Thanks to all the people who read my story !!! This chapter mainly shows Naruto's earlier life etc.
Blahblah- Naruto thinking
Blahblah- Hinata thinking
Chapter 3- Truth
Hinata's heart did a weird flip thing and she could feel a dangerous amount of blood go rushing to her face.
"N-Naruto-kun!"
Naruto flashed her a grin. "What are you doing here?" Hinata started to twiddle her fingers, a sure sign that she was nervous… "U-um…I w-was just visiting m-my mother's g-grave" Hinata wished she could slap herself. Why does every conversation with me and Naruto-kun have to be like this??? HINATA DARNIT!!!STOP STUTTERING AND THAT WEIRD FINGER-THINGY OF YOURS!!
The smile was wiped off from Naruto's face and he looked down ashamed. "I'm so sorry Hinata…" She shook her head furiously, "N-no!! It's fine! She passed away when I w-was two…" Oh my god, he is so sweet! Hinata couldn't help but smile at the thought. Taking it as a sign that she was alright, Naruto gestured towards a nearby seat which was underneath a huge blossom tree in the park opposite them. "Do you want to sit?" Hinata blushed furiously and nodded timidly. Naruto plopped down onto the seat and Hinata slowly sat down, making sure there was a good distance between them.
Naruto smiled at her and Hinata could feel herself melt underneath his crystal blue eyes. "S-so Naruto-kun, why are y-you here?" she asked shyly. Naruto smiled sadly and looked at the ground, "I was here to visit my mother as well." Hinata felt her heart stop for a second as she felt Naruto's pain as well.
She had never seen Naruto like this before. Seeing how depressed he was looking she really wanted to stretch out and pull him into a hug. But…she would rather kill herself than to suffer the aftermath of embarrassment she will have to put up with and not to mention the shock and humiliation….she could suddenly feel eyes boring into her and she looked up to see Naruto staring at her. He quickly looked away with a slight blush on his face. What on earth was I doing???!!
Was he just…?? Hinata quickly dismissed the thought. There was an awkward silence between the two until Hinata broke it. "I r-really enjoyed y-your performance last n-night!" Naruto looked at her in surprise, "You were there?" Hinata blushed and gave a slight nod. "I've b-been to every one of t-them"
Naruto stared at her in surprise. Wow…I never knew she was the type who'd like…His thought was broken off when Hinata broke out, "I r-really l-l-love your songs!" Even someone as dense as Naruto could tell that she meant it with all her heart from the determined blazed look on her face. Naruto gave her a heart-felt smile. Normally the girls would just go because of well…the members of the Black Moon, not the songs.
Naruto could feel a burst of happiness at the thought that out of the whole crowd of fan girls which would cram into the club in every performance…at least one of them liked the Black Moon for their songs.
Hinata blushed madly and looked away…she had only ever seen that smile at his performances.
Naruto chuckled…Hinata was so different to all the other girls that he had talked to. She wasn't loud and show-offy, she wouldn't just sit there and just ramble on about herself just so that she could grab Naruto's interest. Being around Hinata made Naruto feel relaxed…she was a totally different girl compared to Sakura…
Naruto felt depressed whenever he thought about her. When he had asked her out and she had said yes, he was over the moon. There had been rumours that she had liked Sasuke. Naruto had actually thought Sakura was going out with him because she liked him…But now….he wasn't so sure.
Hinata glanced at him and felt a jab of pain. Naruto looked so downcast; slumped on the seat, petals floating down and settling in his messy blonde hair and his normally vibrant blue eyes seemed to be dull and he was staring at a patch on the ground. This was such a different person than to the noisy and grinning idiot whom Hinata had fallen so madly in love with.
"S-so Naruto-kun…did y-you get a m-music c-contract last n-night?" Maybe this will make him happy!! I mean there would be absolutely no way that he could of had got rejected afte-
The mention of the contract seemed to have made Naruto even more depressed and Hinata wished she could have had punched herself in the face for bringing it up. Did the Black Moon seriously get rejected????
Hinata braced herself for the worst. "Well…we didn't exactly get the contract but…" Hinata felt her s heartbeat stop for a second 'but??' "…Tsunade-baa chan, the music agent said the Black Moon had potential and that she'll give us another chance in 4 weeks time."
FLASHBACK
The members of the Black Moon gathered nervously at the backstage, as the music agent slowly walked towards them. "Hello boys, my name is Tsunade and I'm the music representative from J-Records."
The three gave a nod, a brief greeting and an exchange of names. "About your performance tonight…" All three held their breath, a music contract could mean making it big time, producing CDs, awards…the possibilities were endless.
"…you have potential but…there's something…missing." The Black Moon looked down depressed…was there really no-one who liked their music?
Tsunade sensed the sudden change in moods and quickly added "Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's no chance for you guys. There's just a slight problem with your songs…" the three boys glanced at each other. What was wrong with their songs?? "…perhaps you should think about what you REALLY want to play, to do." With that Tsunade started to walk to the exit door, leaving the boys confused. What they really wanted…?
"Wait!!" Naruto called out to her back but Tsunade just gave a wave of dismissal, "I'll be here to listen to your performance again in 4 weeks time." And with that she had disappeared out of the door and into the street.
END FLASHBACK
Even now, Naruto was confused. What did she mean? What do I really want? I mean…singing for the Black Moon was practically the best thing that has happened to him ever since the death of his mother and his father having to be jailed because he was drink-driving, crashed and killed the person who was in the other car. Ever since then, people from Konoha would look down on him and even though Naruto was a thickhead, he still wasn't stupid enough to know what the people were talking about behind his back. "Look, isn't that the son of…", "I bet he's going to turn out like his father…"
Normally Naruto would just ignore it and wear that silly smile of his…but inside…he was breaking. Why couldn't people just see him as who he was??? Why did they always associate him with his father???
Meanwhile…Hinata was bursting with joy. The Black Moon still had a chance!!! She was about to say something to Naruto when she saw that he was still looking down-cast as ever. Say something Hinata! Look at him! "Nar-" But Naruto cut her off when he began speaking. And this time, his voice wasn't the usual bright cheery voice of his, Hinata had never heard him sound so sad before.
"My mother loved singing and she would always sing. Before I went to sleep, when she was cooking…" Why am I telling thisHinata? Naruto had never told anyone about his life before, not Sasuke, Sakura…so why Hinata?...Naruto didn't know why but…there was just something comforting about her that made him feel like he could tell her anything and that she'll listen.
Hinata's eyes widened slightly in shock, she had never expected Naruto to tell her things like this. But…she didn't mind.
"…she would teach me to sing and my dad would join in as well except mum would just tell him that he sounded horrible" Naruto smiled as he remembered those times… "But then…one morning mum got sick and had to be rushed to hospital…but…she passed away during the night the doctor said it was because she had a heart failure."
"The doctor said that mum must have been suffering heart pains for at least one or two years. So she must of had been putting up with it and not saying anything because she knew that we were poor and wouldn't have enough money to pay for the medicine." Naruto could still remember the horrors of that night…
FLASHBACK
"Okaa-san!!! Okaa-san!!!" sobbed a 7 year old Naruto. He was clutching onto his mothers hand. "Don't leave me Okaa-san!!" Naruto's mother gave him weak smile and motioned for him to come closer. Sobbing still Naruto leant forward. His mother's face was so soft that he could barely make out the words,
"Remember, to always be happy."
And with those last words, her hand went limp and her eyes closed. Naruto's eyes widened. "OKAA-SAN!!!" Naruto's dad scooped him up and held him in a hug. "Otou-san…Okaa-san would wake up wouldn't she??" Naruto's dad didn't answer. Naruto felt something wet drop on his face and he looked up to see tears streaming down his face.
Naruto's mother never did wake up.
END FLASHBACK
After that, Naruto's house would be so cold and quiet. His father would often be found at the pub, swigging down large amounts of alcohol. He would come home late and yell abuse at Naruto but then just end up crying in a heap. But then one night after a trip to the pub, Naruto's father drove on the wrong side of the road and smashed into another car. The impact instantly killed the other driver and gave Naruto's father serious injuries.
Naruto's father was taken to court and found guilty of drink-driving. He was sentenced to 20 years of jail. Naruto could still remember his thought when he saw his dad being dragged off to prison…I'm all alone.
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Naruto entered high school as a grinning, thickhead idiot. But deep inside, he was sad and felt lonely. That was until he met Sasuke and Gaara. The other two had similar backgrounds. Sasuke's older brother, Itachi had cold-heartedly killed his whole family except Sasuke. Itachi was a big-time criminal who still hadn't been caught. Gaara's dad had attempted to kill him when he was 5 years old because he blamed Gaara for the death of his mother, who had died giving birth to him.
The boys became best friends and later, formed their band, the Black Moon. They had been hesitant at first and wasn't sure how everybody would receive it. But after their first performance, the club would always be crammed full with screaming fan-girls….
Hinata stayed silent as she digested everything that Naruto had just told her. She never knew that he would be in so much pain inside. It hurt to think that there had been no-one to support him through those times. It was starting to get dark and Hinata was surprised at how time must have had gone by so fast. Neji must have had been gone for ages now…Hinata glanced at Naruto and was shocked to see tears running down his face.
"N-Naruto-kun??! Are y-you alright??!" Naruto looked up at her blankly and realized his cheeks were wet. Crap…she must think that I'm such a weirdo. But instead, Hinata offered him a tissue which he gladly accepted and he quickly dried his face. "So-" He was cut off when Hinata began talking in a quiet voice, "I'm sure your mum wouldn't want to see you like this…she wanted you and your dad to be happy didn't she?" Hinata paused and looked up at the star filled sky.
"I'm…I'm sure that before she died…she wanted to see the happy, beautiful smile that Naruto-kun has…instead of him being sad. I'm sure that even now, she would want that, for Naruto-kun to be truly happy and not to just pretend." Hinata gave Naruto a small smile.
Naruto's eyes widened as he remembered his mother's words…Remember, to always be happy. Naruto looked down on the ground and he could feel a smile spread across his face. Right now, he felt so free…like as if a whole burden was lifted off his shoulders. I think…I understand what mum meant now…
Hinata could feel herself going red again. Oh my god!! I can't believe I just said all that crap to Naruto-kun just then!!! "I-I'm so sorry!! I shouldn't hav-" Naruto silenced her with one of his rare real grins. "Thanks Hinata…for listening and thank you for what you said…" Hinata felt slightly dizzy…she thought he would be furious with her.
It was probably really late now and Hinata glanced at her watch. CRAP!!! IT'S ALREADY 7:30!!! DAD'S DOING TO KILL ME!!! Hinata reluctantly got up, "N-Naruto-kun I'm really s-sorry but I have to g-go". Naruto got up as well, "Yeah, I have to go as well". The pair stood in awkward silence. "W-well, I h-had better get g-going". Giving Naruto a small wave Hinata started to make her way back home when…
"Oi Hinata!"
She spun around, a feeling of hope slowly rising inside her.
She could barely make out Naruto under the dim lighting of the streetlights, except for the wide grin, ruffled blonde hair and the once-again sparkling, mischievous blue eyes of his.
"You know…before I thought of you as…" Hinata felt her breath stop short. What???
"…a dark, timid and weird person." She felt her heart break and she looked down…of course he'd never…
"But you know something…?" Hinata looked up.
"I like people like you."
With a last wave and grin, Naruto disappeared into the shadows of the night and walked off into the direction of his home, leaving Hinata in a complete state of shock. "I like people like you…", if she could, Hinata would of had fainted right there on the spot.
Chapter 3 finished!! Yup!! I included the line that Naruto said to Hinata before he went to the Chuunin exams.
NOTE:
Okaa-san – mother in Japanese
Otou-san – father in Japanese