Disclaimer - I do not own Naruto, Megadeth, Linkin Park, Eve 6 or any other references, musical or other wise (I do not have all the name for the music :'( ).

A/N - I have chosen to not follow the Naruto story line, If this upsets you, do not read this story. Three characters of my own creation appear. Character death is involved. This is my first fic, so don't be too rough, ok?

Chapter 2

"Hinata…" a voice said. Hinata rolled in a bed. Her eyes opened, looking at a clock. It was 2:00 am. Who was wanting her up at this point of time? "Hinata, please wake up…" The voice said. Hinata rolled to the other direction, seeing Tsunade.

"What happened?" Hinata asked, with a weak voice.

"Well… apparently you were a victim in a street fight. You were not injured, how ever you fainted, maybe from the intense stress from the situation…" Tsunade said, looking at a chart of Hinata's vitals.

"Who brought me here?" Hinata asked, slightly disturbed.

"Believe it or not… It was an Anbu… Apparently uneducated in health. He carried you in his arms, begging me to make sure you were all right, as soon as he turned you over to me, he was gone…" Tsunade said, now looking at Hinata with a puzzled look. Hinata sighed, looking at the foot of the bed.

"He saved me… he was hunting a thug, who was trying to mug… maybe even rape me…" Hinata said.

"Ok… well if you don't mind, will you eat something? Please?" Tsunade asked. She handed Hinata a plate and a glass of water. Hinata sat their for a few moments as the confrontation played back in her mind, and that was it. The sickening sounds of the mans bones cracking came back, and Hinata, could not hold what she had for supper down. In an instant she was throwing up in the bed. The shocked Tsunade helped her keep from falling over, for Hinata's luck it was only for a short instant. "Are you ok?" Tsunade asked, as she pulled Hinatas hair from her face.

"I'm… ok…"She said, but she looked down at her sweater, which was now soaked in her vomit.

"I'll go fetch you a clean night gown, ok?" Tsunade said, rubbing Hinata's back softly. Hinata nodded as she took a drink of the water. Tsunade quickly returned, knowing the smell had to be unbearable to Hinata.

"Thank you…" Hinata said, as she went into the rest room to change. She came out in the clean night gown, but instead of eating, she crawled back into bed.

"Hinata…" Tsunade said.

"Just please, wake me up in time for school tomorrow…" Hinata said, as she drifted back to sleep.

That morning, Hinata was already up when Tsunade went in to awake her.

"How long did you sleep?" Tsunade asked.

"I don't know, I haven't been awake long though…" Hinata replied.

"Well it will be time to head to school soon…" Tsunade said, worried about Hinata. Hinata climbed out of bed to find her clothes to be cleaned. She went and changed the stopped for a moment.

"Thank you… Tsunade…" Hinata said. Before she headed to school. She walked out of the door to find Misty, Xavier, and Naruto waiting for her.

"How are you feeling?" Misty asked, looking at Hinata to make sure she wasn't injured.

"How did you three know?" Hinata asked.

"Everybody knows…" Naruto said, with a saddened look.

"Again, how does everybody know?" Hinata asked.

"When an Anbu enters the village, word travels fast, everybody knew this morning…" Misty said. "Schools gonna be hell…" She said, with a frown. The four than left to school.

The four walked into their class, when Hinata was spotted the room went silent. Hinata looked around as people slowly began whispering. Hinata made her way up to her seat, beside Shino. Hinata watched Naruto and Misty stand at the front of the class for a moment, then as Naruto went to his seat, Misty followed.

"What happened?" Shino asked, as Hinata snapped to reality.

"A mugging attempt…" Hinata said, looking down at the desk.

"You weren't injured were you?" inquired Kiba.

"No… but an Anbu saved me…" Hinata replied, looking at her two team mates. Just then their teacher walked into the class.

"Good morning students… as I'm sure everybody has heard, their was a mugging attempt last night… the perpetrator has been found… so no worries are needed." he said. But no body knew the story as Hinata did. But for poor Hinata lunch came to fast.

That day, Hinata ate alone or so she thought. An unexpected guest joined her. It was Xavier.

"Why aren't you sitting with your sister?" Hinata asked.

"She's busy with Naruto…" Xavier replied. Hinata sighed, as thoughts of Misty stealing Naruto came into her mind.

"I'll… be right back…" Hinata said as she ran from the cafeteria into the restroom, where she hung her head over the toilet. She regurgitated her half digested food, with hard heaves. Tears streamed down her eyes as she thought of Misty stealing Naruto.

"Have you seen that new girl?" A voice said.

"Yeah, she looks great, but why would she hang out with somebody like Naruto?" another said. Hinata held back her will of yelling that there was more to Naruto than his arrogant being. Hinata wiped her mouth, and knew what she had to do. If she was going to compete against Misty, she was going to have to drop weight.

Back in the lunch room, Shino and Kiba sat down with Xavier.

"Wasn't Hinata here a few moments ago?" Shino asked Xavier, who sat there quietly.

"Maybe she had to go do something…" Kiba replied drawing Shino's attention. When Shino looked back to ask Xavier, he had disappeared, leaving his tray of food.

Later that night, Hinata was making her way back to her house. She knew her father would be upset if she didn't show up again.

"I am gasoline… and matches" a voice chanted… "I turn every thing to ashes…" It continued. A worried Hinata went into a defensive position, as the Anbu who saved her the night before walked into view.

"What do you want with me?" Hinata cried out.

"To apologize for putting you in mortal danger the night before…" The Anbu said. "To repay you, I have come to offer my being…" he continued.

"You want me to kill you?" Hinata questioned, startled.

"Not necessarily, I'm yours to do what ever with… I am like an origami, folded up just for pretend… demented as the thoughts within your head…" The Anbu replied.

"Like a slave then…" Hinata added, looking at the ground. "Come on then…" Hinata said, as she continued walking. "So what's your name?" she asked, not trying to be intrusive.

"X"… the Anbu replied.

"Does it stand for anything?" Hinata asked, looking at X's mask.

"Not really…" X said. Hinata studied his mask carefully. There were two deep gouges under his left eye, and multiple mild gouges all across the mask. "If you don't mind… I would like to get some rest…" X said.

"You can stay at my house, father doesn't have to know… we have plenty rooms…" Hinata said.

"Why do you offer this to me?" X asked.

"You may be mine, but that doesn't give me the right to treat you poorly…" Hinata said, looking at the ground.

"Being said to the person who almost got you killed…" X added.

"There is one thing I would request you do though…" Hinata began.

"What's that?" X asked, looking towards Hinata.

"Ice…" She said. "Lots and lots of ice… when we get to my place, I will show you where the bath tub is… if you will… fill it with ice…" Hinata said.

After arriving home for a few minutes, Hinata made her way to her restroom, to find as she requested, a bath tub full of ice. She stuck her head out of the door for a moment.

"Father…" she called out. "I will be busy for a while…" she said before she closed the door. She stood for a moment looking into it. She had heard the other girls talking before, that being a tub full of ice helped make them look smaller. Hinata shed her clothes and slowly stuck one foot into the tub, but quickly pulled it out. "I have to do it…" she thought. "for Naruto…" She put her foot back in and puller her other foot in. The ice came up to her knees, and caused her to shiver uncontrollably.

She settled into the tub, as the ice enclosed her body. She laid in it shivering. Her teeth clicked as she did what she could to retrain body heat. Her breathing slowed down as her body began to numb. As it did so, the shivering stopped. Lying there in a trance like state, she began to dream of her life with Naruto. But their came a sharp knock on the door.

"Hinata?" Hiashi said.

"Yes father?" Hinata replied.

"It's time to get some sleep…" He said, walking away. Hinata climbed out of the tub. The air felt hot on her body, she began to shiver slightly as her senses came back to life. She put on her night gown and made her way to her bed room, where she sat on her bed. The thought of Naruto being with Misty entered her mind again.

She grabbed a kunai and looked at its sharp edges. She looked at the underside of her arm. With a gulp, Hinata knew she had to find a way to vent her stress. If she wore her sweater no body would know. She took the kunai and placed it with the sharp edge on her under arm. With a quick pull her soft pale skin separated, and crimson red blood dribbled. As her soft blood ran down her arm, the stress of the day ran away with it. A tear fell from Hinata's eye before she wrapped up her arm and laid her head down for the night.