Hinata's head throbbed wildly. She could hear her heart pounding in her head.

Hinata-chan

Naruto-kun?

Hinata-chan, wake up!

I...I can't...

Wake up, Hinata-chan!

Help me, Naruto-kun...I...I can't get up.

Wake up!

Wake up!

"Wake up!"

Hinata's eyes fluttered.

"Heh, see she's alright." a strange voice said.

"You need to be more careful, you idiot! She's pregnant, Dammit! Boss doesn't want the baby to get killed!"

The second was a female voice. It was vaugely familiar. Hinata fought against the blackness that threatened to pull her under.

"You monsters! Who the hell do you think you are? Let her go!"

Hinata's heart lept. Ino.

The woman laughed.

"You might want to be a little more concerned about yourself. After all, we don't have orders to keep you alive." she said threateningly.

"Cowards! Untie us and you'll see who should be concerned!"

TenTen!

Hinata tried to move. Then she found that she was tied up too. A burst of laughter came from several different places.

"I don't know, Kanaka, I might want to keep on of them fo rmyself. They're feisty." another man said.

Hinata felt sick.

"I'm gonna kick your ass! Come one, untie me! I'll take you all on, dammit!"

Sakura.

"Enough!" the woman said.

Hinata heard a big thump and Sakura gasp.

"Do whatever you want with the three loudmouths but the old broad and half-pint have gotta go. If we let them live they'll have the entire Hyuuga clan on us in a matter of minutes." the woman said.

Hinata squinted against the sun. Everything was blurry. She could only make out profiles of people. One of them walked toward her and bent down.

"So, sleeping beauty is waking up. Have a nice nap?" the woman taunted.

Hinata blinked hard a couple of times and everything slowly came into focus. The woman from earlier smiled down at her wickedly.

"Bet your ears are ringing, huh? Don't worry, I know a place where you can rest and be nice and comforatable." she said in mock sweetness.

The woman bent over to pick Hinata up.

"Touch her again...and I swear...I'll end you."

Hinata looked behind the woman. Kurenai! She was badly beaten. He hands and feet were tied. She looked at the woman with pure hatred in her eyes. The woman laughed.

"You? Don't be ridiculous! You're nothing more than an injured mother cow." the woman scoffed.

She stood and walked over to Kurenai. Kurenai didn't take her eyes off her. The woman looked at Kurenai's belly. The woman tsked.

"Such a shame. You know you really should have been more carefull. Getting mixed up in this wil cost you,not only your life, but your child's too."

Tears rolled down hinata's cheeks. She struggled to find her voice.

"YOU COLD, HEARTLESS MONSTER! YOU'D KILL AN INNOCENT BABY BEFORE IT EVEN HAS A CHANCE TO LIVE?" Ino screeched desperately.

One of the men guarding the girls kicked INo in the head.

"Be Quiet!"

Ino just shook it off.

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU'RE DEALING WITH! IF YOU TOUCH THAT BABY I'LL RIP YOU APART FROM THE INSIDE!" Ino threatened.

The man kicked her again and again.

"Shut the Hell up, Bitch!" he growled.

"Stop it!" Hinata yelled.

Everyone looked at Hinata. She looked around at the Koizumi thugs.

"Please stop! I'll go with you! I'll do whatever you say and I won't try to escape! But leave them alone!" she begged.

"Hinata, no!" TenTen yelled.

The leader smiled.

"What a touching display. The brave Hyuuga heiress begs for her friend's lives." she said sarcastically.

She waved her hand dissmissively.

"Get her outta here, boys. Take any of the others that you want." she said nonchalantly.

One of the men came and picked Hinata up and threw her over his shoulder. Hinata struggled and kicked.

"No, stop! Sensei!" she cired.

Two of the other men picked up Sakura and TenTen. The guy who had kicked Ino stood over her, scowling.

"You're not worth all the racket." he said in dsigust.

"Ino-chan!" Sakura wailed.

"Sensei! Ritorushisutā (Little Sister)! Ino-chan!" Hinata cried.

"Close your eyes, Hinata-sama!" Kurenai yelled.

Hinata shut her eyes tightly. Then she heard the sound of a blade through flesh. Kurenai didn't make a sound.

"SENSEI!" Hinata screeched.

"Where's Kurenai? What happend?" Shikamaru questioned Hiashi.

Hiashi put his hands up.

"Calm down, Nara-san. She, Hinata-san and a few of the others escaped to the Hidden Sand. They'll contact us as soon as they get there." he said calmly.

Shikamaru relaxed a little bit. He looked around at the trashed wedding scene.

"So, what? They just crashed in here and tried to take Hinata-chan?" he asked.

Hiashi nodded.

"The Koizumi have always been desperate." he stated.

Shikamru looked over at Naruto. He sat looking down at the floor, running his fingers through his hair.

"Hey, are you ok?" he asked.

Naurto didn't budge.

"I'm just worried about her. Every time I'm away from her, I get nervous." he said.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes. He went over and lay down next to Naruto.

"Yay think she's in danger er something?" he asked.

Naruto shrugged.

"Not really. I know she's probably fine. It's just...ever since she told me...I'm constantly worried that something's going to go wrong." he replied.

Shikamaru sighed.

"You know, despite what it looks like. Pregnant women can be pretty tough."

He looked out the window.

'I remember right after Sensei died...I was so worried about Yūhi-sama all the time. She got so pissed at me that she threw a chair at my head."

He chuckled.

"After that, I figured she could take care of herself. I didn't stop worrying, but I didn't worry as much."

He looked over at Naruto who was looking at him weirdly.

"IS that supposed to make me feel better/" Naruto asked.

Shikamaru shrugged.

"Not really, I was just saying."

Naruto rolled his eyes.

'You're weird." he mumbled.

He got up and went to Hinata's room. He picked up the veil that she hd left behind. He played with it tenderly.

"We were so close, Hinata-chan." he said sadly.

Hinata cried the entire way to the Koizumi headquarters. Sakura was crying too, but inbetween bouts of tears, she cursed and threatened that she was going to kill everyone once she got free. TenTen withdrew inside herself. She seemed to be too shocked to comprehend anything. When they got to the hideout, TenTen and Sakura were taken away to the basement. Hinata, on the other hand was taken further and further up to a tower room. The man who had carried her untied her and roughly pushed her inside. She looked around.

All things considered it was a very nice room. There was a big purple themed bed, a wooden dresser and matching wardrobe. There was a painted purple vanity in the corner and several pictures of lilacs on the walls. To tierd and sad to even try to figure out where she was, Hinata climbed unto the bed and curled up in a ball.

Kurenai. Hanbi-chan. Ino-chan. They're all dead because of me.

Fresh tears slid down her checks. She drifted off to sleep with one thing in her mind.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.