Ray of Light ch 2
After another long minute, Hinata reluctantly let go of Naruto, and smiles at him lightly... little drops of her lingering sadness were still on the edges of her lashes, falling down onto her flushed cheeks.
Naruto saw this and with his strong, tanned, and blistered hand, gently wiped away these tears. "C'mon Hinata, follow me!" He said cheerfully as he grabbed her tiny hand and somehow, the dark and ominous clouds seemed to part, and the sun actually shone down upon them.
He gently, yet forcefully dragged her to his apartment. No, he wasn't dragging her against her will; he was just helping her, seeing as she wasn't that steady on her feet.
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After a little bit, the pair arrived at an old, creaky, run-down apartment building that looked abandoned. Anyone else would have run, or laughed... but to her, it looked like a home; because rather than the cold, dark, and over-powering house that she had resided in before... this looked lived in, and in somehow even emanated some sort of aura, or an invisible glow that warmed her*
He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Well... It's not much, but its home... I'm the only one who lives here, so you don't have to worry about privacy or anything... so... make yourself at home!" he ended with a smile. For him, he felt... happy that he was helping Hinata... like he was worthy of something other than ridicule and hate...
She looked up at him and her eyes were gleaming and over-flowing with happiness, and she hugged him tight. "Th-thank you... N-Naruto..."
He smiled and lightly blushes with out knowing why, he just felt something warm in the bottom of his heart.
They walked in; Hinata looked around and unlike her unhealthily clean house from before, what she saw was piles of clothes and empty cups of ramen tossed in piles scattered around the floor, cracks in the walls (but it still felt pretty warm) and messed up and stained carpet that went off in different directions to all of the rooms. 'So this is what a home feels like.' She thought...
Naruto laughed at her reaction. "Like I said, it's not much, but its home. Want anything? Tea? Water? Ramen?"
Hinata's eyes widened. "N-No! I-i-it's perfect! ... o-oh... a-and, I-I'm fine..." She looked down, feeling embarrassed that she was acting so flustered in front of him.
Then a loud grumble was heard coming from Hinata's stomach, and she immediately covered it and blushed deeply.
"Are you SURE you're fine Hinata...?" Naruto said with an eyebrow raised and a smirk on his face. "Cuz you sure sound hungry..."
She blushed even deeper and slightly looked up. "O-o-okay... I-If i-its not t-too much trouble... m-m-maybe... a-a bit of ... r-r-amen...?" She looked up slightly at him.
He laughed and walked off to the kitchen (which was only about 3 feet away). "You totally read my mind Hinata!"
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In a few minutes, Naruto came back into the living room with two cups of ramen (with chopsticks) and he sees Hinata looking down, in the same exact place that she was sitting before. He laughed slightly. "Hinata... making yourself at home means exploring, putting your feet up, feeling at home... you look uncomfortable... you wanna talk about it?" he said, kind of worried, yet also curious.
She looked up and gasped, not hearing him come in. "o-oh! I-I'm s—sorry N-Naruto..." she saw the ramen and her face lit up.
Naruto saw this and he silently laughed, handing her the hot Styrofoam cup filled with the substance that has probably replaced Naruto's blood (XD). "Her Hinata, enjoy, but its hot!"
She took the cup and smiled. Opening the lid, she could feel the huge amounts of steam go u and warm her still wet face, and she took in the aroma of the artificially flavored broth, and the rest of the newly 'cooked' ramen. "Th-thank you... Naruto..." She looked up at him and gave him a genuine smile, one that he had almost never seen, which made his heart flutter and his face heat up slightly even though he didn't know why.
"You're welcome Hinata!" He broke the chopsticks and quickly dug into his ramen without bothering to let it cool off, causing him to burn his mouth. He mumbles something loudly through his full mouth and began running around to the kitchen and putting his head under the sink. "HOT! HOT HOT HOT HOT!"
Hinata at this with wide, worried eyes... but ended up laughing out loud at his hysterical reaction...
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After a little while of eating in a dead silence other than the slurping of noodles, Naruto looked up and saw Hinata looking into her empty ramen cup, so he decided to spark up a conversation.
"So... Hinata... what happened earlier today? Why were you running out in the rain...? You didn't even have your jacket on... What's the deal...?" he asked, worried about the answer.
Hinata gasped and looked up with fear filled eyes. "I-I-Its... a-a- long st-story..." She stammered out, and looked down again, not wanting to face him.
He smiled at her, trying to show her that he cared, and he lifted her chin up causing her to blush. "Don't worry. I have time."
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