A blast of cold air swept over her. Shivering, she blindly felt around for her warm blanket. Upon discovering the absence of the blanket, she sat up, eyes wide. She then realized that she wasn't at home in her bed anymore.

She studied her new surroundings. The sun was just about to rise and, under the faint morning light, she noted the many bushes and trees around her. She shivered again and hugged herself as another cold breeze embraced her. It didn't help that she was wearing nothing but her underwear and a t-shirt. She continued to shake, although this time, it was because of fear. There were no animals chattering, and even the leaves on the trees were silent despite the wind. It was too quiet.

"Over there!"

She quickly snapped her head towards the sudden outburst and was startled to see two shiny objects heading straight towards her. With a cry of alarm, she tried to move out of their path, but the objects were faster. A sharp pain went up her right arm, and she gritted her teeth in an effort to block out the pain. Cradling her arm, she ran away, wanting to escape to safety.

While running, she glanced at the objects that had punctured through her skin and muscle. "Shuriken, " she whispered. Who would have shuriken in this day and age?

There was a rustle to her side, and before she knew it, she was pulled back and pinned to the ground by a figure in black. "I've got you," he said menacingly.

She closed her eyes to control the tears threatening to pour out, but the pain was too overwhelming and the tears flowed freely. I'm going to die, she thought.

"Well? Well? Was it an enemy?" a voice not too far away asked excitedly. She recognized it as the one who had shouted earlier.

"It's probably a tree trunk again," a female voice said, exasperated.

She turned her head towards the approaching pair of footstep and opened her eyes. The one who had yelled previously was a blond male who had the bluest eyes she had ever seen. On his face were three scars on each cheek. She was instantly greeted by an image of a fox, and she chuckled a bit despite her pain.

Looking over to the female, she was taken aback by her pink hair and green eyes. Although she had a rather large forehead, she was overall quite pretty.

"Sasuke! What are you doing!" she cried out in horror. Her eyes grew wide as she saw this strange, half-clothed girl on her back, pinned to the ground.

The fox boy was equally surprised; his mouth was agape.

Sasuke, she thought, and turned her head to face her captor. She was surprised to see that he was a very handsome individual with pale skin, black eyes, and raven black hair. She had no time to marvel, however. The pain returned, full force, and she gasped as the shuriken dug deeper into her arm. She flinched as she felt her blood flowing out freely. With a few more tears shed, she blacked out.