A/N: So here is chapter two of this crazy story. This one has a lot less (no) sex, but it is still hopefully kinda interesting. It's got a lot of dialogue and has a bit of a humorous side to it and stuff.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I do own a lot of other crap, so yeah.

The bright sun encircled a small group of Konoha chunin with light and warmth, as they marched through the dense, quiet forest. When this group had left its native land it had been the dead of winter, now the trees shone brilliant green in the warm spring air. Hinata couldn't help but relate her own transformation to that of this beautiful forest; she had been a prisoner to herself and those around her, she had been no different then the cold lifeless trees, stuck within winters grasp. Now things were different, spring had come and released her from winter's bonds; her spring's name was Temari, and shebelieved that now something truly beautiful would bloom.

Hinata remembered, the day she had left that tranquil desert: She awoke that morning to an empty bed; the desert flower she had treasured that night was nowhere to be found. Distraught, Hinata gathered the few belongings she had with her, and prepared to rejoin her group, all the while thinking, that perhaps it would be better if they didn't see each other again before she returned to her village. The young girl found herself lost in thought as she made her way through the sand swept village.

"Hinata!" An all to familliar voice called out to her from afar.

The young shinobi turned quickly toward the direction of the call. Hinata found herself staring into the same deep green eyes that she had so many times the night before.

"Oh… Temari. I..was just." Hinata said shyly and nervously.

"I know. You have to leave now, go back to your village." She said longingly, caressing Hinata's shoulder as she spoke. "I've just come to see you off on your journey home."

"B-but, we can't… we won't…" The shy girl started.

"Don't worry, dear, I often find work as an emissary between this village and your own, I'm actually scheduled to be in Konohagakure all next month, to help organize the upcoming chunin examination as a representative for my brother."

"R-really, so that means… that means that we will… we will be able to see each other again." Temari watched as the younger girl's face lit up with each word she spoke.

"You are so cute. I just got a little more work to do here, and then I'll come look for you, ok?" The jounin said playfully.

"I'll wait there for you, I'd wait forever if I had to." Hinata sighed lovingly as the other woman pulled her face in close.

"Forever's too long, how's a month sound." Temari replied jokingly.

"That sounds great…" Hinata managed to say, before the other woman's lips were pressed tenderly against her own, in a sweet, loving kiss. Temari shortly withdrew and turned toward the direction of the village exit.

"It's probably time that you should go, the others are probably looking for you." Temari said gently. She couldn't help but notice the look of great disappointment on the young girl's face. "What, if I leave you with much more than that, I won't be able to concentrate on any work this month." She said with an energetic smile trying to comfort the younger girl.

The chunin turned to join her comrades on the journey back to her native village all the while knowing that she might never be able to concentrate on anything again.

Hinata knew the forests they were now marching through well, they were some of the darkest and deepest forests in the Konoha area, lush, green, and beautiful, teeming with life. Hinata recognized that they were fast approaching Konoha village, the land she had always called home. Hinata didn't really care anymore; she knew that this place was no longer truly her home. Her only home now was the tight embrace of the one she loved.

The group finally reached their destination; they entered the gates of Konoha village. Waiting for them at the entrance there was a large group of people eagerly wishing to welcome loved ones backed into their life. Hinata didn't see anyone waiting for her, but then again she didn't even look; she didn't care, she was just going to go home to her bed and sleep, and then waste away the rest of the month with her dreams. She turned away from the crowd and headed of on her own direction down a narrow street.

"Hinata!" A deep and grizzled, but kind voice bellowed enthusiastically from the shadows. The girl turned to face the friend she had all but forgotten. Inuzuka Kiba approached her, Akamaru following right behind him.

"Hinata, it's been so long since you left, we all missed you so much." Kiba said as gave his team mate an enthusiastic bear hug.

"Really, I wasn't gone that long, Kiba." Hinata replied energetically as she began to remember old friendships.

"Yeah, well you know how dull it can get with just Shino around. So, Hinata, are you trying to intentionally avoid everyone or did you just forget your way around." Kiba joked.

"No, I'm just tired, that mission took a lot out of me; there will be plenty of time for everyone to welcome me back in the morning." Hinata said smoothly.

"Oh yeah, that group you guys were after was supposed to be pretty rough, and it was an A rank mission after all, it must have been hard on you."

"No it wasn't that bad, there were more than enough of us to defeat them, and our plan went through perfectly."

"Oh so that's it, you just sat back and watched as the others took 'em all out." Kiba laughed as he spoke.

"I'll have you know that I defeated seven of the enemy ninja all by myself." Hinata replied sternly.

"Really, you took out seven skilled ninja on your own, you must of got paid extra for that. So how much did you get?"

Hinata took the time to remember receiving her payment. She knew that there was a monetary amount, she didn't really remember how much it was, for she had never counted it. The real payment she had received that night was something else, something infinitely more valuable

"More than you could ever imagine…" The Hyuuga girl replied slowly in a low teasing voice.

"Um… Ok. Well I can kinda imagine some pretty large numbers, so, yeah." Kiba said in a very confused unsure manner.

Hinata blushed a vibrant red; had she really just said that in front of her good friend. She fumbled through her stuff for a small bag containing her monetary reward and tossed it gently to Kiba.

"Hmm, this is a lot for a single mission, not more than I could ever imagine but, a lot nonetheless." Kiba still had a marked look of confusion in his eyes as he passed the money back to the girl. "You know, Hinata, it may just be that I haven't seen you in a while, but something seems kind of different about you, you seem happier, more energetic, something, I don't know. Did something happen to you; something you need to talk about?"

"Yes Kiba, I had hot sex with another woman and sort of fell in love with her, and now I'm going to see her again next month, and I just can't wait." Hinata wondered how her friend would react if she told him the truth. She gave an awkward giggle.

"No, I'm just tired that's all, I need to get some sleep, see you tomorrow Kiba." Hinata began walking past her friend stopping to pet the large dog at his side.

"Ok, Hinata, just remember, me and Akamaru are here for you if you need us." The young girl watched as the boy and his dog vanished back into the shadows.

The next day Hinata, found herself revisiting the places and people who lived forever in her memories. Now returned to the world she had always known, she couldn't help but question whether it had all been a dream as she looked over the home she had always known from a hill on the outskirts of town. Did she really exist, were those long shapely legs, those beautiful green eyes, that wondrous blonde hair, that near perfect figure, that incredible smile, that angelic voice, that warm feeling of her embrace, were they all just part of Hinata's dreams? No she was definitely real, she promised she would come for Hinata next month, and Hinata had promised that she would be there waiting. "I can do this, I can still be there for Temari, and also keep my old life close to me." Hinata thought to herself.

"Hinata." A low voice rang out from right beside her. Hinata gave a surprised gasp as she looked around. The cloaked figure of Aburame Shino was standing right beside her.

"Oh… Shino, how long have you been standing there." Hinata spoke hesitantly.

"Not long now, I heard that your mission went well." Shino began.

"Oh so you just came to see how I am doing. Yep, everything is great." Hinata smiled at her friend.

"That is good to know, my friends inform me that you have been at this spot for some time now, tell me is there something on your mind." Shino replied in a cool serious manner an insect rested on his outstretched finger.

"Well you see, Shino, I just can't get the image of mygirlfriend's naked body out of my mind, and came out here to think about how I am going to be seeing her again soon." Even with Shino being his normal dead serious self, she was sure that this would elicit some sort of reaction from him. She gave a short laugh.

"No not really, I just like it here, you can see deep into the village from up here, I can relax, and clear my mind." Hinata said, a deep longing lingered in her breath.

"Very well, you know where to turn if you need anything." Shino replied in his usual manner as he left Hinata alone.

Hinata left the hill and began to walk home. She walked her way through the village, passing friends she had not seen for weeks, stopping to greet them all. As she continued, Hinata soon found herself face to face with the man who once held a grasp on her every thought and dream.

"Hey Hinata, how's it going." Sounded the voice of Uzumaki Naruto.

"Oh, hey Naruto." Hinata replied. She really hadn't thought about Naruto since she had met Temari, seeing him now she tried to rationalize her previous feelings for this man. In all the years she had known Naruto, she had never once thought about him in the same way she did Temari that night. She had always seen Naruto as an inspiration, as a sort of idol as to what she should strive to be in her own life when things didn't go her way; perhaps Naruto was never really more than that, maybe she just fooled herself into thinking she had feelings for him, when really she was just trying to rationalize why she held him to such a high regard.

"So, Hinata, Kiba told me that you just got back from some dangerous mission." Naruto spoke energetically.

"Yeah, it was great." Hinata replied with a large smile.

"It was great? That's kind of weird, Hinata, I never picture you as being someone who actually enjoyed doing dangerous stuff like that." Naruto said, bewildered.

"Uh… well you see… It was quite exhilarating, being out there, and everyone was so nice to me, and I got paid pretty well." Hinata said, struggling to find her excuse.

"Yeah. Kiba did tell me that you kiced a whole bunch of ninja's asses out there." Said Naruto, returning to his usual enthusiasm.

"I suppose you could say that." Hinata smiled and laughed as she spoke.

"Hey. Wait a minute. Y-you're talking to me. This is weird, you never did this before. You used to always, just stare at me with that odd look on your face, and just sometimes say something to me all shy like." Naruto spoke in a sudden odd panic as he began to pace arround.

"Well, Naruto, you see, the thing is, that up until recently, I was totally convinced that I was in love with you, you were only too dense to notice. But, the other day I discovered that I really wasn't in love with you, when I fell madly in love with the Kazekage Gaara's (you know him right?) sister Temari. So yeah, I'm a lesbian now, but we can still be friends right?" Hinata couldn't help but burst out laughing at she thought of what Naruto's reaction to the truth might be.

"Oh I guess I just forgot." Hinata made a failed attempt to rationalize her behavior.

"You… forgot. R-right." Naruto replied mockingly.

"I'm sorry but I have to go, Naruto, so see you around." Hinata began to walk away quickly.

"Hinata. I'm not done here. You know drug abuse is a serious problem, you really need to talk this out." Naruto spoke in a concerned manner, but the Hyuuga girl was already long gone.

Days passed and Hinata's longing did not fade or waver in the slightest. In fact, with each passing day, as the time when the two women would be reunited grew closer, Hinata's desire grew ever stronger. Soon a new month was upon her and Hinata knew it would only be a matter of time before the desert flower immortalized in her memories, would be at her side once more. One morning Hinata found a slip of paper carefully folded and secured right under the window of her bedroom. She took it in hand, gently unfolded it, and read over the contents.

"Meet me tonight at 7:00 P.M. by the fountain in the park at the east side of town. P.S.– Wear something cute." Hinata blushed as she read the short handwritten document. Although the letter was anonymous and she did not recognize the handwriting, Hinata was certain who this was from; it had been more than a month's time. The letter was marked with today's date. The vivid images of that night in the desert replayed themselves in Hinata's mind as she read the short document over and over. Tonight she would once more be in the arms of the one she loved.

A/N: So yeah I know that wasn't as exciting as the first chapter. It was just long and boring and filled with one seemingly pointless dialogue after another, but whatever. I promise I'll make it up to you in Chapter 3 which will feature a longer, more intense, more detailedlemon. So yeah don't stop reading just cause there wasn't any action in this chapter, good story's need pointless filler.