Characters/Pairings: NaruHina, NaruSaku, Jiraiya
A/N: Nothing to say, except that Hinata pines too much and doesn't actively chase the boy nearly often enough (Which is to say never).
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Hinata was present the day Naruto returned to Konohagakure from his training with Jiraiya. She had not heard in advance but had happened to hear his joyous, noisy greeting to the village at large and rushed towards the scene, cheeks flaming and bearing a smile unlike any that had been seen on her face before.
She was so buoyantly happy at the thought of seeing Naruto again.
The sight that met her when she laid eyes on him gave Hinata pause. Naruto had gotten taller, no longer the runt of their year. He had grown quite handsome, at least in Hinata's eyes, though she knew there would always be those who disagreed.
But it was the registering in Hinata's pearly eyes of who Naruto was with that made her jump into the nearest alley, and refrain from greeting him.
Sakura.
Always Sakura.