Don't own naruto
"Hyuuga Hinata in your last report, you had informed us that not only had your kekkei Genkai been compromised but you where rescued and have built a strange intimate relation with the wanted S class criminal Uchiha Sasuke, is that correct." summarized the Hokage
She was in the same Interrogation room but two new people had join them, one being Kakashi and the other being an old man with half his face covered in bandages and a deep crossed shaped scar visible on his chin.
She didn't recognize him but presumed he must have been another elder. There was clearly a tense atmosphere around him; he wasn't wanted here, yet he was here. This put Hinata on edge, if more members of the council of elders was forcing them self to be let in this interviews, then that must mean the outcomes of her answer must be of great importance.
Perhaps it would have been better if she had just gone with Sasuke, they probably thought she was dead, it would have been a while before they realized she had become a missing nin. " Yes that is correct" she confirmed the Hokage whilst contemplating other possible out comes. The atmosphere was so thick and tense it felt like it was almost choking her.
" Yesterday you had said that the mist nin's had experimented on you every day, was that for the entire four months and three weeks you where imprisoned for?" asked the Hokage. Hinata hated seeing the Stundade so serious, she had seen her stressed and drunk many times, but she could she why so many respected her, she was truly intimidating when she gazed at you, you could see the true experience of her age.
" Roughly yes " Hinata replied with no emotion.
"These 'experiments', elaborate what is it exactly they did to you" one of the elders questioned, his tone sharp impatient for more details.
Hinata replayed the sickening memories in her head, and contemplated how best to put what they did to her in words. Kakashi sensing her difficulty added "start from the beginning just after they captured you"
"Well at first they tried to make me have my byakugan constantly activated, by forcing me to defend my self under constant attack. I think they were trying to determine how long I could keep it active, how much chakra it exhausted, it's range, and it effectiveness in combat. " She paused for a moment taking slow deep breath " Then after my failed suicide I realized my death would mean nothing they would simply extract my eyes from me whether I lived or died. So I made it my top priority to destroy my own eyes "
" Yes a wise decision" the Hyuuga elder said approving of her actions.
"Is that how you received that injury" the Hokage said indicating to her right eye.
" Yes, I had managed to significantly damage both my eyes, they where able to repair my eyes, however I was much more injured in my right, so they attempted a new experimental treatment on me, they injected chakra directly into my retina"
"Yes of course… by enhancing the retina that would increase the nerve impulses transmitted along your optic nerve." The Hokage deliberated out loud.
Hinata continued with her explanation" however it was to much sensory input my nervouse system couldn't handle it, my body reacting by destroying the connection between my brain and retina and the other soft tissue cells".
"Humm they where probably trying to test if your byakugan could compensate, it's an interesting theory perhaps with better execution it could of worked" The hokage had already drifted off on her own thought's. When the old man with the bandaged eye interrupted. " What sort of relations do you have with Uchiha Sasuke"?
The unexpected question had caught everyone off guard, it was completely off topic, at least I know what he's really interested in now, thought Hinata. She frowned slightly " As I have said I am not exactly sure"
The man probed further more forcefully "Well did you have sexual relations with him."
"It wouldn't be unusual if I had, I am a Kunoichi we do what we must, but no I didn't" she raised an eyebrow at the fact that the man seemed visibly disappointed, he didn't seem to be the type to be perverted and even the late Jiraiya wouldn't bring something like that up in this situation with out a reason. What was he plotting?
" Would you say he held you in special regard" Ah she knew what he was up to now, he was making a judgment whether or not they could use her to spring the honey trap, surly he would see right through it.
"Perhaps it would seem that he did, but I can't be certain, for all I know he could do this sort of thing all the time. Nonetheless he may not do it again, I was clearly the one at a disadvantage," she answered
"No I think he does see something in you, well judging from his character this isn't something he does every day or just to anyone." Asserted kakashi.
The man spoke again " I would like to have her detained and put under constant surveillance under a root operative."
"I will not allow that, not only as a member of the main branch but as the next in line as head, that would bring great dishonor to the Hyuuga clan" disputed the clan elder.
"I won't allow it either, I will place her under Hatake kakashi care, she will be trained by him to deal with her new handicap and also be under his constant surveillance, with a pre existing member of root already on his team surely you have no problem with that, Danzo" challenged the Hokage
So he was Danzo leader of root, why was he so interested in Sasuke? "Very well I agree, on a condition she is to be taken off active duty, till further notice" Danzo demanded
"Fine" the Hokage, agreed begrudgingly growing tired of this entire situation " You are dismissed, Kakashi show her, her new home."
"Right away" Kakashi stood up and gestured toward the door " after you Hyuuga san"
Just as Kakashi and Hinata where leaving the Hokage tower, Kiba greeted them at the entrance. "You waited for me" Hinata stated
" No I didn't " she laughed at his bold face lie and reached out to take his hand, an action that did not go unnoticed by Kakashi.
" Where do you have to go now?" Kiba asked noticing that Kakashi was still accompanying them.
" Oh, Kakashi kun has been ordered to become my new best friend, so I'll be sleeping over at his place for a bit" Both Kakashi and Kiba stop walking at Hinata's remark, It was completely out of character, she had explained the situation something on akin to the way Kiba would of, but she had also address Kakashi as kun, this was very odd coming from a girl who had always used the appropriate name suffixes. She tugged on Kiba's hand " Is something wrong" she asked as if she hadn't done something out of the ordinary.
Kiba frowned slightly but then shook it off "No nothing, so why are you under surveillance" Just as Hinata was about to answer Kakashi cut in " I think you should keep that between us Hinata chan".
" Oh sure" she answered yet again out of character, Kiba didn't let it slide this time "You know you've started talking like me" she mock frowned and drew her self closer to him so that she was hugging his arm " It truly is terrible when one of my stature, would speak so lowly and crudely as one such yourself" she replied trying her best impression of Shino.
Kiba covered her mouth with his hand " Never talk like that again, ever" She nodded and licked his hand he jumped slightly "eww you licked me!" she produced a sly little smile and used her most seductive tone " Oh you didn't like it?"
"Well perhaps I did" kiba replied in an equally seductive tone.
"Ahem" Kakashi cleared his throat feeling the need to remind them of his presence. "We've arrived" Kakashi showed them both in to his humble yet clean accommodation. It was a simple one bedroom flat. With a small open plan kitchen sharing the same space as the sitting area, which consisted of a table and two chairs, the bedroom even smaller then the kitchen, simple bathroom with a shower.
It felt strange standing in the aloof man's flat, and even more daunting that she would have to stay here with him. Surely she was the victim here, she hadn't done anything wrong she had followed protocol, but she knew she had gotten off lightly, thanks to her birth right, the only time she had felt it be useful and the grace of Stunade.
She still felt anxious she needed comfort something familiar to feel safe. She turned to see Kiba, right next to her holding her hand, oh how grateful she felt that he was here with her, that he had waited those long hours outside the Hokage's tower for her. She had a sudden urge to be closer to him to hug him, so she wrapped her arms around his side and buried her face in his jacket. He wrapped an arm around her and the other stroked her hair.
" What's wrong?" he whispered. She didn't know what was wrong she just had this impulsive need for comfort, that impulse she knew she had to change, it have to go if she was ever to become independent, but for now she didn't care there was someone here to cater for it. Her grip tightens around him, her hand digging into grabbing fistfuls of his jacket fabric.
" Talk to me Hinata," he whispered his voice pleading. She pulled away and turned her back to him, Kakashi having enough tact to leave the room, but he could probably still hear everything from the other room anyway.
Kiba not letting her slip away hugged her from behind, an uttered a pledge in to her hair " I will never let anyone take you again" she could feel the anger in his words his whole body tense, she lean back into him a stroked his arms to calm him, she could feel the rage quiver out of his body.
She remembered the anguished look he wore when he saw her captured the look that turned in to pure rage; she could remember the sound of the furious swarm of bugs fiercely attacking her captures. She never wanted him to wear that look again, no never again not for her sake.
Turning in his hold she wiped the rage filled tear away, she cupped both side of his face and kissed his forehead, then the tip of his nose, finally she ghosted her lips across his, she could feel his breath on hers. She closed her eyes and held him. Because nothing but emptiness existed outside of this embrace, if she were to let go she would lose her self, and fall back in to this painful numbness that was constantly eating away at her, the pain penetrating even deeper with every second that past.
Wanting to scream in agony and torment, her only brief relief from her own tortures thoughts was this basic of comforts. To be held, to feel the warmth, to hear the heartbeat, to be able to breathe in his scent. Letting all else simply dissolve into nonexistence, but this peace couldn't last forever.
"Its time you left Kiba" Kakashi voice breaking through the sereneness of the moment. Kiba reluctantly pulled away and cupped her face "I will be here anytime you need me" she nodded; he bent down and kissed her right eye.
She followed him to the door "I'll see you tomorrow "she said " yeah, first thing" he added. With that he left jumping down off the building, once on the ground looking up and waving, Hinata waving back, once she could no longer see his figure in the distance she shut the door.
Kakashi had already laid out a simple meal for them both on the table, it was then she realized she hadn't eaten all day but still she wasn't particularly hungry, non the less she sat down an ate. The meal went by uneventfully, Kakashi had tried to make conversation, but after two or three one-word responses he soon gave up. For sleeping arrangements he had offered her his bed, but she refused deciding upon sleeping on a futon in the front room.
No sooner after she had fallen asleep the images of her torture came flooding back, the pain the fear so real, she was sweating, shaking, screaming, finally awaken by Kakashi voice. "HINATA! HINATA! WAKE UP!" he was kneeling next to her shaking her shoulders, she awoke with a gasp instantly reaching out and clinging on to Kakashi, being at a loss of how else to comfort her he whispered "it was just a dream".
"No" she replied, "it was a memory."
"I'll get you some water" Kakashi tried to pull away, but she wouldn't let go "no, stay this is the first time I've been alone since I've escaped, stay please" she pleaded in a broken whisper, Kakashi not being able to reject her, simply nodded and sat there.
Sitting there she felt she had fallen in to that void once again, clinging on to the man in front of her was her only life line but it was fading, her eyelids growing heavier " Kiba" she uttered as she drifted of to sleep "Sa-suke" she murmured in her sleep.