For those who've read the original, you'll know that I've taken some scenes from Chapter 7 of the original story and incorporated them into this version—whichever ones worked. Anyway, I wanted to keep the focus on the main ship of the story. I aimed to develop Ingrid and Dorothea's relationship with Naruto and Hinata before Byleth and Shez show up. I believe this overhaul of Dorothea's characterization is an improvement over her bitchy portrayal in the original.
chapter 4 freedom
Hinata had no idea what she was going to wear as of yesterday. Naruto is her boyfriend, and they were just going to go on lunch; it was their day off, but she had no idea what to wear. She was in a dilemma. She heard a knock. When she opened it, she saw it was none other than Annette and Mercedes.
"Is this a bad time, Hina?" asked Annette, noticing the room was a mess.
"I'm sorry, I just can't find anything to wear. Naruto-kun and I are supposed to be going on our date, and I don't know what to wear. I mean..." Hinata felt foolish having to explain this to her friends from the Blue Lions.
"I'm pretty sure he'll be satisfied with anything you wear, Hina," Mercedes said reassuringly. It didn't help her feel better, though; she had no idea what to wear. The girls shut the door to give the three of them privacy. Mercedes noticed a plain-looking dress. She picked it up and inspected it. Hinata was embarrassed looking at it. It was so plain. She only brought it because it was comfortable and something to wear on a casual day off when she didn't want to wear the academy uniform.
"I think this would work fine." Mercedes said, which caused Hinata to blink.
"I can't wear this, it's so plain. Naruto Kun would think I'm just plain looking with this on." Hinata said. Mercedes shook her head.
"Hina, I think Naruto would find you beautiful in anything you wear." Annette said, trying to cheer her up regarding her dress, the only one that she had brought from her homeland.
"In all honesty, I actually like this dress, Hina. I wish I could fit in it but I'm too tall to fit in this dress. It looks so comfortable." Mercedes said, smiling at the thought of herself in a dress like this. She thought the pink and gray color combination was a terrible mix, but it was comfortable, and better yet, men didn't pay attention to her when she wore this dress.
"I suppose, but I would rather wear something better than this dress. It's ugly, and I would like to look beautiful on my first date with Naruto-kun." Hinata said as she held her dress close to her chest.
"It's under a short notice, but I have something that can do the trick. Get dressed in your dress that you have in your hands. I'll go to my dorm and grab what will help you immensely." said Annette as she left Hinata and Mercedes alone for the moment.
Hinata got undressed from her nightgown from the previous night. It didn't take long for her to get into her dress that she wears on her days off in Konoha. When she was done, Mercedes looked at her with admiration.
"I could see why you wear as modest clothing as possible. I'd be lying if I said I'm not a little jealous of your body." Mercedes had no words to say. Hinata had no idea what to say about her body. She never thought anything of it. She was told by many of her peers that they were jealous of her body.
"You have a beautiful body, Hina. You have nothing to be ashamed of," Mercedes said, not with jealousy but with admiration.
"You don't give yourself enough credit, Mercie Chan. You're beautiful yourself. You have legions of admirers that rival me and Dorothea San." Hinata said as she sat across from her, waiting for Annette to come to her room.
"Most of those men look at the most superficial aspects of me and nothing else," Mercedes said, almost with clenched teeth.
"I don't blame you. Most of those men don't care about anything but superficial things," Hinata said contemptuously. She remembered how Mercedes was treated and how the only thing her admirers even cared about back home was her looks and nothing else, and they only looked at her as a piece of meat.
"The only thing they want is what they all want. They want me because of my crest, nothing more. These superficial men don't care about me as a person." Mercedes said with a bitterness. She hadn't been well-versed in the crest system, and she hadn't asked Mercedes about it because it bothered her. Annette came in the door, which stopped the conversation in its tracks.
Annette had makeup on her face; it was nothing that she was familiar with. She knew Annette loved using it on her face to make herself look prettier. Hinata didn't particularly care to do so, but anything that would make Naruto look at her more favorably, she would do it.
"I don't know, Ann. I really don't think Hina really needs makeup. I think she's beautiful regardless of whether she has makeup on or not." Mercedes said, generally meaning it. Hinata looks at Mercedes and can't help but think that she would look beautiful without it as well. She doesn't want Annette to waste all of her efforts, so she waited patiently as she allowed her to do her work. When she was done, she saw herself in the mirror. She didn't do much to put makeup on her face; it was just a touch here and there.
"Not much was needed, actually. You look beautiful even without makeup, Hina. imagine if we managed to find a dress for you with the makeup that you're currently wearing, you'd be irresistible." Annette said with a smile, thinking about how to make Hinata even more beautiful than she already is.
"I don't know, I think it's a little overboard. I think I'm fine how I look now." Hinata said, turning away in embarrassment. She wondered what Naruto was doing at the moment. Was he as nervous as she was?
When she was done, she bid farewell to her friends as they left her dorm. Before she left her dorm, she made sure to grab her basket that she had brought with her from Konoha, which had all the ingredients she would need to cook the lunch she had in mind for her and Naruto. She hoped that everything could go right today. She had to make it perfect. She had something special planned for the end. She hoped Naruto would be receptive to it. She thought about what her father would think if he knew what she had planned tonight. She had a smile on her face. She would do everything her father hated, and that's what made it the most satisfying. And what made it even better was that it was with Naruto, the person her father hates.
Though she has to cook her and Naruto's lunch, she went to the cafeteria and asked the chefs if she could borrow their cooking space. they gave the okay and Hinata started cooking their lunch.
Naruto was looking for any kind of clothes to wear. He couldn't wear his orange jumpsuit on a date; that would be terrible. He was looking through his entire room. It was a mess; it looked like a bomb had dropped.
He had never been on a date before, and he had no experience. He wanted to make Hinata know that she was not wasting her time by giving him a chance. What seemed like an eternity, which was actually 20 minutes, he found what he was looking for: the casual clothes that he normally wears on his day off in Konoha.
"Perfect," Naruto said with a smile. He quickly got dressed and left his dorm. All the girls were looking at him in the monastery.
"Is that Naruto?" asked a woman with short brown hair who was in her early twenties.
"Yes." Said a black-haired girl around the age of 18, who had short hair like her peer next to her.
"Damn, he's hot, and Hinata is the one he's going out with. I should've asked him when I had the chance." The brown-haired woman said regretfully. Naruto ignored her shallow fangirls; the last thing he wanted to deal with.
He saw other women looking at him as well, who looked like they wanted a piece of him.
He waited near the cafeteria were they would agree to meet though what was he and Hinata going to eat for lunch? he had no idea he felt like an idiot.
It wouldn't be long for him to wait when he saw Hinata, who looked really nervous. She looked down as if hiding her face. Naruto did not understand why she was doing that.
"I'm sorry, Naruto-kun. I wanted to look beautiful on our date, and I couldn't find anything suitable. I'm sorry if I look so plain." Hinata said with embarrassment. He looked at her face; he could tell she was wearing makeup. In his eyes, she looked absolutely amazing, even without makeup. Hinata was like a goddess.
"Hm, where are we going?" Naruto asked nervously. He had no experience going on dates and wasn't familiar with the surrounding areas outside of the monastery. They had only been out of the monastery once since his transfer from Konoha. Hinata pointed at a location nearby. There were tables, and it was outside and isolated from where all the students were. They walked in silence. When they were done, they went to the furthest table and sat across from each other. Naruto had no idea what to say or what to do. He had never been alone with Hinata this long. Usually, when he was with her, it was with her teammates, especially that one time on the beetle mission. He blushed when he thought about that mission. When he saw how strong she was, he was mesmerized by her. He knew when he was 12 that he could never see Sakura out like that ever. That was 5 years ago when they were straight out of the academy when teammate and team 7 were going on missions together for the first time. To Naruto, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Naruto had no idea what to say. He felt like an idiot.
"The weather certainly is nice, isn't it?" Hinata said, trying to stir up a conversation.
"It certainly is," Naruto replied.
Naruto and Hinata were eating in silence. Naruto wanted to say something, anything. He didn't want his girlfriend to be bored, but he didn't know about dates. He felt like an idiot; it should be obvious.
"So, how are your classes, Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.
"I really enjoy my time here; the people in the Black Eagles are good people, well, there are some I would rather not be around, but other than that, they're all good people. Edel-chan is a great friend; I'm glad I was able to meet her again after 7 years," Hinata said happily. He wanted to know about how Hinata and Edelgard met, so he decided he would ask another time.
"I feel the same way; I actually really like it here in the Golden Deer. I actually never enjoyed going to class until I came here. Yeah, I may have to deal with Kakashi Sensei as my professor, but that's not so bad. My classmates, with the exception of one, are fun to hang out with. It's everything that I wish I would have had back home." Naruto said, without realizing the loneliness that he had on his face, how, for the first time, he didn't have to keep his guard up.
"I hated the academy; the students were cruel, and the teachers were also cruel. They played favorites with students that performed better than others but didn't bother helping those who performed poorly. No matter how good my grades were, my father didn't think they were good enough. Here, at least, I'm away from judgmental eyes." Hinata replied honestly, which surprised Naruto, as he did not expect this from Hinata.
"I hated the academy too; the teachers were assholes. I was glad to be done with it. Though I do wonder sometimes, is being the Hokage truly something I want?" Naruto asked out loud, not realizing he wasn't speaking to himself in his head.
"You don't need to be Hokage, Naruto-kun, to prove anything to anyone. You've always been someone I've admired, long before you became a Shinobi. You never let anything get you down; you're proud, a failure now, until you've always been most people. If they were in your shoes, they would have given up, but you haven't." Hinata's cheeks were turning pink. He thought she was cute when she did that; he always did, and the way she was twiddling with her fingers, an old habit that she had broken years ago.
"You're so cute," Naruto said, smiling, which caused Hinata to blush even more.
"Please, Naruto-kun, I'm going to die of embarrassment," she said as she covered her face with both of her hands. But Naruto got close to her and removed them. No matter how many times he had seen her blushing face, he could not help but find her cute and beautiful.
"I'm at your mercy, my Hime. Your cuteness will be the death of me," Naruto said.Hinata giggled at Naruto's comment as she kissed him, not caring about anybody else. The world did not exist to them.
Then Naruto thought maybe their first date didn't have to be all fancy after all. They didn't have to say anything; they could just be in each other's company. He stopped thinking about how to make Hinata happy and decided just to enjoy her company because to him that was enough, and to Hinata, that was enough.
After they were done eating, they both decided to go to one of the courtyards in the monastery and decided to lay down their backs, looking at the sky. Naruto held Hinata's hand. This was a good day, he thought. Nothing fancy, but that's not so bad. He thought about other ways he could make Hinata happy, little did he know Hinata had plans on how to end their date.
Sasuke and Mercedes were currently in the cathedral. Mercedes was currently praying. Sasuke never said anything when she prayed to the goddess out of respect for her religious traditions. When she was done, she got up and smiled at Sasuke. They sat on the bench in the back. There was nobody in the cathedral at the moment, which was fine by Sasuke, especially if it meant avoiding those annoying fan girls.
"It's such a shame, Sasuke-kun, that people don't appreciate the beauty of this place, the place where we're sitting. It's where the Four Saints were formed when they went on their quest with Seiros to free the land from a tyrant whose name has long since faded from time. There's so much history here, and the students just don't appreciate it. I mean, they're offered an opportunity of a lifetime, yet..." Mercedes looked where the light was shining at the center of where a priest is usually reading scripture. Sasuke had never attended a service before, even back home, but this was different from the Sage of Six Paths ceremonies; this was different.
"I agree that it's a wasted opportunity of a lifetime; it's not often that you get to visit a foreign land with a foreign culture and customs. I think it's a waste not experiencing these things; most people back home will never have a chance to even see this place or appreciate its beauty. It's such a waste that none of the Konoha transfers, except myself, Naruto, and Hinata-san, even come here. There's so much history; I've only scratched the surface. It would take an entire lifetime to learn about the culture here." Sasuke looked at Mercedes, who had a smile on her face. She was happy that he cared.
"I appreciate you doing this, Sasuke-kun. I know these may be boring to you, but I appreciate it nevertheless." Mercedes said with a warm smile. He saw something in her eyes, loneliness, he thought. This was strange, considering Annette being her best friend, and Hinata being a really good friend to her. He had to say something to let her know that he wasn't bored; he actually enjoyed being in her company and doing the religious activities that she does on a weekly basis. He couldn't say anything; the words wouldn't leave his mouth. He forced them out; he couldn't let her get the wrong idea.
"I'm not bored; I can never be bored when I'm with you. I actually am enjoying myself. If I were by myself, it would be different, but since I'm with you, it's different." Sasuke admitted that the one thing he wouldn't tell her was that this wasn't the first time he attended the weekly ceremony of the Church of Seiros. He did it every Sunday since he first came to the monastery. He was bored when he first came, but seeing Mercedes, Her smile, her beautiful smile—it's the thing he remembers most about her. He had almost forgotten what it looked like in the five years since they departed. Being this close to her, he felt like he would melt; it was like being around the sun, being with Mercedes.
"That's so sweet of you to say, Sasuke-kun. Thank you, I appreciate it," Mercedes said, smiling. Every time he saw her smile, it was different. This one was one of appreciation. Did her admirers really not see the beautiful woman in front of them? Knowing that she had legions of admirers always angered Sasuke; the jealous rage he felt whenever anyone looked at her was all too familiar. He knew it was ridiculous, but what angered him most of all was how none of them—the so-called admirers—cared about who she was as a person. They only wanted one thing from her: her crest and any children she might bear. They didn't care about her as a person.
" I hate my crest. I wish I was never born with one ," 17-year-old Mercedes said. No matter how many years had passed since he heard those words, they had not changed.
Rhea, the archbishop herself, appeared. She smiled warmly at everyone and then looked at Sasuke especially. Then she started to speak.
"Welcome to our weekly ceremony of the church. It is an honor to be here. I am the servant of the people. For this great institution that has served many in the millennia, I would like to welcome our new guest, Sasuke Uchiha." Rhea said warmly. At Sasuke, he felt nervous. Was he really the only new guest? He looked around. He couldn't show his nervousness, though. He had to be respectful. He couldn't make himself look like a fool or embarrass his friend. This was a sacred time for her, and he wouldn't defile it in any way.
Rhea started reading passages out loud, and he saw his friend listen intently. Sasuke did the same, listening to the stories of the goddess and her children. He heard Mercedes explain these stories in their talks, but it was not the same as hearing someone read them out loud. He was caught in a trance. There were many people in the service that he recognized, the most recognizable among them was the blue-haired girl Marianne, along with a few others. He didn't believe in the goddess, but he couldn't help but admire the ceremony and the words from the holy book. Part of him wanted to read himself, but the main joy that he gets out of listening to these scriptures is hearing his friend read them to him. Something about when Mercedes says it is different than how he hears it from others.
He missed Mercedes's company. The heartache that he felt when she left burned a gaping wound on his heart that he didn't know was there until she was gone. Being so close to her now, he felt the pull towards her even stronger than he did when he was 12. But he had never had the courage to tell her. Even now, despite being a man and not a boy, he didn't know if she would still see him as a boy because of their age gap. Telling her his feelings would ruin their friendship; he would bury them for her sake. He was listening eagerly to Rhea's voice as she read the scriptures.
When Rhea was done, she looked around for anyone who would be willing to read another one of the scriptures. It wasn't required to volunteer and read the scriptures out loud; it was completely optional. The priest or nun of the day would continue reading the passages that were relevant to the lesson for the day. Sasuke felt too nervous to even volunteer, but, like everything else about Mercedes, she amazed him when she volunteered.
From what he could gather from the looks of the audience, they weren't surprised that this was something she did frequently. Sasuke had seen that himself. She didn't have stage fright like Marianne did, who never read out loud. He had seen Dimitri do it a few times, but none of them compared to the woman that was reading the passage about the goddess blessing her children. He had heard the story so many times, but it never got old when he listened to it. He wanted to ask Mercedes what this passage meant. It told about her giving her wisdom to her children about love and duty, and how they were interchangeable. To not know the difference is to do wrong by your duty, and love is choosing the welfare of an individual over a nation or a family. There were so many different ways to look at it, but Sasuke didn't know which one was the correct one.
Regarding duty and love, they could be connected in one way or another, but there are times when they clash, where duty could be the death of love, or love could be the death of duty. However, the passage also talks about hate. Sasuke understood this; the passage was simple yet difficult to understand unless you read it multiple times. Perhaps this is because he's a non-believer. If he were to convert to the meaning, would it be different?
When she was done, she walked towards him and sat down. This question was burning in him; he would have to ask her later when they ever had the time. Right now, this was his time with his friend, unlike the last time he came here before rekindling their friendship. He's learned something new, despite hearing the same passage every Sunday since he arrived.
His own duty of vengeance is no different from the duty of love. At least, that's what he thinks. Though he doesn't believe that is likely the correct interpretation, he shoved the thought for now and decided to focus on the ceremony.
Hinata was extremely nervous; she couldn't believe she was actually going to do this. The sun was setting, and she didn't want their date to end yet; she wanted to end it on a high note. They were on their way back, and Hinata had something in mind that she wanted to do as another way to take advantage of the freedom that she now has.
"If you don't mind, Naruto-kun, I'd like to end our date on a high note." Hinata said seductively, causing Naruto to blush.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked naively, and she loved that about him; he had no idea what she had in mind.
"I was thinking we could go to your dorm tonight." Hinata said with a low whisper, causing Naruto to shiver in excitement. She couldn't deny what Hilda said regarding her looks. Hinata could do any man she wanted if she wanted to. She had Naruto wrapped around her finger; it was exciting in a way. What she had in mind, she was going to have them have a night they wouldn't forget. The best thing about it was that nobody could stop her, not even her father.
"What would you like to do there?" Naruto asked naively. She loved that about Naruto; he could be so innocent.
"Let's just say it'll be something that we will both enjoy." Hinata said in a sexy, seductive voice as she reached her hand underneath his shirt. She couldn't believe she was doing it. The normally shy girl had never had this much courage before. Naruto was more shy than she was in this situation.
"Okay," Naruto said, not really understanding what she wanted. It didn't matter to her; he didn't need to know yet. They held each other's hands as they passed people they knew from their classes until they reached Naruto's dorm, located on the part of the monastery near the gardens. She was quivering with excitement and nervousness as they got closer and closer to his dorm. When they were at the entrance, Naruto opened the door, and Hinata looked at his room, which was disorganized and messy, but nothing she hadn't seen before. Naruto looked embarrassed.
"Sorry, it kind of looks like a mess." Naruto said nervously.
Hinata closed the door and locked it, performing a sound-sealed jutsu so that no one would be able to hear what she and Naruto were about to do.
"It doesn't really matter, actually. Where we are, nobody's going to pay attention unless they want to be castrated." Hinata said as she pushed Naruto onto his bed. He was surprised by her assertiveness.
She was on top of him, and Hinata was going to do something she hadn't done before up until this point, but it didn't matter; nobody would be watching them. She started to kiss his neck; Naruto was completely helpless. He had no idea how to react.
She felt something in his crotch and knew exactly what that was.
"Oh, you're being a really bad boy, aren't you?" Hinata said as she removed his jacket and threw it to the floor. Naruto, now knowing what she had in mind, let Hinata have her way with him. She removed his shirt completely, exposing his ripped stomach and chest. She would normally die of embarrassment, but she was pleased that she was the only one seeing his amazing body.
She felt Naruto's skin with her hands. This wasn't the first time she had seen him with his shirt off, but up close, alone, with no one to stop her, to get what she wanted, it was different. She licked his nipple, which caused him to moan. She went lower, where his hands were, and removed them slowly, as if to savor the moment. She knew Naruto's lack of clothing would make things awkward because she was the only one still fully clothed, but she wanted to savor the moment.
"Oh God, Hinata-chan," Naruto moaned as she touched his crotch area, playing around with it. She wasn't quite ready to take off his undergarments yet; she wanted him to savor this moment, just like she was. As much as he might have liked to touch his raw rod, she wanted Naruto to look strictly at her. She stopped doing what she was doing and removed the rest of his clothing, throwing it to the floor. His erection was fully erected, and it was big. She understood that it might not fit in her, but that didn't matter; she would make it fit.
Inspired by Dorothea's dance movements, she decided she was going to slowly remove her clothing to show herself off to Naruto. She couldn't believe she was doing this. She slowly removed her upper dress and dropped it to the floor, which caused Naruto to look at her with a lustful look. She did not wear a bra for this occasion for a reason. She did erotic movements like a dancer, provoking Naruto. She wanted him to truly desire her, wanting to take her time.
She slowly removed her lower sections of clothing and let them slip to the ground. The only clothing she had remaining was black underwear, which she noticed her boyfriend found sexually arousing, which pleased her due to her purposely choosing to wear a black thong. She slowly approached Naruto and crawled on the bed like a spider. Despite how she was appearing before Naruto, she was nervous, wanting to be sexually exciting for him. Naruto let her have her way with him, and she slowly went towards his erect member and stroked it. Naruto shivered at her simple touch, and she heard him say her name. It pleased her, knowing that a simple touch of her hand was enough to please her boyfriend, though she wanted more. She wanted him to squirm.
"Damn," Naruto blurted out as Hinata licked the tip of his rod. His head jerked back, and she decided to get bolder and slowly put his member inside her mouth. He felt his hands on the back of her head, and she wanted to take her time. It was only the tip at first, instead of putting it whole, she slowly licked his rod as she slowly sucked him off. She resisted her reflex to gag, not wanting to ruin their first time together. She continued to play around with his cock inside of her mouth, took it out, and spit on it, then licked his balls, which caused him to scream loudly in pleasure. She smiled, knowing that she was the one doing this and not some whore that Naruto would forget by the night's end.
She knew Naruto was about to cum, and she didn't want a single drop wasted. She felt him cum in her mouth, and she swallowed all of it, and whatever leaked out, she licked. She looked at Naruto, she let him take control.
she felt his right hand on her chest like a lustful beast Naruto sucked on her breast Naruto was neither gentle nor was he rough though she would be lying that she would refer for him to be rougher.
"Oh, please, be a little rougher," Hinata said, barely getting the words out as Naruto listened to her request. He squeezed her right breast hard with his right hand and sucked hard on her left. She didn't think it would be possible that Naruto could please her with a simple touch. Her fantasies—none them compared to the real thing.
She felt liquids come out of her breasts. She screamed, she had heard from Ino, who herself had experienced sex before, how pleasurable it felt. She didn't think she would imagine it could feel as good as she was feeling now.
"Hearing you moan is like music to my ears. Don't hold back, my Hime," Naruto said as he put his index finger underneath her underwear and started to insert his index finger into her vagina. She did not hold back as Naruto moved in and out, and it felt like torture in a way. She felt so good, but what she wanted more than anything was for his rod to be inside her. She felt something coming out and then screamed again as she released fluids that soaked her underwear. Naruto removed it and threw it across the room, fully exposing herself.
Naruto put his hand on her cheek. He wanted to say something, but she had to reassure him.
"It's all right, Naruto-kun. The pain will pass."Hinata said reassuringly. Naruto slowly inserted his member inside of her entrance. She moaned in pain. It was always painful the first time. She was told it would pass. She felt blood come out. She was happy that Naruto was her first. She felt tears fall. Naruto wiped them away with his right hand.
"Tonight, I want you to forget everything that you've been through, all the bad things. I want you to forget and only focus on me." Naruto said to her affectionately.
"The same for me, Naruto-kun. Whatever pain you've gone through, I want you to forget for this moment. Nothing else matters." Hinata said as Naruto kissed her. He was slow when he was thrusting, and she couldn't moan due to Naruto kissing her with more passion than she'd ever felt from him. At this point, it was only a day, and it was almost as if Naruto was trying to prove to her how much he cares about her. Her heartbeat rapidly, she never thought it would ever happen. She never thought she'd ever be making love with the man that she has been in love with since she was a little girl.
The pain started to reside gradually, as if reading her mind, he went faster. She grabbed tightly on his back as he continued to move in and out. The pleasure she was feeling was nothing like she imagined; it was nothing like the other things that they did together. She felt like she had gone to heaven. Naruto moaned her name as he went faster, she felt him kiss her neck. She had no idea how she was going to be able to move tomorrow, but what happened tomorrow was hardly relevant. What mattered was Naruto himself.
She was feeling herself at her limit; she knew Naruto was as well. She was disappointed it was ending so fast, but she knew that since this was their first time, they wouldn't be able to make love as long as she would have wanted. She tried to savor this moment; she tried to hold back as long as possible. She wanted the first time that she ever had an orgasm from her boyfriend to be a moment to remember. Naruto, as if reading her mind, was doing the same. She was glad she used the anti-conception jutsu; such a convenient technique at a time like this. She told him to go faster, and he did so without her saying anything, as her moaning was her speaking her mind. She couldn't think any rational thoughts; the only thing that mattered was the moment.
It was clumsy how they were making love. It was clumsy how Naruto was making love to her, but that's what made it so special. Naruto, along with Hinata, are an experience that nobody could ever claim. Their first time, this would always be their moment. Their bodies were mashing against each other; she knew the time was coming. Soon, she would cum, and so would Naruto.
"Hinata-chan" Naruto moaned as he thrust deep into her womb.
"Naruto-kun" Hinata moaned.
They both collapsed after about an hour and a half of lovemaking. She wanted to do more, but she knew they were both too tired. She smiled, and so did Naruto. They were facing each other, her hair was messy, but she didn't care, and neither did he.
"That was amazing. I can't believe we both did that," Naruto said, hiding his reddened face.
"Yes, it was quite a night to remember," Hinata smiled.
"You deserve the world, my hime. I would do anything for you," Naruto said as he buried his head on her chest. She wrapped her arms around him. She wanted to tell him she loved him, but she wasn't ready yet, not at this stage of their relationship. She heard him snoring, and he was asleep.
"I love you, Naruto-kun. I wish I could tell you while you're awake, but you always will be loved by me, as long as I live," Hinata said quietly. She felt sleep take her, and she fell asleep dreaming of the future.
Ingrid was doing her usual training routine knocking down dummy after dummy trying to get better at her technique that she had used on Hinata had she been one second faster she could have won even though she isn't bitter that she lost their first sparring match she wanted to get stronger cuz Hinata wasn't weak. None of her classmates dared approach her when it came to her training regimen; nobody except Dimitri even dared approach her in such a intense session.
But these lifeless dummies were not doing it for her it had been a few days since she sparred with Hinata she wanted to spar with her again and Naruto it was so exciting when she starred with them only Dimitri is capable of giving her a good fight she has not won that many of their sparring matches he was stronger than she was she had to rely more on her Superior speed to win in her duels and even then speed was not everything.
She was so focused on her training that she didn't pay attention as two footsteps were behind her.
"It's almost lunch time and you're still training?"asked Dorothea she looked then saw it was Naruto with his boyish grin.
"How did your date with Hinata go?"Ingrid asked it been three days since Naruto and Hinata talked and became boyfriend and girlfriend. She wanted to know how her friends we're doing even though Hinata and Ingrid had barely exchanged words she would still like to know how she was doing.
"it went great it was just a simple lunch date though."Naruto said embarrassed.
"There's nothing wrong with something simple for your first date."Dorothea said.
"I agree but that's not all you did right?"Ingrid asked.
"Sorry Ingrid Chan there are some things I can't divulge."Naruto said which caused Ingrid to blush knowing that what Naruto was implying.
"Hm I was wondering would you mind sparring for a bit before we head to the cafeteria?"Ingrid asked him.
Naruto was excited this hearing about a sparring match she had only sparred with him a few times she was eager to see more what Naruto can do the strange techniques that she had seen the people from Konaha use she wanted to see what Naruto could do.
"Naruto I don't want you to hold back when we fight this time."Ingrid said serious as she with Naruto's assistance along with Dorothea move the practice dummies out of the way to clear so they could both spar in the sparring arena. Naruto as usual took a short wooden sword to simulate him having a Kanai. Ingrid took her weapon of choice.
"I'll mediate the match just don't hurt yourselves now."Dorothea said as she did a hand motion motioning for the match to begin. Unlike Hinata who was hesitant Naruto went on the offensive immediately. She saw Naruto do strange looking hand signs that she and only seen a handful of times and she saw another Naruto up here.
She heard about the shadow clone technique but she never thought she would see it up close she couldn't tell which Naruto was the real one. She got in an defensive stance as the Naruto to her left tried to strike at her back Ingrid deflected his blow knocking him down the second Naruto lunged at her she knocked him down by tripping him with a sweep of her Lance. The second one dissipated. She looked and she couldn't find the first one so she knocked down the first one first but then she saw five more Naruto's come at her.
She had no idea which one was real the first one tried to hit her at her chest she barely managed to avoid his attack as Ingrid knocked him down the clone dissipated. The second one try to strike to her left Ingrid knocked him down and dissipated the right one tried to attack her from the air Ingrid was knocked back. Behind her had a blade to her throat she had lost.
"I was not able to tell which one was the real you."Ingrid said feeling like a fool. They all disappeared and the one that held the blade of her throat was not the real Naruto a shadow clone.
"I'm sorry you told me not to hold back and I think I might have went a little overboard."Naruto said laughing nervously.
"You too could have put each other in the hospital sheesh it's a good thing she wasn't familiar with your techniques next time you two spar though I don't see that happening Ingrid doesn't lose the same way twice."Dorothea warned.
"That was exciting I mean someone that doesn't know any jitsu to be able to do as well as you have against me I'm impressed Ingrid Chan I really did struggle."Naruto said embarrassed.
Hinata was even more difficult to deal with but then again she had a different fighting style the Naruto they were both stronger than she was she felt so weak. She was also excited at the same time if she could spar with Naruto and Hinata she could get stronger faster. Then she heard her stomach growl why out of all the things she thought.
"Come Hinata Hime has something amazing for lunch for all of us she's made enough for 6 people. Would you mind joining us Ingrid Chan?"asked Naruto to eat with Dorothea, Naruto and Hinata that didn't sound so bad.
"I would love to."Ingrid said Naruto helped her up and the trio cleaned up the sparring arena they went to the cafeteria where their friends were.
Mercedes was enjoying what Hinata had made. She was happy that she was able to enjoy these moments with her friend again. It had been five years since Hinata left, crying. Hinata was someone that Mercedes went to when she needed someone to listen to her. Hinata was happy too. Naruto and she recently started dating. She thought they both deserved happiness after what they had gone through in that village. Every time she thinks of Konoha, she feels bitterness. The village reminds her too much of the home that she left behind.
"This is really good, Mercie Chan. I missed your cinnamon rolls," Hinata said, thinking nostalgically of the time that she was in Konoha.
"I'm glad you enjoy them, Hina. It almost feels like no time has passed seeing each other again," Mercedes said, smiling happily.
"I missed you. I couldn't talk to anyone else about what I was going through at that time. You're like an angel, and when you were gone, I didn't know what to do," Hinata said, as she stopped touching her food.
"He missed you, you know," Hinata said, referring to Sasuke, whom she had no idea.
"I missed him too. He was a great friend to me, other than yourself, Ino, and Naruto. Everybody looked at me in Konoha with suspicion or as a tool to be used. He was the exception," Mercedes thought about everyone that she ever interacted with, other than the few people that she just mentioned. She was treated like an enemy.
"I noticed you've been acting strange around Sasuke-san ever since you two met each other again. Is anything wrong?" Hinata asked. Mercedes had no idea how to respond. She was still having a difficult time seeing Sasuke as a man when the last time she saw him, he was a boy. She didn't want to talk about this subject. She wanted to change the subject to something else.
Thankfully, there was an interruption. Naruto arrived with Dorothea and Ingrid.
"Mercedes-san, I know it's been a few weeks, but I'm glad to see you again. It's nice to see a friendly face that I know," Naruto said politely. He was one of the few people that defended her when the villagers called her a witch for praying to the goddess. When Sasuke defended her, people stopped calling her a witch, even though they still gave her a hateful glare when Sasuke wasn't around.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, too, Naruto," she replied.
"I didn't know you knew her, Naruto," said Ingrid, surprised.
"Well, I don't know her as well as Sasuke or Hinata-chan, but I have fond memories of her. She's one of the few people that didn't treat me as a doormat," Naruto said, which caused Ingrid and Dorothea to look in shock.
"Wow, what a bunch of assholes," said Dorothea, not hiding her feelings towards the people treating Naruto the way they did. Though she doesn't know the full story, Mercedes doesn't either, but she thought it was disgusting.
"So, what's this food that you made this time, Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked hungrily, eager to see what she made.
It's your favorite," Hinata said warmly. Naruto was excited; Mercedes hasn't had ramen since she left Konoha, and it was the kind that Naruto normally eats, which was Mercedes' favorite.
"Wow, that smells really good," said Ingrid, her mouth watering.
"I'm going to die if I don't eat this now! If it smells as good as it tastes, I'm in for a treat," said Dorothea, who doesn't normally care about how food tastes because of her upbringing.
Naruto, because he was around so many women, ate slowly. Mercedes wouldn't have minded either way, but Naruto, when it came to Hinata and now his two friends from the Black Eagles and the Blue Lions, took his time. This reminded her of when Naruto, Sasuke, and she ate together; those were times that she was fond of.
"Damn, I never expected ramen to taste this good! Does all ramen taste like this?" Dorothea asked as she resisted the urge not to care about eating properly.
Ingrid took a bite and almost had the same reaction.
"Wow! I wonder what other food Hinata can make. If this is amazing, what other stuff can you make, Hinata?" asked Ingrid. Hinata blushed at her praise.
"I'm glad you like what I made, Ingrid-san," Hinata said. She was happy that Ingrid and she were hitting it off; even though they had just spoken, she could see a strong friendship building between them.
She heard footsteps behind her and saw that it was Sasuke, who looked at the food that was being served.
"There's enough for you too, Sasuke-san, if you wish," Hinata offered. He sat down and accepted, not wanting to be rude. He said nothing before Dorothea spoke.
"You're not quite what I expected, Sasu," Dorothea said. Naruto laughed at Dorothea's nickname for Sasuke.
"I'm sorry, what is that?" Sasuke asked, embarrassed.
"Dorothea-chan gives everyone she meets a nickname if she finds them interesting enough. You should feel honored," Naruto said.
"Well, as long as she isn't a fangirl, I don't care," Sasuke said.
"Fangirls are annoying; I would agree on that one," Dorothea said.
"But don't you have a legion of fanboys and fangirls?" asked Sasuke, surprised.
"They're mostly harmless, thankfully, though the overzealous ones could be problematic at times," Dorothea answered.
"Lucky; the fangirls I have to deal with are insufferable," Sasuke said.
"I can't stand them. I think they're obnoxious and annoying. At least your biggest fangirl isn't in our class," Mercedes said, not hiding her dislike of Sakura. She might have changed in the past five years, but it was difficult for her to get over her dislike after the way she treated her when she was in Konoha.
"I'm sorry, but who are you talking about?" asked Ingrid.
"Yeah, I'm curious. Oh, don't tell me it's who I think it is," asked Dorothea.
"Yes, at least the banshee has kept her mouth shut; I barely know she's there most of the time," said Hinata, gritting her teeth, barely able to hide her disdain for the pink-haired girl from Team 7.
"Okay, I still have no idea what you're talking about. Is she really that bad?" asked Ingrid. Dorothea was wondering the same thing.
"Let's not talk about her, please. Let's just focus on enjoying this meal that Hinata-san has gone through the trouble of making for us," Sasuke said, not wanting to discuss her.
"Sasu, I am curious: how come you didn't choose the Black Eagles? I think Edie would have welcomed you with open arms," Dorothea asked.
"My reasons are personal," he looked towards Mercedes.
"If I'd known an old friend of mine was in the Blue Lions, I would have chosen them, no matter what. My reasoning for choosing Dimitri is personal, Dorothea-san," Sasuke said respectfully.
"Fair enough; you're not like I imagined you being, Sasu. I hope we could be on friendly terms even if we're not in the same class," Dorothea said.
"Since you're not a fangirl and neither is Ingrid-san, I'll think about it," Sasuke said as he finished the meal that Hinata made.
"Thank you, Hinata-san; your cooking is as good as usual," Sasuke said.
"You're welcome, Sasuke-san," Hinata replied.
"You know, it's nice for us all to be friends," Mercedes said happily.
"I agree we may not all be in the same houses, but we can all be friends." Naruto looked at his girlfriend, who smiled warmly at him.
"Best of all, those old fuckers can't stop me and Hinata-chan from dating," Naruto said with a boyish grin.
"Naruto-kun, language," said Hinata, which caused Naruto to realize where he was.
"Sorry, Hinata-chan, I got a little too passionate in public," Naruto said apologetically. Hinata smiled happily at him; she had never seen him this happy.
"Oh my Hime, I have great ideas for our next date," Naruto said. They were in their own world. Mercedes couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to have a boyfriend.
"You do know you have an audience, right?" asked Sasuke teasingly, which caused them both to turn away and blush.
"My Hime, what does it mean?" asked Dorothea.
"It means princess," Mercedes answered.
"Oh, so adorable! Maybe I should call you Hinaa Hime," Dorothea said, which caused Hinata to blush. Naruto thought it was adorable.
"I'm not going to lie; I find it cute," Ingrid said, which caused Hinata to blush even more.
"Okay, I would stop that now; our friend may die of embarrassment at this rate," said Mercedes.
"I'm sorry, but me and my boyfriend would like to have some alone time, if you catch my meaning," Hinata said as Naruto and Hinata left.
"Those two are so cute together," said Dorothea, happy that Naruto and Hinata weren't just friends.
"I take it you two are the reason they're currently dating?" asked Sasuke.
"Well, Naru suggested for all of us to hang out together. Ingrid met with Hinata; they had a sparring match together, and well, the rest is history," Dorothea said, giving the short version.
"Well, it's about time! I can't believe it took five years for the idiot to admit he likes her," Sasuke said. Mercedes knew this as well, though she wouldn't tell anyone this—except Sasuke, of course, when they were alone.
"I may not know Hinata much, but I like her. I would like to get to know her more," Ingrid said.
"Why not spar with her? That's how me and Naruto became friends," said Sasuke.
"Wait, your traditions are just like the ones in my homeland?" asked Ingrid.
Sasuke shook his head. "No, but I'm familiar with your traditions. The more you spar with someone, the more you get to know them. For me and Naruto, we were on the same wavelength. Even though he always lost to me in the academy, he never stopped; he got up and tried again and again. It wasn't until Team 7 was formed that he started to catch up to me. If you wish to get to know someone, it's best that you spar with them for a long period of time. You can learn a lot about someone by the way they fight. No words are needed. I believe that is the best way to get to know Hinata-san."
Sasuke was giving Ingrid advice. Considering how different Hinata and Ingrid were in temperament, she wondered if it would work.
"Thank you, Sasuke! I'll do just that. I'll ask her tomorrow if she would like to spar," Ingrid said eagerly.
Everyone left one by one until it was only Sasuke and Mercedes. It was awkward.
"Would you like to do the usual?" Sasuke asked, referring to the lessons that they did back home.
"It's been a long time, Sasuke-kun. We may have to start from the beginning," Mercedes said, embarrassed.
"I wouldn't mind doing that. As long as I'm with you, that's all that matters to me." Sasuke turned away, hiding his blushing face.
"I would love that. I would love to continue teaching you about the goddess of wisdom," she said, thinking about the past when she taught Sasuke as much as she could about her religion. She didn't even know if he remembered most of what she taught.
"Without you, I don't understand the goddess's teachings. If it isn't too much trouble, I wouldn't mind learning again from the beginning," Sasuke said.
"Of course! I'd love to," Mercedes said. They both left the table. Whatever she thought would probably go away with time. Sasuke was a friend; she didn't need it for their relationship to be anything more than that. She had Annette, she had Hinata—what did she need a boyfriend for? Mercedes thought she felt silly. Sasuke was a friend, and she needed to stop acting like a teenage girl with a crush. Though it was still difficult, she wondered if she saw Sasuke as a boy or a man. That was a question she hadn't completely come to terms with yet. She didn't know who to talk to about it. When there is a chance she would like to talk to Hinata about it, but for now, she would focus on their lessons.