OMG im updating real fast. So you must all worship me BWAAHAHAHAHAHA i kid i kid *looks shifty* YAY mushy mushy stuff. and fluff, i love fluff :) a warning though, it will update slowly from chapter, seven which is where i have written to. ^^' sorry. The plot will thicken! Wow this must be the first story i've ever written that has a plot ive actually preplanned 0_0 *strokes gertrude evilly* Naruto: look its an evil girl stroking her pussy RUN HINATA! Hinata: N-naruto. Naruto: *realises what he has said*0_0 **is embrassed*

yeahm im a spaz, what you gonna do, poke the computer? BWAHAHAHA i joke, i joke.

The way we need each other

Hinata

What right had he to tell her that she did not know what love was? How could he possibly know what she was feeling? How dare her father say that! Hinata was physically shaking as she ran through the nearly deserted streets of Konoha. It was nearing midnight and she had been away from home for far to long, she knew that her father would be worrying by now, he was probably already preparing a search party, she also knew that she was going to be in serious trouble when he found her, but at that precise moment in time she found that she didn't give a shit. There was no way she could face home right now. No freaking way. Her brain was too messed up to cope with it all, she still needed to set her head straight, she needed to find Naruto dammit!

Naruto

Naruto looked up as he heard a knock at his door. Wandering who on earth it could be at this time of night he pulled himself up from the couch and flicked the T.V off. Opening the door he was shocked to see Neji standing there. A very grim expression on his normally blank face.

'Can i come in' he asked passively, the tiniest hint of frustration detectable in his voice.

'Uh sure' Naruto answered, his face scrunched up slightly with confusion as to what the Huyaga was doing at his house. Stepping aside he allowed Neji to enter the room.

'Lady Hinata is missing' Neji stated bluntly, not even bothering with niceties.

'Wa!' For a moment the blond simply stood there, his mouth agape, his eyes bulging with shock. He was too startled to speak.

At last he managed to form the words on his tounge.

'Hinata is missing' he repeated slowly, as if allowing the information extra time to sink in. Then all of a sudden he seemed to pull himself together and his worry for the girl kicked in. 'Then what are we waiting for' he yelled, 'we have to look for her' dragging a disgruntled and non to happy Neji out of the door he began to run. 'Do you know why she left?' he asked as he sped along the streets, his eyes frantically searching for any sign of her whilst he kept himself alert for her familiar chakra.

Neji ran alongside the boy.

'Yes' he answered. 'I do believe it was because father found out about your relationship with her, and when he banned her from seeing you she left the house and hasn't come back since'

Naruto groaned and felt the guilt rise up in his chest. So it was his fault that she had run away. What if something happened to her because of him?! He would never forgive himself.

Hinata

By now her feet were tired and it was all she could do to stop herself from falling to the ground, but still she trudged on. It had started to rain, the drops of water falling down onto her bare skin, soaking her to the bone. That was just her luck! She thought bitterly, The rain made it harder to see not to mention the fact that she was freezing cold and shivering. Where in the world was Naruto! All she wanted was to find him. When she had arrived at his apartment she had found it empty with the door open as though someone had rushed out earlier. The girl had assumed that it was most likely because he had learned of her disappearance, and now as she walked through the streets, still without any sign of him she couldn't help but let out yet another frustrated sigh. Thing just weren't going her way. Hours earlier she had been on top of the world and now, now she felt like drowning herself at the bottom of a lake. Just then she felt the rain grow heavier and lighting lit up the sky followed by a rumble of thunder. The little bit of rain was now turning into a full blown storm.

Sighing yet again she hurried for cover. Knowing full well that it wasn't wise to be out in such strong storm. But where should she go?

Naruto

As he sprinted through the woods, he tried desperately to think of all the places she might have gone. He was becoming increasingly scared for her as the storm strengthened and was turning into a full blown onslaught of weather. He didn't know what he would do without her, probably die he thought grimly. He needed her, in the short space of two weeks she had become like his life support, holding him together. When things went wrong she was there to hold him up. Finally he had found that person who needed him, that precious precious person and there was no way in HELL that he was giving her up!

Then, like a cat being hit on the head with a hammer it struck him. The training grounds, she would have gone there. He knew she wouldn't have gone to a friends house, that was to obvious, and the woods wouldn't be safe with the lightening, she was smarter than that, so that left him with the training grounds. She could have taken shelter underneath one of the mini stands that had been installed there just last year for health purposes, so that the teams could have somewhere to rest in hot weather rather than in the blazing sun. Yes he was almost certain that she would be there. Turning to Neji he decided quickly that he would rather see Hinata alone, Neji would have a liability to report her back to Hiashi straight away and Naruto knew, (no matter how dumb he might be sometimes), that even though Neji wouldn't want to he didn't have much of a choice, seeing as how he was in the branch family and would be severely punished for withholding such information. It would be better if he simply didn't know. That way he couldn't get in trouble.

The blond almost chuckled, Hinata really was changing him in more ways than she could possibly know. Now he was actually thinking before he did something? Wow! This world never ceased to amaze.

'Neji' he said.

'Hn' Neji looked over at the goofy blond.

'I was thinking that maybe we should split up, that way we can cover more ground and have more of a chance of finding her' he proposed, praying that the cold Huyaga would take the bait.

'Hai, that sounds like a good idea' Neji agreed, and immediately changed direction, heading back to the village. Naruto grinned, his plan had worked, now he just needed to find Hinata.

Hinata

The dark haired girl sat there for what seemed like an eternity, waiting for the storm to pass. To her shame she was crying, she couldn't help it, the tears just seemed to flow out of her large lilac eyes of their own accord. Mingling with the rain as they ran down her cheeks.

'Naruto' she whispered drawing her knees up into her arms, so that she sat in the cradle position, rocking herself back and forth, 'Where are you...I need you'

Suddenly she felt strong arms wrap around her pulling her back into a muscular chest. 'Hinata' his voice breathed into her ear, sending delightful shivers down her spine, she wasn't used to him being this close to her. She could smell his delicious smell, of ramen mixed with cologne. 'Naruto' she chocked out, turning around so that her head nuzzled into his shoulder and her arms wrapped around him. She felt like a small child that was being comforted because it had fallen over, and she liked it. When she was with Naruto she felt safe. His presence was so reassuring, she felt like nothing in the world could ever harm her. She didn't feel alone anymore.

'Hinata' he murmered again, resting his chin on her head. 'What are we going to do?'

'I don't know Naruto kun' she answered, pleased that she didn't stutter, he really was making her more confident.

'I'm scared' she said truthfully. 'I don't want to lose you, please Naruto, just promise me its all going to be ok,'

Naruto kissed her head, pulling her closer to him. 'I promise Hinata, I promise, I won't let them take you away from me'

Hinata smiled contently and closed her eyes, she had needed to hear that, and at the moment she did not care how pathetic she had sounded asking him that, as long as he was with her, as long as he was still breathing and still loved her, then no matter what happened, she would get through it. No matter what happened. 'Naruto' she said at last.

'Hm'

'I love you'

'I love you to' he replied gently, only to find that she had fallen asleep in his arms. With a soft smile he too closed his eyes, and for that night, despite the storm raging around them and despite the hopelessness of their situation he let all his worries melt away as he held her in his arms. The one person he needed more than anything else in the world.