15 July 2006

A note from Starry: This is my first ever Naruto fanfic! I'm very excited to be writing it and I can't wait to share it with everyone. I really hope that people enjoy it as much as I love writing it. This idea came to me while I was watching Naruto and I just had to write it! I'd very much appreciate if I was told wheter any of you are interested in me continuing this story. Arigatou!

Summary: "I hope he remembers me," she thought, dropping her gaze to the ground. "Remember me," he said softly, as he watched her walk towards the river. First love is never forgotten, right? So will she be able to remember him?

'Thought'

"Spoken"

Past/Memory/Jutsu

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Naruto, but sadly I don't! So don't bring trouble, please.

Remember Me – Chapter One

"Hinata-sama, you've been requested to sit beside the Kazekage."

Hinata looked away from the small red-haired three year old playing on the ground and looked up to the man speaking to her. He was a Jounin ninja, Inin, the most trusted ninja they had.

The lilac eye colored girl nodded and slowly got up, smiling at Tsuki, her three year old daughter. Walking out of the room and towards the room where the Kazekage was, Hinata's small smile remained on her face. As the twenty-two year old walked down the corridor, a few memories came into her head.

"Hinata! Come here."

Seventeen year old Hinata Hyuuga stopped her kick in mid air and rushed into the room her father was standing in with two Jounin ninjas. "Yes?" she asked, as her eyes surveyed the older men.

"Hinata, as your father, and the head of the Hyuuga clan, I have to ask you to do something." His voice was stern and Hinata could tell that she probably wasn't going to like what he was going to tell her. "You will be leaving to the Hidden Village of the Sand where you will marry the Kazekage and produce an heir to him." There was no change in his voice, it was all the same tone: serious. "You are the eldest in the Hyuuga clan, and this clan is the noblest in Konoha, therefore you are the one destined to marry him."

Hinata listened and let everything sink in. She just stood there, staring at her father as he spoke to her. She was being ordered to get married to their allies? All Hinata did was nod. "Yes, father."

"That is all. Pack your things; you will be leaving with these gentlemen two hours before the sun sets." Hiashi then turned his body and faced Hinata, giving her a stern look. "If you do not go with this, you will be betraying Konoha as well as the Hyuuga clan so don't think of backing out." He continued staring at his daughter for a few more seconds before nodding to her and signaling for her to go and pack.

The eldest Hyuuga girl only nodded before slowly turning around and heading out to her room. Why was this happening? She was a Chunnin ninja wanting to continue her way up to see if she could make it to ANBU level and make people notice her. If she ran away and didn't do what her father told her to, she'd become a traitor and that was something she didn't want to be. If getting married with the Kazekage was going to do good to Konoha, then that's what she would do.

Hinata finally arrived at the designated room and found her husband sitting on a balcony that faced the arena. Beside him was her chair, empty and waiting for her to take her place. She breathed in before beginning her way over to his chair. It amused her to remember how scared she had been when she had first arrived to his residence.

"Gaara-sama, we've brought Hinata-sama. She's healthy and an obedient wife, she did not hesitate to come."

Hinata didn't look at the Jounin ninja that had just spoken. She wanted to keep her gaze on the ground but she was afraid that if she did that, Gaara-kun would get mad and kill her with his sand.

"Please leave us, Inin, and thank you for your hard work." Gaara said, staying in the same spot and keeping his light green eyes on Hinata's lavender ones.

Her heart was beating a thousand miles per second and she really hoped that he wouldn't notice that her hands were silently shaking of fear. In the room, it was just the two of them and no noise. If one attuned their ears to listen to the quietest noises in the world, they would be able to hear Hinata's heartbeat like a loud drum being banged by angry monkeys.

"I thought you would refuse and prefer to betray Konoha than take my offer of marriage." His voice had no emotion in it and his eyes were kept in the same view as they were before. "Are you hungry? Do you need to rest?" he asked, taking his eyes off hers for a moment to glance at a small table not to far from Hinata's left side.

The dark haired girl shook her head lightly. "I'm fine, thank you for offering." Her voice was the usual soft tone she always spoke in.

"Alright," he said, taking a few steps towards her.

Hinata looked up and tried to keep her hands from shaking. She didn't want to appear to be a weakling in front of him, but her memories of him weren't that safe.

Gaara noticed how frightened Hinata was and stopped approaching her. "Don't be afraid," he said. "I will not hurt you. You are the mother of the future heir of the Kazekage and my future wife."

Hinata nodded.

"I don't expect you to be attached to me emotionally or attracted to me in any way, so don't worry. I just need someone who will bear my child and bring a good future to the Hidden Village of Sand." He paused, studying her facial features, which revealed to be less frightened. "You were chosen because you are the eldest daughter in the only noble clan left in Konoha. I did not choose you to be my wife, but the elders of the village did." He turned around and walked back to the spot he had been in before, except this time he didn't turn around to face her. "If you choose to not go along with this, then turn around and walk out of this room. You will not be followed and I will have no choice but find someone else from Konoha…"

Hinata felt as the clear tears began filling up her mauve eyes. This was not fair, not fair at all! She wanted to run out of this room and not go with this, but her father's words kept her from turning around. She would become a traitor and wouldn't be able to go back home.

'Naruto-kun…'

She felt as a few drops slide down her face as his name echoed in her mind. If she became a traitor, she would no longer see him and if she ever did, he'd only call her a traitor and hate her for it. This was not fair.

"I am happy to become your wife and mother of the heir." Her voice didn't crack or announce that she wanted to cry. For that, she was grateful.

"I thought you were going to stay with Tsuki," Gaara said, as his wife sat beside him.

Hinata shook her head and sat against the straight back of the chair. "You requested my presence here and I wish to fulfill that request." She turned her head to face him and gave him a smile. She needed a bit of amusement and she was pretty sure that Tsuki wanted to continue playing with the sand that always followed her.

Life in the Hidden Village of Sand wasn't bad; it was really peaceful and nice. Hinata liked it a lot. Her attention went down to the teenagers that were battling with their jutsus. This was the Chunnin exam taking place in Hidden Cloud Village in Land of Lightning. A few memories from the time the Chunnin had taken place in Konoha ran through her head, but since she had gotten worse in her health that time, she really didn't remember a lot.

The last five years away from her home village, she'd spent them alongside Gaara and their three year old daughter. She was a respected woman in the Sand village and most of the people from the village had her in such high regards. She was loved and was known for softening Gaara's heart. Of course, Hinata didn't think she'd done a lot, just helped the small village, and she was going to continue helping them because she was the wife of the Kazekage.

The crowd boo's brought Hinata back into reality when the blue haired boy fell to the ground, spitting blood. Hinata sat up and looked down into the arena and felt bad for that boy. At times she was glad to be in the position she was in, but when she remembered Naruto, she just felt sadness and loneliness tug at her. The only thing she would do was try and not remember him at all and save herself a heart ache.

Hinata hadn't seen Naruto for six years now, so she doubted he remembered her at all. His sixteen year old face was imprinted in her memories and she would never forget him. After all, he was the only person she had ever truly loved. There were times, when she thought she would beat the sadness in her heart, when she tried to imagine how Naruto would look now at the age of twenty-two or perhaps he was twenty-three? Well no, it was May and his birthday was in October so he was still twenty-two.

Did Naruto even know that she was married to Gaara of the Desert? Had he completed his mission of bringing Sasuke back from the depths of darkness? When she was told about her future, Naruto was off on that mission along with Sakura, Kakashi and Jiraiya. She really hoped everything had gone well and they were safe back in the village of Konoha.

'I hope he remembers me,' she thought, dropping her gaze to the ground.

"Is this boring you?"

Gaara's question broke her thoughts and she shook her head, blushing at the same time. "No, it's just that I dozed off for a minute." She smiled at Gaara and bowed her head in respect.

Gaara nodded and turned his attention to the arena.

Suddenly, an explosion was heard throughout the entire arena and screams and yells were heard as well. Hinata jumped out of her seat and Tsuki's little face popped into her head. The explosion had come from behind them… where Tsuki was!

"Hinata-sama, go and get Tsuki and find Inin and Engo and run out to seek a safe place inside the forest." Gaara's tone was serious and his facial expression was angry. "Don't stop for any one just go to a safe place with Tsuki!"

Hinata nodded before running out of the room and into the hallway. There were ANBU and Jounin ninjas running to both directions. She pushed her way through until she arrived at the room where Tsuki was in Inin's arms.

"Hinata-sama, we must get you and Tsuki-sama to a safe place immediately. Engo is here with us because Gaara-sama had mentioned something about a possible attack from the people of the Hidden Village of the Mist." Inin handed over Tsuki to Hinata and took out a kunai and walked towards the door beside Engo, who also had a kunai in his hand.

'If we were in Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Mist wouldn't be attacking me because we would be allies. But not everyone is allied with the Sand.' "Let's go, Tsuki," Hinata said, as she scooped up her daughter and quickly followed Inin who had ran out the second she had picked up the heiress.

Engo was behind them watching the backs of the royal family while Inin lead the way to the safe haven. Hinata's hold on her daughter was strong and she was glad she had a kunai and some shurikens just incase.

The four quickly and cautiously made their way through the now darkened corridors of the arena. They had been running for more than ten minutes and Tsuki was getting scared.

"Mommy, I don't want to be held onto anymore!" The little redheaded three year old cried as Hinata ran out of the door that Inin managed to open.

"Shh, Tsuki, we're almost there," whispered a very worried Hinata.

"I want daddy!" cried Tsuki, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

Hinata didn't stop running as her daughter began to cry. She looked back and saw Engo running behind them. She was worried about Gaara, though she knew how his defense system worked, but still her wife side was kicking in.

"We must hurry, Hinata-sama, I sense a group of five."

Hinata looked up at Inin and nodded. Great! They were going to be attacked and Tsuki was in her arms!

The four immediately jumped and decided it was best to jump from branch to branch to their designated safe location. Their speed increased even more as they kicked off a branch and landed on another. Hinata was growing tired from carrying Tsuki but she couldn't stop or else they would be caught.

A few minutes passed and the two Jounin ninjas along with the Kazekage's wife and daughter were still rushing through the trees. No one had attacked them yet, but they couldn't let their guard down.

Out of nowhere, a shuriken came flying towards Hinata but Inin was fast enough to block it with his kunai. Not a second after deflecting the shuriken, Inin threw his kunai to a spot somewhere in the forest and the sound of a body hitting the ground was heard. The three adults stopped and looked at each other. Hinata's hold on Tsuki tightened and she backed up against the tree she was standing on. She could no let Tsuki get hurt no matter what!

"Hinata-sama, Engo and I will fight while you and Tsuki make a run for it. Do not stop at all or for anyone!" Inin ordered.

The lavender eyed girl nodded and jumped off the tree branch towards the side and away from Inin and Engo. As she left the two men, she heard the sound of metal hitting metal and grunts, but she didn't look back. She continued her way with a crying Tsuki until she was sure they were far enough to begin looking for a hiding spot.

Hinata jumped off the branch and landed on the ground with Tsuki. Her daughter was scared and Hinata felt sadness tug at her once more. She didn't want to let Tsuki go, but she had to in order for her to use Byakugaan.

"Grab onto my leg, Tsuki, and don't let go!" Her tone was serious and so was her facial expression.

Tsuki nodded and grabbed her mother's leg.

Hinata lifted both of her arms and began doing the Byakugaan seal. "Byakugaan!" Her vision increased and she could see around her. She was relieved to find a small hole in a tree not to far from them. She grabbed Tsuki and ran very fast towards their hiding spot. The two girls finally reached it and with high-speed, Hinata pushed her daughter inside the tree.

"Don't make any noise, Tsuki. No noise, or else daddy will be angry." Hinata gave her daughter a stern look before placing a kiss on her forehead. "I love you, Tsuki, and so does your father."

All Tsuki did was nod, because her mother had told her not to make any noise. Hinata smiled at her daughter, but the smile faded in a swift movement as she was struck in the back with a kunai.

Hinata screamed as the pain shot from her back and ran throughout her body. She'd been caught off guard! She promptly turned around, taking out her shuriken and throwing it up into the sky at an angle. Her target was hit, sending a masked ninja to the floor.

"Byakugaan!" Her vision became even clearer and she spotted three more ninjas heading her way. She managed to divert a thrown shuriken at her and a kunai as well. One of the ninjas jumped out behind her and she swiftly turned around and the Jyuuken fighting style was used. The only bad thing was that this ninja was skilled, very skilled. He kept avoiding her hits and another one was approaching her very fast behind her.

She jumped over the person running behind her and landed behind them, throwing a kunai at them and managing to only hit the forehead protector.

'I need to focus my chakra! Focus, Hinata!'

"Mommy!"

Hinata's heart stopped and in a flash she was facing the direction her daughter had been hiding in. Hinata glared at the individual that had Tsuki hanging by her legs. At once, she began running towards them, her concentration off her chakra and the only thing in her mind: getting Tsuki out of that persons grasp.

"If you don't stop, I'll kill this child right here!" yelled the man holding her.

She stopped running, panic racing through her veins as well as anger. Damn it!

"Give yourself up, Hinata-sama, and return to your husband's side where you both will be killed side by side."

Had they caught Gaara, too? It wasn't the time to be thinking, it was the time to get Tsuki out of her enemies hands and keep her safe!

'Calm down, Hinata, calm down. Think, think, think, and calm down…' Right, she had a kunai left in her pouch and she could use that to kill the guy holding Tsuki. Then, she would run in fast speed, grab Tsuki and just run away and hope that Inin or Engo were there. Her plan sounded weak, but it was the only way to get away with Tsuki alive and well.

Hinata opened her eyes and in a flash, took out the kunai and threw it to the guy holding Tsuki. The ninja noticed and in a quick manner, he diverted the kunai and used his own kunai to stab a frightened Tsuki in the chest.

The eldest Hyuuga's eyes widened before turning around at a quick pace to stab the ninja behind her. Tsuki was safe underground in the room where she had been playing in. Inin had made sure to make a decoy of Tsuki before giving it to Hinata… it was all for safety measures.

This seemed to have angered the ninjas because the remaining four all jumped into the air and surrounded her before throwing all their shurikens and kunais at her. Hinata was trapped and if she didn't think fast, she'd be dead right here. She didn't have any more weapons, so she couldn't block them. All she could do was raise her arms to protect her chest and face from the sharp weapons. Her body's natural reaction to this, as she raised her arms, was to take a step back. Her foot stepped on a rock that made her trip backwards making the Konoha girl hit the back of her head on the tree, very hard.

Hinata's vision became foggy with a few black swirls getting in the way. Any second now and she would be hit by those shurikens and kunais… any second. The pain in her head was throbbing and it was taking over her neck. This was the end, right?

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

She tried to open her eyes but the pain was too strong, but she still tried. As she slightly opened them, she saw something black and orange with blonde hair fly by her. The girl on the ground tried to keep her eyes open but the darkness was calling her.

"Naruto-kun…" she murmured softly, before every sense of her body and her mind sunk into obscurity.

Starry: I'm so happy with the ending! I feel bad for Hinata though... Next chapter, I'll be describing how Hinata looks and such, so if you were wondering how she looks... you'll have to wait... unless I don't get any feedback on wheter I should continue with this story or not. Thank you, everyone and please review if you can!