Konoha cemetery middle school 3rd year.
They stood at the graveyard above Hizashi hyuuga
"My dad was assassinated in attempt to kidnap Hinata for a ransom. The target was my uncle. We've been slaves to them our whole lives. I'd die for Hinata and Hanabi because our grandfather entrusted my uncle with his money. We have our hands out to them in every way and I just accept it. Body guards. We're the fucking lackeys to them. He's only fond of Hanabi because she's into Martial arts like my dad. Our family is so fucked up and still like a cage bird I depend on them to feed me, clothed me and shelter me. It's so pathetic."
Naruto stood by him "that's not true Neji your so much more."
"But I'm not. It's the Hyuuga way. Hinata or Hanabi will eventually inherit everything leaving one of them in the dust. It's the Hyuuga way".
"Not true Neji. You can change the Hyuuga"
Kohona 1st Hospital
Ino pushed Sasuke away and began to run out of there. She booked it to the garage getting in the rover and driving to the address Sai sent her. When she arrived he opened the door, and she fell forward. He grabbed her catching her. He pulled her inside.
Sai
She was crying and straddling. Straddling and crying. He is never at the bottom. He is a top but to see her in such emotional distress he let her explore her sexuality. This was the 10th time, and he was tired. That's never happened either. He never tapped out. Sai guessed she was exhausted too because she collapsed in his chest shaking.
His arms couldn't help but to wrap around her frame and put his hands in her hair. Something is wrong but her hard front was on.
"You can tell me Ino. It's different now". Ino was his completely.
She heaved. "My dad died today" she cries out and suddenly he feels sick. She ran to him fucked him for hours then tells him this ! He winces and holds her tighter, and she cries in his chest hugging him back.
"Ino I'm so sorry"
"That's what I needed money for his bills" she cried and. He felt his eyes twinkle at hearing that.
Most women used him as much as he used them. For clothes cars maybe even tuition but a hospital bill that was the first. He genuinely felt bad. As emotionless as he is in every situation death is set in stone.
"My brother died a long time ago. Our father abused us as kids. We killed him one day and I painted with his blood the mother me and Shin always wanted. Due to our situation the police allowed us to walk free and even sell my artwork that's how I made my first 20 million yen. My brother had an illness, and he didn't get to enjoy the fruits of my labor".
"I'm so sorry Sai" she looked over at her.
"We have to get you a plan b pill"
She nodded in agreement. "I had an abortion" she admits "that's why I felt broken, but I was so happy Sai the way you made me feel thank you"
A lot of first he was experiencing so why not continue. He could do this for her. "I can go to the funeral with you" he offers.
"Really?" She asked puzzled.
He nods and smiles at her. "Then we're going a vacation"
"Will you go with me Ino ?"
She nodded
Hinata
She could hear Shikamaru's and Mrs. Yamanaka's cries as everyone went to their cars. She got a glimpse at Shion pushing Kawaki away and Naruto's profile of his blonde head and broad back wrapped in a tux before it disappeared. Hanabi had to go back to school. So Hinata was still lingering in Konoha. Toneri got her a room at a hotel. Hinata saw the Uchiha's by Shikamaru and her eyes traveled to Kiba, and she ran to him growing out of breath in those heels as he is surprised to see her.
"Can I use your phone ?"
He nodded, and she took it with much urgency dialing the numbers her finger knew by heart. The phone rung for a while as she trembled in tears.
Hiashi: Hello
Hinata: I love you dad. This is Hinata and I'm okay. I just wanted to say it so you could know.
Hiashi: I love you to Hinata. Come by sometime please.
Hinata: I will father
She hands Kiba back his phone and their both sniffling.
"I really missed you Hinata" he breathes
She walks forward and hugs him. They pulled apart and he looks upset.
"I always wonder why you never told Naruto. " Kiba states.
Hinata looks down. She didn't have an answer. She had a small window of opportunity when he told her he was going to start dating.
"I guess it's the same reason I never told someone to" he says. "Your friend is here"
Hinata saw a white car drive in her peripheral vision. She walked over to the car and got in laying her head against the window.
...
They sat at the bar of a tavern her friends used to go in college. Her beer sat untouched. The loud rock music was mind-numbing. The loud bass, drums, guitar and lead vocalists feeling like the unpredictable wavelengths of life.
" How was the party?" Toneri ask.
"Fine" she says as one of her automatic replies and sips on her brewski.
"I'm trying to get close to you Hinata" he starts."I can't do that if you don't talk to me like I'm a real person. I don't want those polite quick shorts answers. Not from you" he says and take a drink.
"The baby was born that night" she blurts.
He spits out his drink while coughing. "Really ?"
She chuckles at him and nods
"The interesting life of Hinata"
"Hmm" she muses while smiling then her lips fall into a line "Why don't you want polite quick short answers from me ?" Its gotten her by so far.
"Because I told you I see you"
She pouts at that answer.
"You know I been wanting to get you alone for a long time now" he laughs to himself.
She quirks up at him her eyes widen and tired still from crying all day. Blinking away from him. "Here I am" she says flatly like she's the gift you win for being the 1000th customer at a super center.
The music is pounding all around them as the heat of the dim lights burns her skin.
"When do I get my date ?" he cuts to the chase.
"Today's a date" she responds with bitch mode rearing her voice.
"I was hoping we could unite on less morbid occasion. Picking you up from a cemetery and you were crying in my car isn't what I had in mind".
He looked ahead at the wood glistening in spilled drinks.
She blinks at it the puddle. "You forced me to say yes in a time pinch that isn't consent to a date. A date should be genuine and mutual" she says.
He just paid for her hotel and has been there for her during this hard time. She's the worse. Over her self loathing she's going to fore herself to perk up.
"Ouch Hinata ha ha okay you got me" he said bringing his confidence down a lot. She smirks at his expression as he looks away behind the bar while scratching his chin.
Her eyes fluttered at him. "Do I ?"
He slowly looks back at her and he nodded. " You got me one hundred and one percent"
They stare into each other's eyes for a few heartbeats. His clear eyes looking a bit dark as time goes on. It's minutes before she turns away.
"I'm not like Ino" she warned.
"How so ? She and Sai are having fun".
Hinata sighed. "That's the thing I'm not fun"
"Your plenty fun"
She looks over at him. "Calling me in dire need of balloons delivery most fun I had in ages"
Hinata giggles at him then her laughs turn into a smile.
He leans in "you don't have to be like Ino because I like Hinata"
Her face is flush as he sits back away from her. Hinata pictured For her whole life one man. One great man with blue eyes and blonde hair. Tall. Handsome. Great in speech and was pinnacle of her attraction only until right now at this moment. Toneri had skated right in at him telling her he preferred her over one of the most beautiful funny and out going women she knew.
"I know where I want to go" she sings a bit childishly
He laughs at her. "Go where ?"
She stands. "On our first date" she took his hand and pulls him up off the stool.
Toneri
He watched as the small woman pull his tall lanky body out of the dark bar the rock musics in his ear as he processes her strength. His eyes lowered from her hair neck back to her round bottom, and he took a deep breath as they stumble into the sidewalk. She's pulling him, and he has no control over himself. He's at her mercy.
Hinata.
She pulls him along as she could hear the bells.
"There it is"
He finally is beside her and sees the tall structure building with glass stained windows.
"You want to go to a cathedral ?" He asked as if it's taboo.
She nodded and skipped crossed the street, and he runs after her. They walked up the stairs to the giant arched wooden doors.
"This isn't what I have in mind Hinata"
"It's prefect" she says breathlessly
She stops and turn to him. He was hesitant. "A wise man once said shut up and come with me" she giggled and opened the door pulling them inside.
Their engulfed in tall arches and angle painted ceilings. Theirs a track of Liturgical singing playing. The moon and passing car lights shine in on the stained-glass glowing on their skin. She's amazed at the building as ten's of candelabrum are lit at the altar. Her eyes water at the beauty then she points up at the angels at on the ceiling. Before turning to him.
"When you call me angel. It makes me think of cathedrals and if this how you see me. Then I must be something".
He looks down from the angels and marbled walls to her face and brush his hand against her cheek. While blinking to focus.
"Are you real ?" He asks her.
And she nods. He lowered his hand from her cheeks to her hand and lace his fingers with hers before taking her to the brown pews.
They sit with her head on his shoulder and hands laced as the soft intense track plays.
"My parent's got married here" she whispers. Closing her eyes At this moment. Here friends were here. Here mother and uncle was buried here. She missed district 1. She missed Konoha.
Sakura
No one had been able to get in contact with Ino. At her dads funeral she walked in wearing all black with the guy she's dating. She dropped a rose in his burial and as quickly as she came she walked out hand in and hand with the guy. Sakura hadn't gotten a chance to be there for her. Sasuke hugged her as she mourned for her friend. Shikamaru was comforting. Mrs. Yamanaka.
"It's JUST LIKE YOU TO RUN AWAY INO YAMANAKA" rose. Had yelled after the car.
"Dear God who is that man ?" Rose turns to Sakura for answers. "I don't know him. Hianta does".
Rose rolls her eyes. "Is that how she paid off our debt her father wouldn't of wanted that !"
Sakura cried she had no words.
The Uchiha's drove in silence.
"Sakura"
"Suddenly what Naruto said about Hinata makes sense. Not the creepy sexual part but the creepy overprotective part".
"You can't blame yourself" he sighs.
"She's pimping herself doing who knows what kind of kinky shit he's into or making her do !"
"You don't know that." Sasuke said less convincing.
Sakura shook her head.
"I can see if Kakashi can check his backgrounds"
Sakura lit up and smiled. "I think you earn yourself some of that thing you like"
Sasuke presses his foot on the gas to get home.
Hinata
Toneri drove her straight to her dads in the early hours of the morning and now she sat with her family eating at the dinner table eating breakfasts.
Hanabi had an excuse leaving her alone with their father not before kissing his cheek.
"I'm sorry to hear about your friend"
"Thanks father"
"You quit that job ?"
She nodded
"I think it's time you get your car back and a cellphone even the credit cards"
She closed her eyes. That control factor.. She and shook her head. "It's okay father no thanks"
He sighed. "So damn proud like your mother was"
"I am ?"
"And your uncle and Neji"
She smiled to herself and got up to hug her father.
"I saw you used the Hyuuga medical insurance. Patient confidential didn't let me get the details. Is everything okay ?"
"I'm a healthy 22 -year-old and I asked if they could recommend me to therapists. So far I just filled out the application but I don't think I need to go anymore".
They pulled apart. "How's Neji ?"
"It's not looking too good Hinata. They put him at the for front of that gang Hinata".
She hated this. She knew Her cousin deserve his freedom he was innocent. She knew Tenten didn't deserve to be lonely, and she knew Naruto tortures himself about Neji taking the fall for him.
"I wish he would've talk to me about it" her father says
Hinata closed her eyes. That night was insane. Sakura and Itachi arguing and then helping Sasuke out of that place. Karins body foaming at the mouth. Her Neji and Naruto trying to figure out what to do with the drugs. She never saw so much fear in Naruto eye's before. Neji was calm as ever. He told Naruto to change the Hyuuga before he took the bag and ran away. Hinata eyes opened. He doesn't want us to visits him. He says letters and Tenten is enough.
"Father I actually would love a cellphone"
Her father lavender eyes' looker at her.
"I want to call you and Hanabi anytime of the day when I just want to hear you"
Sakura
Her borderline OCD husband had their carpets and floors cleaned then he mopped after the cleaners left. Sakura giggled to herself at the thought. Tenten was coming over and Sakura was on summer break. She usually takes classes during this season, but she made an exception since the baby. She had made tea and sandwiches for the lady blacksmith. The woman sat down on her couch grabbing her laptop. Sakura had been looking for an anonymous support group she could take Ino whenever the hell she comes back. Her friend deleted all her pictures and had only been posting in her insta story a wing of a jet here and a beach there. Her doorbell rung, and she stood up to let in Tenten.
Green eyes eye widen at the tattoo on her shoulder.
"Shit Tenten nice ink"
She smiled and walked in.
"You think Sasuke would like something like that ?"
"Of course he wants to own you"
Sakura blushed as they made the way to her kitchen.
"It's not like he doesn't already" Tenten said turning around and smirking.
Sakura chuckled nervously. "So on my shoulder then ?"
Tenten shook her head. "Tramp stamp definitely"
Sakura laughed.
"I have tea, scones and sandwiches"
"Scones? Oh! No I prefer crumpets".
Sakura rolled her eyes. Maybe a bag of chips would've sufficed.
"I'm kidding I'd eat anything right now! I smoked with Shika an hour ago. That medical stuff is legit".
Sakura chuckled, and they took a seat and ate some sandwiches.
"These are great just lay off the tomato though"
Sakura blushed and shrug "you know Sasuke"
"I bet to spice things up you put marinara on your titties"
"That's a good idea" Sakura said then rolled her eyes. The friends chuckled as they ate. Sakura being the only married one brought all the dirty jokes. Marriage is basically a piece of paper saying I'm fucking this man for life as Ino had put it. Considering things were much better for her relationship wise than her friends she always felt a tinge of guilt at her happiness. Ino, Hinata and Tenten she pities them, but she will not regret as she had to work hard to win her love. If a few jokes from her single friends were thrown her way she could appreciate the humor and won't take offense. Even if its about Sasuke penis and marinara breast.
"We didn't get to talk it's been a roller coaster of a week. You said Hinata still loves him ?"
Tenten nodded with a smile. "Yeah but I was worried about nothing. At the funeral that guy Toneri came to get her after Ino bailed".
Sakura grossly remembers Sasuke coming to find her in the maternity ward telling her what happen and how Ino ran away Sakura went to comfort Mrs. Yamanka. Blinking she spoke again "Toneri ?" asked. Ino's friend's friend. The one from that website.
Tenten nodded as if her questions weren't worrisome about knowing a secret and whispering in Sakura's ear filled with concern about Hinata loving Naruto still.
She squinted one eye at her space bun haired friend bluntness. "And how do you know she's still ?" Sakura asked with confusion. Had Hinata said something to Tenten.
Tenten smiled "oh you have to hear this I've only Told Kiba which may have been a mistake in itself but Hinata's segment the one she told us about at the cabin" Tenten had a half cringe and a half juicy face.
"The condom poetry ?" Sakura asked in wonder.
Tenten nodded. "I'll send you the link and you'll probably want to listen alone and consecutively JUST fucking call me when you do"
Sakura swallowed in shock as they hugged goodbye. She took a shower and went back to her living room and saw A text from Tenten. Plugging in headphones she tapped it and her shy friends sultry voice is in her ear.
...
When she finished the playlist she had tears in her eyes and a hot feeling in her belly. The eroticism and the love. Hinata really loves Naruto.
Sakura had her phone pressed against her ear
Sakura: Tenten !
Tenten : I know !
Sakura: Tenten ?
Tenten: I know ?
Sakura: TENTEN
Tenten: I KNOW
Sakura: Tentennnnnnn
Tenten: I knowwwwwww
Sakura:Ten-
She was mid Tenten when she felt her phone removed from her ear. Looking back up at her husband face.
"Heyyyyy I was using that" she pouted softly as he came around the couch, and she pulled her head back forward.
"How so ?" He asked as he sits down.
"I was talking to Ten-"
"Don't same that name anymore and besides you two weren't talking you were screaming her name followed by an annoying I know for two minutes straight"
Sakura laughed. "You know you like my voice when it's screaming your name don't be jealous"
Her husband grabbed her ankle and began messaging it.
"What's the gossip? Not that I care. Your excitement could be used for my advantage later".
She rolled her eyes. Those poems did make Sakura start to sweat and blush. She took her ankle from him standing up and began walking to their bedroom.
"Where are you going ?" He asked dazed and she smirked while marching away.
"I thought you were going to take advantage of my excitement"
She could hear him shuffling to his feet.
She giggled. That's right Sasuke I'm taking advantage of your advantage the pink haired woman thought darkly. She wanted to make love to her husband now she'll call Tenten later to discuss this intel on Hinata Hyuuga the freak a leak but how could she not want Sasuke after hearing about the yearning heart and body of her friend. When she listened she was taken back to those days when only dreamed Sasuke would look her way now her dreams were reality.
He shifted on top of her mindful of her belly.
She felt tears spill out her green irises.
"Every day with you feels like a dream" she whispered to him.
His black eyes were on her as they were skin to skin. He took her hand and pressed it on his chest, and she could feel the strong beating on her palm.
"It's real" he murmurs to her and thrust inside her. Her body trembles under her husband as they make love.
Hinata
She walked outside the Roastery with her new uniform hat and waist apron. She smiled to herself she got the job, and she's regularly texting Toneri. Family, Her new job, and Toneri are the only contacts she really has. She walked towards the parking lot pressing the unlock button of her little dark blue 1997 beetle volts wagon car. A smiled dawned each time she heard the alarm unlock. Hinata slid inside her driver's seat and checked her messages.
Toneri: you have been on my mind all day little lady. I just needed to talk to you. How did it go? Did you get the job?
She sat back in her seat and smiled at the message.
To be needed in this sense. So different from being just needed as a friend and the feeling reminds her of all those things Ino said about Sai. A blush came to her face.
Hinata: Yes I got it! I'm officially a Barista.
Toneri: A celebration is in order.
She smiled and liked the message as she started her bettle and drove off. The coffee shop was very modern and warm. With sections to sit inside or outside. Shino had sold her his beetle volts wagon for a good a price and, she bites her lips, Toneri was really making her feel special before she had just thought he was being over the top but that quickly has turn to flattery. Her plan had sped up when Kawaki came earlier than expected. So she didn't have to let Naruto down slowly anymore. He was enjoying his family right now. Hinata was more than likely the last thing on his mind. Naruto could let it go about saving their friendship and in the best case, he'll realize that their incident at her studio was out of line, and he doesn't want to be around her anymore. Hinata was proud of her rational thinking. She would be a responsible adult. Hinata ignored that he held her hand and almost kissed her at the shower. Chalking it up as It was just his affectionate side.
She thought about the list of things to come. Ino's MIA with Sai. Hanabi's prom. Training at her new job. Toneri wants to take her on a date. That night at the cathedral she told him they have to take things slow as she's had a rough patch and doesn't want to rush into something so it's best if they be friends first.
Naruto
They were all moved in with almost everything in place. Shion was almost living in their guest room as it was by the gym, so he's been with Kawaki. He held his son in the parlor. Looking at his cute face. He did get Naruto's chronic birthmark but it was only under his left eye. The surprise patch of black hair surrounded by blonde had caused everyone to gush over the infant. His in laws stayed for two days. Sakura and Sasuke came to visit every day for a week after Shion came home. He held a bottle of milk in one hand and the baby in his other arm. Walking down the stairs. He could hear the machines going as he walked to the home gym.
She was currently on the elliptical.
"Hey honey. Hey ka ka kawa" she greeted them as she climbed.
"Don't push yourself" he says worriedly.
"Baby I'm okay. My diet and the exercise feels great. I'm 10 pounds from my old weight"
He sighed and sat on the bench as Kawaki grabbed one of his fingertips on the bottle. "You had him 3 weeks ago what's the rush"
"It maybe only 3 weeks to you but my body grew for almost a year. Don't you want me to be your spring chicken again ?"
He laughed at her wording. " I wouldn't care if you were my fall Turkey if I get him as a result"
"You want more kids ?" She asked.
Shion looked at him softy and walked over to them and reached for their son. He passed him to her carefully as she sat next to him.
He shrugged it off "I wanted to talk to you about something"
She had moved the bottle and put the baby at her breast. "Yeah ?"
"Your father wants us in the campaign"
She groans. "I know. Wait he asked you ?"
Naruto nodded.
"He's unbelievable. I just had the kid early might I add"
"To be fair it was before when we went golfing" Naruto said.
She sighed. "I told him no. What do you think ?"
"We don't have to but it's a good introduction for me to get my feet wet"
Shion looks in differently. "Let's do it but there will be rules !"
Naruto smiled and stood up to kissed her forehead. "Let's go up"
...
Naruto set in the office of his home as Kawaki was in his bassinet kicking and chewing on his mitten covered hand. Shion had gone to bed early in their actual bedroom after a bath. He had spent the last two hours putting back on socks and mittens as the little squirt kept kicking and biting them off.
He smiled watching his son rub his feet together to get those things off. He stood up from the chair and walked over to slid them right back on.
"Bud you have to leave these on or Dad's going to get it from Mom and if you got a cold I'd be kicking myself so, socks on" he says as the baby is now biting off his mittens.
Naruto chuckled and picked while looking out the window.
"This is Konoha this is where I was born and you. Your mom. Your grandparents. Your uncle Sasuke and Aunt Sakura. Aunt Hinata"
It felt wrong. The "Aunt" part
"Miss Hinata" he corrected to the clueless infant. That's better.
He thought of her leaning on Rocks Lee's truck with her beer by her cheek smiling and eyes twinkling at Ino's story. His breath got caught in his throat. That song that played. She was beautiful. Tennessee whisky. Unable to decided on his own if she did like him. Blood rushed to his face. He was attracted to her. It was more than in a sexual sense more like a magnetic force of attraction. Watching the profile of her face had made him want to touch it with a gentle finger. He had started to lace his fingers with hers before Kiba snatched her away from his grasp. He took a deep breath of frustration. Naruto had small talk with guys as the girls squealed. He just darted mid Shino's story and grabbed her taking her to that tree. He almost kissed her again, but she moved her head away. At the hospital as he stood next to Hinata watching Kawaki sleep behind the glass, and he felt the most content during that moment. Then with Ino's Dad. Everything started happening so fast. He and Hinata had not had a chance to speak. Sakura was helping with the preparations and Hinata had helped her. Shion got out the hospital the day before the funeral. They couldn't stay long Shion was still tender. Now it's silent from Hinata. He grimaced at this fact. He checked her Insta, and she hadn't posted anything. The Uzumaki couldn't get out of his head that she possibly or possibly not likes him. Some people want one-night stands but her words were really still fucking with him.
"I'm sorry to do this to you now. I choose you".
Her wet mouth around his finger
"Save me one more time Naruto"
He closed his eyes and up turned his lips.
A curtain of indigo locks blowing in the wind.
Those captivating opal eyes only on him.
The spread of her lips.
Like a metamorphosis from kid to teen to the woman she is today, and he hadn't noticed until she was gone without a trace. When he did find that trace he didn't pursue her anymore. It was as if her being alive was enough.
If she had liked him or at least wanted to sleep with him when did that happen ? When did she want him inside her ?
His crying son snapped him back to reality. Naruto began bouncing his little weight in his arm sitting him up on his shoulder and patted his back.
The thought of her liking him has caused his head to spin and it hasn't stop spinning since the night at the cabin when they hugged, and he felt her tensions.
He slid his phone back out of his pocket and went to her contacts while holding his son's resting head on his shoulder. It rang for what seem like for forever and then voicemail.
Naruto: Hi hey Hinata. It's Naruto Uzumaki or Kun. Whatever you like he he... Um I know a lot was said and done. I'm sorry. I took advantage of your presence back then. Now I'm feeling... Remorseful... If I could I'd put you in my pocket. Ha ha. How mental does that sound? Regardless of everything. Even if you can't stand me anymore. I don't like being apart. Never did. Never will. I know I'm here trying to salvage our friendship in the thick of becoming a dad and starting a career but I promised to you, I will. It's hypocritical I know I've gone back on my words. I've argued with you. Boxed you into some mythical creature of perfection instead of a person and I'm sorry about that. You aren't innocent though. You make yourself so easy to be seen as perfect. I let you down for not finding you after you left. You see Hinata I want to keep my promises to you from here on out. Nothing will stop me. Not miles, not people and not even our clothes.
You have reached your recording limited.
He quickly hung up and closed his eyes dropping his phone at the shock of his own words. He was going to say even our clothes can stop us. Naruto blushed remembering rubbing up against her body in those jeans. The new father held Kawaki a bit firmer. "Don't be a bastard like your Dad son."
Hinata
Espresso is just using high pressurized water Hinata thought as she grinded the beans. The Hyuuga learned a lot about coffee in her training. She fills the machine with water. Heat it up. Then make the shot of water and grams of grinded beans. She grabbed the shot and handed it her current customer.
"Thank you"
Hinata smiled pleasantly at her. "Thank you come again"
"Hinata sweep outside and see if there are any customers" Her French manager Aimee said. Hinata nodded and walked from behind the counter to the right and pushed open the clear doors. She saw one person sitting on the metal chair at a table. She knows that white hair. She rounded the table with a smirking smile.
"Toneri kun ?"
He looks up at her they made eye contact. "What are you doing here ?"
"Yes ma'am what do you recommend ?"
She smiled bigger at him. "Espresso Macchiato"
"Then that's what I'll have !"
"Okay 50 yen. You have to pay first if you order outside." He reached into his pocket grabbing his wallet and taking bills out.100 yen bill.
"Keep the change"
"The change will go into the tip jar and be divided evenly among the Barista's this shift"
He chuckles. "Prideful" he says and leans closer to her from his seat. His chin is right above her apron skirt hovering as his eyes looking up into hers. "I like it" he says with the smallest scrunch of his nose. Hinata scratched behind her head blushing then turning around to go back inside not before tripping over her feet and a table. She took deep breaths as she loaded the machine as it streamed. She walked back to the cash register and put the money in the tin and took out the respective change placing it in the mason jar. Then She grabbed a white cup and saucer plate bringing it back to the machine pouring it in. Her eyes saw the sliver milk frother. She took it and decided to practice her art. Pouring the milky substance over the brown liquid.
Toneri
He watched her from the windows. She actually put the money in the tip jar!
She's such a good girl.
Innocent.
Obedient.
Virgin.
He liked that.
There's something classic and homely about her. Traditional and beautiful. He knew he lusted after her but for a woman to take him to a cathedral. She was a diamond in the rough, and he pitied the men who let her slip through their grasp because he was going to have this woman. She was his dream. She smiled all the way back to him with the cup in her hands.
"Angel I'd like to take you out this weekend. Are you free ?"
"Sunday I'm going prom shopping with Hanabi she decided she wanted to go last minute"
"Friday and Saturday then. Can I have you ?" He asked.
She's thinking about it before she nods.
She smiles coyly as she drops the cup on the table with a red face. Hinata turns around and goes back inside to her job.
He looked down at the drink and saw a white heart floating on top of his coffee.
His eyes soften at it then her through the glass then back at took a picture. Tagging her and the store before posting it.
Hinata
She got off 2 hours after Toneri left. She skipped to her car untying her waist apron while checking her phone and unlocking her car. She looked at her Instagram notifications while getting in and closing the door. Toneri had posted her coffee art. She blushed and smiled to herself liking the picture in the process. She then checked Ino's page watching the post of two hands clinking champagne glasses together in a boomerang. Her thumb pressed the reply button.
Hinata: Ino come over when you're back home. I miss you. I love you. This is my cell or call the house. ### ### ####
She went back to the feed to see Tenten's tattoo of her cousin's name. Would that be her? And instead of a jail cell Naruto would be trapped in his chosen life. Does love persevered through all things ?. Is it a force someone couldn't control. She felt her heated heart beat. She's trying to fight against it but does the heart want what it wants anyway ? Love. Heartbreak. High. 1Low. Hinata doesn't know anymore. She had thought she could be a good friend to him but in reality the moment they were alone she couldn't stop herself from devouring it all.
Her finger swiped
Shion post a video with Naruto ticking Kawaki's neck with his nose as the baby laughs are contiguous.
She has to fight it. In a sense fight him. Get him out of her system.
Hinata drove home as the rain started. She was running to her front door soaking wet. The red alert light on her home phone blinking in the darkness demanding her attention. She turned on the lights taking off her shoes dropping everything at the door. She wonders if it's Ino. Short legs ran to it and picked it up.
You have 1 new message press one to play.
Her semi wet thumb does so.
Naruto: Hi hey Hinata. It's Naruto Uzumaki or Kun. Whatever you like he he... Um I know a lot was said and done. I'm sorry. I took advantage of your presence back then. Now I'm feeling... Remorseful... If I could I'd put you in my pocket. Ha ha. How mental does that sound. Regardless of everything. Even if you can't stand me anymore. I don't like being apart. Never did. Never will. I know I'm here trying to salvage our friendship in the thick of becoming a dad starting a career but I promised it to you I will. It's hypocritical I know I've gone back on my words. I've argued with you. Boxed you into some mythical creature of perfection instead of a person and I'm sorry about that. You aren't innocent though. You make yourself so easy to be seen as perfect. I let you down for not finding you after you left. You see Hinata I want to keep my promises to you from here on out. Nothing will stop me. Not miles, not people and not even our clothes.
...
She sat in her tub with her lips twisted after the initial shock wave of love, flattery, pain and crying. She hauled herself over to her bathroom ran warm water with lots of bubbles bath.
I took advantage of your presence back then
She shook her head no before she let her mind and heart run Wild with these small openings of childish hope.
He wants to put me in his pocket ?
She winces. What the hell was she his leprechaun ?
She closed her eyes taking a deep breath. He had to add the part about the clothes.
What happened at the shower along with a string of other events. Naruto Kun behavior. He's a doting husband but, is he? She thought he just wanted to have sex with her to prove him a good friend but, did he? Did want to? Does he still desire her? Even now in general?
"No" she repeated
He's confused because she seduced him and his manly urges are telling him he needs to sleep with her.
She shook her head again.
"I won't let him have me" she says
To let let him have her then discard her like trash. He is a dad now. The responsibility is overwhelming him. He wants to feel young again.
It won't be at the price of her self-respect. Whatever amount of it she had left at least.
Hinata had truly thought the baby would calm them down and it did work for her after talking with Shion. Seducing her husband is her second biggest regret of life. Right under not confessing to the same husband.
Perhaps her poems had been more about her than they had he. Everything bold she did with Naruto was only in her head and on audio up until almost month ago.
His raging lust wasn't enough for her.
Love
She wanted his Love to rage his lust.
She didn't have that.
Everything had been going accordingly to her deepest desire and the main ingredient was missing.
His love.
She wouldn't call him back. What was she suppose to say after hearing that.
Naruto
He was on the train. Leaned against the window. Watching the subway walls pass by until a stop.
He looked forward and saw a couple getting off. A tall man with long spiky blonde hair and a short woman with long red strands. He gasped as tried to catch up with them but was too late as the doors closed. There on the platform. He saw the couple waving at him. His eyes shook at their smiles as the train moved again, and he started going back with the train to take them in one more time. The woman started pointing to the end of the train.
"What ?" He asked and looked to see a small hand waving at him as the arm connected to that hand showed a teenage Hinata running to catch the train waving her arms.
"Hinata" he yelled.
Her saw her mouth his name as she ran faster.
"HINATA" he screamed
They weren't going to make it he rushed to the back door of the train and saw her stop at the end of the platform. He gasped again as he saw her there with sad leaking eyes waving goodbye.
"WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
He jumped up thoroughly shaking. His blood gone cold at the dream he just had. His song is wearing out his lungs hollering just as loud and intensely as Naruto's heart beating. He took drunken breaths as he stood and went to pick him up and hold him the crook of his elbow. They had both fallen asleep in his office. He went downstairs to the kitchen and grabbed the bottle that said 2:30 am. He shook it as the infant cries had softened in his father arms. Naruto brought it to his mouth and the baby took it happily chugging without care.
Naruto leaned against the counter with his free hand rubbing his face. What the hell was that dream?
Shion was more than likely sleep in the basement guess room. He walked back upstairs to the office when Kawaki was done eating he placed him back in his bassinet. His son excitedly kick high off his milk with wide blue eyes.
Naruto smiled at him go before he took a seat behind His computer and went to his emails.
He found SasukeUKmail and clicked it.
He watched Kawaki's birth. How he looked at Shion and how Hinata was looking at him.
Hinata
Friday Night
They drove under the desert night sky in his all white Audi.
She wore a black dress with an illusion neckline. Small heels with straight hair. She did her own makeup. Hinata was nervous as they were in silence. Earlier that day she posted a picture of her dark blue beetle to Insta today. Hinata also had to prepare for the date. It felt good getting ready. The summer break already started in mid spring for her, she's dreading the hot summer days to come. She'll just be making coffee, saving, and helping Hanabi transition. Possibly she could apply to a more ideal job even though she's grateful for the opportunity. Next year is her last before graduation. She'll have to figure something out. Hinata couldn't go back to her dad after turning down his offer. He called her proud like her mother, uncle, and Neji. A smile dawned on her lips.
"I see you showed your hot wheels to the world"
She chuckled and turned from the beautiful night to him. " It isn't real unless you post"
"Touché" he says as he turns on the signal, and they're in the parking lot of a two-story building with red bricks. The lights seem to be off".
He gets out and run around to get her door. She stands out of the car grabbing his hand for support and look at the building. There's a few shopping outlets nearby With brick sidewalks and cherry blossom landscaping.
He snaked his arms under her elbow and pulled her to the front door. She was stun watching him unlock the door.
His white hair was tousled and long enough to be in his eyes. He looked over at her and gave her a dark look. "I'm about to show you something special angel"
He opened the glass door for her, and she went in he followed and locked it. In the middle of the wooden floor was a table, two candles, two plates, a bottle and two chairs under construction lights.
She blushed and looked up at him as he looked down at her lowly with his hair in his eye.
"Angel meet my baby" he tells her while taking her to her seat she sat down and looked around at the building before her eyes landed back to him.
"Your baby ?"
He laughs "I know your friends are having actual babies ha ha but this Toneri Otsutsuki Publishing Co is mine" he says full of low pride.
She smiles at him. "That's amazing congratulations" she beams, and he's watching her silently.
The silence his heavy as his head is a bit lowered and that teasing strain of tousled hair is in his eyes. She noticed the outline under his clear orbs are black giving him the illusions of eyeliner. His skin was so pale even more than hers. She looked down at the plate seeing a row of Sushi, and she wants to hurl. That memory at the karaoke and sushi bar. Smelling the raw fish seeing Naruto kiss his new fiancé.
"I Shit"
He takes a bite of his meal chews while leaning forward. "You shouldn't say such vulgar words Angel"
She swallows and nods. "Right sorry that was rude. Uh I know you went through a lot of trouble and you eat differently than most ? I forgot what you called it but I haven't eaten Sushi in years".
"I incorporate seafood as my only source of meat. Pescatarian".
"Right that." She swallows again. "It's just triggering a lot of traumas right now and I"
She felt his hands on hers and she stopped blabbering.
"Just one bite. Sushi is our ancestors delicacy."
She took a deep breath and took a bite.
The seaweed, rice, avocado, salmon and wasabi taste incredible on her tongue.
She missed sushi. Next thing she knew she was stuffing three nigiri's in her mouth.
He smiled releasing her hand and continued his own meal.
"I missed this" she breathes
It wasn't so scary.
Saturday
After dropping her off he gave her a huge box out of his truck and invited her to the grand opening. A few investors were coming, and he was hoping she is on his arms. She agreed. He had bought her a big poof tulle white long sleeved dress it covered everything and gave her some illusion of being a fairy. He gave her a set of pearl earrings and necklace. She drove her own car due to him having to prep a few things.
She walked in amazed at the transformation from yesterday. White Balloons were everywhere with gift bags, a buffet, jazz band and people chattering.
Toneri glides to her side and take her hand. She feels herself being a little dragged by him, but she kept up.
"Your late" he whispers to her.
"I'm sorry" she whispers back.
"I want you to meet my parents mother father this is Hinata HYUUGA" she noticed the emphasis on her last name. She shakes the old man's hand and then the woman's who was smiling.
"She's so much better than Kagyua"
"Mother" he snapped and his mother wore a cringe face. "Sorry"
"Hyuuga huh ?" His father finally states.
"From one host to the next. Leeching is all your good at son. Blood sucking." His father says coldly.
Hinata feels Toneri hands tighten as he lets go and darts away.
She chases after him to the food then behind the room divider into the males room. She took a deep breath and marched in there. He's so still with his back to her.
"T- Toneri Kun. We - we all have problems with o our parent's" she offers to him.
"Your Dad talks to you like that ?"
She doesn't say anything.
"He doesn't even love her. If he has it's to have been before I was born." He says shakily.
"Could could you go outside Hinata" his voice cracks, and she silently gasped as her heart hurts for him and rushes to hug his back with her face in it. She thought Naruto Kun to be the only emotional man alive. She was wrong.
Toneri
He turned around to meet her gaze. How did he end up in her embrace. His hands lifted her tiny arm. "So strong"
A blush came to her face. "I didn't want you to see me emotional and think I was weak"
He could her eyes glisten over. " I could never think that" she says. "I'm proud of you"
She had seen him so low and still lifted him up. She heard what his father called him. A leech, and she didn't even question him about it.
Hinata took his head and lead him out of there. "Let's enjoy your party"
He watched her little body pull him amazed as she always made him
Hinata
"Nikki this is Hinata"
Toneri had introduced her to a few male investors and currently the first female. Nikki Takumi was an older woman in a pants suit.
She eagerly shook Hinata's hand.
"Hinata Hyuuga it's so nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too"
"Please call me Nikki"
" I listen to the poems and I loved my colleagues are ready for a pitch."
"Excuse me?" Hinata asked confused.
"Those erotic poems you were advertising"
Hinata's jaw dropped as her belly felt like acid her eyes shot to Toneri, and she shook her head storming away as he called her name. She felt so exposed and untrusting.
...
She fell on her bed in the poof of the tulle as eyeliner smudged her face. How could Toneri take her poems and had been sending them around.
How dare she thinks a man could want her. Truly her. For herself.
Her phone rung, and she groaned eventually getting up to see if its Ino.
Hinata:Hello
Naruto: Hinata
Her feet gave out as she slid to the floor and sobbed.
Naruto: what's wrong Hinata ?
Hinata: plagiarism. Thievery. I've been hoodwinked, bamboozled, and led astray into thinking I could be a normal woman.
Naruto: normal is boring.
Hinata: Normalcy is what I crave
Naruto: do I need to come kick some ass like old times ? Who's messing with you ?"
She smiled to herself.
Hinata: I can't tell you because you kind of hate him
Naruto: I'm on my way
What could she say to stop him because she's sure he meant it
Hinata: I got your message.
There's a comforting silence.
Naruto: Tennessee Whiskey
Hinata: seriously you're just responding? I forgot all about that.
Naruto: yeah I could never really find the song you recommended.
Hinata: it's an old song. I'll email you the link and you can properly respond to it. Come on Naruto, it's like you forgot the game.
Naruto: I didn't forget. I just think Tennessee whiskey reminds me of you.
She closes her eyes
Hinata: do you think I'm too nice ?
Naruto: I think other people are too mean. There's nothing wrong with being nice.
Hinata: to mean as the world is too mean for someone so nice ?
Naruto: the world needs the Hinata Hyuuga's out there. I know I sure do.
Hinata: you say the sweetest things sometimes.
Naruto: actually your very mean. The meanest girl of the world. You hide from me.
He's starting to notice.
Hinata: how's the munchkin ?
She changes the subject.
Naruto: finally going back to sleep.
Hinata: tell him and Shion Hi
Naruto: I will. Congratulations on the car.
Hinata: Thank you. It's my baby.
She says then is shock as Toneri said the same thing yesterday about his building.
Naruto: Konohamaru asked if Hanabi could come here for prom. Will you be with her ?
Hinata: Yes.
She could just hear him smiling nothing saying anything just silently cheesing at her answer.
Hinata: I'm going to hit the hay
Naruto: yeah goodnight Hinata
Hinata: Goodnight Naruto Kun. I wish I could fit in your pocket.
Naruto
He sat back and smiled to himself. Toneri pissed her off. She didn't freak out about the message. She said she wish she could fit in his pocket. His heart thumped against his ribs. He kept wondering if she liked him that way before thay almost made love or was it a spur of the moment thing. She didn't let him kiss her when be tried and she said she didn't want to betray Shion again. This was driving him mad. This silent problem he had. Hinata had become an obsession. He had to know how she felt about him and when did she feel it. Had he looked cool to her or was being a idoit in front of her. He just needed to know when did she start wanting him.
Sai
Ino laid on the beach on her elbows in her new designer sunglasses blinking around at the scenery. He was under the umbrella sitting on a chair he leaned forward.
"Ino"
Her head snapped back to him.
Her purple bikini top was very revealing as her thong bottoms. He picked it out and he was not regretting it. An image is everything and having her almost unreal beauty at his side could be to his benefit.
"I'm enjoying your company. Maybe way more than I should but Ino you said you were doing this for certain bills. You paid them off now."
She nodded to him then looked ahead.
"Your important Ino. I say that to say figure out what you want while you have me"
She looked back up at him.
"I just want you while I have you" she says gently and looks back at the sunset.
He sighed and lowered his head. Things have gotten so unorganized, but He wasn't ready to let her go.
"Hey" she says softly and crawled to him while grabbing his face he pulled away a bit from her grasp.
She blinked gently at him. She stood up and sat in his lap.
"I want to remember you Sai"
She says, and he closed his eyes as she caressed his jaw.
"I will stay by your side until you order me away"
Prom Hyuuga Compound.
Hinata
Hanabi stood in her dress.
Hinata clamped on their mothers stud diamonds.
Her little sister had been usually quiet.
"Are you okay ?"
"I really like him"
Hinata sighed then smiled." It'll be okay"
"Will it ?"
Hinata chuckled. "Yes lets go"
...
Hinata drove her sister to Naruto's house. She wasn't surprised to find it in the core of Konoha. A beautiful three-story home apartments.
They knocked at the door and it was open by none other than The man of the house.
Hinata smiled at him as he let them in. His blue eyes were shinning as a flirtatious smile was on his lips spreading his whiskered cheeks.
"Welcome Home" he turns to Hinata then looks at Hanabi. "There's your knight in shining armor."
Hinata watched as her sister and the young man awkwardly told each other they looked great.
Hinata and Naruto pulled out their phones and snapped away.
Hanabi stomped her foot. "Okay that's enough we're going !" Naruto laughed as he handed Konohamaru his keys. The two watch them leave from the foyer. They're eyes traveled to each other.
"Where's Shion ?"
As if on Que.
"Are they gone already? I didn't see the dress".
Hinata smiled and brushed past Naruto into his house while pulling out her device.
"Yeah they're gone we got some pictures." She said showing her the phone.
"She looks beautiful!"
Hinata eyes inched to the infant.
"Can I hold him?"
" Yes please I have to unload the wash" she says handing over the baby. Hinata all but fell in love with his big curious blue eyes, red chubby cheeks, and tousled black and blonde hair.
"Oh Hi hey there's sweet baby" she coos to him
Naruto
"I wasn't sure if Aunt would be a good title. Miss is kind of strange too."
She looks up from him mid rock then smile mischievously. " It's okay I can be the family pet" she jokes.
It wasn't funny. His eyes soften as he watched her attention fall back to his son.
He felt his hands move and grabbed each side of her face and just kissed her forehead rubbing his lips down the bridge of her nose until he is pecking her lips as Kawaki squirmed between them.
"Naruto" she says breathlessly pulls away.
"We have to stop this I'm sorry I started this. Shion doesn't deserve this" she whispers.
"What if I started this?"
Her eyes looked up at him a bit shocked. He reached for the baby, and she gently eased him to Naruto.
"That's Impossible." She says while shaking her head no.
"Why did you kiss me Hinata at your house? Do you like me ?was it just for fun ?"
Hinata
It's like she broke him. She caused him to be so adulterous. Her head is still dizzy from the touch of their lips. Who was she kidding. She would always be attracted to him he has such an effect on her.
"You said I'm sorry to do this to you now ? What does that mean" he asked breathlessly looking into her eyes with eyes searching?
She could feel a tear slid out of her eyelid. They couldn't go on like this.
"I was just bored" the lie fell from her lips, and he stiffens a bit.
"I have to go. Bye Naruto Kun" she said skipping away from him into her car driving away. She took deep breaths and drove away. She shook her head and pushed her hair out her face. Nothing makes sense anymore. This was all her fault.
Naruto kun I'm so sorry. All you wanted was a friend. I choose my selfishness over that and made you the worse version of yourself.
Her resolved and convictions won't stop. She knew what she had to say to him to get him to stop this roller coaster she's forced them on. Naruto doesn't cheat not even on test at school.
So much for not crying anymore.
Naruto
She was just bored ?
His eyes blinked standing still in one spot. He kissed her.
Rather she liked or likes him is has dwindled in his realization.
He had at the very least a crush on her
At the very most. He was falling in love with her or possibly always had been in love with her.
He needed to fall back. She did it because she was bored. He was about to risk everything because he wanted her, and she wanted entertainment. More so than that. He was behaving like a creep. Kissing on her every time their alone.
He was in love with her so much he couldn't stand it. To be in the same room as her and not touch her. He winced his eyes closed.
He was in love with Hinata.
An:An: I apologize if things are slow. It's a slow burn fic. I think there's pleny of Naruhina moment's their just in a situation were he is married. I will explain more as I write. In chapter 11 i realized chloform is actually used to put people to sleep lol so I will change it when I edit the chapter. Welcome new followers to Delicate Destruction.
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