Patience Chapter 18: Shock
Apologies for the huuge period of time away! It consisted of me up in my elbows studying for exams, taking them, dying and then laying around. :P anyways, here is a chapter for you guys which will hopefully still keep you interested in this story. I will do my absolute best to deliver another chapter next Sunday!
Disclaimer: Nu-uh! Me no own!
"Hinata!" The Hyuga stopped and looked up to see the person currently the centre of her thoughts.
"N-naruto-kun!" Hinata blushed brightly at seeing his smile. She waited for him to catch up and greeted him politely. She had taken up Tenten's advice and was trying to get close to Naruto, to open up to him.
"What'ya doing? Can I come along?"
Hinata blushed but answered Naruto.
"Well...i was about to get some ramen, would you like some?" She asked timidly. Naruto's eyes lit up and his smile widened.
"You bet!"
They walked side by side, enjoying each other's company. Days had passed by and Hinata had a feeling she was slightly closer to Naruto than she used to be. She stopped her stuttering around him though she still blushed. However, Hinata no longer felt awkward with Naruto. They two of them were able to have a comfortable talk without her acting like a fool or fainting. The matter of her marriage decision hadn't been discussed between the two of them, but she didn't care. In her heart, she had already decided. She only had to tell but she was still waiting to see if Naruto reciprocated her feelings. Otherwise, she wouldn't.
Arriving at the Ramen Stand, they both sat down and ordered their share. Between a conversation about Konoha's latest weather condition and Gai sensei's female preferences, the two of them chowed down some ramen.
"I can't believe that your sister said that!" Naruto laughed, while almost choking on his meal.
"Me either. I was so surprised when Hanabi just blurted out to me that Gai sensei wasn't too bad looking. I think it's because of her odd crush on Lee."
"She likes Bushy-Brows? Wow that is some taste!"
Hinata giggled slightly. She finished her food and started to pay her share but Naruto gripped her hand gently.
"I'll take care of this one." He smiled.
The lavender haired women blushed and nodded.
"T-thank you Naruto-kun." Naruto grinned. "Don't mention it!"
After paying the bill, the two of them left Ichiraku and took a little walk. None of them talked, which was a surprise to Hinata. Time passed by in comfortable silence, they eventually reached the Hyuga compound. Hinata turned to her companion and smiled shyly.
"Thank you for such a wonderful day Naruto-kun."
"Thank you for hanging out with me Hinata! See you again tomorrow?" He grinned.
"Definitely."
Naruto gripped Hinata's hand slightly before letting go. She waved goodbye to him and headed inside with a smile on her face. On the way to her room, Hinata walked past Neji.
"Had a good day?" He asked with a faint smile on his face.
"I did."
"Well, that's good." He nodded and walked away. Hinata went to her room and sat down, pondering on random thoughts. Night had fallen and she was about to get ready for bed when someone knocked on the door.
"Yes?"
The door slid open and Haru was there, with a small smile on his face.
"Would you care for a small walk Hinata-sama?"
"Haru-kun! At this time?"
"I wanted to ask you earlier but you weren't here."
"Ah...I guess so." Hinata smiled and got up, brushing herself a bit.
Naruto grinned to himself while walking back to his house. He and Hinata had gotten closer, which made him extremely happy. He walked through the old clearing where he had his first bell practice. Taking a look around, Naruto smiled at the nostalgic memories flooding through him. He could just imagine him bickering with Sasuke, Sakura taking the bastard's side and Kakashi uselessly trying to break it up. Rustling noise snapped Naruto out of his thoughts. Immediately, he grabbed a kunai from his pocket and spun around, facing whoever was behind him.
"Whoa! Calm down Baka!"
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto dropped his kunai and looked at his pink haired friend standing there. He hadn't noticed her chakra at all. Sakura smiled at him and stepped forward.
"What are you doing here Sakura-chan?"
Sakura smiled sweetly. In a flash, she stepped extremely close to Naruto and pressed her lips to his.
Yeah... I hope you guys enjoyed! Will do my best to bring you the next chapter as quickly as possible! Review pweese! I'm aware that I have been posting short chapters due to my laziness however, next chapter will be long.
~TheJollyHyuga
