Day 4: First Sleepover
The kotatsu was so warm.
I should really get up… Hinata thought, resting her forehead on the table's surface. But I'm so content. So sleepy…
"Hinata." Naruto was rubbing her back. It just added to her bliss.
"Hmmm?" She mumbled, virtually melting into the warmth.
"It's getting late." He put his head down onto the table to look her. "You ready to go home now?"
"Mmmm." She hummed. "I'm so warm. I can't move."
"Yeah, the kotatsu is really nice. I'm really glad I saved up for one." Naruto laughed.
Naruto sat for a moment, thinking. He wasn't quite sure how to ask this question…
"Hey Hinata?"
"Yeah?"
"Um, if you, uh, if you want to, you don't have to leave." Naruto mumbled. "I mean, you can stay here tonight. You can sleepover, y'know?"
Hinata's eyes shot open, her cheeks burning bright red.
"W-what?"
"Ah! Never mind what I said. I was uh, just I dunno…"
"No, no, I'm not saying no." Hinata took one hand out from under the blanket. She brushed her thumb along his cheekbone. "I guess I just got surprised."
"Do you… do you want to stay the night?"
"Yes."
Naruto's grin lit up the room. He leaned towards her and placed a kiss on her nose. He and Hinata were blushing profusely as he rushed around and grabbed her some clothes to sleep in. She muttered a thank you and went into the bathroom to change while he hastily changed in the main room.
"I can sleep on the floor under the kotatsu, I don't mind." Hinata said after she came out. Naruto had to pause a moment as he took in the sight of Hinata in his clothes: his black t-shirt that was slightly too small on him seemed to swallow her and his orange shorts slipped low on her hips. "Naruto?"
"Um, actually, I thought you could take the bed… I can sleep on the floor…"
"Naruto, it's your house, you don't have to do that!" She reached out to hold his hands.
"Hinataaa, I just want to make sure that you're comfortable while you're here." He moved his arms around her shoulders and brought her close to his chest.
"H-how about we sleep together… On the bed?" She burrowed her face into him, feeling his heart beat underneath her cheek.
"O-okay." He pulled back the thick orange comforter and let Hinata slide into bed. Naruto got in after her and tucked the blanket around them, trapping in their body heat.
It was awkward at first. They lay as far apart as they could. Naruto had never shared a bed with anyone, but his mind was telling him to cradle Hinata to his chest, to wrap himself around her and shield her from the night.
But… How could he express that without sounding like a perv? Sure, he's no stranger to what Hinata's body feels like in his arms; he's hugged her close, cuddled her while they shared the kotatsu, he's even teased his hands under her skirt, finding the soft skin of her thighs, he's brushed the undersides of her breasts and held their weight in his palms while they kissed fervently. Yet this, this was so innocent while completely intimate at the same time.
It was as if Hinata could read his mind. She pulled his arm, bringing him closer to her on the mattress and then slotted her body against his side. Her head nestled into his shoulder, her arm draped across his torso, her legs twining with his. He responded by wrapping his arms around her, keeping her close.
Naruto drifted off quickly thereafter. Hinata smiled as she burrowed deeper into his embrace, his soft snores lulling her to sleep. The kotatsu may have been warm, but Naruto was the warmest.
