Wow, my first Naruto fic! I've been waiting for this for a looong time but I could never get the right story line I wanted until now. Please, review! That will help you get a chapter dedicated to you! I keep wondering if this fic would be classified as AU or what. But still I'm happy as long as everybody who reads it will like it. I've been spending a lot of time thinking and sorting through it. Alrighty then, I'd better get this story started, nobody wants to read about what the authoress is jabbering about when they could be reading the story instead! But before I start this fic, I'd like to note that this stuff was entirely made up by me and the people who created Naruto. You can't really kill an angel, that's impossible unless you're God and you willed it to happen but of course nobody's God but God himself. Also, I don't own Naruto just maybe the present and future OC's who might not make it into this fic.
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Chapter 1 The War
There had always been nine angels and nine demons throughout the ages.
Years later after Sasuke had left Konohakure, an angel had died. The cause of its death was a demon…
After the angel joined Kami in the heavens, the angel that was supposed to replace it hadn't come yet. This angered the angels convincing them that the demons had defiled the sacred words of Kami. There were always a certain number of angels and a certain number of demons to balance out the world's chaos. Every demon brought chaos, every angel brought peace. So there were always nine angels for nine demons…Until that one year the angel was killed.
Then, a war between the angels and demons broke out, and since there was one angel short the balance was broken and chaos followed in every battle of the angel-demon war. But something had happened during the war… The angel had risen back, with the will to stop the rising chaos.
When the chaos had broken and the balance returned the war was over, the humans came out of hiding, and soon the humans began to hate the angels and the demons even more than they had already. Humans began to hunt down the angels and demons, attempting to dispose of them, believing that that was the only way to promise that the world would never fall into chaos again. But the angels and demons knew that it would only throw the world back into chaos, so they all went into hiding. The demons already had their vessels to hide away in and the angels disguised themselves as ordinary humans…
And this is where the story begins, with the vessel of Kyuubi and the one who was crushing on him…
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He sat among the bushes of the forest where he had been for a long time. His spiky blonde locks waved lazily in the breeze that was blowing throughout the forest. His blue eyes stared at the sky as the clouds drifted slowly across the blue of its own. He was happy to be able to rest for awhile. He had been hunted by ninjas, assassins, bounty hunters, and other people of the sorts. It was a treat just to be able to sit down without having to keep your eyes open for anybody following.
Wonder what's happening in Konohakure, he thought to himself, Nothing's probably changed since I left.
Naruto rose to his feet, his black cloak objected to his action by pulling at the bushes. With a jerk of his shoulder, he freed himself from the leafy grasp. He had been living like this for awhile and was actually getting comfortable with it. Sleep lightly now and again when he finds a place, eat what nature provides, and keep moving with little rest. It wasn't like he hadn't done it before in a mission from his Konoha days. He only wondered how others like him were making it. One slip up for any of them and the world's order will go insane.
Naruto walked now instead of jumping randomly from tree to tree like he usually did when someone was on his trail. He had disposed of the last hunting party that had found him so Naruto would have a little time to take it easy. But what's strange is usually somebody else starts picking up on his trail a few days later. It had been a week since he killed the last people who tried to kill him.
Strange, Naruto thought, they must've found someone else to track down.
Naruto didn't know how right he was…
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She had been running for days. People of all kinds had been hunting her down. The only thing she could do was keep running. She had received her wings a year ago and when she went into disguise, she was found out by prying eyes. She didn't know how to fly with the white wings but she did know how to lose a few people now that she had been running for days. Every town she tried to escape to only have wanted posters with her face on it.
Her short black hair was wildly dancing from the speed she was running at. Her pale eyes were searching for a spot to hide but the night was betraying her vision. Her only choice was to keep running so nobody would find her. Finally, she stopped at a cave hidden behind waterfalls. When she entered, she saw the remnants of somebody's camping spot. An oval like symbol was carved into the stone walls symbolizing that an angel had been there before.
The others have been here, she thought, I wonder if they've made it okay so far.
Hinata sat down on the stony floor. She decided she would be able to stay here for a few days before she would have to search for fresh food. For a few minutes she was able to listen to the crashing waterfall before falling asleep.
"Hinata? What's on your back?"
"Hush, Hanabi, don't tell anyone what you've seen!"
"Why would I? Why don't you want anyone to know?"
"If people find out, I'll be killed,"
In the morning after Hinata woke from her dream of the past, the first thing she saw was her reflection in the waterfall. Although it seemed a bit distorted, it was the best mirror she would be able to find.
I look so messy, Hinata thought as she ran her hand over her dirt covered face, I guess this is what I get for not taking time to look at myself.
She ran her hand through the water that was roaring downwards and cupped some water in her palm. When she finished scrubbing her face Hinata checked her food supply. All she had was some bread and one cinnamon bun left from when she stole from her house before leaving. Hinata sighed when she realized she was going to have to catch her food soon. Usually, she was accustomed to going out and buying it instead of stealing and fishing. She refrained from killing animals though; she couldn't stand having to sort through the guts and blood when she had to harvest its meat, Hinata especially felt guilty if she had to force herself to kill something cute like a squirrel or rabbit.
Hinata ran her fingers through her short hair, trying to get the few tangles out the best she could. Her white eyes stared at the changing reflection the water showed her. She looked pretty rough for a Hyuuga heiress.
Shikata ga nai, she thought to herself as she pulled a strip of cloth out of her bag. (Translation: It cannot be helped.)
Hinata tied bait to the end of it and submersed half of the three foot cloth in the water. She would have to settle for fish once she finished off the rest of her food, so Hinata wanted to get a head start. Of course, though, fishing takes time and that time leaves a lot to think about, in fact, that's what Hinata did.
She wondered about what was happening in Konohakure. Whether her family was making it fine without her.
Of course they would, Hinata depressingly thought, they were better off without me anyway.
Hinata felt the tug of a fish trying to take off with the bit of bate she had. Quickly, she jerked the cloth out of the water. Sadly, the fish was gone and it took the bait with it. Her large wings flapped in annoyance. Hinata found another piece of bait and continued her work.
I wonder what Kiba and Shino are doing? Probably just training like everyone else would be right now, Hinata thought, I wonder how Naruto's doing?
She felt her heart jerk at the thought of Naruto. Hinata knew he was a demon vessel and worried the minute she knew he left Konohakure. She tried calming herself with reassuring words but Hinata just couldn't help but feel afraid for her blonde love. She hoped desperately that she would see him at least once before one of them died in this hunt.
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Naruto was leisurely walking just a few yards off of the road that snaked through the forest. He was glad that he would get a break from killing any pursuers. He let his eyes close for minute to rest his vision. Even though he couldn't see, he knew exactly where he was going, exactly what was in front of him, and exactly what was around him. All of his other senses had heightened as soon as his eyes shut.
The sound of distant voices filled his sharp ears.
"Hey, can you get the door for me?"
"Sorry, Neko, I'm reading,"
"Can you at least put your book down for once and hold the door long enough for me, just this one time,"
"Ask again later,"
"Baka, you need to learn to think of others besides yourself, you know that, Akane?"
Naruto heard the conversation from deeper within the woods accompanied by the scents of two angels, one female, the other male, and one demon, male. They must've set up camp where humans couldn't find them. Not to mention the scent of cats filled his senses, there were a lot of them around. He stopped in his tracks, debating whether to intrude or not.
"I hope Ookami eats you alive for some stupid reason I don't know yet,"
"Keep dreaming, gaki,"
"Baka,"
"Poor Neko, that's all she can come up with,"
"Shut up!"
Neko must've been the female angel, Akane, the male angel. Ookami, the one Neko mentioned, must've been the demon. His scent was a bit stale; he had left camp a few hours earlier alone.
Naruto was about to just sit down and see what else might happen before leaving them behind before the demon's scent returned, and another certain scent accompanied him…
"Hinata?!" Naruto exclaimed as he dove into the heart of the woods.
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Earlier before...
Hinata was able to catch only two small fish. The small pond she was living at didn't provide much food. She only sighed at her small catch and started cleaning and gutting them, much to her distaste. As Hinata sliced off pieces of meat from the thin bones, her thoughts continued.
I wonder if anybody's been caught, Hinata thought, referring to the fellow angels, Even if I don't know much about any, they're still like me. Most of them have been through what I have, even the demons… then, she couldn't help but think his name, Naruto…
Hinata was busy thinking and working on her two small fish. She almost didn't notice the waterfall part as somebody interrupted its ever downward fall. When she did notice, it startled her enough to drop her fish, but not her knife.
"Well, what do we have here?" the person said.
He spotted her uncovered wings, the feathers were brilliantly white still managing to survive the outcomes of Hinata's stress.
"Looks like an angel," he said.
"Stay away!" Hinata warned, nervously holding her knife.
"Why would I want to touch you?" he half laughed, but it didn't feel very welcoming, "I am a demon after all. Well, at least a vessel. Not some plain, ignorant human."
He had to be at the most two years older than Hinata. He had longish, silver hair, the ends were black as night. His right arm was wrapped in bandages and he wore a long black coat, black shirt, and black pants. He had a blind fold over his eyes signifying that he was possibly blind. He was the very picture of a demon.
"I-I thought you were a-a…" Hinata stuttered nervously.
"What? A human?" he said with great detest.
"Hai," Hinata answered. (Translation: yes)
The demon vessel looked at Hinata's campsite in the cave and only remarked, "Pitiful camp."
"I wasn't going to stay here long," Hinata replied to his rude comment.
"You can follow me back to where I live," he said as he turned back to the water that was streaming down in roaring, white waters, "that is unless you want to stay here."
This was a difficult debate for Hinata. At the demon's camp was possibly better food, better shelter, and possibly others he may be traveling with.
I doubt he even likes the company of people, Hinata thought to herself, He's already showing it.
It had been awhile for Hinata to think it over. The demon vessel looked like he was beginning to get impatient by the way he flexed his left hand like he was flexing claws.
"Yes, or no, are you coming, or not, because I'm leaving," he said as he ducked under the waterfall.
Hinata hesitated before saying loudly, "Yes, I'm coming."
"Good," he said, "by the way, they call me Ookami."
"I'm Hinata," she said as she followed Ookami's lead.
Later…
Hinata had followed Ookami deep into the heart of the woods and soon came upon the back of a small, stone house. It looked old and lived in. Hinata heard voices shouting at each other from the front of the cottage.
"Open the door for just a second," a girl's voice pleaded impatiently and irritated.
"No, I've got to finish just this chapter first," a guy's voice said.
"That's what you said last chapter," the girl said ending her sentence with an angry hiss much like a cat's.
"Reow, we're a little moody today," the guy commented light heartedly and teasingly.
"Yeah, because somebody won't get their lazy butt off of the couch just to get the door open," the girl answered.
Hinata cracked a smile at the two's arguing. Ookami sighed exasperatedly and walked around the to the front of the cottage. Hinata followed keeping close to the outer walls of the house. Ookami turned a corner and was directly at the front door, Hinata decided to hang back at her corner.
Hinata saw from her corner a girl wearing a long black cloak. She had long purple hair with a pink sheen and pale blue eyes with a dark blue rim around them. She had a large cardboard box in her arms, the sounds of young, crying kittens emitted from it.
"More of them?" Ookami growled as he opened the old wooden door.
"Yeah, I finally convinced Kuro to put 'em in here so I can get them in the house," the girl said as she walked in.
Ookami walked inside the door too and left it up to Hinata to decide whether she was going to come in or not. She followed him in and Ookami noticed her.
"Oh, yeah, look what followed me home," Ookami said as he pointed a thumb at Hinata.
A boy the same age as her with red hair looked up at her. He was wearing a plain white shirt and jeans. His brown eyes drilled into hers and jokingly commented, "Well, it looks like a mouse to me."
"Not a mouse, just another angel," Ookami said as he set a humongous sword by the entrance like a hunter who'd came home and set his gun beside his door.
"So, what's your name?" the purple haired girl asked as she set the box of kittens down.
"M-my name? It's Hinata…Hinata Hyuuga," Hinata said, speaking shyly and quietly.
"Wow! A Hyuuga!" the purple haired girl said with interest, "I haven't seen you guys since who knows when."
Hinata only shifted her gaze to the box of kittens as one tried to crawl out, its mews sounded like a bird chirping because it was so young. A black cat who must've been their mother was curled up in the box, her frightened yellow eyes weren't moving from Hinata.
"Don't mind Kuro, she's a scaredy cat!" the purple haired girl said, "She won't even let me touch her, and I'm the one who's feeding them! By the way, I'm Neko."
"Nice to meet you…" Hinata barely managed to say without whispering.
Then, a white cat with grey patches trotted in the room. One high pitched meow was enough to grab Neko's attention.
"Shiro!" Neko squealed as she let him climb from her arm and onto her shoulder, "This is Shiro, he's one of my bestest friends!"
"Wow, 'bestest', nice grammar," the red head said from his chair.
"Shut up, Akane!" Neko growled with hostility.
"I was just saying-,"
"No one cares what you say! Now both of you shut up," Ookami said in order to quiet the two.
This did bring a long silence only showing the fear between Ookami and the others. The only sounds was Shiro's purring and the chirping of the small kittens before Akane finally broke the silence.
"So, how long do you plan on staying here?" he asked as he looked up from his book.
"I-I'm not sure," Hinata said nervously.
"Stay as long as you want, I sure don't care," Ookami said as he rummaged through the fridge pulling out raw chicken. He ripped one of the legs from the body and bit into it as if biting into an apple.
"Gross! Go do that somewhere else, at least not in front of a guest!" Neko yelled unpleasantly.
"Hey, a guy's gotta eat," Ookami said, not moving from his spot.
Watching him made Hinata a little queasy so she quickly adverted her gaze to Shiro who was now being cuddled in Neko's arms. Neko noticed Hinata's gaze resting on the cat in her arms.
"Would you like to hold him?" Neko asked warmly.
"Um no, I was just-,"
"Oh, come on! Shiro will like you just fine!" Neko said as she handed the cat over to Hinata who was holding it awkwardly not sure what to do.
These people had welcomed her so kindly into their home, not caring that she was a Hyuuga heiress or that she had wings. Shiro friendlily purred and rubbed against her arm. Hinata felt like purring herself as she thought about the way that these complete strangers had shown her so much hospitality. The amazing thing was everything had happened so suddenly. Hinata was glad and surprised that she wasn't crying tears of joy or any tears at all, it would've been embarrassing for people to ask why she was crying when there wasn't anything to cry about.
Neko's eyes widened as her surprised icy blue gaze rested on the doorway Akane looked up and must've seen too, "Hey, who the heck are you?" he said.
Hinata turned around to see who Neko was angrily speaking to. And there at the front door was Naruto, the one Hinata had been in love with since she could remember.
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Finally! I finally finished it! It took me forever and a half just to make myself get it written! Great, just think of the next chapter! I meant to end this with a cliffhanger though it may have been a badly written one. Say what you like, I'm still proud of myself for actually finishing! By the way, the next chapter is dedicated to the 5th reviewer!
Ja ne!
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