All he could hear was a steady rhythm of low beeps and long hums. His head ached, his eyes burned, and all he wanted to do was return to his dreamless slumber. He was having a hard time remembering what had happened. He remembered school, the bastard Uchiha, his broken nose, he remembered Iruka sensei, and walking home. He remembered coming home to an empty house...and listening to the phone messages. The tragedy came flying back to his mind, and he shot up from the bed quickly. He groaned and put his hand to his head, groaning at the pain he had inflicted upon himself. He looked around, noticing he was in a hospital bed, in a room instead of the lobby. He looked onto his arms to check for IVs, and found none. He looked around and finally noticed his roommate. At first he had hoped by some miracle that it was Jiraya who laid in the bed, about to look up and scold him for throwing such a tantrum, but sadly, it wasn't. Instead it was a pale girl with purple hair.

Naruto placed his feet on the ground and began to walk to the door. However, he was stopped, by his roommate.

"You should wait here Naruto..." Naruto stopped short, and turned. The girl was still lying down, only her head was now directed at Naruto, and he was staring into lilac eyes.

"I have to go. I ne- wait...How do you know my name?" Naruto asked her.

"He told me..." Hinata answered, with a small, sad smile. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Who told you?" He questioned, a little afraid of the answer.

"Everything is going to be alright Naruto. You just have to...Believe it", and with those words Hinata fell back asleep.

Taking her advice to heart he returned to his bed, sitting on top of the sheets. He did not know what he was waiting for, but his question was soon answered when Sasuke opened the door. He was carrying a tray of food.

"You are awake" Sasuke said, without knowing why.

"Why are you here?" Naruto asked, sounding harsh without meaning to. Normally Sauske would take offense, but he thought it best to let it go given the circumstances.

"I thought you might ne-" Sasuke stopped short, "Are you hungry? I brought you some food." He made a gesture with the tray.

"No. I want to see my Dad." Sauske knew this wold be the case, but he was hoping they could put off the event until some of Naruto's family arrived.

"Don't you want to call someone to...view the body with you. Some family, or a family friend." The look Naruto shot him was both unreadable and strong.

"I would if I had any." The awkward silence crept into the room like the Black Plague.

"Who is that girl?" Naruto finally asked, sensing no movement on Sasuke's part.

"Hinata, my friend Neji's cousin, she goes to our school...She was shot". Sasuke filled in what he knew the next question would be.

"Oh...she's nice" Naruto commented. Sasuke's eyebrow raised.

"I thought you didn't know her?" He retorted.

"I don't. We were just talking." Naruto replied.

"Just now?" Sasuke asked a little too loudly.

"Yes just now! What's the big deal! And shut up or you are going to wake her up!"

"I can't wake her up! She's in a coma!" Sasuke finally got out.

Naruto was silent. Thinking, and perhaps wondering if it was just a dream.

Sasuke finally repeated, "She is in a coma, and they do no know when she will wake up".

Naruto looked as if he wanted to argue, tell Sasuke he was full of it, that he had just talked to her, but he thought better of it. It seemed as if Sasuke was in control of him seeing his Dad.

"Can we go see my Dad now please?"