Barricade
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A/N: The first chapter took ages to post because... well... there wasn't internet for like... a week and a half or so. We apologize for that matter but here it is! Do enjoy!
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Summary: The wall that separated them was like an infinite sea of emotions: Uzumaki Naruto had never felt so abandoned before, not when he had her by his side. -- NaruHina --
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Hyuuga Hinata walked along the corridors of the 4th floor, bored by the plain whiteness and texture of the walls. She had come to pick Naruto from his room and assist him on going home. She checked her watch. The numbers 9:25 PM glowed and greeted her and she sighed inwardly.
If she was lucky, maybe she and Naruto could do something intimate tonight… Thoughts began flashing into her mind and she shook her head vigorously. Clearing her mind, she saw that she had unconsciously passed by Naruto's room already and she skipped backwards, half-angry and half-amused at herself for missing such an important room.
Barricade - Chapter One: Necessity
Hinata entered the room anxiously, cheeks reddening in excitement to see Naruto. To her surprise, the room was already dark, and was afraid that Naruto was asleep on the bed, which would trouble her more because she would have to wake him up. She didn't bother switching open the lights because they might be a nuisance to Naruto's slumber…
Funny, she was about to wake him up anyways…
She tiptoed quietly towards the bed and reached out to feel for her patient. Sure enough, there was a lump beneath the blankets and just as she was about to pull the cloth away, it moved on its own accord and Naruto's face came in to view, uncomfortably, for it was only centimeters away from Hinata's.
"Good evening, Hinata-chan!" he mused out, grinning adorably as he flashed Hinata a peace sign. The Hyuuga heiress fortunately didn't faint but shrieked shrilly instead, stepping back from Naruto and tripping over her own feet. She fell on her butt with a small thud and looked up, seeing Naruto look questionably at her. "Oops… Did I surprise you or something, Hinata-chan?"
She smiled back and waved her hand in a fervor manner, muttering the words, "O-Oh, its fine, Naruto-kun…" Hinata stood back up just as Naruto got off his bed, a backpack on his back. "Are you ready, Naruto-kun?"
The Jinchuuriki flashed him a thumbs-up. "Yep, I'm ready!"
Hinata then nodded sweetly and motioned for Naruto to follow her out of the room, where they began walking along the white, dreary hallway towards the staircase. Hinata felt awkward. Nothing was said and the silence was beginning to make her eardrums break. She knew that Naruto could never stop talking, so why would he keep quiet now?
She sneaked a glance at him and their eyes met, and a nanosecond later they looked away almost instantaneously, bashfulness suddenly flooding their senses. Naruto was first to speak, and Hinata smiled in relief. "Ah, Hinata-chan, would you like to grab some ramen on the way home?" he blurted out, looking at Hinata expectantly.
"Sure, Naruto-kun," was all the Byakugan User said as she bowed her head to bite back a squeal. Then, there was that deafening silence again. Hinata wondered why it was taking too long for them to reach the staircase. Was the hallway that long or does being with Naruto really make time slower?
After a few minutes, Naruto broke the ice yet again, this time, perturbing his companion with a random question.
"Would you like to spend the night with me at home, Hinata-chan?"
The Hyuuga Heiress managed to keep sane at that particular moment, although she could already feel the blood rushing to her face. "Spend the night?" she repeated timidly, for this was the first time she would ever sleep outside the Hyuuga Compound IF she would agree.
"Yeah… y'know, it'd be nice to have some company once in a while… We could play cards or watch TV together or something," Naruto reasoned out, completely oblivious to Hinata's already-crimson face.
An opportunity like this would only come once in a hundred years, Hinata told herself, so she found herself accepting the offer. She beamed shyly at Naruto who took the liberty of holding her hand tautly as they finally neared the staircase.
"Thanks Hinata-chan!" he said cheerfully, cerulean eyes sparkling despite the dim lighting of the hospital. He bent down lightly and pecked Hinata on the cheek, just as a shriek was heard 3 meters away from them, where bright jade orbs were glaring steadily at them through silky pink hair.
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This might be a shorter chapter but we promise... the next one will be longer! Thanks for reading and... please do leave a review... x3