This is late due to the fact of my other fic and my thoughts on my
developing story for fiction press. (I'm turning into Kakashi!) In case you
want to read it eventually, it will be called "His Soft Side." or "The Soft
Side."
Key
"words"= talking
Italics=thoughts of simply italics
(words)=authors notes/my thoughts
*words*=actions (e.g. *cough*, *gasp*, *huff*, *puff*)
*= look at the bottom
With the combined reviews of Shiru-chan, Flip-Jounin, Wormkaizer, WOLFGANG457, Sirus183, DarkSakui, S-Wanderer999, and TenTen Hyuga I have decided to continue this fic on Naruto. I would like to thank all of the
writers above for encouraging me.
[December 27, Time of the Third Hokage (2nd term) 6:02 PM]
Hinata stood frozen to the spot. Her mind didn't seem to work right during those seconds when the party goers leapt out from the cover of the undergrowth. Neji came over and patted her on the back.
"Happy Birthday Hinata."
Hinata didn't even feel Neji's hand on her back. Neither did she hear all of the congratulations swarming around her. It was as if she was frozen in an ice cube. Her eyes didn't move. They just stared out ahead, oblivious.
Naruto pushed himself back up and walked over to Hinata. When he registered that she wasn't blinking, he waved his hand in front of her face. She still didn't move. Finally, Naruto grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her around.
Hinata shook her head, clearing her thoughts and looked at her surroundings. At last, she remembered what they were talking about.
"But, I saw you on top of the Hokage Memorial with.... Ino." Hinata mumbled.
"We were talking about your surprise birthday party of course!" Naruto's hands shot up into the air as if it were obvious. "What did you think we were doing?!"
Hinata added a ping of suspicion to her tone. "Ino kissed you...."
"No I didn't!" Ino cut in. "Why should I believe you?" Hinata hissed. "Because she didn't kiss him." A voice flowed from behind Hinata. She turned and immediately knew that it was her sensei who said it. "S-Sensei?" Hinata stuttered in surprise. "First of all," she held up a finger, "if it did happen, Ino would have kissed Naruto, but he resisted. What really happened was something totally different. Naruto faked to have a cardiovascular problem, distracting Ino from what she really wanted to do." "How do you know all this?" Ino asked. "I saw it." "What were you doing there? I surely didn't see you." Naruto questioned. "I was just.... there!" Kurenai replied finding her words carefully. "Anyway, she didn't kiss him, so I don't know what all the slapping was all about." She shrugged. "But let's just get this party started." Kurenai cracked a smile. Lee popped a confetti bottle, (you know those things you pull the end of and confetti spills out the other end?) and whooped. Soon everyone was smiling at one another, and laughing at Lee's sudden outburst. Naruto spied out of the corner of his eye two taller figures walking away from the main event, off to one of the various group of trees that were spread across the Hyuga Mansion's territory. Naruto could only guess that it was Kurenai and Kakashi. So, he called Hinata, Sasuke, and Sakura over to follow them. This was their chance to see Kakashi-sensei's face for once. Sakura resisted, but her inner self was roaring with joy. Sasuke had nothing better to do, so he decided it was all right. Hinata, on the other hand, entirely disliked the idea about spying on her sensei even though Kurenai had nothing to do with it. Naruto eventually was able to persuade her though. Anyways, it was the least she could do to apologize for what she did. "Now let's go over the plan I came up with."
Naruto hung from a sturdy branch extending from a thick oak overseeing a small clearing. Hinata sat a few inches away from him on the topside of the branch. Sakura and Sasuke were on the opposite side of the clearing, spying as well. Kurenai and Kakashi were sitting relatively in the center of ground zero together. Kurenai was starring into the sky, thankful for the little bit of peace. Kakashi stared as well, but at Kurenai rather than the celestials above. Naruto waited, impatiently crossing his arms over his upside down chest. Muttering to himself. "Geez, when are they going to do something?!" Hinata chuckled lightly at Naruto remark. "This is just what I needed. You know that right?" Naruto turned his head to look "up" at her. "What do you mean?" Hinata smiled, looking around. "To be in the tranquility of this forest. Just to take a day off and relax for an hour or so. Thank you for taking me out here." "Really?" Naruto gave a short laugh. "Well then. You're welcome. It was my pleasure to take you here anyways." Hinata turned around on the branch and let herself fall over the edge, catching it with the back of her knees. She looked at Naruto's face and his ridiculous hairstyle when it was inverted. Her eyes lit up and she laughed. Loudly. Naruto's hand shot to Hinata's mouth silencing her, while his other hand placed a finger on his lips. "Shh! What about being inconspicuous?" he whispered. Naruto's eyes glided over to Kakashi, he smiled like a school boy at Christmas, and removed his hands. Hinata looked and gasped noiselessly. Kakashi placed his index finger over his face mask and peeled it away. "Oh my god...." the words slipped past Hinata's lips. Naruto was equally baffled. "He's kinda.... different from what I imagined." "I think he's cute." Hinata whispered. Her knees started to weaken on the branch. "Whoa! Don't fall over him!" Naruto sniggered, and continued to watch the scene. Kakashi pulled Kurenai's face from the skies and put his lips on hers. Their eyes closed and relaxed. "Hehehe! He's unaware of his surroundings when he's in love." Naruto rummaged in his pack and pulled out a camera. "Gotcha sensei...." Naruto breathed to himself, and he clicked the button. The shutter closed and captured the facade of the face that was mysterious until now. Naruto giggled and dropped to the floor. "C'mon Hinata!" Naruto's companion landed beside him and they bolted back to the party.
Neji looked around. Where's Hinata? He thought. He quickly noticed that Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Kurenai were also gone. Oh great, Naruto's on one of his "spying" missions. There was a rustling of bushes to the right and Naruto appeared, who quickly pulled Hinata out. Sasuke and Sakura leapt out of a tree from above and landed making absolutely no sound. "Hinata, where have you been?" Neji asked with a tinge of authority. "I was just taking a soothing walk in the woods." She replied without missing a beat. Neji shook his head, shrugged and strolled away, saying "They're going to cut the cake.
Hinata removed her kunai and sliced the cake into fifteen equal pieces. Lee called one out and quickly wolfed it down. Tenten picked one up, stabbed a fork in it and ate it piece by piece. Kakashi reappeared in a cloud of smoke. "Not only late to practice, but late to parties!" Sasuke smirked. Everyone hooted with laughter at Sasuke's sudden comment. Even Naruto smiled even though it was Sasuke who said it. Kurenai came from the trees from the east.. Even Naruto spotted their effort to make it seem like they were apart from one another the whole time. Once he was seated, Hinata joined him with her own slice of cake. They ate in silence for the good part of a minute until Hinata lay down her fork and murmured out. "Why did you do that?" "Do what? Take the picture?" "No. That thing with Ino." "Because I wanted to make sure that the party was perfect." "No! That fake thing with your heart." Hinata was being pushed to the edge by a Naruto's dense mind. Naruto sighed and said nonchalantly. "It wasn't fake."
If this is short, please forgive me. And if there are any confusing parts
or mistakes, please notify me.
Key
"words"= talking
Italics=thoughts of simply italics
(words)=authors notes/my thoughts
*words*=actions (e.g. *cough*, *gasp*, *huff*, *puff*)
*= look at the bottom
With the combined reviews of Shiru-chan, Flip-Jounin, Wormkaizer, WOLFGANG457, Sirus183, DarkSakui, S-Wanderer999, and TenTen Hyuga I have decided to continue this fic on Naruto. I would like to thank all of the
writers above for encouraging me.
[December 27, Time of the Third Hokage (2nd term) 6:02 PM]
Hinata stood frozen to the spot. Her mind didn't seem to work right during those seconds when the party goers leapt out from the cover of the undergrowth. Neji came over and patted her on the back.
"Happy Birthday Hinata."
Hinata didn't even feel Neji's hand on her back. Neither did she hear all of the congratulations swarming around her. It was as if she was frozen in an ice cube. Her eyes didn't move. They just stared out ahead, oblivious.
Naruto pushed himself back up and walked over to Hinata. When he registered that she wasn't blinking, he waved his hand in front of her face. She still didn't move. Finally, Naruto grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her around.
Hinata shook her head, clearing her thoughts and looked at her surroundings. At last, she remembered what they were talking about.
"But, I saw you on top of the Hokage Memorial with.... Ino." Hinata mumbled.
"We were talking about your surprise birthday party of course!" Naruto's hands shot up into the air as if it were obvious. "What did you think we were doing?!"
Hinata added a ping of suspicion to her tone. "Ino kissed you...."
"No I didn't!" Ino cut in. "Why should I believe you?" Hinata hissed. "Because she didn't kiss him." A voice flowed from behind Hinata. She turned and immediately knew that it was her sensei who said it. "S-Sensei?" Hinata stuttered in surprise. "First of all," she held up a finger, "if it did happen, Ino would have kissed Naruto, but he resisted. What really happened was something totally different. Naruto faked to have a cardiovascular problem, distracting Ino from what she really wanted to do." "How do you know all this?" Ino asked. "I saw it." "What were you doing there? I surely didn't see you." Naruto questioned. "I was just.... there!" Kurenai replied finding her words carefully. "Anyway, she didn't kiss him, so I don't know what all the slapping was all about." She shrugged. "But let's just get this party started." Kurenai cracked a smile. Lee popped a confetti bottle, (you know those things you pull the end of and confetti spills out the other end?) and whooped. Soon everyone was smiling at one another, and laughing at Lee's sudden outburst. Naruto spied out of the corner of his eye two taller figures walking away from the main event, off to one of the various group of trees that were spread across the Hyuga Mansion's territory. Naruto could only guess that it was Kurenai and Kakashi. So, he called Hinata, Sasuke, and Sakura over to follow them. This was their chance to see Kakashi-sensei's face for once. Sakura resisted, but her inner self was roaring with joy. Sasuke had nothing better to do, so he decided it was all right. Hinata, on the other hand, entirely disliked the idea about spying on her sensei even though Kurenai had nothing to do with it. Naruto eventually was able to persuade her though. Anyways, it was the least she could do to apologize for what she did. "Now let's go over the plan I came up with."
Naruto hung from a sturdy branch extending from a thick oak overseeing a small clearing. Hinata sat a few inches away from him on the topside of the branch. Sakura and Sasuke were on the opposite side of the clearing, spying as well. Kurenai and Kakashi were sitting relatively in the center of ground zero together. Kurenai was starring into the sky, thankful for the little bit of peace. Kakashi stared as well, but at Kurenai rather than the celestials above. Naruto waited, impatiently crossing his arms over his upside down chest. Muttering to himself. "Geez, when are they going to do something?!" Hinata chuckled lightly at Naruto remark. "This is just what I needed. You know that right?" Naruto turned his head to look "up" at her. "What do you mean?" Hinata smiled, looking around. "To be in the tranquility of this forest. Just to take a day off and relax for an hour or so. Thank you for taking me out here." "Really?" Naruto gave a short laugh. "Well then. You're welcome. It was my pleasure to take you here anyways." Hinata turned around on the branch and let herself fall over the edge, catching it with the back of her knees. She looked at Naruto's face and his ridiculous hairstyle when it was inverted. Her eyes lit up and she laughed. Loudly. Naruto's hand shot to Hinata's mouth silencing her, while his other hand placed a finger on his lips. "Shh! What about being inconspicuous?" he whispered. Naruto's eyes glided over to Kakashi, he smiled like a school boy at Christmas, and removed his hands. Hinata looked and gasped noiselessly. Kakashi placed his index finger over his face mask and peeled it away. "Oh my god...." the words slipped past Hinata's lips. Naruto was equally baffled. "He's kinda.... different from what I imagined." "I think he's cute." Hinata whispered. Her knees started to weaken on the branch. "Whoa! Don't fall over him!" Naruto sniggered, and continued to watch the scene. Kakashi pulled Kurenai's face from the skies and put his lips on hers. Their eyes closed and relaxed. "Hehehe! He's unaware of his surroundings when he's in love." Naruto rummaged in his pack and pulled out a camera. "Gotcha sensei...." Naruto breathed to himself, and he clicked the button. The shutter closed and captured the facade of the face that was mysterious until now. Naruto giggled and dropped to the floor. "C'mon Hinata!" Naruto's companion landed beside him and they bolted back to the party.
Neji looked around. Where's Hinata? He thought. He quickly noticed that Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Kurenai were also gone. Oh great, Naruto's on one of his "spying" missions. There was a rustling of bushes to the right and Naruto appeared, who quickly pulled Hinata out. Sasuke and Sakura leapt out of a tree from above and landed making absolutely no sound. "Hinata, where have you been?" Neji asked with a tinge of authority. "I was just taking a soothing walk in the woods." She replied without missing a beat. Neji shook his head, shrugged and strolled away, saying "They're going to cut the cake.
Hinata removed her kunai and sliced the cake into fifteen equal pieces. Lee called one out and quickly wolfed it down. Tenten picked one up, stabbed a fork in it and ate it piece by piece. Kakashi reappeared in a cloud of smoke. "Not only late to practice, but late to parties!" Sasuke smirked. Everyone hooted with laughter at Sasuke's sudden comment. Even Naruto smiled even though it was Sasuke who said it. Kurenai came from the trees from the east.. Even Naruto spotted their effort to make it seem like they were apart from one another the whole time. Once he was seated, Hinata joined him with her own slice of cake. They ate in silence for the good part of a minute until Hinata lay down her fork and murmured out. "Why did you do that?" "Do what? Take the picture?" "No. That thing with Ino." "Because I wanted to make sure that the party was perfect." "No! That fake thing with your heart." Hinata was being pushed to the edge by a Naruto's dense mind. Naruto sighed and said nonchalantly. "It wasn't fake."
If this is short, please forgive me. And if there are any confusing parts
or mistakes, please notify me.