Chapter 3
The dark was suffocating, and as the seconds merged into minutes Hinata stood suspended in time. From the silence she detected no chakra signs, but there could have been someone hiding in there already. The thought of a bear had already escaped as bear season was well away and they had migrated to greener pastures.
BAKA. How I have been so stupid! GOSH.
She stood, shaking, not only from fear, but anger. Anger at how she had put herself into harm's way, anger at how she was stuck here in the rain after a hard day, and most definitely angry at how she had put Naruto's innocent life in harm's way.
Outside the clouds had just about emptied their fill, but it still drizzled. The moon peaked out; highlighting the grass and making it look shiny and glazed over. Naruto cracked open his eyes. It was blurry and he wasn't totally sure where he was. At one point he was training now he was sitting somewhere and everything ached. By everything, it meant even the cells in his body were tired. He tried to lift himself up but his hands gave up and left his head ringing in their protest.
Damn it! This takes the piss.
He had done this before whilst training with Jiraiya. His body was utterly incapable of functioning on its own and he had depended on Jiraiya for help. Luckily he wasn't totally maxed out, he could still see and because of the demon chakra, it would take a few hours to get back up to some sort of speed. He couldn't fully scope the area but could vaguely tell that it was raining outside and he was inside somewhere, no, in a cave somewhere. Even in his state he was aware of the presence in the cave with him. He was completely vulnerable, like a triple chocolate gateaux at a weight watchers convention, so what was he to do? He tried his voice but it came out like scratching croak. That was thanks to not drinking water in over a good 8 hours and yelling every time before an attack.
Mental note to self: Must take water bottle. He thought.
The figure he noticed was just standing there. Motionless; watching him. A chilled shot up his spine making his whole body shiver inconsiderably. Hinata picked up on this slight movement and whizzed to the mouth of the cave, that way it was better to defend and flee when the occasion got too dire. Her cloak flapped in the slight wind it caught, leaving a trail of rain droplets. He tried to move again but slumped further down the wall instead.
"It's all right Naruto-kun, just stay by my side." her soft voice whispered. Naruto could feel himself blush, his captor was a woman. Or maybe his saviour was a woman.
"But there's no-one there."
"w..what..." she sounded unsure. But still shaken.
"There's noone there" he repeated much slower. "Who are you exactly and how do you know me?"
Hinata was taken back, her thoughts stumbled upon themselve each trying to reaching her mouth, but she couldnt bring herself to say anything. What would she say? now facing him she saw that he could hardly recognise her. Shouldnt he know her chakra pattern by now.
Authors note: I am running low on inspiration and have been trying to juggle this and exams... so if it takes a little long to get chapters up, please forgive me!