"Speaking,"

'Thinking,'

0-0-0

He stood in the middle of a crowded side walk. Konoha was always a busy city. No one looked in his direction or even noticed him. No, they weren't ignoring him. You can't ignore something you don't know exists.

Sasuke Uchiha was dead. That much he knew. His life before death was a big mystery. He only knew his name and age. Where he was from, or how he died, was information out of his hands.

He wandered the streets of Konoha, searching. He didn't know for what but he felt as he needed to find something. His onyx eyes looked around his surroundings. Suddenly everything seemed too loud. He covered his ears and closed his eyes. An agonizing scream escaped his lips but no one even batted an eyelash.

0-0-0

Her long violet hair swayed back and forth as she walked around the café tending to customers. A smile was plastered on her face causing others to do the same. The café was a small place with a warm atmosphere. It relaxed any worked up person.

"Hinata, table five is ready," the baker called from inside the kitchen. The young woman grabbed the sweets and worked her way to table five.

Upon reaching it her smile stretched just a bit. "H-Hello, here are your orders."

She received smiles from the regular customers and bowed before walking away. Walking toward the kitchen she ran into one of her coworkers.

"Oi Hinata! Didn't see you there," the blonde male grinned at her. Her lilac stared into his blue ones with a blush on her face. He was too close to her. Before her blush could darken, the blonde was smacked on the head.

"You moron, we need Hinata awake and conscious today. Don't you see we're busy?" the furious girl scolded him and Hinata scanned the area.

"I'm sure Naruto means well. I'll help you with your tables Sakura," the young woman compromised. The pink haired female sighed but nodded anyway. Hinata turned to the blonde who hadn't move yet.

She tilted her head to the side and asked, "W-Was there something you needed N-Naruto?"

"Yeah actually," he said. "Are you doing anything tonight?"

Her face blew up with color and she willed herself not to faint.

"N-No, I-I'm not," she answered and tried to look him in his eyes. The grin on his face widened at her response.

"Oh good," he said excitedly. "Say, can you cover my shift today?"

All color was drained from her face once she heard his question. Her eyes were blank and she thought that maybe she hadn't heard him clearly. But the pleading smile on his face told her otherwise.

"Yeah, I can do it," she said with a small smile. Naruto cheered in joy and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Thanks Hinata! I promise to make it up to you," he reassured her and handed her a list of his tables. The petit woman sighed as she watched him leave and walked over to the tables that needed to be tended to.

She decided to take her lunch break when the café started to empty. She hesitantly knocked on the manager's office. A deep voice told her to enter.

"Ah, Hinata what is it?" the male with silver hair asked. She swallowed air and looked up to him.

"May I take a lunch break now sir?" She asked and the male's laughter could be heard through his mask.

"There's no need to be so nervous. You've worked here for almost a year now," he said. "Of course you can and call me Kakashi. I feel old with sir."

She blushed slightly and nodded her head before leaving. She sat in the locker room with a hand covering her eyes. She could feel a headache coming along the horizon. Hinata put her hair into high ponytail before taking a bite into the apple she brought with her.

"Moron vanishing all of sudden," Sakura muttered to herself and then saw Hinata. "Ah, you're still here Hinata?"

"Yeah, I'm just on break," Hinata answered with a small smile. Sakura sat next to her and placed her forehead on Hinata's.

"You have a small fever. Maybe you should go home early," Sakura suggested with concern laced in her voice.

Hinata shook her head lightly and smiled at the young woman. "Thank you but I'm fine."

Sakura was going to object but decided not to say anything. Instead she ruffled Hinata's hair and handed her a bottle of cold water.

Once Sakura stood by the door she turned around and faced Hinata. "Don't take anymore extra shifts from Naruto. I can't have you getting sick because he's a moron."

Hinata smiled and nodded at the female's request.

0-0-0

It was finally the end of the day. She could lock up the shop and go home for a much needed slumber. She closed and locked every door inside the café and grabbed her jacket. Hinata walked toward the door and turned the lights off.

"See you tomorrow," Hinata whispered to no one in particular as she left. The streets were empty and Hinata felt a chill in her bones. It was always a bit creepy to walk alone at the hour. She hugged herself and took quicker steps forward. She constantly checked her surroundings to see if anyone suspicious noticed her. Her eyes fell on a man who stood in the middle of the street staring at the sky. Her once hurried steps slowed down and she too looked up at the sky. The stars were shining brightly and they seemed to light up the previously dark sky. When she heard a car pass by she looked and saw that the man was still in place.

"E-Excuse me sir, it's dangerous to stand there," Her voice cracked slightly. The man didn't even move his head to show that he heard her. Her lips formed into a pout and she stared at him.

"S-Sir, you can get hurt," Hinata tried again but still got the same response. She thought for a moment and decided that she'd have to move him herself. She couldn't walk away knowing that someone could get hurt and she nothing to prevent it. Her feet carried her to in front of him where he still didn't acknowledge her.

"Standing in the middle of the street is dangerous," she said with a frown. "You can get hit by a car or cause an accident."

Onyx eyes met lilac eyes. Hinata blushed and then looked away. The stranger suddenly spoke. It was nothing but a whisper but she heard it.

"You can see me?" he asked but his face showed no emotion.

"Yes, I can see you," she said with a smile but inwardly was regretting even walking up to the man. His eyes widened and he tried to touch her but his hand went right through. Hinata looked up at him in fear and took a shaky step backward.

"Y-Y-You're a….Ghost!" she screamed before running away for dear life. Sasuke looked at her retreating form and smirked.

"A human can see me," Sasuke muttered to himself and looked at the place where she came from. He'd be sure to talk to this weird person again.

0-0-0

It was the end of Hinata's shift at the café and she had basically forgotten all about the man she saw yesterday. She waved goodbye to a sulking Ino who was 'stuck with stupid Naruto'. As she exited the shop she was greeted with the blinding light of the sun. Summer was approaching soon. Her mouth curved a bit upward as she thought about it. She loved the summer even though some claimed that it was too hot in Konoha. Hinata walked down the sidewalk humming a random tune that came to mind.

"Ah, I need to buy groceries," Hinata reminded herself when she passed by a supermarket.

"Talking to yourself is a sign of insanity," A voice said from beside her. She felt as if she heard the voice before and turned to see the same onyx eyes. Hinata figured that she was losing her marbles because ghosts did not exist. She decided to ignore the imaginary….figure? She entered the store and tried to pick between two types of soups.

"Two hours to pick soup?" he asked from behind her.

"He's not real," she chanted to herself. When she turned around and saw no one, a sigh of relief escaped her lips.

"Still here," Sasuke said to her right. An amused smirk came to his lips when Hinata gasped and her eyes grew to an impossible size. She stared at him in shock and shook her head.

'I-I'm crazy,' she thought and tried to pass by him. He simply followed her with his hands stuffed in his pockets.

"You're getting annoying pretty fast," Sasuke announced when she didn't say anything else or even look his way. Her shoulders seemed tense and her eyes lingered on items for too long.

"Ignoring me won't change that I'm here," Sasuke smirked at her. Hinata blushed and turned to look at him finally.

"If you're a g-ghost then w-why aren't you at p-peace?" She asked him when no one was paying attention.

"As if it's that easy," he scoffed and Hinata's index fingers poked each other. She was going to speak but then someone unknowingly walked through Sasuke. Her eyes widened and she stared at him. He seemed unaffected. He looked as if this happened every day. Hinata held up a hand to him and gave a small smile.

"I'm Hinata Hyuuga," he stared at her hand with a raised brow. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"You're not serious," he said in disbelief and when she didn't move he rolled his eyes.

"Sasuke Uchiha," he answered and his hand went right through hers. Hinata looked up at his face and saw nothing.

"Do I have something you need?" Hinata asked kindly as she made her way to the cashier.

"You're the only one able to see me," Sasuke clarified for her and a frown graced her features. Once out of the store, they walked in silence.

"You're a ghost," Hinata whispered to herself. Sasuke glared at her.

"It's not that hard to understand," he said. "I'm dead."

Hinata's eyes shot up to look at him and her frown was still in place.

"I wonder why I'm the one who can see you," she thought aloud. Sasuke shrugged and stared at her.

"Good question but," he stood in front of her, "will you be able to handle it?"

"What do you mean?" she asked, genuinely confused.

"You have to help me move on. This city can be damned after I leave," Sasuke clarified and Hinata narrowed her eyes on him.

"How long have you been…d-dead?" she asked and was earned a bitter scoff.

"Three years. Three long years of seeing the same thing over and over," Sasuke said and suddenly a gust of wind surrounded them.

"I-I can t-try to h-help," Hinata said and shielded her eyes from the wind. Sasuke stared at her for a brief moment then a smirk arose on his face. She waved goodbye to him and started her walk home. Sasuke didn't follow her instead he looked up at the blue sky.

'I will be seeing you soon,' He promised.

That is the end of the first chapter. What do you think so far? This story was sticking in my head for a while and clouding my Himitsu chapters. So I've decided to finally write it. Thanks for reading. I'll see you next time :)