Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto.

Warning: Contains cheating and OOC. Read at your own risk.

Hinata nervously chewed on her lower lip as she looked at the blond man from across the counter of her kitchen.

"You followed me." She stated looking at him with a wary look.

She knew he did, she also knows that he shouldn't be here.

Yet here he was looking at her with those same cerulean eyes she had fallen in love with all these years ago, and not moving an inch.

He shrugged with a small tug of his lips, not trying to deny anything. She almost jumped back when he placed his hands on the counter, even though she was on the other side of it and he couldn't touch her.

She eyes said hand before moving her lavender orbs back to his face.

She almost laughed at her reaction and the way her heart slammed against her chest.

This was ridiculous. She was being ridiculous.

They used to hang out all the time before she left for Kumo a year ago, to help Neji with the family business there. They used to see each other practically everyday. They would have dinner together almost every night, to talk about their day or simply talk. He was a part of her life.

So why was she so nervous that he had left Kiba's party at the same time as her? Why did he follow?

She knew the answer to that.

She had confessed her feelings for him a year, before running away right away after she did. She didn't know what had gotten into her. All she knew was that she wanted him to know, but she also couldn't bear his rejection. So she did what she thought was best at the time.

She ran. She ran out of his house as if she was being chased. Avoided him and ignored his phone calls for the days that followed.

She went all the way to Kumo to spend some time with her Ni-san.

"You've been back in Konoha for a week." Naruto said looking at her as his lips formed into a straight line. "And you have been avoiding me ever since." He continued while moving to walk around the counter. "Why is that?"

She cleared her throat and moved away from her spot too, trying her best to act nonchalant in her movement. But it was obvious to the both of them that she was trying not to get close to him.

Just like she was avoiding his question.

"You're supposed to still be at Kiba's party." She said forcing a smile on her face.

"The party sucked. Isn't that why you left it too?" He asked moving to be closer to her once again. "Or was it because of me?"

"I-I was just tired." She said slightly moving away from him, feeling her nervous ticks come back.

Oh, kami.

He wasn't stopping and kept trying to move closer to her, but she didn't stop moving either.

"How have you been?" She asked looking into his eyes with a small smile.

He didn't respond, but he looked at her though. He looked at her with an intensity that made her want to hide herself, but she stayed in place trying her best to act unaffected by his intense gaze.

What was going on with him?

He was the one who followed her home tonight, almost giving her a heart attack when he called out her name right before she closed her front door. He told her that he needed to talk to her before inviting himself in.

And now he almost looks angry.

At her?

Why would he be?

She looked at the counter not knowing what else to say. "You should probably go home. Sakura must be wait-"

"Why did you suddenly leave?" He asked cutting her off.

His serious tone forced her to look at him. He had a serious expression on his face. His cerulean eyes were hard on her, almost as if they were trying to force the answer out of her or daring her not to answer.

What did he want her to tell him?

And why did it matter now?

"Why Hinata?" He asked again moving closer to her but she only move back.

"I-I just wanted to stay with Neji-Nisan for a little while." She said feeling nervous because of his piercing eyes on her.

Lies.

She just ran away.

"For a year?" He asked raising an eyebrow at her.

She cleared her throat at his accusing tone and nervously licked her lips.

"Yes." She answered straightening her back in finality. "Naruto-kun. You really shoul-"

She gasped when he moved too fast for her to register and was suddenly in front of her. He caught her arm, before she could move away, and forced her widened eyes on his.

"You left because of me." He stated and she quickly shook her head.

She left because she was scared and embarrassed. She left because she was a coward. She left in confidence because she knew, for a fact, that he couldn't leave his duties with his father to go to Kumo too. He couldn't leave his work as next-in line to go to Kumo. She knew he wouldn't neglect his duties to his father.

She shook her head in denial. "N-No. That-" She tried to say but he didn't let her finish.

"You left without waiting for me to give you a proper answer." He said grabbing her other arm. "You left without giving me a chance to respond."

Her eyes widened even more as she looked up at him. "Naruto-kun."

"You've always been scared. So scared. Of everything. I've always known that. But you should have waited for my response. Because I would have said it back." He continued looking at him with hurt filled eyes, much to her surprise.

Said it back? She mentally repeated his words.

She looked up at him with a conflicted expression, utterly confused and shock. "W-What?"

"I would have told you that I love you, Hinata." He hissed, his voice deep with emotions almost cracking at the end. "You should have given me the chance to answer you. Then I wouldn't have so angry at you that I would want to move on as fast as possible. You would have stayed. If you had just waited for my response!" He said and paused when he noticed his voice getting louder.

He let out a long sigh to calm himself before looking into her struck moon-like eyes with a calmer expression.

Hinata was frozen but her heart and blood sure weren't because she could feel everything inside her move at a lightning speed. Was she really hearing all this?

"You never gave me a chance to respond. You just assumed that I didn't feel the same way." He said slightly tightening her hold around her arms.

Hinata's brain was overworking right now, all because of the words leaving Naruto's mouth. All the questions in her head. All the reprimanding words toward herself for being so scared.

Naruto lifted a hand to place on her cheek stroking it softly. It was only then she noticed how wet her cheeks had gotten. She didn't even register tears leaving her eyes to roll down her face.

All her mind could register was Naruto's stormy expression and his emotions filled voice.

His hand slowly came up to wipe her cheeks in a way that made a shiver run down her spine and close her eyes to relish the feeling, hoping this wasn't a dream she was stuck in.

"But you're back now." He said and before she knew it, he lowered his head to press his lips on hers capturing her mouth in a slow kiss.

Hinata felt her whole body sag into his strong arms before realization washed over her like cold water causing her pull away with a gasp.

"N-Naruto-kun." She gasped breathing heavily, looking into his eyes, as he pressed his forehead against her.

"Please." He pleaded tightening his hold around her waist tugging her more up against him. "Please, Hinata." He said again and his tone made her heart ache in a way only he was capable of. "Please." He said again holding onto her so tightly, as if afraid that she would slip away.

He moved her body closer to his before capturing her mouth again.

And she let him. She let the man she loved kiss her. She let the man she ran away from, a year ago, embrace her.

Her brain barely registered him picking her up to lead her to her bedroom.

Her brain didn't register anything.

All she did was give herself to the man she loved. Fully and completely. She let him in places no other man has ever been.

And no matter how wrong it was, she couldn't find the strength to deny herself, to deny her heart.

Hinata blinked slowly trying to adjust to the morning sunlight coming from the balcony door. She closed her eyes as the brightness hit her vision painfully before slowly opening them again.

Her senses started registering her surroundings and her tired figure. Her body didn't seem to want to move as she shifted ever so slightly, but stopped and she tensed up slightly as she realized her situation and the heavy arm draped around her. Last night's events came back crashing on her, making her feel sightly light headed.

What had they done?

The hard chest pressed against her back, the arm around her waist and the heavy breathing against her neck were another big reminder for her. The light snores coming from the man behind her made her heart slam against her chest, in both guilt and some twisted happiness, making her wince.

How could she feel an ounce of happiness right now?

Oh Kami.

She looked down at the strong arm wrapped around her and bit on her lip hard.

What did we do?

She closed her eyes tightly and slowly touched his arm to move it away from her but paused when his breathing changed. She froze for a second holding her breath to not wake him. She continued pushing his arm when his breathing went back to normal. She almost succeeded until his arm moved from her hold.

She gasped when Naruto suddenly moved both his arms quickly turned her to face him before his arms came to wrap around her in a tight grip once more. Her breath hitched and she blushed red as she came to face his strong chest.

Oh Kami.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asked sleepily pulling her even closer to him making her squeak.

"N-Naruto-kun." She mumbled placing her small hands on his chest to stop herself from leaning into his warmth and possibly give them some space.

"Hm."

"We have to get up." She said feeling heat travel even more up to her cheeks, not believing these words were coming out of her mouth.

"Why?" He whined in a lazy voice before burying his nose in her hair taking a long breath.

"Naruto-kun." She tried again, moving her head from under his but he only held on tighter.

"I don't want to." He mumbled placing a soft kiss on top of her head. "Let's go back to sleep."

Go back to sleep?

How could he be so relaxed?

Felling her tensed body against his, Naruto moved a warm hand to her back rubbing small circles trying to soothe her and possibly help her go back to sleep. And soon enough, despite her better judgment, she felt the tension in her body leave her and she let out a small involuntary moan.

Her face took a deeper shade of red as she slowly looked up at him through her lashes.

"Naruto-kun, what we did was wrong?" She tried to reason but he groaned.

"We did what we both wanted to do." He mumbled finally opening his eyes.

"Saku-" She stopped and gasped when he leaned down to bite on her neck.

He bit and sucked on her neck before letting his tongue run over it.

He did not want to talk about that now.

Not when he had Hinata in his arms.

His hand sneaked down under the sheets to cup her heat. She gasped as his fingers played with her and moaned laying her forehead against his chest as his long fingers found her bundle of nerves. His other hand moved to grab her long indigo hair pulling her head back to be able to look at her angelic face.

It wasn't long before he moved the sheets from her body to enjoy the sight fully before moving her to lay on her back. He spread her legs and looked at the way his fingers moved over her pussy. Keeping his eyes unmoving on her trembling form, he slowly let one finger in causing her back to arch off the bed and a deep moan to leave her.

She was stunning.

He groaned as he let another finger in her wetness causing her walls to clamp around his fingers as she sucked them in. His eyes darkened as he watched her essence drip down his fingers before looking at her pleasure filled face, her shaking body, her closed eyes and opened mouth. He took it all in greedily. He wanted it all.

All of her.

"You were saying?" He smirked as he moved to look at her generous breasts.

Breasts he had spent hours worshipping last night. Not that he could help it. She was exquisite.

He moved up and captured her nipple in his hot and wet mouth.

"Naruto-kun." She moaned as he sucked on her bud thoroughly.

His mouth sucking on it making her head spin once more and forget about her surrounding. Her breasts were still sore from all the attention he had given them last night, but she couldn't help but enjoy the slight pain that comes with the pleasure she was receiving.

He released her nipple but kept his lips against her skin.

"Stop thinking about it." He said against her skin, his eyes take all of her in.

The blush on her cheeks, the soft skin of her neck and shoulders, her plentiful breasts, flat stomach followed by her round hips and her perky behind.

All of her was made for his downfall. He knew and he moved lower down her enticing body to plant open mouthed kisses on her thighs making her shiver and twitch under him.

"But-" She started but he didn't let her finish as he brought his mouth to her pussy causing her to squeal a moan and move her head to bury her face into the pillow as he placed both her legs over his broad shoulders.

He hummed in delight as he sampled on her sweet essence, her sent and taste sending him far. They were both intoxicating and addictive.

She was.

"Naruto-kun!" She loudly moaned causing him to move his lust filled eyes toward her shaking form.

"You taste so good." He grumbled greedily sucking on her clit before shoving his tongue inside her tight hole to get more of her essence.

More of her scent.

More of her.

She practically sobbed at the overwhelming pleasure trying to push his head away, but he grabbed her thighs to keep her firmly in place as he greedily devoured her some more.

A loud high pitched mewl escaped her as she came into his expecting mouth.

Naruto hummed in pleasure as he dragged his tongue over heat once more time making her tremble before pulling away. He moved her legs from his shoulders and moved up her body placing his hard member at her entrance.

Hinata threw her head back with a loud moan when he entered her in one thrust, going harder than he did last night, going deeper, going stronger. She opened her eyes looking at him wildly because of how sensitive she was and because of how he wasn't giving her a break.

But he was trying to prove a point.

He wants to show her everything he's been holding back for the past year, he was punishing her for leaving him behind, and thanking her for being here, with him.

For loving him.

It was another couple of hours before he found the strength to pull himself from Hinata. Her tired and used body laid beside him as he let his hands slowly roam over her curvy form.

She was facing him but she wasn't looking at his face, her eyebrows were furrowed.

"Naruto-kun, I-" She started but stopped herself grabbing his hand into her smaller one and looked down at them, focusing on the way her pale one fit into his.

Her eyes were droopy.

She was exhausted again and she barely knew how to form the proper words right now.

He did.

"I know it's wrong, but I can't hold myself anymore." His baritone voice made her look up to look at his cerulean eyes. "I've wanted you for so long. I can't get enough." He said letting all his emotions show in his eyes.

"Y-You have?" She asked struggling to keep her lavender eyes in his.

"Yes." He nodded bringing one of her small hands to his lips to plant a soft kiss on her knuckles. "I thought about you all the time. I haven't stopped." He paused and took a deep breath. "All the time, all I can imagine is you under me. All I see is your smile, your eyes, your laugh." He sighed looking at her before poking at her blushing cheeks with playful grin. "Your blushes." He added. "You."

Her shoulders dropped but she still kept her eyes on him.

"So, what now?" She asked blinking quickly as she felt her eyes tearing up.

She looked down to keep tears from coming out. She didn't know what was supposed to happen now. What was going to happen?

"Do you want to be with me?" He asked and her head snapped up to him

She furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at him in astonishment. "What about Sakura?"

"Do you want to be with me?" He asked once more keeping his eyes fixated in hers, as his arms tightened around her smaller frame.

She did. She really did.

She had wanted this for so long, but this situation was anything but ideal.

"Yes." She finally said.

He nodded leaning in to kiss her softly.

"Then trust me." He said stroking her cheek and keeping his eyes glued to hers and Hinata never felt lighter. "I love you."

"I love you too." She said nervously chewing on her lips as he smiled down at her.

"I can't believe it." Tenten gasped looking at Hinata's red face.

Hinata instantly regretted saying anything as both her friends suddenly looked at her with wide eyes. She knew that they were going to mercilessly tease her. She knew she would never hear the end of it.

And she was right.

"Actually, I can." Temari shrugged with a teasing smile. "I knew it would happen eventually, just not under these circumstances. Shikamaru told me that he asked a lot about when you were planning on coming when you were gone since he knew that I would be talking to you." She added.

"He has?" Hinata asked as her face got even redder, causing both her friends to snicker at her. "Y-You never told me."

"Because I wanted you to come back when you were ready to hear what he had to say. And I guess, on some level, he thought the same." Temari say placing a hand over hers with a smile.

Hinata looked down for a brief moment before looking at her brunette friend, who hasn't said anything more.

"Our precious Hinata has finally let someone swim into the enchanting lake." Tenten giggled and said friend's face practically went from pink to red.

Enchanted lake?

"Leave her alone. She's a woman now, you can't tease her." Temari smirked with her own teasing tone.

She knew it. They were never going to let this go so easily.

"Will you two stop it!?" Hinata loudly complained caused both her friends to laugh at her expense.

They always enjoyed teasing her for any reason. But even through all the teasing, they were always there for her. They always supported her. And she was thankful for that.

"And what about Sakura? What is he planning to do?" Tenten then asked causing Hinata to stiffen and nervously clear her throat at the suddenly serious tone her friend used. "Did he tell you?What exactly is this?"

"I don't know." Hinata signed looking down at her hands with a small frown. "He said he'll handle it."

"Make sure he does. Or we will. Because you're not going to be anyone's side piece. Not even Naruto's." Temari said in a firm tone, not leaving room for protests. "It has to be 100 percent or nothing."

Tenten nodded in agreement. "We'll be here no matter what and you know it."

"I know." Hinata smiled grateful to the both of them.

"So," Tenten started causing both Hinata and Temari to look at her. "How big is he?"

"TENTEN!" Hinata's outraged scream was followed by a fit of giggles.

"I slept with Hinata." Naruto said as the expectant woman looked at him, waiting for him to tell her what he's been wanting to tell her for the past few minutes.

He's been trying to find the right way to say it, or at least spare her from getting hurt. But there was no right way to do this.

"What?" The pink-haired woman questioned looking at him as if she didn't hear him.

But they both know she did.

He stayed silent staring at her as her emerald eyes widen in shock, followed but disbelief, then a hint of anger and confusion.

"You're joking right?" She asked standing from her seat.

He slowly shook his head and that action caused her eyes to finally allow her anger and pain to show.

"When?" She asked calmly, her shoulders tensing up with each passing moment.

Too calmly.

"Two days ago. After Kiba's party." He answered clasping his hands together as he looked at the way her face tightened.

She stayed quiet for a few seconds looking at him. Keeping her emerald eyes firmly on his form, as if waiting for something from him.

"Was that the only time?" She asked still not moving her gaze.

Naruto clasped his hands together looking down at them.

"No." He said still looking down and her eyes widened as they watered. "The next day too."

If he was going to be honest, he had to tell her everything.

He quickly looked back up at her when she suddenly let out a chuckle. She looked at him as he almost winced at the sight of the tears rolling down her cheeks and the look of betrayal in her eyes. She let out another laugh that ended up into a choked sob.

"You cheated on me?" She said and it seemed those words were the trigger that caused her anger to be freed. "With that slut."

Naruto shook his head clenching his jaw slightly. "Don't call her that." He said calmly.

"I'll call whatever I want because that's what she is!" She snapped throwing her hands in the air. "And you have the audacity to defend her." She added with a much lower voice filled with venom. "In front me."

"I understand that you're angry and hurt, but please don't call her out of her name." He said softly.

She looked at him in disbelief and angrily wiped her tears before dropping her arms to her sides.

Sakura stood on her spot in the middle of the living looking at him on the couch without saying a word. She just stared still waiting on something, and now he wondered what it was. The tension left her shoulder as the weight of his silence sunk in even more, and she felt them sag.

"How could you?" She asked brokenly looking at him with trembling lips. "She's been back of barely a week. Is that really how long it took?"

"I'm sorry." He said standing up to face her.

"You're sorry?" She repeated feeling her anger coming back in full force. "Is that all you're going to give me? We've been together for a year, you bastard!" She snapped grabbing the vase beside her to throw it against the wall in anger.

Naruto watched it break against the wall and the pieces fall before looking back at her as she ran a hand over her short pink hair. She started pacing slowly while taking deep breaths looking deep in thoughts.

"Sakura." He called her name quietly, but she shook her head turning to look at him.

"It was a mistake, right?" She asked looking at him hopefully while she stopped walking. "Tell me it was mistake. Tell me it was a one-time thing and that it will never happen again, and we can forget about all this."

"Sakura-" He paused she shook her head at him.

"I really mean it. Please, Naruto." She pleaded moving closer to him and placing her hands on his chest. "Just say it. Say it and I promise to forget about everything and we can move on, get on with our lives."

He shamefully shook his head taking a step back from her causing her hands to fall beside her. "I can't say that."

"Why not?" She asked looking at his eyes deeply, hoping to get to him. "You've loved me once."

"That was years ago."

"But I've learned to love you, that's how our relationship started." She said determined to make him see her point. "I love you, Naruto. You can learn to love me again too. We can start from scratch. And we'll make us work." She continued saying keeping her emerald eyes firmly on his. "I know we can."

"I can't." He said again.

She straightened up and clenched her fists at her sides and bit the inside of her cheek. She stayed in her spot, tensed arms at her side.

"Do you love her?" She asked closing her eyes tightly for a brief second.

"Sakura-"

"Just answer me!" She shrieked looking at him with widened eyes.

"Yes." He said truthfully.

She took a few steps back and sat back on the armchair in defeat looking up at him with pain filled eyes.

"When did it start again?" She asked. "We were happy, I know we were, so when did it start again?"

"I never stopped."

She let out a bitter laugh. "So, all it took was for her to show her face again. All this time you were with me." She sobbed clenching her hands on her thighs. "Why are you doing this to me?"

He didn't say anything and just stared back into her pained eyes. He didn't want things to end this way. He didn't want to hurt her like that. He really didn't.

But he couldn't do this anymore. Not when the woman he really wanted, the woman he loved, was willing to give them a chance.

"You can stay here. I'll keep paying for the apartment until the lease is up, to give you time to adjust." He said and she didn't move from her spot on the couch with her eyes glued to the floor.

"And where are you going to go?" She looked at him with tears streaming down her face even more when he didn't give her an answer. "I can't believe this." She said with another bitter laugh though her tears.

"Kiba and Shikamaru will come to take the rest of my stuff sometime this week." He said looking at her, only to be answered by her quiet sobs.

He took a deep breath and grabbed the suitcase he had packed.

"Thank you for everything, Sakura." He sincerely said, before turning away.

She didn't answer still, she couldn't, but she did hear the deafening sound of door closing behind him.

Hinata opened her front door to find the blond standing in front of her with a soft smile.

"Naruto-kun?" She questioned nervously.

He said he was going to take care of things, but she didn't expect him here tonight.

"It's over." He said and her eyes widened at his words.

Over?

Did he mean-

"It's over with Sakura." He said taking a step closer to her, towering over her.

She placed a soft hand on his cheek keeping her eyes in his. "Are you okay?"

He didn't answer but he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a deep kiss. One arm moved around her waist while the other hand moved to her hair taking a fist full of it. He pulled her head back opening her mouth under his greedily swallowing all the sounds she made. She gasped as he shoved his tongue inside her mouth tasting every inch of her.

When he pulled back and looked down at her, her cheeks were flushed and her lips swollen.

Beautiful. He thought running a hand through her long dark tresses.

"Better than I have been in a while." He smiled answering her previous question, caressing her cheek.

His strong arms wrapped around her as he pulled her to his chest.

"It's just you and me now." He whispered lifting her up walking into her house and using his foot to close the door behind them.