It was late at night and the Hyuuga house was completely quiet. Almost, actually. There was just one restless person about, but he wasn't part of the family, nor did he belong there. A young boy with blonde hair spiky hair. He had no sleeved green shirt with a large collar on it to cover his neck, that matched nicely with his baggy beige pants. He was lightly on his toes as he flew around looking for an entrance to the house as the pink glow that flew around him would occasionally light up his face.
He watched as the pink glow lead him to an opening in the upstairs hallway. The window was partly opened, giving him a promising entrance. He smiled at the pink speck as he opened the window wide enough to allow himself inside. He kept himself hovering in the air so his footsteps wouldn't make any noise.
"Alright Sakura," The boy spoke in a low whisper, "You look over there and I'll look in there." He pointed to a room down the further hallway.
The pink speck flew closely to his face, making him eye to eye with it. Up close, it was actually seen as a small beautiful young girl with pink hair. She had a pink dress on, though it only made it to her mid-thighs. She was quite childish looking, only a few curves here and there, but still very attractive nonetheless.
She nodded at him as she flew into a dark room, only the pink glow that came from her was able to light it up. The boy turned away from that direction and headed into the room on his side.
He opened the door slowly, trying to muffle the sound from it. He first peaked into the room to see two girls sleeping. They looked so identical, but he couldn't get caught up in their appearance right now, he had something important to do.
He let himself in and looked around the room, moving things quietly. He open a drawer and started going through that. Nothing. He turned to the bookshelf, removing a few books and throwing them on the floor. Not there either.
"Where is it?" He said looking around the room. "Where-?"
Suddenly one of the girls started to fidget. Sounds were coming from her mouth. The boy stared at her questionably, hoping he hadn't woken her. He flew over towards her, hovering directly above her. She was smiling in her sleep, which made the boy want to smile to.
"What's she thinking about?" The boy inquired to himself. The girl the tossed herself over, causing the boy to reflex and cover his mouth. He waited a few moments as the girl remained still before sighing for relief. Just then he caught sight of her neck. His gaze grew more intense as he stared harder. It glistened lightly, making it able for him to make out the necklace.
"There it is!" He grinned. He looked at the girl's face. He had to do this without waking her. He reached his hand in but kept glancing back at the young girl's face to make sure she hadn't awoke. As he got closer and closer to her he felt more anxious every second. Cautiously, he picked up the string, and slowly removed the item from the back of her head. It got stuck though. He tugged it gently, causing Hinata to flip herself over. He grimaced, but continued the procedure.
He removed the string completely from around her neck, but the crystal itself, was still placed in her hands. The boy bit his lips as he went in to slowly removed her hands. As soon as the tip of his finger touched hers, Hinata's eyes immediately shot open.
The two made eye contact for a brief moment. Her eyes looked dazed as his looked frightened. As her eyes began to fully focus, she was able to make out the blonde boy's figure, to which her eyes widened and her mouth opened. Before she even had a chance to scream, the boy covered her mouth causing her to muffle words as she attempted to remove his hands from her face.
"Shh!" The boy told her. But the girl continue to fight and speak. "I'm not letting go until you promise to shhh!" He reasoned, right in her face. Hinata nodded slowly as the boy hesitantly removed his hands from her mouth.
"Who-" The boy hushed her loud tone once again. Hinata's mouthed 'Sorry' to him before continuing. "Who are you?" She whispered.
The boy smiled proudly. "The name's Naruto Uzumaki!" He grinned.
Hinata looked at him funny, until she realized the he wasn't on her bed, but floating above it. She rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't going crazy but he continued to float no matter how many times she'd rub them. The boy named Naruto looked at her funny.
"You okay?" He questioned.
"Are you… flying?" Hinata almost choked.
"Huh?" Naruto said, looking down at the bed below him. He smiled as he carelessly scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, I guess I am."
Hinata sat up straight, removing the covers from her body as she crawled out of them, but remained on her bed. "H-How is that possible?" She questioned, as she continued to examine Naruto.
Naruto shrugged. "It's easy." He told her. "Want me to teach you?
"C-Could you do that?"
"Sure! Stand up!" Naruto said. Hinata placed her feet on top of her bed. Standing up slowly to reach the same eye level as the boy the flew before her. He held out his hands. "Now take my hands." He ordered. Hinata nodded and obeyed. The boy smiled at her. "Hold on."
Hinata nodded, completely shocked. She felt her body get lighter and her feet slowly lift off the ground. She looked down to see that her feet were no longer touching the bed. She kicked them back and forth as proof, not even her toes were in contact with the ground. She was shocked.
"I'm flying! I'm flying!" She cheered. Hinata was a giddy as a school girl at that moment. She looked at boy who was smiling at her, causing her to blush. His face then turned to a more serious and concern appearance as he brought them both back down towards the bed.
"That was amazing…" She said quietly, afraid to look at him.
"Is it?" He asked. She nodded, the red slowly fading away from her face. "It's fun, I guess." He smiled. Hinata looked back at him. He was probably the most attractive boy she had ever seen. And she got to fly with him. It was like a fantasy, like a dream.
She turned her gaze back down to see that they were still holding hands. She quickly removed her palms, leaving the boy dumbfounded. Hinata then noticed the necklace, lying on her bed. It wasn't on her neck anymore. She looked at him, but he was gazing around the room. She bent down.
Was he trying to remove it? She thought as she picked it up.
"Is this yours?" She asked.
Naruto looked at it. "Yeah," He answered. Hinata handed it to him, and watched as he placed it around his own neck.
"If you don't mind me asking, what was it doing here?"
"I guess I dropped it the last time I was here." Naruto responded, checking out his necklace as if he were looking for damages or problems before putting it around his neck.
"Y-You've b-been here before?" Hinata asked, astounded. She had never seen him before; nor has she ever heard of him, before tonight that is.
"Sure," He said, as he sat on Hinata's bed, Indian style. "Lots of times." Hinata sat down on her knees in front of him.
"W-Why?" Hinata continued to question.
"To listen to the stories." Naruto answered nonchalantly.
"Stories?"
Naruto nodded. "The ones you tell that girl over there." He said, motioning towards Hanabi. Hinata glanced at her quickly, but couldn't help but keep her eyes on Naruto.
"H-How long have you been listening to my stories?"
"Since before that boy left."
"That's been almost three years!" Hinata gasped.
Naruto looked bored, like had no idea how long that's been. "Okay." He shrugged. He then started picking at his feet as if he were removing something. Hinata was too much in her own thoughts to even notice.
"Why my stories?" Hinata inquired. "Why me?"
Naruto smiled at her. He looked so much more attractive, to Hinata, when he smiled. "You're the best storyteller in Japan." He grinned.
"I-I am?" She flushed.
"Sure are!" Naruto's smile continued to light up the room, at least in Hinata's eyes. She blushed, hoping the darkness would cover her face. It was at that moment she remembered her father's words.
She sighed a small sigh. "Thank you," She said quietly. Naruto leaned it a bit more so he could hear a more audible voice from her. "B-But maybe it's time your start looking for a new storyteller." She told him. She looked up and noticed how close he was and leaned back a little. He mimicked her motions but with a lost expression.
"Why?" He asked, scratching his head.
Hinata looked down again. "Because me and Hanabi are getting too old for stories." She muttered, remembering her brother's words this time.
"Why?" Naruto repeated.
"I guess that's just what happens when you grow up." Hinata replied.
Naruto immediately flew up from his position on the bed, floating in the air. His face was scrunched together with a sorrowful frown to accompany it. "Why would anyone want to grow up anyway?" He grunted.
Hinata sheepishly smiled at him. "You don't really have a choice… Naruto." She twiddled her fingers together since that was the first time she had even spoken his name. He obviously hadn't noticed that himself though, because he just continued to speak.
"But you do!" He exclaimed to her. Hinata tilted her head to the side, the world wide common expression of confusion. Naruto grinned right in her face, only inches apart. "Come with me to Neverland!" He said excitedly.
Hinata's eyes widened. "Neverland?" She repeated. "T-That place really exists?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah!"
"And Peter Pan?" Hinata continued, "Does he exist too?"
Naruto's lips shifted to the side. "I don't think so. After you read that story about him, we looked everywhere. But… no sign of him."
"But, Neverland exists?" Hinata asked again.
Naruto beamed. He knew he had this girl hooked. "Yes ma'am!" He answered. "We got mermaids, Indians, pirates, ninjas, fairies…" The boy continued to talk, but Hinata's mind blocked the rest of the words out.
"Mermaids…" She smiled, looking almost as dreamily as her little sister had looked before. Neverland was real, Hanabi would've been- Hanabi! Hinata turned to look over at her younger sibling. She was still sound asleep in her bed. She then turned her attention to the blonde boy who was still yapping away. "But… Hanabi…" Hinata spoke.
"Huh?" Naruto stared at Hinata and followed her gaze over to the other female in the room. Naruto scratched his chin for a moment, to over express the fact that he was thinking. He then shrugged with a smile.
"She can come too."
Hinata's lips curled upward. "And Neji?"
"Neji?"
Hinata nodded. "My brother, the boy." Hinata attempted to refresh his memory, but he still looked confused. "The one who moved out." She noticed a change in Naruto's eyes, she assumed he remembered. "We can't leave him here alone, he'll need us."
Naruto crossed his arms, he wasn't planning on all this. "W-Well… uh…"
Hinata then got up out of bed and headed over to the dresser with the large oval mirror. She reached into a drawer and grabbed a notepad and a purple glitter pen. "I have to leave my Mother a note."
"A note?" Naruto questioned, as he floated over to her and watched her write over her shoulder. "What for?"
Hinata talked as she continued to write. "So she won't be worried when she's notices we're gone." Naruto continued to watch as Hinata finished up the letter. His eyes caught something peculiar in the note, and pointed it out to her.
"What are those?" He asked. Hinata looked down to read the 'x' and 'o' that she had placed besides her name.
"Those stand for hugs and kisses." Hinata explained. She turned around to face him, he was awfully close again. She blushed and he backed away.
"What are hugs?" He asked questionably. Hinata looked at him a bit dumbfounded. Surely he would know, but suppose he didn't. Still, she was never asked a question like that before.
"Um," She hesitated. She was going to have to actually think before she explained it. "I-I guess it's just, you wrap your arms around another person's body." She explained. Her words came as she thought of them mentally.
Naruto nodded. He then flew over to Hinata and wrapped his arms around her body. The glow of scarlet from Hinata's cheeks would've beat Rudolph's nose. Naruto then smiled as he backed off.
"Like that?" He asked. Hinata's head bobbed up and down like a robot. She was completely stiff after that hug. It was nice and warm. Like the way she saw his personality, nice and warm.
"Now, what's a kiss?" Naruto asked.
Hinata's body grew more tense, if at all possible. "A-A kiss?" She repeated. Naruto nodded, his eyes remained locked onto hers causing her to look away in embarrassment. "W-Well, a kiss is um… something y-you do with someone y-you really like a lot."
Naruto nodded. "Well, I like you." Naruto told her. Hinata stared up at him. There was a tiny sparkle Hinata was able to make out in Naruto's eyes. They're just met, there was no way he could've grown to like her that fast. She believed that he was just toying with her.
"You do?" Hinata asked, unintentionally being extremely cute. Naruto's head nodded, scratching the back of it. He seemed… nervous? She smiled lightly, a tiny part of her hoped he was telling the truth.
"Do you like me?" Naruto asked. Hinata bit her lip but forced her head to nod. She looked at him like he was angel sent from above. "Could you, um, show me what a kiss is then?" He asked moving closer.
Hinata could've passed out, but after flying, this whole thing just seemed like a fairy tale to her. Hinata's head bopped up and down once again as she too, this time, took a step closer. Naruto continued to meet her and the two were only inches apart. Hinata looked into his large blue eyes. Breathtaking. She blushed.
"N-Naruto." Hinata said. "C-Could you close your eyes?" She asked.
Naruto arched an eyebrow. "But then I won't get to see the kiss." Naruto retorted.
Kiss. Hinata was getting really light headed. "I-It's, um, n-not something y-you um… it's s-something y-you f-feel." Naruto shrugged, showing signs of giving up, and closed his eyes. Hinata took a deep breath as she placed her small hands on his shoulders. They were quite broad for a boy as young as him. She stood on her tip-toes as she leaned in, hesitantly.
Her first kiss and it was going to someone she just met. It was so, un-her. But still, it felt like that's how it was meant to be. She puckered her lips, closed her eyes, and leaned further.
"Hinata!" A loud yelp came from down the hall. Both children opened their eyes. Naruto was amazed to see how close Hinata was to himself, and her lips were oddly puckered. Hinata backed off, and rubbed her face, trying to remove the reddish color she knew were on her cheeks.
"Hinata!" The voice came again but louder. Hinata recognized that sound to be Neji. If Neji caught her in here with a boy it would be all over. She looked around for a place to hide the blonde beauty.
"Quick! Hide under the bed!" She whispered at him. Naruto didn't even protest, since the voice had startled him as well. He flew under the bed with great speed and hid there. He beaked his head out a bit so he could only see the feet and legs of the young girl.
The door opened and Hinata looked over to see Neji holding some sort of light in a jar. Yet, it glowed a pink glow. Hinata went over to examine it, but Neji met her halfway.
"Hello Neji." She greeted.
Neji looked at her sternly. "Don't. Scream." He warned her, though it sounded more like a threat. Hinata nodded, as Neji showed her the cause for the pink glow. Hinata leaned towards it. It was a little woman. She was beautiful, and she glowed pink. She had wings and she was releasing little hints of dust at the bottom of the jar. Her face looked angry as she fiercely banged on the glass of the jar. "I think it's some sort of bug."
"A fairy…" Hinata smiled brightly. This night was truly magical indeed. Neji stared at her as if she was insane.
"A fairy?" Neji snorted. Hinata nodded, and continued to watch her fight for her freedom. "Hinata, fairies don't-"
"NOOOO!" Naruto said, flying from under the bed. He pushed Neji against, startling Hinata. As a result, Neji dropped the jar, breaking it into many pieces and freeing the fairy from her cell. "Don't say that! They'll die!" Naruto told him. Neji frowned.
"Get off of me!" He said, attempting to punch Naruto in the face. But Naruto dodged his attack, and flew above him. "What the-?" Neji watched as Naruto floated himself gently to the ground. "Who are you? What are you?"
"Naruto Uzu-"
"Hinata why is he in your room?" Neji said, completely ignoring the answer to the question he previously asked. He stared at his younger sister with an unsatisfying glare.
"Uh… Neji, he came to take us to Neverland?" Hinata answered, unsure of her own words.
"Neverland? That fairytale?"
Naruto frown. "It's not a fairy tale. And don't worry about it because you're not invited." Naruto retorted, sticking his tongue out childishly. Neji's glare deepened at the young boy. Hinata watched them both, not sure what to do. Either way the outcome seemed bad.
"You think I'm going to let my little sister go somewhere, with a strange boy, who can fly?" Neji asked. Naruto grinned and nodded.
"Yep."
Neji then looked back at his younger sister who was fiddling with her fingers. "Did you drug me?" Neji asked her. Hinata covered her mouth, shocked that Neji would ever suspect such a thing.
Naruto eyed the two. "Drug you?" He repeated. Just then, the fairy flew up to his face. She pointed the necklace that remained around his neck. Naruto smiled. "Yeah, I found it." He continued to mingle with the fairy, while the other two were clueless to what she was saying. "It was with that girl over there. Hinata."
Sakura looked over at Hinata and gave a rude, stank look. Hinata was a bit taken back, but how falsely accused fairies were about being so sweet. Sakura flew over to Hinata, stared her right in the eyes and flicked her in the nose.
"Ouch." Hinata cried quietly, holding her nose together. Sakura laughed whole-heartedly as she flew herself back to Naruto. She looked at him with great joy and pleasure but Naruto responded with a displeased expression of his own. His glare made her frown cutely.
"Sakura, that wasn't nice." Naruto said flying over to Hinata. Her hands were still covering her nose. Naruto removed them from her face slowly, carefully. "Are you okay?" He asked, staring at her nose for any marks or bruises or blood. Hinata nodded.
Sakura's pink glow began to turn red. She was about to make her way over to Hinata to teach her another lesson, but Neji rushed over and intervened himself between his sister and Naruto. He glared at Naruto violently as he spoke to Hinata.
"I'm not letting you go to Neverland." He told her, keeping his glare on Naruto, who was frowning in return. Sakura nodded sternly from the background, siding with the long-haired boy.
"But Neji-"
"No." He said, turning to her now. He glanced back at Naruto as he slowly led Hinata away from him. Naruto grimaced, obviously annoyed. Neji turned to look at his sister's upset face, but still stayed with his word. "End of discussion." He told her firmly.
Hinata looked down at her feet, then back at Naruto. He flew a bit off the ground to get a better look at Hinata since Neji was blocking his gaze. He, too, looked a bit upset. Hinata sighed loudly as she gazed toward Hanabi, still sound asleep in her bed. The conversation about going to Neverland replayed over and over in her head. Hinata's eyes caught Neji's.
"I'm going." She said bluntly.
"No, you're not." Neji responded.
"Neji." Hinata said, sounding bolder. "I want to go."
"I won't allow it." He replied. "You're-"
"Stop acting like Father!" Hinata said, even louder. She soon covered her mouth, for she knew she had said too much. She looked at Neji, she had never seen him so shocked before. Neji hated their Father, and she told him he was just like him. She knew that was so wrong of her to say. "I-I'm sorry." She apologized, removing her hands slowly from her embarrassed self. She felt so guilty. "I didn't, I mean… s-sorry…"
Neji's mouth fidgeted with an irritated expression to match. "If you want to go, go." He told her. "I don't care anymore."
"N-Neji…" She tried to plea, but he already made his way out the door, shutting it behind himself. She knew if it wasn't nighttime, he would've slammed it for everyone to hear. He was quite expressive when it came to his bad temper.
Hinata felt awful, as she mentally kept questioning what was wrong with her tonight. Naruto flew over with compassion in both his eyes and his heart. He stood in front of Hinata and placed his hands on both her shoulders, as her head continued to hang low.
"You alright Hinata?" He asked. Hinata's hand brushed her right eye. She nodded. Sakura gagged from afar.
"Yes, thank you." Her voice was shaky and quite. It almost made Naruto feel like doing the same.
"Are you sure you still want to go?" He continued. He wanted her to, but due to the obvious fight it just caused, he assumed it might be better for them all to just stay there.
Hinata looked up at him. His eyes saddened as he saw the hints of water that filled them. She smiled still. "I have to." She informed him. She looked back at her little sister once more. "For Hanabi."
Naruto glanced at the little child who was still sleeping in her bed and placed a smile on his face. He nodded, before looking back at Hinata. "Okay," He sighed, still unsure of whether the decision she made was correct, but nevertheless, he was bringing a new friend back with him to Neverland. "Let's get going." He said, flying towards the window.
"Should I wake her?" Hinata asked, motioning towards Hanabi. Naruto flew over to the sleepy-headed one. He examined her for a bit, before lifting her up carefully, onto his back. "N-Naruto, I don't-"
"Naw," He answered. "I'll just fly her on my back, it'll be easier on Sakura too."
"Easier on Sakura?" Hinata perplexed.
Naruto grinned as he positioned Hanabi comfortable on him, as if he were giving her a piggy back ride. "You've read the story right?" Naruto reminded her, as he flew around the room, giving himself a test drive. "To go to Neverland, you gotta fly." He then placed himself in front of Hinata. "It takes faith, trust, and-"
"And pixie dust," Hinata recited perfectly. Naruto nodded with a smile.
"Or Sakura dust," He joked.
He grabbed the floating fairy in his hand, without her own consent, and blew the pink dust from the fairy onto Hinata. Hinata fidgeted as the dust tickled her pale skin. She looked at her body as the pink dust started dissolving inside her skin, making her instantly feel lighter.
"Now," Naruto said, grabbing Hinata's hands. The touch of his hand instantly made her feel more light than she'd already become. "Think happy thoughts." He told her.
Hinata closed her eyes. Her thoughts filled with the beauty of Neverland she had imagined for her self. The beautiful crystal blue waters from the mermaid lagoon, the incredible dances performed by the Indian tribes, the bright glimmer of the fairies lighting up in the dark, the loud laughter of the Lost Boys playing together. How surreal it all seemed.
"Hinata…" Naruto whispered quietly. Hinata opened her eyes. Naruto's hands were no longer attached to hers. She was alone, and the best part was she was flying.
"I'm flying?" Hinata was so surprised, she questioned it herself. She looked up at Naruto who nodded. Hinata's smile grew more bright. "I'm flying!" She said, twirling herself around with great grace as laughter emerged from her lips.
Naruto couldn't help but shape his lips upward. The girl seemed so much brighter than she did a few minutes ago. Usually, flying meant nothing to him, but this moment reminded him of when his feet first lifted off the ground. He watched Hinata swoop and soar through the air with glee. Laughing with herself. He just found it fun to watch, until his sidekick fairy started making noise in his ear.
"Huh?" Naruto grunted. The fairy looked furious as she pointed out towards the window. Naruto sighed, with a sideways pout. "Okay, we're leaving, we're leaving." He assured the pink twinkle, following her out the window. "You ready Hinata?" The blonde child called out to her.
"Coming!" Hinata said, following after Naruto. She watched Naruto fly out the window and was about to follow when the sound of her door opening filled her ear. Hinata's head turned abruptly, hoping it wasn't one of her parents. It was Neji.
"Hold on!" He said, putting on some old sneakers. He had a backpack on his back that looked rather full, and he had changed out of his pajamas. Hinata's eyes lit up.
"Neji!" She said, flying over to her brother. Naruto peaked through the window to see what was taking him so long. "Naruto, Neji's coming!" She cheered.
Naruto was hesitant a first, but smirked. "So you're coming after all?" Naruto said, sounding sly.
Neji scoffed. "I told you, I won't let my sisters go to Neverland with some strange boy," he reminded the blonde kid. Naruto let out a little chuckle, as Hinata joined in as well. Neji tied to last not on his shoelace and looked up at his flying sister. "You can fly too now?" Neji eyes widened.
Hinata shook her head vigorously. "Mhm." She said. She grabbed her brother's hand and led him to the window where Naruto and Sakura waited. Hinata flew outside besides her new found friend and nodded.
Naruto nodded back and motioned towards Sakura. "Give him all you got, Sakura."
Sakura rolled her eyes. She didn't want either of them to come, but she figured Neji wouldn't allow Naruto and Hinata to become so close either. He could be helpful to her. She zapped Neji with loads of glittery powder, though it caught him off guard. Some went into unexpected places causing Neji to cough with discomfort.
"What is this?" Neji asked, scratching some of the dust off from his scalp. "Powder?"
"It's pixie dust." Naruto explained to him. "It'll make you fly."
A snort emerged from Neji's chest. "Yeah, right." Though, he did feel a bit lighter, but he wasn't one to admit anything. "If this stuff could make me - whoa!" Neji glanced below to see his feet of the ground and in the air. Hinata giggled as Naruto gave him a triumphant smirk, which caused Neji to sigh. "Whatever, I don't care anymore. Let's just go."
"If you say so." Naruto shrugged. "Follow me." Naruto flew higher up towards the sky, with Sakura's bright pink light right behind him. Shortly after, Hinata followed while Neji brought up the rear. Naruto turned back to see how the other two were holding up, but they were a good distance behind him. He frowned. It would take them forever.
"You guys keeping up?" Naruto hinted. Hinata faces looked a bit perturbed as she tried to speed herself up. Neji glared, feeling that he was being mocked by the boy.
"We're new at this." Neji reminded him. "Give us a damn minute."
Naruto frowned, as he slowed down to purposely let the other two catch up. As they finally made it close to him, Naruto grinned with an idea in his brain.
He held his hand out towards Hinata. "Grab my hand." He told her. Hinata nodded and did as she was told. "Now grab on to his. I'll speed us through." Hinata nodded again, showing that she understood. She twisted her body and held her hand out to Neji, who grabbed in instinctively. "Don't let go!" Naruto laughed. And in only seconds the sped off.
Hinata and Neji tightened their grip as the flew through the sky. The wind was so forceful on their ears they couldn't hear anything besides Naruto's muffled laughter. They eyes were forced shut, so they had no idea what was going on. They just put their trust in the young lad, some more than others.
They moved so quickly through the night sky, to the naked eye they looked like a big, bright shooting star.
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