Suzaku's eyes boggled at the whimper.

The whimper of a girl.

When Kururugi came close enough to see the body lightly shaking in a fear, he crouched down. "Are you okay?" Suzaku's voice came out in a swift question though was quiet enough to for only her to hear.

Hinata shook in a violent matter.

As if Suzaku's gun was put to her head and his words came out in a growl.

"Are you okay?" Suzaku repeated in the same tone, putting only a little more comfort in his words. Placing his hand on her shoulder, Hinata shook only harder.

"Please, don't hurt me."

Hinata spoke in a voice that sounds as if tears were pouring down her face. Which they were.

Suzaku removed his hand. "I'm not planning on it." Putting his gun back into the belt around his waist.

Suzaku stood to his feet as Hinata looked over her shoulder with tear marks running down her face. Standing, Kururugi knelt to the ground in a bow placing his elbow on his knee in an apology form, "Forgive me for frightening you."

The words came out kinder and not as automatic as usual. Hinata turned over and sat up, pushing herself up with the palms to get a better view at the stranger before her.

"Who are you?" The pale eyes looked at every inch of the newcomer. Dressed in a white suit with yellow lacings around it, black blotches here and here and tints of green on it.. Such a formal dressing, why would a person of his style be here?

Kururugi lifted his head to look at the girl. "Kururugi Suzaku," bowing his head to honor the name, "A Knight of the Round." The thought reminded him of even why he was here.

Waldstein had left a bad taste in his mind about now.

Hinata couldn't remember such a group title ever being used around the village Hidden in the Leaves.

Then again such an outfit could show he definitely wasn't from the village Hidden in the Leaves. His features shown he was well treated. Almost as if he was a hokage to be

When he lifted his head after honoring the title name he was lucky to say he was a part of, he gave a usual smile of kindness; this one was automatic reflexes. Kururugi had a kind smile too, thought Hinata. "I-I-I am Hyyuga Hinata."

She bowed lightly though she wasn't used to doing such, and it put such a terrible strange on her muscles. Hinata returned to sitting naturally; knees knocked together and legs going opposite ways, placing hands into weak-clenched fists on her knees. Suzaku noticed this about her, she sat ever so clumsy.

It didn't take more than a second to see the bruise marks that were shadowing under her jacket sleeve.

"You're hurt." Suzaku stated, eyes still focused on her sleeve cuff. Hinata looked at where his eyes were targeted. "Oh, ummm," She pulled the sleeve down so she wouldn't draw his attention to her bruises and chakra marks; herself embarrassed by how weak she was. "I'm fine. . . " Though that did nothing. Before she could do anything, Suzaku had his hand around her wrist and pulled back her lavender jacket sleeve to see her whole arm.

Her whole arm was covered with bruises and burn marks.

Hinata flinched at his grasp and showed it.

Thought Suzaku didn't loosen his grasp. This was actually a gentle hold, just with force. "Who did this to you?" was all Suzaku could say still studying the wound marks. The Knights of the Round would not approve of such mistreatment on a girl. Unless she was an enemy.

Though Suzaku still believed even if they were enemy, no girl deserved such treatment. "No-n-no one…I was just tr… tr- …training.." Hinata let her words drift off towards the end of the sentence

"Training?" Suzaku turned his eyes to look at her. "Training for what?"

He guided his hand softly across the burn marks, making Hinata flinch as he drifted over a tiny scab textured bump, warmer than the rest of her skin.

"I n-n-nee-need to train. Fa-father says I should be stronger…if..if I'm going to be the heir of…. The Hyyuga clan." Hinata let her words drift off towards the end so they would hush themselves to a whisper.

"Heir?" Suzaku looked over Hinata.

Yes it was certainly possible that she could be a princess to her family. Though if she is a princess, wouldn't that mean she should be protected and not have to train to protect herself?

"Though. . . Why must you train?" Suzaku felt his leg fall asleep so he knelt down on both knees and kept a hand on her wrist. If you subtracted the marks from her, she would have beautiful snowy pale skin.

Hinata tilted her head gently, looking him over again. He didn't understand the concept of Heirs in the Hidden leaf Village. So he definitely wasn't from here. Also now that she notices, she saw no headband. Not on any part of him. Did he even belong to a village? He looked like he was completely from a different era of life.

"Hyyuga-Chan?" Suzaku looked at her with his hazel eyes, wondering why she spaced off. Did she training too hard? "Huh?" Hinata shook her said and put her hand to her forehead. "I'm sorry, Kururugi-Kun. I am just. . . Just confused."

"Confused?" Suzaku moved his legs around to sit cross legged beside her. "About what?" He hated feeling like this. Hinata was just too clumsy. Even if she tried to sit normal. She couldn't. Bruises marked her arms, most likely other parts of her. . . Kururugi bit his lip to erase thinking that, to avoid the redness that might come to his face if he continued thinking like that.

Suzaku hated being here. Alone. With Hinata.

Though more or less, he hated the fact that he thought of her as a friend. Someone he just met a friend.

If she wasn't so clumsy, she would of reminded him of Lelouch.

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