Chapter 7~
"Sasuke… What the hell is this? Didn't I tell you not to bother our guests? Were you trying to rape her?" Itachi growled angrily, pulling Sasuke off and throwing him to the side.
"I-I was just tickling her! I swear! As her," Sasuke exclaimed, trying to defend himself as best as he could.
Itachi picked Hinata up and apologized over and over again, dusting her off. "Is this true, Hinata-chan?"
"H-Hai.. B-But we fell off the bed from me squirming so m-much…" Hinata murmured, not wanting Sasuke to get in trouble for something they both did. Him tickling her and Her giving in and making them both fall.
Itachi sighed and placed Hinata on her bed, pulling Sasuke out. Hinata sat there, confused and a bit afraid when she heard a bunch of crashes and yelling come from the other room. A few moments later, Itachi entered the room, smiling a bit too innocent as he sat across from Hinata.
"Please do be careful around my brother, Hinata-chan. He may come out nice and sweet but in the end, he really does only want one thing… I've seen it go down with lots of sweet girls such as yourself," Itachi spoke with utmost honesty, staring Hinata directly in the eyes to show just how serious he was.
"I-I won't… I-I promise."
That relieving Itachi only a bit, he stood up and took Hinata's hand, pulling her off the bed.
"If you don't mind, we are to go to see the rest of the Akatsuki to listen to Pein-sama's orders. I was informed to take you with me so you can get used to the style that the Akatsuki work in."
Work in…? Hinata thought that the Akatsuki were only a club of sorts, not a job but she would soon learn as she walked to Itachi's car. The two sat in the car as Itachi drove and Hinata patiently watched the outside trees zoom by. This made Hinata feel more welcome in the Akatsuki, even if she didn't know what they did. In all, Hinata was just excited and happy how she was being welcomed with open arms; or arms that were slowly opening for her.
"Itachi… What do the Akatsuki do?"
"…," Itachi responded, keeping his eyes on the road and deciding not to answer. At least not yet.
Hinata shrugged off the silence of Itachi's silence and thought to herself, pondering on what the Akatsuki could be. Maybe they were a group of Otaku's obsessed with cosplaying? Or maybe they were a cult! Hinata amazed herself with the thoughts running through her head but they all stopped as the car halted to a stop.
"We're Hinata-chan. Try being a bit silent when we go through our meeting. You may be entering our group but you're not official so… It'd be best to just be silent and have your own personal opinions to yourself. Especially since Pein-sama will be attending this meeting.
Hinata nodded and stared up to the large Mansion that happened to look completely abandoned. She obediently followed Itachi, afraid that the Mansion might collapse over them as they walked through the hallways. Hinata's mind whirled, confused by all the hallways until they finally entered a room.
In the center of the room was a large pool table with chairs all around. The pool table had lots of marker on it but they all seemed to be color coded so that you were able to see which member wrote which. The orange seemed to be used a lot which Hinata guessed that it was Pein's writing. On the back of each chest nut colored chair was a name carved deeply into the back. All the chairs looked old except there was what looked like a new chair between the chairs labeled as "Deidara's chair," and "TOBI'S CHAIR :D."
"Until you're an official, that chair must remain blank but it is now yours until you're proven to be a member."
Hinata's pale lavender eyes lifted in happiness as she ran over to the chair and smiled happily when she saw a purple marker sitting in front of it. Sure, in everyone else's eyes it was just a chair but to Hinata, It was a sign of acceptance. Then and there, Hinata decided to herself that she would continue this group until she was completely in. No chickening out. No nothing, Hinata would push herself to be in the Akatsuki until she was in and that was final. If only she was aware of the future to come…
"Oi, Hinata-chaaan, un! You decided to come, huh?"
Hinata's eyes lifted to the perky blonde who could have been easily mistaken for as a woman. He wore a black muscle shirt with some baggy black jean that didn't sag bellow his ass. (w I sorry. I dun like the stupid "Ima mac daddy Gangstaa! Respect!" Lol, Nu.) Hinata sat herself in her chair and smiled sweetly as Deidara sat in his.
"I'm excited about today's meeting, un! Looks like I'm getting restocked in all the latest bombing material. Ahhh, I love my job, un."
Bombing material…? What was that supposed to mean, exactly? While Hinata tried to comprehend what a group could do with bombs innocently, Tobi sat himself next to Hinata and grinned happily.
"Hi Bunny-chaaan! You ready for today's meeting? Tobi ish excited if Tobi has any missions today!"
Hinata watched the members spill into the room as she stayed silent; trying to concentrate on just what the hell was going on. Once Pein entered the room, everyone fell silent and they all stared at him as Konan passed him some papers.
"All right, this is the first meeting that we have with Hinata accompanying us. The finishing of this mission will lead to Hinata-chan's entrance into our group. Surprisingly, this mission is so big that we're going to have to have our entire group working on it. Since Hinata will be living with Itachi, we'll allow her to get some of the training so she will be able to accompany us."
As Pein continued to talk, Hinata seemed to focus on her thoughts only. Mission, training, bombs… All words weren't usually used for something innocent. Hinata held her breath and let it out slow, paying her attention back to Pein and began to listen to Pein the best she could.
"Hinata will eventually spend the night with a few of the members that I believe will be able to teach Hinata some worth of knowledge that will help her. So Hinata-" Pein spoke, directing his steely metallic eyes to Hinata and smiled a bit- "What field do you choose to work in?"
Hinata felt her face grow hot from the male eyes all staring at her with an intensity that made her want to collapse.
"F-Field," Hinata questioned with innocence.
"Ah yes, I should probably explain a bit more clearly. All of you state your fields and inform Hinata a little about it in case she wants to be associated with you."
"I guess I'll start since usually no one wants to join me, un! I specialize in bombs. When with bombing, you have to learn how to deactivate in case you are being threatened, which is usually the weapon they use. You must learn what the common bomb is made up of and how to make a bomb with everyday items, un."
Hinata's eyes widened, not used to being in discussion of guns. Feeling a bit uncomfortable, she shifted in her seat as Sasori began with his field.
"Poisons. It's also not usual for people to want to help me but in order to have poison as your field, you need to know the basics of making an ordinary poison. You need to be able to smell a substance and sense whether it's poisoned or not. You will be tested. And lastly, you need to know how to make at least 25 different poisons."
Hinata's eyes widened, hearing the serious in his voice and seeing that it wasn't a joke. This was bad, the group she vowed to complete was some kind of murdering group! She looked up to Pein and then it hit her. Pein had a smirk running across his lips. The bastard… He enjoyed seeing her discomfort and oddness in the topic. She avoided his stare and felt anger build in her stomach. Had he not the decency to inform her about this? The group killing?
Time passed and finally everyone was finished with the introductions of their specialized talents. Deidara: Bombs, Sasori: Poison, Hidan and Kisame: Machine's, Kakuzu: Money, Itachi and Tobi: Swords, Zetsu: Disposing of bodies, and lastly, Pein and Konan were the leaders. All of the members stared at her with innocent eyes, however. They were used to talking about all of this… That's why they expected nothing out of her.
The only people who I could see waited for her to start crying or to immediately want to leave was Itachi and Pein. They wanted to see the disgust in her face. Whether Itachi looked down to her as a little sister, he wanted to see her leave and never come back while Pein did it out of just sick enjoyment.
Hinata took a deep breath to calm her thoughts and reopened them, forcing herself to stop stuttering with all her might and to look at Pein straight in his steely eyes. She borrowed that sort of confidence that she had when she was younger. In her demon days…
"Is there anything open that has not yet been taken yet, Pein-sama?"
Hinata said his name poison of her own lining syllable. He blinked but covered his surprise with a simple cough.
"Hacking and Gunmanship."
"Is it allowed if I take both? Since Hacking is already so easy for me?" She immediately questioned, her eyes flickering with an emotion that no one in the room could define.
"Do as you wish, Hinata, I just do not want you to end up breaking down so close to the mission," Pein replied, narrowing his eyes at Hinata.
Hinata plastered on her innocent face and sat back in her chair. "Don't worry, Pein, I won't."
Something inside little Hinata tapped into an emotion that she had tried to hard in locking up inside herself. Hatred? No… That fueled this unknown emotion but what was it?
A few moments later, the meeting was dismissed and Hinata was soon driving away with Itachi. The two stayed silent until Hinata whispered something to herself, finally understanding what that emotion was.
"Hmmm? Did you say something, Hinata-chan?"
"…"
"Hinata?" Itachi questioned, looking down to her.
"Insanity…"
Dear Readers,
Did you all like this chapter? I didn't but that's just because I dun have much confidence for myself, huh? Anyways, this chapter showed a little of inner Hinata's thoughts, huh? I'm going to put up a forum so you all can vote for which main pairings should be inside. More info will be in the forum about any other things ^^
Well, onto my next story :P Lilac Ribbons! Hope you all continue to read this story!
-Aku-chama~