Title: Through Hinata's eyes

Rating: G, romance

Pairing / Characters: Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Hinata

Word Count: 486 words

Warnings: No spoilers, unless I've missed something? shrugging

Summary: Naruto knows exactly why he's in love with Hinata

A/N: I guess this means I've caught up! Yay me!! I have wanted to do this for AGES but I never got the chance to. until now, that is. Again, yay me!!

THE LYRICS ARE  JOSH GROBAN FROM HIS NEW ALBUM AWAKE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2006. THE SONG I WAS SO CHEATY-HEADED WITH IS CALLED IN HER EYES. IT'S LOVELY.

She stares at my shadow, she sees something more

Believes there's a light in me – she is sure

And her truth makes me stronger, does she realise

I awake every morning with her strength by my side

Of all the people who have walked in and out of my life, Hinata is one of the few who has believed in me from the beginning. When I saw the nine-tails, she saw strength. When I saw darkness, she saw light. When I showed hatred, she showed me love. I know she looks up to me, but more than that, she respects me. Admires me. She gives me the courage to live each day and to work harder.

I am not a hero, I am not an angel, I am just a man

A man who's trying to love her, unlike any other,

In her eyes I am

The more time I spend with her, the more I come to cherish those moments. I'm not good with words, and I'm even worse with my feelings but when we're together, it never seems to matter. We can just be. I love that about her, that no matter what I did – or didn't do – in a mission, she'll still want to be around me.

This world keeps on spinning, only she stills my heart

She's my inspiration; she's my northern star

I don't count my possessions but all I call mine

I will give her completely to the end of all time

I hate the nine-tails. If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't be as strong as I am now, but then again, I might have had a family. Friends. It's not to say I don't have friends now, because I do. I have friends and I have teammates, my precious people. It's just that I might not have had to work so hard to gain their trust. It was never like that with Hinata. From the beginning, her faith gave me something to hold on to, and I would die for her because of it. Because of her.

In her eyes I see the sky and all I'll ever need

In her eyes time passes by and she is with me

Neji once told me that my eyes were better than his, that I freed him from darkness. I could say the same thing about Hinata. All she has to do is look at me and in that moment, whatever I'm doing, I can forget about my childhood, forget where I came from and focus on where I'm going. Where we're going. It was never about Sakura, I see that now.

I am not a hero, I am not an angel, I am just a man

A man who's trying to love her unlike any other

In her eyes I am

In her eyes I am

Hinata. I love her. I only wish I had realised it sooner.