-1Naruto's view

I awoke in the morning to find a note from Gaara "I sent the ransom." Good the wheels were turning. I went to my office to find hot pancakes. Chouji never delivers breakfast. I had to track the maker, but lets not let the pancakes go to waste. They were really good.

Then I asked around town.

"Gaara do you cook?"

"No!"

"Sakura do you cook?"

"Yes but not lately."

"Lee do you cook?"

"Just meat." I found Temari almost asleep in her bar.

"Temari do you cook at all?"

"WTF I'm trying to sleep!"

"Sorry." I left before she bit my head off. I saw Hinata ah ha!

"Hinata do you know anything about pancakes?"

"Maybe…." She replied twisting and blushing.

"Maybe the ones in my office this morning?"

"I might have had something to do with those."

"How should I thank you?"

"I think you already know." I kissed her, I felt her arms wrap behind my neck I put my hands on her waist. We stayed that way for awhile until I heard whistling from the shops. Then we blushed and held hands. Gaara pulled me away.

"Naruto! You dunce! Your mixing two different types of people together."

"It's just…."

"Your in love. I've seen this before."

"Gaara I know what I'm doing it's just hard to fight it."

"Well try harder tomorrow it's over!"

"Gaara…."

"Do it or I'll my sister smack you with her fan." I winced.

"I'll try Gaara."

"Naruto I'm just looking out for you."

"I know." I walked back to her she had her head hung down. "Hinata it's not your fault, it's mine"

"It's not anyone's fault it's where we come from….." I knew she had a point. "Naruto to be honest I don't want to go back."

"What why?" I asked with a shocked voice.

"I was so detained and oppressed, wear this, do this, act like this, date this guy, eat this read this don't leave home without and escort. Some days suicide sounded like a blessing. I came here and everything changed I mostly got to do whatever I wanted. I was free for the first time." Wow I never know that's where she was coming from.

"Hinata you know we can always run away together."

"What?" She asked confused. I started to get excited.

"After the hand off we could get you back and take off. We could be free together!"

"Naruto….." She had this look that screamed she wanted to be but wasn't sure. I brushed some hair out of her face.

"Hinata….." I saw tear well up in her eyes. She cried on my shoulder. For awhile I didn't shed a tear then a few came down I still remained silent. After some time we both stopped. I saw some of group cry with us.

No one really talked for the rest of the day. At night there was no kiss goodnight, no sweet dreams no I love you's.