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Please read it.

I think it's time for me to answer some things in the comments.

Thank you for taking your time to leave me reviews each time, which I always read with great enjoyment.

But I've noticed that some people were confused about Hinata's behavior.

You must understand that Hinata is 26 years old, she is an independent woman, who has an important job in a rather famous city where you must prove yourself. Her parents have a business, which she can't harm with non-professional stories. She has a lot to lose, and let's not even talk about the age difference they have. And as I already mentioned in the first chapter, Hinata lives under the pressure to be perfect. She has her own demons to fight. Naruto is her haven where she can be as she is without being judged.

Naruto, as cute as he is, is only 19 years old. He reacts unsteadily because he himself doesn't know how to handle this situation. And like her, she's his personal haven too. He feels free to talk about how ever he feels. She was there when no one was. This is the first time he falls in love and let's not even talk about his personal problems. He is, let's not forget, a patient of a psychologist. He can't react perfectly, since he is lost himself, especially when he can't talk about it with Hinata, as she is the main one concerned.

Thank you for your comments Papaleta, Ilovesumire and WindyCitySlayer1. You have summarized the state of the situation pretty well.

I was also told that there is a lot of drama, and I can understand that it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, with all the problems on going, but we're only on the 5th chapter. This is a long story, and we'll have many more moments to share with the two. Good and bad.

This story will obviously end well. Don't worry.

And yes, we will have KakaHina moments, but only much later.

Although there are characters like Neji or grandmother Tsunade to make this adventure less heavy.

I hope you will stay with me to continue their story.

With lots of love.

PisaVisa

I Naruto

"Shikamaru, now between men, honestly..." My good childhood friend raised an eyebrow, cigarette in hand, and waited for me to pursue my train of thoughts. I knew I could count on him to fetch me some good weed for a good price and the free advice, which came in handy from time to time.

"How do you know it's not just physical attraction?" The brunette coughed in surprise and had to put down his cigarette to catch his breath.

"Can you say that again, please?"

"How do I know if I'm in love?" He pulled on his cigarette, pondered for an instant before exhaling the smoke that filled the room.

"Are we talking about Shion here? Because I can safely state that you aren't in love with her." I rolled my eyes at his comment. Obviously, I wasn't talking about Shion, but I couldn't see myself telling him about Hinata either.

"No, I'm asking out of curiosity."

"Hm. Your heart beats fast when you see her. You want to be near her all the time. You do things you never thought you'd ever do, just to make her happy." To that, I thought about the street-food festival. I could never have imagined going to one of those. My grandparents always gave me tickets to events that I would never visit on my own, but thinking that Hinata might like it, I didn't hesitate to invite her.

"You feel lost whenever you're not with her, but on the other hand she gives you the strength to go on, even if she's far away from you. She gives you a rush of energy and you'd do anything to protect her." He put his cigarette out in the ashtray and cleared his throat, finally laughing nervously.

I wondered at that moment if Shikamaru had ever experienced the feeling that I, myself, felt for Hinata.

"What a pain in the ass, women. You feel like you're not yourself anymore. It's better to stay alone. They can love you one day and reject you the next. Anyway. Why do you ask?" He rubbed the back of his neck, avoiding my question-filled gaze. Shikamaru, who always seemed to not care about anything, had apparently been through the exact same situation as me.

"Just like that." And I laid back down, looking up at the ceiling as if it were the vast boundless space that was swallowing us without even being aware of its power.

II Hinata

In front of the mirror, I saw all my imperfections that were slowly growing on me. I saw the black circles under my eyes, coming from the many sleepless nights. What have you become, Hinata Hyuga? An old woman, alone, without any dignity for herself. The last two days had become dull, without light. My little light that used to call me at least once a day, had not shown up or called me, even if I know that I was the one in fault. Letting him go broke my heart but I had to protect myself and protect him.

When did I become so disappointed in myself? Time passes and I feel like I'm not improving. I shut myself in and only cause worry to my loved ones.

When will I finally be able to free myself from his hold on me that is ruining my life? Even though you're no longer here with me, you are still the one who controls me. The one who doesn't let me fly free. The one who hurt me the most with his lies, his sweet talk, and his meaningless words.

I hate you for what you did to me and I'm going to prove to you one day that you are no longer in control of my feelings. I'll prove you how much you wish you hadn't let me go.

One day, you'll see me as big as you never wanted to see me, free of your person, who doesn't need anyone else to be happy.

III Naruto

Wednesday was always a pretty relaxed day for me. My classes only started at 10 am, then I had a big break at noon, and finally I ended my day at 3:30 pm.

I'm studying biomedical technology. My schedule was filled with math, physics, general anatomy, and chemistry and as much as I was passionate about it in high school, my freshman year of college has proven that I'm not cut out for it at all.

Half the time, I spent skipping classes and the other half I slept through it, much to the frustration of my professor Mr. K. Bee, who had seen firsthand the "great potential," as he called it, in me.

He taught first and second years students chemistry and I must say he always made sure that the class was interesting. Unlike in high school, he always set up impressive chemical experiments. However, I didn't pay attention in class, even though it was mind-blowing from time to time.

Mr. Bee always said that I reminded him a lot of himself when he was my age. A kind of teacher-student friendship was formed and, to tell you the truth, he even invited me and two other students from my class to go for a beer once. Of course, I agreed. He was good company and never missed a chance to make me laugh. He had a kind of wise old man aura, a little crazy around the edges. Just atypical.

He was the kind of teacher you rarely find. The rare pearl in the middle of old and boring professors. He even proudly revealed that he used to rap in his free time. When I listen to him talk, I often think that he seems to be more my age than I am. I had great respect for him and that meant something, especially since I often didn't care what others thought.

Besides, it was his class that I was attending, right now. From time to time, I lifted my head, which was resting on my desk, well buried in my arms.

"Naruto, be attentive brother, see me doing this experiment with water, and call me the new Avatar!" A smirk formed on my lips hearing him rhyme to capture the attention of his students.

The hour ended quickly and as I gathered up all my things to join my buddies in the college canteen, I saw Mr. Bee standing with his arms crossed in front of my table.

"Naruto, what's wrong with you? You're even less focused than usual. You didn't even pay attention to the killer experiment I did before." He called out to me and obviously I felt bad for not respecting his work.

"Sorry, Mr. Bee. Right now, I'm a little distracted."

"At least you came, that's something. But still, you should put some effort into it."

"I know. Don't worry about it. It won't happen again." I put on my jacket, and avoided his gaze, not wanting to see the disappointment in his eyes.

"If you want a listening ear, I'm here, brother." He placed his hand on my shoulder as a comforting gesture.

"It's gonna be all right, Bee. I'm sure it will."

"I don't know what's bothering you, but I'm going to give you some good advice that will help you in a lot of situations, kiddo. Listen carefully." I raised an amused eyebrow, ready to hear his "good advice" that will serve me in "any situation".

"He who is afraid to suffer, already suffers. So don't beat yourself up and walk with your head up. Everything will work out. Time is your best friend."

"Who did you hear that one from?" I laughed and he, seeing me happier, proudly tapped his shoulder.

"I don't know. It was in the student magazine this morning, criticizing the principal. I'm just sharing the truths. Come on, go eat."

Time is my best friend. It wasn't stupid what he said. It made sense. Maybe she'll miss me if I ignore her for a while. Let her come to me this time. I think I've shown her my good intentions enough. I'm not her puppet.

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"What took you so long. You almost missed the hotdogs." said Shikamaru bored.

"For once there's something eatable here..."

"Chouji, seriously. You're not in a good position to say anything about food. You always get a second serving."

"I need to get my energy up, if I'm going to make it through the day, Sai."

"Where's teme?" I asked setting my tray down on the sticky table, ignoring the two.

"He's on the phone with his girl. He'll be here soon." replied Sai, with a big smile that looked way too fake to be true.

"Fighting?"

"Probably."

Not waiting any longer to start eating, I began to enjoy the cold hotdog. It wasn't as good as a hotdog from Ikea, but it was actually pretty decent. Thinking back to what Mr. Bee had said to me, I could only smile because he was really a real wise funny man, this guy.

As funny as he sounded, there was a hidden truth in his words that made a lot of sense. I'm already suffering by being afraid to suffer. People will come to me in time. If Hinata wants to keep pushing her denial of her feelings for me, let her do just that.

Sooner or later, she will come back to me. She said so herself. We have a connection.

"What are you smiling for? Are you trying to imitate Sai?" Sasuke sat down on the bench facing me. I held out my fist in greeting and continued eating.

"Maybe you should start smiling, you're scaring the others around us," Sai retorted, still smiling.

"It's more like you're scaring the others with that psycho smile of yours."

"Who's up for a guys' night later? Beers, pizzas and PlayStation." interjected Chouji to calm the tensions.

"I probably can't. I've got soccer practice at 7pm." Sasuke refused.

"Why not. I don't have anything else to do anyway."

"You can come over after your training. The others?" Sasuke shrugged his shoulders in a 'we'll see' gesture.

"I'm up. It's been a long time since I played with you, guys." Sai was the only one who didn't own a PlayStation 4, so he always relied on the others to play.

"Naruto?" asked Shikamaru, who had noticed my silence.

"I don't know yet. I have an appointment at 4pm, maybe I'll join you later." Depending on how the situation with Hinata would go today in our session.

"What kind of appointment, if I may ask?" Sai was still way too curious. But he was part of the team.

"Certainly, with Shion. I heard her mention you before, in class." Chouji, Shion and Matsuri were all studying the same thing.

Matsuri and Shion were best friends, so it was no surprise that they were studying the same thing, especially since Matsuri took Shion as a great mentor. She idolized her, in a way. Shion was beautiful, kind, and intelligent, but only in appearance. She could become a real pain in the ass when things didn't go her way.

Besides Gaara, who wasn't here this month because of an internship abroad, we were a pretty nice group. We all met in high school and even though we don't study the same thing, we still have a very strong bond.

"Why should I have an appointment with Shion? And no, I'm just going to visit my grandparents. So, I don't know how long I'll be staying with them." I rolled my eyes. I knew why they were referring to her, but I didn't understand why they were so insistent. I never gave Shion hope. I never did. She's the one who's fooling herself.

Except for Sasuke and Shikamaru, none of them knew that I was still going to therapy. And I had no intention of talking about it with them.

I saw Shion and Matsuri from a distance, and not waiting a second longer I got up from my seat to throw my tray away.

"I'm going to smoke. Will you come with me, Shikamaru?" He turned his head in the direction of the two girls and immediately understood why I wanted to run away.

"Come on, I'm coming with you. Anyway, the break is almost over."

IV Hinata

It was 4:05 PM and Naruto still hadn't arrived. He, usually, always arrived on time, even a few minutes early and to be honest I was afraid he wasn't going to come for our session today.

But eventually, I heard a knock on the door, and I jumped inside. A tall, blue-eyed blond man entered, without his usual smile that lit up the room.

"Hi." Thankful to see him, I indicated for him to sit on the couch, and he did as asked.

"So, Naruto. How are you today?" He raised his eyebrow and turned his head away, not to face me. It saddened me greatly, but I understood why he was behaving like that. I had, nonetheless, once again rejected him.

"Good." He answered short but coldly.

The situation wasn't easy after all that had happened and especially after that passionate kiss on Monday night. He had every right to be mad at me. I gave him hope.

As much as I loved that moment with him, I still can't tell myself that our relationship is acceptable. It is far from acceptable. The first rule of being a psychologist has been broken. I could have my license taken away for what I did. Or what I let him do to me.

I am a novice in the market. I've only owned my own practice for two years. What should my colleagues think of me? If this were to come out, it would be a scandal for my professional life as well as for my parents' business, which they had to fight for to be recognized in Europe as well. The Hyuga name is well known here in St Tropez.

"Well, I'm glad to hear you're doing well. How are your grandparents?"

Time seemed to pass so slowly. I was angry with myself for letting this happen.

"Well, I guess. I had my grandmother on the phone recently."

I didn't know what to say, nor was I sure what to ask. This was definitely the first time a situation like this had been weighing so much with a patient, on my mind. I wanted to talk about everything that occurred. To clear things up. But my office wasn't the right place. I didn't want to risk anyone hearing. So, I would have to talk about it subtly.

"The girl you told me about last time..." I took a deep breath and saw that he frowned, not understanding why I was bringing this up, here.

"The girl you have feelings for. You confessed your feelings to her, right? How did she react?" He began to understand what I was getting at and played along with me. He was smarter than anyone could imagine. He hid it well behind his lazy appearance.

" She's playing with my feelings." Naruto replied with the most threatening look I've ever seen from him.

"What makes you think so?"

"Really, Hinata?" He hissed as he rolled his eyes.

"What makes you think she's playing with your feelings, Naruto?" I was eager to listen to him say how he felt and how he perceived my behavior, hoping that he'd understand me a little, even if it was difficult.

"You really want to know what makes me think that, Miss Hyuga?" My hands were shaking slightly as he was scaring me a little. I had never seen him like this before, but I nodded for him to proceed with his explanation.

"I don't know...Maybe I think that way because first she tells me she's giving me a chance, then she tries to seduce me on the phone and then lets me kiss her until she allows me to take off her bra so I can drive her crazy with my tongue on her tits. Anyway, I remember well how she was pulling my hair moaning like she was about to reach her greatest orgasm. Moaning my name, like there's no tomorrow." Remembering this scene, I crossed my legs even more, feeling the heat rising. He smiled slyly, seeing me in this state.

"Ah yes, I forgot. To finally tell me that it was a mistake. If that doesn't explain why I think that way, I don't know. Tell me. How would you have interpreted the situation, Miss Hyuga?" He spat my name like venom. I could feel the tension in the small room. I struggled with my breathing for a moment as if my guilty conscience was suffocating me.

It's not like I didn't know what I pulled but hearing it from his mouth was like a slap in my face.

I cleared my throat before answering. I avoided his provocative look that intimidated me for the first time. That look filled with hate and love, hope and despair.

"Maybe this girl is lost. Maybe she's having trouble admitting to herself how lucky she is to have you by her side. Maybe she has her own demons to fight."

"And why hasn't she told me about it? Doesn't she trust me enough? Is that the reason?"

"No. She doesn't trust anyone when it comes to this."

"Then she's wrong. She's wrong to keep all her emotions inside and not to talk about them. Someone once told me that you have to let your emotions flow so that you don't block yourself." I smiled a little knowing I was the one who told him this.

"Maybe she's afraid. Fear of facing her demons. Fear of the consequences..."

"Who is afraid to suffer, suffers already."

Our gazes finally crossed, and his beautiful blue eyes pierced me. He had a faint smile on his lips that made me feel a little better.

"Come, here, Hinata." I obeyed him like a little girl and got up from the sofa to sit next to him. For a moment we were just melting in each other's eyes without speaking.

He took my face in his hands and my whole face changed color as quickly as his fingers touched me.

"I love you. I love you so much even if you hurt me. If it's my turn to help you, I will. If it's my turn to be there for you, I will. Don't push me away anymore."

His lips on mine, I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I was melting in this kiss that I had missed so much without wanting to admit it to myself. These caresses calmed me and dissolved the heavy load that weighed so much on my small shoulders.

He took me by the waist to put me on his lap and again I let myself do because I couldn't resist him.

"I love you, Hinata. I love you, I love you, I love you..." he whispered in my ear while caressing my hair and I hid in the crook of his neck.

"What makes you so different from the others that I can trust you?" Naruto was silent for a moment, stopped his stroking and settled comfortably on the couch.

"I don't know. But if I can promise you one thing, it's that I'll never judge you, just like I know you'll never judge me. I'll try to understand you, even though I'm having a hard time right now, but I'll try. And when I promise something, I mean it."

"Then you have to make another promise to me, Naruto." He looked at me carefully and nodded quickly.

"You have to stop coming in front of my house. You're not respecting my privacy. If you want to meet, call me. But don't come unannounced and if you're going to do that, don't stay in your car and watch me. I've been so scared these past two months."

He closed his eyes, ashamed of what he might have done but it was as embarrassing for him as it was for me. If he wants me to trust him, he needs to stop his obsessive behaviors.

"Yes, I promise." I in turn stroked his hair and smiled tenderly.

"Thank you, Miss Hyuga."

"And stop calling me Miss Hyuga. I think we've passed the point since the last time."

"No, I'll keep calling you that. My personal Miss Hyuga."

And once again, he kissed me.

"You know your cleavage is too tempting. I don't even want to imagine how many men checked you out already today." I was wearing black bell-bottom pants, a tight black shirt with lots of cleavage and black heels.

He placed one of his hands exactly under my breast without touching it and I let him. His thumb caressed my nipple protected by two layers of cloth, but I felt the touch giving me the chills.

"If you keep rubbing against me so much, I can't promise you that nothing will happen, Hinata." And just to provoke him, I rubbed my pelvis against his and felt him harden.

"Hinata..." he groaned as he removed my shirt to admire my breasts.

"Pssst. You don't want anyone to hear us."

I felt like a teenager at this point.

He placed light kisses on my cleavage and neck, and his warm breath on my skin gave me butterflies. It was my turn to whisper his name.

"God has blessed you with beautiful breasts, let me admire and idolize them, a little longer." In one quick motion, he managed to open my bra and gently pulled down the straps.

With wide eyes, I watched as he took them in his hands, very carefully running his fingers over my hardened nipples. Naruto was in no hurry and after an eternity, suffering under his intense, gaze, I kissed him to distract him.

He was like a child with a new toy.

A knock on the door took us out of our seduction game. Panicked by the situation I could only shout quickly that I was coming in two seconds, hiding in Naruto's arms, who only laughed seeing my state.

"Relax, you're the boss, you can do whatever you want." He stroked my back, not looking scared.

"Naruto. It's not funny." He only kept laughing, until I teased him by touching his dick through his jeans.

"Hinata..." he grunted, and I broke free from his embrace to quickly get dressed before Shizune, my secretary, came in.

I hurried to open the door, turning around one last time, seeing Naruto with a pillow hiding his erection.

"Shizune, you can go home. I'm also done now. I'll close up everything, later. I have to stay a little longer."

"Okay. Mr. Uzumaki already left?"

"Uh, yes. It was quick today."

"Ah all right. Don't work too hard. Have a good night, Hinata." She kissed me on the cheek and headed for the elevator.

I closed the door behind me and lay down against it, catching my breath. Naruto got up in turn and positioned himself in front of me so that I was like a prisoner in front of his imposing size.

"Shall we go?"

"You go, I still have to work a little."

"Can we meet tonight?"

"No. My brother is coming over later." I saw his smile fade.

"But we can call each other, okay? I'll call you, I promise Naruto."

I stood on my toes and kissed him one last time. But he didn't want to leave and with more desire, returned the kiss.

"Stop." I laughed and he smirked, giving me a last kiss on the forehead and opened the door.

"Did I already tell you how beautiful you look today, Hinata?"

"No, thank you very much. You look very handsome too, Naruto." I blushed under his perverted look, then he kissed me now really for the last time and left.

What an idiot... But I could only smile, putting my fingers on my lips, smiling like a teenager in love, hiding from her parents.