Phew! 10 chapters! I made it :3 I hope you enjoyed this fic 3
It had been a week since the abduction fiasco; Naruto was walking home after training with Konohamaru and Hanabi, Konohamaru had been torturing him all week to teach him the new stage in the Rasengan but Naruto suspected it was just an excuse to hang out with him as he knew Konohamaru was worried for him.
When they had come back to the village, Konohamaru had been waiting for him anxiously and ran to hug him. Hinata smiled affectionately as Naruto hugged him back with a gentle smile.
"Didn't know I'd be missed that much." Naruto said jokingly.
Konohamaru pulled back quickly. "Whatever Naruto-Nii-Chan I was just worried because I wanted to learn the next stage in the Rasengan." He replied indignantly.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Naruto told him with a grin and ruffled his hair.
"We need to report to Kakashi-Sama before we do anything else." Shikamaru informed them. Naruto nodded before turning back to Konohamaru. "You wanna come with?" He asked him, knowing that despite trying to act tough, Konohamaru was reluctant to leave him.
"Sure, I've got nothing better to do anyway." He said with a pout but his eyes had lit up. Hinata and Naruto exchanged knowing smiles before heading towards the Hokage tower with everyone else in tow.
"Ah Naruto-Kun, I'm so glad you're back safe." Shizune told him fondly.
"Thank you Shizune, glad to be back." Naruto told her with a grin. He knocked on Kakashi's door and entered after hearing him beckoning them in.
"Naruto! I'm so glad to see you in one piece." Kakashi said cheerfully, "well done everyone on your successful rescue mission." He added to the group.
"Thank you Kakashi-Sensei." Naruto told him gratefully.
"I have the full report here Kakashi-Sama." Shikamaru told him, handing him a scroll.
"Thank you Shikamaru, you can all go home now and rest." He told them smiling happily.
"I just want to let you guys know that I'm really thankful you saved me." Naruto said to everyone as they left the room, rubbing the back of his neck shyly.
"Anytime." Kiba said with a smirk, Akamaru barked and Shino nodded with a small smile.
"Just try and not get kidnapped next time." Shikamaru told his friend with a fond smile.
Naruto chuckled lightly. "Well I'll try but I make no promises." Naruto told him with a grin.
"We'll meet up with you later, okay Naruto?" Sakura told him happily.
"Sure I'll see you guys later." Naruto said with a soft smile. Sasuke nodded, watching Sakura walk for a bit before turning to Naruto and giving him a hidden smile before walking away.
"Naruto-Nii-Chan, can I stay at your house tonight?" Konohamaru asked him with a hopeful expression.
"Yeah no problem. Any requests?" Naruto asked him, referring to food that Konohamaru might like.
"Nah, Mom said she'll make me a bento because she doesn't believe you would have proper food." Konohamaru replied bluntly. Naruto blushed slightly as he glanced at Hinata and glanced away quickly.
"It's not that bad, after last time I stocked up on proper food dattebayo." Naruto mumbled in shame.
Hinata chuckled at his awkwardness and his complexion turned a few shades darker.
"We only ate Ramen the entire time Nii-Chan." Konohamaru told him with an evil grin.
"How am I not surprised? We're gonna get going too, see you later." Shikamaru said with a chuckle as everyone but Hinata and Konohamaru left.
"I'm gonna go home and pack, I'll be over at 7." Konohamaru said before leaving with another smirk.
"I swear I don't ONLY eat Ramen." Naruto tried to reassure Hinata.
Hinata giggled as she walked off, knowing he would follow.
"You gotta believe me Hinata!" Naruto begged as he followed her quickly.
"Hai hai." She said with a kind smile. "I don't believe you only eat Ramen, nobody would be able to survive like that."
"Okay, I will admit that I do eat Ramen a lot but on occasion...I will eat rice and stuff." He told her honestly as they walked towards the Hyuuga compound.
Konohamaru had stayed over that night and they had spent their time watching movies and talking. The rest of the week was spent training with Konohamaru and Hanabi during the day and meeting with his friends or Hinata in the evenings.
He smiled as he thought over all that had happened, shortly letting out a yawn as he was tired from training. When he reached his apartment, he unlocked his apartment door and said his customary "I'm home" as he took off his shoes.
"Welcome back, Naruto-Kun!" Hinata exclaimed with a happy smile as she came to greet him, her smile fell as she noticed he hadn't moved in almost a minute; he had a shocked expression and was just staring at her. Hinata blushed in embarrassment. "Umo...I'm sorry Naruto-Kun, I thought that since you had been training so hard this week that I would cook us dinner but I'm sorry if it made you uncomfortable...I could leave if you're not feeling up to company?" She told him sheepishly.
As soon as Hinata suggested leaving Naruto shook his head happily and rushed over to hug her tightly, he had happy tears in his eyes that he was desperately trying to hold back because he didn't want to freak her out. That overwhelming feeling in his heart was stronger than ever and he just couldn't hold it back this time.
"I love you Hinata!" He said softly, voice thick with emotion.
Hinata gasped and tried to pull back to look at his face but he wouldn't stop hugging her. "What did you say Naruto-Kun?" She asked in a surprised tone.
Naruto pulled back to look at her, sliding his hands down hers arms until they were holding hands at their sides. "I said I love you. Last week, when all that stuff was going on, I couldn't stop thinking about you and I know I should have said it sooner but I was just worried it would freak you out or something-ttebayo." Naruto said honestly, holding back the urge to rub his neck so she would know he was serious.
Hinata stared at him in awe, her eyes started to well up with tears and a huge grin lit up on her face. "I love you too Naruto-Kun!" She told him happily.
Naruto laughed cheerfully and pulled her into kiss, nearly squeezing the life out of her as he lifted her up by the waist, she raised her arms around his neck and they both smiled happily into the kiss. Naruto span her around once before setting her down and letting her go, but not for too long as he came back for another hug.
"So is that a yes to dinner?" Hinata asked him affectionately.
"Of course, I can't wait-ttebayo." He told her, giving her another quick kiss before heading into the bathroom for a shower.
When he had finished, Hinata had brought their plates into the living room and was waiting for him with a smile. Naruto grinned as he sat down next to her and picked up his chopsticks.
"Itadakimasu!" Naruto said before tucking in, his eyes widened after the first bite. "This is amazing Hinata, you're an amazing cook." He told her.
Hinata smiled shyly, "thank you Naruto-Kun." She told him affectionately.
When they finished their meal, Naruto picked up the plates quickly as he would feel bad if Hinata washed the dishes as well. He debated leaving the dishes in the sink for later but changed his mind when he saw her walk in.
"I can do those Naruto-Kun." Hinata said worriedly.
"No Hinata, I couldn't let you do that after making dinner as well." He told her as he got to work. Hinata smiled fondly and stood up on her tip-toes to kiss him on the cheek.
"Thank you." She said warmly.
Naruto turned his head quickly and kissed her gently. "It's okay, go on into the living room and relax, we can watch a movie and if you want I can make you tea?" Naruto told her affectionately.
"Hai." She replied, closing her eyes as she smiled.
Hinata left the room and turned on his television as she sat down on his couch, after a few minutes, Naruto walked in with two cups of tea and he set them on the table. "I'll be right back." He said as he walked into his bedroom and brought out his blankets began setting up a sizeable blanket fort. Once he had finished he settled himself down, making a huge show of getting comfortable before picking up his cup of tea with a grin. "Much better." He told her.
Hinata giggled at his shenanigans and cuddled into him with her own cup. "Thank you for this Naruto-Kun." She said gratefully as she began to feel warm and content.
"There's no need to thank me, I love you and I want to do stuff like this all the time." He told her bluntly causing her cheeks to warm up.
"Me too." She told him shyly. They finished their teas and settled together to watch a film, Hinata fell asleep half-way through the film and he brushed his hand through her hair, watching her as she slept. She looked so peaceful like this and Naruto felt happy and content in his chest, she was perfect and part of him felt like he didn't deserve her but when she sighed happily and snuggled into him more, those thoughts disappeared.
Naruto struggled to stay awake as he began rubbing circles on her back, the film's credits were rolling and he was quickly running out of excuses to stay awake. He smiled as he pulled her closer to him and closed his eyes, thinking he could get used to her being with him forever, the scent of her hair, her soft skin and her overall kind and calming nature. With his thoughts consumed with Hinata, he was lulled into a deep and comfortable sleep, something he hadn't ever experienced before as he was always lonely and unhappy but able to cover it up with confident grins and tough words. Hinata never judged him though, even when she knew everything about him and his insecurities, she never doubted him, never judged, never shunned him and no matter what, he was going to pay this beautiful woman in his arms back for everything.
So that's it, I hope you enjoyed this...I'll probably end up adding more to this chapter I don't know but I love it. This chapter is probably cheesy as hell but I just knew I wanted to write about the being greeted when he came home thing ^=_=^. Feel free to leave a review if you'd like and thanks for reading :3 Welp! I ended up adding more :L