Warnings: Sasu/Hina. Don't like it? Well guess what? DON'T READ IT, DUR!

Not Alone

Chapter One

It seemed like just another evening. The golden sun was sinking behind the horizon and the sky was done up in brilliant shades of reds, oranges, and purples. Just another beautiful summer evening.

Hinata packed up her kunai and dusted off her jacket. She was very proud of herself because she stayed behind to train extra, and now she was extremely worn out. It took almost all of her remaining strength just to pick up the stray kunai on the forest floor.

After a few moments, Hinata was finally ready to go home. She let out a deep sigh and started down the forest path, already planning on what she was going to do when she got home.

'First, a nice hot bath. Then, a nice cup of tea and then straight to bed.'

Hinata walked silently down the sidewalk, an eerie feeling starting to rise in the pit of her stomach. There was nobody besides her on the streets. It was absolutely silent. Hinata shivered slightly.

'Strange…maybe there's a big celebration indoors or something.'

She felt a bit relieved when she saw one other person out: Sasuke. Hinata never really liked or disliked Sasuke. They were just acquaintances, people who would never dream of becoming closer than friends. Sasuke looked up from the sidewalk and right at Hinata. They both stopped right where they were at and simply stared at one another. Hinata gulped and blushed slightly.

"Um…hello," she said quietly.

Sasuke frowned. "Hmph."

He simply brushed past her and was on his way. Hinata stood still for a moment before finally moving again. Things had always been awkward between them. There was no way they could ever even become friends.

Hinata walked slowly down the sidewalk, the eerie feeling growing ever stronger. Something was not right. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

As she turned the corner into the section of the village where the Hyuuga clan lived, she gasped. The lights were off. Everything was dark. And there was the stench…

…of blood.

Hinata moved her tired body quickly down the sidewalk. 'Oh my god, oh my god…'

She turned another corner….and wish she had just stayed in the forest.

The clan…had been murdered. Bodies of familiar members were littering the streets, kunai in their backs, blood pouring from their now dead bodies. Some even had their head missing, and the rest of the body brutally attacked. Kids, teens, adults…no one was spared.

Hinata was frozen. This wasn't happening. This was all just a nightmare. Soon her father would come and gently shake her awake, telling her that she would be late for training if she didn't get ready soon. Soon she would see all her friends from the clan, her team, everyone, and everything would be good again.

But no…this was very real. Too real.

Hinata backed up slowly, tears flowing down her face. She turned around and did the only thing she could think of doing: ran.

'Run…'

'Run…'

Run…'

A/N: Please forgive me for the shortness. This is kinda just a prologue so…yeah. Reviews would be greatly appreciated, even if they're bad.