Chapter 2
I can feel Naruto's erratic heartbeat through the pulse under my nose and I sigh, my breath tickling his skin. What is he thinking of right now? I can't help but wonder. What is my family doing right now? Have they finally figured out I'm gone? Naruto shifts beside me and grunts. It doesn't matter, I decide, they were never a real family to me anyways. I breathe in Naruto's scent and my heart soars. This is my family now, he's the only one I need now and forever.
"What are you thinking Hinata?" he asks from above me, chest rumbling with each word.
"About how warm you are, how happy I am, about how I never want this to end," I sigh and shift to lie on my arm and look down at him. "What are you thinking?" I turn my head to the side as he smiles up at me.
"About how beautiful you look with bedhead," he chuckles. I jab his side lightly and he sits up enough to plant a kiss on my nose before settling back again. "Are you hungry yet?" I open my mouth to answer, but before I do my stomach lets out an animal like growl. He laughs and I blush. "I guess I can take that as a yes?" he shifts again under me and sits up to rub his face. I scoot away and lay back down pulling the blankets up to my under my chin, only my face visible.
"I don't wanna get out of bed," I pout as he throws aside his blankets and stands. With his back still to me, he stretches and groans again. I watch as his corded muscles contract and loosen with each stretch. He turns around suddenly and catches me staring at his well-toned form. He laughs when I blush and cover my face again. "Stop laughing at me," I mumble from my place in the sheets.
"I'm sorry, it's not my fault you're so cute when you blush," his voice sounds far away as he pads to the bathroom and closes the door behind him. I peek out of the top of the blankets at the closed door and quickly throw the blankets off me, dash quietly from the bed to my pack on the chair and pull clothes to change.
When Naruto reemerges from the bathroom, I'm sitting on the edge of the made bed in black shorts, a lavender tank top with a black dress shirt and lace up wedged sandals, brushing my hair. He stops and stares at me for a minute, making me blush. I put my head down and my hair falls in a curtain to cover my face. The floorboards creak as he walks to stand in front of me. "Hinata," he calls from above me. I lift me head and look up into his ocean blue eyes, the same carefree smile on his face, the very one that makes my heart stop. "You're so beautiful," he offers his hand to me and I take it. He pulls me to my feet then steps close to wrap my in his arms. "I love you Hinata," he whispers into my hair.
"I love you to Naruto," I pull back and stare into his eyes again, leaning closer and closer-
"Housekeeping!" rings out through the room followed by a rapid succession of knocks. We both sigh and untangle as Naruto walks over to check the door. I sit back down on the bed, disappointment ebbing through me. Naruto opens the door and sends away the housekeeper before walking back over to me.
"Ready for breakfast?" he smiles down at me. I nod and push myself from the bed and follow him out the door.