Naruto's eyes widened in surprise, her heart skipping a beat at the suddenness of the question. She shifts uncomfortably, trying to process the weight of his words. The quietness of the room makes Hinata nervous.
He knew it was a big step towards their new relationship, but he had been on edge ever since Naruto decided to talk to Sasuke. Naruto shifted her blue eyes away from Hinata as the blush from her neck started to spread onto her neck.
She opened and then closed her mouth before she started stammering "Hinata, I... I didn't expect…" his heart began to stop at her sudden words, he wanted to interject, sensing her unease but he needed to know the answer.
Naruto walked close to the hospital bed and sat close as she held Hinata's hand, "Hinata, it's not that I don't want to. It's just... it's moving fast, you know? And I'm not sure if I'm ready for that step yet."
"Hey, hey, it's okay. I understand if it's too soon. I just thought... Well, never mind." There's a hint of disappointment in Hinata's voice, though he tries to mask it with a reassuring smile.
Naruto backs down and chooses to stay silent, Their relationship was too new and everything was going great. The moment Hinata placed his hand on her neck, he pulled her into a deep kiss and seemed to know everything that was on her mind.
He pulled back with a smile and a gentle nip towards her bottom lip, "I'm sorry, I thought we would be ready, but if you need more time I understand and I don't want to rush you into anything you're not comfortable with."
Naruto leans against him as Hinata pulls her into his arms, Silence lingers in the room, and Naruto's heart aches at the thought of not being able to meet his expectations.
But Hinata thought the opposite, Naruto was new to being in an actual relationship, not one where she was being toyed with for more. Hinata hugged her close. He wanted to help Naruto grow more as a person.
Naruto leans up her chin just under his as her blue eyes meet his lilac ones, she can't help but think what a beautiful color. "But I'm here for you, Hinata. Even if I'm not ready to move in, I'm here for you in other ways." She gently placed her hand on his bad leg and kissed him softly.
Hinata smiled brightly, his Lilac eyes brightening, "Really?, are you going to take care of me" He whispered in her ear and she blushed furiously and pushed his head back, emitting a giant chuckle to be let out.
"No! Not in that way!, I mean with your leg and you shouldn't even be thinking about that!" she squealed softly as he pressed an open mouth kiss while squeezing her thigh, she was extra sensitive with her inner thighs and Hinata knew all of her weaknesses.
"Am I interrupting?" A voice boomed throughout the room and Naruto pulled back so far that she looked like a deer in headlights. She turned to see a much older man with the same eyes as Hinata and the girl beside him with a smile had the same eyes also.
This was Hinata's family, Naruto bowled quickly "Hyuga same, It's an honor to meet you Hinata's family, he says so many great things about you" She said lying through her teeth, still bowing Hinata's eyes softened as he tapped her back up.
"I'm sure he has" His gruff voice comes out and points his gaze towards his son, Hanabi sends her brother an amused smile as she comes over to hand Naruto the bouquet of Tulips.
"You must be Ni-san's girlfriend! I've been dying to meet you ever since Ni-san mentioned you" She smiles as she hugs Naruto with such excitement.
"Hanabi mind your manners! Uzumaki san I thank you for staying by my son's side but you can leave now," Hinata shakes his head as he grasps Naruto by her waist and pulls her into his bed.
He knew by the angered look he received from his father that this was more than what liked to see his Son so affectionate with someone it wasn't something he was used to. "Father, I'm perfectly content for Naruto to be here, she did drive me to the hospital."
Hiashi tilted his head "Only because you didn't call me the second you got hurt, Neji called and said your lovely girlfriend burst into the locker room just to check in on you." Naruto blushed red and felt embarrassed, Hinata held her hand he knew his father was going to pick on his girlfriend.
"I did find that very disbursing but the gesture was meaningful." Naruto looked away, her cheeks still red as a rose, as she looked at the man.
"Of course. I'll be here to take care of Hinata especially now that he's sprained his knee." Hinata's face lit up with gratitude and relief, as he looked at his girlfriend, Hanabi cooed at the cuteness, it was such a relief to her that her older brother found someone.
Hiashi on the other stared at his son, Hinata was looking at her so tenderly realizing that Naruto's presence mattered too much, regardless of what he thought he knew this girlfriend of his son was someone precious.
Hiashi cleared his throat, catching the attention of everyone in the room, "You're ready to be discharged, I would find it more comfortable if you come to stay at home for the time you are hurt." He turned towards Naruto, his face emotionless.
"Ms. Uzumaki, you are welcome to stay too. I'm sure my son would appreciate the company. '' Hinata had the urge to roll his eyes as he listened to his sister giggle, Naruto gave him a nudge on the shoulder with a large smile.
Bowling her head "Thank you for the opportunity, I will be coming to check in soon" He nods at her before leaving the room with Hanabi saying he's got to sign the released papers for Hinata's release."
Hinata stared at Naruto before pulling her into his warm embrace. "How are you doing? you were so nervous when he came in." Naruto looked at him with a pout, before she buried her head into his neck.
"Because I was you baka" she whispers into his neck and he smiles with soft eyes as he holds her close and kisses her head.
"You did great Naruto….Thank you darling you meeting my father means so much to me, more than anything."
Naruto gets up from his neck and looks at Hinata her eyes trained on his before landing on his lips, She leans in to press a kiss against his lips as her hand curls up into his chest, Hinata deepens the kiss As they hold each other close, Naruto knows that their relationship may not follow a conventional timeline, but as long as they're together she is perfectly happy.
She hopes that Hinata is too…
It's been a few days since the incident and Naruto hasn't left Hinata's side he loves the attention from her, that's until she leaves to do her first shoot with another famous model. Naruto looks into the mirror, her blue eyes wide and filled with different emotions as she gets transferred into a vampire.
Sasuke is beside her admiring from afar, Naruto looked stunning in her ragged clothes and platforms, her blonde hair now done in soft curls as her fang peeked out from her plush lips that were colored in the deep shade of wine.
Her roots were begging to show more and they had to cover them up with sprayed blonde. Biting her lips Naruto turns and faces the Uchiha, her blue eyes peeking from underneath those golden lashes.
"How do I Look?" She asks with a nervous tone, an expectation comes through the both of them and Konan stands with Mikoto, her hands coming to cup Naruto's.
Her orange eyes were filled with excitement, "You look amazing, Mikoto San writes her characters perfectly but you're perfect to model her." Naruto tries to smile as she clasps Konan's hand.
"Thank you, I'm still a bit nervous since I haven't met my modeling partner," Naruto says with a nervous chuckle, Miktoto eyes soften, and comes to Naruto's aid by giving her back a soft pat.
"Don't be so tense, most of the models here are either part of the Uchiha clan or close friends, they shouldn't bother you but if they do just let Sas know okay?" Naruto nods and begins to walk out of the dressing room.
As they get to the set Naruto starts to rub her hands together in a nervous gesture, Sasuke watches her with a concerned gaze with a comforting smile as she holds Naruto's hand.
"Naruto I know it's a bit nerve-racking, but don't think about everyone in the room, just Focus on something or someone who keeps you calm. Naruto Exhales with a smile as she squeezes Sasuke's hand.
"Right, I'll do that." She turned towards Sasuke and pressed a kiss against her cheek. When she pulls back Sasuke is in disbelief as she watches Naruto smile.
"Thank you for being so sweet, I know that I've been tense lately but you stuck by me. Especially since Hinata fractured his knee. thank you if there was anything I could do just ask me?."
Sasuke thinks for a moment before smirking "You could give me a kiss again, this time on the lips."
Naruto laughs and pats Sasuke's shoulder, "No, Hinata would kill me, he already doesn't like it when I talk to you."
Sasuke purses her lips before going stoic again, "Then I'll just wait till I have something" Naruto smiles and walks over to the set.
Naruto exhales softly as she gilds her own manicured nails against her skin, her blue eyes can already see the small bumps against her thigh.
Goosebumps appeared fast, and Naruto looked down at her fake nails. She didn't want them at first but Mikoto had told her that it was part of her character to hand long almond-shaped nails.
She wasn't used to it, but she was getting used to the feeling, Naruto glowered at her folded legs as she was sitting at a makeshift bar.
Her skirt was ragged and looked to be well worn just as much as a rock t-shirt ripped from the sleeves with fake blood added from the blood bag she had drained a second earlier. (In an ironic sense, It was just for the vampire story)
Her teeth were so sharp that she an prick her finger, and her blue eyes were set on the glass before her, the drink in the glass was called a FORBIDDEN SOUR, a dink filled with bourbon a 1oz of pama liqueur with 5 oz of syrup with one final touch of lemon juice.
Mikoto wanted Naruto to try the drink so she could get the perfect picture for a magazine, placing her colored lips on the glass so she could feel her taste buds tingle from the cold glass.
Snap
"you're looking great Naruto!, now take a sip." Complying, Naruto raised her glass and she felt her cheeks heat up at the thought of millions of eyes on her. taking a small sip she felt her young tingle with the taste as her nose scrunched up at the sour aftertaste.
"Not to your taste?" Shocked, she turned to see a brown-skinned man with devilishly black hair and a white smile tinted with the bright lights as his fangs practically grinned, he was leaning against his palm but his muscled body towered over her small one.
Snap
"Perfect!, we got the shot! Now Naru acts more flirtatious!" Kohan yelled and Naruto exhaled, before she turned and imagined Hinata, she let her smirk pass her lips a the thought of Hinata being a vampire.
Turning she leaned forward her chest almost up to his as she gripped his jaw her lips almost practically leaving a kiss imprint, She could see Hinata blushing as if she were the dominant vampire out of the two of them.
Snap!, Snap!, Snap!
As soon as the flashes stopped she let go of his chin, and her smile dropped slowly as the image of Hinata was gone, the site of her coworker. Blushing Naruto took out her hand.
"It's nice to be working with you, I'm Naruto!" She said with a smile and the coworker laughed at her clumsiness before skating her hand firmly.
"It's nice to meet you too Naru, I'm Kyosuke Sas' older cousin. Your expressions were great and I thought you had never done this before." he said with a light chuckle at the end of his voice.
"I haven't…it's my first time but I hope I did well enough." Mikoto comes and stands before them before Kyosuke can continue to complain to Naruto. She smiles brightly at the both of them.
"I'm sorry Naru. I wanted to capture the surprise that littered all over your face when Kyosuke came behind you suddenly and I caught the perfect moment. Next, I loved the confidence but instead of his chin, you hold onto his neck at this moment you can't stop desiring him."
Naruto blushes and Mikoto grabs her face "Naru no blushing, less blushing more confidence." she nods and tries to fight down her blush as the lights are now lowered to have a dark red setting with overcasting black shadows.
Lights moved as if they were dancing Kyosuke pulled her back emitting her back to hit his chest as her ass was pressed against his pelvis, she gulps and closes her eyes as he turned her head her arm coming up to hold onto his neck, Naruto's almond shape nails slightly dug into his skin.
Snap, Snap, Snap!
It went on like this with many different sets and photos that were taken, Shisui and Sasuke seemed more irritated at how intimate the photos were getting of course Naru knew and so did her boyfriend and they both enjoyed it better if she just modeled clothes.
But it was on a whole other for Sasuke, she didn't like the fact her cousin was touching Naruto's waist or her hands but what made it worse was that she knew that possessiveness that was coming off from Shisui was how she would get when she felt possessiveness.
Snap!
Naruto let out a sigh of relief as she finished her last shoot for the day.
She and Kyosuke had been on their feet for hours, posing in uncomfortable positions and trying to maintain a smile and "model face" despite feeling exhausted.
She thought taking a couple of photos wouldn't be so hard but she was proved wrong. As Naruto gathered her things and headed out of the studio, after saying bye to literally everyone she couldn't help but feel a wave of fatigue wash over her.
But just as she was about to let the tiredness consume her, her phone buzzed looking down and she smiled as the Facetime call was from her boyfriend, Hinata. She couldn't help but smile as she answered the call, feeling her mood instantly lift at the sight of his smiling face.
"Hey, babe," Hinata greeted her, his voice filled with tenderness and love. Those lilac eyes stared into hers.
"How was your day?" Naruto's blue eyes softened and couldn't help but gush about her day, telling Hinata about the different outfits she had modeled and the interesting people she had met.
"I've met one of Sasuke's older cousins, he was the person I had to model with"
Hinata nodded and continued to listen attentively, Naruto was gushing at his supportive and loving nature making her feel cherished and appreciated.
But just as she was taking. Hinata's eyes narrowed, and his jaw clenched as he looked past Naruto's shoulder.
"Naruto, I she wasn't going to be there today?" Hinata's voice was tight with anger, and Naruto's eyebrows furrowed as her heart sank as she turned to see who he was referring to.
Standing just a few feet away was Sasuke who carried a bag of takeout and walked towards her, Naruto knew she had always rubbed Hinata the wrong way.
But as many times before Naruto had tried to reassure Hinata that there was nothing between her and Sasuke, but Hinata's jealousy always seemed to get the best of him.
Before Naruto could even explain, Hinata's voice erupted in a fit of anger."I can't believe you're still hanging out with that jerk, Naruto! I've told you a million times that I can't stand her, and yet here she is, right next to you!"
Naruto's heart sank as she tried to calm Hinata down, but his anger only seemed to escalate. "Hinata Stop! Sasuke has done nothing but help me with this job, you're being completely unreasonable.!"
The two of them ended up in a heated argument, Sasuke stepped in before Naruto could raise her voice any higher Sasuke hung up.
Naruto's eyes watered as her throat began to sting. She leaned against the wall as Sasuke offered her shoulder to lean on.
Hinata slammed his phone shut, the anger boiling in his veins. Naruto had just hung up on him after yet another argument about Sasuke, their fights seemed to always be about her. It made him even more pissed.
He knew that Naruto going into business with the Uchihas would be around Sasuke but the Uchiha seemed to be constantly lurking around her. He clenched his fists, his mind filled with thoughts of confronting Sasuke and Naruto.
Hinata knew he trusted Naruto but it was Sasuke whom he didn't trust, he knew she would do anything to get her way.
Hinata breathed out by grabbing his crutches and walking towards his balcony, the cool evening air doing nothing to calm his burning rage. Throwing his head softly he closed his eyes as his furrowed eyebrows relaxed.
Ringgggggggggggg
Digging into his pocket Hinata grabbed his headphones and tapped the side, his eyes still closed as he answered.
"You know Naruto is not a possession right?, Hinata. She can make her own choices," Sasuke replied calmly, her tone filled with smugness as a smile played on her face from the other side.
Hinata glared as he sharply turned to see his phone on the bed, Sasuke's name popping on the screen.
"You think I don't know that?, of course I know but do you think you can just swoop in and take what's mine?" Hinata growled, his voice low and dangerous. Sasuke simply shrugged a glint of challenge in her eyes.
Smiling, she watched as Naruto talked to her mother, Sasuke couldn't help but grin as she had won and it was just a few more steps until Naruto was in her arms.
"Yeah I do"
The tension was crackling in the air between them. Even from afar, you could hear Hinata's angry growl and Sasuke's chuckling, Hinata felt the anger starting to fade. He knew he couldn't control Naruto's feelings, no matter how much he wanted to.
And that made his heart shrink and curl when he had finally gotten Naruto, they were so close to saying those three words…
He had to let go of his jealousy and trust that Naruto would make the right decision for herself, even if it meant losing her.
As the realization washed over him, Hinata sighed heavily before hanging up. Sasuke's smug smile grew wider, she put her phone away as she walked towards Naruto, her smile dropping as she wrapped her hands around her.
She hated Hinata but she did care for Naruto and seeing her upset made Sasuke's heart tremble with sadness.
"It's going to be okay Naru", pulling back her wipes under Naruto's eyes and wearing her long blonde lashes soaked with tears.
"Thanks, Sasuke, I'm sorry I shouldn't be so emotional at work…" Miktoto's eyes softened she patted Naruto's back, her hand steady on the other's shoulders.
"That's quite alright, modeling can be stressful but having the person you cherish yelling at her is the worst, I understand but others in the business will not so you have to make sure it's away from the cameras."
Naruto nodded and wiped her tears. She was left feeling drained and defeated, her exhaustion from the day's work now amplified by the emotional turmoil she had just experienced with Hinata.
Leaving the room Mikoto offered Naruto privacy, Sasuke stood back against the wall as Naruto finished the food Sasuke had offered. Now, all she could do was hope that time and distance would break the wounds that had been reopened by her.
Smiling Sasuke walked and pushed Naruto's hair to the side, her cool breath falling onto the back of Naruto's neck, her skin appeared in goosebumps as her lips were so close to her ear.
Naruto gulped down her sudden nervousness "Wanna go clubbing?, it takes your mind off Hinata for a while"