The tears just kept stinging. Sakura couldn't hold back the emotion that choked her throat. Hinata couldn't help but stand there astounded at the sight that was presented before her. The headstrong Sakura Haruno was in tears and her eyes puffed up with her mouth quivering as she held back the cry that persisted in being let out. Rather cold wind circulated throughout the room as Sakura took a step back, hanging her head down as she clutched the loose shirt in her hand and held it close to her body. Sakura's once bright shining eyes had now become a dull green, her arms trembling as she fumbled with her clothing trying to get it back on her.
When Sakura looked back at Hinata she couldn't help but say in a sullen tone, "Hinata..how can you say this?" Sakura smiled sorrowfully and glanced at Hinata under her swollen eyes, "T-this isn't funny. This..this is a joke right?" she said in a somewhat frightened way.
Hinata stepped closer to Sakura, causing her to back away a bit more. Hinata frowned and said, "What are you talking about Sakura-chan? I meant every word I said." Hinata clutched her arm and smiled with a blush, "It isn't a joke."
Sakura finished dressing and placed her hand on the table in front of her, clenching her fist tight. It was evident that she was trying to keep her composure as much as possible, softly speaking," Hinata, your acting isn't fooling me. I remember what you said in the hospital. I've been talking to Ino about it. She keeps saying I'm in love with you and I accept that. But what gets me is why do you suddenly change what you said? You've been in love with Naruto all these years. And he had to be a complete baka and say that crap to you. How can you get over him that fast! You may think that kiss at the lake was just a fluke but it meant something to me!" Sakura said in an elevated volume as she walked to the window, an almost inaudible whimper escaping her lips.
Hinata stood there gazing at Sakura with her hand gripping the side of her jacket, unable to contain the emotion that was tugging at her heart strings, "Sakura-chan why are you saying these things?! I really do love you. Why can't you see that!" Hinata yelled as she clasped her hand over her mouth, surprised at the volume at which she just spoke that no one had made her do before.
Sakura quickly turned herself around and yelled with a much clearer tone of agony, "You aho! I don't like being lied to! Things like this don't happen unless there is a reason behind it!" Sakura exclaimed as she cringed, her mouth configured in such a way that hinted at the pain she was trying to fight back with tears falling down her cheeks constantly, "I…I!.." Sakura could barely speak as her sadness forbade her from remaining dry-eyed, "I hate people who lie to themselves!" Sakura cried as she wiped her eyes with her forearm, running out onto the balcony she jumped high into the sky and put two fingers into her mouth, whistling loudly as her giant wolf companion, Fenris, brought her up on his back. Sakura disappeared into the horizon of the vast village, leaving Hinata in the treatment room alone and confused.
-Hyuuga compound—
Hinata walked into her home's courtyard, distracted more than usual, "I'm home!" she called out, not knowing if anyone was home.
"Ah Hinata-sama I've been waiting for you." Said Neji, who walked out from the entrance to the main house.
"Neji-kun?" Hinata said dreamily as she blinked her eyes, trying to focus on her surroundings.
"Hanabi-san let me in. I've been meaning to check up on you ever since that scuffle with Naruto happened." Neji explained as he sat on the front porch, patting the spot next to him.
"I'm fine Neji-kun. I'm just a little..confused at the situation at hand right now." Hinata sighed as she buried her face into both her hands, resting her elbows on her legs.
Neji raised his brow and tilted his head, "Confused? About what Hinata-sama?" he inquired.
Hinata looked at the pond in her front yard, kicking up the grass a little as she frowned," I just don't understand. After what happened with Naruto, Sakura-san came to my side and comforted me. After you visited me in the hospital Sakura-san came by. I said something that hurt her…I said we couldn't be more than friends and it was too soon after what happened with Naruto and I didn't know what I was doing. But Sakura-san got injured later pursuing the person who attacked me. I met her again while heading to Yakiniku Q with Ino-san and the others. Sakura-san had confessed to being in love with me. It…it stirred something inside me." Hinata said solemnly.
"Oh? What's the problem then Hinata-sama? From what you've told me..maybe you two feel the same way about each other." Neji attempted to deduce as he looked back at Hinata.
"That's not the whole story. After Tsunade-sama had finished checking Sakura-san's injuries, I confessed to Sakura-san. I do love her…I think. But she said 'I hate people who lie to themselves!' and ran away crying…That's what confuses me Neji-kun." Hinata furrowed her brow and rested her forehead on her hands, exhaling rather loudly. "I just don't get it.."
Neji frowned and crossed his arms saying calmly, "Well Hinata-sama, the way I see it: Sakura-san genuinely fell for you, perhaps almost died fighting to get revenge on this guy, got hurt from what you said, but feels like her hopes are being brought up by what you told her. I mean looking at it from Sakura-san's point of view, it's possible she thinks that you're just confessing to pacify the turmoil that's going on inside her. Also, I hate to be the one to say this but I think you're trying to convince yourself that you 'love' her when it could just be great admiration."
"Oh…" Hinata lowered her head, speaking in a much quieter voice, "Sakura-san looked so pained when she ran away…as if some disease was eating away at her heart. But I'm responsible for it huh? I don't know what to do!" Hinata rested her head on her hands and breathed in and out slowly, a gloomy disposition evident in the atmosphere.
"Perhaps sometime down the road you can come to love Sakura-san. Getting along with each other brings friendship and with friendship comes respect. But later on respect can turn into endearment, ultimately evolving into love whether it be just as friends or partners. So either way if Sakura-san feels the way I think she does, she'd be happy just being with you and your smile." Neji smiled as he pat Hinata's back. Getting up he dusted off his backside and turned his head sideways, speaking quietly, "By the way Hinata-sama. Be careful. I don't know what this mysterious attacker is after but he has extensive knowledge of the village layout as well as your abilities. I noticed that he attacked you from the back instead of the front. If he had done so from the front he would be exposed to your Byakugan, so he was well aware of your blind spot." Neji walked onto the stone pavement and headed down the street, seeming more alert than usual.
In her office, Tsunade ruffled through some documents, bringing up her head when she heard knocking at her door. In came an unidentified ninja, smiling at Tsunade.
"Ah you're finally here. I had hoped to see you soon." Tsunade said as she folded her arms across her desk, looking sternly at the ninja. "I trust you will be able to handle this situation accordingly?"
The ninja chuckled and placed their hand over their chest bowing, "Why of course Tsunade-hime. I wouldn't dare let you down. I didn't come out of 'there' for nothing." The ninja smirked and left the office, the jingle of a necklace heard.
-Practice field—
Pound. Pound..Sakura idly wandered around the practice field punching trees repetitively as the noise she caused got louder and louder. She was so distracted she didn't notice Ino sitting there for a good five minutes.
"Sakuuraaa.." Ino casually said, her eyes giving Sakura a 'what the hell are you doing' look.
Sakura turned around with her eyes half-lidded, tilting her head slightly, "Ah Ino. Hi…"
Ino furrowed her brow and got up, walking sternly towards Sakura, "Sakura what's the deal? I find you here punching trees and don't notice me that whole time. You've punched almost every tree in half!" Ino says irritated, putting her hands on her hips.
Sakura lowered her eyes and slumped against a nearby broken stump. She sighed and told Ino everything that happened. Her voice got quieter and quieter as she got towards the end of her tale, sadness spreading across her face.
Ino sighed and put her hand on her forehead," Y'know Sakura, sometimes you just have to let things go. Kind of like what you did with Sasuke? But I have a bad feeling this might take a few years to get over like it did when you loved Sasuke." Ino joked in attempt to cheer her up, which ended up in failure. "Come on Sakura, how about we just go for some good ol' karaoke with some of our friends? Let's get your mind off this!"
Sakura looked back at Ino and smiled, feeling happy about what her friend was trying to do. The two girls were chatting away as they got up to leave when they heard some rustling grass behind them. Alert, both drew kunais instantly and turned around prepared darting their eyes back and forth across the practice field.
Behind them was an attractive young woman of about 18. Her hair was a dark brown with dark red highlights, her hair layered beautifully with her bangs almost covering her eyes. The wind blew a gentle breeze, revealing under her bangs a pair of crimson-shaded eyes, seemingly smiling at the two girls in front of her. Her beautiful frame was accentuated by the sash that was drawn over her hip, tied on one end, showing just above her knee and below. Fastened across the woman's shorts was a belt of some sorts decorated with studs and a weapon holder, whose contents could not be determined. Over her torso she wore a sleeveless red jacket unzipped and an ornately designed black top underneath, revealing a bit of cleavage. Skin that was shown from uncovered areas of her clothes was a light tan color, her exposed midsection having a small tattoo-like image depicting a blooming red rose. Her shoes were not the standard ninja-issued style. She wore black boots that went halfway up her calves, belted at the bottom around the ankles with red buckles. Around her neck dangled a crimson necklace, beautifully carved into a rose shape with a thin cobalt gem in the center of it.
The woman's lips parted and out came an alluring feminine voice, "Haha..I see you haven't changed at all Ino!" She playfully said as she covered her mouth with her hand, "I can't believe you didn't recognize my presence. I thought we'd been close enough by now.." She said with fake disappointment, smirking under her hand.
"Ah?" Ino lowered her kunai and stood back up, raising her brow as she recognized her old companion. "Erie!" She flung her arms around Erie and giggled, looking up at her, "How've you been! I didn't know you were visiting. You've gotten taller…" Ino pouted in a somewhat childish way.
"Ino…who is this-" Sakura spoke as she looked right into Erie's eyes which gave a little glint as Erie smiled right at Sakura, "This..v-very beautiful person?.." Her voice trailed off as she stepped back a few feet, feeling her face heat up."W-what's going on?!..." Sakura thought.
Ino looked at Sakura then Erie, confused."Oh sorry! This is my good friend Erie Kaza. She's not from around here." Ino smiled and turned to Erie, "Erie, this is my childhood friend Sakura Haruno!"
Erie grinned and sauntered over to Sakura, looking deeper into her eyes, "Why hello there Sakura. It's such a.." Erie leaned in so her chin was just above Sakura's shoulder, whispering into her ear, "pleasure to meet you."
That one word sent an unusual surge through Sakura's body, making her body feel paralyzed. Her eyes were in a trance, locked in sight with Erie's. It wasn't some sort of attracted feeling, but a force unknown to Sakura. It felt like her body was made rigid, as if turned to stone.
Erie blinked and smiled at Sakura. She stepped back and held up her right hand, snapping her fingers that caused the sound to resonate inside Sakura returning her body to its' normal state.
"Eh?" Sakura was still dazed from what happened, confused more than ever now. "What..what was that Erie-san?" She looked towards Erie, raising her eyebrow in suspicion. "Was that the Sharingan?"
Erie giggled and pat Sakura's shoulder, "Oh no no Sakura! It's just one of my…talents I guess you could say. But don't worry I didn't do anything bad to you. I'm actually here on order of Hokage-san. So I wouldn't do anything inappropriate to her student."
"T-tsunade-sama ordered you here? What for?" Sakura asked surprised.
"Oh it's a secret! So anyway what have I missed Ino?" Erie smiled as she put her arm around Ino's shoulder.
"Actually Erie…you came at a bad time. You see uhm-" Ino stopped and looked to Sakura," Sakura would you rather me not say anything?"
Sakura shook her head and smiled, "No no! Don't worry about me. Go ahead and tell Erie-san. It's not like it's a secret or anything."
Ino frowned slightly and turned back to Erie, "Well alright. Erie what happened was…" Ino proceeded to tell Erie what had happened, start to finish. Erie's face showed concern as she looked to Sakura, then back to Ino, nodding as the story went along.
"Well..I agree that we should try to help Sakura distract her from this whole ordeal! We should go do this uhm..karaoke thing! I'd like to see what it is." Erie smiled as she got the two girls up, walking with them arm in arm back towards the village.
-Konoha village streets-
With Sasuke finally having found Naruto, both of them were chatting away as they met up with Hinata, Neji, and Kiba. Hinata avoided eye contact with Naruto and just stood amidst the noisy group with Naruto acting like nothing happened at all.
Hinata separated from her group and shuffled slowly towards Sasuke who was watching Naruto from a distance chatting with Kiba. Hinata fumbled with her hands and spoke in her usually quiet voice, "S-so Sasuke-san.."
"Hm?" Sasuke turned his head, his left arm draped over the blade of his katana. "What's up Hinata?"
Hinata continued to keep her head down, slowly bringing it up as she casually spoke, "So uhm…have you finished reading that English codex I lent you?" She asked.
"Ah. Yea I have. It will prove useful in the future." Sasuke scratched the back of his head and leaned back, sighing, "Well I read some other books from the Hokage that mentioned combinations of hand seals and certain English words. Most of them said that when initiated, these combinations are similar to various ninja skills."
"I s-.." Hinata stopped as she looked ahead, looking straight ahead of her. Her eyes widened as she felt her mouth drop a little. Walking down the street was the Ino-Saku-Erie group, laughing away as they neared the entrance to the karaoke bar. "I..see." Hinata finished.
Sasuke looked at Hinata and raised his brow, "Hey Hinata, you alright?" he asked. He stopped himself from saying something else when he looked at Hinata's eyes, "That look…" Sasuke followed Hinata's line of sight to Sakura, turning back scanning Hinata's face, "Heh..her too huh?" The expression that was on Hinata's face depicted admiration, happiness, and love.
"Sakura-chan.." Hinata repeated in her mind. "Hehe there she is. Under that tough looking exterior is such a fragile girl. She's so…so amazing." Hinata smiled as she thought to herself, tuning back into the world around her when she felt Sasuke gently nudging her arm. "E-eh? What is it Sasuke-san?"
"Why don't you go talk to her Hinata?" Sasuke said as he subtly pushed her forward with his hand.
Hinata widened her eyes then gradually lowered them, "It…it's complicated. You see uhm.." Hinata trailed off as she told the issue at hand as well as what Neji had told her earlier.
"Ah..so that's what's going on. Well.." Sasuke glanced over to Sakura who was now looking at Hinata, who had turned her head away. As he and Hinata began walking towards the group he saw a sorrowful smile spread across Sakura's lips. "And it seems it's affecting her too." Sasuke took a moment to think, crossing his arms as he began speaking again in a somewhat hushed tone, "Hinata, what Neji said is true except for one thing. That great admiration he mentioned…I'm pretty sure it's changed y'know? I saw that look you had." Sasuke smiled and turned his head back to Hinata, "It's the same way Sakura used to look at me. I'm thinking you've actually fallen for her, but from the sudden change Sakura doesn't believe it."
"Do you think I'm actually in love with Sakura-san?" Hinata questioned as she tilted her head slightly while looking at Sasuke.
"Well I can't say take my word for it. Only time and your own feelings will tell. Let's bring this up another time shall we? We have people waiting for us." Sasuke smiled as he and Hinata reached the group, Hinata glancing over to Sakura quite often.
Naruto's eyes almost instantly darted up and down Erie, his stare getting more intense as a somewhat grin spread across his face, "Sooo who's this hot babe here?" he questioned as he strut over in Erie's direction.
Erie raised her brow and slightly turned her head looking at Ino who gave her a subtle nod. She turned her eyes towards Naruto, who was now only three feet in front of her, "Oh me? Oh come on I'm not hot!" she said as she waved her hand shyly.
"Oh come on! You should appreciate your beauty. I know I do..." Naruto replied as he winked and stepped a foot closer.
By this time Sakura and Ino, who were still beside Erie, were hiding signs of disgust as they looked at each other. "You've got to be kidding me right?" looks were being exchanged between the two.
"Oh you..stop it you silly boy!" Erie giggled as she drew her right arm across over to her left arm. As Naruto stepped closer and closer, the grip that Erie had on her left arm grew tighter which both Sakura and Ino noticed.
"Hey would you two get out of the way?!" Naruto said sharply as he glared at Sakura, who was chatting with Ino. "You pigs are ruining the atmosphere for me and this…beautiful gem." Naruto snorted, looking at Erie.
"What was that baka Uzumaki?!" Ino retorted.
Ino stepped forward but was stopped by Erie's left arm, a dimly glowing insignia tattooed on the backside of her forearm. "Ino now is not the time to ruin this nice day with violence." Erie turned her head slightly to look at ino, giving her a slight smile.
Hearing this, Naruto grew more smug and smirked as he laughed to himself, "Haaahaahaha! Serves ya right!"
Erie turned her head to face Naruto, smiling as she glared with much intensity, "Besides Ino…I'd never go out with a swine like him who insults such fine young ladies and hurts them. You know me better than that…" Erie calmy said as her gaze direct in Naruto's eyes became more intense.
Naruto's eyes were locked with Erie's eyes. The village seemed to blur and smudge around him, losing sight. Erie's deep crimson eyes seemed to glow a bit, her eyes piercing through him. Naruto staggered back a bit, widening his eyes as he remained bewildered.
"Also…" Erie's voice echoed through the realm Naruto seemed to be trapped in. "He looks like he's about to.." All Naruto could see was the face that now seemed to haunt him grinning, "fall asleep."
With those words Naruto lost consciousness and collapsed. Everyone was unaware of the cause of his collapse. Sasuke volunteered to take Naruto to be looked at, carrying him over his shoulder and walking into the bustle of the crowd, disappearing from sight. Everyone decided to continue with the karaoke plans, walking inside the building. Drinks and snacks were ordered as everyone sat down, relaxed.
Once the refreshments had arrived Sakura immediately drank two glasses of oolong tea, smiling with satisfaction as she wiped her mouth, "Man that hit the spot! I was so thirsty." Sakura leaned back against the lounge chair and hiccupped, her facing growing a nice shade of red. She began giggling and got up, dancing as she twirled around the room.
"What's up with Sakura? She isn't usually like th-" Ino stopped and eyed the glasses that Sakura had just emptied. She picked one of them up and sniffed it, groaning as she put it back down, "Gah..I thought I ordered the non-alcoholic tea. This could be trouble." She slumped back into her seat and sipped some water, watching Sakura.
Erie sipped some of the tea and grinned, "Ohhh someone's gonna get drunk~" she laughed as she put down the glass, picking up a can of soda.
"H-hey Inooo! Letsh shing sometinggg!" Sakura slurred as she pulled Ino up out of her seat and onto the small platform in the room.
"O-oy Sakura not so hard!" Ino complained as she tried to pry her arm from Sakura's grip.
As the commotion from the two girls filled the room, Hinata quietly sipped her drink looking at Sakura longingly. She stopped and looked down at her cup, slowly rubbing the outside as she went into deep thought. When she heard music she picked up her head and looked towards the stage, seeing Sakura with her eyes closed gripping the microphone tightly as she breathed in and out slowly. Sakura opened her eyes and began singing Your Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, seeming to breathe more passion into every stanza.
"This song..it's English right?" Hinata wondered as she began listening to the words closely. "When I see your smile..tears run down my face. This song.." Hinata looked at Sakura, set aback by the feelings she was getting from the passion that she put into singing this song.
Sakura had shut her eyes and began singing louder, clutching the microphone, "I'll be there for you through it all..even if saving you sends me to heaven!" Sakura sang louder and louder, everyone staring at Sakura in awe, lost for words.
Sakura finished and looked at everyone, smiling as she sat down drinking another glass of oolong tea. The night went by as Ino made Neji and Kiba sing, joining in with them as they stumbled throughout the whole song they had chosen to sing. Erie, surprisingly, was able to sing all of the songs in the song bank, including the one that Kiba deemed "Impossible." Hinata couldn't help but look at Sakura who kept drinking more and more tea, remaining drunk for the whole time they were at the karaoke bar.
At the end of the night everyone began going their ways back home. Ino walked out with Erie, supporting Sakura who was unable to walk home by herself. She turned to Hinata and smiled, "Haha things got pretty wild huh? Can't believe Sakura downed that many glasses of tea. Tsunade-sama won't be happy if she hears about this." Ino laughed.
Hinata gave a small smile and stepped toward, "Uhm..Ino-san, is it alright if I take Sakura-san home myself?" She quietly inquired.
Ino tilted her head and frowned slightly, "You sure Hinata? This girl's pretty giggly. I'm afraid she'll annoy you haha." Ino said jokingly.
"Ino-san..please." Hinata pleaded.
Ino noticed the hint of desperation in Hinata's voice and smiled, finally giving Sakura over to her. "Let me know if she causes you any trouble alright? I can have Tsunade-sama straighten her out later!" Ino laughed as she waved, walking with Erie back to her house.
Hinata waved and turned around, holding Sakura's arm around her shoulder as they both made their way back to Sakura's house. There were still some people out and about in the village, chatting and laughing in outdoor markets. The lanterns lighting up the street gave away to the stone pavement that caused Hinata's shoes to drag against the ground, the sound of her walking echoing into the night.
Hinata managed to open Sakura's front door, walking both of them inside as she closed the door behind them. Sakura had calmed down quite a bit but still mumbled to herself, keeping her arm around Hinata's shoulder. Hinata took her shoes off as well as Sakura's and led her upstairs, the creaking of the wooden steps breaking the silence of Sakura's empty house. Hinata opened the door to Sakura's room and led her in, looking around the room she had never been in before. Hinata laid Sakura down on her bed and smiled, gently stroking Sakura's cheek as she looked down at the sleeping girl.
Hinata began making her way back towards the door when she felt a tug on the back of her jacket. Hinata looked back to see Sakura with her eyes open and looking at her with a sad look, "H-Hinata.." Sakura quietly said as she sat up and tugged again, "Hinata..why don't..*hic* you love meee.." It was evident that Sakura was still slightly drunk. "I jus..h-have deez feelings for you..a-and..I want to love you every day without having to hide it." Sakura began weeping quietly, her right arm clutching her bed sheets as she tried to hide her sobbing.
Hinata, shocked, looking at Sakura with a moment of hesitation, "Sakura-chan…what can I do to help you feel better? I can't stand it when you're hurting.." Hinata couldn't help but frown, not knowing how to console the one she cared about.
Hinata bit her lower lip and turned around, stepping toward Sakura's bed. She lifted Sakura's chin and looked into her eyes, Sakura's eyes now looking back into Hinata's lavender eyes. Sakura's eyes began looking at Hinata in wonderment, her left hand unconsciously holding Hinata's hand against her cheek.
"Sakura-chan…her cheeks are getting warmer." Hinata thought as she noticed Sakura blushing slightly. "I want.. to make her happy" Hinata looked deeper into Sakura's eyes.
Hinata leaned in and held Sakura's face on either side, kissing Sakura suddenly. Sakura, surprised, wrapped her arms around Hinata's neck and kissed her back. Hinata's heart was beating faster and faster, she wrapped her arms around Sakura and began kissing her more passionately. By this time, Sakura was blushing like mad but getting more into it. Pulling Hinata on top of her, Sakura ran her hands through Hinata's long soft hair and started tugging at the zipper of Hinata's jacket.
"Her breath still tastes of alcohol. Is this right?.." Hinata kept reeling in her mind. She kept both her hands on either side of Sakura keeping herself up. "Is it right to take advantage of her feelings like this?" Hinata kept thinking of these types of things but was not aware of what her body was doing. Before she knew it, Hinata had unzipped Sakura's top and slid up her mesh undershirt. "No..this can't be right." Hinata stopped the kissing and looked down at Sakura, quietly thinking to herself, "If I do this..it doesn't mean anything. Sakura's still drunk, she wouldn't remember it anyway. I'm just..I'm just doing this to make her feel better." Hinata moved her hand along the bed sheets and too Sakura's cheek, smiling down at her sadly, "Also…I don't know for sure if I'm really in love with Sakura-chan."
Hinata got up off of Sakura and sat next to her, Sakura looking up at her, "Hinata..w-what's wrong?"
"Sakura-chan…I can't do this. I can't do this to you." Hinata turned her head towards Sakura, who was showing signs of drowsiness. "I feel like I'm just doing this to make you feel better. I can't stand seeing you cry, especially when it's me you're crying about." Hinata gripped the sheets and smiled bitterly, "I'm sorry Sakura-chan.." She hovered over Sakura and zipped up her top, getting up after, "And I'm not sure myself if I love you. Please give me some time Sakura-chan. This is all happening so fast…" Hinata got up and stopped over the threshold of the door, looking back at Sakura who had soundly fallen asleep. Hinata descended the stairs and left Sakura's house, the sound of crickets echoing into the night.
A shadow was hopping rooftop to rooftop quietly, its' footsteps leaving no trace of lingering. The shadow stopped on a nearby tree branch and watched Hinata walking down the street from Sakura's house. The shadow slowly formed into a ninja, a ninja holding a dart of some kind. A hint of moonlight shined on the ninja's face, revealing a grin, "Hehe..sleep."
With that the dart was down towards Hinata, piercing the skin of her blindspot. Hinata collapsed shortly after, the mysterious ninja already jumping towards Sakura's house. "Guh..what's going on?! I can't.." Hinata was quickly losing consciousness, "I can't move..my body.." Hinata could no longer keep her heavy eyelids open and blacked out.
The window to Sakura's room opened quietly. In the windowsill crouched the shady figure, its' shadow in an ominous figure. The ninja hopped into the room quietly and walked over to the slumbering Sakura, smirking as it drew closer and closer. "Hehe..you're mine now." The rough voice that came from the figures' lips sent a cold wind through the room.
A small orb of some kind was taken out of the ninja's satchel. Sakura was draped over their shoulder, her hands and feet both bound and secured by a chain. The orb was thrown against the ground and a huge cloud of smoke dispersed into the air. Once the smoke cleared, both Sakura and the kidnapper were gone from sight and Hinata still out cold on the ground a few yards from Sakura's house.
-To be continued-
