Chelsea: ON WITH THE STORY!

Hinata: Mira chan, please don't forget about the disclaimer.

Chelsea:... fine... grumbles i don't own naruto...

Hinata: M-much better, Mira chan

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'Hinata... where are you...'

Naruto panted as he sprinted down the street, stopping momentarily for each alley he passes.

'Hinata... please... be safe...'

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"Y-yamero!" begged the poor 5 year old.

The little boys just laughed cruelly and continued to pull her hair, with more force.

Hinata used her arms as a shield as the boys started to kick dirt at her chubby face.

"Please... stop" sniffed Hinata, talking inbetween each kick.

Again the boys just laughed.

"Hold her down!" commanded the tallest and the fattest one.

"Ok Chief!" chanted the boys, obeying his order.

They grabbed Hinata's arms and legs, and pinned her down to the ground, so she was unable to move.

"YAMERO!" Hinata shrieked, squirming violently out of their grasp.

"Stop moving you piece of crap!" cursed the blue haired boy, giving her another nasty shove in the dirt.

But Hinata wouldn't stop. She squirmed even more wildlly then before, but all she earned was a spit in the face.

"Ok... Now, get ready!" chuckled the commander, raising his hand high above his head.

"No..."

"She said stop it you temes!" hollered a voice.

"Huh?" said the boys, looking up at the strange heroe.

"You heard me! Let go of her before I call the police!!!"

Hinata slightly turned her head and saw a spiky blonde hair boy, with a shining saphire eyes, he was holding his arms over his chest and started to growl,

"Y-you'r b-bluffing!" stammered one of the boys, but his other friends started to tremble with fear.

What if its true? What if he really calls the police?

"Oh yea? How are you gonna call? You dont' even have a phone" scoffed the commander, his eyes intense with suspision.

"You want proof? Fine, i'll show you." said the mysterious boy, walking down the hill towards them.

He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a clear lavender phone.

"See?" he sneered, shoving it in one of the boy's faces.

"B-boss... H-h-he re-really m-means it..."

"Hmph! Let me see that!" fumed the chief.

The ceruclean boy just shrugged and tossed him the phone.

The boys who were pinning Hinata to the ground, immediantly went up to thier leader and they all curiously examined the phone.

Hinata slowly sat up, and began to rub her arms...

'I'm saved...'

"A-arigato-"

"Come on!" he screamed, as he urgently grabbed Hinata's wrist.

"N-nani?"

"I said come on!" he screamed again, tugging her.

Confused, she ran with him, not really knowing what to do.

"What the- THIS PHONES A FAKE! GET THEM!"

'Fake? Is that the reason why we're running?'

"Come on! We have to run faster if we want to lose em!" panted the blonde boy.

"H-hai..."

"COME BACK HERE!" screamed the gang, running their fastest to catch up with them.

"Come on come on..." he prayed.

Hinata's legs were throbbing with sore and pain, her heart was pounding in and out of her chest, and she started to slow down a bit.

"No! Not yet! Dont' give up yet, we're almost there! Just keep up with me a little more!" encouraged her heroe, giving her a determind but kind look.

Hinata turned slightly pink and nodded.

"Good..." he turned around and continued to run.

Hinata turned back, and saw that the group was gaining on them fast.

"WE GOT YOU NOW YOU BITCH!" they hollered, reaching out their hand to grasp Hinata's dress collar.

"Eeep! Ummm... t-they g-going to catch us!" stammered Hinata, tugging lightly on his black shirt.

"Whats your name?" he asked, his attention still on the road.

"huh?"

"Hurry! What's your name?"

"Oh! um, uh... H-Hinata..."

"Ok, Hinata, do you see that bush over there?" he asked, pointing a finger at a bush that looked kinda like a heart.

"H-hai..."

"Ok, on the count of three, we're going to 'fall' in there, got it?"

"F-fall?"

"Yup!"

"O-ok..."

"1..."

A bead of sweat rolled down Hinata's cheek.

"2..."

Hinata gulped down a lump that had formed in her throat.

"3..."

Hinata shut her eyes.

"JUMP!"

"H-h-haIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!" screamed Hinata. Her foot became tangled with each other, and she fell hard onto the ground.

"Shit!" he cursed.

With one swift movement, he quickly picked up Hinata's body and he 'fell' into the bush.

They tumbled down a soft green hill, and they gradually stopped.

The blonde took a big sigh, and plopped onto the grass.

'... Who is he?...'

Hinata opened her mouth, but the mysterious boy quickly got up and placed a finger on her lip.

"Shhhhhhh..." he said, placing the other finger on his lip, signaling her not to talk yet.

Hinata nodded her head as a response.

"Where are they?!" screamed a voice.

"Dont' know chief! They just suddenly... disappeared!"

"BAKA! PEOPLE DONT' JUST DISAPPEAR!"

"But-but Ricku is right sir! They DID just disappeared! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Well you need to clean your eyes sometimes! Maybe even get glasses!"

"B-but chief..."

The voices got quieter and quieter, until there was silence.

The boy sighed again, and dropped his finger from Hinata's mouth.

"So are you ok?"

"H-hai... kun..."

The boy looked confused.

"Kun? Who's that?"

"W-well..." Hinata placed her forefingers together and stammered, "W-well I-I d-d-don't kn-know y-your n-name... an-and I w-want to-to than y-you, b-but..."

The boy laughed and said, "I'm Uzumaki Naruto! Nice to meet you uh..."

She smiled and replied "Hyuga Hinata"

The boy grinned sheepishly and said "Nice to meet ya Hina chan!"

Naruto handed her his hand.

Hinata blushed, but she grabbed it anyway and whispered, "artigatou...'

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"Hinata, I swear I'll protect you again" Naruto vowed, the rain tapping on his face.

He tightened his fist, and he increased his speed.

The clouds turned into a umcomforting black.

Lightening was blinding and the thunder was deafening, but Naruto was oblivious to it all.

"Hinata! Where are you!!!!!"

No answer.

"Hinata!!!!!!!"

Still no answer.

"Hinata..." Naruto gritted his teeth and he slowed down to a stop.

"Hinata... Where are you?..."

He shook his head.

It can't be...

He was sure that he heard Hinata's cry for help.

Why can't he hear her now?

Is it too late?

Is she crying in an alley?

Is she ignoring him?

Did she even cry for help?

Naruto relunctantely turned, and he started to walk away.

"NARUTO! HEEEEEEELLP!!!"