Butterfly-chan: I'm back and better then ever!

Neji: That's not saying much…

Tenten: Neji, quit insulting the writer!

Neji: Make me!

Tenten: Be nice to her or so help me I'll get the Scroll of Doom!

Neji: No! Not the Scroll of Doom! I'll be good!

Butterfly-chan: (Stares at the madness) Okie Dokie then…I don't own Naruto.

Chapter Four

Hinata stood in a clearing, wondering how she had got there. She heard the calming sound of water running nearby. She felt slightly alarmed. It was too quiet to be safe. That's the first thing she learned by hanging around with Kiba: When living in the Leaf, when it is silently, things turn bad.

The rushing water sound turned into a faint hissing noise, and she felt as if she were being watched. The hissing gradually became louder, making the air on the back of her neck stand up.

The hissing was now pounding her eardrums giving her a giant migraine. She massaged her temples with her fingers, but nothing worked. It now seemed as if the hissing were right behind her. To confirm her suspicions, she turned around. The sight made her freeze with fear. A giant purple snake was right behind her. She tried to scream, but her lips wouldn't even move besides the trembling.

Without warning, the snake grabbed her with it's tail and held her tightly. She looked around, desperately searching for a way of escape. A flash of movement caught her eye and a lone figure stood on top of the snake. He was wearing a tan dress-like thing with a giant purple butt-bow. Orochimaru.

He made hand signs and the snake tightened its grip. She cough and blood spurted out of her mouth and onto the ground below her, which was becoming more distant. The snake was lifting her off the ground. She struggled and squirmed, but that only made the snake hold on tighter. It was futile. She was dead meat.

The snake once again tightened its grip on her, and Orochimaru laughed maniacally. More blood spurted out of her mouth. Finally she found her voice to scream.

Hinata screamed and flung herself upward in her bed, the covers tangled around her waist. She was panting and sweat beads were rolling down her face. Her long dark hair was plastered to the left side of her face, and her pale lavender eyes were wide with fear.

"Hinata! Are you okay? What happened?" asked Naruto, rushing into the doorway. Hinata realized he was shirtless and blushed. "J-Just a n-nightmare, N-Naruto-sama. I-I'm sorry I woke you." she said. "It's fine, but you scared me there for a minute. I though Orochimaru came back and tried to kill you or something!" he said. "T-That's what the n-nightmare w-was about." she said, looking down, trying to hide her still fearful face.

She felt Naruto sit down beside her and pull her close. "It was just a nightmare. Don't be scared." he said. She leaned her head against his chest as he comforted her. She felt like a weakling, a small child.

"You must think I'm a total baby don't you?" she asked. "We all have nightmares, Hinata. And you just got over being almost killed by Orochimaru of course you're still scared. Besides, you can't control what you dream." he said.

That was not the answer she expected. She has though he would say that she was a total weakling. But, she wasn't complaining about the answer she got, either. She smiled thankfully and looked into Naruto's face. He gave her a trademark grin that made her giggle.

He yawned loudly. "Y-You should get back to bed. I'll be fine." she said. "no, I'm quite comfortable here." he said, grinning foxily. She blushed heavily and snuggled deeper into his arms. Soon, she felt sleep take over her body, and she relaxed into a deep, pleasant sleep.

Neji knocked on the door to Naruto's house and let himself in. Naruto had told him before that he was always allowed in unless it was the middle of the night. It was about twelve noon, if the baka wasn't up by now, he'd never wake up.

He walked into the hallway towards Naruto's room, but stopped at the extra bedroom. It was dark and soft breathing could be heard inside. Curious, he peered inside. What he saw nearly made him pass out.

A shirtless Naruto was cradling a sleeping Hinata in his arms, and they were sleeping in the same bed. All sorts of possibilities ran through Neji's mind. /the thoughts made his eyes twitch involuntarily.

Apparently, his presence had woken the two people in the bed. Hinata blushed a bright red and Naruto smiled, embarrassed. Neji's eye began twitching faster. Both younger shinobi laughed nervously.

"UZUMAKI, YOUR ASS IS MINE!"

On the other side of Konoha, Sasuke and Sakura Uchiha shared a glance.

"He found out." they said at the same time.

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Okay, fourth chapter! I'd like to thank KingKakashi for the idea for this chapter. His idea was very good. Props to you, KingKakashi!

And, to Neonlion, I might just do that. Thanks for suggesting!

Keep the suggestions rolling, as I'm really dumb and am having trouble coming up for story idea. Have another one that I'm planning on writing (still Naruhina) and all I can think about is that. Not to mention I have a science report due tomorrow and an English test, so I have to go cram now. Thanks to all who keep up with my story!