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Whoa, I think this is my fastest update for this story x) Haha, I think I rushed this chapter too much because I was too excited to put in more drama between Naruto and Hinata. Anyways, READ and REVIEW :)


Hinata wiped away her tears and took a deep breath.

She felt so…free. She felt as if a huge burden has been lifted off her shoulders. "I did it. I really did it…I broke up with him…" Hinata put her hand to her chest. "I need to move on. I need to stop holding onto him. He's my past…not my future…I shouldn't worry about it, anymore." She found herself smiling as she roamed around the village happily.


Kiba just happened to be walking in her direction. He saw Hinata coming towards him, and quickly ran over to her. "Hinata!" He called out her name.

Hinata looked up to see Kiba smiling at her. "O…oh…Kiba kun…" Hinata smiled back awkwardly.

Kiba's smile slowly died down, seeing her expression. "Come on, Hinata, don't be like this. Just because I confessed to you, you act like I'm some kind of criminal or something," He crossed his arms.

"I'm sorry, it's just that…it feels really weird, now that I know how you feel about me…" Hinata muttered.

"Uh huh. So, you looked awfully happy a while ago…anything good happen with Naruto today?" Kiba rolled his eyes.

"Um…actually…" Hinata bit her bottom lip, hesitating. "…actually…I just broke up with him."

Kiba stayed quiet for a few moments, her words processing through is was surprised when he suddenly laughed. "That was a good one, Hinata," He chuckled.

Hinata glared at him.

Kiba stopped laughing when he noticed her serious look. "No way…" He narrowed his eyes. "You're serious?"

Hinata nodded.

"But…why? I mean, you love him so much. And you're always saying that you have hope that he'll love you back…and that you don't want to break up with him…so…so why?" Kiba shook his head.

"Because he can't love me. I've waited long enough, and if he still can't fall in love with me after all this time…then I know it's impossible…" Hinata muttered.

Kiba felt joy bubbling up in him. "Then, come to me, Hinata," He smiled warmly at her.

Hinata blushed. "No, I can't…like I said, you're only a friend-,"

"Then go out with me. If you become mines, then you'll get to know me better…you'll love me in time. I can wait, Hinata…so please, just give me a chance," Kiba pleaded.

"I will never see you anything more than a friend, Kiba. I really can't be with you," Hinata rejected and turned to go. She gasped when she felt Kiba grab her wrist.

"Please, Hinata. I'll definitely treasure you…I'll love you…and I'll give you everything. I'll treat you better than Naruto did," Kiba pulled her closer to him.

Hinata tried to pull away, but his grasp on her was too strong. "K…Kiba kun…I don't like this. Please stop," She begged and struggled to go.

"Hinata…please…" Kiba replied, in softer tone.

Hinata turned to look at him and felt guilt rising up in her. He was looking at her so lovingly. She had never seen him look at her that way before. "Kiba kun…" Hinata sighed.

"Just give me a chance. Go out with me," Kiba begged.

Hinata averted her eyes from him. "I can't. If I go out with you…we'd be in the same situation. You'll stay with me, knowing that I still love Naruto kun. I don't want to hurt you in the same way Naruto kun hurt me. I don't want to see you suffer, knowing that I can't stop thinking about Naruto kun…I'm sorry," Hinata murmured quietly.

"I can endure it, Hinata! As long as I have you by my side…I can endure it," Kiba replied eagerly.

"Sure, you can endure it. But after a while, you'll be in so much pain. I can never feel the same way about you, Kiba kun. You're my precious friend, and I don't want to hurt you more than I already am…please…if you really do love me, you'll know how I feel…please…" Hinata pleaded him and she finally felt his grip loosen.

Kiba stayed quiet for a moment. Then he let out a sigh and gently let go of her. "…fine…" He stared at her with sorrowful eyes that made Hinata feel even guiltier.

"Kiba kun, please understand. I want you to be happy, but if I do go out with you, you'll only be hurt. I don't want to see in the same situation as me," Hinata raised one her hands up and cupped his cheek. "You're like my brother. I don't want to be the one who makes you heartbroken…" She gave him a heartwarming smile. She almost shrieked when Kiba pulled her into a hug. Hinata blushed, feeling him snuggle into her hair. Her mind flashed back to how Naruto used to hug her the same way and she closed her eyes, trying to erase the thought.

"Then if I can't have you…at least, I can be here for you. So whenever you need a shoulder to cry on, or anything at all…come to me, ok?" Kiba whispered into her ear, sending chills down her spine.

Hinata hesitantly nodded. Hinata couldn't move from his embrace so they stayed in that position for a few moments.

"I love you…" Kiba suddenly stated.

Hinata felt an aching in her chest. 'I'm so sorry, Kiba kun. I'm sorry I can't return your feelings…' Hinata thought as she hugged him back just to make him feel better.


Naruto was still at the bridge, staring motionlessly at his reflection in the small, river stream below him. "Hinata…" He whispered her name.

It felt so weird to think that she wasn't there anymore. He had gotten so used to having her with him, that everything felt so empty when she broke up with him.

And that horrible aching in his chest…what the hell was that? Naruto clutched his shirt tightly and narrowed his eyes. It actually hurt more than his feeling of unrequited love for Sakura. The aching was so damn uncomfortable. Naruto sighed and closed his eyes, listening to the sound of the water. Hinata appeared in his thoughts, and the aching in his chest got worse.

"Shit! Why the hell does it hurt so much?" Naruto hissed in a frustrated tone.

He licked his lips and remembered how Hinata kissed him just before she broke up with him. Naruto touched his lips and his expression softened. "How…how can she do that to me? How can she just kiss me…and then break up with me right after? Damn it…" Naruto squatted down and buried his face into his crossed arms. Her kiss replayed, again and again, in his mind. Naruto closed his eyes tightly, trying to get rid of the scene.

He then realized that whenever he thought of her, the aching in his chest would increase. "Is she the reason why I'm like this? Why does it hurt so much to think about her?" Naruto took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Hinata chan overheard me saying that I still loved Sakura chan…she wanted me to be happy. How the hell can I be happy when Sakura chan's already with Sasuke? And…without Hinata chan…I…" Naruto grasped his forehead and swallowed. He opened his eyes and stared sadly down at the water.

"…how can I be happy without Hinata chan?"


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Two weeks have gone by since Hinata and Naruto broke up.

Hinata spent her days with her friends, and being accompanied (a lot) by Kiba.

Like how they first started dating, the news about Naruto and Hinata breaking up spread like wildfire throughout the village. Hinata kept getting harassed by constant questions about why they broke up. As of right now, she was walking to Ichiraku (with Kiba, of course).

"Are you ok? Everyone has been bothering you about the breakup for days, now…" Kiba looked at her worriedly.

"It's ok. They can't help being curious about love relationships. I admit, it's making it harder for me to forget about him, though, but…I'll try…" Hinata sighed and shivered.

It was currently snowing.

Kiba noticed her trembling and put his arms around her shoulder, pulling her closer. Hinata blushed at the sudden contact. "Kiba kun…?" She stared up questioningly at him.

"You look cold. You'll be warmer if we're closer together," Kiba muttered.

"Ah, I guess…" Hinata blinked. She looked up at the snowing sky and got chills, feeling small snowflakes falling gently on her face.

Kiba glanced at her and grinned at her cute expression. "You're so cute," He chuckled.

Hinata's eyes saddened, remembering how Naruto used to always call her cute. She shook her head, wanting to get rid of Naruto in her thoughts. Hinata gently pushed him away when they reached Ichiraku. They sat down and Kiba quickly ordered two bowls of ramen for them.

"It's snowing…and since it's December now, isn't your birthday in a few days?" Kiba asked.

"Ah! I totally forgot. Yea, it's on the 17th…so it'll be in three more days. I'll be turning 18," Hinata smiled excitedly.

"You're so old," Kiba smirked.

Hinata slightly nudged him. "Whatever…you're a year older than me, so don't talk about me being old," She giggled.

"Do you want anything for your birthday? Like new clothes, or shoes? Or maybe some jewelry?" Kiba suggested.

"I don't care. I'll accept anything from friends," Hinata shrugged.

"Heh, then I'll bring you something cute," Kiba smiled. Cute things always suited her personality.

Hinata nodded as a worker set down two bowls of ramen noodles in front of them.

Hinata stared down at the food, her mind flashing to Naruto. She sighed and looked around the small shop. Of course, everything in Ichiraku reminded her of Naruto. It was his favorite place to eat, after all.

Kiba noticed the distant look in her eyes and knew what she was thinking about. He stayed quiet and poked at his noodles with chopsticks. 'She's still thinking of him, huh? Well, what can I expect…she has been in love with him for her whole life…' He thought and slumped his shoulders down.


Meanwhile, Naruto spent his days training.

Hinata lingered in his mind for the last two weeks, ever since they broke up. Naruto groaned in frustration as he shot a kunai forcefully through a few trees. "Damn it, why can't I get her out of my mind?" He plopped down on the snow-covered ground and let the small snowflakes fall on his face.

"Snow…" He whispered. Snow reminded him of Hinata. He remembered how he went into her room and it was all white…just like snow.

He wasn't wearing a t-shirt because he was training, but he didn't care when his skin began to feel cold. He felt so empty, that everything around him was numb. His hand reached out towards the sky, gathering some snowflakes onto his palm.

"This aching in my chest won't go away. Why am I like this?" Naruto closed his eyes slowly, and let his hand fall back down. He lay there, letting the snow cover him up.


Hinata gasped when she felt a sudden pain in her chest.

"What's wrong?" Kiba asked worriedly.

"Ah, my chest…it's hurting," Hinata took a deep breath and held her hand against her chest.

"Does it hurt a lot? I'll take you to the hospital-,"

"No, it's not that kind of pain. It's more like…an emotional feeling of pain…" Hinata muttered.

"Emotional pain?" Kiba raised an eyebrow.

"Yea, it feels like how my chest hurts whenever I'm with Naruto kun…" Hinata replied quietly.

Kiba clenched his hands into fists at the mention of Naruto. "Do you miss him that much?" He asked.

Hinata looked at him and nodded slowly. "I…I really do miss him…" She looked down sadly. "But I don't regret my decision of breaking up with him. I know what I did was right," Hinata got off her chair and gestured him to follow. "Come on, you're already done eating anyway. Let's go to the training grounds for a bit…I bet there's a lot snow covering the area already."


When they reached the training grounds, Hinata gaped at how much snow was there. She looked down at her feet and noticed the snow covered her ankles. "Wow, there's so much snow!" She smiled brightly. Hinata bent down and made a small snowball. She turned around and threw it at Kiba.

Kiba flinched at the sudden action. He looked over to Hinata and saw that she already had another snowball in her hand. Kiba smirked and made a snowball of his own. He quickly threw it at Hinata, but Hinata dodged it.

Hinata laughed at him and began to run around when Kiba kept throwing, nonstop. "Kiba kun! That's not fair!" Hinata pouted as she tried to throw one at him.

Kiba gathered a bunch of snow in his hands and ran over to her.

Hinata shrieked and tried to escape from him. "Don't throw all that snow on me!" She laughed as Kiba kept aiming for her.

Hinata gasped when Kiba caught up to her and picked her up from behind. "Got you," Kiba grinned and smacked a handful of snow into her face.

Hinata shivered from the coldness. She glared at him and struggled out of his embrace. She kicked up some snow at him. "You're lucky we're running in snow, or else you'd never be able to catch me," She taunted him.

"Heh, yea right," Kiba chuckled as he aimed another snowball at her.

Hinata ducked when the snowball came at her and she quickly threw her own snowball towards his stomach.

Kiba made a small grunting noise when it impacted his chest. "Damn, don't throw it that hard, Hinata!" He exclaimed.

Hinata only laughed at him.

Kiba couldn't help but smile at the sound of her laughter. She looked so beautiful when she was happy.

Hinata stopped laughing when she saw the loving look on Kiba's face. She blushed at his gaze and averted her eyes down.

Kiba chuckled at her nervousness.

Hinata backed up a few steps and gasped when she tripped over something.

"Hinata!" Kiba ran over to her.

Hinata blinked and looked at what she tripped over. Her eyes widened in fear.

"What's wrong?" Kiba reached her and looked over to what she was staring at. He narrowed his eyes when he realized it was there was a person lying under a pile of snow. "…what the hell…?" Kiba crept closer to the figure.

"K…Kiba kun…who is that? Is he dead?" Hinata got up slowly and followed after him.

Kiba shook his head. "No, I can still sense his chakra…" Kiba realized that the chakra seemed familiar to him. As he got close enough, Kiba knelt down and brushed away some snow from the person's face. Both Kiba and Hinata gasped when they saw who it was.

Panic overcame Hinata as she knelt down and shoved away the snow from the person's body. "N…Naruto kun…Naruto kun!" She frantically brushed away the snow away from Naruto's face.

"Naruto? What the hell is he doing out here in the snow? And he's not even wearing a shirt…" Kiba put a finger on Naruto's wrist and felt his pulse. "He's ok…but we need to take him to a hospital, quick. Who knows how long he's been out here." Hinata helped Kiba pick up Naruto.

Kiba put Naruto on his back and glanced over at Hinata. She looked as if she was about to cry.

"Don't worry, Hinata…he'll be fine." He reassured her as they both dashed towards the hospital.


"What the hell? You two just found him lying in the snow, topless?" Tsunande raised an eyebrow.

Kiba and Hinata nodded.

"He's such an idiot…" Tsunande sighed as she pulled up the bed covers to Naruto's shoulders. "Well, you two can stay here with him for a while. I'll come check up on him in a few hours," She replied as she exited the hospital room.

Hinata sat down on a stool next to the bed and stared at Naruto worriedly. Kiba watched silently as she reached for Naruto's hand and held it.

"You idiot…staying in the snow like that without anything covering you…" Hinata sighed.

A feeling of sadness overcame Kiba as he saw just how much love was held in Hinata's eyes. 'She loves him so much.' He thought and shook his head. "Hinata, I'll leave you alone with him. If you need anything, just come over to my place, ok?" Kiba put a hand on her shoulder.

Hinata just stayed quiet and nodded.

"Don't worry so much…Naruto will probably just catch a cold. He isn't the type of person who'd just lay there to die," Kiba leaned down and placed a kiss on Hinata's head before heading out.

"Kiba kun…" Hinata called his name quietly.

Kiba stopped right before he was out the door.

"…thank you. It was really fun today," Hinata murmured.

Kiba smiled and closed the door behind him.

Hinata turned her focus back onto Naruto. She ran her thumb over his knuckles gently and remembered the times they held hands. She looked at his face and reached over to caress his cheek. Her fingers shivered at how cold his skin was. "You're so cold. How long did you stay out in the snow? What will I do if you have hypothermia or die in the cold? You're always making me worried," She smiled sadly at him. "I wonder how you have been without me for two weeks. I bet you're so much happier with me out of the way…" She muttered to herself.

Hinata gasped and quickly withdrew away when Naruto stirred.

"Mmm…" Naruto groaned as his eyes fluttered open. "Where the hell am I…?" He blinked and rubbed his eyes.

"Naruto kun?"

Naruto nearly jumped when he heard Hinata's voice. He sat up and saw Hinata sitting beside the bed. "Hinata chan?" Naruto looked around and noticed he was in the hospital. "Why am I in the hospital?" He narrowed his eyes.

"You were lying under a pile of snow at the training grounds. You didn't even have a shirt on," Hinata glared at him.

"Eh? I guess I fell asleep…" Naruto scratched his head. "But how did you find me? Were you going to train, too?" He asked.

"No…Kiba and I were playing around in the snow…and then I tripped over you. We brushed away the snow on your face and realized that it was you, so we took you to the hospital," Hinata explained.

'Kiba, again?' Naruto thought and pushed down his feelings of jealousy.

"…um…Naruto kun…why did you fall asleep on the ground? Were you too exhausted?" Hinata questioned.

Naruto stared at her and saw how worried she was. "No. I fell asleep after I…" He paused and looked away from her. "…I was thinking about you…" He murmured.

Hinata's eyes widened. An awkward silence filled air. Hinata averted her eyes down to the ground. "Well, since you're okay, I'll be leaving now," She replied in a quiet voice and stood up. She turned to go, but felt Naruto grabbing her arm.

"Hinata chan…"

Hinata could feel her heart beating rapidly.

"…are you happy? Are you happy, without me?" Naruto asked curiously.

Hinata stayed quiet.

Naruto was taken by surprise when she jerked her arm away from him.

"Yes, I'm happy." She replied firmly.

Naruto felt the ache in his chest coming back.

"And you? You're probably happy now, right? Without me-,"

"I'm not." Naruto interrupted.

Hinata's eyes widened. She turned around slowly to face him.

Naruto took a good look at her and oh, how he missed her. Seeing her after two weeks, she seemed just so much more beautiful. "Hinata chan, tell me…how can I possibly be happy, if Sakura chan is already with Sasuke?" He stared at her with questionable eyes.

Hinata didn't reply. She didn't know how to answer that. "Well…even if she's with him…at least, you won't be confused about your feelings between me and her. Even if she's with him, at least you can love her without having to keep it a secret from me. Isn't it easier now that I'm out of the way?" Hinata faked a smile at him.

Naruto just glared at her. "You expect me to be happy when you're out of my life?" He shook his head at her.

Hinata swallowed and turned back around. "I'm sorry, Naruto kun. I can't do anything about you anymore. Breaking up with you…it made me felt…" She let out a deep breath. "…it made me feel free. I can finally let you go and I won't hold onto you anymore. If you still aren't happy now…then go find another girl who will put up with you loving Sakura chan. As for me, I'm already done waiting for you."


Man, that felt so SHORT! Review and tell me what you think of it please.