I don't own Naruto.
Shino's POV
She looks at me
I fake a smile so she won't see
That I want and I need
Everything that we should be…
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Hinata and I were walking together on the way to meet Kiba at the training grounds. She had always said that I was her closest friend, and she always told me everything. If only I could tell her everything. If only I could say that I want to be more than just friends. But she likes Naruto. I could never compete with that. So I just smile when she looks my way.
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I'll bet he's wonderful
That boy she talks about
And he's got everything
That I have to live without
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She told me she asked him out yesterday, and he said yes. I could see the happiness in her eyes as she told me. I couldn't tell her how I felt. It almost made me feel empty when she first told me. She always talks about how amazing he is. I envy him. He has what I could only dream about.
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She talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see
Anyone when she's with me
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We reach the training grounds. She tells me all these things about him. I just stand there and think. What would it be like if it were me?
"Yo, Shino! Snap out of it, man!"
I shake my head. Kiba's standing right in front of me. It was our turn to spar. I fought with him, not even seeing him as I watched her fight with our sensei. Kiba clips my shoulder. Instead of getting angry, I just laugh. What is this girl doing to me?
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She says she's so in love
She's finally got it right
I wonder rif she knows
She's all I think about at night
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The day's training is over. I walk Hinata home. On the way, she says that she's finally done something good in her life. She's never been happier. I can see that she truly loves him. She always has. I never stood a chance. It's getting late, so I turn in for the night. I don't fall asleep right away. I imagine the beautiful lavender-eyed girl in my arms, what would it be like. I'll never know. But, I will always be there. That could be enough. I'll always be her friend. I drift off to sleep wondering if she knew my dreams.
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She's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a whishing star
She's the song in the dark I keep singing
Don't know why I do
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The next day is similar. I go home late again, but I don't go to bed. I have no reason to. No training tomorrow. I grab my guitar from its stand. No one knows I can play, and if it all works out, no one will find out. I take to the trees and go to a dark glade in the middle of the woods. I can see the bright moon and the countless stars in the sky. The crickets start a prelude for me, and I start playing my sad song and sing quietly to myself. A shooting star flits across the sky. I don't bother, my only wish can never come true.
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She walks by me
Can she tell that I can't breathe?
And there she goea, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
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A new day, and I go to the market. Then I see her, with him. She looks so happy, and beautiful. She wears a nice kimono, a definite change fromm the training clothes I always see her in. So happy. My breath hitches as she walks past. She didn't notice, did she? No. I turn around and watch her leave. Her step no longer falters, and she holds her head up high. She loves him.
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He better hold her tight
Giver her all his love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know he's lucky 'cause
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I watch as he wraps an arm around her waist and pulls her tight to him. You better lover her, cherish her, Naruto. Know that you are lucky. Luckier than I'll ever be.
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Sh'es the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
She's the song in the dark I keep singing
Don't know why I do
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I'm back in the dark glade again. I'm working on a new verse to the song no one will ever hear. My voice falters again and I stop. I look at the star lit sky. Romoving my sunglasses, I let the tears freely fall as I wish the impossible on the brightest star I can see. I wish for her.
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So I go home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put her picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight.
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I finish, and return home at a late hour. Not a soul walks the deserted streets. I reach my home and crawl into bed. I reach to turn off the lamp by my bed, but my hand brushes a picture from. I pick it up and stare. Team 8. Kurenai, Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata, and me. I look at her beautiful face one last time and put the frame down on the table. I flick off the lamp and try to fall asleep.
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She's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
She's the song in the dark I keep singing
Don't know why I do
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She's the only one I ever let get this close. She'll never know. It hurts when I watch her. But I can't look away. A tear falls, but I catch it before it leaves the safety of my black lenses. It breaks my heart. I'll never stop singing for her…and she'll enevr hear the words.
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She's the time taken up but there's never enough
And she's all that I need to fall into
She looks at me
I fake a smile so she won't see
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I cherish the time we do spend together, even if it is spent throwing punches and weapons. I'll never be enough for her. I accept that. But I love her. I know she'll be there for me, too, if I ever need a friend. My eyes water again at the thought. She turns back to look at my face. I smile at her so she doesn't see my pain. I love her.
