Astrocam: Hey guys. I've been on here for quite a few years, but have been inactive for quite some time. However, I've come up with a new story. This one just kinda came to me last night when I couldn't sleep. It's been a while since I've written fanfiction, so I don't know how this will turn out. But I hope I can keep going with it. That's, if you guys enjoy it.


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Protagonists: Hyuuga Hinata and Uzumaki Naruto
Pairings: Hina/Naru, Sasu/Saku, Ten/Neji, Shika/Ino
Main Setting: Konoha
Rated: M for graphic sex scenes
Summary: The past year was horrible for Hinata. To her it felt like things just kept getting worse. Losing her job to her younger, irresponsible sister Hanabi, her father basically treating her like a child and didn't let her do anything fun aside from a martial arts class, and she felt like a prisoner in her own home. However, when the new year 2015 rolls around, Hinata decides to create a bucket list, and make a conscious effort to cross things out on that list. One of those things includes getting a kiss from the guy in her martial art's class who she's had a crush on for the past year – Uzumaki Naruto. But, although all she wants is a kiss, she gets more than she bargained for.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Any resemblance to any other fanfiction or story is purely coincidence.


Chapter One – A Step Forward


It's the new year. A new chance to change my life. Hyuuga Hinata was deep in thought as she sat on her bed, gazing out the window at the light blanket of snow that covered her front yard. Snowflakes were trickling down softly, as if she were in a snow globe, and everything outside looked beautiful.

It was already January tenth, but nothing interesting nor exciting had happened to Hinata. She'd even spent the New Year's celebrations at home with her stoic cousin Neji and her even more stoic father, Hiashi. Her younger sister, Hanabi, had gone out to party. Sure, Hinata's friends had thrown a party, but her extremely strict father had forbid her to go. He knew there was going to be alcohol involved, and, even though Hinata wouldn't drink it, Hiashi didn't trust her enough.

Neji had stayed home just because the girl he liked, Tenten, was at home herself, sick due to a cold, and Neji had spent the night skyping her. Neji was allowed to go to the party. He'd just chosen not to. Hanabi was also allowed to do whatever she wanted. It was just Hinata that her father picked on. Neji was their cousin, but lived with them because his parents had been killed and Hiashi was named as his godfather.

But Hinata knew why her father picked on her more than the others. It was because both Neji and Hanabi were super smart, geniuses, although Neji was more advanced than Hanabi. Hinata's father thought Hanabi a more worthy candidate for the job that Hinata had originally taken as head cashier at the business her father owned, despite the fact that Hanabi had a more wild and irresponsible side than Hinata. So, Hinata's father treated Hinata like a child, because he thought she was inadequate to take care of herself, although Hinata had not given him a reason to mistrust her.

However, Hanabi was well-known to drink and even experiment sometimes with drugs at parties. She dressed oddly, almost goth or punk like depending on her mood, wearing a lot of black and caking on makeup. Her father forbade her from dressing like this, so she would leave the house wearing normal clothing and then change at school.

She also hid the drinking and drug experimenting from her father. Hinata had found out when she'd accidentally grabbed Hanabi's purse instead of her own, then went to look inside the purse and found a pack of cigarettes. She'd confronted Hanabi about it, and the girl reluctantly admitted it, but begged Hinata not to tell Hiashi. So, Hinata remained silent. She also knew that if she'd told her father about Hanabi's behaviour, he would simply say that she was trying to make her younger sister look bad.

She also knew that Hanabi was no longer a virgin, and had probably slept with at least five guys, despite being only fifteen years old.

Hinata was twenty years old, and on her second year in a three-year college program for nursing. In her spare time, she took a weekly martial arts class called Ninjutsu, and was on her orange belt which meant she was an advanced beginner. As she thought about her class, a shy smile came across her face when she recalled the cute blond boy who was always loud, obnoxious, yet a good fighter and extremely good-looking with his bright blue eyes. Or, so Hinata thought.

She had sparred with him a few times, but he beat her each time due to the fact that she nearly had a heart attack whenever he made contact with her, and it distracted her. He was nice to her, and often had encouraging words for her if she lost a match whether with him or someone else. While they appeared to be good friends during the class, they didn't hang out outside of the class, which was something Hinata would have loved to do with him. But she was always too shy to ask, or to strike up a real conversation with him, other than respond with a nervous stammer and blush when he spoke to her. He probably thought she was weird. For all she knew, he could have a girlfriend, but he never mentioned one.

His name was Uzumaki Naruto. And she really wanted to kiss him.

That thought sparked an idea. She pulled out an old notebook and a pen, then opened to a blank page and wrote:

2015 Bucket List

The more things she wrote, the more came to her mind, and the more things she realized she wanted to do. She hadn't really thought about it before, but now that she was seeing it in front of her, it amazed her.

- Get a real job, no matter if Father thinks I am a good fit or not.
- Earn my blue belt in Ninjutsu.
- Travel to more faraway places.
- Go to more parties and hang out with my friends despite what Father says.
- Lose my virginity, but not just on a one night stand. With someone special of course.
- Prove to Father that I can take care of myself, I am twenty years old after all.
- Get more hobbies such as writing, reading, or some hands-on hobby.
- Go swimming at a beach and wear a bikini for the first time.
- Get a cute, simple butterfly tattoo on my upper right shoulderblade.
- If Hanabi's behaviour gets out of control, I need to tell Father no matter what he will accuse me of. He can't be blind to her forever. Besides, she might need help. It's for her own good.
- Ask Naruto to hang out with me.

And, finally, she came to the last one.

- Kiss Naruto (and maybe lose my virginity to him too – but I can't think too far).

She blushed when she pictured his blue eyes, his wide smile and his encouraging words. His laugh when she said something remotely funny, his muscles as he sparred with her. The fact that he tried to avoid hurting her, unlike the other students.

Her face turned even more red when she pictured him closing his eyes and leaning in to close the gap between their lips...


"Hinata! Watch out!" yelled a familiar voice from across the room.

"Huh?" Hinata blinked her eyes, but didn't manage to duck in time to avoid a hit. The guy who'd hit her was tall and strong, and had yet to learn to control his own strength since he was just a newbie.

Suddenly she was on the floor, but luckily the floor was padded with mats so she was alright, just a little in shock. The hit had landed on her shoulder.

"Shit, my bad! Sorry!" The guy was above her instantly, and so was their martial art's instructor, Hatake Kakashi.

"Are you alright, Hinata?" Kakashi asked kindly. She didn't answer for a moment, still stunned and embarrassed by all the attention.

Then, blue eyes and blond hair popped into her vision. "Guys, give her some room, she's shy," Naruto explained. He glared at the big guy who'd hit her. "Watch your strength, Juugo."

"I am sorry!" Juugo backed out of her vision.

Hinata could tell her face was red, so she tried to shake it off and slowly sit up, even though the muscles in her shoulder pulled. "I'm fine," she grunted, but she knew she was going to feel it tomorrow.

"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked. "You don't want me to take a look at it? It's my fault, I shouldn't have allowed a big guy like Juugo to take you on."

Naruto put one hand on her back and another on her non-injured shoulder to support her as she sat up fully. Her heart was pounding frantically, as it did whenever he made contact with her, and she struggled to find her voice to speak to Kakashi.

"N-no, it's ok, I-I accepted the challenge," she pointed out, her voice stammering because of how close to her Naruto was. "I'm fine. It'll just b-be sore tomorrow, is all," she tried to reassure him, forcing a smile despite how nervous she was with Naruto's closeness.

Kakashi nodded. "If you're sure. I'll let you sit out a few rounds, and go talk to Juugo."

"Tell him I-I forgive him," she told Kakashi as the older man left to speak to Juugo, who was leaning against the wall, still looking upset.

Suddenly, Naruto's voice was right by her ear. "Hey. Do you want me to look at your shoulder? I know you'd be embarrassed with Kakashi doing so while everyone stares at you. I'll ask him if we can leave the room." He was so close, his breath tickled her neck and gave her goosebumps.

She nodded, but the movement sent a sharp pain through her shoulder. Juugo must have hit her harder than she thought. "Y-yes, I'd like that, t-thank you." It seemed that, despite her never telling Naruto she was nervous when too many people paid attention to her, especially if she was injured, he seemed to pick up on it, and other things about her that she hadn't told him or many people.

"I'll be right back." Naruto released her and she almost fell backwards but caught herself with her good arm. She watched him go over to Kakashi, and they spoke for a few seconds before Kakashi nodded, then he gazed at Hinata in concern. Hinata just smiled at her martial arts sensei, but her heart was threatening to explode because she was thinking of the idea of Naruto taking a look at her shoulder. That would mean she'd have to take her shirt off so he could better feel if there were any injuries.

Calm down, calm down, just get up... she chided herself as she struggled to her feet.

Naruto was there in an instant, and had his arm around her waist to support her as he didn't want to put pressure on her injured shoulder. Hinata put her good arm around his shoulders, and was feeling ready to faint.

"Juugo hit you pretty hard," Naruto murmured as he helped her out of the room. The building was empty aside from the martial arts students, but Naruto took her to one of the empty rooms and closed the door behind them for more privacy.

"I'm fine, really Naruto-kun." Hinata tried to find her voice as he released her, much to her disappointment.

"No, I need to check. I just want to be sure you're ok." He shrugged, smiling sheepishly. "I feel like I have to kind of, I don't know, protect you or something. It's weird," he laughed softly, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. Hinata had seen him do this other times while talking to her. It was almost like his own nervous habit.

Hinata's heart started pounding yet again. She loved his laugh, and now he'd said that he felt like her protector.

Best day ever! She internally fist-pumped, but kept an outward calm appearance. "So...how do you want to check?" She cleared her throat, trying to speak more clearly.

"Um...well I don't want to sound like a perv or anything, but...maybe it would be best to...um, take your shirt off?" He actually sounded nervous as he suggested this. "I won't look at the front!" he added as if to make her feel better.

You can look all you want to! Hell you can do all kinds of shit to me and I'd love it! Hinata's perverted thoughts cried out, but she fought to keep from fainting as she nodded. "Alright. Turn around," she told him, feeling braver than ever before. She was about to take her shirt off in front of the guy she had been crushing on for a year.

Naruto obeyed, and she also turned her back to him, then removed her shirt (which took a bit of effort due to the pain) and hung it on the back of a chair. She kept her back facing him as she told him, "I-I'm ready."

Ready for you to fuck me! Holy fuck he's about to touch your bare skin...Hinata felt like she wanted to throw up, she was so nervous.

Within seconds, Naruto rested his hand on her injured shoulder. "Um, again, I don't want to sound like a pervert, but could you...maybe pull your bra strap down? Just so I can feel it better? Really, I'm not trying to come on to you..." he laughed nervously again.

Hinata's face turned bright red again, but she managed to do as he said with shaking fingers.

"Calm down, you're shaking like crazy," he said soothingly as he placed his hand on her shoulder again. "I'm not going to do anything to you. I just need to make sure you didn't pull a muscle or something."

So, Naruto could tell she was nervous as hell. Nice, you can't even hide it, she sneered at herself. She took a couple of deep breaths and let Naruto do his thing.

His soft hand glided across her skin, lightly massaging and asking if it hurt anywhere. She flinched when it hurt, and he would massage where she pointed out the pain. He eventually put his hands on both of her shoulders, and she pulled her other bra strap down while he gave her a full massage.

This is how porn movies start out, she couldn't help but thinking. She might have checked out a few in her day...

Secretly, she wanted him to spin her around and plant a kiss on her lips, and for them to have sex right there, but she knew that couldn't happen. For one thing, she didn't have a condom, and she doubted he did either. For two, the class would be ending soon, and Kakashi would wonder where they had gone, and probably come looking for them, and that would be the end of them.

"If you don't mind me saying so...you have beautiful skin," he murmured, and his voice was right next to her ear again.

That caused her heart to flare up again. It had been fairly alright for the past few minutes. "T-thank you," she couldn't help but grin, but she was still facing forward and not looking at him.

"I feel your heart beating really fast again," Naruto pointed it out. "Why are you so nervous? I'm just massaging you."

If only you knew this was the most intimate experience I've had with a male, ever...also you happen to be my crush and I want to kiss and fuck you... she answered in her head, but then told him, "I-I've never had a massage before." Which was true, but, lame! Ugh why did she say that?

"Really?" Naruto sounded doubtful, as if he didn't believe her answer. "I'm no professional, but I just wanted to help you feel better."

"It's working," she told him, and this time she was open and truthful.

"Good. I don't want you to be in pain."

"Thank you for this, really," she tried to calm herself down again, but was disappointed when he dropped his hands from her shoulders.

"I think that should be it. Kakashi will be wondering where we went." Naruto explained. "You can put your shirt back on."

NO! Please...kiss me! She begged internally. She realized she'd have to watch herself or she might accidentally speak her thoughts aloud. But, she listened to what Naruto had said, and adjusted her bra straps, then put her shirt back on. She grunted a few times, her shoulder was still stiff, but it wasn't as painful.

When she was fully dressed, she turned back to Naruto, who had turned away again to give her privacy. "Hey. I'm done," she told him, having calmed herself down a bit.

"Let's head back." Naruto smiled at her, but he didn't try to support or touch her as the two headed back to Kakashi's classroom.

Just before they reached the classroom, Hinata stopped Naruto. She was feeling bold after what she had just let him do, so she decided to cross one thing off her bucket list.

"Umm...before w-we go in, I was just wondering," she started nervously, the stammer returning.

"Yes?" Naruto waited patiently.

"I-if...I don't know, we could...er, hang out o-outside of the class?" she practically whispered the last few words, feeling her cheeks heat up again.

He blinked at her, and she prepared herself for the rejection. Why did you go and screw up that moment? She scolded herself.

Instead, he smiled again. "Yeah, that would be fun! When are you free?"

Her thoughts took a 360 degree turn. You should have done this sooner. It wasn't that hard, was it?

"Umm...I have to ask my father, he is the one who gives me p-permission..." she trailed off, embarrassed that she'd just admitted that, at twenty years old, she still had to ask her father's permission to hang out with friends.

"Hey, it's ok. In the meantime, I'll give you my cell phone number after class since my phone is in the room, and await your call or text." Naruto winked at her and she almost melted into the floor, but just managed a stiff nod.

They went back into the room where Kakashi had everyone sitting on the mats and was making some speech about safety in the class. When Hinata and Naruto entered, everyone turned to look, and now Hinata wanted to disappear into the floor for a different reason.

Naruto spoke up for her. "She's fine, guys. Nothing serious."

"I'm sorry!" Juugo cried out again from his position on the floor.

Hinata smiled at him for reassurance, and her and Naruto went to sit at the back of the class to listen to what Kakashi had to say.

During the speech, she felt Naruto's knee brush up against her own a few times, as they were sitting cross legged. She realized he was paying attention to Kakashi so the brushes must have been accidental. But they still sent a tingle through her, and she recalled his warm, soft, strong hands on her bare shoulders.

And, he'd agreed to hang out with her.

Best day ever! She again celebrated mentally at how well her luck had turned today. Maybe today would be the first of many.


Astrocam: So, I hope you enjoyed my first upload in a long time. I'll keep going with it, if you guys like it. Yes, Hinata's secretly a bit perverted, but aren't we all? :P