Walking Into Love

Chouji x Hinata

Chapter 10

Trouble On The Horizon

Entering the warm inn Hinata felt a odd chill go down her spine. The place was friendly and the host welcomed them to a cup of hot tea, till their room were prepared. Yet Hinata felt uneasy. Looking over at Chouji she could see his normally calm face clenched as his eyes wandered the room . In the corner of the room sat two men talking quietly among themselves. Neither wore a hitai-ate. She noticed many other rather unsavory looking men coming and going.

"Would you like another cup of tea my dear?" The elderly inn keeper asked. "Again I am truly sorry that we only had one room available."

"That's okay." Hinata smiled as she watched Chouji nod.

"Is our room ready?" He asked shortly as his eyes moved around the room cautiously.

"Hai." The woman bowed.

"Thanks." Hinata called as Chouji grabbed her arm tugging her to her feet.

Closing the door he walked across the wood floor dropping his pack on the bed. He began rummaging through it.

"You feel it too?" She asked softly as her eyes watched his movements. Widening as he pulled out a copy of the bingo book.

"You think one of them is in it?" She prodded looking over his broad shoulder.

"Not sure…but rather safe then sorry I say. They all seemed just a little too anxious and shifty." She stood next to him as he scanned through the many pages. So many faces and descriptions to scan through.

"Hinata did you think it was odd that for a inn like this to have little vacancies left. I mean there are no festivals taking place nor is it a holiday season." He looked up at her watching her tap her finger lightly against her lips.

"I was thinking the s…same thing. It is odd to only have one room left." Her eyes wandering the room.

"Oh sorry about that."

"For w…what?"

"Having to share a room." He turned his head to hide the slight blush, but her eyes still caught it. "I will take the floor you can have the bed."

"Don't b…be silly we can both share. "She then blushed hotly turning her own head away. Throwing the book back in his pack he sighed unhappily.

"I don't recognize anyone in here. Granted they could be using a hedge to disguise themselves."

"I…I can check." She went to activate her byakugan but stopped. "You might w…want to look away. " Wrinkling her nose up. "It tends to gross p…people out." When he just nodded for her to proceed she shrugged and activated her blood limit sweeping the surrounding area.

'Why would she think I would think it was… Naruto.' He cringed inward thinking of how that idiot held her heart. ' He doesn't deserve to have a woman like Hinata love him. If I had her heart I would never let her go…'

Her voice bringing him out of his inner thoughts.

"No hedges being used but all the rooms are filled. Nearly twenty- one all male. I only count two other woman besides myself and the in keepers wife. "She stopped her words when she saw him watching her. His deep brown eyes studying her face especially her eyes. A bemused look on his face.

"What?"

"You're silly to listen to a baka like Naruto." His fingers reached out brushing across the raised lines surrounding one of her eyes. "There is nothing gross about them." A small gasp left her pink lips.

"Chouji…." Catching his hand with hers. Pulling it away from her blushing face. Dropping her head she stared for several minutes at the floor his hand still in hers. Realizing she still holding on. She quickly pulled her hand back clutching it to her chest.

"No one has ever s…said that to me before."

"Really? Hmm…what a shame because they really are amazing. " Dropping his hand he turned back to digging in his brown leather pack.

"Chouji…there's one more thing." He turned to look at her curiously.

"Hmm…what's that?"

"They are all v…very well armed…" He didn't need to hear more. They had a dilemma .

"Well isn't this just peachy. Seems like something is going down."

"Chouji…what d…do you think is g…going on? She pulled on her sleeve corner nervously.

"I am not sure but to be safe we should take turns standing watch. At first light we should head out of here."

Smiling at her softly he patted the bed. "How about I take the first watch and you get some sleep."

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Are they not just adorable hee hee

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