Hey guys! Hope you all enjoyed the holiday break! Here is the second half of the chapter I posted a few weeks back! I am trying to keep the romance and the mature scenes balanced but if anyone feels like I take it too far or am inappropriate or maybe there aren't enough mature scenes, please leave your thoughts in a review. And im not sure if I will continue my story A New Beginning it didn't really receive a lot of support but if you fans really want me to continue it then please leave a review on it. I will probably post one more chapter to it and If there are enough reviews, I will continue it. So….. Remember to review!

Hinata stepped into her new giant, luxurious house, defeated and wet. Sakura and Ino's pestering had shaken Hinata's mentality and walking home in the heavy rain had made it even worse. She was both physically drained and mentally exhausted. She desperately needed a warm, soothing shower.

However, unbeknownst to Hinata, Naruto had just gotten out of the shower. He looked around the bathroom dreading what he just realized to be true. There were no towels in the bathroom.

Oh well… Hinata isn't home yet so I should be able to make it to the laundry room to grab a towel.

Naruto cautiously opened the bathroom door. The warm steam from the shower was quickly sucked through the opened door and a cold blast of air conditioning blew into the shower. The cold breathe of air glanced across Naruto's wet skin, chilling him to the bone and making him frantic to get a towel.

He burst out of the bathroom and make a break for the laundry room. He rushed past his bedroom door and as he turned the corner of the hallway he ran right into something solid. The object fell backwards onto her butt with a loud "Oof!"

Naruto gazed down at the object and gulped. There was no way this was happening! Why did Hinata have to arrive at this inopportune moment?!

Hinata, however, was slightly dazed from the fall so she didn't recognize what was in front of her for a moment. It only took her a moment to realize what had happened. A very naked Naruto had ran into her and knocked her to the ground, aligning her body so that she was on eye-level with Naruto's waistline. Hinata almost went cross-eyed staring at the appendage only inches from her face.

Hinata let out a piercing scream and fell back onto the floor, unconscious. Naruto quickly fell to her side and called out her name. However, a piece of Hinata's jacket rubbed against Naruto's bare thigh and he realized he was still quite naked. He ran into the nearby bedroom and put some dry clothes on. But at that point it didn't really matter. Naruto's naked image would forever be burned into Hinata's memory.

After he was properly dressed, Naruto ran back out to Hinata's unconscious body. He softly picked her up and carried her to her bed. While he was carrying her, Naruto realized that she was completely soaked. She needed to get out of these wet clothes or else she was going to get sick.

Naruto carefully laid her down on her bed. He blushed slightly and pulled down the zipper on her jacket. Underneath the jacket, Hinata was wearing a tight undershirt that loudly reminded Naruto of Hinata's slender curves.

Naruto placed one hand over his eyes and pulled off the undershirt. He also managed to pull off Hinata's sweatpants with one hand. However, as he threw the wet clothes into the laundry hamper, Naruto realized that the rain had soaked right through Hinata's clothes to her underwear.

Naruto gulped and his blush grew deeper. He gently flipped Hinata onto her back, trying to protect her dignity as much as possible. He avoided looking at Hinata's bare skin and instead focused on the clasp that bound Hinata's black bra together. He tried poking it, pulling it, pushing it, and yet he could still not figure out how to take it off. It puzzled him on why Hinata would go through the trouble of putting this on every day.

Naruto finally gave up and used a kunai to cut the bra off. He then pulled down Hinata's underwear and threw them into the hamper. Naruto smiled to himself. He was fairly proud that he had accomplished all this without having any indecent thoughts.

However, Naruto found that his gaze was slowly drifting along Hinata's slender back. Her skin seemed so soft and smooth. His gaze kept drifting all the way down to Hinata's bare butt.

Naruto quickly shook his head and threw a blanket over the top of Hinata, trying to the image out of his mind. But the more he tried to resist thinking about it, the more it wormed itself into his thoughts. Naruto reluctantly found himself remembering when Hinata was dancing naked at the water. He remembered seeing her developing chest when she dropped her towel the other day. He remembered staring at her…

DING!

The alarm on the oven quickly snapped Naruto back to reality and he rushed downstairs to save his burning dinner.

Naruto pulled out the tray of foul-smelling, slimy escargot. Naruto pulled out a clump of what felt like solid snot and put it into his mouth. He immediately spat the clump out and ran over to the sink to rinse the foul flavor out of his mouth.

"That was disgusting!" Naruto yelled as he silently cursed Joe for suggesting that he actually eat that crap. Naruto grabbed the tray and threw it and all its contents into the garbage.

Meanwhile, Hinata had begun to stir. She sat up in her bed, wondering how she got into her room. Her face exploded in color when she remembered what she had seen right before passing out. Naruto was one well-toned guy. His muscles were very well defined and just thinking about them made Hinata light-headed. Hinata shuddered slightly and hugged herself. She had seen Naruto naked….. Hinata almost felt like giggling.

Suddenly, Hinata realized she had no shirt on. She lifted the blanket off herself to check. My god! Why am I naked? Hinata jumped out of bed and ran into her closet to put some clothes on. Had Naruto completely undressed her after she passed out? Why would he do something like that?

Suddenly, there was a spark of excitement inside Hinata. Wait… If he undressed me… then maybe that means he likes seeing me naked… Does that mean he likes me?

Hinata sat back down on the bed and rubbed her head. What did this mean? Yeah… They were getting married, but did Naruto actually like her? What did she mean to him?

There was a soft knock on the door and Hinata gasped silently. She quickly straightened her hair and walked over to open the door.

"Naruto? You know… you don't need to knock. This is your room, too." Hinata said with a smile. Her previous thoughts were forgotten when she saw his smiling face.

"Sorry. I guess I am still not used to the whole "marriage" thing yet." Naruto said sheepishly. There was an awkward moment of silence as both of them blushed and stared at their toes.

Hinata bent over and picked up her discarded black bra which had been cleanly cut in two. Hinata held up the two halves to Naruto and he burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't figure out how to get it off."

Hinata giggled. "I guess I will have to show you sometime." Hinata blushed a deep crimson as soon as she realized what she had just said. Am I flirting?

Naruto blushed and resisted the urge to look at Hinata's chest. He gazed over Hinata's body and gulped. She was wearing a tight, purple t-shirt and some baggy pajama bottoms. For the second time today, the word cute formed in his mind.

Hinata felt Naruto's gaze sweep over her body and her cheeks burned with color. "S-So… Um… why did you u-undress me?" Hinata mumbled, avoiding eye contact with Naruto.

"Well…You were soaked to the bone…and… uh… I… I didn't want you to get sick."

Hinata was both relieved and disappointed at the same time. She was glad he had undressed her only because he was concerned for her health, but at the same time… She almost wanted to believe that he had undressed her because he was attracted to her body.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light and a horrendous crack of thunder. Hinata jumped into Naruto's arms with a loud scream.

"Are you afraid of lightening, Hinata?" Naruto asked with a slight grin.

Hinata blushed. N-No! It's just…"

There was another flash of light and a following thunder crack. Hinata tensed in Naruto's arms and buried her head into his shoulder.

Naruto gazed down at the quivering girl in his arms and chuckled. "You're cute." Wait… did I say that out loud? Oh crap…

Hinata smiled slightly and held herself closer to Naruto. The warmth emanating off him was intoxicating. Naruto's faint heartbeat was like a lullaby to Hinata. Her eyelids felt heavy… after all, it had been a very long day…

There was another crack of thunder and Hinata became a quivering mess once again. Naruto tightened his grip on Hinata. Her body was so soft…

The tighter Naruto squeezed, the tighter Hinata pressed her body against his. It was almost as if they were taking up the same space, their two hearts beating as one. Both were completely mesmerized by the other.

Hinata pulled her head out of Naruto's shoulder and gazed up into his eyes. The only sound in the room was the soft pitter-patter of rain against the window. Time stood still for the young couple as they lost themselves in each other's eyes.

Their faces seemed to unconsciously move closer together until their lips were not even an inch apart…

There was a loud thunder crack and both Naruto and Hinata turned away with color in their cheeks.

Hinata broke the awkward silence with a long yawn. Naruto, who made the mistake of watching Hinata yawn, started yawning too.

"It is getting pretty late. Should we be going to bed?" Naruto mumbled through a yawn.

Hinata giggled and wrapped her arms around Naruto's waist. "Not yet. I don't think I will be able to go to sleep until the… t-thunder stops."

Naruto laughed and sat down in the middle of Hinata's giant bed. Hinata crawled over and sat right next to Naruto. Naruto spread his legs a bit so Hinata could crawl between them and sat with her back against his chest. Naruto then wrapped his arms around Hinata's neck and intertwined his legs with hers.

Hinata was overwhelmed with warmth and a sense of security. She felt completely enveloped in Naruto's presence. The outside world fell from Hinata's mind and her only thoughts were on Naruto's deep blue eyes. It wasn't long before she was quietly snoring in Naruto's arms.

Naruto gently place her under the blankets and affectionately tucked her in. He then stepped over to his make-shift bed on the floor. He wrapped himself under his thin blankets and dozed off.

All was quiet in the enormous house. The rain had begun to let up and the thunder had stopped. Suddenly, Hinata began to stir in her sleep. She sat straight up in bed and looked around the room. She turned over to the edge of her bed and smiled when she saw Naruto's sleeping face. Hinata got out of her giant, cozy bed and crept over to where Naruto was sleeping. She gently lifted up his blankets and crawled beneath them. She inched her body slowly towards Naruto. She placed her head upon his chest and listened to the faint pulsing of Naruto's heart.

It was the most relaxing sound Hinata had ever heard. The smooth beat was more effective than any lullaby and Hinata soon fell asleep on top of Naruto.

ARG! Im sorry for making this chapter so short! But I just have to end it here so I can keep my idea for the next chapter working smoothly. Please remember to review! This story already has as much support as Sunflowers! Please support this story as it makes its way to become the best NaruHina fanfic of all time!

(That may be a bit too ambitious, but who can blame me?)