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Summary:
Hurt: Naruto finds out that Hinata's having an affair and is hurt. But who hurt who first? And is anyone left unscathed?
Bullet 2: Hurt
Naruto stood before Hinata. His eyes echoing his broken heart's question.
Why?
Naruto remembered what he had seen. What he wished he could unsee. Undo. Amend. But he couldn't. he couldn't change what happened.
Neji and Hinata kissed each other hungrily. Both overflowing with desire and the want to make up for the long period that they had been apart. Neji had been away on a mission for six months. Six months neither cousin had seen each other's face.
Now three days after returning they were at their usual secret place, making love under the moonlight. Mrs. Hinata Uzumaki and Neji Hyuuga (unmarried).
But tonight was different. Someone was watching. Two persons actually. One was Shino Aburame who had known about this location for some time. The other was twenty-five year old Hokage Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto could only watch as his kind and gentle wife for four and a half years made insane love to her own cousin. Her first cousin.
"When did you find out?" Hinata asked in a fearful small voice.
"A week ago," Naruto responded.
"How?" Hinata asked."
"Shino told me," Naruto revealed.
"What!" Hinata cried in disbelief, "but he…"
"Agreed to keep his promise of secrecy if you two would eventually break it off," Naruto stated, "you didn't so he took me to your love nest to see the betrayal myself."
"It's not what you think Naruto," Hinata said.
"I think it's so much more," Naruto said frankly.
"I'm sorry," Hinata said tearfully.
"Don't you dare cry," Naruto ordered, "not after having an affair," he hissed.
Hinata wrapped her arms around herself.
"You know I had a paternity test done on both our sons?" Naruto revealed.
"I should've told you everything," Hinata said sadly, "I love you Naruto, I will always love you," she told him.
"But you'll always love your cousin Neji first," Naruto said darkly.
"It's not like that Naruto," Hinata said desperately, "you don't know the full story," she told him.
"Full story?" Naruto asked and laughed, "do you think I want to hear more about this?" he asked incredulously.
"Please listen Naruto," Hinata begged, "if you love me, if you ever loved me, you'll hear me out," she pleaded.
"Are you daring to question my love for you?" Naruto asked coldly.
"Neji is my cousin I know," Hinata said instead of answering, "but we never intended for this to happen."
"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Naruto demanded.
"I remember years ago just before Neji got that fated mark," Hinata continued, "he smiled at me and I practically hid in the adult who stood beside me clothes', I was so shy," she recalled.
"You still are shy," Naruto noted, "well…"
Hinata sighed. Explaining was going to be harder than she thought.
"A week after he lost to you in your first match against each other, he spoke to me," Hinata recalled, "I was so frightened when I saw him, I…"
"What do you want?" Hinata asked fearfully as she stepped back.
Hinata could feel herself shaking. Even after everything she said during their match, she still feared Neji. She feared him a lot.
"I want to talk to you," Neji said to her, "alone," he added.
"Why?" Hinata asked in a tiny voice.
Neji just stared at her. Her physical reaction betrayed all fear within her. Her eyes more so. Both orbs were filled with fear.
"To say that I'm sorry," Neji said suddenly.
Hinata froze.
Did she hear right?
"I made a personal grudge get in the way of a match," Neji said.
Hinata eyes fell. She actually thought that he was sorry for hurting her. How dumb could she get?
"But I'm sorry for hurting you more," Neji continued.
Hinata's eyes widened in shock. Could she had heard right?
"Me?" Hinata asked.
"You're still a shy little thing," Neji observed, "you were so even then," he recalled, "the day I got this cursed…" he said but stopped.
A look of intense dissatisfaction came over his face.
Hinata who was starting to feel safe felt fear crawling right back into her.
Neji noticed and his eyes softened.
"I just want you to know that I'm sorry for injuring you so badly," Neji apologized and turned to leave.
"Wait," Hinata said after he started to gain some distance, "I accept your apology Neji," she told him.
"Thank you," Neji said formally, "and Hinata."
"Yes Neji," Hinata asked.
"You look pretty today," Neji said then disappeared.
Hinata just stood there frozen in shock.
"I had rarely been given compliments by boys then," Hinata said with a small smile, "Sakurs, Ino, Tenten, and many other girls overshadowed me," she said sadly, "I was the one in the background."
"And Neji brought you from that background?" Naruto asked her.
Hinata looked away.
"He's your cousin Hinata," Naruto reminded her.
"Don't you think I know that!" Hinata exploded, "that probably eighty if not ninety percent of the civilized world would condemn us!" she shouted, "I love him!" she shouted at Naruto, "and I love you!" she told him, "even before Neji, you were the one I longed for."
"So what happened?" Naruto asked her.
"You took too long," Hinata responded, "chasing after Sakura…"
"She married Kiba," Naruto said coldly feeling offended.
"But still," Hinata insisted, "we both pined for someone who didn't even know or want to know your love for them existed."
"But I married you," Naruto said.
"And that's why it's so hard," Hinata said tearfully, "it's so hard but I can't stop," she said and broke down into sobs.
Naruto sat on the bed blindsided.
She loved him but couldn't stop having an extra marital affair with Neji! Shino had warned him that he'd have a hard time. But Naruto never expected this.
"Come here," Naruto said gently and Hinata looked at him still crying, "shhh," he said soothingly and took her into his arms.
As he hugged her and stroked her hair he remembered.
All those times Hinata would turn away when they were younger, how she'd fidget around him, her small voice getting smaller and more nervous, those cute grey eyes barely looking at him or downcast. All the opportunity and clues in the world that she liked him.
He then remembered the blushing and felt even more stupid. He made her wait. Made her pine for him while he chased a girl now woman who wanted to be with anyone but him. Sasuke had rejected her. Then Shino. Rock Lee had moved on with a girl from that Star village. Neji wasn't her type. Shikamaru was out. Choji was into her for looks only. Kiba liked her but she was scared of him. And he Naruto was the good knuckleheaded teammate she'd never fall in love with. In the end she chose Kiba. It seemed being scared was better to her than being with someone she wasn't interested in.
"This is all my fault," Naruto said suddenly, "I hurt you," he told her.
Hinata looked at Naruto completely shocked.
"I chased a whole flock of skirts instead of coming straight to you," Naruto said tearfully, "I made you had to choose your cousin or no one," he said feeling ashamed, "I made you two's relationship possible."
"I can't let you beat yourself up Naruto," Hinata said, "I married you, I had no right to have an affair," she pointed out.
"Do you think you could break it off now?" Naruto asked her suddenly, "break away from him cold turkey?"
Hinata looked away.
"This relationship has ventured too deep," Naruto said frankly, "and he hasn't found anyone else has he?" he asked her.
Hinata looked away and sighed.
"He had a small crush on Tenten," Hinata revealed, "but he was too nervous to explore it," she told him.
"Tenten died…" Naruto started.
"Before her eighteenth birthday," Hinata interrupted, "it hurt him so much Naruto," she said "I thought that he'd break under the pressure of guilt and pain."
"And you comforted him," Naruto said.
Hinata looked at Naruto like deer caught in the headlights (or a kid who looks up in time to see the sky raining kunai).
"It's okay," Naruto told her, "I don't care anymore," he said and lay down.
"Please don't leave me," Hinata pleaded.
"I'm not," Naruto told her, "just always come back to me, okay?"
Hinata looked at Naruto in disbelief.
"Are you serious?" Hinata asked him, "you'd let…"
"And if I stop it, what then?" Naruto asked angrily and sat up, "tell me that things won't change Hinata," he said, "tell me you won't resent me for taking Neji away," he said loudly.
"Things are already changing," Hinata said tearfully.
"Just promise that you will always be my wife Hinata," Naruto begged her.
Hinata broke into tears.
"I'll never leave you Naruto," Hinata promised and hugged her husband tightly, "I love you, I'll always love you," she declared.
Naruto hugged her back.
"Thank you," Naruto whispered.
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(Three Weeks Later)
Hinata and Neji made love passionately.
Afterwards they lay side by side and remained silent for a while.
"Are you sure he's okay with this?" Neji asked carefully, "he's the Hokage Hinata," he said seriously.
"He feels it's better this way," Hinata said meekly, "besides," she continued, "this way no one gets hurt," she told him brightly.
Neji smiled still unsure about Hinata's last statement.
"You still want to go to the Rice Fair tomorrow?" Neji asked.
"Naruto wants to Neji," Hinata said pointedly, "I have to go."
"But that fair's stupid," Neji complained, "it's for little kids," he said, "Naruto's only there for the free ramen they give him id he hangs around," he muttered.
"We can visit the orchard another time," Hinata suggested.
"But it only blooms at that time," Neji stated, "you were with me last year," he reminded her.
"I'll take you there next year," Hinata said, "this year I owe Naruto everything."
Neji nodded understanding the position.
Hinata snuggled unto him and he wrapped his arms around her.
This scene so quiet so serene could only hurt the Hokage who was busy at a private club watching a flirty Ino strip for him.
Second Bullet Fired
QD: Next story involves no romance. 2 bullets fired 48 more bullets to go.
Bullet 8 will be a Hinata and Naruto romance. I'll be doing Neji and Hinata pairing before Bullet 10 that doesn't involve anyone disapproving of their relationship. Thank you to all who've reviewed 50 Bullets and those who've reviewed 'Wrong' as well. And yes I know it's possible that the Hyuuga clan marry relations to keep the bloodline pure.