Another one of my GaaHina stories lol! Can't help it I just love this couple!! I have so many nice reviews for my other GaaHina story that I decided to do another one and see if it can get as good reviews as my other story! Hehe. Anyway, this is kinda AU and sorry if it confuses you at all. If it does then just ask me and I will try to explain it as well as I can. Anyway...
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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song in this fic.
You'll Be In My Heart
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Chapter 1: See Ya Later
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She ran silently up the stairs, two at a time. She didn't have any time to waste. The time was half an hour till midnight and she still had to make sure she had everything. She had to be out of here before midnight and she was beginning to wonder if she will make it. She had been running around for five minutes before finding the right stairs. She had had to run from the training ground outside the Hyuuga mansion to the other side of the house where her bedroom is.
She got to the top of the stairs and took a right, leading her down to what seemed like a never ending corridor. She ran down it as fast as her legs could allow her to, taking a side glance to look on at the paintings of her ancestors, before looking back in front of her. 'Need to focus...'
'Got to focus, little one.' That voice once again. The feminine voice has been so much like a Mother to her. She has poured her heart and soul to the voice and the voice always had some way to help her. The voice was her guardian angel more than her demon to her, and if there was one thing she could be grateful for being born into the Hyuuga family for, it would be the fact that they gave her her best friend. Her only best friend that she didn't need to share with anyone.
The voice's name was Mai.
'I know Mai, I'm just afraid. What if they find me? What if they find out about our plan? They wont be happy! They will torture me and you if they find out what I'm about to do. I-' She thought to Mai before she was cut short of her mental sentence.
'Hush, little one. They won't find out, and even if they do, I will protect you.'
'But I can't let you out!' She tried to protest.
'You will have to if they hurt you, little one. I wont let them hurt you, don't worry. I promise.' Mai's soothing voice relaxed her as she skidded to a halt at the end of the corridor and began to run once again down another corridor just as long.
She felt out of breath for running her full speed for so long, but she wouldn't give in. She had her plan to go through and she had to get it done by midnight, tonight. Nothing was going to stop her. She had Mai to thank for coming up with this plan. She would have never done it or even thought of it without her and she felt like she had to make it up to her somehow... Well it didn't matter right now, all that mattered was getting to her room before anyone could see her and before anyone decided to go into her room, uninvited.
Finally she could see her bedroom door at the end of the long, white corridor, next to her little sister, Hanabi's room. She ran up to her door and pressed her ear against the door. When she couldn't here any voices or anyone moving around, she opened up the door just enough to get herself to slip into the little gap and take a step into her room. She looked around her room for any unwanted visitors and, thankfully, found it empty. She closed the door softly behind her, so that she didn't wake anyone up.
She took in a deep breath... And let in out again. She couldn't help but feel a little sad that she was leaving this place. Sure, her Father hated her and only used her because of Mai, but she had also lived here all her life and she had to leave her Neji-nii-san and her little sister Hanabi-chan. She was sad that she wouldn't be able to say good-bye to them, but it was too much of a risk.
She walked over to her lavender coloured bed and knelt down beside it, pulling out a heavy bag from underneath her bed and placing it on top of her bed.
She looked at her watch and read '23:45'. She still had quarter of an hour to make sure she had everything. She quickly looked inside the bag and went over her list mentally in her head. Once she knew she had all she needed, she zipped the large bag back up and placed it on her shoulder.
She looked around her room one last time, taking in every detail. Her walls were a boring, plain white colour and her bed was a queen sized bed with lavender blankets. She had a wooden closet in one corner of her room and a table by the side of her bed where a small lamp was placed. She looked in the opposite direction of her door and saw her mirror and table and chair there, that still had her letters and other personal stuff on top of it. All that didn't matter any more now though.
She was about to turn around and leave through her window, when she saw some sort of picture in the corner of her mirror. Curiosity took over her and she walked over to it, still confused to what picture it could be. When she got close enough, she reached out and grabbed it, and looked down at it. Her eyes widened and she gave a little gasp when she saw what picture it was.
There, right in the middle of the picture was herself when she was only five years of age. Her hair was short back then, with two long bangs hanging on each side of her beaming face. She wondered briefly when the last time she smiled a true smile like that was... In that picture was most probably the last time. She was wearing a plain pink summer dress with a big bow going around her middle and was tide at her back, same colour as the dress. She had a midnight blue ribbon in her hair. Someone had their arm wrapped around her shoulder.
To the right of her, was Neji. Her Nii-san and protector. He had both arms crossed over his small chest in his usual stance, but he had on a smiling face, almost as big as her own smile. His hair was shorter then but still much longer than her own at that age. He was still tall for his age, which was six at the time. He was wearing navy shorts and a black top.
Then... The person who had their arm wrapped around her was on the left hand side of her, a smile so much like her own and her pale eyes so bright with the joy in them. It was her Mother. It scared her how much they were alike, personality and looks. She had long raven hair and she looked like the most beautiful woman in the world to her at that moment. She wore three-quarter jeans and a light blue top and was kneeling in the meadow where the photo was taken. She thought that her Mother looked like a fallen angel...
'This picture means a lot to you...' Mai forced her out of her thoughts.
'Hai...' Was all she answered back.
'If it means so much to you then let's take it!' She decided to agree with Mai and quickly placed it in one of the side pockets in her bag before walking over to the window.
She opened her window and looked down. It was a big drop, but she didn't have to worry about the hight. Her water and Mai would protect her before she was hurt. She saw the tree she was going to jump onto and got ready for her jump. She was about to jump when something made her stop... a voice.
"Hinata-nee-chan?"
Hinata turned around slowly and came face to face with her younger sister, Hanabi. She had long coffee coloured hair that tide at the bottom with a small bobble. Her pale eyes pierced into her own. She was wearing Eeyore pajamas and was holding a small teddy bear in one hand. Her head was slightly tilted to her left in a questioning manner. She looked more like her Father and Neji, than her Mother like herself.
"What is it you want, Hanabi-chan?" Hinata asked her as evenly as she could. She mentally kicked herself for being so careless and getting caught so easily. She shuddered inwardly as she thought how that could have been her cold-hearted Father and not her little sister that loved her dearly.
'We have got to be more careful next time...' Mai told her and she nodded inwardly in agreement.
"I couldn't get to sleep and I was wandering if you could sing me a lullaby to sleep... What are you doing, Nee-chan?" Hanabi asked her older sister, fearing her answer. She loved her sister so much, but she knew this day would come. Their Father was so mean to her, that she knew Hinata would one day run away. But... She was so afraid of loosing the only Mother figure in her life.
Hinata looked down at her feet. She couldn't look at all the sadness that came from her little sister. She knew that Hanabi knew what she was about to do and it pained her to be the one that upsets her little sister so much. "Hanabi-chan... I think you know what I'm doing..." Her voice was a whisper, but Hanabi could still hear all the pain and loneliness in her sister's voice.
"B-But I don't want you to go." Hanabi protested weakly, knowing that it was no good. Her sister was going and there was nothing she could do about it... She was just going to leave without saying good-bye.
Hinata felt her heart clench at her sister's words. She wished she didn't need to go, but she did. She couldn't stay here any longer. She would surly go crazy if she stayed a day longer with her Father's cold comments and saying how weak she would be without Mai. The worst is that he even blamed her for her Mother's death. She had to hear all her life how it was her fault her Mother is gone and is never coming back, and she started believing her Father... She does believe it is her fault her Mother is dead, and she hates herself for it. No matter what anyone says... Even Mai... She does blame herself for at least being part of the reason why her Mother is dead, but her Father makes sure she feels all the guilt she could possibly get.
Hinata walked toward the coffee colour haired child and knelt down beside her. She hung her head, knowing her sister was going to be hurt because if she didn't leave today, she would still find another appropriate day to leave. Her sister – And herself – Were just going to have to get on with their lives and hope and pray that they would be able to see each other again one day... That would be nice...
"Gomen..." Was all Hinata could say to her little sister.
'Hinata, there is only ten minutes left before the guards go on duty outside the Hyuuga compound. We must leave now.' Mai warned her, reminding her that she had to leave soon if she wanted to leave tonight. She was about to nod and send Hanabi back to her room until...
Suddenly, Hanabi grabbed onto her sister and with a pleading look in her eyes, which was rear for Hanabi, she pleaded with her sister "Before you leave... Please... Sing me Mommy's lullaby? Please!"
Hinata bit her lip hard. She really didn't have time to do this but... She was leaving her little sister so it was the least she could do was to do this one last thing Hanabi wanted her to do for her. "Alright." Hinata nodded her head and was relieved to see a smile on her little sister's face. She tried to take Hanabi's hand to lead her back to her room when Hanabi shook her head and said
"I wanna sleep in your bed tonight... If I'm aloud?" She asked timidly, reminding Hinata so much of her younger self. She was not shy any more, neither did she stutter, but she still had that aura of innocents about her, making her seem like she couldn't harm a fly... Which she couldn't without Mai and her water.
Hinata felt tears threatening to fall as she guided her little sister over to her bed and laid her down on her bed. She pulled her lavender coloured blankets up to Hanabi's chin before setting down her heavy bag and sitting next to Hanabi on the bed. "Where are you going Nee-chan? Please tell me?" Hanabi begged her older sister she adored to much.
Hinata shook her head and whispered to her "I can't. Its just too risky Hanabi-chan." But Hanabi wouldn't go down without a fight.
"Oh please, Nee-chan? I wont tell anyone. Not Father or even Neji-nii-san. Please believe me Hinata-nee-chan! I only want to know where you are encase Father somehow finds out where you are and I need to inform you so that you can run away before he comes. Please! Don't you trust me?" Hanabi begged her sister, something Hanabi considered weak and hardly ever does. But this was Hinata... Her Nee-chan. She needed to stay in touch with her for the simple fact that she will be lonely without her.
Hinata sighed. She did have a good point. The reason why she was going in the first place was to become stronger without having to use Mai or her water encase one day something did happen to them, but if she wasn't ready and her Father showed up and she was still too weak to defeat him, then he would make her come home and there he would most probably torture her physically, mentally and emotionally.
"Alright. But you can't tell anyone, promise?" Hinata asked, giving up.
Hanabi smiled a triumphant smile before poking her little finger out and wrapping it around her sister's. "I pinky swear. I wont tell anyone." Hinata knew she was telling the truth so she unwrapped her pinky from her sister's and told her.
"If you ever need me, I will be in... Suna." She whispered, making sure only she and her sister could hear. Her sister looked up at her and smiled a soft smile at her, unshed tears begging to fall freely down her smooth cheeks. And they did. Her sister cried and Hinata tried her best to wipe away every tear that spilt from her sister's emotional eyes.
"So..." After Hanabi had calmed down she began talking again. "... We don't count this as a good-bye?" She asked her older sister, who became confused by her question. So she explained "People only say 'Good-bye' to each other when they will never see that person again... But I'm going to make sure that I see you again, Nee-chan. So if this isen't a 'Good-bye' then it is more like a... 'See ya later.'" Hinata smiled down at her younger sister and nodded her head. She agreed with her sister. They will see each other again.
Hinata tucked her sister into her bed and asked softly "Would you like to hear Mommy's lullaby now?" Hanabi nodded her head enthusiastically and rested her head on the pillow, waiting for her Nee-chan to start singing, knowing that it may be the last time she ever hears her singing their Mother's song. She would savor it till the end. She would never forget this night. She hugged the teddy closer to her.
When Hinata knew that Hanabi was finally ready, she began to sing their Mother's lullaby, while remembering when her Mother used to sing her it as a child every night before she went to bed.
Come
stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it
tight
I will protect
you
From all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry
For
one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep
you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I
will be here
Don't you cry
'Cause you'll be in my
heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and
forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they
say
You'll be here in my heart, always...
Always...
Hearing soft snoring, Hinata knew her little sister was finally asleep. She stroked her hair lovingly for the last time in what could be years, and kissed her forehead in a very Motherly way. She looked down at her watch and read '23:58.' Two mintues until midnight. She had to leave. She got up and placed the bag once again over her shoulder before walking over to the window and trying this for a third time.
Before she left, she took once last look at her sister, hearing her little sister mutter in her sleep "See ya later..."
Hinata smiled. Despite the situation she was in and the fact that she could get caught easily, she smiled. One crystal tear slid down her pale cheek and she whispered to her sleeping sister "See ya later, Hanabi-chan..." And she disappeared into the night, off to Suna, wondering what awaits her there.
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