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Chapter 23
Naruto hated the general public... But most importantly he hated high school. He could count on one hand how many people he liked, Hinata, Sasuke, Shikamaru-though he's always sleep or out of it- and Sakura- as long as she doesn't pull any shit like Ino.
The girl almost ruined his year just because she couldn't take no for an answer! Now it was like that incident never happened. After Ino had cleared everything up he was back to being Mr. popular. It took a week but everyone seemed to forget about the whole thing pretty quickly since the next big thing was on the menu and that was Naruto's party.
Naruto had to be a part of one of the biggest party animals in college-Suigetsu- and everyone wanted to be invited, so of course, they wanted to get on his good side. Well fuck them he didn't want them there.
'I knew it wasn't anything serious!'
'Damn bro I told them you wouldn't do that!'
'Naruto I always believed you!'
Blah blah blah it was bullshit.
It was garbage- complete garbage how they flipped a switch. They treated him like shit and now those same people are trying to be buddy buddy again. It hurt but he just smiled and shrug his way through school. The people around him were temporary, with a typical hive mind. That's just how it was. High School was something he couldn't wait to get away from. It was just a bunch of kids looking for popularity and entertainment. Like a rom-com, one moment there's drama, and the next day it's something else like a whole new episode filled with a whole new mess. His relationship with Ino felt as though it never changed, everything falling back into place. Even though she harbored feelings for him she pretended as if it was nothing. She would rather bypass everything just to be with him.
He saw the way she looked at him now, her feelings were still there and they seemed to be there to stay. Maybe she believed that her chance was going to come. It was sickening how she would rather be by his side, than not at all. That was evident with her conversation with Hinata. Then again that same infatuation is what saved his ass. He got her a gift and all was well- Hinata picked it out for him.
Not that he cared too much. He wouldn't mind being shunned for his senior year, maybe Sasuke was on to something. Maybe then he could have been neglected so he could sneak off and do naughty things with his favorite teacher. No one would want anything to do with him. He'd be an outcast!
Shit, maybe he should fuck up again.
His phone began to ring, messy blonde hair popped up in an equally messy room and bed. He didn't know what time it was, his head was swimming after a long day with Konan and Nagato celebrating his birthday.
Slipping his hand from his covers he slid the device off the dresser and answered the face time call. As soon as he did a blowhorn was blown onto the screen, his beautiful girlfriend dancing in the camera as she tooted the horn in a melody he knew all too well.
He smiled brightly, letting out a deep laugh that he could hardly contain. "Sick ass dance moves bunny."
Pulling out the blow horn she smiled brightly, "Happy birthday Naruto!" her cheeks pulled up with a bit of paint on them.
The blonde was too tired to notice, "Nineteen years old, I can already feel my bones aching."
Hinata popped her lips, "Wait till you are twenty-four, you will barely be able to walk."
"Are you sure age is the reason you can't walk properly..." He lowered his voice as he said her name," Ms. Hyuga ?"
The woman blushed, "You-you are insatiable."
"Only for you baby…" Naruto sleepily mumbled, looking at the time. "Kami Hina, twelve on the dot?"
"I-i well I wanted to be the first to tell you happy birthday…" She giggled looking off camera. "A-and I was finishing your gift…"
"Is it the rest of my cupcake?" Naruto questioned with a glare.
Hinata scrunched up her nose playfully. "I told you I still have to pretend I don't like you. Ino thought it was funny… don't pout!"
Naruto didn't think it was funny. After Hinata put out the fire that was Ino, the platinum blonde seemed to develop a relationship with her. The woman found the girl calling her over or talking to her much more than before. However, as her relationship with Ino blossomed her relationship with Naruto deteriorated. She was the only one Ino had confided in telling the truth about that night. Everyone had assumed it was because she was tired of Naruto's bullshit, but Ino thought it was because she didn't forgive him for what he did.
They were all wrong of course. Yet to save face Hinata carried on with her antics. She had a role to play for now. So when he flipped the box open and made a face, she instantly felt bad. She hadn't given him a heads up that his cupcake was a bit... lackluster.
"Does my cupcake look smaller?" He had grumbled to his friends. When he showed them, Sakura had played it off as Ms. Hyūga ran out of ingredients. Ino laughed and Sasuke said she was watching out for his figure. A bunch of assholes they were! Naruto had claimed afterward.
He was quite upset afterward but Hinata had thoroughly apologized for the sneak attack, it was good for Ino to feel as though she didn't like him. Later that day Ino came up to her and told her to play nice with Naruto. Yet she had a shimmer in her eyes. It was their hidden joke. Their little secret. It was the best she could do to keep Ino contained, just in case she decides to go off the deep end.
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. A moto the Hyūga clan lived and breathed.
Hinata sighed seeing her blonde still pouting, though she knew it was playful, she knew deep down it kind of hurt him. "I-I baked you a whole cake okay?"
Naruto grinned, "And my other gift?"
"Your painting is done, my lord." Hinata giggled looking at her artwork, she made sure to not let him see it.
"I want to see it! Let me see!"
The woman shook her head, "I want you to see it in person… I don't know if I like it though I may… burn it…"
"You better not! And give it to me tomorrow at my party."
"Naruto-"
"Come oooon it's a Halloween party! Barely anyone from school is going to be there I fucking hate all of them anyway. I told Suigetsu to not invite them."
"Naruto…"
"Who's going to stop me from breaking more noses?"
"Naruto!" Hinata held a scolding tone but there was a hidden chuckle within her voice.
The blonde only smiled, "It would be the best birthday in the world if you came."
"If-"
"FUCK YEAH!"
Hinata put a hand to her face as the blonde nearly jumped out of bed with a fist thrown into the air.
"Narutoooo! I know it's your birthday but keep it down!" Konan called.
"Sorry!" Naruto shouted and then whispered "FUCK YEAH!"
"Naruto!" Hinata whisper shouted. "I never said I would!"
"You said if?"
"Th-that doesn't m-mean yes!"
"That means there's a possibility though…"
"I- Hm… like a point zero one percent-"
"I'll take it."
Hinata snorted closing her eyes as she shook her head. "You are something else Uzumaki..."
"Hey, that's what Sasuke says to me all the time."
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO!" The crowd called to him as he walked into the loud house with music blasting, dance lights flickering, and the place packed with an array of chatacters.
He smiled at the welcoming faces, shouting so they could hear him, "Thanks guys, let's get fucked up!" The sea of people cheered at his statement as they moved for him to enter. Everyone was trying to grab his attention. A great contrast compared to his time of shame. Lucky for him they were pretty out of it so he was able to duck his dodge his way out of conversations.
The party was- fucking massive. It took the entire block. College kids were really fucking nuts. Half of them were there for him the other half was there for the night of sin. People were dressed in different costumes, some people he knew immediately and some he didn't until they told him their names. He was dressed in a simple ninja costume. He made a beeline for the kitchen where he knew his friends were waiting for him.
"Naruto~!" They called to him in chorus, raising their shot glasses in his honor.
"Took you long enough." Sasuke rolled his eyes at his tardiness. "You'd be late to your own funeral."
Naruto jumped frightened by Sasuke's appearance. "Holy shit Sasuke you scared me what the fuck are you?"
The black-haired Uchiha narrowed his eyes as everyone giggled at the obvious joke. The Uchiha wasn't dressed in a costume. He never did dress up. "You say that shit every year."
"And each year you get scarier," Naruto laughed turning to the others, "What's up party people!" He grinned greeting his friends with high fives and bro fists. Ino and Sakura the sexy nurse duo, Gaara dressed as Chucky, Shikamaru dressed up as L, Choji dressed up as Light, and Juugo was Akuma.
Suigetsu, dressed as the joker, poured him a shot, "Come on in bro the night is still yooooung!"
Naruto snorted at his get-up, "Where's your Harley Quinn?"
"I haven't found her yet." Suigetsu winked handing him his glass.
Naruto rolled his eyes, "Is Karin Harley Quinn?"
Suigetsu gasped with wide eyes, "Is she?"
"I don't know you tell me?"
"I don't know? How would I know?"
"Yup." Sakura popped her lips flipping her phone around to show Karin's Instagram. A picture of Karin as Harley Quinn.
Everyone stared at Suigetsu as he laughed nervously, "Wh-what a coincidence!"
"Ahuh." Naruto chuckled lifting his cup. "To getting fucked up tonight!" They clinked their glasses together downing their drinks. Naruto let out a loud "Wooh!" from the burn that tickled his throat and stomach. "Another! I need to catch up!"
"Oh hell no- your last birthday party half of us threw up!" Ino shook her head remembering the horror.
"Yeah, I would rather smoke a joint." Shikamaru dug into his pocket, opening a cigarette pack filled with rolled joints. He elbowed Choji who nodded in agreement.
"Sasuke?"
"Nope." his black-haired friend flipped him off as Naruto called him a coward. His group began to walk out as Naruto pouted. He looked toward his party animal brethren. "Et Tu, Suigetsu?"
The man hit his chest proudly, "I would never pass up a shot give me that-"
Juugo slapped his hand on his shoulder, stopping the man as he shook his head, "He's already had five shots now. You promised to slow down tonight. I'm not cleaning up your vomit."
"Come oonnn!"
"No."
"Ugh... sorry, Naruto looks like I'm out." the Joker sighed as if it truly hurt him to say no. Suigetsu gave him one last salute.
"Boo, you guys suck!" Naruto pouted as his friends ditched him. He was still feeling good as he poured himself a shot, nodding his head to the music. It was a shame Hinata didn't come but he couldn't blame her, he knew it was too risky. For a moment he thought his puppy eyes worked on her. A black gloved hand came into view with a shot glass. Naruto looked at who it belonged to, a person dressed in an all-black dress that touched the ground. A bejeweled mask upon their face. This person was quite tall for a woman. He was 5'11, this girl was almost at eye level with him. Her hair was white, poking out from the black hood she wore. He could barely see her eyes with the mask but from what he could see they were red. At least he thinks. The lighting was not very good.
"Are you A vampire?"
The person nodded.
"You want a shot? This stuff is pretty strong." Naruto looked behind the person to see they were by themselves. The person said nothing as they raised their glass, tipping their head with another nod. She kept staring at him. With eyes that seemed like trouble.
Uh oh.
"Here." He sat the bottle down not liking what those eyes were conveying to him. Moving away from the woman he heard a muffled voice.
"Wait."
He stopped looking at the woman, squaring his shoulder and leaning as far back as possible. He looked at her over his nose ready for anything. He didn't want any fast ones this time, no sneak attacks! "What?" he spoke sternly showing his disapproval of her talking to him. He didn't know her.
"Would you take a shot with me?" She asked him, pouring herself some alcohol.
Naruto shook his head, deciding to take his shot with him, "I actually gotta go but cheers yeah." he lifted his glass into the air and then turned on his feet.
The woman giggled catching him off guard. Naruto raised his brow rather confused, watching the woman hit his glass with her own. "Happy birthday Naruto." She then slid her mask to the side and winked. The colorful lights of the house party made it hard to discern who she truly was. It took him a moment before his mouth fell open in surprise.
"Hi-Ah shit!" Naruto smiled pulling the girl close to him by her hips and setting his glass down, he kissed her under her mask over and over again as she giggled. "You actually came!" The blonde smiled brightly making the woman's stomach flutter with butterflies. She fixed her vampire teeth giving him a swift kiss before pulling her mask back down.
"I guess I did a good job on my costume, you didn't recognize me. Also, you were quite scary weren't you?"
Naruto blushed, "Wh-What do you mean?"
"You rejected me so fast. I was going to grab you but you may have knocked me out by how you were glaring at me you looked... p-ed off." Hinata laughed as she spoke making Naruto chuckle right along with her.
"I only have eyes for one person bunny." Naruto hugged her tightly with orbs that conveyed his words perfectly.
She felt pride and a sense of pleasure, knowing that no one could ever take her place. He had always said her body was sexy, so it's good to know someone else with the same body type couldn't sway him either. Only her. Only she could be seen within his heart. Unfortunately, she would have to play someone else tonight, but that was okay. "Do you remember what I told you?" She asked looking around the kitchen. There were a few people in there but they were too busy spilling drinks into their mouths.
His hands were busy gripping her as if she weren't truly there, his lips stuck in a shit-eating grin. "Y-Yeah I remember I remember." He laughed looking her up and down. "Damn you are tall.. and you look good. I would let you suck all my blood."
Hinata couldn't help but blush, luckily he couldn't see it past the mask. "Th-thank you… and…" She reached down lifting her black dress she revealed the black platforms she was wearing.
"Fuck, how are you walking in those?" Naruto nearly died seeing the length upon them.
"It's not as hard as you think." She shrugged flicking her dress back down she straighten up.
"Yo Naruto! Are you coming?" Suigetsu called from the backyard door.
"Yeah!" Naruto shouted, looking at Hinata he wrapped his arm around her waist. "Ready, Honoka?" The blonde cringed at the name, and Hinata let out a small giggle. "This is going to suck...I'm just going to call you babe for the rest of the night."
Hinata shook her head, "I don't want to ruin your party, do you think this is too much, should I go?"
"What?! Hell no! Let me know if it's too much for you. How did you get here?"
"Uber, I can take one back-"
"No. I got a car now." he smiled taking his shot before leading her out the kitchen. He patted his pocket, his keys jingling. "Nagato gave it to me today. Also, are you talking differently?" Hinata snorted as he ushered her through the crowd. Some eyes were on them as they walked by.
"I can't talk like I normally do now can I? The mask and teeth help, It sounds like I have a lisp though."
"It's cute."
Hinata laughed," I don't think that makes me a very dangerous vampire."
"What? That makes you the most dangerous, you're too cute! Men and women would let you eat them, for free."
Hinata hit his arm playfully, "You are just saying that." They paused at the door, Naturo looking at her with a smirk.
"Do I have to prove to you how cute you are?" he whispered to her.
"Naruto!" Hinata gasped bashfully. She knew what happened last time she doubted his attraction toward her- a very favorable outcome, but still, they were in public! Well, they were in public that time too... She was brought out of her train of thought when Naruto patted her hip lightly.
"Just let me know when you've had enough of playing Honoka, then I'll show you." he winked as he slid the door open.
The breeze hit her instantly, her heart was thudding fast. Maybe she shouldn't have done this. Maybe this was a very dumb idea. No this was a dumb idea. So why did she have this costume ready? Why did she plan for this? She told Naruto there was a point zero one percent chance but at the end of the day, she took the time all last week to plan for this. Always telling herself if.
If she went.
If she decided to go.
Just in case... That point zero one percent chance she was going to...
Maybe all this time she knew she would.
Stepping outside Hinata held her breath looking at the group of people by the fire pit next to the pool. Eyes flickered toward them as they walked closer.
She should have taken another shot.
"Who's that?" Suigetsu questioned with a raised brow. Everyone else seemed to share the same question as they observed this new person next to their friend.
Naruto held Hinata to his side with an affectionate hold, and with a smile that burned bright Naruto proudly announced, "My girlfriend... and future wife."
"What!" all eyes went wide including Hinata's. She certainly did not expect him to say the last part! She bout died on the spot but seeing how happy he was made her remember why she decided to do something so stupid as this. Why a zero point one percent chance turned into a one hundred percent chance.
She loved seeing him happy, and she would do anything for his happiness.
Author Note: I've had so many stupid ideas floating on my head I'm trying my best to not start any more stories! This is why I normally take a break because my mind starts to drift to other things and it won't leave me alone until I write it! Ugh curse my brain but I've found it also helps me when I write them so double edge sword much?
If you want to see what Hinata is wearing I have it on Wattpad at the bottom of chapter Happy Birthday, fan fic dot doesn't have a spot for images sadly.
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