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Smoke
"Hina-chan."
Hinata groaned and turned her head away from the noise, burying her face deeper into her pillow.
"Hina-chan." The voice chuckled. "Are you ignoring me?"
Lips pressed against her temple and cheeks. Once. Twice. Three times. Playful kisses coaxed her out of a tenuous slumber and brought her back to reality. Peering up into the darkness with weary eyes, those teasing lips found hers in the dark and woke up completely.
"Na-Naruto-kun?" she gasped, her face immediately beginning to burn.
Naruto laughed as he drew away from her and laid down on the bed.
"I didn't mean to wake you, but I couldn't help it." He said without an ounce of remorse.
Hinata smiled and cuddled up next to him, clutching the front of his shirt between her fingers. It was late but that was fine. All that mattered was that he was next to her. Warm arms wrapped around her shoulders as she buried her face in his chest and a small sigh of satisfaction escaped her lips when he brought her closer.
"How was work?" Hinata asked.
"I'm convinced that Kakashi-sensei and Baa-chan are trying to kill me."
Hinata giggled and shook her head. They weren't trying to kill him. Not on purpose at least. They just wanted to make sure that he would be prepared when the day came for him to finally become Hokage. Craning her neck, she looked up at the tired Uzumaki and smiled. All the work would be worth it in the end. Feeling more emboldened than usual, she propped herself up on her elbows and moved to press her lips to his cheek. She'd barely grazed his skin before the body lying next to her disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Rolling over, she willed herself not to cry.