Okay this is the one that is a continuance of the very first one shot that I had wrote and I hope that you enjoy it ^^
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto™
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It was a happy night, the night before the well-known holiday of Easter when the kids were allowed to look around the village and fields in search of the ever elusive eggs that hide candy and coins. This was also a day were everyone that saw a rabbit went for it as to play with them and enjoy the holiday a bit more. Though in the village one family was a bit sadden at the thought of rabbits and eggs, since their favorite rabbit was no longer with them or her animal companion.
And as the moon was high in the sky, reflecting its soft light onto the forest, a figure walked through the field that was well hidden in the forest. The grass was tall and swayed in the light breeze of the night and it bent back as the figure walked through the grass and then bounded back to its original position. The figure pulled down their hood and revealed a young looking woman with long blonde hair pulled back in two pigtails that lied flat against her back. Under her cloak she looked to be wearing an elegant gown that was as green as the grass she walked through, and her cloak was a pure white that shined in the moonlight. Her heeled feet stopped before a spot in the field, the only spot that had lavender Lilly flowers growing in its spot with a rock used as what looked like a head stone. She bent kneeled down before the spot and read the words that had been written on the rock with a calligraphy pen in soft delicate strokes 'Rabbit-chan'. She ran her hands over the petals and then she let her hand fall to the dirt under it and felt that the young spirit of an animal had been buried there. She was no angle but even she knew that Kami wouldn't want such a young spirit to be forced not to live anymore. A dainty hand reached back into the cloak and pulled out an average egg; she smiled lightly and pulled out a paint brush and a bottle of ink. With long strokes the egg was written with the kenji of 'reborn' and then she placed it right behind the rock/ head stone and then got back to her feet.
"Happy Easter Rabbit-chan," she spoke lightly and then continued to walk through the tall grass. She then disappeared into the forest.
The Forest was silenced once more.
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As the sun rose over the horizon, a black wolf was walking out of his den and stretching out from a long night of sleep. He shook his head and his ears pulled back as the morning's sounds flooded around him and forced him to wake up. He slowly walked into the forest in search of a quick meal and then would be on his way to his favorite spot in the forest since it was the only place that had his friend. Not only that, but it was also the only place that the Cat and the Fox avoided and that was just a plus for him; he almost smirked at the thought of not having to deal with the two, but it was also sad to see that they had moved on and he was almost still stuck in the past. He did not want to forget the only thing that made him open up, but he had a life to get on with and he couldn't do that sitting at her grave. The Wolf just pushed the thoughts out of his head and then went on to hunt and kill something so that he could take out some anger on it.
After a nutritious meal of about two raccoons the Wolf made his way to the field with his head high and a calm look on his features. But as he approached his spot in the field he was very surprised to something that even made him stop in his tracks and blink a bit. The Wolf's sharp eyes came upon a very large egg, and he meant large. This egg left a shadow over the graved site of his friend and it was brightly decorated like it was meant for the holiday. The Wolf was well aware of the holiday the humans call Easter and it was annoying to him; they came into this field and left behind fake eggs filled with who knows what and then the children humans came and looked for these eggs that weren't even that well hidden. The large egg before him was that of a midnight blue color with a lavender colored design that it reminded him of his lost friend and he approached the egg a bit more. He was no coward, so he gave the egg a sniff but then he did jump back as whatever was inside the egg moved. He looked around and was very glad that no one was there to see that since it was not his greatest moment. He was sure that something big was in that egg and it was either a foe….no it was just a foe since he had only one friend and she had passed. The egg began to shake and move about until something finally began to crack the egg and open it up. The Wolf just sat there and watched with a tilted head since he wanted to know what was in there.
The top of the egg came off and a blotch of midnight blue hair poked out from the top. As about another minute passed, the egg broke apart and what tumbled out was not what the Wolf had expected. There lied something with long pale legs and thin arms. Long midnight blue hair covered what would have been an exposed body and as the image registered to the Wolf, it was a human that lied on the ground. Said human got up, only to wobble with uncertainty and then fall back on their bottom like an elephant. The Wolf spotted a very feminine face with very familiar large lavender eyes that blinked. Her nose gave a twitch and end they lifted their arms up as wide eyes starred at hands; she looked unbelievable surprised at what she had seen and then she began to touch her face but when she touched her ears, she let out a loud squeak. The Wolf gave a low growl and got the female's attention but as he saw the look on her face, he was surprised to see the smile that came to her face. She tried to reach out to touch him, but he stepped back and growled louder. The female was taken back and then she looked at her new legs and did something that made the Wolf go wide eyed.
She slammed her foot against the ground in a rhythmic pattern.
Then it suddenly hit the Wolf; the midnight blue hair, the big lavender eyes, and the smile at him. This was his Bunny, the bunny that he had lost. Unknown to him he began to wag his tail; he had never been so happy and he had never thought that he would be happy again for a matter of fact. The Wolf walked over to her and lied over her new legs and just took her calming scent that he had missed so much. She smiled and leaned down and licked the top of his head, but then sat up straight and cleaned her tongue while she made a face of distaste. She touched her tongue again and noticed that it was wetter than before and a lot thicker. Not only that, but her body was very smooth except for the top of her head, so she was cold as the wind blew by. She gave her human body a look over and also noticed that there were to large things on her chest that she had seen on other humans but they put a lot of weight on her and made her lean forward a bit; she put her arms went around her body since she was freezing. She looked at the Wolf who was keeping the top of her legs warm but she couldn't sit there forever.
The Wolf felt her stare and then looked up at her to see that her teeth were chattering and she was shivering in her seat. He got up and looked over into the distance and then back at her. He gave a couple of low barks and then once Bunny nodded and then he took off into the distance. She was left there holding her new body and then a thought hit her. Most humans wore layers of cloth that covered them up, but there she was in almost nothing. It was like being a shaved animal, and they were naked. So…that meant at the moment that she was naked and she was pretty sure humans didn't walk around without a layer of clothes. She swore that she had seen some with no shirts on but they never had these large things on their chest. Her body shook with coldness once more and she pulled her legs up to her so that her knees were to his chest. She hoped that the Wolf came back soon since she missed him so much and she was very vulnerable at the moment.
The Wolf only knew of one human family that lived nearby and he had easily jumped their fence once again. He didn't know why they still bothered to put up the fence since it didn't hold anyone back. But that was beside the point right now, his Bunny was cold and in need of something to cover herself. He walked over to the clothes line and ripped off a large white bed sheet with his jaws and then tossed it over the fence. As he was about to jump over the fence, his least favorite human caught him in the act and began to yell something that he didn't care about at the moment. Sai quickly went for the blanket as the Wolf jumped the fence, "Why are you stealing my bed sheets! You're an animal," before he got hold of the blanket, the Wolf took it in his jaws again and ran off into the felid. Sai groaned, "I'll be back ma! That Wolf got some of the laundry!"
"Just leave him Sai," Kurenai stuck her head out one of the windows but Sai had already jumped over the fence and was running after the Wolf. She rolled her eyes, "Kakashi your son is chasing that wolf.
"Oh, now he's my son. Whenever he brings trouble he suddenly becomes my son."
Now as the Wolf ran through the fields with the sheet in his mouth until he came up to the newest human. He looked back and smirked at Sai who was nowhere in sight and he tossed the sheet over the new human. She smiled at him and scratched behind his ears. The Wolf leaned into her touch until he was on his side and she began to rub his belly and chest. She giggled as he began to move his foot as she scratched his chest. She was so busy petting him that she didn't see the dark haired male run up to them
"Whoa!" Sai's face turned dark red at the sight of a naked girl and he covered his eyes, "I did not see that coming." The female looked at him and felt a smile pull at her lips and she put the sheet around her body and tucked it in so that she didn't have to hold it up. She sat back and stomped her foot against the ground as hard as she could, but her new feet weren't as big or strong as her last ones. Sai looked back over at the slightly familiar sound and gave her a questioning look. "Did you just hit your foot against the ground?" She didn't know how to answer so she just did it again. "You act just like a rabbit," she smiled brightly and then looked over to her once grave site and pointed at the rock that marked who she was and pointed at it. He followed her gesture and almost began to laugh. "No," he then actually began to laugh, "th-there is no way that my rabbit was reborn as…a-as a human!" He nearly fell back laughing so hard that she began to sadden. What she did next was even a scare to her, she began to cry. She had never done it before and water rolled out of her eyes and down her cheeks as she made a noise she couldn't describe. It got hard to breath and even as she wiped the water away it kept coming. The Wolf rubbed against her and growled at Sai, who was taken back. Then Sai really thought about it; the girl had midnight blue hair and lavender eyes, check one. The Wolf stole something for her and is being friendly to her, check two. He was very suspicious on believing that the rabbit he knew was the same girl before him but he had to admit that it was convincing.
The Wolf rolled his eyes and gave the girl a bark and other dog-like noises at her and Sai was surprised to see that she understood. She nodded and then with help from the Wolf she slowly got to her feet with her arms out as trying to keep herself balanced on two small feet. She then gave Sai a goofy smile as she was able to stand on her feet without any help. The Wolf walked over to him and pushed him towards her since there was one thing the Wolf hated to admit, his human Bunny could not live in the forest and Sai was the only human they both know. Sai looked down at him like he was crazy but it seemed that the Wolf just pushed him closer and the once Bunny felt her cheeks get hot again and she looked down at her new feet not wanting to look at the male. Soon enough Sai was right in front of her and felt his face get hot at the site of the girl.
"H-how did this happen," he asked lightly. She thought for a moment and then stumbled over and picked up an egg shell that had littered the grass. "This day just gets weirder," Sai said to himself as he ran his hand through his hair and then sighed. "Okay, my mom might believe me and then dad will just have to roll with it." He looked to the girl and held out his hand, "Come on Rabbit-chan," he smiled lightly, "let's get you to my house and get you some real clothes." She nodded but as Sai noticed that walking with her was like walking with a child and there was no way they would make it to his house before noon. He sighed as he stopped again and waited for her to again get use to walking, "This is getting us nowhere," and with one swift movement Sai held the girl bridal style. She let out a squeak and put her arms around his neck and clutched to him like she was fifty feet in the air. Sai felt his cheeks get hot, "Don't give me that face." The Wolf only shook his head and followed behind them.
The female titled her head as she looked up at the dark haired male since she had no idea what was coming out of his mouth; she understand some human words like: carrot, drawing, animal, and her favorite cute. As a rabbit she had heard these words plenty of times and she loved them. Carrots were her favorite food and they were an orange color with green tops. Sai, the man holding her, did all the drawings and she hoped that she could again see the picture of herself as a small bunny. She could not believe that she was again feeling things around her, smelling the forest air, and hearing and seeing things again. At the thought of touching, she touched her hands again and felt the long fingers and then moved her hand and traced his chin with a light touch. She found it odd that the two looked so different but she then remembered that humans came in two forms and she was that other type of human. Her hair was longer than his, and her face seemed chubbier than his too. Not to mention that he had a flat chest….or did he? It's been so long since she lost saw him so maybe he was covering them up. So she –not knowing any better I might add- put her hand on his chest and squeezed. The male jumped and the Wolf couldn't help but smirk at the awkwardness of it all. He knew that his Bunny was so naïve about the world around her, but this was just too funny.
Sai's face burn red when the girl stroked his face but now she had just groped him. He nearly dropped her on the ground as she squeezed his pectorals. If he wasn't feeling so violated by this girl, he would have to admit that she had a soft touch and he had to admit…it turned him on. Sure he just met the girl, but he was only a seventeen year old that had some raging hormones at the moment. So it was not his fault, it was more kind of her fault. Sai did know that she was a curious girl since after she groped him she grabbed his shoulders, touched his neck, and ran her hands through his hair. She even pulled at his hair a bit and he scolded her to stop, then he apologized since she whimpered and looked about ready to cry again. But she got all happy again when she saw the house that had not even changed since she last saw it. As he walked into the garden and the Wolf jumped it to be a show off, she wriggled out of his grip and then stumbled over to the garden that had gotten fuller than she last remember. She kneeled down and nearly drooled at the site of the carrots and with the site of food she then felt the pain of hunger eat at her. But she would not go and defile someone's garden so she waited to be given one. The Wolf just took seat beside her and she petted him; he smirked back at Sai who only rolled his eyes at the site.
"You want something to eat?" Sai asked as he stood beside her. She nodded quickly and touched the tops of the carrots. "How about we go tell my mom and see where that takes us." She nodded and with the help of the Wolf, she stood up and held out her arms to him. He looked to her funny, "You want me to carry you?" Her cheeks went red and she nodded again and held her arms out a bit more towards him. He blushed lightly and picked her up again and this time she giggled and held onto him tighter and rubbed her cheeks against his own. Sai smirked at the Wolf growled but he was surprised since this was the first time that he met someone that was so affectionate and especially a woman at that. He walked up to the back door and kicked it open. Kurenai was about to yell at her son but then she saw the girl in his arms.
"Oh dear Lord," Kakashi looked up from working on a book shelf, "what did you do?" Kakashi then jumped as the Wolf entered the home and looked around without a care in the world, "Why is that in the house," he pointed to the Wolf and he just glared back and sat himself by the door as to not further upset the human family. Kakashi got to his feet and Kurenai stood by him and the two just starred at the two teens before them. Kakashi pinched the bridge of his nose, "What is going on?"
"I found her by Bunny-chan's grave," he said while setting the blue haired teen on her feet, "I think…" he looked at her and then back at them, "…I think this is Bunny-chan." Kakashi looked at him like he was crazy, but Kurenai just gave the girl a look over the teen. The blue haired teen only nodded at the sound of the word 'Bunny-chan' even though she was a Rabbit, but as long as they remember who she was then it was all okay. The Wolf just hoped that the humans were smart enough to see that it was true.
"I believe you."
"What?" Kakashi looked to his wife with wide eyes, "This is all insane and you know it."
"Then why would he follow," she motioned to the Wolf, "and then how do you explain the blue hair and lavender eyes," she motioned to the girl. "It all adds up that this must be the Bunny who was reborn on Easter." Kurenai smiled brightly and walked over to the girl and grabbed her shoulders, "Look how pretty she is…" she trailed off as the girl before her only blushed and smiled. "Can we keep her here Kakashi," she looked to the silver haired man who had his son by his side, "she has nowhere to go and needs a home." The two women gave the male big eyes and pleading faces and he soon caved into the cuteness of it all. Kurenai smiled brightly and she looked to her. "Oh I get to have a girl around here that I can dress up and cook with and talk too," she stood beside the girl and smirked, "but I need you out of this so I can make my boy's bed." She gave the white bed sheet a light tug and the blue haired girl looked down at herself. She got that the black haired woman wanted her sheets back since the Wolf must have taken it; she gave him a look and hit her heel against the ground a few times but the Wolf only shrugged and lied down on the wooden floors. She sighed and took off the sheets and handed it to a shocked looking Kurenai.
"Holy Shit!" Kakashi closed and covered his eyes with his hands and tried to walk out of the house; he ran into a wall first but then made it out and stumbled down the steps. Sai ran out the back door and dumped his head into the cold water of the well.
"Let's get you changed," Kurenai gave a sheepish smile as she led the blue haired girl into her room, "I've never seen my boys so flustered; nice work." The blue haired girl on smiled and then looked confused again, not understanding why the two had ran out so fast.
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Now, Kurenai sat with the newly dressed girl at the kitchen table, trying to teach her a few words that could help her along. The blue haired woman was now in a peasant style that was a red dress and a white full body apron over it. She looked cute and Kurenai put it which was one of the things that the once rabbit understood, but she knew that the dark haired woman was upset when she had refused to where 'shoes'. They didn't look comfortable and she liked feeling the earth under her feet. And while Kurenai was digging for clothes, the blue haired woman looked the newspaper that was on a wood made table, and she saw a word in big letters. Kurenai told her that it was a name of a woman that was royalty in another far off country. And the blue haired woman wanted the name.
Kurenai and the other two males of the family referred to her as Hinata.
Hinata very much liked her new name and would say it over and over again in her soft voice that was odd for them all to hear. Sai and Kakashi did their best to stay outside and occupy their time with other things like gardening, building, and hunting. The hunting they had to keep secret from Hinata since she nearly fainted at the site of all the meat in the freezer, and then after she didn't faint she nearly threw up on the kitchen floor. She was a strict vegan and she tried to convert the family to follow suit. All the words that she learned was enough to make the girl's head spin and Kurenai was surprised that she had learned a lot and so fast. Kakashi just liked to make weird hand signs to symbol things but Kurenai just thought it was his way of being a goofball. Hinata on the other hand found it fun.
The Wolf had yet to leave the house and they figured it was he did not trust the family enough to watch over her. He came in and out as he pleased and one in a while the Fox would follow him into the garden. Hinata looked very sad once seeing the Fox, but went out and sat on the ground by him. The Fox jumped at the site of Hinata and nearly made a mad-dash to the gate door, but the Wolf gave him a growl and after a few barks and grunts were exchanged the Fox jumped into Hinata's arms and licked her face. She giggled and forgave the Fox while nuzzling close to him. She would have given him a nice lick that he did to her, but Kurenai said that humans didn't do that since it was 'creepy', not that she knew what that meant. Licking was a sign of affection; all the animals anywhere knew that.
"Come on Hinata," Kurenai called from inside, "I made some vegetable stew and I promise no meat." Hinata smiled and left the Fox and the Wolf to 'play fight' in the yard as she went inside. Kakashi walked in from the front yard with Sai and they took a seat on the table. "And I made my boys something they would like too." She sent down a beef stew that she was sure not to show Hinata. Kurenai sat down beside Hinata at the table, "Hope you love it."
"Love?" Hinata looked at the woman, "What love?"
"It's when you feel very affectionate to something else," Sai smiled at her, "like I love to draw."
"Oh," she said lightly and picked a carrot out of the broth. "Hinata don't love carrot….but she…" Hinata trailed off hoping that someone would fill it in.
"Like," Kakashi filled in, "You like carrots. Liking is the same as love, but not as strong as the word." He took a spoonful of his soup, "this meat is tough."
"Maybe next time I won't cook," Kurenai said as she ate her own stew.
"Nice one dad," Sai smirked at the grey haired male.
"Hinata love Sai," Hinata said looking at the dark haired male with loving eyes and a soft smile on her face. Said male chocked on his stew and Kurenai just started laughing.
"Not my best day," Kakashi said as he got up and took his bowl so that he could eat outside, "tell me how this ends."
"O-Okay," Kurenai said between laughs and then looked at Hinata and Sai, "Oh *snort* this is so cute."
"Mother," Sai glared at the woman with a hard blush over his cheeks. He glanced at Hinata who still looked at him like a love sick puppy, "Please stop looking at me like that."
"But Hinata love Sai," she said again with a twinge of sadness in her voice. "Hinata always love Sai." The blush came to her cheeks once more and she was looked down at her bowl with a light smile, "Ever since Hinata was bunny…she did." Hinata looked at him and smiled brightly and Sai couldn't help but blush back at the girl who was nothing but cute at the moment. And the rest of lunch was spent like that since no one really knew what to say and Sai was too busy thinking about what had just happened. Instead he excused himself the second he finished and Hinata was a bit sad that he had run off like that. "Where Sai go?" Hinata looked to the dark haired woman that began to clean up in the kitchen.
"Oh you know men," she smiled, "you say the word love and they become the fastest runner in the village," she laughed at her own joke but Kurenai turned to see that the girl was not laughing or even smiling. "Okay, how was that not funny?"
"Animals do not run away from mate," Hinata said lightly and Kurenai could tell that the girl was mad. "They stay by mate side," Hinata crossed her arms over her chest and looked to be cutely pouting to herself.
"Well," Kurenai said lightly while cleaning the dishes, "the animals that you know are not the same as us." Hinata sighed and Kurenai only laughed lightly, "Don't be like that Hinata. You have to be patient with Sai; but it might be hard for him since he was kind of…seeing this other girl."
"O-Other…." Hinata was filled with worry and she felt her body shake as tears were about to fall from her eyes. "No…Sai can't do that to Hinata…" but Hinata had no say in what Sai did. What if this other woman took away her Sai and she was left with no one but her Wolf and Fox. Hinata wanted to cry anime like tears at the thought of growing old all alone. The Wolf sensed her thought and gave a light bark at her which she replied back with a few stomps of her heal. He rolled his eyes and Hinata pouted at the low grunts that came from his throat, "St-stop Wolf…" she crossed her arms tighter. Hinata gave a light sigh and looked to Kurenai, "How can Hinata make Sai love Hinata?"
"You can't make people fall in love with you," she said as she put away the last of the dishes, "like in the animal world." Kurenai smiled, "You know your soul mate, you don't make other fall in love-"
"So, Hinata must think like animal again," Hinata smiled brightly, "Hinata will show Sai who the better mate is."
"Not what I meant by that," Kurenai sweat-dropped as Hinata stood with new determination.
"Teach Hinata how to cook please!" Hinata bowed to the woman nice and low like she had seen many humans do before and hoped that Kurenai would offer to do so. The dark haired woman just squealed in delight and hugged her. She thanked Hinata for giving her the chance to teach her like she was her daughter. They quickly went on with a lesson and Kurenai said that they would go all out and have a fantastic dinner feast. Hinata was only doing this for one reason; she needed to show that she had desirable traits. Like in the animal world, only the strongest and smartest survive. Hinata was no fighter, but as a female she had to show that she would be the best to mate with. Like how her family lasted so long, the rabbits were big and the female rabbits birthed a lot of bunnies. But this time, her strong mate –Sai- would protect her and their baby, not the child of this 'other' woman that Kurenai mentioned earlier.
"Something smells delicious," Kakashi said as he came back in with an axe, "and we've got more firewood."
"Firewood?" Hinata looked back at him as she tried to clean the flour off her face.
"Yeah," he said obviously, "like lumber…tree-"
"Shut-up Kakashi!" Kurenai said harshly at him but it was too late since Hinata had become teary eyed.
"Ka-Kakashi cut down tree?"
"Oh…no, no I didn't cut down a tree," he tried to cover up and placed the axe by the door and the Wolf sniffed at it. "I found a tree that had already died," he said quickly. He then smiled, "Yep I found the fallen tree and put it to good use to heat our home."
"O-oh," Hinata smiled lightly and wiped her tears away, which in turn smeared flour on her face. She gave a little giggle, "then….then it okay." Kakashi just let out a breath in relief and moved the axe outside the back door since the Wolf was eying it and giving it a low growl.
"When is the Wolf going to leave my house?" Kakashi asked as he took a seat at the table and Kurenai placed down a glass of water. "Since some pink cat has been looking through our window and staring at him." Hinata and the Wolf both shuttered at the name Cat, since she was one of the reasons Hinata was a shy Bunny. Here she thought that the Cat might have moved on with her life but she guessed that she still wanted the Wolf. Hinata just shook her head and went back to cooking the best damn meal that any man or animal has ever had! "Seriously," Kakashi pointed to the Wolf, "I don't want him here." The Wolf growled low under his breath and glared at the grey haired male.
"Oh he'll leave on his own time," Kurenai waved it off and went back to helping Hinata. "He's just here to make sure that our special little girl is okay," she ruffled the girl's hair and smiled as Hinata giggled.
"She's not our daughter," Kakashi reminded her.
"She might end up being our daughter-in-law," Kurenai said with an evil-like smile on her face and eyes darkened. Kakashi shuttered back at the aura that was around the woman. "You just munch on these biscuits," she set down a small plate with two hot biscuits that were cut open and buttered, "while us girls cook up the rest of dinner."
Hinata finished the dough for the bread and placed it in the stove; she then walked over to Kakashi, "Where Sai?"
"He might be in town talking to that cute Ino girl," he smiled lightly as he bit into a biscuit, "these are-" he was cut off as the front door slammed and Hinata was gone, "good?"
"You shouldn't have made her jealous like that," Kurenai said in a sing-song voice. "Never have I seen a woman so determined to win a man."
"You were."
"No," she smirked, "I was running away from Asuma and you kept getting in my way, so 'falling for you' was more on a literal term."
"You couldn't let me have my moment."
"What kind of wife would I be if I did," she smiled sweetly.
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Hinata didn't know where she was going but she was sure that her animal instincts would lead her to Sai, her soul mate. She was surprised that she didn't run and hide at the site of all the people walking the streets, riding horses, and all the food stands. Her nose was filled with delicious new scents and she heard so many things that made her smile. The dirt ground was hard and not as nice as the ones through the forest. She was upset that her new tiny feet were so sensitive since they hurt a bit after walking for a while. Hinata also came to learn that the humans must have sensed she was a once rabbit since the male population, which she knew they hunted the most, starred at her and said things to one another. She kept her eyes on the road and she felt her cheeks get hot again and she walked faster to find Sai. Her answers were praised as she spotted Sai at a flower stand, but than her nightmare was answered when she saw him talking to a beautiful girl.
Hinata was suddenly threatened by this 'Ino' female human. Her hair was longer than Hinata's and a sunny blonde color that was shiny soft looking. Her eyes were a light blue like sky, while Hinata had these pale lavender eyes that made people think she could not see. Ino's skin was lightly sun kissed and it went so well with her dark purple dress that was more elegant than what Hinata had on. She was leaning daintily against the counter and smiled a brilliant smile. Hinata didn't know if she could march over and pull Sai away or just run and hide. She clasped her hands together like she was praying and placed it up to her lips; she had to think of a good plan.
But one came to her.
A Dog ran down the street and nearly knocked over the young girl. She turned around and smiled. The dog was a blood red color and had the prettiest green eyes that Hinata has ever seen. The Dog looked up at Hinata but after catching the smell of her, he was sure that he was crazy. The Dog could only smell rabbit but he only saw human; maybe his water wasn't as clean as his owner thought it was. He sat down and looked at the human-rabbit thing, and wagged his tail as she smiled and gave her foot a stomp. So this was a rabbit, but in the body of a human. The Dog has never seen anything like this, but at least this was some great stories to tell the other alley animals later. She bent down and kneeled beside the Dog and began to scratch behind his ears. The Dog loved it and he was glad that his owner wasn't here to see him as his legs began to shake. She only giggled and found all the right spots to scratch that the next thing the Dog knew he was on his side with his chest being scratched.
"Hinata," the Dog looked up as his rabbit friend stopped scratching him and looked over at the pale and feeble human male. He gave her a light smile, which made 'Hinata' blush; the Dog was no idiot, he'd been around humans long enough to know what was what and he did not like it. "What are you doing here?"
"Hinata came to find Sai," she stood up and said shyly while poking her forefingers together. She then looked up and glanced over at this Ino human and forced out a smile, "H-Hello," Hinata bowed lightly.
"Oh," Ino walked up to Sai's side and Hinata nearly exploded as the girl dare touch the shoulder of her Sai, "and who is this fine woman Sai-kun?"
"This….this is Hinata, she's a traveler and is staying with us," Sai was never good and making up things on the spot so he was sure that Ino would sense something was up. The blonde haired woman indeed did not believe a word that he had said, but it was the only explanation that made any sense at the moment. Hinata on the other hand was trying to shoo the Dog away as he tried to get her attention and was getting annoyed with being ignored. "You should go back home Hinata, where it is safe."
"Hinata will not leave Sai," with a sudden motion she latched onto her arm and laid her head on his shoulder. Sai gulped lightly and glanced over at Ino, but Ino was smiling at them.
"Oh you guys are so cute," she smiled, "you didn't have to lie that she was your little girlfriend Sai." Ino pulled out her fan and cooled herself off with it, "Oh you two should come out with Kiba and I to the harvest festival next week?"
"Kiba?" Sai asked in disbelief and then gapped at her, "You're dating Kiba?"
"Ah yeah," she stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "don't you remember, you and I were hanging out but then you had to run home," Sai nodded, "well I ended up meeting up with Kiba, we talked for a while, and then he asked me out." Ino clapped happily with a bright smile, "I bet he'd love to hang out." Ino then heard her name and looked over to see her father from a window in the building above the flower stand, "I better get inside, bye Sai-kun Hinata-chan." She walked inside and left the two humans and Dog in silence.
"She…she was dating dog-man this whole time and I didn't even know," Sai gapped, "I flirted with her this whole time- Oh kami she probably didn't even notice that I was," he felt his cheeks get hot in embarrassment; "I'm such an idiot." He smacked his forehead.
"No," Hinata cooed lightly to him with a soft voice, "Sai smart, kind, and can make art." She cuddled closer to him and lightly ran her fingers through his hair, "Hinata will be here for Sai," she smiled at him. Sai on the other hand just starred at where Ino once stood and it was getting on her nerves; Hinata saddened a bit and let the male go, "Hinata is sorry Sai," he finally looked over at her, but Hinata was again on her knees and tending to the Dog, who was finally getting the attention that he wanted again. He sighed lightly but didn't say anything to her, "Hinata didn't know Sai liked…Ino," she nearly seethed out the girl's name, "but Hinata love Sai, no matter who Sai love." The Dog could feel the sadness that came off the girl so he got to his four feet and just sat beside her. The Dog was not one to be sentimental but he knew when to stand by a human; she seemed to have noticed his very subtle move and she smiled lightly at him. He was rewarded for his good behavior with a scratch behind his ears and the Dog and Hinata were happy once more.
"Come on Hinata," Sai said lightly and held out his hand to her. She looked up at him and blushed as he smiled down at her softly, "let's get home." She happily took his hand and let him walk her back home. Hinata looked back at the Dog and gave a light wave as he watched them leave. Sure the Dog would visit her again, but for now, he'd travel through the allies and bark at everyone he didn't like.
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The two had come home to Kurenai and Kakashi setting the table for the fabulous fest that Hinata help make. Hinata blushed as she sat down beside Sai and waited patiently to see what he thought. She was so happy to see that he loved her cooking and even complimented her. Hinata couldn't keep the heat from her face and even her words came out all jumbled and weird. Kurenai gave Hinata all the credit and even gave Sai a few hints at what a good wife she would be. Hinata didn't know what this 'wife' was but she wanted her to tell him she'd be a great mate. Kakashi didn't make many comments about anything and just thanked them for the meal; he didn't want to get in the middle of this little conversation. The way Kakashi saw it, his son could marry any girl he wanted as long as they loved each other and didn't live in this house and Kakashi would be happy for him. The thing with Hinata was that she already loved his son, but his son just learned the girl he was after is already sating another man so Sai was a bit foggy. Kakashi liked Hinata, she was pretty cute, sweet, devoted to his son, and once taught she'd be a hell of a cook. The only thing that was a bit off was whether Kakashi should call it devotion or more of an obsession for Sai. And he was sure that she was obsessed when this happened next.
"Hinata want to sleep with Sai," she was again holding onto the male's arm like he would run off. Kurenai had made the statement that Hinata would be taking Sai's bedroom while he bummed it out on a sofa. Hinata though was outraged at the thought of kicking her mate out of his room, and thought it best they share. The Wolf even thought it was odd that the male would be kicked out of his domain, and it was common that the male's mate came to live with him. Hinata looked to Kurenai and gave her another pleading look, "Please…Hinata sleep with Sai?"
"That's Sai's decision," Kurenai decided not being the bad-guy and gave the job to her son; so that she could blame him if Hinata cried.
Sai gulped lightly and glanced over at Hinata; he regretted it since he got the most innocent look that a girl could give. Hinata had the big, watery eyes, pouted lips, and a light pink blush on her cheeks. She was the definition of 'Shojo-style' and Sai could feel a noise bleed coming on the more he looked at her. But before that could happen he choked out a 'why not' and covered his noise with his hand as she pressed her body into him. Kakashi only chuckled and couldn't wait to see what was in store for his son, and Kurenai took the time to think of things she and her beautiful grandchildren would do. As they all finished their dinner and Hinata and Kurenai cleared the table Hinata was all smiles. Kakashi looked over to the Wolf as he sat before the door and let the animal out and watched as he ran back into the forest. He would have smiled, but he was sure that the Wolf would come back in the morning. Sai sat on the sofa with a sketch book in hand as he was again drawing the random things that came into his mind.
"Sai's room," Hinata smiled as she walked into the room with utter happiness. She didn't wait for Sai to take her in; she wanted to explore his room without him. Her eyes glanced every which way since the room was covered in art work. But the one thing that had caught her eyes was the only framed picture in the room; and it was one that almost brought the female to tears. It was her when she was a young little bunny that was bathing in a creek. She lightly touched the picture with her pale fingers amazed at the perfect coloring that Sai had done. It had brought back so many memories for her. She slowly tore herself away from the picture and looked over to the raised sleeping area. She smiled lightly and crawled into it and smiled at how soft it was; she wished that she had been a human sooner. It was so soft it was covered in layers, so Hinata pulled one back and covered herself with the first layer. "So nice…." Hinata mumbled to herself.
"Hinata," Sai walked into the room and then smiled as she saw the she had made herself comfortable. Sai changed into something more comfortable to wear and then slowly slid into the bed without disturbing her. This was the first time he's shared a bed with someone and since the bed was a bit small, they both lied on their sides. Sai stiffened as Hinata turned in her sleep and was again very close to him. But as he thought about it, Hinata wasn't too bad, sure she was a bit obsessive when it came to him, but it was kind of cute that she was easily jealous. He put his arms around her small frame and held her a bit closer to him. He smiled lightly as she smiled in her sleep; she may be a bit of an odd ball, but she was his odd ball.
This…this was a much better ending.
(End)
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