The Poisoned Moon

By: Music-Junkie-101

Summary: The moon, so pure and bright, is devoured as the darkness seeps in, losing all what it was once before and dies as the poison takes hold. ZabuXHina

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter Two:

Water and Metal

The classroom was noisy. It was the day of the graduation exam, and classmates were talking excitedly amongst each other, sitting on desks or next to friends, heedless of the rule on assigned seats. It didn't matter to Hinata. Master Iruka would get after them soon enough. There was only one person she was concerned with.

She scanned the classroom from her spot at the higher level desks, searching for a mess of blond hair, a glint of electric-blue eyes, and the bright obnoxiousness of an orange jumpsuit. Hinata sighed and stared at the many "I Heart Sasuke" and "Iruka Sucks" etched into the wood of her desk.

About thirty minutes later, she heard a loud commotion coming from the hallway. The door flew open and two girls shoved their way in, panting and gasping. The class went quiet and all heads turned towards the girls, both of whom were sneering at each other.

The blonde shot a look of triumph and superiority at the girl beside her. "I win again. As always," she added smugly.

The pink-haired girl snorted. "Oh, please Ino. My toe was an inch of a tenth ahead of yours!"

"You must be hallucinating, Sakura."

Hinata's eyes drifted away as the girls proceeded to bicker and the class started talking again. It was a normal scenario; everyone knew that Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino had major crushes that equaled the size of a mountain on Uchiha Sasuke, the top rookie of the Academy. Personally, Hinata couldn't see any reason why he would even spare a glance their way.

Speaking if which, the raven-haired boy was sitting a couple desks below her, hands folded under his chin, expression stoic. Hinata couldn't see his face, but she knew he wouldn't be laughing or smiling as the others were. He was the only one sitting at that desk, and… so was Naruto.

Hinata felt her heart skip a beat, and she fiddled with her fingers, a habit she developed when she was nervous. Should I go talk to him? Before he-

Too late. Sakura was striding towards the desk where Naruto and Sasuke sat, apparently having won the traditional rock-paper-scissors game the two girls had played to determine who got to go near Sasuke (Ino was sulking). Unfortunately, Naruto didn't seem to know this, as he looked riveted by the fact that Sakura was walking towards him.

Hinata felt her heart sink, and her confidence with it. How could she ever catch Naruto's eye when girls like Sakura and Ino were around? They were perfect in every way, Sakura having the brains and Ino the looks. Hinata had none of those. She was just the shy kunochi who was only remembered by her last name. She wasn't pretty, not with her creepy white eyes and cropped hair her father made her wear short. Her ninja skills were mediocre at best, and she certainly wasn't as smart as Sakura.

She sighed and started daydreaming of what could be. She imagined herself older, prettier, smarter and stronger. She was finally living up to her clan's name, and they were all proud of her. Hinata imagined an encounter with Naruto. She was walking around Kohona, coming back from the training grounds, and she bumps into someone. Hinata looks up to see… Naruto. Naruto stares at her with his amazing blue eyes, and he smiles. He touches her cheek and says, "Hinata-chan." Then he started leaning down, bringing his face close to hers…

"Hey, Naruto! Leave Sasuke alone!"

Sakura's high-pitched shriek was enough to wake up a deaf man, and so made Hinata jump and observe the scene below her.

Naruto was perched on the desk, right above Sasuke, and was glaring at him, eyes narrowed in a fox-like way. Sasuke was glaring back, looking very annoyed. Obviously, he had been deep in thought, and was not pleased with the village dunce getting in his face.

"Got a problem?" the raven-haired boy sneered, his tone laced with threat. Naruto merely snorted and kept glaring. It could've gone on for awhile, until a boy sitting right behind Naruto shifted in his seat and accidentally and knocked the blond off balance, sending him toppling towards Sasuke.

Everyone watched in horror as Naruto's lips accidentally connected with Sasuke's. Hinata let out a squeak. Ino and Sakura screamed. The boys immediately pulled apart, spitting and gagging.

"Yeech, I'm poisoned!" Naruto said, rubbing his mouth furiously.

"I'm going to kill you!" Sasuke said in reply.

Naruto froze as a dark shadow loomed over him and he slowly turned his head to see Sakura leaning over him ominously, a surprisingly calm look on her face. The only thing that expressed her true feelings was the fact that she was cracking her knuckles.

"It was an accident, I swear!" Naruto cried just before a barrage of fists came flying down on him. The rest of Sasuke's fans, who had gathered behind Sakura to watch, shouted encouragements to her.

Hinata winced as Sakura's fists rained a series of blows down on Naruto. She couldn't see how Sakura could be so mean to others around her. Hinata was also confused by the fact that Naruto just let her do that to him. Sakura was pretty, but she wasn't very nice.

It made Hinata think of something her mother told her before her mother died when she was nine. Her mother mentioned that everyone had some kind of element playing in their lives due personality. Hinata, being agreeable and shy, had water in her personality. It meant that, like water, she could flow easily and make her way through every little crack in the walls that trapped her quietly and without being noticed.

Hinata watched Sakura stalk away from Naruto, who was now lying on his desk, face covered in bruises and a large bump on his head, twitching. What would Sakura be? Earth? Wood? No, she would be metal. Strong and determined, Sakura was hard as a kunai blade, her tongue sharp as one as well. Hardly anything affected Sakura.

But then again, didn't metal rust over time?

As Hinata was contemplating this, there was a large noise, and a loud voice shouted out: "That's enough! To your seats!"

When the dust of the transportation jutsu faded away, there stood an irate and slightly disheveled Iruka. With his brown hair pulled back into a spiky ponytail and the mysterious scar across the bridge of his nose, Iruka was one of the better looking teachers of the Academy, and somewhat mellow too, although he didn't look pleased with the state his class was in.

Everyone immediately rushed back to their seats. No one wanted to be in the way of Iruka's wrath. He could talk anybody's ears off with his lectures.

"Anyways, I'm sure you all know that today is the day of the graduation exams," Iruka said. "In order to pass, you must create three solid doppelgangers. I will be in the back room, where Master Mizuki and I will judge your doppelgangers and determine if you passed or not. When I call your name, please stand up and follow me into the room. Aburame Shino!"

A dark-haired boy wearing a trench coat and sunglasses slowly rose from his seat and followed Iruka into the room. As soon as the door closed, the class began whispering loudly.

"Be quiet!" Iruka roared from the other room. Everyone immediately shut up.

Hinata felt sweat dripping down her forehead. She quickly wiped it away so no one would see. What if she couldn't do it? What if… she failed?

A/N: Yes, I know the scene in this chapter took place after they graduated, but like I said, I'm switching a few things around. As for Zabuza, he won't be coming in until chapter eight. That's when the story becomes the story. So yeah, these first few chapters are kind of like fillers that are leading up to that point. I'm glad I made this chapter longer, but for this story, they might only be this long. It depends on how I write the story, since it differs greatly from my other one. Also, I apologize if the tone of this chapter was too funny, considering what the last one was like. The story will have different tones to it, so it won't sound like a broken record. I know I finished this one quickly, but don't expect an update every day. I might put one up once a week while I'm working on another one. If there's anything you think I need work on, or anything you liked about the story, please tell me. I would love to know what you guys think, and I am open to any improvement you might suggest. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day. :)