Thanks for all the reviews. This story has been bouncing around in my head for a while. It feels good to finally put it to paper- erh to the internet. So here it is chapter two.

His Secret.

Hinata woke up feeling a dim light on her face. She snuggled back into her blankets; thank goodness it must have been a dream. That thought brought a small smile to her face, "Did you enjoy your rest?" a deep voice asked with a hint of amusement. Hinata jumped up throwing the covers to the ground, wincing as her bare feet touched the cold floor.

Itachi looked into the wide pearl colored eyes and couldn't help but chuckle. Hearing his deep laugh, Hinata felt her cheeks heat up. She looked down at her hands intertwining her fingers until he stopped. Studying the girl for a few seconds Itachi had to ask, "Why is a Hyuuga in Uchiha territory?" All hints of amusement were gone.

Hinata looked up at his face, she was confused. "Hyuuga? I don't know what you're talking about." She blinked at him and he disappeared, next thing she knew she was pressed up against the wall. Itachi was holding the small girl in place, surprised that she hadn't even tried to dodge. His eye bled red as his mind whirled back to the battle between the Uchihas and Hyuugas; they were a lot faster and had an almost impenetrable defense.

He felt the girl in his arms tense so he looked down at her. Her eyes were wide with fear and he could clearly see confusion. So she really didn't know what was going on. Hinata was captivated by his crimson eyes, weren't they just black as the night? She was filled with fear; no human had eyes that turned different colors and he moved so fast she couldn't remember actually seeing him push her. Feeling Hinata's body shake against his own, Itachi moved his red eyes to look directly into her white ones. "Calm down." He commanded.

It seemed to have the opposite effect however. Hinata couldn't calm down; she was being forcibly held against the wall by a King in his own room! Not to mention she had never heard of Hyuugas or Uchihas and had no idea where she was. Itachi watched as her lavender tinted eyes filled with tears, he was perplexed never before had he been unable to hypnotize someone. There was only one family that had that power and the famous white eyes, one family that was said to no longer exist.

Hinata felt the weight against her leave as Itachi took a step back surveying her. He knew she was a Hyuuga; there was no doubt in his mind. He'd have to do some research; he was very young when the war broke out. It was a brutal battle where his mother had perished. They said it was brought to end by a treaty but shortly after both sides had signed, the Hyuugas were attacked and wiped out.

Hinata started to fidget, Itachi was still looking at her but it was like he was looking threw her. His eyes had thankfully turned back to their original color. Before she could say anything her stomach growled reminding her that she hadn't eaten anything for the last two days. Itachi smirked down at her "I'll get you something to eat stay in here and do not wander out." his smooth voice commanded.

She watched as he walked to his door opened it and left, letting out sigh she hadn't realized she'd been holding. Hinata heard a click, he'd locked her in. Pulling herself out of daze she walked over to the window and looked down at the town. She could see many men and women who had the same traits as the man who held her here and decided her fate. They all had dark hair as far as she could tell and guessed they had the same enchanting dark eyes. I wonder if they all turn red and can move at inhuman speeds. She sighed wondering what was going on in this compound.

Hinata thought back to the events that had led her here. She was an orphan and had been as long as she could remember, growing up an orphanage was hard, her white eyes deterred any who had thought to adopt her, and some had even thought she was blind. Doctors could not explain why her eyes had so little pigment or how she was able to see, they called her a medical mystery; she let out a snort at that thought. Quickly covering her mouth at her unlady like behavior she could only wonder what lady Kurenai would say. Her eyes filled with tears again at the thought of the woman who practically raised her. She was a gorgeous woman with red eyes and long black hair. The last time Hinata saw her as when the police had come knocking on her door.

The Police showed up asking about the local store down the road, apparently there were reports that someone from the orphanage was stealing. Hinata had known who it was but she took the blame. She claimed she had stolen the food to protect her friends, she knew they had only stolen because they were hungry. After the last voting season budgeting had been cut to the orphanage leading them to have only two meals a day. The police arrested her on the spot ignoring the protest of Kurenai. As Hinata was being put in the car she could only send one small consoling smile to her pseud mother hoping she understood.

They held her at the station for two days before she was seen by a judge; he had sentenced her to five days at the juvenile corrections facility, a very lenient sentence Hinata had thought. She remembered how they led her out of the courtroom ordered her to change into the un-flattering ugly blue jump suite she had on. The officer had told her they were just waiting on the bus to pick her up and take her to destination where she would serve out her sentence then be returned to the care of Kurenai. Then the mix up happened where she was apparently put on the wrong bus and brought here wherever here was. I hope Lady Kurenai doesn't worry too much about me, she thought absent mindlessly watching the people below go out their daily business.

Itachi left the girl in his room after he locked the door for good measure, the last thing he needed was her wandering out and being recognized for what she is. He rubbed his temples as he could already feel a headache coming on. While there was a treaty between the two families he could still picture a few people lashing out knowing he was harboring a Hyuuga in his private quarters. He followed the stairs to the bottom and instead of exiting form where Obito had; he veered to the right and knocked on the wall for a different door to open.

Entering the main hall, the door was replaced the stone wall again. He walked down the hall way towards the smell of cooking food. Upon entering the kitchen everyone bowed, an elderly woman stepped towards him. "Is there anything I can get you Itachi-sama?"

"I'll need a plate of food ready in twenty minutes. Extra vegetables and fruit would be gracious Kai-san." He watched as she bowed to him and hurried to her station to prepare his meal. Knowing he had time he made his way down the hall again and up a flight of stairs. He needed to get some information from the archives to best deal with this new situation.

He entered the library ignoring all the nobles who were in the room and headed straight to the back. There was a door hidden behind a bookcase, looking around to make sure no one was watching, Itachi hit the button and the book case slid over revealing a dark room. As he entered he heard the case slide back into place. He walked to the desk where a dark figure was occupying. "Hello Madera- sama. I need information on the treaty between the Uchiha and Hyuugas, also the reports from their massacre."

The man looked up pushing his long dark hair behind his back. "Ah King Itachi a pleasure to see you here. I'll get all the information you requested, but" his red eyes bore into Itachis' "May I ask why you are so interested in something that happened so long ago?"

Itachi held his uncles gaze his own crimson eyes unwavering. "As King it is my duty to know everything about the kingdom, therefor I'd like to know about the wars that killed so many great Uchiha including my own mother." His uncle stood up, he was just a few inches shorter than Itachi. He nodded seemingly accepting his response and turned around to gather the information he requested.

After a few long minutes he returned with the requested scrolls, "I'm just glad they're all dead. They were far too powerful for their own good." Itachi nodded to his uncle taking the scrolls. He turned away and promptly left the old Uchiha to his room of information.

Itachi stopped by the kitchen to pick up his plate of food, he thank the kitchen staff and saying no to their inquiries of sending someone to his room for feeding. Assuring them that he was still full from the feast he made his way back to his room.

Hinata heard someone knock and quickly darted in the bathroom. Why would Itachi have to knock to enter his own room? She left the door cracked ever so slightly, just enough to see if the person was coming in. When no response was giving the door unlocked and opened revealing a man who looked a lot like Itachi without the face markings. "Itachi are you hiding in here again?" His voice was deep like his brothers but was distinctively different.

Hinata studied him from the bathroom, his hair was shorter and spiked in the back, and he had a few bangs framing his face. He too had the high cheek bones and the long straight nose, but whereas Itachi's face was void of any baby fat this man still had slightly rounded cheeks. He was tall, not as tall as Itachi but had the same lean build. The man scanned the room with his dark eyes and for a second Hinata thought she had a good hiding spot, then the door burst open. His black eyes, now red were boring into her shocked ones.

"What are you doing in here?" He demanded. Hinata took a step back from him which only made his arm snake out and grab ahold of her. "Are you here to assassinate the King?" He shook her as he asked.

"N-no." She barely squeaked out. His eyes looked down on her trying to decipher if she was telling the truth. She bit her lip as she anxiously waited for his next move. Apparently he decided she wasn't lying because he smirked down at her showing pointed fangs.

"Good, then that means you must be food." He ran his eyes down her form lazily noting that she had the same prison outfit on as the others from the feast. "Itachi must be getting greedy, keeping you up here all for himself. I don't think he'd mind if I had a little taste, do you Hinata?" She blushed at the way he drew out the syllables of her name. Hinata looked up at him as he lowered his mouth towards her neck. Bang!

The door to the room had been thrown open, "Sasuke. What are you doing in my room?" an irritated voice followed by an irritated Itachi came into the room. Sasuke quickly let go of Hinata and looked at his brother, he was carrying scrolls and a plate of food he assumed was for the human. They could eat food but drinking blood gave them more strength and rejuvenated them faster.

"I can't come to check on my big brother from time to time?" Sasuke said in a mocking tone. Itachi glared at him clearly not amused. Hinata gasped figuring out why the two looked so much like each other.

After setting the food down at the small table, Itachi walked over to his private desk and sat the scrolls down. "Now tell me why you're really here." He sighed as he sat down.

Sasuke smirked at him "I just came to remind you that the ball for your bride to be is next week and some nobles have requested permission to come early."

"Tell them I would not like any visitors until two days before the ball, also as head of the military I do expect you to up the security for this event." Itachi looked at the younger Uchiha, and then a devilish smirk graced his lips, "Keep laughing little brother, and don't forget I can always arrange your marriage."

Hinata watched as the smile was wiped off the Sasuke's face and he turned pale. "That's all. I'll see you later." He hurried for the door not wanting his brother to start naming names he could match him up with. Hinata glanced back at the older Uchiha noticing how tense he looked. Before she could say anything her stomach decided to let everyone know it was empty.

Itachi looked up studying her reddening face. "The food on the table is all yours." He watched as she bowed to him.

"Thank you Uchiha-sama." Hinata said before she straightened out. She made her way over to the small table. She pulled put a chair and ate her fill. Itachi was busy watching her eat she was shy and polite, she wasn't acting like a trained assassin but he wasn't about to let his guard down. When she was finished she looked at him hesitantly.

"What is it?" he asked in almost a bored tone. He watched as she bit her lip chewing on it. Hinata sat there for a few seconds working her lip with her teeth. How could she ask if his little brother actually had fangs? Maybe, she sighed releasing her lip, she had imagined it.

"Never mind, I must have been wrong." Hinata said softly as she started fidgeting with the hands in her lap. Itachi stared at her, he knew his brother was about to feed from her, and he could only imagine what he had said to her. He ran a pale hand threw his dark hair and propped his long legs on his desk. Here came the headache he was trying to avoid earlier.

"Why don't you go wash up? There are some spare clothes in the bottom drawer." She looked at him before she got up headed the bathroom.

"Thank you." Her quiet voice made it to his sharp ears.

His dark eyes followed her little form when she reached the door way her spoke up, "Hinata." White eyes met guarded obsidian eyes. Hinatas eyes widened in shock as his eyes turned crimson and he smiled showing pointed fang teeth, "Always trust your instincts." She shut the door before she could dwell on it too long.

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