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Knock knock the sound echoed in the huge empty house. Rising from her old Victorian chair, Temari zipped to get the door. The knocking sounded again becoming more impatient.

"Ok Ok, I'm coming!" She opened the door to see Hinata Hyuga standing in the doorway, looking strangely in a hurry.

"'Mari! I need to talk to you…" The Hyuga said in a whispered voice. Temari almost had to strain to hear.

"OK. Come in I guess." Temari let the Hyuga heiress into her home. "So what's up?" Temari plopped herself on a couch, inviting Hinata to do the same. Hinata just stood looking serious.

"Temari I…. I'm leaving Konoha." The pale eyed Hyuga spoke first. Temari gasped.

"Why? The people there, they need you!" Temari didn't understand how Hinata could have come to this conclusion. She had known the shy Hyuga since they were thirteen; they first met at the chuunin exams, and became fast friends. Temari's attitude helped the Hyuga become more confident, while the Hyuga's personality helped the Sabaku calm down.

Now they were sixteen, and Hinata was to take over her father's place in the Hyuga clan. Temari had become an ambassador in Suna. She absolutely did not understand why Hinata Hyuga, a rich and happy girl, would want to leave her village.

"I overheard my father; he's planning on murdering me… If I can get away maybe I can stay alive…" Hinata looked down.

"So you came to say good bye?" Temari asked.

"No. I came to see if you would go with me. You always said you hated this village, NOW's the chance to leave. I'm thinking of going to Akatsuki." Hinata played with a kunai she took outta her pocket.

Temari thought. All of the things the villagers had said, all the times they insulted her…

"I'm in. Let's go." She got up went to the kitchen and fill water bottles. She stuffed them into her backpack and her and Hinata left.

They ran through the village, the sound of rain covering up there pounding footsteps.

Finally when they had reached the desert, Temari looked back, for one last look at the dreaded village. Hinata kept on walking into the cold night. Turning Temari took the step that would put her away from her village forever and she walked into the desert with her friend and together they took their first steps into a journey where they would make friends. Discover enemy's, find love, and experience betrayal.