Disclaimer: All rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto. All characters etc etc belong to him as well. (Except Mamoru and the plot, they belong to me!)

A/N: Quick note before you start. Most of you know but oh well.

italics means thoughts

normal text in " "'s is when someone is speaking (duh right?)

Alrighty, go ahead!

A pale figure dashed across the rooftops of Konoha in the night. The lights bounced off her small frame, giving her an ethereal glow. Her short navy blue hair flew around her face with every jump. A look of concentration graced her face, along with a look of pain. She looked around desperately; bright pale eyes searched the scenery. For what? There was no one out at this time of night, excluding the night patrols. And yet, this young girl kept searching, running, almost in a panic. Her hands flew to cover her face when a bright light hit her.

"Hinata-sama! Is that you? Answer me, please!" shouted a tall figure.

She didn't reply.

"Hinata-sama!" The figure came closer and closer until it landed right in front of her.

"Hinata-sama! So it was you. Are you alright? I couldn't find you. What were you doing at this time of night?" panted the figure.

"...Ano... Gomenasai Mamoru-san. I... I was looking for someone."

"Hm? Looking for someone? In the middle of the night? Who?"

The young girl silently mumbled a few words. Hearing a deep sigh, she looked up.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me, but let's go home. Your only twelve for Kami's sake, you shouldn't be out here alone."

Solemnly, she nodded and followed Mamoru back to the Hyuga manor.

The manor was beautiful at the very least. To describe it, one must call it extravagant. Tall, sturdy trees grew around the manor while smaller, but not any less beautiful, trees adorned the inside. The smell of lilacs drifted about the manor and coated much of what was inside with its' pleasant smell. White lilies could be seen from miles away as well; their bright whites were the most radiant in the moonlight. The manor itself stood strong. Everything that made the manor was the best of the best. Every Hyuga must live up to their name, even the manor itself.

As she neared the compound, Hinata could hear everyone hustling around. It seems her father found out about her midnight 'stroll'. Mamoru himself disappeared with a nod towards Hinata's room. Hopefully Mamoru would find her father before he found her. She jumped down into the yard closest to her room, silently making her way to her sanctuary until a loud shout was directed towards her.

"Hinata! There you are!"

Hinata turned around to see her father, Hiashi. He looked exactly the same as he did this morning. He was dressed in the same grey colored robes with the same frown plastered on his face. Her father came home late yet again tonight. His meeting seemed to have lasted a lot longer than it was supposed to. The only difference she saw as her father walked up to her was a few beads of sweat on his forehead. Her father was worried. That was never good.

Bowing low as he neared her, Hinata murmured a greeting that she was sure he didn't hear.

"Hinata! Where were you? I came home late tonight, but that doesn't mean you can be off frolicking and doing as you please! Did you even finish your training? Just because I'm not there to supervise you does not mean-"

Hiashi's rants were interrupted by a soft voice.

"O-otou-sama, e-excuse my interruption, b-but I already finished training b-by sundown a-and-" A pain shot through Hinata's neck as she stumbled backwards into Mamoru.

"Hinata-sama!" "Hinata!" "Hinata!" was all she could hear as she fell limp in Mamoru's hold.

Hinata cracked her eyes open painfully. At least the darkness helped. As Hinata slowly sat up, she took in her surroundings. Trees, trees and more trees. Her eyes widened. Where am I? She started to panic. It wasn't everyday that you saw blackened trees and purple grass. She fisted a handful of the grass beneath her. The grass is real… Looking up, Hinata saw something even weirder. The sky was an eerie red, with black clouds and a white moon. Hinata stared at the moon. It was an odd shape resembling the number "6" with a tail sticking out of the other side, but either way, it was something oddly familiar and she was drawn to it.

She rose from her sitting position and dragged herself closer towards that odd moon. Hinata knew what she was doing was silly. The moon was in the sky, how could she get closer to it by just walking towards it? It didn't matter how silly the notion was though. Hinata felt strongly attracted to the white object in the sky, so she walked towards it. She darted up a tree and made her way to the direction that would bring her closer to the moon.

What seemed like hours later to the young girl, she came across a clearing. One lone dark figure stood in the middle of the clearing. Concealing her chakra to some extent, Hinata hid behind the tree. Peeking out slightly, she saw that the figure was standing still. Not even moving an inch. Did it not notice her? Squinting even more to try to figure out what it was, Hinata squeaked an 'eep' as she accidentally fell off the branch, crashing down to the forest floor.

The figure didn't budge an inch.

Slowly emerging from her hiding place, Hinata took a kunai out of her pouch and inched closer to the figure. Was it just an object? Maybe just a statue placed there, it didn't have any chakra she could sense. Was it just a lost villager? Wishful thinking... It had to be something.

As she got closer to the figure, a feeling of comfort washed over her. Hinata had never felt this relaxed in years. Her days always went by busy with training or studying. She never had free time and rarely had chances to get out of the Hyuga manor. It couldn't be… He left me…a long, long time ago… He had left her years ago and never showed up again, but he was the only one that gave her this feeling. It can't be…no. He is gone forever, this is a different feeling. It's not him! She struggled with her feelings and finally stomped out the relaxed side of her.

"Hm, you should pay more attention, little Hinata-hime."

Hinata jerked out of her internal bickering and saw that the figure wasn't in front of her anymore. She heard a chuckle come from behind. Panicking, she spun around.

"W-w-ho are y-you?!" she shouted.

Another chuckle emerged from the forest in the opposite direction.

"It seems like my little hime forgot about me. Ah how that hurts me."

The voice was deep, yet so familiar. No! It's not him! Stop making it seem like it is!

"How could you forget? I promised you, didn't I?"

Hinata was visibly shaking.

"N-no! I-I don't k-know who y-you are!"

"Oh? Have I frightened my little hime? Have you grown so weak over the years?" The voice taunted her.

In a rush of swirling leaves, the figure appeared before her. Tall, dark, and looming over her, its' long hair whipped about in the wind and two piercing eyes gazed down at Hinata. She gasped and stumbled backwards.

"Don't you remember Hinata? You trained yourself over these past years. You climbed high in the eyes of others and gained a reputation. You did this all. For what? Don't you remember? ...For me, Hinata. For me."

Minutes flew by with the shaking Hyuga on the ground and the dark figure standing tall. A look of understanding finally pooled in her pale lavender eyes as she stopped shaking and a small smile spread across her face.

"No, I have become strong. For you... sensei."

A/N: Alrighty then! How was it? Did I suck? If you didn't notice, this is my first fanfiction. I didn't want to scare you away by saying that at the beginning. Excuse the grammar mistakes if you spot any. I've reread this chapter so many times it hurts my eyes, I think I've gotten all of the mistakes out. Next chapter will be more action packed and a little more interesting.

Although flames aren't welcome, I guess I could handle them. I'd rather have constructive criticism though. =P

Anyways, thanks for reading. Kudos (or kewkies) to those who can guess who Hinata's 'sensei' is. =)

mieuwings~