Reunion

Welcome back to another chapter. I won't keep you here, rather I'll see you at the end.

"Ano Hinata-san, what are you doing?" Naruto asked the woman sitting next to him at the kotatsu while vigorously rubbing her cheeks against his shoulder.

"Restoring Narutonium, which is an element that is vital to my existence. It only regenerates when I'm in physical contact with you though." Hinata replied as she continued on with her action with happiness evident in her face.

"Somehow, I highly doubt that there exists an element in outer space named after me. Let alone the fact that it is only produced when the two of us are in contact."

"That may be so, but I really can't help it Naruto-kun." Hinata's eyes became watery as she explained her predicament. "It's been so long that I've been separated from you. I've been counting each and every day for the past 4 years to meet you once again. The wait has been excruciating, but we're finally together and this time I won't let you go." Thus she grabbed on to his hand just as desperately as a child not wanting to be separated from its parents.

"I g-get it. So y-you don't h-have to hold me so t-tightly." Naruto barely managed stutter out. It wasn't that he hated the fact that Hinata was holding on to him. In fact it was quite the contrary. Every time the two of them made physical contact, it became more and more difficult for Naruto to keep control of himself. He had this intense urge to hold her back and never let go either. But that was something he had to refrain himself from doing, because if he gave in to his desires right now there was no telling what he would do to her. It was becoming increasingly painful to the point that even her voice was starting to make him lose his sense of reason and made this attraction towards her even more intense.

Naruto did not understand why this was the case. He had never before felt like this towards any other girl. In fact he was completely fine in being able to avoid women without any troubles unlike some men out there. Moreover, he never had much time to even think about romance and the likes, always being busy with his studies and research. Yet suddenly, this girl that he met not even an hour ago was driving him this crazy. Was this what they called love at first sight? Was this how all couples felt towards one another? No way. There was no way any one person could feel this level of attraction towards another. This just didn't feel normal to Naruto.

"I love you Naruto-kun. I love you so much that words cannot describe it. So this is the only I can express it and to keep my feelings for you from overwhelming myself."

Those words, they were way too much. Naruto had to quickly separate himself away from Hinata's grasp and move to the other side of the kotatsu before he did something to her he would regret later on. He refrained from even making eye contact with her for the time being since just looking at her made his heart beat uncontrollably.

"W-What's the matter Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked her beloved with a sense of worry. "Why'd you move away?"

"I-It's nothing really. It was kinda getting hot so I decided it'd be nice like this. I mean we have no shortage of space in this room after all." He made up an excuse. "A-ANYWAY! Hinata-san, I had a few questions for you."

"There's no need for you to be so formal with me. We're husband and wife. You can call me Hinata."

"O-Okay, Hinata it is then. About what you've told me so far…it's just a bit difficult for me to believe what you've been saying - the fact that you're an alien from a distant planet. I know that we met under some very weird circumstances, but you seem like any other girl to me."

Hinata thought about his question for a second and smiled. "I see. If that's your question then I can dispel your doubts about my origin pretty easily. Please look into my eyes Naruto-kun."

Although a bit reluctant at first, since he had calmed down from earlier, Naruto obliged and looked directly into Hinata's eyes. Upon closer look he could see that her irises were a very peculiar white colour with a slight purple tinge to them, without which they would have been indistinguishable from the sclera. He imagined it may have been a rare genetic trait of some kind. The black pupils in the middle of the eyes seemed pretty normal like anyone else.

"Look closely Naruto-kun and I'll show you one of our abilities." Just as she said so, her black pupils visibly became larger, filling up more of the iris. It was something Naruto had never seen any other person do before. Not that the human eye was capable of such a feat in the first place.

"W-What just happened?" He asked in astonishment.

"I'll show you." Hinata got up and walked over to the switch to turn off the lights. Since it was night time and all the doors and windows were shut off with curtains, the room became pitch black and Naruto couldn't see anything. Yet Hinata walked around the room casually, picked up the TV remote lying next to the TV and walked back to Naruto, gently tapping him on the shoulder and handing him the object. She even poured him a glass of water on the table before going back to turn on the lights and sitting back down in her place.

"How the heck did you manage to do all of that in pitch black darkness? I couldn't see a single thing, yet for you it was like it wasn't dark at all."

"The human eye and in fact the majority of living beings in the universe are only able to see what is known as visible light. It is only when an object emits light or light is reflected off them can humans see that particular object. When there is no light present, just like in the dark room earlier, it is impossible for one to see. But as you know, visible light is also energy, or more specifically electromagnetic radiation, and it is only one type of radiation. There are six other types of radiation besides light that Earthlings can't see with their eyes. For reference, let's say light has a medium amount of energy. In that case infra-red, microwave and radio wave are radiation that have lower energies than visible light, while ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays have much higher energies than light respectively. Although most species in the universe can only see visible light, we Hyuyans can change the structure of our eyes to see every type of radiation out there. For example, earlier even though it was pitch black for you, I changed my eyes slightly so that I could see infrared radiation. Since infrared is commonly known as "body heat" and is given off by all living things as well as most objects at room temperature, I could see you as well as everything else in this room in complete darkness. It's akin to seeing through a thermal or night-vision camera, except our eyes can do much more. Because of this particular ability of being able see every type of radiation and not just visible light, we Hyuyans are rather famously known across the universe for possessing the "All Seeing Eyes". While I feel that accolade may be a bit over-exaggerated, these eyes really can see nearly everything."

Naruto was flabbergasted. He had never heard or seen any other human being who was capable of such feats. To be able to see anything other than light one would require specialised equipment, yet she used her eyes so casually to do so. He was completely speechless.

But Hinata wasn't done yet. She picked up a pen that was lying on top of the table and held it up to face height. "Mind if I take this pen?"

"Go ahead." He replied, curious as to what she was up to now after all that was explained.

"What I mentioned previously is but one part of what our eyes are capable of. We can also use our eyes in a much more offensive manner." As soon as she said so, a drastic change overtook her appearance – her pupils disappeared completely only leaving a black circular outline, while the veins around her eyes bulged significantly, giving her a very intimidating look.

It was so scary in fact that Naruto almost fell over on his back from the shock.

"W-W-W-WHAT HAPPENED T-T-TO YOUR E-E-EYES!?" He asked with both a sense of dread and worry.

"Watch this pen closely and you shall find out." Hinata instructed him as they both moved their gazes on to the pen.

It only took an instant, but suddenly the entire top half of the pen was disintegrated, leaving only the bottom half in Hinata's hand.

"Where? What? How?" Only those words came out of Naruto's mouth.

"You see, besides being able to see every type of electromagnetic radiation, we Hyuyans can also emit bursts of energy from our eyes. In this case, I actually fired a concentrated burst of high energy gamma ray which completely broke down the pen on an atomic level." Hinata explained as her eyes returned back to normal. "This is the other ability of our eyes and it is the primary reason why the Hyuyan eye is considered to be one of the most powerful in the universe, if not THE most powerful. In fact, there is only one other race out there whose eyes are comparable to ours in terms of raw power and utility."

Not that he had doubted her earlier given the circumstances under which they met, but if there were any doubts left in his mind that this girl was an alien then they were now completely gone. No person on Earth could do what she did with her eyes. Naruto had a look of fear in his eyes. He did not want to make this person unhappy, for he did not want to meet the same end as that pen. However Hinata picked up on this and quickly moved over to Naruto's side and held his hands with her own.

"I didn't mean to s-scare you N-Naruto-kun. I know our eyes m-may be a bit different, but I'm also a humanoid just like yourself. Everything e-else about us is p-pretty much i-identical. Plus I d-don't go around s-shooting laser b-beams from my eyes all the t-time. It's only in c-cases of emergency or importance t-that I do so like for s-self-defense and things like that. ANYWAY, I'M SORRY IF I SCARED YOU! It's wasn't my intention and I only just wanted to prove to you that I'm actually from a different planet. P-Please don't hate me. A-As your wife, t-that would be too much for me to bear."

She lowered her gaze and closed her eyes as a form of apology to Naruto, tears dropping down from the fear that she may have alienated him a bit too much by overwhelming him.

Naruto's heart dropped seeing her in this state. For whatever reason he just could not bear to see her unhappy, let alone in tears. It made even the simple act of breathing difficult for him.

"I don't think I could ever hate you…for that. In fact, I think your abilities are actually quite cool. So there's no reason for you to cry." Naruto said while rubbing the tears off her face.

"Then you believe me?" She asked with a sense of hope.

"For now, I believe that you're indeed from a different planet. But there are still many questions I have left about our relationship and what exactly happened in the past between us. I need answers to those before I'm able to fully make up my mind."

"If it's questions about our relationship then there is no reason to worry. I'll take care of it all tomorrow. I just need to wait for a few things to complete in my spaceship to do so."

Although those were meant to be consoling words, the concept of Hinata preparing something for him in her spaceship sent shivers down his spine. What could she possibly do to him in her spaceship to "answer" all his questions? Isn't this what happened in all those alien conspiracy theories? Wasn't this the starting point to those human abduction documentaries he had seen on TV? Suddenly her innocent outlook seemed not so innocent after all. He quickly grabbed on to his backside tightly with both hands and backed away a bit.

"A-Ano Hinata-san. I know it must be very tempting, but there honestly is nothing good to see in that region of the human body. In fact, I'm certain that there's absolutely no way for you to convince me of anything by experimenting with that part of my body." He said in a shaky voice.

"What you do mean Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked without any clue of what Naruto was going on about.

"I'm not emotionally prepared yet to have that kind of thing done to me." Naruto was now on the verge of tears. "In fact I don't think I'll EVER be emotionally prepared for that. So please, anything but that."

"What are you talking about Naruto-kun?" Hinata was now utterly confused.

"I DON'T WANT TO BE ANALLY PROBED!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, getting his feelings of insecurity out all at once.

"W-W-Whatever made you t-t-think I'd do t-that?" Hinata stuttered from embarrassment and her cheeks turned a beet red in colour.

"That's what all the eyewitnesses to alien abductions say. It's apparently quite a common occurrence, as absurd as it may sound."

"Please don't believe such stories. They're all made up. In fact from the documentations I've read, there are only two people from Earth including yourself who were ever directly approached by aliens from outer space."

"There was someone else beside me who also knew about the existence of intelligent life outside of Earth?" Naruto was very interested in finding out about this person.

"Indeed there was, but I do not know the details of the case." Hinata admitted." Anyway, as I mentioned before, I'll clarify any confusion you may have about our relationship by restoring your memories of the past."

"Restoring…my memories?" Naruto asked in a surprised tone. "What do you mean?"

"It is as I said. The reason you do not remember me or anything that happened between us is because I was the one who locked away your memories of our time together 4 years ago before I left. This was due to various complications we faced back then. After all, I was never meant to come in contact with you in the first place. But I did, and thus we ended up forging a link that would connect us together even across the universe. Despite the pain of separation I had to endure while being away from you for so long, I'm truly glad that I got to meet you back then Naruto-kun. So I have no regrets. I believe that you will feel the same way once I restore your memory tomorrow. I will also answer all of your other questions about us then. So I request you to please allow me just one more day for a few preparations to complete. Everything will become clear then."

Naruto exhaled a large breath. She just told him a ton of information and not all of it made sense to him either. But he could hear the sincerity in her voice. What she said she meant. Thus he was willing to accept her request for the time being. Not that he could take much more for tonight.

"I also happen to think that this is a good place to stop for tonight as well. I've had a very long journey to get back home and you have given me way more information than my brain can already process. It may be for the better if I got some sleep and continued our conversation tomorrow."

"T-Thank you." Hinata expressed her gratitude earnestly. "In reality I probably should have approached you tomorrow once I had everything ready to restore your memory, but as soon as I saw you I could no longer control myself and rushed over here. As your wife, this is the place where I belong…by my husband's side. But I understand if you still aren't comfortable with me being around yet, in which case I will spend the night at my spaceship and come back tomorrow."

Somehow just hearing about the concept of Hinata leaving almost felt to Naruto as though someone was about to rip an organ out of his body. It made him feel sick. He didn't know why he felt this way towards a person he just met such a short time ago, but he certainly did not want to keep feeling this way.

"You don't have to leave." Naruto quickly interjected. "I've got enough space in this house for the two of us. That is of course if you want to stay."

"OF COURSE I'LL STAY!" Hinata was overjoyed. She looked like she was about to jump for joy.

"In that case let's get you sorted out." Naruto replied equally as happily. It wasn't often that he had company at his house. The prospect of having another person stay with him was one Naruto welcomed. It definitely beat the loneliness he felt while living alone in this house during his childhood.

Hope you liked this chapter. As always reviews are greatly appreciated and help keep me motivated.

After reading what you guys had to say from last chapter, I was glad to see people were picking up on certain hidden points and quite a few good questions were raised. These will be answered eventually. It's always nice to see these interesting points being raised and people reading between the lines. They always make me think and in turn write better. So I thank you all for your participation and help.

Until next time.