Here is the second chapter of Nobody But You! Tee hee, thanks to all of you who are reading my story and thank you Fantasy . Delight-x-, YingYang890, and Rimas for your reviews and encouragement! =D I would like to dedicate this chapter and the next chapter (previously one long chapter) to them. Thank you!!
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Chapter Two: One Pink-Haired Maid and Two Terrible Liars
It has been a few weeks since Hinata's birthday and Hinata was now in the village with Naruto and her two guards. Ever since Hiashi and Minato had announced the royal engagement, Minato made sure that his son and his future daughter-in-law spent as much time together. Thus, Hiashi finally allowed Hinata to leave the castle as long as she was with Prince Naruto and her guards. Hiashi no longer cared if Hinata stayed in her room or not now that he was sure that he was going to have Neji become his heir to the throne.
"Where sh-should we go t-today, N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata had an arm wrapped around Naruto's arm as they walked down the busy streets together with Shino and Kiba following close behind. Every day was like a dream come true to Hinata yet her heart still pounded with excitement whenever she was with him.
However, Naruto wasn't all too happy about this engagement. Sure he liked Hinata, she was sweet, kind, and gentle but he only thought of her as a friend. When his father had asked what he thought about Hinata, he had answered that he was fond of the Hyuga princess but his father took it in the wrong way. Naruto didn't like Hinata in that kind of way and this whole engagement thing was stressing him out.
He was deep in his thoughts, almost missing his fiancée's question. "Huh?! Oh… I don't know, Hinata-chan. Where else can we go?" he asked, trying to sound cheerful. It was hard though when he knew that his heart didn't want to go along with the act. His heart wanted to tell Hinata that he didn't want to marry her and that he didn't like her in the same way she did because he was in love with someone else but he couldn't. He didn't want to hurt her feelings and he certainly didn't want to upset her father.
Hinata looked at Naruto, who was looking ahead. She pressed her lips together, trying to keep herself from frowning. Even though she was very happy, she could sense that her fiance wasn't. He never looked directly at her eyes and when he smiled, it would quickly disappear. They continued walking together, wandering around aimlessly. "N-Naruto-kun… D-Do you… like me?" she asked softly, her eyes were glued to the ground. She couldn't believe that she had asked that and now she was embarrassed. "Huh? Uh… Of course I do, Hinata-chan! I wouldn't be marrying you if I didn't like you!" He flashed her a smile but this time, kept it on for awhile. Did she find me out? Crud… I guess you can't hide anything from a Hyuga… he thought, slapping himself mentally. Hinata forced a smile but she then turned her head away, frowning. He was lying, he was a terrible liar.
The two kept walking, in awkward silence between them. However, Naruto suddenly stopped and was staring ahead. "Sa-" He stopped himself before completing himself. He had just saw Sakura Haruno, a pink-haired young woman who worked as a maid for his family. Unfortunately for him, Sakura had saw him as well and ran away with a hurt expression on her face. "I-Is something wr-wrong, Naruto-kun?" Naruto looked down at Hinata with a grimace. Yes, something is wrong, Hinata. Kami! I hate this! "No… L-Let's go back. Tomorrow is the party, isn't it? We should get some rest."
Hinata nodded and followed her prince back to the castle, looking over her shoulder. She saw Shino and Kiba, still following them, but they were talking to each other and laughing. She smiled, grateful that her father allowed them to be her own personal guards. However, her smile slowly disappeared when she thought about why her prince had stopped in his tracks earlier. All she saw was a flash of pink but she knew that it was a girl and by judging Naruto's actions after that, it was clear to Hinata that there was someone else in Naruto's heart. I should be happy. I-I'm the one who's going to marry N-Naruto-kun, n-not th-that girl. I-I should have nothing to worry about s-since Naruto w-will be f-faithful to me. Yes, in a few weeks, I will be the only o-one in N-Naruto's heart. Hinata smiled without a care in the world but she knew that she was a terrible liar too.
Thanks for reading! Watch out for chapter three because I already have it done but since it's almost 1:30 in the morning, I have to get off soon. __ Thank you again! Mwha! ^o^