to chuckle. Though he tried his best to keep a straight face, a smirk soon grew as he concentrated on ending his second fight.
Coincidentally the three managed to finish at the same time, with Suigetsu beheading his opponent, Sasuke catching his opponent in a suicide genjutsu and Hinata shutting down every organ in her opponent's body. "Two down, one to go" Suigetsu, Sasuke and Hinata all charged towards the last ninja with deadly speed "You're mine".
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"wait wait, so let me get this clear, the man now in the hospital is because you guys need him alive.. correct?" gaining a nod, a grin and a 'hn', Tsunade raised a brow incredulously "so can you please tell me why he is currently in the Intensive Care unit?". Suigetsu chuckled and scratched his chin awkwardly, Hinata accidentally let loose a smile "Well, we went overboard slightly.." and gave a shrug, lips curling slightly wider.
"Slightly?.." Tsunade would have guffawed if the situation wasn't so serious, so she tried her best to keep a straight face as she observed the three mismatched teenagers infront of her. 'They do make a great team though,' she reluctantly admitted and let out a loud sigh, feeling a big headache coming. Putting on her serious tone, she got their attentions back to the more important matters at hand "Luckily for you guys, the injuries were fatal but not enough to kill. When he awakes, we will start putting him through questioning. The seven of them who attacked you..they didn't seem to be of that high of shinobi rank and is most possibly acting under someone else's orders. We'll just have to wait for him to regain consciousness." She looked at the clock on the wall..'hmm, 6.00.a.m..' then she looked back at the trio that were still dressed in their sleeping outfits. Sighing again, she gave them the smallest yet gentlest of smiles (mostly at Hinata though), and stood up "I'll give you fifteen minutes to go clean yourselves up, meet back here no later. Dismissed.".
The other three exchanged glances before leaving through the window. "Couldn't you guys just have left through the door?!" Tsunade's loud voice was heard before she mumbled to herself "kids this days.." The three ran side by side through the forest as they quickly made their way home to prepare. Suigetsu turned to look at Hinata, who was just looking straight, her face and body seemingly relaxed "What do you think she wants?" he asked no one in particular. Hinata turned to face Suigetsu with a thoughtful look, but just shrugged and smirked.
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