A.N. - Hi everyone! I'm back and I bring a new chapter! Heehee. This one I have worked forever on it seems. Lol I am so paranoid about it I could just rip my hair out. Which my 'wonderful' twin has already told me I shouldn't do because I would look silly bald. Isn't that nice? Anyways… this chapter I finally cross a bridge I was so hesitant about crossing. This chapter has a lemon in it. One shared between a couple I was just so scared to write a lemon for. They are such wonderful characters…and I worry I didn't do them and their joining justice… oh well. No changing it now. Lol trust me I have done that as much as I possibly can think to. So…without further ado…I give you chapter 43...where Naruto and Hinata finally take things to the next level! Yay! I hope you all enjoy it!!
Disclaimer: Naruto not mine. (lol read the chapter you'll see whose he is.)
To Courtz. babee- lol thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed their chapter! Were you wondering when? Heehee you know what? So was I. lol the photography thing came as a surprise eh? Cool! I love surprises! I just figured… what is something she would do that isn't too far out there. Then I thought about a desert and just how much she would have available to do… lol and I came up with photography some how. Aw, Laura wouldn't tell? Heehee good for her it makes it more fun when you're reading if you don't know what's coming. I'm glad you liked my choice. Although I must say a naked picture may have been more fun to write lol. And I'm updating now…but Gaara and Sakura are not in this sadly. But perhaps I may be able to get chapter 44 out really soon huh? Wish me luck with that lol. I will try my best though. And no. you so do not sound stupid! You sound amazing! You made my day telling me that! Really. I am honored that you love it so much. Heehee and I am super duper happy to once again write a good chapter for you. I hope you enjoy this one too and thank you so much for the review!!
To Lee-chan- oh thank you! I'm glad you loved them both! Amazing? Wow…. I'm red right now. Thank you again! Heehee. You missed my writing? Really? Aw, thank you. I'm blushing again. I'm glad you got to read them before your trip too. It was really cool that you got to do that with the wifi at the hotel! Lol you were really funny with all your typos and how mad you got at your tiny thumb keyboard lol. Anyways I really really hope you like this chapter. I scared to death about it really. Cuz like I said in my an its Naruto and Hinata lol you just don't mess those two up you know? So I'm hoping I don't. thanks for the review! And please enjoy it ok?
To hayhayhiltz- Thank you! I am glad you liked my chapter and thank you for the compliment! I am really happy you think my vocabulary is good. Aw, you loved his speech? Thank you! I worked and reworded that thing so many times… I wanted to make it as Sasuke-ish as possible without losing the romance heehee. I'm not sure if I managed that in the end but as long as it was enjoyed I don't mind. And I'm really glad you agree with Temari being like the wind. I think she's a really great character and I wanted to say something that did her justice. And thank you so much I am so so happy you think I keep the characters close to the real thing. That is truly my biggest challenge and I'm constantly worried I will slip up with them. Thank you very much for telling me I'm doing a good job with them it means the world to me. I hope you really enjoy this next chapter and thank you for your reviews!
Hinata woke in the middle of the night and quickly realized that she was not alone in her bed!
Struggling to muffle her gasp she rolled to her side and discovered it was Naruto.
A smile came to her lips as she watched him sleep.
She still couldn't believe she'd been so lucky as to have him fall in love with her.
Hesitantly she reached a timid hand forward and hesitantly began tracing his features on his face.
She ran her fingertips along his jaw line, up and down by his closed eyes over his lips and then started over.
On her third repeat of that tiny process she focused more on his lips. Lips he'd kissed her with.
She felt her face heat up.
Lips she'd always dreamt of being kissed by.
She ran her thumb over them lightly, back and forth as she remembered how wonderful she'd felt to be kissed by him. Pausing she gently cupped his face and thought back on their first kiss, it had been in the rain. So romantic. His speech. So him. The moment. So perfect.
"You look gorgeous when you're thinking." she heard him whisper and saw his lips say since she'd been staring intently at them.
Hinata quickly jerked her gaze up to meet the amused blue eyes of Naruto.
She'd woken him up.
"I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to wake you."
He smiled, "It's fine. I'd much rather be awake then miss this by sleeping."
"Miss what?"
"Your beauty of course, Hinata." he chuckled, "I always did think you were pretty."
His eyes twinkled mischievously, "You were weird. But always beautiful. And sweet. I loved hearing you cheer for me. And now…I get to hear you say my name all the time."
Hinata smiled bashfully and her eyes fluttered down away from his gaze, "Thank you, Naruto."
He shuddered, "I'm not lying, Hinata. Just your voice saying my name…gives me chills."
"Naruto, I don't-"
He laughed and sat up, running a hand through his messy blonde hair, his actions unintentionally cutting her off abruptly.
"Hinata, I think I'm going to go sleep over there on Temari's bed now or something, okay?"
She gasped and clutched a tiny hand to her chest, "W-what? B-but why?"
He ducked his head in embarrassment, "Because you smell amazing. And you look even better. And…Hinata, I…I just can't be held responsible for what things you make me want. But see just 'cause I want it don't mean I can act on it. So I think, you know, it'd be best if I got a little distance between you and me before I do something you and me both will regret."
Hinata lowered her head in shame, "I'm sorry, Naruto. I…I don't mean to bother you."
He whirled around and claimed her hands, "No! Hinata! That isn't it at all!" he declared urgently, remembering to keep his voice lowered because people were sleeping around them and technically he shouldn't be there but also because he didn't want to scare her with raising his voice at her. He took a slow breath and added, "You got me all wrong, Hinata. I'm not saying you're a bother. Honey, I'm saying I don't want to become a pervert this early into the relationship." he grinned, "Seems I was with that pervy sage a bit too long heh heh."
Hinata caught on to what he was saying and looked down at her hands.
But when she looked down her eyes somehow of course landed on his lap.
The bulge in his pants was obvious.
Naruto blushed and lifted her chin up, taking her eyes away from his "situation".
He grinned at her shyly, "Don't worry about that, 'Kay? I'm ignoring it you probably should too."
Hinata couldn't ignore it. She also couldn't believe it! She did that to him.
She did that to him. She, Hinata Hyuga, did that to him, him, Naruto Uzumaki! Just the way she looked and smelled he'd said. And because she was sweet.
Her being her did that to him! She was ecstatic! Hinata could feel herself trembling with her joy.
He apparently had taken her silence as embarrassment or maybe disgust, because he sadly nodded as if he understood. He thought she couldn't ignore it, that it bothered her way too much to do that. He moved to get off the bed and she rushed to stop him.
"Naruto…" she called quietly. He paused but didn't look back to her, he simply waited for her to speak. Hinata closed her eyes and concentrated on her courage she knew she had. This was Naruto. Her. Naruto. Her Naruto who loved her. And also wanted her. Smiling with a deep serenity she'd never known before Hinata opened her eyes and continued, "Naruto, I…I want you to stay here in my bed with me."
He finally looked over his shoulder at her and his sad eyes met hers, "Hinata trust me I'd love to but if I'm going to remain honorable that… can't happen."
Hinata weighed her options. Okay. Obviously her Naruto. She grinned momentarily at the thought again. Hers. Heh. It felt wonderful. She shook her head to clear those silly thoughts away for later when he didn't look so torn and miserable.
Alright. Focus. She whispered in her head. Focus and think this through. He is trying to be honorable. You have to be absolutely certain that there is no doubt, Hinata. She told herself in a much more steady voice then she'd thought imaginable for such a topic at hand.
So…on one hand she could get pregnant. But…on the other she would get Naruto. Forever.
She smiled a tiny bit further. Was there really any question to debate here? Deciding that she would more than gladly take her chances with any outcome she took his hand tightly and whispered, "I…I really, really want you to stay here."
He, however didn't catch on.
Instead, he turned away a second and took a long breath to steady himself as if he was preparing himself for a hard drawn out battle and he slowly lowered himself down to lay back against her pillows, "Alright, Hinata. Anything for you. Just, you know…ignore that then okay? I'm sorry but I…" he laughed nervously, "I don't know how to get rid of it here so…. Uh yeah… sorry."
She scooted closer to him fixing her blankets back over her cuddling close to his side as he lay on his back with his hands behind his head. Hinata steeling her resolve to do what she'd set out to, wanting to help him and show him it was okay to want her she reached down under the covers and timidly brushed her hand against the obvious un-ignorable bulge.
Naruto went stiff.
"I, uh, um, eh heh heh, I'm sorry bout that, Hinata. Here let me scoot a little this way." he chuckled nervously and as he moved he suddenly bit his bottom lip and groaned miserably. When he'd moved, his pants had shifted in a way that his erection seemed to press against the zipper of his jeans even more. "Is this as awkward for you as it is me?" he muttered throwing a hand over his eyes.
"N-Naruto I don't want to ignore it." Hinata finally said.
His blue eyes doubled in size as he slowly lifted his hand from his face.
"W-what?" he asked stuttering much like Hinata tended to.
"I…want you to…not be honorable." She struggled, losing a little fire behind her decision at his wide eyed expression.
She clenched her eyes a moment.
Oh, please let him understand. There was no way she could spell it out for him.
She reopened her eyes to meet his and see if he'd caught on. Unfortunately his blue eyes held no recognition.
"Hinata, I'm sorry I don't think I understand what you're getting at." he sighed rubbing the back of his neck after a short silent staring contest between them.
"I… want you." she whispered as her face turned redder than really what should be humanly possible.
Naruto gasped, "What did you say?"
Hinata shyly touched him under the covers again.
"Please? I…I don't want to miss my chance." she whispered pleadingly.
"Miss your chance?" he repeated working to focus his suddenly muddled brain. Her timid touch on him….god he was gonna lose it all if he wasn't careful!
She nodded sadly, "I want a chance to be with you before…you move on…"
A growl rumbled deep in his chest as his fuzzy lust addled brain instantly cleared at her sad words and he sat up and was on top of her in a hurry, straddling her staring at her with fiery intense eyes of blue flame.
"Hinata," He spoke evenly, clearly, emphasizing words to make her understand, locking her eyes with his as he spoke in a quiet but confident tone. He knew the truth, it was time she finally understood it as well. He was in this for the long haul and she needed to be aware of that. " I'm not moving on. I want you. I don't want anybody else. I've wanted you for the longest time. Trust me. You are perfect to me. I don't need any other girl. So don't say things like that anymore, okay?"
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." she whispered.
"Hinata, baby, you only upset me because I was scared for a minute there that you were planning to leave me or something. Don't. I will always want you. No other girl. Don't even think of us not being together? Kay? It bothers me. Kind of scares me, to be honest. So please just don't. as long as you want to be with me, I will be with you. Get it? I'm yours. And you…you, Hinata, I will always want you to be mine."
"R-really?"
"Yes. Really, really." he nodded, sincerity pouring from his eyes and voice and she felt the love, his love swallow her up.
Tears pooled up and over in her eyes as she stared at him, "Thank you."
"I only speak the truth, Hinata. I love you. I don't just toss those words around. Trust me."
"Do you want me too?" She asked timidly, knowing now more than ever before that she wanted him in every sense of the word.
"Always."
"So if I said I w-wanted you…you wouldn't be angry… or disgusted?"
"Angry? Disgusted? Hinata, I would probably thank every god in existence for not only giving you to me but giving me a chance to be with you."
"I do."
"You do what?" he asked and then his eyes widened, "Oh!"
He shook his head as if thinking it to be a dream then refocused his gleeful eyes on her.
"You want me? As in want me, want me?!" he asked excitedly. "I mean are you sure? Isn't that sort of a step in the stage for permanence?"
"I would like to be that." she whispered.
"Permanent?" he asked with bright hopeful eyes.
She nodded.
"Really? I mean, Hinata. Think about this for just a second. I know I will be Hokage someday, but for now I'm not. And I'm almost always broke, and I'm not the brightest guy, and well, I may be the strongest but I'm not sure I will be suitable for you… I mean even I know I'm not always the best guy. I know how much more hyper I am than other people. I see that. I'm not that dumb. I'm…I'm not sure about what a boyfriend should do or say all the time so I'm not the greatest as far as boyfriends go. Hell, as far as much of anything goes right now. Though I'm usually too stubborn to admit that. I-"
Her hesitant finger over his lips shushed him immediately.
"Just…just be you."
"That's not hard." he said with a slight grin.
"No. But that's…that's all I want."
"Thank you, Hinata."
Naruto slowly leaned in and kissed her gently.
He whispered against her lips "I promise I'll be the best you could ever want. I swear it to you."
"You already are, Naruto." she whispered turning red, her sweet words making him laugh happily.
"Wow." he whispered and lowered himself closer to her.
He kissed down her throat making her arch against him.
"I have dreamt of you asking for this. For me. Hinata. I swore I wouldn't go this far unless you wanted it. Especially since it was so early on, you know? But I knew. I always knew I'd want you. And I guess those people who say patience is a virtue. Heh heh, it definitely helped huh?"
Hinata timidly slipped her hand up through his hair.
Naruto trembled at her soft caress and kissed her, heatedly devouring her mouth. He enjoyed her taste. Her smell.
Her hand timidly brushed against him as she experimentally touched him again like she had the day of the orientation they'd skipped. He went rigid, not wanting to stop her.
However his pause did exactly that, it stopped her.
He nibbled her lips softly and whispered, his hot breath fanning across her face, "Please…don't stop."
Feeling emboldened by his desperate plea for her. Her touch. Hinata carefully stroked him through his pants.
Naruto had to use every muscle he had to not move.
Hinata slowly wrapped her fingers around his length and he bit his lip.
Don't move. Don't move. Don't move. Quickly became a mantra repeated in his mind as Naruto struggled to remain utterly still.
His arms that held him above her trembled, and he prayed she didn't notice. He was trembling all over actually, so it may be hard not to notice.
"N-Naruto, am I doing this wrong?" she whispered worriedly.
"No." he choked out, "Never. Just… having you touching me is right. Anything from you is great. Perfect."
"Really?"
He opened his eyes, eyes he suddenly realized were closed and locked them with hers.
"Positive. I…I have never felt so good."
She moved her hand up him a little braver.
Naruto quivered.
"N-Naruto?"
"Y-yeah, Hinata?" he asked, his eyes unconsciously closing as her hand began a steady pace on him.
"M-may I…s-see it?"
His eyes snapped open. "See it? As in see…that?"
She blushed darker than a tomato and nodded.
"Sure." he leaned back, reluctant to have her hand leave him.
He stood from the bed and quickly pulled his clothes off.
Hinata sat there wide eyed as he was pulling his boxers off.
He stopped half way down, eyeing her with concern.
"Hinata? You ok? You look like you're about to faint. Are you?"
Hinata had never once seen a naked guy. Not this naked anyway. And even considering that, she was almost positive she would never find one more beautiful.
His body had molded from a young boy's; it had been chiseled into that of a full blown man. He was tall, broad shouldered, lean hipped and golden. In the dim light of her dorm room Naruto practically glowed.
Her eyes hesitantly trailed down to his…area.
It was much more intimidating than she'd expected.
She slowly reached one hand across herself and pinched her arm.
Surely she had to be dreaming…
Naruto. This beautiful golden Naruto, who was also strong and caring and funny and charming and adorably clueless was here before her, looking the world like a mischievous angel...was here for her. Wanted her. Loved her.
Yeah…had to be a dream.
He grinned at her, slowly approaching, trying not to spook her, "This isn't a dream, Hinata. I know. I want to pinch myself too. But this is real. Really real."
He crawled on the bed towards her.
"Are you sure you want to do this with me?" he asked softly cupping her face in his hand, Naruto grinned crookedly, "There's kind of no going back after this. Last line to cross sort of." His thumb brushed against her smooth skin gently as he gazed into her eyes.
"I am more than sure. N-Naruto, I would hate myself for life if I didn't tonight."
His eyes hardened a fraction. "Hinata, I already told you I'm not going anywhere. So if that's why you're…I am going to wait until you-"
"N-no. It's just…you're beautiful. If…if I turned that down tonight I would be cr-crazy."
A blush lightened his cheeks and he ducked his head and looked at her through lowered lashes, "Aw, Hinata, you're the beautiful one. Not me…I'm just regular old me still. But it definitely does a guy's ego good to think the lady he loves thinks he looks good in his birthday suit."
Hinata smiled shyly.
The lady he loved.
That was her.
She was his love.
She suddenly realized she still felt nervous around him. He'd said time and time again he loved her by now. That he was hers. She needed to finally stop being shy around him.
She had to stop holding back, expecting him to leave her.
She had to stop trying to remember every little detail that happened when they were together in case he was gone in the morning.
This was Naruto.
A guy she'd always admired for his honesty and bluntness.
He wouldn't lie to her. For any reason. Naruto only lied when he had to protect his friends, his mission, or sometimes himself when Sakura's wrath was concerned.
He wouldn't lie about loving her.
About wanting her.
She glanced down at his…member and blushed realizing that that couldn't lie. And all her knowledge of the male body, which wasn't much but still it was enough, it told her that he was definitely wanting her.
"N-Naruto?"
"Yes, Hinata?" he breathed as he came closer to her.
"Will you say you love me?"
He flashed her a grin, "Always. I love you always, Hinata."
She shuddered at the promise. That was it. There was nothing but truth in his voice. In his eyes.
She took a deep breath, she may be a naturally nervous or shy person but at least with Naruto she should open up and be more comfortable. He loved her. If she couldn't with him…who could she with?
Having made her ultimate decision, Hinata timidly reached to pull her shirt over her head.
No more holding back, she promised herself.
She would let herself feel everything now, she didn't need to waste time witing for her fantasy to unravel anymore. Because it woulnd't. He loved her.
Naruto sat back awed as she stripped her clothes off and shyly shoved them off the edge as she pulled the sheet over her.
"Hinata, why are you hiding? You're beautiful. No one is prettier."
"I…I j-just feel weird sitting around without my clothes."
Naruto smirked, "I may have to get you used to that, Hinata. I am really getting addicted to touching you. And," he took her hand in his and placed it on his cheek and snuggled against it, "You touching me."
He leaned her back gently on to the mattress and kissed her. Sweetly caressing her as he did.
His hands roamed over her body, creating an illusion for Hinata that he was touching her everywhere at the same time, which she knew was impossible but boy did it feel possible.
Naruto kissed down her throat to her chest, savoring the swell of her breast before taking a nipple in his mouth.
Hinata gasped quietly at the sensation and arched against him.
Brushing her bare leg against his hardened self.
He froze and Hinata realized that Naruto truly was as sensitive to her touch as she was his.
Feeling even bolder with that discovery she reached down between them and took him in her hands once more.
He moaned against her skin making her tremble at the sheer sound of his pleasure.
He kissed her bodily feverishly as she began to explore his naked body.
Brushing her hands up his hard chest and down his back up his arms around his hips down his thighs and back to linger on his length. She gripped it and slowly pumped him like she'd done, feeling confident knowing that he liked it.
Naruto buried his face in her shoulder and rocked with her movement.
He nibbled the sensitive skin where her neck and shoulder met and she gasped gripping him harder than she'd meant but he'd simply bucked harder with her.
Again feeling emboldened by this new discovery she set her pace on him a little harder, a little faster since he seemed to like it and his muffled groan had her shivering with the power she felt.
She could make Naruto feel that.
Only her.
He'd chosen her to love. And he'd chosen her to touch and be touched by only her.
Hinata whispered to him, "I love you, Naruto."
He jerked his head up and met her eyes.
His mouth found hers almost instantly, kissing her with an urgency she'd never seen in him.
Between kisses he whispered.
"I."
"Love."
"You."
"Too."
"Hinata."
"My."
"Hinata."
She smiled at him, "Yours?"
He nodded, panting softly, "For as long as you will let me have you."
"Always. You can have me always, Naruto." she whispered in the same form as he had answered her earlier when she'd asked him to say he loved her.
He chuckled and kissed her again.
Taking a breast in his hand he shifted so his length was pressed between her legs.
Feeling the heat coming from it she gasped and Naruto dove his tongue deeper into her mouth caressing every corner as she struggled to keep up. His kisses were distracting and if she didn't concentrate she could easily just get swept up in it all and just lay back and feel.
"Hinata, I…" he panted against her throat as he kissed along its line, "I want you to be sure. I don't want…any regrets."
Her heart instantly iced over and stopped, "Regrets?"
He took her face in his hands gently and stroked her cheek with his thumb, shocking her with how gentle he had been and continued to be.
"I never want you to regret choosing me. I don't want to take your virginity if you have any doubts. I, myself, will never in my life regret this or any other time spent with you. Okay? That's what I meant. So calm down." he chuckled and kissed her face lightly. "Your heart sped up so much when I said regrets. And I knew. I knew I'd said the dumb thing again. You misunderstood. I'm sorry to scare you like that."
Hinata blushed, "You h-heard my heart?"
He nodded, "The fox's senses heighten mine. I can see better and hear better and smell better than normal guys."
"Smell?"
"Yeah." he dipped his head down and sniffed her hair as he kissed her shoulder, "And you smell better than anything I ever thought. Hell, Hinata you smell better to me than fresh homemade ramen."
"Wow." she breathed, laughing softly.
He laughed, "My thoughts exactly."
She then remembered his question and reached down to take his erection in her hands.
Naruto gasped and bent his head trying to keep still, a little worried that he could still startle her, even now.
"I-I don't have a single regret, Naruto. Please? Will…will you do it now?"
He reached down between them and making sure she was ready for him to do just that pressed his fingers to her, finding her hot and wet.
He smiled at her, "You're about to burst like me aren't you?"
She nodded and helplessly bucked against his fingers.
He chuckled and kissed her as he worked his fingers inside her, answering her silent plea.
Hinata grew breathless and trembled with her pleasure. She gripped him and pumped him harder realizing when she did he moved his fingers inside her much more.
She panted, "Please, Naruto?"
He nodded. "If you're sure?"
"Yes." she nodded gently pulling him towards her, guiding his length to the spot she wanted him at.
Naruto kissed her lovingly and pushed into her.
Hinata cried out at the sudden pain that raced through her.
Why did it hurt? She'd been so…oh. She forgot all about that.
Blushing at her own silliness she realized Naruto was panicking.
"Hinata?" he asked. "Hinata? Hinata! Hinata, what's wrong? What'd I do? Did I hurt you?" he rambled concerned.
He gently wiped her few tears that leaked from her eyes with his thumb.
"I hurt you." he whispered. "Oh, Hinata, baby, I'm so sorry. I didn't know I would. I'm so sorry."
She reached up and cupped his face. "I'm fine now. Please…please, don't stop, Naruto."
He looked hesitant and Hinata knew he was going to pull out of her and move away.
That she would not have.
She moved against him and Naruto gasped, throwing his head back at the shocking thrill that ran down his spine and pooling in his stomach.
She rocked against him once more and he gingerly met her half way.
He looked at her uncertainly and she smiled sweetly, looking for all the world like innocence embodied.
It thrilled her to no end to know he was just as scared if not more scared than she was.
Her Naruto needed comforting. He needed to know she wasn't hurting anymore.
"Naruto. I'm fine. Please."
She took his hand and placed at on her breast as she moved against him again, he still rocked with her almost unconsciously, unaware that he was actually moving.
He locked eyes with her. "You're definitely sure you aren't hurt?"
Hinata whispered as a blush darkened her whole body, "It'll only hurt if you stop and leave me now."
He shook his head, "I couldn't leave if I wanted to..." Naruto glanced down as if ashamed, "And... I'm not too sure…that I could stop now…even if I had to."
She smiled sweetly, "Then please don't."
He nodded and slowly braced himself and took control of their motion.
He set a steady pace that Hinata gladly accepted.
She clung to him and gasped silently, breathless with each stroke.
Naruto trembled as he worked to stay calm, not to go too fast and hurt her again.
Hinata noticed this and hated that he wasn't losing himself in this wonderful and amazing feeling as she was.
She leaned up and whispered, "Naruto…please…let go. Don't hold back. I want…all of you."
He shook with his unexpected reaction to her words.
She hugged him and kissed his neck and before she could talk herself out of it, nibbled his ear.
"Please… Let go with me." she begged quietly.
Naruto shook once more and when her next quiet moan from his thrust tickled his ear his control broke.
Naruto dipped his head and kissed her urgently, delving his tongue deep inside her mouth as he thrust harder and harder into her. His pace quickened to the point that Hinata was almost delirious with the feelings assaulting her.
And then it came in a flash. Light blinded her as wave after amazing wave rolled over her like nothing she'd ever imagined.
She bit her lip and buried her face in the crook of his arm to hide her scream.
Naruto grinned at her tucking against him and thrust one last time before losing himself in the identical sensation.
Moments later they lay tired and happier than ever before, both still quietly panting as he held her close to him.
Once he came down from his high he vaguely recognized a scent and then with horror realized he smelled blood.
Hinata's blood!
He jerked away from her and fell out of the bed. He saw it on the sheet and on his body and he let out a strangled scream.
Covering his mouth with his hands to muffle it as best he could.
Hinata had sat up and was watching him confused and concerned.
"Naruto? What's wrong?"
Tears formed in his beautiful blue eyes.
"You. Your. I. We. Blood. Yours. Me. My fault." he rambled as he rocked slightly, completely overwhelmed with the smell of her blood in his senses.
If he'd thought Sakura's had sickened him, Hinata's nearly killed him.
It had been so long since he'd smelt it and his senses were much sharper now.
He gagged.
Naruto felt sick.
He'd hurt her. He'd selfishly thought of himself and he'd hurt her! She was bleeding because of him.
Him!
He glanced down and jumped when he saw it on him again.
He shrieked quietly and rubbed at it trying to get it off him.
Hinata had climbed out of bed and was at his side, but she had it on her too so her presence at his side only made another muted scream rip from him as he scrambled to get away from her and the suddenly stronger scent of her blood.
She looked confused and worried. That was wrong! She should be angry! Scared even! Not worried about him!
Didn't she see? He'd hurt her!
"I'm so sorry." he sobbed brokenly. "I'm so sorry, Hinata. I never wanted to hurt you. I swear. I didn't know I had. Not like this. Never meant to…"
She crawled to his side once more and kissed his cheek, hugging him to her.
What was wrong with him? She couldn't figure it out?
They shared the sweetest moment of her life and then he freaks out after it?
She saw him covering his nose and gagging slightly.
Was he sick? Had he been that nervous?
He looked miserable, but not truly sick per say.
Then it clicked.
She'd bled when he'd first entered her.
He thought he'd hurt her badly.
Of course, no one ever explained to Naruto about sex and what happened because of it. He probably just knew the basics that he overheard. No one would tell him a girl bled her first time. Why would they? That wasn't the part people liked talking about. The stuff after it he'd probably heard about plenty. But this…
She was saddened by this fact. That no one had ever been there for him to do the basics, like give him the birds and the bees talk.
She whispered, "Naruto. This…" she shyly pointed to the mess they'd made, "It's not as bad as you are thinking."
His wide horrified eyes met hers disbelievingly. They were hazy though and frantic as if he wasn't truly listening to her, as if he couldn't really hear her.
He wasn't going to be able to think clearly until this smell was gone Hinata realized.
She remembered his aversion to Saiyomi when she'd smelled like Sakura's blood.
Of course, he'd just told her not long ago that his senses were much stronger than a usual human's.
She kissed his cheek and stood.
She hurried to her shower and rinsed off the blood, using her soap with the smell he'd said he liked she scrubbed herself practically raw just in case his sense of smell was stronger than she thought.
Then she rushed to dress in clean clothes and then stripped her bed, glad to find that the blood had not gotten on the mattress.
She took it and put the bed clothes in a big trash bag from Temari's section. She'd have to apologize to her later for taking that.
She then stuffed it in the hamper and placed an air freshener over it and closed the door to the bathroom where it was.
Then she pulled on a new set of sheets and a different cover.
After that Hinata dashed into the bathroom once more and wet a warm cloth and went back to crouch beside Naruto.
Tenderly, carefully, as he sat in a teary daze she wiped him clean.
Being more gentle than she had with herself, but being thorough not leaving any trace of her blood on him.
She went and rinsed the rag and came back and sat beside him, taking his trembling form in her arms.
"Naruto, please. I got rid of it. It's alright now. Its fine. I'm not hurt. I'm happier than I've ever been. So please snap out of it now."
She rubbed his bare back and whispered to him, using her other hand to wipe his tears away.
Slowly he began to come out of it and looked up at her with sad eyes.
"I'm-"
"It's fine. I'm fine. I love you." she whispered.
"How can you?" he snapped, scaring her a little, making her jump.
"I hurt you!" he shouted pulling away from her.
Then he punched the floor and cursed, and then whispered bitterly, "And now I'm scaring you. I'm sorry, Hinata. I'll just get dressed and go now…"
He stood and she did too, quickly wrapping her arms around him from behind.
"I-I'm not scared of you, Naruto. I don't think I could be. Please. Don't leave me. Never, never leave me."
He sighed and reached down to pull on his jeans.
"I am so angry with myself right now, Hinata. I wouldn't be good company."
Hinata sat on the bed and patted the spot beside her.
"Naruto…did…did anyone ever talk with you about… sex?" she asked turning redder than she had all night.
Funny, she mused, how talking about sex embarrassed me more than actually having it.
He blushed too and shook his head as he sat beside her.
"Not really? Why? Did I do it wrong?" he asked looking even more horrified than he already was.
Then he cursed again, "Listen at me. I just hurt you and I'm worried about doing it right? What is wrong with me?"
His hands clenched tightly into fists in his lap.
Hinata placed her hand on one.
"You're just being a normal guy to ask that. And…" she blushed darker still, "And I thought you did amazing."
He looked up at her unsure.
She then went on to explain about the mechanics of the girl body and what happened to every girl their first time.
By the time she was finished with her mini sex-ed class for him she was babbling like an idiot and redder than a fire truck! And Naruto's eyes were wide with wonder.
"So…I did hurt you…but it couldn't have been avoided?" he asked still trying to make sense of that one part.
"Y-yes." she nodded.
"I'm still sorry I hurt you… but at least I know it wasn't all my fault." he whispered.
Then he laughed ruefully, "I made a fool of myself acting like that, didn't I? It wasn't even that much blood…"
Hinata patted his leg and leaned against his shoulder, feeling how tired she was all of a sudden.
He wrapped his arm around her, drawing her closer to him, "Thank you for taking care of me like that. I'm…sorry I acted that way."
"It's alright. I just wanted to make you happy." she whispered.
"Just you being with me does that, Hinata. But all the same. You cleaning up like that just to help me…that was really something else."
"Yeah…" she yawned and whispered drowsily , "At least next time I won't bleed."
He chuckled, "Next time?"
Hinata jerked awake from her halfway consciousness and grimaced, "I-I-I-I-I meant…"
He laughed again and kissed the top of her head, "I'm playing, Hinata. I am already dreaming about next time too."
"You are?"
He nodded.
"You are much less shy then. Its really sexy. Of course your shyness is sexy too….you're just sexy all the way around, Hinata." he said with a boyish grin.
"Thank you." she blushed.
He stood and scooped her up in his arms.
He carried her around the bed and crawled under the covers with her, tucking her against his still bare chest.
Hinata blushed at the closeness to his bare skin.
Naruto chuckled and kissed her, "You blush now? Because of that? You were holding me a minute ago and I was completely naked."
She gasped, "Th-that was d-di-different."
He nodded and snuggled against her, "If you say so, sweetheart."
Hinata giggled softly at the name and relaxed into his embrace.
"I love you, Hinata. Thank you." he whispered, his warm breath tickling her skin.
"I love you too, Naruto. You're very welcome."
He kissed her cheek and whispered, "Don't suppose I could beg you not to tell anyone about how I acted tonight could I?"
She smiled and whispered, "You could…"
Naruto's quiet laughter rumbled softly against her and she smiled happily pleased with herself.
The two drifted off into a peacefully content sleep; a sleep so deep neither noticed how much more complete they suddenly felt and neither knew just what that feeling entailed.