A Side Story: A Promise of Eternal Love
(Part 1)
Naruto and Hinata were making preparations for their wedding. It was going to happen after four days. Naruto just got home from another mission. He had injuries, of course. Hinata treated each cut and bruise with care.
"Ouch!" Naruto jumped up from pain. "That hurts." He held his arm with a long cut on it.
"It has to hurt." Hinata argued, "If it hurts, it means that the ointment works." Hinata took Naruto's arm again as he sat down beside her. "Now hold still…" She gently dabbed a piece of cotton, wet with ointment on the cut.
Naruto flinched. "It still hurts…"
"I'll just wrap the bandage and we're done." Hinata said joyfully. She carefully bandaged his arm as he watched her.
Naruto remarked sweetly, "You look so happy today, my darling…"
"It's because you're home with me and we're making final preparations…" Hinata asked, "So what will it be, salmon or tuna?"
"Hmm…" Naruto thought of it for a moment. But then he realized something. "What is the fish for?"
Hinata answered, "It's for the reception, silly. We can't just serve ramen for our guests. While you were gone, I already arranged a caterer to handle the job. All they need now is the menu. So far we have my favorite salad and the ramen for the appetizer. Rice is included on the main course. I have to include my father's favorite dish, peking duck. All I need is the vegetables and the fish for the main course. That's the reason I'm asking you which is better, salmon or tuna?"
"I see…" Naruto went silent and thought over it. "How about that fish we ate on our first date?"
"What fish?" Hinata was puzzled. She didn't remember eating fish during their first date.
Hinata was getting ready for her date with Naruto. Their date consisted of a practical dinner in Naruto's favorite restaurant and a stroll in the park. That was what Naruto told her that morning.
Hinata was just a simple girl who didn't care that much for stylish clothes. She wore her favorite blue pedal pushers together with her black sleeveless top and blue blazer. Her mother came in when she was just combing her hair in front of the mirror.
"Hinata, darling, may I come in?" she asked her daughter.
"Yes, Mom, you can."
Hinata's mother was a very attractive woman. She didn't have the Byakugan eyes but still, she was beautiful. Her long midnight blue hair was tied in a bun held by sticks. She wore a long dress and wooden sandals every single day.
She wrapped her arms around her daughter's neck and remarked, "Hinata, you look wonderful."
"Thank you, Mom." Hinata replied.
"But I have something that will enlighten your beauty a bit more." She removed her arms and slipped on a necklace on Hinata's neck. It was a silver necklace with a pendant shaped like a star. "This was a gift from your father on our first date. I want you to wear it since this will bring you luck. It brought luck to me because it brought me closer to your father."
"Aww… Mom, thank you." Hinata hugged her mother. Then, they heard someone come in.
It was Naruto. He was dressed in black pants and a white polo. He gave a little wave. "Good evening, Mrs. Hyuuga." Then, he looked at Hinata. "Wow. You look smashing, Hinata."
"I'm almost done but, are you sure I'm dressed properly?" She looked at herself in the mirror. "Your attire looks so formal." She placed the belt bag which held her shuriken and konais.
"Don't worry." Naruto assured her. "It's okay."
"If you say so…" Hinata still stared at her outfit, worried.
Hinata's mother hugged her again and whispered, "Why don't you go now? We don't want to keep him waiting, okay?"
Hinata nodded. She faced Naruto and said, "I'm ready to go now."
Hinata's father and sister came in and smiled at them. "Take care of Onne-chan for me, Onni-chan!" Hanabi said playfully. Both Naruto and Hinata blushed.
Hinata's mother urged them, "Better go on your way."
The two waved good bye and went on their way. They used the main road to go to the special place Naruto had planned for them. Everybody who saw them always bid them a hello and sometimes, the mothers exclaimed, "What a cute couple!"
Naruto said, "Here we are." They stopped in front of a very high class restaurant in town called Beau et Sucre. It was a restaurant that served French food like Croissant and other French delicacies.
"Naruto…" Hinata looked at the people inside. "Are you sure? This place might be expensive…"
"It's no problem." He showed her the frog purse full of money. "I could pay…" Then, he frowned, "If you don't like it here, then…"
"It's not that I don't like it here. It's just that…" Hinata thought of the perfect words. She didn't want to offend Naruto. "… I'm not properly dressed and all I want is a normal date. You don't have to spend a lot for me."
Naruto let out, "Whew! Glad you said that or I would have pretended not to suffer from indigestion. I'm not fond of French food…" Naruto laughed
"Me neither." Hinata giggled.
Their laughing moment was interrupted by the waiter of Beau et Sucre. "Don't standby here! You're interrupting our customers." He shouted roughly. He went back inside with a fake smile on his face.
"What a loser!" Naruto said when he and Hinata walked away. "I am really never going to eat in that horrid restaurant."
Hinata joked, "I'd see to that." Then, she asked him, "Where do you want to eat now? Maybe you want to eat at the ramen house?"
"I want to take you somewhere special…" Naruto frowned a little. Then, he said, "Why don't you choose, Hinata?"
Hinata thought hard for a moment. Then, she had an idea. "I know one place." She took Naruto's hand. "Come." They walked toward a Japanese restaurant called Tsubasa. It looked like an ordinary Japanese store that served sushi and other Japanese delicacies. But something made the place look unique. The place had a romantic atmosphere and the walls were painted black with stars. The tables were black and gothic. The chairs were made of steel and the bar chairs were in the shape of wings.
"It's a Japanese restaurant so I'm sure that there is ramen available inside." Hinata said. Suddenly, she realized that she was holding Naruto's hand. The color of her cheeks turned from light beige into a shade of red. She let go of his hand.
Naruto noticed that and he held hers instead. "I'll escort you inside." They walked inside the store and the place was half full of people. A girl with short brown hair welcomed them inside. "Table for two, please..." Naruto said. The same girl led them to their table. She also left them the menu.
Naruto scanned the menu. "What will you order? I already picked mine."
"How about onigiri (riceball)?" Hinata remarked, "They make such wonderful onigiri here."
A boy with brown hair and brown eyes approached them. "What would your order be?" His pen was ready to jot down their orders on a small slip of paper.
Naruto smiled. "Our order would be one plate of onigiri and a bowl of ramen and tuna sushi, please."
"That's it!" Naruto exclaimed because he finally remembered. "It's tuna!"
Hinata playfully hit his shoulder. "You know you just ruined a sentimental moment for both of us!"
Naruto rubbed his shoulder and looked at her. "I remembered the fish. Isn't that important?"
Hinata smiled at him and kissed his cheek. "It's important but what happened after that is also important. I think it's memorable too."
Naruto nodded. "I guess so…"
After a while, their order was brought by a man with yellowish hair and a happy face. "Please enjoy your meal." Because of the superb taste of the food, Naruto and Hinata had a wonderful meal.
"Thank you for bringing me here, Hinata." Naruto added, "If it weren't for you, we would have been eating French instead of Japanese." He stuck his tongue out and said, "Yuck to French food!"
Hinata laughed. "I should be the one thanking you, Naruto. After all, you asked me out on a date." Hinata became quiet after her last remark. She had been open to him; too open to be exact. 'I bet he can see right through me now.' She blushed.
Suddenly, Naruto told her, "You know, Hinata, I like you because you're so timid and kind." Then, he smiled and added, "I really like you."
Hinata suddenly asked, "Really?" Suddenly, she blushed again and fidgeted on her seat.
"I'm not lying." Naruto reached for her hand. "I'm not sure if you still feel the same all these years. When I realized that I liked you, I wondered if I was too late to tell you."
Hinata shook her head. "No. It's not too late." Then, she added, "In fact, you're just right on-time." She smiled at him.
Naruto inched nearer to Hinata's face. Hinata inched closer to Naruto's face. They closed their eyes slowly. Then, their lips finally met. It didn't last long but it was sentimental for both of them.
"Naruto…" She said, "Thank you for loving me…"
"Thank you for loving me.." Naruto head was on Hinata's lap. "That's what you said right?"
Hinata brushed his hair away from his face and nodded. "I'm still thankful for that…"
Naruto sat up and held her cheek. "Only four more days…" He kissed her lightly on her lips.
"We can be together forever." Hinata sighed. "I wish that time would go faster." She rested her head on his shoulder.
Then, Naruto suddenly remembered that he had to give her something. "Hinata…" He held her hand. "I want to give you something before the big day…"
Hinata looked at him with curiosity. "What is it?"
He put one of his hands in the pocket of his pants and took out a small box. He opened it and showed her a silver ring with two sapphires and a diamond in the middle.
She gasped. "You didn't have to… It's too much… The wedding rings are already…"
"Shh…" He placed his index finger over her lips. He held her hand and slipped the ring. "I, Uzumaki Naruto, give you, Hyuuga Hinata, a promise ring as a symbol of my eternal love. I swear to it and to my heart that I shall love you till the day I die. I swear that I won't make you cry and I swear that I'll always be there for you, for better or for worse. And… and…" Naruto muttered, "Damn. I thought I memorized it already…"
One night, Naruto was sitting on his desk with a pile of crumpled papers on the sides and the floor. "Damn…" He looked at the fifty-seventh speech he wrote. "It's still not good." He furiously crumpled the paper and threw it somewhere.
A few more drafts and finally, he got a great speech. He read it out loud. "I, Uzumaki Naruto, give you, Hyuuga Hinata, a promise ring as a symbol of my eternal love. I swear to it and to my heart that I shall love you till the day I die. I swear that I won't make you cry. I swear that I'll always be there for you, for better or for worse. And this is my promise of eternal love for you."
Hinata laughed. "You memorized that speech?"
"I wrote it but I memorized it so that I won't forget…" Naruto frowned. "I should've written it on my hand or something."
Hinata laughed and looked at the ring. Then, she kissed Naruto. It was just a simple kiss that turned into a passionate one. Hinata wrapped her arms around his next. Her hands ran down his hair. Naruto wrapped his arms around her waist. Out of the blue, Naruto made Hinata lie down on the floor. They stopped kissing for a moment.
Hinata whispered, "Naruto…"
Naruto said sincerely, "I'm not asking you to do this…. We can wait if you want to…."
"No one's at home…" Hinata whispered again, "We can do this if you want to…"
"I…" Naruto shook his head and smiled. "If you say so…" He kissed her again.
Hinata held him close to her as he unraveled her clothes. She was wearing one of those white kimonos used when you take a bath or when you're only inside the house. When her kimono was open, it was her turn to remove his clothes. She rolled over and now, she was over him. Her kimono was dropping and her upper torso could be seen. She kissed his forehead after she removed his head gear.
Naruto gazed at her porcelain-like body. It seemed like it was made to be perfect. Her chest was in front of him since she kissed his forehead. He snuggled in her soft body as she held him. He was also removing his pants at that time.
Hinata moved away and removed Naruto's jacket. He was wearing a metal net over his black shirt. He also removed his pants and saw that he wore boxers with frog prints. She giggled upon seeing such clothing.
"Hey…" Naruto said, "I love this boxer."
Hinata sat up and asked him, "Could you sit up? It's difficult to remove…" She was totally bare. He sat up too and eyed at her body again as she remove his clothes. Now, all he had left on was his boxers. Hinata still had her underpants on.
Hinata started to feel a little anxious and conscious. 'He could see me bare now. There's no turning back…' She stared into his eyes and she could see that there was hesitation in his eyes. "Naruto, do you really want to do this? If you don't want to…"
Naruto held her cheek and said, "I want to because I love you so much…" He kissed her and laid her down again. The lights grew dim and they made love that night.
No one knew what they did. They laid down beside each other after all that action. Hinata was exhausted and immediately fell asleep in his arms. Naruto kissed her forehead one more time and slept beside her.
Author's Notes:
I feel so sad. Why? Only one reader reviewed Chapter 3! sniffs and cries I love you so much, invaderpixie
I was expecting to get at least five reviews but I was wrong. If you don't like my story so far, please tell me. I need to know what you think. Please?
Oh yeah, since this fic is T rated, I didn't continue to write the details of their night. However, I wrote it. Bwahahaha. Yes, I did! Maniacal laugher Why I wrote it? No reason. In case you want to read it, it's a separate fic with an M rating for the sexual descriptions. Bwahahaha. More maniacal laugher It's also called 'A Promise of Eternal Love' and it is short. About three-four pages in MS Word.
In case you are wondering, why is this chapter Part 1? Of course, I had to detail their wedding in an epilogue or something. Hehee.
Oh, yeah, I also made an outline on the order of events so you won't be confused.
Order of Events (So far…):
(C1) Neji and Sakura got together
(C1) Neji and Sakura, and Naruto and Hinata are planning their wedding.
(C1) Sasuke is coming back
(C1) Sasuke is back and Sakura got together with him since Neji let her go.
That same day:
(C1+C2) Two days after he got to Konoha, Sasuke went away for a while.
(C2) Sasuke broke up with Sakura momentarily.
(C2 +C3) Neji went away with Kiba and Shino.
(C4) Naruto and Hinata's last minute preparations
Preview for Chapter 5: Forever's Not Enough
"I'll make it through. I promise. Even if I change, I would still be Sakura."
"If anything happens to you, I'll…"
"Don't worry about me. I love you. I'm sure that you'll be there by my side once this is over."
"You still have time to back out…"
"I'm not backing out for something I want to do. I want to be with you forever."
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