AN: wow. sorry it took so long to get this out. i swear, ive been working on this for forever (or so it seemed) and i think it still sucks! grrr! so i totaly apologize! also, its short. which also sux...oh. and something forgot to mention last time was that i dont own Reno. He's a character from FFVII i believe. but he totally rox, so i used him.
and a quick reply to a private message: i cant find the email to actually respond properly, but i believe that u mentioned FFXII. so, yeah, im playing it. i still havent beaten it. if u ask me, it has the best game play but kinda the worst story. although i must admit that their accents entertain me. but i am so totally looking forward to FFXIII. also versus. those are so going to beyond rock!
The setting sun cast a golden glow through the glass windows of their room. Hinata's eyes dropped closed in exhaustion. She had been sprinting across town all day, running between Takashi and the building. She didn't want to leave him alone, but she couldn't just leave the building for lengths of time seeing as how this was her job.
Arms wrapped around her small form, scaring the heiress. Turning sharply her eyes met with stunning blue ones.
"Naru. Don't scare me like that." She sounded more exasperated than happy, making Naruto give her a small pout.
"But I love seeing my baby sister surprised. The way her eyes widen, she looks so innocent and cute." A small blush formed over her cheeks as she glared at his face seeing his chestier smile.
"Are you trying to insinuate that I'm not always cute and innocent?" His smile only grew bigger as he opened one eye to look at her.
"No. I think you always look cute." She whipped her head away from him and faced her back to the boy. A dark blush over came her pale cheeks making the ever observant Naruto give a small laugh. Leaning forward, his chest rested lightly on her back, and his head rested on her shoulder. "And we both know you're not innocent." His words were whispered into her ear, earning a small squeak and a deep blush.
"Naru. Don't talk like that." She shoved his lightly away from her. He fell heavily on the bed, his laughter over taking him. "Hey. Don't laugh at me you jerk."
His laughter slowly faded as he propped himself up on his elbows. "Sorry Hina, but you're just too cute." Again, she blushed, mentally cursing herself for letting him affect her like this. "And your face is so red." He fell back on the bed, rolling with laughter. Rolling her eyes, Hinata strode to the door, flinging it open. "Hey, where you going?"
"To dinner. I'm sure Takashi is wondering where I am." She peered over her shoulder, raising a brow at the boy. "Coming?"
"Yeah, yeah." Rolling off the bed he walked to the purpled haired girl, both walking to the stairs.
xXx
"So, Hina, tell me about you." Takashi looked over to her with a smile. She smiled politely back at him giving him her best innocent face which, judging by the light blush on his cheeks, was working rather well.
"Oh, there's not much to tell. I'm just a simple girl from a simple family. Me and Naru have been traveling from country to country for a year now. Just seeing what's out there, you know? Tell me about you."
Takashi began talking about himself as Hinata pretended to listen to him. Her eyes flickered over to where Naruto was talking to the other red headed body guard, Reno. She didn't know much about him, but Naruto spoke very highly of him, and that was enough for her. She quickly focused back on Takashi, nodding along with what he was saying.
xXx
"No way, dude. Seriously?" Naruto's blue eyes were focused intently on the red head, his face serious.
"Serious. They have the best ramen I've ever tasted and I've tasted a lot. You a fan?" Reno smirked at the sight of Naruto drooling.
"A fan? Please. I practically worship the stuff. I so have to go there sometime." Naruto sighed at the thought of the delicious ramen.
"I know, we have lunch tomorrow off. How about we go then? We'll even have a ramen eating contest. But I warn you now, I am the reigning champ." Naruto and Reno both laughed at the thought.
"Sure dude. Tomorrow it is." Both smiled and continued with their dinner. A petite girl with long dark green hair walked up to them, her face down and a small blush present on her cheeks. She wore the same clothes as Hinata, signifying that she too was a maid.
"Umm…" Her voice was small and her eyes shifted away from them, making her look cute.
"Oh, hey Reka." Reno smiled at the girl causing her to blush even harder and stare down at the ground.
"Umm, hi….Reno." She stepped a little closer, bending down to whisper something in his ear.
"Right. Thanks Reka." She gave a stiff nod and ran off, taking her seat farther down the table. Reno turned to Naruto, his green eyes shining. "Hey, I gotta go. I'll see you later, alright?" With that, Reno walked calmly out of the room, leaving Naruto to himself. Looking down the table a little ways, he saw Takashi talking animatedly to Hinata. He watched as Hinata replied with a smile and Takashi raised her hand to his lips, gently kissing it. He could see the faint blush on her cheeks and feel the anger stirring inside of himself. Rising from his seat, he walked steadily over to the two.
xXx
"I was always told what I worthless child I was. It made things so hard on me. But, I'm sure a beautiful and talented girl like you can't possibly understand those feelings." Takashi gave off a bitter laugh and sad smile, looking down at his now empty plate. Hinata, who knew exactly how he must have felt, bent her head down a little to look at his face.
"It's ok Takashi. If it helps, I think you've become a great man, no matter what anyone else has said." He looked over at her, seeing the sincerity on her face. A warm smile spread over his face and he smoothly clasped her hand in his. His lips met the back of her hand and a blush instantly spread over her face.
"Thank you, Hina-chan. You truly are a beautiful woman." His words took her by surprise. No one had ever said that to her, and as much as she didn't want to admit it, it had an effect on her. Just as she was about to stutter out a reply, she felt someone sit down beside her.
Takashi looked around her and smiled brightly. "Oh. Hello Naru. I was just telling your lovely sister here what a delight she is."
"I'm sure you are." Naruto whispered under his breath, staring at their still connected hands.
"What was that?" Takashi blinked, clearly oblivious to Naruto's menacing aura.
"Oh, I just said, she sure is." Takashi nodded with a smile and glanced over to the clock. Turning back to the pair, he bowed his head in apology.
"I'm very sorry, but I must go now, I have some papers I need to look over. Until later, my dear Hina. Naru." Again he kissed her hand, adding a nod in Naruto's direction.
xXx
Naruto and Hinata were back in there room. It was 7:00 o'clock pm. Dinner had ended and everything was quiet. They were both sitting on the ground, Hinata studying a scroll and Naruto attempting to meditate. Blue eyes snapped open and looked over at the Hyuuga.
"So, what was with the blush?" Hinata looked at him, clearly confused.
"What?" She looked back at the scroll, scanning over the various seals and words.
"When he kissed your hand. You blushed." Hinata stopped reading and lowered the scroll. Her eyes trailed over to his and saw the intensity within them, quickly averting back to the floor.
"He….he said I was a beautiful woman. No one had ever said that to me before. It surprised me." She looked up again to see him kneeling before her. He pressed forward a little, his face only an inch or two from hers. His hand reached up to gently caress her cheek.
"Hinata, I know you're beautiful." His pressed forward a little more, making her fall back onto her elbows. "And I can make you feel like a woman." Her back was now flat on the ground, his body hovering over hers.
"Naruto stop messing around." Her voice was quiet, just like his. Her eyes searched the room, seeing if they were being watched. But they were in the blind corner, the one part of the room the camera couldn't see. She looked back to his face, and saw his eyes. She saw how soft and gentle they were staring down at her.
"I'm not messing around. Hinata I- I think I-" But she cut him off, her hand clamped over his mouth, her byakugun activated and her eyes focusing above them. Rolling out from under him, she grabbed her pouch and strapped it onto her right thigh. Motioning for Naruto to follow, she ran out of the room.
"God damn it Hinata, why won't you just let me freakin talk." Naruto too grabbed his bag, rushing after the kunoichi.
xXx
Naruto could feel the chakra circulating around him, like a thick fog. They both ran faster, glad that they had changed into their ninja garb earlier that night. Soft footsteps were heard up ahead, accompanied by soft voices. They were coming from the direction of Takashi's room.
Racing ahead, he and Hinata turned a corner, sending a shower of kunai at the other nin. His eyes widened slightly seeing the number of nin. There were five that he could see, and three others that he could sense. Naruto charged forward attacking the closest person to him. The man, who had been hit by an earlier kunai, didn't even have time to react before Naruto sliced open his throat, the blood spraying against the wall and smearing against his face.
Throwing the body to the side, he moved onto the next person, but stopped, his body unable to move. The man before him gave off a shrill laugh at his struggling. Running forward, the masked man shoved a kunai into his chest, piercing his heart. Naruto's cerulean eyes dilated, his faced contorted with pain. The man twisted the kunai deeper into his chest, sending blood spewing out of his mouth.
A shuriken flew from the shadows and struck the man in the temple. He was dead before he hit the ground. The injured Naruto turned to smoke, the real Naruto emerging from where the shuriken had been thrown. Turning sharply, he managed to block a sword with a kunai, but not the dagger that was driven into his back. Wincing in pain, he formed a few one handed seals. Lifting his fingers to his mouth he blew out, sending a strong gust of wind swirling around the room. Both shinobi attacking him were slammed to the wall. Pain shot through his body as he used the opportunity to pull the small weapon from his back.
Blue light circled in his hand, sucking in the air around him and turning it into a swirling hurricane. The wind sliced like knives through the enemy closest to him as he bled to death. Running, he slammed his open palm into the other, the swirling resengan breaking through to the other side of his body.
Leaning his back against the wall, he wiped the blood and sweat from his face, glancing around the blood stained hallway. Sliding down the wall he closed his eyes in exhaustion. Sensing someone, his eyes snapped open and widened in surprise. At his throat was a Long Katana. The steel edge was being pushed against his skin and cutting it.
A sickening smile formed over the mans face before it changed to a look of agonizing pain. He fell onto his knees, dropping the katana. Hinata stood behind the man, her face and clothes also stained crimson.
xXx
Hinata saw Naruto run ahead and used her blood limit to find the other hidden nin. Searching the dark hallway, she found one and instantly threw a shuriken in his direction. It was blocked as he drew himself out of the wall he was hiding in. Hinata readied her gentle fist and ran at him. She made contact with his stomach sending him into convulsion. Reaching down she grabbed his hair and flipped him around so his back faced her. Reaching around she cut his neck and killed him.
A rain of fire came from her left, singeing her hair and skin. Jumping backward she managed to miss the main attack. The fire wielding nin followed right after her, attacking relentlessly.
Hinata threw two kunai, both whizzing past his head. He continued to run directly at her, making the Hyuuga smirk. Jerking her arms back, the pulled harshly on the strings in her hands, bringing her kunai back toward her and driving them into the back of the enemy. His body fell to the floor with two kunai sticking out of his back. One was inserted between two of his vertebrae, and the other piercing through to his lung.
Dropping the strings she summoned water and threw it into the corner, pulling out the shinobi hidden there. The water ran into his open mouth and down his throat. She didn't even bother to face him as he clawed at his own throat, desperate for air.
Her eyes scanned the long hallway once again. The last hidden ninja was very good at concealment. Her eyes finally found him, but her body couldn't react in time to dodge. A heavy metal staff made contact with her back sending her forward. Her body crashed loudly with the wall, leaving a few cracks. She turned sharply and ran at the enemy with a gentle fist.
He dodged easily and the wall behind him crashed open from her attack. In one fluid motion she kicked out behind her, catching him in his side, and flung her arm from the other side, hitting his neck and snapping it.
Turning around, she saw Naruto leaning heavily on the floor, a large wound on his back. A man dropped from the high ceiling and onto the floor before him. Summoning chakra to her feet she rushed over to the two and threw a gentle fist into the mans spinal cord.
His body fell and Hinata looked down at the semi-shocked face of Naruto. She fell to her knees in front of him and looked him up and down.
"You ok?" Her voice was small and weak.
"Yeah, I'm ok. You?" She nodded while glancing around the room. The bodies of the dead ninja were sprawled in various positions on the floor along with a few others. Hinata looked closer, recognizing the face of one of the maids she worked with.
"They killed innocents." Sadness covered her face as she gazed into his eyes.
"Yeah, well. That's what bad guys do right?" Naruto scratched the back of his head, averting his eyes away from her sad ones.
The door nearest them flung open revealing a startled Takashi. He took one look at the blood and bodies and his face turned white. His eyes finally landed on the two blood covered ninja and they widened even more.
"What the hell is going on here?" His voice was loud and scared. He kept looking between the two and the blood stained walls. Within seconds of his outburst several armed men ran into the area and grabbed the still weakened pair. They didn't give much of a fight and were easily pulled into various cuffs and chains.
"Take these two to the containment room. Keep guard on them 24/7. I don't want them escaping." Hinata's opalescent eyes met with Takashi's chocolate ones. They seemed stern, but behind that she could see his sadness and disappointment. Tearing his eyes away from hers, he turned to a few nearby maids and told them to clean up the mess before heading back into his room.
Both Naruto and Hinata had used a lot of chakra in that last fight leaving them practically defenseless. Their limp bodies were dragged down various flights of stairs and into what was assumed to be a basement. The last thing either of them remembered before blacking out was being thrown into a cold, dark room.
AN: Well, that was all...sorry. Ok, so hopefully the next chapter will come out sooner. and also, we're nearing the end...so yay!