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Storm: Rain

Chapter 1

Memories

~Hinata~

I listened as the sound of the rain pattered down on the umbrella I held over my head for protection. I waited patiently by the bench that sat directly in front of my piano teacher's house. My father's car was nowhere in sight. I silently wondered what could be taking him so long, tightening my hand around the handle of my umbrella.

"Maybe I should call…" I sighed to myself and pulled out my phone. I dialed my father's cell quickly before placing the phone to my ear listening to it as it rang. … no answer.

"F-father, I don't kn-know where you a-are but don't worry about me I can w-walk home. Be careful, love y-you." I left the message on his voicemail. He was probably late from work which meant Hanabi was at home alone. I would be home faster if I cut through the park. I tightened my grip on the umbrella in my hands and walked quickly on the paved walking paths. Leaves from the large trees blocked out the raindrops and any light. Paranoia flooded my brain. It was too quiet. I stopped, looking into a bush to my right. I stepped back as the branches started to shake. Something was in the bush and it was coming to get me. I closed the umbrella and held it like a sword, ready to beat whatever could be there ready to attack me.

A low growl rumbled in the darkness and a black wolf stepped out of the bush. Taking another step backward, I stared at the dark-colored animal. His black coat blended in well with the darkness around him. What was a black wolf doing in the middle of the city park?

"S-stay back. I'll u-use this," I stuttered, lowly, pointing the umbrella at the wolf. He snorted at me in reply, as if he was snickering at my attempts to scare him away. I studied the animal a little further. He was larger then a normal wolf, not to mention a wolf should not be in park. The next thing I noticed was his eyes. They were onyx colored, with so much emotion behind them, like human eyes. In an instant his stance changed. His fur-covered body tensed and an angry growl escaped from between his lips. I held my breath in fear. He was going to attack. If I run, he would probably outrun me, but I couldn't just stand here. I lowered the umbrella and got ready to run, but before I could move, the wolf lunged. He lunged past me and tackled another wolf I did not see before. I rushed over to the opposite side of the paved path from where I stood, seconds ago.

The two animals wrestled with one another. The first wolf flipped the other beneath him and bit him in the neck, pinning him to the pavement. The silver wolf whined in pain, but stopped struggling. My feet gained a mind of their own and I began to run as fast as I could away from the violent scene. I ignored the rain and the scenery that I passed as I ran faster. I had no idea where the park's exit was. I had gotten lost in the darkness, but I knew I could not slow down until I was out on the street. Wolves would not usually go out where people were. I would be safe there. My sneakers were soaked through, and my body started to slow down, although I tried to push myself farther.

My foot caught on a bush root and I felt my whole body slam against the ground. The rain poured down on me as I panted heavily, my face rested on the cold wet pavement. I tried to breathe and calm the fast pace of my heartbeat to no avail. Maybe I was safe, the wolf could have forgotten about me and went back to his pack. I continued to pant, as I pushed myself up in a sitting position. My head throbbed; I reached up and felt something thicker than rain water on my hand. It was blood. I was bleeding. I hit my head on the pavement when I fell. I swiped at my forehead, smearing the blood; my hand was completely covered with the sticky red liquid.

A low rumble of a growl came from a few feet in front of me. It was the wolf. He caught up with me. I was dead. If he was hungry enough even after attacking another wolf, he would attack me as well. My tears began to stream down my face, mixing with the rain water pouring down on me from the sky. I closed my eyes, thinking of my sister, my cousin, and my father. I would never see them again.

A wet nose pushed against my hand. Opening my eyes I looked down in shock. The wolf had nudged me with his nose, then sitting down in front of me, he stared. He wasn't going to attack me? I stared back at the animal, still nervous. Slowly, I kneeled, and then stood, yet he did nothing. My eyes remained on him as I picked up all of my belongings. He did not even move a muscle.

With quick glances, I found the exit. Thankfully, it was not that far from me. He too looked at the exit, as if he knew what I was thinking. His jaw snapped at me, as if saying 'well go already.' I nodded, and left the wolf. The whole way home I checked behind me, but the animal did not follow.

That was the night I first met the wolf, and little did I know then that it would not be the last time I saw him. On that night, our fates have crossed paths and neither of us would ever be the same.

"Quiet everyone!" our art teacher, Kurenai, said. "We have a new student today, Sasuke Uchiha." A dark-haired boy stepped into the room after she said his name. I glanced up from my sketch pad. The first word that came to my mind when I saw him was danger. He was certainly not like the type of guys that lived here. His bluish black hair fell into his eyes, defiantly. He wore a simple black t-shirt decorated with some type of red emblem on it with a silver studded belt around the top of his black jeans. Standing in front of the entire class, his face remained emotionless, and he kept his eyes hidden behind his hair.

My normally loud class quieted. They were studying him just as I was. The girls were separated into little groups, giggling and ogling the boy. I glanced at the loudest one, Sakura Haruno. Her pink hair and green eyes made her stand out in a crowd. We were not exactly friends, but we weren't enemies in the world of high school either. I was considered the weird nobody, who drama was not worth wasting on, while she was one of the queen bees. My gaze flicked back to the boy to find he was staring at me. His onyx eyes glared into my eyes. The memory of the wolf in the park flashed through my brain. It happened months ago, but my meeting with the animal was still fresh in my mind. Why did his eyes make me think of it again?

I shook my head, and returned to my drawing. It didn't matter. I was simply over thinking things, as usual.

"Sasuke, you can sit next to Hinata," Kurenai directed. Without looking up, I heard him pull out the empty chair next to me and sit down. He said nothing, and did not move. It was like he was a statue. I fidgeted in my chair. His presence made me feel awkward. It made me lose my focus to such a degree that I threw my pencil into my bag, along with my sketch pad, and pulled out the latest book I have been reading. I stared down at the printed words on the page, but the feeling that someone was staring at me made me go from awkward to completely nervous. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at the boy. Onyx eyes. He was staring at me, not openly, but he was not trying to hide it either. Thankfully the bell rang, and I swiftly exited the room without another look at him.

I opened my locker, placing some of my books inside. The door of my little piece of space did not hold a mirror like most girls my age placed in there. All I had was a green liner with random drawings that I drew myself. One of them was a wolf. Ever since that day I became slightly obsessed. I researched about wolves and found out everything I could, but that night still made no sense to me. Wolves did not come around humans, and normal ones were not as big as the one I saw. I slammed my locker closed. My obsession had to end now.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Shino standing right next to me. He always seems to appear out of nowhere, and even now, I still jumped at the sight of my best friend.

"Hinata…" he said my name, softly. He was just as quiet as I was; maybe that was why we were such good friends. There was no judgment between us.

"R-ready for l-lunch?" I stuttered. He nodded in agreement, and we both headed to the cafeteria. Once there we sat across from one another at our usual table. It was quiet until our other friend decided to join us.

"YO!" Kiba's voice yelled at the both of us. He sat down next to me, while making a face at Shino, and he slammed his tray on the table. He was the complete opposite of us: loud, impulsively brave, and a little crazy. "So you guys see all the new kids?" he lowered his voice a little to avoid attention.

"A b-boy named S-Sasuke w-was in my a-art class," I said while Shino just shook his head. "There is m-more then o-one?" I asked. I was not really up to speed in the area of gossip. I didn't pay attention enough.

"Yeah, all of them are over there." Kiba nodded his head over to a table across the cafeteria. The round table was completely full of people I have never seen before, with the exception of Sasuke. The red haired girl among the boys stuck out easily. She was arguing with a silver-haired boy next to her. My eyes moved over to Sasuke, only slightly. When I did, his eyes met mine for the third time that day. I twitched and turned to face my two friends once again.

"That Sasuke kid seems like the biggest asshole out of all of them." My louder friend shrugged, shoving one half of his sandwich in his mouth, and started chewing it obnoxiously.

"K-Kiba," I scolded him, with a light push on his shoulder. He always spoke the truth, so occasionally he was mean without knowing it.

"Wot?" he spoke with his mouth full. I shook my head, he would never learn. Shino snorted and we continued eating lunch.

The rest of the day went faster than I thought it would. The next thing I knew, I was waiting outside on the front steps of school for my cousin, Neji, to come. I stood patiently, holding my books to my chest.

"Hey cutie. I saw you looking at our table at lunch. You like what you see?"

"N-no, I-I'm sorry." I stepped away from him, feeling the blush creep onto my face. I did not even know this kid. Why was he talking to me? There were hundreds of the kids in that cafeteria and he singles me out, just because I glanced over at their table.

I took a few steps over to the side, putting some more distance in between us. It was obvious I did not want to talk to him. He followed, not understanding that I wanted to be left alone. The sound of a car pulling up distracted me. Neji was here finally. Rolling down the window, I saw him lean towards it. His white eyes flashed with concern, and then he glanced angrily at the boy bothering me.

"Is there a problem, Hinata?" he asked me, still glaring at the silver-haired boy.

"No, Neji, n-no problem," I stuttered out before running to the car. I did not give the boy a second glance. I jumped in and slammed the door closed. I used all the willpower I had to keep my eyes away from Neji.


~Sasuke~

"What the hell was that?" I demanded, while jogging down the steps, only stopping when I was two feet from him. Suigetsu stood in front of the school, smiling like he took down an animal the size of a moose all by himself. It disgusted me.

"Just having some fun, Sasuke." He slammed his shoulder into mine as he passed. 'Yeah... fun… just like that night in the park. We could have had a girl's dead body on our hands if it wasn't for me. And more importantly not just any girl, that girl,' I thought, watching as the car she got into disappeared down the street.

"S-stay back. I'll u-use this." She pointed her umbrella at me like it was weapon that would actually protect her from a werewolf like me. I snorted at her and then she lowered the umbrella, realizing her actions were not the smartest. Suigetsu's scent passed into my nostrils. He was here and ready to kill. My lips curled into a snarl into the direction where he was hiding. I jumped after hearing him move. I grabbed hold of him with my teeth and flipped him over onto his back. Mentally, I yelled at the human girl to run. Thankfully, she did. After I had Suigetsu pinned, I ran after her, catching up to her rather quickly. But when I found her, she was laying face down on he ground. She had fallen. The smell of her blood was in the air. I growled at her telling her to get up. She moved slowly. Carefully, I nudged her hand, trying to make her move faster. She did move faster, but she was wary of me. I remained seated in front of her, only watching as she left. I snapped my jaws together, trying to scare her. She only nodded in response.

"Sasuke?" Karin's voice called me out of my memories. She came bounding down the stairs, ready to pounce on me. I sneered, dodging her flailing body, beginning my trek home. My car was sitting in the driveway at home but a quiet walk was what I needed. Scared white eyes flashed through my mind, but the image morphed into the same eyes being curious, calm and then finally nervous. Who was that girl? Hinata? Why was she having such an effect on me?

I know, I know. Another story? Well I could not help myself. i have a poll on my profile that I would love if all of you answered. and I hope you all like this story. Thanks for reading and please review! XD