In chapter seven I included the tags I have up on Ao3 and we're about to vaguely earn the 'masturbation' tag! Anyone not interested in reading that stop at Naruto turning his shower on, it's more of a if you squint the tags here anyways.

Sakura watched Naruto and Hinata walk in front of the group. Naruto had done a good job acting surprised when he walked into the ramen shop earlier in the evening. While decorating Hinata had felt so guilty about him finding out she had let it slip to Sakura that she spoiled Naruto's surprise party. Sakura had just laughed, telling the other girl that she wasn't sure what she expected, Hinata being able to keep a secret from him.

Naruto had walked in, people had yelled 'happy birthday' and he had done a damn good job pretending to be surprised. Hinata had shocked them all, walking up to him and putting a ridiculous orange and silver pointed birthday hat that read 'birthday boy' on top of his head, securing the elastic string below his chin. Naruto had laughed and said something to Hinata in a low voice before reaching over to the table and grabbing a lime green hat and securing on top her head.

They had stayed, eaten their fill now the smaller group was walking back to Naruto's apartment to play cards. While he had walked around the whole party, talking to everyone, Sakura couldn't help but notice how he always drifted back to Hinata. Sakura and Ino of course had cornered Hinata while grabbing more food at the counter, demanding to know if something had finally happened between them. Hinata had waved them off with a promise of talking about it all later.

Now back at Naruto's apartment; he, Kiba and Shikamaru had sent the girls up when Naruto had remembered all he had up there was water and maybe some old juice and the three had walked off towards the market.

"Spill." Sakura demanded after she had perched on the edge of the kitchen counter.

"Nothing happened, he cornered me when he saw me buying party hats and demanded that I tell him what was going on. He then insisted on going grocery shopping with me and carried all my bags back home. When we got there he asked if I was 'going to be wearing one of those cute party hats' then made some comment about how I could convince him by telling him something nice." Hinata says in one long breath, plopping down in the chair when she finishes.

"Well," Ino starts, "what nice things did you tell him to get him to wear a hat with glitter on it?"

"I told him it was lucky he didn't wear his orange jacket tonight cause it would completely clash with the orange glitter. And before you ask he told me that if he had to look dumb I had to look dumb with him."

"You two have the absolutely oddest way of flirting, I mean it works for you guys but there was a minimum of three times where I thought he was going to kiss you."

"Absolutely not." Hinata shakes her head, long hair falling into her face.

"Whatever you say Hinata, whatever you say." At that the apartment door gave a loud creek followed by the three boys, laughing and carrying bottles of soda and a few things of chips.

The group sat around the low table in Naruto's pseudo living room, playing cards and trading jokes that slowly hedged towards insults as the night went on. Ino falling asleep on the couch against the wall mere minutes before Shikamaru had excused himself saying he was off to the Land of Iron in the morning. Leaving Kiba, Sakura, Naruto and Hinata sprawled out across the living room floor. The former two shooting glances at each other then at the door every few minutes.

"Oi Ino-pig! Wake up, it's time to go home."

"Shut up forehead."

"Unless you want me to leave you on Naruto's couch, get up."

"Fine." Ino slowly stands, glancing around her, noting Kiba and Sakura standing by the door while Hinata sat on the floor while Naruto was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Naruto?"

"Bathroom, come on now." Sakura pushes her towards the door.

"See ya Hina, tell the birthday boy goodnight for us." Kiba winks at her, pulling the door shut.

Hinata stood, looking around the almost dark apartment. The light flickering from the lamp hanging in the kitchen while moonlight mixed with the orange glow from the streetlights coming through the windows.

"Hey, everyone go?" Naruto's voice breaks the silence.

"Yeah, Ino was starting to snore." Naruto laughs, bending down and closing the cips left on the table.

"Thanks for tonight, it was a great party."

"It wasn't just me, you know." Hinata blushes at the complement, kneeling to buckle her sandals. "And you've already said thanks to all of us."

"Well I have you to thank for the hat." Suddenly he's standing next to her.

"It's a great look for you, I mean the glitter." She pauses, meeting his clear blue yes. "I should get going, it's late."

Yeah, yeah, night Hinata." Naruto closes the gap between wrapping his arms around Hinata and pulling her in close.

"Happy birthday Naruto." Hinata mumbles into his chest, relishing in the way his arms felt around her. Reluctantly she pulls away from him, backing through the door. "Goodnight."

Naruto shook his head, fighting at that clawing feeling in his stomach as he flipped on his shower. Steam filled the room as he pulled his clothes off. He stepped into the water, looking down to note the other 'issue' that came with any prolonged physical contact with Hinata.

His cock stood stiff and ready, enjoying the feeling of warm water running down his stomach and off it.

I shouldn't be doing this, jerking off to Hinata. He thought to himself while he wrapped his hand around the base, moving up and down at a leisurely pace. Thinking about how her breast had felt pressed against him, the sound of her laugh and the sweet smell of her hair filling his nose. Fuck. He thought about how she had started wearing those tighter shorts in the summer months, tucking the hem of her shirt into the waistband. Her long creamy legs on display while he watched her walk around the village. She's so hot, and Gods the way her voice sounds when she says my name. The sound of her voice playing over and over in his head while his release went down the drain as the water turned cold.

There's a real slim possibility that I'll get the next chapter out tonight, it also happens to be the last chapter! I'm about halfway through it and once it's done I'll be fully focusing on More Than One Life :)