Hey-o! It's me ShibaOokami! This is my second story and this one has chapters and is not a one-shot. Read my first story too if you like this. It's called 'Love At The Same Time.' Anyways let's start.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any name brands that are mentioned in this story, even if it would be awesome to own them. It just won't happen.

Protected

Tears were running down her face like a waterfall. They were hard to distinguish with it raining so hard. She hated herself. She hated how things were at home. She just had hate. With her knees tucked up to her chest and her head in her arms, she kept crying.

"Are you okay?"

She noticed the lack of rain pelting her skin and looked up. The black umbrella wasn't hard to distinguish and neither were the other colored umbrellas. She was shocked. Not because someone actually talked to her but because of something else. She was shocked to notice the big group surrounding her. She counted at least seven people and one of them was holding out their hand. She hesitated but saw the genuine concern on all their faces. She took the hand and-

BEEP! BEEP!

'I hate school mornings.'

Hinata stopped the noise coming from her alarm clock by pressing her hand down on the top of it and sat up. She yawned and stretched her arms over her head. She looked at the clock and started to panic. 'Oh, no! I'm late,' she yelled in her head. She pulled the covers off, ran to her bathroom, and started the shower. After about twelve minutes she stepped out and wrapped her body in a towel. She wiped her hand across the mirror that had gotten fogged up by the hot shower she took. She saw her reflection and grimaced. To her, her face was pale and her eyes were creepy compared to everyone else. She sighed and went back to her bedroom. She saw her uniform on the bed, washed and ready to go. It was a sort of sailor suit with a white blouse and navy blue cape. It also had the skirt that reached mid-thigh and was the same color as the cape. She put on her uniform and headed toward the staircase.

Her long legs took less than a second to get her downstairs. Hinata didn't have time to sit down and eat breakfast so she grabbed an apple from the ceramic bowl and put it in her mouth. She ran out the front door and mumbled an apology to one of the servants she almost ran into. Ever since she was a kid she remembered many servants cooking or cleaning for her. Of course, Hinata never really liked the idea of servants but they taught her how to clean and cook, as if they were her mother.

Hinata started to slow down when she was only a couple blocks away from the school. She took the last bite out of her apple and went to the familiar trash can she passes every day. She suddenly remembered the dream she had. No. Not a dream, a memory. The best one she has. She smiled to herself and relished in the memory. She was brought back to reality though when she heard the school bell. She ran the rest of the way and went to her first period class.

"Hinata, you were almost late, again," Iruka-Sensei said. She bowed to him and apologized.

"Gomen, I-I forgot to p-p-properly set-t my alarm."

"It's alright. Go to your seat and we'll begin."

She nodded and walked to the back of the class. Today was the start of her second week of her junior year and she was off to a bad start. She looked around to see people snicker as she walked by. She blushed and started to walk faster to her seat. She wasn't popular and was an easy target for bullies. She was weak and shy, couldn't defend herself, and was pathetic. At least those are the words of her classmates. But it wasn't all bad. She did have a few people on her side so she really couldn't complain. When she sat down, she recognized the dark haired heart throb of the school. Sasuke Uchiha. He was wearing the guy uniform that was simply fancy dark blue pants and a white shirt. The blazer they have is optional but a lot of the guys tend to wear them. Sasuke doesn't. To every else he was a dark emotionless person but to her, he was one of her seven best friends! She smiled at him and he gave his usual greeting.

"Hn."

"H-Hello to you too, Sasuke." She set her purple and grey backpack on the floor next to her. She grabbed her spiral notebook and a pencil. She started to write everything Iruka-Sensei did on the board and began to daydream. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned her attention to the person next to her. Sasuke wasn't looking at her but she was certain he tapped her. She looked down and saw a piece of paper folded in front of her. She checked to make sure the teacher wasn't looking and, as quietly as she could, she opened the note and started to read.

Why were you really late this morning?

Hinata's eyes widened and she didn't know what to write back so she went for the most vague.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean. You wouldn't be late without a good reason and forgetting to set your alarm clock is not one of those reasons.

I just needed some extra sleep, that's all.

When he finished reading that he frowned deeply. He hated it when she lied to him but if she was lying then there was nothing left to do. She would shut down on him if he pried too much, which he learned after a week of her not talking to him when they were younger. He decided to change the subject.

Try to get some sleep from now on, you had us all worried. By the way, did you make lunch today? Because Naruto wouldn't shut up about how he would die without your food.

Hinata giggled just imaging how Naruto acts and started to laugh harder after imagining Sasuke smacking Naruto for being an idiot, which he sometimes did to Naruto, so it wasn't anything new. Sasuke loved her laugh and was glad he caused it and not the others.

Sorry. No food. I told you guys before, only on Fridays because it takes a while since there are seven of you plus me which means I have to make enough food for eight people.

He sighed and nodded to say he understood. When they were younger Hinata always had made food for everybody and even to this day Hinata would make something to have for everyone. Class ended after what seemed like forever to Hinata and she was ready to go to her next class. When she was out the door and turned to go down the hall, she was stopped by someone grabbing her elbow.

"Hold on. How about I take you to your next class, you know, just in case," Sasuke said.

"No, there's n-no need for t-that. Besides, your next c-c-class is the other direction. You can't b-be late so soon in the s-s-school year." She liked that he was worried but her class was a few seconds away. Who could bully her so fast? She said bye to Sasuke and went to her second period, English.

"Did you see that? I can't believe they're going to do it again this year. Why does the H.P.G have to be so…"

"Annoying?"

"Yeah! And why can't they choose someone worth protecting? She's so weak and pathetic!"

Hinata knew they were talking about her. She knew because of the familiar H.P.G thing they were talking about. You see, H.P.G stands for Hinata's-Protector-Group. It involves Naruto, Sasuke, Shino, Kiba, Gaara, Shikamaru, and Choji; Hinata's seven best friends! Hinata smiled to herself and made it to Kakashi-sensei's class.

Okay, finished the first chapter. Tell me, was it horrible or pretty good? Do you want me to write more? Leave reviews so I know! Bye.