Butterflies
"Kiba, do you see the butterflies?"
"Yes."
"Aren't they beautiful?"
"I suppose."
"When they flutter like that they look so free."
"Hinata, it's a defense mechanism, makes it harder for birds to catch them. Ask Shino."
He didn't mean it to sound harsh.
"Oh. W-w-ell, it's…a b-b-beautiful defense mechanism."
He realizes how long it's been since he's heard her stutter.
Although he's glad she's more confident and rarely stammers now, still he'd forgotten how very Hinata it was.
He kissed her and said, "It's not the only one."
She'd never dare tell him but sometimes Kiba says the strangest things.