~Okay, I know I am two days late to upload this chapter. I swear I had it planned! Just didn't have the time to type it out. Again I thank you for all the support you guys show. Here it is, Chapter 8 :)

The streets were filled with chatter, laughter, warm clothes and snow. Coffee shops were more crowded than usual. The holiday season was not over, not yet. People were now waiting for New Year's celebration, 31st December.

But that wasn't the case with our blond, he had been waiting and planning for this day for about some time now. Today was 27thof December, and what makes this day so special? Today was the day when Hyuga Hinata was born.

The futon shifted slightly, as he sat up straight, coming out from his slumber. Uzumaki Naruto woke up a little earlier today, he needed to get things done, be prepared for everything he had on mind.

He looked back and saw the sleeping form of his girlfriend. Almost jealous of the sheets above her, which were closer to her than he ever was. She looked calm and peaceful. It was odd for the carefree blond to think so deeply about someone.

Naruto wanted things to go back to normal, it was hectic and strange to see the Hyuga everywhere you go, it was odd to want to embrace her in a hug, it was not right to always want that feeling, that feeling you get when you kiss the one you love. He wanted to be carefree again, not wanting to do something he can't always do.

He wanted this day to be special for her, special for them. And that can't be achieved unless he stops staring and gets to work, right? Shaking off the thoughts, he gave one more look and then turned towards his duties for the day.

Hyuga Hinata was just coming out of the realms of dreams and entering the state of the real world. Some might say that dreams are better than the real life, it is better that you keep sleeping and dream about how you'd want your life to move.

However, this simply was not the case with our Hyuga, her life was skyrocketing to nowhere but up. She could embrace her dreams in her sleep, and also gladly face the day next morning since everything she had ever dreamt of was in motion.

Hinata brought up her sheets slowly to her face, it was one thing she had grown a habit of and she didn't even know why. She'd bring up her sheets and then slowly bring them back down again. The room was a bit colder than usual this morning, and Hinata knew that it meant only one thing. Naruto woke up early today.

It was on quite few occasions that the blond would work the effort to get up early. Either it was for something very important (which was usually training) or he had a meeting with the Hokage. Naruto had been making more and more visits to the tower lately, Kakashi would often discuss about 'whats' and 'whys' of being Hokage or either about his task.

That was one thing that bothered Hinata, Kakashi had accepted the success of his task and planned to call it off this New Year's. The reason this bothered her so much was that she had no idea as to what might happened after that. Naruto and Hinata both love each other, but that's one thing. She had suddenly gotten so accustomed to this new life that it'll be hard to going back to how the things were before. How extremely odd is that? 18 years of routine, completely dominated by only a single month of utter bliss.

Hinata got out of bed to perform her morning ritual. By the time she reached the dining, the breakfast was already set, she wasn't preparing it this morning?

Hinata noticed that a clone was present over there, Naruto wasn't back yet. He offered her a seat and she gladly accepted it. Breakfast was boiled eggs, bread, bacon strips, salad and a steamy cup of green tea. After the breakfast, Hinata decided to train for a while, till Naruto returned.

Hinata was just finishing warming up when she sensed someone behind her. Activating her Byakugan, she saw a punch coming right behind her. She ducked down, avoiding the approaching blow. Giving a side kick while getting up, she delivered a punch to her opponent's chest too, which was simultaneously blocked along with her kick. She was pushed backwards with immense force which she overcame by pushing chakra to her feet.

Hinata had to give it to him, Naruto had great reflexes, she had improved and she was proud of that.

"Wow, your training worked out Hinata chan, my instructions were good right? You have officially defended yourself against the future Hokage" stated Naruto as he pushed his thumb into his puffed out chest.

Hinata just smiled and shook her head in return, he was always so full of energy and it always amazed her to no end.

"Where have you been all day?" asked Hinata as she came closer to give the blond a hug, "Kakashi-sensie? Or somewhere else?"

"Well, I was out preparing our date for the evening, this one took a lot of work, is all" replied the blond.

The dates with Naruto never got old, Hinata was always looking forward to them no matter what. Hinata gave Naruto a quick peck on the cheek and turned around to prepare for the evening.

"Oh and Hinata chan? It'll be only you and me today" said Naruto stopping Hinata in her tracks.

Alone? Weren't they always alone on their dates? They never went on double dates or something like that? Naruto smiled as he saw the confusion on the girl's face. He knew this might happen.

"By that I meant you and me, Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga. No Hinami or people" as soon as Naruto clearly explained his sentence, it baffled Hinata to no end. Wasn't she supposed to be on vacation? Wasn't he supposed to be dating Hinami? Wasn't it too risky for them to go out as them? Won't all this go to waste?

"B-but Naruto Kun, what abo-" Naruto cut off Hinata by placing a finger on her lips. Hinata was literally confused with the blond's antics.

"Just do as I say, and keep trusting me" and with that, the blond vanished into thin air leaving behind a confused Kunoichi. Nevertheless, Naruto had asked her to trust him and she was going to do just that, he had planned all this, he might have something else on his mind too. Besides, dating Naruto as her own self would be the first time and that was exciting.

(Afternoon)

Hinata was so nervous that she had prepared everything an hour before evening just so that she could meditate and calm her nerves down. A whole month of going out, a whole month of progress and it was all as if it was nothing. Hinata was perplexed, she was only not transforming into Hinami, so why the big confusion and lack of confidence.

Hinata had to do something, she sat down, facing towards the garden, eyes closed and in deep concentration, all this in an effort to stop shaking and clear her thoughts.

It hadn't been five minutes that she had started to calm down, Hinata was proud at how fast she was recovering, but soon enough she will find out how wrong she was.

The opening of the door created a huge noise as it banged into the wall besides it. Hinata lost all her concentration as she jolted right up with an eeep!

"Let's go Hinata Chan! Or we'll be late otherwise!" said Naruto as he rushed inside of the room.

"B-but Naruto kun, there's s-still time left to e-evening!" Hinata was stuttering now, what was going on! There was something wrong with the blond and she just couldn't figure out what!?

"It's already evening at the place we are going! Now come on" replied the blond.

How can it be evening at one place and afternoon at another, unless there was a difference of time zones, and even if there was, then how would they reach at another part of the world so fast!

Naruto sat down on the ground as he took out a scroll and placed it on the ground, open.

Hinata had never seen a scroll as such before, and sat down besides the blond as he started to explain what they were supposed to do.

"This Hinata, is a summoning scroll. Ever seen one before?" asked Naruto.

Hinata shook her head in no as answer. Sure she had heard about them, but this was the first time she was seeing an actual one.

"Okay, let me explain to you how this is going to work. You don't have a contract with a beast, right?" and again, Hinata shook her head sideways.

"Good then, you shall perform reverse summoning then. Now do as I tell you to. Bite your finger to flow out some blood. And then you have to follow a sequence of three hand signs namely Tiger, boar and dragon. And then push your palm to this place here and apply some chakra. Ok?"

Now this was the first time Hinata shook her head in a positive manner. She knew she could trust Naruto and if he was asking her to do something, she'll gladly do it, no questions asked.

Hinata bit her thumb, went through some hand signs and then pushed her palm onto the scroll while applying some of her Chakra. As soon as she did that, she felt a huge amount of power surge through her body. For a moment or so, she wasn't even aware as to what was happening and then she blacked out.

When Hinata woke up, she felt as if she had banged her head into something concrete. She managed to get up and dust off her clothes. She was wearing black tights along with a knee length top in white.

When Hinata looked around, she was literally confused. She hadn't seen this place in her life. The surroundings were dressed with Nature. Trees, flowers and fruits twice the size. There was a huge waterfall behind her with two frog statues to its sides.

Suddenly the ground beneath her began to shake. Earthquake? No, it couldn't have been an earthquake. She could hear the sound of movement. Just what had Naruto gotten her into? Hinata braced herself for whatever impact she might receive, she got into her fighting stance and activated her Byakugan. But as soon the beast stepped out of the trees, she eased up.

"Gamabunta San?" muttered Hinata.

"Oh, so you're here babe. The idiot sent me. Wants me to take you to him"

And with that, Gamabunta lowered his head so the Kuniochi could get on his head. Gamabunta went in front of a huge mountain and stopped. Hinata looked around herself, but she couldn't see him anywhere.

"Fasten up" Hinata didn't even have time to process what the giant had said because he quickly hopped off the ground, going nowhere but up. When the frog landed on the top, Hinata quickly jumped off of him. How can she forget, he was Naruto's summon and as equally unpredictable.

"Thanks Gamabunta!"

Hinata looked around to see him. Naruto was standing just behind her. Gamabunta nodded to him and the hopped off the mountain.

"Hinata, right on time. This is what I wanted to show you" Naruto said as he motioned for Hinata to come towards him.

What Hinata saw before her was an amazing sight. Never in her life before had she seen something like this. The fading sun worked as the perfect charm with the surroundings they were standing in. So that's what he had gotten her into. Now Hinata understood everything that was going on. They were at Mount Myoboku, the reason why they could openly date each other without any henges as obstacles in their way.

Naruto embraced Hinata from behind her, closing the distance between his mouth and her ears and whispered in her ear. Hinata was left breathless by his words. 'Happy Birthday Hinata Chan'

Today was her birthday! She had totally forgotten about that due to everything which had happened during the month. But he remembered it. Naruto remember her birthday.

This was the reason for his absence the whole day, he had been planning and preparing their most perfect date so far. And whatever he thought after all this, for Hinata, this was the best day of her life so far.

Hinata turned around to finally meet his gaze. Her eyes were teary again. Hinata hadn't cried this much in all her life if you compare the act with this month. It was ironic in many ways. Hinata have Naruto a deep hug in an effort to thank him. No matter how many times she tried, the blond would always manage to surprise her one way or another.

Naruto had managed to get food from the outside world to this realm, wouldn't even dare try to make Hinata eat insects like he had to all those years ago. It was all perfect, the perfect date, for the perfect evening.

They ate in silence, enjoying each other's company. Hinata thanked Naruto many times in between to which Naruto reacted by showing a 10 different ways as to how a person can blush. Even leaving Hinata astounded.

After a while, Naruto looked at Hinata, showing that he needed to talk about something.

"Kakashi sensie summoned me today. He wants my act over by New Year's. And according to him, I am supposed to not fail in revealing but then causing a chaos"

Hinata knew that this had to come one day. The problem as to how it should be revealed was one thing, but what will happen after that was what made Hinata worry senseless.

Hinata got up from her place and came to sit with Naruto. She was with him in this one. Though knowing him, he won't accept help from anyone, saying that he needs to do this on his own if we wants to face troubles in the future.

She had to do something in order to support him, may it be physically, mentally or spiritually. Hinata gave him a peck on his lips and rested her head over his chest. There was that feeling again, the warmth of the person you love. Naruto always felt that with Hinata around him, he never has to worry about anything.

After a while Hinata brought her head up and stared straight into the blond's eyes. It was almost impossible to prevent losing into them.

"Naruto kun" called Hinata softly.

"Yes?"

"You won't be needing that futon tonight"

~Thumbs up if you get that! Again apologies for the shitty editing and the late update. Do post a review! And if anyone has an idea on how should he reveal his secret, be my guest! Till next time, Cheers!