Author's Note: This is my first time posting a story. So, please review and enjoy!

Disclaimer: Naruto is the work of the great Masashi Kishimoto.

Winter's sun

...

Again, it was cold and hard. Hyuga Hinata shut her eyes tight as she slowly withdrew her fingers from the icy spot. Every night, she had been sleeping in despair and slowly, the words her father spoke to her came haunting her. She did not make a mistake; she was still right. Yes, he was just busy. After all, her husband, Uzamaki Naruto, was the head of neurology department and being the head was not the easy thing. It better be. She just wanted to believe this this was the only sole reason to why her husband was not returning home.

"Hinata-sama, breakfast is ready,"

"Thank you, Maki-san. But today, I will be going to the hospital instead. Please pack the breakfast. I am sure Naruto-kun will be skipping breakfast,"

"Yes, Hinata-sama and I will make sure the car is ready,"

The Hyuga sighed and walked to the car, the sound of her heels clicking softly through the hall. The ride to the hospital had never been that long. For some reasons, she felt a chill of uneasiness. Maybe, her mind was playing tricks on her from the useless overthinking she had been doing on her sleepless nights for nearly a few months now. As soon as she stepped her feet on the hospital grounds, the guards and nurses came rushing to her, bowing and greeting to the heiress of the hospital. She hated that. And that was the reason she avoided coming to the hospital at all cost.

"Hinata-sama, may I know why you take the trouble of coming here? The hospital is doing fine, in fact perfect under my care," Neji, her cousin asked as they walked to the elevator.

"Neji nisan, I am sure you are doing a perfect job but, I am here to meet Naruto-kun. I am quite worried for him. He must be very busy these days,"

"I heard he is taking care of a special patient. I am sure Naruto can do it like he always does,"

Hinata smiled at the compliment. Yes. Why was she having doubts in her own husband? She must be going crazy. The elevator door opened and she left, her footsteps quicker than usual. She wanted to see him desperately and talked. Without even knocking on the door, with all the enthusiasm, she opened the door.

"Hinata? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked

"I wanted to …see…you,"

Her eyes darted to the woman sitting next to her husband, the pink-haired girl who jolted her resting head from crook of his shoulder. She left, picking up her white coat before she rushed out, accidently bumping the Hyuga's shoulder as she exited.

"Hinata, I can explain. It is not like what it looks like,"

He stood up from his seat, walking slowly towards her who had not shifted an inch from the spot she had been standing.

"Sakura-chan is just helping me with the research and she was just exhausted. We are just-"

A loud slap echoed through the room and for a moment, everything went almost as if it seemed, timeless. Naruto placed his hand on the slapped face, his eyes wide opened, baffled at the brutal act his wife just committed. And, there wasn't a trace of anger on her face to begin with.

"Hinata?"

"Naruto-kun, disappear from my life forever,"

"I can't,"

"Just leave,"

"I did not do anything wrong,"

"I will ask Maki-san to pack everything belonging to you by noon. Thank you for taking care of me,"

She left the lunchbox on the table, gracefully walked out of the room like nothing ever did happen, like how a Hyuga should walk out. She wasn't angry or even sad. There wasn't a trace of tear forming in her eyes. What happened to her? Maybe she was already expecting this to happen. Maybe she had seen too much break-up scenes and knew how to act on the spot. Maybe, she really was crazy. She did not know, not even about herself anymore.

"Hinata-sama, if anything, I cannot agree to this. Naruto is a very talented doctor and we need him for the next operation on the prime minister's son. If you are willing to do that, please wait until the prime minister's son fully recovered," Neji pleaded

"Then, fire that pink-haired doctor,"

"That, she came in just a few minutes ago and gave me this letter of resignation out of the blues. I didn't understand at all at that time but now I get it,"

"Perfect. Thank you, Neji nisan. Now, I must go. Please do not tell father or anyone about this,"

"Trust me about this. If you need any accompany, I will always be there for you, not as the act of responsibility of a branch family member but, as a brother,"

She smiled.

"Thank you again, Neji-nisan,"

Winter was approaching.