Innocent: Hi everyone! I'm so very happy my last chapter was a hit! I'm so very, very, glad everyone is enjoying it! I hope everyone had a good Christmas, I sure did! I got the fuzziest-fluffiest socks in the world from my boyfriend and I'm absolutely in love with them...I have a bad obsession with fluffy, soft things..eep! They kick ass!
Also I had some screw-ups on my last chapter, thanks to my correctors and also yes..it was Hinata using Gaara as a pillow..sorry for the mix-up! All is fixed now!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto..only Azu-kun and Mizu-san!
Chapter Six: Full Moon Plans
'You really should give them a break..Temari and Azumi are sleeping..they understand the plan..stop being so ..so..'
'Ack shut it Mizu..I'm in charge and I can't let the plan fail..I..I don't have a 'plan B' It's got to be carried out perfectly!'
Azumi had gone through her plan seven times, it was nearly one in the morning. Temari was snoring softly and Hinata was using Gaara's lap as a pillow. Gaara's eyes were shut and his hand rested on Hinata's.
'Picture perfect.' she thought watching the two. 'I wonder what's going on in their heads.'
'They do seem like an odd couple..prehaps they are only friends?'
'I dont know Mizu..Hinata seems to like him. She acts like she did when she was round Naruto..heehee...'
Temari let out a rather loud snort and shifted in the chair she was lounging in. Azumi laughed softly she wasnt a bit tired.
'Full moon tonight.'
'Shit..really?' Her blue eyes darted towards the window, sure enough the moon was large and round shining proudly on the Kazekage's estate.
You've kept yourself busy..thats why you haven't..erm..'
'Lost control? Yeah..but I feel it now..that tickling feeling.'
"Oh fuck..." Azumi leaped from her own chair nearly knocking it down in the process.
"Whats on your mind?" Gaara's cold voice startled her, sending her jumping back in a fighting stance. She glared at him and calmed herself, trying to stay calm was the key on this particular night.
Gaara caught the flash of panic in her eyes and frowned. "Whats wrong?"
"N..Nothing!" She grumbled folding her arms, she was slowly edging towards the windows. Gaara's frown only deepend.
"You are lying."
'Distract him!' Mizu said in annoyance.Azumi tried not to snort at the responce 'You have been active! It's about damn time!'
"I got a question." Azumi finally said into the strange silence that had fallen between them, she now stood behind her chair, her hands gripping the top of it so hard her knuckles turned white.
"Ask away." Gaara looked suspicious now.
"What are your intentions towards Birdie?"
He gave her a blank look.
"Hinata!" she growled rolling her eyes.
"Whatmakes you think I have any intentions for her at all?"
Azumi narrrowed her eyes "I'm not stupid you know. You keep your attention on her more then you should, more then you would say a friend?"
He only stared at her..finally he shrugged. "I like her." he stated "We..talked very little but..thanks to our mutual friend Naruto, I know quite a bit about her. She..well..she's an amazing woman from what I hear."
Woman? Azumi never really saw Hinata as a woman, even if the girl was her age..Hinata just..seemed more as a sister..a friend to Azumi..someone she had to protect.
"She's amazing all right. After all she IS my best friend. Lets get something straight Gaara of the Sand, you hurt one hair on her head..I'll kill you."
Gaara looked amused "Straight to the point are we? And what makes you think you can kill me?"
Her eyes darkened to a startling shade of emerald green. "Dont think for a moment I cant..I have secrets too."
They stared at each other for a long while, before Azumi finally broke away with a scowl.
"I've got to be going, I have..matters to attend too." She started walking towards the hall then paused. "Hinata can stay here for the night..ON THE COUCH." She added extra emphasis on her last words and disapeared out the door.
Gaara sighed. 'No wonder she makes Temari nervouse. She's an odd girl' Gaara eased off the couch and straightened the blanket about Hinata. His hand lingered over her hair and he smoothed it out tenderly. 'How does one like you end up with a friend like that? You are a strange, strange, girl Hyuuga ,Hinata.'
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"Ack!" As soon as she was off Gaara's grounds Azumi collapsed onto the sidewalk breathing heavily.
'Azumi...' Mizu warned 'Just let it happen..if you try to fight it you'll hurt yourself..like always' Mizu knew that telling Azumi not to fight something she didn't like was like convincing a starving lion not to eat it's prey. Impossible. Azumi fought the take-over completely, Mizu tried to ease the pain.
'I'm sorry sweetie...so so sorry...' Mizu crooned to the shaking girl. She looked frail, curled into a ball on the moonlight sidewalk. Azumi whimpered, her molecules were being..changed. Changing from solids to liquids, her body seemed to melt away into water then vapor slowly. Her arms and hands went first followed by her neck, her head..then down her chest to her legs. Azumi whimpered and screamed softly, muffling the noises as best she could. Her body felt like it was being ripped apart little by little.
'I hate full moons..' Azumi thought as the pain subsided. She was no more then a cloud of water vapor, the first cold breeze dragged her away.
'I know..I cant help it's Mi-'
'DONT SAY THAT NAME!' Azumi screeched, her cloud-self curled into a tight ball as if protecting whatever was left of herself.
Mizu fell silent after that. Azumi was carried to the nearest water-supply, in this case a small stream just outside of Suna's walls.
She floated above it then her molecules repaired themselfs, she screamed aloud this time at the sudden, unexpected change and her body was dropped into the shallow water.
She sat up shakily and breathed heavily watching with a lurching stomache as her body slowly reapeared. No matter how many times she had undergone the transformation it always hurt..and always made her feel sick.
Her body relaxed as the water worked it's way into her system, replenishing itself..her own low supply of water. Pores opened all along her body soaking in the coolness.
Azumi sighed, going into an almost coma-like state as her body cleansed itself happily without her help, only Mizu's guidance.
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Meanwhile back in Konoha...
"You act like a home-sick puppy." The voice drifted to him as if it was coming out from haze, a forced phrase. Kiba looked up at his quiet friend.
"Shino." He nodded as the ANBU sat next to him on the roof. Not just any roof of course but her roof.
'Not her's anymore..she moved out remeber?' Kiba stared up at the full moon. He could remeber those nights, Azumi always so restless...so eager to be alone and jumpy..so very jumpy. Azumi. Kiba sighed.
"You're leaving and want me to take over the brat's training?"
"Yep." Kiba nodded not even glancing at his once team-mate.
"Hanabi will not be pleased."
"Oh well."
"You are her only connection besides me to her sister..she'll be upset you're leaving. She'll feel..abandoned."
"I talked to her already..she understands..I'll be back in two weeks."
"Tell Azumi-chan and Hinata-chan I say Hello."
Kiba looked at him sharply "Who said I was going there?" He snapped standing. Shino stared at him with knowing, cold eyes.
Kiba snorted and left, using a transportation jutsu.
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Sunlight streamed in from a window..somewhere..hmm..Hinata curled into a tight bowl, growled lightly under her breath. Had'nt she put those curtains up to block the light?
She heared somthing move somewhere in front of her, figuring it was Azumi she growled again.
'It's my turn to be the grumpy morning person now!'
Someone..with a voice deeper then Azumi's chuckled. Hinata was suddenly wide awake, she thrashed untill the coveres where off her and sat up, nearly falling of the couch in the process but a steady hand grabbed her shoulder and held her to the couch carefully.
"Hinata...Azumi will be waiting for us at the hospitol. Temari as some clothes you can borrow." Gaara left the room as quickly as he had come leaving Hinata blushing furiously at the carpet untill Temari finally snapped her out of it.
"Come on Hinata-chan! My clothes may not be..girly but you'll need somthing comfortable other then that pretty Kimono of yours!" Temari chirped, obviously an early and happy riser.
'Not to self...leave poor Azumi alone in the morning..I now know how it feels!'
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"She's not here!" Hinata was panicking, clutching her clipboard to herself she paced around the office in front of Temari and Gaara.
"You dont know Azumi...Azumi is NEVER late unless..somthing important or bad happened...she lef tin the middle of the night? All alone? She's in trouble..I just know it!"
"She'll be here." Gaara said, Hinata's pacing was grating on his nerves, he'd never seen her so jumpy..so concerned. It was adorable...but annoying. Like a little kid.
"Bu-"
Gaara raised his hand "She would have told me if somthing bad was going to happen..I think she had..personal matters to deal with."
At the moment said girl did barge straight into the office loking quite to mess. Her hair was a wild mass of tangles, her Kimono tattered and dirty. Her eyes where a dark practically black colored blue.
"WHAT?" she snapped at the dumbstruck faces. Temari peeped from behind her shoulder and gave her brother and Hinata blank "wtf" looks.
"Lets get this started. six hours people! Full on tea, healing-flood deal! Snap, snap!" She headed back out the door then growled uder her breath when no one moved.
"DAMN IT GO, GO, GO!" She screeched, Hinata stumbled after her, even Gaara quickened his pace, Temari fell in step next to him as Azumi led them to the top floor were the other doctors were awaiting them.
"What happened?" Temari whispered, Gaara shrugged.
"She left in a panic last night...I don't think it has to do with our Lightening problems either..more..personal."
"No." Temari murmered.
Gaara stared at her in confusion. "Believe me, I think Azumi can handle her problems...she seems to think she can..alone. Leave her be brother."
"What do you know?"
Temari's eyes darkend "I cant exactly say. It's none of my buisness."
Hinata tried not to listen in on their conversation but she was worried, Azumi's aura was all wrong and she had never..never had eyes that dark.the darker the color the worse the situation.Thats what Azumi had once told her.
'What happened last night Azu-kun?'
Innocent: DUNDUNDUN!! -high pitched scream in background- So how was everyone's Christmas? Hope everyone had a good one. Also I'm working on a .Hack/Sign Fic and maybe a Spirited Away..I watched that movie this weekend..it's so cute! Anyways R&R! Au Revior!