Note:Non-Massacre AU.
December 9th, 2018.
Prompt Nine: Ice-Skating
Naruto, while the most respected and honoured shinobi in the village, was utterly useless at skating.
He waddled gracelessly on the ice, trying to walk, rather than skate on the slippery surface. He would occasionally get a surge of false confidence and try to speed up his movements, only to end up face-first on the cold ice.
Each time he fell, Hinata would be there to help him stand. Each time the two Uchiha brothers would laugh.
Eventually Naruto had decided to take a break, waddling awkwardly off the rink, followed closely by Sasuke who was smirking at the blond the entire time.
"It's good to see them have fun." Hinata smiled beside Itachi, watching the young men taking a seat by the rink.
"Umhm," he agreed, "Naruto has been working especially hard these past few months, he deserves this break."
"You do too." She smiled up at him.
He returned her smile and took her gloved hand in his.
It was no surprise to anyone that Itachi and Hinata were flawless skaters, both gliding elegantly along the ice.
Hinata truly enjoyed skating, she loved how effortless it was, how wonderful and smooth her strides felt.
Itachi loved watching her. She skated with a beauty that only Hinata was capable of.
They held hands while they skated, keeping perfect time with each other.
"Hey, Hinata, look!" she heard a voice call.
The pair stopped skating to look around, finding Naruto once again braving the ice, this time holding tightly onto Sasuke's jacked at the dark-haired man skated, dragging the grinning blond along behind him.
Hinata giggled at the sight.
Sasuke's face was completely unimpressed as the blond slid along behind him, cheering with pride.
"He looks so happy." She laughed, watching the two.
"Sasuke is happy too, you just can't tell."
"Oh, I can," she smiled up at him, "you two are very similar and I know when you're happy."
Itachi smiled down at the woman before him, her beautiful eyes full of joy and her cheeks tinted red with the cold.
He brought Hinata's gloved hand, which he held in his own, to his mouth, gently kissing the fabric.
She smiled back at him, allowing their hands to fall back by their sides, still entwined, as they began skating around the rink once again.
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