Chapter 4
"Isn't the night sky wonderful?" Naruto asked.
"Huh? Oh, y-yeah…" Hinata said, trying to hide her fear of falling.
Naruto looked out across the sky. Only the stars and the moon offered light to the travelers. He started to wobble.
"Careful, Naru—" Hinata started, but the boy had already lost focus and began to drop. Also, the fact that they were holding hands caused Hinata to spiral down with him.
For a moment, Hinata had lost all faith in Naruto. This caused her to be unable to fly back up. Hinata accidently let go of Naruto's hand.
Luckily, the blonde boy snapped back to reality long enough to realize what was happening. "Hinata!" he yelled, zooming down to get her.
Hinata shrieked in terror. The seconds falling seemed like years. She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the worst.
Instead of the expected splat, Hinata felt herself being scooped up. She opened her eyes feebly. They met with Naruto's.
"You know, you should be more careful, Hinata," Naruto said. "For a moment there, I thought you would have—"
"Are you alright?" Kiba interrupted.
"I think…" Hinata replied with a shaky tone.
"She's fine, believe it, I'll take care of her," Naruto said with a smile.
Hinata felt herself blushing. She looked down; they were a couple meters from the ground.
"Let's keep going," Naruto said. "Can you fly?"
"O-of course!" Hinata said and slid out of his arms. Reluctantly, she regained her balance and wobbly flew up next to the group.
"Okay, we're almost there," Naruto informed them. "We'll be there around morning."
As they neared Neverland, Hinata trailed behind the boys. I should really trust Naruto-kun more. In the first day I actually met him, he already saved my life.