He was exhausted but had finally managed to find a place to hide that was dark, quiet and girl free; he ran his fingers through his hair and slid down the wall thankful that the servants ignored him as they passed. He jumped up quickly when he heard the loud sharp clack of heels slapping against the wooden floor, this was not a servant they were always quiet and sneaky. Silently he crept around to the over side of the pillar that he had once been sitting against. He stuck his head out to look at her; in his mind she was just another boy crazy girl who had some silly unwanted crush on him. Truth be told she was lost and trying to find the office her father was in, she had been asked by a butler to go there but forgot half of the directions after the first corner. He figured that she was head and shoulders shorter than him, hid curves behind the baggy jacket she wore; her hair was long and as black as the sky at midnight but had a lovely blue tinge to it and white grey eyes.
She felt like sinking to the floor crying, she was desperately lost and hadn't passed anyone yet. She walked down a corridor that had the same look but one difference she picked out a figure hiding behind one of the pillars staring at her, she felt relieved that she had finally found someone who lived here. She quickened her pace happy that she had found someone. When she got to the pillar he took a few steps back and then ran around the corner. She was confused about why he had run away and the only thing she could think of was that she was destined to repel everyone away from her, in her despair she sunk to the floor and started crying semi silent tears. Her face resting in her hands.
He hadn't actually run away from the corridor he was just around the corner and could clearly hear the girl crying, the sound made him feel horrible. He stole a look at the girl and noted she was on the floor, sighing he walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder. He sat down next to her when she didn't react
"Are you ok?" he asked trying to get a better look at her face, she lifted her head and stopped crying but didn't reply
"Hey are you ok?" he asked rather impatiently, he watched as she pulled a small white board from around her neck and started scribbling
"I'm a mute and I'm lost, can you please help me out" it read, he was shocked. A mute. A real mute, it surprised him greatly to me someone who couldn't talk.
"I'm looking for the west study" her writing was joint and a little hard to read, he nodded and grabbed her hand pulling her off the floor. He dragged her through many twists and turns which made her head spin.
She looked at him closely as they walked; he had longish black hair that was tied up, onyx eyes and she had to look up to see his face properly meaning he was a few good inches taller than her. He stopped at a solid wooden door; she thanked him before knocking on it. The door was opened wide and the man her father was talking to grabbed the boy's wrist before he could slink off again and dragged them both in, slamming the door behind them. She hurriedly explained her lateness
"It doesn't matter today Hinata your lateness gave us more time to think" he smiled at her
"About what father?" she dared to ask him about his meeting normally she didn't even question anything he said
"Your arranged marriage to my son, Itachi" the other man patted the boy, his son, on the shoulder before pushing him into her, she stepped back
"Arranged marriage?" she looked scared and ready to faint, in a few seconds she did, the boy caught her.