Chapter One:

It was a warm, breezy day in Konoha. Most of the villagers were outdoors enjoying the weather, talking amongst themselves, and completing chores. However Hinata Hyuuga sat in her room, in a huge mansion, alone and crying. Hinata was the kind of girl who got depressed easily and she was often found alone in room thinking about her life. Her father didn't seem to care what she did with her time, never helped her train, and probably cared less if she died. All he talked about was her younger sister Hanabi and her cousin Neji. Hanabi is the pride of the main line and has to be constantly training. Hinata's father had her little sister train so much that few of her friends even knew that she had a sister. Her cousin Neji was always being praised for being a genius. Hinata was constantly compared to him, and being put down by her father. He liked to call her a disgrace to the main family, and always reminded her how embarrassed he was to have such a weak daughter, because she was unable to defeat her cousin, from the branch family in battle. At least she had friends that cared for and her teammates always knew how to make her laugh. She wondered what they were doing right now.

Deep in the forest her teammates trained vigorously to make themselves stronger. Kiba trained with his nindog Akamaru while Shino practiced fighting with his bugs. Kiba stopped suddenly to smell the air, "Shino, someone is coming our way."

"Hinata, perhaps?" Shino asked.

"No, it's just Naruto," replied Kiba.

Shino groaned with distaste.

'He's not THAT bad, a little hyper at times, but he's a good guy,' thought Kiba.

Kiba has an excellent sense of smell, just like his dog Akamaru, which was great for detecting enemies or tracking them. Shino could send his bugs out as scouts but he didn't have any out at the moment because he did not expect to be attacked in their own village.

Naruto came bounding through the trees with a huge smile on his face.

"Kiba! Shino! I found you," yelled Naruto, "Granny Tsunadae has a mission for your group. Hey, where's Hinata?"

Shino just shrugged.

"She's probably holed up in her room again. What's does Lady Hokage want us to do anyway?" asked Kiba.

"Well Granny Tsunadae wants you guys to deliver some important documents to the Suna village. That'll make Hinata happy at least," said Naruto.

"Why?" inquired Shino.

"You don't know?" replied Kiba and Naruto in unison.

"Know what?" sighed Shino.

"Hinata is dating Gaara, the Kazekage," answered Naruto.

"Oh," said Shino looking at the ground.

"Anyway, Naruto could you go tell Hinata the mission and have her meet us at the gate?" asked Kiba.

"Uh, sure thing, Kiba. See ya later," yelled Naruto as he ran back towards the village.

As soon as Naruto was out of sight, Kiba turned to Shino with a huge grin and asked, "Do you like Hinata?"

"Of course not." said Shino as turned and walked away without another word.

Kiba's face dropped as he followed Shino back to the village.

Back at the Hyuuga mansion Hinata wipes her eyes and head to the bathroom. There she blows her nose and washes her face. She decides to head out to find her teammates in hopes they can lift her spirits since her beloved Gaara is so far away. Gaara always knows the right things to say, he shares he pain like no one else, she only has a small problem with their relationship. She rarely gets to see him and when she does get time alone with him he seems to avoid getting close to her. Hinata had only been intimate with another once. She and Kiba had dated a few years ago and they had lost their virginity together.

Kiba had been Hinata's best friend since before they were teammates. They shared everything with each other, their thoughts, dreams, and who they liked. Hinata remembered it all clearly. One day they had been sitting in the park and she had been going on about Naruto again. She had asked Kiba who he was attracted to at time. He had looked her directly in the eye and said, "You, Hinata." She had blushed a dark crimson and replied, "Oh, Kiba you should've have told me sooner." He had kissed her then and she returned it long and passionately. From that point on they had been a couple. They had only dated for a month or so when she told him she wanted to go all the way him. At first it had hurt but after a moment he had sent her to a rocking climax. It was short the first time, but each time after that was better and better. However after a few months they realized that is was all they did together and they decided that they made better friends. Not too mention how distant Shino had become towards them.

She walked out of the bathroom and headed for the front door. When she opened the front door she ran smack into Naruto. They both fell backwards onto the ground. Sitting up and rubbing her head Hinata looked at Naruto and they both started laughing. Then Hinata asked "Naruto what are you doing here?"

"Granny Tsunadae is sending you to the sand! With your teammates of course. She said she wanted you to deliver some important documents for her and of course spend a few days with Gaara, so you would stop moping around all time," answered Naruto while grinning and scratching his head. "Kiba and Shino are waiting for you at the gate."

"Oh, I better get going then, thank you, Naruto. I'm going to go pack some things and head out right away," then Hinata told him goodbye. She packed some weapons, food, and medicine, then headed to the gate.

When she got there Kiba and Shino were already waiting for her.