Strength for Love
Disclaimer: Okay...ummm...I don't own Naruto.
I know, it's short, but it's only an introduction of what's to come...
Chapter 1: A Reason To Live
In the dark, dreary night, 18-year-old Hinata Hyuuga sat underneath a tree in the training grounds. Today had to have been the worst day of her life; first she had finally mustered up the courage to tell Naruto how she felt about him, but instead he rejected her and right after he asked Sakura out. If she wasn't all ready feeling bad enough, she had been scolded for not training and got the usual 'You aren't fit to be head of the Hyuuga family' lecture from her father.
So she did like she always does on days she feels dreadful, she trains in the middle of the night alone until she runs out of chakra, hoping to drown the emotional pain with physical pain; then she sits down under a tree and sobs to herself.
She raised her head to look at her hands (that she bandaged up like Rock Lee does) and saw the bloodstained wraps on her palm and knuckles. She began to talk to herself, since there was clearly no one around to listen, "What use is living? I'll never be nearly as good as Neji-nii-san or Uchiha-san." She examined her hands a bit closer as she continued, "Why would Naruto want me anyway? I'm not nearly as pretty as Sakura-chan or Ino-chan." She slowly began to unwrap the cloth from her hands in order to clean the wounds.
Little did she know that a pair of fascinated, red eyes watched her from the darkness of the tree branches above her, "…Perfect…" he murmured to himself.
Earlier that Night
Kisame leaned against the wall, "So what's our next move?"
"…Haven't thought of it yet," Itachi bluntly replied.
Kisame let out a sigh, "You need a hobby… better yet, you should get a pupil to train in your spare time or something."
Itachi gave him a slight glare, " A pupil? Why would you say that?"
"Because, it gets boring just talking to you…I know…" Kisame wore an evil grin, "You should get a girlfriend."
"What?"
"I've heard you in your sleep… do you know you're a pervert?"
Itachi just turned his head and growled, so Kisame couldn't see him flush. Damn it! And he had tried so hard to hide that side of him! He sighed, finally giving in, "Then where would you look?"
"Hmm… I'm up for some excitement tonight, how about Konoha?"
Itachi smirked, "Oh how my foolish little brother would seethe, knowing I was there."
Kisame let out a small chuckle that turned into a full blown laughter, "Oh yeah I can just imagine the look on his face!"
Back to Present
He suddenly leapt down from the branch; he was now standing in front of her, looking down at her with expressionless eyes. She gasped as the cloth wraps she held in her hands gracefully floated to the ground. She slowly stood while holding her balance by sliding up the tree. "W-Who are y-you?" she mentally scorned herself for showing weakness. She couldn't make out his face in the dark, but by his cloak she could tell that he was an Akatsuki member.
"You desire strength..." It sounded more like a statement than a question.
She wanted to become stronger so badly, without even realizing she was nodding her head 'yes'.
He held out his hand, "Then I will teach you ...and give you a reason to live." For some reason his words instilled some sort of instantaneous trust in her as she slowly slipped her bleeding hand into his, her wide eyes gazing deeply into his.
Suddenly, he gripped it tightly and pulled her body up to where it was right against his. Her heart raced when she saw that in his other hand was a kunai that he slowly brought up to her neck...
Oh...what has our innocent Hinata-Chan gotten herself into?! Find out in Chapter Two! So be sure to R&R!!!
- Jinx-Chan