Hello everyone! It's me! Now, before you start yelling 'WHAT THE HELL TOOK YOU SO LONG!' let me apologize for my lateness. I can be very lazy when it comes to writing and sometimes it takes a single spark for me to start a new chapter. Plus, I have been busy with my new job and also my classes now. So, do you all forgive me?

Naruto: I forgive you Iloveallanime16! Believe it!

Iloveallanime16: Thank you! But…never say your catchphrase around me….I've heard it wayy too much in my life.

Naruto: But it's awesome! Believe it!

Iloveallanime16: Say it one more time and you won't get your chapter with Hinata-Chan! *Glares down at chibi form Naruto*

Naruto: *Gulps* Y-Yes ma'am! *Salutes and nod's furiously*

Iloveallanime16: Good, now then, onward with the story! Will Kiba please do the disclaimer!

Kiba: Iloveallanime16 does not own Naruto. Only her OC's.

Iloveallanime16: If I did, well, let's just say, Naruto would have a certain pale-eyed Hyuuga as his wife.

Previous chapter:

"Hn, what's wrong?" Sakura scowled softly.

"I thought...Never mind," Sakura shook her head and Sasuke frowned and grabbed her shoulders and placed her next to him. He smirked down at her and grabbed her chin.

"If you're gonna get distracted, let's do it another way," Sakura widened her eyes and blushed and pushed him away.

"L-Let's just go see the Hokage!" She yelled as she walked ahead and Sasuke smirked.

"I love it when you blush Blossom, makes me want you more,"

"S-Shut up pervert! And don't call me that!"

"Hn, a pervert blossom? Didn't seem like it when you were under me and wanting my kisses,"

"That was not the case! You surprised me! Baka!" Sakura yelped as she felt him behind her and lifted her over his shoulder.

Present:

With Naruto and Hinata:

Naruto had ran to the stream and stopped right in front of it and gotten down on his knees. He just realized that Hinata had actually become the water and he couldn't tell where she was at all!

Crap! How am I going to talk to her now?!

Kukukuku, how amusing. You humans always allow your emotions to get the better of you

Scram you old fox! I don't have time to deal with you!

Very well, but be warned human, something is coming and your little water woman may be involved soon…

What did you just say! Bu the fox had quieted down in Naruto's mind and he cursed and sat down near the stream and looked at intently, frowning.

"Hinata-Chan, please, just come out, I want to talk to you…and I want to tell you how I really feel," Naruto muttered and blinked as a form of water started to come out of the stream and then came onto the land and started to peel away, revealing Hinata, who was avoiding eye contact and sat away from Naruto, who turned to her quickly, and crossed her arms.

"What do you want?" She muttered with contempt in her voice. She didn't even know why she came out of the water. She was planning on just staying in there and ignoring Naruto until he went away, but she remembered what both her birth mother, bless her soul and Mother Nature had taught her.

Everyone always deserves a second chance and even when you don't want to forgive that person, it's always the right decision to hear what they truly have to say and see if you can truly trust them again…. So, with that in her mind, she decided to come out at his words and see if she could truly forgive Naruto.

"Hinata-Chan..." He murmured as he tried to reach out to her, but she slapped his hand away and he masked his hurt by covering his face with his bangs. Hinata was trying so hard not to turn into her old self, the one that was weak and the one that would do anything for Naruto. She had to. She was an elemental guardian, Damnit!

"Naruto, what the hell do you have to say. If it's nothing, then I'm leaving," She went to get up and before she could, Naruto's hand shot out and grabbed her wrist and she was about to yell at him and then she saw his eyes, those bright blue eyes she used to love filled with pain and something else…something she didn't want to recognize.

"Hinata-Chan, you need to listen to me. I want to know why you and the girls left the village. Why did you leave all of us? Hinata-Chan, I was sad you left and when Baa-Chan said that we couldn't search for you, I was mad…Why did you leave?" Hinata felt something in her break and glared at Naruto, feeling the tears prick at her eyes and hoping she wouldn't break down and cry.

"Why? Why did I leave? Let me tell you something first Uzumaki-san" Naruto winced at her tone and Hinata felt a small ounce of satisfaction from that.

"I left because no matter how hard I tried, I would always be seen as the shy, weak Hyuuga heiress. I was tired of being treated like I couldn't do anything, like I was too weak to even throw a kunai. I was treated like shit by family and the boy I loved never took notice of me. My entire existence was ignored and the only people I could count on were my sister's and my team. I thought I could get by with just that, but when I heard you….when I heard what you truly thought about me, I felt like my heart was ripped right out of me and it was stomped on by the boy who I not only admired, but loved. Do you know how much it hurt to know how much you loved another even when they didn't love you back? Do you know that feels like? Watching someone you love try so hard to win someone else's feelings? Do you?!" Hinata yelled as she finished while panting out of breath from her speech and Naruto could only look in shock and didn't know what to say.

"Hinata-Chan, I…" Hinata turned away from him and kept her back to him.

"Don't even try and apologize. I don't want to hear it..."
She was about to walk and Naruto knew that. But he couldn't let her do that. Not again and not ever again! Naruto grabbed her arms and pulled her in front of him. Hinata struggled in his arms.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" She yelled but stopped when she saw his eyes glaring at her, both a ruby red.

"Hinata-Chan, you're going to listen to me and you're not gonna interrupt me, got it?" He growled and Hinata nodded slowly, never seeing this side of Naruto and actually being frightened and both excited by it.

"Now then, Hinata-Chan, I'm sorry. I know what I've done has hurt you and that I'm not exactly a great guy when it comes to how a girl feels for me. But I have always known that you were an amazing woman and that you always supported me, even when so many people didn't. I was stupid, I admit. I never took notice of your feelings and was so focused on Sakura-Chan because…because I thought if I got the pretty and popular girl, then people would notice me and that I would be cool. But I never thought that a girl would have true feelings for me because of what I am…how I contain the Kyuubi…but then I started to notice you, encouraging me from the sidelines and how you were starting to be there for me…and my feelings were becoming more stronger for you than anyone else…but I knew there was no way a girl like you, who was seen as a princess from a prestigious clan, would ever be interested in a person like me, some idiot kid who grew up with no name and no clan heritage and even the container of the Kyuubi…Hinata-Chan, I'm sorry for hurting you and I promise you that I will do whatever it takes to make you forgive me.." He finished with a determine look and holding her hands, looking into her pale lavender eyes. Hinata felt like she was supposed to pull her hands away, but she couldn't because those bright blue eyes, which had changed during his speech, held her in place and she felt like her legs were jelly. She swallowed and turned her head to the side, blushing softly.

"Naruto….I don't know if I could ever forgive you….because of what you said all those years ago…my heart won't be able to take it anymore…" She whispered softly, the pain laced into her voice. Naruto felt his confidence drop, and then remembered what Shikamaru had told him.

"Hinata-Chan, that wasn't me," Hinata turned her head so fast Naruto was surprised she didn't break it.

"What?" She whispered, surprise and disbelief in her voice. Naruto nodded and was still holding her hands.

"Hinata-Chan, the guys and I both went on a mission to Suna that day to deliver some documents and we didn't get back till three days later, I know you might not believe me, but go see Baa-Chan if you don't," Hinata was staring wide-eyed at the ground and was mumbling to herself.

"There's no way, we would have known," She muttered. Naruto grabbed her chin and she was turned to look at him and he had such a serious look on his face, something she thought she would never see on such a cheerful boy. She was blushing like mad, her old habits kicking in.

"Hinata-Chan, I know that you might not believe me, but I swear on my nindo, that I would never say anything about you like that…because I have always cared for you Hinata-Chan, then and now," Hinata was shocked and didn't know what to say. How was she supposed to react? The boy she tried so hard to fall in love with again just told her that he cared for her for so long? But she felt despair in her as she realized that he never truly said he loved her.

"Caring for someone and loving them are two different things," She spoke to Naruto and pulled herself out of his grasp. Naruto blinked as he saw her turn her head around and scratched his head.

"Well, that's true..." Hinata felt the sting of rejection creep into her and she felt tears form at the corner of her eyes. Naruto saw her eyes get hurt and turned her around and smiled softly at her.

"But I know that I both care and love you Hinata-Chan," He said with his boyish-grin and Hinata widened her eyes and felt like she couldn't breathe. Hinata didn't even realize her and Naruto's faces were that close until she felt his breath on her lips and she felt her eyes close softly as she tip-toed up to him, since he was taller than her, and planted a kiss on him. Naruto widened his eyes, but closed his eyes as well as he kissed her back and wrapped his arms around her waist as she wrapped her arms around her neck. Naruto decided to be bold and shyly pressed his tongue to her lips, to which she gasped and Naruto gained entrance to her mouth. Hinata was blushing like mad, but she also liked what he was doing. She ran her fingers through his blonde hair and she felt a rumble in his chest and he pressed her closer to him, liking what she was doing. He placed his hands on the small of her back and the two teens just stood there, ignoring the world around them as they kissed for what seemed like forever. Unfourtunaley, they need air and they both pulled away, panting and sporting blushes. Hinata looked down at the ground as her arms were still around Naruto's neck and he smiled and kissed the top of her head and hugged her tightly, to which she squeaked in surprise.

"Does that mean you forgive me, Hinata-Chan?" He whispered into her ear huskily and Hinata blushed madly.

"Nope," She whispered and she grinned as she saw Naruto's crestfallen face and gave him a peck on the lips.

"You're gonna have to make up a lot more for me to forgive you," She laughed at his dumbfounded look and she hugged him close and Naruto grinned.

"Okay then! Let's go out for some ramen!" He yelled with a fist pump and she laughed loudly as he dragged her along by her hand. Unknown to the two lovebirds, a small figure was watching them from the trees, munching on a bag of candy.

"Jeez, that was so lovey dovey, it makes me want to puke," The figure was a little girl about the age of 12 with long black hair that reached the middle of her back with blonde highlights and was braided. She had pale skin that looked almost translucent and she had dark black eyes and sharp teeth and she wore a black tank top with black khaki's and a long coat that wore the kanji form for 'Hate' on the back. She was sitting crossed legged on the tree and burped as she finished her candy. She rolled the bag up and tossed it and sighed.

"Why did I get stuck watching over that stupid water guardian? Jeez, when do we attack?" She whined and heard a beeping sound and looked down to her communicator.

"What is it?" She grumbled and then perked up as she heard her orders.

"Really? Ok then, I'll be over soon!" She smirked as she put it away and watch the backs of the two teens leave.

"Enjoy your date while you can little water guardian…I now know your weak spot and can't wait to have some fun," She grinned and licked her lips in excitement at her new prey then disappeared into the darkness.

Okay, now don't be so mad that this is a short chapter. I want to get the romance all out of the way first before we get onto the action, which is gonna be great. So I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I think it was pretty good, but that's my thoughts. It's easier for me to come up with Naruto and Hinata scenes since they are just the sweetest and cutest couple ever! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and next time it's gonna be either ShikaIno or NejiTen next…haven't really decided who goes next. But I can assure you, all those mystery characters will be revealed and so will their purpose after the next two chapters.

PS: I was listening to 'No One' By Alicia keys while writing this and I was feeling the romance come out of nowhere, so give props to that song for helping me along. Now then, everyone make sure to leave nice reviews, come on, the button's right there. No flames though. Bye!