Everyone in the Hokage office started talking about where Chii was going to stay except Chii and Hinata. Chii was staring at her hands and Hinata was staring at the door with a frown. Everyone else was around the desk talking. Chii looked up as the Hyuuga princess looked at the group at the desk before walking out quietly and frowned.

Hinata activated her Byakugan and searched for the older Abare's chakra flow and found it in the forest outside the village. She started running and jumping across roofs wanting to speak with him about his outburst in the office. As she entered the forest, she heard him talking to someone and as she reactivated her Byakugan, she saw an Akatsuki member with a Venus flytrap thing around his head. She hid her charka and stayed out of sight, not wanting to be hurt by the Akatsuki.

"So she has no memory what so ever of her time in the organization, none of the training, punishments, games? Nothing?" the black/white faced man asked.

"The last thing she remembers is being at the lake minutes before you showed up to offer us a place to stay and not be shunned," Samuru spoke. "It would be pointless to try and reteach her so she might as well just be left alone."

"What about you Abare? You jumping ship as well?"

"I have no choice but to stay with my knowledge. I will be staying by her side to not confuse her but I'm still Akatsuki. Keep me informed and I'll do the same. The only thing I will do is intel, no missions."

"That is acceptable," the man spoke. "I'll let leader know of this change but keep both her and your whereabouts hidden."

"Go, Chii will wonder where I went to," Samuru spoke and the man disappeared. "I know your there so you might as well come out."

Hinata blushed and came out from behind the trees but kept half hidden by one near the clearing he was in. He turned to face her and she pressed herself against the tree, trying to hide herself as much as she could with still being in his view. He crossed his arms and stared at her.

"So why are you all the way out here?" he spoke stoically.

"Um...I just wanted... to ask about wh-what you said... in lady Tsunade's office..." Hinata stammered. "W-well maybe something th-that I saw..."

"What do you want?" he narrowed his eyes.

"Y-you don't show...as much sorrow as y-you feel inside..." she stammered and he turned his back on her.

"Don't assume such things. You Hyuugas don't see everything. You all have a blind spot in your vision." Then he started walking away.

"I saw that tear Abare," Hinata spoke confidently as she came out from behind the tree and entered the clearing. "I know what I saw and what I heard when you yelled at everyone. I'm sorry about your family and village…"

"I don't need some school girl's pity. You don't know what the real world is like, go back to your books while you can."

"You don't know what I've dealt with being the heir of my clan," Hinata whispered softly. "I've been kidnapped, attacked, threatened, teased, humiliated by my cousin who was supposed to be my protector, and ignored…"

He stopped walking and looked over his left shoulder at her. She could see his narrowed eye and the scar on his cheek that seemed to stand out in that moment.

"Nothing compares to seeing slaughter. When you see your closest friends, family, villagers, slaughtered for you to see then come back to me and tell me that you know of the cruel world we live in. Until that day princess, mind your own business. You have no clue. Go back to your perfectly pampered life. Although I do thank you for that fast lie you told my sister in the tower." Hinata looked at him sadly as he disappeared into the forest then headed towards the Hyuuga compound.

Chii found herself being carried by Gaara because the moment she had stood, she had collapsed to the ground from being captured by the Akatsuki. Tsunade had handed them a key to a hotel room for the night until they knew what to do with Chii so she was staying with the Sand siblings. She huffed and crossed her arms, not liking the fact that she had to wear the Akatsuki cloak but it was hiding her torn clothes, nor did she like being in Gaara's arms although it seemed familiar for some reason.

"Have you carried me before?" Chii asked looking up at the red head.

"Yes, Samuru was too weak after everyone healed you so I carried you here to Konoha. You hadn't woken up so we hoped that Lady Tsunade would be able to help you," Gaara spoke, looking down at her quickly as she turned her head away from him and looked around the village.

"You would think that if I had been here before that it would look familiar somehow, but it doesn't."

"Lady Tsunade said that you had been traumatized and had hit your head in the hands of the Akatsuki. Apparently it was hard enough that she fears that your memory won't return at all," Temari spoke and Chii nodded. "Once we're at the hotel, I'll lend you my spare kimono until we can get you something of your own."

"Thank you," Chii smiled slightly then started looking around again. "Where did Samuru go?"

"We're not sure, but he'll find us when he's done what he needs to," Temari smiled as they reached the designated hotel and went inside.

In the room, Temari helped Chii into the bathroom then she kicked Temari out and turned on the tub, wanting to relax and warm her cold body up. She may have fallen asleep because the next thing she knew there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Chii called, frowning slightly.

"You'll turn into a prune if your in there much longer," Samuru called, making Chii laugh. He opened the door a little and came in. "I bought some clothes for you."

"Are you okay?" Chii frowned, propping her arms on the edge of the tub and rested her head on her arms as she studied her brother.

"The Hyuuga princess is bugging into my emotions," Samuru snorted as he leaned against the wall and slid to the ground. "She thinks she saw something when we were in the tower and you were not awake yet, and started going on about emotions."

"Well you do have them, Muru, you just don't ever show them," Chii giggled and he narrowed his eyes at her. "It's not my fault that you want to wallow in the past the rest of your life. We can't change what happened so not accepting what happened will be your end one day."

"Snice when did you become so wise, you're a kid."

"Not much younger than you and I have my moments. Leave the bag and get out." Samuru shook his head as he got to his feet and set the bag on the counter then left quickly.