This choice: she came across a fortune teller • Go Back...Chapter #6The wolf in the smoke. by: Ëtalfni   As if out of no where, a strange building appeared in front of the bashful girl. She ran right into the door.
"Omph! O-oh...What's t-this?"
Unlike the dreary colors of the rest of the town, this buildings was bright and illuminate. Neon lights covered all around it, displaying an image of a hooded woman holding a sign that read "Lady Xana: Fortune Teller Extraordinaire". Giant red arrows jutted out from the building pointing down at the door, making Hinata feel a little bad she didn't notice the building to begin with.
"I-I wonder what t-this is about..." Hinata opened the door and stepped inside.
The inside was completely dark making her think she would have to activate her Byakugan to see anything. However, a loud voice boomed from within the darkness, startling her. "Welcome young lady..." A row of candles lit up by themselves around a circular table. Two bean bag chairs were placed on both ends of said table, and in one sat the same hooded woman depicted in the neon lights over the shop.
"U-um h-hello...I must h-have come in the w-wrong door...excuse me..."
"Don't be ridiculous my child!" With a puff of pink smoke, the woman disappeared and reappeared behind Hinata. "I've been expecting you! Have a seat! Here, have some delicious herbal tea!"
Before Hinata could react, she was already sitting comfortably in the bean bag chair with a cup of steaming tea and the hooded woman had sat down across from her. She smiled at Hinata and motioned for her to take a sip out of the glass. It tasted like clumps of grass mixed with mud, and Hinata quickly spit it out.
"Too much herbs, huh? Sorry, I'll get it right next time...Anyway, who are you my dearie? No wait! Don't tell me...H-Hina....Hinata! Hinata Hyūga!"
"T-t-that's right...but w-who are you?"
"You read the sign outside didn't you? Lady Xana, Seer of Mystics! Madam of Foresight! Woman of Fortune! I am a fortune teller you see, and a damn good one at that. Now what brings you into my shop Hinata? Wait! Don't tell me..."
She paused for even longer this time. Her eyes rolled back into her head as she chanted some foreign words that Hinata couldn't understand. With a sudden jerk, she was back to normal and gave a soft chuckle.
"My dear Hinata...What happened back there wasn't your fault. Ms. Kurenai is a strong woman, and everyone makes mistakes...But no... I sense that is not why you are upset. It's deeper than that...You see yourself as weak...You always have. But don't you see? You have the will to change yourself. Naruto showed that too you. Still, you lack confidence...Perhaps I can help!"
Xana clapped her hands twice and a strange bowl of dust appeared on the table in front of Hinata. The dust looked coarse and dark, almost like ash. Hinata reached in and took a handful.
"W-what's this do?"
"Toss it into the fire and see."
She obliged, the candle in the center of the table cracked and fizzled from the dust. The flame suddenly took on a hue of blue and danced wildly. Suddenly it went out. Smoke began to rise from the smoldering remains, only it seemed odd. The shape the cloud took was too distinct. It was a wolf, howling in the air.
"You see Hinata? Inside of you is an independent wolf, longing to break free. You needn't be afraid of it."
The wolf disappeared, but Hinata was confused. "I-I don't understand w-what you mean..."
"Hmm, well...Maybe actions would speak louder than words. Here take this..."
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