Prologue: Why Can't I?

A young wide-eyed girl sat on the ground cradling her love's head in her lap. She was crying and trying to ignore the battle around her. She wasn't ready for this. He shouldn't have brought her here. She couldn't focus, couldn't concentrate. She was useless, and now he was dying.

She looked up as a kunai landed at her side. She turned to the battle. People she had loved were now tearing each other apart. She had tried to keep the balance and peace, but he had been able to ruin it so easily. His plan was to destroy them all, and it was working better than he could've thought. Not only were the villages being destroyed, but they were destroying each other.

She stood up and pulled the red-headed young man away from the battle. He was heavier than she had thought, but the rain made it easier. She pulled him behind a bush and sat down again. She leaned back and relaxed against the bush, trying to gain some sense of control over herself. It was only moments until someone would find her, then what?

She looked down when she heard a soft cough from the red-headed man. He was regaining consciousness again. She leaned down and tried to elevate his head to keep blood flowing properly. He opened his eyes and looked straight into her face. She bit back the sorrow she felt from seeing those dying eyes.

"You're okay," He whispered softly.

"Of course I am. I have to take care of you, right?" She told him. She tried to smile but couldn't.

"I want you to get out of here. Leave, quickly! He'll kill you, too, just for being with me," The young man urged. The girl shook her head.

"I won't leave you out here to die!" She insisted.

"You don't get it! He wants all the kages dead and anyone close to them! Shizune is already dead! You'll be next if you don't leave!" He insisted.

"Then I will be in heaven with you," She told him. He shook his head.

"I want you to live. Live and be happy, don't sacrifice your life for me." She shook her head.

"I won't ever be happy without you. Don't leave me!" She urged. Her head snapped up when she heard some noise close to them.

"Go, now. You can still make it," The young man told her. She shook her head again. She tried to concentrate on seeing who was there but the fear, pain, sadness, rain, and tears just seemed to be blocking everything out

She looked back down to her lap. The young man was gone. She looked up and around herself. She wasn't behind the bush anymore. She had no idea where she was. "Genjutsu," She whispered. She tried to break it but failed.

"Pathetic attempt," a voice said behind her. She turned around but no one was there.

"Go on, try again," The voice said. She moved her hands hesitantly, then tried again when nothing bad happened. Nothing.

"I expected more from a Byakugan user, but I guess you really are a disappointment. I didn't believe it when I first heard it, but I guess they weren't lying," Suddenly a tall man, about the same age as the girl, appeared before her. He had dark hair and a long sword. But what was really noticeable was his eyes. The Sharingan.

"Uchiha Sasuke," She whispered. He smiled.

"I feel honored. The Hyuuga princess knows my name," Suddenly the red-head appeared beside her again. She turned to look at him, then turned back to the Uchiha. "You better take care of him. Aren't you a medic?"

He was right, but she wasn't able to do anything before. She couldn't focus her chakra. Somehow, though, she felt she could concentrate more now. She turned to help Gaara. She focused her chakra on his injuries and tried to heal them as best she could. Sasuke turned to leave, but said one more thing, "You owe me one, Hyuuga. Till next time!" Then he left her there to heal her loved one.

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Author's Note: Okay, so now I have two fanfictions running. Maybe between the two of them one of them will end up getting updated once a week. I just had to put this down, though, while I had it in my mind. Hinata is my favorite character and I kind of love Gaa x Hina now. :D Sorry if you don't like but I do:P

Oh, and this is one of those 'in the middle' beginnings. Next chapter takes you back to the beginning and tells you the how we get up to this point, then I start to wrap the story up. And the characters are 19 now in the story! xD Enjoy!

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