Chapter 11: Perhaps being a brother isn't so bad.
Hey guys! Talk about a little bit of a late update ^-^'' kinda had writers block...and I've been working on my other fanfics...had more writers block with them...had idea's for knew fanfictions...urgh...any who! Here's the next installment~
Hikaru was entirely frozen where she stood.
Sparing with Obito was perfectly fine...she had wanted to...and not many people were there to watch her...but now there were lots...and lots of people there, and Kakashi was an adult...who was WAAY more experienced than her.
It may have been an irrational fear...but every time she had been told to fight an adult when she was a child and in training to be a Ninja in the Uchiha district...that meant being yelled at and thrown on her butt..sometimes she was laughed and picked because of her lack of will to fight.
Hikaru was dragged back to reality by Obito who had a hand on her shoulder, he smiled down at her and nudged her gently towards Kakashi whispering things in an attempt to comfort her.
"It'll be okay. Kakashi won't hurt you. Just think of him as a harmless scarecrow."
"If you mean scarring the heck out of a little bird like me, I think you're on target."
Obito laughed a little. "Just count to ten. Relax."
Attempting to calm herself she took deep breaths and ended up making herself dizzy in the process. Eventually she was standing in front of Kakashi and his only visible eye was in the form of a cresent.
"Get in stance. I'm going to come at you, but you are only to defend yourself." Hikaru swallowed down the urge to run away and nodded.
She spread her feet apart, at the ready.
Meanwhile, Sasuke looked on with a disapproving glare thinking that this was very, very stupid.
Why had someone like Hikaru been chosen? She would only make a fool of herself.
Kakashi began. Sasuke saw the fear in Hikaru's wide eyes, as his Sensei struck out at her and she defended herself weakly, but efficiently.
Scoffing, Sasuke diverted his attention to the crowd of children who seemed to be fascinated by this event.
What was so fascinating about a useless girl being attacked by a superior?
Sasuke felt the presence of Shikamaru beside him and Sasuke tried to ignore him.
"You know you're going to have to give up on the mode of thinking that Hikaru isn't you're sister. It's a pain."
The Raven glared at Shikamaru, who was lazily looking at the defense session, and Sasuke looked into the forest. "Because I don't have a sister. I would remember if I did."
A sigh escaped Shikamaru and he looked at Sasuke, who was still not looking at him, even though Sasuke could feel the bored glance. "There's a thing called suppression of memories, besides. Why do you keep denying it? Unless of course you're having second thoughts."
"Maybe I should make you suppress the memory of pain you might receive if you don't quit talking about a girl, who isn't my sister."
Out of know where Naruto cut in. "Well if you would stop being a Teme you would actually see-"
Sasuke jut his hand out and clasped Naruto's shirt collar and glared him in the eyes of the stubborn Dobe. "Shut. Up."
Naruto laughed hesitantly. "Woow! The Uchiha is actually showing feelings!"
Sasuke looked at Naruto with a blank expression and released him. That struck a slight nerve, just to get his thoughts off of it he turned to to defense spar.
Hikaru looked completely and utterly frightened, it looked as though she were going to pass out.
Suddenly Kakashi struck her. Again she tried to defend herself, but with slight miscalculations she stumbled a little.
"Why isn't she using her Sharingan?" Naruto said aloud. "She would be able to protect herself no problem if she would just activate it."
Obito observed this very carefully, when it hit him. Before he could say anything the worst happened.
She was thrown backwards from her place and before anyone could think, her back struck a tree and she was visibly shaking as Kakashi rushed over to her to inspect her damage.
Everyone was mumbling things like 'what happened' or 'I hope she's okay...'
"She was a deer in headlights." Obito muttered. "She couldn't concentrate enough to think properly..." Obito placed a hand on his forehead, thinking that he should've done something more to help her mentally prepare.
Shikamaru watched this slight action but agreed with what he said and they went over to see if she was okay. Sasuke stayed put, wanting to remain out of it.
Unwillingly the Raven was drug over to the scene anyway, thanks to Naruto.
The two boys looked her over. She was holding herself as Kakashi gave her calming words.
"You only hit the tree lightly...there's no reason to be so scared."
Her eyes were unfocused, unhearing to Kakashi's words, she seemed to be looking at something none of the others could see.
For some reason Sasuke felt that he had seen that look before...perhaps in a dream, but it was something that Sasuke couldn't stand to look at...it stirred a strange emotion in him, and it bothered him.
Kakashi was obviously failing at calming her down, as when he tried to touch her she would shake her head struggling, trying to keep him off of her. The Sensei looked around at the group that was all around them, but still was keeping a good distance.
"Would anyone like to try to help her?"
Sasuke and he stepped forward reluctantly. It might help if he...tried to soothe her, he owed her that much at least.
Kakashi looked at Sasuke and allowed him to take a shot a trying to free the girl of her mental breakdown.
Sasuke got on one knee and he looked at Hikaru. With one hand, he took her chin lightly and brought her head to look at him straight. Hikaru was trembling, and he finally realized that she was muttering apologies. 'I'm sorry...I'm sorry...'
Sasuke saw the fear in her eyes as Sasuke continued to look at her. Obito came up to her side and touched her shoulders, causing her to flinch...but do nothing further.
Hikaru was a little louder saying she was sorry and this began to irritate Sasuke. She was only scared, but this was a little to much to be just a little fear.
Sasuke decided that the proper mode of action was to talk to her. "There's nothing to be sorry about, so be quiet." He said sternly, but with care at the same time.
Hikaru winced, but she looked like she was coming back a little. Obito, successfully was able to drape an arm over her shoulders, Hikaru's eyes closed a little and she looked so torn apart, so vulnerable. What in the hell happened to her to make her like this?
The girls breathing was slightly ragged and Sasuke tried again. "Saying you're sorry won't fix anything. Just do better next time. Train, and you'll be able to do it do no sweat. Now breathe deeply." He Breathed deeply with her so that she had something to focus on.
Obito was rubbing her shoulder lightly.
Hikaru's unfoucused eyes found Sasuke's and recognition was in them. She smiled her eyes closing all the way and she slumped forward.
"You're a natural Sasuke." Obito said in surprise. "It's like you knew EXACTLY what to say to calm her down!"
Sasuke sighed and he shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about, all I did was speak what I thought."
"And what you said, helped." Obito grinned an he looked at the sleeping Hikaru.
That's when Ikuto pushed through through the crowd and he saw his little sister leaning again Sasuke who was holding her since he caught her when she collapsed forward.
"You...you..."
"Teme?" Offered Naruto, and Ikuto nodded.
"What the HELL happened to her?" The blue haired boy demanded, rage coursing through his body a he looked around for the culprit.
Shikamaru sighed and shook his head. "She was defending herself...she got thrown back, and had a small mental break down. Sasuke comforted her, as did Obito, she collapsed from the mental stress, and that about sums it up. Basically a training session gone wrong."
Ikuto relaxed, but eyed Sasuke with a little suspicion and Kakashi stood up, "Well I think today went pretty well! That's all kids!" He began to shoo them away, when he looked back at the group of shinobi. "Hikaru should be taken back, who knows what state she'll be in when she wakes up."
Everyone nodded, and Sasuke was designated to carry her.
"Why do I have to carry her?" Sasuke almost growled as he looked at the girl he was holding, his expression automatically softening (to his disliking) to see her innocent, yet troubled face.
"Cause you're an honorable Uchiha!" Naruto announcement in a painfully fake deep voice.
"Stupid Dobe..." Sasuke snapped.
"What'd' you call me teme?" Naruto squinted. He crossed his arms over his chest in an attempt to look tough, only managing to look silly.
Sasuke scoffed not even bothering to entertain the moron with this argument...but then again it was kinda fun getting on his nerves.
"I called you 'dobe' Usuratonkachi."
Naruto glared the butter-knife glare and huffed looking around the village as they continued on their path.
Ikuto watched the three of them warily and Obito was rubbing the back of his neck wondering if Hikaru was going to be okay...
The air was tense and electrified for some reason, and Sasuke noticed this so he looked up at the sky, which strangely was dotted with cotton ball clouds. Blue almost everywhere in sight.
Shikamaru was looking at the sky with little concern as well, something was a bit off.
"Obito do you-" He stopped when he realized that the Uchiha boy was no longer there. "Troublesome..."
Ikuto laughed a little. "Tell me about it...maybe had to go to the bathroom or something."
Shikamaru nodded. "Maybe..."
A man stood over a scroll now glowing from his Chakra use. His deep brown messy hair moved in the breeze of an oncoming storm far off in the distance. A grin crossed his lips."It begins."
A male Shadow appeared beside him. "Is she asleep?" the man asked, the shadow nodded slowly and the Man looked over at the area he knew the village resided, but was unseen by the dreaded Justu that protected the Damned village he was exiled from.
"Soon I'll have that scroll I need...and then I'll get what I want in the end. Go back to her. You know what to do."
With another nod the Shadow left.
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