Hey, I read the reviews, and actually thought about what I wrote, I've rewritten chapters 3 and 4, and all choices are at my discretion. I hope they're more to your guys' liking. Once again, thanks to all the supporters of my fic.
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Ch. 3 - Confrontations
Hinata sat in Kiba's room crying. She didn't have the courage to face Kiba's mom after all that. She crawled into the bed prepared for her on the floor. Why does Naruto still affect me so much? I thought I would've gotten over Naruto after all the years he ignored me. Hinata lay curled up in her bed, tucked tight in her sheets. She heard a knock at the door downstairs. Hinata could hear Kiba's mom saying "They're right up there, but be sure to knock first."
Hinata heard steps frantically coming up the stairs. There was a knock at the door. "Hinata-chan?" It was Naruto.
What is he doing here? Hinata thought. Of all the things that had just happened, she really didn't need Naruto to complicate things more than they already were. Hinata thought about staying silent, pretending she was asleep. But she found that she couldn't just ignore the problem until later. " 'sigh' I'm in here Naruto."
The door opened slowly. Naruto peeked inside, just to make sure he wasn't intruding on anything, only to find Kiba wasn't even there, just a weeping Hinata
Naruto was puzzled. "Hinata-chan, what's wrong"
Hinata still had tears in her eyes, so the answer was fairly obvious. Hinata rubbed her arm. "Oh Naruto-kun, Kiba… I just needed some time alone."
Naruto grew a sad and serious expression. "Are… you okay Hinata?"
Hinata gave Naruto a saddened look with her eyes still filled with tears. She looked down at her tear stained pillow. "Naruto-kun, I just don't know what to do…" She looked up at Naruto as if she expected him to have some sort of plan to fix everything.
Naruto had to ask the one question that had been plaguing him since he walked in the room. "Hinata, where's Kiba?"
Hinata sniffed. "I- I don't know." Hinata looked to the window, and gazed out past the houses to the moon that was shining full.
Naruto watched Hinata as her gaze was fixed on the window. It didn't take a genius to figure out Kiba ran out on Hinata, due to some obvious feud. Should I tell her now? Naruto figured that if he didn't tell her at that moment, he would never get it out, but this was hardly the time to tell Hinata his true feelings. Naruto sighed. I can't tell her now, it would just depress her more. It's not fair to her. Naruto began to walk towards the door.
"Naruto, wait."
Naruto stopped. "Yes Hinata-chan?"
Hinata stood up and started rubbing her arm again. "Earlier this afternoon… why did you run out of Ichiraku like that?"
Naruto looked down at the floor. The moment he had just decided to avoid slapped him in the face. Naruto struggled forever to find the right words for it. "Yesterday… when we took that walk through the park. I was overcome by emotions. And, well, after going home, I saw you and Kiba outside." Naruto began to cry as he recalled the incident.
Hinata picked up her blankets and hugged them tightly, gripping them as hard as she could. Her tears started up again. "Naruto-kun, I'm sorry. I…"
Naruto raised a hand to stop Hinata. "It's alright." He said, still staring at the floor, tears dripping from his face. "It's my own fault. I ignored you for so long. I wouldn't blame you if you hated me. Of course, not like it would've been different than anybody else, they hated me whether I did anything to them or not." Naruto looked up so he could see Hinata. "Hinata, I just have one question. Why didn't you hate me? Why didn't you shun me like everybody else did?"
For Hinata, the answer was simple, but she couldn't find a way in words to completely describe how she escaped the endless loop of hatred the people felt for Naruto. "I never saw a reason to hate you Naruto-kun. You always tried your best and never gave up no matter how many people put you down. It was your endless determination and spirit that I always found so attractive in you."
Naruto was dumbfounded. Naruto could have punched himself in the face for ignoring all the obvious affection that was radiating from Hinata. "A lot of good that does now." Naruto growled. Naruto's eyes started to dry as he began to grow angry. "I was always too busy concerning myself with all the people who hated me instead of paying attention to the only one who cared." Naruto's eyes began to grow the colour that of the Kyuubi. Thinking about the torment and suffering he endured his entire life was enough to cause Naruto to involuntarily release a part of the Nine-tails chakra.
Hinata saw the sudden change in Naruto's eyes and began to grow a little fearful. "Naruto." Hinata said a little shaky. "W-what's happening to you?"
Naruto recognized Hinata's gentle approach and realized what was happening. He quickly subdued the Nine-tails and concentrated back on Hinata. "Nothing… it's nothing Hinata-chan, don't worry about it." Naruto laughed nervously. Naruto's laughter didn't last long; he went back to being sad in a split second.
Hinata decided that the sight she had just seen scared her enough not to ask questions about it. Hinata saddened. "Naruto, I'm sorry, but I think you should go. I would've accepted your words had they been before Kiba's, but they didn't. I just can't ignore Kiba's feelings. To put them aside would hurt him too much. Naruto... go."
Naruto sniffed and rubbed his eyes and ran downstairs. He opened the door only to slam it as he ran outside. Cursing the day that he hesitated to tell Hinata how he felt, he ran down the dark empty street. Making good time, Naruto soon got to his house. Naruto saw a shadowy figure as he approached the door. When he got closer and noticed it was Sakura standing at his door, with a bouquet of flowers.
Standing at his door, Sakura cried. She heard footsteps coming from behind her. She turned around and saw Naruto. She sniffed. "Naruto, I wanted to apologize-"
Naruto raised his hand to stop Sakura. "It's alright, I... had a lot of things on my mind. I'm sorry for yelling at you." Naruto looked away from Sakura and proceeded to enter his house.
Sakura put a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Naruto... are you alright?"
Naruto looked at Sakura with a blank expression. The sadness still in his eyes. "I'm fine, just... tired."
Sakura could've guessed what had happened, and she wasn't about to leave Naruto alone about it. "Naruto, what happened?"
Naruto looked down at the floor just inside his door. "Nothing. I just need time to be alone." Sakura was disappointed. She began to walk away from Naruto's door when she was stopped by Naruto's voice. "Sakura, you can come tomorrow if you want." With that, Naruto shut his door, turned off the light, and went to bed.
Sakura let out a sigh and began to walk back to her house in the darkness, lit only by a couple street lamps. She couldn't help but think about earlier when she ran out of Naruto's house. Naruto, you silly boy... Sakura started to cry. Why forgive me after all this? I don't deserve it. How can you forget an endless stream of insults in just one day?...
Hinata sat on Kiba's bed, looking outside the window. She sighed as she watched Naruto leave. "Naruto-kun, I can't deny that I still have feelings for you, but you came expecting me to forget about Kiba. But I could never forget about Kiba, even if it meant a lifetime with you. I won't turn my back on Kiba, he cares for me too much..." Kiba kept her eyes locked on the scenery outside the window. " 'sigh', I guess Kiba's not coming back anytime soon."
Just then, Kiba landed on the window sill, causing Hinata to fall backwards. Kiba had a stern face. "Hinata, I saw Naruto leaving...what happened?"
Hinata sat up and adjusted herself. Hinata began massage her arm again as she shyed away. "Naruto...came to confess his affections..."
Kiba started to frown. "What happened with you and Naruto?"
Hinata looked down at the sheets she was laying on. "Nothing... I... asked him to leave..." Tears started in Hinata's eyes as she looked up at Kiba. "I couldn't leave you after all the things you've done for me..."
Kiba's face grew soft, he reached out and held Hinata. "I love you Hinata... and don't you forget it. Please don't leave me..."
"Kiba-kun..." Hinata's tears were of joy now. Her sadness swept away by Kiba's emotions. "Of course I won't. I love you and I'll never leave you..."
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End of Ch. 3
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Sesshoru: Uhh, Manta, you know you have Hinata talking to herself...
Manta: What?! Oh well, we all go crazy sooner or later...
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Well, in case you guys are still wanting a Naru/Hina fic, Kiba/Hina fic, even I don't know what's gonna happen, so hold tight and just read to find out. I really enjoy writing for you guys, please let me know what you think.
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Ch. 3 - Confrontations
Hinata sat in Kiba's room crying. She didn't have the courage to face Kiba's mom after all that. She crawled into the bed prepared for her on the floor. Why does Naruto still affect me so much? I thought I would've gotten over Naruto after all the years he ignored me. Hinata lay curled up in her bed, tucked tight in her sheets. She heard a knock at the door downstairs. Hinata could hear Kiba's mom saying "They're right up there, but be sure to knock first."
Hinata heard steps frantically coming up the stairs. There was a knock at the door. "Hinata-chan?" It was Naruto.
What is he doing here? Hinata thought. Of all the things that had just happened, she really didn't need Naruto to complicate things more than they already were. Hinata thought about staying silent, pretending she was asleep. But she found that she couldn't just ignore the problem until later. " 'sigh' I'm in here Naruto."
The door opened slowly. Naruto peeked inside, just to make sure he wasn't intruding on anything, only to find Kiba wasn't even there, just a weeping Hinata
Naruto was puzzled. "Hinata-chan, what's wrong"
Hinata still had tears in her eyes, so the answer was fairly obvious. Hinata rubbed her arm. "Oh Naruto-kun, Kiba… I just needed some time alone."
Naruto grew a sad and serious expression. "Are… you okay Hinata?"
Hinata gave Naruto a saddened look with her eyes still filled with tears. She looked down at her tear stained pillow. "Naruto-kun, I just don't know what to do…" She looked up at Naruto as if she expected him to have some sort of plan to fix everything.
Naruto had to ask the one question that had been plaguing him since he walked in the room. "Hinata, where's Kiba?"
Hinata sniffed. "I- I don't know." Hinata looked to the window, and gazed out past the houses to the moon that was shining full.
Naruto watched Hinata as her gaze was fixed on the window. It didn't take a genius to figure out Kiba ran out on Hinata, due to some obvious feud. Should I tell her now? Naruto figured that if he didn't tell her at that moment, he would never get it out, but this was hardly the time to tell Hinata his true feelings. Naruto sighed. I can't tell her now, it would just depress her more. It's not fair to her. Naruto began to walk towards the door.
"Naruto, wait."
Naruto stopped. "Yes Hinata-chan?"
Hinata stood up and started rubbing her arm again. "Earlier this afternoon… why did you run out of Ichiraku like that?"
Naruto looked down at the floor. The moment he had just decided to avoid slapped him in the face. Naruto struggled forever to find the right words for it. "Yesterday… when we took that walk through the park. I was overcome by emotions. And, well, after going home, I saw you and Kiba outside." Naruto began to cry as he recalled the incident.
Hinata picked up her blankets and hugged them tightly, gripping them as hard as she could. Her tears started up again. "Naruto-kun, I'm sorry. I…"
Naruto raised a hand to stop Hinata. "It's alright." He said, still staring at the floor, tears dripping from his face. "It's my own fault. I ignored you for so long. I wouldn't blame you if you hated me. Of course, not like it would've been different than anybody else, they hated me whether I did anything to them or not." Naruto looked up so he could see Hinata. "Hinata, I just have one question. Why didn't you hate me? Why didn't you shun me like everybody else did?"
For Hinata, the answer was simple, but she couldn't find a way in words to completely describe how she escaped the endless loop of hatred the people felt for Naruto. "I never saw a reason to hate you Naruto-kun. You always tried your best and never gave up no matter how many people put you down. It was your endless determination and spirit that I always found so attractive in you."
Naruto was dumbfounded. Naruto could have punched himself in the face for ignoring all the obvious affection that was radiating from Hinata. "A lot of good that does now." Naruto growled. Naruto's eyes started to dry as he began to grow angry. "I was always too busy concerning myself with all the people who hated me instead of paying attention to the only one who cared." Naruto's eyes began to grow the colour that of the Kyuubi. Thinking about the torment and suffering he endured his entire life was enough to cause Naruto to involuntarily release a part of the Nine-tails chakra.
Hinata saw the sudden change in Naruto's eyes and began to grow a little fearful. "Naruto." Hinata said a little shaky. "W-what's happening to you?"
Naruto recognized Hinata's gentle approach and realized what was happening. He quickly subdued the Nine-tails and concentrated back on Hinata. "Nothing… it's nothing Hinata-chan, don't worry about it." Naruto laughed nervously. Naruto's laughter didn't last long; he went back to being sad in a split second.
Hinata decided that the sight she had just seen scared her enough not to ask questions about it. Hinata saddened. "Naruto, I'm sorry, but I think you should go. I would've accepted your words had they been before Kiba's, but they didn't. I just can't ignore Kiba's feelings. To put them aside would hurt him too much. Naruto... go."
Naruto sniffed and rubbed his eyes and ran downstairs. He opened the door only to slam it as he ran outside. Cursing the day that he hesitated to tell Hinata how he felt, he ran down the dark empty street. Making good time, Naruto soon got to his house. Naruto saw a shadowy figure as he approached the door. When he got closer and noticed it was Sakura standing at his door, with a bouquet of flowers.
Standing at his door, Sakura cried. She heard footsteps coming from behind her. She turned around and saw Naruto. She sniffed. "Naruto, I wanted to apologize-"
Naruto raised his hand to stop Sakura. "It's alright, I... had a lot of things on my mind. I'm sorry for yelling at you." Naruto looked away from Sakura and proceeded to enter his house.
Sakura put a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Naruto... are you alright?"
Naruto looked at Sakura with a blank expression. The sadness still in his eyes. "I'm fine, just... tired."
Sakura could've guessed what had happened, and she wasn't about to leave Naruto alone about it. "Naruto, what happened?"
Naruto looked down at the floor just inside his door. "Nothing. I just need time to be alone." Sakura was disappointed. She began to walk away from Naruto's door when she was stopped by Naruto's voice. "Sakura, you can come tomorrow if you want." With that, Naruto shut his door, turned off the light, and went to bed.
Sakura let out a sigh and began to walk back to her house in the darkness, lit only by a couple street lamps. She couldn't help but think about earlier when she ran out of Naruto's house. Naruto, you silly boy... Sakura started to cry. Why forgive me after all this? I don't deserve it. How can you forget an endless stream of insults in just one day?...
Hinata sat on Kiba's bed, looking outside the window. She sighed as she watched Naruto leave. "Naruto-kun, I can't deny that I still have feelings for you, but you came expecting me to forget about Kiba. But I could never forget about Kiba, even if it meant a lifetime with you. I won't turn my back on Kiba, he cares for me too much..." Kiba kept her eyes locked on the scenery outside the window. " 'sigh', I guess Kiba's not coming back anytime soon."
Just then, Kiba landed on the window sill, causing Hinata to fall backwards. Kiba had a stern face. "Hinata, I saw Naruto leaving...what happened?"
Hinata sat up and adjusted herself. Hinata began massage her arm again as she shyed away. "Naruto...came to confess his affections..."
Kiba started to frown. "What happened with you and Naruto?"
Hinata looked down at the sheets she was laying on. "Nothing... I... asked him to leave..." Tears started in Hinata's eyes as she looked up at Kiba. "I couldn't leave you after all the things you've done for me..."
Kiba's face grew soft, he reached out and held Hinata. "I love you Hinata... and don't you forget it. Please don't leave me..."
"Kiba-kun..." Hinata's tears were of joy now. Her sadness swept away by Kiba's emotions. "Of course I won't. I love you and I'll never leave you..."
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End of Ch. 3
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Sesshoru: Uhh, Manta, you know you have Hinata talking to herself...
Manta: What?! Oh well, we all go crazy sooner or later...
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Well, in case you guys are still wanting a Naru/Hina fic, Kiba/Hina fic, even I don't know what's gonna happen, so hold tight and just read to find out. I really enjoy writing for you guys, please let me know what you think.