Barricade
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A/N: We're really sorry that this chapter took too long... There was this big problem about the internet, and now's the only time I had... And the chap's really, really cliche... so please 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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"Ahh, Naruto, just who I was looking for!"
Sakura's thunderous shriek shook Hinata to the core, bringing her disappointment. The pink-haired kunoichi neared them, the stiff sliver of anger in her emerald eyes still obvious. Hinata tensed when Sakura came within a meter or two near her, and she forced herself to smile.
"Good e-evening, Sakura-san," she said gently, tucking a lock of her hair behind her ear. Sakura nodded at her and didn't bother to give her a proper greeting, much less smile at her. Instead, she hooked her arm with Naruto's and started to stomp away, dragging the Jinchuuriki with her.
"Good night," Sakura replied stoically at her, immediately facing and pouting pleadingly at Naruto. "Wanna go get some ramen?"
And what else was Naruto to do?
He--
Barricade - Chapter Two: Adrenaline Rush
Hinata watched as Naruto grinned apologetically at her. There goes her evening with the man of her dreams. It was depressing, the way Naruto waved sympathetically at her, mouthing words of apology. Of course, Naruto couldn't ever refuse someone as elegant as Haruno Sakura. Heck, even her name was exquisite.
She waved back and smiled forcefully. Perhaps a future with Naruto was not in her grasp anymore. She bowed her head, hiding her face with her velvety indigo hair as tears slid down her face. How could she not cry? She was not only sad, but irritated as well. Sakura had gone too far. This was far more than being just a flirty slut.
Hinata bit her lip and pushed all thoughts of vengeance out of her mind. Thinking about bad thoughts never did anyone good, she remembered. It had been a statement from her father, an order to be more specific.
As soon as Sakura and Naruto went down the staircase, the young Hyuuga sighed silently albeit irately. She found herself almost hyperventilating in sheer anger, and when she could not find anything to quench her thirst for Sakura's blood (Haha… Sakura's― ehem… sorry), she thrust her palm into the white of the wall and it went through, startling a medic nin who was in the process of bandaging a patient's leg.
Hinata immediately withdrew her hand from the wall and squeaked a small 'sorry' before running away to her office in less than a minute.
She plopped herself on the staff couch, wiping away the last tears that were still evident on her face. She sniffed one last time before she stood up and stretched, hoping that Naruto would have a good time, despite having that pinkette for a companion.
Within 4 minutes, she was back to her old self, and she shrugged the memory of Sakura and her antics away. "I'm sure N-Naruto's having a blast," she muttered slowly, hands reaching for the tissue paper on a fellow colleague's desk.
A slam of the faculty door surprised her, and she quickly activated her Byakugan for protective purposes. Without turning around, the familiar scent of ramen filled her nose and her Kekkei Genkai allowed her to see the familiar blonde hair and whisker-like lines on that tanned face.
"N-Naruto-kun," she stuttered, turning around and smiling to see the apple of her eye grinning at her. "Did Sakura-san change her mind?"
The blonde Jinchuuriki shook his head and walked towards the young Hyuuga. "Nope," Naruto exclaimed, "Didn't I say I'd spend the night with you, Hinata-chan? I never go back on my word! That is my nindo, remember?"
Hinata smiled her widest and almost squealed with glee. That is, until she saw a 3 gashes on Naruto's right arm, along with a bruise on his cheek. Deducing that Sakura had scratched and punched him in an attempt to make him accompany her, Hinata went over to Naruto and placed her hands on his arm, allowing her chakra to replenish Naruto's skin cells, doing the same to his cheek once she had finished with the arm.
It was healed within 37 seconds, and Naruto had given her a kiss on the cheek as a way of showing his gratitude.
They stayed in silence for a while, one that was akin to that same quiet when they were walking together in the white hallway. This time, Hinata broke the ice. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, Naruto-kun."
Naruto stared at her and gave a thumbs-up. "No need to apologize, Hinata-chan! It was my own decision to leave Sakura, although now I know what I'd give her for her Christmas…"
"What is it?"
"A nail cutter," Naruto said on a whim, smiling deviously at the Byakugan wielder, to which Hinata giggled more cutely than ever.
It may be the corniest line Naruto had ever said but it was enough to make her laugh, to make her happy again. It was not the funniest joke either, but it was Naruto's joke and something about it made her want to laugh herself to tears.
The gloomy silence resumed when the both stopped chuckling, when Naruto's sense of humor had already reached its limit. To make sure that Hinata agreed to Naruto's offering, he asked her yet again.
"You still want some ramen, Hinata-chan?" Naruto mused, scratching the back of his head while grasping Hinata's hand in his own.
And what else was Hinata to do?
She said--
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Well, that went quite well... Do expect the next chapter within a month... Exams are closeby so... well... see ya guys! Reviews are much appreciated! I suppose you already get what happens next and all that jazz...