Um, cha, there's a crude joke in this chapter so, sorry!
Naruto and Hinata were walking along quietly, each lost in their own world. Naruto's eyes kept sliding back to Hinata, where he would stare at for a few moments before catching himself and quickly looking away. She seemed completely oblivious and was simply enjoying the walk by moonlight (Cha, a bad cliché, I know…). However, despite her calm outward appearance she was very nervous. Over the years she had gotten over her nervous fainting but she developed other habits. One of those habits was humming.
When she got too nervous she started humming without noticing she was even doing it. She could feel his eyes on her every few minutes and that made her very nervous, so to deal with it, she started humming.
Naruto looked up when he heard music. He liked how it sounded and quickly looked around trying to find the source. He was shocked when he learned it was coming from Hinata.
"H-Hinata-chan? Are you humming?" he asked her, his eyes wide. He really hadn't taken her for the type to sing or hum.
"O-oh? W-was I? I'm sorry, Naruto-kun." She spluttered, her face turning red.
'Oh Kami-sama! I can't believe I started humming again! I'm really going to have to work on that…' she thought.
"No, no, it's okay, it was really nice…" Naruto said to placate her.
"What was that song? I don't think I've ever heard it before…" he asked her, truly curious. She thought back to the few moments she had been humming and turned a bright red. This, unfortunately, did not go unnoticed by Naruto.
"What's wrong Hinata-chan?" he asked her.
"I-it's nothing." She said to him.
'Please don't let him ask me about the song, please don't let him ask me about the song!' she prayed to whichever God might be listening at the moment.
"So what was the song?" He asked her curiously. Hinata's hope fell like a rock. She wished she could sink into the earth.
"I-it's just a song I came across in one of our missions to the west…." She explained.
"Really?! Cool! Will you sing it for me?" he asked her excitedly. Now she wished that Orochimaru or Akatsuki would attack the village at that very moment. She was about to refuse when she looked up into his sparkling eyes. He was so excited she didn't have the heart to tell him no and began to sing, despite her glowing red face. (Cha, I'm mean, but I can totally imagine Hinata being a good singer, if the girl would just speak up. And don't pick on me about the song TT)
He drowns in his dreams
An exquisite extreme, I know
He's as damned as he seems
And more heaven than a heart could hold
And if I tried to save him
My whole world could cave in
It just ain't right
It just ain't right
Oh, and I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful
Or just a beautiful disaster?
He's magic and myth
As strong as what I believe
A tragedy with
More damage than a soul should see
And do I try to change him?
So hard not to blame him
Hold on tight
Hold on tight
Oh, 'cause I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful
Or just a beautiful disaster?
I'm longing for love and the logical
But he's only happy hysterical
I'm waiting for some kind of miracle
Waited so long...so long
He's soft to the touch
But frayed at the ends, he breaks
He's never enough
And still he's more than I can take
Naruto had turned a vibrant red as well, but even so he still hung on her last note like a life line.
'Is she in love with someone and he doesn't know? Or maybe he doesn't like her back! How could they not tell? Whoever it is must be a complete idiot!' Naruto thought as he replayed the song in his head. (Our poor Naru-chan! He's such a baka…)
'Has he caught on?! Did he figure out that I like him? If he did he hasn't shown any reaction….Maybe that's his answer!' Hinata thought frantically.
"W-well, let me walk you home, Hinata-chan." Naruto offered, his cheeks still a light pink.
"H-hai. Arigatou, Naruto-kun." She said, refusing to make eye contact with him. They once again walked together in silence. Unfortunately, this one was pretty uncomfortable. As they neared the Hyuuga compound Naruto stopped her.
"Hinata-chan. Whoever it is you like, you should tell them soon, cuz I can see you've got it bad. And I wish you the best of luck with whoever it is." He said seriously. She stared at him in shock for a few moments before nodding dumbly. He grinned at her and turned around to head back to his apartment. Hinata just watched him go.
"He really is stupid. And I never knew you had such lovely voice! You really should talk up more often." A voice said from behind her. Hinata whirled around to see who it was. It was Kurenai, Asuma and Kakashi sitting on the wall behind them.
"H-how long have you been there?" she asked with a blush. Kurenai smiled at her gently, as Asuma winked at her and took a drag of his cigarette. She could tell that Kakashi was smiling at her because his eye crinkled.
"Oh, well, we followed you here from the tea shop! That was such a nice song!" Kakashi said, his smile growing wider behind his mask as he watched the girl turn red.
"Yeah, it was. Maybe we should have a talent show or something. And I could enter it too!" Asuma said jokingly. Unfortunately, his wife didn't find it very funny and made fun of him.
"Oh? And what would you do? Your only 'talent' lies below your waist (Told you there'd be a crude joke, bows in apology) and I really don't think that counts." She said wickedly. Asuma and Hinata both turned bright red, but, fortunately for Asuma, his beard hid most of it.
"S-sensei!" Hinata exclaimed, still blushing a furiously.
"What? I was just telling the truth…" Kurenai muttered under her breath.
"Anyways, we were sure something interesting would happen if we just followed you and so here we are, talking about our favorite baka ninja. At least he gave you some good advice…" Kakashi said with another eye crinkling (hee hee, crinkling is a funny word ). Hinata thought back to what Naruto had said, and she blushed again.
"He's right you know. If you don't tell him soon someone else might take him from you." Asuma said, over his wife's cruelty.
"Hai, I understand from Yamato that Sakura seems to be developing a crush on him. And I've seen more than a few of the younger Genin look at him too." Kakashi supplied. Hinata stared at the three senseis, wondering if all sensei were like this. Did they discuss they're students lives as a way to pass the time?
"Arigatou. I will think on all you have said. I wish you all a good night." Hinata said to them in a formal manner. They nodded and walked away, and as they were leaving she could still hear them discussing their students' love lives. She shook her head. Unbeknownst to her, she would not get any sleep that night as she debated on how to tell Naruto how she really felt about him.
Arigatou- Thank You
Hai- Yeah
Cha, sorry this chapter is so short but I wanted to get the next chapter up before I left. I won't be back on until the 28 or so, so I'll see y'all later!