Roses For...Hokage-sama
(Hinata's P.O.V...)
Naruto-kun's become the Hokage now and I'm so exicited for him! His dream has come true and I'm so happy but...my dream hasn't come true. I mean he knows I love him but ever since that day he's been avoiding me. I don't know he loves me back. Sakura, Leena, Sarafina, and Nina tell me that he's avoiding me because he loves me too but I don't know. Everytime I try to talk to him, he always says he has work to do. Sasuke says that he really has been busy lately and I kinda believe but...I think he's doing it on purpose. I've been saying I was busy too lately when he actually does try to talk to me but... I feel really bad about doing so. So today I decided I would go see him in his office but first...I'm getting a gift for him before I go there.
"Hm. What would Naruto-kun like?" I asked myself. "Maybe Leena-chan would know." I thought as I walked towards the Hokage Mansion. I passed by Sakura on my way there. "Oh hey Hinata!" Sakura called out to me. "Hey Sakura." I said smiling. "Where are you headed?" She asked. "The Hokage Mansion. Is it just Leena or is Naruto-kun there too?" I asked. "Just my stepsister. Naruto went shopping with Sasuke to get some groceries. They won't be back until 8 o'clock tonight." She told me. "How are you and Sasuke-san doing?" I asked. She sighed and sat down on the bench. "Not so good huh?" I asked. "He won't even talk to me anymore! He's always saying he's busy keeping Naruto in check! He never has time for "us" anymore!" Sakura ranted. "It's alright Sakura. I'm pretty sure it's nothing." I said. "Speak for yourself." She said. "What?" I asked. "You always worry about Naruto and I'm pretty sure it's nothing." She replied. "Well I better get going. I need to get the Hokage Mansion before Naruto-kun gets back. Bye Sakura!" I called over my shoulder as I broke into a run towards the Hokage Mansion.
(At the Hokage Mansion...)
I knocked on the door and I heard footsteps. Then Sasuke-san's older sister, Sarafina-san opened the door and she looked at me. "Oh Hina what's up?" She asked. "I need to talk to Leena. Is she here?" I asked. "Yeah. She's just really upset. Come on in." She said as she stepped back and let me in. "Is now a bad time? Should I come back?" I asked. "No. I'm sure Leena won't mind helping you." She said. "Just wait here a minute." She added before she ran upstairs. A few minutes later, she came down with Leena next to her. Leena had tissues in her hand and her dark, brown eyes were bloodshot. I could see the tear-stains on her face and her long, curly brown hair was all messed up. "Leena-chan..." I said. "What's up...Hina-chan?" Leena asked as she tried to keep from crying. "Well, I wanna know what the best present for Naruto-kun is because I want to go see him and you're his sister so I thought I'd ask you since you know him better than anyone else does." I said. "Maybe some...chocolates...or...roses...or...or...oh I can't take it anymore! Come back to Konoha dammit!" Leena screamed as she dived into Sarafina's arms and cried as hard as she could. "Come back to Konoha? What does she mean?" I asked Sarafina quietly. "Well, Gaara had to go back to Suna because of the attack everyone heard about in Suna and he has to direct everyone. He hated to go but he had to and Leena's been down ever since." Sarafina whispered so Leena wouldn't hear. "Oh. I see." I whispered back. "Come back!" Leena cried as she hugged Sarafina tighter. "It's okay Leena. He'll come back soon...I hope." She said but added the last part quietly. "Really?" Leena asked as she looked into her Sempai's eyes. "I'm sure he's thinking about you right now. I'm sure he hates being away from you and he really misses you." Sarafina told her as she patted Leena's hair. "I guess I'll go now. Thanks for your help and I hope you feel better Leena-chan." I said as I got up from the chair and walked to the front door. "Bye Hina." Sarafina said as I opened the door and closed it slowly behind me.
"Chocolates or Roses hm? I don't know which one is better. Maybe Tenten might help me." I thought as I walked back home to where my cousin Neji and Tenten were.
(At the Hyuuga Mansion...)
I opened the door and I saw Neji and Tenten sitting on the couch talking. "Oh hey Hina!" Tenten said as she jumped into my arms. "I need some advice Tenten. Can you help me?" I asked. "Sure! What's up?" She asked. "I wanna go find out what's wrong with Naruto so I'm gonna go see him but I wanna get him a gift. Leena suggested chocolates or roses. What do you think?" I asked. "Ramen obiviously! It's his favorite thing!" Tenten said. "Okay. I'll keep that in mind." I said. "Good luck Hina!" She called as I walked out the door and onto the sidewalk.
"Ramen, chocolate, or roses? Hm. That's a tough decision. Hm? I don't wanna get him Ramen cause he has enough of that. I don't think he will eat the chocolate. He's not Leena-chan. Roses might work though. I guess I'll have to stop at Ino's Flower Shop before I get there...and I'd better hurry. It's almost eight!" I said as I rushed to the Yamanaka Flower Shop.
(At the Yamanaka Flower Shop...)
I opened the door and the bell chimed signaling a customer was entering the store. "Just a second!" I heard Ino's voice call from the back room. Then she came out a few seconds later, skipping with her ponytail bouncing on her shoulders. "Hey Hina! What are you doing here?" She asked. "I need some roses. How much are they?" I asked. "Well, what color do you want? I have a rainbow of colors of roses." She asked. "Um...orange ones." I said. "So...they're for Naruto aren't they?" She asked. I blushed madly. "N-N-No." I said. Then she giggled and said, "So they are. Well a single rose is five yen and for a dozen it's twenty. If you want them dyed a specific color it's ten yen more." She told me. "Oh okay." I said. "So...you want a bouquet of roses or just one?" She asked. "A bouquet please." I said. "Alright that'll be thirty yen." She said. I opened my purse and handed her the money. "Thank you now just wait here." She said before she ran to the back room. After a few minutes, she came out with a bouquet of bright orange roses, wrapped in transparent protective wrapping with a lavender ribbon holding the roses all together. "Do you want a card to go along with it?" She asked. "Yes." I said. "Alright. Would you like to write it or should I write it while you tell me what to say?" She asked. "I'd like to write it please." I said. "Alright then hold on one minute." She said before she disappeared behind the counter. Then she popped back up with a pen and a little note card with a hole in the corner. "Here ya go. Write whatever you want. I won't read it. When you're done, hand it to me and I'll tie it to the roses for you okay?" She said. "Alright." I smiled as I took the pen and card from her and wrote...
Dear Naruto-kun,
I hope my words have reached you and I want you to know that I still love you. So, I've been worried about you since you never have the time to talk anymore. Please tell me you're alright and...I hope you feel the same way.
Love,
Hinata Hyuuga.
"Alright I'm finished." I said as I handed Ino the note card. "Alright then all we have to do is..." She said as she untied the ribbon and put the flowers down gently. Then she attached the card to the ribbon and retied the flowers together. "There ya go!" She said as she handed me the bouquet. "Thanks Ino." I said as I opened the door to her flower shop and the bell chimed again. She waved as I walked out. "I hope her words reach him. Naruto, you better not make her cry or you're ass is mine." Ino thought as I rushed back to the Hokage Mansion.
(At the Hokage Mansion...)
"YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE BESIDES YOURSELF! SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE?!" I could hear Leena scream. "PLENTY! MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW BUT I KNOW THAT I WON'T CRY LIKE A CHILD WHEN MY LOVE LEAVES FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS!" I heard Naruto scream back. "OH YEAH! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE OR HOW MUCH PAIN I'M IN RIGHT NOW!" Leena screamed. "YOU'RE RIGHT I DON'T AND I REALLY DON'T GIVE A DAMN EITHER!" Naruto screamed back. "OH FUCK YOU NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Leena screamed. "No thanks. That's your precious "Gaara-kun's" job." Naruto teased antaginzingly. "NARUTO!" Leena screamed at the top of her lungs before I heard a loud crash against the wall. "Ha ha. You missed." Naruto teased even more. "NARUTO!" She screamed again and there was another loud crash against the wall. "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa Kohai. Kohai calm down. It's alright Gaara will be back really soon." Sarafina told Leena. "If you call five more days really soon Sarafina." Naruto teased. "Naruto stop it." Sarafina said harshly as Leena gasped in horror. "HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT!" Leena said. "THAT'S CAUSE HE HATES YOU NOW!" Naruto shouted. "Naruto! You know damn good and well that's not..." Sarafina started to say. "SO IT IS TRUE! HE BROKE HIS PROMISE ANYWAY!" Leena screamed before I heard her pounding footsteps on the stairs. I wanted to leave but my feet stayed in place. "Naruto that was uncalled for and you know it. You know Gaara loves her with all his heart and more so don't make it any worse." Sarafina told Naruto harshly. "It annoys me when she's all like, "Gaara-kun this and Gaara-kun that." It gets on my nerves." Naruto told her. "That doesn't mean feed her lies about him!" Sarafina told him. "Well maybe it's true! Has he bothered to call her since he left? No! Has he sent her a letter since he left? No! Has he even bothered to talk to her online? NO!" Naruto ranted. "He's busy with the war! So of course not!" Sarafina said. "I would make time to contact my lover if I was away from her. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going out for a walk cause I'm too pissed off to speak to anyone." Naruto said as he walked towards the door but I wasn't paying attention when he said that so when he opened the door, I stared at him in shock and hid the bouquet behind my back as he stared at me the same way.
"Hina? What are you doing here?" He asked. "I came to...talk to you...and...I take it...this is...a bad time...so...I'll just...leave." I said as I turned around and a petal from the bouquet fell to the ground. "No wait Hina..." Naruto said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me back but he pulled me a little closer than he intended to. We both looked at each other and our faces burned bright red. "Um...what did you come for Hina?" He asked. "Um...I uh...I..." I started to say. "What's that behind your back?" He asked. "Nothing!" I replied quickly before I tripped and fell backwards, bringing Naruto with me and landing on the ground with him on top of me and the flowers to the side of us. We both blushed majorly at our position. Then he got up quickly and held out a hand to help me back to my feet. I took it and he helped me stand up. "Did you...get these...for me?" He asked as he picked them up off the ground. "Um...yes." I admitted. "Um...thank you. How'd you know orange was my favorite color?" He asked. "It's kinda obvious." I said then we both started giggling. "Um...Hina, I believe I owe you an apology. I really have been busy with work and I knw we haven't seen each other in a while but it made me feel terrible each time I had to leave cause I wanted to talk you. I wanted to see you." He said. "You...wanted to...see me?" I asked. "Terribly, desperately, and so much more. I dreamed about you every night and I can't stand being without you." He said. "Naruto...kun." I said as I looked into his crystal blue eyes, blushing even more but smiling at the same time. "Naruto...I love you so much." I said. "About that...I've been wanting to tell you this since that day but...I couldn't get up the courage so now's a good a time as ever right?" He asked. "Right." I said. Then he put the bouquet gently on the ground and got down on one knee. "Hinata Hyuuga, will you be my bride?" He asked blushing madly. I gasped in suprise then I jumped into his arms. "Yes Naru yes! I definately will!" I said as he slid the ring on my finger. Then he held me close and we sat down on the ground and stared at the starry night sky all night long.