Hinata sighed softly as she checked on her new guest. It seemed that he hadn't woken up at all during the night or even in the morning. Had he been that hurt or had he been knocked out? She didn't know, but what she could tell was that he was still alive from the steady rise and fall from his chest. Grabbing his wrist, the young woman wrapped her hand around his wrist, feeling his steady pulse.
Checking her watch, the young woman tilted her head for a moment as she thought about what he could have gone through. Though, what she did know was that she would need to get him some clothes, the ones he came with were way too torn for him to wear, and it would pretty much be like him being naked. Setting his arm under the blanket again, Hinata placed a hand on his forehead, checking if he had a fever though what surprised her was the weird collar that was around his throat… how had she not notice that?
The collar was black; it made her think of a choker though what she also noticed was the bluish green long crystal that was attached to the collar. Tilting her head to the side, the young woman reached out for the necklace though she couldn't touch it… No, more like she couldn't bring herself to touch it for it did not belong to her. Maybe this necklace was the key to finding his past?
Sighing softly, the young woman pushed herself up from her chair and walked into the living room, closing the door behind her. As she walked down the hall of her home, the young woman couldn't help but wonder if that man would ever wake up… If he did, would he even know who he was or was he just going to remain in a coma? She didn't know and it had her worried and concerned for him.
When she figured that she was far enough away from the man's room, Hinata called Sakura. Hoping that the pink haired woman would answer the phone, it made her curious as to if she could we able to do that.
Ring… Ring… Ring… Ri-
"Hello?" came Sakura's slightly tired voice. Hinata frowned a little, sad that she woke up Sakura from her sleep. It was her day off just like how it was Hinata's day off. This was going to be difficult for her to ask of her friend but at the moment did she really have a choice? It wasn't like she could leave the house while she still had someone sleeping in the other room and she wouldn't know how he would react to being in her home.
"Sakura, I need your help…"
"With what?" asked Sakura with a hint of confusion; Hinata could tell that she was both concerned and curious as to what Hinata would need help with. The young woman though knew that she would have to choose her words carefully or else it would end up sounding like she just picked up a random guy… Oh wait, she did pick up a random guy… Well, at least not the way Sakura may end up thinking…
"Don't take this the wrong way but… on my way home I found a guy and… I brought him home." Said Hinata, wondering if Sakura would even think what she thought that she would think. Dear god she hoped not…
"Oh my god! You picked up a male hooker?!"
"No!" she shouted, her face going bright red. How could Sakura just assume that she would have a hooker in her home?! Or even go pick one up for that matter?! Shaking her head, she said "he was hurt… he was badly wounded and I had to bring him home… His clothes were torn so I need you to get some new clothes for him because I can't just leave in case he wakes up."
Hinata heard Sakura giving a thoughtful 'hm…' as if she was thinking. Whatever she could be thinking about confused her though, Hinata wasn't going to pester Sakura about what she was thinking. Right now, all she wanted to do was get some clothes for the blonde haired man that was in the spare room. "Alright, just give me the sizes and I'll get him some clothes. Now, what do you want me to pick up for him?"
"Shirts, maybe some jogging pants for now… and some boxers."
"… I'm not sure I'm hearing right but did you just ask me to pick up some boxers for him?"
"Y-Yeah…"
"May I ask why?"
"He wasn't wearing any… all he had was a torn shirt and pants…"
Sakura laughed on her end of the line, though it wasn't to be mean though it sounded like she was amused more than anything. The blue haired woman frowned a little as she tried to figure out just what Sakura was thinking right now. Tilting her head a bit, the young woman wondered if Sakura would even help her with this though she knew that this was going to be difficult for her.
"Okay, so how big is he?"
"Sakura!" shouted Hinata, how could her friend even ask her of that?! It wasn't like she was looking or anything even if she did have to strip him so he wouldn't freeze in those wet soggy clothes of his. Hell, thinking about it made her face go bright red, there was no way that she would be able to look at that guy again if she just kept picturing that in her mind.
"Hinata calm down, I was talking about the sizes of his shirt and pants… You need to relax." Sakura said on the other end.
Okay, now Hinata felt a little stupid but… sigh. "You still could have said it a little differently…" Hinata said with yet another sigh. She really should pick her friend's a little better next time. Though she wasn't sure if that was going to be the case. Looking out the window, Hinata saw that it was going to be a nice day out, so maybe she could just sit on the porch for a little while and check on the man in an hour. After all, she should try to get some fluids into him or he'd dehydrate.
"Hello? Hinata? I need to know what sizes to get so they're not too big or small on him." Sakura said, snapping Hinata out of her trance for a moment. Right, she needed to give her the sizes. Dear lord she hoped that they were on the clothes. Rushing to the spare room, Hinata made her way to the corner of the room and saw that she still hadn't thrown out the clothes so that was something at least. Checking the tags, she tilted her head for a moment when she saw just how small the printing was…
"I think it says large… Just in case, get large and extra-large…" Hinata said quietly, hoping now to say anything too loudly so she didn't wake up her still sleeping guest. Turning her gaze to her sleeping guest, Hinata frowned a little when she saw that he was still asleep. That was amazing, that was for sure, though she couldn't help but wonder… had he been in worse shape than she thought or had he have to fight his way out of wherever he came from?
She figured that she may never know at this point, better yet did she even want to know?
Shaking her head, Hinata set the clothes down and looked over at the man for a moment. If he wasn't up by tomorrow, she was going to have to bring him to the hospital. She didn't have everything that she may need here; instead it was rather at the hospital in her office or the supply closet. "Alright Hinata, I'll get some clothes, any colour you want for him at all?"
Hinata stared at the man with soft lavender coloured eyes as she thought about the kind of colour that would work for him. She tilted her head to the side, wondering if maybe, this man had a certain colour that would look good on him… For some reason… she did think of a colour, though it was a colour not a lot of people looked good in… "Orange…"
"Really? Orange? You want me to get him orange clothes?" Sakura said in shock and confusion. The blue haired woman could easily tell that she thought that Hinata had lost her mind but, that was the colour that Hinata could easily see the man in. Plus, it couldn't be worse than what he was wearing earlier right?
Taking a deep breath, Hinata calmly said "yes, orange… he looks like he would look good in orange clothes…" After Sakura agreed to get orange clothes, she hung up. Well, it seems like it would just be Hinata and her thoughts for a moment. Though, she didn't know how she was going to give the young man fluids until she somehow got him to swallow the water without choking him… This was going to be a challenge for her but at least she knew that it would be a little bit easier for her.
Taking a deep breath, Hinata made her way to the kitchen and got a glass of water. She wasn't sure if it was a smart idea but what else did she have to lose? Running a hand through her hair, the young woman filled the glass with cold water before she made her way back to the guest room and kept on trying to think on what had happened to him, if he was okay… well mentally anyway. When she walked into the room, the young woman sighed softly. At this point she had hoped that he would have woken up but it seemed that wouldn't be the case.
When she grabbed a chair and sat by his bed, Hinata reached over and placed her arm under his shoulders and lifted him up. Though she had to support his head with her shoulder. Even with her moving him, he didn't show a sign of pain or awareness. It was as if he was in some kind of other world that he did not want to awaken from… "Have you been in that much pain to not want to wake up…?" she whispered gently before she carefully placed the tip of the glass against his lips.
What surprised her though was what he did… It seemed that he had reacted to the glass for as soon as it went passed his lips, he started to drink. Was it just a reflex or was he really aware of his surroundings?
"Are… are you awake?" she asked softly, not really sure if he would answer her or even make a sound for that matter. When he had finished drinking, it seemed that he had gone back to sleep… or at least, had gone back into his deep, deep sleep. Maybe he was just happy to have something to drink or he had only awoken enough when the glass was placed on his lips to drink. Maybe, she would just never know anything for that matter.
Taking a deep breath, she lied him back down on the bed, careful not to hurt him of course. Pulling the blanket back up, tucking it under his chin she couldn't help but stare at him. He was a very handsome man but… something about him was… different. She wasn't sure what it was, though she had a feeling that it was something that made him different from other men. Shaking her head, the young woman brushed her hand through his spiky blonde locks as she said "I hope you wake up soon… I would like to know what happened to you… well, if you want to tell me…" She gave a soft smile before pushing herself up from her seat and went to the living room. Maybe… maybe she could do some reading before Sakura arrived with the items that she had asked for.
As she waited, Hinata looked up at the clock; it sure was taking Sakura a while to get the clothes… Maybe there was some kind of long line or she had trouble finding orange clothes since not a lot of people liked that colour.
Crossing her arms, the blue haired woman leaned back against the couch as she tried to think on what she could do while she waited… So far, she had watched TV and read a book but sadly, even that could get boring after a while. Letting out a soft yet sad sigh, the young woman wished that the man would wake up; at least she would have someone to talk to at the very least. Though it may be a little awkward since he was naked under those blankets.
Suddenly, Hinata heard someone knocking on her front door. Blinking, she pushed herself up and made her way to the front door. The way the knocking sounded, it might have been Sakura. Once she opened the door, Hinata smiled when she saw that it was, indeed Sakura and she was carrying five bags full of clothes. "Did you buy out the whole store?" asked Hinata with a bit of humour in her tone.
Sakura shook her head before walking inside and setting the bags down by the door. "They weren't selling like they wanted so the store manager gave them to me for a great price. So, I thought I'd get what I could so your friend would have enough clothes…" Turning to look at her blue haired friend, Sakura calmly said "so where is he?"
"He's still out cold… I think he only gained enough consciousness to drink water before he went back to his deep sleep." Hinata said with a sad sigh before she started to look through some of the clothes. Hm… seemed like there were some orange shirts, orange pants, couple of black shirts and pants with orange stripes on the sides… and even some boxers, socks and… a pair of running shoes? "I don't know if these shoes will fit…" said Hinata with a frown.
"That's why I got different sizes. Whatever doesn't fit him I can donate to charity." Sakura said with a big grin. Okay, that made a little bit of sense. Though it still had her wondering if any of these would fit. Taking a deep breath, she pulled out a pair of orange boxers with black flames around the legs… At least the boxers would cover him. "I may need your help with this okay?"
Sakura of course nodded before following her friend to the spare room. Hinata didn't know how she would react to the blonde haired man that was in the room though she didn't think it could be any worse than it already was right?
Taking a deep breath, the young woman made her way to the spare room and opened the door. Sakura of course, rushed forward, wanting to see the man for herself. Tilting her head to the side, Hinata wondered if maybe Sakura knew him from somewhere with the weird expression that was on her face for a moment but shook her head. "Do you know him Sakura?" asked the blue haired woman.
The pink haired woman looked up at her friend and frowned a little. The look on her face did show that Sakura was a little confused by something though she didn't say anything about it. "He looks familiar though I can't think of where… I just can't place it." She said with a frown before pulling the blanket away from his feet a little so they pull the boxers on. "Come on Hinata, you get the left side of his waist and I'll get the right."
With that said the two women lifted the sides of the blankets and started to slip the boxers on the blonde haired man. Though it was rather amazing that he didn't wake up or anything. Tilting her head to the side, Hinata turned her face to stare at the man for a brief moment as if expecting him to wake up and scream at them for 'undressing him' when really they were dressing him.
"So, what happened to him anyway?" asked Sakura.
"I don't really know… I found him on my way home, heard him moaning from the sidewalk and walked in the alley… He… He had gashes and bullet wounds on him and I could tell he had been bleeding for a while…" Hinata whispered gently, tears starting to pool in her eyes as she recalled it. All the injuries that he had, it would have caused a normal man to scream out in pain even after passing out and yet, he just lied there, sleeping as if he didn't have any kind of pain or torment what so ever.
If that was really possible, Hinata would be amazed that was for sure. Once she was sure that they got the shorts on his waist, Hinata turned and stared at Sakura for a moment before giving a soft yet gentle smile. "Thanks Sakura, I honestly didn't know what I'd do if I couldn't help him." She took a deep breath before fixing the blankets so he wouldn't get cold.
"He must be a deep sleeper if he hadn't woken up yet." Said Sakura with a frown before walking out of the room with Hinata. The blue haired woman closed the door behind her as she wondered where she should place the clothes for now… maybe she should just leave them out and when the man wakes up they would be able to see if the shoes would fit him… Though if he had family at least he'd have some clothes that he could change into since she didn't see any bags or anything with him.
Sakura turned to her pink haired friend as she asked "think he'll wake up? I mean… well, when did you find him again? Yesterday?" Hinata looked up at her friend, seeing the concern in her green eyes, which made her feel a little better. Worrying about this man had been starting to take a toll on her and it had her worried that she may end up having shot nerves so to speak.
Turning her head away from her friend, Hinata sighed softly as she said "I'm not really sure. Though I think he has some sense of being aware of his surroundings because he drank a glass of water without a problem… even if he was still asleep."
Sakura blinked her green eyes in confusion. How was that even possible? Hinata could easily see that she was in shock though, that was to be expected. It wasn't really every day you hear about something like this and thought that it could be true unless you had some kind of proof. Even if Hinata was that proof though that was to be expected right? Sometimes it was just hard to believe anyway, even if someone had that kind of proof.
Running a hand through her hair, Hinata calmly said "I know, but it could still be possible. Whatever had happened in his past it must have become second nature to him to react to whatever goes near him though mostly drinking possibly. Maybe he's been hurt like this before I don't know."
"That could be possible…" whispered Sakura with a thoughtful frown on her face, crossing her arms as her hand rested on her chin as if she was trying to think of something. Shaking her head, Sakura calmly said "well, if anything else happens let me know and I'll be the first one to help you okay?" Sakura gave Hinata a big smile before she started to head on out.
Hinata waved bye to Sakura before she sat down. Maybe she could just relax for now, she felt a little better knowing that her guest had some boxers on, though she wanted to know if there was anything that she needed to know about this man. Sakura had that weird expression on her face, as if she knew him from somewhere though didn't know from where… Maybe she could do some research on this.
Reaching over to her side table, the young woman pulled out her laptop and started to do some searching on the internet. Thinking that maybe if she could find any picture of this man, that maybe she could figure out where he came from or if someone had gone missing recently that could result in this.
As she searched, Hinata had found many cases that involve young children going missing over the course of two years though not someone that could look like they could be this man's age. Frowning, she tilted her head for a moment thinking that maybe he hadn't gone missing but was only attacked and left in an alley not that long ago so maybe they hadn't declared him missing as of yet.
Crossing her arms in deep thought, Hinata thought that maybe she could do a little search on something else? There had to be yearbooks right? Searching up on some high schools, the young woman went through the online year books that most people tend to have posted online, maybe that could give her some kind of clue as to what was happening. There just had to be something there right?
Anything would do, just a picture with a name… That was all she needed and everything would be perfect.
Hinata kept on searching, it didn't matter how many high schools she had searched, she knew that she had to keep looking or else she would end up coming empty handed. Though it seemed that was going to be the case anyway, for no matter where she had searched, there was nothing that came to mind. Maybe he was some kind of foreigner or something. Maybe that was why she couldn't find anything on him yet…
'Don't tell me I have to look up on high schools in other countries now…' thought Hinata with a frown before she started to do some more research. Nothing else mattered to her but to figure out who this man was, and for him to wake up. Though she knew that someone would have to look after him tomorrow if he didn't wake up though Sakura had another day off while she had to work unless she finally used those vacation days that she had saved up since she never took a vacation before… at least not since she started working at the hospital.
Sighing softly, the young woman just leaned back in her seat as she tried to figure out just who this man was… though it seemed that she would just keep coming up empty handed. Maybe if she could just wait to ask him where he came from or even his name she would be okay but what if there was someone out there looking for him right now? There wouldn't be any way for them to know if he was okay if she couldn't find anything on him.
Now that she thinks about it, it was as if this man didn't even exist… and that had her a little confused. How could anyone not have any kind of file on them at all? That just didn't make any kind of sense for her though she knew… that there had to be at least a birth announcement or something. Anything really, though maybe she should look up on that tomorrow or even go to the library.
Either way, she was already getting a headache from looking up on the internet trying to find something, anything on this guy when all she would end up was getting no information what so ever. "This is so frustrating…" Mumbled Hinata before closing her laptop and setting it back down on the table and yelped a bit when she heard something…
Carefully pushing herself up to her feet, Hinata made her way down the hall… it almost sounded like… springs? Frowning, she slowly walked, not wanting to make a single sound though it didn't stop her heart from pounding against her chest as tightly as it was. In fact, she was downright scared to her very core. Yet, she wasn't going to let that stop her… she could easily kick but when she needed to fight thanks to all of that training she had growing up.
Soon, the spring sound started to turn into… footsteps? Gulping, she rushed forward, thinking that someone broke into her house and went to hurt the blonde haired man who was still sleeping! Narrowing her eyes, the young woman opened the door only to stare with wide eyes. Standing in the room was the blonde haired man. His blonde spiky locks were a little wild looking though she assumed that was his version of bed head.
His eyes stared at her with shock, showing when his blue eyes widened in shock. Hinata didn't know what was going on in his head, though she figured that he was thankful in some way that she had saved him. She was about to smile and reach out toward him until he started to do one thing that she never thought would be possible…
He growled darkly at her.
"Wh-What are you doing?" She said with a hint of fear before packing up. Thinking that maybe she had crossed some kind of line with him. Though, she wasn't sure what kind of line that was since he seemed like he was scared or even a little confused about something. Either way, his growling grew in volume as if he was the predator and she was his prey.
Backing herself up against the wall, Hinata gulped a little as she said "why are you growling at me? I saved you! I brought you here and treated your wounds!" The more she stared at him, the more she could see… fangs? Soon, he lifted his arms, as if he was getting ready to attack, and that was when she saw sharp claws at the end of his fingertips and of course, her fear went through the roof.
This guy was going to kill her!
Soon, he jumped toward her, Hinata screamed and jumped out of the way and of course falling on the hardwood floor. The man growled for a moment when Hinata heard something rip and tear. Looking up, she saw that he had caused four deep gashes in the wall, right now thankful that it hadn't been her at the moment. "Please stop!" shouted Hinata as she pushed herself up onto her feet and tried to make a break for it.
The man narrowed his eyes as he had turned, Hinata could still hear his dark growls. Was this some kind of game of cat and mouse? If that was the case, was he the cat and she the mouse? Dear lord she was scared out of her mind right now.
Looking around quickly, the young woman tried to think that maybe she could grab her phone; maybe if she could call Sakura that she could get some help for it. The man was getting closer, it sounded like he was stalking toward her, as if he was getting ready to finish her off. Hinata was so scared that he was going to kill her that it almost seemed like she was going to have some kind of panic attack.
"Please stop it!" shouted Hinata as she went to have her phone; she had to think of something. Turning around, she saw that his fangs were a little longer, as were his claws. The whisker marks on his face were thicker, as if he was turning into some kind of animal.
Gulping, Hinata tried to back up; she was close to the side table though she wasn't close enough and feared that she wouldn't be able to grab it in time. He took a few steps toward her, his left arm raised, claws pointing toward her as if getting ready to kill her…
Eyes widening more, Hinata felt tears starting to prickle in her eyes as she thought about all the things that she hadn't been able to do in her life. She never found real love, never got married… hell she didn't even have a niece of nephew yet and she would end up getting killed because she did something nice for someone… "Please don't do this…" Hinata whimpered a bit before she felt the wall against her back. Oh no… she missed the chance to get her phone!
Closing her eyes for a moment, Hinata tried breathing, though it seemed that no matter what she couldn't get herself to relax. This was it; she was going to die… Sniffling, she held up her hands as if to stop him, as if to shove him away and keep herself safe from this man's strikes. Tears started to pool in her eyes and stream down her face, closing her eyes as she thought that this would be the end and… no one would ever know…
Suddenly, the young woman heard the growling stop. Instead, she thought that she heard… someone sniffing? Slowly, carefully the young woman started to open her eyes and blinked in shock when she saw that he was leaning close to her, he didn't seem… angry anymore, more like he was curious about something. Hinata suddenly pulled her hands and hid them behind her back as she said "are… are you still going to hurt me?"
Her only answer was a tilt of his head. Did he even understand her or better yet, could he speak? Frowning, Hinata said "do you understand me?" The blonde haired man just blinked at her, as if he didn't even know what she even said, let alone understood anything about what was going on around him. Soon, the only sound that was in the room was the sound of the man's stomach growling.
So he was hungry huh…
Giving a small smile, Hinata said "I'll make something for you to eat…" As she moved herself away from the wall, Hinata felt him grab her arm for a moment, and fear started to grip at her heart once more thinking that he was going to kill her. Though, instead he turned her around and stared at her as if in shock about something. Carefully, he reached his hand up and wiped the tears that had stained her face though… it made her wonder why he did that.
"I'm okay." Said Hinata with a soft smile before gently grabbing his hand and pulled him to the couch, carefully sitting him down on the couch and patted his head. In a way, it was rather strange that she was petting him like he was some kind of animal or something but… maybe that was because he had acted like an animal a moment ago and it had scared her right out of her mind.
Once she was sure that he was sitting down, Hinata looked at him for a moment wondering why he woke up now of all times, and of course why he had attacked her. Shaking her head, the young woman made her way to the kitchen and started to make something for them both to eat. Though she wasn't really sure what he would like though she didn't think he'd be picky if it meant he could finally have something in his stomach.
Grabbing a pot and filling it with water, Hinata started to boil some water and smiled as she soon started to grab some noodles and some pits of pork and some of that fish cake that she liked. Smiling happily, the young woman started to hum softly as she cooked.
Looking over at the man through the small opening in the wall from the kitchen she wondered why he seemed to have calmed down so easily. Not to mention, what she was supposed to call him. Taking a deep breath, the young woman ran a hand through her hair as she tried to keep herself relaxed even after she had been closed to getting herself killed.
Maybe she was just really stupid at the moment though she felt like he wanted to just attack because he was scared. Scared of what, she didn't know though she had a feeling that there was more to him than meets the eye. "Can you speak?" The young man looked over at her though he didn't say anything. Rather, he tilted his head towards her still trying to figure out what she was saying. It almost made her sad that he didn't say anything to her.
Shaking her head, Hinata stirred the noodles making sure that they were soft enough before pulling out two bowls and filled them with the broth and the noodles. After that, she added some eggs, the pork and of course she cut up some fish cakes for the noodles and smiled happily. Hinata really hoped that he would enjoy this meal.
Grabbing some chop sticks for the two of them, the young woman made her way to the living room and sat down next to the blonde haired man before handing him his bowl of ramen. All he did at first was stare at it, as if thinking that he shouldn't have a bite or that something was in it that could hurt him. Hinata of course frowned at him before she took her chop sticks and grabbed some of the noodles from her bowl and ate it.
He sniffed the bowl for a moment, careful not to get too close since the food was hot. Hinata frowned a little, he seemed like he didn't trust her foot at all. Setting her bowl down, she reached over with her chop sticks and took some noodles and smiled at him for a moment. He stared at her, tilting his head as he stared at her with curiosity for a moment before he saw her eat the noodles that she ate from his bowl.
The man tilted his head for a moment before sniffing the food and smiled before he dove his face in the bowl and started to eat. Hinata frowned a little as she stared at the blonde haired man as he ate. The young woman couldn't help but stare at him as if he was someone who hadn't had a decent meal in years. Though she couldn't help but give him a gentle smile as she reached over and went to run a hand through his hair, only for him to flinch.
Hinata frowned and pulled her hand back and picked up her bowl as she started to eat. It seemed that he had some problems; problems that ran deep in his heart causing scars that she didn't think could heal. Taking a deep breath, Hinata sank in her seat a bit as she started to eat, though she couldn't help but wonder if maybe she could help him.
"I wish I could help you…" she frowned softly before running her hand through her hair and ate another mouth full of noodles and turned her head toward the young man and tilted her head to the side in confusion. Now that she saw he was eating so quickly, the young woman saw the blonde haired man pull back as if he was taking deep gasps of air for a moment.
Though as she stared at her, Hinata couldn't help but blink when she saw the fish cake stuck to his right cheek. Hinata blinked for a moment before she started to giggle softly. The young man turned toward her and blinked innocently at her, as if trying to figure out what she could be giggling about. All Hinata could say was "Naruto… I think I should call you Naruto until we can find your real name."