Lee: EEEK! MY EYEBROWS HAVE BEEN WAXED OFF!
Hime: nullified primrose did that.
Lee: WHY?
Hime: Because you're too youthful!
Naruto: Hime-chan does not own me!
Hinata rang the doorbell and in response, she heard a tired Sasuke telling her to come in. When she did, she was surprised to see Sasuke dressed in a white tank top and black boxer shorts curled up into a little ball on her black couch, looking absolutely exhausted.
"Sasuke?"
Sasuke turned and faced Hinata. Hinata was dressed in a white fitted T-shirt, sleeveless light blue hoodie, jean shorts, white thigh high socks and light blue-sneakers.
"Hey" Sasuke managed to greet, despite the intense pain she was feeling in her abdomen.
"Looks like the first day is really hard for you" Hinata commented.
"The cramps are really bad…"
Hinata went over and knelt down in front of Sasuke, "Have you tried painkillers?"
"Painkillers? They can help?"
"They sure do!"
Hinata then took a small bow from her knapsack and showed it to Sasuke who was slowly starting to sit up on the couch.
"This is Panadol Menstrual. It's a great pain killer for us girls when we have our periods. Want me to get ready some water for you so you can try?"
"Okay, I guess…"
Hinata nodded and went to the kitchen. When she came back, she had a glass of water in hand. She passed it to Sasuke and sat down next to her. Sasuke followed Hinata's careful instructions and gulped down the water together with one of the pills.
"Wow, it doesn't hurt as bad anymore…"
Hinata smiled and took something else from her bag.
"And this is an electrical heating pad. It heats up really quickly and comes with three heat settings so that you can choose between low, medium or high heat. Use this in between the painkillers and your cramps will get better in no time!"
Once Hinata had finished her explanation, she helped Sasuke with her heating pad.
Sasuke, now lying down on the couch again, let out a relived sigh, "Ah, this feels good."
Hinata smiled, "Just glad that you're feeling better Sasuke."
"Thanks for coming here and helping me like this."
"It's not a problem Sasuke, really."
"Among all the others, I feel like I can really get along with you, I don't know why though."
"I kind of have that effect on people."
"Mmm, hey Hinata have we met before when we were young?"
"Sorry?" Hinata asked, not hearing the question.
"Have we ever met before?" Sasuke repeated.
Hinata's eyes widened, is she actually starting to remember?
"Hinata?" Sasuke asked, concerned.
"Why do you ask?"
"It's just that, there's something so familiar about you. I feel, I don't know comfortable? Safe? When I'm around you?"
Hinata wasn't sure what to say until she saw the clock, "Oh I'm sorry Sasuke! I need to go, Tsunade-sama wants me at her office soon."
"Oh, sorry for keeping you."
"It's okay, hope your cramps get better Sasuke!"
"Thanks, bye Hinata."
"Bye Sasuke!"
And with that, she left.
Later in Tsunade's office…
"You want me to what?" Hinata asked again in disbelief.
"The council requests for the Jigoku Tenshi to train Sasuke in helping her on becoming stronger so she can beat Uchiha Itachi."
"You cannot be serious…"
"I'm afraid I am."
"Me? Teach Sasuke?"
"Look I know that you and the Uchiha brothers go way back and-"
She couldn't finish because she had to duck when a kunai came flying at her and caught it between her two fingers just in time.
"How the hell did you know that?" Hinata asked her voice low and dangerous.
"The elders told me about it" the blonde woman calmly answered.
Hinata swore but Tsunade was unfazed.
"Sasuke, she really doesn't remember you?"
"Apparently she's somehow starting to remember. I'm guessing it's because I've been spending time with her."
Tsunade smiled a small smile, "It's nice isn't it? Being with her again?"
"Don't change the subject here, why does my connection with THEM made the council choose me?" Hinata asked, her voice dripping with anger.
The blonde haired woman sighed, "Because you had Itachi as a sensei. You have experience when it comes to dealing with Sharingan."
"So does Kakashi" Hinata pointed out.
"But you are both female and you can help her with adjusting to her new body when fighting. Also, you are the most powerful kuniochi we have here in Konoha. The council insists that you to be her trainer."
"No, forget it."
"This isn't a request, this is an order."
"I said no, you bloody old hag!"
Tsunade stood up from her chair, enraged, "HINATA! YOU WILL FUCKING DO AS I SAY!"
"YOU CAN'T MAKE ME YOU OLD HAG!" Hinata screamed back.
Suddenly, Tsunade smirked, "You know what? I get it."
"What?"
"Your feelings for those two. They'll get in the way, won't they? Sasuke, who you once called a great friend and Itachi, who was your-"
"SHUT UP! DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK HIS NAME IN FRONT OF ME!"
"Was your fiancée." Tsunade finished.
Hinata glared at her superior, "Look here, the only reason why I refuse to train Sasuke is because I want to kill Itachi. He had hurt me and I want to make sure he gets what he deserves."
Tsunade was shocked to see so much revenge in Hinata's eyes.
"You really loved him…"
Hinata closed her eyes, her face scrunched in pain, "Yes, I did."
Immediately, Tsunade felt sorry for the girl, "Hinata, I understand that you're hurt but Sasuke was hurt a thousand times more. Surely, she deserves the chance to kill the man who massacred her whole clan?"
Hinata sighed, "If I still refuse, what will you do?"
"The council is prepared to pay you a triple S rank salary if you do this."
Hinata's eyes widened, "A triple S rank salary?"
"Yes"
"Why?"
"Because they insist that you are the best to train Sasuke."
Hinata sighed, "Alright, fine."
At least I'm earning pay...
And a triple S rank salary does have a lot of zeros...
Tsunade smiled and dismissed her, satisfied.
Once Hinata was outside, silent tears flowed down her face, remembering Tsunade's words about how she suspected that her feelings for Sasuke & Itachi were still going strong.
God...even thinking about that weasel was bringing back memories!
Why...why did she have to say his name?
The next day, Kakashi was taking Sasuke and Naruto to eat when someone was heard calling Naruto's name.
"NARUTO!"
Naruto turned and his eyes widened, "Sai?"
Kakashi frowned, "Naruto who is he?"
Naruto didn't answer because Sai was already in front of him and panting.
"Sai, what's wrong?"
"Hime…weasel…alcohol…"
Naruto's eyes widened, understanding immediately.
"Sorry Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke. I've got to go."
Sasuke deadpanned, "But Naruto-"
"Sai, call out of one your animals."
Sai nodded & took out a scoll from his knapsack. He placed it on the ground and drew what seemed to be a bird with an ink brush. When he was finished, the bird left the paper and grew into life-size, surprising Sasuke and Kakashi greatly. Naruto unfazed, jumped onto bird's back with Sai.
"Let's go" Naruto ordered.
The bird, understanding the command, flapped it's wings and flew high into the sky.
"To Hinata's house!" Sai directed it.
The bird nodded and took off whilst Sasuke and Kakashi stood there, completely shocked by the whole ordeal.
Outside of Hinata's house, Naruto was frustrated to see that Hinata had sealed all her windows shut. On the way to her house, Sai had told him that he had overheard the elders taking about Hinata's meeting with Tsunade the day before and this morning, a convenience store downstairs had recently had his entire alcohol stock taken but with money on the counter to pay for it.
Nauto sighed, to unseal this, he was going to need a whole lot of chakra...
Naruto took a deep breath and started performing the necessary handsigns. He slammed his hand on the window and shouted, "Kai!"
The door swung opened and the two boys jumped inside whilst the bird they had rode on turned back to ink. Sai noticed that Naruto stumbled a bit on the landing.
"You alright Naruto?"
"I'm fine, Hinata just had to use as seal that would have taken 3/4 of my chakra to unseal it huh?"
But Sai didn't answer as his nose was busy wrinkling in distaste as he had noticed that the place was a total trash pit! Liquor bottles were everywhere and Hinata was sprawled on the floor with her hair in a mess and her breath reeking of alcohol right in front of them.
"Sai, get me some ice. We'll keep it on her head to cool her down."
Sai nodded and hurried off whilst Naruto picked up Hinata and carried her to her bedroom. Once he laid her down on her bed, he stroked her face with his fingers and stopped when he realized that her cheeks were wet.
She was crying too?
"I got the ice."
Naruto nodded and took the ice pack from him and out it on Hinata's head. Immediately, Hinata winced. Her eyes fluttered open and in a flash, she jumped out of the bed and ran into the bathroom to puke her guts out. She vomitted all over toilet, and couldn't stop. Tears flowed down her face from the acid in her throat.
Shit, why the hell did I buy and drink all that alcohol for?
Oh yeah, to screw my pained heart and try to forget the cruel shitty world that I live in...
My life is so bloody fucked up...
Flashback
Hinata promptly lay down on the floor, opened the whisky bottle in her hand, brought the liquor to her mouth and took a large swig of it in one gulp. Her throat burned from the alcohol, but she sucked it up and wiped her mouth clean.
"Itachi, even after all these years, the memories of you and Sasuke still haunts me. I really do despise you Uchiha bastards." Hinata stated, before taking another swig from the bottle.
End of Flashback
"The weasel huh?"
Hinata turned and glared at Naruto who was watching her from the doorway, "Shut it..."
"You 13 remember? You shouldn't even be-"
Naruto was interrupted in mid-scolding by Hinata who slammed the bathrooom door loudly in his face and locking it.
"She's really gone off the deep end huh?" Sai asked as he stood next to him.
"Shut up Sai"
Sai sighed, "Look, she can't keep doing this everytime somebody mentions Itachi to her."
"You think I don't know that? I've tried okay? But I can't! She's too bloody stubborn!"
"And just how can she drink that much anyway?" Sai asked, remembering all those bottles that was scattered over the floor in the living room.
"As a medic, her body has been trained to metabolize poisons quickly" Naruto explained.
"So she needs a lot to get buzzed," Sai realized, getting it.
Naruto nodded. "Why do you think that Tsunade drinks so much?"
"Alcoholic," Sai answered instantly.
Naruto sweatdropped, "Well, there is that...okay, let me rephrase, why do you think Tusnade can drink so much and still stay sober?"
Sai paused at that.
"Makes sense," Naruto heard him murmur.
Naruto sighed, could he ever help Hinata?
Inside the bathroom, Hinata was having her own internal conflict. She leaned against the door, her eyes casted down at the floor. Her hands were tightly balled into fists, the skin spread tightly across her snow white knuckles. Her bottom lip was harshly bitten between her teeth, so harshly that she swore she could taste blood. She was caught up in trying to keep everything in, so caught up in it that she barely noticed the feeling of something rolling down her cheek. When she saw a drop of water fall to the floor, she quickly raised her hand to her face, wiping it away.
Hinata glanced over at the mirror, looking at her own reflection in it. Her eyes slightly red, small signs of tear tracks visible on her face, and her bottom lip looking abused after biting it so hard.
Itachi, I seriously fucking you. I hope that with my teachings, Sasuke can successfully kill you and send you to hell where you can rot for breaking my heart you son of a bitch weasel.
Hime: Hmm, it seems that Tenshi Yami- Angel of Darkness likes seeing Naruto as a chick magnet.
Sasuke: Tch, I have more fan girls than the dobe.
Hime: All who are so bloody desperate and shallow...
Hinata: Why am I an alcoholic?
Hime: The idea just popped into my mind. Nice huh?
Hinata: I'm 13!
Hime: So?
Sasuke: *sweatdrop* Weirdo non fan-girl...
Hime: Please review!