Fireworks
By LadyDetia
Epilogue
The fireworks display was over and the revelers at the karaoke bar prepared to go home. One by one, or even two by two, the chunin and jonin hopped down from the roof . As everyone was bidding each other good night Sakura looked around to see if she could spot one of her friends.
"Hey, have you seen Hinata?"
"Last I saw her she ran off with Naruto," Ino answered with a knowing smile. Sakura suddenly looked very happy too.
"I wonder…" Her voice trailed off as her boyfriend, Shino, came up behind her and wrapped his hands around her waist. She giggled when his goatee tickled her cheek.
"I'm sure Hinata's ok," Shino reassured his beloved. "But if you still want to check on her I have an idea where they went." Sakura nodded in understanding as he whispered in her ear. Sakura decided to head for that destination and Shino thought nothing of tagging along. When they got to Naruto's apartment, Sakura knocked on the door. There was no answer so Sakura started to knock again when a yellow, blue and black blur landed next to her. She didn't act surprised as she turned towards the blond shinobi leaning against the door frame with his hands resting on top of his head.
"Yo, Sakura-chan. What brings you here this time of night."
"Hey, knucklehead," Sakura greeted casually. "I just stopped by to find out if you've seen Hinata. She missed the rest of the party and the fireworks."
Before Naruto could answer someone else dropped down from the roof. It was a very happy looking Hinata with her hair down and a stargazer lily behind her left ear.
"Thank you for the concern, Sakura-chan, but I didn't miss anything, really." Sakura looked at Hinata then over to Naruto who now had a stupid-looking grin on his face. Hinata then turned to Naruto and bowed politely. "Thank you so much for such an enjoyable evening, Naruto-kun. I must leave now."
"Don't you want me to walk you home?" he asked in a very disappointed tone.
"It's all right, I'll be fine."
"Shino and I will walk Hinata home, if that's ok with you, Hinata-chan?"
"Yes, that would be fine." Hinata began to walk away when she stopped. She turned back to see a very hurt looking Naruto. "On second thought, Sakura, I think I'll let Naruto-kun walk me home." He then looked happy as a kid in a candy store, or an Uzumaki at a ramen stand. The two ninja took the faster route over the rooftops until they made it to Hinata's bedroom window. After climbing in she turned to give her lover a goodnight kiss that was full of promises of future encounters, breaking it off in case someone noticed that she wasn't alone in her room. Once Naruto had made it back home he reached into the pocket of his kimono to pullout something soft , lacey, and white. He breathed in the lovely scent as he reminisced about the special time he had spent with Hinata. Before long he fell asleep with Hinata's panties laying over his face, ensuring very pleasant dreams until morning.