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Hummingbird	By : Onileo Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 2119 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 9
          The sun was well below the horizon when the trio stopped to make camp. They had managed to cross the border out of Earth Country an hour before without any additional trouble. Kisame found a suitable overhang in a cliff to sleep under. It was situated next to a river. Hinata was grateful for that. She couldn't wait to get cleaned up and back in her regular clothes again. And she needed to clean and bandage her wounds soon. She couldn't risk getting an infection. The bleeding had stopped long ago, but the gashes would be enough to make her very sick if they weren't treated properly.
          Kisho slumped sulkily down. He hadn't said a word the whole time they were traveling. Now he watched his new companions carefully. His golden eyes glowed softly as he analyzed their chakra levels. Kisame's was massive. He had more chakra than any one person he had ever seen. The girl's, on the other hand, was almost as low as his. Maybe in a day or two, when they were both fully restored, he could drain her and be strong enough to defeat their captor and escape. But for now he needed to lay low and regain his strength.
          Kisame rummaged through his pack until he produced bandages and some antiseptic salve. He also retrieved his Akatsuki uniform and a fresh shirt. Now that their cover was blown, he had to don the black cloak with red clouds and those damnable pants once more. He noted that Hinata was engaged in similar activities. They headed toward the river at the same time. Glancing back to make sure Kisho was staying put, he knelt at the water's edge and began cleaning the drying blood off his arms and face.
         Hinata tore off a section of her bandage to use as a wash cloth. Dipping it in the cool water, she wrung it out and began cleaning her wounds methodically. They stung as she worked on them, but she did her best to ignore the pain and made sure they were thoroughly clean. By the time she was finished, her cloth was stained pink and a few of the wounds had started to ooze again. She applied her antiseptic cream and wrapped them tight enough to prevent further bleeding.
          She headed toward a lone tree that stood a few feet away. It would afford her a small amount of privacy while she changed clothes. Stepping behind it, she pulled a fresh pair of capris on underneath her kimono. She reached behind her and untied her obi, letting her kimono fall away. She quickly pulled her shirts on and grabbed the discarded kimono and obi. She then headed back toward her companions.
          When she reached her pack, she folded her dirty clothing and placed them neatly in the bottom of her bag. Pulling the comb from her hair, she added it to her bag, her hair falling back to its usual style. She tied her forehead protector in its customary place around her neck and replaced her weapons pouch. Then she approached Kisho. Sitting as near to him as she dared, she watched Kisame silently as he bandaged his arms and chest. He stood up from the river and wandered off to change, leaving Hinata staring at the empty riverbank. The minutes stretched by until Kisho finally spoke.
          "So you're from Konohagakure, huh?" he asked quietly, indicating her protector.
          "Y-yeah." she replied.
          "What's your name?"
          "Hyuuga Hinata."
          "What were you doing in the Land of Earth? And how did you end up getting captured by the Akatsuki?" he asked a little more forcefully.
          "W-well, Hokage-sama sent m-me on a mission to f-find you. She said to g-give you a scroll I have in my p-pack and t-to escort you to Konoha if you accepted the t-terms in the scroll." Hinata explained. Her fingers started fidgeting as she spoke. "I r-ran into Kisame-san by accident."
          "So, why did you help him?" Kisho asked, narrowing his eyes and glaring at her.
          Hinata blushed. "I...that is...I wanted to h-help him so that we could g-get you out of Iwa and...umm... then I f-figured we might...umm... be able t-to escape and g-go to Konoha." she said, head bowed. "But I don't t-think we'll be able t-to do it, now. He's v-very strong."
          Kisho sat in stony silence, thinking. Then he gave Hinata a determined look, his golden eyes practically glowing. "I'm not going. To the Akatsuki or to Konohagakure. I'm a ninja from the Land of Earth. And I take orders only from the Tsuchikage. As soon as I can, I'm going back. Even if I have to die doing it."
          Hinata stared at the ground. So Kisho wouldn't help her after all. Her last plan to get home had just evaporated. She was beginning to feel like fate had her in a choke hold and was dragging her to some unknown future. She wanted to scream. She wanted to cry. She wanted to wish desperately that Shino, Kiba and Naruto would come and save her. Take her back home to the dear and familiar. She was frustrated and confused. Feeling a little down, she sat and stared at the water in the river, flowing away from her, and wondering what would happen to her now.

          Tsunade sat at her desk, staring down a pile of paperwork that the ever dutiful Shizune had dropped off an hour ago. She just knew that at any moment it would give up and disappear. She pulled the top sheet off and stared at it. Releasing a heavy sigh, she dropped the paper on her desk and grabbed her bottle of sake. Taking a large gulp, she set it back on the desk and turned to watch the sun setting out the large window behind her.
          With her head cradled in her hand, the Hokage's thoughts began to wander. Hinata should be about finished with her mission and on her way back home now. Hopefully, the Iwa nin, Kisho, was with her. He would really be a great asset to the advancement of the medic nin program in Konoha. His ability to extract and manipulate chakra would make him an excellent healer. Then, a sinking feeling started in her mind and moved to her stomach. What if the situation got out of hand and Hinata wound up in trouble? Maybe she should have sent a full team instead of just one ninja. The added risk might have been worth the extra security.
          She heard a soft whoosh, and ducked instinctively. Her senses alert, she looked cautiously around for the source of the noise. When she looked back at the window, a small smile made its way onto her face. There on the ledge of the open window sat a small hummingbird. It was an unusual color, jet black with a pale throat. Tsunade held very still, not wanting to scare it away. The small bird's intelligent eyes gazed pointedly at the Hokage. It chirped one time and flew off.
          Turning back to her desk once more, Tsunade's smile faded. The stack was still there. Stubborn thing. The feeling from earlier hadn't gone away, either. She picked up her pen. She attempted to read the first line, pen hovering close. She was still in that position when Shizune marched in ten minutes later, Tonton on her heels. She gave Tsunade an exasperated look.
          "Tsunade-sama, I had hoped you would be done with that pile by the time I came back" she said as she laid another stack of papers beside the first. Then she noticed the look on her face. "Tsunade-sama, what's wrong?"
          "I don't know." she answered seriously. "I just keep getting this feeling that something is going wrong with Hinata's mission."
          "I'm sure she's fine. You are just worrying too much." Shizune said as she lightly tapped the pile of papers on the desk.
          "Maybe." she said, then changed the subject. "By the way, I need one of the recon ANBU summoned. I have a mission for them."
          Shizune frowned as she left the Hokage's office to fetch the ANBU. She didn't remember any mission orders of that sort today. What wasn't Tsunade telling her now?

          Kisame sat watching the river flow in silence, Samehada lying beside him as usual. The other two had fallen asleep hours ago, Kisho across the small fire from him, and Hinata a little closer to his left. The evening had passed quietly, with a tense air hanging over the camp. After he came back from changing, Hinata and Kisho were sitting together in silence. Kisho looked angry and Hinata had looked depressed. He wondered what that idiotic prick had said to her this time, but didn't bother asking.
          They each had consumed a meal in silence, then lay down, exhausted. Hinata had fallen asleep almost immediately. Kisho glared at Kisame a while, then turned over and ignored him. About twenty minutes later, his steady breathing and light snores indicated his loss of consciousness. Now Kisame was alone with the darkness. He mindlessly watched the water flow downstream and listened to the incessant gurgle of the liquid hitting the rocks.
          As the night wore on, a chill descended, accompanied by a heavy fog. Kisame breathed deeply, inhaling the fresh moisture. He stretched and wrapped his cloak a little closer around himself. With the river now obscured from sight, Kisame turned his head to watch Hinata sleep. She was frowning, and her eyes were moving rapidly behind her lids. Her breathing hitched, and with a groan, she rolled over. She was still once more. Kisame turned his attention to the fire, watching the remains of the hot coals slowly burn down.
          With a gasp, Hinata sat up, wide awake. She was panting heavily and she looked around in fear. Realizing where she was, her breathing steadied. She glanced around to see if anyone else was awake, and saw that Kisame was looking at her intently.
          "Bad dreams?" he asked, his usual smirk in place.
          Hinata nodded. Actually it had been a horrible nightmare. It had reminded her of the horror stories told of the Mangekyou Sharingan. There had been blood everywhere. Mixed in with the blood had been small, black feathers. Hinata had been sitting in the middle of a pool of it, with the cougar masked ANBU standing over her. She had smacked Hinata in the mouth and jerked the headband off her neck. "Traitorous bitch!" she had screamed. Taking a kunai, she slashed across the leaf symbol, making Hinata cry out. Then the cougar had removed her mask to reveal... Tsunade.
          Smiling wickedly, Tsunade pointed behind Hinata. Turning around, she gasped when she saw her cousin Neji, standing over Kisame, scorpion mask in hand. His ANBU sword had run the shark nin through the chest, and Kisame lay there bleeding and breathing heavily. He was looking at her, a regretful smile on his face. Hinata's eyes followed the trail of the expanding blood and saw that it merged with the pool she was sitting in. Jumping up with a horrified cry, Hinata woke herself up.
          She was truly glad to be awake. The nightmare had felt so real. She could still feel the sting from Tsunade's slap and smell the blood. Body catching up with her mind, she realized that she had broken out in a cold sweat and it made her start to shiver. Goosebumps had spread across her exposed skin. It had gotten foggy while she was asleep and the temperature had dropped considerably. Kisame watched as Hinata retrieved her jacket from her bag and drew it on. She wrapped her arms around herself, waiting on her jacket to warm her up.
          "Are you cold?" Kisame asked.
          "A l-little." she said.
          "Come here." he commanded.
          A bit puzzled, Hinata stood and walked the few feet between them to stand at his side. Kisame crossed his legs in front of him and unclasped his cloak. Reaching up, he grabbed Hinata's hand and pulled her down into his lap. Hinata gasped at the sudden movement and blushed at their close proximity. Kisame wrapped an arm around her torso and pulled her backward until she was leaning against his chest. He grabbed the sides of his cloak and wrapped them around her.
          Unsure of what she should do, she sat silently. She doubted he would try to hurt her, but she couldn't stop the instinctive fear that invaded her body. And she was still shaken up from her nightmare. Her muscles were tense and her heart was racing. Hinata could feel the heat from Kisame's chest radiating into her back. His muscular arms were wrapped around her, gently holding her against him. Their combined body heat soon warmed her, and she could feel the chill recede from her body.
          "Warmer now?" Kisame asked quietly.
          "Yeah." she replied, blush intensifying.
          Unable to stop himself, Kisame buried his face in her silky hair. Inhaling deeply, he let her unique scent fill his head. She smelled so good, he just couldn't get enough. But she was still slightly afraid of him. Her body was rigid and her breathing fast. He nuzzled the back of her neck, and whispered in her ear. "Relax and try to get some sleep."
          Sleep? Hinata honestly didn't think she would be able to. But after she sat there awhile in the silence of deep night, the steady rhythm of his breathing and the heat from his body began to relax her tense muscles. Leaning into him, she rested her head on his broad chest. He was so warm. And she was feeling tired again. Eyes half open, Hinata watched the fog swirl around the camp, slowly getting thicker.
          She was only half awake when she felt him lean forward and gently place a kiss on her neck, just below her ear. Warmth spread slowly through her body, relaxing her further. He kissed her again, further down on her neck. With each kiss, her body felt warmer and heavier. She released a contented sigh. The last thing she knew was his mouth on the base of her neck before she slid into a dreamless sleep.

          Kisho awoke the next morning to the sound of the river flowing and a chill in the air. A light fog was burning away under the morning sun. His shoulder was slightly stiff and his red hair was damp with moisture and hung limply in his face. Sitting up he swept it back. He turned around to a surprising sight.
          Hoshigaki Kisame was sitting where he was the night before. His eyes were closed, but Kisho could tell by the posture of his body and the look on his face that he was awake. In his arms lay Hinata, head tilted back, asleep. The infamous black cloak of the Akatsuki was wrapped around both of them. As Kisho stood, Kisame's eyes slid open. He gave Kisho a hostile look and closed his eyes again.
          "Yeah, hostage my ass." Kisho said sarcastically.
          At the sound of his voice, Hinata woke up. She blinked her sleepy eyes a few times to adjust to the daylight. She was so warm and comfortable, she didn't want to move. She started to sit up, but found she couldn't move. As she gained her bearings, she realized that she was still sitting in Kisame's lap, with his arms wrapped around her. Last night's events came back to her. She remembered her nightmare and waking up. The last clear thing she could recall was watching the swirling fog and Kisame kissing her.
          "Good morning." an amused voice whispered in her ear, making her jump. Hinata blushed madly and attempted to sit up again. This time she was released, and Hinata stood quickly. Kisame chuckled and stood as well, dwarfing Hinata with his height. He refastened his cloak and picked up Samehada. He smirked at Kisho who, as expected, returned a withering glare.
          "Let's get going soon. I want to make good time today." Kisame said. After a quick breakfast, the group set off again, one sullen, one still flushed and one very content with his nose buried in the interior of his cloak.
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