Disclaimer: (snarls and foams at mouth!) I DO NOT OWN NARUTO (hisssssss)

(Wipes foam from mouth) okay my updating is getting slow cause of a pirate story I'm doin so yah, its not a fic but an actual story, heh sweet huh? Okay okay lets get back tot he fic, this was SOOOOO much fun to right I hope u like it.

Chapter 11 Sleeping Pains

The pair of clear eyes met, one pair serious, the other surprised, a heavy silence hung over them for what seemed forever to the poor girl,

"Nii-san..." she said quietly, attempting to make words form from her moving lips.

"Shouldn't he be at the hospital?" Neji questioned looking at Naruto who looked at him in curiously.

"Umm well, its on the other side of the village and I thought it would be best if...well...he just stayed here for a night and well..." Hinata stammered, pointing her fingers together, an old habit.

"You know it's best for him to stay at the hospital," he said clearly, his voice not as cold as usual. Hinata looked at him, he almost seemed sincere, he really did want the best for naruto.

"People want to hurt him, it wouldn't be safe to go now, its going to be night soon, please can he at least stay tonight Nii-san?" Hinata said holding her hands up in front of her chest clasped together. Neji sighed when he looked at her, but hell, what harm would it do? After all, she had spent missions with Kiba and Shino for days at a time, hold on, was he being protective?

"I suppose, but it would be wise to get him back to the hospital before your father gets back," He said sounding defeated. Hinata beamed for nothing more than a moment and opened the door and began to push the wheel chair in,

"Arigatou, Nii-san!" She said cheerfully, Neji lightly, VERY lightly, grinned, it was a rare sight to see Hinata in such a good mood. Truthfully, he had been told to watch her when Tsunade had discovered that Naruto had been released with Hinata for the day. It was true, Neji's once cold heart had indeed softened, he knew Hinata meant no harm to him, so he had no reason to hate or despise her, and plus, she had always showed kindness toward him, at one point it might have even been fear or shyness. He watched her enter the house and the door closed shut behind her. Naruto was in good hands.

/F-S

Hinata looked out her window, the sun was almost set. She was making a bed for Naruto on the floor and he was sitting next to her, no, leaning on her, watching her wistfully. Hinata saw his eyelashes drift up and down, the fox desperately trying to stay awake, by now his wounds were almost closed up at this point, and after a day of healing his body was tired and weak. His quiet breaths were slowing, his chest beginning to rise and fall peacefully, Hinata lightly grinned, had he fallen asleep already? Hinata turned her head, her gaze focused on the drowsing fox. She carefully finished making the bed and pulled back the covers. She watched Naruto curl up next to the pillow before covering him with the blanket. She gracefully got to her feet and walked toward her own bed, soon covering herself in the comfort of her bed.

/F-S

Naruto stood in a dark room, only surrounded by stone and limp metal chains that hung bolted to the moldy walls. It smelled just as bad as it looked, maybe worse, it burned his nose. His wrists were on fire from being in shackles for too long, the skin raw, red, and blistering. The air was cold and musty, there was no light, only darkness, that which should be the symbol of this horrid place. This was his...home...no...this was his hell for 3 years...3 years of suffering and torture, hell. The stone floor suddenly began to shake and break apart. His eyes widened in sudden shock as the rocks gave out beneath him and a large red clawed paw reached out and grabbed him around the waste and pulling him downward into dark flames of the abys. His body suddenly collided with the ground his head hitting stone harshly.

"You can smell it too...I know you can..." He heard a familiar deep rumbling voice say from beyond the sealed gate.

"...its all in our heads..." he said quietly, "they aren't coming for us again..."

"Tch...foolish brat, you know better than to just say the truth is all in your head...as much as I would like to be freed...we can't go back...we will die you understand me runt...?" Kyuubi rumbled, his voice sounding agitated.

"They're not coming!" Naruto shouted gripping his head, "They let us go free...they're not coming back...we're just paranoid.." he murmured, his fingers clenched tightly in his blond hair.

"Are you blind? One has been tracking us all day...and they still are...how could you not sense or smell him? You are an absolutely useless container..." Naruto didn't respond...the nine-tails was right, their spy, had indeed been following them, but his mental state had simply made him think it was just paranoia, he couldn't accept it, he didn't want to go back...he didn't want to leave Hinata or Konoha, they were his only last things of comfort, and if they were gone...what would become of him?

"If you don't do something soon, we are both going to end up dead, I'm saying this for the welfare of me, if you die, I will..." Kyuubi said eyeing the boy bluntly, his white fangs shimmering against his illuminated, crimson chakra. Naruto dropped to his knees, still holding his head.

"I can't...we can't...I don't know what to do anymore...what if...they hurt...her..." he mumbled. This must of been the most pathetic sight Kyuubi had ever seen, he wasn't the sympathetic type, but he couldn't have his shell to be in such a mental state. The empty space they were in was suddenly bright with light and Narrate saw Kyuubi, and the rest of his nightmare disappear.

/F-S

Hinata awoke with the warmth of the sunshine splashing across her face from her window, the curtains pulled back wide. She opened her eyes, her tired vision bleary from the sudden burst of light in her sight. She tried to move but her arms were stuck next to her sides, her eyes widened slightly and she tilted her head to one side, nothing, then the other side...something, yes that was something, alright.

Naruto lay there, his clothes torn and perspiration covering his face, he was mumbling words so fast she couldn't comprehend them. Wait...was he in heat? No this was different, this was...a nightmare...and by the looks of it, she couldn't even imagine what was happening inside his head. A deep blush crossed her cheeks as she felt him hug her tighter.

"N...Naruto..." she stammered, hardly able to get words to form.

/F-S

Okay this is an average chapter for me, I got inspiration from an amv on with hinata and Naruto with the song 'every time we touch' by cascada and I was like WOW, anyway my updates are getting slower I kno but I hardly have time anymore, school and stuff ya kno? Anywho keep R&Ring! luv ya'ss