Hey, it's time for my next one shot idea, please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto™ just the plot of this one shot. Takes place after Tsunade is announced Hokage.
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- (Line Break) –
Hinata had to admit it that she loved all living beings. She always since the first day she was outside and saw a man walking happily walking with his dog. She wanted to be that happy like the man and vowed to find a loving animal to be by her side. Hinata couldn't explain why she was so into animals, and a lot of her friends would try to guess her favorite; but the problem was that she couldn't pick one she liked more then the other. Sakura loved cats, Ino was a fan of cuddly wild animals, and TenTen just loved animals that could fly, but couldn't stand doves. Temari refused to admit she had a favorite animal and Ino would joke that Temari had a thing for deer. Temari then would death threaten Ino and Hinata would have to break up the fight.
Hinata liked cats; she liked cuddly creatures, and even hostile ones. She tried to pick one she liked more, but it was hard. Sakura and Ino would tease that she liked foxes and dogs, which Hinata did, but then again she also liked whatever animal Shukaku was suppose to be. Hinata had walked up to ask Gaara once what animal Shukaku was, but for some reason he walked off before she could get near him and his cheeks were a dark red. Temari told her that her brother had been thinking about her since the chunin exams; Hinata then fainted right after hearing Temari say that.
Sure Hinata wouldn't brag, but she had a bit more curve to her then most girls her age. Sakura and Ino were shocked at the site of the shy Hyuga when she was bought a more fitting beige jacket. It hugged her in all the right places, but it looked exactly like the old one. Even TenTen was a bit upset that the young girl was bigger then her, and Temari just laughed at their stunned faces. Hinata hated showing it off, but her father was the one to get her the jacket; since her old one was ruined in training. Hinata looked at it as a sigh of kindness; he went out of his way to get her a jacket, when she could have gotten it herself. Though, when Hiashi saw his daughter walking out of the compound he did a double take and was greatly surprised. That's when he gave Neji the responsibility of watching over Hinata.
Ever since his lost to Naruto in the Chunin exams, Neji had become a whole lot nicer especially when it came to Hinata. He suddenly felt bad for being the one to always look down on his younger cousin, the same cousin who still looked up to him and use to play with him all the time when they were younger. She wasn't even mad at him for what he done and it only made him feel worse. And when she had come out of the hospital, she went up to him and apologized for not being a better cousin and for being the one who got his father killed. After Neji heard the story about his own father's death, he told Hinata the truth about what happened; he didn't want her to blame herself anymore. He began to train Hinata and would accompany her on trips to the market. Hinata enjoyed spending time with him and was glad that he had forgiven her.
Her team on the other hand liked it better when Neji wouldn't hang around so much. Neji was always their, watching as they trained and would even stop them in the middle to tell them what they were doing wrong. Kurenai liked the fact that the Hyuga took time out of his training to help them, until his own team began to train with them and then Gai would not leave the dark haired sensei alone. Kiba hated it and wished they all leave them alone. Not only was Neji always a jerk to Kiba but Shino would willingly mess up so that Neji would stop and show him how to 'do it right' which lead to the dog lover to getting beat up.
Hinata loved how everything turned out after the failed attempt of the chunin exams but she was still hung up about the whole Sasuke Uchiha business going on. He was more distant then ever and team seven wasn't the same since then. Hinata thought they were a great team, and had been able to compare them to animals. She saw their sensei as almost an older dog, and dogs were also Kakashi's summons. Sakura was like a cunning feline; she wasn't the strongest of her team but she did have the brains and swiftness that neither of her teammates did. Naruto, of course, was a fox. No one could argue with her on that, and he was just as playful as one, but, we he needed to, he could be serious as well. And then there was Sasuke, he was the lone wolf that would not accept being in a pack again.
She then thought about team ten, they were a nice team with a great sensei. Hinata saw Asuma as a Hawk, wise and all knowing. She was sure that Ino did not remind her of a boar, Hinata saw Ino as a sneaky coyote that could easily deceive people into doing their bidding. Shikamaru was obviously a deer; he was smart and had a habit of always calculating a plan first, and then going into action. Sometimes he could take action first and that's what made deer so deadly; you never knew what was coming until it was too late to react. Choji was like a deadly bear, but had a soft spot for things; sure, bears could easily kill with a swing of their paw, but yet they could very caring and lovable.
Then, when it came to her cousin's team, she was sure that Gai and Lee were turtles. Sure they didn't seem like slow moving beings but what they did have in common was that they both were able to hang on to their youth for so long. TenTen was a fierce tiger that always was on the offence and had her prey fearing for their lives. When it came to Neji, she had to think; it would be easy to say that he was bird, which was true, but Hinata saw him as more of an eagle. He was always watching us and could see all that happened around him.
The Suna team was a bit more complicated then Hinata thought, it took her a whole night to figure this one out. The first was Kankuro, which was about the hardest thing she had to guess, but she had come to the conclusion that Kankuro was, like Sakura, a cat; but more of a cunning street cat that had been able to control others with just a few words. Hinata wasn't sure if she got it right, but figured it would have to wait. Temari was another hard one, but Hinata came to the decision that Temari was a phoenix, a great fire bird that controls the skies and was reborn in its own ashes; the bird would never die and like Temari, give up in a fight. Gaara wasn't as hard as Hinata thought it would be, but he was a raccoon. He was sneaky and a thing not to be taken lightly, they could be very mean.
Then there was her own team, Kurenai was a loving Cheetah; she was quick and every move was for the kill, but then she could be a loving mother that took care of their young. Kiba was like Sasuke, a wolf, but instead he was part of the pack and loyal to it. He looked after everyone and did what was good for his teammates not just himself. Hinata didn't want to think of Shino as some kind of insect, but more of a spider. In her defense, spiders weren't insects, so she thought it better that he was a spider, a trap maker. She didn't think of an animal for herself, she wanted to concentrate on the others first before herself.
Hinata took it upon herself to put others before herself and tried to make others happy first. She didn't see why it was so bad to make everyone happy; but the others always told her to be careful around other people. She knew that some people were bad, but it didn't mean that they didn't have any good in them. Hinata believed that no one was born to be a bad person, but she did believe that people could be influenced and brought into evil. They could be easily brought back to good as well. Hinata wanted to find all the good in people; for them to trust in her, and she could do that, with the help of an animal.
- (Line Break) –
Hinata knew that Sasuke Uchiha barley even knew who she was let alone feel like talking to her. Hinata had to though, all she wanted was to let him though that he wasn't alone in the world; there were others like him and she had to show him. She walked the forest path looking back at her guest as he walked by her side; she didn't know how she did it but she was able to get him to follow her. She slowly approached team seven's regular training ground and smiled when she saw the four members sitting around eating a quick lunch and engaging in small talk. She cautiously walked out into the clearing, motioning for her guest to stay back.
"H-hello T-Team S-seven," she walked out with a smile and waved lightly.
"Miss Hyuga," Kakashi smiled from behind his mask and looked at her from his spot under the shade. "What brings you to our training area?"
"Ah-," she was about to explain herself until Sakura pointed and screamed at the wolf that came out and walked over to the group. Naruto began to freak out and tried to protect Sakura, who had climbed up a tree, but Sasuke had pulled out a kunai and was ready to attack the wolf. "N-No U-Uchiha-s-san, "Hinata stood before him with a light smile, "d-don't h-hurt O-Ookami-kun (wolf)." He stood strait and looked at her as if she was crazy. Hinata smiled and motioned for the wolf to come forward, "I- I br-brought him t-to meet y-you Uchiha-s-san."
"What," he asked and starred at the wolf. The wolf was all black and had white on his belly and chest, at the tip of his tail, and on his paws. He stood with an air of power and had dark eyes that would scare anyone else out of their wits, but not the Sasuke Uchiha.
"W-well he r-reminded m-me…..o-of you," she blushed and looked away kneeling down next to the wolf that still stood tall before Sasuke. She smiled lightly and looked back at the wolf. "O-Ookami-k-kun is a lone w-wolf that r-refuses t-to be p-part o-of a pack. H-he use t-too; b-but i-I guess i-it didn't wo-work out." She began to pet his fur, but the wolf only glanced at her in a slight shock. "I-I found h-him a-a while b-back and h-he n-nearly attacked m-me. I-I was a-able to g-gain h-his trust, b-but o-only slightly," she smiled as the wolf sat down and let her pet him, and stroke his fur. "I-I thought o-of you. Y-you c-can be c-cold, a-and me-mean to others, b-but I-I know th-that I-I could g-gain y-your t-trust." Hinata looked back up at him and stood up, standing before him with a new confidence. "I-It takes l-long to g-gain th-that tr-trust, b-but I-I will," she slowly reached out, but Sasuke quickly avoided her attempt to touch him. Hinata just giggled and moved her arm back to her side, "I-I h-hope th-that one day U-Uchiha-san, y-you and I-I c-could b-be fri-friends." Hinata was about to turned around, but the wolf just smirked and tripped her; she lightly fell back on her bottom with a slightly shocked face.
Sasuke just looked at the Hyuga with slight curiosity; he never knew that she would be so…bold. Over the years, he had known that everyone tried to get through to him. His fans wanted to heal him and to change him to be a better person; the elders of the village looked at him with pity and tried to make him feel better. Sasuke hated it though, he didn't want pity and he surely didn't want people thinking they could change him to be a better person, but what Hinata did, was…..refreshing. She had no intention of pitting him and wanting to change his character and trying to make him 'a better person.' All she wanted was his trust, and it made him happy. Hinata knew what had happened to him and didn't try to tell him she understood what it was like, since no one did, no one could understand the pain he went through, but what she did offer was a chance for him to befriend her, not the other way around. He was so use of everyone trying to make him their friend, but she was willing to wait for him to trust her. Sasuke couldn't help but let his lips curve slightly upward.
Kakashi was happy for his cold and stoic student and he was glad that there was someone out there like Hinata, not pushing and demanding like others. He was surprised at her boldness, he had heard from everyone that the Hyuga heiress was shy, quiet, and kept to herself. He smirked when he saw Sasuke smile at Hinata as she scolded the wolf for tripping her. Sakura and Naruto gapped at the sight, seeing Hinata talking so much and to Sasuke, the most distant person the two had ever met. Sakura couldn't help but feel a bit jealous, but Hinata was able to bring out that smile that she always knew Sasuke had, and Naruto was going to hound Sasuke about this for the rest of his life.
"Ookami-kun," Hinata pouted at the wolf that had sat there with an innocent look on his face, "th-that wa-was m-mean a-and u-uncalled f-for-," she stopped as the wolf licked her face, just to shut her up. Sasuke couldn't help but blush at the cuteness of it all, and couldn't help but get a tad jealous of the wolf. Hinata just giggled and tried to push the wolf away, "st-stop i-it *giggle*" The wolf only rolled his eyes and was about to back down, until he saw that the Uchiha was glaring at him. He decided to push the boy's buttons a bit more. The wolf nuzzled into her neck and lied on top on her in a possessive way and looked back at Sasuke with a gleam in his eyes. "W-what are y-you doing O-Ookami-kun?" Hinata propped herself up on her forearms and looked at him. He just looked back at her and just licked her face again.
"I think he's trying to get Sasuke jealous," Kakashi mused with a smirk. "I flower like yourself is hard to find," Hinata blushed and looked away, "and it seems that Ookami doesn't want to share." Sasuke just glared at his sensei and then looked back at the wolf. The wolf gave hi ma look that was just daring Sasuke to try and take her. So he did just that, with a swift movement he kicked the wolf on and pulled Hinata to her feet; but he didn't take into consideration that she was so light. Hinata slammed into his chest and Sasuke blushed at the feeling of her chest against his own. Hinata looked up at him, as he still held her hand and a light blush and wide eyes; Sasuke just looked away a blush on his own cheeks.
Hinata then looked over to her dear wolf friend, "O-Ookami-kun!" she forgot about the Uchiha and ran over to the wolf that lied on his side, whimpering slightly. "A-ah, are y-you alright?" she began to check his side, feeling for broken ribs; the wolf just whimpered more then smirked at Sasuke. He had won, obviously. Sasuke nearly fell back in shock and glared at the wolf. Sakura and Naruto couldn't' help but snicker at his lost to the animal. He glared back at them but they kept on laughing at him, and even Kakashi got a chuckle out of it. He didn't know why he had made a fool of him self, but he refused to lose to a wolf that was supposed to remind Hinata of him. Hinata smiled as she finished wrapping the wolfs side and stood up along with him, "Th-than ky-you for l-listening U-Uchiha-s-san." She waved as she walked away with the wolf, "h-have a-a nice t-time with th-the rest o-of y-your tr-training."
"Way to look like an idiot Sasuke," Naruto nudged his side and smiled brightly. Sasuke just roughly pushed him aside and demanded they get back to training. Through out practice he couldn't help but think back to what Hinata had said to him and get distracted by the thought of her. Sasuke couldn't help but admit that she was horribly cute and much too innocent and naïve for a shinobi to be. And he couldn't stop thinking about the shy Hyuga; even as he left the village.
- (Line Break) –
Hinata felt awful, as she sat beside Neji's side and waited for him to wake. She had arrived at the hospital as soon as she could and went strait to visit Kiba, who was the only one, beside Shikamaru, who was not in critical care. Hinata smiled when she saw that he was alive and well and left something for him and Akamaru to use to heal their cuts and bruises. She left a flower for Naruto and gave Ino a flower to set beside Choji's bed and told Shikamaru that he did the best that he could. Hinata even thanked the sand siblings for all their help, without them, her friends might have not made it. She was happy to see that they were okay and then went strait to Neji's room.
She believed there was good in everyone, and she knew that it was there in Sasuke Uchiha, but she just had trouble seeing it. Hinata didn't want to believe that he was bad, but the thought of what he did to them, to her friends made her question her beliefs. She wanted him to trust in her but he had run off too quickly for her to even try again. Hinata had seen him that morning and walked with him through the village, he would usually object to such a thing and ignore her, but had acknowledged her presences and they made very small talk; the rest of the time was spent in a comforting silence. Right before he was going to depart to his home, the Uchiha compound Hinata had grabbed his shirt. He flinched, and it was very noticeable and when she noticed Hinata quickly let go and apologized. He didn't say anything and just continued walking. Hinata smiled lightly, he didn't trust her still, but it was an improvement from not letting her touch him at all.
Hinata sat quietly, listening to the deeps of the machines that surrounded Neji. Shizune said he was alright and stable, but they wanted to be extra sure. She looked down at her side and saw that the wolf was at her feet sleeping. Ever since she had brought the wolf to see Sasuke, the wolf refused to leave her side and she began to train with him, like how Kiba trained with Akamaru. Hinata had named the wolf, Mizu, for the fact that he loved to be in the water. She was also able to concentrate enough chakra to her feet that she could hold herself and Mizu up on the water. He caught on quick to the use of chakra and through a few tests, became an official shinobi pet that could be put with Hinata on missions. She had put a seal on his collar that allowed her to summon him to her side no matter where he was.
"Hinata," she looked up to see Hiashi standing in the door way, "we must be getting home. You have no need for being here; once he wakes you can visit again." He stood strait and motioned for her to follow, "you have training to get to anyway." Hinata nodded and decided to leave Mizu there; once he woke he would know how to find her. She quietly walked behind her father, not looking up at anything. Hiashi glanced down at her, "Keep your head up," he said looking back ahead, "a Hyuga walks with their heads high." Hinata looked up ahead and glanced up at him for approval; she smiled lightly when he gave a curt nod and they walked home.
Hinata didn't know if she could sleep, Sasuke had left without a word and it had only been a day or two ago that she was able to touch him. She looked out her bedroom window and smiled up at the moon. "It w-will take long, "she said to herself, "b-but w-we mi-might s-still be a-able to b-be fr-friends Uchiha-san."
- (Line Break) –
Three years later
Hinata walked down the road a smile on her lips and a basket in hand. She had finished with her training for the day and decided to have a small picnic at the top of a small hill that she loved so much. She had grown, a lot over the years; her hair had reached her lower back and she had changed the way she looked. She wore a light lavender jacket and blue pants with summer style sandals to match. He head band was still around her neck and by her side was Mizu. He had grown and came up to Hinata's hips in size. He had beaten up a lot when it came to missions and he had a scar over his left eye, luckily he wasn't blinded. He happily got along with Akamaru, since Akamaru could easily take down the small wolf. Hinata watched as the others grew up as well and was happy to see that Naruto had come back form training, stronger then ever.
She smiled as she reached the top of the hill and sat down, setting the basket down at her side and she removed her jacket. She lied back on the grass, in her fishnet shirt and smiled as the sun hit her pale skinned body. Hinata loved being outside and Mizu lied next to her content with the relaxation. Hinata looked up at the sky and watched as clouds floated and blocked out the light of the sun; Hinata knew that her lazy companion would be watching the clouds right now as well. She was happy; until she heard Mizu let out a low growl and get up on all fours.
Hinata sat up and looked to where Mizu was glaring at, but she didn't see anything nor did she hear anything. But Mizu never would get worked up unless there was danger. Hinata slowly stood to her feet and reached to her kunai holster, but a kunai flew by and scratched her hand. Her head jolted up and she went wide eyed at the man before her, the one that had left without a word; the one she strived to find the good in.
Sasuke Uchiha.
He had gotten taller and looked much more built then she last remembered. Hinata gasped at the sight of him the Akatsuki garb, he had been brought to the wrong side of the fight and she began to doubt herself even more then the day she was sitting beside her broken down cousin in the hospital. Hinata slowly moved her hand away form the holster and slowly stood to her feet. She still couldn't believe he had come back, and it seemed that no one had noticed yet. She looked down at Mizu, who, like her, was shocked to see the boy. "G-go warn th-the others," she said softly looking back at Sasuke, who had disappeared form her site. She spun around looking for him, and when she heard a yelp from Mizu, she turned and stood face to face with him; Mizu was lying on his side, whimpering in pain. "M-Mizu-" but she couldn't go to him, he blocked her path and Hinata got a better look at him. His Sharigan was active and Hinata quickly looked down at his chest; she couldn't get caught in an illusion.
"You still have that stupid wolf," Hinata heard his voice and couldn't help but blush. It was smooth and deep, a voice that could make any girl melt on the spot. But, he had hurt Mizu, she had to keep focus. "Look at me Hyuga," Hinata didn't dare look up, until his hand grabbed her chin and made her look up. White eyes met black ones. His eyes were cold and they scared her. Hinata shrunk back and without a second thought she swung her leg and tried to kick his side, but he blocked it and pushed her back. She lost her balance and fell back on her bottom, "You haven't even changed, not one bit." Hinata got back to her feet and watched as he was about to walk away; unknown to Hinata, she reached her arm out, and grabbed his shirt.
He didn't flinch.
Hinata couldn't help but smile, after all these years after hearing about that he was a traitor and had left everything behind in Konoha, he had not forgotten about her pact. Hinata felt the fabric of the Akatsuki cloak and grabbed it with both and hands, and moved slightly closer to his chest. Sasuke didn't move an inch and just let her get close to him, and grab his clothes. Any one else and he would have caught off their hand, but Hinata wasn't like everyone else. She had proven to be different, and had wanted nothing but his trust and friendship; even in the time he had left the village and trained with Orochimaru he had thought back to what she had said. He had thought about it each day, and that is way, now, he wanted to see her again. He wanted to know if the promise she made was still true, was she still trying, or had she given up after he was declared a traitor.
Hinata was so close to him, that she could kill him if she wanted to; Hinata could hit his vital spot and make his body limp and useless, then drag him back to the village and be claimed a hero for capturing the traitor. Hinata didn't know what to do, Naruto and Sakura have been dieing to see him and drag him back; but why did he come to see her, she meant less then nothing to him, and she barley thought about him anymore. She didn't forget, but she knew it would be awhile until she could start back on her 'gain-Sasuke's-trust-and-friendship' mission. She just looked at his chest and did the only thing that came to her mind; she wrapped her arms around his middle.
Hinata Hyuga, heiress to the Hyuga clan, hugged Sasuke Uchiha, traitor to Konoha and nation wide s-class criminal.
They just stayed like that; Hinata held him tight and had her head against his chest. She smiled and blushed, she could hear his heart beat, reminding her that he was good, it was in there; it was just in there very deep and it would be very hard to bring back out. Hinata had done it, he had trusted her enough to let her touch him, and hold him none the less. He didn't know why he let her hold him; she could have killed him just as easy…well maybe not that easy, since he would not have gone down without a fight. But now, could she trust him? Sasuke could kill her at the moment and she wouldn't be able to move quick enough to stop him….but he didn't. He didn't know what force in his body made him do it, but he slowly wrapped his arms around her small frame and just held her as tight as he could without crushing her.
"I-I did it U-Uchiha-san," she smiled.
"Hm," he smirked lightly, "I guess so, but," he said with his smirk disappearing, "I can't stay, I have to leave."
"I-I know," she said softly loosening her grip and smiling at him, "a-and I'll b-be sure t-to vi-visit you i-in the ho-hospital wh-when N-Naruto-k-kun brings y-you b-back." She let go of him. She blushed at his smirk and he got very close to her face; she could fell his hot breath on her lips.
"We'll see about that."
- (End) –
Okay I know this was a weird story, but I had one idea for it and then it changed to another so that's why the chapter is called 'Untitled'. But I still hope you enjoyed the little story and if you have a request go ahead and leave it in the review or you can PM me, either way I'll try to get them all, and I apologize in advance if anyone has to wait for their request.
This came to me when I was re-reading my first one-short.
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