Rin's eyes slowly fluttered open as she was laying on a branch, high up in the tall tree. Her foot dangled lifelessly off the branch, her eyes not accustomed to the blinding light. She gets up slowly but a tree noise caused her eyes to fill with a sort of panic? Fear? She didn't know as she took a step back, slipping off the branch. She falls faster and faster yet her expression was calm. Too calm. She grabbed a hold of the last branch and swinged on top of it. She landed squatting down, her eyes scanning the area then her eyes narrowed. She had found her target.
A boy in a green jumpsuit was training drastically, Rin swung upside down, her curiosity of this hard working boy got the better of her. She jumps down, stretching in an unnormally flexible way, her bones cracking. She walks to the teenage boy and as he turns around, she turned to stone. He was so UGLY. His black eyebrows thicker than normal, flat puppet eyes with three eyelashes on the bottom, a straight line haircut. He had all the things she hated. He seemed to have a happy face on as he said, "Guy-sensei?" His eyes turned to suspicion as he looks at Rin, immediately blushing. S-she's prettier than Sakura-chan.
"….." she looked silently at him as her eyes traced a trunk with multiple scratches as if he's been there all day. Her eyes sharpen as she looks at the boy.
"Rock Lee." He said a bit shyly.
"Rin…you've been here all day training?" she examined his tired and bruised body.
"Yes! I need to be a great ninja and for that to happen I need to train!" he had his hand into a fighting fist as he did a few swings. Rin's eyes were filled with astonishment.
"…So you're practicing extra hard by your own will?" she looked at him, confused.
"OF COURSE! That is my ninja way!" he said immediately. "Didn't you ever practice real hard to achieve something by yourself?" his smile true as he looked at her.
"…."A memory played in her head as when she was a little girl, she had a serious expression and began practicing her kicks and punches, a little boy looking at her with awe in his eyes, his thumb in his mouth. She closes her eyes, "No... I don't think so." Her mind was jumbled up as she looked at the determined boy. "…I'll remember your name Rock Lee. See you later." She turned away as he continued his training with a determined smile. She began to walk towards town but she stopped, punching a tree. The tree got scratched deeply, her expression far away, "If I remember…I wonder if I can continue?" She gritted her teeth and continues on.
"S-seina-chan, where are we going today?" Hinata asked as she stuck close to Seina shyly.
"We are meeting up with the new girl, Rin. I think the only reason she's coming is because of you." Seina said bluntly, causing Hinata to blush. "You guys friends?"
"N-no! I mean yes! I mean….i don't know. B-but we do know each other!" Her desperation caused Seina to smile as she patted the timid yet confused Hinata on the head.
"It's ok, by the looks of it she likes you."
"R-really?" Hinata asked, hope in her eyes.
"Really." Seina's eyes widened as Hinata smiled truthfully at herself. Seems like Hinata cares for Rin…
"R-rin-" Hinata had her hand raised a bit to wave but she stopped mid-way. Her eyes turning sad at Rin's face. It was confused, angered, yet most of all it was her hollow eyes that got Hinata. Rin looked at Hinata and somehow her eyes softened. She regained her usual composure as she stuffed her hands in her front pockets. Hinata sighed out of relief but she still had worry in the back of her head. "Hello, Rin-chan."
"Rin's fine." Rin added, a hand behind the back of her head as if she was embarrassed a bit. Rin looks at Hinata and smiles a bit. A smile she hasn't shown to someone in a while. Is that what she really has become? She shook this thought away as a red color blinds her eyes but she doesn't freak out. It's normal. It only shows when she thinks of the past. The past that was covered in red. She felt a tug on her shirt and looked at Hinata who had a sad expression. Then it hit her. She must be showing extreme pain on her face to have Hinata show this expression…and? Seina too? She looked confused but still sad at the girl she didn't know until yesterday.
Rin slowly patted Hinata's head and Hinata smiled cutely. Rin gave her usual bored expression to Seina as she continued to pet Hinata. "So, wanna grab something to eat?" Seina said as Rin's stomach grumbled. Hinata giggled a bit and off they went, only to find Naruto there. Surprise, surprise. Naruto waved at Hinata with a big grin as he continued to eat his ramen. Hinata turned tomato red as Seina nudged her a bit. Rin gave a sort of reassuring smile as she edged her toward Naruto. "Aren't they…so cute together?" Seina said as Rin and her sat by themselves. She looks at Rin's expression trying to read into her happy yet faraway look.
"Ya…they really do." Rin nodded a bit, giving a small sad smile as she looked at the two.
"Too bad Naruto's too dense to realize her obvious love." Seina mutters, looking up to only find a chuckling Rin. Seina stared in awe at Rin, mesmerized in a way.
"…I just hope he won't take too long to realize…"Rin said in a soft gentle whisper that rang in Seina's ears.
"But he loves Sakura-" Seina whispered quietly, sadness written in her eyes. A fist banged on the counter, sending silence. Seina looked, wide eyed, at the distressed and angered Rin. Rin gets up abruptly walking towards Naruto.
"Hey is it just me or do I feel like daggers- Ack!" Naruto screamed as Rin grabbed his shoulder, Hinata looking worried and confused at Rin. Rin felt different.
"Can I talk to you outside?" Rin asked as if it was normal and Naruto went white but he nods. They walk out and Naruto takes the first approach.
"So…you wanted to talk?" Naruto questioned, feeling a bit awkward.
"Ya." Rin answered shortly and bluntly. A wind passed through them as Naruto looked lifelessly at her.
"And it is…?" Naruto questioned.
"…You know how it feels to watch someone you love, love someone else in return?" Rin questioned with a serious tone.
"…." Naruto's eyes darkened as he remembered a faraway memory. Sakura hanging close to Sasuke, blushing. Naruto looks down, his hair covering his sad eyes. "Ya, so what?"
"It's painful isn't it?" Rin said with bitterness in her tone. "It can cause serious jealously. Soon the jealousy will turn to hate…and then there would be blood." Naruto looked at Rin swiftly with wide heartbroken eyes.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you had experienced this." Naruto said with a weak voice but stopped at Rin's unwavering stare.
"Ya, lived around it my whole life." Naruto looked at her, eyes wider. "I just…don't want to see the same mistake playing out a third time." Naruto's eyes calmed down then he looked down again. "But what the most painful thing is…is that you know that person knows you love them so much yet they still ignore it and love someone else instead. Not ashamed to show it infront of your eyes… " Rin's eyes seemed to be lifeless, dead, tired.
"Naruuuuto!" Sakura called as Sasuke hang by her side, looking grumpy. She had a big smile on in comparison to her teammate. Sakura stopped in her tracks as she spotted Rin, her inner self's expression angry and disgusted. UGH! What's that girl doing here?
"…Sorry Rin, I have to go-" His forced grin caused Rin's eyes to show great pain as her bangs covers one of her eyes. Naruto looked astonished but still walked over to his team with an uneasy feeling. He looked back and saw the same pained, sad expression in her showing eye as she turned back to the shop. Hinata rushed to her outside, looking worried. She looked flustered as she looked at Rin who ignored her and Naruto who was walking to his teammates.
"…" Her expression softened but had a despair and longing to it as she saw Sakura and Naruto talking together. I was wondering what Rin was doing to Naruto that was taking so long so I checked but…I didn't want to see this. Hinata looked down, her eyes covered by her hair, her hand clutching her chest where her hearts is. "Naruto…" she whispered and Naruto looked at Hinata with confusion but soon he saw himself overlapping her. He looked away, closing his pained eyes.
"Naruto? You okay?" Sakura asked, concerned a bit. Sasuke looking at Naruto at the corner of his eyes in his own way of worrying. But when Naruto opened his eyes, he was back to his normal self. He grinned bigly as Sakura hit him kiddingly. "Idiot."
"Hehe." Naruto commented as he saw Sasuke's hidden concern. They walked away from the Ramen shop, Rin's words ringing in his head. He already knew. He always did. But it was the first time he confronted it. He loved Sakura but she didn't. She loved Sasuke. Yet she knows I love her. What a cruel woman. Naruto said with a hidden a pained expression.
Rin looked at Hinata's figure with bitter, angry eyes and soon her vision went blurry, instead showed a little Rin in Hinata's position, tears streaming down her face as she saw two people kiss. A girl with mid-lengthed hair, a boy with spiky hair kissing. Rin shook her head, frustration taking over her. She didn't like this feeling. Not at all. She thought she abandoned this feeling. This painful, heart squeezing feeling. She walked to Hinata who remained outside in the same position. Rin's eyes filled with sadness and pain as her smaller figure overlapped with Hinata's. She couldn't help herself. Teeth gritted, she hugged Hinata who looked at her with big, wide eyes. Soon Hinata's eyes filled with happiness as warmth transferred from Rin to her. "You know…you're a nice friend Rin." Hinata blushed as she said those embarrassing words.
Rin's eyes widened as she stopped hugging Hinata and staggered backwards, a hand to her throbbing head. Flashes of the same boy and girl together flash in her mind and soon red blinds her vision again. Her eyes looked crazy and angry as she ran away. That's all she knew how to do. Run away. Run in circles. Run. RUN! You will NEVER be accepted for your crimes! NEVER! The only reason they talk to you is because they don't know! That's the only reason… She tripped and began to cry childly but quietly. She clutched grass and began to sob. She didn't like this feeling. The feeling that brings all of the unwanted memories rushing back.
"Hinata?" Seina asked concerned as she looked at the sad Hinata.
"I think…I made Rin angry…" Hinata answered, Seina sighing a bit.
"If it makes you feel better, I don't think you did anything wrong or else she would've said so…but what if she ran off because she was angry with herself?" Hinata didn't look convinced but nodded. "I'll go look for her." Hinata nodded and Seina was on her way, towards the woods by Hinata's instructions.
A shadow loomed over Rin's laying figure, her eyes dry of tears. "Oh lookie here!" Rin twitched at the voice, she looks toward the direction it came from and shot a glare of resentment and hatred. "I thought I'd check up on you but it looks like I found an interesting sight." The voice chuckled and grabbed Rin roughly, the voice filled with mockery and evilness. "Looks like I need to teach you another lesson Hime-sama." Half of the face showed in the daylight, it was Kyo's face, a shivering smirk almost splitting his face. "Don't you think so?" His smirk looking blood thirsty, sinister.