A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! They make me so happy that my sister actually told me to stop smiling. (And thank you evanescenceangel18 for the hundredth review!)
Anyway, I apologise for the last chapter. It seems that I left no hints on whose POV it was. So, the last chapter – X – was Hinata's POV. I hope you'll take your time to tell me what you think about this one. I think you'll be able to figure it out!
State of Shock
In this world
Watching clouds came naturally to me. It was peaceful and quiet – not troublesome at all. If I could, I would lay there in the high grass for eternity. It seemed to become more and more attracting now, the thought of spending my life in the grass, staring at the sky. Now, with all the problems that seemed to grace Konoha's shinobi.
In fact, I think I blame Naruto for this mess. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be this many people worrying. Had it been anyone else, it wouldn't have concerned me much. Yet, here I was, lying in the grass and thinking of everything.
The rumour said that Sasuke and Naruto were involved. Together. In a relationship.
To say that it surprised me would be a lie. I was actually beginning to wonder when others were going to discover it. I imagined their relationship as a rough, sweaty one with a lot of knots and problems along the way.
When I saw them, as so many else had done, I noticed how wrong I had been. Their relationship was nowhere as rough as I had imagined it, and it didn't seem to exist any problems.
I saw them by the river in the outskirts of Konoha. It's not too far from were I lay when I go to watch the clouds. I sat down in a crouch within hearing range. They weren't able to see me from my spot behind a tree, but I could both see and hear them perfectly.
I wondered why they didn't sense me – they were top shinobi, trained to detect enemies from miles away. Yet, they were too engulfed in each other to even pay their surroundings a second thought. I had never seen any of them like this before, and was surprised.
Naruto was sitting dangerously close to the river, his feet in the cold water. His orange jacket was thrown somewhere where I couldn't see it, and he sat quietly there. He seemed satisfied with it, though. Sasuke was sitting a few decimetres behind him, his eyes trained on Naruto.
It was a long time ago since I heard Naruto spoke last, and I half-expected the blonde to say anything any time now. Yet, he kept quiet. Sasuke was the one talking.
"Naruto."
His voice always had the females enchanted, for reasons beyond me comprehension. To me, Sasuke sounded bored and tired. His voice was nothing special, and yet, I found myself wanting to hear his every word.
"Come over here."
Naruto glanced over his shoulder, silently questioning Sasuke's motives. It was the first time on several years that I saw them together, so I was a little shocked to see how well they understood each other.
"Come here. I just want to touch."
Naruto got up, only to straddle Sasuke's lap. A smile graced his lips as Sasuke put his big hands on Naruto's back, moving inside of the green shirt. They caressed each other, gently kissing and slowly undressing.
It was something that I didn't exactly desired to see, but I found myself curious enough to stay and watch their passionate love making.
Plus, it would have been too troublesome to leave the comfortable place I had taken up in the tree.
To Be Continued
