Letters

By: Rèîán§hitsü

Okay well I actually wrote a story like this before, in fact, I've written two. But I never liked them much so I deleted them. Maybe I'll like this one better? Well I suppose if you're reading this I liked it better because I uploaded it. I just randomly got this idea so I had to write it, I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and I realize there's a lot of arguing over Naruto couples so please no criticizing the couple. Criticize my writing! I love criticism even if it puts my story down, but don't criticize the couple. Thank you! Enjoy the story.

The story takes place before Sasuke left Konoha.

-Rei

Hinata laid down on her bed, her face flushed with happiness. She'd gotten another letter from "him". She held an envelope close to her chest. For about two months now, she'd been getting letters from an unknown individual. He always spoke high of her and complimented her. He said he knew her, that he loved her. And that he wanted her to love him too.

Hinata pushed back the curtains beside her bed and opened the letter. The handwriting was always so neat. She loved that about him, whoever he was, he always wrote so clean. His spelling and punctuation was perfect. She smiled to herself as she read over the letter.

Dear Hinata-chan,

I saw you yesterday while you were training. You were working so hard. I always wonder to myself what your motivation is. You always work so hard. Is there something you're striving for? I'm sure whatever it is, you will reach it. I wonder, what are you thinking right now? Are you happy? I don't know what goes on in your home but I hope everything is alright. Hinata-chan, yesterday at the dinner the ninja's had, you looked so beautiful. You wore that lavender dress with the white flower in your hair. You looked completely stunning. I hope to see you in that dress again. It suits you well. Unfortunately, I have business to attend to so my letter will not be as long today. Next time I will try to write more. I love you Hinata-chan, more then you know.

Yours Truly.

Hinata sat up in her bed, thinking to herself. She really wanted to know who kept writing her. She wanted it to be Naruto, and at first, believed it was. But the more letters she got, the less she believed it was. The writer spoke too elegantly, and wrote too clean. She really wanted to know though. She had been hesitant to ask anyone, she was scared to admit she'd been getting letters from a secret admirer. If whoever she asked wasn't the one writing them…

"What… are you doing?" Hanabi asked, staring at her older sister from Hinata's doorway. She was looking at Hinata like she was a lunatic.

Hinata looked over at her turning as red as a tomato.

"Nevermind, I don't want to know," Hanabi said, turning away to walk off. "You're teammates are at the door." She said crossing her arms as a slight blush covered her face. "Hurry up and go to them."

"O-Okay…" Hinata said slowly standing up as Hanabi walked off.

She threw the letter in a drawer with all the others; soon she would have to find a new place to put them all. She ran out to the front where Kiba and Shino were waiting for her.

"Oi! Hinata!" Kiba called, looking over at her. "You ready to go?"

"Go? Go where?" Hinata asked slowly, not remembering any training for today's schedule.

"We have a mission," Kiba said. "It's lame… but we have to do it."

Hinata simply nodded as her teammates started walking. After a while of walking, the three got to the other end of Konoha, looking up at an empty house just up a medium sized hill. The house looked completely normal, but people who lived near it kept reporting screams late at night. Supposively, no one lived there. They were fixing to find out.

After spending about three hours wandering around inside the house, they found nothing but dust. No symbols, no people, not even a weird smell. Kiba and Akamaru walked out sneezing like crazy, Shino following them closely. Hinata looked around one more time in the house, noticing something small they hadn't seen before. She walked over to a small desk, there was writing carved into the desk, barely visible under all the dust. She wiped it off to reveal the words "I loved you."

A thought hit Hinata just then.

What if he stops loving me? What if, after I show no interest in finding who he is, he gives up on me?

Hinata heard her named called and left the desk to catch up with her teammates.

"U-Uh Kiba… Shino…" Hinata drifted off.

Her teammates looked at her as they walked back to the main part of the village.

"H-Have you ever thought of writing letters to someone you like?" Hinata asked blushing hard.

"Err… no," Kiba answered, wondering why she asked such a question.

"Why?" Shino asked.

"N-No reason!" Hinata said bowing quickly. "Excuse my rudeness!" She said running off.

"Oi!" Kiba called out, not managing to stop her. "That was weird…" He commented.

"I'm sure she has reason," Shino said, continuing to walk the way they were.

"Hey Shino… What do you think's up with Hinata's sister? She was acting weird earlier too," Kiba asked, looking at his teammate. "She was like extremely pink when we showed up during her training."

"She's always like that… You never notice."

Kiba twitched.

Hinata ran deep into a section of trees before stopping. She was breathing heavy from all the running.

"Are you okay?" A voice asked from up in a tree.

Hinata's hair stood on end and she jumped, scared half-to-death. She looked up into the tree as none other then Sasuke jumped down.

"S-S-Sasuke!" Hinata stepped back against a tree.

"Did I scare you?" Sasuke asked, looking at her with deep black eyes.

"A-A little bit…" Hinata answered, calming down a little bit.

"What are you doing out here?" Sasuke asked.

"M-Me? What about you?" Hinata replied.

"I was waiting for someone," Sasuke answered.

"O-Oh… Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked looking down at her hands.

"Not exactly," Sasuke said, watching her closely.

Hinata looked up at him a moment then back down.

"I-I should probably be off," Hinata stuttered before bowing. She started to walk off then stopped and looked back at him. "Oh, does Naruto-kun write letters very much?"

"Letters?" Sasuke asked.

"I-I was just curious…"

Sasuke hesitated then replied, "I don't know, you should ask him."

Hinata nodded and thanked him, a smile across her face, then ran off toward home.

Sasuke slightly smiled to himself.

Just can't break it to her can you, Sasuke? He thought to himself. But seeing her smile… guess she's happy after all. That's enough for me.