Let me start of by saying I'm so sorry for updating the chapter late
I thought I would enjoy a 2 months' worth of vacation and stuff and then surprisingly my name was listed to be part of different seminars and trainings and etc.
I got no chance of saying NO to the higher ups in the government.
Not to brag but I was chosen to represent our City for the nonstop seminars and trainings I'll take part into. Which is good for my upcoming promotion… hihihi..
But I'll sure to make time to continue this story. I will not let this story to be forgotten and worst dropped. No I won't be doing that.
It makes my heart full of joy whenever I read reviews and personal messages. So I plan to reply to some of the reviews..
-Admin FUJI
Chapter 18 "A Family"
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Ohhh it's her right?
Yap it's her
She's the Hyuga heiress and the wife of that billionaire Uzumaki.
Wahhh I'm so envious,
She's really pretty
Yeah,that Hinata Hyuuga is so pretty
She's Hinata Uzumaki now
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That's right, she is Hinata Uzumaki. She is married to her first love Naruto Uzumaki.
That part.. At least that part.. She can recall it…
at least that part of her being called Hinata Uzumaki echoes to her…
but how can she regain all those she had lost?
Booooooommmmmmmmmmm!
She gasped and tries to get up but she couldn't move her body...
And then she felt it.
She felt that different warmth of a hand caressing her face.
She's familiar of that touch as well, but she's sure that it's not Naruto.
It's gentle and warm but she can't recall whose touch is it.
"It's alright, you don't have to panic. You are safe now Hinata." came a man's voice.
"We are almost at the hospital don't worry Hinata." A woman's voice assured her.
"Who-who are you?" She asked even if her voice is kind of hoarse. "Whe-Wheres Naruto-kun?"
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"Naruto is on his way here." The man answered.
"I-I need Naruto." She pleaded and grabs the hand that is near her reach. "Please." She pleaded. Toneri is a dangerous guy and thus it scares her to think what he might do to Naruto.
She needs to see Naruto right away, she needs to feel his touch again, she needs to hear his voice calling her Hinata again and again, she needs to feel his presence, and she needs him to say so many things to her.
"Is he with Toneri? Please tell Naruto that I don't want to go back to Toneri! Tell him I only want to be with him!" she cried as she took a good hold at the mans' hand
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Seeing her like this, is worst than the time she cried for him after his family got massacre.
And he promised to himself he would never allow Hinata to cry but then he failed to keep that promise.
He caressed her face and wipes away her tears.
"Don't worry, Naruto won't ever leave you Hinata. He will make sure of that. After all you and him made a vow during your wedding day. That vow has never been broken."
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His word had made her calm…just who is this person?
It seems like he is familiar of her.
She wanted to remember this voice…just who is this.
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"Don't beat yourself from remembering it will all come one step at a time." He said as if he is reading what's in her mind. "I just-" and he couldn't finished what he had to say as the ambulance came to a stop and the door was opened.
He let go of Hinata's hand as the medical team carries her inside the hospital.
His heart he doesn't want to let go of her hand though, the warmth coming from Hinata always calm his nerves ever since he remembered being dependent on her for it.
"I'll see the examination on her myself." Ino informed Sasuke as she went inside the ward where Hinata was brought for a check-up.
She signalled the other doctors to help her.
Sasuke just give her a nod and stood frozen in the middle of the hallway as he eyed the hand that Hinata held.
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Ino took a short glance at Sasuke before she finally enters the ward. She sighed as she knows what the man is feeling right now.
She once fell in love with Sasuke before she meet Sai in the past, its one feeling that is based on her admiration for his looks and coolness. The reason why she gives up on her feelings with Sasuke aside from falling in love with Sai after that was that she knows Sasuke's devotion to Hinata.
She can't fight it so instead of holding her feelings for him she had given up on him. The only one who didn't given up on Sasuke was Sakura, her bestfriend Sakura fell in love with Sasuke so much that even when she knows that Sasuke is still lingering feelings for Hinata when he asked her out that she blindly accepted.
Right now Ino knows that nobody can't heal those heartaches from these couple but only them. Sai had always reprimanded her not to get in between and let the couple settle their feelings and emotions but since when will it be?
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"She's okay now but still shaken, we will move her to the VIP room now." Ino informed Sasuke . "She's conscious so would you like to talk to her again?"
"No." came a short reply.
"Sa-
"It's better that way, I don't want her to beat herself just to remember me." Sasuke coldly said.
Ino throws a friendly punched on Sasuke's shoulder. "I know how you feel but you can't keep that up Sasuke-kun. Hinata needs us. She needs her best friend."
"She needs Naruto." Sasuke replied right away and he left.
"Sasuke-" Ino called but the Uchiha continues to walk away.
"Yamanaka-sensei, the patient is in the VIP room and she is looking for you." The nurse attending Hinata informed her.
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It's better if she won't remember who I am.
He keeps repeating those words in his mind.
She doesn't have to remember a person like me.
He was on that thought when all of a sudden a hysterical man with blonde hair, blue eyes bumps into him.
"Sasuke!
"Naruto!"
"Hinata? Where's Hinata?!" He shouted.
"Relax dobe! Your wife is okay." Sasuke answered as Naruto looks like having a panic attack.
"Sasuke-ojisan!" Both Himawari and Boruto exclaims as they came running together with Hanabi and Neiji who just nod at him as a greeting.
"Everything is fine now, your mother is okay." He smiled at the children. "You guys better hurry."
The kids smiled and quickly runs together with Neiji and Hanabi .
Sasuke eyed Naruto who looks at him sincerely.
"Dad?" Boruto called for Naruto seeing he was standing there frozen as if having a staring contest with Sasuke.
"You kids go on ahead with your uncle." Naruto commanded.
"Eh? But aren't you the one who wish to see mom more?" Boruto reason out.
Naruto did not respond, Himawari who seems to understand what's going on didn't say anything just like the watchful Hanabi.
"Boruto, let's go. They have something important to talk about." Neiji said almost like a whisper to Boruto.
"You better follow right away." Boruto said and left.
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"What?" Sasuke asked acting annoyed at Naruto's stare. "You should be there for Hinata now."
Naruto eyed the ground and close the gap between them to let his head rest on Sasuke's shoulder.
"Teme, Arigatou."
"Stop it dobe, you-
"Let me do the talking will you?" Naruto asked.
"I know how you feel for Hinata a long time ago, I know how you deeply cared and loved her. I may not know the story between the connection that you two have before you transferred to Konoha but I know how you deeply feel for her that you are going to give up everything to make her happy. I know how it is that you even have to push her away from you so you could give us a chance, so you could help me realize my feelings for her back then. I'm sorry that I understand all of these very late. Sasuke, you've been there for us since the start, for me and for Hinata. That's why don't run away."
Sasuke stiffen a little as he understands the word 'run away' and what Nauto mean for it.
"Don't run after all of those. You are a part of our life, so I don't want you to run. Don't run away from me, don't run away from Hinata and especially never run away from Sakura. I know what she meant for you, so don't run Sasuke."
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"Mama!"
Hinata quickly opens her arms as soon as she heard those words.
"Uwah.. Here they are." Ino happily announces as she took a few steps away from Hinata's hospital bed.
"Himawari! Boruto!" Hinata hugged her children in between her sobs.
"I'm glad you two are alright. I got scared that something bad might happen. You're not hurt anywhere aren't you Boruto? How about you Hima-chan?" she worriedly asked while still having the two kids in her arms.
Somehow she feel so nostalgic feeling how grown up her babies have become.
"We're fine mom, really we are!" Boruto replied.
"It's more fine now that everything has ended. Neh Boruto nii?"
"Yes Himawari and especially that we finally have our Dad." Boruto happily exclaimed.
Hinata blushed as soon as the kids mention the word dad.
"By dad you mean Naruto-kun right? You kids know?"
"Yap! Our DNA had match. Dad is so amazing Mom!" Boruto praised. "He is really awesome."
"And he is quite handsome too." Himawari giggled making Hinata blushed even more and her heart had been pounding by just hearing his name.
"You two seems to know a lot."
"Yeah the uncles have told us quite a lot about Dad, especially uncle Neiji and Aunt Hanabi" Himawari exclaimed.
"Neiji? Hanabi?" Hinata repeated and then she heard someone gasping while the other one seems like reprimanding the other not to make any noise.
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"I told you to be quiet Nii-san, Onee-sama needs her moments with the kids before us" Hanabi cried softly at Neiji who is shaking beside her.
"I can't stop it." Neiji cried.
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Both Boruto and Himawari giggled at the sight of their aunt and uncle who were inside the room the entire time but choose to stay quiet to give them time with their mother.
"Mama, your sister Aunt Hanabi and cousin Uncle Neiji are here. They are your family."Himawari happily exclaimed.
Hinata gasped hearing the word family.
That word…
How she long for it..
For 13 years in her heart she long for her family to come and get her.
She never stopped praying that someday, wishing, longing and wanting for them to come.
"Onee-sama."
"Hinata"
And before Hinata tries to get up arms were thrown at her in a tight embrace.
"You're alive! I'm so glad you were alive Onee-sama" Hanabi exclaimed. "I don't care if you forgot who I am, as long as I can hug my sister like this."
"I failed to protect you all those years Hinata, I ask for your forgiveness." Neiji cried while still remain frozen to where he was standing.
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She can't utter a word all she ever did was to cry as she hugged the woman who introduces herself as her sister Hanabi. How ironic that name was the name used by her for so many years.
She cried even louder when she felt another warmth of touch from the man who introduces his self as her cousin Neiji.
Their warmth, she loves all the warmth they are giving her.
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"I need to contact Uncle Hiashi right away. He was kept in the dark for a while about the news of you being alive due to his health issue." Neiji, while holding Hinata's hand announces as he slowly calms his nerve and he stopped from crying.
"Hiashi?" Hinata repeated.
"His our father." Hanabi answered as she let go of Hinata and closely looks at her sister's face.
"Our father?" Hinata shakingly repeated.
"Yes, and he will be delighted to hear this. But not just Uncle Hiashi but the entire clan will be delighted of this news."
"The entire Konoha will be delighted to hear this." Ino added as she playfully hugged Boruto and Himawari.
"Ahmmm… ano" Hinata nervously started, her eyes were swollen from crying too much. "Gomen, I still can't recall any of you." She sobbed. "I wanted to remember but I can't. Forgive me for not remembering my family and friends. Forgive me for causing you all troubles. I'm so happy knowing that I do have a family, but at the same time I feel bad for not remembering you. I'm sorry"
"Onee-sa-" Hanabi who tries to console the crying woman was stopped by Neiji.
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She cried, she sobbed and it pains her that her tears aren't enough to express how she really feels. It's a mixed feeling for her.
Ino said that she needed to rest so she can think of everything afterwards but she just can't go back to sleep as she is afraid that everything that happens might be taken away from her if she do that.
She's scared that everything that happens might turn out to be a dream.
A dream in which her family had found her, a dream in which she is free from Toneri, she doesn't want to lost it again, the warmth she felt from various people.
She stopped crying as she can feel that the people that surround her seem like to have gone.
Neiji, Hanabi, Ino , Boruto and even Himawari's presence seems to have vanished.
Was it just a dream?
She quickly stood up and about to call her childrens' name when she sense that familiar presence.
"Hinata." He called her name.
She gasped and tears streams in her eyes knowing that he is here.
"N—naruto-kun?" she called and before she could take a step she was wrapped in a very strong arms.
His scent, his built and his presence, all of those are enough to calm her down, all of those are enough to make her realize that everything is real, it's not just a dream.
It's amazing how Naruto could do this magic to her.
"I finally found you my Hinata." He whispers on her ears that sent a thousand of lightning sensation in her entire body.
Hinata can sense that he is crying. She can feel his trembling body. "Naruto-kun?"
"I'm sorry..I'm sorry…I'm sorry.." He repeated in between his cries.
"I'm sorry for not coming right away for you, I'm sorry that I did not listen to you that night and we even had an argument. If I wasn't a jerk back then then maybe you didn't have to push yourself to drive away from Konoha."
She listened in shock and in confusion. So they had an argument that had her to drive away before the accident that Toneri had told her. But what were they fighting about? She could not ask. Especially that Naruto continues to cry.
"I'm sorry that you had to experience many hardships! I'm sorry that you had to lost your sight and memory!, I'm such an incompetent person. I couldn't even protect what is precious to me."
"Na-Naruto-kun." She hugged him back tightly and with tears in her eyes as she smile. "I still don't remember anything from my past. I'm confused at what you were saying but one thing I can recall is that I am Hinata Uzumaki and that I am married to you. That would be an enough memory for me."
Naruto hold her tighter than before.
"You're always like this Hinata , always been the kind and understanding one. That's why I love you so much. I love you that I feel like dying when you left, I love you so much that it hurt that I had to wake up every day for the past 13 years without you by my side… I love you so much that it hurt me to know what you might have been through all these years..so please Hinata, please let me take all those pain away from you…and don't ever ever leave me Hinata."
Her heart could not take it anymore. Hearing him saying those words to her, having him on her arms shaken, trembling.
This warm had her heart to cry out loud.
"You might not remember everything yet, so let's take it slowly alright? I know that your memory will be back soon, and if not then let's make new memories. You, me, Himawari and Boruto. Let's make memories as a family."
She smiled hearing those words. "Okay." She replied.
"Welcome back Hinata"
A gentle and warm hand caressed her face and before she knew it a warm lips touched her lips.
Naruto was gentle maybe because he doesn't want her to be scared if he just kissed her roughly.
His lips..ohhhh she is so familiar with this lips.. in her heart she missed this lips so much so her hands find its way to Naruto's back and then through his hair and she pulled Naruto to her giving him the permission to deepen the kiss.
Of course that had taken Naruto quite a surprise at first but sensing that Hinata seems to be relaxed while she wishes to deepen the kiss that she even open her mouth to give him more access to it that Naruto can't help but be over joyed…
Perhaps Hinata's brain can't recall him but her body does.
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"ohhh come on at least you two should know that there are kids who are watching you." came Boruto's blunt announcement.
Naruto and Hinata were stoned and quickly stopped from kissing.
Naruto looks at Boruto and Himawari who were standing at the end of the bed.
"Oi Nii-chan..You should not speak out like that now they stopped." Himawari angrily shouted at Boruto who just shrugged.
"I thought your Aunt had taken you outside dattebayo?" Naruto was embarrassed knowing his teenage children were there to see it.
"Boruto, Himawari" Hinata called the two gently and the two immediately came beside Hinata.
" I know you two know about this but can I still do the honor of introducing your father to you?'' Hinata asked while blindly stares at Naruto.
Naruto looks lovingly at Hinata with a hint of sadness. His heart ache seeing these blind eyes, He swear he will do everything he can to fix her eyes.
Himawari and Boruto looks at each other and they both shared a grin as they both touch their mothers' hand.
"Yes Mom" they both answered, making Hinata's eyes teary again.
"Boruto-kun, Hima-chan. I'm sorry for giving you two so much hardship for this past 13 years, I know it's hard growing with a blind mother and not knowing who your father was, but still you two grows smarter and stronger each single day. Thank you so much for being my children"
"But you won't suffer anymore, since your father had found us." Hinata held Naruto's hand and brought it to Boruto's and Himawari. "This is Naruto Uzumaki, He is your father. The man who will protect you both from today's onward." She smiled happily amidst of the overflowing tears in her eyes.
Naruto gently wipes Hinata's tears away.
"Boruto, Himawari." Naruto continued. "I am Naruto Uzumaki, I am your stupid and idiot old man who failed to be called father." Naruto cried.
"papa?"
"Dad?"
"Na-Naruto kku—n?"
"For 13 years you all struggle because I wasn't there, if you two can accept me as your father, I will gladly fill in the 13 lost years of sadness with happiness. I will do my best to be the best father for you two, I will fill in all the time lost for us. So please accept me as your father." He gently bowed at them and still holds their hands, not wanting to let go. "Same thing goes for you Hinata, please accept me as your husband."
Hinata smiled lovingly hearing those words from Naruto while Boruto and Himawari shed tears hearing Naruto's words. They wrap their arms to him.
"I love you Hinata, I love you Boruto! I love you Himawari." Naruto cried and warmly embraced his lost treasures tightly, lovingly, not wanting to ever let them go.
He swear he will never let them go.
They are his life, they are his everything.
"Finally we are together!" Himawari exclaimed happily.
"And we won't be separated again right?" Boruto added.
"Right!" Both Hinata and Naruto answered firmly.
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"I told you Hima right.. Dad promised to bring us back together dattebasa. Dad was so cool if only you could have seen it Hima-chan."
"ehhhh really nii-san?"
"Yeah Dad went wooooosssshhhhh and pakkkkkkk!"
"oi..oi don't exaggerate it dattebayo!" Naruto laughed as he guided Hinata to lay on the bed as he can feel that she is still weak.
"Naruto?" Hinata clutch Naruto's sleeves.
Somehow Naruto knows what she meant by clutching his sleeve so he gently give a slight kiss on her forehead enough to make Hinata calm again.
"It's alright; He won't be able to lay his hand on you again, ever."
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Hinata felt relaxed and she smiled happily. "Thank you Naruto-kun"
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"Ara.. I wish I could not disturb your catching up moment but Hinata needed to rest and so as you guys as well." Ino said as she came back inside the room. "I already called to send extra pillows and sheets since I know that this night will be the first night you guys will be sleeping as a family." Ino warmly smiled at them.
"Thanks Ino." Naruto said.
"Thank you Aunt Ino" the twin both said in unison.
Ino looked at the blind woman and she smiled as she touched her hand.
"Welcome back Hinata."
"Thank you Ino-san."
"You should be able to rest now that Naruto, Boruto and Himawari are here. Tomorrow prepare yourself for the entire gang to greet you."
"Gang?" Hinata asked in confusion.
"hihi that's how Ino refers to our friends." Naruto answered.
"hihihi… I'll go ahead and meet them before they barge in here like animals.'' Ino informed Naruto. "Hanabi will come with me. Neiji is contacting Tenten and Hiashi-san"
"Okay" Naruto nodded.
Ino made a hands gesture towards Naruto by which only the two of them knows. Naruto smiled and softly said. "He'll come around Ino." He replied.
"Naruto-kun? Ino-san? Can I ask something?" Hinata called softly.
"Hmmm?" Naruto gently caressed Hinata's cheek and lean closely to her so he can hear what she wanted to say.
Ino smiled happily looking at how sweet the just reunited couple once again.
But when Hinata asked them the question she felt awkward to answer so she let Naruto to handle it.
"The person that brought me here, Where is he?"
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