Perfect Angel

(Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its content)

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Chapter 1: Senseless

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Hinata's POV:

What does it take to be perfect? Living up to people's expectations? My family strives to make me the perfect heir, but I failed to live up to their expectations so they gave up on me entirely. I knew that was going to happen eventually, after all I'm just a softie with no intention of fighting people, and I begin to shake at the possibility of bloodshed. That's what a ninja's life is supposed to be, right? Killing people? Bloodshed? And stealing? I never liked that stuff, but then again who does? Evil people, that's what. Nobody likes to do these things, but in contrast to them, I abhor violence.

Because of that, my classmates make fun of me for it. I never liked myself to begin with. The girls at the academy makes it look so easy to forget all that and focus on 'other' things. Ino, with her perfect, straight platinum blonde hair in a high ponytail and her, and dare I say it, already blossoming curves walks just like a pampered princess on a red carpet to meet the Queen of England, whoever that is. Sakura, Ino's friend and rival, fell easily behind her like a servant with her long, straight cherry blossom pink hair and pale skin. She lacks Ino's curves, but she makes up for it with her 'sweet and innocent act'.

I put a hand behind my head and felt the back of my neck. My haircut combined with the big, fluffy jacket and lavender pants, pale skin, and light-purple-almost white eyes make me the perfect wallflower. I wish I could be beautiful like them too. But I know that's a long shot from now, looking at my reflection in the puddle beneath my feet. My reflection is distorted, and that's all I need to see because I'm imperfect.

These two are the most popular girls in class, but they're easily the most irritable girls I've ever seen and ever got the pleasure of meeting first hand. I mean, they hate everyone who is different from everyone else. They basically got everybody under their control. Even Iruka-sensei has to obey their puppy-dog charms because it's so hard to resist. I find it sickening, but I don't believe in violence, remember?

I mean all that for just trying gain attention from one boy? Did I forget to mention that they're doing all this for the sake of one Uchiha Sasuke. He was considered the heartthrob and the most popular boy in class. He had onyx black eyes and spiked up black hair in the back with side bangs that framed his white skin. He was handsome and all, but I don't think he's my type. He's always brooding about something, and he never smiles or laughs at anything. He smirks and snickers every once in a while if there's something amusing, but that's about it. He's so arrogant and acts like everyone is beneath him. He reminds me of Neji-nii-san which is very shocking since they're so similar in every aspect.

I have nothing personal against the boy, but personally I think he needs to learn to clean up his act and reject them properly. I can practically see the dark aura rising off of him like smoke as the two princesses approach him with his fan club close behind them. What did he do again to gain their attention? Oh, yeah he's top of the class in everything and is the last of the Uchiha, and talk of the townspeople.

I think that's so tragic what happened to the Uchiha, but why all the fuss over it? Countless people die everyday and some of them are bound to survive anyway. Trying to get those dark thoughts out of my head, I turn to look over at the desk right next to Sasuke, the one where my…um…where he sits. I sigh. He's not here yet, and he's going to be late as usual. Then again, the teacher always has to find him around this time.

Who's this he I'm talking about, you're wondering? His name is Uzumaki Naruto-kun, and my personal headache. I don't mean that in a bad way, in fact it's the complete opposite. Everyone knows him as the 'class clown' and the 'lowest of the bunch.' Again, everyone misjudges him. They make fun of him and ridicule him because he's different.

He has spiky blonde-hair and the clearest and the most beautiful shade of blue eyes I've ever seen on a boy. He had sun-kissed tanned skin and cute whisker-like markings on his cheeks. He's so sweet and not at all afraid to speak his mind. When he sets his mind on something he could go on for days on end just training for it. I always wondered what happened to his parents, but every time I ask, everyone just shrugs it away saying it's pointless to dwell on the past. They're hiding something about Naruto-kun. Somehow just describing him in this context makes me sound like a stalker, well in a sense I am. But I can't help but be fascinated by him and his personality.

He goofs off in class and does silly things from time to time, but he works really hard, I can tell. He absorbs the material they teach and applies it. I know pranking is wrong, but I can't help but laugh at the way the chunin and jounin can't catch him on these prank sprees. I heard this morning that he was going to do graffiti on the Hokage Mountain. Sigh. I just wish he would notice me. I was always one step behind him when it counted. We've talked a couple times, but that was it. He probably doesn't even know I exist. Sigh. Then again, who would remember the shy, quiet, little wallflower whose name we all keep forgetting?

I was brought out of my thoughts when the door opened and Iruka-sensei and Naruto-kun walked through the door frowning, in disappointment? He must've done the act, but he couldn't get away with it. I find it ironic that Iruka-sensei always manages to find Naruto and catch him in the act every time when the jounin couldn't even find him. Maybe it's because he used to be a prankster himself, and somehow knows the ropes of when it comes to pranks.

"Because of your lateness, Naruto you made your whole class review the transformation justsu." Iruka-sensei lectured out loud, causing everyone but me to snicker. "Everyone form a line in alphabetical order!"

After all the names were called, Naruto was picked, as he was the last on the list after Sasuke, and Naruto went up to the front while everyone called him names like 'fool', 'screw up', and 'failure'. It hurt me to see how they could be so mean to him. I mean everybody fails once, right? So, why does it have to be him? Even though I felt like crying for him right then and there, I calmed myself down and silently cheered him on.

"Transform!" he shouted, and transformed into a short, deformed old man that hardly resembled the Hokage. He had a huge nose, big lips, droopy eyes, lot of wrinkles and a little change in height. I'm not trying to pick out all the flaws, really I'm not. Iruka yelled some incoherent words into Naruto's face, causing him to drop the transformation.

"This time do it right!" he shouted.

Naruto frowned and a tick mark grew on his head and he transformed, but instead of the Hokage, he transformed into a young naked woman with long blond hair in pigtails and huge…um…assets. That did it. I found my face turning red at the sight. I'm by no means a lesbian but Naruto in that form looks so…um…cute. That did the trick for almost all the boys, causing them to form massive, exploding nosebleeds. Naruto undid the transformation, and laughed at the chaos he committed.

All the girls glared at him for doing so while I chuckled quietly to myself. Naruto will be Naruto. The bell rang for classes to end I hung back as Iruka-sensei told Naruto-kun to talk to him. Iruka-sensei sounded serious and didn't at all sound like he was going to bite Naruto-kun's head off. From my point-of-view it looked like Iruka-sensei and Naruto were brothers. To me, brothers always look after each other and worry about the other when they're not doing too well.

"Naruto, is everything all right?" Iruka-sensei asked, concern evident in his voice with no hint of hatred in it.

"Why? 'Course everything's all right, sensei." Naruto said casually and put his hands behind his spiky blonde head.

"Why would you paint the Hokage monument? They are important to our village and graffiti is highly intolerable. I know you meant it as a joke, but this new upset could cause everyone to hate you more."

More? What would he be talking about? People glare at him and make jokes about him all the time. Do people really hate him that much? What could he have done to get people to hate him? Pranks are mostly harmless unless you count their egos as hurt.

"I don't care." Naruto hesitated. I could tell when he hesitates and when he's thinking hard. His face now looks serious and so mature now. The darkness and pain in his blue eyes made them seem even darker, hiding a huge amount of pain beneath the façade. Why would he need to hide that, I wonder? "It's not like my parents are gonna scold me or nothin'. I can do whatever I want."

"Look, I'm just saying this to make sure you don't get into too much trouble with the ANBU. I remember the last time they did I had to bail you out. You don't see how much this is affecting you? This is serious."

"I know."

"Then why did you do it?"

"I don't know."

"Was to gain attention?"

"…"

"It was, wasn't it?"

"…"

"Well, that means that if you wanna escape your punishment alive, you have to clean it up, and you won't be going home until you do."

"That's okay…I don't have anyone waiting at home for me. My parents are dead."

No parents? No wonder he was talking like that. He may have been joking and doing pranks on people, but beneath all that he was hiding all that pain and loneliness. I know what it's like to be alone. I don't have any friends to speak of because I'm so quiet and shy. People ignore those things and look for the things they can handle, unlike me.

With that, they left the classroom and I followed after them but someone stopped me by the hood of my jacket. I thought everyone had left a while ago, but when I turn around to face them, I came face-to-face with Sakura, Ino, and some of the girls from Sasuke's fan club. I wonder why they're still here.

"What were you doing trying to follow Naruto?" Sakura spoke with venom in her tone. That was the first time she ever spoke of someone like that.

"…W-why…d-does it m-matter?" I stutter because I'm usually never confronted like this.

"He's a joke and an asshole, and so are you." Sakura said angrily.

"What the fuck do you see in him, seriously?" Ino cursed, raising a delicate eyebrow, getting a few nods from the other girls.

"I-I…d-don't know. P-please l-let me g-go."

"So you can stalk him?" Sakura spat. "You're pathetic and so is he."

"D-don't say s-such things a-about him!" I defend Naruto-kun.

"Do you like him?"

"I-I what?"

"Don't deny it. You aren't interested in Sasuke and we see how you look at Naruto." Ino said.

"I-I don't l-like him."

"Bullshit!" Sakura shouted, and grabbed a fistful of my bangs and pinned my head to the wall. This was the first time Sakura had ever done such a thing to me. I mean, they bullied me a few times before, but never this way. I felt tears start to sting my eyes as I stared into their cold eyes. "What do you have to say about that now?"

"P-please d-don't hurt me." I plead, I felt sick trying to beg for my life but do I really have a choice?

"Ahh, does the princess not like violence?" Ino taunted from behind Sakura, earning snickers from the other girls.

"I-I don't want to fight. P-please l-let g-g-go of me?"

"I don't think so, princess!" Sakura held me tighter to the wall.

"W-what d-do you want f-from me?"

"We just talked to Sasuke about which one of us he wanted to choose and he said he wanted none of us and said he'd have a better chance of getting with Hinata! He practically chose you, and that makes us sick that you don't care about him!" Ino shouted at my face.

"We're gonna beat you senseless until you admit that you're a bitch and we're the bosses here." Sakura threatened and carried it out by kicking me in the stomach. I doubled over in pain and the tears escaped my eyes and slide down my cheeks hotly. "Crying, huh? Well, no one here is gonna pity you!" that got me another kick to the stomach. After that I began to feel numb as they began to beat the living crap out of me. I blacked out after the last kick came and then nothing.

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A/N: Forgive me for making Sakura and Ino slightly OOC, but you have to admit that they're sure as hell are b%#! I did things differently here where I did a POV from a character herself. I found that I could relate to Hinata in many ways, but I'm not a girl and I'm not gay but I tried my best to think like Hinata here. There's this girl in my class that simply reminds me of Sasuke and inspired me to create this story. I don't have anything against her, but a lot of guys are after her you-know-what. I'm interested in a different girl and a similar thing like this happened to me last week and I woke up in the infirmary a few hours later after a few guys beat me up. I'm okay now so don't worry. Anyway, please rate and review. Tell me what you think, and this is just an experiment. Until next time, Sayonara!