Young Blood
'We're only young and naive still we require certain skills'
Hinata stood there mesmerized, in this moment she didn't know what to do. Gaara was still cupping her cheek, not saying a word just staring into her eyes. 'What is he doing?' the question flickered across her mind, she knew not the answer but she was too much at a loss for word to even try to ask.
"I-I…" Gaara was having trouble putting his thoughts into words, knowing the position they were in to others would look rather compromising. He tried to put emotion forth but it was hidden under his protective shell. He finally looked away, withdrawing his hand, it fell to his side. "I..." Nothing would make it any easier to tell her what he was feeling; the conversation with Kankuro was still clear in his mind.
"Gaara?" His eyes snapped up at the sound of her voice calling his name, she looked nervous, not that he was surprised he knew he probably scared her, but he wasn't about to give up.
"I think I may have fallen…" This was harder then he thought it would have ever been, since to him love was not a feeling he was accustomed to. Hinata reached her hand out and softly touched his cheek, his eyes for the moment showed the same confusion hers had earlier. "Gaara?" She whispered softly. Ever so gently he trailed a finger across her cheek, she froze at the gesture. Evidently the memory from the duel crossed her mind, her breathe became hitched, heat rose up in her chest.
The mood it changes like the wind hard to control when it begins'
"Gaara?" The voice belong to his sister broke the spell of the moment. Hinata was still staring up at him, she heard him give a low possessive growl, she squeaked at the sound. Slowly the sand fell to the ground; he turned from her to face the disrupting sister. "Uh sorry for interrupting, but the ninjas from Konoha have arrived." She said, her voice holding, a mix of embarrassment and annoyance. He simply nodded, walking away not saying a word. Once he had disappeared into the distance, Hinata fell to her knees, she choked on her breath, and confusion crept into her eyes. She heard Temari speaking to her, her strong hands gently held on to her shoulders. "Hinata-san?" Her voice sounded worried, silently she scolded her brother unsure what exactly he had been doing, but it had been enough to scare the poor girl in front of her. Hinata slowly lifted herself up with help of Temari who still watched her with slightly worried eyes.
"T-thank y-you T-temari-san. I-I'm f-fine n-now." She stuttered out, her breath was shallow, she shot the older girl a soft smile and straightened herself. Her hands were shaking, not from fear but from pent up excitement, something that was new to her, though she couldn't understand how or why? "Um… W-who f-from K-konoha i-is h-here?" She asked in a small voice, the older girl raised an eye brow before answering her.
"That annoying blond and the hard head pink hair girl." She stressed the 'annoying' part. Hinata froze for as second time, this time out of fear.
"W-what?" Her eyes turned down to the ground, Naruto had come there for some reason or another, and she hoped she would not have to see him. She turned apologetically to Temari and muttered that she needed to be off before running off. She continued running until she reached the one of the many walls that surrounded the city.
'Can't help myself but count the flaws claw my way out through these walls'
Gaara had returned to the tower, he felt frustration over his erratic emotions. This was most definitely something he was not used to. Why had he growled like that? He shook the thought from his mind and sighed. He neared the door to his office, stopping abruptly at the voice that he recognized all too well.
Emitting a low growl, he slowly approached the door, his face dropping back into a emotionless mask. The blond boy was leaning up against the edge of the desk, with the pink kunoichi standing beside him with a worried expression on her face. Gaara was shocked to see them there; he would never have thought the Hokage would send him of all people. "Naruto." His voice borders cold as he speaks the name of the blond, who gives him a big smile and proceeds smack him on the shoulder, lightly. "I hadn't realized you would have been sent here over this matter. I had assumed it would have been the Hyuuga boy." His voice is flat with a slight hint of formality.
"Yes, you would have thought. But I was sent a threatening scroll about Hinata's death being on my hands." Naruto lowered his voice, slowly filling it with sadness, almost like he knows something but it not willing to tell. "I-" He hesitates. Sakura places her hand on his shoulder, give him an understanding look. "I know she probably hates me, but I still consider her a friend and if she is being threatened then I will protect her." Gaara's eyes narrow at him, his arms cross as he leans against the wall.
"It will be up to her if she wants you here or not. I can and will order you to leave if she wishes it." His voice is almost threating. Naruto nods and doesn't say anything more. "Is there anything else I should know before any decision is made?" Naruto looks up at him and nods again.
"I know who it is." He stops giving Sakura another look, she simply nods. "It's Sasuke; he is the one behind it. His hatred for me has led him to try to harm all those I care about."
'One temporary escape, feel it start to permeate'
Hinata sat on the edge of the wall watching the setting sun over the desert, her mind flashed to a memory she had long tried to forget.
Hinata stood there panting, the battle was over yet her body was now covered in blood from the attacks she received. All for him. Naruto sat there against the wall, weakly staring at her, a small smile crossing his face. "Hinata-chan?" She looked at him, with a similar smile on her face. "Did you mean what you said about me being someone special to you?" His steady voice asked hopeful, not breaking eye contact with her. Her smile widened, a ting of blush flushed across her cheeks.
"Y-yes, every w-word of it."
"I'm glad Hinata-chan, because you're someone special to me." She smiled and made her way over to him. "When we get back to Konaha, will you take the honour of being my wife?" He asked her sweetly, this had clearly been something that had been on his mind for a while, and it just took almost dying for it to surface. Her smile told him wonders.
Hinata now stood outside the gates of Konaha waiting for Naruto to make an appearance. He asked her to meet him there, the confession still hung in the air. She was finally happy, she finally found the courage to tell him, and she had never felt more accomplished as she did in that moment. But soon as the night wore on she wondered where he had gotten to, it had long passed the time he asked her to meet him. She slowly began to walk away, maybe he got hung up she figured. 'I guess I'll head home he'll know to find me there.' Then she heard it. "Sakura-san, we shouldn't be doing this here, were in the open." Her eyes widened at the voice, she slowly peeked around the corner.
"You idiot. I finally tell you how I feel and you get worried that its too much in the open.' Sakura's voice rang through; send a small kunai into Hinata's heart. Naruto slowly approached her, cupping her face before lowering his lips to hers. She murmured something that vaguely sounded like 'about time'
Soon Sakura had been pushed up against the wall; Naruto tenderly kissed her, her hands grabbed on to his hair as they let passion take its course .This was too much for her. Her fingers caressed the ring on her finger. Every inch of her heart shattered into bit. She sniffed out loud catching the attention of the blonde and whose head rose. They both looked in her direction and saw her wide eyes. Naruto voice out how sorry he was, but it fell upon deaf ears, she slowly slide the ring off her figure and tossed angrily in his direction, it was over in moments but the devastation would be left with her forever.
She blink a tear out of her eye, the orange glow of the setting sun basked her in its glow. She didn't want to remember such things, but Naruto being here in Suna pulled that memory back to the for front, even the tender moment with Gaara had been pushed somewhere else in her mind, confused about the feelings it was all too much for her to handle at once. She felt another presence nearby, figuring it was someone looking for her, as it seemed vaguely familiar to her. 'Naruto why?' was the last thought that went through her head as she plummeted to the ground, world fading into black before she could even react.
'The bittersweet between my teeth, trying to find the in-betweens, fall back in love eventually'
I hadn't meant to make this short, but there are certain things that need to be put forth before I could continue with the story. I wanted people to know what actually properly happened between Naruto and Hinata, and yes it leads to her being kidnapped (I'm not trying to paint her a weak trust me, she just let her guard down.) and well I think it's clear who took her, but what are his motives? What is he going to do? Hell what will Gaara do? :D The next chapter is probably going to be the longest since most of everything important is going to happen. Again sorry if this feels rushed, wasn't trying to do that. Finishing this is going to be hard for me, but I think I have the next two chapters figured out so there promise in that. Thank you all again who have stuck with me through my many bad writer's blocks and unfinished stories. I promise after this is done I WILL finish Maniac.
