Honeymoon

Together

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Hinata looked up towards Sasuke, he was holding the vase in his hands as Karin stood nearby. Naruto's arms tightened around her protectively as she smiled at them.

Their faces all filled with worry but for the first time she wasn't frightened. She didn't fear the dark Naruto like she did before. She had thought it over for a while now and the more she thought about it the less she felt that anxiety he caused her. Now that she was able to make sense of it she could get past it.

The dark Naruto was just so unpredictable, trying to put fear into her bones so she could obey him. He wanted her to believe he was some demon when in fact he wasn't. He was the one scared. Scared of her. He treated her like a child that needed to obey. The more she fought him the more he fought back. When she didn't fight he didn't fight. If she hated him he wouldn't care because he wasn't trying to gain her favor, he wanted her attention. Rejection or not, it gave him a safe pass.

At the time she was terrified because of how unbelievable the situation was, trying to fight the demon she believed wasn't Naruto. If she knew what she had known at the time she would have approached the situation differently.

"Positive." Hinata nodded her head, she touched Naruto's arm. He stared at Sasuke as he looked for confirmation. He still thought this was a bad idea. They all did.

"Alright..." Naruto nodded his head as everyone got ready for Sasuke to release the beast.

Hinata held her breath as she watched him reach for the top. Her heart started to beat faster, almost seeing everything happen in slow motion. The forest seemed to go still as Sasuke finally ripped the top off, there was a blast of air that was sent flying out of the jar as a red ball shot out in front of them.

The air around them whipped about as if a tornado had appeared in the middle of the forest. Naruto held Hinata tight, shielding her from the harsh winds until it calmed down.

When Hinata looked over Naruto's arm she saw red eyes looking upon her. The demon sat in the middle of them bewildered, looking around like a cornered animal.

"Hinata- I thought I'd never see you again...I was alone-I..." he looked around frantically, chains jingling about. "I'm so happy I get to see you-" he tried to get to her but Sasuke would pull the chains back so he was on the ground again.

"Fuck off Sasuke! I just want to touch her!" He growled while shaking the chains in frustration.

"You don't deserve to." Naruto glared at him making the demon send a snarl his way.

"You're one to talk, you weren't fighting too hard when I was in charge."

"You asshole-" Naruto went for him but Hinata placed an arm out across his chest to stop him.

Dark Naruto rolled his eyes at his other half," The fuck you guys want? Did you come to torment me or some shit." He looked down at the ground sitting crisscrossed, elbow on his knee and chin leaning into his fist.

Hinata stepped forward timidly, Naruto close behind her with a hand on her hip, "Actually I-I wanted to talk to you."

The dark Naruto perked up in surprise. His mouth hung open as Hinata walked towards him, but stopping just out of reach.

"Y-you want to talk to me? I thought you hated me...you tricked me so you could just lock me away- I was alone in darkness...was I so terrible to you? How could you do that to me?" his eyes trained on her carefully.

Hinata pressed her hands to her chest," Naruto- what you did to me... it took a lot out of me. You made me feel crazy, insane even. I was questioning everything about myself. You made me feel all these emotions that I had no idea how to deal with. You forced me to do things I didn't want to... You made me afraid. You caused me so much pain physically an-and emotionally... " Hinata sniffled as tears began to collect in the corner of her eyes, her voice cracking as she spoke. She had this conversation so many times in her head but she could never truly speak them until now. Saying it out loud made her chest tighten and her throat burn, but she had to do this.