Forget Me Not

Summary: After a mysterious attack on Konoha, the one man who knew the attackers loses all recollection of the event. Left to heal in the Hyuuga compound, under the care of a young girl, can the daughter of the clan leader revive his lost memory? Hinata/Kakashi.

Disclaimer: Misashi Kishimoto and me are tight. He would have let me have the characters if I asked. I just thought I'd be nice and let him keep them. I regret it every day…

A/N: Hey guys, wow, no pressure just writing with the AWESOME Emerald (she keeps telling me that anyway...) I'll try my hardest for you and I hope you enjoy my chapter! Note of warning: This chapter is short but have no fear, once I get into the swing of things they will be a longer!

Chapter 2: Lost

"Don't forget when the leaves fall..."

A push behind his eyes tells him to wake, he is tired of sleeping. He starts to break through to the surface but it's so hard to move his finger even an inch.

"The colour, the wind..."

That song seems so familiar to him; it calls him to action, to beat this rising darkness once and for all. 'I can do this...' he thinks as he strives to the light, finally breaking free from the slide, his body reclaimed to life; and to pain, a pain so harsh that it forces him to clench his teeth instead of moaning or screaming out. He needs to hear that song, just a little more.

"And the way it calls..."

He struggles to turn his head toward the sound and sees a young woman with black hair and a slender body. She is delicately tending to some flowers, cutting the stems diagonally, placing some salt into a vase and then arranging them into a beautiful bouquet. She sings as she handles each flower, as if investing them with the power to grow.

"Don't forget how the sun heats..."

Now looking around him, he could see that he was on a bed in a small but well furnished room. Maybe this girl was a maid servant of some sort, sent to tend to him and the room. Maybe he knew her.

"The crops, the fun..."

This place was so unfamiliar to him, he had no idea where he was or how he had gotten there, the only thing he knew was that he hurt from almost every muscle and that he had a stab wound somewhere near his stomach. He wanted to know what was going on, but he didn't want to interrupt the girl. His hand flew to his mouth where his ever-present mask was, thankful it was still there, at least he had that small comfort he thought with a sigh, and then wished he hadn't.

"And the way the heart bea-"

The girl turned around then, and Kakashi watched as her eyes grew wide, the alarm of seeing him awake seeming to catch the girl the off-guard, as the vase in her hands fell suddenly to the ground with a loud crash.

Kakashi winced at the sound of shattered glass, watching as the girl seemed to struggle with speech, her hands shaking. After a moment, he thought he heard her whisper a stuttered apology, as she bent down and began to gather the broken pieces of the vase.

The jounin's mind was a-whir. This girl looked familiar, and some small part of him thought he might almost remember her, but his mind was blank.

Suddenly then, footsteps could be heard approaching the adjacent door to the room. A man opened the door to see what the commotion was; he took one look at Kakashi's conscious form and turned to the girl.

"Leave us." He didn't even look at her as he ordered her from the room.

The girl trembled slightly as she bowed and quickly left, closing the door after her without a sound. 'It must have been a servant,' thought Kakashi as he struggled to sit up to greet his guest.

"Hiashi," Kakashi mumbled, trying to get used to the idea of talking after being asleep, "where am I?"

"The Hyuuga compound." The tall man replied, "You've been injured."

"Oh," Kakashi replied vaguely, "Well then, how are you?"

"How am I?" Hiashi frowned. "I should be asking that same question of you, you have been unconscious for a few weeks now."

"Weeks?" Kakashi managed to rasp out, a bit concerned, "what happened to me?"

"Don't you remember? Konoha was attacked by an enemy. You went ahead to scout and to find out who it was. We got concerned when you didn't return so we went to see if you were in need of help, I found you lying on the ground hardly breathing with a knife wound near your heart. You would have died if it wasn't for Tsunade." Hiashi stood up and walked around the room as he told this to Kakashi. He stopped when he looked at the man. His eyes were confused and Hiashi could see that what he was saying wasn't making much sense.

"I don't know what you're talking about Hiashi. You mean Tsunade, the Legendary Sannin?" Kakashi's eyes widened for a moment, and then narrowed at Hiashi, "Is this a joke?"

"You don't remember anything?" Hiashi questioned looking for some kind of trick in the jounin's eyes, "you are our only hope to find Konoha's enemy or enemies, this isn't a time to be joking Kakashi," the Hyuuga's eyes widened in surprise and worry when he could see that Kakashi was speaking the truth. Turning his head away he didn't see Kakashi put his hand to his head in an old habit of his.

"The last thing I remember," Kakashi said, eager to find an explanation, "was the Chuunin Exams."

Hiashi looked at Kakashi with shock, took two steps back and hurriedly opened the door.

"Neji!" He shouted, gaining the jounin's attention, "I need you to go find Tsunade and bring her back here immediately." He paused for a moment then said, "Tell her it's Kakashi."

Kakashi heard the sound of footsteps running along the veranda outside his door then fade away into the distance.

"Did I get hurt in the fight against the sand and the sound?" asked Kakashi, "shouldn't you be out there Hiashi, helping the people?" Kakashi made a move to get out of the bed, "I'm still able to fight, we shouldn't worry about a bump when Konoha is at stake." Kakashi lifted his body slightly from the bed and shouted in pain then slumped back onto the bed, "on second thought, it looks like you'll have to fight this one on your own Hiashi," Kakashi wheezed, "It seems my injuries haven't healed just yet."

Hiashi took a chair near the door and sat it next to Kakashi's bed, "I'm not going anywhere just yet, Konoha can take care of itself without me for the moment," Hiashi said while he sat down on the chair.

Hiashi was at a loss for words, how could he explain all that had happened since the chuunin exams from three years ago? How much did Kakashi remember from that fight? Did he know that the previous Hokage died while fighting Orochimaru? And if he didn't, how would he tell him? How do you tell someone that they have lost their memory? This was getting a little too complicated for Hiashi's liking, he just wished that Neji would hurry and bring Tsunade; she might have an idea of what's going on and how to fix it, at least, he hoped.

While Hiashi was having these thoughts Kakashi was looking at his room, his eyes glancing past his vest and forehead protector on the bed post and landing on the flowers that the girl hadn't broken. A quick grin spread across his face as he thought of the shock she must have gotten.

Kakashi turned to Hiashi, "could you do me a favour and thank that girl who brought the flowers in, I can't remember the last time I got flowers."

Hiashi turned to Kakashi, momentarily pausing in his thoughts, "you can thank her yourself," he paused again, "she must look quite different then when you last saw her, that girl is my eldest daughter, Hinata." Hiashi stood up, he had to see if Tsunade was here yet. Taking the chair and placing it back near the door he turned to Kakashi before leaving, "Hinata will bring you your food for tonight, you can thank her then. For now, stay in bed."

With those words Hiashi left Kakashi to wait for Tsunade in the front foyer, a place where they could talk about Kakashi's condition without fear of being overheard. While he was walking down the corridor Kakashi fell into a deep sleep, dreaming of an enemy that he couldn't see. Struggling against this dream he woke for a moment then fell asleep again, this time dreaming of flowers, sunlight...

And hearing a song that he couldn't quite remember.

A/N: So that was my first chapter I hope you all liked it, if not tell me where I'm going wrong, that coupled with Emerald constantly over my shoulder making sure I don't damage her reputation should make me a brilliant writer, if I do say so myself. Kakashi and Hinata's romance will be starting soon, don't worry, it will start off with a strong friendship and then it will develop into something more...or will it? Stay tuned for the next chapter. I can't wait!

Yours,

Jaggarte x