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Checking to make sure that no one would see me, I pulled a small, decorated envelope out of my pocket. It was simple, but I thought the simplicity of it gave it a special quality of some sort. Just a plain white envelope with "From Hinata" written in the most delicate cursive I could manage. Today is the day, I had decided. Today was the day that I would finally tell him. Today he would finally know.
But the more I thought about it... the less likely it seemed that he would like me back... his thoughts were always elsewhere, on somewhere else. It made tears collect in my eyes, and I quickly blinked them away. No. I told myself sternly. You must tell him now. You have the courage, Hinata. You can do it. A simple thought; but it gave me a lot more confidence. I nodded quietly to myself, and, checking to make sure the coast was clear once again, I pulled the ribbon out of my hair.
Yes—that day I was wearing a ribbon in my hair, to shake things up a little. And also in hopes to impress him.. a voice chimed in my head, making me blush. Shaking away my embarrassment, I tie a simple bow around the envelope. There; it was complete.
As I pull myself to my feet, noticing a deer standing but a few feet away from me. It was a deer that often came to visit me as I came to this cozy part of the forest, so it didn't surprise me that he had shown up today. Carefully I approached the deer, petting his head gently once I was near enough. He nuzzled me back in response, and I smiled shyly.
Something was different about him, today. There was a mischievous glint in his eyes as he went to rub his head against his hand. All of the sudden, I noticed the envelope had been whisked out of my hands. Panicking for a moment, I spun around. There was no one in sight. I turned back to face the deer, realizing that the ribbon had gotten caught in the deer's antlers. Or, rather, it seemed, the deer had gotten the ribbon stuck in his antlers on purpose.
I curse under my breath, which is very unlike me. "Shika!" I whisper, not wanting to attract attention. "I don't want to play right now! Come back!" I shout, unable to control myself as he bounds off into the forest, and I go chasing after him.

I love the forest when it's like this. The silence is such a wonderful thing. It distracts you from the world and all its problems, if only for a moment. And the clouds... well—they only make nature that much more beautiful.
I close my eyes for a while, just listening to branches cracking in the distance, most likely as animals nearby stepped on them. The tree branches swayed in the wind, and angry voices could be heard in the distance. It almost ruined the serenity of it all, but—angry voices!?
I shoot up to a sitting position, annoyed that someone had the nerve to ruin my me-time. And besides—this was the Nara forest. There shouldn't have been anyone else in here.
I tensely examine my surroundings, waiting for a sign that would give away the intruder's location. A bush moves, and I wait, as silent as I can manage.
Much to my surprise, I see one of the Nara's deer trot out of the bushes, looking rather triumphant. On his antlers was what appeared to be a letter, tied on with a ribbon. I walk over to Gaki (that's what I named the deer, because he really is a brat) and untied the ribbon from his antlers.
Just as I finish reading the letter inside, Hinata emerges from the bushes, panting. When she sees that I am holding her letter, her faces flushes beet red.
"Sh-Sh-Shikamaru-kun!" is all she manages to say. I can see how embarrassed she is by the look in her eyes, but all I do is shake my head. "Hinata. You should have just told me sooner."
"S-Sorry, Shikamaru-kun.." she mumbles. I gesture for her to join me under a tree to watch the clouds, and not knowing what to do, she complies.

"I never understood how beautiful the clouds were." Hinata says, sounding amazed.
"It took me a while to figure out. They're just so carefree." I respond with a sigh. "Sometimes I wish I was a cloud."
"But if you were a cloud, Shikamaru-kun, I wouldn't have a cloud-watching companion." she complains gently, looking at me with large, puppy-dog eyes.
I smile at her response and wrap my arm around her shoulders. She seems surprised at first, but after a while she wiggles closer to my side and points at the sky. "You know what that cloud looks like?"
"What?" I ask, following her finger into the sky.
"A heart."
"You think it's a sign?"
"Could be."
It's silent for a few minutes, when out of the blue, Hinata leans forward to kiss me. "I love you, Shikamaru-kun." she murmurs when she breaks the kiss.
I'm too shocked to respond, but she smiles anyway, and I turn my attention back into the sky. The heart-shaped cloud is gone by now, but Hinata's here, and that's all that mattered.