Epilogue-Dawn
June 21, Summer Solstace
The summer solstice festival is very interesting in the Hidden Leaf Village. Here, people start gathering above the Hokage Rock at 4 A.M., wait for the sun to start rising before 4:25, continue the festival in the village, and end it when the sun sets on the longest day of the year. Some villages have it longer, some end it when the sun starts to rise.
I woke up, put on my black and orange yukata, brought my backpack, and ran over to Hinata's house. Wow, Hinata is absolutely stunning! She wore a lilac yukata with sakuras scattered everywhere, a darker purple obi to wrap her wonderful waist with, red lipstick coating her shapely lips, her hair tied up high, and some sakura kanzashi scattered on her hair. She couldn't be more perfect. Am I still dreaming? It is early morning, after all. "Ohayou, Hime," I breathed, still taking all of her in. She smiled and blushed. "O-ohayou-gozaimasu, Naruto-kun," she replied. "Are you ready?" I asked and she nodded. We left right awawy.
The festival was already full by the time we arrived, but we still took the time to say hi to people from the village. A few minutes later, I had an idea. "Hey Hinata, let's go on the Hokage Rock, on top of my chi-chi's head," I suggested. "What, why?" Hinata resonably questioned. "Well, I want to show you something special there," I winked and grabbed her hand, her face still puzzled. We left the festival and when we got close, I lifted her up and jumped onto my chi-chi's head.
We arrived and I held both her hands. "So Hinata, I head you gave me something for Valentine's Day, but I didn't get it, oh darn," I pouted and she nodded. "Hai," she acknowledged and her cheeks colored bright pink. Gosh, I love when she blushes like that. "Well, to compensate for that, I got you a better White Day gift than that weak carnation from last time, I was such an idiot then," I smirked. Her head slightly tilted in confusion. I shuffled inside my backpack to take out some chocolates and a dozen white roses. Hinata's eyes grew wide and her mouth slightly gaped.
"Red roses are pretty, but white roses of true love, innocence, devotion, and purity seem more befitting to you, in my opinion. Plus, White Day, 'ya know?" I grinned. Ino-chan's good, I'll have to thank her later. Hinata gasped, but quietly opened the box and placed everything down as she ate two chocolates. She slightly licked her lips afterwards, which totally distracted me. Then she took a rose, split it, and tucked it to her left ear. It started to slip, so I caught the rose and readjusted it. The sky started to get brighter.
"Recently, I compared you to the moon, which you are infinitely lovelier than and will get back to you on, but I also remembered the meaning of your name, back when you introduced yourself in kindergarten," I continued and held her hands again. She smiled slowly. "And I gave it some thought. You bring so much warmth to others' lives and my own, you always brighten my day, you lifted me up on my darkest days, you're a constant part of my life, you enlighten me with your quiet dignity, I can't live without you, ha ha. And I couldn't help but feel that just like your name, 'a place in the sun,' you also have a place in my heart. I love you, Hinata, will you accept me as yours?" "Absolutely, I love you too, Naruto-kun," she sighed.
I let go of her hands, brought my own to cradle her face, and pressed my lips to hers. Mmmm, I could taste the melted chocolate from her lips, I see what she did there. Then I placed my arms around her waist and held on tightly. Hinata responded by bringing her arms around my neck and weaving her fingers on my hair. I feel her warmth, her passion, her love.
The summer solstice sun started to rise and I knew- Hinata is the one for me.
Response to guest reviews:
To Aileta Uzumaki: I agree, I've been excited to show this part off!
To WeebTrash: That's true, I'm surprised how vividly I was able to portray everything in a story like this, thanks for your kindness!
To nicee: Thanks, I'm glad it was [decently] believable. Frankly, I don't like lemons either, so I keep my stories appropriate, but enjoyable, for all audiences (if there's anything to mention, I'll do that in the summary so people are aware). That's interesting you pointed that out.
To DattebayoFan: Thanks, man! I hoped those dialogues would reflect the characters' mindsets well, so I'm glad it passed your test!