Quite An Awkward Situation, Isn't It? Chapter Three

Summary: Some of the best relationships come out of really awkward situations, don't they?

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Kishimoto does. (leaves to sob fangirlishly, then plot, then cackle)

Not much to say. I don't think many people noticed I updated last time. Oh well. A new chapter's coming at ya :)

Been playing Okami lately. Fun, fun game! (hearts) So sorry that I'm lazy and haven't updated in forever. Forgive me? ;-;

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A little forewarning: this chapter isn't going to be as humorous as the others. It's almost...angsty, I guess. But I guess you would've figured that out considering the chapter title is called "Secrets", huh? -.-, This chapter is so cheese-flavored...

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Uzumaki Naruto was panicking. This day started out really sucky; Ichiraku's was closed, it started raining, his favorite jacket tore, Jiraiya conned him into giving him Gama-chan, his wallet, Sasuke wasn't back from his mission with Kakashi-sensei yet, and Tsunade summoned him to her office to discuss a "certain" village secret. But none of that could compare to what had happened after his meeting with the Godaime. Uzumaki Naruto saw the heart-wrenching sight of his girlfriend, his Hina-chan, running away from the office doors in tears.

Flashback

"Naruto," Tsunade began, a serious tone evident in her voice, "I need to ask you a few questions about when you had used the Kyuubi's chakra." Naruto tilted his head to the side, confused. He shrugged.

"'Kay baa-chan. Whaddya want to know?" Unbeknownst to the two blondes, a "little mouse" was listening in.

"I had thought that from when the Yondaime sealed Kyuubi in you up to your training with Jiraiya, you had never come in contact with the demon's chakra. But for you to have known about it there had to have been another time when you used it. Do you get what I'm saying? I just want to know when you used the chakra for the first time." Naruto stared at her blankly for a second before his mind registered the question. He grinned.

"Oh! I see. The first time, well, it was when Team 7 had its first big mission. You know, the one to the wave country. I told you about it before." Tsunade nodded.

"Your and Sasuke's fight with Haku, right? When did the chakra actually start to appear?" Naruto's grin fell. He looked down at the ground. From what Tsunade could see, he appeared to have a mixed expression; both ashamed and saddened.

"Sasuke. He… I was down and about to get hit by a barrage of needles from Haku. Sasuke jumped in front of me and took the attack. I…thought he had died. Then I just kinda, well, snapped. Kyuubi's chakra practically came pouring out 'cause of my anger, I guess." Naruto finally tore his gaze away from the ground and looked at the Hokage. She gave him a sympathetic smile.

"Say, baa-chan, why did you ask?" Naruto questioned.

"I just-" A crash was heard in the hallway just outside the office. Naruto sped to the door and looked out to see Hinata running off in tears, and a potted plant's soil sprawled all over the floor.

"Oh shit! Gotta go, baa-chan! Talk later!"
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There were only two conclusions he could come up with. Either Hiashi had discovered their relationship and she couldn't hold her emotions in when she saw him, or, and this one terrified him, she had overheard the conversation between him and Tsunade about Kyuubi. As much as he wanted to deny it, something in his mind told him that the latter was correct, and he'd better do something quick. He darted out the doors after the Hyuuga's retreating form. Catching up with the girl, he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. She turned around and, glancing into the blonde's face once, latched onto him. She sobbed, burying her face into his chest.

"Na-Na-Naruto-kun! W-Why…" Naruto's face darkened. He slowly wrapped his arms around her.

"Gomen, Hina-chan…I…"

"Why was I s-so oblivious?" she asked through sobs, tightening the embrace. Naruto gave her a sad, questioning look.

"Why could I n-never s-see why you w-were suffering?" she continued, "I tried so hard to figure it out. I-I never could understand why the villagers gave you s-such cold stares. I wanted t-to know so badly, so I c-could maybe comfort you in some way. But I never knew! I never figured it out! I-If I had made an effort to make a connection with everyday knowledge, I might've known sooner. Gomen, Naruto-kun, gomen!"

Naruto was thankful that somehow, no one was in the hallway at the time. If someone saw, they'd probably go sprint off to the Hyuuga compound and inform Hiashi that 'the damn fox demon must have hurt Hinata-sama in some way since she was crying and he was in the vicinity.' Screw the fact that she was crying in his arms, and he was trying his best to comfort her. Still, comforting his love, or any of his friends, really, came first, onlookers or not.

"Hina-chan, please stop crying," Naruto whispered into her ear, stroking her hair. Hinata looked up at the smiling blonde boy, then quickly placed her gaze back upon the ground. He brushed away the tears on her cheeks.

"Now smile," he told her. He gently tilted her head up until the white-eyed girl was looking into his eyes. Slowly but surely, she smiled. Naruto grinned.

"There we go! Now, follow me." He slid his hand into hers and began to lead her out of the building and onto the village streets.

"Na-Naruto-kun? Where are we going?" asked Hinata as they crossed the bridge where team 7 usually met. Naruto turned to face her and winked.

"Somewhere," he responded cheekily. Naruto chuckled at her confused expression. "We're almost there, Hina-chan. Don't worry."

…

Hinata gasped. She had figured that it would be cloudy all day, but apparently Mother Nature had other plans. A full moon was out, and thousands upon thousands of stars were visible in the sky. Every girl's fantasy, right? It got even better when the place Naruto had in mind happened to be a waterfall a little ways away from the team 7 training ground. She heard Naruto laugh from behind her.

"You like it?"

"Hai," the indigo-haired girl whispered, "it's b-beautiful, Naruto-kun!" Naruto snickered.

"It's kind of funny how I found this place. Me and Sasuke were sparring one night. We got really tired, and really thirsty. We ended up arguing about who was supposed to bring the water bottles, but forgot. I swear it was that teme who was supposed to bring them, but he says it was me. Anyway, he started chasing me, so being the highly intellectual shinobi I was, I ran like hell." Hinata giggled at his explanation. Naruto grinned, then continued.

"Apparently my intellect decided to take a break, and I ended up falling in this here river. All Sasuke saw was that I had suddenly vanished and started freaking out. Soon as I got back up to the surface, I started laughing my ass off. Though I had a nasty bruise on my arm for a few days afterward. Damn teme punches harder when he's mad than when he's fighting!" Naruto laughed, then sighed and plopped down on the ground, staring at the moon's reflection on the water. Hinata frowned slightly, concerned. She quietly sat down next to the blonde boy. He sighed once again.

"Hina-chan…I…gomen, Hina-chan. I should've told you about Kyuubi sooner, but I-" Hinata cut him off. Placing an arm around his shoulders and leaning on him, she smiled.

"Naruto-kun, I don't care about that. I-I love you for you. Naruto is Naruto. That won't change. You were w-worried I might hate you or be scared of you, r-right?" Naruto gaped for a second, then smiled. He nodded, laughing.

"Hina-chan can read minds."

"That's right," she quipped, "Now, about the whole Kyuubi thing. U-um, does he talk to you, o-or are you just...?" Naruto faked an insulted look.

"I can't believe you would think I'm insane, Hina-chan!" He sighed dramatically. "Oh, woe is Naruto. His love thinks him to be crazy!" The blonde boy's head dropped. Hinata giggled. Then she did what any caring, loving girlfriend of a jinchuuriki would do. She poked him in the stomach, right in the center of the seal.

"What the hell was that?" Kyuubi growled within Naruto. On the outside, Naruto shifted. Hinata looked at him with questioning eyes.

"Did he say anything?"

"Uh, well," Naruto started. Hinata then poked it again.

"Kit, if you don't tell your bitch to stop shaking my oh-so-wonderful abode, I will do it personally."

"Hey! Don't call Hinata that you freaking teme!" Naruto shouted, unfortunately for him, aloud. Hinata raised an eyebrow. Naruto chuckled nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Uh, heh heh, yeah, Kyuubi talks to me. Can Hina-chan quit poking me now?" Hinata gave him a broad smile.

"Tell him I said 'hi.'" Naruto could hear the Kyuubi sigh in annoyance.

"Oh yes, 'hi,' indeed. I'll show you 'hi!'"

"Shut up, you bastard."

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Hinata took that a lot easier than she should have. XD Oh well, cheesy is good in moderation.

Haha, Kyuubi got his own awkward situation! Although it seems he just wants to murder our favorite Hyuuga now. O.o

Oh! I'm going to edit chapter two, just because I'm OCD like that. :) Give me ideas for the next chapter! I'm hoping for a mission-based one, soon. Plus I need to start adding a mini Japanese dictionary to the end of chapters for people who don't know what some words mean. That'll start next chapter. Hope to see you then!

By the way, did Tsunade know when Naruto first used the Kyuubi chakra? O.o