Hinata sat down on the couch with her father as Naruto and Hanabi played a few card games. It was nice of her sister to teach Naruto something to help pass the time. Though, she knew that her father was not pleased with the idea of her living with a man that she didn't know. Though… from how she was raised, she had always been told to help those in need; it was one of the main reasons why she became a doctor in the first place.

"So Hinata, mind telling me who this is and why he is here?" asked her father, making Hinata cringe a bit. Hopefully he didn't suspect that they were dating or something though the thought of it made her face go red for a moment though it faded just as quickly.

Looking up at her father, Hinata started to explain. "His name is Naruto, I… I was walking home from work and I found him passed out in the alley not far from here. He was badly wounded father and he would have died if I hadn't done anything. He was covered in gashes and… he'd been shot at…" Hinata looked away from her father, her hands folded on her lap, thinking, knowing that her father may tell her that she should get rid of him. That Naruto was well enough to be out now, that she didn't need to play doctor.

"Why haven't you tried looking for his family?" asked Hinata's father.

"Because… I don't know how his family is. Naruto didn't have a name, he didn't know anything… Father, he eats like he's never had a decent meal in his life. I think he was abused in some way…" Hinata looked up at her father, tears pooling in her eyes. "I looked up for anyone that would look like him but there was nothing. I don't even think anyone knows about him even being alive…"

"Hm…"

"Father I can't just send him away, when I found him… when he woke up… he was so scared. Naruto flinched every time I would try to touch him to get his attention… I can't just kick him out father… he needs me right now…"

Hinata just stared at her father, wondering what he was going to say about this. Was he disappointed in her that she had taken in a complete stranger? Sure, she didn't tell her father that he had attacked her, and grabbed her breasts… knowing fully well that if she had told her that, that her father would definitely tell her to kick him out of this place. Or, to call the cops and that was something that she didn't want. Knowing that Naruto would get in a lot of trouble if he had been kicked out and he would possibly get hurt again.

She kept thinking that her father was going to force her to kick him out no matter what her reasoning was. Biting her lower lip, Hinata knew that no matter what he said she just couldn't kick him out. Taking a deep breath, the young woman peeked her eyes up at her father only to blink in confusion when she saw him staring at Naruto and Hanabi.

Naruto had a big smile on his face as he played cards with her little sister Hanabi. In fact, Hanabi looked like she was having a lot of fun as well. That was something that never happened unless she was spending time with her boyfriend Konohamaru. Though, Hinata was happy that her little sister was having some fun for a change.

"He does not appear to be dangerous." Hinata heard her father say, causing her to look up at him in confusion. "If you had left him to die, then you would have brought shame to the family… you followed your heart, something that me and your mother have always raised you and Hanabi to believe in. I am proud that you chose to save him Hinata, even if you should have had someone with you the whole time just in case he was a killer."

Well, she figured that was the best thing he was going to say but none the less, it made her happy to hear her father say that. Smiling brightly, Hinata just nodded to her father as she turned her gaze back onto Naruto and smiled when she saw him pout because Hanabi won another round. "So, what are you teaching him?" asked Hinata's father.

"So far, I'm teaching him how to speak properly. After that I'm going to teach him how to read and write. He's a fast learner with how to speak so far and, I'm teaching him some manners as well." She smiled brightly at Naruto as he and Hanabi started to play a new game. Naruto seemed so excited; it must be nice to play some games even if he was still learning to get along with others. Though now that she thinks about it, Sakura had told her that when she was watching him that Naruto would glare at her or something… Maybe he didn't like her all that much.

Though maybe he did have an adult mind but had yet to fully understand it? That was the only thing that she could think of anyway. Why else would he get bored from watching those cartoons even if they taught him things better than she could? Shaking her head for a moment, Hinata took a deep breath as she pushed herself up and went to make some tea for her father. Something that he did like to have when he would come to visit her. Though, she couldn't but wonder how Naruto would act when he started to get a girl to like him or how he would when he likes a girl…

Her face went bright red at the thought of it only to shake her head. No, she couldn't think about that right now. Naruto was progressing on a good level and so far he didn't seem like he had any care for women. Though, what if he was gay? Hm… well, she'd never know until that time comes though for now he was happy and that was what mattered.

Yawning softly, Hinata dragged herself out of bed and made her way to the bathroom to shower up. Today was the day that she was going to take Naruto out in the real world. Since he had started to talk properly, the young woman knew that it was the best way to start to see how he would react to being outside of the house. It had taken a few weeks to get him to the level that he was at now but the main thing was that it was all worth it.

Stretching her arms above her head, the young woman walked past the blonde haired man's room as she wondered if he was up yet, though she couldn't be sure since lately he has tended to sleeping in until around ten. Though whoever he was with growing up must have woken him up so early that it wasn't right since he was normally up pretty early and she wouldn't have known it until she would go to get him…

Running a hand through her tangled bed head, Hinata walked into the bathroom and locked the door behind her. She did not want to have a repeat of what happened that one time when Naruto just walked in on her and pulled her out of the shower to 'protect her' even if she didn't see any danger at the time.

'Maybe he's more attuned with the environment than I am…' thought Hinata with a frown before shaking her head and started to turn on the water. As she had the water running, Hinata stared at her reflection for a moment before she grabbed her hair brush and started to run the brush through her tangled strands. It made washing her hair easier when there weren't any knots in there. Staring at her reflection, Hinata wondered why Naruto had seemed a little different.

He seemed to be all smiles, but when she would ask him about his past… he would flinch and turn away. Hinata wondered what could have been so terrible about his past to make him want to ignore her questions. Could it have been as bad as she thinks it was or… could it have been so much worse?

Maybe, it was best that she would never know.

Inhaling softly, Hinata finished brushing her hair and started to undress. Wondering how he would act, would he be calm, peaceful, happy or even scared? Tilting her head to the side in confusion, the young woman tossed away her dirty pyjama top and shorts before she started to strip her undergarments. Sighing, Hinata thought that maybe it was best that she didn't allow herself to be controlled by her curiosity and just let Naruto tell her when he was ready.

That was the only thing that mattered to her, for Naruto to be happy.

Smiling softly, the young woman moved the curtains aside as she stepped into the hot water and sighed softly in content. It was nice to warm up since it was a chilly in the house last night, she'll have to turn the heat up a bit to warm the house up. Running a hand through her wet locks, the young woman grabbed her shampoo as she started to lather up her hair and hummed a soft tune.

'I wonder if Naruto would end up getting instant ramen… that would be funny but at least that way he'll have something to eat for when I have to work.' Hinata thought with a bright smile on her face. Knowing fully well that he would end up eating as much ramen as he could. Just thinking about him stuffing his face made her think of when she first gave him some. His face was bright, cheerful, and of course he ate like he hadn't had a decent meal his entire life.

What made the moment cuter of course was when he had a piece of that naruto fish cake stuck to his face. That moment had been how Hinata thought up his name… it made her wonder though if Naruto was even happy with the name since it had been completely random and a luck of the draw so to speak.

Smiling softly, Hinata didn't think that Naruto had a problem with the name since he seemed to have rather enjoyed having a name. In fact, now that she thought about it, he started to smile lately at each time she would call him by his name. Did he ever have a name in the first place? Hm… she was amazed that he never told her… or that she never asked about that. Shaking her head, Hinata knew that she could ask him… though would he keep that to himself as well or would he be willing to tell her?

"I'm being silly…" Hinata muttered to herself as she started to wash out the shampoo from her hair. Letting the white foam fall over her shoulders and down her back as she tilted her head back to get the water to rinse all of the foam out before running her fingers through the silky strands. Sighing softly in content, the young woman wondered if they should visit other stores. To give Naruto a feel for the real world besides just doing some grocery shopping… maybe she should get him some new clothes to since he had been staying here with her.

Letting out a soft sigh, Hinata reached over and grabbed her soap as she started to lather up a luffa and started to scrub her body. Maybe it would end up being one of those situations that she would have to deal with when the time came. Though she couldn't really sure but it didn't hurt to be prepared for it right?

Once the young woman was done scrubbing her body, Hinata leaned back to let the water rinse the soap off of her body before letting out a soft sigh. It was nice to smell nice that was for sure though she wondered why Naruto sniffed her that one time… Frowning in thought, she shook her head before turning the water off and grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body, folding the corner between her skin and the towel itself just between her breasts before stepping out of the shower and started to brush her hair once again.

Yawning softly, Hinata reached over to grab some clothes after setting the brush down, only to frown a bit. "Oh… I forgot to grab some clean clothes!" whined Hinata before she walked over to the door and frowned more before she opened it a crack. So far, Naruto wasn't in the hall and she wasn't far from her bedroom so that was something at least.

Taking a deep breath, the young woman made a break for her bedroom, opening the door and rushing in her room as she clothes the door behind her. Taking a deep breath, she couldn't help but smile that she had managed to get to her room okay. Taking a deep breath, the young woman made her way to the dresser and started to get dressed, hoping, praying that everything would be perfect right about now.

Smiling, Hinata stretched a bit as she walked outside her home with Naruto. Happy that the shoes that Sakura had picked out for him fit perfectly. Looking over at him, she couldn't help but stare at him as she noticed that he was looking from left to right as she tried to lock up the house. This was the first time he's been outside since she found him.

Taking a deep breath, she looked down at her clothes hoping that she picked something that could handle the weather. It was a long purple shirt that reached past her waist and a pair of long tight yet stretchy pants that clung to her like a second skin. Next, to finish off her outfit were a pair of black flats. Looking up at Naruto once again, she saw that he was still wearing the same outfit that she had first gotten him to try on.

"So, ready to go Naruto?" asked Hinata, causing Naruto to jump a bit as he turned to stare at her, only to smile a bit.

"Yeah, I'm ready." He sure did come a long way. He could speak clearly now though she couldn't help but wonder though… what was he to do now that he could speak clearly… would he leave?

Smiling at Naruto, she started to walk with him, wanting to forget all about her troubles. At least for the time being. Though what she still didn't understand was why she felt sad at the thought of him leaving her… Taking a deep breath, the young woman looked over at Naruto for a moment before walking on ahead, holding his hand in hers just in case he tried to wonder off on her. In a way she'll admit, she was treating him like a little kid though at the moment that couldn't be helped since she had to make sure that he didn't wonder off…

"So… um… what are we doing again?" asked Naruto as he turned and stared at the blue haired woman.

"We're just getting some food, and we're gonna do some sightseeing. I thought you'd like to see what the town looks like." Hinata said with a bright smile on her face. It was nice to spend some time with Naruto, though would he even like what he would be seeing? Or would he freak and panic about everything that he saw? This was going to be a bit stressful though she was sure that she would be able to handle it without a problem.

As they walked, Hinata would point out things to Naruto so he would get an idea of what they were and of course what they would be used for. Naruto listened carefully, she could see it in his big blue eyes that he was listening as carefully as he could so he would get an idea of what everything was if he was ever to get his own place.

Frowning, Hinata felt a slight pain in her chest at the thought of him leaving the house to have his own life… she liked his company though she still didn't quite fully understand what was going on with her lately…

Inhaling softly, Hinata thought that maybe she was just being silly again… Man, she was thinking about that a lot lately. Shaking her head, Hinata knew that she had to smile for Naruto and be happy. Knowing that if she was sad, that he would ask her what was wrong and of course end up trying to cheer her up and at the moment there wasn't really much he could do to cheer her up at the moment. Not really anyway…

"Hinata… what are those two standing so close like that?" asked Naruto as he looked over at Hinata. Hinata blinked as she looked up at Naruto and saw where he was staring at. Tilting her head to the side, the young woman looked over and saw two people cuddling close to each other… Hinata had to admit, she would love to be that close to a guy… it made her think about how sad her love life has been.

"That's something that couples do when they're in love." Hinata said with a soft smile.

"What's love?" asked the blonde haired man.

Hinata frowned a bit, love was something that she was going to have a little trouble with explaining though, and she could at least give it a shot at trying to explain it to him. "Love is an emotion that someone feels toward someone. It's an emotion that makes that person want to be near the one that they love; they kiss, hold each other and cuddle. It's a bit difficult to explain though that was as best as I could."

"Then… do you love someone?"

Hinata looked up at him in shock; her face went a soft pink as she saw that he was serious. He wanted to know if she loved someone… Looking down, Hinata sighed softly before shaking her head. "No, I have been on dates but the men I've dated I've never connected with, or they only saw me for my body." She sighed softly before walking on ahead. This was stressful for her…

"What do you mean want you for your body?"

"Sometimes men or women pretend to love someone, only wanting them for their bodies or their money. With men, they want me for my body, just to have sex with me and leave me in the morning. I won't have it that way." Hinata said with a small hint of a blush on her face. Just saying sex made her blush but there was no other way that Naruto could have understood what she meant if she used another word. Soon, Hinata heard Naruto growl softly, causing her to turn to face him and frowned. "Are you okay?"

"No man should do that… I may not understand love but even I know… you should never do that. It's… it's just terrible!" shouted Naruto, his eyes flashed red for a brief moment, causing Hinata to frown. Why had his eyes turned red? Had that been a trick of the light or was there something more to him than meets the eye?

Yawning softly, Hinata couldn't believe that they spent hours at the arcade… she was just happy that the food she got didn't have to be put in the fridge or freezer. Though, she was just happy that Naruto was having the time of his life. He really did enjoy the video games that the arcade had, even the older ones. She wondered if she should get him some video games so he would have something to do while at home…

That would be nice…

Looking up at the blonde haired man, she saw that he was also a little tired though that was to be expected since they did spend a few hours playing games until the arcade closed. Smiling at Naruto, she said "I guess you had a lot of fun today huh?"

"Yeah, that was pretty fun. I hope we can do something like this again."

"I'm just happy you didn't panic from all the bright lights."

"Nah… bright lights don't bother me if it's at a distance."

"What do you mean?"

He went silent again… Again, why does he go quite when it comes to his past? Was he trying to hide from it or was it something else? Frowning at him a bit, Hinata was about to speak until a voice had stopped her. "Look what we have here… a beautiful woman…" Turning her gaze away from Naruto, she looked ahead and saw two men coming up toward Hinata with a smirk on their faces. She didn't like those looks that they were giving her…

"Yeah… should we take turns? One of us holds down the man and has fun?" Okay, that rose a red flag in her mind. They wanted to rape her! Grabbing a hold of Naruto, Hinata tried to drag him away, tried to tell him that they had to run away as fast as possible before it was too late. Naruto stared at Hinata for a moment, as if wondering what she was trying to say… Oh yeah, she forgot that Naruto was still trying to understand people, as far as he knew this could be a game!

"Naruto we have to get out of here, what they have in mind is bad." Said Hinata with a hint of fear in her voice. He turned to stare at her for a moment before nodding and pulled her close and turned around to get them out of there. She wasn't sure how he knew how scared she was, but at the moment she didn't care… she felt safer in Naruto's arms and they had to get out of there as fast as they could.

Suddenly, Hinata screamed when she felt someone grab her from behind, the same for Naruto though he just yelped. Hinata was tossed onto the ground and groaned as she skinned her palms and elbows on the cement. Frowning, she looked up in fear as one of the men stood over her with a dark grin on his face. Turning her gaze, she saw the other man held Naruto down, pinning him with his weight and his arm pressing into the blonde's throat.

Naruto looked uncomfortable or that he was in pain. Either way, she screamed out "Naruto help me!" Though the man just smirked as he pushed her down onto the ground and smiled a bit. Tears started to pool in her eyes as she struggled against the man's grasp, wanting to get as far away from here as possible.

"H… Hinata…!" called out Naruto as he struggled against the man.

"Shut him up." Said the man that pinned Hinata down onto the ground. The blue haired woman turned her gaze and stared with wide eyes as the man pulled out a gun and shot Naruto in the shoulder, causing the blonde haired man to scream which, for some reason didn't last as long as it should have. The men just smirked; both of them looked like as if they won a million dollars… or in this case, Hinata's innocents. This couldn't be how this ends!

"Let go of me! Naruto! Naruto! Please Naruto help me! I beg of you!" shouted Hinata, tears started to spill and rolls down her face as she struggled all the more. This was not how she had pictured her first time and now it would remain a nightmare for her for all time…

"Get the hell away from her!" shouted Naruto, only this time… his voice was deeper, demonic and menacing. Hinata turned her gaze and stared with wide eyes as she saw the man go flying from Naruto just shoving him. Pushing himself up onto his feet, Naruto growled as his body seemed to pulsate with power. Growling, the blonde haired man raised his head, his bangs covering his left eye though from what she could see… his eyes were glowing blood red with his pupils turning into slits.

"What the hell!?" shouted the man that held her down onto the ground.

"If you don't step away… I won't hesitate to kill you…" said Naruto, his voice sounding dead serious. There was no way that this could be the same Naruto… the one she knew was sweet, innocent, always wanting to help her with the simplest of things… this one seemed the opposite of him.

"I don't think so!" shouted the man that Naruto had shoved away as he stabbed the blonde in the back. Of course, that didn't seem to faze the young man as he only spun around and kicked the man in the ribs, sending him into the ground. Wow… Naruto knew how to fight?

"Your weapons won't hurt me… I've been through a lot worse." Growled out Naruto as he rushed forward to attack the man that held onto Hinata. The man pushed himself up and shot at Naruto, wanting to kill him. Though, the blonde simply dodged the bullets as if they were nothing. As he rushed forward, Hinata saw the crystal that was attached to the collar started to glow a bright red, and with that something started to happen to Naruto…

His body was starting to glow a bright red. Atop of his head, blonde fox ears started to appear through his spikey locks. Behind him, nine swaying blonde fox tails started to grow as if they had always been a part of him… When he was close enough, Hinata could make out fangs over lapping his lower lip, and claws growing at the tip of his fingertips…

What was he?

Was this what he's been hiding from her?

Naruto grabbed the man by his throat and pinned him down into the ground as he said "how do you like this huh?!" He growled deadly, looking ready to kill. The man yelped and pulled out a knife, jabbing it into Naruto's side as if hoping to puncture his lung. The now fox-human Naruto growled, his eyes flashing brightly for a moment before he lifted the man and tossed him aside. "I won't let you hurt her!" shouted the blonde haired fox-man before he stood before Hinata. One of his nine tails snaked their way over to her and lifted her up onto her feet.

"Naruto…" whispered Hinata in shock, not sure what to make of this…

"Get him!" shouted the man that once held Naruto down as he rushed forward, holding both his gun and his knife as he seemed like he wanted to make sure that he could kill Naruto. "Kill the monster!"

"Monster?" Naruto sounded hurt by that word; did he hate what he was? Soon, the sounds of guns echoed through the street, Hinata screamed, thinking that Naruto was going to die. Though, the blonde tails formed around Naruto like a shield, and shot through the flesh of his tails, causing him to wince a bit before his tails shot forward and lifted the men up by their waist and slammed them into the ground.

"If anyone here is a monster it's you two! You wanted to hurt a sweet girl! I won't let anyone hurt her! So long as I live, nothing will harm a single hair on Hinata's head!" declared Naruto as he clenched his hands into fight fists, and slammed them into the heads of the two men that he then, dropped onto the ground.

Breathing heavily, Naruto turned his head and stared at the blue haired woman, his eyes stared at her with a deep sadness. Like he expected her to scream and run away from him. Like she would think of him like those men did, a monster.

Hinata sniffled a bit, she had been so scared… scared that those men would rape her. Would kill Naruto though it seemed that Naruto was pretty much indestructible. Rushing forward, she buried her face in his chest and held onto his shirt tightly. "I… I thought they would…" Hinata couldn't even bring herself to finish what she was going to say. Just thinking about it made her want to cry all the more… Though, of course she also wanted this to be nothing more than a dream…

After all, there was just no way that Naruto could be a fox man right? It just didn't seem possible to her even if she was holding onto him and this whole thing felt so damn real to her.

Burying her face even deeper into Naruto's shirt, she wanted to forget about this whole thing… Just wanting to forget that she had just been moments from getting rapped though she didn't think that she would or could ever forget this even if it was a dream. The heart was mysterious thing and it could be fragile no matter how strong the person was.

Soon, she felt something wrapping around her, she felt Naruto's arms snaking their way around her back, though they felt stiff, awkward like he didn't really know what he was doing. Though she also felt those nine soft tails wrapping themselves around her as well, as if trying to shield her from the memory of this… Sniffling, Hinata whimpered out that she wanted to go home. That she wanted to forget about all of this happening to them…

Before she could say anything else, Hinata felt Naruto lift her into his arms and carried their things with his nine tails… "I should explain…" Naruto whispered softly with his head bowed low… it couldn't be that bad could it?