For all the people who are suffering from the Boston attack, I would like to express my condolences towards you and the lives lost April 15, 2013.

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Chapter 21:Numb

Naruto and Hinata were woken up by the sun's bright rays. They woke up in each others arms. The two hadn't been this happy in awhile and they would cherish it before it ended.

"Good morning, love." Naruto whispered.

"Good morning." Hinata replied while giving Naruto a quick peck.

Hinata rose up from the spot where she and Naruto made love at. Naruto continued to stay in his postion and admired her body and she noticed almost immediately. She shook her head and blushed.

"Naruto-kun..."

"I know, I was staring too long.. If you don't want me to take you where you stand, I suggest you put something on." Naruto said causing Hinata to gasp.

"You could be such a pervert." she giggled before heading to her room.

Naruto got up and searched for his boxers and pants. Their clothes were literally everywhere. He found Hinata's pants over at the loveseat, his socks were near the front door, and her bra was spread out across her small coffee table. Naruto laughed to himself as he put on his underwear and bottoms.

Hiashi sat in his jail cell waiting for the prison guard to come and give him his meal. He hated it here, he could have easily gotten away with it if it wasn't for that coward, Matsu. As the days went by, Hiashi became more hostile and bitter. None of this would be a problem if his ignorant daughter hadn't slept with the first boy she fell in love with.

Hiashi silently cursed himself. He knew that he was wrong for all the things he did to his child. His father was like that himself and it seemed that history repeated itself. Hiashi didn't regret the action he took, he promised himself that he wouldn't.

That's what made him and his late wife different. She was humble and wouldn't ask for much, Hiashi was the complete opposite. His pride got in the way of everything, he wanted everything. At one point Hiashi and his wife were in love, it was only for a short time. He still loved her very much but it was unrequitted. His wife despised his ways, claiming it to be self-centered and for his own benefit.

He remember when the doctors announced that his wife had cancer. It broke his heart into a million pieces. He wanted to give her all her heart's desire. She wanted children, he gave them to her after the struggle of conceiving. That was all she ever wanted, her two beautiful children. He watched the cancer get worse and worse despite the treatments. Her last days were the hardest. And he last words to him were "Thank you."

His heart never healed from the loss of his beloved. It got in the way of his parenting skills, thus him becoming the man he is. He wanted everything around him destroyed because he knew his happiness will never come back. If he wasn't happy, nobody else should be.

He lied down on the cot assigned to him and cried. Not even caring if anyone heard him. He was drowning in his self-pity.

Hinata and Naruto met up with their friends at Konoha's coffeehouse. Both of them haven't talked about the miscarriage to them and they felt like they deserved to know. As soon as they arrived at the place, their friends suffocated them with hugs and apologies. After a few minutes they all sat in a large booth.

"How are you two dealing?" Tenten asked.

"Better." Hinata smiled weakly.

"We didn't really have the chance to talk to you Naruto after you ran out of the press conference, your news really hit us pretty hard." Chouji admitted and the rest of the guys from Reckless nodded in agreement.

"Sorry, I haven't told you guys sooner, we had a hard time dealing with it." Naruto shrugged.

"Are you guys going to try again?" Sakura asked curiously.

"Not for awhile, we're too young to take care of another life." Hinata sighed.

"I can't believe that bastard, Hiashi was responsible for what happened." Kiba spat.

"It's low, even for him." Sasuke said while shaking his head in disappointment.

Hinata sighed and looked down and Naruto took her hand in his.

"I hate him too, but I don't think we should talk about him.. He's her father."

"Sorry about that." Ino hung her head down.

"It's okay, what are you guys supposed to think? His actions shouldn't be justified by anyone." Hinata said with a serious tone.

"How do you two feel about it though?" Tenten asked.

"Numb." the two said at the same time.

Their friends nodded their heads trying to understand the pain they were going through. It made Naruto and Hinata feel better about their situation, but they really knew how it felt. First comes the denial, then comes the sorrow, next is the pain and anger, and now is the numbness. What was to come next? Neither had a clue, but they would have to be prepared for it. How else would they move on?