Naruto was scribbling on a small piece of paper when a voice spoke up, grabbing his attention instantly. "I'm ready." The voice spoke softly and sweetly, belonging to no one else but Hinata. She smiled at him with a faint blush lighting up her cheeks when their eyes met, sending Naruto's heart into an ocean of emotions. "Yeah, I guess I'm ready, too." Naruto replied with a grin, pulling a small bag over his shoulder which happened to be filled with a months supply of food, some old belongings and a few photos- including his team 7 photo. "What were you writing?" Hinata wondered aloud with a slight tilt of her head. Naruto stared at her blankly for a moment before letting out a silent chuckle, smiling softly. "Just... a note. To ease anyone's suspicions, in case they think we got killed off or something, you know? Don't worry, I made no mention of where we're going." His gaze trailed off towards the window as he spoke. He forced a chuckle as a hint of sadness flickered in his eyes for a split second and Hinata looked at him with the same feeling dancing in her own. They were leaving all they knew behind- but they knew in their hearts that it was better this way.

Moonlight trailed through the window and leaked onto the wooden floor, slightly illuminating the room. Naruto and Hinata exchanged a glance before nodding at each other. If they were going to do it- the time was now.

They quickly and silently entered the night, jumping from rooftop to rooftop almost instantly. They scanned over their surroundings with darkening eyes. Ichiraku ramen, the Hokage monument, the houses of all their friends... they said their silent goodbyes to them all. Seconds seemed to pass like decades as they ran through the endless night, both of their hearts felt as if it would hop out of their chests at any given moment. Both were desperately trying to hold back their tears as the familiar air of Konohagakure passed by them as they ran, as they knew fully well they would most likely never feel the friendly, loving air of their home village ever again.

When they had finally reached the village gate, they brought themselves to a halt.

A quick, crisp breeze rustled the nearby trees as if they were wind chimes as they turned to face the village one last time. Naruto reached over to grab Hinata's hand as they absorbed the sight into their memories. Both of their stomachs clenched as they gave a mutual forced smile while they glanced over their home village one final time. Hinata's grip on Naruto's hand tightened as she tried harder and harder to force her tears back- but it was futile.

"H-Hinata?!" Naruto said with a stutter as he heard her cries break the silence. "Hinata if you really don't want to do thi-" "No, Naruto!" Hinata interrupted, catching Naruto off guard. He jumped slightly and looked down at her with a slight sense of confusion. "I want to do this. I want to marry you, I-I want.." She slowly shook her head, looking down. Hinata's blush went deeper and deeper with every word that escaped her lips. She was having difficulty stating her words, getting harder and harder with each one that came out. "I.. I..!" She clenched her fists tightly, squeezing her eyes shut and biting her lip. Finally, the shy kunoichi spoke up with nothing but valor echoing throughout her tone.

"I want to be able to marry you Naruto! I.. I want to be able to raise children with you and grow old with you.. if leaving is the only way to do that.. then.. then..! I'll do it in a heartbeat!" Hinata insisted, stepping closer to her lover, her white eyes looking straight into his blue. Naruto's eyes widened more and more as he heard her speak, and when she finished he was nearly frozen in place with shock. Never in his life had he expected Hinata to speak like that..!

Finally, he couldn't help but let a fit of laughter out much to Hinata's shock and confusion. "Eh..? Ehhh? N-Naruto?" Hinata stammered with a slight sense of worry in her voice. Her face had been consumed by blush as she heard him laugh, unsure of what to think.

"Sorry, sorry, it's just... I didn't expect.. haha.." Naruto bent over, clutching his stomach while he spoke in between chuckles. Finally, he stood up straight and gave Hinata a jovial grin accompanied by a thumbs up. "I'm sorry for doubting you, Hinata." He apologized. Hinata's face lit up instantly and she pounced onto Naruto, giving him a large hug. "Thank you..!" She sang into his ear, Naruto grinning at her and returning the hug gladly.

The two stood there, hugging one another for a few minutes in silence, as if time itself had frozen. However, the silence had to be broken eventually, and it was Naruto to do it. "Then, are we ready?" He asked, slightly letting up on the hug. He glanced down at Hinata who's glanced back up at him, her eyes firey and bright. "Yes!" Hinata answered without hesitation, quickly nodding her head.

The two fully separated from their embrace and gave one final glance to the village before running off into the night, eventually disappearing into the vast ocean of trees.


THE NOTE

"Hey there, to whoever's reading this note.

You're probably wondering where the hell Hinata and I went off to, right? Haha.

Don't worry, we're safe. We weren't suddenly attacked in the night or anything.

We've given up our lives here in Konoha and gone off to live our lives elsewhere. Please don't come looking for us.

Sincerely, Naruto & Hinata"


OH MY GOSH, this chapter was probably really bad. hahahaha ; ;

oh well, im sure i'll get better at writing as the story goes on! : dam tho, just take a look at that cliffhanger. maybe i was born to torment after all! and hey, it wasnt horribly short like the last one. still kind of short but its an improvement, im not really used to writing big long things, im just really used to tiny deviantart rps. hehe ;w;'

oh well, i hope to get the next chapter out soon!