Hinata laid her head on her mother's swollen belly. Neji was on Himiko's other side and the three were comfortably snuggled under the blanks on the king-size bed. Hinata's father once again had stayed late at work and so Hinata and Neji made themselves at home in the main room.

"Can you tell us another story, aunty?" Neji asked timidly. He still experienced nightmares from time to time and often tried and stay up late as much as possible. Hinata nodded her head in agreement with Neji, even though her eyes felt heavy and dry as she laid on her mother's tummy.

"You guys it's almost 9:00 and it's already past your bedtime-" Cut off by the feeling of little Hanabi kicking within Himiko smiled and gently rubbed the top of Hinata's head.

"You felt that?"

Hinata smiled up at her mother, her eyes bright with new excitement. "Yea! T-that means Hanabi wants another story too!"

Neji eagerly placed his small palm on the woman's belly, feeling 3 kicks in a row. "Yup! Hanabi still has too much energy, she needs another bedtime story." He smiled eagerly, his missing front tooth only melting Himiko's heart even more.

"Fine, fine, fine, one more story and that's it. After that, it's off to bed whether you like it or not." Himiko laughed while Hinata and Neji rapid-fire nodded their heads in unison, excited for the next story.

"Well, did you know long ago the Hyuuga clan were royalty?"

Hinata's eyes widened in shock. "W-wait really?"

Himiko nodded, her eyes mischievous as she sat up higher on the bed, resting her back comfortably against the bed frame.

"Listen and I'll tell you all about Kaguya, the white rabbit princess."

Hinata nodded in agreement and settled in as well. Neji doing just the same

"Long ago a beautiful maiden lived on the moon. Because she lived on the moon the exposure to the moon's rays and starlight had made her hair, and eyes shimmery white. And though she loved to lay all day and bask in the cosmos her home on the moon was so lonely and she longed to meet the humans on earth. For years she had watched them play, and dance and drink together and so she longed to experience life with them. But If she ever dared to leave the moon she would never be able to get back.

One day Kaguya was playing with the waves on the beach, every now and then she would dance with the waves, pulling them too and fro from her perch on the moon. In a burst of excitement, Kaguya made a huge wave. As she laughed in enjoyment she noticed that she had accidentally swept a young man under the water. Impulsively Kaguya reached out to try and save the poor human, and in doing so she toppled from the moon into the sea.

The young man was an excellent swimmer so he was in no danger. He thought he saw a star fall into the water and so he swam towards the light. Instead, he found Kaguya drowning and pulled her to shore. The two instantly fell in love and Kaguya found out he was the ruler of the Hyuuga Empire. The two got married the very next day, and Kaguya moved in with the young King. The people of the land were so enamored by her radiant white hair and eyes they nicknamed her the white rabbit princess.

Kaguya finally was able to experience life and was happy for many years but now and then the young King would find Kaguya looking up to the moon with sad eyes. The young King and Kaguya eventually had children, twin sons with eyes almost as white as hers. Throughout the land news of the children born with moon eyes became popular. They were thought of as one of the rarest sights in the world.

One fateful night a greedy man from another country snuck into the palace and tried to pluck the eyes right out of Kaguya's children's heads. Luckily like most nights Kaguya had been staying up late watching the moon and had heard the intruder break-in. Discovering the man in her children's room Kaguya fought him off. The young King hearing all the commotion rushed to save her but was too late. Kaguya had scared the man away but he had stabbed the young maiden, leaving her to bleed out. The young king wept as he cradled her in his arms but Kaguya only smiled as she slowly faded away. Before her body turned into moon dust Kaguya whispered something into the Young King's ear.-"

Hinata gasped, her eyes teary and shocked by the story. "W-what did the p-princess say?!" Hinata asked nearly jumping up from the covers to look her mother in the eyes.

Himiko smiled gently and caressed the young girl's head, coaxing her back under the covers.

"Kaguya said that she was only returning to the moon and that one day she would be reborn on earth once again to be with her Young Prince forever."

"Forever?" Hinata quipped. Her eyes were hopeful and glittering.

Himiko giggled at her childlike wonder, "Yes daughter forever. Now good night. You too Neji! Now go to sleep." Himiko didn't even give them a chance to protest before she threw a sleeping spell over the two.

Within minutes Neji had succumbed to the spell, dozing off in tho the plush pillows. Himiko pulled the blankets up to her chin as she too snuggled in right between her two hearts.

"Mama?"

Cracking open a violet eye, Himiko peaked down at her daughter who was pressed close against her tummy, Hinata's misty white eyes were struggling against the spell as she fought of its mild effects.

"Did P-princess Kaguya ever c-come back to earth?"

"Hmm, I don't think so yet. I think the whole world would know if she did." Himiko rested her palm against her daughter's soft smooth cheek.

Hinata eventually closed her eyes and pressed her face against her mother's growing belly.

"I hope s-she comes back s-soon."

"Did she leave?"

"Yes, just a couple minutes ago she left with the Kyuubi."

"Do you know where they're headed?"

"Yes, Looks like Ichiraku ramen."

"Don't lose sight of her."

"Yes, Master."

Naruto pulled into the infamous Ichiraku Ramen. This was his spot back in the day, he remembered the first Ichiraku Ramen back in 1859 but now the small shop had grown into a multinational food chain.

Chik-fil-a had nothing on them and honestly, he would eat ramen for every single meal if his special case of a master didn't stop him.

The two exited the car and walked into the fancy restaurant. If there is one thing he could appreciate it was the authenticity in the oriental decorum. It brought back fond memories…

Naruto simply waved at the seater and walked towards one of the tables in the back, it was always empty, just for him. Naruto sat down, almost forgetting his tag along as she shuffled into the seat across from him.

She was doing that weird thing with her hands again, pressing her two fingers together and fidgeting nervously as she looked around.

"Why do you do that?"

The girl almost jumped at the sound of his voice, her face turning pink within seconds. She gaped at him a little not knowing what to say.

"This big act, you can stop it now. I know what you really are, you know what I really am, so what's the point of putting on that shy act when it's just us?"

She seemed shocked at the revelation of his words, embarrassed even.

Naruto leaned in, resting his chin into his palm. "Well?"

Hinata sputtered, dismissively shaking her hands in her face as she struggled to form a coherent sentence. "I-i- wait uh... I'm just-I don't- uh" Her face was turning redder and redder the more she tried to form the right words.

At this point, Hinata was beating herself up inside. This was her chance to get Naruto-Kun to like her more. But as soon as he took her to the restaurant and they sat down all she could think about was how much this was like a date. Her brain was in overload mode and she could barely contain her nervousness.

"I-im not a-a-a-acting!- I-"

"Good evening my name Is Dale and I'll be your server today."

"Aye wassup Big D!" Naruto hopped up from his seat, dapping up the sandy-haired waiter. They quickly fell into a conversation and Hinata mentally patted herself on the back for sacrificing that chicken this morning for good luck. Gathering up her composure quickly while Naruto was distracted Hinata fanned herself, trying to get her blush to calm down a bit.

"- is this another lady friend?" Dale chuckled patting Naruto on his back.

"Nah just an old-time friend! But come on take our orders, I'm starving!"

"I already know what you want-" The waiter rolled his eyes "And for the lovely lady?"

Hinata quickly opened the menu, fumbling hastily through the pages trying to find something after being put on the spot.

"She'll have the same as me." Naruto laughed, grabbing the menu from her hands and passing it back to the waiter.

"Alrighty, two miso chashu pork ramen with extra chashu coming right up!"

After she couldn't see the waiters back as he walked away anymore Hinata exhaled a breath of relief. She looked up, catching Naruto's cerulean blue eyes resting patiently on hers.

Gathering up her courage Hinata straighten up a bit in her chair. "I-i'm not...acting." With a sigh, she bit her lip. "I'm just...you just make me so nervous."

Naruto scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Nervous? You weren't nervous in cooking, definitely weren't nervous in the car."

Hinata bit her lip, she could already feel herself getting turned on by just thinking about those situations. "T-that's different!"

Naruto raised a brow. What the hell was she even talking about? How in the world was that any different?

Hinata gulped, she was trying so hard not to explode but the way he was looking at her, how close they were, the setting, everything was hitting her at once,

"S-sexual stuff is different. But being… but being in love and intimate-"

Naruto watched as her eyes got a bit cloudy, she was staring off somewhere to the side, a gentle smile on her face.

"-That's genuine, that won't go away like a casual fling can." Her eyes trailed up back to his. Sincere and honest.

For a second he thought about his old friend Sarutobi. His first friend. Naruto wasn't like other demons. Sure he loved a good fresh soul but humans had something demons didn't. He admired humans in a sense of how deeply they could feel things and the duality they had. Humans could be incredibly kind or incredibly evil. But they always had a choice, unlike a demon who was bound to their nature.

The waiter returned with their food and the two ate in silence. Hinata had begun to relax, appreciating the flavors of the soup. Naruto who finished his bowl within minutes slammed the bowl down on the table with a sigh. Sinking into the plush both with warmth in his belly and breath.

Hinata startled by the sound curiously watched as he lazily stirred the tall glass of ice water with his straw. His eyes seemed far off as he thought about something. She decided not to ask and focused back on her noodles.

"You know…"

Hinata's eyes shot back up. He was still stirring the water, not even bothering to look her way.

"You really are weird. I don't understand your logic at all-"

Hinata blushed in embarrassment a small frown etching across her face.

"-but I guess I kinda like people like you."

Naruto looked at the girl to see her reaction, her eyes had rolled to the back of her head and she was falling out of her seat.

"SHIT!"

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