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Happiness
She should be happy.
Looking around at the empty house, she had every reason in the world to be. It wasn't every day that your childhood dreams came true. Naruto had worked so hard to get to this point. He'd grown up ostracized by the village and put upon by nearly everyone that he came across. He never gave up, no matter how hard things got. He never stopped believing in himself. Even when she couldn't believe in herself if she trusted in him things always had a way of working out.
She was happy.
Now she got to spend every day by his side. She'd been patient and brave and now she had the blue-eyed boy she'd fallen in love with all those years ago. Hinata smiled softly to herself as she set the dinner table, carefully placing each dish just so. It took awhile. She couldn't decide if she wanted to place the rice bowl next to the sauteed vegetables or beside the plate of steamed dumplings. It didn't matter where she placed it but she couldn't help but fidget.
Hinata sighed and sat down. She stared at the table set for two. Naruto could arrive at any moment from training. She glanced at the clock in the living room. It was pretty late but that didn't worry her. When he returned, she would be ready to listen to his day and his loud laughter would fill the house they shared.
"Naruto-kun." Hinata mumbled to herself as her eyes slid back to the table.
Would he like what she cooked? He hadn't been eating much lately. Frowning, she switched the positions of the rice and the dumplings before sitting back down.
Soon.
He'd be back soon.