A/N Super excited about this chapter. Some people might hate me for what I did, but it works in my head. For the most part I hope you guys enjoy it! Feel free to review or message me with a question of the day!

Also.. didn't do a whole lot of editing on this one. So sorry about any typos or mistakes I'll hopefully get around to it soon!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. The song is Strangeness and Charm by Florence and the Machine.

Hydrogen in our veins, it cannot hold itself, my blood is boiling
And the pressure in our bodies, that echoes up above, it is exploding
And our particles that burn, it is all because they yearn for each other
And although we stick together, it seems that we are estranging one another

For the first time since, well ever, I found myself dreaming. Pretty weird to be honest. I was incredibly lucid for it to be a dream, but there was no way it could be reality. Right? This was tiring. Always wondering what was real and what wasn't. From the head aches induced by memories to the uneasy feelings. Were my memories of that past life even real?

This was bull shit. Why couldn't things be easier.

Unamused with my situation I took a look around. Everything seemed so real, but the landscape wasn't one that I knew. All around me there was nothing but water. So pretty. All mine. Despite the fact that I couldn't see the sun bright rays illuminated the bright blue water. As I hadn't learned water walking yet it was a good thing the water only came to the middle of my calf. Wiggling my toes I watched white sand cloud the area around me before settling again.

So weird.

Everything was incredibly quiet. No wind. No rustling waves. Absolutely nothing. Despite the cheery environment I felt my stomach churn uneasily. A low rumble made every hair on my arms stand on end. Turning I caught sky of a blemish in the infinitely blue sky above me. Was that a storm? Well I didn't have anything else to do. Might as well check it out.

Sometimes the truth is better left alone

Had the wind just spoken to me? I paused mid step and searched for the soft voice. Not that is scared me. Familiarity just sparked at my core. Despite the warning I continued to walk. Water splashed quietly against my legs. As I continued to walk the dark spot in the sky grew and grew. Thunder cracked loudly and the sky rippled. The sky freaking rippled. Dark clouds suddenly began to surge forward. All of that happy blue in the sky was eaten by darkness.

By all rights I should probably be terrified right about now. Lightning arced across the clouds. Not once did it come close to the water. Fine by me. All of that electricity needed to stay away from my water anyway. Being shocked to death was not my idea of a good dream, but for some reason I didn't think that was going to be a problem. My dream. My out come. Right?

Turn back

Words could not describe the amount of sadness those two words carried. Familiar green eyes flashed in my head, and the sorrow that was contained in their depths almost broke me. A breath or maybe an eternity passed and the sadness subsided. Curiosity rushed back. I ignored the voice and kept walking.

Obviously, there was something that wanted me to turn around.

Since I was being rebellious the warnings became more corporeal. An eruption of wind came from nowhere threatening to knock me off my feet. Tiny droplets of water stung at my eyes and I was forced to cover my face as I braced against the swelling wind. Another lifetime passed and finally gale subsided. Now the water came to my thighs. Veins of black threaded through the blue of my water. No longer still the now infected waves twisted. I had to check my balance to keep from being knocked over.

Then I heard it. Hidden behind the rumble of thunder there was a sound of metal on metal. A couple of things came to mind. First of all, why was my subconscious being an asshole? That one I would like an answer to right now. Secondly, who the hell was fighting in my dream? This better end with me defeating some monster like the awesome ninja I was. Feeling my resolve strengthen I continued trudging forward.

Another burst of wind made me shield my eyes. Suddenly I felt like I was close to what ever battle was occurring. Once I was able to not be assaulted by murderous wind (Looking at you subconscious) I took a good look at what was going on. My plan was to assess the situation and jump in at the right moment to steal the kill. I just felt like being a jerk.

Again, my dream.

What I saw ended up confusing the life out of me. Standing a top the water were about eight or so people. Most of them were just shadowed figures. No defining features set them apart. Just creepy black humanoid shadows. All off the shadows were clumped together like they were some kind of demonic biker gang, and they were staring rather intently at something. Following their gaze I found myself staring at this kid with silver hair. A mask covered part of his face.

I knew him, but at the same time I didn't

Don't ask. My brain freaking sucks.

Now, silver haired kid was staring at something himself. Seriously, were they just going to stare at each other or actually fight. Wait a second. Why was Rin standing in the middle of all of this? Did those shadows beat her up or something?! My protective side reared up and I found my hands clenching. Before I could take another breath every one was moving. I saw Rin's mouth move but heard no sound. The shadow people scattered, and silver haired kid started fighting.

Something wasn't right...

I just wanted to protect us...

Panic swelled and my heart contracted almost painfully. Rin was yelling at the silver haired kid, but again all I could hear was the sound of metal against metal. I had to get her out of there! She was in Danger! I pushed against the water and began to run towards my friend. Screw fighting! I just wanted to get her out of there. Thunder cracked and I could hear the pop of electricity. Wide eyed I watched the silver haired kid dart at one of the dark figures. His hand glowed blue, and I suddenly felt like I was going to be sick.

There are things in this world...

Black water rushed up to my chest, and bands of darkness started to coil around my leg. I was being pulled under. Screaming in desperation I continued to pull at them. A soft smile floated across Rin's face. An emotion akin to sadness and acceptance settled in her eyes. In a motion to quick for me to track she put herself between the shadow and the silver haired kid. Horrified I watched his hand rip through her chest and appear on the other side of her back.

That can never be changed.

A scream tore from my throat as water swallowed me whole. The last image I saw before I woke up was a bloodied hand being pulled from her chest, and my friend falling lifelessly to the ground.

"Hold her down! Somebody get me a sedative!"

Working my way through the thick darkness I fought the thick bands that were trying to hold me down. I had to swim back to the top! I had to save Rin! She was all by herself. A high pitched noise pierced through the darkness, and my eyes swung open. Instead of seeing that infinite expanse of water I saw the face of my terrified Otou-san and a nurse.

I promptly stopped struggling. Otou-san's grip on my arms eased, but he didn't move. Movement at the door made me jerk slightly. Standing there was a nurse with red marks one her face. Like she'd been scratched by an animal. Had I done that? In her hand was a syringe of sorts. Everyone just froze in place and stared at me. For a good minute all I could hear was my ragged heart beat.

Then I started crying.

An hour later my room quieted down quite a bit. Otou-san held my hand through my fit and comforted me. After I became a functioning human being he proceeded to tell me what I did. Apparently my dream was terrible enough to make me start thrashing. One of the nurses tried to hold me in place to keep me from falling and got clawed on the face.

The rest.. well.. was incredibly embarrassing.

Guess who else saw my freak out?

Just guess.

Pretty-kun and Hokage-sama

There was nothing around hard enough to beat my skull into. Here I had been trying to be super cool earlier and now I looked like a terrified child! When the two men came in with my father later I couldn't bring myself to look up. There was nothing more shameful then being completely out of control. Especially with my body! I was a Hyuuga. I should be more disciplined.

Hold on a second did I really think that?

Yup definitely needed to recalibrate my skull.

"I'm glad you're feeling better Hyuuga-chan." Pretty-kun's voice snapped me from my thoughts. Still feeling humiliate I kept my eyes trained on the white sheets that covered my legs. Already my hands were twisting the poor fabric.

"You caused quite a fuss it would seem, Yuriko-chan" Hokage-sama followed up. Crap. Did we really do something so bad that he had to get involved. Oh right, those Iwa-nin were probably reason for worry.

"I.. I'm s..sorry if I c..cause any t..trouble." there it was ladies and gents. Back in full force to make things even more awkward. My beautiful stutter.

"We are just happy that you and the other children are safe. Kenji says you were quite brave." the Hokage supplied gently. That probably should make me feel better, but remembering the Hokage was Sarutobi-kun's father made me want to pass out.

"S..Saru..tobi-kun was t..the one t..that n..noticed them f..first." I said modestly. Yes, I did the flashy jutsu, but I was hardly a hero. I heard the Hokage chuckle.

"I also hear that you performed quite a feat." if I could suffocate myself right now I would. All this attention on me was making me nervous.

"Hyuuga-chan, can you tell us what it was you did?" Pretty-kun asked. His voice told me that he knew what I did, but wanted to know how well I comprehended the situation.

"M..mama gave me a s..scroll. I j..just did it." that made absolutely no sense. All three men shifted uncomfortably. I felt like they were having one of those silent conversations with their eyes. Kind of like Rin and I did.

"That jutsu you did is called Water Wall. Do you know what that is Hyuuga-chan?" again the questions. Why couldn't he just tell me? Not wanting to talk I just shook my head.

"You did a B-ranked jutsu Yuri-chan" Otou-san was sensing my frustration and intervened. He settled on the bed next to me and put a comforting hand on my shoulder. So what if I did a B-ranked jutsu? That didn't make me special. Right?

"You didn't just do Water Wall, Yuriko-chan." they were all trying to get something across to me and I wished they'd just spit it out. "You did it with out a water source. Only your grandfather, the Second Hokage, was able to do that."

Oh...

Oh shit.

Dumb founded I just sat there. How do you even respond to something like that? I had the potential to be really strong. That had to be a good thing. I should be really excited right now. Dread was building in my stomach. In the back of my mind I heard the voice of that Iwa-nin calling for my capture. Strong people became targets. Strong people died.

"You're probably wondering why Minato-san and Hokage-sama are here. I'm wondering myself." my Otou-san stated simply. I let my eyes lift and I finally looked at them. Up until he said something I hadn't wondered that at all. Now my curiosity was baited. Anything to get their eyes off of me. Pretty-kun coughed almost uncomfortably. "Don't you think it's still a bit early to interrogate her?"

"Always straight to the point Hideki." the Hokage chuckled. "It was not our intention to interrogate your daughter. Minato actually approached me with an interesting idea."

"I would like to take her on as a student." Pretty-kun said in a matter of fact tone.

"You already have a student." Otou-san cocked his head to the side.

"Kakashi-kun is already a Chuunin, and I would strictly help her with training in the village." Pretty-kun explained. "We can come up with a training schedule that works around her time at the Academy."

"And you are okay with this Hokage-sama?" Otou-san questioned. His voice had a slight inflection in it that told me he was excited. I on the other hand wanted to crawl in a hole and die.

"We wanted to make sure you and Yuriko-chan were okay with this." the Hokage said happily. The way his smile drew tight on his face made me suspicious. I suddenly found myself aware of his intention. While they weren't malicious there was a desperation there. Why would the Hokage of all people be desperate?

Suddenly Pretty-kun was kneeling next to my bed. Every muscle in my body stiffened and I did my best not to flinch away. Feeling incredibly awkward I found myself staring into his obnoxiously blue eyes. His aura was completely different from the Hokage's. He was earnest. He was genuine. That made me feel a little bit better about the whole ordeal.

"So what do you say Hyuuga-chan?"

Like I had a choice.

"S..sure."

Everyone seemed to sigh in relief. The air suddenly seemed about fifty times lighter. Pretty-kun smiled bright enough to blind me and stood up again. Was this really that important? I'd never understand adults. Pretty-kun walked to the door and motioned to some one. A smaller shadow came around the corner and I suddenly felt very angry. Silver hair. Masked face.

"In that case. Hyuuga-chan I'd like you to meet Kakashi-kun."

I didn't care what his name was. Tension flooded the room again as we glared at each other.

If there was a hell I had just found it.