Assassin
Shino x Hinata

Chapter Ten

Shino groaned slightly as he woke. His memories of last night prodded at his brain putting him in an already frustrated mood. He stood and stretched, with a crack of the neck he went about getting dressed. He looked up hearing a knock. It was a soft voice. "Shino-kun... may I come in?"
The kikaichu swarmed from his fingertips and opened the door to reveal a shy looking Hinata. "Hinata... I want to apologize for my outburst yesterday." Hinata smiled shyly and hugged him. It was rather short but both enjoyed it very much.
"I forgive you Shino-kun...I-I was w-wondering..." her face tinted up with blush, "w-would you l-like to c-come with H-Hanabi and me?" Shino cocked his head then nodded.
"I'm on a mission; it is my duty to protect you." Shino picked up his olive colored coat and slipped it on. Hinata blushed as she realized she had been staring at his gorgeously muscled chest and stomach. Hanabi's harsh voice cut through the silence.
"Hinata! Are we going to go?! What's taking so long?!" Hinata sighed. Shino awkwardly gave her a one armed, around the shoulders, hug. It had caught her by surprise but it made her feel better. "HINATA LET'S GO!" Shino motioned to the door with a nod of his head. His glasses were of course framing his nose where they belonged. The two met up with Hanabi who gave Shino an almost disgusted glare. "Why's he coming?"
"Hanabi... h-he's s-suppose to p-protect m-m-me..." Hanabi smirked putting two and two together.
"Alright, fine. Let's go I'm hungry." They strolled together to the woods. Large trees made you seem small, like a tiny insect, like an ant. Hanabi and Hinata were walking a little ways in front of Shino. In a whisper low enough for the kikaichu master to supposedly not hear Hanabi began to tease Hinata. "You like the bug boy don't you? Want to have him engulf you like a tsunami, kiss you through the night?" Hinata's face was redder than any red ever imagined. Shino hearing all of this also blushed but hid his face deep into his collar so no one could tell. How many times had he wished to do exactly those things to the beautiful heiress he was now sworn to protect?
"H-Hanabi!" Hanabi quit for the moment and put her finger to her lips.
"Oh! Silly me I forgot something! Just keep going up ahead sister, I'll go grab what I forgot and be right back." Hanabi handed Hinata the small basket. Once she left Shino lengthened his stride so he could catch up and walk beside Hinata. They both remained silent. They stepped into the clearing and immediately both sensed something was wrong. Shino found the danger first. He pushed Hinata to the ground and lay on top of her as a shield as explosions were triggered. Explosive tags had been rigged all over the clearing. Yukionna had set one off and disappeared as the chain commenced. Hinata looked up at Shino tears in her eyes. His body was being bombarded full of shrapnel from the trees, he grimaced with the pain but said nothing to complain about it. His glasses slid off his nose to reveal his beautiful emerald jeweled eyes, they were so full of pain and from somewhere else a determination. Shino leaned forward and whispered, "I love you." his lips gently pressed against hers and Hinata wished the kiss could be under better circumstances then the one they were faced with now. He pulled away the light in his eyes starting to dim. He continued to be a shield until the explosions, and shrapnel stopped.
Shino fell to the side; he was riddled with branches imbedded into his skin, burns that would turn to scars if not properly treated. He began to close his eyes. "N-no! NO! Shino... do-don't die p-please! I-I need you!" Her next sentence came out in little more of a whisper, "I love you too..." She weakly pulled his body onto her back and stumbled forward. A determination burned passionately inside of her but would that passion be enough to save the one she loved from the freezing cold hands of Death?



Chapter 11

Hinata stumbled through the trees. Her body begging to give out from the weight of Shino’s unconscious body and her already weakened body.
“I…I… w…will not f…fail you…Shino!” She cried, determination filling her. Collecting all the chakra she had left in her tiny body, she raced towards the hospital.  “S…shino…hold on.”
As she  neared the hospital she heard Kiba and Shikamaru calling her name.
”Oi Hinata!” Kiba yelled again, racing to catch up with her. Turning to their voices she began to stagger. Her knees trembling, her chakra gone, her lithe body completely exhausted.
“Oh Kami! Hinata what happened?” His eyes went wide when he saw the exhausted Hyuga carrying Shino. Kiba realized immediately his friend was in bad shape.
“Shikamaru take Shino to the hospital, I’ll get Hinata.” Shikamaru nodded and lifted him off her back and without waiting he quickly took off towards the hospital.
“K…Kiba…help...he is…h…hurt…badly.”Kiba caught her as she collapsed from exhaustion.
“It’s okay Hinata I have you. “ Kiba placed his right arm under her knees and lifted her into his arms.
“Kiba No!… leave m…me…S…Shino…n…needs… help…”She whispered faintly, tears  sliding down her pale cheeks.
“Hinata, shh it’s okay… Shikamaru is taking him to the hospital. It will be okay!” Kiba said soothingly as he carried her. “Hinata what happened? ”
“W…we were…h… hit with… e…exploding t…tags as w…we neared the…g…grove. Shino…he…he… s…saved me” She sobbed her body trembling in his arms. “K…Kiba …I …t…think someone…t…tried to...k…kill me again. ”
“I can’t believe you carried him all the way out of the woods, in your weakened condition. “Kiba smiled down at his dear friend. “Just rest… I have you Hinata.”
Hinata buried her face in his chest exhausted but unable to relax, her fear for Shino‘s life racing through her.
“Kiba..I…I…can’t lose…h…him. I…l…love…him.” She whispered, her tears soaking through his fur lined coat. Kiba smiled down at her. Her confession of love for his best friend warmed his worried heart.
‘Shino you better pull through for us.’ He silently thought as he entered the hospital.
Seeing Shikamaru and Sakura at the end of the hall. Kiba quickly went up to them, Hinata still cradled in his arms, going in and out of consciousness .
“How is he doing?” He asked fearing the worse.
“Kiba, is Hinata okay? Let’s take her into the other room.” Sakura said worriedly as she pointed down the hall to the next room.
“She is okay Sakura. I think she is just drained. Can you believe it she carried Shino the whole way.” He smiled as he lowered to the bed.
“S…shino!” Hinata yelled as she woke.
“Shh… Hinata it is okay.” Sakura said calmly as she checked her pulse. “Relax Hinata, he is going to be fine after some rest. From what Kiba tells me he has you to thank for saving his life.” She smiled at her frantic friend.
“S…shino is…o…okay?” She whispered her voice unsure.
“Yes, because of you. Tsunade said wood shrapnel penetrate both lungs, it would have been fatal if you had not gotten him to the hospital so quick.”
“I n…need to s…see…him.” As she tried to stand her body failed her, she began to fall.
“Whoa! Hinata you are in no shape to walk.” Kiba said, as he caught her in his arms.
“I…I…have…t…to… see …him.” Tears dripping down her face as she pleaded. “Please!”
Kiba looked at Sakura who nodded okay.
“Alright, but I am carrying you. “ He smirked. “Shino would have my ass if anything happened to you.”
“T…thank you…Kiba.” Hinata smiled gratefully. Carrying her into his room he sat her down in the small chair next to the bed.
“I’ll leave you two alone.” Kiba winked as he closed the door. Hinata looked over at the man she loved. Her pale lavender moonstone eyes taking his bruised and battered body. His arms and chest were wrapped in bandages. He looked so pale. How she wanted to see those dark green eyes of his. Those deep eyes of his, always hidden behind dark glasses. Eyes that held so much emotion. Her small hand reaching up to brush across his jaw, moving slowly up to his temple.
“Shino…” She whispered gently, lovingly. Her  fingers threading softly through his thick auburn hair.
“I…I’m…here and I…w…will not l…leave your …s…side.” Leaning over she kissed his forehead softly as she felt exhaustion claiming her. Laying her head on the bed, her small hand clasping his tightly.
“I love you Shino...” Whispered softly from her pink lips as her eyes closed and she drifted of to sleep.


Chapter 12

“You failed again…you are absolutely worthless.” He screamed as he stormed into the room Hanabi and Yukionna sat in.
“Oh calm down old man. Now whose brilliant idea was it to send the Aburame with her?” Her eyes traveling to Hanabi.
“I couldn’t stop him… if I did I would have looked suspicious.” Hanabi whined knowing she had screwed up her sister’s assassination.
“Well, I guess I should have thought more about having you help me with this.” Yukionna stated coldly. “You know what this means? It means they are going to be able to trace this back to us.” Hiashi stated his hands clenched tight.
Yukionna stared at him. ‘What was it about this old man that seems so familiar to me?’ As she tried to remember her head began to hurt . She dropped her head into her hands.
“What the hell is your problem?” Hiashi growled. “Should have never trusted a weak woman like you.”
“Shut up!” She screamed the pain becoming unbearable. ‘Why is this happening it usually only happens when I think of that night.’
“Father what is wrong with her?” Hanabi asked frightened moving away from the assassin.
“I am fine!” Yukionna  stated firmly as she tried to stand  ignoring the crushing pain. “I assure you she will not survive the next time. I still can’t figure what this girl did that you would want this. She is your daughter why would you have her killed? Weak is not reason enough. ”
“Her kind can not be allowed to live.” As his words reached her ears she was over come by a flashback of that horrible night. Of the ninja standing over her.  “Their dead child and so will you be very soon! Your kind can not be allowed to live!” She realized that in the flashback something was wrong with his eyes but what? ”Ahhh… I can’t handle this pain!” Standing up she fled out the window.
“What? …where the hell is that damn woman going?” Hiashi said angrily. “How am I going to keep this from getting out? They are bound to be suspicious. Dammit to hell how hard is it to kill that weak child?”
“Father let me kill her when she gets home. I can slit her throat as she sleeps make it look like someone broke in.” Hiashi stared at his favorite daughter and thought for a moment.
“No Hanabi I don’t want to take a chance if something goes wrong. You need to stay out of this. I should have never let you work with that damn woman.”
“But, father I can do it better then her. I want to see her blood spilled by my hands.” Her face filled with pure evil as she looked up at her father.
“No Hanabi! Though I am very proud of your thirst for power over your weak sister.” Placing a hand on her shoulder he smiled. “No you must stay completely out of this. There must be nothing to get in the way of you becoming the heir of the Hyuga clan.”
“As you wish father.”

She continued to run through the forest she had to get away from that house. The pain in her head was severe and she would not let them see her weak. ’Why are these memories trying to comeback. Ever since I took this job everything has been falling apart. How could I have failed twice now? That damn girl has one hell of a guardian angel in the Aburame.’ She sat down on the trees branch the pain in her head slowly reseeding.
‘That’s it ! No more messing around I need to kill this girl and get  far away from her crazy family. Then maybe these memories will end.’


Chapter 13

Shino slowly opened his eyes, his back felt like it was on fire. His eyes widened as everything came back to him. The explosions, throwing Hinata to the ground, using his body as a shield…was she okay?
“Hinata” He mumbled slowly, struggling to sit up. That’s when he noticed the presence next to him. Looking over he saw her sweet face. Her head lay next to him and she was sleeping peacefully.
“You are so beautiful.” He whispered, his hand running through her soft deep midnight blue hair. His soft touch waking her. He watched mesmerized as long dark lashes slowly fluttered open, uncovering glowing moonstone eyes.
“Shino!” Tears filled her eyes as she lifted her hand to his face. ”I…I… was…s…so scared. “
“Shh…I’m okay.” Taking her hand in his he leaned over, gently kissing her soft lips. Letting her hand slip from his. Ignoring his pain he wrapped his arms around her. Pulling her onto the bed next to him he deepened the kiss. She couldn’t help but sigh as his warm lips claimed hers. Her arms reaching up wrapping tightly around his neck. She could feel the flutter of his kikaichu under her fingers as his arms pulled her even closer to him. The feeling was comforting as they vibrated under her touch. Reluctantly pulling away he smiled down at her.
“You have no idea how long I have wanted to hold you in my arms. To feel your touch.” He smiled laying a gentle kiss on her forehead. She laid her head on his chest snuggling into his warmth.
“Hinata…what I said to you…”She reached up her finger silencing him.
“I love you to Shino.” She said the stutter gone from her voice. Looking up at him shyly a small blush appearing on her cheeks.
His hand caressed her soft cheek. “Hinata I wanted to tell you for a long time about how I felt but…well I never thought you would feel the same.” Keeping his arms wrapped around her he laid his bruised body back into the soft hospital mattress. She snuggled into him and that special warmth his body radiated. His body temperature higher then others. Her body enjoyed the feel of his kikaichu moving under her. Being in his arms made her feel warm and safe.
“Oi, guys!” Kiba burst in loudly. His eyes went wide in embarrassed shock, seeing the two cuddled on the bed. Then his grin widened to show his fangs and a mischievous gleam in his eyes.
“Oops am I interrupting something….” He drawled before a laugh broke free. Shino’s eyes glared, his lips pressed thin in annoyance. Kiba just smiled more, rocking back and forth on his heels.
“Well, it’s about time you two admitted your feelings but, couldn’t you have done it without it being under threat of death.”
Hinata turned beat red, burin her face in Shino’s chest.”
“Kiba you idiot, shut up!” Shino hissed, wrapping his arms tighter around Hinata. “Your embarrassing Hinata.”
“Sorry Hinata. I am just so happy for you two.” He smiled shyly. “I am also glad to see your okay Shino. Sakura said that if Hinata hadn’t gotten you here as fast as she did…well you wouldn’t have made it.”
Shino’s eyes went wide, quickly dropping down to the willowy woman in his arms. Hinata had been so weak from her poisoning it had never entered his mind . He had assumed Kiba or someone else had brought him to the hospital.
“Hinata you carried me all that way?” He lifted her chin to look into her lavender moonstone eyes. Pride for the woman he loved filled his heart.  “Thank you.” She smiled up at him her eyes soft and warm. He bent down and kissed her lips, all he could see was her, it was always just her . She had saved his life and she loved him. At that moment he could care less who saw them. With her he didn’t need to hide his emotions she was everything to him and his heart would do anything for his Hinata.
“Okay… well I will just leave you two alone.” Kiba slowly backed out of the room, a big grin on his face.

Hinata wrapped her arms around his neck as he pulled her closer deepening the kiss. Hinata moaned softly as his tongue tasted the sweetness of her mouth. His fingers caressed her back, as his lips slowly traveled down the sensitive skin of her throat. Her fingers buried into his soft thick auburn hair. He pulled her down softly on the bed. Ignoring the ache of his battered body. All he cared about was having her in his arms. His lips whispering to her endearments of his love.


Chapter 14
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As much as he would have loved to continue on to the process of making love Shino pulled away knowing neither of them were ready for such an action especially in a hospital room. He gritted his teeth as a deep inhale of air caused his lungs to protest. Hinata held him close and ran her fingers through his curly locks of hair. "Shino... I love you. Thank you..." His eyebrow rose.
"Thank you?"
"Yes, thank you, for loving me." Hinata muttered into his hair. She sat them both up, a leg on each side of him, and his back pressed against her chest. Hinata began to massage his shoulders with her delicate fingertips.
"You don't have to thank me for that Hinata..." Shino whispered. He closed his eyes enjoying the feel of her fingertips rubbing tiny circles across his aching shoulder blades. The burns that would have been found there had been healed the evening before but they were still sore and ached. He couldn't believe how fast they had healed thanks to Lady Tsunade and Sakura. They both sat in a comfortable silence until Kiba poked his head in again.
"Oi, that looks like it feels good bug boy." He quietly closed the door behind him. Hinata softly giggled under her breath. Kiba took Hinata's old chair by the bed.
"It does." Shino stated plainly. Kiba grinned his toothy smile and patted Shino's hand.
"Hey man, hope you get better soon. I'd kick your ass if you didn't."
Shino rolled his eyes and picked up his glasses. He fiddled around with them in his hands as Hinata continued up to massage his neck. Her bruises and cuts were now all minimal as Sakura had healed them with an expert hand. "...Kiba... Hinata carried me here?"
"Yeah. I don't know how she did it but she did." Kiba lightly punched Shino's shoulder, "Damn she must love you bug boy to carry your heavy ass that far." Hinata smiled and kissed the back of Shino's neck. Shino reached back and pulled her hands forward around his waist so she was cuddled up to him.
"It must be..." Hinata mused dreamily.
Kiba's fang glittered, "Hinata... you sound like your on illegal substances, drugs..." She snickered and nuzzled her cheek into Shino's shoulder. "Now though, the question is, since you're injured what are you going to do now Shino? You still have to protect her even with your injuries."
Shino muttered underneath his breath, "I don't know Kiba. So much has happened in so little time..."
"Well, guess we'll have to start putting the pieces together won't we now?" Kiba smiled, "Let's get started."





to be cont....