Unforgivable

Kidnapped

"HARUMI! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Hido searched the forest for a sign of his friend. She hadn't come home a night ago, and that was very odd for her. She was always nervous that something would happen to him so she was always home by the time he got back to make sure he'd arrive safe. When he first got back, he thought she might've fallen asleep by the river or just lost track of time, so he went to bed. When he didn't see her when he woke up again, he got really worried. He spent the whole day searching for her, but he couldn't find her. It had been a day, and the sun was starting to rise for the second day.

"Harumi? Are you there?" Akito called out. Hido had called her for help; she was from the Hidden Mist and he thought she might be able to see signs beside the river where he had first met her.

He felt his chest tightening, where on earth was she? Why the hell didn't he trust his gut and try to find her a night ago? Sure, he liked Akito quite a bit, but Harumi meant more to him. He let out a groan-like frustrated scream when he thought of all the things that could be happening to her right now. What if Danzo wanted her back? What if the man who traumatized her when she was a child wanted her back in his clutches? What if Itachi found her? His head was spinning and he felt like throwing up. He could feel cold blood rush through his body at the thoughts, and he began to spiral.

"If there's any kind of God listening, I'm begging you. Leave her alone, she's suffered enough for a lifetime, she deserves to have a happy life. Give her back to me, please give her back to me," he whispered as he almost felt tears come to his eyes. He couldn't lose her, he'd give up everything in this world but her. He loved her with every bit of his damned heart, he'd rather die than to see her suffer again.

"Hido, we'll find her, okay? I'm sure she just got lost. There's no crime around here, she's safe." Akito rubbed his back comfortingly. It made her sad to see him so stressed, she didn't expect to see such a strong reaction from him, but she understood. Hido felt guilty lying to her about Harumi and himself, the poor girl had no idea what she was getting caught up in. He had told her they were both former ninjas that decided they wanted to travel the world together. Obviously he hadn't known her long enough to tell her anything about them, but he didn't want her to face any consequences because of them.

"I'm such an idiot! God, I should've looked around the night she didn't come home!" he yelled in anger, shaking his head. Akito hugged him, knowing he needed one. He reluctantly hugged her back, but it felt like a betrayal to be comforted while he didn't know what was happening to Harumi. He only hoped that she would be okay. Just where was his girl?

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Harumi's eyes slowly fluttered open, yawning as she got up. The curtains were drawn, darkening the room. She sighed, Hido should've just woken her up. She got up to make breakfast when she looked down at her hands. They were tied. She was confused, what the heck? Suddenly, all the memories from the night before flashed through her mind. She froze, the last thing she remembered seeing was-

She looked around in a panic, feeling her heart hammering harshly against chest, reminding her that she was very much awake. She slowly opened the curtains, it revealed the bright sun shining through the barred balcony. Her hands began to shake, the bars brought back bad memories. It made her feel trapped and somewhat suffocated. She found herself breathing heavier, the ropes around her wrists not helping the feeling. She quickly -but very quietly- ran to the door and tried to open it, only to see it was locked.

Her body continued to shake as she sensed a barrier on the other side of the door. She bit into her lip deeply when she looked back down at her hand. She had been squirming and moving so much that the rope had been digging into her skin deeply. The memories were pouring back into her mind, but at least they weren't chains. Still, it didn't help and the last thing she needed was to start panicking and losing sight of how to get out. She put her foot against the ropes and sent a concentrated amount of chakra out her foot and through the rope, cutting it. She took off the extra parts, and there were red marks left around her wrists due how tight they were, how long they were there, and how much she'd wriggled.