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hyuugachild ([personal profile] hyuugachild) wrote in [community profile] one_long_mission2012-12-31 12:09 pm

[Open] It was a rare day off...

...and Hanabi didn't see them often. She considered herself, at this point, little more than a drone of the Hyuuga estate, fated to take on the much respected, prestigious role of heiress, and subsequently fated to losing much of her childhood to training, studies, and other assorted etiquette lessons and fine arts like calligraphy, weaving, ikebana and tea ceremony. All to ensure she grew to be a splendid young lady.

She certainly didn't feel splendid. She felt exhausted.

But it was a lovely day in the midst of winter, and for once, Hanabi was in the midst of Konoha, breathing in cold hair and watching mist form in front of her mouth. Hoheto, her Branch companion of the day, stood some distance behind her and followed her slowly, as if to appear as though he weren't directly watching her.

She felt self-conscious, being fourteen and still needing a keeper to tag along everywhere, but Hanabi learned quickly that this was life, and a privilege to have so many people dedicated to keeping her in the best of physical health.

Still, thinking dark thoughts wasn't going to improve the day, so Hanabi wanted to make the best of it. She walked slowly up to a shop selling yams and bought one, savoring the taste (though it wasn't as good as the ones spiced by Hyuuga hands).

It was cold, but it was a beautiful day. A day of freedom.

If you ignored the bodyguard tailing you.

Hanabi had tried an inordinate amount of times to ditch them, and failed every time; they were jounin, and she was decidedly not. Still, with every new year of training, she dreamed of escape.

Escape, the thought spread a fuzz over her brain that felt like drinking warm hot chocolate.

With the sight of the Byakugan, she eyed Hoheto's location.

She could make it.
She could.
She would.

With a small signal, a bunshin and a kawarimi no jutsu later, she was running giddily toward the forest. At the longest limits of her vision, she could see Hoheto was not following, and shortly, he'd be out of range.

"Well, it seems like you're having fun," an eerily familiar voice said...just before something hit Hanabi couldn't see hit her squarely in the gut and made the world black.

* * * * * * *

The first thing she noticed was that she was cold. Then, slowly, as sensation returned to her body, she realized her mouth was dry, like she hadn't had a drink in days, and her head and stomach hurt terribly. Shifting alone gave her gut-wrenching cramps. When she opened her eyes, she was surrounded by white.

Snow.

Snow? In Konoha?

No. Not Konoha. Definitely not.

Instantly, Hanabi assumed the worst. She must've been abducted. Kidnapped to blackmail her father. The snow was probably genjutsu...it would be silly to leave precious cargo lying about to freeze to death.

She shakily lifted her hand to make the seal of the ram. "...kai..." Hanabi whispered, hoping the genjutsu could be released simply.

Too hopeful, she chided, staring up at the snow that didn't fade, and the chill that was starting to make her clothing wet.

Hanabi was sure that she was in over her head. For a day of freedom, this was the punishment.

No. Move. Get up. Find out what's going on.

Get up, Hanabi ordered her body. Get. Up.
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Which would have been excellent... if he hadn't finally decided to move, jumping back fluidly and letting her hit the ground instead of him. Instead, he clapped lightly. "Much better!"
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"A soldier pill already? Sloppy Hanabi-chan. Very very sloppy~." He resumed the deflecting, starting to weave around her and poke her where she had holes in her guard.
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
He smiled brightly, twisting to just avoid contact and kicked her feet from under her. "Very good Hanabi-chan!"
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
He turned lightly and planted a hand on her lower back in turn, shoving her off balance. "Now you're actually thinking. No ingrained reflexes though, we'll need to fix that~."
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Reached for and missed as a toss of his head kept the strands from grabby little fingers. "No no Hanabi, I -earned- my hair." He retaliated though, catching hers as he moved around her to draw her up to a halt. "Unlike yours."
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He noticed and summarily threw her away from him, slinking out of her hold. "Naughty girl. Can't even take the truth mm?"
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then learned to defend it." He circled around her, looking more like he was dancing than fighting, he was so casual about it.
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
He wove away and back, humming softly as he folded his arms behind his back. "Cute. Not enough, but cute."
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
He leaned out of the way, then righted himself. "Hmmm I wonder how much more you have in you before you collapse?"
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that was simple. Where he'd stood a moment before was one of the rugs, and he was back behind her. "Not bad, for an untried genin."
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, she tried, and while it seemed like an effective tactic, there was no sign of him at all in the wake of the explosion.
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a moment of perfect stillness, then he was -there-, sliding up from the ground all at once and hugging her, pinning her arms to her sides with his hands on her wrists to keep her hands turned against her. "And next time, no pills. Very bad habit, relying on those."
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[personal profile] smallstepstopower 2013-01-01 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that disrupted the form... which promptly turned to mud which collapsed all over her where it wasn't fully shoved away.

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