"THE CRYPTIC TRUTH"

By: yume17


Summary: What would you do if you suddenly fall in love with the man whom you thought was the main reason of your suffering? That was what happened to our Byakugan heiress as she suddenly found herself plunge in a different world of love where phobia and anxiety rules...

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters of Naruto Anime but i wish to own Kakashi and Gaara...hahaha...oh...I forgot Neji.

Chapter 2: The Beginning of Confusion


Location/Time: Hokage's Main Building – 10:12p.m

There was no movement. There was no sound anywhere, as if time had stopped as soon as their gazes met.

"HELPPPP!" she tried to scream but no sound came out. By and by, an extreme horror flooded on her pearl eyes. Beads of sweat started to form in her forehead. Her pulses quicken. Her heart pounded so hard that she couldn't breathe anymore. Her whole body felt numb though it shivered violently. The only thing she wanted was to get out of this room as soon as possible. But how? She tried to activate her Byakugan, like what she always did in a battle, but she did not continue since she had insufficient chakra in her system. She felt defenseless, weaker, and helpless than usual.

"It's only a d-dream...yeah...a dream...t-time cannot repeat itself...right...a dream," she murmured to herself as she looked down at her own trembling hands.

She would do anything just to avoid those tedious eyes...eyes with nothing but darkness like you would lose in space just by the act of staring on those dark azure eyes of him.

"Dark azure? How come?" she suddenly thought looking confused at her own question. Then, she quickly looked back, without giving it a second thought, on where he was standing a moment ago. He was still there, motionless, standing like a statue, and his eyes gazed intently at her face.

And after for what seems like an eternity of exchanging looks, the lanky figure, carrying something on his back, moved towards her. Step by step, he came closer. And still, he didn't remove his stare on her eyes.

"Hyuuga Hinata," he said harshly as if the name itself was a kind of a curse.

Hinata was flabbergasted. She couldn't think of a word that could help her to save her own life. Perhaps, it was really a destiny for her to be killed in the hands of this man. She looked down again at her pale hands and she said beneath her breath, "You'll going to kill me, right? Now, that I cannot fight anymore, it will be easier for you to end my life."

"Do it fast, can you?" she continued as she closed her eyes, tears began rolling down her cheeks.

"No," he said.

Hinata was surprised by his answer. She slowly opened her eyes just to meet again his gaze. She noticed that he, now, stand so close to her and enough for her to heard his shallow breathing.

"Y-y-you like m-me to s-see s-suffering?" Hinata said terrified.

"No," he continued, "just tell me the truth and I will spare your life."

"Truth?"

"Tell me my name," he ordered.

She hesitated for a moment, then answered, "Y-you are...S-sa...," then she stopped. "Weird", she thought, "there is something wrong, but what?"

"Can't you answer my question?"

"I c-can, o-of c-course...," she said panicking.

Hinata moved her gaze and studied his face, his hair, his shoulder, the thing he was carrying on his back, then back to his eyes.

Then she thought, "He certainly looks a little different from the last time I saw him, four years ago. But his eyes, it as the same cold eyes...eyes that held no emotions...his pitiless coal-black eyes, w-wait...black? No, its azure, dark azure...beautiful...yet hollow."

"Now what?" he said, obviously growing impatient.

"Huh?" she said, stunned by his sudden interruption.

"Ahmmm...G-g-gomen n-nasai...its j-just that y-you look d-different... I-i-i m-mean...h-handsome...n-nooh! I m-m-mean..."

"Hn." His lips formed a faint smile.

"G-g-gomen n-nasai...k-kill me n-now," she said losing hope.

He stepped closer to her bed, then he raised his right hand and he said, "Fine."


Author's Note:

I haven't yet done the next chapter that's why your reviews and comments are really importants...thanks for reading!