Day 14: Swings

"Where are you taking me?" Her voice glittered with laughter.

"It's a secret. Just keep your eyes closed and no peeking with your Byakugan!" Naruto squeezed her shoulders and continued to steer her down the road.

Hinata giggled the whole walk. Every now and then she playfully resisted or tried to veer off one way or the other. That would earn her a raspy "Stop it, y'know!" followed by a deep chuckle.

The walk came to a stop and was followed by Naruto maneuvering her around and then gently pushing her down to sit. The seat rocked backwards a bit (a swing?) and she squeaked nervously, for fear that she would land on her bottom.

"Don't worry, I've got ya." Hinata felt his strong, warm hands steady her. His fingers were gentle as he untied the blindfold. "Okay keep your eyes shut a little longer."

Her breath caught as she felt Naruto pull the ropes of the swing back, lifting her from the ground… And then she was flying.

"Open your eyes!" He cried, excited. "Don't be afraid, I'm right here."

She relaxed her eyes and opened them.

The scenery flew by. The higher she climbed, the more she could see over the roof of the academy.

"Naruto!" Adrenaline flooded her system. "Naruto! It's so high!"

Naruto reacted and caught the swing, slowing her down to a stop.

"Are you okay?" He was concerned. "Did I scare you?"

"No! It was so much fun!" Her pearly eyes were sparkling. "I've never ever been on a swing before… If you can believe that… Oh! It was so exhilarating."

Naruto leaned forward and placed a soft kiss to her lips.

"Let's swing together." Her voice broke the kiss.

"O-Okay." His face flushed a bit. He firmly grasped the roped and hoisted himself up, planting his feet on each side of her body.

Hinata gently kicked her feet backwards and forwards, to build a slow momentum.

She looked up, seeing Naruto smiling down at her. The pair softly laughed and continued to swing.

*AN: Hey... ten million years since the last update... sorry about that. Got a little busy preparing for a big singing contest (...whiiiiich I ended up bombing, but hey, what can you do?). I know that a lot of these one-shots end up being on the short side. It's because I'm really challenging myself to write shorter stories.