Boundaries

"Do you see them Hinata?" he whispered in her ear. "Do you see the vermin below us, infecting our world?"

"The human's father?" the young girl questioned, her opal eyes meeting with his. She was careful when speaking to him, he wasn't known for his kindness. Under his commanding stare she looked down from the high building, humans were bustling below them, the world alive with lights, colours and loud noises. Admittedly, she was a little nervous about being so high up, this was one of the highest buildings in the whole of Tokyo. She would never tell her father this though, if he caught a whiff of her fear of heights he would push her off the edge without a second thought.

She would land on her feet easily. She was as light footed as any vampire, high jumps merely little hops for them. But she was only four. Her father was hundreds, perhaps thousand years old. He didn't survive being gentle.

"Yes, the scurrying rodents infesting our world. They're getting as bad as those disgusting lycans." Hiashi spat.

"The werewolves?" Hinata questioned. Of course she had been told about them, how they were horrid monsters that lived to kill anything and everything in their path. They had killed her mother when Hanabi was two months old and killed her uncle not too long ago. Her uncle had come to her rescue when a huge, hairy, snarling beast burst into her room and grabbed her. This was what inspired Hiashi to have this little talk with his daughter. From what the other vampires told her, her father had lost wife after wife, most of which were pregnant. The lycan's seemed to target those who carried unborn young. Hinata's mother had escaped two attacks while carrying Hanabi, but after her first outing after pregnancy she was killed without mercy.

"They are monsters Hinata. They are not your friends, nor your pets. If you attempt to show them kindness they will see it as weakness and kill you" Hiashi said coldly. His white eyes were chips of ice, veins sprouting across the outside sides of his eyes in his rage. Vampires were blessed with special eyesight. It's this strange power that has kept them alive so long.

"But father, I was told the humans are weak? Doesn't that mean they are harmless?" Hinata questioned, her brows furrowing. Hiashi let out a cold, bitter chuckle, causing Hinata to shudder involuntarily. Her father smirked, fangs on show.

"Until now they were merely food and playthings, but they're swarming everywhere and getting smarter – too smart for their own good. If they find out we exist, they'll join the war, grossly outnumbering vampires and lycans alike. In power, they are nothing, they are pitifully weak, in sheer volume of numbers, we would be under serious threat. Our supplies would be down and we'd have to watch our backs for paranoia that we should be killed. It's better this way for now, until every lycan is dead and we vampires can once again rule by fear."

Hinata looked back down at the humans swarming the streets even at such a late hour. Her raven hair whipped her face in the bitter wind.

Humans… What are they?

"Hinata? Oi Hinata!"

She felt a rough shake to her shoulder. Her head slowly rose from the desk, her raven hair sliding over her shoulders. Her eyes fell across him, his grin a mile wide, curving the red triangles on his tanned cheeks. She couldn't help but smile, regardless of it being rather weary.

"Kiba-kun. Sorry, what were you saying?" the girl questioned. Her face was the colour of fresh snow, her eyes a pupil-less silvery lavender. Her long, thick black hair was tinted with blue and reflected light immensely. Her features were delicate and feminine, she was small and slim – anything else was hidden by thick baggy clothes.

"Come on, Shino's gonna be waiting" Kiba said, his wild, rugged features stretching with a wide smile, making him look even more handsome than usual. Without a moment's hesitation, he pulled her out her chair by her forearm and flung her onto his back. With a firm hold on her thighs, he dashed full speed out the room.

Hinata was perfectly used to speed, but being rather shy she tended to avoid attracting attention. Kiba on the other hand, loved attention. If he had eyes on him, he was in his element, cockily looking down on all the people below him.

"K-Kiba-kun!" Hinata squeaked. "Kiba! Look out! Naru—"

Crash!

"Oh my goodness! Naruto-kun are you alright?!" Hinata cried, rushing to the blonde boy's side. He groaned holding his head, then looked sadly at his lunch scattered across the floor. Cooks special ramen, he only does this once a week… Naruto sighed sadly, debating whether to eat it off the floor. He would still taste the meat, how tender it was… mmm… "Naruto-kun h-here" she offered shyly, her hand stretched out to him. The boys azure eyes widened as he saw the glistening money in her hand.

"HEE-NAH-TA--CHAAAN!" the boy cried in delight, snatching the money off her before pulling her into a tight embrace. "You're an angel!" he then shot off in the direction of the cafeteria.

The girl was left stunned, her pale complexion becoming abstract from the colour in her cheeks. Kiba had been left forgotten, face squashed onto the tiled floor which had only just been cleaned. The cleaner would throw a fit at the sight of the mess of noodles. Kiba sat up sadly, rubbing his nose.

"Ughh, bleach" he groaned, spitting out his tongue in disgust. "Oi Hinata! You alright?" he called, seeing her sitting there, unmoving. He quickly scurried in front of her. "Did you sprain your leg or somethin'?"

Hinata blinked a few times, coming to her senses. She shook her head, clearing her muddled mind. How that boy made her heart pound was beyond her. She doubted she would ever understand. Her pale eyes caught sight of a shadow lurking beyond Kiba's left shoulder. Cold eyes blared out the darkness, the unusual colour freezing the breath in her lungs.

"Hinata?"

"A-ah! Sorry k-Kiba I have t-to go!" the girl cried, shooting to her feet and running gracefully in the opposite direction, as fast as her legs would allow without causing an accident or arousing suspicion. Kiba's eyebrows narrowed over his dark wild eyes. There are only a few people that would cause Hinata to run when she was with him. They didn't allow her to associate with 'vermin' like him. Kiba's sharp eyes looked in the direction he smelled the lurking little rat in the shadows. He caught sight of two piercing eyes, before the shadow shot in the opposite direction.

Kiba growled, his fists clenching. They were even more watchful over her now; they didn't trust her at all. Hinata had wanted to keep their friendship a secret for his own protection. Maybe she had been right all along, but why should they have to hide? They'd been friends since they were kids, when the old headmaster had divided every new student into groups of three – 'friendship groups'. From an age that young, the friendships stick. Most people break out of those little circles of three. But Kiba, Hinata and Shino had been among those that stayed close to one another. One year had brought the three completely different people tied by an unbreakable bond.

He and Shino would always be there for sweet little Hinata. Whether the others liked it or not.

"Oi. What do you think you were doing?"

Hinata froze in her tracks, her eyes closed tight. She tried desperately to pretend he wasn't there, that he would leave her alone – maybe if she wished hard enough he'd just evaporate or sink back into the shadows. He never would though, he was the most stubborn she had ever met, and her kind was known for their stubborn nature. She was spun round to face him, but refused to look him in the eye. Those eyes had always frightened her, even if she had strange eyes of her own.

"I saw you associating with those rats again Hinata. You're getting far too friendly with them" he lifted her chin, making her look into his eyes. She had to be jerked quite far, as he was a fair bit taller than her, but she was frozen stiff. A scowl was set into his handsome pale face, anger flashing in his bright eyes. "Are you forgetting your place hime?"

"No Sasuke-kun, I'm not" she said, the tomoe spinning like three koi fish in a red pond. It made her dizzy, nauseous; his eyes had always seemed to paralyze her. But her silver eyes remained blank, she knew how to shut off, and when Sasuke was in a fowl mood, it was the best thing to do. "Some one will see your eyes. It's best to shut them off" she said softly, her hand resting on his arm. He obliged reluctantly, and the swirling red cooled into black onyx.

"Don't forget your family's promises" he said, turning away. She watched as the back of his spiky black hair disappeared into the shadows. She sighed sadly. He would never accept the two friends he'd been put with, he thought far too lowly of them.

She closed her eyes and remembered herself in a dimly lit room, blinding white eyes peering out the darkness, focused entirely on her. They held no shred of warmth. Her father's blood had been cold too long for such weakness. He was impatient for her to get a grip, she wasn't a pathetic human.

"Hinata, you are to watch for movement on lycans." He said, his eyes narrowing. "They are not your friends; they are your enemies, filthy, disgusting monsters that have killed our fathers before us. The war will never break until only one kind remains. Observe our enemies Hinata, don't grow close to them. As weak as the human's are, they are filth. Remember that."

"Yes, father." Hinata said automatically. He only ever spoke to her to remind her of these facts. It was never anything else, unless it was disappointment.

The old headmaster had brought about 'friendship groups'. Most groups are entirely human, and don't last very long. The few vampires and lycans in the school are unintentionally paired up and placed with a human. The two monsters must exercise their self control and distance themselves from one another. Of course, also avoiding their urges to feed upon the pathetic humans while their there.

Hinata's eyes opened, and she found herself once again in the corridor. The vampires and lycans don't tell each other what they are. They can sense it.

"Oi Hinata!"

Her head flew up at the familiar voice as two figures walked towards her. She managed a smile, even though she felt terribly glum. But Shino and Kiba already knew that. They knew her so well and their promises were deep. As Kiba pulled her into the crushing hug she needed, and Shino gave her a slight nod to show he was there for her, she could almost pretend it was all just a fantasy.

No lycans, no vampires, no war.

Just three friends.