Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters. I am writing this for fun. This is my first Fan Fic so be nice!!! ...Enjoy:)
PROLOGUE
One, two, three….three…..only three huh….well maybe if I….. Naruto took a horse stance and did a hand seal. "Kage Bunshin no jutsu!" pop…pop…pop… twelve Naruto clones appeared all wearing identical orange jumpsuits.
"You guys have any money?" All the Narutos turned out their pockets revealing lint and…more lint.
"Dang, still only three…I guess no ramen tonight." Disappointed the other Narutos popped out of sight in a puff of smoke.
rumble…rumble…rumble I'm still hungry though. Three…what am I going to eat with three coins? Naruto tossed the coins up and down in his hand while imagining what he was going to eat when one of the coins slipped through his fingers. It started rolling fast down the slope of the street. He ran after it only to end up at the edge of the town's forest. The coin landed with a plop in the middle of a puddle of mud. He was reaching for the coin when he heard a snuffling sound out in the distance. Curious, he followed the sound to a thicket of trees.
As he got closer he realized that it was a girl crying. "Awwww crap….crying….no way can I handle a girl crying." Naruto started to back away slowly. "But she sounds so sad."
He paced back and forth mulling over what he should do. What can I do though? I don't know anything about girls…..but I'm a guy, guys are supposed to protect girls…hey maybe she's pretty. "YOSH!" Resolute he marched forward determined to comfort whoever was on the other side but the crying had already started to fade way to a low mumbling and then…….the voice of an angel.
A few minutes earlier….
Hinata cursed her tears. She tried to snuffle them back but they kept on coming. She scrubbed at her eyes with the back of her hands. Her pales eyes had already lost their crystal clear color turning a puffy red. She tried to force the tears back but they come back every time she thought about what happened…..
Flashback
Hinata peeked through the side of the red curtains. It looked like everybody was there. Almost every member of the Hyuuga family was there as well as many of the family friends. Even though there were hundreds of people the crowd was almost dead silent.
Every year the Hyuuga family holds an annual Music recital in order to exhibit the new talent among the Hyuugas. Hinata has been participating in the annual recital ever since she was eight but it always ended up the same. Every year she was expected to perform she froze and someone had to pull her off stage. This year was not guaranteed to be any different. As the eldest daughter of the Hyuuga main house she was expected to have amazing vocal abilities. Everyone out there is expecting her to bring down the heavens with the voice of a thousand angels, but right now all she could feel was immense dread.
"Hinata, you're on," Madam Kurenai, her vocal teacher, smiled encouragingly at her, "It's alright, you'll be fine. Just remember to breathe."
"Breathe….remember to breathe." She tugged nervously at her pale blue kimono, took one last minute to calm herself and walked slowly on stage. Hundreds of pale eyes stared expectantly at her. They seemed to be staring straight into her soul. The more they stared the more nervous she got. The butterflies in her stomach where flapping their tiny wings of nerves so fast it felt like they were about to break free. She froze. She was so scared that her whole body seemed paralyzed.
Breathe…. All you have to do is breathe. Something started rolling in her stomach. Her mouth opened just the slightest bit. Everyone waited in silent anticipation. Anticipation quickly turned into horror when they realized that instead of singing Hinata was about to puke. In the blink of an eye liquid chunks of rice and fish landed on the people in the front row.
"Oh my god…" horrified, Hinata ran from the stage as fast as she could and tucked herself into a dark corner of the stage.
Hyuuga Hiashi, head of the main family stared hard at the shadows, standing cool and cold a few feet from where Hinata was hiding. "Hinata, come out now."
She crept slowly from her hiding spot head and stood in front of her father, head bowed in shame.
"Listen, do you hear that…." Hinata listened intently. She could hear angry whispers that sounded like it might be coming from the front row in the midst of all the laughter. She thought she heard something along the lines of '….so that's all there is to the main family's legendary heavenly voice…'
Suddenly all the voices stopped. Someone was singing…….Hanabi, the youngest member of Hyuuga's main family. Her crystal clear voice rang throughout the recital hall.
"Do you hear that?" Hiashi's voice snapped Hinata out of her daze. "That is the voice of a true Hyuuga…time and time again you have shamed the family name, but tonight you have taken it to a new level. You do not deserve the Hyuuga name."
"I can do better next time," she whispered to the ground, trying desperately to avoid her father's cold eyes but it was useless she could feeling the piercing stare beating down the back of her head.
"You don't possess what it takes. Hyuuga Hinata….I disown you. Until you can prove yourself to be a true Hyuuga don't come back." He turned his back on her leaving her to stare absently after him.
end flashback
Hinata shook off the memory. Better not to think about it. Every time she was sad her mother used to sing to her one particular song. How did it go again? Oh yeah…
singing
Angel of the light
You are my angel of the light
Whenever you are here
You take away my fear…my sorrow
Angel of the……….
[After a minute of singing]
"ahhh….I feel much better now." She looked down at the crumpled, tear stained paper in her hands. Father I'll prove myself…somehow. Getting up she sprang on her toes heading towards Madam Kurenai's house.
Naruto was so enthralled by the heartfelt song that it took him a while to realize that the singing had already stopped. He walked towards the bushed and looked into the grove but no one was there. All that was left was a wrinkled piece of paper highlighted by moonlight. Naruto picked it up and glanced at it. It was a flyer.
"Konoha Records audition…all musical talent accepted…." Maybe I'll find her there. "Yosh…Konoha Records prepare yourself…..Uzumaki Naruto is coming." Rumble "Tomorrow. But for now…time to eat!"
My first fanfic ever....hoped you like it but if you don't...oh well.....flames are welcome..as long as they are constructive...Oh yeah please R&R!!