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They say that if you have no past, you have no future…

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The first time she met him it was the day of the first snowfall in Konoha in years. Little Hinata had never seen snow before and she was curious to go outside and touch it.

"F-father, c-can I go outside to see the s-snow?"

Hiashi looked down at the wonder in his eager daughter's eyes and something inside him just couldn't say no.

The stoic head of the clan sighed. "Sure, but take Neji with you." Hinata was quick to follow his orders. He saw the spark in her eyes and the way it lit up her face and almost smiled-almost.

Little Hinata searched the whole house but still wasn't able to find her cousin. But she really really wanted to see the snow. She decided that maybe she could get out, just for a little bit, without her father noticing.

She went and fetched her little purple coat and gloves with a matching hat, and ran outside. Her first reaction was that it was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen. The snow fell and melted right on her nose, as if fairies were sprinkling the ground with magic.

Her second reaction was that it was cold. She really didn't expect it to be this freezing! The ground was covered with a thin sheet of ice and Hinata, being the clumsy little girl that she was, slipped and fell. When she tried getting up she just slipped again.

"Need a hand?"

Above her a little boy was standing with his arm stretched out to help her up. But that wasn't the first thing she noticed. All she saw was the most amazing blue eyes she had ever seen. She would never forget them for as long as she lived.

She then noticed his hand and took it. All of a sudden it seemed a little warmer, and when he smiled,

It was like the sun itself.

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Chapter 2: Boy With No Past

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The next morning Hinata and Tenten awoke to a loud commotion outside.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!! IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, I SWEAR!!"

"NO EXCUSES BOY!!"

A loud groan was heard from Tenten as she pulled a pillow tighter over her ears. Hinata slowly sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. "W-what's going on?" she yawned.

Outside a boy with blond hair and blue eyes was running away from two men with kitchen utensils in their hands. He spotted the motel and ran inside.

"Quick! I need a room! Hurry!" he yelled as he repeatedly rang the bell on the receptionist's desk. The lady at the desk slowly lowered her glasses to peer up at the boy. "Sir, I cannot give you a room without proper payment. And what is your name?" she questioned slowly. "I'm afraid it will take some time to prepare a room for you sir, sir? Where are you going?"

The boy was getting nervous and ran away down the hall with a quick "Never mind!"

Meanwhile, upstairs Hinata and Tenten opened the door to their room to see what was going on. Suddenly a boy came running and crashed right into Hinata sending them both on the ground.

The boy just stared. Hinata felt the heat rising to her face. 'There's a boy…on top of me…really close…ok, keep calm' she nearly passed out.

"You know you shouldn't jump on people like that," said Tenten with her hands on her hips standing in the doorway.

The boy then noticed her and looked up. He saw the open door leading into the room and asked, "Can I hide in your room?"

Tenten looked confused. "Hide? What? No!"

They heard voices yelling "You can't hide from us you thief!" and looked down the hall to where they came from. Hinata was kinda just focusing on not passing out.

The boy quickly glanced at Tenten then picked up Hinata and ran through the door in one swift motion, making sure to close it behind them.

"What is wrong with you?" whispered Tenten. The boy turned toward her and put a finger to his lips and said "ssshhh". He put his ear on the door to hear yelling and footsteps racing by. Once it quieted down he turned around to face an irritated Tenten trying to steady a fazed Hinata. "Thanks," he sighed.

"Yeah you better thank us," yelled Tenten, "and what the hell was that all about?"

The boy walked over to the bed and asked, "Can I?"

"No," said Tenten walking over as well with Hinata following. The boy sat down anyway. "Those guys were chasing you weren't they?" she said as she and Hinata sat down on the bed opposite him. The boy nodded. "Why?"

"Well…uh," the boy scratched his head, "those guys kinda sorta thought I stole their ramen…but I didn't! I swear it was a total accident! See I was being chases by this monster!"

"What kind of monster?" Tenten interrupted.

The boy scratched his head. "Uh…a-a dog."

"What kind of dog?"

The boy looked down embarrassed. "…a maltese."

Tenten howled with laughter and even Hinata giggled. This guy? Afraid of a maltese? Those little puppies?

"I hate dogs," he mumbled as he listened to the two girls laugh in front of him.

"Hahaha…anyway, continue," Tenten giggled, finally calming down to catch her breath.

"So anyway, the monst-dog-IT" -more giggles were heard- "came after me so I ran into a ramen shop and ran into the chef who was carrying ramen-"

"Obviously."

"- and I accidentally took the ramen and ran out of the shop with it but then I decided to throw it at the dog to make it stop chasing me but then before I knew it there were these guys chasing me and calling me a thief when I noticed that it was their ramen that I threw and that's when I came here." He took a deep breath after his long speech. The two girls just stared before bursting into laughter yet again.

Tenten opened her mouth to say something but just laughed even more.

"What?" the boy asked, starting to get annoyed.

"Sorry, it's just…" laughed Tenten, "you…hahaha" she couldn't catch her breath to say one sentence.…"it's just so…funny!!hahahahahaha!!"

The boy finally gave in and started laughing along with the others. "Now that I think about it, it is pretty funny!"

Once they all quieted down Hinata finally spoke up. "So…um, what's your name? A-are you from around here?" She noticed that he had pretty blue eyes…

The boy looked down sheepishly. "Uh, well, actually…I don't really…know…"

Tenten and Hinata were confused. "How do you not know where you live?" said Tenten.

"Um…well, it's not that," he started, scratching the back of his head, "it's just, I can't really…remember."

Hinata and Tenten looked at each other. The same question was going through both of their heads. 'Does this kid have some kind of memory loss?'

"Well the thing is," he continued, "when I was a kid, I guess, I was abandoned or something like that because I don't have any parents. Gran says, well she's not really my gran, but, she says I must've hit my head on something really hard because I woke up and didn't remember anything. The only thing I had when she found me, Gran I mean, she found me, and all I had was a letter of some sort. I knew it was from another kid, probably a boy from the handwriting. Gran and I, we couldn't really figure out what it said 'cuz it was all ripped and dirty, but she said it might have been from my brother or something if I had one. But we did find out one thing, my name. Naruto."

The three just stared for a moment in silence. Tenten turned to her friend, but Hinata shook her head and looked down. "Not possible," she muttered.

Naruto was watching them with a confused look on his face. "Um…is there something I should know?"

Tenten realized that he was still there and looked up. "Oh-no we were just looking for someone and-"

"H-have you ever been to Konoha?" Hinata interrupted.

Naruto thought for a minute. "No never heard of it."

"Do you ever remember climbing a tree with a little girl?"

Naruto laughed. "I can't even talk to a girl! You two are the first girls I've been able to talk to for this long."

'He's never talked to a girl before?' The girls looked at him with the same questioning looks. "Does this mean we get a special prize or something?" Tenten asked slowly.

Now it was the other's turn to look at her. She put up her hands in her defense. "I'm just sayin'."

Then she realized something: the two of them should be outside, looking for a blue eyed hottie…and they were still in their pajamas.

Tenten quickly stood up. "Um, I don't mean to be rude but I think you should get going now."

Naruto slowly got up. "Um, ok…"

It's just that, we have a long day's work ahead of us, right Hinata?" explained Tenten as Hinata got up as well and walked Naruto to the door.

Naruto stood in the doorway. "Hinata…that's a nice name." Said girl blushed at the compliment.

"And I'm Tenten, nice to meet you. Now that we all know each other's names do you mind leaving?"

"Uh, thanks for saving me…I guess." With one last look at Hinata, Naruto walked back down the hall.

Tenten closed the door and turned around to face her friend with her hands on her hips. "Well that was weird."

The two got ready for their long day of searching.

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Back at the Hyuuga household…

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CANNOT FIND MY DAUGHTER?!"

Hiashi's booming voice echoed throughout the house. All the servants cringed at his loud words.

"Fetch me the one who was watching over her," he ordered to a random servant. She bowed and quickly ran to carry out his orders.

"Suki-san, Hyuuga-sama needs you," the servant whispered to Hinata's personal maid.

"Yes I know. I could hear him a mile away."

Suki quickly walked over to Hiashi with her head bent low. It was safe to say that she was scared as hell right now. She bowed. "Yes, Hyuuga-sama?"

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!"

"Yes, Hyuuga-sama." She looked up and immediately wished she didn't. His menacing gaze made her feel so small and defenseless.

"Where. Is. My. Daughter?" He tried to speak calmly but it sounded just as scary.

"W-well, um," she stuttered.

"Speak up woman!"

"Sh-she was in her bed last night! Sleeping soundly, I saw her!"

Hiashi wasn't convinced. He decided not to waste his time on this servant. "Go fetch Neji!"

"Yes Hyuuga-sama." She was thankful for a chance to leave. Suki sent Neji to his uncle and hoped the best for him.

"NEJI!"

"Yes sir." Neji remained stoic as usual. The servants wondered how he managed not to wet his pants.

"You are to search the whole town for my daughter. If she is not here you are to search the next town, and the next, UNTIL YOU FIND HER!"

"Yes sir."

"And have her know that she is in big trouble when she gets home!" he added.

"Yes sir," Neji said again.

Hiashi went on, "She probably ran off with that annoying friend of hers. I thought she was done with those stupid ideas about blah blah blah blah blah blah……" He just kept on going.

'Tenten isn't annoying' Neji thought 'well she can be at times but…wait a sec, why am I standing up for her again?'

"…and you are to bring her to me immediately! Understood?"

Neji snapped out of his thoughts. "Yes sir."

"Good. You will be leaving at noon. Go get yourself ready, NOW!" Hiashi ordered.

Neji quickly left to pack his things and get ready. This certainly wasn't what he was planning on doing but, who knows, this could be fun.

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Yes Hinata & Tenten are a little slow...

I hope you liked it! Now that school is over I'll have more time to work on the story.

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