Authors note: Hey guys! I'm back with another one-shot. This one is about Hinata and Naruto though. Review and tell me what you think. Enjoy!
I don't own Naruto.
Last chance
We aren't children anymore. We've grown up and like many that has grown up; we have to go our separate ways. I didn't want to leave Konoha, but I couldn't stay. Maybe some day I will return, but for the moment I have to breathe alone. I had finished packing this morning and would soon make my way out the hidden leaf to another life. Leaving was harder than I had thought it to be.
I took a deep breath and decided that I would make my way around the village one last time before leaving. The streets were full of people, people going about with their lives as if nothing was changing. Only my life was changing. Ino worked in the flower shop as usual and looked slightly annoyed. That didn't really surprise me. Shikamaru walked around the shops with his mother, looking incredulously bored. I couldn't hide the smile that crept onto my lips.
Sakura, no doubt, was working in the hospital. Kiba walked around doing nothing specific and Choji sat in a restaurant with Rock Lee and Guy. Sasuke was training with Kakashi, as usual. I was looking for someone in particular though, but I hadn't seen him yet and when I did spot him I couldn't help that the butterflies raid my stomach for the thousandth time. He was laughing and he looked so happy. I melted at the sight of his smile and felt my knees go weak by looking at his blue eyes. His blonde hair and tan skin shined in the sunlight.
He caught me looking at him and I blushed. He ran over to me with a childish grin on his face.
"Hey Hinata!" He called excitedly.
"Hello Naruto." I said quietly. I had always been a shy girl, especially when it came to Naruto and I still hadn't gotten over it. He was the exact opposite of shy. He was loud and blunt and unafraid of anything, particularly in battle. I always felt hypnotised when watching him fight. He was a completely different person in battle to the person standing in front of me at this moment. When he put his arm around my shoulders, my face reddened expediently.
"What's up?" He asked.
"I'm just going around the village one last time before I leave." I explained softly.
"You're leaving?"
"Yes." I whispered.
"Why?"
"I feel it's time to go."
"Will you ever come back?" He inquired.
"Maybe some day."
He was quiet for a moment and then I felt myself being pulled into his embrace. It felt so good to be in his arms, to be protected by his strength. I wrapped my arms around his waist slowly and he held me close.
"I'm going to miss you." He whispered.
My heart ached at his words and I reconsidered leaving, just to be with him. I doubted my decision, but I couldn't stay. I would come back, for him, but I couldn't stay.
"I'm going to miss you too Naruto." I said. I felt like crying. I had this unexplainable feeling in my stomach and it made me sick. I had to leave before deciding to stay. This would be the hardest thing I have ever had to do and I hated myself for doing it. I swallowed back my tears and took a deep breath. He let me go and I left. I couldn't bear to look back and see his eyes. To gaze into those blue orbs of his would be my undoing. Naruto was my weakness.
I had never told him how I truly felt about him and that was my chance, my last chance, and I didn't take it. It was too late now.
"Goodbye." I whispered as I left Konoha.
Maybe some day.
Authors note: What a drag. Oh well. Tell me what you think.