So here's another story and I hope that you like it. It's just something that I've been thinking about for a few weeks now. It's nothing serious really and yes Hinata is a little out of character so please don't hate me and so is Kankuro, but I can't help it. I've had this idea for so long that if I don't write it I will never be able to get over it. I hope that you like it and like the pairings. And yes they sing in here. I know totally stupid, but I can't help it. These chapters won't be long!

Love, Nicki Riggs.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Naruto or the songs that you will see. But I do own the plot.

Chapter One: The Climb

Kankuro shoved his hands into his pockets as he walked down the winding path in the woods. He was stuck in Konoha for the next two months as Gaara and Tsunade went over the peace treaty like they did once a year to make sure nothing needed to be changed. So Temari and him were stuck here as they worked on it coming as Gaara's bodyguards - though he didn't need them. Temari already left him to go off with her fiancée – Nara Shikamaru – and he was by himself. It was already past midnight and he already went back to the apartment that he and his siblings were sharing, but he left soon after getting ready for bed when he realized his sister was with Shikamaru in her room. There were some things that brothers didn't need to hear. So that's why he was walking down this path with his face wiped clean on his war paint and without his hood on. He was lost in his own thoughts so much that he didn't realize the path was coming to an end. Shaking himself out of his thoughts Kankuro looked around and realized the path lead him to a waterfall. It was then he heard the singing.

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb

He watched as a girl – no woman - danced on the water and sang – she couldn't have been older than eighteen. She was beautiful from what he could tell. She had a petite frame, but was still curvier than most girls and her pale skin shone in the moonlight. Her long black blue hair reached her hips as she swayed back an forth to the song that she was singing. She was graceful with every movement that she made. He was captivated. He couldn't look away from the woman on the water. He didn't even look down at her naked form which was something for him, because Kankuro was known as somewhat of a playboy in Suna. He was so lost in her movements that he didn't notice when she opened her eyes. When he focused on her face he was staring into the pale lavender eyes of Hyuga Hinata. And seconds later she was falling into the water in a dead faint.

Hinata looked into the clear water of the waterfall. She always came her when she wanted to think and have no one bother her. Today she came her to think about Naruto. It had been two years since she confessed to him during the invasion of Pein and he never answered her confession instead he went more strongly after Sakura in hopes of convincing her to accept him. And now after two years it bad off and they went on their first date today. She had seen him walking down the road carrying a bouquet of sakura blossoms with one orange lily in the middle. And she had seen them again when they were leaving the restaurant. They had been holding hands and laughing. She just couldn't take it anymore and came to her 'spot' to think.

It seemed like everyone was finding someone to love. Both her teammates had someone now. Shino was engaged to a lower branch clan member named Yuki. The girl was a year younger than Shino and was sweet as could be. She didn't hold a hive like him and wasn't a ninja. Instead she had spent her life learning the ways of a good house wife. And then Kiba had surprised everyone by asking Ino Yamanaka out almost six months ago. What was even more surprising was when she accepted and now they couldn't be separated from each other. Hinata smiled as she thought of her teammates. She couldn't be happier for them, but she was also jealous of what they had. And then there was her cousin Neji who after the war came to terms with his love for his female teammate Tenten and they had been together for a year and a half now and were happier than ever - she knew that a wedding would soon be planned for them. Their teammate Lee was also in the process of trying to convince a villager named Momo to date him and it seemed to be working. And then Choji was now married to Ayame the daughter of Teuchi from the ramen stand. That shocked everyone as well, because no one knew that they had been dating since Choji was fourteen, but they had. And now they had been married for the past four months and Choji announced the other day that Ayame was two months pregnant as well. And then the last member of Shika-Ino-Cho was engaged as well to Temari of the Sand and their wedding was only three months away.

Hinata sighed as she stood and started to stripe off her clothing down to just her under garments. She knew that it was okay to be dressed like this out here, because no one knew of the waterfall that she always visited. She let a happy smile cross her face as she stepped onto the water. Taking a deep breath she started to lightly sing as she started to dance across the water.

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb

Dancing here always made her forget her problems, because she was so into the dance and song she couldn't think of anything else. She felt her body move in different spins, dips, and twist as she gracefully glided over the water. When the song came to a close Hinata hit the last move and she slowly opened her eyes. It took her a few seconds to focus and when she did she felt her face getting warm. Because standing there starring at her was a very handsome man.

The next thing she knew she was falling into the water as her world went black.

Hinata bleary opened her eyes she saw a blurry figure leaning over her dropping water onto her face. She could tell that she was all wet and she was covered in her jacket. Blinking her eyes to clear away the fog she finally saw the figure that was leaning over her. Sitting up as fast as lighting she started to back away from the man as a bright blush covered her face. Kankuro couldn't help but to chuckle as he watched the younger woman crawl away from him with the blush turning her face a tomato color.

"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you." He said trying to calm her down.

"A-ano…why a-are you um h-here?" Her soft voice questions.

"I was just walking when I found the waterfall. You sing beautifully." He said with a little half smile.

He watched as her face became even darker. Hinata couldn't even believe what she had just heard from this complete stranger. She studied him closely. He was much taller than her almost six foot – a lot taller than her five three. He wore a baggy black t-shirt, but she could tell that he held muscle, because of the muscles on his arm. He was tanned and had dark brown eyes that smiled when he smiled and looked like dark chocolate and his hair was spikey and dark brown. She couldn't help but think that he was handsome. One of the more handsome men she had ever seen. She blushed darker.

"T-thank you. B-but who a-are you?" She questions in confusion. She would have known if she knew him.

"K…Kuro. My name is Kuro." Kankuro didn't know why he didn't give his real name, but just shrugged it off.

"He-hello, I a-am Hy-hyuga H-Hinata." She said as she stumbled over her words. She had gotten better over the years, but she was so shocked that it came back a little worse.

"Sorry about scaring you before, but you sing really good." He complemented again.

"T-thank y-you." Hinata couldn't believe it, but he said her singing was good again. "I-I have t-to g-go." She mumbled as she stood up.

She headed to her clothes and started to put on her clothes quicker than Kankuro could see. He chuckled at how embarrassed she was. She turned toward him and bowed quickly before heading off to the path. Hinata stopped though when she heard the deep voice of the man behind her.

"Can I come back to here you sing tomorrow?" She turned around and stared at him with wide shocked eyes.

"W-what?" She asks in shock.

"Can I come back to hear you sing tomorrow?" He asks again with the same half smile from early. Hinata couldn't help but smile back at him.

"H-hai." And just like that she was gone.

After she had left and Kankuro was sure that she wouldn't be coming back he stood from where he was still sitting and started heading down the path whispering as he shoved his hands in his pants pockets.

"This should be interesting."

Hinata ran all the back to the Hyuga compound and had to sneak back in. It was late and she knew her father would have her head if he caught her out of her room this late for something other than training or a mission. She sighed a sigh of relief once she closed her door and slide to the fall. Her face was a flaming red.

"What did I agree too?" She questions herself.