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Inner Demons

Her eyes were closed and once again she found herself listening to the now soft echoing of the ocean. The soft grass she had
not so long ago found momentary comfort in was replaced by sharp grains of sand. Slowly she let her tongue out of her mouth
and wet her lips, tasting a familiar air.

Decay

She did not need to open her eyes to feel his ever somber presence beside her.

For so long she chased after companionship, she wanted the feeling of having a constant in her life. It was true with her team
she got a little of what she wanted and she missed them.

Something was always lacking though.

'Maybe we needed more time...'

There had been a void in her home life and despite how many people passed through, no one was able to fill it.

'Hinabi,Neji, father...'

She continued to hang on to the last moments of her father. He had said he loved her, at some point there was a time where
he had loved her. And she had loved him as well, that she could still admit. She could feel herself changing as she continued
to reflect. He never made the move to kill her in one blow, he gave her the chance to fight back...

"He wanted me to help him die."

'Does that make you feel better? Honestly, one would think you'd feel worse knowing that you didn't win because you were
strong, you won because he used you as a means to an end. Even in death your father is your superior. '

Opening her eyes she pulled away from the gray specs of sand and sat up to look at the vast water in front of them. Slowly she
moved her eyes to the side and looked up at his lofty form.

All though she wasn't the type to stare she could not bring herself to stop watching him. As she breathed in the harsh air she
expected him to throw his head back and roar with laughter. He stayed still however, almost as if he were a mannequin looking
emotionless into the world.

Seconds went by as they sat with the water nipping at their feet when suddenly he spoke.

'My darling your naiveté is quite precious' he paused.

'I think it's time you ask yourself why such a man would want to die and why at your hands.'
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Chapter Seven - Wonderland

The raw air of the night brushed against the skin of her face. Erratic movement came over her body and she began shivering in
a harsh manner.

She had left the world of decay and found herself back in the reality of normal men. Struggling to find her footing she began
to stand.

"Hhh-how lllongg haave I Been out heeere."

It was a wonder the Anbu hadn't found her by now and taken her back to the village to stand trial.

She could feel the tiny hairs on her skin freezing and pricking at her flesh like rusty needles. Her chest was also beginning to
agitate her more with each breath she took in.

The weather was showing no signs of mercy tonight and it made it difficult for her to breathe which in turn began to make her
panic. Her worry was beginning to elevate and in turn was triggering her heart.

'Just move, just start moving' she thought to herself.

Wrapping her arms around her body she slowly began treading through the tall grass. Something seemed wrong.

She stopped moving and slowly looked downward. A spiral on the floor pushed the grass down and suddenly small bits of ice
circled around her until they shot up in the air.

"B-byakugan!" she shouted, startled.

Looking around in a frantic motion she spotted ice pillars shooting up all through the field.

Thump, thump, thump. Her heart was beating so fast it felt as though it were going to implode.

Then she saw someone. Actually she saw the basic form of someone. Adjusting her eyes to normal she studied the person in
the distance. He wore a tight long sleeved shirt, slacks, black ninja sandals, and an odd orange mask with a pattern on it.

He was moving through the tall grass very quickly, occasionally jumping through the air. His movement was so quick she could
hardly keep up.

Another man was with him now. It was very evident that he was the one responsible for all the ice in the area.

Shards of ice flew through the air towards the masked man.

She held what little breathe she had been able to take in.

It seemed to go through his body.

She stepped in reverse hitting her back against her new found ice tomb as shards of frozen water pierced the solidified liquid in
front of her and stopped inches away from her face.

She closed her eyes tightly, refusing to look at the cold spikes pointing at her line of vision and it took everything she had not
to collapse right then and there.

Trembling she sucked in a tiny cloud of air and focused chakra into her arm. Quickly she brought it in front of her and destroyed
the spikes.

Opening her eyes a little she spotted a dead body in the distance.

Suddenly the ice that had enclosed her broke away and she fell.

"I caught you I caught you" a voice seemed to sing to her.

Her body stiffened and she slowly glanced up. It was the man from earlier, the one who seemed to teleport through the field.

"Tobi's a good boy, because Tobi caught you".

'Get away from him!'

Sensation.

Her chin was both warm and moist, she wasn't sure what it was. Then a taste, she began swirling her tongue around in her mouth.

'Copper?' she thought to her self.

'You fool.'

Coughing she began spitting up blood. She could feel her body being turned over and heard the faint sound of a man's voice.
It was unfamilar yet strangly familar; deep and serious. It reminded her of Mundo, only she knew it wasn't.

Her body ached with pain and then suddenly it stopped. It all stopped.

'I can't feel anything.'

Everything was gone. It wouldn't be possible to describe it as an eternal blackness, because there was no color yet there was no
absence of color either. There was just her.

"Where am I?" she asked.

"You're in Tobi's lap, and Tobi is here, and you are here."

'Tobi...'she thought.

'Kill him now.'

It was an order she easily ignored.

"W-where is here?" she tried asking her question differently.

"Here is where we are." he said.

It seemed their conversation was going no where.

Vision was returning to her at an alarming rate and it was then that she realised what he had said.

'I'm in his lap.'

She shot up quickly and backed away from him, using her hands to help her to scoot away.

"Tobi saved you, so you owe Tobi. Tobi wants you to stay with him."

Gulping she thought over what he said. She did owe him, but the fact of the matter was she didn't know this man. Maybe she
would run away when he wasn't paying attention.

Pausing she thought this idea over and quickly scrapped it. From their brief encounter she doubted she could out run him.
What reason would he have to chase her anyway? She had to admit she had no where to go and she needed the help.

'Maybe I wouldn't have to be alone... After what I've done do I deserve companionship, however odd it may be?'

Ignoring the annoyed voice that was echoing around in her thoughts she stared this Tobi man in his...mask.

"O-okay..."

She could imagine a grin under his mask. He leapt towards her and she found her self scrambling to get away. To no avail.

"Tobi's name is Tobi. What's yours?" he asked.

"H-hinatta."

If her over whelming uneasiness showed, he didn't seem to care. It appeared he was far more interested in repeating her name.

"We're going to be together forever!" he exclaimed.

Any maybe they would be.

[[End Chapter]]

AN: Okay, don't kill me. Honestly I wanted to keep going and write more... It's just that I thought I should get some type of input before
I move on. I feel as though the story is about to take a huge turn and I want to see how everyone feels so far before I start writing some
elaborate chapter.

Um...yes Tobi is here! (Tobi of the Akatsuki) I don't want to give away too much but, He's not in the Akatsuki at this point, and idk if he will
be. That being said I hope everyone is caught up on their Naruto Manga and I don't watch the show, but hopefully that as well.

Just so everyone is clear I don't plan to make this an Hina/Akat thing. I just like Tobi and his "other side" so we'll see how this plays out.

Also, I realise it's not so "dark" in this chapter, but let's see where this can take us.

As always; thank you for reading! Please Review!