Hey guys! Ready for a new chapter? Well I wasn't. I had to stay up all night to write this. Anyways im still looking for an alternative name for this fanfic so if you have any ideas please share. Also my hotmail account ryanretard at hotmail .com is if you wanna share your opinion with me or wanna know some upcoming event. Im still looking for a beta reader so if you're interested send me a message. Please enjoy the new chapter!

Life is full of surprises.

Hinata found this out when she awoke to find that Naruto was nowhere in sight.

"He's gone…" Hinata sank to her knees as tears filled her eyes.

Naruto was gone and there was nothing Hinata could do about it. Hinata shook the tears out of eyes. No! I'm not going to cry anymore. I'm going to find him! Hinata thought with a determination she didn't know she had.

She rushed into the tent and shook Ino.

"Ino, wake up! Naruto's missing!"

"N-Naruto….. no… don't touch me there… Ino moaned in her sleep. "We… we should wait…"

Hinata shook Ino harder. "Wake up!"

"Wha-? Hinata? What are you doing?" Ino mumbled.

"Naruto's gone!" Hinata yelled frantically.

"Gone?! What do you mean 'gone'? He can't be gone!" Ino said, too sleepy to understand the situation.

"He's missing! When I woke up he wasn't here!"

That woke Ino up. "What! Where did he go?"

"I don't know… I'm about to go looking for him."

"Hold on. Let me get dressed."

After Ino was dressed and they gathered their supplies, they were off into the forest in search of Naruto. Hinata had activated her Byuakugan and was desperately trying to locate a source of body heat.

Meanwhile, Naruto was still bunkered down in his cave. He hadn't gotten any sleep and was having a great deal of trouble trying to keep his eyelids up.

He hadn't eaten dinner or breakfast and didn't have the energy to get up. He had laid awake all night, hoping that wolves couldn't smell fear.

Thankfully, no wolves had pain him a midnight visit.

He closed his eyes in pain and willed his body out of the cave and began to search for food. Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to find a tree filled with apples.

He checked all around the tree for wolves and when he was sure that there wasn't a wolf anywhere near it, he began to climb up the tree. He grabbed a few apples of a close branch and laid down on a thick branch to eat them.

After he stomach was filled with fresh apples, he closed his eyes and let sleep bind him.

However, Hinata and Ino were still looking for him throughout the forest.

"Hey! I'm picking up a trail!" Hinata shouted excitedly.

"Is it Naruto?"

"We are about to find out."

Ino and Hinata ran for another minute until they reached a large cave.

"I'm getting a faint sign of body heat in this cave. He must have slept here last night."

"Oh! Poor Naruto!" Ino said.

They entered the cave only to find the remains of a small fire. Hinata slumped over against the cold rock and let out a deep breath she didn't know she had been holding.

"It was just a wild goose chase." Hinata mumbled.

"What? What do you mean? Naruto could have built this fire!" Ino argued.

"Even if he did he could be anywhere by now." Hinata frowned. They staggered out of the cave with low spirits. At this rate it could take all day to find Naruto.

"We should have just stayed at the camp. Then at least Naruto might have been able to find his way back." Hinata said, mentally kicking herself for being too hasty.

"NARUTO!!" Ino yelled out in frustration.

Suddenly, there was a rustling in the tree above them. There was a second of silence and then a loud THUD!

Hinata and Ino jumped out of their skins. They slowly look behind them and gasped in astonishment.

Naruto was lying on the ground, fast asleep. Apparently he had just fallen out of the tree.

"He answers to his true love's calling!" Ino said happily.

Hinata ignored Ino's comment and focused on Naruto's health. There were a few cuts and bruised on his face and his clothes were ripped in several places. Also, he looked as if he hadn't gotten any sleep. There were massive bags under his eyes.

"Oh, Naruto. I'm so glad you are safe!" Hinata cried into his chest.

What is that? Naruto thought as he began to wake up. He tried to open his eyes but he could only manage to open them a small crack. The sun blinded his vision and as he tried to focus his sight on one object he noticed something amazing. A beautiful girl was holding onto him. The sun shined off her long hair and her eyes sparkled. One word escaped his lips before he fell back into a deep slumber.

"A-Angel…"

Hinata blushed deeply. Fortunately Naruto hardly even whispered the word so Hinata, who was much closer to Naruto, was the only one who heard what he said.

"Did he just say something," Ino asked

"N-No…" Hinata lied.

Hinata smiled inwardly. If it wasn't for Ino standing right next to her she probably would have jumped up and cheered. Naruto had called her an angel! Nothing could spoil this day.

"Come on, Hinata. Let's get him to the nearest village." Ino said

"Ok." Hinata said, wiping the tears out of her eyes.

They each wrapped one of Naruto's arms around them and stumbled towards their destination.

Naruto woke up much later, surrounded by warmth. He opened his eyes and tried to survey his surrounds. He soon realized that he was near the road where they had set up camp the previous night. Suddenly he noticed that there was a unfamiliar pressure on his chest.

He looked down and found out that the beautiful girl was still beside him. He focused his blurry vision and tried to make out the girl's face.

Hinata? Naruto thought as he recognized the girl's hair. Hinata was fast asleep with her head placed on Naruto's chest. What is this feeling? She is making my body feel hot…

Naruto shook the thought out of his head and gently shook Hinata.

"Hey, Hinata. Time to wake up."

Hinata mumbled softly and wearily opened her eyes. When she realized how she was positioned she frantically jumped up and blushed a deep shade of red.

"I'm sorry. I-I was so tired that I guess I just fell asleep…" Hinata trailed off.

Naruto smiled. "Its fine. So… what happened to me? The last thing I remember was falling out of a tree."

"That's right. You fell out of the tree me and Ino were standing next to. You scared us pretty badly. You had cuts all over your body."

Suddenly, a thought pounded itself into Naruto's head. Wait… Hinata was that girl. She looked like an angel…

"Naruto? Are you okay? Your face is turning really red…"

A sense of motherly instinct took over Hinata and pushed her shyness aside. She moved close to Naruto and placed her forehead against his.

Naruto gulped as his face grew hot.

"Your forehead is burning! You must have a fever. I'll go get some medical herbs!" Hinata said as she rushed off into the forest.

Naruto took several deep breaths to try and calm his nerves. What was she thinking? Putting her face so close to mine! My heart feels like its going to burst…

Naruto pushed the image out of his mind and tried to stand up. There were several sharp stabs of pain in his legs and his body was sore all over. The fall of the tree had apparently done some damage.

He mentally blocked out the pain and stood up. He had to focus all of his energy just to walk outside. He noticed Ino was studying a huge fold-up map.

"Hey, Ino."

Ino looked up quickly. "Naruto! Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah…I'm fine."

Ino attempted to properly fold the map back up, but after a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts she crumpled it up and stuffed it into her pack.

"Stupid map." She grumbled. "So, Naruto… What happened yesterday?"

Naruto had begun to run out of energy and he didn't feel like explaining everything to Ino.

"I just went to pee and I got lost."

Ino laughed. "Real smooth, Naruto."

Suddenly, Naruto felt light-headed. His vision began to blur and he passed out.

He awoke several hours later. He struggled to sit up and rub the sleep out of his eyes.

"Naruto! You are injured! You can't just get up and walk around!" Hinata scolded.

"Sorry. I wasn't thinking straight."

"Well, I applied some herbs to your cuts, but you have some massive bruising so I would suggest you avoid running around for a while."

Naruto laughed. "Don't worry. This will be all gone by tomorrow morning. The fox-"

"SHH!" Hinata shushed. She held her finger to her lips and pointed towards Ino.

Naruto smiled at her and nodded his head. He was feeling pretty tired, and Hinata made him feel very relaxed so he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Hinata silently watched Naruto sleep. She reached over and gently moved Naruto's hair out of his face. She smiled warmly and left his side to build a fire. When Naruto woke up, he would be very hungry and Hinata knew how much he loved ramen.

When Hinata had finished making the ramen she took a steaming bowl into the tent. She wafted the delicious aroma towards Naruto and he jolted awake.

"Ramen?" Naruto asked still half asleep.

Hinata giggled. "Just for you."

Naruto cheered loudly. He sat up and graciously accepted the bowl from Hinata.

He dipped his chopsticks into the warm liquid and pulled out a long strand of noodles. He made a loud slurping noise and he quickly sucked the noodles up.

"Mmmmm. I forgot how good of a cook you are, Hinata. This is delicious!"

Hinata blushed deeply. Naruto's compliments always filled her with happiness.

"T-Thanks, Naruto."

In order to conceal her embarrassment she stood up and went to check on the fire. It was getting dark and the nearby forest was getting more and more eerie. The dark made the surrounding trees practically invisible. All together it looked like a black void.

Hinata shuddered and knelt down to place more kindling on the fire. She wished she could have lain down next to Naruto and have him comfort her fear.

Instead she was forced to stay outside in the cold all alone. Ino had gone to bed early once again and Naruto was still inside the tent with his injuries.

Suddenly there was a noise behind Hinata. She quickly spun around and saw Naruto walking up to her.

"Naruto? You're still injured. You should be in bed." Hinata said worriedly.

Naruto smiled warmly. "I know. But I couldn't stand the thought of you out here alone. So I came out to see if you wanted some company."

"How sweet." Hinata thought. Unfortunately, her mouth said it out loud.

Both Hinata and Naruto blushed. Naruto wandered over and sat next to Hinata. He laid back and stretched his arms. His body was still sore but it felt good to move around.

Naruto smiled as he noticed the starry sky above them. "It's a beautiful night."

Hinata looked up and sighed softly. "It really is."

Naruto laid his head in his hands and closed his eyes. "I love the stars."

This spiked Hinata's curiosity. "Why's that?"

Naruto opened his eyes again and gazed back at the stars. "I dunno. When I was a kid, I didn't have any friends and I would constantly be beaten up. But every night the stars would come out and I would just lie down and stare at them. They made me feel safe. Almost like someone was watching over me."

Hinata wiped a tear from her eye. She was so happy that Naruto told her something that so important to him. She felt like she was becoming a part of his life.

'But you know… Having someone to share them with is even better." Naruto said as he smiled at Hinata.

Hinata's heart fluttered in her chest and her face burned crimson. She felt as if she would pass out at any second.

A gust of clod wind blew by them and their fire threatened to go out. However, it went unnoticed. Naruto and Hinata curled close together to keep each other warm. They stayed like that until they fell asleep.

The stars twinkled brightly on the young couple as they slept peacefully. The wind almost seemed to be blowing them closer together. It seemed as if Mother Nature was trying to validate their relationship.

The duo slept soundly for several hours, but were soon rudely awakened by a swift kick in the back.

Naruto was thrown aside before he even had the chance to wake up. Ropes were placed around his wrists and ankles.

He began to wake up in a groggy state. When he tried to move his arms he realized that he was tied up. He frantically looked around to try and find the ones responsible.

He soon noticed he wasn't the only one tied up. Hinata and Ino were both tied up next to them, but they were unconscious. Naruto's stomach plummeted when he saw the blood on Hinata's face.

Suddenly he felt a presence behind him. There was a white flash of pain in his head and the world went black.

Life is full of surprises.

Yay! I love cliffhangers! I already know whats going to happen next and let me just say It's going to be awesome. Pain love and horror all in one chapter! Yay! Remember any questions or comments my hotmail is ryanretard at hotmail .com and i am trying Sunny Side Ramen for a new title please review with ur opinions should i keep it or change it back? Also i just created a new NaruHina forum please check it out. and remember: please review!