Hinata and her team mates were already inside the forest. Hinata was anxious to use the black rose's power soon. The Koumori was anxious as well. As much as he wants to see the shocked, bewildered faces of the genins, he also wants to take over Hinata again. More than ever, Hinata really wants to punch Tsuki. She could just imagine the bloody nose Tsuki will receive.
Anxious are we?
I can't wait.
For me to take over you? Hehehe...
No baka! For me to kick Tsuki's ass if she gets too close to me!
She already got close to you mentally...
Shut up.
Hinata felt some presences and stopped. If only she could see in this brightness, she wouldn't have to use her sense of hearing all the time. And as for glasses, completely and utterly out of the question. Her eyesight was bad enough; it doesn't need to be any worse. While Hinata was sensing the presences, Kiba and Shino were looking at her. Kiba wasn't fixed on why she stopped, but what boy she picked over Tsuki. Shino had a different analysis on her on why she stopped. If it was a presence, then he didn't feel it. Shino knows that Hinata was hiding something. She's just waiting for the right time.
"Hey Hinata! What's wrong?" Kiba shouted from afar.
"Nothing!" Hinata shouted back.
Kiba was slightly taken back at her sudden reply. Usually it would be a faint shout, not some sort of loud one. Shino wasn't taken back, but was surprised. He just didn't show it. All he's doing is observing.
Weird... Hinata never shouted like that before.
You don't know her like that then...
What the-!? Who are you!?
Koumori! Heal!
Hinata?
Don't say a word to anyone and I'll explain later.
You heard the Princess of Darkness. Stay silent or die.
What?
He's intimidating you. Just let me explain once we set up camp.
You're no fun Hinata...
Well you're a baka!
What's going on?
See what you did you damn bat? I told you to do that to the enemy! Not Shino!
Well his spaced out look says a lot of curiousness.
Well maybe it's not bad being curious!
Why are you two arguing in my head?
Because it's fun.
GET OUT OF HIS HEAD!!!!
OWWW!!!!
That stings...
Soon the conversation ended and Hinata gave Shino an apologetic look. While Kiba and Shino were arguing over what spot we should be in and who gets what, Hinata simply drowned them out of focus and did almost half the work. Kiba felt a little embarrassed and childish since Hinata did almost half the work but Hinata knows that they were just dictating, even though it's pretty obvious that Shino won the argument. While Kiba was done with his part, Shino told him to go rest in the tent while he and Hinata take watch. Kiba refused and suddenly got into another debate with Shino. Hinata sat there like a fallen angel about to lose its halo.
"I'm taking watch" Shino argued emotionlessly.
"If you take watch then Hinata has to come inside" Kiba argued back.
"She decided to take watch with me."
"Since when!?"
"The more you two argue, the less I'm going to explain myself" Hinata interrupted them. "Sit down Kiba."
Kiba, again, was taken back but sat down on the half cracked up ground with Shino. Hinata sat across from them, the fire burning and the wood crisping in the background. Since it was nightfall, Hinata carefully took out one of her black roses and held it up. Shino was the first to examine it. Kiba followed but wondered why it was black.
"Extraordinary" Shino complimented.
"But why is it black?" Kiba questioned. "Did you find it somewhere?"
"No" Hinata replied. "You can never find a rose like this anywhere around villages. Nor can you find them in sacred places. I simply planted it."
Kiba and Shino looked at each other and back at Hinata.
"If you can't find it anywhere, then how did you find the seeds?" Kiba asked her confused.
"Kiba, I didn't find them. I made the seeds" Hinata explained.
"You made them? How?" Shino asked out of curiosity, but didn't show it physically, or verbally.
"If I told you, then you might not believe me" Hinata sighed. "However, I've been meaning to tell you guys this since our first mission together."
Kiba and Shino were paying close attention to Hinata now. This is something that Kiba never have done in the past week and a half before Chuunin Exams. Hinata stared at them in a monotone expression and sighed deeply. She doesn't know how they would react. Will they runaway? Will they stay? In fact, will they believe her? She closed her eyes and opened them back again.
"I'm possessed by a rare bat demon that can make such seeds out of darkness..." Hinata explained.
Kiba knows that Hinata doesn't lie unless something was necessary. However, the tone in her voice made him believe her. Shino already knew since Hinata and the Koumori argued in his head an hour ago. Man... It was still ringing in his head. The way Hinata screamed was so blood curdling, like she was about to die with lack of blood. Both Kiba and Shino just stood there and took it all in. The information that Hinata had just given them was imprinted in their memories now. Hinata took the silence as a motive to continue. She told them about what happens when three weeks are over and when the Koumori-Tenma has the fetish for blood. After explaining everything, there was a long pause. Hinata broke the pause when she stood up.
"Three more people know about this and they're in the Chuunin Exams right now. I suggest that we partner up with them until further notice" Hinata suggested.
One hand was in her pocket and another was twirling the bat necklace. She stopped twirling it and began to dangle it around. Kiba stood up abruptly and took two steps towards Hinata.
"Hinata, I'm glad that you told us this and we still accept you for who you are" Kiba said, gritting his teeth. "But the same person, who you told about yourself, is the same childhood friend you chose over Tsuki, am I right?"
"Correct" Hinata replied, pulling her raven-black hair.
"I'm tired of guessing. It can't be Sasuke or Naruto since they were distant in the past. It can't be either Shikamaru or Chouji since they were always together in the past. Obviously, it was neither Shino, nor me, since we were just told five minutes ago. Who exactly did you tell and pick over Tsuki!?"
There was a little pause and Hinata stopped pulling her hair. She held the black rose out and switched the color to red. She swayed the blood red rose side to side and stopped mid-way.
"He has red bushy hair and the mark of love on the top-left of his head" Hinata replied calmly. "Do you get it now?"
"You don't mean...?" Shino asked trailing off.
"Your childhood friend was..." Kiba trailed off as well.
"Yeah" Hinata replied. "Sabaku No Gaara, is my childhood friend."