Chapter 8: Me, You and them
Naruto did his best to get to the meeting place without being seen. He hoped Hinata didn’t laugh. He felt like a complete idiot for letting Sasuke and Sai take care of his appearance. He sat on a tree outside the Hokage’s building to wait for Hinata. He was ten minutes early.
“Naruto, what happened to you?” said Shikamaru looking up at him.
Naruto jumped down with a sad face “Sasuke and Sai tried giving me a new look”
“For you date with Hinata?” he asked to which Naruto nodded ‘I thought it was just a rumor’ “I would be careful I were you, Neji returns from his mission later today”
“You…you really think he would try something?” asked Naruto.
“Hm…if you are dressed like that I wouldn’t worry” said Shikamaru scratching the back of his head.
“Why?” asked Naruto
“Because he wouldn’t consider you a treat dressed like that” said Tsunade coming out. She gave a look at Naruto and sighed “come with me Naruto, I had the feeling something like this may happen when Hiashi came to warn that he may kill you if you do something to his daughter”
Naruto paralyzed before following her. They went into her small study where there was a small tub filled with water.
“Get in” she pushed him
“Ahh!” he got out grasping air “what…why!”
“To get that stickiness off your hair and that cheap cologne” she said as Shikamaru brought a bundle of clothes “you may leave after you dress properly”
Hinata got there just in time. She couldn’t hold her smile back but after five minutes she started to worry.
“Hinata!” she heard him shout as he came out of the Hokage building. She wondered what he was doing there.
“Hi Naruto” she said with a sweet smile that made him blush
“You look great” he said noticing her new clothing. He had never seen her wear a skirt. It wasn’t revealing but let a good view of her legs. She wore a dark colored sweater since it was getting cold. Her hair was down and her face only had a small hint of make up ‘wow’ was all he could think.
“You look nice too” she said noticing his new jacket. It had less orange than the one before but still had a neck band.
“Hehe” he laughed “it’s all thanks to Tsunade-baachan”
She looked at him questionably.
“Forget it, where do you want to go?” he asked her ignoring what Sasuke had told him ‘be dominant my ass’
“hm, I don’t know” she said ‘I was so much worried getting here on time that I didn’t even think of that’
“What about a movie?” he asked before she smiled
“Hai, I have wanted to see a new one” she said before feeling him grab her hand.
“Then let’s get going, if it is the one I am thinking of we have to hurry to get tickets” they started to run, both of them smiling.
From above a building a group of ninja started to follow them.
“I can’t believe he invited her to the movies” said Sasuke “we told him to take her that expensive restaurant”
“SShh” said Sai with a finger on his mouth as they continued to follow. Both guys turned around to meet with Sakura and Ino.
“Naruto looks ok, did you guys really do that?” asked Sakura.
Sasuke shrugged not too pleased or wanting to answer
“Actually it was Tsunade-sama” said Shikamaru puffing before them “those two left him like a stinky wannabe Sasuke”
Ino and Sakura giggled.
“Well you have to admit he does look better” said Ino looking at them stop at the movie theater “oh a movie, that’s so romantic”
“I know!” said Sakura “Hinata told me not long ago she wanted to see that new zombie movie”
“Eh?” the guys looked at them like ‘what?’
“What? Can’t a girl like horror movies, even more when the hero is a girl” said Ino
Hinata and Naruto sat with plenty of snacks. Hinata noticed him tense.
“You okay Naruto?” she asked
“yeah” he had sworn he had seen Hinata’s father from the corner of his eye but when he turned to see he wasn’t there ‘just calm down’ he thought not sensing the Hyuuga sit a few placed behind them.
The movie went on, both Naruto and Hinata shrieked from time to time to the moment in which they held hands again. Neither noticed, being scared. As they came out of the theater they still held hands. The group waiting for them wondered what kind of nasty things they had done inside.
“He seems to be moving pretty fast” said Sai
“He is just a dope” said Sasuke
“And I guess you know better than him?” said Shikamaru
“Hm, Of course, I could get a date anytime I wanted with any girl I wanted” said Sasuke
“Would you like to make that a bet?” said Shikamaru smiling
“Of course”
“then if you can get a date to the end of the day before me I will be your servant for one whole day, if you can’t then you will buy Chouji’s chips for a whole month” said Shikamaru
“Eh Sasuke” Ino tried to warn him
“Deal” said Sasuke with a smile before turning to Sakura who jumped under his stare “Sakura, would you go out with me?”
“Eh?” she was shocked he had asked her after she heard him it was all a bet. She saw Ino shaking her head in misbelieve. She had the feeling Sasuke was going to pay for thinking so highly of himself so she accepted “Of course”
“There” said Sasuke before Shikamaru smiled “what?”
“He has a date with Tamari tomorrow that she visits” said Ino “the message arrived this morning, of this day”
“You…you tricked me!” shouted Sasuke before looking at a smiling Sakura ‘she knew’
“Well I guess you better take your savings out Sasuke-kun” she said in a sweet voice before they continued to spy on Naruto and Hinata
Naruto and Hinata sat on the grass of team’s 7 training area. The sun was done setting and small lights started to appear around them. Hinata gasped looking around them.
“I used to come here a lot when we first became shinobi. I wanted to train some more so…well one night they came out” he said as they ate dumplings they had just bought.
“Thank you for showing me this” she said with a light blush. They had been having such a good time.
“You are welcome” he said looking down with a blush of his own “Em, Hinata”
“Yes?”
“Do…did you…you like me?” he finally asked since that was what others said.
Hinata looked at him and said “do you like me?” she asked more clearly.
He looked up and into her eyes. Did he like Hinata Hyuuga? ‘well, she is beautiful, smart, kind…’ she always wanted to help him and had even told him how he inspired to continue trying. He guessed she also inspired him since she turned out to be stronger than Neji. Also, all he had gone through to get to their date and all because he felt she was worth it; letting Sai and Sasuke mess with him, let her father threaten him, know Neji would probably kill him, get thrown into a tub with cold water.
“Hai, I like Hinata very much” he said after a few seconds
Hinata looked to the side not knowing what to say. She had dreamed with this moment for so long “I like you a lot too” she said in a soft voice “you are always you and…” she slowly turned around to meet his happy eyes “and…” she bit her lips before she could speak again. Naruto looked at her lips wondering, “I think you will become a great Hokage” Naruto felt his heart in his throat “I believe in you” she said as their faces started to become close to each other
“Whaaa!” the tree branch where they had been spying broke
“Ouch, ouch” cried Ino who had landed on her face and Sakura at top of her
“What are you guys doing here?” Naruto was so red that it reached to his ears and steam came out
“Checking that you didn’t mess up” said Sasuke who had landed safely
Naruto snapped him a look ‘Don’t be a smartass’
“Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!” Many Naruto’s appeared before transforming some of them into Hinata copies. In pairs they all escaped inevery direction
“I guess that’s it then” said Shikamaru seeing the show was over. He looked up at the branch seeing marks of it being but. He looked into the forest to see a small girl run away. She looked back and Shikamaru recognized her as Hinata’s sister ‘I see’
Naruto and Hinata laughed at top of the Hokage monument.
“Did you see their faces” laughed Naruto holding his gut
Hinata giggled before they became quiet and were maybe in one of the most uncomfortable moments of their lives. There was no idea of what they could say now. Back there they had almost kissed and had told their feelings for each other.
“It has been a nice day, right?” said Naruto laughing nervously
“Yes” she said “Naruto”
“Yes?”
“…” she didn’t know what to say
“It is fun to be with you Hinata” he said trying to light up the situation
“I had a great time too Naruto”
The night was filled with stars and they sat there not too far or too close just close enough to known the other was feeling nervous too. A cold wind passed by. The autumn was soon to become winter. Hinata shivered before feeling arms wrap around her shoulders. They could hear each others hearts beat faster as the sounds of the nightlife of Konoha awoke. She took a brave step and faced him. She wasn’t blushing like she usually does. This time it was only her cheeks. She took another brave step and looked at his eyes. She noticed he bit his lip. She couldn’t help to do the same before he let go of it and approached.
‘Closer’ she thought ‘closer’ she moved forwards too as she saw his eyes began to close and so did hers before she suddenly stopped
“Ah!” she pushed him away before a kunai landed where she had been
“Wha…what!” screamed Naruto before he and Hinata were in the defensive for another attack
Before Hinata could have activated her Byakugan they sensed the enemy leave.
“This just completes our day” said Naruto “A little of excitement”
Hinata laughed, she should have expected this from him. At least been in a date with him didn’t change him and that made her happy. It was getting late. Naruto took her hand and began to walk her home. They took their time walking as slow as time allowed them to. Their hands were linked and their words were few. They had been so close to kissing again at the entrance but this time it Hanabi who had no real intention of seeing that had just arrived.
“Thank you Naruto, for everything” said Hinata and before he could have said anything she kissed his cheek and ran inside. Naruto stood there for a few seconds letting the feeling sink. Hanabi looking at him curious before going inside.
Neji arrived from his mission to find Naruto at his door. He noticed the dreamy look in the boy, as if the best thing in his life had just happened. Neji shook his head and went inside. Naruto woke from his dream state when he saw Neji enter the Hyuuga estate. He was going to know! And there he was standing as an easy target. Naruto took off at mega Naruto speed to arrive at dark at his very Naruto department. He sat on his bed pushing his blond hair back and then smiled
“YES!” He screamed, he didn’t get a kiss of that kind but he did get a kiss. He never thought someone could make him this happy. Had he been wrong all those years about his pervert senseis. Maybe this is why they liked all women so much. It had to be since just a kiss from one could make you the happiest man in the world.
Hinata wrapped herself in her blankets and rolled on her bed not believing she had kissed him and even taken him by surprise. She was so happy that it didn’t hurt when she fell from the bed. She wiggled like a little worm who got the biggest apple.
“Hinata-sama!” Neji had heard the loud Thud of her falling and had come to check on her but he found her in the floor wrapped in blankets and moving like a wormy. Well, he closed the door while Hinata gave him a curious stare and then went back to her happy wormy mood.
‘I can’t believe it’ she curled holding her fists close to her face. Then she sat suddenly ‘Will he take me out ever again?’ she hoped so with all her heart
“Hey!” a frog (or toad?) appeared in front of her
Hinata jumped out of her blankets and into her bed from where she watched carefully the frog
“Hey lady! Are you Hinata Hyuuga?” asked the orange frog
“…Yes”
“He, I don’t what you saw in that guy but is not my problem” he showed her a folded piece of paper “this is from Naruto”
Hinata sat on her bed and took it “Thank you…” Hinata read the papers and smiled. He wanted them to go out again the next week. She nodded “tell him yes”
“Roger, hope next time we get to play” then little frog left through the window
Hinata smiled before squirming “Yes,yes,yes…”
Hiashi ran around the forest. He just couldn’t find them. He saw a light with his Byakugan before running towards it.
“Hiashi-sama” said Neji “she is back home”
“I see” said Hiashi wondering how long had he been running around.
“And she looks kind of happy” that was an understatement. The two male Hyuuga walked home on the night. Both wondering what should they do with Naruto if he hurt Hinata.
