This is a bonus chapter that comes after my other fanfic, 'Warm Like Coffee In Winter' and I suggest reading that before reading this to understand it. The title I named randomly by looking at my songs on my ipod and I chose 'A New Kind of Love' a song by Imogen Heap. :P Anyway, I hope you like this little short story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
"Oh, you're asking what couples do on Christmas?" Naruto repeated. "Haha, so you're finally a couple! My advice worked!"
"Yeah, I guess. Now will you answer my question?" Naruto was the only one I knew to ask, since I had no other friends, not including Hinata. I had no idea what to do with her on Christmas, but I did have a gift in mind. We sat on the floor at a small coffee table in Naruto's apartment, as he contemplated.
"Ah, I've got just the thing! Hold on a moment," he got up and scrambled to a DVD shelf, almost slipping on the hardwood floor. An image of the moment I told Hinata that I loved her suddenly popped up in my head. I was still processing the fact that I actually did it, for it only happened a few days ago.
"Hinata, I love you,"
"I l-love you, too . . . Gaara-kun,"
I trembled with happiness. She loved me back . . .
"Here," Naruto snapped me out of my thoughts, handing me a DVD. Taking it from him, I read the title – 'Transcendental Fear'. . . never heard of it. "If you watch this with her, she'll be all over you!" he raised one eyebrow at me and smiled. All over me…? I gulped.
Naruto continued, "You should watch it when it gets dark. As for food, you should make it yourself. She'll like you more if she knows you can cook for her."
"That'd be great if I actually knew how."
"Hmmm… well then take her out somewhere fancy, and then when you get home, put in the movie."
"Kay." Sounded easy enough.
"Do you know what you're going to get her?"
"Yeah. Anyway, thanks for the help." I got up with the DVD in hand and put my coat and beanie on.
"No problem!" Naruto gave me a thumbs-up. "Good luck!"
Christmas came faster than I thought it would, but I was ready. I had everything planned out, and I just bought Hinata's gift last night, which I kept in my bathroom since she never went in there. On Christmas morning, I got up, took a shower, and went downstairs. Temari wasn't there, because she went to go see her boyfriend, Shikamaru, for Christmas. Hinata was on the couch reading a manga, and then she looked to me. Here face brightened.
"Merry Christmas, Gaara-Kun!" she ran over and glomped me. Blushing hard as she threw her arms around me, my knees became weak and I fell backward with her.
"Merry Christmas . . ." I mumbled.
"Oh, sorry! Heheh,"
After helping her up, I gave her a pat on the head like I always did. "So . . . I'm taking you out tonight," I declared.
"H-huh?" Hinata's face flushed.
"U-um, unless you don't want to. . ."
She laughed lightly, "Of course I want to, if it's with you, Gaara-kun!" My heart then, skipped a beat at her reply. Cute as ever. Our relationship was practically just starting out, since we only confessed our feelings not that long ago. I wasn't sure how to act around her, but Hinata seemed more open to trying new things, such as holding my hand. My life couldn't be any better with her around, especially as my . . . g-girlfriend. "Where are we going to go?" asked Hinata with an adorable gleam in her eyes.
"There's a restaurant downtown I thought we could try." I answered, remembering the time that we went downtown one weekend. It was my first time going out somewhere with someone other than my sister, since I usually locked myself in my room on weekends.
"Okay! I love going downtown! I'm so excited,"
The sun went down and hid behind the neighborhood houses. Taking a deep breath, I called up the stairs to Hinata. "Hinata, let's go!" It was 5:42, and I wanted to catch the 6 o'clock bus downtown. She had been upstairs preparing to leave, and when she stepped out into my sight, my mouth parted in pleasant surprise. Wow . . .
She was wearing a dress with a black torso and lavender skirt that stopped a few inches above the knee, black leggings underneath, with boots. There was a black, unbuttoned sweater jacket with long sleeves covering her arms to her fingers, and of course, her purple beanie hat. Her lips were an attractive shade of cherry red. She looked more mature than the cute little Hinata I was used to. My stomach fluttered. ((AU: Link to an image example of outfit on my profile.))
"I-I'm sorry for taking so long!" she tried to hurry down the stairs, but tripped. Still the same clumsy girl. I caught her and set her back on her feet.
"Compliment her every once and a while!"
What Naruto said a couple of weeks ago, rang in my head. Clearing my throat nervously, I said, "Y-you look pretty." It sounded so awkward coming out of my mouth.
Hinata sheepishly looked at her toes. "Tha-thank you," Grabbing her hand, we took off toward town so that we could catch the bus on time. Once we arrived downtown, I walked her to the restaurant and we took our seats. Watching as Hinata browsed through the menu, my thoughts wandered. These types of things were so new to me. I've only been to a fancy restaurant once in my life, and that was a long time ago. Now, here I was with my . . . gir-girlfriend . . . celebrating Christmas. This was definitely not something I would have imagined the future to be like, but I was happy things turned out the way they did. If not, she would have most likely ended up with Sasuke. My face wrinkled in disgust at the thought. I didn't even want to think about him.
When our food was served, Hinata's large eyes grew larger. Everything on our plates looked so extravagant and there was so much. I ate everything on my plate, but little Hinata was only able to eat half. "This is so good. I-I wish I could eat more but I'm sooo full!" she grabbed her small stomach and sighed. Chuckling, I asked the waiter for a to-go box, and in a short bit, we were out the door and walking sown the busy city street. Many couples were out together for Christmas. There were Christmas lights hanging in bushes and trees. I looked above the highrise at the full moon, wondering if Hinata was having as much fun as I was.
"Thank you for d-dinner, Gaara-Kun. It was really good." She looked up at me smiling, with her head tilted. She squeezed my hand when she said my name, and I smiled back in reply. When the bus came and picked us up, the two of us sat at the back in the same spot we did when we had just become friends. That time, it was raining and she fell asleep on my shoulder. It was before I realized that I liked her. . .
We then made it home and Hinata took of her sweater jacket revealing her dainty arms, and then plopped on the couch. "I'll be right back," I said, and went to the kitchen to put her leftovers in the refrigerator. After this, I snuck up to my room to get her gift. The poor thing was so happy to be free of my room after being locked in there all day (with food and water, of course).
Once I was downstairs, I saw that Hinata was still relaxed on the couch, eyes closed from exhaustion because of the walk from place to place. I got her attention and held out the puppy. "Merry Christmas, Hinata." Her eyes opened to a little red Siberian Husky puppy with a big red bow around its neck. Gasping, wide-eyed she took the puppy from my hands.
"O-oh my gosh! It's so a-adorable!" The puppy licked at her face and wagged its little tail rapidly. Smiling at her reaction, I sat next to her, and couldn't stop thinking about how cute she was cuddling the puppy. I almost felt kind of jealous, wishing that I was the little rascal. She set the puppy on the couch and threw her arms around my neck. "I've always wanted a puppy! Thank you Gaara-kun!" The sudden hug surprised me, but then I relaxed and placed my hand on her back nervously, and then she kissed my cheek which startled me even more. She sat back on her legs. The reason I chose to get her a puppy was because when we went downtown together the first time, she kept playing with them in the pet store.
"So what are you going to name him?" I asked. She put one finger on her chin and looked at the ceiling.
"Hmmm . . . I know! Kohi, because we m-met in the coffee shop." She grinned proudly.
"Kohi?"
"It means 'coffee' in Japanese." She said, giggling. My face felt warm. She was thinking of the first time we met? "I have something for you, too. C-close your eyes and hold out your hand," I did as I was told. It was quiet for a moment until I felt something cold and hard in my palm. "Now open."
I opened my eyes and saw a round Christmas ornament decorated with snowflakes and a large red love kanji in the middle. It had the year written on it, as well.
"It's an ornament for our first Christmas together. The snowflakes are there because it snowed right after . . . w-we confessed. I-I-I wasn't sure if you'd think it was lame, b-" Cutting her off with a kiss, I held our position in long silence and then pulled away. She touched her lips softly, her face as red as Rudolph's nose.
"I love it. I hope we have many more Christmases together," I reassured her.
Hinata seemed to be holding her breath before letting out a sigh of relief. Giving me a warm smile, she picked up Kohi who had fallen asleep and set him in her lap. I got up and grabbed the DVD Naruto had given me. "Uh, I have a movie for us to watch."
"Oh, yay!" She exclaimed. I popped it into the DVD player, turned off the lamp, and took a seat on the couch. Hinata looked at me and giggled. What's so funny, now? Did I do something stupid? "You're sitting t-two feet away from me. Do you not like me anymore?"
"Huh? U-um . . ." With that, she put Kohi down to take a nap, and scooted over to where our thighs were touching. My heartbeat sped up. Then she took my arm and put it around her, placing her head on my chest. Great, now she's going to hear my heartbeat. She positioned her head so that she could look up at me. She seemed to be just as nervous as me.
"Is this o-okay?" I nodded. The closeness made me fidgety, but then the movie started. I wasn't sure what it was going to be about but Naruto did say – "She'll be all over you." I gulped again. Is this what he meant?
It turned out that it was a horror movie. Every time there was a monster, Hinata pressed herself against me even more and buried her face in my chest. She squealed at every jump-scare, and squeezed the living hell out of me.
"No! Don't split up! It'll get you!" She screamed at the TV as if the characters could hear her and then covered her eyes. I chuckled almost inaudibly. "Eeep!" She grabbed me again, in fear. Now I knew what Naruto meant by 'She'll be all over you'. The movie finally ended and it didn't faze me at all; Hinata on the other hand . . .
I brushed my teeth and took off my shirt, like I always did before bed, and then slid under the covers after turning the light off. It was hard to sleep, though, because I couldn't stop thinking about how amazing today was. I got to spend it alone with her, and we even kissed for the third time ever. It was hard to believe. I had a . . . girlfriend.
"KYAAAAAA!" I heard a familiar squeal coming from the other room. Sitting up as I heard the sound I yelled.
"Hinata!?" Soon, my bedroom door swung open and a small girl flung herself at me. When she landed on top of me, she accidently kneed my . . . ehem . . . and I cringed in pain. "Nng . . . what's wrong . . . Hinata?"
"I saw . . . I-I-I saw something in the corner of my room!" She tightened her hold around my neck. She's so close . . .
"I'm sure it was nothing."
"Can I sleep with you, p-please?" she cried. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to let her watch a horror movie. She seemed to be terrified. I started to sweat when I heard her question.
"I guess so. Are you really that scared?"
"…uh-huh,"
"Alright." I slid her trembling body under the covers with me. I was definitely not going to get any sleep tonight. "Would turning on the radio make you feel better?" I couldn't see her in the dark, but felt her nod. I reached over the side of the bed and turned on the radio on my alarm. She put her head on my chest again and her breathing slowed. A song started to play (She's My Baby – The Rocket Summer) and she finally fell asleep. Stroking her hair, I listened to the song since I couldn't fall asleep, anyway.
But then there's she,
And she's my baby.
She's so good to me.
She's my baby.
This was definitely the best Christmas I've ever had.
END
I hope you enjoyed the story. I think they're kinda out of character and it's a little mushy, but still cute. Please leave a review if you want another bonus chapter!
