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Hummingbird	By : Onileo Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 2119 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; that honor belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. My fanfiction is for entertainment only and is not intended for financial gain.

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Chapter 21
          A scream rent the air, jolting Kiba awake. Unsure of what had disturbed his sleep, he looked around his quiet room in confusion. A soft growl came from the doorway. Sitting up, he located Akamaru, who was standing in front of the closed door, hackles raised and teeth bared. On alert now, Kiba slid silently out of bed, pulling a kunai out from under his mattress. Stealthily making his way to his dog, he laid a comforting hand on Akamaru's head.
          "What's the matter boy?" he asked softly.
          Suddenly a loud boom was heard somewhere close by in the village. Turning in surprise, Kiba glanced out the window of his bedroom. He could see the blurry images of several ninjas as they raced toward the source of the explosion. Then another scream was heard, followed by shouting. Reacting quickly, Kiba ran for his door. Throwing it open, he tore out of his house. He was just about ready to take off down the street, toward the fire he could see blazing from the Hokage Tower when a voice stopped him.
          "Konoha is being attacked. All ninja are to report to the Hokage Tower." came Shino's calm, muffled voice. He was dressed in his usual jacket and pants, while Kiba stood in the street, bare chested and in his sleep pants.
          "Come on then! Let's meet up with Hinata and head over there together. Her apartment is close by anyway." Kiba said hurriedly.
          Nodding, Shino jumped to a nearby roof, followed closely by Kiba and Akamaru. Hinata's apartment was only a few blocks away and they would make it in just a few minutes. They had traveled a little over half the distance when Kiba suddenly stopped. Shino landed beside him and gave his teammate a questioning look. Following his pointing finger, Shino looked down into the street and was greeted by an unusual sight. Running right past them was a lion made of stone.
          Kiba gave Shino a worried look. No one he knew of had a jutsu like that. "Let's hurry. That thing was heading toward Hinata's apartment." he said before taking off again. Shino was one step behind him.
           Hinata's apartment was in sight when Akamaru abruptly halted. Kiba and Shino had to dodge to keep from hitting the great white dog when they landed. Kiba sniffed the air and Shino watched Akamaru draw his lips up in a silent snarl. Looking at Kiba questioningly, he waited patiently for the dog ninja to tell him what it was.
          Kiba turned toward his teammate, a feral gleam in his eye. "It's an Uchiha." he whispered. "And he's right in front of Hinata's door."
          Tensing, Shino dropped silently down to the street. Kiba and Akamaru landed just behind him. Keeping to the shadows, they made their way over to the side of Hinata's apartment. Flattening themselves against the wall, they inched their way to the corner of the building. Peering around the side, Kiba couldn't help the small gasp that escaped his lips as he took in the sight before him.
          There was Hinata, standing in the street in her pajamas. Behind her stood Uchiha Itachi. Kiba watched, frozen to the spot, as Hinata slowly turned around. She gazed up as the taller ninja stepped up to her. Kiba was just about to jump out to defend his friend when he saw her face brighten and she smiled at Itachi. "I-itachi-san." she said to him in an awed voice.
          "Hyuuga Hinata, I'm here to kidnap you." the missing ninja said to her. Kiba frowned. He was here for Hinata? That didn't make any sense at all. They had just sent her back to Konoha, and now they wanted her again? Neither did the situation he was witnessing. There was no fear whatsoever coming from Hinata, and even though he looked menacing, the Uchiha wasn't acting threatening in the least. Then Hinata said something that left him dumbfounded, mouth hanging open.
          "Itachi-san, umm...is Kisame h-here?" Hinata asked, a blush creeping into her face. Kiba couldn't believe it. She was actually asking about the man who had raped her. She shouldn't want anything to do with him. Unless... Kiba shoved that thought aside. There was no way Hinata would willingly lie about such things.
          "No." Itachi answered. "He doesn't know we're here. If you're ready, we need to go now. We have to meet up with the others."
          Hinata nodded, and she and Itachi turned to head down the street. Kiba couldn't believe what he was seeing. She was going with him of her own free will. He was about to jump out and stop them when Itachi turned his head and looked directly at him. Kiba tried to close his eyes, but it was too late. His head started spinning and he felt like he was drunk. But he couldn't keep from staring into the mesmerizing red orbs. Then time seemed to stop and everything went silent. The sky turned red and everything else washed out into shades of black and gray.
          All of Kiba's instincts were screaming at him to move. He tried, but his body wouldn't respond. Glancing down, he discovered the reason why. His hands and feet were shackled with heavy chains. They were connected with a smaller length of chain, forcing Kiba to remain in a squatting position. He swallowed hard as he felt the resistance of a metal collar around his bare neck. Glancing back up, he glared as Itachi stood before him, a cold look in his blood red eyes.
          "Let me go!" Kiba shouted.
          Itachi just stared at him, almost as if he were bored with the whole thing. "Who are you and what do you want?" he asked in a monotone.
          "Screw you, asshole! Where are you going with Hinata?" Kiba shouted.
          A wry, yet sadistic grin crossed the Uchiha's face. "Hello, Screw You. I'm Uchiha Itachi. And to answer your question, I'm taking Hinata home."
          "This is her home!" he yelled, anger flaring in his brown eyes. Struggling against his chains, Kiba tried to attack Itachi, but the shackles held him fast. "Listen, you coward! If you or that shark bastard hurt Hinata, or ever lay a finger on her again, I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth and rip you to shreds!" he threatened with a growl.
          "Save your breath. I will not care. Your threats mean nothing."
          Baring his teeth, Kiba snarled savagely. "Release Hinata now, or I swear I will kill you. Nothing will stop me."
          "I will not repeat myself. I think I made it very clear. Hinata belongs to us now. And Kisame would never hurt her. He's in love with her. You need to let her go." Itachi stated matter-of-factly.
          "Never! And we're the ones who love her! You monsters don't even understand the concept!"
          Itachi's eyes narrowed in anger. Walking right up to Kiba, he looked him straight in the eyes and scoffed. "You, love her? You couldn't hate enough to love." he said in a deadly voice.
          Turning around, he walked off without another word. Disappearing on the horizon, he left Kiba to struggle against his chains in the deafening silence. Hours seemed to pass as he worked, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get loose. Just as he was about to give up, his head started spinning again until everything went black.

          Overhead, Deidara cruised lazily over the village on his clay owl. Circling around, he studied the flames spreading out of control in the Hokage Tower. They swirled and jumped, each one engaged in its own destructive dance. He smiled, sweeping his blonde hair out of his eyes as his bird wheeled to make another turn. The explosion had been beautiful. Perfect in its short intensity. Itachi had been right. That hummingbird had packed quite a punch. He just might have to use the same design again sometime.
          Scanning the buildings below, he had to clench his fists to stay in control of himself. So many targets down there, just begging him to work his art on them. But he had to refrain. He was just supposed to be a distraction, keeping the ninja occupied at the tower until Itachi got Hinata and made it to Kisho. Swooping lower, he occupied himself by dropping concussion bombs on the ninjas working to put the fire out. Nothing that would kill them, but enough to keep them busy dodging him as they got water to the enflamed building.
          Using his scope, he quickly located Kisho on the eastern part of town. He was in the business section with his lions, creating havoc as a secondary distraction. He watched the stone constructs with interest as they fought with the Konoha ninja. Sasori would have liked them. They were made to last, and like Sasori's puppets and his own birds, they were detailed expressions of their master's creativity.
          Pushing the bittersweet thoughts of his deceased partner from his mind, he scanned the village streets until he located Itachi. He was making his way steadily toward Kisho, Hinata close behind him. Good, they were almost finished. Once they were out of town, Deidara would be the one to cut off any pursuit from Konoha. A smirk graced his lips. That would certainly be a blast.

          Small beads of sweat popped out on Kisho's forehead, dampening his crimson and obsidian hair. He had encountered a group of ninja, and he had to concentrate hard to keep them from overpowering him. Mounted on one of his five lions, he dodged a barrage of weapons being thrown at him by a brown haired kunoichi in a pink vest. She carried two large scrolls and was constantly pulling bigger and more deadly weapons from them to toss at him.
          In between dodging the vicious metal, he directed a lion that was engaged in battle with an energetic ninja in a green jumpsuit. He had an impressive amount of energy and strength, and Kisho had a feeling that pretty soon he would have to send in another lion to take the place of the one that was nearly smashed to pieces already. The third ninja hadn't attacked yet. He seemed preoccupied with protecting the kunoichi from the lion Kisho had sent in to counterattack her. This ninja was obviously related to Hinata, with pale eyes and long dark hair.
          Hearing a loud pop, Kisho glanced up to the sky. Deidara had set off a red smoke bomb. That was the signal. Directing his lion forward quickly, he charged the pale eyed ninja, catching him by surprise. Grabbing his arm, he sucked as much chakra as he could from him before he dodged the man's fist and pulled away. Stopping several yards away, he climbed off of his lion. Leaving one to protect him, he formed hand seals and began molding the last two together.
          "Grand Roc Summon!" he cried, sweat pouring down his face as he finished the forbidden jutsu in record time. He had just climbed on the bird's back when Itachi rounded the corner of a building, Hinata tossed over his shoulder. Nodding to him, Kisho reached into his pouch and grabbed the ball of clay Deidara had given him. Tossing it up in the air, he hit it with a kunai, exploding it and releasing green smoke into the air.
          Moments later, the clay owl landed beside him, Deidara grinning madly. Itachi handed Hinata up to Kisho, who set her in front of him on the roc. He then jumped on the back of the owl with Deidara and sat down. Kisho released his lions to crumble back to stone as both birds began rapidly flapping their wings. The Konoha ninja could only watch as they rose high into the air and headed out of the village.
          Wrapping an arm around his partner to keep her steady, Kisho took the lead, Deidara following closely. Giving her a squeeze, he raised his voice above the wind to speak to her. "Hey Hinata-chan! Did you miss us?" he asked.
          Hinata turned her head to look into his glowing golden eyes. A blush crept across her cheeks. "Y-yeah." she replied, giving him a shy smile. Her small hand reached up to grasp the necklace she wore. Kisho was about to say something about it when a shuriken whistled by his head. Sweeping upward, he dodged the attack and looked back. Behind Deidara was a third bird, ridden by a ninja with dark hair and skin so pale, it was as white as paper. He had a disturbing smile on his face and a paintbrush in one hand, scroll in the other.
          Pouring chakra to the roc, Kisho pushed it to go faster. He wouldn't be able to hold the jutsu for too much longer, but he figured he had enough chakra to at least get them to the border of Fire. Looking back again, he watched as Deidara wheeled around and was engaging the other bird. He smirked. With Itachi to help as well, the enemy ninja was as good as gone. Facing forward, he concentrated on getting as far away from Konoha as possible.

          The first light of dawn was streaking across the sky when Kiba opened his eyes. His head ached and he felt like he was going to be sick to his stomach. Glancing around, he noted that he was sitting slumped up against the outer wall of Hinata's apartment. Shino was in a similar position beside him, and Akamaru lay at his side, head in his lap, trembling slightly. Shino opened his eyes and from what Kiba could see of his face, he had had a similar experience with Itachi's Sharingan.
          Shino hung his head and quietly stared at the ground. "She's gone." he said to no one.
          "Yeah." Kiba agreed. "Do you believe Hinata would willingly go with them? Do you believe she actually loves him?" he asked. It seemed so absurd, but if what Itachi said was true, Hinata was lost to them.
          "It would seem that way. Her recent behavior makes a lot more sense now." Shino answered solemnly.
          Anger and hurt raged through Kiba. How could she do something like that? Were they nothing to her? They were her friends. They had protected her and cared for her. And she had betrayed that like it meant nothing. Angry tears welled up in his eyes and he fisted his hands in Akamaru's fur. "No! I refuse to believe she would leave us!" he shouted. His rant was stopped by Shino's hand on his arm.
          "Kiba. Hinata wouldn't leave us. She didn't leave us because she never came back to us. Not really. The Hinata we know is gone." he said sadly.
          "Are you saying Itachi was right? That we should just let her go? Shouldn't we fight for her?" Kiba asked, fighting the confusion wrecking his brain. Had the whole world gone mad while he was asleep?
          "You can do as you like. But remember, Naruto and Sakura fought for Sasuke for years. And they failed. Why? Because he didn't want what they wanted. You can't keep people from changing. Sometimes it's inevitable. I will never let Hinata go. But if her happiness is somewhere other than here, I will not fight for her. It's not what she wants." he said, his voice faltering as he finished speaking.
          Kiba sat in silence, unable to argue with him. He sat and stroked Akamaru's fur as he thought about what Shino had said. Maybe he was right. Maybe Hinata would be happier somewhere else. She certainly hadn't been very happy since she had returned to Konoha. Fine. He would let her be happy if that's what she truly wanted. The life of a shinobi was hard, and if she could find a little peace along the way, he wouldn't stop her. But that didn't mean that if he ever ran across Hoshigaki Kisame he wouldn't beat the hell out of him for taking her away from them. A determined gleam came into his eyes. Oh, yes. He would definitely make the shark ninja pay for Hinata with his blood.

          Kisame cracked a bleary eye open, then immediately closed it again. Damn fluorescent lights were harsh and he had a splitting headache. His muscles were sore and cramped as if he had slept in the floor all night. Groaning, he sat up and stretched, discovering that he had indeed slept on the floor all night. He was just about to stand up when a loud hiss heralded the arrival of one obnoxious Jashinist and his equally obnoxious feline companion. Opening his eyes fully, he glared at Hidan, who was towering over him, Demon glaring back at him from his shoulder.
          "Fuck, man, you look like shit." he said.
          "I feel like shit." Kisame complained back.
          "It's no wonder. Last night you were drunker than a fiddler's bitch. You ought to feel like hell."
          "What do you want, Hidan?" he asked. He didn't particularly feel like putting up with any smart asses this morning. He just wanted to go back to sleep. Preferably in a bed this time.
          "Have you seen Itachi? Leader-sama was looking for him."
          "No."
          "Deidara?"
          "No."
          "Kisho?"
          "Hidan, you are the first person I've seen since last night. And it sucks. If Leader-sama can't keep up with his ninja, it's not my problem. Now get out of my face unless you want me to rip your arms off again, I'm going to bed." he said, standing up. Swaying a little, he made his way past Hidan and up the hallway to his room. He stopped at his dresser long enough to run a finger across Hinata's forehead protector, which lay on top, undisturbed. Then he flopped down on his bed and closed his eyes. He would need some more sake when he woke back up.

          Hinata walked behind Itachi, quietly talking to Kisho. She asked how he had been doing with his training and he described his recent missions with Zetsu. Hinata told him about being back in Konoha. What she really wanted to know though, was how Kisame had been doing. If he missed her, if he even still wanted her. Itachi hadn't told her anything, just that she was needed back at the base and his mission depended on it.
          She glanced up at the sky as she walked, getting a little more excited the darker the clouds became. And when the first raindrops hit her nose, she smiled. It wouldn't be too much longer now. Trying to distract herself to pass the time, she listened to Deidara rant about his battle with Sai.
          "He's got the right idea when it comes to art, but he just goes about it all wrong!" he exclaimed. Itachi just glared at him. "I could draw better in my sleep, yeah. It's like he doesn't even try to get them right."
          "Deidara, shut up." Itachi said forcefully. He was really missing his quiet partner right now. He could feel another headache coming on, but this one had nothing to do with using the Sharingan.
          Deidara, of course, ignored him. "At least Kisho gets how important details are. Even though they don't do anything fun like explode, his lions are his masterpieces. Right, Kisho?" he asked looking back at the crimson headed ninja. Kisho nodded.
          The rain increased suddenly, drenching the four ninja and making them hurry. Hinata tried to keep up, but didn't avoid the rain. She missed it too much. The way it sang on her windowpane, lulling her to sleep. The fresh smell of it as it cleansed the earth. And the way Kisame pulled her a little bit closer to him, as if she would melt if she got too wet.
          She stopped suddenly as they topped the last rise. Peering below, the Village of Hidden Rain lay spread out before her, looking exactly the same way she had left it. Tears of relief welled up in her lavender eyes. She had finally made it. She was home.
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