Hello Misery here. Here is the long awaited chapter. Please forgive any grammar errors.
Curfew for Konoha High was at 11:30 p.m. This meant Hinata had to be at the spot in about 10 minutes, the time right now was 10:50. Her pace quickened.
When Hinata had first seen her cousin Neji at the cafeteria a week ago she couldn't believe it. She had automatically recognized his face from the files she had gotten from Itachi. It brought her unimaginable joy to think that someone from her family might actually consider her existence worth something. But it also brought her indescribable fury, was her existence only worth something when someone else saved her, perhaps her family was thinking 'well if somebody took the time to take her out of there maybe she isn't completely useless.' Almost every night she'd gaze at the pictures attached to the files pondering as to what she should feel for these people. Bliss for the fact that she actually had a family, or Hatred since it seemed she wasn't worth the save for them. Every night she wondered.
However, the picture of her father was hidden at the very end of the file, the mere look of him sent fire and wickedness running through her veins and a deep sense of ugliness would hover over her. It wasn't a good feeling and she felt like there was a different side of her that would rear its deformed head whenever Hiashi Hyuuga was mentioned.
But she knew her cousin was different, she felt it when he first hugged her so serenely, she felt it when he promised her an escape, and she felt it when ever he looked at her so sadly. She gave him the benefit of the doubt that perhaps someone from her family actually wanted her to exist. Not only that but she could also use him, he's very close to her father, he works for him after all. During their talk tonight she could mention her plan; surely he would help her, right? All that she wants is a punch, it is after all the least he could grant her.
As she opened the door to go outside Hinata felt a chill run down her spine. This chill was all too familiar; it was the chill she got when she heard the basement door creak, the same chill when she heard the stairs groaning under foot steps, it was definitely the same one. Hinata turned around hearing her neck snap from the sudden quickness, her muscles instinctively clenched and adrenaline rushed through her dilated veins. Her ears pricked to any sounds but she heard none. After waiting for a few more minutes she continued across the school yard to the tree where she was supposed to meet Neji, her ears still sensitive to any foreign sound. But all she could hear was the wind's mad howl as it rushed savagely past her ears.
Everything was silent… that is until she heard it. Loud crunching of feet against the fresh grass, several feet scurrying like mine racing through a field, figures appeared against the night's veil each was tense and forbidden.
"Hinata you should have left school while you still had the chance, now it's too late"
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Neji waited patiently behind the tree, he took in a deep breath of the earth scented air. The moon was waning; it glowed ever so softly contrasting elegantly against the dark veil of nighttime. Blades of grass would reflect shimmers of starlight, and crickets would chirp serenely, nicely hidden in the bushels of leaves, earth doves cooed like mystical sirens, everything harmonized peacefully.
Occasionally a soft breeze would rush by as if soothing Neji's nerves. He checked his watch for perhaps the fifth time. It read 11:17
She's late.
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Hinata gagged as two arms held her while several girls took turns slapping her and some even cracking a punch. Her body shook like the towers and soon, following their lead ,she crumbled down in a battered heap on the floor. She couldn't see anything; horrible memories flooded her mind like a great sickness. Flashes came blinding her, forcing her body to bend in a humiliating manner in front of these spiteful girls.
"Look at her she's crying to her mommy" mocked a girl digging her heel into Hinata's rib cage.
Hinata was in fact crying to her mother but not in the way a normal child would, she wasn't asking for help or salvation instead she was begging for life and an escape from death. Her lips moved but the words wouldn't come out.
"Mama don't kill me, I'll be a good girl… I hate daddy too mom, please don't hurt me"
Her lips continued to move silently as Kin kneed her stomach causing Hinata to double over in agonizing pain. Surges of shocking pain ran through Hinata's body, everything ached. She was forced to stand as the girls held her up by her arms not giving her a moments rest from the savage palms and fists. Her lungs shuddered, as if a rock were rattling in them. Her legs felt like they would give out any moment. Her vision was so blurred she couldn't tell if people were hitting her or shapeless blobs.
"Please stop Mom, I don't want to die" tears ran down her face, the salty substance stung her severed cheeks and burned them like acid.
"Shut up" snarled Kin jabbing the edge of her palm into Hinata's cheek bone. "I'm not your fucking mother"
"Kin maybe we should stop she looks like she isn't going to last long, what if she really dies" cried a girl, hiding her face behind another girl.
Hinata tuned everything out, a horrible ringing sound echoed through her ears.
'Do you want to die?'
Who said that? Sasuke is that you? Where are you? Please help me
'Hinata stand up'
Sasuke my body hurts so much, I-I can't feel my left leg anymore.
'Stand up Hinata, fight back'
Wait Sasuke where are you, why can't you saved me?
'Fight by any means necessary, don't give up'
The voice began fading and soon Hinata heard a different voice invade her head. It was familiar and it twisted her innards with every syllable. It made her body cringe and wince.
'Look at you, you're pathetic, just die stupid girl'
M-mom?
'Just stay like that, you'll die soon enough'
No Sasuke told me to live, bring him back, I don't want to die
'If you can't even fight against me what makes you think that boy would want such a pathetic bitch all over him, just give in'
That's not true, I can fight, I'm not pathetic… you're pathetic, you die!
'I'm already dead stupid girl. It's you who is gunna die'
I can fight back
'No you can't, just stay down and die'
No… I won't
"What the hell are you talking about you tramp?" a girl kicked Hinata in the face her shoe's sharp arch cut her and a flood of throbbing pain consumed Hinata's face, the girl wiped her shoes on Hinata's shirt smearing it with blood and grass.
"HA HA Look at her she's going crazy" giggled an underclassman. By this time several girls had left, Kin had simply gone too far with this. It took a while but some of the few girls that remained could have sworn they heard Hinata laughing; her voice was muffled since her face was shoved into the grass, Kin grabbed a fist full of her hair and lifted her head and this time it was clear, Hinata was laughing.
"What the fuck is so funny whore?" she dug her heel into Hinata's back. But Hinata didn't even wince. Kin dug her heel even deeper until she could feel Hinata's bone right under her. "Still think its funny" she growled.
She flipped Hinata on her back and placed her foot right between her breasts pressing down on her sternum, making it almost impossible for Hinata to breath. But Hinata was still laughing, it was growing louder and wilder. She mouthed out some words but Kin didn't hear them.
"What the hell did you say you bitch?" Kin loosened her foot so Hinata could say what she mouthed out.
"I –wheeze- said that your punches feel soft –wheeze- are you sure you're trying to hurt me?" Hinata broke out in a set of giggles. A sense of insanity engulfed her body, the same feeling that rushed through her when she stabbed her mother came back, wilder and furious then ever, her common sense was blinded by the madness, in a way this feeling disgusted her, but it was keeping her alive so she allowed it. Hinata grabbed Kin's foot and twisted it to a very painful angle until she heard a loud 'CRACK'
"AHHHHHHhhhh! My foot!!" Kin screeched loudly and fell over on the grass howling in pain. The other girls backed off several feet frightened by Kin's yelling.
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Sasuke's uneasiness thrived and burned in his mind swirling in a wicked turmoil that made it impossible for Sasuke to stay still. He stared long and hard at a spot on the ceiling drifting off into a state of paranoia.
"That's it I need to check on her, something doesn't feel right."
Sasuke walked out of his room quietly and strode quickly out of the hall; he was just about to open the door that exited out of the boy's dorm when he heard a voice.
"You felt it too didn't you Uchiha?"
Sasuke snapped his head around and looked with cold eyes at Gaara. He tensed his body ready to fight if Gaara was going to attack him.
"I've already checked… she isn't there" he whispered darkly, his entire body shook like a mistrustful hound. "I went into Hyuuga's room too… he isn't there either"
Sasuke stood still, his breath came out in steady sighs, his eyes however were dilated incredibly, his muscles twitched in spasms and his innards churned in a sick manner that almost made him throw up.
I have to find her now!
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Hinata got up, haggardly and painfully, and limped her way to Kin, wiping blood and dirt from her face. Kin tried lunging at her but Hinata could only frown at her attempt. She side stepped Kin so that she was safe from her lunges but could still attack her with out getting hurt.
"Did you know when I was nine years old my mom had once beaten me so bad that I couldn't move for about ten days, for the longest time I thought I was going to die." Muttered Hinata, her eyes widen to an absurd size, she was experiencing a psychotic episode. "Compared to her this is child's play" Hinata looked deadly and serious, her eyes were wide open and the corners of her mouth turned down, yet as soon as she finished her sentence a maniacal set giggles furiously escaped her mouth.
I'm not going to die, I have to live. Sasuke told me to live.
"You're a crazy bitch" snarled Kin. She began stood up wobbly, her foot was sprained she was sure of it. She tried throwing herself at Hinata but fell short and landed face first into the ground. Hinata grabbed Kin's hair in a blind rage, lifted her head and then smashed it down onto the ground. Kin howled in pain and began scratching Hinata's hands so that she'd let go. Her screams were muffled as Hinata plunged her head deep into the ground.
"Help me" her screams were barely audible, but a few girls –by now there were only about three left- raced to try and help Kin.
Those screams of help drove Hinata mad with power, she gripped Kin's hair even tighter and gave her head one final smash against the ground before the girls came to her rescue, they held Hinata down on the floor and elbowed her vulnerable stomach until Hinata began gagging and trying desperately to breath. Kin finally got up holding on tightly to a girl for support and limped her way to Hinata. She sat on her bruised stomach and began strangling Hinata with all the force she had. Hinata being held down by at least three other girls couldn't fight her off. She choked and tried squirming her body so that Kin would get off her. She could feel her pulse forcibly pushing oxygen into her body but Kin was making that an impossible task. Hinata clenched her jaw trying so hard to hold on to life, but numerous black dots clouded her vision and for a moment she had forgotten why she even tried so hard to stay alive. She knew someone important didn't want her to die, but the depleting oxygen made it unfeasible for her to remember who.
I can't give up yet. If I die…
Suddenly a rush of air entered her lungs, the sweetness of it all caused her mind to go in circles. She heard several shrill yelps and the nostalgic sound of brutish flesh hitting flesh. Numerous feet scampered away from the scene.
A familiar snarl-like voice cried out and Hinata could hear Kin gasping and wheezing. Slowly gaining her vision Hinata could see the blurred outlines of Neji and Kin. Neji was stepping on Kin's throat and she was clawing his leg begging for release. After more seconds Hinata could finally see more details, she could see Neji's face was cold and hard. There was not a trace of anger or rage in him; he looked indifferent as he dug his foot deeper into Kin's vulnerable throat. His silence was unnerving almost suffocating,
Hinata tried hard to push herself off the grassy floor but her arms were torn and severed, the simple act of moving brought a wrath of searing pain that cut her like a hot knife. She trembled but she pushed herself up and hurled her beaten body towards Kin, scratching her face and clawing her throat, a sense of monstrosity over powered her, rushing through her veins like a revolting drug.
"You think someone will come to help you every time you get hurt" she snapped; she ripped at Kin and kicked her ribs violently. "You haven't felt real pain have you?! Just die stupid girl. If you have anyone to blame, blame yourself"
'My, what a hideous thing you've become, that look on your face is the same one from when you stabbed me… do you remember that?'
I'm not like you, I'm not! I'm just punishing her. Bad girls need to be punished.
'Exactly'
Yet as soon as Hinata snarled the last words her eyes grew wide as she realized something. She was acting exactly like her mother. She gazed down at Kin, how she laid down trying to shield her face, Hinata saw herself there. She could see the scene like an old tape and it frightened her to the point where she wanted to thrown up. She took several steps back and collapsed of the ground in a huddled heap.
Neji looked a bit bewildered at the scene but he wasn't going to let Kin get away until he felt he was finished with her, he yet again placed his foot on her vulnerable throat and pressed down viciously. Her legs were flailing behind him but they couldn't reach him, he stood right next to her head, one foot keeping him steady while the other executed her retribution.
"What happened?!"
Hinata heard footsteps crunching heavily against the crisp grass.
"Nothing much, I've got it" was Neji's simple answer, his cool eyes glanced over Gaara and Sasuke who were panting heavily their faces beaded in sweat. Neji pressed down harder on Kin after she gave him a nasty cut with her fingernails. Hinata felt someone lift her up and patting her cheek, she instinctively cringed and tried to shield her face from the new invaders, her trembling increased to violent shaking.
"Hinata are you okay?" Gaara's voice echoed.
"Hinata I'm taking you to the clinic?" this time is was Sasuke who said it.
After hearing their voices Hinata relaxed to a degree. She pried her tired eyes open and wrapped her arms around Sasuke and crumbled into a hysterical sob. She dug her nails into his back his shirt bundled between her fingers, she refused to let go, it felt like if she were to let go the girls would come back and finish her off or she would snap again and attack someone just like her vile mother. Gaara stepped around her and put his large warm hand on her back in an attempt to soothe her.
"Uchiha hurry up and take her out of here, I don't want her to see…" His emerald eyes shifted insanely to Kin who was turning purple from the lack of oxygen. "Hyuuga tell nurse Kabuto about what happened I'll take it from here" he stood up, towering over Kin. Neji release his grip and began following Sasuke. As soon as Kin was free from her oxygen depleted hell she bounced up and began fleeing, she looked at Gaara as if he were going to possess her. A mad man.
"She's getting away" barked Sasuke.
The corners of Gaara's lips twitched, he suppressed the mad howl that dwelled in him. "Don't worry I said I've got it" and with that he took off in a slow and leisurely pace after Kin.
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Hinata heard voices talking around her; she kept her eyes closed so as not to alarm anyone. Her body ached terribly and every breath she took drove tacks through her lungs. She didn't know where she was but from the smell of it she was at the school clinic.
"Orochimaru has been taken in for questioning; they say he's a suspect for possessing drugs and several murders."
"Yes I just heard of that, did you know they've also taken in Shubaku as well"
"What for? Shubaku has been very tame through out the school year, the only trouble he's caused was that fight with Uchiha, Hyuuga, and Uzumaki."
"I don't really know much about Shubaku's arrest but I think it has to do with that girl that went missing. Kin Tsuchi. She hasn't been seen for about three days and the ANBU have evidence to believe he has something to do with it"
"Really, perhaps it has something to do with 'her' as well" Hinata stiffened, she felt the man point to her. "Wasn't she very close to Shubaku, perhaps Kin's little attempt to scare her off ended up back firing, I've seen Shubaku's record he's perfectly capable of committing cold blooded murder with out hesitation."
"You sound so morbid, what makes you think he actually killed her, maybe she just ran away I would too if I almost beat another student to unconsciousness. Even if Gaara didn't get her the police won't let such an offense off easily especially since Kin has a criminal record, they've already caught about seven other girls who admitted in participating. But what about Uchiha and Hyuuga, weren't they in it also?"
"Uchiha came by this morning and said that the Tsunade cancelled his detention but from what I've heard Hyuuga was planning on returning to Kumo, his manager refuses to allow him to stay here anymore"
"Oh really? Tsunade told me that 'her' father…" again he directed his attention towards Hinata. "…would be coming very soon, now that Orochimaru is gone he said that he had the right to see his daughter"
Hinata clenched her fist into a tight ball. The men continued conversing about the topic. This is horrible. How could Gaara be arrested, he was only trying to help me, and now my father is coming. Hinata's body still ached and stung there was no way she would ever allow her father to see her in such a pathetic state. When he came she needed to get revenge, she wanted him to see her hate, He was the one who caused all of this.
That man needs to pay.
Well I hoped everyone enjoyed the chapter. My family will be moving this week so the next update will be late. However I will offer you, the reader, a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. I will randomly select a reviewer to read a special preview for a new SasukeXHinata story i've written.
(Here is a summary)
Stockholm Syndrome [rated T for now but might move to M
Hinata has a stalker. Sasuke Uchiha is obsessively in love with Hinata and he will stop at nothing to have her for himself. One day he finally takes action and abducts her. Will Hinata escape his obssesive clutches or will she experience a terrible case of stockholm syndrome?
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On the next Oh how the silent tremble: Hinata finally meets her father, but her plan for vengeance suddenly takes a drastic turn, and what this, it seems Sasuke might be wanting to push things a little farther than Hinata might want.
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