Chapter 10: After You Fall Asleep - Part I
Pairings: NaruHina (Naruto x Hinata)
Notes: A mini-collection of WAFF drabbles since I'm dwelling too much on KakaSaku! XD I really don't read a lot of other couples though. Forgive me if I butcher them. D: I won't tell you who the other couples are since I want to keep it a secret. I'm sorry if I don't indulge on the Japanese names but I don't speak Japanese and therefore I have no idea when or what is proper to call them (things like -san, -kun, -senpai, -chan, etc.)
Word Count: 621

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Caution! Loads of WAFF (warm and fuzzy feelings) in this chapter, you have been warned.

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The blackened sky sparkled with tiny lit up silver stars as two lovers panted reminding themselves to calm down and relax. A tanned body laid his back against the pale white sheets with a woman tied to his side. His baby blue eyes looked down at relaxed woman by his body. He chuckled to himself as a free arm wrapped around her shoulder. He brought her body closer to his and tightly held her close against him.

"H-Hinata?" He was slightly out of breath due to the result of their lovemaking. "Do you-" he sighed and laughed to himself once more, "do you enjoy this with me?" It was a stupid question. He knew of Hinata's undying and unwavering love for him.

"Naruto? What do you mean by that?" Her translucent eyes peered upwards to his face. "O-Of course I do," she lowered her gaze to the coal-covered blanket that enclosed their naked bodies.

"Not the lovemaking," he rustled his blond hair behind his head, "I mean, the aftermath. Do you like that I hold you close to me?" How stupid did he sound? He was questioning his girlfriend on whether she liked to be held by him. He shook his head violently and laughed nervously, "Forget it. Of course you would like it." He turned his body onto his side as he looked directly at her.

"You know I love you, right?" His hardened fingertips brushed along her untainted cheek.

And all Hinata could do was nod her head in agreement.

He returned his body to its previous position and with one arm underneath his head, the other arm securely around Hinata's shoulder. He always held her like this; he never wanted her to go anywhere. Her head would softly lay on his masculine chest. Before she knew it, his light snores suddenly popped up. Naruto was now asleep.

She chuckled to herself; he was always so wiped out after days and days of training. He never gave up and she admired for that. The willpower to never give up and go after something that everyone else called unattainable, which was something to truly admire about him. She loved how he would place his arm around her shoulder and hold her firmly in his grasp. She knew that after what happened to Sasuke and his parents, he had a fear of losing the ones he loved, the ones that believed in him because those were the ones that mattered to him.

Most nights and sometimes day, she would reassure him that she wasn't going anywhere. She never took dangerous missions that put her in harm's way unless it was absolutely definite that Konoha needed her skills. She smiled to herself, how important Naruto had become in her life. He kept her strong; telling her that she was more than what she thought she was, that she had what it took to be an excellent kunoichi. In return she kept him grounded, to remind him that he had someone to live for, he had someone to come home to and be happy.

They were each other's rock, that proof of light that would be at the end of the tunnel.

She'd fall asleep to the rhythmic pounding of his heart. In the mornings, most of the time she'd find him staring at her, he would always smile when her eyes would see him. He would never leave his bed until she woke up or he woke her up. She did recall a time when she woke up first and that grip around her shoulder never weakened.

Hinata felt blessed, almost unworthy of receiving such a faithful and devoted man and she smiled. She was sure that he felt the same way.

A/N: I'm only on Season 6 of Naruto. I haven't even caught up to Naruto: Shippuden so I'm deeply sorry if Hinata doesn't even act this way. If she doesn't then think in another time in Naruto when she WOULD act this way. XD As I said, I'm getting back into Naruto after being away for a few years from anime.

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