Just one more chapter to go after this
Hinata lied on Naruto's soft fur. She never knew that his fur could be this soft. It was as if, he was her own personal pillow. Giggling happily, Hinata tried to think on what they could do now. Naruto was no longer under the scrolls influence. Well, more like its curse. And, he didn't listen to Orochimaru anymore. Though, what had confused her the most was how Naruto was able to find her? Was it Sasuke that had told him where she had gone?
It was a possibility.
Sighing softly, Hinata looked up at the sky… it was so beautiful… so calm and free. Just like Naruto… though the only problem was that Naruto still didn't remember his real name. That much Hinata knew… Sighing softly, the young woman nuzzled the fox's fur and tried to think of happy time… happy memories. Like when she was a little girl… so happy and care free.
It was as if the outside world would never hurt her. But because of that, she had been kidnapped… 'Wait… I was kidnapped?' She didn't know where that had come from… Hinata hadn't remembered it before… unless it was the memory that had been forgotten cause of her disbelief in magic… Though, now that she believes in magic once again… Hinata tried to think on her past… But it was as if the harder she tried… the harder it was to remember…
Hinata could faintly remember the shrine… She remembered she had gone there with her father… where he had told her the story of the spirit that protected it so long ago. She loved that story when she was younger… but now, she doesn't remember it. It was buried, locked away in the depths of her mind.
Sighing softly, Hinata looked at Naruto's ears, they looked so soft and comforting… though she wanted to rub them feared that Naruto wouldn't like it… but, a voice deep within her told her that he would love it…
Taking a deep breath, Hinata crawled over to Naruto's head a little more, stretching out her arm and gently started to rub his ear. Though, when she had started to rub his ear, she could faintly hear a content growl… though it was hard to tell where it was coming from since the sound of the wind blowing past them was quite loud.
Looking down at Naruto, she wondered if it was him that was growling… since he was the only one around to do that right now… Frowning in confusion, Hinata smiled softly and kissed his ear. Hoping to tease him, though, she highly doubted that would work… but it couldn't hurt to try could it?
Giggling, Naruto had shuddered when her lips had touched his ear. Shaking his head, Hinata saw that he was trying to keep his eyes on the objects a head of them, though Hinata was making it hard…
Lying her head on his neck, Hinata asked "Naruto… do you have any memories of your past, or of even your name?" She only saw him shake his head, which made Hinata frown softly. Guessing that it must have been hard for him to not know who he was, the young blue haired woman couldn't imagine a worse hell. Sighing softly, she buried her face in his neck once more… She wanted to spend one last night together with Naruto… before she helps him with his memories…
"Naruto, can we rest a bit?"
Nodding, Naruto landed just above the water's surface and looked around. Trying to find a place for them to rest… Naruto was a little worn out himself since it had taken all of his energy to speed over to where Hinata had been… And knew… that if he didn't rest that he would fall over…
"How about over there?" Pointed Hinata, it was nice and dry so that would be a great place to rest. The fox nodded his head and walked over to the forest. He knew this place quite well… Least, from what Hinata could tell… Frowning in confusion, Hinata looked around, wondering how this place looked like someone had once lived in it before. Tilting her head to the side, the young woman yawned as Naruto stopped to let her off.
It was homey, that much was for sure… some of the trees were bent as if to make a roof… "Naruto, have you been here before?"
Turning over to Naruto, she saw that he had finally shifted back into a human form. Giving a small smile he walked over saying "yeah… before I worked at the bath house…" Hinata was shocked, did his memories return or, was it just a small memory that his mind just couldn't forget? That was something she couldn't say for sure at the moment…
"Do you remember?" Asked Hinata, staring at him with curious lavender eyes, wondering if he had remembered, thinking that if he did… did that mean that he also remembered that girl that Sasuke had mentioned to her. Why did the thought of that hurt her so much? Seeing Naruto shake his head, it just made Hinata all the more confused… if he didn't remember than how did he know about this place?
"I remembered this place… because it holds a deep meaning to me… I can't say why or how… but I just know that I used to stay here before my home had been created, and after it had been taken away from me." Naruto calmly said, turning away from Hinata as if he was ashamed of making her hear all of this.
Reaching her hand out to him, Hinata gently placed her palm on his cheek turning his head to her as she said "I didn't mean to bring up a bad memory Naruto…"
He just gave her a small smile, showing her that he was fine with it. Taking a deep breath, the fox man gently placed his hand on her wrist, pulling it away from his face. Staring at Hinata with an intense stare that made her blush, for Hinata had never seen that look on him before. It was so strange, yet… her heart couldn't stop pounding in her chest. "Na… Naruto…" She whispered softly, not sure what she should do… what she should think. It was as if Naruto was acting on instinct instead of his mind…
"Hinata… why did you risk your life… to save mine," asked Naruto, his voice was in a whisper, a whisper that was husky as if he was an animal in heat. Though, it only made her heart pound more in her ribcage. The young woman didn't know that her face could heat up like this… feeling like her face was as red as a cherry.
"I… I wanted to save you… I didn't want you to die… you mean the world to me Naruto… I've never… felt this way about anyone else… not even with Kiba. I just… don't know if you feel the same…"
He rubbed his thumb over her bottom lip as if trying to get her to tell him what she was feeling. Hinata's eyes half closed, trying to think of a way to express herself… to say the words that were in her heart… But they just wouldn't come out at all. It was as if the words were stuck in her throat… not wanting to be out where Naruto could hear them. "Tell me… what you feel Hinata…" He whispered softly, trying to hear the words that were engraved in her heart. Hinata felt like… she could do this… that she could tell him…
But, if her words were heard… and he felt the same, Naruto wouldn't be able to kiss her… the Spirit Kiss protected her lips from anyone else… least, from another spirit's lips. But at the moment, Hinata couldn't think… she didn't think… she just acted… "I love you…" She whispered, tears appearing at the corners of her closed eye lids, clinging to her long lashes as she waited for his answer. But, her only answer… was a deep and loving kiss…
Wait… a kiss? But how, Naruto shouldn't even be able to kiss her and here he was… his lips against hers… Though, she didn't care at the moment. She just wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck and kissed him deeper. Wanting to enjoy the kiss for all it was worth… Though, Naruto pinned her to the ground, holding her to his chest as he kissed her. Hinata didn't mind this… though if it had been Kiba she would have kicked or punched him.
But that was because she didn't love him anymore… she loved Naruto… she was in love with a spirit…
"Hinata… I love you… I've loved you when I first saw you…" Whispered Naruto, his lips mere inches away from hers… his breath brushing against her lips.
Hinata almost cried at his words… he loved her… but when his memories returned… he wouldn't feel the same anymore… he just wouldn't… He would go after that girl that he had saved… she knew he would… Yes, she had a dream that she had been saved by a spirit… yes, she had been kissed by a spirit-wait… Gaara tried to kiss her and had been thrown away from her… Naruto… he was the only one that was able to kiss her… did that mean…?
Mentally shaking her head, Hinata tangled her fingers in the blonde man's hair and kissed him once more. She'll think more on that later… right now, she just wanted to enjoy being in Naruto's embrace… wanted to enjoy the feel of his lips on hers… the warmth that his body provided her. She wanted to enjoy it all…
Blushing crimson, Hinata couldn't believe that she and Naruto… Shaking her head, Hinata couldn't help but grin… her first time… had been with someone she loved… even if it would only be one time… she was glad… that it had been Naruto and not Kiba. The very thought of Kiba touching her like Naruto did… it gave her chills.
Looking over at her side, Hinata saw that Naruto was sound asleep, his arms wrapped around her in a protective embrace. She couldn't help but smile at him… he had told her that she could rest before falling asleep himself… though, she did but… not for very long. Maybe a few hours, but as soon as she felt the sun rising… she had opened her eyes… maybe it was because she had grown used to waking up at the crack of dawn. It could be possible. Yawning softly, Hinata stared at Naruto and giggled softly, his little fox ears were sticking out twitching at the tiniest sounds. It was so cute and adorable that she had to touch them… Gently, she placed her thumb and index finger on the small ear and gently started to rub them.
The only sound that vibrated from the spirit man was a soft and content growl coming from his chest. It was so soft and soothing that Hinata felt that she could have fallen asleep herself. But she knew that she couldn't sleep right now. She had to return to the bath house. Naruto had told her that Orochimaru was going to give her one test… if she passed, than she could leave… if she failed… than she had to stay forever…
She did want to go home… but she thought that if she failed… than she wouldn't have much of a choice for them not to eat Kiba… they would eat him at some point… and that was the last thing that Hinata wouldn't want right now…
"Hinata?" Groaned out Naruto as he rubbed his eyes with the palm of his hand… his blue eyes stared right back at her, knowing that they had to leave soon. Much to their disappointment, both of them didn't want to leave… they knew that… but they also knew that they had to leave so that way Hinata could take the test and see if she could go home… go back to the human world. Hinata just smiled at Naruto and kissed his forehead telling him that she was awake. "Ready to go," asked the fox man.
"Yes…" Answered Hinata, which had caused both of them to get up and grab their discarded clothes.
Sighing softly, Hinata picked up her shirt and slid it on. Looking over at Naruto she saw the muscles that his back had… it made her blush softly and she didn't know why… yes, they just made love but she was acting like some sex craved teenager… Taking a deep breath, Hinata looked back over at the trees, wondering what the test would be. Knowing Orochimaru it would be touch.
Running a hand through her hair, she had slid on her pants then tied her hair back up in the ribbon that the Toad Sage had given her.
Turning back, Hinata saw that Naruto had shifted back into a fox and smiled softly. She loved this form of his… it was powerful yet at the same time… gentle… Getting up, Hinata slid her shoes on and walked over to the fox and slid on his back. "Okay, I'm ready." She said with a bright and cheerful smile. Thinking that it was better to just get this over and done with, just to start the test and finish… though it made her wonder what the test was…
Looking at the sky, Hinata wondered how long it would take for them to get back to the bath house. Yawning, Hinata nuzzled the orange fur of Naruto's neck, wondering how he kept his fur so soft… so fluffy… Yawning Hinata looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was rising… looking ahead of them she saw that they were getting closer. It was as if Naruto was getting faster and faster.
He let out a soft growl, as if telling her that they were about to arrive. Hinata could see the bridge that lead to the bath house. She couldn't believe it that they were there… that this nightmare… the nightmare of working here to keep Kiba safe was almost done.
Once they arrived at the bath house, Hinata hopped off at the bridge and standing there… was Orochimaru with a scroll in his hand. She knew right away that it was her contract. Naruto growled at the pale skinned snake man. Knowing fully well that he hated him, though what Hinata hadn't expected was for Orochimaru to lift his hand and threw a strange ball of black light at Naruto.
Yelping, Naruto was hit in the head, flipping through the air and landing on his belly whimpering.
"Naruto! What did you do to him Orochimaru?" Shouted Hinata, glaring her lavender eyes at the black haired man, wondering what the hell was he trying to pull.
Smirking, Orochimaru just ran a hand through his hair as he said "simple. This is your test Hana. You have to guess Naruto's real name within ten minutes. If you don't, he'll die." Her eyes widened, this was her test? She had to guess Naruto's name before the time was up? No… this wasn't fair! Shaking her head, Hinata ran to Naruto and wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled his fur.
Trying to think of her child hood, knowing that she had met Naruto back then… Closing her eyes, she tried to think of anything that could have given her a sign… Naruto was a fox spirit yes… so that narrowed it down a bit. She could faintly hear her father's words of a spirit fox that had protected the village a long time ago. Though, the name… she knew that the name had been said…
But her mind kept flashing to a blonde haired man with sad ocean blue eyes looking at the shrine as if he had lost everything in his life. Her mind drifting to when she had been kidnapped, to when she had pleaded for the spirit of the shrine to save her… to the blonde haired man saving her… punching a hole in the hood of the car to stop it…
Thrashing his tails around… wait… tails… the man had tails like Naruto… One of the great legends… it had the name that she remembered when they were doing myths in high school. Her father's words echoed in her mind when she had asked for the spirits name…
"Naruto no Kyuubi, Guardian of the Hyuuga Shrine, protector of the Hyuuga heir's for all time!"
Once she had shouted that, Naruto's eyes had snapped open and his body had burst into flames. Causing Hinata to scream and let go of him in fright that he had just exploded in flames because she had been right. Shielding her eyes with her hand, Hinata stared at where Naruto had once lied. Thinking that she had just killed him when she had said his name… or… she had ran out of time…
But, her thoughts had been proven wrong when a figure stood in the flames. A gasp had been heard from Orochimaru as her contract exploded and everyone had cheered for her… But that didn't surprise her, no… what had surprised her was that out of the flames came out Naruto… His clothes still looked the same but the colours had switched places… the flames instead of being orange were black… and the black that had resided on his clothes had now turned orange.
He gave her a soft smile saying "I remember…"
Hinata couldn't help but have tears of joy running down her cheeks as she stared at Naruto. His eyes… no longer steely but bright and shinning with life… joy… and happiness something that she had wanted to see for so long… something that she had never known that she would see on him again. His skin, tan as it had once been… something that she had remembered when she had met him as a child.
Orochimaru growled saying "get out of here!"
Hinata didn't need to be told twice… she and Naruto had run off from the bath house. Everyone cheering from behind her, she hadn't expected to be freed. Though, it made her wonder where Kiba was… wouldn't he have showed up when she had passed the test? Though, maybe Naruto knew the answer to that…
"Kiba is on the other side of the river. Trying to find you…" He whispered softly as they ran, only to add "he had woken up, having no memory of being a pig or the food that he had consumed. All he knew was that he was angry when he saw that he couldn't find you."
Hinata looked up at him and frowned in confusion. "Naruto… will I see you again?" He nodded at her and gave her a soft and kind smile, which had made her smile in return as she said "promise?"
"I promise Hinata… I'll return to you. I have my name back… I have my memories back… I just gotta handle a few things here first and then… I'll return to you Hinata…" He placed his hand on her cheek, wrapping his free arm around her waist and stared at her with such soft and gentle eyes that it almost made Hinata cry in joy. For it had seemed like that as soon as Naruto got his memories back, that she did as well…
"I love you Hinata… I want you to take care of yourself… and of the gift I've left you."
Hinata was a little confused on that, but said nothing before kissing him softly then ran down the stairs. Running as fast as she could, yes she wasn't wearing the same clothes that she wore when she had first came here but not like Kiba would notice or care… she wasn't afraid of him anymore… she would finally be able to stand up for herself and fight back.
Once she was at the stone steps, she could faintly see Kiba looking around for her. His hands on his hips, up he still looked the same as he did before they had entered here… Walking over to him, Hinata called out to him. Normally, she wouldn't have done that but… after what she's been through Hinata wasn't afraid to do what she's wanted to do…
"There you are you stupid bitch. I've been looking for you. Let's get outta here and get into our new place. Then you can make me my dinner." Kiba said with a glare, which didn't faze Hinata like it used too. She just crossed her arms under her breasts and walked on ahead of him which did not make Kiba happy. "Hey did you hear me you stupid bitch?"
"Oh, I heard you. But news flash Kiba… I'll be going into my house. For, if I remember correctly I was the one that paid for it. I was the one that used up my savings to buy the house. So it's in my name. Not yours. And, you can cook your own dinner for I'm done. I'm dumping your sorry ass."
"What? You can't dump me Hinata. You're mine and mine alone you understand!" He grabbed her wrist and tightly pulled her to him. "No one will have you Hinata. You're mine till you die."
Narrowing her eyes at him, Hinata twisted her arm around and grabbed his wrist than kicked him in the stomach. "No Kiba. I'm not yours. You've done nothing but abused me. Beat me. And you even tried to kill me by pushing me into the street. I won't let you control me anymore. I have my own life and you are not going to be a part of it."
With that, Hinata started to walk on ahead… for she had just completed the first step to a new life… one that doesn't involve Kiba… But a life where she wasn't afraid of spirits and… had fallen in love with one. Hinata would enjoy her freedom… and wait for Naruto to return to her… The young woman smiled softly and knew that this was just the start… for she still had so many things left to do… So many more things left…