A/N Well I hope you guys enjoy this! If you hate Drama I am truly sorry because ti has a lot this time. Leave me a review once your done! Thanks you guys!

Chapter 8- Happiness at last?

Naruto and Hinata had both finished their dinner. They occasionally talked and laughed with one another. Naruto paid for the bill and they made their way out of the sushi place.

"You want me to call a cab?"

"How about we walk to my place? Save the money so you can go home."

"Are you sure you are able to walk that much?"

"Yea I'll be fine" She smiled. " Besides I can use the fresh air" She smiled lightly. They walked along the dark streets of Konoha. Hardly anyone was out. All that was heard was the crickets and the sound of their footsteps on the concrete.

"Hinata I, I may not have any right to ask this but" Naruto gulped. "When we were separated-"

"Which we still are" She added. She knew it was harsh but she couldn't let Naruto think he won her that easily. She refused to be hurt like that ever again. Her walls were built stronger. He winced at her words but tried to ignore it.

"What were you doing?"

"Why do you want to know?" She asked in a calm voice.

"I am curious and beside we did pinky promise that we would tell each other everything" He said.

She sighed in defeat. "Well I hanged with Sasuke for a lot of the time. The day we split, he noticed that I wasn't my usual self at work. So he asked me to go to lunch, not as a date but as friends, and then we drank and then we just started to be around each other more. We spent weekends watching TV, talking, or having a few drinks. Honestly, we both didn't want to be alone, we were both hurt. We spent Christmas, New Year's, Halloween and thanksgiving together. Honestly after you left I just had a whole implanted into my heart, he didn't and could never fill that whole but he did make me numb."

Naruto felt jealousy fill his body. He wanted to punch Sasuke, kill him even. Hearing how he made her feel, another question arises.

"Um" Naruto began to laugh nervously. "Did you ever do anything with him?"

"What do you mean" She asked.

"Like, you guys ever um…" He began to get nervous. He didn't know how she would react to his question. "Did you ever kiss him or anything" he looked to the side, trying to avoid her glare.

"No, we never did anything like that. Our relationship was just being friends." Hinata saw the relief on his face.

"Close friends.." She said which caused Naruto's stomach to turn into knots. She couldn't help but giggle a little. Even though she felt a little guilt for what she said, he deserved it. They kept walking through the streets.

"Hinata…You know I get jealous about you and Sasuke's relationship"

"Hn…" Was all she said.

"I see you got a few words from him as well" He said in frustration. The walk was quiet but awkward. He couldn't take it, it was eating him up on the inside. They made it to her apartment building and went into her home.

"Would you like a drink?"

"You have scotch?"

"Yea, ice?"

"Yes please.." He sat on the couch and looked around the living room. He remembered when he would spend days here, they would watch TV, talk, laugh, oh wait the things she did with Sasuke. How could he believe that feelings didn't grow between Sasuke and Hinata. He was interrupted from his thoughts once she came into the living room. She sat next to him and they both sat in silence.

"Hinata, are you sure nothing ever happened between the both of you…"

"Yes I am, why do you keep asking me" She began to sound agitated.

"Well you guys spent so much time together and I saw the pictures near the TV-"

"So…Why does it matter to you!"

"Well because I-"

"You what! Naruto when you were busy being with Sakura and Fucking her My love didn't mean shit!" Hinata was completely out of character, her eyes were watery and she wasn't talking like the happy shy Hinata he knew.

"Can you take a moment to think how I felt without you!" Naruto yelled. She became quiet. "Every day I felt lost! And you know what yes I did fuck her! You want to know something. Once I got with her, a day or so passed and I realized how much of an idiot I was! I let the girl who loved me more than anything go away. But I knew what I did was so messed up, I thought you would never give me a second look. So then time went on and I tried my hardest to fall in love with Sakura. I tried to build something with her, to make our relationship work. I knew she had been with Sasuke, but why should it matter at the time, wasn't he in America! But the point is, I tried to build a life with her because I thought I would never get you back. I proposed to her because I thought then I would fall in love; but I was wrong" Naruto's eyes swelled up with tears. "No matter what I did, what we did, you were on my mind twenty four seven. Every time I woke up I thought of you, every time I would do something to Sakura, I thought of you. I know it's fucked up but it's the truth. She knows, and she told me she thought of Sasuke throughout this. I was never her first choice, I was her last and she did the same thing I was doing, trying to build a life with the person she never loved. You can hate me, you can want me to die, but I will never stop loving you because though I was an idiot, my heart belonged to you since the first time you said I love you. I was just scared and didn't know what to do. I can't apologize enough for how much I hurt you. I regret everything I done to you Hinata, All I want is for us to be happy again, but I know it will take some time. I said I was willing to wait and I mean it. And if you happen to never fall back in love with me I will live with that. Just know, that my heart never stopped beating for you.."

The room fell silent, Naruto just let out almost a year of emotion. Hinata was trembling; her eyes were wide as she looked down at her hands. Tears were falling from her face.

"Hinata-"

"Naruto….I want to know.." Her voice was shaky and he began to get nervous.

"What is it?"

"Why, why did you tell me about the marriage…."

"I told you because you were the only person I knew I could turn to, you know I had a fantasy in my head that you would break my marriage and we would be happy again. But like you told me, I'm an idiot…"

"Y-your not-"

"Yes I am…"

"Naruto, why did you wait so long to tell me you were unhappy…"

"Because I was scared and my fear only made things worse. Can you forgive me?" He looked at her with hopeful eyes.

"No.." At that moment Naruto's heart shattered. "Not yet…I just need time to process everything..it is a lot for me" With those words Naruto eyes fluttered open and he quickly put Hinata in a tight embrace.

"Oi! I will prove to you my love and loyalty and I will wait for you to forgive me!" He yelled while holding her.

"N-Naruto…"

"Yea?"

"Y-Your hurting me…a lot"

He let go of her fast. "O-oh I'm sorry.. I guess I got really happy.." He said while rubbing the back of his head. She giggled a little.

"N-Naruto…"

"Yea?"

"I just want to remind you, nothing ever happened between me and Sasuke…"

"I know, you would never be as stupid as I was…" She looked up at him. She was slowly seeing the Naruto she remembers, her heart was racing. He looked deep in her eyes and she felt the warmth. She looked away fast.

"I think you should get going, it's getting late." She said while her hair covered face.

She sighed and started to get up from the couch. "Yea I think so; I'll call you tomorrow kay?"

"Alright" she got up and walked him to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow Naruto.."

"Yea see you Hinata" He went to kiss her cheek but she moved away. He should have known that would happen. He just nodded and walked to the elevator.

She closed the door and locked it. She felt like this was too much for her. She walked to the room and laid down on the bed. Her emotions were just all over the place. She hated playing the rude girl but it had to be done, she couldn't just let him get away with what he did. She still felt anger towards him even though she knew the truth. She never knew her heart could be this bitter. She looked up at the ceiling and just waited to drift into a deep sleep.

With Naruto

Naruto walked to a small apartment he was renting because sleeping near Sakura was just plain awkward now. He opened the door and went to the kitchen. He sighed as he looked at the empty table.

"What am I going to do…"

With Hinata

Hinata was startled by a knock on the door. "W-What time is it?" She looked at the time and saw it was 12 in the morning. She got up and went to the door, she looked through the peep hole and saw Sasuke. She smiled a little and opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" she said in between a yawn.

"I wanted to check up on you"

"At 12 am?"

"I know it's late but I was busy."

"Come in, want something to drink?"

"No I want to talk though"

"About?" They both made their way to her couch.

"First off, how are you feeling? And don't lie to me" He said in a stern voice.

"Better, it just hurts to take a shower and put shirts on but other than that I am okay"

"Okay good, now, what's going on between you and Naruto?" She fell silent for a second.

"Well nothing really, we are just friends I guess.."

"You haven't forgiven him have you?"

"N-no, even though it's hard."

"You don't need him hurting you like that again"

" I know…I'm strong.." Sasuke smiled at her words.

"I know you are, but honestly someone needs to teach that dope a lesson and the only one to do it is you"

"I know..You have been with Sakura right?"

"Yea, how you-"

"I figured. How are things with the both of you?"

"They aren't too bad. We talked a lot and she has been feeling pretty horrible. She feels responsible for what happened to you."

"W-what? It's not like it's her fault I just- I was over whelmed. That's all."

Sasuke sighed. "Just take things slow with this guy, honestly I still feel like beating the shit out of him…"

She laughed a little. "Please don't do that" She smiled "Sasuke thank you for everything…honestly it meant the world to me…"

He smiled at her and placed his arms around her. "You're welcome, I just want you safe. You deserve nothing but the best.." She smiled at his words.

"I hope things work out with you and Sakura."

"Same with you and Naruto, but please take it slow"

"I promise I will"

"Well I should get going right? Get some good sleep" He said while getting up from the couch and walking to the door.

She got up and walked with him. "Alright you too" She smiled and hugged him.

"Bye Hinata" He said as he let go and walked away. She closed the door and went back to her bed room. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The Next Day

Hinata awoke to the sun hitting her face. She got up and walked to the kitchen. She put the coffee machine on and looked at the time. It was 10:30 am and she had nothing to do today. It was still February which meant it was most likely freezing out. She waited for her coffe to be done; once it was done she went to the living room to sit on the couch, but before she could sit down there was a knock on the door.

"Hmm?" She put her coffee on the table and walked to the door. She opened the door and she stood silent. She clenched her teeth in an attempt to hide her true feelings.

"Is it okay if I come in?" The young girl asked.

"Sure.." Hinata said as she looked at her. Sakura walked into the house. Hinata closed the door and sat on the couch. "So, why are you here so early…" Once Hinata spoke Sakura dropped to her knees and put her face on the floor. "S-Sakura why are you doing this?" Hinata was worried. She went to pick her up but Sakura didn't budge.

"Hinata I came here to apologize to you!" Hinata was about to speak but Sakura didn't give her the chance. "Hinata, I feel disgusting for hurting you like I did, I never wanted to hurt you. I know we were never the best of friends but I just want you to understand that I was an idiot and I never meant to hurt you like I did. I'm an idiot and all Naruto was to me was someone to lean on. And you were right; I don't know the difference between a friend and a lover." Sakura was sobbing as she bowed at Hinata's feet.

"Sakura please…please stop.." Hinata couldn't take anymore. She kneeled next to Sakura. "Look what you did, hurt, but I can't hate you forever." Hinata smiled while the tears fell off her cheeks. Sakura looked at her while her lips trembled.

"W-why are you being so nice to me, I hurt you tremendously" Sakura said in disbelief.

"Look, people mess up sometimes, some more than others but, you can't hold that grudge forever. If I held that grudge I would only be unhappy for the rest of my life"

Sakura looked at her widened. She wrapped her arms around her. "Hinata thank you so much, I am so sorry!" she began to sob on her shoulder. Though it hurt a little Hinata just wrapped her arm around her. She could only imagine the guilt she must have felt this whole time. Yea she had felt anger towards Sakura but her real issue dealt with Naruto.

"Hinata…" Hinata looked at her. "Thank you….you know, if anyone did what I did to you, I would never forgive them…You really have a kind heart."

"Sometimes I think I can be too kind" She jokingly said. She helped Sakura up. "Why not go see Sasuke? He doesn't work today"

"He doesn't? How do you-"

"We have been working in the same company for years."

"o-oh okay, thanks I'll go see him"

"Okays" She closed the door behind her and went back to her couch. As she was about to take a sip of her coffee another knock occurred on the door. She sighed in frustration. "Coming!" She opened the door and smiled.

"Neji! Hi" She hugged her cousin tightly. She has not seen him in such a long time due to him always being gone on business meetings.

"Hey Hinata-sama, how are you?"

"I-I am okay, please don't you come in!" She gestured. He happily came in and sat on her couch. "What will you like to drink?"

"Coffee sounds great to me" He smiled. She was so excited to see him. Though it was an unexpected visit, after all the drama these past few days, it felt good to have a normal morning. She poured him a cup and sat next to him on the couch.

"How has work been treating you? You are hardly home anymore" She said.

"Yea, it has been crazy but now I finished all the company tradeoffs, and made a good amount of agreements with other companies. Over all I did such a good job they are giving me a paid months' vacation." Hinata's eyes went wide.

"What? When do you go back?"

"January, so it's almost a year off since were still in February. So I have loads of time to myself" He said while laughing.

"Honestly you are very lucky" She took a sip of her coffee.

"How are things with you and Tenten?"

He blushed a little. "U-uh I don't know what you mean.."

"Come on Neji, we aren't at work so it's okay to say you have a hard crush on your coworker. I mean it was to be expected since you go to all these business meetings in hotels and resorts with her. Honestly what are you waiting for?"

"Just the right time, you can't rush these things, how about you and Naruto?"

She fell silent. "Naruto and I?" She bites her lip. She knew Neji was kind of over protected and if he heard something bad happened between them, well, he and a few other boys she grew up with would make Naruto pay. To protect him she decided to do the unthinkable. "We have been fine, great actually! He was going to be coming by later" Once she finished talking, she felt kind of relieved hoping he believed her.

"I see" he drank his coffee. "Care to explain the bandages on your neck then?" She froze, she felt nervous now. "Do you honestly think you can lie to me? Now tell me whats going on?"

"N-Nothing has been going on Neji-san, really I-"

"So tell me why people at the job have been telling me that you been depressed for months and was hanging around that Uchiha kid!" She couldn't look in his eyes anymore. She was frightened.

"No Neji it wasn't Sasuke who caused this! We were just friends! That's all really!" She had to force herself to look at him. She had to prove she could be strong on her own.

"So it was Naruto who did this to you!" Neji was out raged, not only that she was hurt, but she was lying to his face.

"Neji no! I just had an accident really!"

"Do you honestly think it's okay to sit here and lie in front of my face? Hinata out of all people I expected for you to tell me when something was going wrong! As a Hyuuga you should know-"

"Neji stop! I know I am a Hyuuga and what I did was disgraceful to the name! Why you think I haven't told anyone in our family!"

"Explain to me why did you resort to hurting yourself! Why didn't you call me!"

"I was just going through a hard time!"

"Because of Naruto!"

"Neji No-"

"I knew there was a reason why I didn't like this kid"

"Neji please don't do anything I can take care of myself!"

"I can obviously see that!" Those words stabbed her like a million needles in her heart. "I will take care of him for you! He will feel the pain be brought upon you."

"Neji you don't know anything that has been going on!"

He smirked at her sentence. "Hinata, you underestimate me so much. I know everything that happens in the office. I know who it happens to. So please, I know more than you think."

"Neji I am begging you, leave him alone!"

"Don't worry, I won't touch him now." He drank a sip of his coffee and stood up. He began to walk to the door. "He will get it when he least expects it" And with those words he left. She felt a chilling feeling going down her spine.

"N-Neji please…" She felt the tears swell her eyes. In less than a second she felt her sadness turn to anger. She grabbed her jacket, put shoes on and left her apartment. She walked in the cold to a dark haired man's house. She went up the stairs and knocked furiously.

"I'm coming!" Said the voice. The man came to the door and opened it. "Oh he-" And at that moment Hinata slapped him in the face.

"W-What the fuck was that for!"

"Why do you always open your damn mouth Kiba!"

He touched his cheek and looked at her. "What the hell are you taking about?"

"I know you talk to Neji more than I do! Why the hell did you tell him my business!" She was outraged.

" You should of seen yourself! You looked miserable! And now look at you! Look what that idiot did to you!"

"No matter what, my business was not for you to tell anyone! No matter how concerned you were!"

"Hinata it disgust me the love you have for him. You know I treated you better!"

She grunted. "Don't even bring that up!"

"Why Because you know its true!"

"Kiba it was in the past and we are only meant to stay friends. I only agreed to one date! One! I was never in love with you!"

"You know I think I will give my own gift to Naruto because honestly I am sick of the Naruto business!"

"Don't you dare touch him!"

"You know when you broke ties with that loser you could of given me a fucking chance! But no you are and always will be hooked on Naruto! But you know so many years pasted by that I think I will take my frustration out on him!"

"Kiba please-"

"It won't be any time soon so don't worry. Enjoy it while it last" And with those words he shut the door in her face. She banged on the door.

"Kiba! Kiba open the door!" She knew it was no use. She began to walk away. She felt defeated. She decided to walk home. She open her door to see Naruto with pizza and a few beers.

"How did you?"

"The doormat key"

"I should really find a new spot for that key" She jokingly said. She took her shoes and coat off. Naruto patted the sofa cushion next to him.

"Come grab a seat, and grab a beer!" She smiled and sat next to him. "Okay so I have a few movies here." She smiled at him. "I have the breakfast club, 13 going on 30, White chicks, and a whole bunch more!" She laughed.

"You remembered" She whispered.

"Of course! Now sit back, relax and let's enjoy the show shall we?" She smiled at agreed. The movie started and she smiled. She looked at the window and saw it begging to snow. But then her eyes focused on Naruto. She knew he was trying really hard, and it would take time to make things work, but somewhere in her heart she knew things would get better.

"Are you watching?" He asked.

"Huh yea, I just noticed it was snowing out" She lied.

"Oh shit, yes that means it's a perfect movie day" He said while laughing. He grabbed a slice of Pizza and handed it to her. She smiled and took it.

"Thank you.."

"No thank you! For being the wonderful Hinata I know!" She smiled at him and so they watched the movie. She didn't want this happiness to go away. She felt herself slowly healing. With this new found happiness, she forgot the things she heard today. She just wanted to be happy with him, and forget all the evil in the past.

'Can this moment last forever?'

A/N This story shall be finished soon! I promise you! I hope you guys enjoyed it! I know there was a lot of Drama but hey I love Drama! Well leave me reviews and told me what you thought kay? Ja Ne~!

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