Going to get as much writing in as possible!

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Chapter 24: What is Love?

Naruto and Hinata sat in his dining room in complete silence. Neither of them had a clue what to say at the moment. So many thoughts were going through their heads and it was all too much to process. There was going to be another court hearing tomorrow and both Naruto and Hinata had to speak. Old memories would be brought up again.

They knew they would be fine. Naruto would be more angry, but they both would get their points across. Hiashi is a murderer and everyone needed to know that. Hopefully, justice would be served and Hiashi would be spending the rest of his life in his cell and not causing pain to others.

"Naruto, can I ask you something?"

"Hm? What is it?" he looked at her curiously.

"What is love?" she asked sternly.

This caused Naruto to sit back in his chair. He knew what love is, but why was Hinata asking him this? Love. Hinata taught him all about the concept and now she wanted to know what it meant. How would he explain it? Naruto knows that he loves Hinata, his child, his friends... But all the love he had for them were all different and had different meanings.

"Um, how do I say this.." Naruto gulped, "Love is when you're devoted to someone one hundred percent and willing to do absolutely anything just to make sure they're happy."

"Hmm.."

"There are different types of love like the one I feel for you. There's love for your child that is the greatest thing any person can feel. There's also love for your friends which means that you will always stay by your side."

"I understand now.." she looked away.

"Hinata, you taught me all of this.. Why did you ask me?" he asked her.

"When I went to see father, he really left me really confused as to what love really is.. He saw it as a weakness and I-I noticed something."

"What was that?"

"The love you had for our baby was something my father never had for me. I find it really strange because our baby wasn't even born yet and you still wanted to give it the world. If that's how a father feels about a child, my father absolutely never gave a damn about me when my mother was pregnant." she said as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"This must be really hard for you, but you have to understand that none of this is your fault. You didn't do anything to make him hate you." Naruto told her.

"I-It's just that. I didn't do anything, yet he will never love me. All girls need that from their father, y'know?" she sniffled, "When it was alive, I always questioned myself if I would be good enough to be a mother for it. It was pure and didn't have any hate a-and it was loved..."

"Enough." Naruto said sternly.

"Hmm?"

"I don't ever want to hear that come out of your mouth." Naruto demanded and she shuddered to his voice, "You had your mother and she loved you very much, don't you forget that. I knew that when she was alive, she made you feel more than enough. Hinata that's the kind of mother you would've been and will be."

"..."

"Your father is the only person I see bring you down, I hate it. I hate seeing you doubt yourself because you're the best thing that happened to me."

"Naruto-kun.."

"I-I think you need to detach yourself from all the burden your dad puts on you and let yourself be free."

"Naruto-kun!"

"What is it Hinata?"

She got up from her seat and rushed to him only to give him her warm embrace.

"I love you." she cried into his shoulder and kept repeating it over and over again.

He needed to know that she did very much love him. To depths of her soul she loved nobody as much as she loved him. Naruto wrapped his arms around his indigo haired lover and tightened their embrace.

"Hinata..."

"Naruto?" she sniffled.

"Marry me."

"What?"

"Marry me, Hinata." he said it again and she pulled away.

"Marry you? Why so sudden?"

"I'm not settling for anything less than you, I need you and only you." he looked into her eyes.

"You're serious about this, no turning back.." she asked and he nodded.

"Just tell me that you will marry me.. I need to know.."

"I'll marry you, Naruto."

Naruto kissed her deeply and let out a happy sigh. He was now looking at the woman he was going to spend the rest of his life with. He took his hand and brought it to her beautiful face. He began wiping away her tears. She wouldn't need them anymore.

The next morning, Naruto and Hinata were sitting in the courtroom alongisde with all the spectators. Everyone was waiting for Hiashi to arrive and for Tsunade to give the verdict. It was silent.

All of a sudden, a prison guard burst through the doors and ran to Tsunade and whispered something into her ear. Her face was in utter shock and made the audience chatter within themselves.

"Ahem." Tsunade began and everyone was silenced again,"The prison guard who is supposed to be escorting Hyuuga Hiashi to the hearing told me that Hyuuga Hiashi committed suicide. Therefore, the trial for the murder of Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata's unborn child is now closed."

The audience roared.