Less-Than-Innocent Intentions

This chapter is in Naruto's P.O.V.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, or any of the characters affiliated with it, and this is merely a fan-based piece of work.

"Can't stop now, don't you know,

I ain't never gonna let you go,

Don't go!"

Terminal Choice – "Don't Go"

A/N: Just thought I'd put some ecchi in here to spice things up a bit... w; xD Who knew Naruto could be such a pervert sometimes? Then again, when it comes to the beautiful Hinata, I bet none of us could resist her. Even though it doesn't have much nudity – since I thought that wouldn't be really well suited to this, it kind of goes down that path...slightly? I dunno. X3 Enjoy~! *gives Hinata-shaped cookies out to my faithful readers*

He hadn't been expecting anything surprising when he walked into Hinata's cell during the morning.

Naruto never expected surprises, really. He just wasn't someone who counted on such things to happen. But boy, did he get a shock, that morning. His eyes widened as he spotted Hinata in a soft towel tightly wound around her body, her wet hair tied securely in a bun, a few strands poking out. Her legs had been recently shaved, and he gulped deeply, one hand on the doorframe of her door, the other hanging loosely by his side. His eyes wandered from her ankles up to her shapely thighs, roaming further upwards until they stopped on her neck where small beads of droplets stayed. Hinata tilted her head, still unaware of his presence as his chest rose and fall, a large blush crossing his cheeks, his heartbeat spiking rapidly. She had just recently showered. And his feet were rooted to the spot. Hand shaking, his brain froze as she suddenly turned around, and he cursed inwardly.

"N-Naruto-kun?!"

"W-wait!" he stammered, flustered, as he turned his head away quickly, putting a hand over his face as it grew hot. "It's not what it looks like, I swear!"

Hinata's legs trembled and he heard a squeak come from her mouth as she grabbed a pillow with one hand. He opened his eyes not to peek, but threw his hands up defensively as he saw her hold the pillow tightly in her hand. "N-Naruto-kun...y-you were p-peeking at me...w-why...?"

"That's...that's not..." he tried to explain himself, but the words wouldn't come out as his voice suddenly felt thick and awfully husky. "Uh, I mean to say...well, that's...-"

Hinata blinked and she smiled cutely, totally startling him as he widened his eyes. Not only was she in a towel - no, forget about the towel for a second – she was so adorable. Her pretty lilac eyes seemed to sparkle as she giggled and dropped the pillow, giggling more behind her hand. "It's so funny when you're flustered, Naruto-kun...~! J-just let me get changed, okay? I-I'll be right back..."

"Of...of course." Is it wrong to want her not to get changed? Naruto shook his head furiously and slapped his cheeks with both hands, groaning. Ah, man, what am I even thinking? This is Hinata! I can't just think such...perverse things about her... She's so sweet, and innocent...and yet...not... When she's like this, I tend to forget about just what she's done, exactly...

With a sigh, he sat on her bed as she disappeared into the very small bathroom and closed the door. He swallowed thickly and put his head in his hand, willing his heartbeat to calm down, and his blush to receed. Damnit. What would a normal guy do in my situation? No, let's not think about that... I have to talk to her about her nightmares today... That's my priority.

"Naruto-kun!"

"Hmm? Ah, Hinata-"

Naruto blinked rapidly as the shy girl appeared from behind the bathroom sliding door, only small enough to accompany one person, her fingers gripping the timber. Her fringe fell over her forehead as her prison uniform looked fresh, and clean. But there was something noticeably different about her. She had put two light purple bows in her hair on either side, and a gleeful smile showed upon her porcelain face. "D-does it look okay? The...the b-bows, I mean..." she mumbled, looking away.

"You look cute, Hinata." Naruto nearly put a hand over his mouth. How the hell had that slipped out so easily? Was it the bows in her hair? No, no...it was all of her. He looked at his lap quickly and cleared his throat, coughing in embarrassment. Since when had he called a girl cute? Never in his life. But here she was, the cutest girl he had ever laid eyes on. If she wasn't a wanted murderer, falling in love with her would have been easier than he thought. "A-anyway...shall we talk about your dreams today?"

Hinata gave a silent nod and sat beside him, moving her long hair to let it fall down her back wetly as she smiled. But then her smile faded. "I...dreamt of Hell last night."

"H-Hell?" Naruto choked, stumbling on his words. "You dreamt of...-? Oh, god, Hinata...I'm so sorry... You've been having these nightmares for a while now, haven't you... Do you know what's causing them?"

"There's only one explanation," she answered quietly, her head lowered in shame. "I'm obviously still feeling guilty...a...a part of me, anyway, ever since starting this medication...about murdering my father... B-but I don't know how to stop them, Naruto...they...they s-scare me..."

"...I think I thought of something."

"W-what is it?"

She looked at him innocently, and he took a deep breath in. "If I stay with you tonight...that might help."

"S-stay...?"

Her face blushed a bright crimson, and she gripped onto her pants tight with her fingers.

"Yeah, stay." He turned to look at her seriously, blue eyes grave. "I don't want you to have anymore nightmares. I want them to stop. I know it'll take a while, and I know you're comfortable in my presence...so I'll watch over you. I'll even sleep...in bed with you, if I have to. Don't...d-don't take it the wrong way," he quickly replied, followed by nervous laughter.

Hinata reached over to take his hands in her as she smiled sweetly.

"You are my sunshine, Naruto..."

There was something about the way her eyes darkened that frightened,

and yet excited him.

He had gotten himself into this. And a part of him didn't want to escape.