Naruto POV
Naruto was finally going back to the village after two years of training with Jarihaya. Jarihaya had just told him that morning that his training was complete and he could go back to the village.
Naruto had packed his things and headed off as sat as he could. I can't wait to get back to the village everyone are Jonin already so I'll have a lot of work ahead of me…still being a genine and all. Naruto thought deeply narrowly missing a tree.
He saw the tops of buildings and quickly sped up, the gates to the village coming into view. He saw he saw Jarihaya leaning against one of the doors and he stared at him bemusedly.
"Why'd I have to run the whole way then?" Naruto asked, Jarihaya shrugged
"Your still my knucklehead student and ran off before thinking anything through." He smirked turning away from Naruto and into the village. "Everyone is excited to see the new Naruto though I have no idea how they found out you were coming." Jarihaya said over his shoulder laughing then jumping onto the roof of the nearest building and disappearing.
Naruto shook his head and walked through the gates of his dearly missed village. "Hey! It's Naruto!" One of the guards said and the one sitting next to him smiled and they both waved to Naruto as he passed their post at the gate.
Naruto smiled and waved back, as he passed through the village he received smiles and many ninjas stopped work to talk with him. When Naruto finally reached his apartment the person he found waiting there surprised him.
Hinata POV
Hinata had been excited when she heard that Naruto was back at the village. Her pending crush on him hadn't evaporated in the slightest bit, but it had definitely grown.
Hinata had mustered all the confidence she had in her body to decide to wait for Naruto at his apartment. She had brushed her hair until it shone and put on the best dress that she had.
It pronounced her every curve that had been hidden in her ninja clothes. She had spent a few hours before getting food prepared for them and made sure she made plenty of ramen.
She arrived at Naruto's apartment and stood in the hallway nervously. She was debating weather to just leave the food at his doorstep and to run away as fast as she could. But then she remembered how her father had told her she had to pick a husband soon or he would.
She shuddered at having her father pick her husband, she had noticed many guys staring at her but she had only felt creeped out. The only person she had eyes for was Naruto, the person standing in front of her right now.
Naruto POV
"Hinata?" Naruto asked staring at the indigo haired angel standing in front of his door.
"Naruto!" Hinata shouted blushing furiously "Um…I…brought you lunch!" Hinata said shoving the package out in front of her. Naruto smiled ( not the big goofy smiles like when he was younger more of a… sincere smirk?)
"C'mon in then." He said
Hinata POV
Hinata almost fainted as she saw Naruto's smile and how much he'd grown into a…man. Then he had asked her to come into his apartment! Hinata felt her face heat up as she quickly moved over to let Naruto pass and was achingly aware of the miniscule space between them.
Naruto pushed the door open and held it open for Hinata. They set the food out on the table and Naruto quickly dug in. Hinata ate slowly and nervously.
After Naruto was finish demolishing all the food he leaned back in his chair. "You've become quite the cook Hinata." He said smiling and laughing as Hinata blushed and looked at her barely touched food. "
You're still as nervous as before I left, huh?" he asked. Hinata blushed even harder,
"H-How are you? N-Naruto-kun?" she asked. And she sat smiling for the next hour as Naruto recalled his two years of training in detail.
But Hinata didn't care because she was spending time with the only person she really, truly cared about. Hinata tried her best to appear like she wasn't on the verge of fainting and laughed and commented on Naruto's story at various points.
NPOV
"You've really changed a lot, Hinata." Naruto said after a moment of silence. Hinata's eyes widened and she smiled "In a good way of course." Naruto added quickly.
"Well, You've changed too Naruto." Hinata replied. "In a good way of course" she said mimicking him. They both laughed and Naruto stood up.
"Let's go on a walk its beautiful outside." He said, and he was right, while they were talking it had turned into night and thousands of twinkling stars could be seen. Hinata and Naruto walked through the quickly emptying streets.
Naruto saw that Hinata was pushing herself past her shyness to tell Naruto all he had missed during his training, and he admired her confidence. He suddenly found he couldn't take his eyes of Hinata and he couldn't figure out why. (Yep, still as stupid as ever)
HPOV
"What about Sakura?" Naruto asked Of course, he probably still has a crush on Sakura Hinata thought sadly.
"S-she's on a mission now they should be back in a few days." Hinata replied turning away so Naruto couldn't see the tears in her eyes. Now he's going to think I'm a baby! Hinata thought.
"Hey… are you alright?" Naruto asked stopping. They had reached the park and Hinata started at a swinging swing. Naruto slipped his hand through Hinata's and sat down on a bench pulling her down next to him.
"You know one important thing I learned while I was away?" Naruto asked staring at the sky. Hinata shook her head and furiously blinked away her tears. "To cherish everyone who's important to me, because I could lose them in a blink of an eye." As he was talking the cloud that was covering the moon moved away and basked them in light.
NPOV
Naruto looked down at Hinata (he grew A LOT) and he FINALLY realized that he loved Hinata. He had wrapped his arm over her shoulder and leaned down just as Hinata stretched up and when their lips met everything around them disappeared.
HPOV
OMG! Naruto's…he's…we're…! Was pretty much the only coherent thought Hinata had before Naruto broke the kiss off. His electric blue eyes stared into Hinata's and she could hardly breathe. "I should get you home." He whispered and Hinata nodded but they both sat staring into each other's eyes before Naruto pulled Hinata into another kiss.
Hinata quietly slipped into her family's estate and tried to tiptoe to her room.
"Hinata." Just that one word from her father chilled her to the bone. Hinata squeaked and stumbled over the carpet.
"F-Father!" she gasped.
"You're a ninja, act as one." He commanded turning on the light and glaring at her. "If you are trying to sneak in why would you use the door?" he asked scornfully. Hinata felt herself blush and wish that Naruto was there to defend her.
NO! I have to show Naruto that I've changed! That I'm more confident…and a better fighter!" Hinata stood straighter and stop staring at the ground. Then after a moments hesitation she stared her father right in the eye, and though she was scared she stood her ground.
Her father's eyes widened and then he composed himself again. "Where were you?" he asked his eyes boring into Hinata's as if he would find the truth there. "I was out, Father" Hinata answered
"With who?" He asked.
"Naruto, father" Hinata answered then instantly felt dread her father for some reason despised Naruto and Hinata didn't know why. Was it because he beat Neji in the Chunin Exams? Hinata forced herself to focus on the task at hand.
"And you were out this late?" He said, the questions were coming so quickly Hinata almost started to panic.
"We had dinner" she said, slightly blushing. Hinata saw the anger in her Father's eyes and strained with the control on her body as she was about to flinch.
"So you like Naruto" he said, this time it was not a question but a statement. Hinata nodded
"Very much, Father" she said surprising herself. He father nodded,
"I approve." He said Hinata gasped
"F-father?" she stuttered. "If he can beat and change a people like Neji and Gaara, then maybe there is hope for you. It would be the wisest choice you've ever made picking that boy."
The Hyuga clan leaders eyes were as cold as ever as he said this and Hinata felt like crying. I'm so stupid for trying to make him see me for who I am. Why do I even try? She nodded her head, but did not take her eyes from her father's.
No matter what this was a battle she would not give up on, she would show he father that she could be… would be better than anything he could have ever imagined.