Naruto watched as his group of friends laugh and talk to one another as he sat on the sofa. When it came to throwing a surprise party for Tenten, Lee became too excited that Naruto and Kiba had to keep him down in order to actually surprise the young brunette.
It was exhausting for Naruto. Keeping an excited Lee down was like training for three days straight. It took a toll.
Giggles were heard next to the blond. Naruto turned his attention away from the group and towards his fiancé who was sitting next to him. She was smiling as she stared down between them. He followed her gaze and his eyes landed on their hands, their fingers intertwined with each other. He brought his gaze back up to her, tilting his head slightly in confusion.
Hinata looked up at him. "Whenever we're next to each other, your hand always seems to be holding mine." She smiled her usual angelic smile. "I've tried to keep a distance from you, but you always seem to unconsciously make your way towards me and hold my hand."
Naruto was a little astonished. Had he always held her hand when they were together?
There were times when he would see her at a distance talking to comrades and have that urge to hold her hand, but that was during the first year of dating.
She was his and he still held her hand even when he didn't notice he was doing it.
Naruto ran up to the group of familiar faces as they talked amongst themselves while waiting for the blond hero.
"Hey," he said when he was in ear reach of them.
Their talking seized as they turned their attention to Naruto.
"I was beginning to wonder if you were going to show up or not," Shikamaru stated once Naruto had reached his group of friends.
Naruto scratched the back of his head, giving a small smile towards his comrades. "Konohamaru and I got into trouble for playing around. Sorry."
The group sighed as Naruto laughed. It was typical of Naruto to never show up on time, so they shouldn't expect anything more from the blond. He was always late to something—he could make a list if others wanted it, but that list could take a while to even make a dent.
"Let's just go," said Ino.
Naruto watched as Ino start towards the designated area with Chōji and Shikamaru in tow. Sakura stopped to give Naruto a look of disappointment before following the trio. Before Naruto could state his reason in protest, the young blond felt a sudden weight at the back of his neck causing his body to bend forward.
"The great Uzumaki always getting into trouble," Kiba stated as he fully wrapped his arm around Naruto's neck to bring him into a headlock.
Naruto grunted as he brought his arm up to do the same. The two were leveled as they stumbled forward. "What I do is not as bad as what you should get in to trouble for. Pissing in public should be a crime."
"Akamaru is the one that pisses around the village. Why the hell is that a crime?" Kiba retorted, both tightening their grip on one another.
"I'm not talking about your partner, Kiba. You think I don't see you pissing midair with Akamaru next to you? You can't keep using the excuse of your dog—someone will find out." Plus Naruto wasn't going to let Kiba go if he were to piss around in front of Hinata. Kiba would be buried into the ground for that.
"It will not matter if you two get into trouble or not. With small penises, the chances of having a wife or girlfriend are very slim. Getting into trouble will heighten your chances to get any sexual intimacy."
The tightening grip duo had on one another was instantly released as they stared at Sai with the intent to kill. Sai, however, never seemed bothered as he continued down the road behind Sakura.
"I swear I'm going to kill that bastard," Kiba muttered under his breath.
"Not unless I kill him first," Naruto answered.
"Let us have a man to man spar!" Lee added as he took Kiba by his arm and began to drag him along with the rest of the group.
A nice ass kicking would do Sai some good. Naruto had wanted to kick Sai's ass since they first met. But before the blond could follow an aggravated Kiba and a hyper Lee, a gasp and several heavy objects hitting the floor filled his ears.
Naruto turned around to see an elderly woman slowly bending down to pick up her scattered objects. Before the blond could make his way towards the elderly woman, an angelic figure appeared in front of the old woman and began to pick up the objects.
He watched as the mature woman stopped and smiled down at Hinata with a grateful look on her wrinkled face. Naruto could hear the woman thank Hinata as she handed her the objects. Hinata happily smiled as the woman placed her palm on Hinata's cheek. She bowed as the woman began to walk off.
Once the aged woman disappeared within the crowed, Hinata finally turned in the direction the rest of the group had gone. She met eyes with a smiling Naruto. She returned the smile as she walked up to the hero. He happily took her hand in his, feeling the soft texture.
She was in a war. She fought and trained, and yet, her hands were always soft and scar free. They felt comforting and warm. They welcomed him. Wounded and all.
Naruto smiled as he turned his attention towards the beauty next to him. "I guess I do," he stated, grinning even more. "However, you're no different," he stated.
"How so?" Hinata tilted her head slightly to the side in confusion.
"Minutes after I took hold of your hand, you begin to play with my fingers," he said, feeling Hinata stop playing with his fingers.
She glanced down at their hands, a light blush appearing on her light colored skin.
Naruto took the opportunity and began to massage her palm with his hand. "You would massage my palm before warming up my cold fingers." His fingers moved over hers to bring warmth to them before using his index finger to lightly trail it across her palm. "Then you would play with it while doing something else." He looked up at his fiancé and noticed the light shade become darker. He smiled. "I like it." Her eyes met with his. "It feels nice."
Cool, I'm back! It's been a while, has it not?
I know I said I'd be back a little after New Year's, but I obviously lied. I apologize.
I'm lacking in everything. I do have a good explanation, though. No, I'm lying.
I was just reading Pandora Hearts, Attack on Titan, and Tokyo Ghoul. Now that I caught up several weeks ago, I just have no excuse for the past three weeks or so.
Till next time~
