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Dreams to ashes

Chapter 1 – Nightmares and dreams

"NGH!"

Hinata scrambled on the ground, desperate to get away. Her legs felt like jelly, as she climbed to her feet; breathing heavily. She stood up straight, gasping at the throbbing pain in her leg as she did so. She heard the whistling of a kunai as it flew through the air. She stopped and closed her eyes, holding on to that one memory, and waited for the sound of the blade connecting with her flesh.

SPLAT!

She opened her eyes, realising that she wasn't hit. She stood, gaping at the sight before her, and tears began to form.

"N-n-no!! Naruto-kun!!" she screamed.

Hinata gasped as she woke, drenched in sweat. She was breathing heavily as she shook herself. Her bottom lip began to quiver as she remembered the ending of the dream.

"N-n-naruto-kun…" she whimpered. Tears began to fall as she lost control of her emotions; despite the fact that it was just a dream, she mourned her love. She shuddered as she tried to wake up properly and get herself out of her bed. Returning to normal, she risked a look at her alarm clock.

"Twelve thirty…" Hinata pondered at something that was nagging her at the back of her head. "Oh, I was meant to meet Kiba-kun for training… an hour ago."

Hinata grabbed her clothes and began to dress in a hurry, she never slept in before and she had promised to help Kiba develop his chakra control. Fully dressed, she ran to the door and snatched her kunai and shuriken.

'I wonder if I'm too late…' she thought as she ran towards her team's training grounds.

"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!"

"Ninja Art of Beast Mimicry: Shikyaku No Jutsu!"

Kiba, crouched as he counted and noted every one of Naruto's Shadow Clones. "Eight, plus the original… hmm."

Kiba pondered on his next form of attack, hastily leaping out of three shadow clone's way. He slid to a halt and mounted the attack, kicking the first squarely in the chest. Spinning around, she swiped at the two clones, cleaving them in two. He smirked as he galloped towards the remaining six Narutos. He decided to end this here and now.

"Tsuuga!"

Naruto's shadow clones were instantly destroyed, as the real Naruto was flung into a tree.

"Ow" he grumbled, as he recovered and took a defensive stance. Hearing something behind him, he whipped around and flung a kunai at a near-by tree.

"EEEP!" came the reply.

"Hang on… that wasn't Kiba… CRAP!!" Naruto thought as he ran towards the tree to see who, or what, he had hit.

"Crap!! Sorry Hinata, I thought you were Kiba… you ok?" he asked when he saw how close he had been to decapitating the shy girl.

"I'm ok Naruto-kun… errm, here's you kunai…" Hinata stood, blushing, holding Naruto's kunai at arms length.

"Hehe, thanks Hinata." The blond demon carrier said, as he took his kunai back from her. Hinata turned bright red as she felt his hand slightly rest on hers. "You're a bit late; Kiba and I have already done training."

"Hey Hinata, you finally showed up. It's a shame you didn't see me kick Naruto's ass!" Kiba was walking towards them, smile on his face, with Akumaru plodding along behind him. "I was about to head home, but I think Naruto is staying a little longer to practise some more. He needs it!!"

"I-I-I'm sorry Kiba-kun, I-I-I slept in…" Hinata mumbled, her index fingers pressed together. "I'd better head home as well then…"

"Nah, come on! Spar with me a little bit!" Naruto said eager for another match.

"Ok Naruto-kun…" Hinata blushed even deeper at the thought of spending time with Naruto alone. She followed him to the training field, thinking about what she should do, blushing even harder at those thoughts. But the dream she had earlier kept nagging at her.

'Should I tell Naruto-kun? Or should I not worry him?'

She was so wrapped up in her thoughts; she didn't see a stray root sticking out of the ground from a tree. Her foot caught in the root, and sent her flying… straight into Naruto's arms.

"Watch your step" he laughed when she realised what had happened.

"Hinata? Hello? Hey wake up!!" he said, when she fainted.

She struggled to pull herself out of her dream, reluctant to do so. She opened her eyes, and lay in the bed. She took a deep breath and stopped when she smelt ramen… she froze, her face turning redder and redder as she saw a familiar orange jump suit in a near by wardrobe, she fainted when she saw the owner of the jumpsuit asleep on his couch. She lay, twitching a little, with a strange perverted smile on her face and slight nosebleed happening. 'I've just slept in Naruto-kun's bed…' was her last thought.

"Hey, Hinata! Hey, wake up!!" she felt her self being shaken as she stirred, reluctant to leave her dreams again. She stretched, and saw Shino and Kiba stood by Naruto's front door. She then concentrated on not fainting again when she remembered whose bed she was in. She stood up, moving towards the door.

"Th-Thank you Naruto-kun" She murmered.

"It's ok Hinata-chan." The blond smiled, "By the way Hinata…"

She turned to see what he wanted, a bit curious when he was turning a slightly redder shade than normal.

"You look rather cute when you're asleep!" he managed, a slight grin appearing.

"Huh? Hinata?! Hey! Wake up!!" But this time she had already fainted, her smile returning.