Yet another undefined location in Konoha...

Hinata's heart was heavy as she watched the object of her undying love from afar. Yes, as usual, Hinata was spying on her precious "N-Naruto-kun." Her gaze wandered from those whiskers of his that just made him look so cute and cuddly to his awesomely unique hair style. The way his hair stood up... it seemed to defy the very laws of gravity!! And Hinata loved it.

"If only, if only..." thought Hinata sadly... but alas, it was not to be, for at this very moment, Naruto was trying to think of ways to ask... HER out. He was standing in a slightly wooded area, unaware of Hinata's presence.

"SA-KU-RA-CHAN!!! Go on a date with me, UZUMAKI NARUTO!!!" he shouted. He hung his head.

"No no no... she wouldn't go for that..." Naruto thought quietly to himself for a moment. Suddenly...

"AIEEEEEEEEE!!! Sakura-chan!!! I'm SOOO hungry that my stomach is beginning to eat my other organs!!! Quick!!! We must go and eat right away before my stomach digests itself!!!"

"..." thought Hinata. "that was... way lame..."

"Hmm.." pondered Naruto "Maybe I should just try the groveling at her feet tactic again... she just might..."

And with that, he got down on his knees and threw his face flat on the floor.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON EARTH AND GO OUT WITH ME!!! IM BEGGING YOU!!!"

At this, Hinata had to turn away in disgust. As much as she admired Naruto-kun, this was too much for her to handle. The love of her life was face-down in the dirt, begging another girl who wasn't even there to go out with him. Hinata felt her oh-so-fragile feelings break apart. She hurried back to the confines of the Hyuuga compound as little tears began to fall.

Throwing herself onto her bed, Hinata curled up into a ball and cried her little heart out. Half an hour later, she got off her bed and looked in the mirror. The person staring back at her was pathetic.

"Look at what he's done to me...He's torn my heart out..."

Suddenly, Hinata's head whipped up. Getting up off her bed, she left her room walked around the house, just to see if anyone was home. Satisfied, she quickly went back to her room and locked the door. From under a loose floorboard in the back of her closet, she pulled out a stack of CD's. After carefully selecting one, she put it into her walkman, turned the volume up as high as it would go, and pushed play. Settling back down on her bed with her headphones on, Hinata waited in eager anticipation as she heard the whirring of the CD player, getting ready to play her song...

IT'S TEARING UP MY HEART WHEN I'M WITH YOU...

BUT WHEN WE ARE APART, I FEEL IT TOO...

AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO I FEEL THE PAIN...

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.

Baby I don't understand,

Just why we can't be lovers.

Things are getting out of hand.

Try too much, but baby we can win.

Let it go.

If you want me girl, let me know.

I am down, on my knees.

I can't take it anymore.

Hinata opened her eyes. She couldn't help it. Every time she heard this song, some compulsion forced her to sing along with it. She found herself with her eyes closed, singing at the top of her lungs, very off key, in fact.

IT'S TEARING UP MY HEART WHEN I'M WITH YOU...

BUT WHEN WE ARE APART, I FEEL IT TOO...

AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO I FEEL THE PAIN...

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.

People have a lot of different ways to deal with stress. Some like to squeeze little squishy balls. Some focus all their energy on training. Others stuff their faces with food. Still others punched stuffed-doll replicas of their rivals. Hinata sang out loud. To N'sync songs. Off key. Every time she felt the pressures of the world push down upon her, all she had to do was have one good singing-out-loud-to-N'sync-songs-off-key session and everything seemed to get better. Of course, no one knew about her little...hobby. But enough with the thoughts now... It was time for Justin Timberlake's oh so sexy voice to serenade her...

Baby don't misunderstand,

What I'm trying to tell you.

In the corner of my mind,

Baby it feels like we're running out of time.

Let it go.

If you want me girl let me know.

I am down, on my knees.

I can't take it anymore.

IT'S TEARING UP MY HEART WHEN I'M WITH YOU...

BUT WHEN WE ARE APART, I FEEL IT TOO...

AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO I FEEL THE PAIN...

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.

Unbeknownst to her, the tone-deaf ninja was being watched. As Hinata continued to sing her merry way through all four N'sync CD's (including the Christmas album), a small black speck detached itself from her desk and flew away...

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Okay, I know. This would never in a gabajillion years ever happen. I highly doubt they have N'sync or walkmans for that matter...BUT HEY. I'm writing. So shush. Plus, Artheph and I have had this stinking (but still awesome) song stuck in our heads since we came up with the idea, so we might as well put it to good use, right?

And oh yes. I'm truly, very sorry to all you Naruto/Hinata shippers out there. I just... didn't feel like putting them together here... So very sorry.

-Crysthur