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Rain fell from the clouds that hovered over the city. It seemed it would be raining for the whole week by the looks of it. Hinata sighed as she typed away at her desk top, finishing her report to hand to her boss. She was still surprised that he used to do all this work by himself. It caused her to feel sadness in the pit of her stomach. No one should be alone to handle such a big responsibility. She chanced a look behind her and saw that he was currently on the phone. By the way his expression was, it must have been a close friend. His smile was big as he laughed with the other person over the phone, wiping away a few stray tears. She smiled as she watched him.

He turned towards her and met her gaze with his own. He winked at her and continued his conversation. Blushing from the gesture, she turned around and resumed where she left off, trying to get the image of his eyes on her out of her mind. "Thank you, Kiba. It is always funny to hear your stories on how you capture burglars and felons with you K-9 unit. Keep me posted." Naruto then hung up and sighed wistfully to himself. It was always refreshing to hear from one of his close friends during the day. "Who was t-that, Naruto?" The soft spoken voice knocked him out of his thoughts. He turned to Hinata who was still typing but was also looking back at him through her peripherals. He could see her nervousness through the way her eyes kept darting back and forth to him and the screen.

Naruto stood up and walked towards her desk and sat on it forcing Hinata to stop working and looking at him. Her breath hitched as she saw the close proximity between them. She kept her eyes locked onto his face, but it was a losing battle. "That was Kiba Inuzuka, head of the K-9 tracking team that is stationed under us. He is the best in the business and has a flawless record." Naruto told her as he shut off her computer. She was about to protest but he silenced her with a finger to her lips. "Walk with me, please?'' The young man asked her as he stood up. Hesitation and anxiety built within her as she thought of what he wanted to talk to her about.

Closing the door behind her, she met with him in the hallways. He waited till she reached him and resumed his walk, her by his side. "Tell me, how are you liking your position? I hope it's not too much of a burden on you." Hinata was caught off guard by the question. However, her confusion was short lived as she began to answer him. "Well, it's not too bad. I actually enjoy the work." Naruto looked at her in interest as he contemplated her response. Normally, people were very intimidated by his workload, but she seemed to enjoy it.

"That's good to hear. I was honestly fearing you'd end up quitting once you saw the workload." He looked away and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. She turned her gaze towards him as he spoke those words. Why would he think that? "Naruto?" His stopped rubbing the back of his head and turned towards her as they continued their walk, waiting for her question.

She breathed in and asked, "Has no one offered to help you throughout your years of working?" He stopped in his tracks as he repeated the question in his head. Hinata quietly waited as she nervously played with the hem of her skirt. Eventually he sighed and faced her completely. He leaned back on the staircase railing that was situated behind him. "I always look so happy and energetic, that no one bothered to ask if I needed help. I'm used to being alone anyways so it never really occurred to me." The way he said "I'm used to being alone" made her look at his eyes. Tiredness seeped through them as he looked away and sighed. At this moment, Hinata saw a man who never had someone to help ease his burdens and struggles. Who had been alone to do things by himself with no shoulder to lean on. It pulled at her heart strings.

Naruto was taken aback when she walked forward and placed her small, delicate hand on top of his. The touch felt foreign to him but it wasn't unpleasant. "I'm here now Naruto. So don't feel like you're alone. I will help in any way I can to lighten your workload." She smiled while closing her eyes. Naruto remained still till he smiled as well, showing his teeth. "Thank you, Hinata." He whispered to her as he removed his hand from her. She missed the warmth of it and was about to reach for it again but stopped. What was wrong with her. He was her boss. Physical contact should be kept to a minimal!

As her raging thoughts were happening, Naruto was beginning to feel… strange. His heart was picking up speed from when she touched his hand. And her voice was making him feel like he was suffocating but he was breathing. He looked down and saw that his fingernails had lengthened and sharpened beyond human comprehension. They looked akin to claws. He gasped. Why was this happening now of all times. "Is something wrong?" He heard behind him as he was distracted by his body changing. She couldn't see him like this. No one could. Taking a deep breath, he released it and put his hands in his pants pockets. "Everything is fine." He said, hoping she would believe his words. When he heard nothing he turned around and saw that her eyes were looking at him with a concerned gaze. He didn't expect that at all.

"Are you sure?" She further prodded him, thinking she can be of help. Hinata walked towards him and reached out to touch his shoulder but with a sudden reflex he grabbed her hand and stopped her in place. "I said I'm fine." Hinata gasped when she noticed the change in his voice. It sounded deeper and more guttural, not at all like the vice of a charming CEO. Her eyes started to feel funny as she looked at him, like something was crawling under the skin of her eyes. Before she can react, he let go and walked away at a fast pace, leaving Hinata to stand by herself. She watched his retreating form with a sad smile before turning the opposite way and heading down the stairs.

Rushing into the nearest bathroom, Naruto slammed the door shut and panted hard. What was happening?! His body shouldn't be reacting this way. His training made sure that he got it out of his system. He went to the mirror and looked at himself. Blood red eyes with a black slit stared back at him. His iconic whisker birthmarks became more rugged and pronounced while his fingernails turned into sharp claws. He opened his mouth and saw that he now had razor sharp canines that look like it could rip someone's throat out. He sighed as he noticed that the transformation stopped there. He took several deep breaths as he reigned his emotions in. As he felt himself calming down, he started asking himself questions. "Why is this happening now? The only way for me to even have a transformation is in battle as a defense mechanism to increase my overall fighting prowess. Other then that, this has never happened before. I've even learned how to forcefully turn it on but I didn't even do it this time. So why was I undergoing a transformation?" He was trying to find answers to the questions he didn't know he had. As he exited the bathroom and headed out of the building, his thoughts lead him back to the young woman that was her secretary. The way she looked when he strongly held her hand to stop her from touching him. The slight pain in her eyes caused his heart to ache. But there was something else that was bothering him too.

"Why did her eyes look as if the veins were pronounced?" It happened in the office when she told him to rely on her help and once more when he was transforming. He'd never heard of an occurrence like that before. It was strange. Was she human or was she something else.

Could she be something supernatural like him?

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