Only ten pagers long. But before that.... I'M SO SORRY THAT THIS IS SO DARNED LATE!! URGH!! Ah. There. Now that that's out of my system. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, though know that I didn't do any reading over what so ever. I just wanted to get this thing done and out of the way xD. I need to start on chapter 9, which will be, for the most part, in letter format, since Hidan goes to University. So. I have something I need to ask you guys. Here it is: would you rather a sequel, or an epilogue? Know that if I do a sequel it will begin when the first part of VAMP is completed. So, if you're a fan of Hidan/Konan, or are interested in that pairing, please turn your attention to VAMP when Innocence concludes. Which will be in two more chapters. Yeah. Two more chapters. Also, this chapter is so late because I was finishing an original story of mine. Bleh. Too many ideas in this head of mine.
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Chapter 8: It's not over
Downstairs, in the living room, the phone was letting off urgent rings. It was about ten in the morning, the sky a bit clouded, promising rain. Hinata stirred and then got up, rubbing her eyes. The phone continued to ring persistently.
'Oh! T-the phone!'
She threw off the covers and lurched up but just as she reached the door the phone stopped ringing. She frowned and turned around, then blinked.
She was in her own room.
'W-w-when h-had he...?' her eyes darted around the room, searching for Hidan and not finding him. A laugh reached her ears and she burst through her door, darted down the stairs and came to a halt at the entrance of the living room. Hidan was standing next to the couch with the phone to his ear, talking to someone, "well, yeah, we slept fine. Uh? Heh... I can explain that, seriously."
He turned his head, spotted Hinata then smiled and waved. He returned to his conversation, "no, no, that's not what frikkin' happened! I took her back to her room! Yes, I did! I totally did!" Hidan paused in his rant and Hinata blinked continuously at him. He opened his mouth again, "tonight? Is that why I had to like, pack a different outfit? Okay, okay. Yeah, yeah, right, I get it, seriously. Six tonight, don't be late. Right. I'll get Dei's bike. NO! Not bike-bike, motorcycle-bike! Sheesh," he hung up the phone and turned to Hinata, "the hell? Your dad thought I was gonna' get a bike! A fuckin' bike! Do I look like the kinda' guy who would pedal around town with his girlfriend on a bike?!"
Hinata rushed forward and covered his mouth with her hand to silence him before he could continue, "m-my father s-s-still doesn't know the d-difference between a m-m-m-motorcycle and a b-bike. N-Neji explained it to him m-many times."
"And he still doesn't get it?" Hidan exclaimed from under Hinata's hand. She giggled and removed her hand before nodding her head, "yes."
"... he is so technologically impaired, seriously."
She leapt on him, knocking him over, "Hidan!"
He stared up at her, his face in a pout, "I don't like it when women straddle me. Seriously. It feels awkward."
Hinata flushed and jumped up, striding quickly away from Hidan, "you k-know better than to s-s-speak of my f-father that w-way!"
"Har har. Do I really?" his arms encircled around her waist, "or do you just think I know better?"
Hinata flushed again and wriggled out of his grasp before bolting up the stairs. He laughed after her and then burst into her room a moment later.
"Hinata!" he cried, a huge grin on his face before he slammed into her and pinned her to the floor.
"See now, I like it this way," he lowered his smiling lips to hers, "seriously."
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"Where are w-w-we g-going?"
"Somewhere, seriously."
"Why d-did you b-blindfold me?"
"Because I can."
"... can I t-take it o-off n-now?" Hinata asked. She heard the sound of a motorcycle and Deidara's voice, exclaiming that he never thought Hidan would ever where "that outfit again". His comment about her, in which he said "she's so damn hot" made Hinata blush madly and Hidan release a not-so-amused laugh.
"Eh, sorry, yeah. But she is hot."
"Damn right she's hot. She's Hinata, seriously."
"Well, take her blindfold off you dolt! Or I'll take it off for you... yeah."
"Fine, fine," Hinata felt familiar fingers working at the blindfold, and finally it was tugged completely off. She stared at him, and remembered seeing him wear the fishnet shirt before. She had just never seen him in the leather vest he currently wore, with leather pants and leather shoes and all of it completely black. She glanced down at herself, and realized that they were like a yin yang: her dress, shoes and jewelry were all white. Even her eyeshadow was white. And the pin in her hair was white.
She noticed that Hidan was blushing, and caught herself merely staring at him. She too blushed and looked away, 's-s-so t-touchable... EEP! I'm just g-g-going to p-pretend I d-didn't t-think that...'
"Well, come on baby. We've got a place to be in... twenty minutes so... let's get the hell outta' here."
Hinata climbed on behind Hidan, and Deidara put the helmet on her head.
"I'll see ya around. I'm going over to Itachi's to crash since Sasuke's not there right now, yeah."
"Oh? Where is that brat, then, seriously?"
Deidara couldn't help grinning, "he's dating Karin. She's such a... well, you know," Deidara made a gesture that Hinata didn't quite understand. Hidan laughed a little, and then started up the bike, pulling his helmet on. She waved to Deidara before wrapping her hands around Hidan's waist, and he started off toward where ever they were going to eat.
"F-Father d-didn't have to r-reserve such a nice place..." Hinata whispered to Hidan as the waiter lead them to their table. Hidan just shrugged and wrapped his arm securely around her waist. She noticed that many women were giving Hidan. She clung to him, shooting glares to any woman that she could see that was staring at him. Some of them glared back, while others blushed and looked away.
Once at their table, Hidan insisted that they sit next to each other – not verbally, but physically. Hinata slapped him playfully on the arm and shuffled away. He grinned and followed her, leaning closer.
'He's b-being so... so o-overprotective t-today...' her mind informed her. She realized why when Hidan's object of dread passed by their table with Karin. Hidan glared at him and then said, "keep to your freakin' self, Uchiha, and act like you're mature, seriously."
Sasuke was about to retort but Hidan professionally ignored him by nuzzling his nose in Hinata's hair. Hinata lifted a hand and rubbed his neck, turning her head to lip his chin. Sasuke released a frustrated sound and quickly walked away with Karin. Hidan lifted the menu, Sasuke and Karin forgotten, and started leafing throuhg it.
"So, what, you wanna' order your own or... like... get something to share?"
"Hm... f-father – I – I mean --!" Hinata clapped her hand over her mouth, blushing. Hidan grinned smugly at her, "yeah, dad already paid for it. Though I could ask, if you want, seriously."
'D-did... did he j-just call my father 'd-dad'?!' Hinata couldn't believe her ears, though it was her own fault for the slip in her words.
"N-no, it's okay. I c-can call him if t-there's s-something wrong."
"Okay. Now answer my first question."
"Uh... l-let's... let's... let's..."
He made a motion with his hand for her to complete her sentence, but her voice had flown away from her. He was about to speak, but she put a hand over his mouth, and finally said very quickly, "let's share the spaghetti."
He blinked at her, licked her hand and then smiled broadly when she pulled her hand away, "share the spaghetti huh? Okay. Oh gawds your cute," he pecked her on the cheek making her blush and pout deepen, then waved over the waiter.
"Mm, I've been asked to inform you that the meal will be paid for when you leave. What will you be having?"
"Spaghetti for two," Hidan replied, handing the waiter the menu.
"And to drink?" he asked pleasantly, scribbling on his pad of paper. Hidan and Hinata looked at each other.
"I'll have w-water."
"... uh..."
The waiter cocked an eyebrow and wordlessly handed Hidan a drink menu. He scanned through it, pointed at the one he wanted and then handed it back. Hinata stared at him suspiciously and he grinned sheepishly. She opened her mouth and he said, "yes, you can freakin' try some. The name just sounded... awkward to say out loud, seriously."
Hinata giggled and leaned against him, opting to take a short nap while they waited for their food. She smelled the food before she fell asleep, and she raised her head, opening her bleary eyes.
"Welcome back to reality, baby."
She smiled cutely at him, and blushed immediately when her stomach growled softly. Hidan resisted laughing and she slapped him on the arm lightly. She picked up a fork and was absolutely bent on sampling the spaghetti but Hidan stopped her.
"If you get tomato sauce all over your dress... your dad will fikkin' kill me," he snapped out one of the cloth napkins and tucked it into the collar of her dress. She gave him a glare, 'I d-don't need a bib.'
He grinned at her, picked up the other fork and... stared at her. She dug in.
Now, Hidan kept to his side of the plate for most of it, and Hinata kept to her side – she was starving, after all – but eventually the middle would become a disputed area. She kept on glancing at him like a power hunger dinosaur, and finally he put his fork down and covered his mouth. Hinata could hear him laughing behind his mouth, and after swallowing her mouthful she asked, "w-what?"
Instead of responding he mimicked her constant glancing, though he exaggerated his eye movement. She tried to resist smiling and failed.
"Can I at least get one more forkful? Please?" he held the fork in both hands and gave her a the Puss-in-Boots face. She couldn't help releasing a small sigh and nodding her head, "okay..."
"Yay!" he shoved his into the middle wall of the spaghetti as Hinata looked away. She mindlessly put her fork into the spaghetti, picked it up and brought it to her mouth. She heard Hidan release a quiet chuckle, but she ignored him.
One noodle was surprisingly long, and so Hinata turned her head slowly as she devoured the noodle. She turned her head more and more and more and more until finally there was a soft pair of tomato flavored lips on hers.
Talk about a Lady and the Tramp moment.
She pulled her head back immediately, hand flying to her lips. Hidan licked his lips while silently laughing.
"Hidan!" she hissed quietly. He gave her a 'what?' expression before picking up his drink and taking a sip. She wiped her mouth on her napkin and snuggled up against him. He held his drink in front of her and she took hold of it, sipping it as well. A wondrous mixture of cherry and apple filled her mouth, and she took a gulp of it. Hidan's chest vibrated with his laughter and he wrest the cup out of her grasp.
"My drink, baby. Your water's sittin' right there, all lonely like, seriously."
She pouted at him, 'it t-tastes s-so nice though,' then sighed and picked up her glass of water. When she finished her glass about ten minutes later he handed her the rest of his drink – what little there was left. She swallowed it gratefully, relishing the taste that settled in her mouth.
There was a dance floor in the restaurant, and Hinata told Hidan to go enjoy himself for a while since she wanted to let the drink settle. He pursed his lips before getting up and going, deciding that it would be okay. She watched him silently, admiring how his body moved so smoothly to the beat. And then some random girl walked up to him.
A sudden possessiveness took over Hinata and she stood up abruptly, stalking over, hips swaying, eyes intent on the girl hitting on her boyfriend. Hidan backed away, eyes narrowing at the girl but before he could say anything Hinata wrapped her arms tightly around his chest and hissed, "my Danny."
He blinked down at her then smiled, wrapping his arms around her. The girl flushed and walked briskly away, utterly embarrassed. Satisfied, Hinata rested her head against Hidan's chest, and let him lead her through a slow dance.
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"Home sweet home..." Hidan muttered when they arrived back at Hinata's. She had insisted that he park the motorcycle in the garage, since she was sure that, even though nobody would take it, Deidara wouldn't appreciate it if the motorcycle was left to flaunt itself right in the middle of the driveway.
'I – I w-want something to h-happen...' she realized shortly after they walked in the door. He went to turn the lights on but she stopped him, "d-don't bother. It's a-already l-late..."
He stared at her for a moment before shrugging and turning around to lock the door. Hinata stepped closer, and when he turned around she took hold of his hand.
"L-let's go into the b-backyard."
"... alright," he gave her a suspicious look, like he knew she was planning something. She smiled cutely at him and led him out the back door.
"Aw, no drama on the rickety staircase today? What's gotten into you, seriously?" he demanded to know in a teasing voice. Hinata didn't reply. She brought him over to the fountain and had him sit down. She stood in front of him as he gazed up at her, wondering what she was planning.
'I w-want something to h-happen... b-but I don't know i-if... i-if...' she gave up trying to organize her thoughts, and so she sat in Hidan's lap bridal style, wrapping her arms around his neck. One of his hands went into her hair, his other hand resting lightly on her knee.
She looked up at him, her lips on his chin. Hinata released a small whine and Hidan chuckled before turning his head to look down at her. She pressed her lips to his gently, receiving an equally gentle kiss in return.
"Thank you for tonight. It w-was... it was..."
"You can say it was nice, Hinata, seriously."
She frowned, "t-that's not the word I'm l-looking for. It w-was uh..."
"It was what?"
Finally she found the right word and she smiled before switching her position so she was straddling his thighs. This surprised him, and against his lips she mumbled, "it was p-perfect."
He didn't respond at first, and she knew why, 'his view on m-me h-has always b-been s-so i-innocent. T-that I'm i-innocent.'
She wanted to prove him wrong though, that she could be considered far from innocent. She lightly massaged his neck, trying to get him to respond to her little kiss. He loosened up and responded, resting his hands lightly on her waist. Hinata was enjoying it until Hidan suddenly tensed, pulled away and turned his head, staring off into the distance. She tilted her head at him, bringing a hand to rest against his face.
"H-Hidan?"
"... I just don't feel like I... like I know you when you're like this, seriously," his voice was quiet and strained, his head bowed. She could sense that he hadn't known whether or not to say that, and in her small bout of rage she scooted off his lap and stared down at him.
"You don't l-like it?"
He looked up at her immediately, and she could see the panic in his eyes, "no, Hinata, don't take it like that it's just – it's just..."
"It's j-just what?" she demanded, wanting to know. Why didn't he like it when she got aggressive, or tried to initiate things? Why didn't he?
Hidan didn't respond, still frantically searching for something to say, anything to say. She turned sharply on her heel, and strode toward the back door, intending to lock him out. He was too quick for her however, and as soon as she walked through the door his chest rushed up against her back.
"Hinata, please," she tensed and tried to walk away from him. Strong hands circled around her biceps and held her back, "don't you dare walk away from me."
She grit her teeth and shut her eyes tightly, tears coming to her, 'why? Why why why? Why c-can't he j-just... why can't he j-just -!'
He'd turned around, turned her around so she was facing him and pinned her to the door, closing it in the process.
"I don't like it when you get aggressive. It's not you. I don't like it when it's not you. Last night was...well, that was different, seriously. I shouldn't have let you take control like that. And don't you freaking dare apologize, either, because it's not like everything that ever happens that's, like, intimate is always your fault. I just... I just went with it yesterday but when we got that fuckin' close I just – I just can't let that happen again."
She stared up at him and he released her arms, stepping back. He had bowed his head, a frown upon his lips. She willed herself not to start crying. She could think of only one way to keep anything like that happening again.
"Hidan. I w-want to s-stay by your s-side tonight."
His head snapped up and he opened his mouth to argue but she covered his mouth with her hand, 'I t-think it w-would be b-best if m-maybe he g-got used to having m-me by h-his s-side.'
"Don't you a-argue with m-me. I. Want. To. Stay. By. Your. Side. I t-think m-maybe it will h-help... if m-maybe you g-got used t-to having me th-there n-next to you? Y-you know what I m-mean?"
Understanding flickered through his eyes and he nodded. She happily hopped up the stairs and giggled loudly when he called after her, "you better put on some frikkin' pajamas. You ain't comin' into my bed in your underwear."
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Hinata's family returned quite late the following day, and by the time they did arrive Hinata and Hidan were asleep on the couch, the credits for Transformers going by on the T.V screen. Hiashi carried Hinata to the guest room, much to Hidan's surprise. Neji had woken him up, informing Hiashi that Hidan would probably rather walk to the room than be carried. Hidan completely agreed.
On Tuesday Hidan borrowed one of Neji's uniforms. Hidan had been sure to inform Kakuzu the night before that he was at Hinata's still, not at his place. Kakuzu drove by in the morning to pick the two of them up, hiding a smile at the sight of seeing them holding hands.
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Four more months had gone by, and it was only two weeks to the graduation. Hinata was pacing around in the living room, talking on the phone with Hidan. Hiashi sat at the kitchen table, reading the Friday afternoon paper.
"Where are you right n-now?" she asked, her stuttering almost completely gone now.
"I'm walking around in... well, down where Itachi and I swore we'd never take you again."
"Oh, you're down t-there. Why?"
There was a silence, and she heard the sound of increasing footsteps. Her brows furrowed immediately and she stopped pacing, eying the white high heels waiting by the door.
"... Hidan?"
"Uh, well, I'm just hanging around. Kinda' being stalked right now, seriously."
Hinata's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to ask something else when she heard a loud pop, then the sound of the phone smashing against the ground. The line was still connected so she could hear Hidan's rasping gasps for air. Her heart stopped beating.
"Hidan...?" her voice was very quiet. And then, suddenly, in a burst of fear she screeched, "DANNY?!"
When she still received no response she hung up the phone and ripped out of the living room, letting the phone clatter to the ground. Neji – who had been in his room when she screamed – was heading down the stairs when she zipped past him. She reached into her closet and pulled out whichever jacket met her hand first – it was a cold day outside, after all.
While pulling it on she rushed back down the stairs, Neji standing dumbstruck. Her father was also stunned, and only their eyes followed her. She knew where Hidan was. She knew where that place was. It wasn't very far from here, probably a ten minute, top speed run.
However, before she could make it out the door, Neji grabbed her arms and her father abruptly stood, knocking over his coffee. The mug shattered on the floor and coffee flew everywhere. She whipped her head around to look over her shoulder, her hair stinging Neji's cheeks.
"Let go of me! Let go! Let GO!" she struggled vehemently in his grasp, tears streaming down her cheeks. She didn't have time. She had to save Hidan.
Neji was shocked by her change in temperament, and she used it as an advantage. She almost tumbled down the stairs but righted herself and took off down the sidewalk, white high heels clacking against the ground. She heard her father's desperate cry after her but she ignored him.
She finally reached her destination and followed her ears, straining them for raspy breathing. She heard voices and wheezing, and immediately went in that direction.
"... over for you, punk."
A gun was pointed directly at the teen on the ground; her Hidan. Nobody touched her Hidan and got away with it. Fury fueled her and she completely forgot about all fear of the loaded weapon, and threw herself at the man holding the gun, "NO!"
Both of the men standing over Hidan looked up, and she knocked the guy with the gun to the ground. He struggled and she tore the gun out of his hands, throwing it with all her might toward the way the two had probably come from. The other guy pulled her off, commenting about what a pretty little girl they'd pulled in. She responded to this comment by violently kicking her legs back, hitting him very firmly where no man should be hit. He released her and doubled over in pain.
Off came her high heels and she started whacking the guy she had tackled with them, tears blinding her. She sensed movement behind her and knew it was Hidan, judging by the way she heard the quiet sound of metal against cement. She'd managed to make the guy bleed before he ripped the shoes out of her grasp and flung them away.
"You little bitch!"
She hit him as hard as she could in the stomach with her foot, sending them both staggering backwards. She landed on her behind next to the man she had kicked in the crotch, who was still doubled over in pain and wheezing.
"Why I'll take out that son-of-a-gun and have you all to myself."
At that threat she pulled herself onto Hidan's body and gripped him tightly, screeching at the top of her voice, "no no no no no no NO!"
She frantically lashed out with her legs in every direction she could possibly manage, hitting the guy on several occasions. She felt one of Hidan's hands creep over her back, holding onto her tightly. The man had grabbed her legs and was pulling, but she whipped her legs so violently that he was forced to let go. She screamed as loud as she possibly could.
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"Pein your phone's ringing, yeah."
The orange head sighed, then walked over to answer it, "hello?"
All he heard was a high pitched scream. He paled immediately, "Hinata? Hinata?!"
Another scream and an angry growl. The rest of the Akatsuki had stood, wondering what the heck was going on. Tobi and Zetsu were also there, having returned from University to see their friends graduate. Pein heard something like wheezing too, 'oh SHIT!'
He put down the phone and charged out the door, followed shortly by everyone else, "Pein, what the heck's going on?!"
"Hinata... screaming... damn it! No time to talk! Just follow the screaming!"
They followed and soon rounded the corner where they saw one man doubled over, one trying to pull a girl off of someone, and a teen on the ground. Before Pein could say or do anything Kakuzu had tackled the guy tugging at Hinata, straddled him and then punched him hard in the jaw, effectively knocking him out.
"You bastard!" he snarled, then turned his glare to the doubled over man who muttered, "she totally owned me," in a very high-pitched voice. Kakuzu smirked.
Konan rushed over and enveloped Hinata in her arms as best she could. The girl had calmed down slightly, now sobbing and hiccuping against Hidan's chest, who was moving his arm leisurely up and down her back. Kisame growled and Itachi glared when the rest of the Rots came around the opposite corner. They looked at Kakuzu and moved forward a bit.
Pein became furious, 'how dare they?!' and he whipped out his pistols, cocking them both. Konan pulled back and lifted Hinata a little. Pein saw her eyes go wide.
"Oh my GAWD! Oh, gawds, oh, Tobi, call an ambulance!"
"What? Why? Konan what the hell -"
"He's shot damn it! Hidan got shot now call the damn ambulance!" she shrieked, pressing her hand to the wound and muttering "oh gawd, oh gawd" under her breath. Pein's temper flared.
"You immature punks..." he heard Kisame snarl. Tobi was talking to the ambulance and giving directions with Zetsu's help. One of the Rots moved and instantly had two guns and six pairs of angry eyes pointing right at him.
"Anyone of you make one wrong move and I will kill you," Pein snarled, firing a shot at the ground in front of the closest guy. They backed off quickly, and Tobi hung up. Shortly after this, the ambulance's sirens were heard.
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"Hinata. Hinata, you need to let go of him. Come on, Hinata," Itachi was trying to soothe her, gently pulling on her shoulders. She felt other fingers pry her off of Hidan and she panicked. Itachi lifted her – kicking and screaming – off of Hidan.
"No! No, no, no! Don't take him from me! Don't!" she struggled but Itachi had his arms wrapped securely around her and he rocked a bit. Deidara stood in front of her, knowing that eventually she would break out of Itachi's grasp. The paramedics hurriedly lifted Hidan into the ambulance, Pein jumping in with them.
"Konan, stay here. Stay here and help them calm her down," the doors of the ambulance began to close. Hinata tore out of Itachi's arms and collided solidly with Deidara, who held her back. She screamed and cried and hit Deidara weakly at the same time as clinging to him.
None of them really knew what to do, and Kakuzu was staring off into the distance, being useless. The ambulance pulled away and shot off, sirens screaming. Hinata wriggled out of Deidara's grasp and went straight to Kakuzu, who turned his body to her and gathered her against his chest. She cried non-stop, even after he picked her up and carried her away.
Hinata was finally calm, though tears still fled down her cheeks. Everyone in Zetsu's car was silent as they drove to Hinata's house. She'd refused to sit on the seat and rested her head under Kakuzu's chin. It had been his quiet breathing and the gentle, steady beating of his heart that had finally gotten her to pull herself together. She sniffed every once in a while. She couldn't even think straight.
Somehow the Akatsuki boys – and Konan – managed to get Hinata out of the car. Kakuzu carried her up to the front door, presenting her to her father, bloody trench coat and all. Hiashi stared at her and then commanded Hanabi to start up a nice, warm bath for Hinata. He let the Akatsuki in and tried to talk to Hinata, but she merely stared at him blankly, uncomprehending.
After her bath – which took an hour – she went straight to bed. Her thoughts were full of nothing, an empty mass of white surrounding her.
'Only two w-w-weeks to graduation. Only t-two weeks, a-and he g-got s-shot...'
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"He needs to have an operation immediately. The bullet has lodged itself in between his ribs, causing two to break and one to puncture his right lung. There's also a possibility of internal bleeding being caused. The bullet really must be removed at once."
Hinata felt close to tears again, 't-there's no way the Akatsuki or H-Hidan's parents can pay f-for it.'
She eyed the young couple standing near Kakuzu, the woman's eyes red and puffy from crying. Kakuzu had called them on Saturday and they arrived early Sunday morning.
"C-Can I please g-go see my baby?" the woman asked shakily. Her husband wrapped an arm around her tightly, both of them begging with their eyes.
"Yes, you can go see him. He's in that room right there."
The two went, and upon entering the room everyone heard the surprised cry of "mom?! Dad?!" from Hidan. This made Hinata smile a little, taking her mind off of the current money issue. The doctor leaned uneasily against the desk and muttered, "if this hospital's boss wasn't the way he was, I would have that bullet out of him already. 'Payment always comes first' he says," the doctor shook his head, "sometimes, I think my boss is a bastard."
Pein solemnly nodded his head and Hinata frowned. If they couldn't pay for the operation, there would be none. She really didn't want to ask, but she forced herself to, "w-what will h-happen if the b-bullet isn't r-removed?"
The doctor looked her directly in the eye, "there is a high chance that he will die."
Hinata turned and bolted out the door to the nearest pay phone. She called her father at his work station, "f-f-f-f-f-father...?" her eyes spilled over with tears.
"Yes, Hinata? What is it? Why are you crying?"
"I-I-I-If the b-b-b-b-bullet d-doesn't come out, h-h-h-he m-m-m-might d-d-d-d-die," she was sure he couldn't understand a single word she was saying.
"WHAT?!" she heard nothing after that, having let go of the phone and collapsed, crying and shaking. Itachi had followed her and drew her toward his body, rubbing her back in a brotherly way.
Ten minutes later, after Hinata had finally composed herself the hospital doors flew open and Hiashi stormed in, eyes blazing. Hinata stared after him as he stomped toward them, and Itachi wordlessly led the way to the room where the doctor was.
Hiashi placed his palms calmly on the desk, "I'll pay for the operation."
Hidan's parents stared at him in shock – 'they m-must have j-just heard the n-news...'
The doctor blinked at him, then smiled and leafed through some papers before pulling out the correct one. As Hiashi signed it and gave the doctor his credit card.
"I'll return in a moment," the doctor said, placing the card and the paper back on the desk. He probably needed the credit card reader.
"W-why are you... why are you... paying, for this?" Hidan's mother asked, her voice shaky. Hiashi turned his pale lavender eyes to them as the doctor returned.
"I see that you don't know. Your son, is dating my daughter."
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The doctors began to wheel him away, his hand being pulled out of hers. Her lips were quivering, her eyes lachrymose.
"Baby, it's okay. I'm gonna' make it through this, and I'm gonna' go to university, and get a degree and come back to you. I love you," even though his voice was hoarse he still spoke, because she was that important to him.
Her tears were already streaming down her cheeks, "I love you. I love you too."
He gave her a pained smile before his hand was pulled completely out of hers, and the doctors rushed him into the emergency room. She fell to her knees, both hands covering her mouth, her eyes shut tight against the rivers that flowed down her cheeks. Her father gently wrapped her arms around her shoulders as they disappeared around the corner.
"Hinata. He's going to live. Sleep on that thought tonight, please. Sleep well. We'll come see him tomorrow, I promise you that."
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"He'll be fine. He's also asked me to give this to you," the nurse handed Hinata a bag with a metal object in it. Tears welled up in her eyes when she realized it was the bullet, with the words, "pulled through this for you" written on it in gold pen. There was a small heart next to it, and Hinata knew there was no way he could've written that small.
"Did you... d-did you write t-this for h-him?"
The nurse smiled, "yes, I did. He's very devoted to you, you know. I'd love to have a boyfriend like him. You're a really lucky girl. Anyway, I'd let you see him today, but his doctor would like for him to have one more day of rest before he's bombarded by you and his family and friends. You don't mind coming back tomorrow?"
"Only if I c-can l-look through t-the window."
The nurse's smile widened, "of course. Follow me."
Hinata followed her down the hall, and once they reached Hidan's room she pressed herself against the glass and tapped on it. This caught his attention and he raised his silver covered head. Upon seeing her he smiled widely, raising a hand and waving to her. She smiled too, and waved back , before pointing to her left, indicating to him that she had to leave, 'though I would l-love to run in t-there and h-hug you...'
Hidan nodded and rested his head. Hinata thanked the nurse and walked back down the hall, to her waiting father.
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Flowers were everywhere when Hinata entered the room. The Akatsuki had come early to see him, as did Hinata's family and his parents. It would be the two of them alone now. She heard him complain, "these flowers are gonna' make me sneeze. A lot, seriously."
"Stop c-complaining, Danny. It's n-not n-ice," she chided him, coming into view. He blinked at her, surprised that she had been there, "I thought you were coming... later. Uh..." he tried to pull his shirt back on but she was by the side of the bed now and she stopped him.
"That looks l-like it h-hurts you. Please d-don't put it on if it h-hurts."
He frowned, then smirked at her, "you just like me with my shirt off, seriously. I know you like it that way."
She blushed furiously, but her happy expression faded and she rested a knee on the bed. He knew what she wanted and he almost scooted over. Then he smiled sheepishly, "actually, could you uh, could you come over to this side? I mean, this still really hurts like hell, seriously," he gestured to his bandaged side. She gladly went over to his left as he scooted to the right, making room for her. She snuggled against his side and gently rested her hand on the bandages. Right before she fell asleep she felt the covers come over her.
So yes. That is the conclusion of this chapter. Graduation next chapter and things. So I ask again, sequel or epilogue? And if you can, give me an idea for the sequel (example: "I think that Sasuke should try and steal Hinata back from Hidan" that kind of thing). And again, first five requests, yaoi/yuri will be turned to friendship, ask nicely might imply it, will do any het pairing romance blah blah blah okay you get the point.
Much hugs and kisses to IheartHidan for being so faithful in reading this fic =)
Song inspiration: "It's not over" by Chris Daughtry and "What hurts the most" by Rascal Flatts