Hinata stood, dizzy. "Should you be-" Naruto asked.
"I'm ok. I'm just coming over to you." She replied as she slowly walked over.
"Don't you want be out of here soon?" Naruto asked.
"Of course." Hinata said as she grabbed the edge of his bed, almost falling. He helped her up to sit next to him.
"Then why'd you-"
"I feel better just having you near me is all." Hinata smiled as she grabbed his hand.
"What did your dad say to you after I left?"
"He was really worried about me." She replied.
"Kiba said that when Hanabi isn't in the room, you two go at it. Did she ever leave?" Naruto asked Hinata, seeing her flinch at Hanabi's name.
"For a little while. My father wasn't so worried then. He started screaming and yelling at me-after he closed the door of course. It's always the same thing: You're weak. I can't believe you lost. You're a disgrace to this family. I thought I would get used to it by now but the feeling I get when he says it… it just hurts even more." Hinata said as she leaned against him, careful not to hurt him.
"He wants me to take over the company and I really, really don't. I'm sure Neji wouldn't mind but he hates the family just as much as I do, maybe more. He won't talk to me unless he has something negative to say." Hinata told him as he wrapped an arm her.
"You only have a year left then you can go and be whatever you want. You don't have to come back." Naruto said with a smile.
"I will come back though."
"Takeshi doesn't-" Naruto began.
"You Naruto. I want to come back for you." She stated as she sat up.
He rubbed the back of his head. "I just thought-"
"I know Naruto. It's ok." Hinata replied as she pushed her hair away from her face.
"What's your favorite color?" Naruto asked suddenly.
"Huh?"
"We've been asking and telling each other about Takeshi and your family but I haven't really gotten to know you." Naruto told her.
"Oh, it's purple."
"What do you like?" he asked, wanting to know more about her.
"Animals, school, being outside, music, and you. I'm not a very interesting person, am I?" she wondered seeing his face.
"More interesting than me! I like ramen, foxes, anime, taijutsu, the color orange, and... you. Not much about me either but we both want to make differences in other people's lives. I want to make people pay for what they've done if they have hurt someone." Naruto told Hinata as he laid down, now feeling the pain from his wound.
"A lawyer?" Hinata asked as she joined him, staring into his eyes.
"No. I don't think I'm going to make it to college." Naruto replied adding, "What do you want to be?"
"I've never thought about it. My father always pressured the company on me, teaching me about it after school. If it comes down to it, I'll just become the CEO… It can't be that bad." She whispered as Naruto held her close.
"What about a vet or a doctor? You like to help people-"
"So do you." Hinata interrupted.
"Not like that though." He told her as he kissed her. "We'll worry about the future when-" Naruto was saying when they heard footsteps outside the door. A shadow fell underneath and they shot up to a sitting postion, trying to act normal.
The handle turned and they stiffened. "Damn it!" Naruto yelled.
"What's wrong?" Hinata asked.
"The stitches… I think the wound opened back up." Naruto replied as Tsunade walked inside.
"Then you shouldn't try to be sneaky Naruto. Get back to your own bed Hinata." She ordered and Hinata did as she was told. "It's going to be about a week and a half before you are good enough to walk around without the stitches re-opening." Tsunade informed Naruto.
He gaped at her. "No, I can't! I have a football game this Saturday!" Naruto pleaded, climbing from the bed.
"Don't move anymore than you have to. Everytime you open that up means more time here." Naruto looked at Hinata then back to Tsunade.
"Fine. When is Hinata leaving?" he asked then added, "HInata said the doctor said soon."
"Did I say that?" Tsunade said.
"I don't know-"
"Unless I say it, then don't listen… She can leave today. She has until 11:30 to do so." Tsunade replied as she wrote on her clipboard.
"11:30 today? Do I have to go back to school?" Hinata wondered.
Tsunade shook her head. "I'll give you a note to take with you to school tomorrow." Tsunade said, glancing at Naruto. "Get back in bed or I'll make it two weeks." Naruto scrambled hastily back on top of his covers and glared.
"Can't you just let me go to-" he asked.
"No!" Tsunade yelled, storming out.
"What time is it?" Naruto asked Hinata, who already had her phone in her hand.
"11:15…" She looked at Naruto, her eyes teary.
"Text Kiba and tell him to pick you up. I'm sure he'll hang with you-" Naruto replied, upset that he couldn't stay with her.
"I know Naruto but Takeshi… Never mind." A smile appeared on her face. "Everything is going to be ok. I can do this. As long as he doesn't know, nothing bad will happen." She stood shakily and hugged Naruto.
He heard her sob. "Hinata, I'll be out of here before the week is over- I promise. I heal quick." He gave her a thumbs up as she stepped away.
She smiled again and waited for a nurse to come. "Thank you Naruto. I'll try to see you Saturday then. I wish I could come see you but-"
"I know Hinata." Naruto told her as she left, waving. He sighed and laid on his stomach. 'I'll have to wait for my new phone I guess. Why did he have to break it?' He thought fake crying.
He pulled the bell and a nurse came in. "Do you have a laptop? I need to go on Facebook." Naruto told her. She stared at him in disbelief. "It's an emergency. My phone is broken and I don't have any way to get a hold of my guardian besides Facebook."
The nurse sighed and disappeared. Minutes later she came back in and handed it to him. "Don't be too long." She told him in a snotty tone. Naruto glared. "Ok…" he said sarcastically as she left, shutting the door.
Naruto turned the computer on, waiting for it to start up. "Why is this taking so long?" he asked no one. Finally, after ten minutes, the windows logo popped up and soon the desktop.
Naruto clicked on Internet Explorer, laughing at the homepage. "Oh my god… Looks like I was right. Anime really is better. They're contradicting their own argument." Naruto said as he went to Facebook and began typing in Jirayai.
"I'll just send him a quick message, telling him about my phone and that I'm in the hospital… Maybe I shouldn't tell him I'm in the hospital. He'll flip but he needs to know. How did the school not contact him yet? They don't know about my injury. Shizune will though and then I'll be trouble…" Naruto told himself as he typed a quick message. "I should tell him so if he finds out from someone else, he won't be mad- I hope." Naruto added him being in the hospital into the paragraph and clicked send.
"There. Now Jirayai knows to message me on Facebook and not on my phone." Naruto barely finished his sentence when a friend request popped up. Clicking, he saw Takeshi's name. "He thinks I'm going add him as a friend on facebook? He's a f-"
A new message showed and Naruto checked it. "Is he serious? He has to be drunk." Naruto exclaimed as he read the message:
I'm sorry for hurting you last night. I didn't mean it- any of it. I was drunk and I'm sure you were told how I get. Me and Hinata are having a very difficult time in our relationship right now. Her father didn't want me coming around anymore and I just didn't understand why. We spent some time apart to get things together and she thought we were over… but we're not- I love her too much to let her go. If you touch her again, I'll kill you.
The last sentence shocked Naruto. He looked on the page for more information. "Sent by mobile…" Naruto read, looking around.
He suddenly got another from Takeshi. I'm everywhere Naruto. Why do you think she can't get away from me? If you know what's good for you, you'll get away while you still can.
Naruto growled, feeling a little creeped out. Why are you doing this to Hinata? He messaged back.
I need her but you wouldn't know that. You've always been alone- your godfather is away almost all the time and no parents to care for you. I would really hate to be you.
Why? Just because I'm alone doesn't mean I can't find someone to be with. Hinata deserves better than you.
Being alone means you're more vulnerable… And are you that someone Hinata deserves? You're nothing but a failure. No one can help you and even if she does end up breaking up with me somehow, I will always be there watching and waiting for the moment you two slip up. You will die. Then I will take her and tear her to pieces.