Hinata is a twenty-year-old college student who lives underneath her parents' strict rules and upbringing. Living in a world full of nasty creatures, the ghouls and vampires, Hinata life is about to be flip upside down when she meets Naruto, a vampire, who saves her from a ghoul attack one night. Read along as Hinata finds love and most importantly- herself.
Forgotten Faith
-Chapter One-
Him
Downtown was a nasty place to go. Every corner there was a drunkard harassing someone or a young school girl getting sexually exploited by the varies of businesses in the downtown areas. But what could be worse than any of these things mention? How about getting the blood suck out of you by the undead or being a ghoul's next meal? Konoha, Japan was the number one hotspot for these creatures.
Screeching car tires echoed throughout the alleys and bottles could be heard shattering. She didn't like this part of Konoha, and never would she thought she would ever be there. She tried to block the taunting jeers that boomed in her ears. The poor girl just wanted to get home as quick as possible; she held her bag tightly against her chest as she let the tears ran down her cheeks. The guy she was secretly dating was intolerable. He didn't care for her the way she thought he would. He had forced himself on her, kissing her roughly and running his hands all over her body. She felt disgusted and betrayed. The man had got tired of her constant crying and decided to kick her out the car. Her long blue-blackish hair stuck to the side of her face as she increased her speed. Her father would surely kill her if he knew where she had been.
Hinata was her name. A shy and beautiful girl who was special in her own way- yet she didn't know.
As she was headed to the bus-stop on tenth street, she heard big heavy footsteps behind her. She tightened the bag even tighter, too afraid to turn around. She closed her eyes tightly as she prayed who was ever behind her would just walk on pass her. Her skin crawled as she heard heavy breathing.
"Please… just leave me alone." She whispered.
The breathing got heavier and heavier, until she couldn't take it any longer. She opened her eyes and ran down the street not bothering to look back. As she ran by the closed shops, she heard that thing, that was behind her, running.
She turned around and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest. This big gigantic creature was chasing her. His black and red eyes stared hungrily at her and he had drool bubbling out of his mouth. She turned back around and continue to ran, she felt her legs giving out on her and just like that she fell to the ground scraping her knees against the cracked concreate. She scrambled to her feet as she ran to the alley, leaving her backpack behind. The ghoul stepped over her bag as he leapt into the alley way. She scurried against the wall and looked at the ghoul in fear.
"Please. Don't eat me." She said with a shaky voice. Her nose was red and tears poured out of her eyes. The ghoul walked slowly to her, humming. Hinata felt herself tremble at the taunting sound. He just looked at her like she was his last meal and a he smiled greedily. Hinata shut her eyes, just wishing for it to be over. Just as she thought her life was about to end, she felt somebody grabbed her. She opened her eyes and saw a blond man, holding her hand.
"Let's go." Was all he said. He grabbed onto her and the two escape past the ghoul who was holding his head. Hinata took note of the bloody stick that was thrown to the floor. They ran together and Hinata felt the presence of the ghoul behind them. She was terrified, her legs went back to trembling. She didn't want to cost the man his life. She was too weak to carry on. The man noticing, pulled her into the alley and pressed her against the wall. She yelped, but he quickly covered her mouth. The ghoul had run past them.
"Are you…
His words were interrupted when he heard a faint noise of water pouring on the ground. He looked down and saw the girl had urinated on herself. The urine formed into a puddle that seeped underneath his black shoes. The girl, embarrassed, at her actions wept.
-Him-
Hinata sat in the tub of lukewarm water and cherry blossoms. She was extremely embarrassed about what had taken place an hour before hand. She was now sitting inside a stranger's bathtub and she had yet to tell him, thank you. Hinata sat quietly in the tub. The only thing that was heard was the dripping sound from the faucet. She couldn't relax. Too much things were playing throughout her mind. She had to get out of this house. She didn't even know the man! As she was in her train of thoughts a knock interrupted her. She nearly vomited.
The door creaked opened and she tried to hide herself deeper into the water.
"Here are your clothes." He told her. He did not look in her direction. He placed the clothes she had worn on the black marble counter, along with her backpack. She was surprised. How did he know that it was her bag?
"T…thank you." She whispered.
The blond man closed the door behind him, before mumbling, "Your welcome."
After a few minutes, Hinata walked out of the bathroom. She'd check her phone, but it was dead and she had no idea what time it was. Hinata eerily walked down the aisle of the house; the halls were long and wide and varieties of paintings decorated them.
She pressed her bag tightly against her chest and walked into a large room. It had red sofas and chairs and even a fireplace. She continued to look around and saw a huge collection of books.
"He has more books than father." She said amazed.
"Are you lost?"
She jumped at the sudden voice. She turned around and saw the blond man leaning against the wall.
"Gomen." She said bowing. "I… I wasn't snooping around." She spoke. Her voice was soft and gentle.
"I know. Can I take you home?" he offered.
"Um…"
"It's almost midnight. I'll take you home." He said. He walked out of the room and Hinata quickly followed him.
Hinata sat in the front seat of the black Lexus car and stared out the window. It was quiet, but she had so many things to worry about. She was still frightened about the ghoul incident. It was her first time ever experiencing something like that. She knew ghouls were in Konoha, but the chance of encountering one was just, she shook her head.
"Here you are." He said.
Hinata look at her house and she gulped.
"You can always spend the night with me." The man said, smiling.
Hinata laughed nervously not bothering to look at him. "Th…thank you." She said as she opened the car door. She quickly grabbed her bag and ran to the gates of her house. She entered the code and the side gated door opened. She went through it. She turned around to see if the man was still there, but he had left her. Hinata let out a huge sigh.
She entered her house and was greeted with a slap across the face. She held her head down.
"Where have you been?" her mother snarled at her. "Who car was you in?" she asked. "Your father and I was worried sick about you. Do you know what time it is!"
"Gomen." Hinata said. She held her cheek. "I… I was with Sakura finishing the group project." She lied.
"And who is that!"
"A girl from my class." She said not daring to look at her mother. "S… she gave me a ride home."
Her mother folded her arms. "Please don't do this to us again, Hinata-chan. You had your father worried." She hugged the girl. She rested her hands on her shoulders and forced Hinata to look into her eyes. "You know your curfew is 10:00 sharp."
"Hai." Hinata said.
"Now go rest. You have piano lessons first thing in the morning. I'll explain everything to your father in the morning."
"Yes, mother." Hinata said as she walked up the stairs.
Hinata lied on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She was thinking about everything that had taken place, especially him. Was she rude? She should have asked for his name. If it wasn't for him she would be ghoul food. She turned to her side and stared at the clock. It read 3:00 am. Her lavender eyes gazed upon the full moon that seemed to stand outside her window. The long tree branches scraped against her glass windows, causing her to feel uneasy. She turned around on her left side and began to drift asleep.
-Him-
"Hinata-chan, Li will be picking you tonight after you are done with your classes." Hikari, Hinata's mother said.
"Hai mother."
"Be an excellent student." She said.
"I will." Hinata said before she exited the car. "I love you." Hinata said as she turned to face her mother.
"Don't be a disappointment like your sister." Was all she said before, Li, the driver drove off.
Hinata hanged her head down as she went into the class.
"Hinata-chan." Sakura said as she waved her hand. Hinata walked up the stairs and took a seat next to Sakura a pink hair girl Hinata had knew since high school.
"How was the guy I hook you up with?" Sakura asked.
"H… he was okay." She said. She took out her three-ring binder out of her back pack.
"What happened to your face?" Sakura asked examining the girl's red cheek.
"Mother was upset. I came home late is all." Hinata said not wanting to go into any further details.
Sakura pouted. "You are twenty years old, Hinata-chan! They need to stop treating you like a baby." She spoke.
"I know." She whispered.
"Ino-chan!" Sakura shouted to get the attention of the blond hair girl.
"Sakura, Hinata-chan." Ino said as she climbed the stairs.
"Where were you yesterday night?" Sakura asked.
Ino sat beside Hinata. "I had a date with a total hottie." Ino said as she held up her phone showing Sakura the picture of brown hair man.
"Ohh. "Sakura sang.
"Speaking of dates. How did yours go, Hinata?" Ino said beaming with joy.
"He was okay." She said staring down at her papers.
Ino frowned. "Sounds like he wasn't the one. Don't worry we have a list of guys for you to choose from." Ino smiled.
"I'm pretty sure you'll find the right one." Sakura responded.
"In due time." Hinata said writing today's date on her paper.
"Who is that?" Ino said staring at the blond creature who was talking with their professor. Sakura glanced at the young man.
"I'm loving this class more and more. All the cute boys to gawk at." She said dreamily.
Hinata ignored them. She was too busy reading over her textbook and highlighting important parts.
"He's coming this way." Ino squealed. Sakura giggled.
Hinata decided to look up to see what made Sakura giggle. Her eyes locked onto the fascinating creature walking up the stairs. It was HIM. The guy that had save her. She couldn't keep her eyes off him. She just watched as he continued to walk up the stairs and past them. He took a seat two seats above them.
Ino glanced at Sakura and Sakura glanced at Ino and the two giggled.
-Him-
Hinata was sure the man would say something to her. But he never once did. He didn't say hi, or took notice that she was there. He just walked up the stairs every night to go to his seat. She felt a little down. This was the guy that stayed with her and her dreams every night. She must admit that he was a very attractive man. But why should she feel down? She barely had any social skills and she was too nervous to engage in any conversation. She was such a virgin.
It was now Tuesday night class and sensei had let them out an hour early. It was 8:00 pm and Hinata needed to call Li to pick her up. Sakura and Ino had left class thirty minutes early before the teacher had made the announcement and she was alone, sitting on the bench next to the Konoha University garden.
Being out here at night, made her remembered what happened nearly two weeks ago. As she was about to call Li, she felt somebody sit next to her. Frightened, she was about to get up and run, until she heard the familiar voice.
"Is it me or have you been ignoring me lately?"
Hinata turned to the voice and a tint of red adorned her cheek. "Um…"
The man chuckled. "I'm just teasing you." He said.
Hinata looked down at her lap.
"Are you waiting for your ride?" he asked her.
Hinata nodded her head. "H… Hai."
There was a brief silence between the two. Hinata felt extremely rude. She hadn't asked for her savior's name.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto." He told her. "And yours?"
Hinata felt her heart beat. She played with her fingers. "Hy… Hyuga Hinata."
"Nice to meet you, Hinata-chan." Naruto said.
Hinata face reddened. "N… nice to m…meet you Uzumaki-san."
"Naruto is better." He told her.
She nodded her head. "H… hai."
There it was again. Silence. Hinata wish she could say something… anything! She glanced at him and she nearly fainted when she realized he was staring at her. She stared into his cerulean eyes. Hinata felt herself being hypnotized by his gaze. Her body twist to his direction and she felt herself easing her way next to him. Her mind was blank. She didn't know what was going on. There she was, an inch away from him.
She felt his cold hands stroke her cheeks. He leaned forward and tilted her neck to the side. She closed her eyes and yelped as she felt something sharp sunk into her neck. Hinata raised her hand, shaking, as she clutched onto Naruto's gray blazer. She felt weak, very weak and sleepy and before she knew it she was out cold.
-Him-
Hinata jolted out of her sleep as her vision came back to her she looked around the room. It was her room. She held her chest tightly. Her heart was beating fast. "What happened?" she said as she held her head.
All she remembered was her talking to Naruto, and…
"Naruto is better." He told her.
"Hai." She said. "I… I must be on my way, Uzu-… I mean N…Naruto-kun." She stuttered.
He smiled at her. "So soon."
She squeezed the phone in her hands. "Gomen."
"It's okay. Maybe we can sit and talk like this again." He said staring at her. He was now was standing up.
She nodded her head. "Good night, Hinata-chan." He said, before walking off in the opposite direction.
"Now I remember." She told herself.
She sat up on the bed and stared at the clock. She had five more hours of rest before English class. She felt frail. She laid back in bed and drifted off to sleep.
-Him-
"I see mom has you on lock down still, sissy." A brunette girl said she sipped on her strawberry milkshake.
"Hanabi-chan, don't you think you should come home now." Hinata told her younger sister.
"As if." She scoffed. "I'm tired of living underneath their rules. They are so strict. It's like I can't even have a life." She said sticking her nose into the ear. "I'm surprise you are even allowed to come here." She said, surprised. Hinata played with her straw. Hanabi noticing, sighed. "For Christ sakes! You can't even go to the sundae parlor without you lying." She said annoyed. Hinata jumped. "Hinata-chan! You are twenty years old! When are you going to have a life of your own?" She was irritated now.
"I'm just making them proud is all." Hinata said, not bothering to stare at Hanabi.
Hanabi scoffed once more. "Proud? Anything you do will never be good enough for them." She said rolling her eyes. "Listen here." She said leaning closer to Hinata. "You control your own life and if they want to disown you, GOOD!" Hanabi said throwing her hands in the air, causing people to look at them.
"Hanabi-chan, settle down please." Hinata begged.
"It irritates me that they treat you this way and it irritates me more knowing that you don't stand up for yourself." Hanabi stated. "You weren't allowed to go on any class trips, participate in any festivals at school, and you didn't even once have a boyfriend!" Hinata was flushed. "Now your off to a University for a career you did not choose."
"Gomen." Hinata whispered.
"Don't say sorry to me. The only person you should be saying sorry to is yourself." Hanabi said drinking the last drop of her milkshake. "Where are they now?" she asked.
Hinata looked at her watch. They should be in China in the next hour." She said.
Hanabi said, "Wow. They are out of town and you still must lie to them about where you are going?" Hanabi got up from the silver circular table. "Well I'm leaving now. Do you mind if I borrow one hundred dollars?" She said scratching the back of her head. "I don't get paid until tomorrow."
Hinata dug into her wallet. She handed her two hundred dollars. "Hanabi-chan, please be safe out there. There are a lot of ghouls and vampires out there and I don't want anything to happen to you."
Hanabi put the money into her pocket. "And same goes to you. Ja ne." Hanabi said as she got onto her boyfriend's motorcycle.
"I love you." Hinata whispered. She watched as her little sister held onto her boyfriend's waist and just like that the two were gone.
She kept looking at her phone. She would be leaving soon. That little incident shook her completely and she was cautious about nightfall. As she was about to get up, she felt somebody grabbed her by each of her arms. She shivered.
"Hinata-chan!" both Sakura and Ino said.
She was relieved. "Sakura-chan, Ino-chan…. P… please don't scare me like that anymore."
Ino laughed nervously. "Gomen."
"Were you leaving now?" Sakura asked.
Hinata nodded her head.
"Can you stay out just a little longer." Ino begged.
"We are going boy hunting." Sakura smirked.
"But...
"Please." Both she and Ino said, pouting their lips.
"Sure." Hinata said in defeat. She looked at her watch and it was almost 7:00 pm. Hopefully there wouldn't be any ghouls in this area, especially with the police surrounding every corner.
The trio walked down the street, Ino and Sakura doing the most talking.
"Halt!" Ino said. Both Sakura and Hinata stopped. "It's the blond hottie from our History class." She pointing at Naruto.
A creepy smile emerged on Sakura's face. "Let's go stalking." She giggled.
Hinata felt nervous. "Um… why do don't we just leave him alone."
Ino glanced at Hinata, who was now blushing. "Sakura-chan, I think Hinata-chan has a crush on Mr. Blondie." She said.
"Is that so?" Sakura said raising her brows. "Let's go." She said. And the two march, dragging Hinata along with them.
"There he is." Ino said as she took her head out. "He's heading to Sunrise Avenue."
"Go. Go .Go." Sakura said.
The three followed the blond into the Senju Public Park. Hinata still nervous, was somewhat amused by this hunt. She knew she had feelings for Naruto, but she figured it was just those puppy love moments and would soon grow out of her feelings for him. She had barely known him, but just thinking about him made the butterflies in her tummy do a cartwheel.
"Why is he going into the park so late?" Ino said. The three was now standing in the middle of the park. They had lost sight of the blond.
"Where did he go?" Sakura asked.
"Well it was fun while it lasted." Ino said disappointed.
"Let's go." Sakura said.
While Ino and Sakura were in the front talking, Hinata lingered in the back. She felt a funny feeling that somebody was watching her and her nerves came back. She tried to catch up with the two girls, but out of nowhere a huge white mist just fell on them. It was so foggy, Hinata could no longer she them.
"Sakura-chan." She said, her voice hushed. "Ino-chan?"
She stopped in her tracks, fear consumed her. She looked around the park, but saw nothing, but the white fog. She tried walking, stepping on a few dead twigs. She held her hand against her chest as she tried to make her way out of the fog. Suddenly, she felt like she had no control of her muscles and her legs were just acting out on their own accord. She went straight ahead, then left, then took a right and before she knew it she was standing in the front gates of a cemetery.
She turned pale as a ghost. Why would she come here? She didn't even knew there was a cemetery in Senju's Park. She turned on her heel and her eyes widened as she read the sign. This was Green's Cemetery! This was a thirty-minute walk from Senju Park.
"Fancy meeting you here, Hinata-chan."
Hinata turned around and saw Naruto standing by the gates of the cemetery.
"Uzu… I meant Na… Naruto-kun." She was anxious. She played with the hem of her skirt. "I… I don't know… how I got here." She mumbled.
Naruto smiled at her shy antics. "Come here." He said.
Without a second thought she found herself walking towards him. He stretched out his hand towards her and she placed her hand into his. His hand was cold, it made her shiver. Wait. What was she doing? There it was again. Her body just automatically did what she was told.
"Can I take you home?" he asked her breaking her train of thoughts.
She nodded her head. "H… hai."
She sat in the car, nervous, jittery, and flushed. Her she was again, taking a ride in a man's car she had barely know. She felt like she was becoming dangerous- a risk taker.
Naruto parked his car in an empty parking lot and Hinata noticing looked around.
"N… Naruto-kun, this isn't my house." She said. Her stomach felt uneasy.
He hadn't respond. Hinata slowly turned her head to the side and saw Naruto staring at her, the same way that ghoul had stared at her that night. Her hand slide to the door handle, slowly and cautiously, but her efforts were useless as she heard the doors lock.
She started shaking. "Gomen. Gomen. Gomen." She said repeatedly. "Please don't do this."
"You're so adorable." Naruto whispered. His eyes turned from cerulean to blood red and Hinata screamed in panic as she tried to opened the door.
"Please don't hurt me." She said cowering in the corner. As he was leaning towards her, she pushed him and climbed over the seats, she was now sitting in the back, cowering. She heard him smirk.
"Please don't make this harder than it is, Hinata-chan." He said. He hadn't bother to turn around. "Can you please come back her?" he asked. She was beyond scared. The guy she was crushing on turned out to be a ghoul!
"I'm not one of those creatures." He said, almost as if he was reading her mind. "Now come here." He said smoothly.
Hinata shook her head. "Please don't do this to me." She cried. All she remembered was how that guy ran his hands all over her body and made her felt worthless.
She screamed as Naruto made his way in the back seat. She tried to pound her fist on the glass window, but Naruto grabbed her. He crawled between her legs and held her face to the side. Hinata trembled by his icy touch.
"I will never make you feel worthless." He whispered in her ear. He brushed her hair from her face and forced her to look at him. She stared into his now cerulean eyes and gulped. He smiled. "Good girl." Was what she remembered he said before falling numb.
-Him-
Hinata watched as her ceiling fan went around and around. She was pale and lifeless. She felt sick and weak and couldn't hardly move. Her head was hurting and her heart beat was fast. All she thought about was Him. She smiled to herself.
"Can I take you home?" he asked her breaking her train of thoughts.
She nodded her head. "H… hai."
She sat in the car, nervous, jittery, and flushed. Her she was again, taking a ride in a man's car she had barely know. She felt like she was becoming dangerous- a risk taker.
Within minutes she was already home. As she unbuckled her seat belt, Naruto spoke. "Do you mind if I take you out to a café one day?" he said.
Hinata nearly fainted. "Y… yes. I… I would like that." She said trying to hide her smile.
She had to get better. One day Naruto will take her out.
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AN: Just to make it clear, Hinata was not rape.