This chapter is a bit longer than the others so I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 4 I lost You

Normally on such a calm night Naruto would sleep soundly but tonight was a different story. As he lay on his bed Naruto began to toss and turn as he dreamed. He was in the ocean but he could breathe. He looked around and found himself surrounded by so many different colors, corals and undersea plant life spread all around him. Schools of colorful fish swam here and there. The sunlight spread over the undersea landscape and made for one of the most beautiful sights Naruto had ever seen. Then as he was taking it all in a shadow swam over him he looked up to see a rather large fish swimming towards him. At first it scared him thinking it was a shark or something but as it got closer it began to take a different shape. It was the mermaid he had seen. Her dark hair swirled around her and her light purple tail shimmered. She swam around Naruto mesmerizing him with her grace but she kept her face hidden from her. Naruto wanted to see it he wanted to see what she looked like. He quickly reached out and grabbed her hand and brought the mermaid closer to him she struggled against his grip but he only tightened his grip. When he finally brought her close to his body he put a hand to her cheek and turned her face towards him but right when she was about to look at him a flash of light spread before him Naruto closed his eyes in order to shield them from the bright light .

When he opened them again he was staring at the ceiling of his room. 'What was that about' Naruto sat up and swung his legs out of bed. He got up and pushing his curtains away letting the sunlight flood his room. Naruto opened one of the large windows that lead to his balcony and walked out to lean on the railing 'was she real or did I really just imagine her'. He looked out to the sea.

His concentration soon broke when he heard a quiet snicker. He turned to find Sasuke on the neighboring balcony also leaning on the railing but with his back to the sea.

"What the hell are you doing over there" Naruto pointed an accusing finger at Sasuke. "Last time a checked that was not your room"

Sasuke stared at Naruto for a second then snickered again before retreating back into the room. But not before calling Naruto an idiot.

"Why I oughta" Naruto clenched his fist in front of him. 'I still have to gotten that jerk back for pushing me off that cliff'.

Naruto ran back into his room. He looked through his closet which consisted of mostly orange tunics. Which Naruto believed were a million times better than Sasuke's blue ones. He grabbed one, black pants and a pair of boots and slipped them on. He then grabbed his head band which had a symbol of a crown on the front to show his status. After tying it on he ran out his room and headed towards the neighboring room where he knew he would find Sasuke.

Naruto kicked the door open with his boot and walked inside "DAMN IT SASUKE YOU TRIED TO KI-" that was as far as Naruto got before her noticed the girl in front of him she had long dark hair and really white skin "wait is she-'' again that was as far as he could go before a stool hit him in the head.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" Tenten one of the many ladies of the court had been working on dressing a young girl Sasuke had found when in barges Naruto when she was still getting her dressed. "YOU PERVERT GET OUT!" she started reaching for more furniture to throw but Naruto had seen Tenten angry enough before to know he had to get out fast. He ran away as fast as he could back out into the hallway and slam the door shut behind him.

"Sheesh what a rude entrance you would think they would teach him how to knock" she looked behind her to Sasuke who lay on a couch behind her with a blindfold on. "At least someone here is a gentleman" she turned her attention back to the girl before her "he didn't scare you now did he" the young girl before her did not even turn to face her she simply stared at the door with a light blush decorating her face.

"Guess not… now we just have to figure out what to do with that chest you have a rather large one" Tenten looked at her dresses piled all over the floor and the measuring tape in her hands and sighed.

Naruto sat outside of the room on the floor across the room he had just barged into "Ouch" Naruto rubbed a sore already forming on his head. "Damn it how was I supposed to know there was a girl changing in there…..AND WHY THE HELL IS SASUKE STILL THERE!"

'Guess I'll just wait for her to be done'

Naruto sat on the floor for about 10 minutes when finally the door opened and Tenten came out smiling happily holding a bunch of dresses under her arm. As soon as she noticed Naruto on the floor her smile disappeared and she shook her fist at Naruto as a warning. Naruto got the warning and raised his hands in defense as soon as Tenten had turned the corner and was out of sight Naruto entered the room to find Sasuke taking off a blindfold and the girl he had seen nowhere to be found.

"Where is she?"

Sasuke turned to Naruto "who Tenten?"

"No the other girl the one with long dark hair"

"She's behind that changing screen looking in the mirror"

Naruto turned to see the white screen and saw a shadow moving behind it. He then moved over to where Sasuke was sitting. "Who is she?"

"I don't know I found her last night"

"What? where?"

"After the sun set I went for a walk down the beach and found her"

"On the beach"

"Yup" Sasuke leaned back into the couch. "She may have been in a ship wreck or something can't really get anything out of her"

"Why"

"She can't talk. I think her a mute or something"

They both turned to the screen when they heard soft footsteps. The minute she came around the screen Naruto could not keep his eyes off her. She wore a long lavender dress that reached the floor and had long off shoulder sleeves. Tenten had made some adjustments to make it fit to her bust but there was only so much she could do. In the end a little bit of cleavage still peeked out from under the dress. Her long dark hair was left down cascading down her shoulders. Just as Sasuke had been Naruto was surprised by her eyes they did not have pupils but they seemed to have a light shade of purple in them. He found them very beautiful actually he found everything about her beautiful and just could not stop himself from staring. Sasuke noticed this and smirked. He stood up.

"Why don't you take her into the village?"

Snapping out of his daze Naruto looked at Sasuke "what?"

"maybe you can find someone that may know who she is and if not then you can just take her around the village and show her what Konoha has to offer" Sasuke walked over to Naruto and tripped him. Then grabbed onto Naruto's tunic and dragged him out of the room and grabbed on to the dark haired girl's hand as he dragged Naruto.

"Let me go Sasuke I can walk on my own!" Naruto struggled to get out of Sasuke's grip but to no avail. When they reached a door that lead outside Sasuke let go of the dark haired girl's hand and opened it then kicked Naruto out the door. He then made room for the young girl behind him to go through. "Go ahead Naruto show her a good time".

Naruto turned to face Sasuke with an annoyed and questionable look on his face. 'Why do I feel like he's forcing me to do this', he turned to the girl standing behind him. When she noticed he was staring at her she blushed and looked away. 'Well I guess I can show her around…. she looks kind of familiar though'. "Ok I'll take her around the village for the day" Naruto turned and faced the girl by him. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki nice to meet you" he gave her a thumbs up and a big grin. The dark haired girl looked up at him and then down again to hide her smile.

Hinata could barely process what was going on. She thought back to her morning experience.

She had awakened in a strange room in a dress that did not belong to her. The room was full of so many new and strange items. She pushed her new legs out from under the sheets that covered her and stared down at them. She wiggled her toes and giggled at the odd movement. She then swung her legs over to the side of bed and as soon as her feet touched the floor she flinched. The cold floor had scared her she had never felt such a sensation. She tried again a second time and managed to keep her feet on the floor and tried to stand up only to fall back on the bed. 'This balance thing is going to be hard to learn'. She also noticed she was not used to the new gravity of her new world and everything felt heavier. But Hinata would not give up she tried again and succeeded in standing up. 'Ok now the hard part' Hinata raised one leg and moved it forward and tried walking. It did not go well. Hinata ended up falling flat on her face. Hinata propped herself up on her elbows and pushed her hair behind her ear. 'I will not give up' Hinata pushed herself up and tired again. This time she used a dresser to help her move forward. Sure enough she started walking it was a clumsy walk but it was walking none the less. She made her way to a window and pushed the curtains away. She blinked her eyes as the sunlight that poured in and looked out at the sea she felt a small pang of guilt 'I bet they are worried about me'. A knock on the door brought Hinata back to reality. She turned to see a young boy enter her room he had dark spiky hair and black eyes he was pretty handsome too. "Good to see you up I'm Sasuke Uchiha" he walked over to her and gave a small bow. Out of habit Hinata tried to introduce herself but then when nothing came out of her mouth she remembered what she had lost. Sasuke noticed this and raised an eyebrow "what's wrong can't speak?" she nodded her head. 'This will complicate things' Sasuke eyed Hinata looking her over from head to toe. Even under the nightgown he had dressed her in Hinata's curves were very noticeable. 'I will just have to use her body then'. "I am going to go get someone to help dress you so just wait here" Sasuke turned and was out the door. Hinata stood by the window confused by the sudden conversation 'I thought I was dressed' she shrugged her shoulders and looked about the room. She went to a dresser that had a number of different bottles on it. Hinata took one and looked at the small bottle then uncorked it. A sweet smell started to spread around her and Hinata enjoyed it. It was like nothing she had ever smelled before (being underwater kinda dulls smell). Hinata out of curiosity brought the bottle to her mouth to see if it tasted as sweet as it smelled. It did not and Hinata gagged like crazy at the bitter taste. She corked the bottle again and put it down and continued exploring the room around her. She was about to look to the contents of one of the chest in the room when she heard voices from the door.

"What do you mean you just found her" a young girl with two buns on her head stepped into the room with a pile of dresses under her arm. She set her bundle down on a table and gave Hinata a warm smile. Hinata smiled back. "So you just want me to dress her"

"Yeah" Sasuke stepped in and walked to the window of the room. "Make her look good" he opened the window and stepped out into the balcony.

"That'll be easy she is already pretty" she turned her attention back to Hinata and waved her hand. "Hi I'm Tenten I'll be helping you get dressed" she pulled on Hinata's sleeve and lead her to the center of the room. "Ok let see what will fit you".

After they had been working for a while Sasuke came back into the room snickering to himself then grabbed a random piece of fabric from Tenten's things.

Then it happened Naruto burst into the room and Hinata was shocked beyond belief. She was wondering how she was going to find him but lo and behold he found her.

After he got kicked out of the room and she was finally done getting dress Tenten pointed out a mirror behind a screen and Hinata went to go look at herself. The dress she was wearing looked….well Hinata just could not put her finger on but it just felt like she was wearing too much clothing. She heard Sasuke talking to someone when she walked out to them. She stared at Naruto. 'He's right there what do I do. I can't even make a proper introduction what do I do what do I do' she stood there petrified thinking on what to do next. Before she could figure something out Sasuke had taken her hand and dragged her out of the room.

Now she was walking down the road to the village with a blond haired boy she was growing more and more fond of. She kept stealing a few glances at him trying to memorize every second she spent with him. She was beyond happy that he was an arm's length near her.

Naruto on the other hand was too confused on what to do next. 'Damn it why did I agree to this. I have no idea where to take her' he glanced behind at Hinata. She was staring at some butterflies that were following her wonder emanating from her eyes. 'She really cute' a slight blush appeared again on his face.

They finally reached the gates to the village and were greeted by the noises and sights of the busy village. Hinata had never seen anything like this everyone was running around tending to their business and new creatures were everywhere. She was amazed by even the tiniest things. While Naruto just saw it as any other morning in the village.

The crowd started growing as more and more people went about their business. Hinata was not faring so well scared to offend anyone she kept stopping to make way for them to pass soon she realized she had gotten separated from Naruto and now she stood alone not knowing what to do. 'Oh no what do I do now'.

She looked about looking for any signs of the orange boy she had come with but did not see any trace of him. She started panicking now. She felt like crying. Then she felt a strong hand take hers.

"Found you" Hinata turned around to find Naruto holding onto her hand. "You disappeared on me you better hold on so we don't get separated again". He gently pulled her and they continued on their way. Hinata looked down at the hand holding her and blushed.

"Ok let's see what will show you….hmmm…" Naruto racked his brain thinking of possible activities to do with the strange new girl behind him. "I know lets go to the market there are a bunch of different stands there with some really cool things and a lot of people maybe someone will recognize you"

It did not take long for them to find the market and start looking at the venders various wares. Hinata saw things she had never seen before. Some of the food they were selling caught her eyes she had never seen such colorful things. A red sphere drew her in the most. Naruto noticed Hinata eyeing an apple and remembered that neither of them had eaten. Sasuke had kicked them out of the castle before they had a chance to eat. "Hey two apples please" Naruto let go of Hinata's hand and reached into his pocket and threw a coin at the vendor. He handed Hinata one of the apples. Hinata was confused on what to do with it then she saw Naruto bite into it and did as he did. The taste of the apple amazed her and she dug right in she had not realized how hungry she was.

Naruto glanced at Hinata who was currently licking her fingers and realized she had already eaten her apple, core and all. 'Wow she must have been hungry'.

They continued walking when Hinata noticed a stand full of colorful plants she immediately walked over to it. "Interested in a few flowers young lady" the vendor asked from behind. 'So they are flowers their amazing' Hinata looked at all the flowers that ranged from bright reds to dark blues.

Naruto finished his apple and tossed the core into a trash bin and turned to check on Hinata only to realize she was gone. "Damn it I lost her again" Naruto looked around and was relived to find her at a flower stand near him. He approached her and again saw a sparkle in her eye as she looked over all the flowers 'she's like a little kid seeing something new'.

Hinata held a small stem that had a couple of blue flowers with a yellow center. "Those are forget me nots" the vendor mentioned. "Pick a flower I'll get it for you" Hinata turned to see Naruto behind her. She looked down at her flower and she held it up for Naruto to see. He laughed at her gesture 'she really is like a little kid'. Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled a coin out for the vendor. The vendor took it and smirked "if only you knew what that flower meant your highness". Naruto gave him a confused look the vendor just laughed and waved his hand "never mind just take care of the young lady". Naruto shrugged and took Hinata's free hand and pulled her away.

Naruto looked at the girl behind him again they had been walking for a while and had gotten a bit more food in their bellies now they were just wondering around hand in hand. Hinata twirled the stem of the little blue flowers in her hand fascinated by the colors. Naruto could not help but blush again 'she looks so cute' Naruto touched his face and noticed how hot he was 'what the heck is wrong with me' Naruto shook his head trying to calm down. "How about we go to the beach" Naruto pulled on Hinata's hand and started heading for the beach. Hinata however was not too keen on the idea 'oh no what if I get wet I will turn back into a mermaid I need to figure something out' Hinata had been so lost in thought that she did not even notice she was already going down stairs to the beach.

"Man that is one view" Hinata looked up and realized what he meant the sea opened up in front of her spreading as far as she could see. Naruto started walking towards the water but it was then that Hinata let go of his hand. Naruto faced Hinata with a concerned look on his face.

"What's wrong you don't want to get near it?" Hinata nodded her head.

"Oh yeah Sasuke said you were washed ashore are you scared of the sea" again Hinata nodded

"Ok we will just walk on the beach then and stay away from the water" he held his hand out to Hinata grinning widely. She smiled and took it.

As they walked down the beach Naruto stopped every few minutes to pick up an interesting looking shell or to poke anything that had washed ashore. Hinata eyed the water every chance she got making sure she steered clear.

After a while Naruto sat down on the sand and took off his boots. He dug his toes in the sand as soon as his feet touched the sand. He sighed and leaned back on his hands. Hinata on the other hand noticed a patch of flowers near them and made her way towards them and started picking a few flowers. Naruto eyed her from where he was and was again mesmerized by her. Every step she took and every arm stroke was filled with such grace. Naruto blushed heavily again. But because Naruto was Naruto not all he eyed was just for her grace he took every chance he got to look down her dress whenever she bent down.

Little did the orange prince know though was that he was being watched by a certain pinkette. Sakura had been walking through the village when she noticed Naruto walking hand in hand with another girl. 'Who is she' Sakura spied on them from a distance. "Who is she and what does Naruto think he's doing with her" Sakura steamed at the sight before her.

"What's wrong Sakura?"

Sakura turned to find Lee an odd friend of hers standing by her. "That new girl by Naruto". Lee looked out towards the beach and saw the girl she talked about. "Someone should take care of her before she causes trouble" Sakura was digging her nails into the palm of her hands angry at the new turn of events. 'What are you doing Naruto don't look at her like that'.

"I'll do it Sakura I'll take care of her" Sakura turned to Lee shocked by his sudden proposition.

"You will Lee? I did not think you had what it took to "take care" of someone"

"If it's for you then I'll do it"

"Ok then"

Naruto was now enjoying the sun hitting his face and listening to the ocean when he heard footsteps behind him. He glanced over his shoulder to see Sakura approaching him. Her long pink hair was gently flying behind her. She was dressed in a long red dress, it looked a lot more intricate then Hinata's and a lot more uncomfortable. Naruto waved at her "hey Sakura what are you doing here".

"Nothing much I was just wondering through when I noticed you down here. How long have you been here?"

"Not long I was wondering around the village too"

"Really why"

"Oh I was showing the village to a new girl Sasuke found"

'Wait Sasuke is involved with her too' Sakura pushed that thought back and just smiled "really who"

"She's right there….." Naruto pointed to the flower bed behind him. He then realized he was not pointing to anyone. She was not there anymore and the flowers she had been gathering where scattered all over the ground.