I just thought I'd rewrite Return because I liked the plot line, and my old version sucked, so here's chappy one of the new Return which I hope you will like better.
Naruto sat beneath a tree in the Third Training Grounds. The sweaty blonde was enjoying the shade, cooling him off from the recent training, thinking about the past five years. Taking a long drink from his water bottle, Naruto's thoughts roamed his past. It stopped around age 12, when he was saying good bye to Hinata the last time. She turned around; waving one last good bye…the last time he'd see the beautiful lavender eyes, and the mystic purple hair as disappeared into the airport, never to return again. The blonde's thoughts often drifted to what she looked like now, what was she like, where she lived, and scowled at who is her boyfriend, what would have life been like if she stayed, and why he thought about her so much. Was he still in love with her…he couldn't be…it's been five years, surely he moved on by now. But his heart and soul were tugging the opposite end of the rope. There was no denying it…he still loved her. He wiped his mouth, and stood up again, and slowly made his way back into the sun. He squinted, giving the sun a -why did you pick today to burn everything- look then turned his gaze back to the cracking, dry earth. 'I'll never have her…' Naruto thought, kicking a pebble off into the distance. Straightening his back, he walked with his head high towards the middle pillar, the same pillar Hinata stood waiting for him before the main Chunnin exams. He hit it. A hard punch that cracked the old wood into half. He smirked…really he couldn't care less what happened to the wood. Tsunade can always replace it.
"Naruto…" a female voice said…dark, and emotionless.
Naruto spun around, wiping sweat of his lips and forehead. Shizune stood in such a way that a thundering cloud was almost seen above her head. Yet she was not angry, just in deep depression.
"May I help you, Shizune-san…" Naruto was being polite for the first time in his life. He just didn't feel like disrespecting with a joke, or being rude.
"Yes….…first I need you to read this letter…" The older short haired woman walked towards him, and handed him a lavender envelope that smelled like lavender. Naruto suppressed a giggle, and opened it.
"Hello Konoha…
We have been having a bad experience here in the US and are asking for permission to return. Of course the whole of the Hyuuga clan will be returning including Hyuuga Neji, and Hyuuga Hinata. Over the course of the five years both have taken on Karate, Judo, Jujutsu, Kung Fu and other variation of martial arts to keep in shape to be ready to take on missions upon their return. We are also asking if you can clean our home from all the dust that pilled over the years. Thank you for your help…
Waiting for you response…
Hiashi Hyuuga
First House of Hyuuga, Main Branch
"Hinata and Neji are coming back! That's great! Why are you so depressed…?" Naruto didn't understand her depression. While he was reading, he had to gulp every so often just to keep his heart out of his throat.
"Guess who's in charge of the cleaning…" Shizune fumed.
Naruto gave a laugh…
"Sure…I'll help…when are they coming?" Naruto inquired, his heart racing.
"Tomorrow…" Naruto's heart sped up at Shizune's emotionless voice.
(0.o)
Shizune and Naruto unlocked the mansion. Slowly, the black haired woman squeaked the door open, and dust, like a sand storm, suffocated them.
After their coughing fits were over, Naruto made his mind up.
"I AM NOT GOING IN THERE AND THAT'S FINAL!" He crossed his hands, and motion for her to move back.
"Cleaning Jutsu! KAI!!" Naruto thrust his hands together, then back to the ground. A little earth quake followed. When things calmed down, the two went inside to see how effective the jutsu was. Everything was spotless and in place in every room. It even had a kind of welcoming lavender smell to it.
After checking the branch family's mansion, and the head, the two were reassured that everything was clean, nodded their head at each other, and left the compound. The only thing that wasn't set straight was Naruto's heart rate, and how fast he proceed thoughts, which he guess he did faster than lightning.
0 .o
Tomorrow arrived as quick as if he were riding an ice train. Naruto took a shower, got dressed, and was barely able to make ramen and even less able to eat from all the shaking. An onlooker would have thought that he was either suffering from brain damage, or he was freezing to death. Neither was correct. He was suffering from cardiac arrest.
I'll see Hinata for the first time in five years…how do I act…what should I do…should I go and see her at the air port, or wait to run into her and her team and then introduce myself again. What IF SHE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHO I AM!! OH NO!!
Naruto disposed of his dishes, and walked out into the morning frost. The sunshine seemed to only be there for show, because it sure didn't get any warmer from it just sitting there. He walked aimlessly around Konoha, leading an inside battle with himself.
She doesn't know who I am probably. I mean…it has been so long, and times changed. We aren't who we once were, and as much as I'd like to think of Hinata as a babe, the one and only girl that I'll hold in my arms, that I'll sleep next to until the day I die, I know it will never happen. She just doesn't know me anymore…
You don't know that… Kyuubi spoke to him, sounding as if he was Naruto's only sense of reason.
Kyuu…I do know that…and not even your demonic 'I wish' and it happens crap can change that fact. I'll just have to live in pain until tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll end it all…if I can't have Hinata…my purpose here on earth is meaningless, and you know that.
You don't have to kill yourself…You could… But Naruto cut him off…
There is NOTHING THAT I CAN DO!!
You can speak to her…you can ask her…it never hurt anybody…
Hearing it from her will just shatter my torn heart. What's the use…
To prove me wrong…
Naruto just shook his head, and went on his way to the Hokage Mountain. There was a pretty and peaceful park up there where he could mourn in peace. The steps were excruciatingly exhausting. The seven hundred and thirty two steps used to be a breeze, when Naruto felt like he was free without a care in the world. But now, with the extra weight of his thoughts and heart, climbing was a painful experience. However, Naruto reached the top, stopping at the second last step to catch breath, before he fell down onto the earth. How good it felt to finally lie down.
After what seemed like ages, Naruto got back on his legs. To his surprise, someone was sitting in the green bench that sat on top of Yondaime's head. She had French cut bangs and the rest of her long mystic purple hair was blowing in the wind. Her light purple eyes were locked onto the horizon, mesmerized by the rising sun. What shocked Naruto the most be that this girl wore spikes around her neck on a black collar, and that her make up was thick black. She wore a dark purple long sleeved shirt, and a black short sleeved with a funky skull drawn in purple on it. Her pants were army like, but black and tight, and reached just to the middle of her lower leg. Her All Stars were purple and black, of course a skull residing on the outside of the leg. Her nails were painted black too.
That's Hinata… Naruto realized. Only the Hyuuga clan had lavender eyes and no pupils.
He walked up to her, his body moving, his mind telling him to stop. Taking a seat next to her, Naruto leaned his elbows on his knees, and rested his head on top of his intertwined fingers. The two lost souls sat in silence. Finally Hinata spoke.
"Who are you…?" her voice was soft and smooth, but the sudden question first confirmed his belief, and second startled him.
"Uzumaki Naruto…" He looked at her as he straightened his back…
"Hyuuga Hinata…ne?"
The purple girl nodded.
Hinata's heart clenched. Uzumaki Naruto was sitting right next to her. Her heart finally made her mind realize she still loved him. Yet, she knew he didn't love her. So what was the point of trying? He'll go run to Sakura in the end anyway. Better if she acted a little distant…hope he'd get the drift to leave her alone. And then maybe she could distance her heart, forget about him, and move on…see what life has in store for her.
"I want to be alone…get lost…" her words came out sharper than she intended.
I'm sorry Naruto…this is probably for the best. I do wish we could be together. I do yearn for a time where I'll wake up to the cry of our child, to the time where each night a hundred kisses will be exchanged, and one each morning, a few through out the day. A time where your strong arms will wrap around my waist, a moment in time when I hear you say I love you… But that won't happen, since you never have loved me, and you never will.
Her gaze registered the way he was taken a back.
"I'm a friend Hinata. I want to be there for you…please…tell me of your journey…tell me of your sorrow, your happiness…I want to know…"
"It's true you want to be there for me…just not in the way I want you to…now leave, or I'll report abuse. Who do you think Tsunade's going to believe, a mischief maker who can't control his hormones, or a girl, fragile and weak, like myself…" her words stung. What did she mean by… 'not the way I want you to..' Hinata's eyes, completely emotionless, hid her feelings, they way she truly felt. Naruto was oblivious to her pain.
"Fine…I just wanted to tell you that…well…I l-lo…" he drifted off, not being able to say I love you.
For a moment, Hinata's eyes sparked in hope of his next words. But the void eyes again were replaced, and Hinata gave him a -does it really look like I care, or do I just have a zit on my face- look.
"Doesn't matter…it's not like you'd care…" Naruto swallowed his own tears, before turning his back to her, and jogging off into the distance.
Hinata closed her eyes, fighting tears hard. But in the end, one by one they crawled out of her eyes, and stained her porcelain white cheeks. Life was a hard thing to endure.
Naruto ran as far as he could, before he tripped falling splat onto his face. He couldn't keep the tear inside him any longer. This would be the last time he saw her, so he whispered…good-bye…Today would be his last morning, and so drenched in pain, he went to live, before he took his own life away when midnight stroke.
(L)
Getting on his feet, and wiping his tears, the burden on his heart lifted. He jogged down the streets, and ate a lot of ramen for early lunch. Sakura was aimlessly talking a walk down Konoha. She spotted Naruto stuffing himself as if it was his last day alive.
"Naruto…slow down with the eating… why are you stuffing yourself so?" Sakura gave an odd chuckle as she sat down, bewildered at the blondes actions.
"Wanna make out…" he asked her out of the blue.
"What!?" Sakura wanted to make sure she could hear, and that she wasn't hallucinating.
"Come!" he left the money for the bill, and grabbed her hand, pulling her after him. He, after a long run, pulled her into an abandoned alley, and a little forcefully, pushed her against the wall. His mouth crashed onto her a little roughly, but as the kiss progressed, and she kissed back, it got more passionate and heated.
Hinata finally decided to get off the Hokage Mountain, and reacquaint herself with her home town. After a long walk, she heard something heated and rather disgusting occurring behind the wall. Small whimpers were heard, so Hinata picked up her uncaring pace. She looked into the alley, only to find Naruto humping Sakura against the wall, and Sakura was fully enjoying it. Suppressing tears, Hinata ran off. No one can see her cry, no one must hear of her pain, sorrow. No one can know how she feels. She's not emo, she's just a misunderstood and badly treated by her father, who constantly beat her because he thought that she was responsible for Hanabi's and her mother's death. Hinata had nothing to do with it, but had to endure the pain. So darkness was the only one left to turn to. Its shadows only understood. The light had rejected her. It's too late to turn towards it now. Darkness consumed her inside out, and what she just now saw buried her even deeper.
Naruto and Sakura reached orgasm. Trailing hot kisses down her throat and onto the tip of her breasts (clothing had been discarded, since this particular street was in the abandoned old part of town.) He began to suck on them, and Sakura moaned into him. The sex was amazing. They should do it again tonight, before he draws the knife into his heart.
Finally, Naruto drew himself out of her. They replaced their clothes, and Naruto muttered something about that being amazing. Sakura gave a small laugh, and drew close to him. She hugged him around the middle of his back, and he held her hip, silently, laughing that they were able to pull off their mischief, the two checked to see if anyone was in sight, before turning left, and running hand in hand down the street. There was a carnival, and Naruto noticed when they came to the street.
"Wanna join?" Naruto winked at her.
With a laugh, Sakura obliged. The rest of the day was spent in laughter and drinking, winning prizes and kissing. Around seven, the two made way to Naruto's apartment.
Sakura giggled, leaning her drunken back against the green wood door, as Naruto's laughter kept him away from the key hole. Managing at last to unlocked it, Naruto's lips locked on to Sakura pushing her inside, and slamming the door shut.
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