NIGHTMARE

By Mitsukai no Shi

A high-sounding scream shattered into the night. A blazon torch cast a girl's shadow running to a next room. With surprise, the door shut before her and the fire revealed a new shadow with fangs.

Its fox-like-eyes were red as blood, teeth were about an inch long, and its razor-sharp claws were so sharp it could split a soul in two. The creature plunged into the air and attacked, but the girl dodged the displeased creature and headed out another door. Its vicious face snared as the beast recovered quickly.

The girl was crying to see what her beloved friend had become. She was exhausted and found out that she lost him…or it. She slowed down but stayed alert. She looked around to see if that thing wasn't near.

She froze. 'Something isn't right' she thought. It's like someone in the distance telling you something. Even though you can't hear that person, you still know something bad is going to happen. But try as she might, she couldn't shake the feeling that she lost something precious, her idol, her friend, her love.

She looked down at herself and saw her tan robe and her sky blue komodo ruined. It was ripped from top to bottom showing her beautiful skin stained with crimson blood. Her blue-black hair was tangled in many knots, and her once pale, soft face is now covered in patches of dirt.

Only thing that kept her going was the pain that had been tearing form the inside. But how could her benevolent friend have something like that inside him.

Without warning and not paying attention, her friend found her, which was in this case a worst scenario. The ferocious Ninetails was three feet in front of her. She was able to see her reflection in those crimson eyes, and saw the terror growing in her. It leaped towards the unfortunate girl with its powerful claws……. she screamed.

Hinata woke with a startle, and for a while confused. She sat up slowly and took a look around her room. Everything was in place. Her long, untangled hair draped over her face when she bowed her head. And for a slight moment, a small sparkle rolled down her cheek.

'How could that thing, that monster, be my friend? How could that thing… be Naruto?'

(Author's Note; Simply put, Hinata had a nightmare of Naruto killing her in the Ninetails form. Hinata doesn't know about the demon fox in Naruto, but she now has a feeling that something is up. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review. Thanks!)