First Kiss—Chapter Seventeen
"Naruto, I. . .love you. . .still. . .please forgive me. . ." Hinata, Chapter Seventeen, Book 2, First Kiss
AN: Quote reveals some stuff. To clarify, first scene is in present time.
Naruto walked to the Ramen Bar, stopping to admire the glowing through the dark. The blue in the dark skies still held its ground as night came closer. He sat down, sighing as the waiter put a bowl in front of him. The steam floated to his face, Naruto just stared into the bowl, depressed.
Hinata looked to her left, it was just as she feared. Naruto stood not ten feet from her, buying Ramen from the Ramen Bar. He spotted her. "Naruto. . ." she said, loud enough for him to hear. It was the first time in a long time that Naruto had seen her, and his first glimpse was amazing in his eyes. Her hair was shorter now, and she had matured fully, she still wore her old coat, although it was a little too small for her body.
Naruto's mouth half opened, his eyes wide, and he was forced to speak. "Hinata. . ." She smiled, this was the first time they had met in two years. The Leaf was a giant city, but Naruto had tried to avoid her. He walked up to her, slowly at first, but then with growing speed. Hinata was across the street, holding a pair of shopping bags, she smiled as Naruto ran up to her.
He threw his arms open, as did she, and the two hugged. Hinata's bags dropped to the ground, letting a small echo of dust go around them. "Naruto!" laughed Kakashi, throwing the two's love scene off balance. Naruto dropped the hug, looking to his right, Kakashi was smiling at them, behind him was his new team. Naruto, smiled back at the team, and Kakashi walked up to them. "So I see you two are together again."
"No. . .we aren't. . ." said Naruto. The joy in Hinata's face fell, but she still tried to seem happy. "So, Sensei—"Kakashi interrupted him.
"You do not need to call me Sensei anymore, Naruto, you've moved onto the chunnin level now. Soon you will be commanding your own group of ninja, so you do not need to call me Sensei. It is an immense honor, but please."
"Okay. . .Kakashi. . ." Kakashi smiled as Naruto did, as it felt awkward to call him it.
"Well, it looks like you two were up to something so we'll be going, alright, TEAM!" they ran past Naruto and Hinata. "Look at that. . ." he said smiling to Hinata.
"Naruto, why did you say we weren't together?" said Hinata slowly, her face started to become red.
"Well. . .we aren't. . .are we? Do you want to be?" that was the question that Hinata wanted to hear so much but at the same time it was a knife through her throat.
". . .I. . .I. . .don't. . .know. . ." Naruto stepped closer to her, she stared to the ground, Naruto lifted his hand up to her face and then smiled.
Hinata started to shake, it was as if this was their first meeting. Naruto too, was scared senseless, but he needed to keep his composure. Hinata's head started to move upwards, and it wasn't in till Naruto saw her face that he realized what she was doing.
Hinata was not scared, she was crying, crying tears of happiness. "It's. . .been so long. . .why Naruto?"
(Flashback)
Soonichi dropped Aya in disgust. He looked at Naruto, and laughed. "Did you think I was on your side or something? I am on no ones side." Only half a split second occurred before a fist was in Naruto's stomach. The power was immense, but Naruto did not move. He screamed, the scream was dry and it burnt Naruto's throat. He grabbed Soonichi's hand, blood falling from his mouth.
He could feel his organs hurting, the internal bleeding just beginning to set in, everything started to get very hot, even though just a minute ago he was freezing from the mist. Naruto threw Soonichi's hand out of the way, throwing Soonichi off balance. Naruto jumped forwards, but the pain held its ground and Naruto automatically went into a feudal position in mid air. His body fell limp against the frost bitten ground.
Naruto looked at Hinata, the warmth of the situation coming to him. "I don't know, I was being stupid. . .a stupid kid. . ."
"Is everything alright now? Are we alright. . .? Naruto. . .?" Naruto was staring into space. He was thinking hard.
"My Ramen!" he ran to the Bar, eating some Ramen. "Nooo! It's cold!" he started crying. Shino and Ino walked past Hinata, their hands locked.
Ino stopped and looked at Naruto, worryingly. "What's. . .wrong with him?" Hinata looked over to her, her eyes half closed.
"His Ramen is cold. . ."
Ino's face turned to disgust and surprise. She whispered to Shino, "Just keep walking. . ." Hinata looked over to Shino but Ino moved her face in the way of his and just smiled to her. "Bye bye!"
Shino and Naruto stood on the same building, Shino's carving was almost complete, two out of the four monuments were done so far. "So, you're seeming very happy lately," said Shino as he studied his work.
"Yeah. . ."
"Well, we are almost done with that day, do you mind if we finish it today?" Naruto put his hands in his jacket, it was a cold day. His breath showed as he sighed.
". . .Not today. . .but tomorrow I think I will. Just today. . .something's wrong with it. . .I don't remember what it is."
"Two years ago that day happened. You knew that."
". . .maybe so. . ."
Shino sighed as he looked up from his carving. "Naruto, if you aren't going to be completely honest all the time then why are we doing these sessions?" Naruto looked down at the roof, and smiled as he said his answer confidently.
"Because these session's are a way to get rid of the past, just a way, I never said how we would do it, or when, or how long it was going to take."
". . .When are you getting your team?"
"April."
"Me too. . ."
AN: Yay, love scene. It felt good to write that, it has been ages since I wrote one. Next chapter will be completely flashback, as I need to finish the flashback. I still have two more years to go. :0
"Naruto, I. . .love you. . .still. . .please forgive me. . ." Hinata, Chapter Seventeen, Book 2, First Kiss
AN: Quote reveals some stuff. To clarify, first scene is in present time.
Naruto walked to the Ramen Bar, stopping to admire the glowing through the dark. The blue in the dark skies still held its ground as night came closer. He sat down, sighing as the waiter put a bowl in front of him. The steam floated to his face, Naruto just stared into the bowl, depressed.
Hinata looked to her left, it was just as she feared. Naruto stood not ten feet from her, buying Ramen from the Ramen Bar. He spotted her. "Naruto. . ." she said, loud enough for him to hear. It was the first time in a long time that Naruto had seen her, and his first glimpse was amazing in his eyes. Her hair was shorter now, and she had matured fully, she still wore her old coat, although it was a little too small for her body.
Naruto's mouth half opened, his eyes wide, and he was forced to speak. "Hinata. . ." She smiled, this was the first time they had met in two years. The Leaf was a giant city, but Naruto had tried to avoid her. He walked up to her, slowly at first, but then with growing speed. Hinata was across the street, holding a pair of shopping bags, she smiled as Naruto ran up to her.
He threw his arms open, as did she, and the two hugged. Hinata's bags dropped to the ground, letting a small echo of dust go around them. "Naruto!" laughed Kakashi, throwing the two's love scene off balance. Naruto dropped the hug, looking to his right, Kakashi was smiling at them, behind him was his new team. Naruto, smiled back at the team, and Kakashi walked up to them. "So I see you two are together again."
"No. . .we aren't. . ." said Naruto. The joy in Hinata's face fell, but she still tried to seem happy. "So, Sensei—"Kakashi interrupted him.
"You do not need to call me Sensei anymore, Naruto, you've moved onto the chunnin level now. Soon you will be commanding your own group of ninja, so you do not need to call me Sensei. It is an immense honor, but please."
"Okay. . .Kakashi. . ." Kakashi smiled as Naruto did, as it felt awkward to call him it.
"Well, it looks like you two were up to something so we'll be going, alright, TEAM!" they ran past Naruto and Hinata. "Look at that. . ." he said smiling to Hinata.
"Naruto, why did you say we weren't together?" said Hinata slowly, her face started to become red.
"Well. . .we aren't. . .are we? Do you want to be?" that was the question that Hinata wanted to hear so much but at the same time it was a knife through her throat.
". . .I. . .I. . .don't. . .know. . ." Naruto stepped closer to her, she stared to the ground, Naruto lifted his hand up to her face and then smiled.
Hinata started to shake, it was as if this was their first meeting. Naruto too, was scared senseless, but he needed to keep his composure. Hinata's head started to move upwards, and it wasn't in till Naruto saw her face that he realized what she was doing.
Hinata was not scared, she was crying, crying tears of happiness. "It's. . .been so long. . .why Naruto?"
(Flashback)
Soonichi dropped Aya in disgust. He looked at Naruto, and laughed. "Did you think I was on your side or something? I am on no ones side." Only half a split second occurred before a fist was in Naruto's stomach. The power was immense, but Naruto did not move. He screamed, the scream was dry and it burnt Naruto's throat. He grabbed Soonichi's hand, blood falling from his mouth.
He could feel his organs hurting, the internal bleeding just beginning to set in, everything started to get very hot, even though just a minute ago he was freezing from the mist. Naruto threw Soonichi's hand out of the way, throwing Soonichi off balance. Naruto jumped forwards, but the pain held its ground and Naruto automatically went into a feudal position in mid air. His body fell limp against the frost bitten ground.
Naruto looked at Hinata, the warmth of the situation coming to him. "I don't know, I was being stupid. . .a stupid kid. . ."
"Is everything alright now? Are we alright. . .? Naruto. . .?" Naruto was staring into space. He was thinking hard.
"My Ramen!" he ran to the Bar, eating some Ramen. "Nooo! It's cold!" he started crying. Shino and Ino walked past Hinata, their hands locked.
Ino stopped and looked at Naruto, worryingly. "What's. . .wrong with him?" Hinata looked over to her, her eyes half closed.
"His Ramen is cold. . ."
Ino's face turned to disgust and surprise. She whispered to Shino, "Just keep walking. . ." Hinata looked over to Shino but Ino moved her face in the way of his and just smiled to her. "Bye bye!"
Shino and Naruto stood on the same building, Shino's carving was almost complete, two out of the four monuments were done so far. "So, you're seeming very happy lately," said Shino as he studied his work.
"Yeah. . ."
"Well, we are almost done with that day, do you mind if we finish it today?" Naruto put his hands in his jacket, it was a cold day. His breath showed as he sighed.
". . .Not today. . .but tomorrow I think I will. Just today. . .something's wrong with it. . .I don't remember what it is."
"Two years ago that day happened. You knew that."
". . .maybe so. . ."
Shino sighed as he looked up from his carving. "Naruto, if you aren't going to be completely honest all the time then why are we doing these sessions?" Naruto looked down at the roof, and smiled as he said his answer confidently.
"Because these session's are a way to get rid of the past, just a way, I never said how we would do it, or when, or how long it was going to take."
". . .When are you getting your team?"
"April."
"Me too. . ."
AN: Yay, love scene. It felt good to write that, it has been ages since I wrote one. Next chapter will be completely flashback, as I need to finish the flashback. I still have two more years to go. :0