Her eyes are struggling to open
She tries to shift her position but finds herself immobile
Immediately her once heavy eyelids lift
Her eyes focus as she takes in her surroundings
She's waking up
Again.
From fainting.
Again.
Why does this keep happening?
Oh right…Naruto
She looks up and her face turns red again
She's in his arms
In HIS arms
His hold is gentle but firm
She feels so delicate in his arms
Precious
The sun hits his face and he seems to be glowing
Her eyes scan his face
the small smile
He looks happy
She smiles
Happy and carefree
She wonders if he finds her heavy
Probably
She shakes her head
She likes being in Naruto's arms
Where is he taking her?
She wonders
Home?
She hopes not
She hates home.
Home is more like jail
She should get down
Now that she's awake
She squirms more and Naruto looks down
The shock is clear on his face
"Hinata!"
He yells loudly
"I'm sorry I was just gonna carry you home honest!"
He continues as his arms wave
Hinata thuds on the floor
He dropped her
She giggles
He looks so funny
Finally he realizes his mistake
"oops! Sorry Hinata I didn't mean to drop ya"
He says scratching his head and apologizing
She blushes
Hinata picks herself up and brushes herself off
"N-no i-i-t-ts fine Naruto.."
He blushes and looks away
"well. Now that you're ok. Um… I should go.."
He starts to back away
Clearly embarrassed
She panics
He's leaving
No! her mind screams
Don't let him leave!
She breathes deeply
"N-naruto. We we could go g-get something to eat if you w-want. I would like to-to th-thank y-you for your help"
He freezes midstride
She worries that she was too forward
"N-naruto?"
"THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!"
He yells as he bounces excitedly in front of her
Same old Naruto
She nods slightly and they walk side by side to the ramen stand
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She really was light
It was crazy
He was looking straight ahead now
He almost ran into a pole before
He got too caught up with staring at her
She was so beautiful
He didn't know where to take her
Maybe his house would work
Sure it was messy
But she would be too polite to say anything
On second thought
The park would be okay
He'd have to clean up
If he ever wanted her over
He shakes his head
He feels her shift and tightens his grip slightly
He doesn't want her to wake up
He likes holding her
He continues walking aimlessly
Which way is the park again?
Wow he really hasn't been here in a while
He cracks a smile
It's good to be home
He feels the beauty in his arms squirm
Well it had to end sometime
He looks down
And is surprised to see her lavender eyes staring at him
"Hinata!"
He says just a tad too loud
Does she think I'm a pervert?
Holding her like this
She probably hates me
I gotta explain
"I'm sorry. I was just gonna carry you home honest!"
He says desperately
Waving his arms for exaggeration
He watches as if in slow motion
As she falls to the floor
And raises a ring of dirt
Then to his absolute astonishment
She giggles
It sounds like angels laughter
His eyes soften
She's so cute!
His arm movements slow
Then he realizes
She's on the ground
Which means…
"Oops! Sorry Hinata I didn't mean to drop ya"
He says scratching that back of his head
In that apologetic way he has
She gets up gracefully
And lightly brushes herself off
"N-no i-i-t-ts fine Naruto.."
He bushes
And averts his eyes
It's time for him to go
He sighs quietly
He has to leave her to her team now
Sadly
"well. Now that you're ok. Um… I should go.."
He starts walking slowly
Away from her
His eyes stare at the ground
His shoulders slump
Then he hears her soft lilting voice
"N-naruto. We we could go g-get something to eat if you w-want. I would like to-to th-thank y-you for your help"
Is this his imagination?
Or did she really just ask him out
On a sort of date?
He stops in the middle of his step
This is insanity
Why would she want to eat with him?
But she did ask.
"N-naruto?"
She ventures softly
He can hear the concern in her voice
He turns around quickly
"THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!"
He says excitedly bouncing on his feet
She nods once and smoothly turns toward the ramen shop
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Naruto loves ramen
Hinata decides as she makes a beeline for the shop
Perfect
She slows down and lets Naruto catch up to her
She smiles
I did it
I asked him out
Well… sort of
But he said yes!
To going on a sort of date with me!
Her smile widens
She is going to eat with the most handsome
Determined
Trustworthy
Strong
Guy there ever was
She notices him looking at her
Why?
She hears a bang
And winces at the sight of Naruto
Head planted into a pole
That must hurt
She turns away
She'll wait for him at the shop.
She sits down.
The man asks her for her drink
"W-water. Please"
He nods and goes to the back to get it
Naruto slips into the chair beside her
"This place is great Hina! How'd you know I like ramen?"
She blushes at the nickname
He's flirting with her!
"Everyone knows you like ramen Naruto"
She says giggling
He looks at her with his jaw dropped
She arches her brow
"what? What is it Naruto?"
His jaw drops farther
Her eyes dart around to find the source of his reaction
He finally composes himself
"it's just.. I've never heard you talk without that cute stutter you do"
He says
Her face goes pink
He thought her stuttering was cute?
Most people found it annoying
Aggravating.
Her father did
It showed weakness
Then she blinks rapidly as the other information sinks in
She didn't stutter?
Impossible
She always stutters
"I didn't stutter? Really?"
She says disbelieving
He nods his head furiously
"You're not stuttering at all anymore!"
She blushes
What does this mean?
She always stuttered
And excessively around Naruto
"This is… Weird. I don't think I've ever not stuttered"
He examines her
Closesly
She can feel his breath on her face as he looks at her
"Are you really my Hina?"
He questions
His Hina?
Her blush deepens
Another head comes between them
"here's your water miss"
Naruto leans back into his chair
She takes the water from the man behind the counter
"th-th thank y-y-you"
Her stutter is back in full force!
She sighs
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How did she know I would suggest ramen?
He thinks
He catches up to her and walks by her side
She moves so fluidly
As if she were gliding
He dares a quick look at her face
She's smiling
Her smile is gorgeous
Stunning
She should smile more often
If she smiled at him every day
He would be happy
Suddenly he feels a pain in his face
THUMP!
He ran into that pole…
Ouch.
He shakes it off and goes to meet Hinata who is sitting down already
As he slips into the chair next to her
"This place is great Hina! How'd you know I like ramen?"
Oh no
He did not just call her that petname
Out loud
He had always thought that when she was his girlfriend
It would be cute to shorten her name
Like an affectionate pet name
But he just said it
Out loud
To her
He starts to think frantically
How can he backpedal out of this
Then he hears it
Her sweet little giggles
She doesn't mind
"Everyone knows you like ramen Naruto"
She says offhandedly
His jaw drops
She didn't stutter
At all
Her voice was so smooth without that cute stutter
He liked it both ways
Silky
And
Cute and choppy
It was still Hinata's voice
But no stutter!
"What? What is it Naruto?"
She says worriedly her thin eyebrow arching
She did it again!
His jaw drops onto the ground
Not a stutter in sight
She had such a sexy voice!
Finally he regained control of his mouth
"it's just.. I've never heard you talk without that cute stutter you do"
Well he thought he had control of his mouth
There he goes saying his secret feelings again
Her blush comes back again
Then she blinks quickly
"I didn't stutter? Really?"
He nods his head energetically
"You're not stuttering at all anymore!"
"This is… Weird. I don't think I've ever not stuttered"
She says
She's not stuttering and she hasn't fainted yet
Even with all his accidental flirting
Is this really Hinata?
He leans into her face
As if he could tell she was an imposter that way
So suspicious
"are you really my Hina?"
He watches her blush go from pink to red
Then the waiter comes between them
He lurches away from her face
"Here's your water miss"
The man says nicely
She lightly grips the cup of water
And sets it down carefully
"th-th thank y-y-you"
She says politely
Well looks like it is Hina
Adorable stutter and all
He smiles
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Much super thanks to Princess Bhria who caught me on the fact I accidently put in chapter 2 at the end of this
Haha… right.. so I fixed it!
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