Uuhhaaaaaa what's up everyone? Sorry for the wait but I'm back and bring the heat with this new chapter of cerulean cries. As is custom I will reply to your reviews so here we go.
Sox 776: oh rest assured my dear sox that Erika will play a pivotal role in royally testing naruto's and hinata relationship and thanks for the compliment.
Angel Girl Julia: ya sorry about not updating before Christmas but I actually was pretty busy believe it or not and I like sugar on top of things to lol.
Chigatana: well I tried my best to do the whole fan girl thing but I'm no masashi kishimoto and I think the whole wolf deal is kind of reserved by the inuzuka clan but thanks for the suggestion.
RasenganFin: I hate to be rude but what are you talking about I have no idea what you mean by that.
Shadow Zeranion: that is if she faces Neji mwuhahahahahaha
Dragon Man 180: and I can't wait to write about it lol but as for hinata summoning them, only time will tell.
Phatman: I know right in almost every fan fic I've read (which is a lot) the fox shows up on his birthday or drags his ass into his own proverbial mindscape to give him new powers but am more atoned to the facts of the naruto universe (which due to the newest manga chapter is really getting weird but I will love on). I also admire masashi kishimoto for his ability to create incredible characters in the naruto universe when I use up a good part of my creative genius to make three (I bow to kishimoto)
THE HEE-HO KING: thank you very much for explaining me what whipped meant, since then I have been using it to describe a very large amount of my friends but that's beside the point I thank you very much.
Shadow2777: ya know what I might just take you up on that offer my friend I just might.
Lil.ramen.lover: 0o holy crap were you high on ramen when you wrote this, it's freaking incredible hinata signs the contract, trains and then summons the giant naruto as the boss fox. You my ramen loving friend, are a freaking genius p.s tell me were you buy your ramen.
Now in the words of America's future president Arnold Schwarzenegger "I was elected to lead, not to read" and so I shall lead you all to another great chapter of cerulean cries. ON WITH THE FREAKIN SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter twelve: memories of the moonlight pendant
The sun had set over Konoha and it was just beginning to get dark as the door to naruto's apartment opened. In walked hinata, she was completely out of breath and completely drained of chakra. "father can be so strict sometimes but I guess I did ask to train for three days straight though" hinata sighed to herself.
She walked into her room and placed her stuff down. Hinata used to have a body length mirror in her old room but not in this one. Hinata walked into the washroom and turned on the light. Her clothes were covered in dirt, sweat and grime from training.
Hinata disrobed her clothes and turned the water in the bath on. She then looked at herself in the mirror.
Even after becoming a genin all that time ago training and completing missions with her team her figure had not changed.
She was still slim and slender, Silky porcelain skin and not a single ounce or fat on her body. Hinata sighed. "I had hoped training for so log with father would build more muscle but I guess not" she said to herself as she flexed revealing nothing but the slightest increase in density. Hinata sighed as she took off her undergarments and slipped into the hot bath. Hinata let out a deep sigh as she slid even further under the bath water. "Oh I needed this" she sighed aloud as the water seamed to melt away the dirt and grime.
Hinata reached for her hair and realized it had grown since the last time she really checked. It was now about down to her shoulder blades. "My hair seems to be growing at an inhuman level" hinata chuckled as she remembered the first time naruto noticed her hair being longer.
Hinata sighed again. "Naruto kun the chunin exams are tomorrow will you come home tonight".
One hour later
Hinata had just gotten out of her bath and wrapped a snow white house coat around herself. She walked out of the bathroom and looked at the front door. "He's not coming is he" hinata sighed as she walked into her room and put on some pyjamas. She took one look at her snow white bed and then walked out into the hall and looked at the door to naruto's room.
Hinata shrugged and walked into naruto's room. She looked at naruto's bed before jumping onto it with cat like grace and immediately slid under the covers. Naruto's scent was strong under the covers but hinata didn't mind, to her it was the most peaceful scent in the world.
Hinata soon felt herself falling into a deep blissful sleep.
Hinata was soon awakened by several soft noises coming from the other room. She cringed slightly realising her chakra had not yet recovered. Hinata could hear footsteps approaching naruto's bedroom.
"Could it be an enemy or a villager" hinata asked herself as her body began to stiffen in readiness.
The door opened and shut slowly as the footsteps became even closer. Hinata decided to wait it out and pretend to be asleep. The figure was right beside the bed. Hinata almost jumped after hearing a loud thud and then some slight shuffling of what sounded like cloth.
"I have just enough chakra to activate my byakugan" hinata told herself. Hinata activated her byakugan and saw that the person in the room was none other than naruto. Before the sigh of relief came, hinata began to panic as naruto lifted the covers and slid under.
Hinata's heart was beating at a speed so fast that no person could measure and they weren't even touching.
Naruto was now still and silent breathing softly. Hinata began to move further away from him when she heard the strangest and yet most frightening sound she had ever heard.
Naruto was crying.
Hinata was utterly shocked, in the entire time she has known naruto she had never once seen him even shed a tear. "Oh naruto Kun" hinata sighed as her maternal instincts kicked in.
Despite the intense heat she was already feeling hinata hugged naruto in a maternal embrace.
Hinata knew that naruto wasn't even awake but she didn't care, she just let naruto's body heat along with her own lull her into a blissful sleep.
"So it's started huh" a man clad in white robes sighed as he stared into naruto's apartment. "So it seems" a man, half paying attention replied with his head in a book.
"I'm trusting you to keep them….well you know until they are the appropriate age kakashi" the man sighed. Kakashi shut his book and walked over jumped over to the man who was perched on another branch. "Despite the fact I read these books Hiashi Sama, I still can still determine weather or not what your implying is what I'm seeing, and that's not what I'm seeing" kakashi smiled from under his mask putting an arm over hiashi's shoulder.
"I suppose your right; just make sure neither of them gets hurt during the exam" hiashi sighed as he disappeared. Kakashi sighed and re-opened his book.
"That will depend on how hard they trained" kakashi sighed as he jumped away.
The next morning
Hinata slowly awoke to the unfamiliar feeling of security and warmth. She tried to move but soon realized that would be all but impossible as naruto had shifted during the night.
No, it was more like his will moved his beaten and unconscious body into a position that he wished for.
Naruto had moved his arms to envelop hinata in an embrace just below the top of her abs and his head was leaning on her shoulder, his breath tickling the nape of her neck. Hinata turned scarlet immediately hoping naruto didn't feel the temperature increase.
"It's almost impossible to believe that people could think badly towards naruto" hinata sighed to herself.
"Even when he's sleeping he cares about others" she said smiling a sad smile. Hinata felt naruto flinch slightly, most people wouldn't have seen it but hinata felt it.
"Hard to believe" hinata sighed feeling herself fall asleep again remembering a particular day at the academy so long ago.
It was naruto's ninth birthday and hinata had just managed to walk up to the door of naruto's apartment.
For the past three years hinata had brought naruto birthday gifts, but this year would be the year she would give it to him face to face. She walked up to the door and was about to knock when the door began to open.
Naruto walked out and almost stepped on a small box. Naruto looked at it for a second and then picked it up. Hinata was watching naruto from behind the entranceway wall. "Still warm" naruto said as he opened it. When removed from the wrapping paper the gift was far smaller than let on. Naruto pulled out a small teardrop shaped pendant that was carved from some sort of pure white stone. Naruto looked at it hard, almost expecting it to do something.
"It's probably something intended to hurt me" naruto sighed as he casually threw the pendant across the hallway watching it slid to a stop under the bench.
Hinata was heartbroken. "What about my other gifts" she said nearly crying. Hinata ran towards the academy silently shedding tears as she went.
Academy room 101
It had been about an hour since hinata had seen naruto throw her pendant. Hinata couldn't help but look over her shoulder to see naruto in the top row of the class casually leaning back in his chair as he often does. "Why did he do that, how could he be so mean" hinata began to ask herself. Hinata's thoughts where interrupted by the school bell. "alright class that's the bell for recess so play nice and train if you want" iruka sighed as his class ran screaming out except for two students .Naruto who was casually walking down the stairs and hinata who was still sitting in her seat.
Naruto walked out of the room but iruka noticed that hinata was still sitting in her seat. "Hinata you know the bell rang right" iruka reminded. "y-yes sensei" hinata replied. "Then why are you still here" iruka asked. Hinata thought for a moment why did she stay instead of go with the others and play. I-iruka sensei can I a-ask you something" hinata stuttered.
"Sure hinata what is it" iruka asked walking over to hinata. "w-well w-why does n-naruto act so mean" hinata asked but couldn't believe she was doing so.
"What's this all of a sudden, when was naruto mean to you" iruka asked a little concerned. "w-when I tried to g-give him a b-birthday gift I got nervous and he threw it away" hinata said starting to get sad again.
Although her story wasn't really clear iruka kinda had a good idea of what happened. "hinata three years ago today naruto came into class and asked if I had given him a gift, I said no and he asked if I knew anyone who had, I also said no. naruto has never had anyone give him a gift before that day, so I don't think he meant to intentionally hurt you maybe you should tell him it was from you and he might say sorry" iruka explained.
Hinata's worry seemed to fade away and she got up and ran to the door. "t-thank you iruka sensei" she smiled as she ran out of the room.
Hinata ran out towards the schoolyard and then beyond that towards naruto's apartment. She didn't care that school was still in. She would give naruto his gift properly this time. Hinata reached naruto's apartment building. She looked around in the area where she saw naruto throw the necklace, but she didn't find it. Hinata looked frantically but still could not find the necklace.
Hinata began to cry and soon found herself walking back to school. She had just walked through the gates and saw two boys kicking someone.
She got a closer look and saw that it was naruto. Just as she was about to scream iruka sensei poofed in behind them and knocked them out. Iruka then offered his hand to naruto who refused it and walked out of the schoolyard.
Hinata opened her eyes again re-awakening from another brush with sleep. Naruto still had his arms around her and his breath was still tickling her neck. Hinata looked over at the clock. The clock said it was 4:15 am. Hinata sighed and tried to fall back to sleep but realized something was poking her in the back. Hinata fidgeted slightly but not enough to wake even naruto.
She felt the object that was poking her fall down. Curiosity was beginning to get to hinata. She had to know what was poking her in the back. Hinata ever so delicately moved herself so she was facing naruto. And there low and behold the Moonlight Pendant that hinata had tried to give to naruto over three years ago.
"He kept it" hinata nearly gasped. Hinata then realized the position she was in and turned a shade of red so bright that it rivalled to sun itself. Hinata soon passed out from embarrassment and fell asleep again.
So how did ya all like this one huh? I know it's short and all but I promise the next one will be much longer. Anyways the chunin exams will be starting next chapter so prepare yourselves for it folks.
Oh and let me know how my little flashback worked out huh, I figured even in the manga and anime that there isn't a lot of insight into naruto's past so I just decided to make my own.
p.s I wrote the above reviews about a month ago so i'm sorry if i missed you.
Anyways till next time peace out.
