A/N: HEY EVEYONE!
So, this is the sequel to I'll never let you go! I'm so glad you guys are still following me up to here(the old readers ;) ) but for the ones who just stopped by, just to let you know, that NO FLAMES please!
I'm a very delicate writer. Just joking!
I'd really appreciate it if you took just 1 minute to review on my story, because that usually encourages me to write. Also, this is not a harem story, as I do not believe that Naruto and Hinata should have anyone else but themselves. I am a huge Naruhina fan, and I absolutely love to read fanfics and doujinshis just as much as I love writing and drawing them!
I absolutely love you guys!
This time I hope to get more readers, and more views!
So here's just a recap of what happened in the first part of the story!
Previously, Chapter 31, Next to you, Always
"I think this dress matches your eyes perfectly Hinata! The way it curves around your body really brings out the hot factor!" The blonde girl smiled, giving her friend two thumbs up signs.
Hinata blushed as did a few twirls in her high heels in front of the mirror, watching as the ends of her dress twirled along with her.
Ino was right- She did look beautiful. The dress was a beautiful strapless lavender, Cinderella dress with ruffles at the ends of it. Not only did it have 'Hinata' written all over it, it also wrapped around her hourglass figure nicely, showing off curves that women would die for. The silky cloth was sewn in swirling patterns around her petite waist, it also complemented every end of her body in ways men would drool over.
Though, there was only one man she would ever want to impress.
"Let's buy this one, okay?" Ino beamed, intertwining her fingers together, "I already have my gown ready! So, consider us set for that soon-to-be ball!"
Hinata smiled.
How grateful was she to have friends like such.
It was less than a week to the ball, and Hinata and all the other girls had their gowns ready, their hearts thumping with excitement. It was going to be a magical experience. After all, it's not every day that you get to dance in a huge majestic ball room in the arms of a handsome young man. In a tuxedo. Not only that, the ball was going to be on Valentine's Day! The most romantic day of the year.
Now she lay in her room upon her bed, smiling towards the blank ceiling of her spacious room while imagining herself in the beautiful gown she bought, dancing in the strong arms of her masculine prince. Hinata let out a happy sigh.
How she wished the ball was that night, or the next day or something.
Turning to face her balcony window, she thought to herself, 'I hope you're just as excited as I am, Naruto-kun…'
With Naruto
"OH JEEZ WHERE ON EARTH DO I GET A TUXEDO? I'm pretty sure I had one in here!" The whiskered young teen groaned in annoyance while flinging clothes relentlessly out of his cupboard, "Why are the things always missing when I need them!"
Now he was desperate.
It was all about being the best he could be for Hinata, it was all about impressing her, no one else.
He wanted her to look at him like the man he could be, not the goof who would wear a T-shirt and pants to such an exclusive occasion. Naruto threw himself backwards and landed onto his plush bed, grabbing a pillow before slamming his face into it.
'When you are frustrated, you take a pillow, and smash your face into it, then scream. That always relieves me of my problems.' Said Sai.
Naruto spat out his water, 'You can scream?'
He let out a muffled scream, "GARRRRR WHAT DO I DO?"
All of a sudden, a familiar voice replied, "You come with me, retard."
Naruto threw the pillow aside and flipped his head around to his open window, grinning widely at who he saw.
"PERVY-SAGE!" Naruto yelled before scrambling up to his sensei, giving him a knuckle punch.
Jiraiya growled but chose to ignore the fact that Naruto called him that name, but then again, he would probably never stop calling him that, so what was the point of wasting his temper on him?
"You're finally back from that long trip!" Naruto beamed cheekily.
"The trip was…. Interesting hehehe –SLAP- "
Naruto groaned as he watched the pervert of a sensei start to boil at him, 'Geez he's still the same old perv…'
"YOU LITTLE BRAT."
"Why thanks!" Naruto grinned back.
"ANYWAY, that's not the problem. Right now, what you need, is something to make Hinata swoon head over heels for you! And I know exactly what you should wear! Come on, I'll tell you on my journey on the way!" The toad sage let a small smile escape his lips and leapt to the window hedge, waiting for Naruto to tag along. The tall blonde sighed, "It better not be one of those old fashion clothes you got me to wear last year at tha-"
"HEY THAT WAS FUNKY! And Naruto, trust me, you'll definitely wear this." Jiraiya said, his expression suddenly changing in depth.
At this point, Naruto knew that his sensei was really telling the truth, so with a gentle nod, he leapt to where his master was, following him to who knows where.
-In the middle of a forest-
"Hey Pervy Sage, where are we going?" The curious blonde asked, taking note of the new environment. Never before had he seen this part of the forest, and he thought he explored almost everything along Konoha.
"We're here." The Sanin said, stopping abruptly in front of a huge tree. Naruto's head perked up when he saw Jiraiya place his hands on a carving on the tree. Naruto shuffled a little closer to his sensei and noticed what was carved onto the tree.
"That's…?" The blonde asked.
Jiraiya smiled, "Naruto, this is what your father carved when he fell in love with your mother."
The teen's eyes snapped open with astonishment, before placing his hands onto the dents of the carving.
It read, " M+K" And a heart as the border for it.
Naruto looked as if he hadn't seen light in years, staring intensely at the marks.
"Then… Their names are…?"
Jiraiya cut him off, "Anyway, stay here and don't do a thing. I'm serious. You do something wrong here, and things will never be the same."
The blonde stretched out his hand to his teacher before asking, "Wait pervy-sage I had pa-"
By the time Naruto finished his sentence, his teacher was already long gone.
The jinchuriki growled with irritance.
This was all new for him.
He has parents?
Pervy-sage knew of his parents?
This was just too much, and right before he could ask, he just had to disappear.
"URGHHH WHERE'S THE PILLOW WHEN YOU NEED ONE."
14 February 2012 Valentine's Day, the Ball.
The day had finally arrived. The day everyone had been waiting for was finally here. Girls with all sorts of dresses entered the ballroom, men in only one kind of costume.
Three girls, a blonde, a brunette, and a dark-haired maiden strolled into the grand entrance, walking up the red-carpeted staircase to the ballroom.
All at once, the girls 'wowed' at what they saw.
The ballroom was amazing. Fantastic. Incredible. All the adjectives they could use. Crystal Chandeliers were hung down from the painted ceilings of angels and musical instruments, and gold pillars with silver carvings were spaced out around the room. People flooded into the room, and from where the girls were, they had a perfect view for looking for their dates.
Colours and styles of all sorts blended nicely to form an array of rainbows.
"Do you see any of the guys?" Ino asked.
Hinata and Ten ten shook their heads while keeping an eye out.
"N-no… But I'm s-sure we'll f-find them." Hinata smiled.
It would be a miracle if they did. The ball was a huge place. But Hinata knew that she would find Naruto either way. He would stand out. Because he was Naruto after all.
She would keep her eye out for him. Then again, she hoped he would come.
At the same time, the guys were looking out for their dates while standing by the cupcake tables.
Chouji, already having eaten 10 cupcakes still continued to wipe out the cupcake population. Sai on the other hand was reading his book titled, 'How to make her happy'
'Don't be selfish. Be a gentlemen.' Was the chapter.
"Oh jeez, Temari had to go back for a month-long mission. Coming here was a total waste of time…" Shikamaru muttered, a slight sign of hurt and sadness in the tone of his voice.
Neji stood by the chocolate fountain, secretly eating some chocolate tarts.
Standing beside him was a young man, dressed up nicely in a well-fitting tuxedo. The outline of his muscles could still be seen, and in the background, girls were fan girling over him, whispering things like, "Oh my gawd that guy has smexy written all over his body!"
"I wonder if he's single! Should I go and ask him out?"
"What a handsome man! He's totally my type of guy!"
Unknown to them, Naruto could hear all their comments.
At the age of 12, he would have been smirking to himself, picking on the hottest girl in the crowd to dance with. Now though, he was changed. Those girls could say what they liked, but his heart belonged to Hinata and her only.
That was when someone tapped him on the shoulder.
He turned around, only to meet scarlet blood red eyes. Not the prettiest thing around. The lady looked young, maybe slightly older than him. Her burly brown hair flowed down her bear back, her dress revealing almost half her cleavage.
"Yes, what may I do for you, mamm?" Naruto asked politely.
The lady smirked seductively before throwing her hand onto Naruto's chest, pulling him closer to her a little, "You're really handsome, let me give you that. Care for a dance?"
Back with the girls
"Hey, there Naruto is! I'd recognize that blonde hair as a rip off to mine any day!" Ino said, pointing to Naruto in the crowds.
Ten ten gasped, "You're right, that is him! And neji and the guys are all there!"
The blonde-haired girl clapped her hands and jumped slightly in her heels, before her eyes snapped back open.
"Hey, what's that slut over there doing to Naruto!" Ino screamed, causing Hinata to immediately stare at her boyfriend. Naruto's face was inches away from a really attractive woman, and she had her fingers twined around him. Her worst nightmare was coming true.
Out of nowhere, she ran down the steps as fast as she could, squeezing her way through the crowd.
"Sorry…. Ah…. Excuse me…" She mumbled, some guys giving her winks.
Nothing else was on her mind except getting inbetween Naruto and that girl. She knew the kind of things women could do to have men fall into their trap, and with a body like such, it was going to be easy. Her heartbeat quickened, and finally she got to the cupcake stand, only to see Naruto removing the woman's hand from his chest, and pushing her away slightly, causing her and her friend's to stare at him in shock.
His glare on her stiffened, and for a split second, you could almost see the look of anger in the lady's eyes.
"I'm sorry, but I'm already waiting for someone else, mamm." He said in a very relaxed manner, causing Shikamaru and chouji to stare at him in amazement.
'Who knew Naruto had that in him...' Chouji thought with his 15th cupcake in his mouth.
'Way to go you retard.' Shikamaru smirked inside.
For a while, the lady stared at Naruto angrily before she snatched her hand away from his grasp.
"And I thought men like you had actual taste! Let's go girls." She said rudely, before walking off with her friends towards the fountain area.
Naruto's back had been to Hinata all this while as she silently did leaps in her heart. She should've known. She didn't have to be there to know that Naruto was cheating on another woman.
"Thank goodness…" Hinata sighed before looking to the marble floor.
Naruto smirked, hearing that angelic voice ringing in his ears. He turned around and called her name, "Hina-chan."
Hinata heard his husky voice, and looked up with a huge blush spread across her cheeks.
"N-n-narut-to…k-kun…." She stuttered.
She hadn't actually gotten the chance to fully see Naruto from head to toe. Hinata couldn't hold back her blush. He looked absolutely…. Amazing. Handsome, hot, smoking hot. His spiky golden locks were not as wild as it usually was, and it almost looked combed. The tuxedo fit him perfectly. You could still see the outlines of his muscle, and his eyes looked even more beautiful than usual. She was in love with a perfect man. A man in every man.
Naruto grinned. His lover was looking extremely beautiful tonight. The beautiful dress she wore hugged her body tightly, showing off the wonderful curves of her body. Her hair looked long and silky, flowing down her back like a waterfall. With a pink blush across her cheeks, and her kissable lips looking even redder than usual, he had to say, she was a goddess.
Naruto took a few steps forward to Hinata slowly, causing the girl to hesitate and look in any direction other than into his eyes. She knew that once she met contact with them, she would start to wobble in embarrassment. He was her one true strength and weakness.
The handsome blonde lifted her chin gently, letting her face him.
"Hinata… You truly are beautiful tonight…" He whispered.
Hinata's face flushed and became as red as a tomato.
"Y-You l-l-look … nice as well." She smiled while playing and twiddling with her fingers, something Naruto always found extremely adorable.
He grinned and stretched out his hand to her, causing her to gasp and look at him with intense eyes. His hazel eyes sparkled with sexiness and his husky voice whispered out to her, "Dance with me."
Hinata, already feeling as if her insides could explode, simply bit her lips, nodded and reached out for his hand. As soon as they both touched, an electric spark was sent through their bodies. She felt herself shudder. This was strange- she had touched him so many times, and yet, why was she going back to her old habits now? It wasn't even body contact!
Naruto lead his angel to the dance floor slowly, before turning himself around to face her. He wrapped his left arm around her petite waste, while cupping her hands with the other. With a slight jerk, he pulled her body to his, pressing their upper torsos together. Hinata 'eeped' like a frightened mouse, causing Naruto to smirk beneath his smile. As the music played, the two danced the slow rhythm, feeling themselves start to move, synchronizing every step and every movement. It felt like magic.
You're in my arms
And all the world is calm
The music playing on for only two
So close together
And when I'm with you
So close to feeling alive
A life goes by
Romantic dreams must die
So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
So close was waiting, waiting here with you
And now forever I know
All that I want is to hold you
So close
Hinata realized that while she and Naruto were dancing, he was too singing along to the lyrics of the song, almost as if he were saying it to Hinata as his own confession of the heart. The lights had dimmed, and a romantic atmosphere was created. 'Ino-chan was right…' she thought to herself, 'this place really is wonderful…'
Naruto had his eyes locked on hers, caught in an enchanting daze. The pale-ninja let a cheerful smile cross her lips. She was truly having a great time here. Watching him as his body swayed with such elegance, she found herself hypnotized in this prince's movements. It was almost as if he had practiced for this moment.
"N-Naruto-kun… you're really good at this…" Hinata said, looking at his warm hands on her hips.
The blonde smiled, "Not as good as you are."
He squeezed her hand tighter, sending her for a twirl.
So close to reaching that famous happy end
Almost believing this was not pretend
And now you're beside me and look how far we've come
So far we are so close
As the magical couples spinned on the dance floor, everyone other than them seemed to notice the spot light on them. They were the shining couple of the festival. As the blonde spun her, her dress flowed in circles, her body swift and as a graceful as a white swan.
Nothing else seemed to matter anymore. This was what Hinata had dreamed of. This was what she had wanted all her life. Now that she finally had it, she would be devastated if someone took it all away. But there was no way she was going to let anyone steal her man. All the other people in the ballroom seemed to be drowned out.
Hinata bent forward to rest her head on her protector's strong chest which she could feel through his tuxedo. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she could hear his doing so as well. She felt the warmth that radiated off Naruto, the warm grip he had on her waist and hand, his warm breath against her forehead.
What was about this man that made her fall so desperately In love with him? Oh that's right, everything.
"Naruto-kun…" She muttered softly, letting her eyelids close.
"Yeah…?"
Hinata smiled, "I love you…"
The Uzumaki beamed with happiness, pressing his soft lips to her forehead, letting his hand roam up and down her back.
"I love you too." He said without hesitance.
There was once a point in his life, where he didn't know how to love, or what love was.
He thought no one would be his teacher.
But he was wrong.
Too damn wrong.
It took nothing more than a beautiful and kind young girl, to teach him the true meaning of love.
He pulled her closer to him, taking in her sweet essence.
"I love you too…" He repeated, resting his chin on her head.
She didn't mind. She never did.
How could I face the faceless day
If I should lose you now?
We're so close
To reaching that famous happy end
And almost believing this was not pretend
Let's go on dreaming for we know we are
So close…
Naruto pulled apart slightly, before taking a few steps away from Hinata to her dismay.
So close
'We are so close now…' He thought.
And still…
'But there's so much more I want to do with her… There is so much we haven't done… There's so much more…' With a sad smile, the teen mouthed the last words.
So far…
The music began to fade away slowly, followed by a loud applause. Claps echoed off the huge walls of the hall, people cheering for the couples.
"Go Naruto and Hinata! Woohoo!" yelled Ino who had been making out with a puzzled Sai. She turned to look at Sai who was smiling awkwardly.
'Jeez… maybe I could get Naruto to give Sai some dance lessons…'
Hinata grinned with a pink-tinted blush, wrapping Naruto in her arms, "Naruto-kun… That was so much fun!" She threw her arms around her lover's muscular neck as he chuckled.
"Hey, let's have a little bit more dancing and stuff, but later, I want to take you somewhere… Just the two of us." Naruto spoke in a well-mannered voice, staring intensely into Hinata's eyes. Without any questioning, the girl beamed and agreed. She was glad. No one had ever shown this much affection her ever before. He was truly her soul mate.
"Hey, could I take a picture for you two?" A young teen, probably 14, said, holding up a rather large camera. Naruto and Hinata crossed glances, and decided to have their picture taken. It was a good way to remember the event.
After some more tiring dancing, Naruto took Hinata's hand, and lead her out of the majestic ballroom. When they stepped out, Naruto grinned, winking, "Whenever you're ready, we can go, love."
Hinata nodded, taking a last glance at the grand ball.
'I'm going to miss this place…' The girl smiled sadly.
"We can go again, Hinata-chan." Naruto said, breaking the silence, "Does that sound good?"
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"Yeah. Thank you." She smiled, before Naruto swept her into his arms, lifting her into the star-blanketed midnight sky.
In the arms of her man, she almost felt like she was in a twilight movie, her as Bella and her Naruto as Edward. The only difference was that, Naruto wasn't a vampire, but he was ten times hotter than Edward. His skin wasn't pale white, but a nice tanned light brown. She could feel the wind rushing towards her, the strong breeze bringing wild and messy back to the blonde's hair, but that was exactly how she liked it.
"W-Where are we going, Naruto-kun?" She asked sweetly.
He looked down to the baby in his cradled arms, "One of my amazing secret places. You'll love it."
She sighed.
Naruto was a heck of an adventurer. Whenever he had the time, he would go off to explore the hidden forests of Konoha. Along the outskirts, in the village, that would probably have been all explored. Probably.
Hinata could only wait in curiosity until she got to the place. She'd always knew that Naruto was out to get her amazed. Though, he never ceased to make her smile.
After a minute or so, Naruto finally landed smoothly, a gush of air circling beneath his feet.
"Please alight from the plane. Thank you. Watch your step pretty lady." Naruto grinned, setting his passenger down slowly, "Thank you for flying on Naruto Airlines, and you are MORE than welcome to come back anytime you want."
The girl cracked a small muffled laugh and poked him playfully, "Why thank you, young and handsome pilot."
Her feet were once again reunited with the ground.
Looking up, she felt her eyes sparkle upon what she saw. Yup, she was in pure astonishment again. Before her were rolling hills of even green grass, filled with gardens of lavender-tinted white daisies. In the middle of the garden was a still lake, reflecting the moon's shimmering light and the stars above. It truly was yet another exquisite place that brought her to absolute joy. Without any trees or anything obstructing the hill, you could probably see all the way to another village.
Clutching her hands together, she smirked shyly. "I must hand it to you, Naruto-kun. You have never ceased to surprise me…"
She turned back to Naruto, her luscious lips forming a wide smile, "This is incredibly beautiful…"
The jinchuriki returned her smile and walked over to wrap his arms around her waist. "I thought you might like it."
Hinata joked softly, "A-are you kidding? I… I love it..."
"Thank you…"
For minutes they stood there in the same warm embrace, taking their peaceful and beautiful surroundings in. One day that beauty could all disappear, so it was best to enjoy everything now.
Then, a sudden giggle escaped the female's lips, causing her boyfriend to perk his head up.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
Bending her head backwards until her head touched Naruto's neck, she beamed, "I was just thinking of… when you told me you loved me… the first time… Do you remember?"
Naruto let his hands slide up and down his lover's waist as he started to recall that time…
Flashback (Chapter 18)
"N-naruto-san...?" Hinata asked, looking up to meet beautiful blue orbs.
"Yes, Hinata?" He responded, caressing her soft cheek with his hand, making her blush.
"Why..."
" Why did I become... so important to you...?"
Naruto beamed at her, moving his thumb over her red, supple lips, "Because... Because..."
"You..."
"But... You'd even go to the extent of risking your life for me... It's something that... I'm sure... f-friends would do for each o-other but..."
He cut her off there again to get back at her.
"You're right..." He grinned cheekily.
Out of confusion, she looked up to him, not understanding what he meant by that.
"W-what...do you mean?" She stammered, feeling his hand continue to stroke her back.
"I did risk my life for you..."
She nodded, "Mhm..."
Naruto pulled Hinata in closer to him till their noses were touching.
They could feel each others' breath, warm and nice.
He looked into her deep, white eyes, staring into them as if they went on forever and ever...Blush was written all over her face as he lips touched hers eyes were closed as he spoke softly into her lips...
"But... I didn't do it... just ...as a friend..." Even though it didn't look it, Naruto's heart was pounding out of his chest just as much as Hinata's was, it was just that he was trying to stay calm, wanting this confession to be right... He wouldn't make the same mistakes again...
She gasped slightly, trying to suppress her thoughts as they started to go out of control...
'He couldn't mean...'
"I risked my life for you..."
.
.
"Because... I love you..."
With that, he pressed his soft lips onto hers, sealing them both together in a warm passionate kiss. His hands roamed all over her back, up and down, bringing her closer to him. Hinata didn't know how to react, but some part of her, just made her want to kiss him back. Following what her heart told her, she wrapped her small arms around his neck and pulled him in deeper into the kiss. She was in bliss, and so was he.
FLASHBACK END
Naruto smiled and hugged his girlfriend tighter.
"Yes. How could I ever forget…"
Hinata slowly loosened the grip of Naruto's embrace and faced him, staring lovingly into his orbs of infinity, "I'm glad you chose me…"
The blonde chuckled handsomely, "I'm glad you chose me too."
The girl in purple formed a curve with her lips and hugged her boyfriend tightly, their bodies pressing together tightly.
"Why me though…? I'm not as pretty as all those other women out there… And don't try to be cheesy like you always are, "Hinata stopped and poked his nose, "and tell me some beauty line. Tell me… the real reason…"
Naruto could see that she was really curious, and he knew that a cheesy line wouldn't be able to win this case, even though he would mean it. The real reason ehh?
"I'll give you an example. Look at what surrounds you, Hinata-chan."
Hinata turned her head around, "White flowers." Her eyebrows poked up, wondering where he was going with this.
"They're pretty aren't they?" He asked, earning a small nod as a reply.
"They're just like many other women. Pleasing to the naked eye. But… the only thing is… They're all the same."
Hinata gasped.
"Although… You were the first woman I saw who stood out like no other…" Naruto bent down to his knees and plucked a white daisy, got back up slowly, and took hinata's hand in his around the flower.
"Just like any white daisy in a field of them, they'd all look the same. But, if you were to see an exquisite beauty like no other amongst all of those common flowers..."
Suddenly, a spark started from the tip of the flower, travelled up from the end of the flower to the top of it, along the way, turning into a fresh red rose.
"A red rose perhaps…?"
Hinata's eyes widened. How had he done that…
"You get a beautiful, attractive, outstanding woman who gets any man head over heels for you."
The pale-eyed beauty covered her mouth with her free hand.
"But it's not just the outside that counts, it's also the inside." Naruto brought the rose closer to Hinata until she got a good view of the inside. What she saw surprised her to the brim. The flower was rainbow-colored on the side with small golden dust.(Pixie dust-looking)
"This is…" She started.
"Not only is her outside so beautiful, but so is her inside. She is colorful and vibrant, and shines out like no other. She's got a heart of gold if you ask me."
Naruto slipped the rose gently into his angel's hair behind her ear, sweeping lose strands of midnight locks back, "Now if you were me, how could you not fall for such an angel?"
Hinata felt her tears threatening to fall.
Biting her lips gently, she threw herself onto Naruto, her lips smashing into his with newfound love and lust. Naruto's eyes widened, but after a few seconds, he returned the kiss with triple the love and lust. What could he say, if a hot angel whom he loved was making out with him, how could he push her away? Hinata's hands were firmly locked in Naruto's blonde hair, while the young man let his hands travel down to grope hinata's butt, causing her to squirm in a mixture of delight and embarrassment.
"N-Naruto-kun!" She squealed, causing herself to jolt backwards, pulling her soul mate along with her. They landed smoothly on the grass, and since it was an inclined slope, the two started to roll down, their lips still locked in a feisty tongue wrestle. The couple moaned into the kiss, and when the rolling came to a stop, it ended up with Hinata on top of Naruto.
She smiled with a small smirk, bent down and licked his lips softly, "I won."
Naruto grinded his hips against hers, causing her to moan and fall to her side, Naruto then rolling around to pin her hands down under him.
With her hair spread out along the flower bed, the girl gasped. That all happened too quickly.
With a seductive, devilish smirk, the blonde bent forward to land a kiss upon his girlfriend's nose.
"Sorry hot stuff, but the daddy's won this round."
Hinata laughed and slid her wrists out of Naruto's gentle grip, gazing sweetly into his eyes.
"I… I love you…"
It was once again those three words which made Naruto feel that tingling sensation in his stomach- The three powerful words that reminded him that there was someone out there who truly loved him for him. Not for what he contained. He felt himself sadden at that thought though. He has yet to tell Hinata that he was the contained for the Kyubi, and he knew that there would come a day where he would have to tell her the truth… And maybe on that very day… She would leave him…
But for now, that day could wait.
It didn't matter.
Caressing her supple cheek softly, with the rose still behind her ear,Naruto smiled, "I love you too…"
After that wonderful night, Naruto walked Hinata home, before embracing her in yet another passionate kiss, before watching her as she swayed her hips down to her front door.
With one more glance, she mouthed the words, 'I love you.' Again.
Naruto blushed slightly, before mouthing them back to her, 'I love you more than you know it. Goodbye.'
Hinata smiled sweetly, before continuing to walk down the long pavement.
The blonde watched her as she got further and further away from him, before disappearing in a sudden flash.
That night had been an amazing night for the couple, and Hinata had never felt more loved that ever before. With the fresh rose still in her hair, she reached her main door. Looking to the 'welcome' carpet in front of her, she realized she had some gifts.
Picking them up, she couldn't help but let her tears roll gracefully down her soft cheeks. In her hands was a bouquet of lavender roses, and he had too given her a box of chocolates with the icing, "N+H" on each chocolate through the transparent lid.
On the box was a card:
"Hinata:
I hope you like the gifts I got for you. I had the chocolates specially done, and the flowers- roses as your favourite colour. On this special day of love today, I hope you know that what I do for you, I do because I want to. Because I love you. I hope to strengthen our relationship to the limit, so that no other man will dare to touch you. But until then, I will protect you. In fact I'll protect you forever and always.
Love, Naruto Uzumaki
Happy Valentine's Day
I love you."
At this point, Hinata had been letting all the tears out. She clutched the gifts tightly in her arms. No, it wasn't the presents that were doing this to her, but the love that he had put into this. She could almost feel his heart beat for hers, feel his strong arms embracing hers, saying those very words to her.
"I risked my life for you...because i love you..."She sobbed silent tears, feeling the smooth edges of the rose.
"Thank you… Naruto-kun…"
With that, she removed her shoes and walked into her house of sanctuary, unknown to her, that a certain blonde-knuckle-head had been watching her the whole time from the roof.
He smiled as he watched her. The time would come. -He thought. Someday he would hold her in her arms while they would make love. Someday he would have her living with him. Someday he would be standing on top of his own carved head, but all in all, he would do it with Hinata by his side.
No matter what was to come in the future, they would face it together. Looking up to the skies of destiny, he felt a breeze gently carress his cheek. He smiled. "Dad... Mom... I hope you can see how happy I am now... Although I don't know who you are... I know you're out there... " He whispered.
With that, a sudden gust of wind swept him again, with gentle love and passion, almost like it was kissing his cheek saying, "We're proud..."
Tears rolled down his cheek, 'I love you guys...'He hopped down to her balcony and peeked from there, watching as she slumped onto her bed, falling asleep slowly with a peaceful, adorable smile on her face. That brought him great hapiness.
"I love you too… Sweet dreams… My love…"
He leaped off into the dark skies, disappearing as a star in the horizon. One day, he would proudly be able to call Hinata his own, his mate, his soul mate forever. Till then, this was enough.
She was all he needed. Now and forever…
"….I love you too…"
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