One more chapter left after this. Thank you everyone for reading my story.
Last time on Fairytale…
"Okay. I almost got the song" Naruto said.
"Let me hear it" Hinata said. She raised an eyebrow when Naruto cleared his throat.
Naruto began to play the piano as he began to sing.
Hinata felt herself tipping to the side as her vision got blurry. Slowly she fell to the ground.
"Na-ru-to-kun…" Hinata said as she watched Naruto stare at her in shock as she fell to the ground. He stopped playing the piano as he got up and ran to her side.
"Hinata-chan!" Naruto cried out.
Everyone in the kitchen froze when they heard Naruto's cries. Sakura had immediately run out of the kitchen followed by Sasuke and Neji. Everyone else began to come along.
"Please don't let it be…" Sakura muttered.
"Sakura-chan, you don't think it's…." Neji stopped his sentence.
"Let's hope not" Sakura said. Sasuke just had a confused look on his face as he listened.
"It sounded like it came from the music room" a voice said. Sakura saw her sister and Itachi running up to them. She raised an eyebrow but headed to the music room.
Sakura and Neji pushed the doors opened to reveal Naruto scared as he held Hinata in his arms.
"Hinata-chan, why aren't you waking up? Wake up" Naruto said shaking her.
"Hinata!" Sakura cried out as she grabbed Hinata.
"No!" Neji said as he fell to his knees.
"We need to take her to the hospital NOW!" Sakura screamed as she lifted Hinata into her arms as she ran out of the house.
"I'm going with you" Neji said. Sakura nodded as the two left the house. Everyone was speechless except Ino and Tenten. They were on the verge of crying.
"What's going on?!" Naruto shouted. His hands turned into fists on his lap. He could tell Ino and Tenten knew something. "Tell me! What's wrong with Hinata-chan?!"
Ino turned around as Naruto growled. He gripped Ino by the shoulders and shook her. "TELL ME!"
"Hey! Don't do that to her!" Shikamaru said grabbing his girlfriend. "Can't you tell she can barely talk right now?!"
"It would be better if you heard it from Sakura or Neji-kun, or better yet Hinata herself…" Tenten said.
Naruto and the gang had reached the hospital and saw Neji in the waiting room. His hands were on his face as he was shaking. Tenten immediately went to him and hugged him tight.
"T-Tenten…" Neji cried. Everyone was shocked. They had never seen Neji cry ever.
"How is she?" Tenten asked as she moved a few strands of hair from Neji's face.
"S-Sakura-chan is helping her right now…" Neji whispered.
"She'll be okay" Tenten whispered. "Sakura won't let anything happen"
"What's going on?" Naruto asked. Neji looked up to see the whole gang here.
Before Neji or anyone else could answer the question, Sakura came out of the emergency room.
"Neji I need to talk to you alone" Sakura said avoiding his gaze. He nodded as the two went outside of the waiting room. Everyone looked at each other before spying on them.
Naruto watched as Sakura say something to Neji. Neji's eyes widened as Sakura put her arms around him, hugging her tight as the two of them fell to their knees crying. Tenten and Ino began to cry as well, knowing what had happened. After a couple minutes, the two came back.
"Neji, you go ahead first" Sakura said wiping a few tears away.
Neji nodded as he hugged her. "Thank you…" with that he walked down the halls to Hinata's room.
"Naruto, come with me" Sakura said. Naruto nodded as he went up to her. She led him down the same hallway Neji had gone to.
"You must be wondering what is going on…" Sakura said.
"Of course I am! No one is telling what's going on" Naruto shouted.
"Naruto, must I remind you this is a hospital!" Sakura growled. Naruto frowned and waited for her to explain.
"Remember that one summer you, Sasuke-kun, and Kakashi went on vacation together?" Sakura asked.
"That was a year ago" Naruto said. Sakura nodded.
"Well you see the others and I went on vacation to the beach. One night we decided to go walk around at night. I was with Hinata, Neji, and Tenten since we split up in groups. But we never knew something bad would happen. Hinata and I had gotten lost from Neji and Tenten. It was dark so we didn't know where we were going. It was raining hard too. Then…"
Naruto watched as Sakura clenched her fists.
"What happened?" Naruto asked.
"…I was standing near the edge of a cliff as it was soft due to the rain. The edge began to break as I fell. But Hinata had grabbed me and brought be back to the top but she fell instead. She had hit her head pretty hard. We took her to the hospital quickly. Then it was when we found out…" Sakura took a deep breath as she looked at Naruto straight in the eyes. "Not only did we found she had her brain damage and internal bleeding, she was slowly dying. She has a terrible heart problem. I'll be performing her operation. But she has until the end of this month…the day of your recital"
Naruto's eyes widened. He felt something in his heart that hurt him emotionally.
"Lie…that's a lie! Stop lying to me!" Naruto began to cry. Hinata; sweet, beautiful, kind Hinata was dying.
"I'm sorry Naruto!" Sakura cried. "She wanted to tell you when you learned Fairytale."
Soon it hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Why is it so important to you that I learn Fairytale?"
"Because…"
He now knew that she was trying to say…
…Because this would be the last song she'd ever teach him.
Sakura had taken Naruto to Hinata's room. Tubes were in her as she had an oxygen mask. She looked so sick, and yet she was smiling at him.
"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said as Naruto walked up to her. Neji went by Sakura's side as they watched the sad scene in front of them.
"H-Hey Hinata-chan…" Naruto said. Everything was spinning in his head. He didn't want to believe this was happening to her. She was his best friend. He needed her…he…he loved her.
"I'm so sorry" Hinata whispered. He could tell it was painful for her to talk. "It seems like I'm going to break our promise…"
"Promise?"
"I might not be able to go to your recital" Hinata said."It's even coming up in a week"
"It's okay. Forget about the recital. I'm not going! I'm going to stay with you" Naruto said.
Hinata looked at him in shocked. "N-No, you mustn't"
"I want to be with you Hinata-chan!" Naruto said as he grabbed her hand. Hinata stared at him with her pearl-like eyes.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because…" Hinata could feel him trembling. "Because…" Naruto couldn't finish the sentence as he cried. Hinata only gave him a knowing smile as she wiped his tears away.
"Promise me you'll play Fairytale in your recital. I want to hear you play it. I-If possible, sing it as well, n-no matter how bad a singer you say you are" Hinata told him as she lightly giggled.
"Naruto, I'm sorry. Visiting hours are over" Sakura said. "Don't worry, you can see her tomorrow" Naruto only nodded as he and Neji walked out. Sakura was able to stay since she was assigned as Hinata's doctor.
Naruto had visited Hinata the next three days straight. Sakura could only watch the sad couple. The others had visited as well wishing her to get better.
"Hey Hinata-chan!" Naruto said as he grabbed a seat next to her bed.
"I-I missed you Naruto-kun" Hinata said.
"Me too."
"S-Sakura-chan told me your recital is in four days" Hinata said.
"Y-Yup. I've been practicing a lot" Naruto said. Hinata stared at him before staring at the ceiling.
"I'm glad"
Sasuke had visited Naruto the next few days helping him with the song.
Sasuke had taught him the proper notes as he sang along. Naruto got better and tried to sing it which wasn't that bad.
"How is she?" Sasuke asked as they took a break.
"…"
"That bad huh?" Sasuke said. "I don't know what to tell you. I've never been through something like that. But if Sakura and I were in the same position, I'd feel like my world was ending."
"…"
"I'd tell her before I don't have a another chance"
"Tell her what?" Naruto asked.
"How you feel. Sakura and I were talking and she told me Hinata has been in love with you since elementary. Just like Sakura had been with me. I made her wait so long. You should tell her."
The next day, a Friday, Naruto had visited Hinata at night. Sakura had managed a way to sneak Naruto in.
"Hey Hinata" Naruto said as he sat next to her. "You're sleeping, but I have to tell you something very important"
He listened to Hinata's soft breathing pattern.
"I love you Hinata-chan. It took me a long time to notice it. But it's too late huh" Naruto laughed sadly and quietly.
No response.
"I just wanted you to know that. I won't have another chance since my performance is on Sunday afternoon, so I have to get prepared all day tomorrow" Naruto had gotten up and stared at Hinata's sleeping form. He moved down close to her face as he kissed her. "I love you…"
With that, Naruto left the hospital. The next day, it seemed like everyone in Konoha had heard about the sad Hyuga Heiress problem and the romance between her and the famous pianist Uzumaki Naruto. The media would be following him around asking annoying questions. Some had even tried to sneak into Hinata's room at the hospital, but was stopped by Sakura, Sasuke, and Neji.
Early Sunday morning, Naruto had visited Sakura in the hospital.
"She's still sleeping Naruto" Sakura said.
"I see. Can you give her this then?" Naruto handed her a cell phone.
"What's with the phone?" Sakura asked.
"You'll see"
"I won't be able to go to the recital. I need to be here with Hinata-chan" Sakura said.
"I understand. Do all you can" Naruto said as he walked away. Sakura sighed sadly as she walked to Hinata's room.
"H-Hey Sakura-chan?" Hinata's soft voice called out as Sakura went up to her.
"Hey Hinata-chan" Sakura asked.
"D-Did Naruto-kun visit last night?" Hinata asked. "I felt like it was a dream but I felt like Naruto-kun was here last night"
Sakura smiled. "I snuck him in last night. Do you remember what he said?"
Hinata closed her eyes as she thought about it.
"I love you…"
"I need to tell him I love him…" Hinata said.
"Here, call him. He wanted me to give you this" Sakura said.
"I see. How long do I have?" Hinata asked. Sakura clenched her fists. "Nine hours…" Hinata just smiled as she dialed Naruto's number.
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Naruto was helping everyone get the theater ready for the afternoon when his cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Naruto answered.
"Hello Naruto-kun"
"Hinata-chan…"
"Do you feel excited?" She asked.
"Yes. How are you, I'm sorry…" Naruto whispered.
"Just promise to play it okay" Hinata said.
"You better pull it through. You're strong" Naruto said with a smile.
"I'll do my best" Hinata said. "Well I have to go. Sakura-chan needs to explain to me the procedures of my operation."
"Okay Hinata-chan…"
"Hey Naruto-kun?"
"Yeah?"
There was silence for a bit before Hinata spoke again.
"I love you Naruto-kun, I always had for the longest time. And I know you love me too" Naruto's eyes widened as Hinata hung up the phone. Naruto slid to the floor as he brought his knees to his head and cried as the clutched his cell phone. Sasuke, Neji, and Shikamaru came up and comforted their friend.
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The hour had come. Hinata was being brought to the operation room as she watched the big doors opened.
"Hey Hinata-chan" Hinata saw her best friend dressed up professionally in her doctor attire.
"Sakura-chan" Hinata smiled. Sakura did her best to smile back.
"I'll do my very best!" Sakura said as she put her gloves on.
"I know you will" Hinata said as she held Sakura's hand tight. Just as they started the surgery after a couple minutes, the phone rang in the operation room as Sakura ordered a nurse to open it and put it on speaker. The nurse had put it next to Hinata.
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"Today is the performance everyone's been waiting for this whole month! I present to you, Uzumaki Naruto!" Tsunade said. Naruto had stood in the spotlight as he looked at the crowd.
Digging into his pant pocket, he took out a white cell phone and dialed a number. Everyone was puzzled by Naruto's action but didn't say anything. The sound of someone picking up the phone echoed through the building. Naruto had sat down and began to play.
At the hospital, everyone heard the sound of a piano being played as someone sang.
"N-Naruto-kun…" Hinata said,
"Y-Yes" Sakura said.
I forgot how long it was
Since I last heard you
Tell me your favorite story
I thought for a long time
Everyone felt teary-eyed knowing this song was for Hinata.
I'm starting to go crazy
Is it that I did something wrong?
Naruto could feel his eyes getting watery.
Crying, you told me
That fairytales lie to people
I can't be your prince
Maybe you won't know
After you said you love me
The stars in my sky all started to shine
Sakura's eyes widened when she noticed something went wrong with the operation.
"We're losing her!" A nurse cried out.
"No! I can't!" Sakura cried as she tried to stop the bleeding.
I'm willing to be, in the fairytale
The angel that you love
Spread my hands, into wings, to hold you
You have to believe
Believe that we'll be like the fairytale
With a happy ending.
Naruto closed his eyes as he tried to imagine Hinata in his head.
'Hinata-chan. I'm actually doing this. This is all for you. I love you, but it was too late.'
Naruto's eyes widened when he heard yelling on the phone. He began to shake. He knew what was going on.
I want to be, in the fairytale
The angel that you love
Spread my hands, into wings, to hold you
You have to believe
Believe that we'll be like the fairytale
With a happy ending.
Sakura watched as Hinata grabbed her hand, lacing her bloody hand with hers. Hinata's other hand was in the air. Her fingers moved as if she was playing the song as well.
I will to be, in the fairytale
The angel that you love
Spread my hands, into wings, to hold you
You have to believe
Believe that we'll be like the fairytale
With a happy ending.
The heart monitor was going to zero. Sakura's eyes widened as she heard Naruto say the last sentence of the song. Hinata's hand had dropped back down.
"Naruto-kun…" Hinata whispered to the phone. "Thank you…" A tear had escape her eyes as it rolled down on the corner of her eye. Slowly her eyes closed for the final time.
Sakura raised her hand to her face as she shook.
"HINATA-CHAN!!"
Together, we will write our own ending.
The audience was quiet as Naruto softly played the last notes. It was visible that Naruto was crying, but not because Sakura had screamed, but of the last words he heard Hinata whisper on the phone.
"You're welcome…" Naruto whispered.
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(cries) I hope no one cried. I realized how lazy I got with this story. I know I could do better than this haha. There will be one more chapter. Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing.
-Kumiko