Funny thing at first when I was submitting this story I realized I had forgotten to name it! Typical of me not being able to think of a title before actually putting it on fanfiction. So when I was thinking of a title I just typed in the first thing that came to mind and it happened to be the title of one of my favorite Cohid and Cambry songs, Feathers. I freaking love that song! Plus, it sort of fitted this story to me since there are angels in it after all! Once again, I don't own Naruto, if I did Sasuke would've been dead already along with Orochimaru and Kabuto! This chapter is dedicated to ShinjuUchiha! Alrighty then, enjoy the second chapter of Feathers!
Feathers
Chapter 2 Not My Boyfriend!
There he was, standing in the doorway looking at her with eyes equally as wide as Neko's were.
"N-Naruto?" Hinata gasped.
This is impossible! I thought I wouldn't see him again! Hinata thought as she gaped at the blonde boy standing at the doorway.
"Who? Why is he standing there like he doesn't have anything else to do?" Neko said, "He'd better not be a human or we might have to get rid of him!"
"No, he's not human, well, not completely," Ookami said as he walked over and stood next to Neko, "He's a demon vessel."
"What did you call him, Hinata?" Akane asked lazily, "Naruto?"
"Yeah," Naruto finally spoke, "My name's Naruto."
Hinata's face was scarlet now, Naruto always had that effect on her. She couldn't take her opaline eyes off of him though, it had been too long since they had seen each other.
"Hinata, it's really you, isn't it?" Naruto said quietly while staring at her.
Naruto was a bit shocked at first even to think that someone like Hinata was out in the forest. Naruto could barely speak as he just stared. He felt like time had stood still.
"What's wrong with him?" Neko asked bluntly.
Then, after Naruto had let the shock settle in enough his whole being was filled with joy.
"Hinata!" Naruto said cheerfully as he gave her a bone crushing hug, "I can't believe I would actually see you here in a place like this!"
Hinata's face couldn't possibly get any redder than it already was. She just let Naruto hug her and when he was finished she would try to speak.
"N-N-Naruto, I-I can't believe i-it's you," Hinata managed to stammer.
"Who would've thought it?" Akane commented, "It must be Hinata's boyfriend!"
"Boyfriend!" Hinata shouted in disbelief.
It didn't affect Naruto in the slightest and he just said simply, "No, I just knew her back from home!"
"Well, good job, you managed to crush Shiro!" Neko griped as she took the slightly squashed cat from Hinata's arms.
"He'll live," Ookami said, "By the sound of him purring, it seems he didn't care."
Neko was still a bit sore about it and she busied herself smoothing down the cat's fur while Naruto chattered excitedly to Hinata. It had been years since he had lay eyes on anyone he knew from Konoha.
"So, are you staying here or not?" Neko finally asked impatient to know if they would really have guests.
"Well, w-why wouldn't I?" Hinata asked still stuttering because of the presence of Naruto.
"Okay, then, you can stay in Kawaii's room," Neko said as she walked off, intending for Hinata to follow.
Hinata followed Neko into a room. It had all the basic things of a bedroom, lighting, a bed, and a dresser. The only thing that surprised Hinata was that another cat was enjoying a nap on the bed that was meant to be Hinata's. The cat seemed normal, it was a tortoiseshell cat, or in other words was black with lots of orange speckles, spots, dots, and splotches but besides that it had exactly five tails. For a minute Hinata thought it was possibly a demon but brushed off the idea of a demon the size of a large rabbit.
"Kawaii, sorry but you're going to have to move your furry butt into my room," Neko said as she scooped up the weird cat, "by the way, this is Kawaii she's a bakeneko."
Kawaii did not look very pleased at the sight of humans interrupting her nap and suddenly Hinata was struck aghast when it spoke, "What is this thing doing in my room?"
"I-I'm very sorry, i-if this is your room-," Hinata begun to apologize but Neko quickly interrupted.
"Nonsense! The only reason Kawaii uses this room is because nobody else does," Neko said, "It's yours now for as long as you need it, but I don't think your boyfriend will have room to stay in here too."
Hinata's face was red as flame again and started stuttering worse, "H-h-he's n-not…W-we're j-just f-friends!"
"Oh, my bad!" Neko said apologetically, "So is he staying here too?"
"I-I don't know," Hinata stuttered still feeling the after effects of being considered as Naruto's girlfriend.
"Well, okay," Neko said as she petted Kawaii who looked unhappy, "he can stay on the couch if he likes."
"I swear this to you, Hyuuga," Kawaii said evily, "I will get my revenge."
This kind of freaked out Hinata seeming how a cat that can talk might possibly have some other power.
"Oh, shut up, you fat cat!" Neko scolded the bakeneko, "Don't mind Kawaii she's just mad that she'll have to sleep on my bed with Shiro."
Kawaii hissed at the mention of Shiro, "I hate that piece of trash, Shiro! He's so stupid and he smells like blood every time he comes inside."
"That's because he was hunting, dear, now go do something constructive," Neko said as she set the bakeneko down.
"Unlike you, I am able to do something slightly constructive," Kawaii said as she sulked her way out of the room.
"I can't believe Tora-ryuu actually talked me into taking that thing with me," Neko muttered.
"Who?" Hinata asked who was not aware of who Tora-ryuu could possibly be.
"Tora, she's my older sister, when I left our home she made me take Kawaii with me for safety," Neko stated, "Of course, you're wondering 'What could a cat do to protect someone like me?' well, Kawaii has powers of her own. Don't be scared if she tries to use them on you tonight. She looks really mad at you at the moment."
"Well, I-I'm sorry if i-it's really too much trouble for her," Hinata said even though she was apologizing to a cat.
"It's okay, it's about time someone actually used this room anyway," Neko said before walking away, "If you need anything don't hesitate to ask anyone."
Hinata was left alone in her new room, so she took the time to study it closer. It had stone walls and a stone floor, it was obvious it wasn't going to be fancy; it was just a small house after all. The bed had white sheets and an old blanket over it. Nothing seemed new or particularly posh, just things you would find in an old house. Hinata sat down on the bed, taking in what the small room had to offer.
Naruto meanwhile was left at the kitchen/dining room/living room of the small house and busied himself with the box of kittens at the floor. The mother was a black cat with wide, fearful yellow eyes five small but brave tabby kittens meandered around in the cardboard box. Naruto reached in the box, trying to touch the black cat, it crawled out from under his hand and scurried past him leaving her kittens behind. They were brave and curious in contrast to the mother. They crawled on top, around, and under Naruto's hand not affected by their mother's retreat.
"Oh, you're playing with Kuro's kittens, but where's Kuro?" Neko asked from behind Naruto.
"That black cat?" Naruto asked even though it was obvious to who Neko was referring to, "She ran off."
"She's such a coward! One day, she's going to end up in a bad situation because of it, and I'm not going to be the one bailing her out of it," Neko commented as she rooted through the cupboards and pulled out a can of tuna.
As soon as Neko ran the can of tuna under the electric can opener what Naruto thought to be millions of cats rushed in. Three tabbies all the same age, three younger cats two black and white and the other tabby, Shiro, Kawaii, and a black and white cat Shiro's age. They were all pestering Neko for the delectable fish and they managed to wrestle the can of fish away from Neko. Kuro left her five rambunctious kittens to enjoy the feast with her family and the kittens soon followed too.
"No fair, guys! That was my dinner!" Neko wined at the cats like they were human.
"Not anymore," Kawaii said, "By the way, I demand my own can so I won't have to share with these low lives."
"No, get your own food!" Neko said as she pulled a second can out for herself.
Naruto already figured out that Kawaii was a bakeneko by just looking at her. It was a little obvious to him.
"So, are you staying here?" Akane said from his chair at the dining table where he was reading a book.
"Well, Hinata's staying here so I think it's best I do to," Naruto said, "Where do I sleep?"
"We can kick Akane out and you can have his room," Neko said as she devoured her can of tuna.
"Oh, no, not my room, he stays either on the couch or with his girlfriend," Akane said as he looked up from his book.
"Um, she's not my girlfriend," Naruto corrected.
"Sure, keep thinking that," Akane said sarcastically.
"It's the couch for you then!" Neko said as she scooped up Shiro and left the kitchen-dining-living room.
That night Hinata was staring at the ceiling of her new room, she had tried to sleep but being in the same building as Naruto always made her a bit nervous plus she couldn't sleep on her back because of her delicate wings and whenever she turned onto her side the feathers would tickle her face.
Hinata had tried avoiding Naruto after his sudden appearance so she wouldn't seem like a nuisance to him. Neko and her cats had followed her around all day giving out advice and asking questions like an excited ten year old. Right now, a tabby cat that Neko had fondly named Toryufu, was asleep at the foot of Hinata's bed. The friendly tabby had followed Hinata ever since she saw her; Neko said it was because she really liked Hinata.
The room was pitch black and Hinata felt like she was trapped in a black void of nothing and only her feeling the weight of Toryufu on her bed anchored her thoughts into thinking that she was still on Earth. There was no light whatsoever.
But then, Hinata's eyes saw a glow. It was a pale green-blue flickering light and it got brighter and brighter until Hinata finally decided to see what it was. Lined up around her bed were ghostly balls of green-blue flames dancing around the bed. Hinata yelped but thought that it was just her imagination.
"Get out!!" a voice chanted over and over getting louder as it went on and on.
Hinata screamed and ran for her life out of the supposedly haunted room. She crashed into someone at the end of the hall and tumbled to the ground on top of them. Hinata felt her lips against something warm and when she opened her eyes, she was staring at brilliantly blue eyes that were wide with surprise. Then, Hinata realized with horror and shock that she was kissing Naruto…
"I-I-I'm so so so sorry! I didn't mean to!" Hinata squeaked as she helped herself up.
"I-it was an accident! No big deal! Nope, never happened!" Naruto stuttered a bit himself.
"Wow, I never meant that little prank to go that far!" Kawaii said as she walked out from a shadowy corner.
"Wait! Y-you did that…that… fire thing?!" Hinata said surprised.
"Well, us bakeneko's have a reputation for controlling ghostly fires!" Kawaii said proudly, "I was angered by you invading my living area so I decided to play a little trick upon you!"
Hinata would be fuming at the stupid monster cat if she hadn't of been so embarrassed. She ran back to her room where Toryufu was waiting for her and she slammed the door behind her. Her face was as red as a cherry and she hid under the covers of her bed and wrapped her wings around her body as if they were her shield from the world.
Naruto was alone with the bakeneko and he was considering feeding her to Kyuubi if it wasn't for Neko walking in.
"What's going on?" she asked as she rubbed the grogginess from her eyes Shiro was in her arms and was looking equally groggy.
"Nothing, go back to bed," Naruto told her as he layed back down on the couch.
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Yay! Freakin' finally! I finished the second chapter! Please, please, review, review! I think this chapter might've sucked but hey, this is my first Naruto fic! The next chapter's dedicated to the tenth reviewer!
Bye for now!
Ninja Cat of Light