Title: Bring Me To Life
A/N: Hey! It's been forever since I have written a story! D: Anyways, this is gonna be a suicide-ish story. So if you're not into that sort of thing than don't read! ;) The main character is going to be Hinata like basically all my other stories. Couples: NaruHina, NaruSaku, and Hina+? (gonna be a surprise for if I choose to continue this story). This is so far going to be a one-shot but if you guys like this chapter I might make a second one! (Or more!) So enjoy and review at the end please :3 Oh, and no flames pretty please.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters! And the title was inspired by the song Bring Me To Life by Evanescence. So it's not exactly mine.
*CHAPTER ONE*
Hinata was walking to the Ichiraku Ramen Shop to meet her boyfriend, Naruto, for their date. It was a warm Friday evening but rain clouds threatened to unleash a storm.
"Hey, Hinata-chan!" A voice said from behind her. Hinata turned around to see Kiba sitting under a tree with his dog Akamaru. Kiba looked at her with his normal confident grin and Akamaru barked a greeting.
"H-Hi, Kiba-kun." She said walking over to see her friend. Then Hinata bent down to pat Akamaru, who in return licked her hand happily.
"Are you headed to see the knuckle-head again?" Kiba asked. Hinata sighed inwardly at his choice of words.
"Yes, I-I am going to go have some ramen with N-Naruto-kun." Hinata replied and added, "Why?" Looking her friend in the eye as if daring him to bad-mouth her boyfriend.
"Oh no reason, don't worry I won't bad-mouth Naruto again." Kiba said, rolling his eyes. And added cheekily, "At least not in front of you."
Slapping him lightly on the shoulder Hinata giggled, "Okay, okay. Well I should g-go. I don't want to keep Naruto-kun w-waiting." As she turned she called over her shoulder, "I'm h-holding you to your w-word by the way."
*At the ramen shop*
As Hinata walked into the shop, she saw Naruto sitting with his team-mates, Sakura and Sasuke. She stiffened as she saw Naruto had his arm around Sakura but shook it off as she noticed Sasuke noticed her and saw her obvious discomfort.
"Hey, Hyuga." Sasuke said, before turning back to the counter. Immediately Naruto took his arm off of Sakura's shoulders and said, "Hi, Hinata-chan!"
Smiling she replied, "H-Hi Naruto-kun, hi Uchiha-san. You can call me Hinata y-you know, Uchiha-san." She added nodding in Sasuke's direction.
"Okay, once you finally start calling me Sasuke." Sasuke replied, smirking slightly.
"Okay, Sasuke-san." Hinata said, still smiling politely, though she had to fight the urge to roll her eyes.
"Wait… There's still something wrong with that." Sasuke commented, pausing as if to think though Hinata knew he was teasing her. Smirking again he said, "How about just Sasuke?"
Laughing Hinata said, "Okay, okay. Sasuke i-it is."
"There that wasn't so hard wasn't it, Hinata?"
"Hey, teme. Stop hitting on my girl." Naruto protested, smacking his friend on the back of the head. Hinata blushed at this remark and Sasuke just rolled his eyes and muttered, "Dobe…"
"UH HI!?" Sakura interrupted indignantly. "I'm still here ya know!" Naruto turned said, "Heh heh, sorry Sakura-chan."
"Well we better go and leave you two to your date." Sasuke said, getting up to leave. "Do you want to go on a date, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura said, her eyes hopeful. "No." Sasuke replied and teleported away."
"Sasuke-kunnnn.." Sakura whined and got up to leave saying, "Bye Naruto-kun. See ya later Hinata-chan."
"Bye, Sakura-chan!" Naruto called as she left, his eyes never leaving the pink-haired kunoichi until she disappeared from their sight. Then he turned to Hinata saying, "So how's it going, babe? Your dad still being an ass?"
Giggling slightly Hinata said, "When i-isn't he?" Then looking sadder she added, "All he ever says is that I am a failure and I will never earn my place in the Clan. He always says I am a burden, a disgrace to the Hyuga clan." A tear rolled down her cheek.
"Oh come on." Naruto said, wiping away the tear, "Remember I said don't pay attention to a word he tells you? Nothing he says is worth your tears."
Smiling sadly Hinata said, "Thanks, N-Naruto-kun. You're always so sweet." She felt Naruto put his arm around her and let her rest his head on her shoulder. A course of warmth and affection coursed through her, but turned the feeling turned to ice when she thought, He just did the same to Sakura-chan less than 10 minutes ago…."
Before Naruto could notice her stiffen or say anything else Ayame came over and asked, "What can we get for you two?" "Hmmm… A large miso ramen with extra BBQ pork for me, please!" Naruto replied, throwing one of his signature smiles. "A-And I will have a d-diet ramen please." Hinata said more quietly.
A few moments later their ramen was ready and Naruto took his arm from around Hinata's shoulders leaving her feeling colder and less protected. "Time to chow down!" Naruto declared and started slurping up his ramen. Shaking her head in amusement, Hinata slowly started to eat too.
*After they finished eating*
Stepping out of the ramen shop Hinata said, "See you l-later, Naruto-kun. I promised Kurenai-sensai I-I would pick up some f-flowers at the flower shop for her house." Kissing her on the cheek Naruto replied, "Sweet and kind as always." Blushing Hinata hugged him for a moment then set off to the Yamanaka Flower Shop.
Walking down the road Hinata arrived in front of the Flower Shop and walked in. "Hey, Hina!" Ino called cheerfully from behind the counter. "
"H-Hi, Ino-chan." Hinata called back. "I am here t-to pick up a bouquet of white and r-red roses for Kurenai-sensei." She walked over giving her hair a light hug.
Ino reached down and picked the bouquet up from the shelf under the counter. "Here it is, Hina." She said, smiling as she handed it to her.
"Thanks, Ino." Hinata giggled, putting the money on the counter. "See you soon!"
*Walking down the street*
Kurenai-sensei will love these roses, Hinata thought happily as she neared one of the road on the outskirts of the village. Then she froze. On the bench she saw Naruto sitting on the bench... Crying?!
"N-Naruto-kun! What's w-wrong?!" Hinata asked, panicked. Naruto looked up with at her with regret, sadness, and guilt in his tear filled eyes.
"Hinata…. I can't do this." Naruto choked out. Bowing his head down, tears dripping on the ground. "W-What?" Hinata asked in disbelief. "What do you m-mean..?" She felt tear fill her own eyes.
"I love you, I really do. But you are a sister to me. And though it… It pains me to break your heart... I am in love with Sakura-chan. I always have been, always will be. She's finally said yes to me. I don't want to miss my chance." Naruto poured out, his tears ceased. He just looked genuinely regretful.
Bowing her head down so to shield her eyes from Naruto. "Go now…. Naruto." Her heart had been ripped in two. Her stutter disappeared. She started walking away
"…H-Hinata…!" Naruto called out after her. "Wait!" She heard him beging running after her and she glanced over her shoulder. Big mistake. Naruto was running, tears streaming down his face, desperation and guilt in his eyes.
"Just go Naruto.." Hinata yelled. Naruto stopped. Hinata NEVER yelled. Shock filling his eyes. He gave up. Wait. Naruto never gave up either! Well, this was a day full of firsts.
*In Hinata's room*
Hinata burst through the door, ignoring calls from her father, sister, and cousin Neji. Tears streamed down her face as she sat on her bed. She cried harder when she saw a picture of her and Naruto at a village festival. She turned it down; the sight of him right now would be too much to bear.
What'd I do wrong? Hinata cried out in her head. Was I a bad girlfriend? Am I not pretty enough? She sat there and cried for basically 15 minutes straight until she heard a knock on the door. "Hinata?" Neji's voice called from the other side of the door. "Are you in there?"
"Y-Yes?" Hinata mumbled, whipping her nose, tears still streaming quietly down her face. "What i-is it N-Neji?" She flopped back down on her bed and just layed there.
"Hiashi-sama says there was a meeting you missed earlier. What would you like me to tell him for the reason of your absence?" Neji asked. When she didn't answer for a few moments he added, "Are you okay, Hinata?"
"O-Oh.. Yeah fine… Just tell father I was at a meeting with Tsunade-sama." Hinata finally said. She continued to lay there, and made a huge effort to not let her voice shake. "As you wish, good day Hinata." Neji said and left.
Changing out of her sweaty close Hinata put on a casual pair of ninja capris pants and a random lavender colored t-shirt. Pulling a dark purple sweater and slipping something into her pocket on she opened her window and hopped out. As soon as she stepped out Hinata noticed that it had begun to rain. It almost felt as if the heavens felt her pain as sharply as she did. The rain hiding the tears that continued to stream restlessly down her cheeks.
Shielding her swollen red eyes with her bangs she began walking down the street with her hands in her pockets, clutching the object she had put in it earlier. Ignoring the staring villagers muttering as she walked past them, Hinata then took a turn and fled into the woods. Without noticing she was being followed.
Why, oh why, did Naruto go out with me in the first place?! Hinata asked herself over and over again. Storming into the woods she finally settled down, sitting at the roots of a large tree, not caring that her clothes were getting soaked and muddy. There's nobody to look good for anyway…. Come to think of it… Is there even anybody to live for?
"Do I deserve to live? When I don't even have a purpose?" Hinata sniffled outloud. Her follower stiffened behind a nearby tree. That question was far too familiar. And what can next was too…
Hinata pulled the item out of her pocket and looked at it through tear filled eyes. The knife glistened in the rain and as she put it to her wrist she thought, This is really it… Naruto can live his dream life with Sakura now… And with that she cut the the veins in her wrists. Crying out in pain then falling silent. Her breath slowed and her vision blurred.
The last thing Hinata saw was a figure jumping out from behind the tree, yelling, "HINATA!"
Then everything went black.
THE END..?
A/N: There we go! Should I continue and let y'all find out who our mystery person is? (For my regular readers it probs won't be a surprise. So lemme know what you guys think about making this a multi-chapter story.
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