Ch. 2 From the Heart
It was a new day, and the sun was just rising. But for Kiba and Hinata, the night had just ended. Naruto didn't sleep much either, but for obvious different reasons. While Kiba and Hinata spent the whole night enjoying each other's company, Naruto sat at home, crying, until he finally fell asleep.
The owner of Ichiraku ramen was starting to get worried. Naruto never missed a day when it came to his daily breakfast of ramen. It wasn't until about noon when Naruto walked into sight and took a seat. "One bowl of ramen please" he said rather glumly.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" the owner asked in concern. "You weren't here for breakfast." Naruto looked up from his bowl of ramen.
"Nothing" he quickly replied and went back to eating his bowl of ramen, trying to keep the tears from welling up in his eyes. The owner decided that he best let it be, if he really didn't want to talk about it.
Kiba and Hinata just rounded the corner, arms interlocked. Hinata noticed Naruto sitting in his usual spot. "Hello Naruto-kun" Hinata said as she smiled.
Naruto let out a "Hmph" and went back to eating his ramen.
Kiba scowled and said "What, too good to say hello to her?" Naruto stopped eating, and put down his chopsticks.
"Shut up" Naruto said in a low growl.
Kiba glared. "What was that?"
Naruto stood up and slammed his hands down on the table. "Shut up!" Naruto threw the owner his change purse and ran out into the street, wiping his eyes dry. Hinata clutched her chest as she felt a sharp pain run through her body. Kiba noticed Hinata's pain and looked back at Naruto, still glaring. It seems she still has feelings for him... Hinata managed to subdue the sympathy she felt for Naruto, she was with Kiba now, and had to try to get over any feelings she had for Naruto. Kiba glanced at Hinata, smiling. She noticed Kiba's attention and blushed, looking away in the shy style that was Hinata.
Kiba took Hinata's arm. "Come on Hinata, let's go" Kiba said as they walked away.
Naruto ran home once again, to cry. Something he'd been doing ever since he saw Kiba with Hinata. Naruto felt that he would never get over this, not unless he had Hinata. But he knew that wasn't going to happen. Kiba had Hinata's heart now; he was her love now. Naruto heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find Sakura standing outside. "S-Sakura, what are you doing here?" Tears were still running down Naruto's face.
"Hello Naruto-kun, I was just checking to see how you were after yesterday" Naruto wiped away the tears he could from his face. He gave a weak smile, a lame attempt to try to cover up what he'd obviously been doing since that incident.
"Fine" He said, not really looking at Sakura, but more towards the floor.
Sakura, more concerned than usual, asked "Can I come in Naruto?" Naruto stepped to the side and motioned Sakura in. She stepped in and Naruto closed the door. Sakura sat down. "So, Naruto, when did you... start liking Hinata" Sakura's face started to go red, as she shyed away, looking at Naruto.
Naruto looked up in thought. "Hmm? Well, I realized it just yesterday, but I suppose the feeling was always there. Why?"
Sakura blushed even more. "Well, I know it must've been painful for you, I... I always ignored, even insulted you...I- I'm sorry" Sakura's face saddened, as she looked away from Naruto.
Man, Sakura's acting weird. Naruto thought. Why is she acting so nice all of a sudden, after she found out I like Hinata? "Sakura..." Sakura looked up.
"Yes?" Sakura looked once again at Naruto
Naruto's face grew sadder. "Why are you being so nice? You never cared about what you said or did to me before." This question caught Sakura by surprise.
Why is Naruto so hostile? Sakura wondered. (Sigh) I guess I can't blame him, I'd find it hard to accept if Sasuke were to apologize for all the time he ignored me. "Well, I guess, ever since you stopped asking me out, I managed to see who you really were. I don't even know why I hated you so much in the first place, my parents just-"
Naruto cut Sakura off in mid-sentence. He was getting extremely irritated by now, his voice instantly changed from sorrow to anger. "Hated me, like everyone else in this god damn village, and half of them don't even know why. You never cared then, so why the hell should you care now?" Sakura felt flooded with grief. Why did the town hate Naruto? If she didn't even know why she hated him so much, how many other people did? As far back as she could remember, her parents felt hate for Naruto, and never gave her a reason why.
"N- Naruto...I-I had no...idea." Sakura's eyes started tearing as her legs collapsed and her knees hit the floor.
Naruto turned back to sorrow, as he looked out the window. "No one ever sees what's really going on, they never understand me. Only Hinata never despised me as a kid. She never made fun of me; all I remember from her is kindness. But a lot of good that does now. Do you really think that a lifetime of pain can be fixed with a simply apology?"
Sakura was still on the floor crying. "Naruto-"
Stopped in her tracks. "I don't want to hear it! Leave me alone!"
"I'm sorry Naruto!" Sakura ran out of Naruto's place, tears running down her face, barely able to keep her balance. Naruto kept his focus locked on the window. So what do I do now?
Kiba and Hinata eventually made it to the Inazuka residence. They opened the door and walked inside only to be greeted by Kiba's mom. "Hello Kiba, how are you Hinata? I hope you guys didn't have too much fun while you were out." She winked in Kiba's direction, and then glanced at Hinata.
"Mom!" Kiba yelled, getting ultimately embarrassed. "Do you really think we would do something like that?" Hinata giggled. Kiba pretended to be more innocent than he led on. Sure, it was true that nothing did happen, but it didn't mean he wasn't thinking about it.
"Well, it's starting to get late, I prepared two separate beds, if you want to stay the night Hinata." Kiba's mom smiled. She decided that she wasn't going to be able to stop them if they really wanted to do it, best let nature take it's course, and hope for the best.
"Okay mom, we're just going to be upstairs." Kiba started walking towards the staircase. Hinata paused, started to go bright red, then followed Kiba to the second floor. "Man, my mom snoops a lot." Kiba said as took off his shirt. He grabbed Hinata and kissed her lips. Hinata was hesitant to accept the kiss, but eventually returned Kiba's affection. Kiba stopped and pulled away from Hinata. "Hinata...why did you wait?" Hinata's eyes strayed from Kiba.
"Well, umm, I really don't know." She looked back at Kiba then quickly looked away again. She was too embarrassed to give Kiba the real reason she hesitated.
Kiba didn't buy any of it of course. He looked Hinata sternly in the eye. "Just how much do you like Naruto still?"
Hinata didn't think he'd pick it out so quickly. "Oh, well, Kiba..." Hinata's silence was more than Kiba wanted to hear, he grabbed his shirt off the floor and jumped out the open window. "Wait! Kiba!" Hinata felt that same pain run through her body, but it wasn't as strong as when Naruto ran off. Just how much did she like Naruto more than Kiba? She adored Naruto all her life, but he never noticed her once. How could her feelings be this strong? She had just driven off Kiba, who had always shown her affection, and cared for her well-being. How could she choose someone who ignored her her entire life over someone who's cared for her her entire life? What do I do now?
It was a new day, and the sun was just rising. But for Kiba and Hinata, the night had just ended. Naruto didn't sleep much either, but for obvious different reasons. While Kiba and Hinata spent the whole night enjoying each other's company, Naruto sat at home, crying, until he finally fell asleep.
The owner of Ichiraku ramen was starting to get worried. Naruto never missed a day when it came to his daily breakfast of ramen. It wasn't until about noon when Naruto walked into sight and took a seat. "One bowl of ramen please" he said rather glumly.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" the owner asked in concern. "You weren't here for breakfast." Naruto looked up from his bowl of ramen.
"Nothing" he quickly replied and went back to eating his bowl of ramen, trying to keep the tears from welling up in his eyes. The owner decided that he best let it be, if he really didn't want to talk about it.
Kiba and Hinata just rounded the corner, arms interlocked. Hinata noticed Naruto sitting in his usual spot. "Hello Naruto-kun" Hinata said as she smiled.
Naruto let out a "Hmph" and went back to eating his ramen.
Kiba scowled and said "What, too good to say hello to her?" Naruto stopped eating, and put down his chopsticks.
"Shut up" Naruto said in a low growl.
Kiba glared. "What was that?"
Naruto stood up and slammed his hands down on the table. "Shut up!" Naruto threw the owner his change purse and ran out into the street, wiping his eyes dry. Hinata clutched her chest as she felt a sharp pain run through her body. Kiba noticed Hinata's pain and looked back at Naruto, still glaring. It seems she still has feelings for him... Hinata managed to subdue the sympathy she felt for Naruto, she was with Kiba now, and had to try to get over any feelings she had for Naruto. Kiba glanced at Hinata, smiling. She noticed Kiba's attention and blushed, looking away in the shy style that was Hinata.
Kiba took Hinata's arm. "Come on Hinata, let's go" Kiba said as they walked away.
Naruto ran home once again, to cry. Something he'd been doing ever since he saw Kiba with Hinata. Naruto felt that he would never get over this, not unless he had Hinata. But he knew that wasn't going to happen. Kiba had Hinata's heart now; he was her love now. Naruto heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find Sakura standing outside. "S-Sakura, what are you doing here?" Tears were still running down Naruto's face.
"Hello Naruto-kun, I was just checking to see how you were after yesterday" Naruto wiped away the tears he could from his face. He gave a weak smile, a lame attempt to try to cover up what he'd obviously been doing since that incident.
"Fine" He said, not really looking at Sakura, but more towards the floor.
Sakura, more concerned than usual, asked "Can I come in Naruto?" Naruto stepped to the side and motioned Sakura in. She stepped in and Naruto closed the door. Sakura sat down. "So, Naruto, when did you... start liking Hinata" Sakura's face started to go red, as she shyed away, looking at Naruto.
Naruto looked up in thought. "Hmm? Well, I realized it just yesterday, but I suppose the feeling was always there. Why?"
Sakura blushed even more. "Well, I know it must've been painful for you, I... I always ignored, even insulted you...I- I'm sorry" Sakura's face saddened, as she looked away from Naruto.
Man, Sakura's acting weird. Naruto thought. Why is she acting so nice all of a sudden, after she found out I like Hinata? "Sakura..." Sakura looked up.
"Yes?" Sakura looked once again at Naruto
Naruto's face grew sadder. "Why are you being so nice? You never cared about what you said or did to me before." This question caught Sakura by surprise.
Why is Naruto so hostile? Sakura wondered. (Sigh) I guess I can't blame him, I'd find it hard to accept if Sasuke were to apologize for all the time he ignored me. "Well, I guess, ever since you stopped asking me out, I managed to see who you really were. I don't even know why I hated you so much in the first place, my parents just-"
Naruto cut Sakura off in mid-sentence. He was getting extremely irritated by now, his voice instantly changed from sorrow to anger. "Hated me, like everyone else in this god damn village, and half of them don't even know why. You never cared then, so why the hell should you care now?" Sakura felt flooded with grief. Why did the town hate Naruto? If she didn't even know why she hated him so much, how many other people did? As far back as she could remember, her parents felt hate for Naruto, and never gave her a reason why.
"N- Naruto...I-I had no...idea." Sakura's eyes started tearing as her legs collapsed and her knees hit the floor.
Naruto turned back to sorrow, as he looked out the window. "No one ever sees what's really going on, they never understand me. Only Hinata never despised me as a kid. She never made fun of me; all I remember from her is kindness. But a lot of good that does now. Do you really think that a lifetime of pain can be fixed with a simply apology?"
Sakura was still on the floor crying. "Naruto-"
Stopped in her tracks. "I don't want to hear it! Leave me alone!"
"I'm sorry Naruto!" Sakura ran out of Naruto's place, tears running down her face, barely able to keep her balance. Naruto kept his focus locked on the window. So what do I do now?
Kiba and Hinata eventually made it to the Inazuka residence. They opened the door and walked inside only to be greeted by Kiba's mom. "Hello Kiba, how are you Hinata? I hope you guys didn't have too much fun while you were out." She winked in Kiba's direction, and then glanced at Hinata.
"Mom!" Kiba yelled, getting ultimately embarrassed. "Do you really think we would do something like that?" Hinata giggled. Kiba pretended to be more innocent than he led on. Sure, it was true that nothing did happen, but it didn't mean he wasn't thinking about it.
"Well, it's starting to get late, I prepared two separate beds, if you want to stay the night Hinata." Kiba's mom smiled. She decided that she wasn't going to be able to stop them if they really wanted to do it, best let nature take it's course, and hope for the best.
"Okay mom, we're just going to be upstairs." Kiba started walking towards the staircase. Hinata paused, started to go bright red, then followed Kiba to the second floor. "Man, my mom snoops a lot." Kiba said as took off his shirt. He grabbed Hinata and kissed her lips. Hinata was hesitant to accept the kiss, but eventually returned Kiba's affection. Kiba stopped and pulled away from Hinata. "Hinata...why did you wait?" Hinata's eyes strayed from Kiba.
"Well, umm, I really don't know." She looked back at Kiba then quickly looked away again. She was too embarrassed to give Kiba the real reason she hesitated.
Kiba didn't buy any of it of course. He looked Hinata sternly in the eye. "Just how much do you like Naruto still?"
Hinata didn't think he'd pick it out so quickly. "Oh, well, Kiba..." Hinata's silence was more than Kiba wanted to hear, he grabbed his shirt off the floor and jumped out the open window. "Wait! Kiba!" Hinata felt that same pain run through her body, but it wasn't as strong as when Naruto ran off. Just how much did she like Naruto more than Kiba? She adored Naruto all her life, but he never noticed her once. How could her feelings be this strong? She had just driven off Kiba, who had always shown her affection, and cared for her well-being. How could she choose someone who ignored her her entire life over someone who's cared for her her entire life? What do I do now?