Intertwined Ripples

The Hidden Fear

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They finally made to the hospital and were greeted by the receptionist because Kō need to sign their names on the visitors list.

"Hmm It seems he already has some of his family visiting him, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind seeing someone as cute as you to cheer him up," the older lady grinned at Hinata.

Hinata instantly hid behind Kō unsure how to take the compliment while her caretaker gave her a look that said don't be rude.

"T-Th-Thank you M-Madam," she stuttered shyly while clutching on to Kō's back of his shirt. They were led by a nurse to the burn unit where Hinata saw patients with some horrible burns and scars with some even in wheelchairs. She really hated seeing the pain in their eyes and it reminded what happen to most of her family members.

It was like she was back in the fire all over again as she buried her face in the bouquet as more memories of that night resurfaced.

Flashback

Hinata awoken to screams as her eyes open to bellows of dark smoke filling her bedroom. She stood up in a coughing fit unable to breath scrambling to the doorway. She forced the door open only to be greeted by more smoke and fire.

"Father!" Hinata cried in complete fear. Over and over she screamed for her Father, Kō, and for anyone that could hear her. She ran for her life with desperate tears in her eyes unable to find anyone to help her.

She made down to the second floor and just thought of jumping out of a window thinking she might survive a two-story drop, it was that or be burned alive. That is when she slammed into someone making her fall back on to her butt. Hinata could barely see who it was because the smoke and tears blurred her vision.

"H-Help me P-Please!" She coughed drenched in sweat from all the heat as she crawled to the person feet. The person crouched down to her level and roughly grabbed by her chin. Now staring into it bright lantern like eyes with the fire from the background gleaming in them.

"I don't think you want my help...but Mother always favor you Hamura," He said in a contemplating way. Hinata felt more afraid with each and every passing second because she had no idea what he was talking about or if he was even human. Before she even knew it, she was plucked from the floor hurl into a nearby closet knocking the wind out of her.

Hinata got up dizzily not understand what was happening and questioning if she was even awake because this felt like a terrible nightmare. Whoever he was, he was now blocking the door frame and it was looking at endless sea of abyss because he drowned out the light from the embers.

"Shhh you can't say I didn't warn you," He whispered putting a finger to his jagged smirk while slowly melting in door creepily. She reached up towards the door with shaking hands to touch it thinking he was going to pull her into the darkness, but only found solid wood and that she locked in the closet.

Hinata activated her bloodline seeing that the humanoid disappeared without a trace. She watched as members from her clan either perished or were injuried trying to get to her.

Flashback over

"Lady Hinata were here," Kō slightly alarmed that she didn't respond right away and started to think bring her to hospital was a bad idea because even the nurse was looking at her with concern.

"Y-Yes s-sorry," Hinata blinked several times because she wasn't sure where or what that creature was. It one of reason Hinata told her father she didn't remember seeing who it was because it was like coming face to face with a monster that lived in a nightmare and her father would never believe her. She barely believed it herself.