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My Trust in You
Chapter Fifteen- Turned
Naruto continued to hold Hinata's hand. He turned and looked at her with worry.
"Hinata-Chan…"
Hinata turned and looked at him.
"Yes, Naruto-Kun?"
"Hinata-Chan, why did you-?"
Hinata smiled and linked her arm with his.
"It's okay, Naruto-Kun," she replied quietly.
Naruto smiled faintly.
"I just need to find a place to stay… Maybe I should stay with Sakura-Ch-"
"Hinata-Chan…." Naruto began.
"Hm?"
Hinata looked up at Naruto again.
"Why don't you… Stay with me…?"
Hinata continued looking at him as a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"I- I- I mean-…I d- don't w- want to bother you, N- Naruto-Kun," Hinata stammered. Naruto grinned at her flushed face.
"You won't be a bother…" Naruto said quietly as he leaned in.
"Unless… Unless you don't want to," Naruto added, blinking innocently.
Hinata's blush turned to a deeper shade of red as she smiled.
"Okay, Naruto-Kun…"
Naruto grinned happily and wrapped his arms around her.
"You can trust me, Hinata-Chan…" Naruto whispered in her ear.
Hinata nodded and wrapped her arms around him.
"I know…" she replied quietly.
Naruto pulled himself away from Hinata gently and leaned in. He placed a gentle kiss on her lips. Hinata pushed her lips back as she closed her eyes.
Naruto pulled away and smiled once more.
"Let's go…"
Hinata nodded as Naruto wrapped his arm around her waist.
Chikako stood on a tree of an old training area in Konoha. She looked around in boredom and sat on the branch.
'Someone's here…'
Chikako looked down to see someone eating a bag of chips.
"Everybody's so busy… Shikamaru also hangs out more with Ino now…" Chouji sighed and looked at the sky. He raised his arms.
"Can't you have someone for me?"
Chikako raised her eyebrow and got up quickly.
'Oh shit!'
Chikako's foot slipped on the branch as she fell back. She screamed.
Chouji looked up as his mouth hung open. He stood up and held his arms out. Chikako fell into Chouji's arms.
Chikako turned slightly as the world seemed to slow down. Chouji fell back with Chikako in his arms.
Chouji and Chikako stayed silent, looking at each other's faces. Chikako was breathing slightly fast.
'Who's this…? I've never seen her before… She's kind of pretty…' Chouji thought as his face began turning red.
Chikako stared into Chouji's eyes for a moment.
'Oh God…' Chikako began blushing heavily. She sat up.
"I- I'm sorry, are you ok?" Chikako asked, helping Chouji up.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Chouji replied. Chikako and Chouji stood in an awkward silence. Chikako cleared her throat.
"You sure you're ok?" she asked, chuckling slightly.
Chouji smiled and nodded.
"Yeah," he replied.
"Hey, it's time to go!"
Chikako and Chouji looked back to see someone in a black cloak.
'That shit-head…' Chikako thought angrily. She turned and smiled at Chouji.
"Well…I'd better go…"
Chouji nodded slightly. Chikako turned to walk away.
"Wait-!" Chouji called.
Chikako stopped talking and turned to look at Chouji.
"What's your name?"
"Chikako," she replied with a smile.
"I'm Chouji, Akimichi Chouji," Chouji replied with a smile.
Chikako nodded and turned around. She walked up to the man in the cloak and smacked him over the head.
Chouji smiled sheepishly. Chikako looked at him once more and waved. Chouji waved back as the two disappeared.
Tsunade looked ahead and sighed.
"Well… She could be far from here by now…"
"Hokage-Sama, we need to-" Kakashi began.
"I know, Kakashi, I know…"
Kakashi resisted the urge to kick something. Gai looked at Kakashi then lowered his head.
"I'll send two ANBU teams to find her, that's all I can do for now…" Tsunade said after a moment of silence.
"Let me think it over some more, I'll call you both when I come up with anything else," Tsunade added.
Kakashi and Gai nodded as they walked out the door.
"Kakashi, Gai-….You look upset, is something wrong?" Jiraiya asked, walking up to them.
Kakashi walked past Jiraiya silently. Gai sighed and talked to Jiraiya in a hushed voice.
Moments passed. Jiraiya nodded slightly.
"I see… I'll speak to Tsunade," Jiraiya said.
Gai nodded and walked past Jiraiya, looking for Kakashi.
Jiraiya opened the doors to see a distressed Tsunade. Tsunade raised her head.
'Great… Is it me, or has he been coming here a lot lately…?'
"What is it now, Jiraiiya?" Tsunade asked, moving folders to the side of her desk.
"I heard what happened… You think this could be-?"
Tsunade nodded.
"Yes… This has probably been done by the men of the people who've been committing murders…"
Jiraiya nodded slightly.
"What're you going to do?"
Tsunade sighed.
"I don't know yet… A lot of our shinobi are busy with other missions…"
Jiraiya nodded and stayed silent for a moment.
"How about we get your mind off of this?" Jiraiya said, winking.
Tsunade shut her eyes for a moment.
"Jiraiya get out," Tsunade said sternly.
"Ah, but, Tsunade-"
Tsunade got up and hit Jiraiya over the head. She walked over to him and dragged him out of her office.
'Jiraiya, you're still an idiot,' Tsunade thought, dropping him outside of her office doors.
Neji walked out of the Hyuuga manor and down the street.
"Neji-!"
Neji raised his head to see Tenten running towards him. Tenten slowed down and looked at him curiously.
"Lee told me what happened… How did it go?"
Neji's eyes turned away from Tenten.
"Hiashi-Sama…" Neji stopped and sighed. His eyes ran back to Tenten, looking at her curious face. Neji raised his arms and embraced her gently.
"Neji…?"
Neji tightened his hold around her.
'I don't care if Hiashi-Sama doesn't approve of our relationship either…'
Tenten buried her face in his chest and wrapped her arms around him lightly.
After a moment of silence, Tenten raised her head and looked into Neji's pearl-white eyes. She smiled slightly.
Neji's eyes softened.
"How about we get something to eat? My treat," Tenten said, still smiling.
Neji's smiled as well and nodded.
"Alright…"
Michiko looked into the plastic bag to make sure everything was there.
'Ok, got everything for dinner,' Michiko thought, holding the bag in her right hand.
Michiko began humming quietly. She lowered her head and looked at the ground as she walked.
Michiko fell back as she bumped into someone. She dropped her bag as someone held her by her hand, helping her up.
"I am so sor-" Michiko began as she looked up.
"Sh- Shino, hi," Michiko began, smiling.
Shino smiled slightly, knowing that Michiko couldn't see it. They bent down and began picking up the fallen groceries.
"Thanks," Michiko said, still smiling. A blush crept onto her face as she looked at Shino. They got up slowly and stood in an awkward silence. Michiko cleared her throat.
"Well, I- I better get going…"
Shino nodded as Michiko turned to walk away.
"Michiko…"
Michiko stopped and looked back at him. Shino felt his face getting hotter.
"Would you like to go out tomorrow… for dinner?"
Michiko began blushing furiously.
"I- We- I- I mean, sure," she stammered. Shino smiled and nodded.
"I'll see you tomorrow, then… Bye," he said, turning away.
Michiko waved slightly and turned around, walking home.
"Michiko, what took you so long? I'm starving," Akemi said, watching Michiko walking in through the door.
"I ran into Shino…" Michiko said quietly as she closed the door behind her. Akemi's eyes widened slightly.
"And-? What happened?"
Michiko looked up and grinned.
"He asked me out," she said as her grin became a smile.
Akemi squealed loudly. Michiko covered her ears and glared at Akemi.
"Congratulations!"
Michiko and Akemi began laughing and chatting as they walked into the kitchen.
Hours past slowly, the moon began shining brightly as it rose up in the sky.
"She's been out for a few hours now…" Chikako said quietly. The man beside her nodded slowly.
After a moment of silence, Chikako turned and walked out of the room.
The cloaked man stood in the shadows with his arms crossed.
The young woman in the bed turned and shot up in bed. Amaya began breathing heavily and looking around at her surroundings. She looked at her hands and sighed.
'What hap-' Amaya froze.
"What did you do to me…?"
The cloaked man looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Whatever do you mean…?" he asked, taking a step forward.
Amaya turned and looked at the shadows.
"…Who am I?"
Chapter fifteen, hope you enjoyed it- review please!