Hinata: Yay! I won the bet!

Saki: sigh Hina-chan did you really think you wouldn't?

Hinata: Nope! I was hoping to make Naru come out of the corner

Saki: (still typing) watch this. Naru-chan I just made some ramen do ya want some?

Naruto: Where is it?! (runs off in search of the ramen)

Hinata: (stares after him)

Saki: That worked well... :)

Hinata: Enjoy the story!

Naruto: (from somewhere far off) Where's... the... ramen!?

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Chapter 1: War

Hinata: 14 years old

Naruto: 15 years old

Neji: 16 years old

"I have to leave tomorrow, Hina." He told her, as they sat on a park bench beneath a Sakura tree that was bare in the falls ending cold and winters beginning, with his head down and his hands between his knees. If you could paint misery you'd paint Naruto. "I don't want to leave. I wanna stay and make sure people are nice to you, I don't trust anyone else to keep you safe."

Hinata smiled gently and put her hand on his shoulder blade, "I know Naru." Even though they where the only people around she whispered. He looked up at her.

"Maybe I'll let Neji try to take care of you…" he whispered back. His eyes… eyes that were usually so full of happiness and life were now so sad and defeated. "Just promise me you'll stay close to Sakura while I'm gone," he paused, "At least I know she can intimidate any baka-teme (A/N: teme- bastard and baka- stupid/idiot) enough to keep them away from you." He was almost talking to himself now.

"Don't worry, Naru. You sound like you're making a death wish! I'll be fine; I'll stick to Sakura like glue until you're home safe and sound, okay? It's you, you should be worried about." She whispered to him. "I'll come to see you off tomorrow, okay? But, right now Neji is calling me home for dinner." He nodded. "And I'm the quiet one?"Naruto chuckled and his face relaxed a little.

Hinata was hugging Naruto one last time before he left her not by choice. As she pulled back, he kissed her softly for a few seconds. At first she was surprised and didn't react than she kissed him back shyly. As he pulled away he whispered, "I love you, Hinata Hyuga.'' and he left while she was still dazed. She didn't see him again for five years. 

Always regretting never telling him she felt the same. But, she kept her promise and stayed very close to Sakura. That is until the summer when Naruto came back.

Okay, peeps that's "War". Hope ya'll liked it because I wrote this at 1:48 a.m. So I'm a little tired. .

Saki :-)