Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Subjects ❯ chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Subjects

CagedRaven

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Chapter 5
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I groaned, moving away from a bright light. What was up with humans and those fucking florescent bulbs? They were everywhere and always on whenever I woke up!

I scowled, remembering once was with Shikamaru, in his underground room, and another time it wasn't a light bulb at all but the sun. All that aside, I seemed to have been waking up with brightness around me a lot these past three nights. It didn't help that my head felt like it was hit by a falling tree.

"Good morning." I felt my hand being lightly squeezed as Hinata's voice filled my ears.

"Morning." I replied, fighting a yawn. I opened my eyes to see her sitting beside me, a thin book in her free hand and the curtains closed behind her.

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Alright," I turned on my side to face her better. "It could be worse. You stayed with me last night?"

Hinata blushed, "Uh, no – yes! Shikamaru… he said to stay with you while he and Gaara looked for a place to stay."

"How long does he plan to have us stay in this village? I still have to go back and get Kiba…"

"Yes… I'm not too sure…"

I could hear the sadness in her voice as a frown tugged on her lips. "Don't worry about it, I'll figure it out."

She smiled weakly, closed her book and stood. "I'll go tell the doctor you're awake."

Once she was out the door I was left to my empty thoughts. I looked around the pale room; everything in the color family of white or tan. It was rather boring.

I could hear conversations from beyond the closed door; footsteps, tapping of keys, and such. I could also smell lots and lots of humans. How could Shikamaru and Gaara leave Hinata here alone? If something happened I would have been not much help sleeping. When I saw them I'd have to tell them something about this.

I was pulled out of my thoughts as the door opened and Hinata returned with a female human behind her. The woman had long blonde hair pulled into hanging ponytails, big brown eyes, and a large set of breast that was hard to ignore. Her fair skin looked bright and healthy against her white shirt and forest green sweater. As much as I hated humans, I couldn't lie; she was pleasant to look at.

"I hear you're up already." The human stated, looking at me for a second as she pulled a chart up to flip through. Not knowing what to say I remand silent. "I thought you would be out for a couple more nights… more so with the lack of blood." Her brown eyes peeked at me every so often pass the chart before she replaced it to its resting spot. "You look good though; colors returning to your face. I guess your friend was right when he told me you wouldn't need the blood transfusion…"

She must have been talking to herself because I was completely lost and still unsure. Hinata wasn't back yet and I didn't want to be alone with a human. I might fall to my urges again a kill her if left alone too long. Shikamaru wouldn't be happy with me, I'm sure. It didn't help that she continued to talk on in a mumbled voice as if she were taking notes. Reminded me of my creator when I was first born. Everything was to his satisfaction…

Just as I bit the inside of my cheek to prevent myself for growling Hinata popped into the room, Shikamaru and Gaara behind her. I recognized the change of clothing immediately as they were not just the white and black ones we had all been wearing before. Gaara had on a red sweater, dulled down so it wasn't as bright as his hair with dark blue pants that seemed durable. He's shoes were black boots that looked ready for any kind of weather. Shikamaru wore almost the same thing, sporting a green zipper up sweater inside of Gaara's red, but with a tan shirt underneath. The same looking pants covered his legs but his running shoes were a white so clean they almost seemed to glow. To say the least, I was jealous. Here they come dressed in great clothes (the one thing humans can do nicely) and I'm dressed in this ugly off white and blue spotted gown. If the human wasn't here I'd have kicked them both their asses.

Even Hinata was dressed in human clothing though I would have killed them all if I woke up in what she was wearing. The frilly white top with knee length skirt looked alright on her but I couldn't image it on any male.

With my mind on their fashion I hadn't noticed when another human entered the room. She was talking to the blonde woman with the huge chest. Trying to whisper about someone else's health before they both waved their goodbyes and left.

"Good reddens." I mumbled, relaxing again in the company of Hinata and the others.

Hinata frowned slightly as she told in a low voice, "If they hadn't been here to help you… you would have been dead, Naruto."

"Don't remind me…" I scowled.

"She's right," Shikamaru said in a lazy voice, making me look over in his direction. "You would have been a cold corpse by now if Hinata hadn't asked Hatake Kakashi for his help."

"Pathetic."

They were all right of course, but that didn't make me feel any better about it. Hinata and Shikamaru's words made me feel foolish but Gaara's hit home. My pride was taking one attack after another.

"Shut the fuck up, the only reason I was hurt was because I was trying to distract the gunfire from hitting your ass!" I growled out loudly. His green eyes looked into my blue as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"That's not a good enough excuse," I glared draggers at him as he spoke; "Anyone with a brain would have either blocked the bullets or moved so they wouldn't have hit a dangerous spot."

I was out of the bed and gripping his throat tightly at his last words; my hand bleeding from where the needle was pulled out, my fangs flashing and brows furrowed heavily. My resentment toward him was ripping from my throat in a deep loud growl; more so when I saw I hadn't caught him by surprise and he didn't seem to be in pain.

Shikamaru called my name sternly once from the spot he hadn't moved from. It was a tone that almost sounded like a warning; I didn't know what to think of it because I smelled fear in the air. I knew it wasn't coming from Shikamaru, me, or Gaara – it had to be coming from Hinata- but my mind wanted it to be coming off of the red head in thick waves. I wanted him to be so scared he pissed his pants. I wanted to see his face to move from that indifferent expression into one of submission under my burning gaze.

The brunette's voice cut through my thoughts like a hot knife through butter. He was standing over me, something about his stance telling me there was nothing lazy about him at the moment – after all he moved so quickly across the room.

"Knock it off, both of you. Or have you forgotten where we are?"

I let my arm fall to my side, breaking eye contact with Gaara's green ones and keeping them to the floor. It was another odd moment between the four of us where I was consumed by the feeling of Shikamaru being eight feet taller than myself and looking down at me. Though I knew this wasn't the case I still felt like I couldn't defend myself against his stare until I moved from the area, and so I did. Choosing to head over to Hinata where she welcomed me to sit in the chair next to her as she looked at my hand. It had already stopped bleeding but I felt at ease at her touch- more so because Shikamaru had moved his eyes from me to Gaara.

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To my utter unhappiness I was forced to stay another night in this building Hinata called a hospital. The blonde female human from earlier had even had the 'intravenous' line replaced after learning I had pulled it out. The machine the little plastic tube was connected to, pushing a clear liquid the smelt like salty water, seemed silent to the humans ears but to mine and Hinata's it was impossible to sleep with it running. We were too use to the complete silence of the building we'd escaped from, so quite it made your ears ring.

"Are you still awake?" Hinata asked softly in the dimly lit room. She was lying next to me in the bed with her back facing me; I could smell the embarrassment coming off her as it filled the air. I practically had to pull her into the bed after she told me she was just going to stay on the chair. She must have done it the night before also but I couldn't help but feel horrible for it – after all it was my felt.

"Yes," I sighed out, fighting the urge to beat the fucking machine to pieces.

Her pale eyes peeked at me over her shoulder and when our eyes met her face burned a deep red before she turned back around. I brushed it off, classifying it as just one of the weird things the female 02 did sometimes. Other than her strange behaviors at time, like how she's too caring for humans and her continuous battle with embarrassment, I found her company to be very relaxing at times. Whether it was whispery voice or gentle touch, I have no clue. Or maybe it was just the fact that she was the opposite sex that I found soothing.

I heard the door open and close behind a human as they entered. I tensed automatically, listening to their footsteps… their breathing. I could tell it was another female, but even without my nose I would have been able to guess it seeing as how I see so little of men unless they were in the hospital like myself.

Hinata gripped my free hand- holding me back from doing something stupid, I guess. To prevent myself from growling in annoyance I buried my face into her shoulder blades, ignoring her flinch and tensing. As the female human pressed a few buttons on the loud machine, checking whatever needed to be checked, I smelled more then just salty water enter my nose. The nurse, as Hinata called her, was embarrassed…? I did all I could to stay still and pretend I was sleeping as laughter wanted to rip from my throat. There was no reason for the human to be embarrassed to me, wasn't she doing her job? What could possibly be so awkward about that stupid machine? Humans just made no sense to me.

When the nurse left I let a chuckle free as I rocked my forehead on Hinata's back, "I don't get it." Hinata didn't say anything; my only sign that she didn't fall asleep was her uneven breathing and when she let go of my hand. I wasn't sure if the release meant she wanted her space again or if she just didn't see the need to hold it anymore but seeing as she wasn't telling me to move I left my head to rest in the nook between her shoulder blades. The contact with another living 'monster' like myself gave me comfort in the strange world we had entered willingly.

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I didn't know I had fallen asleep until I woke up, my bladder painfully telling me it didn't know if I would make it to the bathroom. I let out an annoyed groan as I rolled away from Hinata – mumbling to her when she looked at me half awake about needing the toilet. I continued to move to the bathroom door until I felt a pinch run up my arm, causing me to stop and look down to see the damn 'intravenous' line had been pulled out again- making the machine give a shrieking cry and Hinata jump. Rolling my eyes, I kept going and closed the door behind me.

"What's the point of the damn thing if it keeps coming out?" I cursed under my breath as I relieved myself and flushed the toilet.

I could hear Hinata voice after I turned off the sink water, she was talking to another female human. It must have been the blonde woman that everyone answered to… If that was the case I had to demand she let me out of here today. I don't really care if she said no; I'd still be walking out this building one way or another. Whether that be out the front door with her consent or out the door with her and everybody's blood coating my hands. For Hinata's sake though I hoped the blonde female leader wouldn't put up too much of a fight and let me go– for my peace of mind, I hoped she would scream and cry until I ripped out her tongue.

I couldn't help grinning at that thought - imaging all the blood that would be spilt if I could thank the doctors for my good health by putting them six feet under.

My eyes began to feel itchy, and when I rubbed them, burned as if soap was in them. I blinked the random feeling away, wondering what had caused it. I didn't bother to give it much thought; shrugging it off I exited the small bathroom seeing the blonde female waiting in the room. Hinata was nowhere to be seen, meaning I was left alone with this human again. Meaning I had to fight the grin my lips wanted to pull into – my thoughts having returned to the female's slow, painful death.

"You pulled the line out again, I see." She said as if she was annoyed.

"I don't see the purpose of it and it only gets in my way." I said in the same tone, crossing my arms.

"The purpose is so you don't get dehydrated and just in case you need medicine for one reason or another. Now I have to replace it, again." She was talking to me like I was some retarded child… just like how our creator use too. "Try not to pull this one out; it's not easy to get an I.V. in your veins to begin with."

I saw she had everything set up on a pad on the table. I wasn't moving an inch closer to her, standing exactly where I was with my arms still crossed and for some reason getting pissed off more and more with every passing second. "Well…" She waved her hand toward the bed, mocking me. A growl escaped my throat; I wanted so much to kill her right here and now! I noticed her small flinch, it excited me – made my eyes feel itchy again but before I could even act on it Shikamaru entered the room. I could tell my quick change of body langue (dropping my shoulders, averting my eyes to the floor, and walking further away from the human so that I was on the complete opposite side of the room) didn't fool him. Though I didn't look in his face I knew his dark eyes were on me. As Hinata entered the room and walked over to me I found shelter from his hard stare.

"Tsunade-" the same woman who had come in the day before paused in the doorway, I guess even she could feel the heaviness in the air. The name she spoke ringed in my ears, calling my attention as if I had heard it before… like I should have known it. It was bothering me so much, eating at me, that I didn't even see when the two humans had left nor that I had missed half of Shikamaru's conversation with me.

"Are you listening?" He sighed out in his lazy voice, dropping his shoulders when I shook my head. "Never mind, it was nothing worth repeating anyway." He waved it off.

My eyes moved from his to Hinata's, Hinata's to Gaara's… I couldn't help but feel like I missed something important.

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TBC…

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