Hey there, this is my first English fanfiction, so don't be too rude if you find any mistakes. I'm not quite sure if I'm going to write a NaruHina or a NaruSaku fic but as a matter of fact in the German original it's a NaruHina so far... but everything could change. Depends mostly on what you want, 'coz I'm fine with both pairings. I hope I get some reviews, especially if you're not just writing what you like but more importantly what you disliked and should be improved. But now let's get to the fic.

Chapter One: A Girl's Feelings

"Where am I?" a young shinobi at the age of somewhere around 13 asked himself as soon as he woke up out of a deep sleep. He looked around to recognize that he was lying on the training area.

"He-hello Naruto-kun." he heard someone saying from behind of him. Before turning around he greeted Hinata.

"Oi Hinata-chan, what are you doin' here?" Hinata looked down at the floor embarrassed. As long as she knew Naruto she was in love with him. Well at the beginning it might have been only a crush, but now she is sure that it's really love. But she is too shy to confess her feelings to him, and there is Sakura as well, the kunoichi Naruto had a crush on, maybe even more.

„Well... y-you know I-I was at your ho-home, because I wanted t-to ask you something... but you weren't there and since I saw Sasuke and Sa-Sakura heading back from training without you yesterday I tho-thought you might still be here."

"Hmm... that's strange. I can't remember what happened yesterday. I fought Sasuke during training and something must have happened, but what?" the blond guy, who was as always wearing his orange clothes, which now had some green spots, brooded.

"I gotta be collapsed. But why did the two of them let me lie here on my own?" Slowly Naruto got really pissed. There was nothing new about Sasuke not liking him, but normally Sakura cares at least a little about him, so he would expect of her to do so.

"Please Naruto-kun don't be mad at them. Sakura looked like she was starting to cry and Sasuke pulled her with him into the village." Hinata said to comfort him and you could see that she liked it. She could be as close to him as rarely before. But she was near to crying. After all, she knew how Naruto felt towards Sakura and that wouldn't change now that he heard how much she cared for him.

"Oh that Sasuke-teme. I'm so gonna kill him!" was the last you could hear from Naruto before he sprinted back to Konohagakure.

But what he saw at the village entrance shocked him. Rock Lee, now one of his closest, if not the closest, friends hugging Sakura although he knew about the blonds feelings and swore not to interfere in this thing now that he has a girlfriend, Ikuhny. Ikuhny was a village girl, not a kunoichi but very intelligent and pretty. However, as soon as the two parted, Sakura spotted Naruto just about 20 feet away. She walked towards him, apologizing for what happened the other day.

"Ohayo Naruto-kun! I'm so sorry to let you lie there unconscious yesterday, but Sasuke wanted to teach you a lesson about what happens if you use too much chakra in combat next time."

With tears in here eyes but still smiling she wanted to hug Naruto, but he backed up saying: "You can't fool me with some stupid excuses like that! Hinata-chan told me you looked like you were near crying but I think you just wanted to see your Lee and Sasuke didn't let you go!" Right after saying that he turned around and ran.

He didn't know where he wanted to run to and it didn't matter to him. He just wanted to get away from Sakura and Lee. He had never thought that the person he trusted the most, who even knew his most hidden secret, could turn his back on him so easily. When he began to get conscious of his surroundings he saw that he ran back straight to the training area, where Hinata was still sitting.

"Na-Naruto-kun what is it? You seem so... confused and shocked." was the only thing she could say before breaking out in tears pitying the one she loved.

"Oh Hinata-chan" he whispered while hugging her tightly in grief. "You surely have recognized that I want to be more to Sakura-chan than just a friend and teammate, didn't you?" The girl just nodded, what Naruto couldn't see of course, but he felt the movement and went on. "Well and just a moment ago I saw her hugging someone, and it wasn't Sasuke if you think that now... it was Lee-kun, the only one whom I told about my feeling personally. That's not just! He is my friend after all, why does he have to betray me like that?"

Hinata did not respond. Firstly because she wanted to enjoy this hug, even though she knew for Naruto it was just a hug between friends, and secondly because she could hardly speak with all these tears almost flooding out of her pale eyes. She did love him, but she was fine with the thought that Naruto only loves Sakura and will never love her. She was just the shy, little self conscious Hyuuga-Clan's heir, who is a shame to everyone of her family. She was happy just being a friend of Naruto's, though she never could be his girlfriend. But while she hold the love of her life in her hands, running a hand through his hair from time to time to calm him down, and letting him cry, knowing she never would tell anybody, she rose her hopes, that Naruto would hate Sakura after this. NO... not hate but just like her less. Hinata was sure about Sakura being a part of Naruto's life he couldn't miss after they got very close friends due to Sasuke letting Team 7 down and going on missions just unwilling to do so.

"Na-Naruto-kun I... I have to tell y-you something. I kn-know it's not the best ti-timing after wh-what happened but I do-don't think I could gather my courage once more to tell you... that... I-I lo-... damn that I love you!" The last part Hinata almost shouted to get it past her mouth. Naruto's eyes opened widely. He could have managed hearing much but that was something he would have never expected to hear.

"Hi-Hinata-chan you... me... that... that's something I have to get in my mind first. I was not prepared to hear something like that..." Hinata looked at him a little amused. Normally it was her stuttering whenever Naruto was near and now she is the reason Naruto begins to stutter.

When Naruto's mind got a bit clearer they headed home. Hinata walked him home, the two of them didn't speak all the time, because Naruto wanted to think about what happened and Hinata, expecting something like that, didn't want to disturb. There she gave him a slight kiss on his cheek, blushed and headed to the Hyuuga Mansion.