NaruHina-The Fire within our hearts. Chapter 3.

Hinata

The next day Hinata awoke with butterflies in her stomach, it all felt like a dream, she was so nervous about her date with Naruto kun yet excited as well. Although she had already been on a date with him she was still insecure about what would happen. After all, the first date had only been about establishing feelings. The second was normally when the couple properly acted on them, and that would mean the first proper kis..she blushed and tried hard to concentrate on something else, anything else.

Throwing open her window she breathed in the crisp morning air. Outside the sun was just starting to rise and the clouds where washed with a rosy glow. She loved the first smell of the morning and the beauty of the sky when the sun was just beginning it's slow climb above the horizon. She could already hear the first birds, their songs filling the air with their cheery music and her mind already felt clearer as she flung her head out of the window, she had always been an early riser as she loved the peace and tranquility of the morning, but she loved sunset more. When the world started to sleep and the sun crept off to bed, leaving it's parting gift of a sunset painting the sky a glorious colour before the moon and stars came out, and with them the velvety cloak of night. That was why sunset was the perfect time for her and Naruto to meet.

Once again the thought of their date later on had crept into her mind and with it the feelings of nervousness and excitement came too. Pushing it away again with annoyance, she climbed out of bed and got dressed, for she was meeting Sakura later on to go shopping for clothes, which were of course for the date. So she needed to be ready before twelve, which was the arranged meeting time. She ate breakfast quickly and left the house around 11:30, it was going to be a very long day. For despite all her nerves she couldn't wait for evening to come. As that was when she would see Naruto again.

Naruto

Naruto woke up with a knot in his stomach. For a moment he lay still, trying to clear his mind which was still groggy with sleep, so he could work out the cause of the feeling, the excited yet nervous feeling that resided in his stomach, that seemed to make his insides knot together. For a few moments the reason evaded him, but then all of a sudden the memory of everything that had happened the previous day came flooding back. Today was the day of his second date with Hinata!

Flinging his window open, sunlight streamed in and lit up the room. Outside it was a beautiful day, the birds were singing and the sun shone brightly in the sky, basking everything in it's warm, golden glow. But he took no notice of this, for he was eagerly looking forward to the evening. When the sun set. For that was when he would meet Hinata by the waterfall. He was planning to tell her exactly how he felt. Yesterday he felt like his words hadn't done his feelings justice. So he wanted to make clear to her, exactly how much he cared for her. He had never been the sentimental type, yet she brought out something almost poetic in him, something that made him want to speak beautiful words and be able to express himself in a way he had never done before.

Smiling to himself he jumped out of bed, ate breakfast and got dressed. Later on he was going to go to the flower shop and buy her flowers, but he still hadn't decided what type yet, so he was going to go to Sakura for inspiration and advice. Leaving his house he went on his way, his expression vacant, a look that strangely suited his normally enthusiastic face, as he imagined everything he would say when evening came, and as he walked along the road he found himself longing for evening to come, so he could see her face again, and have the chance to tell her his feelings. It was going to be a very long day.

Hinata

Hinata and Sakura were browsing the shop searching for the perfect outfit for the date. It had to be captivating yet not too dressy. It had to be thin enough to flatter her figure and not bulk her out, yet warm enough to wear in the evening. The colors had to be bold enough to stand out, yet subtle enough to suit the calm of the evening. So of course they were having trouble finding something that fitted in to all of those categories. Until that is, Hinata struck gold. She had been rifling through a stand at the back of the shop when a pretty dress had caught her eye. The top half was cut across the shoulders, so that the neck was bare and only a little bit of the material came across her shoulder, it came down a little below the knees and the bottom half of the dress was made out of a light purple silk that fitted her figure like a second skin, this was then covered by a light floaty material that was a faint orange colour and had sparkling pearls sewed into it, so that is shone like the morning dew. It came with a thin orange shawl that draped over the arms and was clipped onto the shoulder part of the dress with two purple butterfly broaches, that where encrusted with delicate amethysts. It was perfect. The silk material as well as the shawl and top cover of the dress was enough to keep her warm in the cool evening, but also thin enough to flatter her figure. The purple and orange were bold enough colors but gently complimented each other so that they didn't stand out too much. They fitted the calm of the evening and the colors certainly matched the tone of the sunset. It was a great find.

Smiling Hinata called Sakura over, and once she too had breathed her admiration and agreed it was perfect, they brought the dress and left the shop. Now they just had to find matching shoes.

About two hours later she was ready. They had found a pair of lilac high heels that had a silk orange bow on the end, as well as buying jewelery to compliment her outfit. Two purple butterfly earrings,with amethysts, the necklace he had given her, a matching bracelet to the earrings and two hair pins in the shape of a butterfly to hold her hair up in an elegant bun, so that only two strands of her hair escaped and fell down either side of her face. They were then curled and makeup was applied. Her face was given a soft peachy blush, and her large round eyes were framed with darkened and curled lashes, so that they stood out even more. Soft purple and orange eyeshadow was put on next, (sounds garish but she pulled it of) and was finished of by two silver stick on jewels put on symmetrically either side of her face, by her eyes. Finally she applied the lip gloss and stood back to see the finished result in the mirror. As Sakura pulled of the blanket that had been covering it, she gasped. Was that really her? She looked so, well, so pretty. Hinata shook her head in disbelief and turned to Sakura.

'Thank you so much' she smiled, 'You made me pretty'

Sakura grinned and rolled her eyes.

'Hina, you were always pretty i just made it more obvious, but your welcome and I'm glad you like it.'

Hinata giggled nervously.

'I suppose, i hope Naruto kun likes it.'

'Course he will' Sakura reassured her, 'If he doesn't the boys blind. Now you sit down and relax for a minute, i just need to do something, I'll be back in about ten minutes to take you, okay?' Sakura asked, already heading out of the door.

'Ano, okay.' Hinata sighed and sank into the sofa. It was gonna be a long wait.

(me uses that a lot =P)

Naruto

Naruto spent the day chilling in the park with Sasuke. Normally they would be training, but they had both decided to take a well earned break for the day. Well he was trying to chill, all he could think about was his date with Hinata.

'Will you just chill, your getting really annoying' Sasuke snapped at Naruto, when he'd had enough of him wringing his hands and fidgeting on the bench.

'I can't!' Naruto retorted. 'What if it goes wrong?' 'What do i wear?' 'What will i do?' He was panicking, all these questions where whirling around in his head and he couldn't think of the answers. It was getting close to evening and his nerves were getting the better of him.

'Alright, i have an idea' Sasuke said quickly, 'lets go back to yours and choose what to wear, get that done first, besides it's nearly time anyway' he suggested, anything to calm Naruto down.

'Okay' Naruto jumped at the suggestion, getting up speedily, it was one less thing to worry about. They reached his house about ten minutes later and were soon going through his wardrobe.

'No, no, no' he muttered chucking outfit, after outfit on the floor, Sasuke just groaned, getting up he walked over and started rummaging through Naruto's clothes, 'Hey what about this' he called, pulling out an old suit. It was a black jacket and trousers, with a white shirt and orange tie. Naruto turned around. 'wow i haven't seen that for ages, i wander if it still fits me, last time i wore it was at that disco our school held for juunins. but yeah thats great, thanks' he grinned and grabbed it from Sasuke, quickly changing into it in the bathroom. A few minutes later he walked out. 'Hey it still fits me' he chuckled and picked up a comb, dragging it through his messy hair, in a futile attempt to tame it. Next he put on his shoes and brushed his teeth again to make sure.

'Okay lets go get those flowers' he told Sasuke, taking him by the arm and pulling him outside. They walked for a while and then all of a sudden Naruto stopped. Sakura was just a little while ahead in the place she had agreed to meet him.

'Whats she doing here?' Sasuke muttered, trying to calm his pounding heart. He didn't know why, but ever since that time they had bumped into each other, his feelings for Sakura had begun to change, or maybe just surface. Either way they were making him feel really uncomfortable and as a result he had been trying to avoid her. So this unexpected meeting was certainly unwelcome.

'Oh, coz she's gonna help me pick the flowers for Hinata chan' Naruto explained running ahead to greet her.

'Sakura chan, hiii' he called, waving.

Sakura turned and saw him running towards her.

'Oh hi Naruto' she smiled, 'so lets go choose those flowers, quickly coz i don't have long.'

'Okay' Naruto grinned and rushed off to the flower shop. For a moment Sakura paused, seeing Sasuke behind him, but then she turned and followed Naruto into the shop.

Sasuke just watched, feeling both relieved and disappointed.

In the shop:

'So these then' Naruto pointed at a group of pretty bluebells.

'Yes, those' Sakura nodded. 'Their so fresh and pretty, and remind me so much of Hina.'

'Yeah they do' Naruto agreed, picking them up he payed for them and then made his way to the waterfall. Waving his good byes to Sasuke and Sakura. The date was beginning.

Hinata

Hinata jumped up the minute she heard the lock turn. Sure enough it was Sakura.

'Hi, sorry to keep you waiting' Sakura smiled. 'Shall we go?'

'Yeah, okay' Hinata mumbled walking over. Despite being excited and impatient to go and meet Naruto, she was also feeling slightly sick with nerves. What if she messed up? Rubbing her temples gently she followed her best friend out of the door and to the waterfall. It was getting darker, and already she could feel the cool air of dusk. Although their still wasn't a sunset. It would probably come in around an hour. They reached the waterfall and she waved her goodbye to Sakura, she could see Naruto waiting up ahead and her heart was already beating about a hundred times faster. He looked so handsome in his suit, he had obviously made an effort and that made her feel so happy. Temporarily forgetting her nerves she ran over to him.

'Hi Naruto kun' she smiled and blushed slightly.

'Hinata, hi' Naruto grinned and he too blushed. Bringing his arm out from behind his back he offered her the flowers. She gasped. They were beautiful.

'Arigato Naruto kun' she took the flowers and breathed in their scent.

He scratched the back of his head,

'No problem, and you can just call me Naruto if you want.' He told her.

'Oh, okay Naruto' she grinned and then took his arm leading him over to the waterfall. At the moment she was feeling a little more confident.

'And by the way, you look absolutely beautiful Hinata' he murmered as they walked.

'A-Arigato Naruto k..' she whispered, a faint blush creeping up her neck.

'Your welcome' he replied quietly, blushing as well. She really did look stunning. When he'd seen her run over he'd thought for sure his heart would explode from pounding so hard. He'd felt really weak at the knees but had somehow managed to keep it together. The dress showed of her sexy figure so well all the blood had drained from his head, and as she'd run over she had looked like something otherworldly, with that pale sparkling mist rising up around her. she had looked so pretty with the light makeup and jewelery and elegant hairstyle, his head was spinning with it all. How else was a boy meant to react, when someone so beautiful, sexy, elegant, pretty, shy, fierce and downright amazing actually wanted to go on a date with someone like him?

Trying to keep his cool he walked over with her, and they settled down by the waterfall.

'It's so beautiful' Hinata murmered, watching in quiet fascination as the silvery sheets of water fell continuously over the edge of the cliff and into the pool below. Naruto nodded, 'Yes it is, like you' he whispered. She smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.

'You look so handsome in that suit' she told him.

'Arigato' he replied, resting his head on hers. Both were content to just sit there and enjoy being with the other. There was no real rush to do anything.

About ten minutes later the sun started to set and a glorious sunset filled the sky.

'Isn't it breathtaking' Hinata breathed. Her eyes feasting on the sight.

Again Naruto nodded. He had to agree, the sky was alight with an fiery glow, there was pink, gold, orange and yellow. It was amazing.

'Like a gift from the gods' Hinata whispered without knowing why. She just felt like it was only right to be silent in the presence of something so magnificent.

'If only everything in this world was like it' she whispered again.

'Yes' Naruto replied, 'but with more people like you in it, I'm sure it will grow like that.'

Hinata blushed only slightly and took his hand.

'But it needs people like you as well.' Naruto just grinned and squeezed her hand. They sat like that for a few more minutes, watching the sunset and the waterfall. The landscape looked so amazing, with the sunset behind it and the waterfall and trees in front. Eventually when the sunset had started to fade and the dark had begun to settle, they got up.

'Arigato for a perfect evening' Hinata smiled and let go of his hand.

'Your welcome' Naruto scratched the back of his head. Was there anything he should do? He didn't know if he should just let her leave or if he should do something.

Hinata swallowed hard, she had been meaning to do this the whole of the date, her heart was beating so fast she could hardly breathe. Why was she getting so worked up? It wasn't like she was kissing his li..quickly she pushed that scary yet exciting thought out of her mind, she couldn't think about that now. Plucking up the courage she leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. 'To repay the favor' she whispered into his ear shyly. Blushing an even darker shade of red, she turned, posed to run home in a flash. But before she could move she felt Naruto grab her arm, gently he turned her around to face him, 'Hinata' he breathed, tasting her name on his lips. His free hand rose to his face and his fingertips traced the spot where she had kissed him. Leaning in, he repeated the word 'Hinata.'

His mind was a blur, all he knew was the one inexplicable desire that screamed within his heart, his soul, every core of his being. He wanted, no he needed to kiss her. To claim those delicate peachy lips as his own. To taste her on his tongue and to feel the soft caress of her skin on his. His blue eyes locked with her own lilac ones in a gaze that seemed to last for eternity as slowly, inch by inch, his face drew closer to hers. He knew what to do.

'Naruto' the word escaped her lips. She had never felt this feeling so strongly before. This burning desire to kiss him. It was like a fire resided within her heart, a fire that fed of him. Every time she had a taste of him or was near him it would grow stronger, more alive. Until it reached the point where it would consume her, take her as it's own. And then she would be his. She would give in to it and belong to no other but him. For she was certain, that it had been him who had created this roaring fire. Ever since she had first noticed him and begun to admire him from afar, she was sure the fire had steadily been growing.

At last after an age of waiting, although in reality it had been merely a few seconds, their lips joined. The first kiss was soft and sweet, lasting only a few seconds. But as both pulled away, savoring the taste of the other on their tongues, they instantly knew it wouldn't be enough to satisfy the fires within their hearts. So once again their lips pressed together but this time the kiss was full on and fiery. For a long time they stayed like that, lips locked together and arms around each other in a passionate embrace. Neither wishing to let go, both trying to freeze the moment and make it last forever. But eventually they pulled away and the kiss was broken.

'Goodbye' she said gently, her eyes fixed on his.

'No, let me walk you home' he took her hand and they walked together, back to her house.

'Goodnight' she smiled turning the lock of the door,

'Goodnight' he echoed, leaning in and kissing her gently. Before turning and walking home. Their first kiss, and certainly not their last.