I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, nor do I own the song "Fields of Gold"…they belong to Kishimoto Masashi and the band Sting, respectively…sorry for not updating in a while, I had writer's block majorum . But here it is, the next chappie! I know it was supposed to be called "Get a Job", but I wanted to try my hand at song, so here it is!
Chp.4- Not So Lonely
Naruto yawned quite impressively, and as his eyes blinked open a few times. He was confused to find himself on the couch. He strained his mind and the memories came rushing back…Hinata…he had told her everything… he looked around the room and didn't find her anywhere.
"Hn…must've scared her off or something…way to go Naruto…" he yawned again and stood up, smoothing out his shirt and ruffling his hair in confusion. He heard the lock on his door unclick and he whipped around in time to see Hinata walk in with a large brown paper bag. "Hinata-chan! How did you get in my…"
Hinata placed the bag on a side table and blushed. "I kind of stole your keys while you were asleep…I locked the door so nobody would disturb you. I was just doing some shopping…" Naruto raised and eyebrow and smirked skeptically. "You didn't take my money too, did you?"
"No, just the keys."
"What's in the bag?"
Hinata smiled sheepishly and opened it, beginning to place the various food items in his relatively empty fridge and kitchen cabinets. "Hinata-chan…why did you…you didn't have to…" Hinata silenced him with a finger and said, without stuttering, "I wanted to do this. Nobody should have to leave eating as little as you do. No wonder you eat so much in school." Naruto laughed nervously and scratched his neck sheepishly.
He sighed and found himself content to just watch Hinata as she loaded the food into his cupboards. She was kind of a small girl to begin with, and her shy manner only made her hold herself in such a way that she seemed almost miniscule. But she seemed more confident now, and while she was by no means a really tall girl, she was only shorter than Naruto by maybe an inch or two. Naruto eyes began traveling along the curves of her body, taking mental note of each rise and fall of her skin as she reached for the higher cabinets, her shirt raising enough for him to see a tiny sliver of her fair skin underneath.
Naruto caught himself staring and placed a hand to his face. He was very warm and no doubt blushing madly. "Err…excuse me…I need the bathroom…" He ran out before she could get a look at him and locked the door behind him. He filled the sink with ice cold water, and with a large breath, dunked his head into the basin. He whipped his head up again, spraying water everywhere as he shook his head wildly, trying to clear it.
"For the love of god, Naruto! She is alone with you in your apartment; you can't start thinking these things about her now! You just met her, for Christ's sake! Keep your perverted thoughts down to a minimum and act like a gentleman, moron! Neji will kill me if he finds out about this…"
He walked back out and found that Hinata was done stocking food, and her attention had turned to the scattered paper on Naruto's kitchen table. Many of the papers seemed covered with some sort of scrawl…upon closer inspection, she found that music had been written out on them. "Naruto-kun…I never knew you wrote music!"
"Err… it's not that good, really…I just plunk out a few lines now and then…"
"This looks like a lot more than just a few lines."
Naruto quickly took the paper from her hands and threw it in the trash. "Maybe but…I always prefer doing stuff that's already been written." Hinata got an odd glint in her eye and asked, "Do you think you could play something for me?"
"Wh-WHAT?!"
"W-well…I mean… I really love music, it calms me a lot… makes me feel good. "Just one song, please?" She had a small smile and a slightly pleading look in her pale pearl eyes that made Naruto melt inside. He sighed, defeated, and went into his bedroom. He emerged a couple minutes later with a guitar in hand. They sat down on the couch and Naruto looked at her expectantly. She blushed slightly and stammered, "W-what?"
"Well, you wanted the song, so what song?"
"Oh…err… you pick. I'll listen to most anything."
Naruto sighed and looked to be in thought for a moment. A small glint flashed in his eyes, and he began to play. Quite well, Hinata noted. Before long his voice entered in with the song.
"You'll remember me, when the west wind moves
Among the fields of barley.
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky,
As we walk in the fields of gold.
So she took her love, for to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley.
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold."
Hinata was wide eyed and in dumbstruck awe. "This boy can SING TOO?! Somebody pinch me…I must be dreaming….or dead and in heaven… right?" But no, she flinched at the light pinch she gave her arm, she was awake alright. Naruto nudged her as he played and looked at her expectantly. She instantly paled and shook her head, but he gave her the same pleading look she had given him before. And much to her chagrin…it worked just as well. She thanked god that she knew this song and began to sing in the next verse.
"Will you stay with me?
Will you be my love?
Among the fields of barley.
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky,
As we lie in fields of gold.
See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley.
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth,
Among the fields of gold."
Naruto smiled, and did a good job of hiding his shock. Hinata could sing… hell; she could sing this song better than Sting had. He joined her voice and the next verses came out in a natural harmony that seemed to saturate the air with quiet music.
"I never make promises lightly.
And there have been some that I've broken.
But I swear in the days still left,
We'll walk in fields of gold.
We'll walk in fields of gold.
Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley.
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold.
You'll remember me when the west wind moves,
Among the fields of barley.
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
That we walked in fields of gold.
We walked in fields of gold…
We walked in fields…of gold…"
Naruto and Hinata were completely lost to the world at this point. All either of them could see was the eyes of the person across from them on the couch. Naruto was the first to break the silence. He practically whispered, "I guess I'm not the only one with musical talent." Hinata smiled warmly and said, "I guess not."
"Listen, Hinata-chan…I was…do you…"
KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK
Naruto's eyes shot to the door and he yelled, "Who is it?" Jiraiya's voice came through the door, "There's this old guy here, says he's lookin' for a Hinata?" Another voice, much louder and firmer came through over Jiraiya's. "I swear, if my daughter is in there with you I will…."
Hinata paled and whispered, "Crap, it's my father! I was supposed to be home hours ago… I have to go, is there any other way…" Naruto quickly ran to the window and opened it, "Use the fire escape, you'll be able to get to your place after he leaves. And Hinata-chan…"
She looked back to him as she began to climb through the window, Naruto smiled and quietly said, "Thank you, for everything." She smiled one last time and disappeared. Naruto made sure she was at least halfway down the escape before he opened his door. "Can I help you…HEY!"
A man in his early fifties shoved his way in and said, "Where is my daughter, you rat! Neji said she went this way after school…" Naruto kept a vein from bulging in his head. He would have to talk to Neji about that later…
"You wouldn't happen to be Hinata Hyuuga's father, would you?"
"Yes I am rat, now where is my daughter?"
"I haven't seen her since school ended today. I was taking her around campus as a student guide and the last time I saw her was as I was leaving after the last bell of the day." Naruto kept a calm face and stated the above simply. Hiashi looked him over for a second and muttered, "If I go home and find out my daughter has been gallivanting with scum like you, Uzumaki, then I assure you that you will never set foot in this town again, got it?" Naruto nodded and muttered, "Yes, Hyuuga-sama…"
Hiashi left in a huff and Jiraiya let out a large sigh of relief as he heard the old man stomp down the stairs. "That was a close one kid…I'm guessing this Hinata was the young girl here singing with you not two minutes ago?"
"Yeah, and…wait, how did you know we were…"
"The walls on these rooms are thin kid, you know that. I almost cried, it was so beautiful. You should have her come around here more often. She ain't half bad to look at either…" Naruto growled and punched Jiraya in the gut, surprising causing the older man to crumble to the floor. "She's off limits pervert. To any and all of your sick minded crap." Jiraiya wheezed, "Stop calling me a…oh, never mind…I need ice…" He stumbled out the door and Naruto locked it closed. He flopped onto his couch and heaved a sigh of relief. He looked back to his guitar and picked it up, plucking out a few notes, smiling as he disappeared into his bedroom…
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Hinata flopped onto her bed at home. After having a near catastrophic argument with her father, she had finally convinced him that she had stayed after school to seek help from a teacher concerning her new school. Neji had apologized to her several times about letting slip that she had gone elsewhere before. Hiashi apparently had him cornered and when Hiashi Hyuuga corners you, you don't have a snowball's chance in hell of escaping without giving him what he wants.
Her eyes slowly fluttered closed as she fell into an oddly peaceful sleep, a certain blonde student filling her dreams that night…
A/N: I'm sorry…sniff…that song makes me cry every time, even when I'm typing it…sniff…IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL MAN!!! But anyway, review if you like XD