Chapter 6
"Who's Sakura?" Naruto asks. He looks back the way we came, looking for anyone that might be following us.
"Sakura," I try to swallow, my throat dry. Bile rises from the back of my throat. "Sakura is a girl I used to go to school with. She, she walked into the café while you were paying the bill." My voice cracks and I can't say anything else. I bury my face in Naruto's shirt and let my tears fall silently and soak into the cloth. He holds me wordlessly, waiting till I pull back and dry my eyes.
"What does she have to do with anything thought?" he questions gently as he wipes away a stray tear with the pad of his thumb. I take a deep breath, and another to calm myself before I speak.
"When she passed by she said 'Kami knows.'" The tears flow again, but this time I put my head between my knees and try to control my labored breathing. "Do you know what that means Naruto? It means she knows, she knows everything," my words are muffled but I know he hears what I say because he starts cursing under his breathe.
"Come on," he puts his palm on my back. "We have to get moving," he helps me stand and threads my arms through his and we make our way back to our hotel. I don't bother wiping away my tears this time because more fall making my cheeks red and blotchy. I take in another shaky breathe and let Naruto lead me to the room. When we get there he starts packing his bag pacing the room making sure there wasn't anything left behind. I follow his example but at a much slower pace. I know that I should be moving faster, but I can't seem to make myself. They know where we are, so why try?
"Hinata," Naruto calls from the door, "are you ready to go?" I nod wordlessly and pick up my backpack by the strap and swing it over my shoulder. I walk through the door past him and to his car. I open the passenger side door, through my back over the headrest to the back and climb in shutting the door behind me- shutting the world out.
Naruto climbs into the seat next to mine after throwing his bag in the trunk. He looks over at me, then down at his lap. I watch from the corner of my eye as he opens his mouth to say something before closing it again and starting the engine. We drive in silence until the town is no more than a spec in the review mirror. "Hinata, I have to," Naruto pauses before starting again. "I have to tell you something. The reason why Kiba is after us." His grip on the steering wheel tightens and his eyes dart from me to the road.
"Why are they after us Naruto?" I fight to keep my voice calm and level.
"I made a deal with Pein."