Hey, just got bored and found this story I wrote oh so long ago... Thought I should publish it and see how it goes...
Yeah, I know the title is the title to Three Days Grace's song "Not too late" I did that on purpose... Read the summary and it'll probably click in your mind if not, just ask...
Summary: In the Kingdom of Konoha, Hinata was taken from Naruto when they found out she is the Heir to the kingdom. Unable to be with her anymore, Naruto does the only thing he could to be with her again... become her knight. But first, he must go on a trip to prove that he could be a knight, though he is not alone. A mysterious little girl shows up and accompanies him.
What will arise from the trip? What new enemies, new allies will appear? And what of Hinata? What is she doing and has her new life changed her? Read to find out...
I want to note that this is in the time with Knights, kings, queens, demons and the like. There will also be some similarities between Naruto's attacks and Inuyasha's, just to let you know...
Chapter 1: The Era of Clerical Hostilities...
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the attacks he has in this story...
"Lady Hinata, please step away from him." The knight in gold said venom evident in his voice. "We need to take you back to the castle." Thirteen year old Hinata stood behind a very angry fourteen year old Naruto.
"No chance, you're going to have to go through me first." The golden knight who spoke earlier smirked at his challenge.
"As you wish." The man took out a dog whistle and blew it as hard as he could. Naruto stood his ground, wincing once or twice. When the knight stopped, he saw that Naruto was still up. "Why do you not kneel before me? This whistle should have left you whimpering and begging for mercy." Naruto laughed and the knight in gold got angry. "Why do you laugh half-breed?"
"Because you have no idea what today… I'm sorry, what tonight is."
"What are you talkin-?" The knight first realized that it was in fact night. Also, that Naruto's usual long claws and fang hair were now normal, and his fox ears where gone and replaced with human ears. He looked completely human.
"I see. I forgot that tonight was the night of the new moon. No matter, this is just another inconvenience. If truth be told, this will be easier than dealing with your less favorable side." Naruto got into a fighting stance when he saw the golden knight move closer to them. The golden knight stopped and pulled out his sword.
"Why do you insist on making harder? It's not like she's going to jail. On the contrary, she's actually going to the castle to receive her crown. You see, Lady Hinata is the heir to her father's crown." He fought back a smirk threatening to appear on his lips when he saw Naruto's face.
"It seems that she was kidnapped when she was much younger and I fought valiantly to save her when I just started being a knight. She must have scampered off to your place during the fight. Now that we've discovered her, she has to return to the castle to rule over this kingdom. Now if you please…"
"Didn't you hear me before? I said no chance! I don't care if she's the heir to The Kingdom of the Konoha or a lowly peasant. She's staying here with me!" Hinata beamed at Naruto's words. The golden knight saw her and grinned at a sudden idea.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know she was your vixen half-breed." Naruto's face hit the floor. [Anime-style]
"T-That's not how it is." Hinata said as Naruto got up from his face-vault. The golden knight saw an opening and punched Naruto in the mid section. knocking him off his feet. Naruto went flying until he hit the cement wall that was behind him. He coughed up a little blood before he fell to the floor, semi-conscious. "Naruto-kun!" Hinata was then grabbed by the golden knight and taken to the castle. She was screaming "Naruto-kun! Naruto-kun get up, please!" repeatedly.
"Hinata...chan, wait, come... back." Naruto let his head fall to the ground and felt his eyes slowly closing, getting one last glimpse of Hinata being carried away.
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Naruto gasped and sat up as he woke up again. Realizing that he had been dreaming about the night again, he growled in anger. He punched the wall nearest him and watched as it crumbled under his force. He then grabbed his spiky blond hair and avoided his orange fox ears.
'Why do I continue having the same dream every night?' For the last two years, he's been having the same nightmare, replaying over and over again in his head. Two years have passed since Naruto last talked to Hinata. He still sees her, just from about 400 yards away. Whenever he got too close, her knights would always make an excuse to get her away from the area.
Naruto got out of his bed and went to walk around the forest where his home was in. He grabbed his dark orange cloak and put it on, also putting the hood over his head. He stepped out and started to walk as he was soon preoccupied by his thoughts.
'Damn those knights. There always in the way. If I could somehow figure out a way to get rid of them so I can talk to Hinata, I can tell her how much I've missed her.' During the two years Hinata's been gone, Naruto has had a lot of time to realize and learn some things.
One of those things is that his claws are a deadly weapon. When he gets blood on his claws, he can fling it at his opponents, creating crimson blades of energy. Also, if he focuses his demonic energy into his claws, he could release his demon energy to slice through almost anything. The first attack he calls Blades of Blood, and the second one he calls Slicing Inhumation.
And the other thing he realized is that he is in love with Hinata. After a year of complaining to Gamakichi, a toad who said that his father knew Naruto's father but wouldn't tell him anything because of some oath, he snapped and asked him why he missed her so much. Naruto couldn't seem to find out why so Gamakichi asked him if he loved her. After an awkward moment or two, he discovered that he did love her; it just took him about fifteen years to figure it out.
"Why are those knights so annoying!? Do they ever leave Hinata alone? If I was a knight I'd…" Naruto just got an idea. "If I could become a knight, I could be still be with Hinata! Genius." He thought aloud, unknown to him there was someone watching, listening.
Naruto thought he heard something but didn't see anything there. Being happy with his plan, Naruto felt merciful and just shrugged it off. He broke into a run and headed off to the castle until he had another thought.
"Wait, they already know I'm a half demon, they'd never let me be a knight." He got depressed and turned into the direction of the cottage house he lived. He heard something moving and, getting his normal sour mood back, faced the direction of the sound and prepared to perform Slicing Inhumation.
"Come out, I already know someone's there! Face me coward." Someone in a large dark purple cloak with its hood over its face appeared. "Who are you and what do you want from me?" The figure removed the hood and a young looking woman stared passively at Naruto. Naruto couldn't believe his eyes.
"H-Hinata? Is that you?"A small smile appeared on the girl's face.
Oh, suspenseful, wonder if it is Hinata or maybe he's just seeing things... maybe both, review to see what happens next... I promise the next chapter will be a lot more interesting to say the least...
With enough reviews, I'll update soon and you'll see who the mysterious person is... I usually don't put pressure for reviews but I don't care at the moment if you hate my guts for making you review just to make me update... I don't have much to lose...
Sorry if I sound like an a*s but again, this is a side project so whether it is popular or not is not a major thing to me...
With that said, please review and let me know how you like that story...
Next Chapter: The Journey begins!
