Alrite.
I have the next chapter
Yay! and so read on children

~BUNNY

Previously:

Hinata pulled off her jacket, went to one side of the bed, and sat on the edge. She still blushed lightly from the thought of sleeping in the bed with Naruto, but it began to go away as she got used to being in his presence. Then she heard the other side of the bed creak and then felt an arm wrap around her waist.

"Eep!" Hinata let out this little scream as she was pulled to lay against Naruto's chest. Her back was to him and she could hear his breathing in her ear. She was embarrassed a bit, but it was fading as she was falling into the warmth radiating off his body. Her eyes closed as she began to drift off into a sleep. Then she heard him speak in her ear.
"Night, Nata..."
She smiled and cuddled up to him, and fell asleep after she responded.
"Night... Naruto..."

Hinata groaned slightly. She was dreaming about lying in Naruto's bed next to him. She felt his warmth close by her. She thought it was a dream. But when she opened her eyes they widened when she felt the warmth and body of Naruto holding her closely to his. She blushed as the memories came into her head, playing like a slideshow in her mind. But she calmed down as she heard Naruto grumble in his sleep. She looked up to see Naruto's face tensing and un-tensing in his sleep.

Hinata smiled.
Her hands were on his chest and she was frozen. Then her hands trailed over his chest causing Naruto to tense. She smiled mischievously and did it again. Then she froze again when she heard his low voice in her ear.
"Hinata… stop it."

Hinata smiled, but then frowned. Where was her nickname? She pouted and leaned into his neck, breathing against the skin. She heard him suck in a breath and felt that same feeling of poison spread through her body again. She kissed his collarbone and trailed it down to his Adam's apple, where she sucked there. She could feel Naruto's heartbeat speed-up under her hands still on his chest.

"Stop it, Nata…"
Hinata smiled happily, but continued her actions, causing Naruto to growl but moan at the same time. She liked when Naruto made noises that she caused from him, but looked up at him.
Naruto looked down at her pale-lavender eyes and he smiled slightly; Hinata doing the same. He blinked and chuckled.
"Hinata… you shouldn't do that."
Hinata felt hurt… again. She liked when he called her Nata instead of Hinata. She leaned up closer to him and closed her eyes.
"I like Nata… deal?"

Naruto groaned and grabbed her chin, causing her to open her eyes and look into his. Naruto then let go and trailed his fingers along her jaw-line. She smiled and leaned up to meet his lips. His eyes widened for a moment before closing and pulling her closer, if that was possible.

Hinata got swallowed up into his taste, as if he was a drug to her. Her senses went nuts as her body started doing things on its own. She pushed him down to lie on his back as she crawled on top of him, not breaking their kiss at all. Her hands went to roam through his hair and pull him closer.

Naruto's hands trailed down her side and grip her hips. He heard her moan in their kiss and smiled. They pulled away and stared into each other's eyes for a long moment. Hinata was switching back and forth between her regular state of shyness and her passion-induced state. Her cheeks began to turn a bright pink and she pushed off him to sit up, scrambling a whole lot in the process.

She was about to speak when she heard a moan from under her. Hinata looked down to see Naruto looking tense, eyes closed and muscles tense. Hinata blushed an even deeper red, but it began to fade as she saw Naruto's facial expression change. He opened his eyes to look into her and she smiled down at him. Naruto reached up to touch her cheek and run his fingers through her hair.

"Nata…"
Hinata's smile widened, but she decided that she needed to stop.
So as she moved to get off of him, Naruto sat up and sighed, running his fingers through his hair. Hinata just stared, mesmerized by the sight; he was like a god… her god. Naruto looked over at her staring at him. He chuckled.
"To early for this kinda stuff, neh?"
Hinata blinked out of her daze and blush, looking down at the covers under her.
"Y-yea…"

Naruto chuckled again and leaned forward to lift up her chin to make her look up at him. He leaned forward and planted a small peck on her lips, before pulling away to get off the bed and stretch.
"Besides… we have to get up now if we want to eat before we go."
He looked back at Hinata and she giggled.
'Same old Naruto… ' Hinata nodded and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Hey Nata?"
Hinata turned to look at him. He was rummaging through his closet.
"Do you wanna take a shower or something?"
She thought for a moment and then nodded silently. Naruto nodded at her and pointed.
"Your, um, your stuff is by the door."

Naruto cracked a smile and laughed. Hinata laughed along with him and stood up and stretched. She walked over by the door in the living room and grabbed her bag, swinging it over her shoulder. She walked back over to Naruto's room and asked:
"The next door right?"

Naruto looked up from rummaging through his dresser and nodded. Hinata nodded back and walked into the bathroom, locking behind her and prepared for her shower.

Hinata pulled the towel from around her hair to finish drying it. She was already dressed in a pair of black capris and a white tank top under her fishnet shirt. She stared at herself in the mirror, examining the way she looked. Then she sighed and ran her fingers through her bangs. 'I'm not really THAT pretty am I?'
Just then, as if on cue she heard Naruto behind her, his mouth by her ear.
"Yes you are."

She jumped almost violently and fell against the sink as she spun to face him. Naruto chuckled at the way she looked. She was somewhat trying to glare fiercely. He lifted his hand to poke her in her nose.
"Hinata, your face is gonna get stuck like that."
Hinata pouted and crossed her arms.
"Don't scare me then."
Naruto chuckled. "Couldn't resist. You were right there just staring in the mirror with the door open."

Hinata then thought about it and smiled. "Guess you're right." Then she looked at him and frowned. "But still…" She resumed her pouting and Naruto continued to smile. He leaned for then and spoke softly.
"Mm-hmm… yes, yes Hinata-hime…"
Hinata blushed and looked down. Naruto hugged her.
"Sorry though."
Hinata smiled and hugged him back. When they pulled away, Hinata looked toward the shower.
"You gonna shower?"

Naruto nodded to her. She bent down and grabbed her bag walking out the door. "Kay. And I'll go see what we'll do about breakfast." Hinata said as she closed the door and walked down the hall, dropping her bag into Naruto room as she passed. She walked in to the kitchen and looked in the fridge.
"Hmm…" Hinata thought. "Not much pick from since he did just get back…"

She walked into the living room and sat on the couch grabbing the phonebook. She thumbed through it and found what she was looking for. Hinata grabbed the phone and dialed the number.
"Hello. Yes."

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The sun's bright rays passed over then as they were standing by Konoha's Gate getting ready to leave. They had left Naruto's house about an hour ago after Hinata's breakfast people brought them food. Naruto was all too happy to have breakfast.

Hinata was walking around in many different patterns and circles, while Naruto leaned against the wall. Reason was because they had to wait for Tsunade to see then off. Plus, she asked them to wait. It was about noon already and Naruto sighed.
"Cmon, Baa-chan. It does not take that long."

He looked away from the sky to finally notice Hinata practically dancing around in front of him. He chuckled lightly to himself.
"Hey Nata. If you want to dance that's fine, but maybe you should get some music."
Hinata jumped slightly at his sudden outburst, but blushed either way. She stopped moving and entwined her hands together.
"Sorry. I'm just kinda, um… nervous."
Naruto chuckled again but out loud this time and walked over by her to grab her hands. He smiled.
"Nah, its okay. Besides…" His smile changed to a smirk. "It was down-right adorable."
Hinata's blush darkened and she looked at their entwined hands.
"Now, now children… Let's not start making-out."

Both of them jumped and looked to see Tsunade walking toward them. She had a big smirk on her face. Naruto pulled his hands from Hinata's and pointed at her.
"No! You are late Baa-Chan!"
Hinata couldn't help giggling. She waved at Tsunade. "Hello."
Naruto looked back at Hinata and smiled before turning back to Tsunade.
"Okay, Baa-chan. Can I go now?"
Tsunade smiled, but Hinata thought she saw Naruto jump slightly when she did. Then Tsunade waved her hand.
"Yea, yea. Now Hinata…" She stepped by Hinata and handed her a scroll, which she took. "This scroll has everything you might need, including the vial of poison."
Tsunade then smiled and patted her head. Hinata nodded and smiled at her.
"Alright, Lady Tsunade. Wish us luck."
Hinata stated as she turned to follow an already leaving Naruto. Tsunade waved happily after them and sighed. "I'll be praying for your safety." Tsunade whispered.

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The trip would not take them long, probably less then two days in fact. But either way, they would have to stop this once. Naruto and Hinata had stopped on a large tree branch and watch as the few last flickers of the sun disappeared over the horizon. Naruto was the first to shift his gaze from it to look over at Hinata. He saw a smile on her face as she watched the sunset, but then she saw him looking at her and blushed. He smiled.

"Do you wanna stop for the night, Hinata? There's a cave up ahead we can stay in."
Hinata looked at him and nodded.
"Sure. We can do that."
They both looked at each other for a moment before running off towards the spot Naruto had stated.

It wasn't the best camping area, but it was hidden, which was good. The rocks on the wall inside the cave shined with the moisture from inside. Probably because of the small stream that trail along the cave entrance. It was dark as well, but not enough so they could still see each other. Hinata knew it would probably get darker as the night came upon them.

Hinata took off her sandals, as she sat against the stream's edge. She placed her foot in the water and tensed, waiting for the water's cold to give her goose-bumps. Surprisingly though, it was warm. She sighed and stood to step a little way into it. It felt nice and she spun around. She opened her eyes, which she didn't know she closed, and looked back towards the cave behind her. Naruto had gone to look for some firewood so they could start a fire, so she kinda let loose a bit. She took off her sleeve-less hoodie and put her hands in the water.

"Hmm… I could walk a little way…" She stated before walking back out of the water and following it. The water was going the opposite direction she was going and made her wonder if Naruto and her were uphill, or near a pond, or something.
Then she jumped up into a tree that was at the edge of where the rock blocked her view of the cave. She wanted to stay in plain view of it.

But then her eyes widened when they saw what was behind the turn. It was a glistening waterfall. The water that was falling from the small fall was glistening in the air above the water. It was a beautiful piece of nature in her eyes.

Hinata then bit her lip and looked back at the cave. She could go by it, right? It wasn't that far. She smiled and jumped back down to the ground, taking one last look at the cave, before going around the rock and walking toward the fall.

The water's mist hit her face and she smiled. It was warm as well. At the water's edge she could see that it was clear all the way to the bottom. The smell was of fresh water and she took a deep breath. The smile on her face would not go away.
She walked a few steps in the water before sighing again. Then she looked back by the rock she came from.
'I want to go for a swim… but… in my clothes?'

Yes she wanted to swim, but she didn't want to get her clothes wet. And she definitely didn't want to have a skinny-dipping session. She shivered visibly. And what if she did do the skinny-dipping thing? What if Naruto were to come looking for me?
She blushed at the thought. 'But I do want to swim…'

As the war went on in her mind, she walked closer to the waterfall at the end. When she was close enough she ran her finger through the falling water. It cut in half then continued to fall.

Hinata smiled as the memory of when she was younger came into her head; when she would go to the secret lake that was behind her house, and train in the water. But she had her bathing suit. And as she got stronger, she created her own waterfall out of a rock that was by it. She loved that memory because those were days when she was at peace.

Hinata opened her eyes and walked back out of the water to sit at the edge. She brought her knees to her chest and laid her head on them.
"I think… I can go for a quick swim."
She smiled and stood.

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Who knew that finding firewood out here would be hard? Naruto was having a field-day trying to find wood good enough for a fire. He had done this so many times while he was with his uncle and they camped out. But most of the wood he found was wet from the stream that had grown bigger as it trailed downward. But soon he found enough wood that would work, so he headed back for the spot.

As he reached it, he smiled at how peaceful it felt here. No enemy ninja, no wild animals, no Hina--
He blinked when he looked into the cave's entrance, and then his eyes widened.
"Nata?" No response came when he spoke. He frowned as he placed the wood down to the side. "Hinata? Where'd ya go?"
Then he went into a state of panic. What if a rogue ninja came and found her? Kidnapped her? Hurt her? He had to search.

Then he turned and saw Hinata's jacket lying by the stream. He walked over and grabbed it. It didn't seem to have any rips or blood on it. And there were no crazy footprints in the dirt on the floor. Only hers…

He blinked again and saw foot prints going up the stream. He sighed happily, knowing that nothing happened. She had just gone for a walk. But then his curiosity caught him and he followed them, placing Hinata's jacket by her sandals. As he walked, his eyes studied the foot prints, until they came to a stop by the rock. He frowned then knelt to get another look at the footprints. He chuckled and then jumped up to land on the tree branch above him.

When he looked, his eyes widened as he saw the waterfall lake. He jumped off the branch quickly and ran toward its edge. He was somewhat mesmerized by it and it made him smile. Then looked and saw something lying on the floor, which made him walk over to pick it up.
'These are… clothes?' His mind raced. 'Then that means…'

He was pulled from his thoughts when Hinata stood up from the water… naked. Her hair was flared all over, some covering her breasts from Naruto's view. Naruto's cheeks reddened brightly, but he was frozen where he was. Hinata ran her fingers through the hair that was in front of her face and sighed. She opened her eyes, as her arm fell back to her side. Naruto's mouth went dry, and fell open.

Hinata trailed her fingers over the water humming softly before speaking to herself.
"Baby, you showed me what living is for; I don't want to hide anymore… You lift my feet off the ground, spin me around. You make me crazier… crazier… crazier…"

She sighed again and touched her lips. She felt refreshed from her swim, but began to think that it was time to go back. She looked over by her clothes and then her eyes widened. Naruto and Hinata's eyes locked on each other and none of them moved for a long moment. Hinata's cheeks turned bright red and she squealed.
"Eep!"

Both of them turned away from each other, Naruto just turning around and Hinata ducking under the water chin-high. Her heart rate was going about 90 mph, and she knew that she might faint. Then she her Naruto's shaking voice from behind her.
"I-I'm sorry Nata… I-I didn't know til the very last min--I mean, I was just looking for-- I-I, I'm sorry about that."
Hinata turned to see his back facing her. Her cheeks did not lessen in color at all, but her eyes filled with worry.
"N-Naruto, it's okay. I shouldn't of-- And you didn't know. S-So it's okay…"

Naruto heard her struggle a little with her words which made him turn his head a little to see her. The blush on her cheeks and the way her eyes looked made his heart skip. He chuckled.
"Okay Nata. I guess I'll just, um, walk over there…"

He pointed toward the waterfall and stood, not looking back at her. He walked off, and Hinata breathed into the water, making bubbles pop-up across the surface. Then she looked back at Naruto and smiled. He was now sitting on the rock next to the waterfall, trailing his fingers through it as she did earlier. She sighed and swam toward the shore, grabbing her clothes and putting them on.

Naruto refused to move his eyes away from his hand trailing through the water. Well, more like, he was trying to avoid peeking at Hinata changing on the shore. His heart beat was still going fast, but it was slowly down.

'Glad that's gone, I guess… But Hinata IS really beautiful.' He smiled, but then tensed when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and smiled at Hinata however.
"Hey again."
Hinata giggled. "Naruto…"

Hinata lay on her back with her head on Naruto's lap. She smiled. Naruto smiled down at her, leaning back against the rock. Hinata raised her hand to trail through the falling water. Naruto sighed and leaned down to kiss her cheek. She looked back at him.
"Nata… I-I… I wish I could be with you."
Hinata's eyes widened and she got off his lap.
"W-what are you talking about?"
Naruto sighed and ran a finger along her cheek.
"I know about your family. And… I know what your father thinks of me." He moved her hair behind her ear. "That is why. But--"

Naruto couldn't finish for Hinata grabbed his face and pulled him in for a kiss. Naruto quickly fell into it however, and ran his hand through her wet hair, while the other pulled her into his lap. Hinata felt his tongue run over her lip and gave him access to her mouth. Their tongues met, and both moaned openly into each others mouth. They didn't know how long the kiss lasted but they pulled away eventually.

"Naruto. I wish I could too. It's not fair." Hinata spoke through her panting. "I… I…"
"Yeah." Naruto stated before pulling her in for another kiss.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. They both smiled. They didn't exchange anymore words during their time at the waterfall. It was nice being together; but…
They did have some make-out sessions.

Hey. Um just to clear things up
Hinata has loved Naruto for the longest time
And Naruto seems to have had a crush on her for the longest time
So they did not fall in love too quickly
Sorry for not saying.

~BUNNY