Here I Am

Chapter 7

Hinata was pretty embarrassed after the current mishap that most probably involved Kiba getting a look at her body. She couldn't believe she had forgotten her towel and that the end resort was Kiba delivering it to her, don't get her wrong, they are friends… but there is a limit to how friendly you should get, especially considering her long (and overwhelming) crush on Naruto Uzumaki, The boy of her dreams.

Everyone in their small group of Ninja seemed to be getting along quite fine, to her amusement Kurenai and Kakashi also seemed to enjoy spending their time together.

Hinata looked around her tent and couldn't actually believe that this was her life from now on, with these three other people… on the road. She couldn't wait until she had arrived at their destination. A nice hot shower - with a door that locks. Rolling over in her sleeping bag she decided that she had better get some sleep before there was none left for her to get!

Naruto on the other hand, was still blushing from seeing side boob. He looked over to the side of the tent and grabbed for his backpack – taking out the chakra pills that Jaraiya had given him - This was the one big risk they were taking having Hinata on the team. She could sense the differences in chakra and Naruto's was extremely different and they didn't want to compromise the mission. He grabbed a singular pill out and placed the red capsule in his mouth before taking a sip of water.

He turned onto his back and placed his hands behind his head, staring at the top of the tent, he just couldn't drift off, and the images of Hinata kept running through his head. How did I never notice her before? It didn't make matters better considering that she thought he was Kiba, once she knew the truth, all of this 'bonding' wouldn't count for anything! He knew he had to start dropping clues that he was himself… What a confusing sentence.

The next couple of days went pretty smoothly for the group, nothing overly exciting happened, just the usual low rate thugs that overestimated their abilities. Naruto tried to drop Hinata clues about his true identity but she didn't seem to notice. He was having so much fun with the Kunoichi that he couldn't even believe it! (This coming from a guy whose catch phrase is believes it!). They played cards together every night and Hinata always won, Naruto believed she had been cheating, but she looked too innocent for something like that. Too sum it up; he was really enjoying her company.

When the sun began to rise the next day Kakashi came in and lightly shook Naruto's shoulder to announce the next stop over of their trip.

"A hot spring?" Questioned the Blonde, "Awesome! I was getting sick of sharing a tent with such a pervert!"

Kakashi sighed at the boy and moved over to pick up his backpack before grabbing his favorite book and heading out of the tent to avoid the young boy's taunts.

As they came upon the first structures they had seen in a couple of days. The large white walls had a thick timber panel running horizontally with a twirling pattern embedded into it elegantly.

Naruto slightly turned his head towards the Hyuuga heir that walked beside himself, the light had hit her face in such a perfect way that her rosy red cheeks finished off her petite look, Hinata's face lit up at the idea of a nice hot spa bath, good food and an even better massage.

When they reached the counter the receptionist smiled at them and happily took their money and quickly sent them off to their assigned rooms.

Naruto took in the odd paintings on the wall of the bath house and then of the view outside, the couples walking around playing the mini games that had been set up, laughing and cuddling.

"Kiba, are you listening?" moaned Kakashi sensei, obviously displeased with the boy.

"Uh? Yes… Yes I was-!"

Bang

Kakashi smacked the boy over the back of the head.

"Kurenai and I have to meet up with the owner of the resort; you and Hinata have the rest of the afternoon to yourself, Enjoy"

Naruto looked over to the Hyuuga and caught her staring out at the fair in the courtyard, he caught her reflection in the mirror and couldn't help but stop for a second to take in the sight, "Hinata-chan?"

She looked over at him, blushing slightly "Let's go down to the fair Kiba-kun!" the words left her mouth with excitement, "Dad never lets me attend any in the village, he said that Hyuugas are too good for that"

Naruto smiled and picked up Hinata's bag off the ground, "Why don't we drop our stuff off at the room, get changed and we can head down, Huh?"

Hinata smiled at the person who she thought was Kiba and followed him happily down the hallway. They reached the room soon enough and it was such an elegant yet simple place. Four futons lie neatly side by side across the room with a table between the two in the middle. On the table someone had placed a white vase that was shaped like a pear and there was four lavender flowers placed neatly within the proximity of the glass.

Naruto placed his bag on the futon furthest to the left and then Hinata's next to him, Hinata blushed at the fact that this meant that the table was separating them and their sensei's. She watched the boy in front of her pull some clothes out from his bag and place them messily on his bed.

"Do you think it's hot out Hinata-chan?"

She looked over to him as he began to unzip his jacket and reach for the hem of his shirt. He looked over to the girl beside him and noticed the blush beginning to rise, "Ah sorry Hinata-chan, I'll go use the bathroom, call out to me when you are finished and I'll come out!"

Hinata pulled out a sundress from her backpack and in a quick movement she attempted to take off all of her clothes and swap them for the dress before Kiba would finish getting changed. The dress was white with grey shades of flowers surrounding it in beautiful twirls. She folded her ninja attire and she noticed something odd, at the corner of Kiba's bag rested Naruto's Frog purse, That's odd she thought Why would Kiba have the same wallet as Naruto

That's when it all clicked.

Sorry it's been so long! I just finished university the other week so I started writing on this chapter, I hope its ok!

Also, Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays?

Yours Sincerely - ThymineKyuuzumaki