Hug/Glomp/Embrace

"Shino-kun."

Shino turned to look at his lovely lavender eyed butterfly, the Hyuuga Heiress Hinata. Hinata poked her fingers together, the fringe of her bangs obscuring her lovely lavender eyes from view while she lowered her head in submission. She wanted to ask something of him, he knew that much, though he waited patiently for her to speak. He knew that Hinata was hesitant about asking for things for herself, as she was a giving spirit that thought of others rather than herself. Always worrying about someone else, always concerned for someone else, without her own thoughts and concerns and needs taken into consideration. It was admirable, though Shino would teach her that it would be all right to be a little selfish at times, as well.

"I would like to train with you," Hinata said while poking her fingers together after a long period of silence, a slight flush on her cheeks as though she asked something foolish or selfish. "I…I understand if you're busy or don't want to, though…"

Shino placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder to reassure her. "Not to worry. I'm always available for training, any time. I will willingly help out a teammate who requires assistance."

Her eyes brightened. The hive hummed approvingly. Smooth, they seemed to say.

Hinata didn't notice the sudden flush that overcame Shino's cheeks when she clasped her hands on Shino's slightly larger hand, gripping it warmly.

"T-Thank you very much, Shino-kun! I'll do my best, I promise. I want to train more so that I…so that I won't hold you and Kiba-kun back!"

The flush disappeared from Shino's cheeks and he maintained his usual composure when he said. "You work very hard, Hinata. I'm certain that your training will prove to be fruitful. Now, I know a little taijutsu myself after observing the likes of Neji Hyuuga, and you might want to widen your stance a little farther."

Hinata nodded before she got in position for her fighting stance, holding out her arms gracefully and spreading her legs further apart. Shino entered his own fighting stance as well, hyper aware of the details around him from the sweat starting to form a fine sheen across his forehead and the lazy hum of insects around them and within him.

Shino waited for Hinata to make the first move, and she did. He blocked her fingers from stabbing into his vital points, before he struck out at her, which she narrowly avoided by ducking. Her reflexes were getting sharper, more refined, and their movements in shifting battle stances was almost like a dance, of some sort. At one point Hinata became overeager and thrust forward with her palm. Shino got struck, and felt himself tumbling backwards; while Hinata was falling forwards onto him. Before he knew it, they crashed on the ground, and Shino found himself staring at Hinata's lovely blushing face when she realized what position they were in.

"Um…" Hinata said, flushing a little.

Before she had time to react, Shino grabbed her wrists and then rolled over so that he was the one mounting her. The hive growled in pleasure and Shino found himself wondering what came over him. The hive urged him to lean forward and kiss those cherry red lips, though Shino restrained himself. Damn the hive and his hormones! Even though Shino outwardly looked calm, he was a healthy teen. Maybe the hive's mating season within him might've made him a little more bolder than usual, but Shino knew that his own feelings for Hinata grew stronger. He couldn't help but grow fonder of her.

"Shino-kun…" Hinata said with a small smile towards him. "Your hive…it's mating season, isn't it?"

Shino, quite flustered, released his grip on her wrists and bolted upwards. He knew that Hinata was astute (well, she also had the Byakugan too, though…perhaps she was aware of his feelings towards her?) and she was fine tuned to other people's emotions. Even his, even when they weren't as open and noticeable to others.

"I'm sorry," Shino said, turning away so she wouldn't see his face. Underneath his sunglasses, he was secretly crying. He made a fool of himself!

"Shino-kun…"

He felt a warm pair of arms wrap around his waist and Hinata rested her delicate chin upon his shoulder.

"I want you to know something…" Hinata said as her grip became tighter. "That I really care about you…and think about you as more than a friend. I hope that…one day, we could…"

Shino broke from her grip and turned to face her, before he wrapped his own arms around her and held her tight. Hinata relaxed into his grip and let out a little sigh of contentment, and she buried her face in his chest while he kissed the top of her head gently. The hive within him purred, and they started to swarm in a frenzy within him as his body temperature rose.

"Hinata," Shino said. "I'm…burning up."

"Okay," Hinata said while she gently guided him onto the ground once more and hovered her hands over his body. "I'm going to use a certain technique to cool you down."

Her palms started to flare with a blue aura, a collection of chakra that she sent through his skin pores to help cool down Shino himself and the hive within while they hummed and roared and growled. Shino flushed, finding the act…very erotic somehow. Was this a pretense to other things?

"Hinata, what kind of technique is this?" Shino asked out of curiosity.

"Well, um," Hinata flushed a little while she continued to move his hands up and down his body. "It's just to cool you down, but I also heard that it…it could be used for erotic pleasure? I trust that you feel comfortable though, Shino-kun?"

"Much," Shino said, before casting his gaze towards the darkening sky. "Will you watch the stars with me?"

"O-Of course," Hinata said, before lying down on her back next to Shino. She then searched for his hand on the ground and clasped it tightly.

Shino clasped her hand in return while the hive within him sighed with relief.