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"What country are you from?"

Hinata furrowed her eyebrows at Sakura's question. She looked at Sasuke who looked quickly away. Hinata had to feign forgotten memories.

"I don't know Sakura. I don't remember anything except that my name is Hinata."

Sakura sighed loudly and she covered her face with her hands.

"Are you serious?! Where are we going to put you then? We can't have you roaming around freely."

Hinata looked down at her hands. She heard Sasuke speak for her.

"Sakura, let her stay here. She said she knows how to dance and play instruments. She can be an entertainer."

Sakura tsked and turned away, "You just want her around!"

Hinata raised an eyebrow at the statement, but continued looking down.

Sasuke sighed and he looked at Hinata who looked like she did not want to trouble anyone at all. Her thick lashes framed her opal eyes beautifully and he couldn't help but feel that if they just let her into the capital alone, that people would take advantage of her.

"What if she was your... lady in waiting? She could help you out. Do you know how to read and write Hinata?"

Hinata nodded quickly, "Yes, I do. I can finally repay my debt to miss Sakura if I became her lady in waiting. I would love to do this for her."

Sakura looked frantically at Sasuke who seemed like he finally found a breakthrough. Sakura bit her lips and then pointed at the door.

"Get out Sasuke and wait by the door. I need to talk with Hinata."

Sasuke nodded briefly and then exited. Sakura looked at Hinata and tried to relax. She knew Sasuke and Hinata would never do anything, it was just that Hinata was so beautiful. She was so graceful and feminine. Yet something about seemed dangerous. Sakura just couldn't sit well with it. Then something clicked in her brain, if Hinata was her lady in waiting, then Sakura could keep a close eye on her!

"Hinata... if you want, you can be my lady in waiting."

Hinata smiled and she straightened herself to agree with Sakura. Sakura smiled and she added one more thing.

"But you also have to help me with... becoming lady-like."

Sakura's face was red and Hinata covered her mouth and giggled a little.

"Are you in love with Sasuke?"

Sakura's face flamed and she stood up immediately. She brushed pass Hinata and banged open the doors. She turned to Sasuke and yelled at him.

"I'm going for a walk! You show Hinata where my quarters are! Understood?!"

Sasuke nodded, bowing slightly, and Sakura ran off in the opposite direction. Hinata came out of the room and she bowed slightly to Sasuke. He shrugged his shoulders and led Hinata to Sakura's rooms. It was a gloomy day and Sasuke did not know what to say to Hinata. He was never a talker anyways.

Hinata eyed him from where she was and noticed that he walked with dignity and proudness. His shoulders were broad and his back was always straight. His hand was always on his sword in case anything happened.

"Mister Sasuke... you are very impressive. It's no wonder miss Sakura is in love with you."

Sasuke stopped briefly and then he continued, "What makes you say that, lady Hinata?"

Hinata smiled, a glint passing in her opal eyes, "Why... she always looks at you. Whenever your name is mentioned or something has to do with you, her eyes light up."

Sasuke said nothing. Hinata waited the appropriate amount of time before she continued, "But that mask she wears... I'm afraid it has lowered her confidence. I wonder what is behind that mask that she doesn't want to show anyone."

Sasuke stopped completely and he turned to face her, "Stop prying miss Hinata. It's not your business."

Hinata looked away hurt, "Oh, excuse me. I seemed to have stepped out of line."

Sasuke sighed and looked away, walking faster to Sakura's quarters.

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"You knew Gaara?"

Hinata paused and looked away from the flowers. Naruto and Hinata were in the capital garden. She had been at the capital for a few days now. Sakura had been learning how to become more feminine and had been taking much of Hinata's time. As of right now was the only time Hinata actually had free time. The Hokage had called for all medics for a weekly training.

Hinata had ventured to the capital garden for a rest. She thought she was alone until her sensitive ears picked up on a certain demon hunter. She decided to act surprised, feigning that she didn't know he was here. The red roses in front of her were thorny yet alluring. Hinata wanted to burn them and rip them apart. They reminded her of someone.

"Yes," she answered him.

Naruto came closer to her and she noticed that they were the only two in the garden. His hand brushed one of the rose petals. Now they stood directly side by side. Hinata felt extremely cornered. He found out hadn't he? Naruto knew what she was. They were the only two here and no one was close by at all.

"How is he doing? I haven't heard from him in a long time. How do you know of him? Sakura said you forgot your memories."

Hinata looked at his calloused hands and wondered how many demons he had slain. Demons came from everywhere. They could change into all types of objects. They could be any type of animal. Sometimes they were forms of curses and grudges that had been held for a long time. Was he suspecting her of something?

"When I last met Gaara... he was following a demon trail, but I believe he lost track of it. He's very... human now."

Hinata paused and she touched a red rose petal herself. What did she know about being human? They lived too shortly and they cared too much. Gaara could have been a full fledged demon if Hinata never met him. He was that dark and unkind before she nursed him back to health.

"Human? I suppose. When I met him, he was very demonic."

Hinata wondered if Naruto used to be like Gaara. Was he hated and feared as well?

Hinata smiled to herself, remembering the times she spent with Gaara and nodded, "I may have forgotten where I came from and who I am, but I remember Gaara. He was a very special person. He was hated by everyone in his country and feared by them all. I found him bleeding heavily and nearing death on the outskirts of Suna. I nursed him back to life. I did not care if he was a person, a demon hunter, or a full fledged demon. I still nursed him back to health."

Naruto's hand moved slowly closer towards Hinata's. Hinata was cautious about every single movement of Naruto made. Had he found out she was a demon? That question constantly barged into her mind.

"Why did you heal him back to life? Wasn't he a demon hunter? Weren't you afraid?"

Naruto's voice was strange. It felt similarly to a demand or an interrogative question, but at the same time it held genuine curiosity and interest. Hinata answered honestly. She could never seem to lie when it came to Gaara.

"Because I was lonely... I knew how it felt to be shunned and hated by people. I wanted to show Gaara that there were people out there who understood what it felt like. I wanted to show him he was not alone. I wanted to give him a second chance. I just... I just... Gaara was the one who deserved love the most."

Hinata looked at the flower petals and saw that Naruto's hand had loosened on the red rose petal. It had drifted towards her hands, but she did not move away.

"I was like Gaara too. Then I met my friends and everyone I loved."

Hinata felt a gut wrenching pain. It felt absolutely foreign and she felt something wanting to erupt from her, but she couldn't. Her hand gripped the area where a human's heart was. What did humans do? They cried. Hinata wanted to cry... but demons could not cry.

"You must have been very lonely. I am so glad you have people you can rely on. I..."

Naruto's hand gripped Hinata's and she looked at it, stalling her sentence. Gaara did the same thing a long time ago. Gaara had held her hands when she wanted dearly to cry.

"Your greatest dream is to have a true friend that loves you?"

Hinata's eyes widened and she backed away from Naruto's correct answer. Those were the very lines Hinata had told Gaara. Naruto looked at her retreating form and he spoke solidly.

"It's a shame you're a demon. You seem most human to me. You long for people to be around you. You want to love them and be with them. You want to be one of them. Am I correct?"

Something burned in her hands and she widened her eyes as the gold colored talisman Naruto had planted on her hand when they were touching rose petals, encircled her wrist. Hinata immediately clawed at it, but it shocked her back. Panicking, Hinata let out a burst of demonic energy and all the flowers around her died, having been sliced away by the air. The petals flew around like snow. Naruto had shielded himself with a demonic energy shield that absorbed her energy. The talisman shocked her again and this time, it stopped her from being able to use her powers.

Hinata's eyes widened and she shook her head furiously. How could this happen? She let herself be captured by him! Damn him! He used Gaara against her!

Hinata looked at Naruto with hate in her eyes. She was never going to be locked up again. She just wanted to be human. What was wrong with wanting to be human?!

Naruto looked back painfully, "The way you look at me... it's filled with hate."

Hinata snarled at him, "All I wanted to be was human! What's wrong with wanting to be human? I want to cry! I want to love! I want to feel what humans feel! Why are you locking me away again? Did Gaara tell you to do this?!"

Hinata wanted to sink down and kill herself. Now she was powerless. Naruto would finish her off. This would end her suffering. She couldn't cry to herself anyways. She could only look at the people she wanted to become and wallow in self despair for not being able to be human. Naruto came towards her.

"Just do it! End me already! I have been waiting my whole life to-"

And then she was kissed by Naruto.

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