Okay, I've been getting this idea in my head about a story I wanted to write, but maybe I'll just do a one shot to get the ideas flowing and see where it goes from there.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto™
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The sun rose over the horizon and lit the world in a dark light. The small town by the water's edge was the first to be illuminated with the light, and yet there were some people that were already up and going on with business. This town was new the land, and was made of the trees that had once stood, with stones that had sat on the water's floors and on the beaches, and with the earth they stood upon. A boat made its way to the town with supplies and a new group of people to settle and explore the new land. Other merchants readied there supplies to send back to the mother land while some men took their positions to help the boat dock. As the town woke to the new sounds of another day, they also keep an eye out on their boarders for anything that may be a threat to the new town and its people. The boat was quick to dock and goods were carried down while the captain rode down on his horse, with a few nobles following behind. Even early in the morning, the heat began to rise and the town people were quick to try and find ways to beat the heat of the rising sun.
Unknown to the town, two pairs of eyes kept watch of what was going on. They stood atop a cliff and in a tree that had reached close to the cliff's edge. They were barley clothed, there top half was left bare other than the paint that decorated one male's pectoral and shorts with moccasins to match. They both had a bow in hand and a quiver full of arrows on their backs, but around their hips were belts that held the most advance thing on them; it was the smaller version of the katana, a shōtō that was kept on their belt. It was a man's greatest toll and weapon they could have, and was passed down the generations. The male in the tree, with long brown hair and pale moon colored eyes had to shōtōs, showing that he was of a higher status then the spiky haired male. This other male had two red triangles, one on each cheek, and the shōtō he had looked almost brand new. The long haired male gave the other a light nod and held up his hand with four fingers up. The other male nodded and cupped both hands around his mouth and howled like a wolf.
Far off away from the two, another pair of males stood atop a cliff, but they over looked two large tribes; two tribes that had made an alliance with one another when the town began to form. The shorter male, with dark hair that spiked up in the back and some of his dark hair came down each side of his face, cupped his hands around his mouth and made whistles down to the tribes bellow. This male had two shōtōs and looked to the other male, who was taller and looked just like him except his hair was longer and pulled back into a low ponytail and he had a full katana on his back. Their onyx eyes locked for a second and then they climbed down to the tribe below that was awaiting the orders of their chiefs. The other males that had been down by the town had ran back from their positions and made it chest in time for their chief to speak.
The Hyuga and Uchiha tribe had been around since the earth began, or as the tales go, and had never been on good terms. Fugaku and Hiashi could never see eye to eye, but once this town had begun to grow, and the new people that came with it, they knew that divided they would fall. A treaty of peace between them had been made to benefit their people, but they still had their boundaries. Hiashi gathered the council to discuss what they would do about the new ship that had come, the tribe awaited for the word. But until then they would work like nothing was wrong. The Hyuga and Uchiha tribe may have been the two biggest and the toughest, but they did show concern for others, though it was a rare site. Like at the moment, the two young women that picked from the harvest did not look very much alike. One with long midnight blue hair, pale skin, and big lavender tinted eyes; the other was a bit taller and had long wavy brown hair, sun-kissed skin, and brown eyes to match. The taller one, who was also a year older, was adopted into the kinship, thanks to the help of the chief's wife and daughter.
As both men walked onto the land, the one with red triangles on their face was another that was adopted into the kinship; he had the blue haired daughter of the chief to thank for that. The Hyuga Tribe was known for their praise to the all-seeing bird, the phoenix. The Uchiha were known more for the dragon since they were much fiercer when it came into battle. But the Uchiha's did have souls and also adopted to males into the kinship but only since, out of their tribe, they were the only children to survive and Fugaku thought that to be reason from the gods to take them in. The adopted children were thankful to their tribe and show nothing but loyalty to their chiefs, even if they were the reason to why they had no family of their own. Fugaku had taken Shikamaru from a deer tribe and Shino from a tribe that used insects to their advantage; Hinata was weary to befriend the two, but they were like the other Uchiha's: quiet.
"Neji," the blue haired girl put down her basket and ran over to the male with a smile. She was petite and a bit shorter than normal, but the whole clan loved her presence and calm aura. She wore a sleeveless hand-made shirt that stopped under her bottom with slits on the side; under she wore shorts and a belt was placed on her hips. She was the daughter of the chief, the eldest to be exact, but she acted like no royal. She even refused to wear any sort of shoes most of the time unless it was getting to the colder seasons. Neji, her cousin, smiled lightly and opened his arms to her. His long brown hair blew lightly in the wind as he patted his younger cousin's head, "what is happening? Are there more of them?"
"Calm down Hinata," he said lightly and pulled away from her, "you have no need to panic and just keep to your work."
"We have a right to know Neji," the other brown haired girl smirked from her spot. She wore a strip a cloth that covered her breast and tied around her neck and then a pair of shorts with high boots. Strapped to her back was a long spear, which was odd for a female to carry around, but she had come from a tribe that was dominated by female warriors and Hiashi allowed her to carry the weapon. "So is there more of them?"
"You bet TenTen," the spikey haired brunette smiled big to show off sharp canines. "Another boat has come with more supplies and people. These people are planning something and Neji and I are going to figure it out. Right Neji?" He looked to the other with a big smile, but he then frowned when he was ignored, "Neji! Come on! We cannot let those Uchiha boys beat Hyuga men."
"Silence Kiba," Neji said lightly and he was staring into the forest with his sharps eyes. "Those demons have brought new creatures onto the land and I think I can spot another…"
"Maybe it is another stallion," Hinata smiled lightly and picked up a lone apple that must have fallen off its original basket. Hinata always had a way with animals and she lightly approached the edge of the forest. She made light animal noises and soon enough a large horse, a color that was almost golden with black around the hooves, muzzle, and ears. TenTen smiled lightly as Neji only gave a smirk. "He must have been separated from his herd," she said sadly as the great stallion ate the apple as Hinata petted his muzzle. It nudged her for more, but Hinata only giggled, "I can't give you all our apples," he gave a harsh huff and shifted on his feet.
"We can make him one of our horses," Kiba said, "he seems to like you enough."
"You cannot tame a stallion," Hinata said to Kiba, "and do not even try Kiba, you will end up getting trampled over." Hinata gave the animal a light kiss, "We better go ask father what is going to happen now." Neji nodded and the three followed after him, along with the stallion.
Hiashi was sitting in the council area with a long pipe in his hands; the medicine man and woman of the tribe were both sitting by the fire and throwing in their herbs. Low chants came from the others. Hinata, Neji, TenTen, and Kiba slowly snuck in but the horse was still trying to get something out of Hinata and she tried to shoo him off. Hiashi opened his eyes and glanced up at the site; he let a small smile crack as he watched his daughter try to push the horse out to much not success. Even Fugaku, who had come to join in on the meeting, sitting by Hiashi smiled a bit at the site. Both his boys and the other two adopted males of the group took really no interest it in; they had only come to hear word of what the tribes would do next. He lightly pulled the pipe out of his mouth, "Hinata," she stiffened at the sound of her name, and looked back at her father. The council members glanced over at her but then went back to their chants but at a much softer tone. "Take the stallion into the fields and he will find his way back home," she nodded and exited the large hut.
"I do not think it very safe for you to send your daughter out alone," Fugaku said lightly looking over at the white eyed male beside him. "She is not one to keep out of trouble."
"Hinata may not be a fighter," Hiashi sent a glare over to the Uchiha chief, "but she has been blessed with the great mind of a phoenix and the spirit of her mother will guide her." Hiashi placed the pipe back in his mouth, "Do not concern yourself with my children." Fugaku gave a light nod and the meeting was again focused on learning more about this new ship and the demons that were brought with it.
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Hinata gave a light huff as she walked through the forest to the empty fields that is where all the horses where usually seen. The stallion behind her kept nudging her to go faster and it was beginning to upset Hinata greatly; if he wanted to go faster he could just go on a head. She sighed as he nudged her once more and whinnied lightly, "I'm not running with you; you'd obviously win-" she was cut off as he nudged her again. "Fine," Hinata said throwing her hands in the air. Hinata took off running on the path and sure enough the horse was gaining speed, but seemed to stay by her side. She laughed lightly and looked over to the stallion that was almost trotting beside her but then Hinata was shoved into the bushed by the animal, "Hey," she yelled and got to her feet, but the horse gave a frightened whinny that made Hinata flinch back. The horse motioned down the trail and Hinata went wide eyed at the sounds of horse steps, but these were more uniformed and footsteps followed beside the horse steps. Hinata climbed into the tree and hid in the foliage as her heart thudded against her ribs. She gave a pray to the gods to keep her hidden.
The stallion shifted on its hooves and looked to the newest group with fierce eyes. But Hinata was fascinated by the demons her people spoke about. This was the first time she had seen one up close and they were….breath taking. There was a woman, who sat on a horses back, but she had a modified seat that made it easy for her –or that is what she guessed- and she wore so many skins of some crazy colored animals. Her clothing was different shades of purple, almost like the color of the plums that grew around these parts, and her hair was pulled up and decorated with shiny stones. Hinata almost found the being to be godly but she knew better than that; the demons of across the sea were known to be fooling with their fire weapons and decretive skins. Hinata then looked to the two men that walked at her sides, one older and taller than the other. One had brown hair, almost like that of Kiba's but not as spiked up. He was in the same odd clothing that the woman wore but he wore boots that looked like the ones her people used to hunt in, but they were made of what a snake's skin looks like. Hinata saw the fire weapon on his belt and then another longer one in his hands; she shivered at the thought of it. The other male though, looked to be the scariest of all. He had hair that looked to have colored in blood, and eyes that looked like the endless ocean water. His clothes looked to be more for battle, and an odd looking sword hung on his belt. It was no shōtō or katana, but it still looked fierce; he also carried a fire weapon but only one that was in his hands. This man looked have a few other daggers on his belt, but the whole thing looked to be made of metal.
"Temari," the blood haired man spoke in a deep and almost velvet like voice. Hinata had heard stories that this is how a demon did talk, to lure the sinful to the underworld as to punish them for the rest of their nights. The group stopped and looked to the horse that stood before their path, "shall we take it back to the town?" This 'Temari' woman looked to the horse and gave a nod; Hinata nearly cried out but that would give away her position and she covered her hand with her mouth as the blood haired man pulled out a rope and eased its way over to the stallion. She didn't have to understand them to know that he was going to do harm to the horse. Hinata pushed herself back against the tree and closed her eyes tight, not wanting to see the stallion become captured. The stallion on the other hand gave a loud whinny and looked to be fighting back the blood haired man. He was not quick to give up and tried to throw the rope around his neck, but the stallion easily avoided it and startled the other horse that the 'Temari' was riding. "Damn it!" The man yelled as the stallion ran past them and into the forest; Hinata nearly gave a cry in happiness but she remember that the demons were still there. "I'll find that horse again."
"Let it go," Temari spoke lightly with the air of power that Hinata's father spoke with, "we have a tribe to meet."
"You don't need me there," the blood haired man said while looking in the direction the horse took off in, "Kankuro is capable enough of leading you there and back; just don't try to kill any of the savages," Hinata watched as the group parted, with Temari and Kankuro going off toward her tribe and the other man went off after the horse. Hinata put her hands together and racked her brain for the call that she needed. When it came to her, Hinata used her hands to whistle back to the tribe that someone was coming; after a minute she got a whistle back that confirmed the message was received. Hinata then looked back to the direction the man went; she jumped down and followed after him with light footsteps. Hinata didn't know why she had to see the man once more, but this was something she was not going to miss out on. Neji, Kiba, and TenTen were strong enough to take care of themselves but Hinata was always babied by the others; she hated every second of it and wanted to prove that she could take care of herself. She scaled down the waterfalls sides as the male had stopped for water; Hinata kept low to the ground and hid herself in the tall grasses around the waterfalls edge. Hinata looked at the man, he had seemed to lose the stallion's path, but he still looked tense and on the move. She pressed up against the wall of stone and looked up to see that the sun was about to be hidden by the clouds, she could use the chance to climb up and get a better look at him. Hinata climbed up the side of the waterfall wall and slid behind the waterfall. As the water fell Hinata watched the male as he drank the clear water and cooled his face. Hinata could tell that the hot weather was getting to him, and the way he was dressed must have made him very uncomfortable.
'What an odd demon,' Hinata thought as she cocked an eyebrow in confusion. All the other tales that she heard from the elders and her own parents said that demons had horns and ate animals. This demon on the other hand…almost acted just like her. She was unsure about these demons….or were they people? They looked like her, talked in a language that didn't sound demonic, and they acted…normal enough. Hinata put her hand through the easy running water as to get a better view of the male but as she looked to him, the blood haired male was pointing the fire weapon in her direction. Hinata jumped back as the sound of thunder rang through the forest and she was spooked. Hinata's eyes shifted to her left and gapped at the site of a little hole that had been made by the fire weapon that had the sound of thunder. She watched as his figure still held the gun at her direction and Hinata just stood stock still in fear that he would use it again.
"Come out Savage," he spoke darkly and began to jump from stone to stone to get across the river, "come out and I may let you go." Hinata was conflicted; he was yelling things at her and she was sure that he'd use the weapon again but if she ran, he'd do the very thing if she stays hidden. Hinata took a deep breath and readied a plea for her life as she slowly came out from behind the waterfall's water. Hinata kept her eyes on the man as she came into his line of site, and slowly stepped down to the bank of the river.
He just starred at her as he slowly lowered his weapon. The woman before him looked just about his age, maybe a year or so younger, but she walked with so much grace. It was like climbing was walking on the paved streets for her. Long blue haired flowed down her back and framed her pale face. He went a bit wide eyed at her eyes, almost making him think she was blinded but she couldn't be she was starring right at him with intensity. He slowly placed his gun down and waded into the water; he walked slowly as to not frighten her away. As she saw him coming towards her, fear was written over her face and she took off into the forest. He let out a grunt and reached over for his gun and ran after her. She was indeed swift and he was only able to follow after catching the blue hair fluttering behind her as she rounded trees. He pushed past a few thorn bushes and stumbled into an opened field but the site before him was that of one he did not expect. There she stood beside the stallion he had lost earlier; she was trying to coax the horse away but the horse had its eyes fixed on him. She looked to him, back at the horse, and stood in front of the horse like she was to protect him.
"Now stay calm," he said lightly, "I'm not going to shoot. I just want to talk-" but he was cut off as she began to sputter off something he just couldn't understand. He glared, "Silence!" She quickly stopped and coward close to the stallion, "Listen…try and listen to me," he motioned to his ears and then to him. "I only want to train the horse," he pointed to the stallion, which shifted on his hooves and then lightly tapped against the ground…almost like a pattern. The male watched as the native looked to the horse, back at him, and then jumped onto the horses back. "Stop!" But the stallion took off with the girl riding and there was no way he could catch up with them. "Damn…" he cursed and picked up his dropped gun, "what a waste of time."
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Neji sat with Kiba, TenTen, Shikamaru, Shino, and the two sons of Fugaku, Itachi and Sasuke. The council had cleared out after the demon visitors came to 'make peace' but Hiashi and Fugaku only told them that they must stop and go back to where they came from. The blonde haired woman did not look too happy, but they both left with some sort of 'treaty' to not attack one another but they all knew it would not last long. Neji took the seat at the head since they were still on Hyuga land and he liked to be the boss even though Itachi was older than he was. "We all must keep away from these demons. They are trying to lure us into a trap."
"Thank you Neji," Sasuke scoffed as he sharpened his shōtōs, "now that we have stated the obvious," Neji glared at the dark haired male, "we can focus on a plan."
"You heard the Chiefs," Shino spoke from his spot as he fixed the collar of his shirt that had no sleeves, since he was the only male with something covering their top half. "We are in a state of peace; if we attack first these people will think us nothing but wild animals."
"They are demons Shino," Kiba glared at him, "we are the people. They treat our ancestors like a joke and show no respect to the land that the great gods have blessed us!" He took hold tight hold of his shōtō, "we should slaughter every last one of them!"
"Even these demons have families Kiba," TenTen pulled him back down to sit. She crossed her legs, "Just avoid them and when they break their promise you are allowed to attack only the one that attacked you." She moved her hair out of her face, "We have morals unlike those demons and we are not going to come off as animals." She looked to Itachi, "You have been close to them Itachi, what are they like?"
"I cannot really explain it," he spoke lightly. Itachi looked at the ground and began to draw in the dirt, "all I saw was the weapon causing a man pain in his leg and then the demon did something with his weapon. It was pointed at us again but we had run away to get the medicine woman to look at his leg." Itachi closed his eyes lightly, "a horse is coming this way, very fast."
"I guess Hinata was unable to get rid of the stallion," Shikamaru said as he lied on the ground with his hair sprawled out on the ground.
Hinata jumped off the horse and ran into the hut while trying to catch her hair, "th-the man with blood red hair!" The others looked to her, "H-he…th-the weapon," she huffed, "it shoots fire a-and sounds like thunder! H-he speaks such a-a language….th-the weapon!" She got back to it and held out her arms like she would be holding one of the long guns. "H-he held it like this and pointed it at me!"
"You were shot at!" Neji quickly got to his feet and ran over to her, "are you hurt?" Hinata shook her head and pulled away from him.
"B-but it made a whole in the rock! It cut through rock!" Hinata didn't know it but she was smiling with excitement, "h-he spoke like a human but I-I could not understand what he was saying…and…a-and-"
"Hinata," Kiba stood up and put his hand in her face, "you need to calm down." She slowly began to breathe evenly and her smile drifted away, "Are you okay?"
"He…"she looked over at the stallion that had walked over to the shade and stood there, "the man with blood red hair almost captured the stallion." Hinata looked back at them, "Why would a demon need a stallion?"
"Hinata," Shino looked at up at the sky as he spoke, "I do not think they are demons, but people from across the sea; they just want all that we have since they must not have it." He held out his finger as a butterfly landed and he looked at it with his brown eyes, "They act like demons though, since they treat this land…"
"Like it is theirs," Kiba finished as his grip on his shōtō tightened, "If you guys are going to let them run around like this then fine," he glared, "but I won't stand for it." Kiba turned around and ran off into the forest. Hinata called after him and followed him with the others calling for them to come back.
"The Inuzuka tribe never thought before battle," Itachi said as he picked up his bow. "Come on my brothers," he looked to Sasuke, Shino, and Shikamaru, "we have to get back to our own tribe and help with the hunt." They nodded and left the other two to grumble and then go to Hiashi about the two that had just ran off.
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"Kiba," Hinata called out as she tried to catch up with the male. Kiba had lost the furry but his strides were long as he walked towards the town that was still growing. She smiled as he came into site and then took his side. "Kiba," she tried to talk to him, "you're going at this all wrong." She gave a huff as he ignored her and she quickly got ahead of him and cut him off. "L-Listen Kiba," she held his arms, "you can't do this alone, and they have weapons that shoot fire and can cut through the stones of a waterfall." Hinata looked to him with concern and he had to look at her, "I would not be able to go on without you, my brother." Kiba groaned as she gave him big watery eyes and then wrapped her arms around his middle and held him tight. Kiba felt a blush run over his cheeks as he sighed and looked away with a pout; Hinata knew she had won and smiled, "Now let us get ba-"
The two jumped as the sound of thunder rang through the trees, but when they looked up, there were barley any clouds in the darkening skies. Kiba pulled Hinata behind his back and held her hand, "Stay close and be ready to run," he spoke lightly as they took off in the direction of the thunder. Hinata stayed close behind Kiba and wished that she had a shōtō or even a bone dagger that the other men had. She pulled her hand from his grip and took to his side with a worried look on her face. They ducked down and then looked through the bushes and gapped at the site. Hinata watched as the Otogakure Tribe had the blood haired man pinned to the ground; he was fighting back Dosu who had a sharp rock dagger in his hands. Kin looked to be tending to Zaku who looked to be in pain and holding his arm that was bleeding. "They will kill him for sure," Kiba spoke softly as to not be heard, "he lost his fire weapon-"
"Stop!" Hinata yelled as she jumped out for the bushes and went to the two. The blooded haired man looked to her, but then took a hard stab to his shoulder as he was distracted. "Off of him Dosu," she said while trying to pull him off, but the male easily pushed her back and she hit the ground. Kiba ran out with his shōtō removed from his sheathe and tackled Dosu off of the other. Hinata got to her feet and went to the male's side, but his blood loss was causing him to slowly black-out.
"We want that weapon," Dosu said pointing to it as it was on the ground.
"You are on Hyuga and Uchiha grounds," Kiba threatened as he held the dagger in an offensive position. "So get off before your spirits are the only ones that get to leave." Kin glared but she helped Zaku get to his feet and looked to Dosu. "Well," Kiba glared, "get going." Dosu sneered but he looked to the other two and with a motion of his head the group walked away. Kiba scoffed, "I'm going to follow to make sure they leave," he sheathed his shōtō, "go back to the tribe and tell them that the Otogakure tribe is trying to get onto the land."
"He has been wounded Kiba," Hinata said as she kept pressure on the male's shoulder while he was trying to stay awake. "If we leave him, he will surely die."
"Good," he said scornfully, "one less of them to deal with." He looked away but as he walked away he felt her eyes on him. He could only assume that she was disappointed or sad and as he turned around he was proven right. She just looked at him with sadness as she tried to save the male's life. Kiba regretted looking at her; he rolled his shoulders, "Fine, I will help you get him to some shelter, but I warn you," Kiba warned as he picked up the male and put him over his shoulder. Hinata followed behind with the blood haired male's gun and his bag full of things that fascinated her. "He will die, my sister."
"Not if I help him brother," Hinata said with confidence as Kiba lied him down on the cave floor. "Tell the others I'll be back in the morning." Kiba nodded and reached back on his belt and handed her a bone made knife. "Thank you."
"Be safe," he bowed his head lightly and then took off back in the direction that the Otogakure tribe members went. Hinata placed the dagger beside her as she pulled the males bag onto her lap and looked for something to wrap his shoulder. Hinata huffed when she found nothing and pushed the bag off and kneeled a bit closer to the male and began to pull off the odd armor he had on. It was like he was wearing thin plates of what the shōtōs were made of and he wore a long cloak that was made of very nice material. She gently folded them and placed them beside her dagger. Hinata pulled off the cloth that covered his top half and cringed at the site of the cut on his shoulder; she traced her finger around the cut and was glad that he responded to the light pain with a grunt. Hinata got to her feet and walked out with the light footsteps in search of some kind of pond or creek. She picked a few large leaves from a small tree and then stumbled upon a shallow creek. She used the leaves to carry water back to the male so that it was a make-shift bowl. Hinata looked to the shirt that didn't look too important to him and as she remembered it was just one layer of the clothes he was wearing; so, she figured, he could spare one. Hinata used the dagger to rip through the cloth and make a bunch of strips from it; once she felt that she had enough she took one and dipped it in the water and began to clean the cut. The male's muscles tensed up and he cried out in pain; she ignored it best she could and dug out bone fragments that were in the cut. He cried out once more and then gritted his teeth; Hinata said something her couldn't understand and then finished with a final and gentle wipe over the wound.
She would usually go on and tell the person he had helped something about cleaning it every day, but she knew the male would not understand her. She grabbed another of the strips to wrap the wound and then tied it on to keep it in place. Hinata looked at the bone fragment that she had pulled out and at the blood on her hands; it was the same color as hers. Hinata was beginning to question this demon thing; perhaps Shino was right, they were people like her but they just were a bit…off. Hinata cleaned off her hands in the water and then went outside and dried off her hands. Hinata fixed her hair as she walked back in and sat down by the male and lightly placed her hand over the dagger but her eyes lingered on his brown bag. Hinata went through it once, but she didn't get to look at all the things he had inside; she blushed as she pulled the bag back into her lap and opened it up so she could see what was inside.
Hinata had to say that this male had the oddest things in his bag; he had some sort of hard container holding black powder that smelled funny and –to Hinata's dismay- it wasn't food either. He had a knife of his own, but it was made of the stuff they made shōtōs and the katana from, but it was not as strong as them. He had these odd biscuit looking things but they didn't taste very good either; but then she found a bunch of shiny yellow colored things that had the face of a person on it. Hinata knocked them against the cave wall and these things were pretty hard, but she didn't think they had any other purpose then looking nice. What really caught her eye was the shiny stone that was attached to string; the stone was the color of her families and in the sunlight it made a rainbow appear on the walls of the cave. Hinata knew it wasn't hers to keep, so she put it back put the bag by his armor and gun. Hinata got to her feet and walked out to the mouth of the cave; she hid the opening with plants and rocks. She'd run and get him some food and water.
Hinata was gone for a while, long enough for the male to rest and then wake. He was confused at where he was, but he only hoped that he wasn't in hell. As he tried to get up pain shot through his shoulder and he was back on the hard ground with a loud grunt. His sea-foam colored eyes looked about the area and he turned his neck to see his things and a small dagger that just lied there on the ground. He reached his good arm over to it, but it was just out of reach and any movement would cause a pain in his shoulder. After a few minutes he gave up and went to take care of his wound. He looked at it and questioned the bandage that was around it and the fact that the bandages looked like the color of the shirt he was wearing. Before he could undo the note, a soft feminine voice called out to him. He craned his head up to see the blue haired native with a bag over her shoulder and a medium sized wooden bowl in her hands. He lied his head back down and again reached for the dagger. She walked in and kneeled down beside him while pushing the dagger further back. He glared up at her but she seemed to ignore it. She looked at him and went to grab him.
"Back!" He yelled with a hard glare. He was satisfied when she flinched back, but it did not stop her very long. He was shocked to watch as she helped him sit up against the back of the cave, which wasn't too far back from the mouth. "What do you want savage?"
Hinata just looked at him, not really knowing what he said, so she just assumed he was thirsty or hungry. Hinata went over to her bag and held out an apple only to have him smack it out of her hands with a glare and then grit his teeth since he had shifted his shoulder. She was a bit taken back by the action and picked up the apple again and looked it over; maybe she had picked up a bad one. Hinata reached back for the dagger and almost laughed as he flinched at the site of her holding it; he wasn't supposed to be scared, he was the one with the fire weapon. She cut into the apple and sure enough the apple was perfect; she gave a sigh. Hinata just guessed he didn't like apples. He watched as Hinata pulled the bag over and opened it up for him; it was just full of food and she motioned over the bag and then touched his chest lightly. Hinata sat back with her sliced apple and ate; if he didn't like anything then he didn't have to eat. He looked over the food and slowly picked out an apple –that made Hinata sweat drop- he looked it over cautiously and then bit into it. Hinata smiles as the juices ran down either side of his mouth as he ate; it made her giggle a bit too. Once she was finished she kneeled before him and placed her hands on her chest, "Hinata," she then touched his chest and waited. He made no sound and just held the apple core in his hands and just looked at her. Hinata placed her hands on her chest again and said: "Hinata." Then she motioned to him.
"Sabaku no Gaara," he said lightly and dropped the apple core on the ground beside him and again reached for something else to eat. "Thank you…" he trailed off as he starred at the ear of corn Hinata had brought.
Hinata wished she knew what the 'Sabaku no Gaara' male was saying to her. She had remembered though that her mother always told her that she had to listen very carefully to everyone. So Hinata closed her eyes and just listened to what he had to say. As his words rang through her head, she heard something in the wind as it blew by, something that made her wonder. Was the wind trying to tell her what he had said? She opened her eyes and smiled lightly, "You are welcome."
"What," he looked back at her in shock.
"I said," she smiled as a blush crossed over her cheeks, "you are welcome." Hinata felt her smile get bigger as the wind; the air around her told her what he was saying. She thought it a sign from the gods, that they wanted her to be able to talk to him, to somehow use this gift they had given her. She gave a light bow, "An honor to meet you Sabaku no Gaara." Hinata then got very close to him, making him try to move away from her but he was back against the wall. She spoke in soft words and her moon colored eyes bore into his soul. Gaara gulped lightly as Hinata just looked at him, "Why are you here Sabaku no Gaara?"
"You brought me to this cave," he answered dully. He couldn't help but smirk in amusement as she pouted at the answer.
"That is not what I mean Sabaku no Gaara," she kneeled down between his legs and placed her hands on her lap. "Why come to the land of my ancestors and take all that it has to offer?" Hinata held up the ear of corn that he had been looking at, "The earth happily gives, but you must not abuse the kindness," she smiled lightly, "your people can prosper without so much force."
"It's not my fault those savages have tried to attack us," he defended not looking how she was talking to him. Gaara was superior while she was a wild savage that ran about the forest with low-key weapons and barley clothed. "What we do to live is the same that you do, but we do it better."
"What makes us savages," Hinata asked lightly as she stripped the corn of the green planting around it, "I happily treated your wound and gave you the food that my people would eat." She held out the corn, "you are the one that do not respect what is around you. I do not know what you call your but from our point of view," she smiled, "you are demons to us." She laughed as he looked completely offended at the name and did not take the ear from her. Hinata tucked a piece of hair back, "Maybe you should live like a 'savage' for a day, you would most likely love it." Hinata got to her feet and picked up her bag and bone dagger, "the water is for you to drink and you may keep the bowl, I have plenty more." Hinata bowed once more and made her way to the mouth of the cave, but as she stood in the green grass she heard him shuffle around. Hinata turned around and watched as he slowly walked towards her; a blush came to her face as she watched his powerful strides and as the muscles in his shoulders flexed a bit as he moved.
"Hinata, is it?" She nodded and he gave a low bow, but not like the bow she had down, "I owe you for the kindness and," he looked at her with a soft look in his eyes, "I hope to see you again," she felt her face heat up as he grabbed her hand in his and placed a soft kiss on her knuckles. He stood back up and slowly released her hand, "goodbye Hinata."
Before Hinata could get a word out she heard a rustling in the bushes and she went wide eyed as Sasuke came out and saw the two. He gave Hinata a look of surprise, but then he caught site of Gaara behind her and gave a hard glare. Hinata could only guess what was going to happen next and sure enough Sasuke took hold of his shōtō and gave out a warrior's cry. But what was odd was that Gaara pushed her aside and even with a bad shoulder he used both arms to fend him off. Hinata quickly dropped her bag to the ground and tried to pull Sasuke off of the red haired male; she was sure that she had done this earlier today but was able to get Sasuke's attention. She pushed him back with her hands on his chest and then had a tight grip around him.
"Let go Hinata," he yelled loudly as he watched Gaara get to feet, "the demon must die!"
"You cannot Sasuke," she was speaking in her natural language once more and glanced back as Gaara held his hurt shoulder and clenched his teeth tight as to not show weakness. "Sabaku no Gaara is injured and there is no honor in defeating someone who cannot defend themselves." He looked down at her and he noticed how innocent she really was. Large eyes starred into his cold onyx ones with a child-like innocence that made his cheeks burn a faint pink color. "Please…" she begged lightly, "may we just go back and pretend like this never happened?"
Sasuke looked over to Gaara but spoke softly to Hinata, "You can speak with him, can you not?" Hinata nodded lightly as she loosened her hold around him. Sasuke turned her around to face Gaara, "Tell him that if he comes anywhere near you I will not hesitate to give his heart and soul to my god." Hinata gulped lightly as he moved his arms off his shoulders and made his way to her bag; this caused Gaara to reach to his boots and pull out knife of his own and Sasuke held out his shōtō.
"N-no," Hinata stood between the two, "he is only getting my bag," she spoke to Gaara and smiled lightly. "He says that…" her smile fell a bit, "that you must stay away from me." Gaara let his arm fall to his side, "H-He will sacrifice you to his god if he catches you."
"Then I'll meet you back here tomorrow," Gaara said lightly tucking his knife away, "I'll bring you back some things to trade for, deal." Hinata looked back at Sasuke as he just watched the two with the bag on his shoulder. Hinata looked back to him and mouthed a 'yes', causing Gaara to give a small smirk. He bowed once more and she returned the gesture. Sasuke sneered and picked up Hinata bridal style, causing her to blush red and wrap her arms around his neck to keep from falling. Gaara glared and sneered a bit, "Tell him I think he's a bastard." Hinata's face turned red as she leaned up and whispered something in his ears. Gaara smirked as Sasuke's face turned red in anger and yelled something that he didn't understand. Hinata sighed as she said something to him but he looked to demand something from her.
Hinata sighed and looked to Gaara, "H-He told me t-to tell you that you are a son of a…well I guess you can figure it out." Gaara growled under his breath as Sasuke smirked at him. Hinata said something to Sasuke and he nodded. Gaara watched as the black haired man walked away with the girl in his arms. He just went back to the cave to grab his things and drink the water that was left for him.
Sasuke had refused to put Hinata down and her cheeks were permanently red at the moment. "You should stay away from the demons Hinata," he spoke in the voice that Hiashi used when conducting meetings, "the demons are known for tricking their victims into false safety."
"I know…" she spoke lightly and laid her head on his shoulder since he refused to let her walk; she might as well get some sleep while she was in this position. Sasuke's face lit up a light pink at the movement and he could feel steam coming out of his ears. "Very sorry for making you and the others worry about me," but Hinata knew she was going to go out and see him again.
"Hn," was his only response as they walked back to the tribe. He suddenly got a thought, "Have….Have you ever seen the sky lights?" Hinata was suddenly interested and lifted her head up to look at him. Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Have you?" Hinata shook her head and Sasuke smirked, "Would you like to?" Hinata's cheeks got a whole lot hotter and but she nodded anyway. Sasuke quickly turned and went towards the river where he had docked a canoe that he and the others used to get around. He placed her on the ground and got the boat slightly in the water; he ushered her in and once she was he pushed off and jumped in. Hinata starred down into the water as he rowed, "I'm surprised you have never been taken to see them."
"W-Well," Hinata blushed with a light smile, "It is common in the Hyuga Tribe, that only people who are betrothed to another can come see the lights." She slid her fingers over the water as Sasuke just looked away with dark red cheeks, "b-but I know i-it is not the same w-with the Uchiha tribe." Sasuke just gave a grunt and stopped rowing leaving the boat to sit still in the calm waters of the river. "O-Oh my," Hinata looked into the dark sky, but saw a rainbow of colors stretch through the sky; her eyes glittered in the lights and Sasuke could only smile softly at the look on her face, "It…it is like nothing I have ever seen."
"Yeah," he said lightly as he watched her smile up at the sky. The night was spent under the lights in the sky with the water reflecting the lights back on the boat.
(End)
Like I said this was just a little taste of a story I might want to write, but I think that I might want to finish one of my other stories first before starting a new one. Or I could do this as a GB story since it has crossed my mind. Only time will tell, but until then of have other stories to write and more one-shots to come up with. ^^ Hope you have enjoyed.