Chapter 7: Hinata's say
Neji sat laid there, watching Sakura sleep. He realized the big mistake of what he had done to Tenten, but she never showed a feminine side.
Yes, but you wish she would.
What the…Who the hell are you?
Who else, teme?
Well, you aren't Sasuke.
Huh?
He is the real Teme.
Well, so are you, sometimes. I am your Inner Self.
Hn.
Your right, all the time you are a jerk.
Hn.
Tenten.
Where did she come into this discussion?
You where thinking about her.
Prove it.
Let's see, you where wondering why she never showed a feminine side.
She is a ninja, weapons mistress, and a kunoichi.
Yes, you like calling her a mistress, YOUR mistress.
Damn, I am not like that.
Yes you are.
Hn. She is a ninja, nothing more.
She is a girl.
She isn't technically a girl, but a kunoichi.
She is a female.
Yes, but she prefers the title kunoichi.
Are you sure that she does?
Hn.
That sounded like a questioning 'Hn'.
Hn.
And that was a yes 'Hn'.
Hn.
Well, maybe she calls herself a kunoichi, to impress you.
Hn.
She likes you, but you fall for no girls. So if she thought of herself as a full ninja, then maybe you would see her.
Hn.
Is that all you say. Wait, I know the answer to that.
Hn.
Damn…..
Neji felt that he had lost a battle, even though he didn't know how. He decided to get up, and move Sakura, so Hinata could have her room again. He had no intention of carrying Sakura, so he went into the hallway to see if Lee was for some reason, still around. He saw no sign of green spandex, and cursed under his breath.
He knew that Hinata was friends with Sakura, so he knew that it wouldn't be a problem if he just left her there. He didn't see Hinata around, so he took off to his own room, to think about how odd training would be, and how much taunting Guy and Lee would lay on him. He sighed.
In his room, he looked around, seeing nothing out of place. "Damn," he said. He had wanted to do something busy, to keep his mind of things.
He retired to late night training, but knew that it would be worthless. He had thoughts about what to do, and where he could find someone to train with. Guy was, well, was probably doing something that he would rather not interfere with. For he knew that if he tried to pry that Icha Icha book from him, that he would end up in another black out for the second time in one night.
He sighed, and went and sat on his bed. On his table, for some reason, he had the Team Guy picture there. He didn't know why he would have that there, but looked into their younger looks. He had had pure hate for Hinata then, and his pale Lavender eyes showed that. Tenten still kept her hair in Panda buns, and Lee, was Lee.
He looked into the mirror across his room, and saw that he had changed, a lot. His cheek bones more prominent, his hair longer, and his jaw stronger. He knew that Tenten and Lee changed much too. Lee had grown, and put all faith in everything, because he barely got a second chance, and thought that if that happened again, he wouldn't have a second chance. He did everything he could, so that he would have no regrets if he didn't get that second chance.
Tenten though…Tenten he knew changed a lot. She was more confident, and had better aim. He looked at the cut in shirt, showing a pale pink scar there, that Sakura didn't remove because she wanted him to live with it. That scar was an example of the increase in her aim. Her Panda buns where slightly bigger, for her hair had grown. He had only seen I down once, and he rather didn't like to recall it, for it made him think of the worst of what could have happened.
Flashback:
"Neji!" A younger and scared Tenten called. Grass ninja where coming out of nowhere, and many other whom she couldn't see their faces, was trying to grab the scroll she was carrying.
She threw some shuriken at random Grass ninja, for they where moving fast and she couldn't find a direct point to aim at. She saw someone fall down, and she knew that one of her shuriken killed one of the ninja. She looked around vividly, as she felt someone try to grab the scroll. This second task in the Chunin exams was harder than she thought.
She let her guard down for one second, not even a full second, and a Grass ninja came up behind her and kicked her in her back, making her fly. "Lee! Neji!" she cried, hating to be the one that was in trouble and needed help. Lee looked around, to see her as a pink blur, she then fell against a boulder, and fell down 6 feet to the hard, rocky ground.
Neji quickly threw a kunai at a nearby Grass Ninja he had been fighting and looked to see Tenten fall, one of her panda buns starting to come undone. She tried to stand up and somewhat succeeded.
Tenten had gotten up to one of her knees, carefully having the scroll tucked under one of her arms. The ninja that had thrown her against the rock advanced up to her. He put chakra in his kick this time, and sent her flying against a rather large tree.
Neji ran towards her, and as she hit the tree, he heard a large crack. Fearing that the ninja had killed her, he snuck behind the ninja as best as he could. He glanced at Tenten's lifeless form, blood coming out from where he didn't know. He took out a shuriken, and threw it at the back of the ninja that kicked Tenten. It went half way into the ninja's neck, and the ninja fell down, never to hurt one of his teammates again.
"No one touches my teammates," Neji whispered to the dead ninja. He quickly ran to Tenten.
She was laying on her right side; her left panda bun came fully out, and fell across her shoulders and onto her exposed arm. The skin from her arm had pealed off, when she slid on that rock, reasoning the blood. He quickly looked over to see Lee fighting, giving the ninja by him the worst injuries. He knew that that was the only last ninja; the others had run off, hopefully. He quickly activated his Byakugan, to make sure no other Grass Ninja where near. He, thank god, saw none.
He looked at Tenten's beaten, tiny frame. He didn't know healing jutsu, not well. He knew looked at her, and saw her body quiver, breathing lightly. He quickly healed her arm, for that was all he knew he could do. He turned her over on her back, thinking that if she died, that he wouldn't know how he could stand himself, for he could have saved her. He swept her hair from her face, and saw her eyelids flutter open.
"Tenten, we have to leave, we have enough scrolls," he said to her.
"I'm alive?" she said, not knowing how that could be possible.
"Yes, you are," Neji said, thinking about if she was dead….
He didn't dare think about that, but unfortunately thoughts of seeing her laying still scared him. Losing a teammate would be like losing his father again and being treated like shit, for being part of the branch house. He didn't want to go through those horrors again.
"Neji, are you okay?" Tenten asked. Neji had gone still, staring blankly at Tenten.
"Hn," was all he said. He offered his hand to help her up, and she grabbed his hand.
She stood up, feeling pain shoot through her legs and arms. She took a step, and staggered greatly. Neji placed his arm around her to help her.
"I'm fine," she told him, not wanting to show that she was weak.
"Hn," was his reply. She saw Lee greatly injure the ninja, then it fled into the deeper parts of the forest. Tenten saw the nin that had attacked her minutes before, a shuriken deep into its neck. She looked over at Neji, and he just glared at the dead Grass Ninja. She walked over as best she could and un-dug the shuriken from his neck. She pocketed it, not knowing why. She knew it was Neji's, but he didn't say a word. It had saved her life, and she would probably one day save his or Lee's with it.
End Flashback.
Neji soon fell asleep, his dream starting off with the flashback, and probably gonna end in the flashback.
Outside the Hyuga Compound:
Hinata looked up at Naruto and took a long, quivering breath. She went back in through the gates, and found the staircase that would lead her to the top, to where Ino had stored Naruto. She realized something, then doubled back.
Hinata, a few minutes later, made her way back up the steps with a few carry out's of Pork, Shrimp, and other ramens she had seen Naruto eat. She had bought a small bowl thing for herself, but probably wasn't gonna eat it. She also had a pair of chopsticks tucked behind her ear, so she wouldn't drop them during the long climb. Her long, dark hair made the white chopsticks she grabbed look out of place, even though her heavy and beautiful hair kept them tucked where they where supposed to.
Hinata took the last few steps to the top of the compound, and Naruto turned to look. Her feet where light on the marble like steps, so he hadn't heard her. She made the last steps and her hair looked very blue in the moonlight, for that was the only source of light now. Out of anyone, Naruto didn't expect Hinata to be here, especially since he knew that she was mad at him.
Hinata carefully unfolded one of the flaps on a carryout and put it right below him, holding it there, in a teasing matter. His eyes starred at her, and she then put the bowl beside her. She stood up from her sitting position, and undid the ropes that where tying him up, but not the ones keep him bundled together.
Hinata, somehow, brought Naruto to lie on the roof next to her, and she thought about torturing him by putting the ramen in front of him again, but decided not too, that he had been through enough torture for one night. She smiled to herself, and began cutting through the chakra ropes that bound him together like a package.
Once she was done, Naruto silently pulled himself up into a sitting position and looked at Hinata, apology showing in his eyes.
"Thanks, Hinata-Chan," Naruto said quietly. Hinata just nodded. She handed him the carry out bowl and took a pair of the chopsticks, which she had taken from the Hyuga kitchen because she didn't have enough ands to carry them at the ramen stand, from her ear and handed them to Naruto. Naruto carefully re-opened the flaps and started eating. Hinata found her smaller bowl, and started eating. Once she was half way through, Naruto already done with his, she gave him another, wrapping hers back up.
"Hinata-" Naruto started, but Hinata cut him off.
"Don't apologize, Naruto-Kun," Hinata said, bringing her feet up to her chest, and staring at the roof top, wondering how they kept it clean with all the birds.
"Hinata, I really messed up," Naruto said. Hinata just stared up at him, blankly.
"You have bird crap on your shoulder," Hinata said, laughing.
"Huh?" Naruto said. He looked over at his shoulder, and sure enough, he saw a glob of bird poop that he didn't know how it had gotten there. Hinata chuckled again.
She's pretty when she laughs.
What the?!
Me, dope.
Shut up, you said the same about Sakura, and I hate her know.
Whatever.
Naruto quickly snapped out of it, and turned to look at Hinata. He noticed that each of her breaths came out quivering, and it was like she didn't know what to say.
"Thanks," he grumbled, trying to get it off, but it was dried on the orange and black suit. Hinata laughed some more. "Great, I can't eat knowing this is on my shoulder," Naruto said. Hinata, of course, laughed at Naruto's frustration. "Is not funny," he said. He took to unzipping the orange suit down to his waist, and then pulled his arms out of it. He then tied the arms together at his waist; right below his naval, so the Kyuubi sign was very visible.
Hinata was starring, she knew it. Under that lazy, loud, and obnoxious boy, he looked fairly well. Well, duh, she knew he looked good. He wasn't over muscular, and not way to defined. Perfect, in her vision. Naruto caught her starring, and he was the one who blushed.
Naruto thought himself an idiot. He used to think that Hinata blushing constantly was her just being, weird. But she wasn't weird; she was like a less annoying Sakura around Sasuke. He made a mental not to hit himself later because of his stupidity.
"Naruto-Kun, I think Sak-" Hinata started. Hinata knew that Sakura wasn't to fond of him, and that Naruto probably wanted to know where she was, so that he could go make it up to her.
"Hinata, don't use Kun, please," Naruto said. Hinata nodded. "Sakura hates me but not enough that she wouldn't still train with me, I hope not," Naruto said.
Hinata laughed. "She wasn't that angry, according to Kiba."
"Kiba?" Naruto questioned.
"Yeah, he was the one who went to find you and beat the crap out of you when he found me-" she didn't want to say 'crying', because it would make her feel weak, defenseless.
"Oh, yeah, was Sakura telling the truth though?" Naruto asked. He had put the bowl of ramen down, and looked at her.
"About what?" Hinata said, kinda liking where this was going, but mostly not.
"About you taking off, because you thought that Sakura and me where a couple?" Naruto suggested.
"Yeah, something like that," Hinata confessed. She tried to find something to lean her back against, but failed. She then noticed that the roof had four, short blocky pillars. She moved, which would be closer to Naruto, and leaned her back against it.
"So it isn't exactly like that?" Naruto questioned. He had been eating smaller clumps of ramen.
"Yeah. Sakura was supposed to be helping me, with you," Hinata said, embarrassed to say what she wanted to.
"Thanks," Naruto said.
Hinata ignored him and continued. "So I thought she went against me back, and decided to go with you, instead of me. You never noticed me, your thoughts of Sakura fogging your mind, not enough to see obvious."
"I know. You meant a good heart Hinata," Naruto said.
"Thanks, but it didn't go so well. I just know that you didn't deserve this," Hinata said, about to stand up and leave. Naruto though stopped her, grabbing her wrist and bringing himself up to meet her eye level.
"What do you mean, you don't think I deserve this?" he asked, not letting go of his soft grip on her pale, soft, smooth wrist. He instead, moved his hand closer up into her hand, and held her small hand in his bigger one.
"Y-You ignore me, and p-p-pay attention to S-Sakura," she muttered out. Ever since now, she had been doing so well, but now the stuttering was back.
You are cute when you stutter, Naruto's Inner self thought. He wanted to say that, but couldn't, knowing how big of a idiot he had been that day.
"I did," he whispered, bringing down his face closer to hers.
"D-Did, yeah," Hinata smiled. "B-But w-what w-will stop y-you though in the f-future w-when-"she didn't finish because Naruto brought his face closer to Hinata's face. His forehead protector's metal felt cold against her hair, he was that close.
"You're so cute when you stutter," he chuckled.
"Huh?"
"This is what will stop me," Naruto said. Hinata was startled to as what he meant, and then Naruto made it so the gap in between their lips was closed.
Hinata was caught off guard, and she finally caught wind of the situation, and slowly closed her eyes. She kissed back, owing it to Naruto, and herself.
Their kiss they shared wasn't to passionate, like it would immediately go to passionate love. It was gentle, but showing all the feelings that Hinata has obviously showed before, and Naruto never seeing any of it. Naruto moved his other hand around her waist, bringing her closer, to that there would be no inch of space between them that they would share. They fit perfectly together, like a person that went threw hell and had a chocolate bar. (A/N: Yeah, kinda stupid there, but it is a good simile. For those who don't remember what that is, it is comparing two things or situations. Like with Hinata and Naruto with the chocolate thing. What, I like chocolate, and I eat it when I go through Hell. Well, back to the story.lol.srry ppl.)
This first, gentle kiss was something that was not thought of as lusty or just wants. There was want, but want for each other. There was also…love.
They stood like that for what seemed like many hours of stillness, but were a few seconds, that neither of them had ever experienced. The want for oxygen grew less, but it soon became a need. Hinata pulled back slightly, and inhaled a quivering, surprised breath.
Naruto chuckled huskily, and put his forehead against hers, the cool metal from his forehead protector making her shiver. Naruto chuckled again, seeing her shiver. Hinata looked up at him, and smiled. Naruto gave her a warm, soft smile. He backed his forehead up a few inches, and raised his hand to her forehead, then bringing his lips to it and kissing her. Hinata's face was a deep red, and Naruto knew that even with the scarce light.
Naruto came back down, to look at Hinata. He had never noticed how her eyes where a shade of lavender that seemed different from Neji. Where as Neji's eyes where scary without pupils, he saw that Hinata's eyes where their own little moons. Naruto released his grip on her waist, where he had put his hand after he stroked her forehead, and placed it gently on the side of her face. He caressed his thumb up her cheekbone, and moved it in a circular way around her right eye. She blinked, even though not wanting to. Naruto placed his thumb gently over her eye lid and massaged the pale skin.
Hinata opened her eye, after Naruto had returned his hand back to her waist, bringing her closer to him. Hinata glanced up at him, and thought to make a daring attempt. She was shorter than Naruto, but not by much. She stood on her toes though and kissed him. He greeted the kiss hungrily, and pulled his hand loose from Hinata's. He didn't want to, not at all, but he put it at his waist. Hinata placed her unoccupied hand to join the other one around his shoulders and at the back of his neck.
She started to play with the blond, spiked hair that was shorter and which her hand didn't have to travel to fair to find. She pulled away smiling, once again needing air.
"There is something called a brush," she said smiling.
"I know," Naruto said huskily. He moved his left hand up to behind her neck, and brought his fingers into her hair. "You use one everyday."
Hinata laughed. "Well, maybe you should use one, instead of just letting stick up," she suggested, laughing. Naruto leaned back and looked at her then laughed.
"How dare you suggest that," he said. He then stepped forward, closing his arms more around her. Hinata put her head on his chest, closing her eyes. Naruto leaned his head down and buried his head on the crook of her neck, breathing in her intoxicating scent of her skin and dark hair. They where both afraid to breath or stir, not wanting this still moment to end.
They didn't speak, they didn't need to. Hinata sat there for minutes, feeling safe and secure in Naruto's arms. Naruto spoke softly then, only loud enough for Hinata to hear.
"Hinata, I promise nothing will hurt you ever again, and nothing will separate us," he promised in a husky, but promising voice. She only heard it because she was so close. One speck of wind, and it would have been impossible to hear it. Hinata took a small breath, breathing in Naruto's unique scent.
"Thank you Naruto," she said into his chest. Naruto smiled, and Hinata felt it against her soft skin.
A small sliver of wind blew, and the smell of the still hot ramen drifted to them. Hinata, not even seeing Naruto's face, knew that he could smell it too. She laughed a soft chime, then lifted her head. "I know you want it, go eat it," Hinata said with a smile.
"I would rather have you," Naruto said huskily. Hinata blushed.
"I got it for you," Hinata reminded him. Naruto then kissed her, and dashed to the ramen. Hinata laughed, knowing that good old Naruto was back. Hinata walked over to where Naruto had sat down, opening a new carton of ramen. Hinata sat down next to him, leaning against him slightly. Naruto took a smaller portion in his chopsticks and offered it to Hinata. She smiled and took it, tasting that it was pork ramen. She smiled. Naruto continued to offer her bites while he ate also.
They thought time was going by fast, but it had been a half hour, and Hiashi Hyuga had started to notice that his daughter wasn't in her room. He knew he shouldn't worry, but he knew that she wasn't training, for Shino, was doing some training with his creepy bugs.
The maid said she had seen Hinata leave, but then go upstairs. Probably on top of the roof, he thought. She had a deep crush on Naruto, and he knew that Naruto was an idiot and didn't like her much. She had probably gone up there to think, was the only answer he could think of, and was reasonable. Hiashi got up and decided that if he didn't talk to her, and brought her down, no one else would.
…..
…..
Hinata giggled, and Naruto had a dumbstruck look on his face. Naruto had just spilt a bunch of ramen juice down his chest and his pants. He had held the empty carton, thinking of the lost ramen. Naruto had been holding the ramen, and gave Hinata a quick kiss, but the carton fell all over him instead. There was noodles and ramen juice all over him, and he was staring, being to dumb to take the noodles off.
Hinata giggled again, and kissed him quickly. She started picking the noodles off of him, not caring where the noodles had landed. There where no noodles in his lap for her to pick up, much to Naruto's disappointment. But he didn't really care about that, his main concern right now was to make sure that nothing got between them.
Naruto looked at Hinata, after she was done picking up the noodles. Naruto looked at her, then picked up her up, and lifted her on to his lap. He, really quickly, had dried off the ramen on his lap, but he still carried the smell. Hinata smiled to herself, then leaned back, putting her head on Naruto's shoulder.
Naruto wrapped his arms around her waist, and bent his head next to Hinata's. They where sitting against the pillar, so Naruto wasn't struggling to stay up like that. Hinata tilts her head to look up at the stars, and couldn't get a good look.
Naruto then slid his back from the pillar and lay on his back. Hinata's back was on top of him, both of them staring into the world of the stars. Hinata blushed, and took a deep breath. He then heard her to start crying. He hated to see her cry, but she was still beautiful. He turned her over, and wrapped his arms around her protectively, wondering why she was crying.
"Hina-Chan, what's wrong?" he asked softly, stroking her hair comfortably.
"N-Naruto," she said crying into his chest.
"Shhh, Shhh," he whispered to her. "I'm here, nothing will hurt you," he reminded her.
"H-Hiashi," she said.
"What?" he asked softly.
"H-H-He w-w-won't," was all Hinata got out. Naruto understood. Hiashi wouldn't let the heiress be with him, the Kyuubi holder. He brought her closer to him, kissing the top of her head. He wanted to tell her everything was okay, but he didn't know.
"I won't let us be separated," he said. They lay there for a few more minutes, and Hinata's cries stopped. Her breaths where now just quivering and deep, slow, nearly making Naruto loose his self control, and knowing this wasn't the time nor place.
……
……
Hiashi approached the top of the steps, and hearing something…something like heavy-ish breathing, coming from HIS daughter. Hiashi took a few more steps to the top, and saw Naruto, with Hinata on top of him, hearing her breathing and seeing the wet roof showed him all that he needed.
"Hinata," he spoke clearly, but strictly and full of authority. Hinata turned her head, and so did Naruto.
They saw who it was, and they both struggled to get up, but the ramen juice had not completely dried off his chest, and her near-ripped training clothes sticking to his chest, Hiashi looking between his daughter and the Kyuubi holder that he longed despised, Hinata's breathing still the same…..
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A/N: Wow, yeah, suspenseful. Hiashi mad. Not good. Yeah, crazy. Review, please. Tell me what you think, tell me what I should fix, and tell me what you wish could happen and I will think about it! Yeah, I have a BIG question for you guys. Okay, the desert called gelatin is spelled with a 'G'. And then when you use the desert's nickname, Jello, it is spelled with a 'J'. What the hell?! Tell me what you think.lol.
