The strong hands pushed Hinata forward. Her foot caught on a crack in the pavement and she let out a frightened yelp. The hands tightened on her and the voice whispered, "Kept your lips tight. You'll only bring attention to yourself." The hands moved from her shoulder and mouth to down around her hips. Her feet left the ground and then she was placed back on it. This happened numerous times and each time the pavement got colder and colder. She felt the hands release her, but then heard a board clang above her and a bolt locking into place. 'Trap door' she thought miserably, 'he lead me down a trap door.' The hands locked back on her shoulder and mouth and continued to propel her forward. They walked for what seemed like forever but eventually the hands released her and two pieces of cloth were placed on her, one around her eyes and one in between her teeth. The figure bound her hands behind her back with rope and told her not to move. The sound of a door creaking open filled Hinata's ears. "Look what the dog drug in," Hinata heard a voice say.
"Be quiet," The figure grabbed Hinata's hands and pulled her. A door shut behind her and another lock clicked into place. "We're under radar tonight." The figure yanked Hinata forward again. "I've brought us a Hyuuga."
"Are you out of your fucking mind!" The first voice said again. "A fucking Hyuuga? Do you want to die?" "Come on, she was running away from the searchers they sent. The dogs would have found her and malled her. I snuck up on them and listened to what they were saying. They had no intent on bring her back to her father alive, in fact her father insisted on her death for disobiedence." The figure spat. Hinata's eyes welled up with water and soaked into the cloth blindfold as the figure continued. "The Uzumaki was there. Her father would have never been able to explain the embarassment."
Hinata started to disagree but her words came out muffled by the cloth in her mouth. She felt completely defeated. "It's ok sweet heart," The figure took her hand again, and for a moment she thought it was out of kindness, but her thought was splintered to pieces when she was thrown forward again and this time she landed on the floor. She felt pain in her knees when they broke her fall. She was pushed flat and the figure started to bind her ankles with the rope. Hinata weeped opening as the figure left her mumbling, "I hope you've ate recently."

Hinata woke to screams then realized they were her own. She quieted herself as she heard footsteps come near her. She drew in her breath in fear. "What is wrong with you? Do you want to die?" She heard the figures voice over top of her.
"I'm sorry," Hinata squeeked. "I had a nightmare."
"Well good God, don't scream about it. Now go to sleep." The figure started to mvoe away from her as she started to say, "But I-" then cut herself off. The figure stopped and asked, "But what?" Hinata stayed quiet. "Go on now. Spit it out."
"I'm, s-scared of the d-dark." She expected him to laugh at her. She expected him to just leave her there. But he reached back behind her head, cut the cloth and removed it from her eyes. The boy that appeared before her was brown with dirt. His arms and feet were wrapped in bandages. His blue clothing was almost the color black. His dark shaggy hair crowded his face. His lips faltered as he asked, "Better?" She nodded her head slowly. It was obvious. He was an untouchable. He left her again and went over and laid down on the mound of hay that sat beside the single candle that illuminated the small room. He covered himself with a small scrungy blanket and closed his eyes. Over on another pile of hay was another dirty boy with his hair pulled back into a pony tail covered in another scrungy blanket. "You may not want to have that candle so close to the hay. It may catch fire," Hinata spoke softly to the dirty boy. "I'm quite aware of that," The dirty boy spoke to her with his eyes closed. "Go to sleep."
"How do you know it's not morning?" She asked. The boy opened one eye. "Because, it's only been an hour since I brought you down here."
"How do you know this?" She tried to come out on top again, but only felt embarassed as he pointed to a clock in the corner of the room. She flipped over on her side so the boy couldn't see her red face. She shivered against the cold ground. She tried to quiet her chattering teeth as best as she could and tried to fall back asleep. She laid and thought of Temari. Temari had been her best friend and maid since Hinata's mother had past. 'What would Temari think of her now that she got caught?' Hinata thought to herself. She had betrayed her only friend. Hinata thought to Naruto and fingered the ring on her hand. She hoped the untouchables wouldn't take her ring. It was too valuable for their kind. If they tried to sell the ring it would be too obvious that they stole it. She as a person would be the only value they had right now. Her body felt warmer, then she realized a blanket had found it's way on her. She looked over at the dirty boy and seen that his blanket was no longer on him. She made a mental note to thank him in the morning. She drifted slowly off to sleep.

AU: Review please. Thank you for reading.