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Disclaimer: Kishi owns Naruto, but did you hear the plot of the new movie? Perhaps someone is reading my other story Switched Personalities… just saying!
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Naruto held Hinata tighter
He didn't want to break the spell that she was under
Would she still love him?
Still want to be with him?
He had kept his story hidden for so long
It was too difficult
Too much
Hinata squeaked in his arms
He looked down
"That… You're holding me a bit tight" she said
He loosened his grip
"I just never want to let you go" he said
She blushed, and as the pink spread across the ivory, Naruto felt his heart jump
"Hinata…what I have to tell you isn't easy for me" he said
She nuzzled into his chest
"Nothing could ever make me not love you, Naruto" she said
"You don't know what I am…you are so good and I'm…." he said
Naruto couldn't finish
He stared down at her, her beauty so overwhelming
Every tiny movement like that of a deer stepping out of the forest
Even now her fingers curled into his shirt
Long, delicate, white like the keys of a piano
Musical, her every movement was musical
"Tell me" she said, looking up at him with pure lavender eyes
"When I was young, I lost both of my parents" he said
Hinata's head leaned against him
Comfort
This was comfort
"I grew up wild, untamed, without anyone really caring whether I lived or died,"
Hinata shook her head, "It may have seemed that way, but I always cared"
Naruto laughed, "Hey now! We're still talking when I was a baby, toddler, barely able to speak"
Hinata smiled, "I've always had a connection to you…"
"Anyway, I may have grown up as a little bit of a problem for the village, a 'terror' if you will"
Hinata let out a small laugh
Naruto paused
If he could only make her laugh
For the rest of his life, her bell of a laugh
It would be his sustenance
It would be the nectar he drank
She was so beautiful
So soft
So good
"I didn't realize there was more to my ostra…um.. ostrit…well, my outsiderness until I was older"
Hinata smiled and sighed deep, closing her eyes at being so close to him
Hearing the rumble of his voice in his chest
"I don't… I don't know how to approach this part…"
Hinata looked at him
"Please tell me, Naruto, love"
"I…I found out that I am the one they sealed the nine tailed fox in"
He shut his eyes as he said it
And there it was…
She pulled away from him
A dove escaping the cage she had flown into
In a moment she was gone from his arms
All that lingered was the faint scent of her
Of flowers and goodness and sunlight
Then he felt a slight pressure on his lips
He opened his eyes wide
She was kissing him
Kissing him after he revealed his darkest secret
Her eyelashes brushed her cheeks as a butterfly's wings meet
He closed his eyes to enjoy the sweetness of her touch
She pulled back and looked at him
He was overwhelmed by her
She was everything and more than he desired
Everything he could ever have asked for
A dream come to life
Better than a dream
A vision of loveliness
Created by a higher being
By someone who knew beauty deep in their core
She was the epitome of beauty
The essence of grace
"I know" she said
He stood back, shocked
"What?" he said
"Well…I didn't know exactly that you were the fox… but I knew what you were going to say. I knew you thought you were a monster. But you aren't. You are the most amazing vision of light and love that I could ever imagine. I love you and all I want is for you to know how incredibly kind and good you are" she said
"Hinata… I …I don't.." he said
He couldn't finish as he started sobbing, tears rolling down his cheeks
She loved him even now?
Knew his deepest fear
Knew that he needed someone to tell him that he was good
That he wasn't fooling himself
That he had it in him to be something other than a demon
Was he?
Could he be?
For her….
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Hinata wanted nothing more than to stop his tears
But they were different
They were tears of acceptance
They were an acknowledgement
That he had heard what she said
And maybe even believed it
She couldn't believe that she was so bold
Kissing him like that
But it was necessary
He must have thought that she would be repulsed
That she would not want to be with him
That she wouldn't want to kiss him
That she would run away
She could see the pain on his face when she left his embrace
The tightly shut eyes were so sad
It was an expression of despair
That must have been how she had enough courage to kiss him
She would have done anything to wipe away the sadness on his face
It was so strange to think that he believed himself a monster
She could hear the word though it didn't come out of his mouth
In her mind, he was the sun, the earth
The ground she stood on revolved around him
Everything about him was perfect
She had always wanted to achieve that level of perfection
Of power
He was her aspiration
She was always chasing after him
All she wanted was to walk beside him
Perhaps now…
Now that he had shared what he was
Now they could carry on an actual relationship
Be partners?
Hinata opened her mouth to soothe him of his tears
But suddenly Kakashi was in front of them
Naruto opened his eyes wide
He wiped the tears from his face
"Sasuke has been apprehended" Kakashi said
Hinata felt her heart break
Naruto's brother was back
She couldn't compete with that
Naruto and Kakashi disappeared as they jumped toward the Hokage's office
Hinata stood there alone
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I almost didn't continue and might have updated just the Sasuke and Sakura chapter, but my fiancé again convinced me to write. I must admit I do love this story, and the beautiful characters that Kishimoto has allowed me to work with. Plus this one is actual pretty long!
I will get the next chapters out soon. Hopefully my inspiration will keep up!
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