Exaltation.
A/N: Yay! New story!!! XD I was in class last week, and this idea just popped up in my head. So I started typing as soon as I was home. Hope you like it! I don't know about the pairings etc. yet, because I just wrote the first chapter… Maybe I won't even continue... Before you go all yelling and throwing things at me: I have another story, and I have it unfortunately very busy with school and such (Maths is just blah), but I'll really try my best! ;)
Disclaimer: There's only one person in the world who owns Naruto. And guess what, it's not me!
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Prologue.
The girl glanced from out of the corner of her pale eyes as he came closer and sat down next to her. She looked at the ground, as if afraid to look the boy in the eye. For a while they both said nothing, just listening to the soothing silence.
"You have to be careful…" she suddenly whispered.
His head shot up, but the girl still didn't look at him. "Why?" he hoarsely asked.
"You have to be careful…" she whispered once again. "You have to hide…"
Finally the girl looked up at him, white orbs staring straight into pitch black ones.
"You have to hide… because something terrible is going to happen soon…"
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Chapter one.
The girl watched.
Watched as the destructive, scorching flames engulfed her house. The hungry roaring of the fire was engraved in her mind, set in her memories. Locked in her soul forever.
A window burst from the intense warmth ness that was inside. As the glass scattered everywhere, the girl just stayed motionless, not caring that some of the splinters cut her frail skin. Unblinking, she kept on staring at the yellow light that seemed to shine everywhere, blinding her and making the world around her invisible.
The heat was unbearable. It was as if not only everything she had once loved was fading in the warm arms of flames, but also her body. Her spirit, her mind, her very soul were disappearing with the small building in front of her. She felt nothing anymore. She couldn't hear anything, except for the terrified screams of her loved ones echoing in her head. She couldn't see anymore, except her home that was slowly disappearing in the darkness of the fire.
No.
Everything was gone.
Gone.
Forever…
A single tear rolled down her cheek. She fell onto her knees, hands gripping tightly onto the soft ground. More tears were dripping now, dripping on the brown leafs.
The girl looked up once more. The house was turned into ashes. Her once-called home, devoured by the sweltering flames, was no more.
Another tear fell.
She was alone now.
Forever…
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Dark eyes glared at the cowering man in front of them.
"… Say that again…"
Upon hearing the dangerously low voice, the poor guy seemed to shrink even more and swallowed loudly. Struggling with words, he tried not to look at the pissed-off person in front of him as he repeated the dreadful sentence. "T-The problem h-has been so-solved Sir, only th-there has occurred a-ano-another p-problem…"
"Which is solved in a few minutes, I presume?"
"A-Actually, uhm… That's just the p-point, Sir…" The man kept silent. He wasn't very joyous to tell his boss about this 'little distortion in the plan'; he would probably get his ass kicked, his fault or not. His employer had a tiny anger-management-problem.
"Spit it out. I haven't got the whole goddamn day."
The glare seemed to intensify and the man flinched. "The girl… She has escaped."
OK, he said it. Now, to wait for the explosion… He closed his eyes tightly. Four… three… two…
"I thought I said that I wanted her here…"
Eyes flew wide open.
Shit.
He didn't even yell. That could only mean one thing…
His boss was very, very, very angry.
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Uchiha Sasuke sighed.
Damn. Why did it always have to be so fucking hard? It hadn't been that difficult. Just get the girl, shoot a bullet through the other's heads, lay the whole matter down in ashes, and voila. Problem solved.
Seemingly, it had been difficult enough to fuck it up completely.
If they didn't find her, someone had to pay…
Looking down at the severely beaten man in front of him, he sighed again. "Get out of here as soon as you can walk."
Not able to speak, the man nodded shakily.
The Uchiha walked out and went to his office, leaving the other alone in the cold and humid basement.
Closing the door behind him, Sasuke looked around. Where was that phone when you needed it? Never been a man of technique, he hated mobile phones with a passion. Those damn things bothered you when you didn't want it and seemed to be disappeared in thin air if you did need them.
Rummaging through some papers, he finally found the blasted thing and impatiently beeped in the number of the only person who would be fitting for 'solving the problem.'
It ringed a few times before a vague crack was heard.
"Hello…"
"It's me... I've got a job for you. Interested?"
A grin was heard through the phone. "Depends…"
Sasuke slightly scowled. "Depends. on. what."
"Who is it? Someone… good?"
The scowl deepened. Damn pervert. If it weren't for his capabilities, he would've let his ass eliminated in less than three seconds. But unfortunately enough, he was the best of his kind. Killing or capturing without any remorse, Yakushi Kabuto never failed. So, Sasuke hadn't had much of a choice. "It's a… girl…"
Although he didn't hear it, the Uchiha could almost feel the sickening smile through the earpiece. "Ohhhhh… a girl, ne…?" More laughter. "All right, I take the job…"
Sasuke tried to sound content, but failed a bit. "Hn. But there is a condition…"
"What is it?"
"I want her alive. And unharmed." The last word was spoken slow and clear.
"Awwww, where's the fun then? Don't be such a spoiler…" Mockery dripped off of every syllable.
"I'm not kidding. Keep your fucking hands off of her. If you don't, you won't be able to use them for a while…" Sounding not-so-content now anymore, the Uchiha resisted the urge to throw the cursed phone against the wall.
"Geez… Don't worry so much, I won't touch her at 'inappropriate' places. I'm a gentleman, you know that."
Sasuke almost wanted to laugh out loud. "Yeah, right… And pigs can fly…Look Yakushi, I ain't shitting. You know how angry I can become sometimes…" One could almost hear the threatening tone in his voice.
The other was silent for a while before he spoke again, slightly agitated now. "Oh yes, I know. I still have the scars from last time…You're lucky you're my boss and that I need the money…"
"All right, so you know what to do then. I'll send you the information you need… and don't screw up."
"I never screw up…" A click was heard.
Sasuke hung up too and threw the phone on his desk aggressively.
Damn bastard. He would really kill him someday, efficient or not. If Yakushi found her (which probably couldn't take too long) and would even look at her at the wrong way…
His thoughts flew back to the person it all was about. He sighed.
She probably hated him. Never wanted to see him again. Let alone be near him within a hundred meters radius. But he didn't care.
He wanted her. Always had. Years back, when both of their clans were still on good terms with each other, he had already loved her.
And even after …that incident, he continued to do so.
So, it was…important for him to find her. Now that that other little problem had been solved, nothing would stand in his way anymore.
Leaning back in his large chair, he took a sip of his whiskey that was already standing on the desk and smirked.
'You just wait, Hinata… I will find you…'
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Pale eyes swiftly looked at their surroundings before closing again.
She was lost.
A lost little sheep, wandering through the forest of perilous darkness and dwelling souls with grotesque faces, beckoning her with a thin finger. She shivered.
Hinata could feel the temperature descending, coldness pricking her bare legs and feet. Wrapping her arms tightly around her small frame, she tried to warm herself a little, but it held no avail. Her knees were shaking uncontrollably and finally she collapsed on the moss-green earth, sobbing heavily. Tears started to pour once again, dripping profusely from her cheeks.
"W-Why…?" she asked herself silently. "What d-did I do to deserve th-this?"
Body numb from coldness, she heaved herself into a fetal position, just lying there like a vulnerable little baby. Trying not to think back at the horrific events that had occurred, the girl locked her mind from everything else. Nothing mattered anymore.
Darkness embraced her with its immaculate arms and slowly her sobbing faded. Fighting against the sleep that tried to overwhelm her, the girl pinched herself in order to stay awake. But as the night had completely engulfed her, she ceased her battle and closed her eyes, falling into a dreamless sleep.
She didn't notice anymore that someone was watching her.
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He adjusted his round glasses and looked again, quite dumbfounded.
There she was.
Alone.
Sleeping.
Vulnerable.
This was too good to be true.
Grinning softly, he took a few steps forwards. The Uchiha could be happy: he had found the girl in a couple of hours. Too easy, really.
In less than a minute he was standing next to the sleeping girl and crouched down. Taking a good look at her face, Kabuto caressed her cheek.
So soft…
It was too bad he couldn't touch her. Not if he wanted to make it till the end of the day. The Uchiha seemed to harbour feelings for this little one. Not that he could blame him, though…
This girl… she really was something. It was almost as if she was some magical creature, so pure and fragile as she looked sleeping there on the moss. With the raven-coloured locks falling gracefully around her pale face, it was… enchanting.
He sighed softly before retreating his hand. For this one time, someone was out of his league.
Tugging his hand in his pocket, he pulled a syringe out and stung it into the thin neck of the snoozing girl. She flinched and her eyelids flew open, revealing opal-like eyes. Kabuto was mesmerized.
Never in his entire, shitty life had he seen such eyes. Truly beautiful. They were hypnotizing, like the full moon that was glowing at the nightly sky at this very moment. It was as if she could look right through him.
Hinata was just as astonished as the strange man in front of her was.
Who was he? He looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn't place him. An old friend perhaps? But she had learned to never trust anyone. And what was that little sting from before? Feeling quite light-headed, she took another good look in the steal-grey eyes and was truly aghast with what she saw.
Kabuto noticed as the skin of the girl went from blank to deathly pale and saw her shaking. But before he could wonder what was wrong, she spoke.
"W-Why… do you enjoy k-killing people so m-much…?" The whisper was soft, almost inaudible for an outsider, but Kabuto had heard it very clearly. He blinked.
Even more flabbergasted than he already was, the grey-haired man opened his mouth and closed it almost immediately again. This girl was… strange.
What did she mean by that?
She didn't really… look right through him… did she?
Well, it didn't matter anyway. He had seen stranger things.
Kabuto opened his mouth again. She asked him a question, and as a polite young man he was to answer. "I like the sight of blood…" Grinning almost wickedly, he saw that Hinata had turned away from him and forced her to look him in the eye again.
A shudder went through her spine and her eyes widened before closing tightly.
"N-No… I don't wa-want… to s-see… that…"
Flashes shot through her head.
Red blood staining the walls. Dripping from it. It was everywhere.
Bodies lying on the floor motionless, mouths hanging open in utter shock.
Eyes rolled back, showing only white.
That rotten smell…
Collapsing, she panted heavily. A wave of nausea hit her, she felt it burning at the inside.
This man… was no good. He was evil. She needed to get away from him. If only she didn't … feel this… dizzy…
Sleep suddenly seemed to overpower her, but she didn't want to… not with him near… Closing her eyelids and opening them again, Hinata noticed they seemed to feel heavier and heavier with each passing second. Her head spinning, she tried to fight this overwhelming tiredness, but it was hard.
Cool grey eyes were fixated on the girl.
Good. It shouldn't take too long before the injection would overpower her…
THUD
She fell backwards, brown leafs rustled thoroughly under the weight. Kabuto took another good look at her.
She looked like a fallen angel.
And he was the demon….
…the devil that would take the former creature of light with him.
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End of chapter one.
-is nervous- Well, that was chapter one. What did you think? Creepy? Angsty? Romantic? (grins) It was just an idea that popped up randomly, so if you don't like it, I won't continue… I just wanted to let it out, it was probably not a great idea, but I was just too impatient! (rereads)… A shit, forget I said anything. Just review, please!!! XD