What had happened to me?

What?

Never in my life would I have expected that kind of action…from me.

Never.

I'm not who I've grown up to be, I'm ruining all my life's lessons, and for what?

I have asked myself that so many times. I think it was mainly desperation. I can't blame Naruto, at all. But I WAS shocked at his maturity last night, he has truly changed. Although I am grateful about his love to me, if he'd deny me, I would be an emotional dump. For serious.

I stood up from where I had been sitting the past 3 hours and a half. My butt cheeks were sore from sitting on the hard tree crust. I wiped the tears off my face, I swiped my hair and put my fringe in the back of my ears, I brushed the dirt of my dress, sighed and I walked towards my house. My dad would be so pissed at me, so mad at me. I know I won't care.

When I look back to what happened with Kiba, I realize now, I DID know I was being used, I DID know I was his game. I knew all of those things. Now at the moment I ask myself, why didn't I do anything against that? Why didn't I stand up to my rights? Why wasn't I the least prideful and prevent this from happening?

I had my answer: Jealousy and many other things.

I wanted the spotlight for me, all for me, just for once. Just some little time. Alas, my life never revolved around being the center of attention, like Ino and Sakura. I wanted that so bad, so I took my chance, grasped it, now I knew, that's not me.

Was that good, for anybody (except Kiba that is)?

Nope. It destroyed my life. I want to die right now, but I don't think that'd help a lot right now… Hell is not welcomed, but I don't know how it managed to slip into my life, though. Ugh.

So I started walking down the forest road, trying not to think. But, heck, that was hard.

I reached the village's gate, walked past them and walked hurriedly. I didn't like being watched, not anymore. And after last night's occurrence spread like butter in bread, I was pretty much in the hot stuff. I wonder how Naruto must be feeling today.

I started walking down his street and over to his apartment, when I stopped. He was in the balcony, hands in knees sitting, thinking, and staring right to the mountain chain. I sure didn't want to get more self-esteem bombs after last night, so I kept walking down the road 'till I reached my lands…

I rang the gate's bell, in that instant, our porter appeared and opened the doors for me, I passed by them, and left him in my back, closing the heavy gates. I walked up the hills over to my house/room, where I opened the doors, walked up the stairs to my bedroom, stripped down and walked over to the bathroom, ready for a relaxing and needed hot bath.

I opened the hot water and entered the tub. The water was so relaxing and conforming, I loved that feeling, but right now I wasn't enjoying it as much as other days…

Then I heard a knock in the door. Darn, I'm not in the mood right now.

"Who is it?" I asked

"It is I, princess Hinata, your servant Kazuki; I come to tell you your father is waiting for you in his house." She said swiftly.

"Ok, I'll be right out. Can you please bring me some nice clean clothes? And thanks." I said, and closed my eyes. I sank completely in the water and tried to relax a bit before coming out of the tub. I quickly rolled myself with a nice warm towel and stepped out.

Next to my bed, in a little table were my clothes and Kazuki was nowhere to be seen. Swiftly, I changed to my regular clothes, and walked down the stairs, out of the door and over to my dad's house. The walk there was pretty, it has always been, but being the nerve wrack I was at the moment, the scenery wasn't my upmost priority right now.

Reaching the main household, I could see my sister Hanabi starring back at me with folded arms; she was wearing a very creepy smile on her face, an evil smile. She stood there as I walked past her saying hi and receiving a grunt as response; she then tailed me as I made my way over to the main room, where my dad was awaiting to meet me.

Upon me and my sister's arrival, my dad stood up with a very eloquent but ominous mood.

"Hello daughters" he said, beckoning us to sit in the wide table.

"Hello father" I said, rather silently.

"How'ya doin' ya'ol' royalty?" said Hanabi, quickly slouching into a white leather chair.

"Hanabi, don't talk to him that way" I whispered towards my sister.

"Aw come on sister, I thought you loosened up a bit after becoming such a whore" she said, laughing.

Ouch!

What did she mean by that? I hadn't become a whore! Had I…? None the less, why did she have to say it in front of father? I started blushing like a blooming rose, getting redder and redder, not daring to look into my father's eyes; waiting for the expected to happen; for my punishment to come.

"Hanabi!" I hissed, with my head still down.

"Hinata? Is there something you want to discuss with me?" he said, in a way more calmed tone than I was waiting for.

To this, Hanabi burst out laughing.

"Hanabi, be quiet!" said father, with all the strictness in the world. "Hinata, anything?"

"Yes Dad, I have disappointed you, as well as myself. I have let myself be ruled by my emotions, and I am sorry. You will hear rumors, you will be mad, so I will come clean. I was dating Kiba, as you may well know, until Naruto came back. I have always been… mad about him, sorry, but it's the truth. The night of his return, he kissed me in the forest and then told me he'd be leaving because he couldn't stand seeing me with Kiba, Kiba found out about this and raged on the streets, followed by an ugly fight between Kiba and Naruto. I tried winning him back yesterday, trying to… seduce him, but he said he couldn't allow me to continue with that burst of rage and desperation, so I left and slept in a big tree branch by the forest"

"HAHAHAHAHHAHA! My god, a whore and a homeless, geez Hinata, don't you remember your family has a reputation?" Hanabi jeered.

"HANABI HYUGA! To your room, now!" Dad stood up, infuriated by Hanabi's words.

"But…" Hanabi pouted

"No buts, go to your room you evil person, NOW!" Dad bellowed

Hanabi, without more fighting left the room, followed by Dad sitting down again, and intently staring at me.

"That… that is all, sir" I said, humbly.

"Hinata, my dear, there's nothing to be ashamed of. I've never been against emotions, ever, if I would, you and your sister wouldn't be alive right now, and you and your mother wouldn't have wedded. I loved her so much, and still do… When she passed away I became cold, but, seeing you in this spot now, I can't keep it up. This Naruto you tell me of, the Nine Tails carrier, he's a good kid, and from what I can see, it's been a long time… My advice? Go sweet daughter, and win that boy's heart again, since I can feel this time will be different"

My god! Thank you, Ala! Thank you! Could this be… be real? Dad, accepting Naruto? No way! I stood up, gleeful, hugged dad with such force he had to stand up, and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you, Dad, thank you" I said almost crying from joy.

"Make me proud, child." He said, kissing my forehead.

I ran as fast as I could, jumping out the window, running through our lands like a bird in the sky, crossing the streets and barely missing the pedestrians on the street. I got to Naruto's house so fast I had to catch my breath, but not for long. I skipped the stairs, 3 at a time, and burst into his apartment, but… it was empty.

No! Had he left already?

Nononono!

I ran to the balcony and jumped down, hurrying as fast as I could. The village's gate, wide open. I ran and ran, I could see Naruto's figure walking down the forest, slowly walking.

"Naruto!" I screamed loudly.

No answer.

"Naruto, wait!" I screamed, even louder.

He stopped.

I ran faster and finally reached him.

Ignoring everything else, only caring about us, I spun him around, and before he could talk I got on my toes and kissed him as I've never kissed him before, wrapping my arms around his strong chest, stroking the back of his beautiful golden hair. Willingly, he relaxed and kissed me back, wrapping his hands on my waist, firmly.

He tried breaking the kiss, as if to tell me something, but I didn't let him. I kissed him and didn't let go of him. After the kiss started dying, he stood back.

"I'm sorry Hinata" he said, looking into my eyes.

"Sorry for what Naruto? I'm the bad guy in this story" I said, not taking my gaze of off him.

"I shouldn't have let you go yesterday" he said.

"Actually, thanks for letting me go. You gave me the spirits to talk to my dad, and realize my problem, thank you for being mature" I said, kissing him again.

I broke the kiss, hugged him tightly, grabbed his back bag and took his hand, side by side we walked down the forest, towards the clearing where we first kissed.