Okay, another fic for all of you…and I hope you'll like this one. Enjoy!!

And some notes you should know…this fanfic is so OOC because:

Neji is not icy cold and is Hinata's elder brother, not cousin…17 years old in this fic
Naruto is freakin' serious but still optimistic, he has a father, for once, who is Arashi. 16 years old in this fic
Sasuke is sometimes good and a joker for a change, and is very close to his brother, Itachi, they don't, or never fought
Itachi isn't also icy cold, but is kind of open and kind, and is very close to his younger brother, Sasuke but he still is five years older than Sasuke. He has a girlfriend as well, and just like in the Naruto manga/show is as old as Hana Inuzuka. 21 years old in this fic
Kiba is Naruto's cousin…
Hana is as usual, open and helpful to both his brother and cousin…and just like in the Naruto manga/show is as old as Itachi Uchiha. She's also in a relationship
Hinata speaks out what she thinks; she's not an all shy girl
Temari isn't that bossy, and she isn't three years older than Gaara or a year older than Kankouro but as old as Neji, Lee, Tenten and she is Kankouro's twin sister, but she is still the elder than him by just mere minutes in the fic…
Kankouro is not two years older than Gaara but as old as Neji, Lee, Tenten and he is the younger twin brother of Temari
Lee is not always talking about YOUTH and all…
Kurenai and Asuma are both as old as Hinata and Naruto is, as well as the rest of the teen characters, not anymore any of their sensei's
Chouji is still his old food-lover self but imagine him when he was as thin when he was fighting Jiroubo…when he wasn't so fat and all…

So SORRY in advance if there is so many OOCs, but hey, it's a fic, might as well enjoy it!

Yah, so please keep all those in mind so you won't get confused and lost in this fic

And another note:
"words"-being said
'words'-thoughts
(words)-things added…but if there is A/N-then you know what that means
Words-flashbacks
"words"-being said through the phone or IMing

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Chapter 1: Down and Low

Flashbacks

She was sitting on the swing, alone by herself looking at the stars. She didn't know why she was smiling, but she did, all she knew was that finally she was alone where not much people are crowded at, where peace and serenity reigned.

"Quite a party in there, huh?" A voice said. "Can I join?" he asked.

The girl looked at him not sure on what to say but nodded.. He sat on the swing right next to hers. "The stars are shining brightly tonight, aren't they?"

"Yes, they are…" She said. 'Just when I could be alone, he comes…' she thought.

"You're…uh…let's say…a new face…" he said. She chuckled. He gave one of his foxy grins. "I'm Uzumaki Naruto… you're…?"

"Hinata…Hyuuga Hinata…" She replied.

"I'm sorry if I'm bothering you, Hinata, but inside the house is too noisy, there's so many people but no…little kids at our age…someone to play with…you know…"

"Well my nii-san is somewhere in there. Yes, it is noisy in there and I had to be my nii-san's tail if I go with him. So I'd rather be alone. I don't think he knows that I'm here."

"Oh, lucky you! You have a nii-san…or just a sibling…" Naruto said, out of the blue.

"What do you mean?"

"My mother died at giving birth to me…because of me…she's gone…"

She didn't know what to say. For a boy who seems so happy really had a sad past. "Oh!! I'm sorry,…if I asked…" she said.

"It's alright, Hinata. I've been living with my father and he takes care of me very well. Though I don't have a mom, I'm happy to at least have a dad."

Hinata smiled. ' He's so lucky to be lively…' She thought. She then asked, "I know this party is for my auntie, but…uh…why are you here?"

" She's your auntie? Really? All I know is that otou-san and- I think your- auntie works together or something." Naruto said. "She's the one leaving for somewhere right? The reason for this fare---farew---uggh! Goodbye party?"

Hinata chuckled at his gestures, then nodded to answer his questions.

Finally getting his answers, he stood away from his swing and in front of Hinata. He had his hand out to her with a foxy grin. Hinata was confused with what he was trying to do. "Common, Hinata, let's enjoy the party, let's get some food and eat as much as we want"

Hinata laughed a little, but took his hand and they both went inside the house. The food was scrumptious, and so they ate as much as their little stomachs can hold. Luckily, they had all they time they wanted. They didn't bumb into her nii-san, otou-san or okaa-san or his otou-san. After all they could eat; they went back outside, to the backyard and sat in the swing. As they looked at the dark sky, wide grins were plastered on their faces.

Naruto was suppose to start another conversation but was interrupted, "Naruto!! Let's go home, it's already late. You need your rest. You still have classes tomorrow."

"Hai!!" Naruto replied to his father calling to him.

"Hinata, where are you?! Otou-san said we have to go home!!..." Her nii-san called out.

"Hai!!" She replied back to him. They both got out of their swings together and Naruto said, "I really had a lot of fun, Hinata-chan!! I really like you. I hope we'll meet again soon!! Ja ne, Hinata!!"

"Hinata…"

"Hinata…"

End of Flashbacks

"Hinata…?" A voice called out to her… "Hinata-nee-chan…?" Again it called out but the person being called won't reply back.

"Hinata!!" A deep voice called to her, her nii-san, which now really got her attention…

"Huh?...What?" She asked confused as to why she was called.

"You're forking your food, nee-chan… Are you not hungry?" Her younger sister asked.

"I…I just don't feel hungry right now…" She said, pushing away her plate of food.

"Are you okay, nee-chan? You awfully look miserably!! You weren't even listening a while ago, were you? Please, nee-chan, enjoy tonight with me, with us, on my birthday..."

"I'm trying…but if it looks like I'm not, I'm sorry…I just feel so tired."

"But you're awfully not tired of thinking…" Their nii-san, Neji, said. "Hinata, I've noticed that every celebration, may it be a party or a get together or something of that sort, you wear that…sad, disturbed look on your face…why is that?"

"Oh…what do you mean?!! Maybe I was just tired like now…!!" Hinata was protesting.

"I've also noticed that, nii-san. Nee-chan won't even listen much of what's going on around her, you know…do tell us what you're thinking, nee-chan…" Hanabi teased.

"There's nothing going through my mind, you guys…" Hinata said.

"Okay, there is something there in my sister's mind…Hinata common, we're here to help, I mean, what are siblings her for?" Neji said.

"…For…uh…for being a tattletales and tell otou-san everything…"Hinata teased.

"It's a boy, isn't it?" Neji asked, leaning forward, arms resting on the table.

"Huh?...what?!! What do you mean? You and otou-san are the only boys I am very close to and know…I think…" Hinata said, "With a few more relatives…"

"Alright…okay…I give up." Neji said, waving his hands in front to sign his defeat.

"Excuse me, guys. I think I'll go to the rest room." Hinata said, standing up to go to her destination. Arriving there, she went to the sink and washed her face. She didn't mind getting her face wet since she doesn't wear make-up and all since she's not that kind of girl. She just wants to be simple, and since her mother passed away from giving birth to Hanabi, that's why she isn't connected with girly things. She looked at herself in the mirror and these thoughts ran through her mind. 'Get a grip!! You should be over that years ago! You're sixteen years old, junior in your school, member of the volleyball club/varsity. It wouldn't be possible for the two of you to meet again. It happened like twelve years ago!! Control yourself….stop thinking about him: his blonde hair, the whisker-like markings on his face, his blue eye---uggh!! Stop!! You can do this…if you stop thinking about him, everyone would be happy…' She kept on arguing with herself. 'Having not a single co-ed school really sucks!! I could have met him already!! Girl schools just for girls and boy schools just for boys…but just in college it is gone!!...Stop!' 'Are you even listening to yourself, it's now impossible to meet him again, you should have met already since twelve years has passed after that!! Uggh! Just forget about that cute boy…cute…hehe…forget about him!! Maybe he has already forgotten about you.' She let out a deep sorrowful sigh. She washed her face again, 'The reason why I'm not enjoying parties is because he isn't around. We just had to meet and say goodbye in a party...' She said sarcastically. 'Stop this would you?!!' She shook her head, trying to push all the thought about him. 'I can do this!' She said in her mind. She went out of the rest room and back to her seat where she sat a while ago. '…I hope…' 'There is nothing going through my mind that they should know about.' She thought, looking down at her plate.

'Something is definitely going through her mind, I just don't know what and I want to find out what it is…' Neji thought, looking at his sister in the corner of his eye, worried about her. 'Yup, there is…And her attitude on parties is so like…like that club-mate of mine…'

Somewhere Else-Krua Thai

'Hinata…' A name that kept running through his head. 'Hinata…I'll never forget that name…' He thought, half sitting on his seat with his upper body lying on the table.

"Oi!! Naruto!! Wake up!!" His cousin called to him who sat beside him. He didn't answer.

"Naruto!!" His cousin called out again, he still won't answer. Since he won't answer, he received two smacks on the head which made big lumps and made his head sore.

Now this really caught his attention and now he was rubbing his sore head… "Hey!! Who did that?!!" Naruto asked, shouting, looking at Kiba, accusing his cousin for the smacks.

"Hey…don't look at me, cuz!!" Kiba said, pointing at his real smackers.

"Hey, we just couldn't help it, you just won't listen to him, or to us!!" His best pal, Sasuke, said who was sitting beside him…along with Shikamaru who also smacked his head.

"Were you even listening to what we were saying, dobe?" Shikama asked.

"I don't know…I just don't feel like---"

"Common, Naruto!! Enjoy the food with us. It's not always that the whole group has a get together like this and Krua Thai give out free coupons for the buffet and the gang all got it. Its not everyday we have like these. All of us here, with lots of food!!" Chouji said, the food lover of the group. It's a wonder that though he eats so much, he still stays in a regular shape, not fat. But all the guys of his gang knew that he has fast metabolism.

"I'm sorry guys, I…I'm just not feeling well today…." Naruto said.

Shino neared him, before going to his seat, touched his forehead then slapped it, "You're not sick, dobe!!" He said giving some senses into his head. Naruto nearly fell. Shino went to his seat and started eating his desert.

"I'm just tired, okay?!!" Naruto the stood up from his seat, "So…I'll go wake myself up in the rest room…" He said, then went to the rest room. Gaara just stayed quiet and listened the whole time.

Arriving there, he washed his face; he leaned forward and rested his elbows at the sides of the sink and placed his face in his hands covering it. "A flash of her just went into my mind: her indigo short hair, pale face, pearl-like lavender eyes…get together, parties, it's such a bummer!' He thought. He then felt a hand on his shoulder, he looked back to see who it was and found his best friend. "What do you want?" Naruto asked, annoyed. Sasuke released his hand.

"Hey, I just wanted to make sure if you're alright. I mean, what are friends for, right?" Sasuke replied. Naruto didn't react to this, he still wore his gloomy face. Sasuke's smile (A/N: Wow!! He actually smiled) turned to those serious faces and said, "Get over her, Naruto. I can't believe that I'm the only one whim you told and know about this—except you---and I can't believe you!! You're acting so childish, Naruto…that happened twelve years ago and you should have been over it already… and now you're already sicteen!! Naruto, she might have even forgotten about you already!!" He said with a bit of anger and worry in his voice and in his words.

"But what if she didn't?!!" Naruto argued with him. "What if she still remembers me?!!"

"Naruto no Baka!! Naruto, you were still four years old!! Do you think she would remember? You might not know that she might even be younger than you are!!"

"Well, I remember!! Why can't she?!!...Why shouldn't she?!!"

"Think about it…it's already been twelve years and over the twelve years, you could have met each other…but since you didn't…it might even be possible that she already--"

"Don't ever say that she already said 'Bye-bye' to the world!!" Naruto said, with obvious anger in his voice. "She is very nice!! And she doesn't deserve to be in a world as cruel as this! Not a single co-ed school in the country!! It's only when you're in college that it would be co-ed, but I can't wait that long!! I want to see her!! I just wonder how she looks like now…I just also want to know how old she is…where the fuck she lives!!" Naruto nearly shouted.

Sasuke shook his friend back and forth while saying, "Naruto!! Calm down!!" Naruto immediately did so. Sasuke stopped shaking his best pal then said, "This isn't a cruel world, Naruto. They just did it for our safety, you know. Understand that. Don't worry, Naruto. You'll soon find her and see her again."

"But what if we won't meet again? What if we won't ever be studying in the same university in college? What if you're right? What if she really…really is gone?" Naruto's hopes had fallen.

"Hey!! I thought you were the optimistic one between the two of us, even among the group! Keep your head up!!" Sasuke said, supporting his friend.

"You know, I just really miss her…I just wonder…I bet she is more beautiful now…and I hope she still is her kind self. I just want to see her. I should have taken the chance and got to know her back then."

"I can't believe you, Naruto…and to think people say that I'm more handsome than you are, I know not a single girl that is not related to me or older than me in 2 or more years or a generation older…but you know a girl and it seems that you really like her. But I bet once she sees me, she'll like me better, what d'ya say?"

"Actually, Sasuke, gays dig you. So by meaning 'older than me in 2 or more years or a generation older', does that mean that you'll still like her 'like her' even if she's older than you are?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow.

"If by months or a just a year only, I wouldn't mind. It would still be nice, you know, since it's a close gap, but if it's more than a year, by meaning two years or older than I am, I'd say 'She's too old for me!!'…But younger would still be better, but I'm not saying those cute girls who would be older than I am in months or a year are bad things!!" Sasuke said, smirking. "…the others said the same thing and agreed…"

"Whatever!! But I know she still would at least remember me and she met me first if ever she'll ever meet you. I'm sure of that!!" Naruto said, also smirking, "So I'm sure she'll like me better!!"… "—Wait—" Naruto asked, "When did you talk about the 'older girl-cute' thing?!!"

"See!! You weren't listening!! We were talking about that when you were thinking about that Hinata-of-yours-girl…" Sasuke said, making faces when saying 'Hinata-of-yours-girl.'

"I just…I just really want to see her again…you know…"

"And you will, by starting to get your ass out of here since they might be suspicious of what's going on with you or why you'd rather spend most of your time clogged up here!! I thought you didn't want them to know…so better not make it obvious…or else they'd know that this junior high school boy has a girl in mind and then they'd get jealous." Sasuke said. To tell you the truth, he is kind of jealous that Naruto treasures a girl in his heart, while he doesn't and still has to find one. But as his friend, he supports him. They went out of the rest room and towards their table, finding two more companions with their group of friends. "Nii-san, what are you doing here?" Sasuke said to his brother.

"It's time to call it a day, sport." Itachi answered. Sasuke faced his gang and said, "Ja ne!! See you in school tomorrow!!" The gang also said goodbye to Sasuke. Then Itachi said, dreamily, "Bye Hana-chan!! I'll see you…tomorrow…" Itachi said, saying goodbye to his girlfriend, kissing her cheek then left for the parking lot along with Sasuke

"Later, Ita-kun!!" Hana-replied. She then faced her brother, "Kiba, let's go home as well." Hana said.

Hearing the nicknames Hana and Itachi used, Naruto asked in shock and disbelief, "Are they…are they in a relationship?"

"Yes!!" They all shouted, except for Kiba and Hana of course who was chuckling. "And you don't know because you never listen!!"

"Naruto, we'll give you lift and drop you off at you house…" Kiba said.

Naruto smiled and nodded. They said goodbye to the others, leaving the rest of the gang on the table. "Thanks, nee-chan, Kiba." Naruto said. They went to the parking lot and got in ther dar. Hana drove and dropped him off at his house then the two left for home.

The rest of the gang had also called it a night and went home not long later when the Uchihas, Inuzukas and Naruto left the restaurant.

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And there's chapter one…I hope you like it. And I hope I didn't confuse you. I hope you understood the first chapter. I'll try my best to update as soon as possible!! And please don't forget to ever R&R, alright? Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Anonymous reviewers as well…anyways…Ja ne!! Just no very harsh words...alright?