I Love Her Smile

Hinata yawned softly and got up. She looked at the clock and noticed it was already noon. "I didn't sleep at all last night..." She sighed and her mind flashed back to what happened.

"He probably doesn't want to go out today..." Hinata pulled the covers back over her shoulders. "Naruto kun...I wonder...if you'll ever forget your feelings for Sakura chan...but I doubt it, because you love her so much..." She closed her eyes sadly and slowly drifted off the sleep again.

Naruto got ready quickly and dashed out to Ichiraku. "Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" He sung as he walked down the Konoha streets. "Ah...maybe after I'm done, I'll go training. Oh, then after training, I can take Hinata chan-," Naruto froze.

He remembered what had happened last night and his eyes widened. "I...I better see if she's ok..." Naruto sighed and turned around to go to Hinata's house, but then stopped, again.

"I'll buy her breakfast!"

After buying two breakfast Japanese boxes, he quickly made his way to Hinata's place. He knocked on the door and no one came. "Hm...I wonder if she's home...?" Naruto knocked again.

No answer.

"Hinata chan? It's me. Can you please open the door?" Naruto leaned against the door. He could footsteps and backed away. The door opened slowly.

Naruto gasped, seeing Hinata. Her eyes were all red and puffy. "Eh? Hinata chan, do you have allergies or something?" He blinked.

'He's so dense...' Hinata couldn't help but laugh. "Ah...yea...um, why are you here?" She asked.

"Actually...I wanted to apologize for yesterday. I-,"

"It's ok. You can't really stop yourself from liking someone...I understand..." Hinata muttered.

Naruto looked at her sadly. He sighed and held up the two lunch boxes. "I...I bought you breakfast..." Hinata's eyes widened. "...let's eat it together, Hinata chan," Naruto smiled faintly at her.

Hinata could feel herself blushing. She slowly opened the door for him to come in.

"You've got a pretty nice place here. Does anyone ever visit you?" Naruto walked over to the kitchen and set the lunch boxes on the table.

"Kiba and Shino kun comes over often...and sometimes Neji. Besides them, no one else really comes..." Hinata muttered and closed the door behind her.

"Eh, really? You must be lonely. Then..." He paused for moment, smiling at her. "...can I come visit everyday?" He asked.

Hinata blushed and walked over to him. "Y...yea..." She replied quietly. "Alright then, let's eat! Man, I'm starving...ah, here's yours." Naruto sat down and slid the other lunch box over to her side. Hinata sat down and stared at it. "Naruto kun...thank you," She smiled shyly at him.

"It's nothing, really. I just wanted to do something to make up for yesterday...and I wanted to do something nice once in a while...because you're my girlfriend," Naruto grinned.

Hinata couldn't help but smile. "Naruto kun, I love you," She confessed openly.

Naruto's eyes softened. "Yea...I know..." He gazed at her and noticed how pretty she looked when she smiles.

"Ugh, I'm full. Hey, Hinata chaaaan, wanna go somewhere?" Naruto asked.

"You always take me places. Where, this time?" Hinata giggled.

"My house." Naruto's face turned serious.

Hinata felt her cheeks getting hot. "Eh?! What-,"

"I'm joking!" Naruto laughed.

Hinata pouted and looked down shyly.

Naruto's smile slowly disappeared. "You're...really cute like that...Hinata Chan..." He muttered. Hinata blushed even more and couldn't bring herself to look up at him. Naruto got up and went over to her. She gasped when he suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her with him. "Remember what we were saying yesterday? I want to see how strong you are, Hinata chan! Let's train together, today," Naruto replied happily and went out the door.

Hinata quickly shut the door after and held onto Naruto's hand tighter. "But you're still stronger than me. I feel kind of...uncomfortable, sparing with someone who's in a much greater level than me," Hinata murmured.

"It's alright, I'll go easy. It doesn't matter if I'm stronger or not...I just want to see how you have improved so far," Naruto smiled at her.

'I hope I don't embarrass myself in front of him...I don't think I'm good enough to match up to him...' Hinata sighed and looked down nervously.

"We're here! Ok, so just come at me with whatever you've got," Naruto stood in a fighting stance. Hinata hesitated and didn't move at all. Naruto blinked and sighed at her. "It's alright, Hinata Chan...I won't put you down. You're my girlfriend, so I'll teach you to improve if you don't feel comfortable, ok?" Naruto smiled warmly at her.

Hinata blushed at his expression. She could never say no to him. "Ok..." She muttered.

Naruto smirked as he saw her activate Byakugan. He got into a fighting and saw that she still hesitated. "Come on, Hinata chan. Prove to me how strong you are," He grinned.

"U...um...ok, then..." Hinata replied quietly.

"I'm serious, Hinata chan. If you don't, then I'll have to break up with you," Naruto crossed his arms.

"E...eh?" Hinata's eyes widened.

Naruto saw her hurt expression and immediately regretted what he said. "I'm just kidding! I won't break up with you...I just wanted you to be more confident in yourself. I really want to see your strength," Naruto muttered.

Hinata sighed and got into a fighting stance. 'I thought he was serious when he said he was going to break up with me. If he wants to see my strength that badly, then...I have no choice but to fight with him.' Hinata looked at his chakra through her Byakugan and gasped how much chakra he had. 'He's really strong...' She swallowed and stared at him. "Th...then...I won't hold back, Naruto kun..." Hinata replied.

"Ok. You go first, attack me," Naruto made a small, confident smile.

Hinata nodded. In a flash, she disappeared and reappeared in front of Naruto. He dodged just as she was about to punch him. "You're coming in a really open target, Hinata chan. I can clearly see where you're going to be coming at-," His eyes widened in surprise when he felt something hit him from behind. "Shit...clone jutsu...she hit my pressure point..." He muttered as he fell on one knee.

"Ah...sorry, Naruto kun-,"

"You're doing great. Come at me more," Naruto grinned at her.

Hinata looked at him worriedly then nodded. She watched as he got back up and shot a kunai at her. Hinata's Byakugan quickly analyzed the motion that kunai was coming, and reached out to grab it. Naruto's eyes widened when she caught his own kunai and threw it back at him, so fast that he could barely see it coming. "Damn!" Naruto exclaimed as he tried to move, but the kunai cut his arm a bit.

Hinata quickly chanted a paralyzing jutsu, and before Naruto could turn his attention back to her, he realized he couldn't move. "What the...?" Naruto gasped when he looked over at Hinata. "I did a paralyze jutsu...you can't move, anymore," Hinata smiled confidently.

Naruto was a bit surprised at how fast she moved. He didn't even notice that she had hit his pressure points. "You're really good...but..." Naruto whispered something that Hinata could barely hear. She backed away when Naruto immediately released himself from her jutsu.

Hinata ran towards him, but he got her arm, flipped her over and slammed her to the ground. Hinata winced a bit at how hard she impacted with the ground.

Naruto saw her expression and a feeling of worry took over him. "H...Hinata chan? Sorry, did I hit you down too hard-,"

"I'm fine," Hinata replied as she twisted her arm away from him and did a backflip. "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms," She muttered and focused her chakra into her hands. Naruto recognized the form of how her hands were moving.

"Shit!" He exclaimed as her chakra shot out in forms of sharp blades towards him in a fast motion. "Ow! Ow, ow, ow! Hinata chaaaaan, it hurts!" Naruto whined as they cut through his clothes, and cut his skin. Hinata relaxed as she stopped attacking. She looked over at Naruto and gasped, seeing how much she'd hurt him.

"N...Naruto kun!" She ran over and knelt beside him. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you this badly...I've never used that technique against another person, so I didn't know how much it would hurt you...I'm sorry..." Hinata apologized over and over again.

"Ehehe, it's ok," Naruto grinned at her. Hinata blushed when he reached over and brushed his hand through her hair, causing her to lean a bit forward. "You were great. You're really strong, Hinata Chan..." Naruto replied in a soft tone that seemingly made her want to melt.

She smiled happily at him. He's finally acknowledged her strength!

Naruto nearly gaped at her smile. Her smile has always captivated him because it was so warm and gentle. "Naruto kun, are you ok?" Hinata blinked at him. "Yea...yea, I'm fine..." Naruto nodded slowly. "Oh...then, are we going to do anything else, today?" Hinata took his hand and helped him up.

"Yep! First I gotta change...man, you ruined my favorite jacket," Naruto groaned.

"Sorry..." Hinata muttered and looked away.

Naruto glanced at her. 'Well...it's ok...I have another pair at home, anyways...and I really can't get mad at her. She's too innocent and her cute face makes it hard to hate her...' He sighed and grabbed her hand.

Hinata entangled her fingers with his. She'd gotten used to holding hands with him, now, since he does it so much.

"I have another jacket at home, so it's no big deal. Oh, let's stay at my apartment for a while, ok?" Naruto grinned. Hinata nodded and smiled back at him.

Naruto couldn't help but stare. 'There goes that smile, again...her beautiful smile...'

Yes, her beautiful smile. Haha, I wanted to make this chapter with Naruto falling for her a little at a time, without realizing it. Next chapter will be up in a few days....or weeks. I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Haha, naaaah I'm kidding. I'll try to work on it as fast as I can so I can update soon. Well, REVIEW though, ok?