A/N: *sweats profusely* Here's Day 11 of Naruhina! Laziness and Responsibilities is a bad combination. *hides*
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine.
Naruhina Day 11: Winter Wonderland
Hinata was too engrossed in her reading to notice the time. She was spending her precious time working on her clan's affairs to even bother. It has been two years since she became the clan head. At the age of 25, she is by far the youngest clan head in the history of Hyuuga and because of this, she has to continually prove to the elders that she is worthy of the title.
She sighed and closed her eyes, wishing her headache to go away. It has always been like this as the year nears its close. Business plans, financial reports, and all kinds of other proposals has been at her desk, waiting for her to read them and decide on the appropriate action. How her father was able to accomplish this was beyond her.
A thud distracted her from her thoughts. Too tired to use her Byakugan, she just ignored it and continued reading. It must be some animal or something.
But the noise didn't stop. A bit annoyed at the disturbance, she put on her jacket and opened her windows to see what's preventing her to have a quiet evening.
Due to the long hours of working, her eyesight was not at her best so she has to squint in order to see the figure several meters away from her. It was bending forward, and seem to be making a small ball made of snow. It straightened, and was about to throw it at her direction when she spoke in hushed tones, hoping he heard her.
"Naruto-kun!"
"Hina-"
"Shhh! Do you plan on waking up the others?"
"No, not really." Naruto started walking towards her and stopped just in front of her window. She can clearly see his face now.
"How did you get here?" she asked. Even though he is the Hokage, he's still not allowed to go inside the Hyuuga compound without permission. She looked at her wall clock. 11:45pm
"I…walked?" Hinata rolled her eyes when he showed her his mischievous grin. He must've escaped the guards. Again.
"Well then, why are you here?"
"Am I not allowed to see my girlfriend?"
"At this hour?" she tried acting cool but she knows she's already blushing. He will always have this effect on her no matter how long they've been together.
"Well, I haven't seen you for a very long time!"
"We saw each other this afternoon," she said, trying hard not to smile (and failing).
"As I said, I haven't seen you for a very long time," he said and offered his hand. Hinata looked at him, confused. "Come on."
"Where are we going?" She asked but took his hand anyway. Besides, she misses him too. Their alone time has significantly decreased since he became the Hokage and she, the clan leader so they've been doing their best to make the most out of their free time.
"It's a secret." He put his hands on her hips and helped her get down. She can't help but blush when she realized how close they are. He chuckled and kissed her nose before putting her down.
"Your hands are cold," Hinata said softly as they walked in the streets, hand in hand. "How long have you been outside?"
"Just a few minutes, don't worry," he said and squeezed her hands.
But she was worrying. It was stated that tonight is going to be particularly cold. She wanted to scold him for not wearing his mitts but decided against it. Instead, she stopped walking, cupped his hands and blew in them. After a few moments, they continued walking, hand still linked together.
After a few minutes of walking, Hinata finally noticed that they were walking towards the Academy.
"What are we doing here?"
Naruto just smiled at her and made her sit in the swing where he used to sit when he was shunned by the villagers.
"Wait here," he said and ran towards the school entrance.
Hinata closed her eyes and breathed the cold air. She let out a small squeal when the lanterns surrounding the the playground went on. She stood up when she saw Naruto running towards her. He stopped several meters away from her.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
She nodded as she looked at her surroundings. They were surrounded by snow made whiter by the lanterns around them.
"Ever since I was young, I wanted someone to love me," Naruto started walking slowly towards her. Hinata blushed under his gaze. "I did all my best for someone to notice me, for someone to recognize me as Naruto and not as someone who is the carrier of the kyuubi. For a long time, I thought no one loved me. For a long time, I thought no one was willing to die for me."
Hinata leaned into his hands as he caressed her cheeks. "And then you came," he said and kissed her forehead, her nose, and then finally, her lips.
"I don't know what I did in my past life to deserve someone like you," he whispered, their foreheads still touching. She closed her eyes as she felt her warm breath.
They stayed like that for a few moments, savoring each other's presence. Naruto held her hand to his chest.
"You're the only one who can make my heart beat like this," he smiled and held her chin up so that their eyes can meet. She almost cried when she saw the love in his eyes.
Then he did something unexpected, he slowly knelt in front of her, not breaking their eye contact. He flashed her his beautiful smile while her eyes widen. She nearly fainted as he took out a ring and held it in front of her.
"Will you marry—oof!" The two of them went rolling in the snow as Hinata tackled him.
"Yes," she was now crying on top of him, "a thousand times yes!"
He laughed and rolled over so that Hinata was now lying in the snow, with him at the top. He slowly dipped his head and kissed her passionately.
"Also," he said as they paused to catch their breaths, "Happy Birthday."
