Hi everyone! HI SHAYNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Thats one of my friends who is finally gonna read my story. She is a big narutard too. : ) )

Thank you to EVERYONE!for inspiring me to get off my ass and write. U R AWSOME! Please enjoy. Hooray to sakura haters. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would totally split my 10 bucks with you all if i won! I really appreciate it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I just watch it.

Chapter 10

Naruto had finally finished packing. He had everything he could want for this trip. Plus, he had to be at the gates in a few minutes, and he didn't want to leave Hinata waiting. Naruto picked up his stuff and swung it on his back and ran out the door.

Naruto had approached to see Hinata sitting on the ground infront of the gate. She seemed to be humming a barely audiable tune. Naruto got a devilish smile on his face and snuck up behind her. He slowly creeped up behind her as she slightly swayed her body to the tune she was singing. Naruto quickly grabbed her shoulders. Hinata screamed and flipped her hands back and hit Naruto in the nose. With her eyes still closed, she stood up and turned around and prepared herself for battle.

"That hurt Hinata!" Naruto said while rubbing his face. Hinata opened her eyes to see Naruto on the ground on his back, with his hand to his nose.

"Oh my god! I am so sorry! You scared me!" Hinata said with her hands covering mouth and a small blush on her cheeks.

"It's alright Hinata." Naruto stood up smiling goofy-like as usual.

"Naruto, umm..., I wanted to say, um, thanks." Hinata said while bringing her hands to her hair and gently stroking it.

"For what?"

"I kinda saw you turn down Sakura. And all those nice things you said about me." Hinata said while turning her gaze and blushing.

"Oh, you saw that?" Hinata nodded while smiling. "Well Hinata, I would never make the same mistake twice! I would pick you over her anyday!"

Hinata smiled with a small sparkle. Naruto could feel his insides warm up with that small smile. ' It feels good to have her smile like that at me again '

"Well, I guess we better get moving." Hinata said while starting to walk out the gates.

"Wait up!" Naruto said while rushing forward with a blaze of dirt.

Hours Later

Hinata was growing tired of jumping from tree to tree and the awkward silence between the two. As uncomfortable as it was, neither had made an attempt to break it. They just kept moving forward passing occasional glances.

"We should stop here." Naruto said in a slightly serious tone, but it wasen't completely serious. Hinata nodded. Then the two stopped in a small clearing.

Hinata dug out some dehydrated food and prepared a fire, while Naruto set up a tent.

"Umm...Hinata?"

"Yeah?"

"We only have one tent."

Hinata froze. The thought of being close to a male body kind of petrified her. But she didn't want him to sleep outside.

"It's ok Naruto, I will sleep outside. It's fine." Hinata said while lighting the fire.

"No way! If anyone is sleeping outside its me! Besides, someone needs to keep lookout."

Hinata really didn't want him to sleep outside. Even if his excuse is "lookout duty." But Naruto would never let her sleep outside. Hinata only had one option.

"Naruto, I really don't want you to sleep outside. We can share the tent." Hinata knew she would feel uncomfortable. But that would be nothing compared to the guilt of her alone in a tent, and Naruto outside.

"Are you sure Hinata? There isn't a whole lot of room." Naruto secretly wished she would say "yes" but he didn't want her to feel awkward. But it was probably to late.

"I'm sure. It's fine with me."

"Umm...ok." Naruto said while walking over to help Hinata who was cooking the food.

The two sat in silence as they ate. Neither disrupting eachother. It was getting dark, and the moment Naruto waited for and Hinata dreaded was here.

"I guess we should get some sleep." Naruto said.

Hinata mearly nodded while making her way to the tent. It seemed a lot bigger when she was younger. And when she had one of her own. ' No duh Hinata! Tents don't magically get bigger just because you do! '

Hinata layed down on the mat that was farthest from the entrance. Then Naruto came in after her and layed down in the mat next to her. She slowly scooted as far away as she possibly could. Which was precicely three inches. Just the thought of her being this close to a guy made her face turn a light shade of pink.

She looked up at the roof of the tent with her hands holding eachother on her stomach. Hinata wanted Naruto to fall asleep before she would even try to. After what seemed like forever, she could hear Naruto's rather loud snoring. Although she was a little annoyed. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Hinata's Dream or Flashback (however you want to look at it)

Hinata was sitting on a blanket in the middle of the grass. Her long hair was tied back in a high pony away from her face. Her bangs grazed her eyebrows, delicaltely hiding her eyes.

Naruto was sitting next to her. Hinata was trying to hide her laugh with her hand because Naruto had ramen noodles hanging from his mouth while trying to talk. It was a much happier time in her life. Hinata started grabbing another dish out of the basket when two arms wrapped around her. "I'm glad i'm with you right now."

Naruto's Dream. (This is a dream. not a flashback, like Hinata's)

Naruto was in his apartment with HInata. She smiled at him and walked over to him. She bent in close and whispered in his ear "I love you. I don't want to be with anyone else but you."

Naruto's arms extended around her slim waist and held her close. "I love you too. I'm glad i'm with you right now."

DREAM OVER.

Hinata's eyelashes batted and slowly opened her eyes. What she saw made her blush so hard her face must have been a tomato. Naruto had his arms wrapped around her waist and held her close. And she had her head resting on his chest. Hinata's eyes were so wide, they could have been dinner plates. She slowly tried to ease her way out of Naruto's hold, but to no avail. He felt her squirm in his arms and subconciously held her closer. Hinata couldn't stop blushing, she really wanted to get away, but a small part of her felt relaxed. Like this was "right."She secretly didn't want to leave him by himself, and she also didn't want to wake him. So she layed there. Too shy to pull away, but too uncomfortable to relax.

She figured she might as well try. So she closed her eyes again, and her breath evened out to a slow pace.

Naruto yawned and stopped midstream to notice the beautiful girl in his arms. Her eyes were closed. Her head was on her hands that were on his chest! He could feel his breathing stop. A slow blush creeped up on him. He really didn't want to do this, but for the sake of the mission, and his self-control, he had to wake her.

His arms released her. From the lack of warmth Hinata awoke again.

"Hinata? Are you awake?"

"Mmmm.."

"We have to get going." Naruto said while rolling up his mat and getting ready to exit the tent.

Hinata nodded and started doing the same.

As soon as the two were ready, they headed out for Suna again. They each jumped from tree to tree, thinking about their dream, unknowingly, about eachother.

Hinata slowly stole a glance at Naruto as they jumped. He didn't have his headband on his forehead as usual. It was around his arm, like Shikimaru. His long spikes hung in his face making him look...sexy?

Hinata shook the thought from her head. ' I need to stay focused. If this mission goes well, I might get more training from Kurenai-sensei to get stronger. '

After a while, Hinata could tell that they were approaching Sunagakure. The trees stopped showing up and all that was left was sand. They could no longer jump, so they walked. Naruto with his hands in his pockets and looking to the right. While Hinata's hands were by her side, and she was looking to the left.

The duo had finally reached the outside of the village. They were quickly let through and into the Kazekage's office.

Once inside, Gaara, (the kazekage, duh) was doing paperwork at his desk that he looked as if he didn't really care about. Gaara's gaze quickly went to Naruto and Hinata as they entered through the door.

"Good day Lord Kazekage" Hinata said respectfully and bowed.

"Eh, Gaara! Whats up!" Naruto said excitedly.

Hinata looked up at Naruto nervously, obviously by the lack of respect and his faliure to notice his authority. She silently signaled Naruto to be more respectful with her eyes.

Naruto looked at her questioningly, but then suddenly realized it. "I'm sorry Kazekage." Naruto said very sarcastically and bowed her head imitating Hinata. She mearly rolled her eyes.

"Naruto Uzumaki, welcome." Gaara said while shaking his hand. "And you are?"

"Thats Hinata Hyuuga!" Naruto said with a big smile making Hinata blush.

"We came to deliver this Lord Kazekage." Hinata said while placing the scroll on his desk.

Gaara nodded and picked it up and put it in a drawer. "If you two need a day to rest you are welcome here."

"We are fine, we should probably be getting back to Konoha soon anyway." Hinata said.

"If you insist." Gaara said while sitting down and returning to his work.

"See you later Gaara!" Naruto said smiling while being dragged out by Hinata.

The two had reached the exit and started walking off. "Why couldn't we stay a while Hinata?"

"I wanted to get back ahead of the expected arrival date."

"If you say so." Naruto said.

The two had been traveling for a while and decided to take a break. Hinata leaned up against a tree and Naruto layed on his back. When all of a sudden, Hinata heard leaves rustleing. She perked her head up and activated her byakugan. Naruto stood up when he saw her do this.

"What do you see Hinata?" Naruto said while looking around.

Hinata scanned the area. When out of nowhere, "NARUTO! LOOK OUT!"

Naruto turned around to see three shuriken that were thrown. He didn't have enough time to avoid them, so he awaited them to strike. He clenched his eyes shut in preperation for the pain. The feeling didn't come. He opened his eyes to see Hinata on the ground bleeding severely with the shuriken lodged in her chest. Her hands were holding the wounds to try to stop the bleeding. Naruto ran over to her and examined her. She was about to pass out from blood loss.

"Hinata, why did you do that!!!" Naruto yelled at her with a few tears glistening, threatening to fall from his dark blue eyes.

Hinata smiled. "Because I love you." She then let her eyelids close as she passed out. Naruto quickly bandaged her up to hold the wounds shut.

' These assholes have no idea who they are messing with! ' Naruto thought while the Kyuubi's chakra was leaking out profoundly, engulfing his entire body. His once crystal blue eyes, a now fuming red. His fangs sharpened and nails grew to form claws. He lept at them with a spiteful killing intent.

ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE! I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE SUPPORT.Dont worry peoples, Hinata is not dead. I'm not that heartless! I swear if I win this bet with my "friend" i will send you all a vertual doller. But i only have a little while, and she is at 30! God damn. (I refuse to advertise her story because I am afraid you will go check it out. So yeah, I'm too mean.) I'm NOT TELLING THEM YOUR STORY MIMI!