Chapter 2: Evening Storm
Evening had set upon Konoha, the setting sun casting an orange glow in the sky as street lights began to flicker on. The shops closing, with the exception of a few bars that would remain open till the early morning hours.
Yuki was sitting in a chair in Hima's room while she herself laid on her bed. Dinner had been uneventful, though Yuki was still trying to understand the fact that Hima's father thought they were a couple. This made them both blush, and earned Naruto a slap on the head from Hima's mother Hinata. There was one person missing though, Boruto, her brother, was out on a mission.
What seemed like hours had passed now since Yuki had sat down in the chair, though he had a book in his hand, he only stared at it. His mind had begun to race around the fact that he was soon to be sent on missions that he may never return from.
"You know, it's easy to tell when you space out like that Yuki." Said Hima.
Yuki snapped out of it and looked over to where she lay on the bed. She was laying in the same spot, only now her head was turned towards him. "Sorry, I just got a lot on my mind…"
"You always have a lot on your mind, Yuki, but you never share your thoughts with anyone. I'm the closest person to you other than your sister, why don't you talk to me about what you're thinking? It'll take a load off of your chest." She said as she turned onto her stomach, facing Yuki.
"It's just…" Yuki hesitates. He never opened up to anyone about what troubled him, he usually just suppressed it.
"It's just what, Yuki?" Hima asks, a hint or worry in her voice now.
"I…I just don't want to end up another causality is all. I mean, I know we both trained hard, but what if it wasn't enough, you know? What if one of us ends up hurt…or worse…" he trailed off.
"Are you saying you're scared to lose me?" Hima suggests with a grin.
Yuki merely looks up at her, staring into her eye's, this give's Hima her answer.
"I knew it," she said with a wide smile. A second later she was sitting upright on the edge of the bed. "Well, to be truthful, I don't know what I'd do without you, Yuki. I mean we have been almost inseparable since our first year, training together, spending our free time together. Sometimes," she paused, now Yuki could see her blushing just a bit. "Sometimes I worry when you're not with me."
Is she confessing to me? Yuki thought. He liked Hima too, maybe even more then liked, but he never knew how she felt about him.
"Deep down inside Yuki, I want to be by your side forever." She said, staring into Yuki's eyes. Yuki's thoughts were confirmed, she was confessing to him.
"Hima…" he muttered.
"I just hope you feel the same about me. I'd be devastated if something were to happen to you or you left me." Now she was really blushing.
"I never knew you felt that way about me." Yuki finally said after a few seconds.
"Of course I did, baka. I just never knew how to put it into words, besides…..I never knew your feelings for me either…."
Just then a bright light fills the room, followed by a house shaking boom. IT takes Yuki's eye's a second to re-adjust, but when they do, he sees a large hump under the blanket on Hima's bed where she had at before.
"Still afraid of thunder I see." Yuki said with a smirk.
"SHUTUP BAKA!" she yelled from under blanket. "If Kami-sama didn't want anyone to be scared of thunder then he'd give warning before it happened."
"He did, Hima, it's called lightning." He poked fun at her, knowing this would be enough to make her come from under the blanket.
"BAKA YUKI!" she shouted as she shot from under the blankets right at him.
"Shit…" was all he could manage to get out before she collided with him, sending them both over backwards in the chair.
Now laying on the floor with a heap, it takes him a second to focus again. Hima is lying ontop of him glaring, though her expression quickly softens, then she begins to lean towards Yuki's face.
Yuki only looks on as Hima presses her lips to his. What feels like eternity passes him, he can literally feel himself blushing, his heart feels like it's about to jump from his chest. Then, another loud crack of thunder.
This time Hima yelps, breaking the kiss and burying her face in Yuki's chest. "Why has Kami-sama forsaken me?!" she shouts, though it is partly muffled by Yuki's shirt.
A moment passes, Hima looks up. Jumps to her feet, and dives under her blanket again, leaving Yuki on the floor.
He stands up, rights the chair, and then sits on the edge of the bed next to the lump under the blanket that is Hima.
Another loud crack, yet again another yelp from Hima, this time the bed starts to shake as Hima is quivering under the blankets. This makes Yuki smile, as he has a new idea of how to calm Hima down.
He grabs the edge of the blanket and throws it off of her, he grabs onto her shoulders and pulls her to him, then he falls back onto the bed, resting his head on her pillows and her head to his chest. With his free hand he throws the blanket back over them, leaving only their heads uncovered.
This makes Hima blush, but her fear of lightning and thunder quickly takes over her blush and she is hiding her face in Yuki's chest. Though she is more calm now then she was before, Yuki cans till feel her quivering just a bit.
"Speak of this to anyone, and I'll bury you myself…" she says, spiking her killer intent just a bit so Yuki will notice it.
"You wouldn't hurt the guy you just kissed, would you?" he teased.
"Without a doubt…"
When the thunder cracked this time, Hima didn't yelp, nor did she quiver. This time she was as calm as she could be, though her head was still buried into Yuki's chest. He simply laid his head back onto the pillows and looked up at the ceiling.
Yuki can hear rain hitting the window now, softly at first but picks up force quickly. One of Konoha's famous night time thunderstorms was raging outside in a glorious fashion, only fools would be outside in this soaking downpour.
Moments later, Yuki looks down to see Hima's eye's closed, breathing softly, but with a hand clutching a handful of his shirt. Smiling he leans his neck down and kisses her forehead before laying his head down on the pillows once more and closing his eyes.
Two rooms apart, she looks at the wall with her Byakugan activated, simply smiling. Her husband laying on the bed, peering over the book he was reading. Confused look on his face as he tried to figure out why she was smiling.
"So how is she?" Naruto asks, returning his attention to the book.
"Sleeping soundly, a first for the girl who is terrified of storms." Hinata said in a cheerful tone.
This causes Naruto to drop the book and stare at Hinata in amazement. "Is that even possible?"
Hinata nods, then turns to Naruto as she deactivates her Byakugan. "Yuki managed to coax her into a peaceful sleep. She hasn't even twitched the last few rumbles of thunder." She wasn't going to mention the kiss Hima landed on Yuki. It made her heart leap knowing that her daughter was making her feelings known to the one she cared most about.
"Well," he started as he picked the book up again. "That's a first."
Hinata moved over in the bed to lay next to Naruto, leaning her head to his shoulder. "It's good for Yuki too, you know how withdrawn he can be. Even if he isn't our child, I still worry about him myself."
"I don't think it's possible at all for him to open up anymore then he already has Hina." He said dully.
She grins, "I wouldn't say that."
Naruto's head shoots up and he looks at Hinata with a serious expression. "What's that supposed to mean? What are they doing in there?" He starts to get out of the bed but Hinata grabs his hand and stops him. "Hinata, what are they doing?"
"Sleeping Naruto, just sleeping." She says trying to calm him down.
"No, there's something else going o.." he started but Hinata stopped him by pressing a finger to his lips.
"I give you my word, they are only sleeping. I said that because he is finally returning his feelings for Hima," she looks up at him. "Something someone was oblivious to for a long time before we started dating."
Naruto looked away, face turning red. Hinata laughed at this, lifted her head up and kissed his cheek. "It's ok though, I still love you, and I always will."
"And I love you too Hina." He says. He closes the book and sets it on the night stand next to the bed and turns the light off. Fixing his position in the bed, he throws the covers over him and Hinata as she snuggles up to him. Both drifting off to sleep moments later.
Morning finally arrived, the sun rising slowly into the sky and burning off any lingering clouds from last nights storm. Birds began to chirp and squirrels began their morning hunt for food, all while the village was slowly starting its day.
Sunlight started to creep into the room, finding Hima first. She winced at the light, but nothing more. Moments later, sunlight gleaming on his face, Yuki begins to stir. He stretches his legs a bit, but feeling the weight on his chest he stops and opens his eyes.
With her head still on his chest and her hand still clutching the same amount of shirt it was last night, Hima is still soundly sleeping.
Not wanting to disturb her, Yuki lays his head back on the pillow and stares up at the ceiling. They still had a few more hours before they had to meet up with their new sensei and other team mate, but he didn't mind rushing if it meant he could be here.
Though he was surprising himself, he had never felt happier in his life. It's as if Hima's confession turned him around and changed him into a while new person. He suddenly had someone other than his sister in his life that he wanted to protect, and if need be, die for.
Though it wasn't long until Hima started to fidget, a moment later, she turned her head to look at Yuki, not saying a word. They lay there for a few moments just looking at each other.
Finally, Hima speaks. "Remember what I said last night, right?"
Yuki nods, "You'll bury me."
"You better believe it too." She says as she lifts herself up and stretches her arms above her head. "I have never slept better though." She said with a sly smile while peeking back at Yuki. She turns and falls completely onto him. "Can I just lay here the rest of the day?" she asks.
This makes Yuki smile, "As much as I'd like that, we need to meet up with our sensei later, remember."
Hima frowns, knowing just what kind of day they were in for. Though she was determined to make the most of her time spent with Yuki. She leans up and kisses him, then stands up, but not before Yuki notices the blush on her face.
"What's that blush for?" he asks, smiling at her.
"Don't worry about it, baka!" she snaps at him. She walks over to her dresser and opens a drawer, but then pauses and looks back at Yuki. "I need to change, so if you don't mind, kindly wait outside in the hall." She says with authority.
Yuki doesn't contest. He stands up from the bed and exits the room, closing the door behind him, though when he turns from closing the door he is face to face with Hinata.
They both freeze, but Hinata is the first to move. Yuki notices a slight blush on her face and that she is giggling while she walks away. Confused, only one thing pops into Yuki's mind. Does she think we did it? He wonders. Though thinking too hard about it makes his nose start bleeding and his face turn the color of the blood draining form his nose.
After a few moments, the door opens and Hima walks out, but stops when she notices Yuki's nose bleed. She narrows her gaze at him and starts to ball up her fists. "Did you sneak a peek at me?" she demanded in a low voice.
"WHAT?! NO! Your mom just looked at me funny, started to blush and giggled as she walked away!" he shouted.
This puzzled Hima, "Why would she do that?" she wondered.
"What if she thinks we were doing….well…it…do you?" Yuki whispers to her.
Hima's face turns blood red, what follows next is th hardest slap Yuki had ever experienced. The force was enough to launch him off his feet and sent him spinning to the ground.
"BAKA HENTAI YUKI!" she yells before stomping off down the hallway, leaving Yuki laying in a heap.
He holds his hand to where she slapped him, shakes the hit off, and stands to his feet. Though staggering a bit, he manages to follow after Hima.
