Hinata and Hanabi made their way into the dining hall and took their positions behind their chairs. They stood and waited for the Uzumakis to be lead in by their father. When Naruto came in the blond boy winked at Hinata. She smiled on the outside, and cringed on the inside. They all took their seats and small talk between the parents began. Naruto was seated beside her, and Hanabi was seated on her other side. Hinata caught an eye of Temari dragging Sakura out of the doorway. Sakura was going to get it when Hinata had a word with her father. It irated Hinata that Haruno would do such a thing as leave her brother to fend for himself on a night as important as tonight. Everyone in the house knew Hanabi was incappable of doing anything. He was usually hung over, or uncaring. Hinata would also speak to her father once again about Hanabi's failing responsibility. Hinata looked up from the rice that had been brung to her when she felt a tap on her side. She looked over at Naruto and he flashed that grin at her again. "This rice is very delicious, isn't it?" He tried small talk on her, but she only nodded. "And your family is very inviting." He tried again, but she only nodded. "She doesn't say much unless you get on her bad side," Hanabi piped in. Hinata shot her brother a fierce glare. "You should try it sometime Naruto. It's pretty fun."
It took all the strength Hinata had not to dig her brother's face into the rice he was shoveling into his mouth. "Hanabi's quite alright himself," Hinata added, "If he's not hung over."
"Hinata!" Hiashi scolded his daughter. "My apologies father," Hinata's face shot down to look at her rice. She placed her chopsticks on her napkin and awaited her father's wrath. But it did not come, so she resumed to eat gracefully. "Where's your bathroom?" Naruto budged Hinata. Hinata looked around to find no servants to show Naruto the way. "Father," Hinata caught Hiashi's attention, "May you call a servant to escort young Uzumaki to the bathroom?" Hiashi's look of disbelief unsettled Hinata.
"No, I may not. You may escort him yourself." Hiashi replied. "Yes father." Hinata stood up, then looked to Naruto's parents, "Excuse us." Hinata lead Naruto out of the dining hall and upstairs to the guest bathroom. "Thank you, Hinata." Naruto told her before he disappeared behind the door. Hinata leaned against the wall and waited for the boy to finish his bussiness. She let her mind wander to later tonight when she would climb out of her window and take a walk through the gardens. The gardens always relaxed her. She thought about how the damp ground would feel against her barefeet and the thorns would feel pressed into her fingers when she picked herself a fresh rose. Both were feelings that brought her comfort. The sound the hindges made when Naruto opened the door brought her out of her fantasy. Hinata turned to walk back down the hallway but Naruto's hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Let's stay here for a little while." Naruto looked down at the shy girl.
"They will be expecting us." Hinata forced herself to say. "They don't need us to finish their decision. They don't care about you, they care about what you're going to bring to the family name. And obviously your father only cares the same way." "You don't know anything." Hinata breathed out the words.
"I know I make you uncomfortable," Naruto backed the girl into the wall and pressed his body up against hers. "I think it's cute." He chuckled before removing himself from the frightened girl. "You know I wouldn't hurt you Hinata." Hinata just stayed quiet. "Alright," Naruto had a little edge to his voice, "We can be friends, or we can depise each other and make each other's lives miserable. Your choice. But I expect after tonight we will be seeing a lot more of each other and I'd rather not spend my time with a prudent bitch."
Hinata's mouth gaped at Naruto's spiel. She wipped herself down the hallway but Naruto stopped her again.
"I'm sorry, I'm just..." Naruto sighed. "You know I didn't mean any of that. You're a beautiful young lady who's shy and cautious and I respect that. It would help if you'd actually talk to me." Naruto became desperate. "Yes and you're a dobe that only has respect for self-worth. If you want to gain my trust you're going to have to earn it." Hinata was flushed with anger. "My apologies," Naruto reached for Hinata's hand and brushed his lips across the warm surface. "May we go back downstairs now?" Hinata asked. Naruto nodded and they made their way back down to the dining hall.
It took all the strength Hinata had not to dig her brother's face into the rice he was shoveling into his mouth. "Hanabi's quite alright himself," Hinata added, "If he's not hung over."
"Hinata!" Hiashi scolded his daughter. "My apologies father," Hinata's face shot down to look at her rice. She placed her chopsticks on her napkin and awaited her father's wrath. But it did not come, so she resumed to eat gracefully. "Where's your bathroom?" Naruto budged Hinata. Hinata looked around to find no servants to show Naruto the way. "Father," Hinata caught Hiashi's attention, "May you call a servant to escort young Uzumaki to the bathroom?" Hiashi's look of disbelief unsettled Hinata.
"No, I may not. You may escort him yourself." Hiashi replied. "Yes father." Hinata stood up, then looked to Naruto's parents, "Excuse us." Hinata lead Naruto out of the dining hall and upstairs to the guest bathroom. "Thank you, Hinata." Naruto told her before he disappeared behind the door. Hinata leaned against the wall and waited for the boy to finish his bussiness. She let her mind wander to later tonight when she would climb out of her window and take a walk through the gardens. The gardens always relaxed her. She thought about how the damp ground would feel against her barefeet and the thorns would feel pressed into her fingers when she picked herself a fresh rose. Both were feelings that brought her comfort. The sound the hindges made when Naruto opened the door brought her out of her fantasy. Hinata turned to walk back down the hallway but Naruto's hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Let's stay here for a little while." Naruto looked down at the shy girl.
"They will be expecting us." Hinata forced herself to say. "They don't need us to finish their decision. They don't care about you, they care about what you're going to bring to the family name. And obviously your father only cares the same way." "You don't know anything." Hinata breathed out the words.
"I know I make you uncomfortable," Naruto backed the girl into the wall and pressed his body up against hers. "I think it's cute." He chuckled before removing himself from the frightened girl. "You know I wouldn't hurt you Hinata." Hinata just stayed quiet. "Alright," Naruto had a little edge to his voice, "We can be friends, or we can depise each other and make each other's lives miserable. Your choice. But I expect after tonight we will be seeing a lot more of each other and I'd rather not spend my time with a prudent bitch."
Hinata's mouth gaped at Naruto's spiel. She wipped herself down the hallway but Naruto stopped her again.
"I'm sorry, I'm just..." Naruto sighed. "You know I didn't mean any of that. You're a beautiful young lady who's shy and cautious and I respect that. It would help if you'd actually talk to me." Naruto became desperate. "Yes and you're a dobe that only has respect for self-worth. If you want to gain my trust you're going to have to earn it." Hinata was flushed with anger. "My apologies," Naruto reached for Hinata's hand and brushed his lips across the warm surface. "May we go back downstairs now?" Hinata asked. Naruto nodded and they made their way back down to the dining hall.
AU: Lil drama filler:) Hehe3