Heavy footsteps of running teenagers echoed throughout the empty park along with their heavy breaths as they ran to escape what trouble they've ran across.

"I think this is far enough!" Naruto yelled as he slowly came to a stop, turning on his heel to face the out of breath girl who stopped a small distance away from him, taking deep breaths before standing back up with a pout, "Th-That was my fault... S-Sorry..."

"What?!" The blonde said as he put his hands on his waist "No way! I'm the one who dragged you out of school. Who would've known that Tora was just right around the corner, dattebayo"

Apparently, if ditching school isn't bad enough, they'd also have to spend the rest of their day running away from the neighboring woman's crazy cat.

That's karma to you.

Never skip school, kids! And teachers, too! You're not exempted! Never leave your students unattended unless you really have to poop!

"I-If..." Hinata was fighting back a frown as she looked down at the ground "I-If I weren't such a stickler a-about always studying a-and following the rules, y-you wouldn't have came to a conclusion th-that you have to force me o-out..."

The blonde laughed loudly, making the shorter teen huff and let him laugh himself off.

"Don't be too hard on yourself! You just did what you always do, dattebayo! That's just one of the infinite reasons why I love you" Naruto said as he smiled down at her "Hinata, you're perfect the way you are..."

"Did he just say-" The bluenette thought. Slowly, ever so slowly, her mind processed his words as she stood frozen in place, staring at the unknowing blonde before her with wide eyes.

...

The two then fell into silence.

A very heavy silence.

"Aho! Aho!"

Oh yes, that bird that Naruto's oh too familiar with. What's it doing here?

It took five whole seconds for them to decide to speak up.

"Huh?" Hinata managed to let out, asking if she heard right, looking rather stupidly and cutely at the young man.

"Eh?" Naruto asked out too.

"Was it something that I said?" He thought as he mirrored the young lady's stupid expression.

He then started to remember what he said before they fell silent.

"Well, it's just one of the million reasons I love you. Hinata, you're perfect the way you are..."

"... One of the million reasons I love you. Hinata, you're perfect..."

"... I love you. Hinata..."

"GAHH!!!!" Naruto screamed as he jumped back and pointed an accusing finger at Hinata "You didn't hear anything, dattebayo!!"

"Did I just yell at Hinata?!" He thought, slapping his hand over his mouth. He quickly turned around and hid his face from her.

"Did I seriously confess just like that?! I seriously just blurted it out! So uncool!" He thought as he removed his hand from his mouth, only to slap it on his face.

The date he wanted to ask her! Gone!

The speech he practiced! Ruined!

Asking her to be his girlfriend?!

It felt as if all his dreams and hopes shattered right at his face!

Anime-like tears fell from his eyes. "She probably thinks I'm a loser and won't return my feelings-ttebayo!"

He could feel himself spiralling down into the vortex he made himself. As if he was letting the demon inside him whisper into his ears- Not that he really has a demon inside him, Naruto believes that the only time that demons would exist was when flames started to have shadows.

But besides that, Naruto knows another thing- He knows he messed up his confession big time!

It wasn't supposed to go like that!

He was just thinking that after they ditch school, he'll show her how cool he really is and then she'd be interested in him!

Then he'd ask if she'd wanna hang out again at the weekends after he walks her back to her home, and if she agrees, he'll kiss her cheek and jump over the fence like a cool person would so that she'd know that he's interested, too!

And then after a couple of unofficial dates, he'd go to her father and ask if he could court his daughter, and then when he agrees, Naruto would hold up a banner at the cafeteria confessing his love for her for the world to know.

And then he'll take her to the roof top, he'll confess properly with the speech he's been practicing, then if she agrees, he'd kiss her under the light of the sunset.

And then four years later, he'd marry her, then have two children and name them Bo- Oh who cares?! Besides!

"All of those are ruined because I can't keep my loud mouth shut like all of my friends say, dattebayo!" The blonde thought as he dramatically looked up at the sky as he bit his lip, "Why is the world so cruel to me?!"

Little did he know, Hinata was having her own drama from behind him.

"He said it!" Hinata thought as her face's heat raised, a puff of smoke coming out of her head "Naruto-kun said he- that he-"

Her imagination started to run wild.

Will he ask her on a date?

Does he have a love speech prepared?

Will he ask her to be his girlfriend?!

It felt as if all her hopes and dreams were coming true right in front of her!

"I can now die happy!" She thought as her vision started to blur, ready to faint.

She can see it now! Everything is so clear!

If they do become girlfriend and boyfriend, four years later, they'd get married and have two children! And they're gonna be named Bo-

Her blurry vision suddenly landed on his back, and it looked as if he was emoting.

"That's right..." She thought as she collected herself, snapping herself out of her daydream "It just slipped out... He must feel bad..."

She smiled softly and shook her head, "Oh, Naruto-kun... You're so silly"

"It's the end of the world, dattebayo!" Naruto thought as he placed his hand on his painful heart, "Hinata would finally elope to Hollywood with that ugly-"

His wild thoughts came into a screeching hault as he felt a small tug from behind his shirt.

"Naruto-kun..."

With a flinch at her sudden lovely voice meeting his ears, Naruto sadly and hesitantly turned, not ready for the rejection he expected to come, only to be met with the most angelic sight.

Hinata looked up at him with the most innocent look before smiling brightly at him.

"I love you too" She said.

Those simple words that she yearned to tell him for years. Those few and simple words, they had powerful effects on them.

Naruto looked at her with wide eyes, his breath hitching as he felt his heart flutter and the butterflies in his stomach fly wildly.

Hinata couldn't believe it was all real, actually happening. She couldn't hold back the tears of joy brimming the edges of her eyes.

"R..."

The blonde could clearly see his own reflection in her beautiful eyes as he asked "Really?"

With a nod, she laughed a little as she continued to let her tears roll down freely, "Y-Yes, Naruto-kun. I love you too"

"Hinata..." The Uzumaki choked out as he let the unstoppable grin plaster on his face, he raised a hand to stop the tears from falling from his eyes.

"I love you..." He admitted as he peaked from behind his hand, going completely off script from the confession he practiced for months, "I love you so much, Hinata... You don't know how happy I am right now. I don't know since when- But I know that I do love you, and that I've loved you for so long"

He let his hand go down to his side as he looked at the smiling bluenette looking right back at him, "Hinata, I love you"

Hinata choked back a sob. No matter how many times he'd say it, it always felt so powerful to her.

She felt his calloused hand gently touch her cheeks and wipe away the tears that fell over it, leaning into his touch as she held it on her cheek, keeping it on place, "I-I love you too, Naruto-kun"

Letting him pull her closer, Hinata wrapped her hands around his neck as Naruto placed his around her waist.

Then the Hyƫga realized something, "H-Hey, Naruto-kun?"

"Yeah?"

"S-Sakura-san was the hall monitor today..." She said.

"Yeah"

"N-No one escapes Sakura-san..."

She heard him chuckle and felt his shoulders rise and fall in the action. And by the sound of that, she could guess that Naruto has on a mischievous grin.

"We didn't escape, dattebayo"

Hinata gasped as she pulled back, "W-What did you make her do?"

"Well apparently, she'd do anything for me to ditch her and Sasuke the next hang out we have" Naruto laughed.

Either way, none of what Naruto have first planned out worked out. But with Hinata by his side? He's pretty sure the rest of his plan for them is already set in motion!

It doesn't have to be four years, but they know they'd get married. Just by looking into each other's eyes, they could see their future selves already. In a fairly sized home, humble and cozy, along with their two beautiful children named Bo-

-done


Originally, this was a OneshotsFanarts book, but since I can't post pictures here, it's just oneshots haha

Anyway! You can find fanarts based on the oneshots here, both drawn and written by yours truly, on Wattpad! "NaruHina OneshotsFanarts" by OrenjiRabenda.