Authors note; I do not own Naruto
This story will end with NARUHINA.
Today was finally their first date. Naruto had put on a black kimono and some sandals. He looked in the mirror. His hair was a mess because he didn't have time to fix it.
He forgot to buy a present for Sakura, so he ran to the stores and it took him hours to find something appropriate. When he was done, it was already one hour before their date. He quickly washed himself up and grabbed the kimono that Shikamaru had lend him. He couldn't thank him enough for giving it to him. He didn't know what to wear and he was afraid that Sakura would punch him in the guts if he would appear in his normal orange/black outfit.
He quickly fixed his hair and grabbed the present he bought for her. He didn't know if she would be too happy about it. It was a simple necklace and it wasn't anything special. The necklace had the letter 'S' on it for Sakura. The letter 'N' would be better but the store didn't sell that one anymore, so he just had to go with that one. He put it in a little box and wrapped it in some paper. He hoped she would be happy with it.
He looked at the clock and saw the time. Crap, he would be late. He opened the door and ran towards the restaurant they would meet up. She picked it out. It was a grill restaurant and a lot of the villagers got here when they would go on a date. Naruto prefered Ichiraku's, but Sakura thought he ate too much ramen and forced him to go here.
He finally made it and saw Sakura waiting at the door. She wore a pink kimono with purple flowers on them. Her hair was in a little ponytail. Naruto walked towards her.
''Hey, sorry for the waiting. I didn't have a lot of time to fix myself up'' he grinned and apologized.
''It's okay'' she smiled and walked inside. ''Lets eat!''
Naruto followed her and the waiter quickly showed them their table. Nobody could see each other and it was a private area just for them. The candles on the table made it look more romantic and as the waiter waited for them to take their order they took their seats.
''So.. What do you want to order Sakura-chan?'' he asked and looked curiously at her.
''I think I want the BBQ Chicken Burger with some sake.'' She said and put her menucard down.
Naruto didn't like the idea of drinking sake. He still thought they were too young. He was 19 and he could do it, but he prefered not too. He didn't need it. It was like she needed the sake to have a good time with him. But he didn't say anything about it and continued to look at his card.
''I'll order the same, but I'll have some tea instead.'' He said and put his card down. The waiter dissapeared and the room was silent.
Naruto felt uncomfartable for some kind of reason. He looked at Sakura but it was like she was in her own world. He wanted to know what she was thinking. Ever since they started dating she was acting weird. She had never really told him her reason for dating him all of a sudden. He still wanted to know the reason but when he asked she would just look away and change the subject. He knew that it had something to do with Sasuke. He couldn't figure it out. Naruto knew she loved Sasuke and that she still does have feelings for him deep inside. But when she asked him to go out with him, he was so happy. He felt like he finally had a chance with her.
This wasn't the way he expected it to be though. He thought his heart would race like crazy. He thought he would feel a lot better after dating her. But he didn't feel anything. It was weird. He wanted this for so long and now was his chance to finally be with her.
Why..
''I have a present for you'' she said and put her present in front of him on the table. He woke up out of his thoughts and looked in front of him. He ripped the paper off and opened the box. Inside was a green scarf.
''Thankyou so much Sakura-chan!'' he said and smiled. He needed a scarf but couldn't find a good one. '''Did you knit it yourself?'' he asked hopefully.
''No, I just bought it in a store'' she said and apologized. ''I didn't have the time to knit it.''
He felt a little sad. He hoped that she had put some effort into making that for him. But he still was happy and put the scarf away.
''Heres your gift'' he said and pulled out the wrapped little box. She grabbed it and opened it.
Naruto studied her face. He thought she would be happy. That she would like the letter 'S' because it stands for 'Sakura'. But he didn't see any happiness in her face.
He saw tears.
This was the first time Naruto had ever seen her cry like that before. She wanted to hold back but she couldn't help it. All the tears fell from her cheeks on the table.
''S-Sakura-chan?! Whats wrong?'' he quickly asked and was worried about her.
She looked him in the eyes. And all he saw was pain for a few seconds. Suddenly, she smiled and quickly squeezed his hand. ''Im just.. really happy Naruto'' she said softly and put the necklace back in the little box.
Naruto didn't believe her for a second but he just went with it. ''Im glad Sakura-chan'' he said and put his fake smile on. He knew something was up but left it alone. He knew it had something to do with the necklace because she stared at it before bursting out. But what was it? Didn't she like it?
The food came in and they started eating. They talked for the rest of the evening but it didn't go smoothly. They both felt uncomfartable and didn't look at each other too much. Eventually, they said their goodbyes in front of her house and Naruto started walking home.
''Naruto, wait!'' he heard her say and turned around.
She walked towards him but instead of looking at him she looked at the ground like she was ashamed of something. ''D-Did.. Did Hinata say anything to you?'' she asked and looked up.
Where did that come from all of a sudden? Why was she asking something about Hinata? He shrugged his shoulders and didn't think anything of it. ''Well we did talk yesterday so she did say some things but nothing special, and we are going to hang out tomorrow. Do you wanna come with us?'' he asked.
Sakura's eyes grew bigger. ''No! No, you guys should go have some fun.'' she quickly asked and looked up.
Naruto saw some pain in her eyes. He didn't know why. Maybe she didn't like the thought of him hanging out with Hinata. But they are just friends and nothing more.
''Do you want to hang out tomorrow in the evening? We can just walk through the village.'' He said.
''Sure. I'll see you tomorrow'' she smiled and walked away.
Naruto went home and changed his clothes. He finally layed down in his bed and yawned. Tomorrow is going to be a big day, he thought.
A DAY LATER…..
Hinata woke up. She was excited to see Naruto-kun again. She knew that he had a girlfriend. She knew that he wouldn't love her because of it. But it didn't matter. She liked hanging out with Naruto and being there for him. That was enough right?
She stood up and looked at the clock. They would meet in half an hour at the training grounds. They decided to train while hanging out. She loved watching him train so this was a good oppurtunity to watch him up close.
She went through her closet and pulled out her purple mission gear. She glanced at the window and saw snow falling down from the sky. It was pretty cold outside and her mssion gear wasn't really warm. But she doesn't have a choice and puts it on. Maybe she could wear a scarf with it?
She looked in a drawer and went through her scarfs. And then she saw it..
The scarf she made for him..
It was a red scarf. It took her a month to finally finish it. She had put her whole heart into making that for him but she never got a chance to give it. And she never would..
She quickly puts the scarf back and hid it under all the other scarfs that were laying there. She decided to leave the scarf and wouldn't were one. She could survive one day without it. And she would get pretty warm from training so it wasn't really needed.
She combed her down and looked in the mirror. 'This looks fine' she thought and quickly grabbed her backpack. She ran out of the compound towards the training grounds.
While she was running she saw Kiba.
Akamaru began barking and Kiba looked up at her direction. Kiba went red all of a sudden but Hinata thought she was imagining it. She stopped in front of him and gave him a smile.
''Hello Kiba-kun. How are you today?'' she asked nicely.
''I'm great! Where are you heading? Wanna go hang out with me and Akamaru at the park? We are going to stay there all evening and just chill.'' He grinned and waited for her answer. He hoped she would say yes.
''I'm sorry Kiba. I have plans with Naruto-kun. We are going to train.'' She said and she couldn't help but blush like she always does.
Kiba looked annoyed. ''Well, have fun then.'' and walked passed her.
Hinata turned around. The past few months Kiba had been acting strange all of a sudden. Whenever she would talk about Naruto his facial expression would change. He would look upset and walk away. Maybe he was annoyed by the fact how much Hinata would talk about Naruto when she was with him. But she couldn't help it. Kiba was the only person next to Shino who she could talk so much with. She liked having him around and wasn't afraid to speak her mind with him. They always had good times together and shes glad that she has him as a friend.
She didn't like seeing him upset like this. She wants to asks him whats wrong, but shes afraid that he would be mad at her for asking. So she would just leave it and go on with her life.
Kiba suddenly turned around. ''Hey.. If you change your mind, come meet me at the park.'' He said and quickly walked away again. Akamaru began barking and ran after him.
Hinata smiled. Maybe he hasn't changed at all and was it her imagination. He still wants to hang out with her.
She turned around and headed towards the training grounds. Naruto was waiting for her.
When she arrived, he still wasn't there. She was 10 minutes earlier and decided to warm herself up a bit. She was so cold and could barely move anymore so began training.
''Eight Trigrams.. Sixty-Four palms!'' and punched in the air. She still couldn't do the One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, but Neji was teaching her and she was getting way better at it. She was glad for having Neji by her side. He didn't like her at the beginning. He hated the main branch. His father who sacrificed himself for her father..
He hated the Hyuga clan and so did she. They started training together and began talking. They had a lot in common and Neji cared a lot about her. It was the same the other way around.
She finally was done with her technique and decided to rest for a moment. She still felt cold and couldn't help but shiver a bit. Then she heard a crack and quickly looked behind her to see who was coming.
She saw Naruto-kun walking towards her. ''Hey Hinata! Am I late? I hope you didn't wait too long'' he grinned and put his hand behind his head.
''No Naruto-kun, im just too early.'' she smiled.
Naruto suddenly looked at her clothes and got a shock on his face. ''Aren't you cold Hinata?!'' he almost screamed out and looked worried.
''N-No, im fine, really.'' She quickly said and waved with her hands in front of her. ''It's nothing. Im really used to i-it.''
She couldn't help it. A cold wind suddenly came from behind and it made her shiver. Naruto saw this and quickly put his scarf off.
He wrapped it around her neck. ''Does that feel better?'' he asked and looked into her eyes.
Naruto couldn't help but think that she looked adorable. When she shivered he suddenly felt the need to hug her. He wanted to do it so bad but stopped himself quickly. He then thought of the scarf Sakura had given to him. It would be a good idea to wrap it around her and so he did. He undid it from himself and put it around her.
Hinata blushed. ''T-Thankyou..'' she whispered.
Naruto grinned. ''No problem! You should really buy a new mission gear. You could get sick.'' he said.
'Is he worried about me?' she thought and hoped it was true.
''Y-Yes.. Well.. Lets start training'' she quickly said and hid her face under the scarf. She couldn't help but wonder where he got that scarf from. He probably bought it from somewhere. She wished he would wear the scarf she made for him..
''Yeah, lets go!'' he said.
A FEW HOURS LATER…..
They were exhausted. They had been training for hours and talking to each other in the meantime. They both sat down against a tree and didn't mind the snow under them. They enjoyed each other's company.
''…And that Jiraya made that Rasengan and everyone was shocked! It was way too funny'' he laughed and Hinata giggled with him.
She couldn't stop giggling. She loved it when Naruto would tell her stories. They were really funny and she enjoyed the laughing that came with it. She never smiled so much in her entire life. It felt really good.
Naruto couldn't help but stare at her giggling. He suddenly felt something in his stomach and his hand flew towards it.
Hinata saw what happened and quickly looked up at him with a worried face. He smile was gone. ''Whats wrong Naruto-kun?''
The feeling in his stomach went away and he didn't notice that his heartbeat went slower too. 'What the heck was that feeling just now?' he thought to himself.
''N-Nothing.. I just think that I ate too much ramen that's all'' he grinned and stood up.
Hinata's worried face went away again and she giggled. ''You eat way to much ramen Naruto-kun.''
The feeling in Naruto's stomach came back again but this time he ignored it.
''Naruto-kun, thankyou so much for the training!'' she said and smiled. She put off the green scarf he had given to her and gave it back. The cold breeze made her shiver again but he didn't notice.
''Ah thanks. Need to put this back on.'' He said and wrapped it around his neck again.
''W-Where did you get that scarf?'' she dared to ask him and waited for his answer. She hoped he wouldn't get too mad if she would ask such a thing.
''I got it as a present from Sakura-chan!'' he said smiling and looked away in a distant.
Hinata's stomach went upside down. She suddenly wanted to cry and run away. Why did she come today to hang out with him? This was a terrible idea. He gave her the scarf and she wrapped it around her neck. She felt like Sakura was stabbing her with a knife in her back. Hinata couldn't take it anymore. Was she always going to feel like this while hanging out with Naruto?
She decided. This was going to be the last time she would hang out with Naruto ever again. She doesn't want to feel like this again. She needs to move on with her life. She felt the tears coming up and she had to do something quick.
''O-Oh.. W-Well.. Im gonna go now'' and she quickly turned around.
Naruto grabbed her by her arm. ''Hey wait, do you wanna hang out some..''
''NO!'' she yelled and worked herself out of his grip and ran away.
Naruto's stomach fell. He ran after her. ''Wait.. Wait! Hinata!'' he yelled but she was already gone.
Naruto grabbed his shirt at the place where his heart was. He squeezed it. Why was his heart beating so fast? Why does he feel the need to cry all of a sudden? He wants to know why she ran away. They were having such a good time. They were already good friends, so why did she act that way? He almost wanted to ask her to hang out again but she suddenly got away. Did he say something that made her feel bad? But he doesn't remember him saying anything weird.
His stomach felt weird again. He got annoyed by this feeling and decided to go to Sakura's house. Maybe she would know the answer to his problem. She was a medical ninja after all. She knows everything about these kinds of things.
Hinata ran as fast as she could. She didn't turn around and kept running. She couldn't believe she acted that way but she had to. If she didn't run away he would see her cry. She doesn't want to reveal her feelings to him and she knew she had hurt him in some kind of way. But she couldn't care anymore. Naruto wasn't hers. He was in love with Sakura and she needs to accept that and move on. Didn't she deserve better then this?..
She suddenly felt someone pulling her. She quickly looked behind her and saw Kiba's worried face.
''What happened?!''
Hello everyone. Sorry for not updating. I was really busy with school. Here are some answers from the reviews i got so far:
''Wow another naru basher appears''; Okay. I am no Naru basher. I love Naruto lol. He is my fav character. This is just a story that i made up. I want to play with peoples feelings so im sorry if you don't like the characters. I actually love him and i don't want to make him look bad at all. I just want to make him look like he doesn't know anything about 'love' and all that shit.
''Why tag Sasuke & Sakura then?''; There will be chapters between those two but not now. They will be there in the future so thats why i tagged them. Have patience.
''Will Sasuke like Hinata?''; Hell no i hate those two together so that shit aint gonna happen loool.
Thankyou for reading this story. Update will be there soon. Much love!