Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Closer ❯ Lost ( Chapter 6 )

I foolishly thought that us not being together would be for the better at one point . . . I soon found out how wrong I was . . . but now that you're really gone . . . I feel so . . .

 

Lost

 

Never did Konoha have a white Christmas, it was either chilly or they would have to deal with the freezing rains. This year was no different than any other year weather wise, but Iruka found the mood around the village to be much gloomier. His eyes lifted from the test papers on his table to the window that was rattling from the harsh winds outside; the freezing rain beating down from the darken sky. The calendar on the wall soon caught his attention; skimming over today's date of January 2.

 

It's now been a full month since Team Kurenai went missing . . .

 

Their mission had been rather simple, to escort someone to the far side of Iron country and come back. They had received word from the team that the mission was a success and were expected to arrive back home in a week. On the morning when Hinata's Team was supposed to arrive, Naruto had been waiting by the North gate since the sun broke over the horizon. A happy grin plastered on his face, waiting for his girlfriend to come back home. When there had been no sign of them at nightfall, it had taken him almost an hour to persuade Naruto to go home and sleep; convincing him that Team Eights arrival was delayed because of the weather.

 

Two days passed, then three, four, five, six . . . finally on the seventh day it took all of Tsunade's power to keep Naruto in the village and not go on a blind hunt to find them. After gathering information, it seemed that Team Kurenai was last seen heading towards the mountains after leaving a small village.

 

A cell was immediately sent out to find the missing ninja's which consisted half from the Hyuuga clan. Neji, Hanabi, Ko, Shikamaru, Kakashi and Sakura had been sent. Originally she had only wanted Neji, Sakura and Shikimaru; but after hearing rumors that Akatsuki had been spotted near Iron country, she added more to the cell. She had been close to strangling anyone from the Hyuuga Clan from their constant pestering that they would deal with this problem, but they finally gave in when she appointed Hanabi and Ko to the group as well.

 

Naruto had been angry - very angry that he wasn't on the cell to find the missing Team Eight. Tsunade however stood her ground, telling him to wait in the village while the others searched. She tried explaining to him that with the Hyuuga members on the team their Byakugan would become very useful, Kakashi for his tracking, Sakura for medical and Shikamura for strategizing the search.

 

They had been sent out three weeks ago, and still no word if they had found any trace of the missing Konoha ninja's. It almost seemed hopeless that they were alive, and had probably run into the remaining members of Akatsuki.

Iruka figured that out of everyone in the village, Naruto was taking this hardest; which didn't surprise him at all. Standing up, he moved to the window and looked out towards the north gate and as usual for the past few weeks . . . Naruto was perched on the wall - waiting.

 

This behavior of his was way different from when Jiraiya had passed away . . . and nothing he or anyone else said seemed to snap him back to life. Sighing softly he returned to his test papers

 

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Water dripped from the strands of his hair, off the tip of his nose and toes; however he didn't seemed to be bothered at all by it. The rain had soaked him to the bone, but he refused to find shelter and leave his spot on the North Gate; eyes remained on the trees ahead. He felt empty, like his soul had been ripped out . . . and then pain - Sasuke's Chidori through his chest seemed like a simple flesh wound compared to this. Blue eyes twitched softly at the sound of someone coming from behind, his hands lightly gripping the wooden edge he sat on. Naruto wasn't really in the mood for another pep talk from anyone . . .

 

“How long do you plan on sulking like this?”

 

Hiashi's voice caused Naruto to increase the strength in his grip; wood cracking beneath his hands and teeth clenching.

 

“Hinata wouldn't want you acting like this . . . I thought our future Hokage had more pride than this, perhaps I was mistaken.”

 

“Keh . . . I'm sure Hinata-chan, would be utterly disappointed - and heart broken . . . to know that the father she thought maybe gave a damn about her - now doesn't give a shit that she's missing!” hissed Naruto, feeling the anger within him start to shake his body.

 

Only the sound of the rain could be heard from his sudden outburst, the two men not saying a word to each other at first . . . but then Naruto continued, “I promised Hinata-chan I would be waiting for her here when she got back and I always keep my promises, that's my nindo way . . .” he whispered, not really caring if Hiashi heard him or not. He started to wonder why the Head of the Hyuuga Clan was here anyways talking to him since the two rarely exchanged words and only saw one another when he was picking up Hinata for a date. His eyes shifted to stare at the man behind him; Hiashi remained silent and continued to look at him with an expressionless gaze. Perhaps with him here, Naruto figured he could get some answers from the Head Hyuuga . . . not to mention say a word or two that he had been itching to say for a while now . . .

“I used to think having no parent's, is the worse thing that could happen to a child. Not knowing what love and support is; wanting to be acknowledged . . . I thought I had it pretty bad. Then when I started to get to know Hinata a little better and I realized that no . . . I didn't have it worse off after all. Here she actually had a father . . . someone who could acknowledge and support her - protect her, but instead . . . he always beat her down with harsh words. calling her weak and useless. Saying she was basically just a piece of trash in the House of Hyuuga and not needed at all. To hear those words from your own father . . . even if I can't imagine my own father saying those kind of words to me . . .

“I don't understand how you could treat your own daughter like that! She's the most kind hearted person I know! You Hyuuga and your god damn pride! Does family not mean anything to you!? Did you actually give a damn when your brother sacrificed himself for you!? So that he could protect his older brother!?

“Hinata has tried so hard, to live up to your expectations so that you would finally compliment her! Be proud of her! She told me that things were better in the Hyuuga Clan now . . . saying you were actually smiling now and I thought perhaps you were being so protective of her when I was around - thinking you were just being like any normal father would be around someone dating his daughter!”

Naruto had to stop for a minute, taking deep breaths and trying to calm his anger a little bit; feeling the power of the Kyuubi surge through him from his out of control emotions. He finally looked Hiashi straight in the eye.

“How long were you going to let this continue? Us seeing each other like that? I know what your whole Clan thinks of me. And I know they wouldn't want a nobody like me around in your circle. Probably would want someone of pure and noble blood to be with her . . . not someone who's got a demon sealed in their gutt!”

Hiashi said nothing from his outburst.

“Don't you care about your daughter's happiness at all!? She's your flesh and blood!”

Still the Head Hyuuga said nothing, so Naruto turned his gaze back to the forest, “The only ones in your clan who actually give a damn about her are Neji and Hanabi and they are already out there looking for her. So the only thing I can do right now is sit here and wait for her to come home.”

After a moment and hearing nothing Naruto at first thought that Hiashi had left, but he knew that the Hyuuga was still behind him. He almost wanted to snap at him to say something, but thought against it.

“I have made many mistakes in my life . . . one has been with my daughters.”

Blue eyes widened as he heard the deep voice behind him, but continued to stare straight a head.

“The way I treated them was . . . unforgivable. Especially with Hinata, however I have slowly began to start over . . . and like you said actually smiling around them.

“Hinata has already passed my expectations when she beat Neji this fall and you have no idea how proud I was of her. The last time I remember hugging her like that was when she was a child. So before you run your mouth off like that, know what you're talking about first!”

Hearing the coldness in his voice made Naruto flinch slightly.

“You aren't exactly the best choice I would choose for my daughter, however - this is the happiest I have ever seen her. So I have been telling the elders to stand aside and let you two be for now,”

“For now?” questioned Naruto, still not looking the man in the eye.

“Right now the relationship between you two isn't very serious at the moment. However when that time comes there will be things that would need to be done,”

Naruto laughed softly before harshly whispering, “Like what? You are going to put the sealed bird cage on her too?”

“Of course not, however the elders would not like it, if the heiress marries someone who is not of noble blood. Even though you are practically next candidate for Hokage and it would bring a huge benefit to us, they refuse to have the Jinchuuriki in the clan.

“The only choice would be either for Hinata to choose to either stay with the Hyuuga clan . . . or with you. I could go into more details, but I will save that for another time when things are more solid between you two.

“And before you say anything more about me not caring that my daughter is missing, think again Uzumaki Naruto! Hhowever as head of the Hyuuga clan I can not show such weakness in front of them and must remain strong . . . unlike you who look as if he has lost his soul. Which is why I am here, go home. I know Hinata wouldn't want you sitting in the rain here freezing to death.”

At first the blonde ninja didn't move. Hiashi was about ready to show Naruto what happened when you didn't follow orders from the Head of the Hyuuga . . . but at the sight of his shoulders shaking he stopped, “She promised me . . . SHE PROMISED ME SHE WOULD BE HOME BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY!” shouted Naruto, his hands fisting and slamming into the wood beam. His whole body shook now with sobs and sounds of grief leaving his mouth.

Walking forward, Hiashi placed his hand on the Jinchuuriki's shoulder, “Sometimes promises are broken . . . you couldn't bring Sasuke back the first time like you promised, but eventually you did. Hinata didn't come home when she said . . . but you know she will eventually.”

Hiashi said the last little bit with slight shakiness in his voice and Naruto wondered if that was from the worst case scenarios of Hinata being . . . shaking the thought from his head, Naruto nodded softly.

“Now go home,” ordered Hiashi in a voice that booked for no argument.

Slowly Naruto got to his feet and he turned to face the man behind him; unsure of what to say to him. However nothing had to be said as Hiashi clasped a hand on his shoulder, gave him a slight nod before disappearing into the rain. Standing there for a moment, he debated on whether he should sit back down and wait . . . but the thought of making Hiashi mad and not in the mood for a fight; he decided it was best to head home. Naruto however took his time; feet slowly shuffling along the wet and muddy ground. He didn't have to look up to know where he was going as his feet automatically carried him to his apartment. He could feel eyes watching him from the windows he passed, all looking at him with worry and sympathy. Everyone in the village was genuinely worried about him, but the only thing he knew that would make this empty feeling go away . . . was when he felt Hinata wrapped in his arms . . . hear her voice in his ear.

Finally his feet stopped at the apartment building that was his home, arms automatically moving into his pocket and finding the keys to the door. It all seemed like a blur to him as he entered his apartment, somehow got out of his wet clothes, showered, redressed into some sweats and a T-Shirt before finding himself sitting on the bed. Elbows rested on his knees while his hands dug into his blonde spikes. The last time he remembered feeling like this was when Jiraiya had died by the hands of Pain. He had been consumed by grief with the reality of his mentor not being in his life anymore . . . and it had hurt. However this feeling . . . it was completely different. Losing the one person who saw him for who he really was - someone he had an emotional and physical connection with . . . it was almost too much to handle at the thought of never seeing them again. He remembered a time when he had once thought that not having her in his life would be for the better . . . had he really been that stupid? He was never the smartest ninja like Shikamaru, and could never understand why Hinata had chosen him; grateful for everyday she was by his side.

Now that she wasn't by his side . . . he finally realized what he had taken for granted. Someone to hold his hand - someone to embrace, someone waiting for him to come home from a mission . . . someone who he could . . .

Eyes fell onto the bed beneath him, memories flooding his mind from the last time she had been at his house . . .

“It's your turn now . . . Hinata-chan,” he whispered huskily before enveloping her in another kiss. He heard her moan softly as his tongue invaded her mouth; his right handing moving along her side feeling her bare flesh.

“N-Naurto-kun . . . wait!” gasped Hinata, pulling her lips from his.

The blonde ninja pulled away, looking down at her with a slight confused look in his eyes, “What is it?”

“I-I don't . . .”stuttered Hinata, her hands coming up to cover her face.

He watched as her body tensedand could practically feel her discomfort radiating off her body; his eyes narrowing slightly. Did she not want him to touch her like that? Maybe it was different for her to know his body like that, but maybe she didn't want him to . . .

“I'm . . . I'm sorry Hinata-chan . . .”

She pulled her hands away from her eyes to look in the eyes; gasping at the hurt expression on his face.

“I - I just thought . . . I'm sorry . . .” he moved to get off her.

“No wait!” cried Hinata, her arms suddenly coming up to wrap around him; pulling his body closer to hers, “I want . .. I want you to touch me, but . .. but . . .”

He could see tears welling up in her eyes and could not figure out what she was so upset about, “What's wrong Hinata-chan? You can tell me.” Leaning down he kissed her forehead and then her cheeks, wanting to chase away whatever was making his girlfriend cry.

“You want to touch me . . . see my body too?” questioned Hinata.

“Of course I do,” confirmed Naruto.

“But, what if . . . what if it's not - what you expect?”

His eyebrow arched in confusion, “You don't think I'll like what I'll see?”

Blushing a deep crimson,Hinata nodded softly and he couldn't help the deep chuckle that escaped his throat; lips crashing on hers.

“Hinata . . .” he whispered after breaking the kiss, “Do you remember how excited I was a few moments ago?”The Hyuuga nodded again, the blush on her cheeks intensifying, “You think I would have been like that if I wasn't attracted to you?”

Her eyes widened softly from his whispered statement; the hands on his shoulders lightly gripping him harder. To hit a few more points home, Naruto decided to be completely honest with her, “You are the only one I have thought about doing this with . . . I want to touch you so badly that just the mere thought is getting me excited all over again,”

To prove his point his hips moved and she felt a familiar hardness against her thigh; a soft squeak leaving her lips, “But if you don't want meto . . . I'll stop. Would you like me to stop?”

She stared at him for a long time; soft violet searching intense blue before finally she shook her head.

Grinning like an idiot he leaned back down, to kiss her briefly on the lips before pulling away. Rolling off of Hinata he moved to sit cross legged near the top of his bed and smirked at the confused look she was giving him.

“Come here . . .” he whispered softly.

Not knowing what he was planning, Hinata rolled up onto her knees in front of him. His hand came out to grab her wrist and pulled her towards him. . . pulling her onto his lap. She could not help but gasp softly as Naruto pulled her into such an intimate position. Her legs were wrapped around his waist; crossing like his were beneath her.

“Is this okay?” asked Naruto, his eyes burning into hers.

She could only nod softly, unable to find her voice.

Smiling he leaned forward, kissing her gently as his hand came up to stroke her hair. She hummed softly at the feeling of his fingers caressing her scalp, her own hands coming up to rest on his shoulders for balance. The soft kissed continued as Naruto wrapped one arm around her waist to pull her closer, the other slipping under her tank top to feel her bare back.

A soft whimper left her throat;body slightly trembling from both anxiety and pleasure. She could feel the small calluses on his hand that was caressing her lower back. He didn't move any higher or lower as Naruto took the time to feel her bare skin.

“Your so soft and smooth,” he whispered against her lips. Naruto's gaze shifted from hers down to where his hand was now moving.

She couldn't help but tremble, feeling his hand move from her back, around her side,and finally coming to caress her lower belly. S he watched as he moved the material of her tank top up, revealing the creamy white skin of her abdomen to him.

Her first instinct was to push him away and cover herself; it was something she was used to doing. However a voice in the back of her head kept reminding her that this was okay . . .

Naruto's eyes fell back on hers, silently asking for permission before his hands moved again; tugging lightly on the tank top to pull it over her head.

Hinata held her breath as she sat in front of Naruto in only her bra and blue pants. He said nothing as his eyes stared up and down her form; she could even hear him gulp before moving closer to her. His hands returned to her hips before they started to explore every inch of her upper body.Fingertips moving slowly up her sides, onto her back, across the shoulders and along the arms. She couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips when his latched onto her neck. His tongue swirled around her pulse point; hands continuously moving over her upper body as if he was trying to memorize every detail and texture. Her back arched slightly when he started moving his kisses down her body, lightly nibbling on her shoulder.

Naruto shivered when he felt her own hands start to move along his back, feeling every muscle there. He could not get enough of her, the feel and taste of her skin drew him in like a moth to the flame; wanting to touch more of her. Feeling her bra covered breasts against his chest, he couldn't help the shiver that ran up his body. Lips leaving her shoulder, Naruto moved to look Hinata straight in the eye.

“Hinata-chan . . .” whispered Naruto, hand lightly caressing her cheek.

She leaned into his touch; eyes closed half way, “Yes?”

“May I?” his eyes moved down to her chest.

Hinata blushed at the sort of longing look in his eyes as he stared down at her breasts. Her breathing started to come out in faster pants at the thought of him touching her there . . . just touching was not really a big deal, but if he wanted to remove her bra . . . could she handleit? Shaking her head and mentally kicking herself, she whispered, “O-okay,”

Smiling softly Naruto leaned forward, kissing her lightly as his hands moved from her back and ever so slowly to take his time; cupped her breasts in his hands. He couldn't stop the groan that left his throat as he felt the weight in his palms and hear Hinata's soft whimper.Leaning his forehead against hers, noses lightly nudging against each other, “You okay?”

Hinata nodded softly before Naruto closed his eyes and captured her lips in his again. Hands continued to explore the weight and feel of her breast while his tongue explored the all too familiar contours of her mouth.

At first she had felt extremely nervous with the thought of him touching her chest, but now that he was . . . the feeling slowly started to fade and she was actually starting to enjoy his hands on her breasts. A sort of burning sensation started to make itself known in the pit of her stomach, and an urge to move her hips against his.

Naruto's lips slowly left hers; making their way down across her cheek and neck to finally stop along her collarbone. Feeling his hands leave her breasts she was about to question why he had stopped. However she didn't get any coherent words out as his hands moved, lightly forcing her to arch her back as his lips started to kiss the swell of her breasts. Sounds of pleasure once again started to echo through out the room as Naruto's lips paid attention to her breasts. Even though they were mostly covered by her bra she still felt a tingling sensation that swept through her entire body that went all the way down to her toes. Instinctively her hips rubbed against his as her mind was clouded with pleasure. Nails lightly dug into his shoulder when his lips moved down to lightly kiss over the silky material of her bra to where her nipple would be. Hinata couldn't help as a loan moan left her lips when she felt his teeth lightly nip against the material; hips moving slightly harder against his own.

An aching feeling between her legs along with a burning sensation in the pit of her stomach made her whimper, not knowing why she was feeling this way. Hinata was so lost that she hadn't even noticed his hands undoing the clasp on her bra. Pale violet eyes slowly opened half way, meeting wide bright blue.

Both of them watched as Naruto slowly slipped the straps off her shoulders, down her arms until the garment was finally off her. It slipped onto the floor, but neither of them noticed. Hinata watched with fascination and nervousness as Naruto simply just staredat her naked upper body. Blue eyes were abnormally wide, his chest heaving as he got excited . . . it made her own body burn in a whole new way. Before she could say anything, he pulled her closer to him and cupped her breasts again. Her own eyes widened as she drank in Naruto's soft grunts as he grinded his hips against hers - then leaned back down kiss and nibble her newly exposed flesh.

Hinata felt like she was lost in a haze of pleasure and any thoughts of being body conscious flew out of her mind completely. All she could feel was Naruto and all she could hear was her own pleasurable whimpers and soft groans from him. The only thought that was running through her mind was that she didn't want him to stop. Feeling his tongue swirling around her nipple . . . god it was so amazing that it made her body tremble with want.

“Na-Naruto-kun. . .' she squeaked, hands holding onto his shoulders like a lifeline. She could feel him smile against her breasts as he continued teasing them. This feeling, it was something new and totally different. It was something she had never experienced before . . . absolute pleasure. Never before had she touched herself, it was something that was discouraged to do in her clan. However after becoming closer with Naruto the urge to actually get to know her body became stronger.

Naruto on the other hand didn't have a clue what-so-ever on what he was actually doing to her. But with a few guidelines for his master's books and with the way she was reacting; he figured that he was at least doing something right. He could feel beads of sweat starting to run down her back and the soundshe was making was music to his ears. Feeling her hips moved against his awakened that feeling again he had felt earlier . . . which also made him come to the conclusion on where he wanted to touch her next.

His hand on her breast slowly moved down across her ribs and abdomen before lightly tracing over the waistline of her pants. She didn't stop him, so he took that as a good sign that he was allowed to continue. Slowly his hand slipped inside her pants and Naruto could not help the whimper that left his throat as his fingertipsbrushed along the edge of her panties. He could already feel the heat radiating off of her, and his body reacted quickly to it. Gritting his teeth he pushed aside his own needs and desires, concentrating on the girl in his arms. I won't be selfish. Hinata-chan pleasured me and I'm going to do the same for her . . .

Masculine fingers slowly slipped inside, feeling the soft curls of her womanhood. Naruto's breath hitched as his fingers slipped further down and when he reached his goal . . . he almost snapped. His body froze, eyes widened, heart stopped and a certain part of his anatomy was almost beyond its breaking point. He pulled his lips away from Hinata's breast and buried his face in the crook of her neck.

Hinata froze the momentshe felt his fingertips slip into her panties. She certainly hadn't been expecting him to touch her there, but now that he was she was both nervous and yet excited at the same time. Then she felt him bury his face into her shoulder and watched as he didn't move and inch. His body was now visibly shaking; she could hear and feel his breath speed up as if he were suddenly running. When he pulled away to finally look at her, his expression was one that Hinata had never seen before. He was staring at her as if she were food, a delicacy that he longed to eat.

Naruto stared at her for a long moment before shifting forward so their foreheads were touching. She could feel his fast breath against her lips and was about to ask him if he was alright, but after a moment he spoke.

“Wow . . . I wasn't expecting that . . .”

“Expecting what?” Hinata whispered back.

“This.” Naruto's fingers shifted slightly inside her soaked underwear, causing Hinata to whimper softly, “God Hinata-chan, you have no idea how good it feels to touch you there. You're so wet and dear gods are you hot! Does it feel good for you?”

Hearing his husky voice, blue eyes burning into hers, and the way his inexperienced fingers were caressing her down below - she couldn't find her voice and so she nodded her head.

“Show me, Hinata-chan. Show me like I showed you how to please me . . .”

Her face being piping hot red and her mind was so hazed with pleasure that she wasn't able to think to herself how embarrassing his words were. InsteadHinata slipped one of her own hands down to join his. Naruto grunted softly when she felt her hand on top of his. Slowly she moved his fingertips onto the most sensitive area of her body. A soft moan slipped past her lips to show Naruto that that was the spot to touch her.

“Right there?” he asked, experimentally moving his fingers in a circle over what felt like a hard nub. Her hips bucked against his hand, her mouth made on `oh' shape and the way her pale eyes widened was a good enough answer for him.Smiling more to himself, he moved his head so his lips could brush against her neck and feel her pulse against them.

Slowly he began pleasuring her, his fingers moving at a snails pace at first. His ears drinking in her pleasure filled sighs and whimpers as he caressed her. It soon clicked into his mind on exactly where he was touching her and quickly went over the instructions his master had once given him on pleasuring a woman. The instructions were very vague in his mind, but could anyone really blame him for not being able to think straight? With the way Hinata was moaning and grinding against his hand, it was any wonder he could even remember his own name.

Little shocks of pleasure coursed through Hinata's body and she could no longer control the sounds escaping her lips. Her head felt like it was spinning. Hands gripped his shoulders tightly and even her nails were starting to dig into the muscle. However if her nails were hurting Naruto, she didn't notice at all. All she could think and feel was him touching her down below. She could feel the pleasure building in her body and there was a new feeling in the pit of her stomach that was churning. It almost felt like there was a spring down there and the more pleasure she felt, the tighter the spring became.

Suddenly she felt his hand shift and moving away from her clitoris, but before she could ask Naruto what was going on, her eyes widened and a gasp escaped her lips. She whimpered softly as she felt her boyfriend slowly insert one finger inside of her. Shakily she let out the breath she didn't know she was holding as she coached herself through this new experience. It was something so very new and scary that Hinata tried not to pull away from Naruto. She took deep breaths and tried to calm down her racing heart.

“Are you okay?”

Hearing his whispered question, Hinata softly answer, “I'm okay . . . it just feels so new.”

Naruto was completely silent for a moment before he asked, “You've never touched yourself like this before?”

Hinata shook her head.

“Can I keep going? If you don't like what I'm doing, then stop me, okay?”

A warm, loving feeling spread across her chest from how considerate he was being. Nodding softly to give him permission, she felt Naruto's hand start to move again. Slowly he started to pump his finger in and out of her and Hinata had to admit that it was a very strange and aliened feeling at first. However when she felt his thumb return to her sensitive nub, any fear or other concerns she had were crumbling in her mind. The jolts of pleasure returned to her, but were twice as powerful. Her own body started to shake as it wracked up the pleasure moving through her body. She could feel beads of sweat rolling down her back and across her chest. Soft sighs and moans left her lips as she voiced her pleasure to Naruto.

His teeth gritted together and it took all of his will power to stay in control to keep a level head. Hinata's moans in his ear, her body trembling against his, the way she reacted to his touch . . . it was completely intoxicating and driving him insane. His own body was reacting strongly to hers and all he could think about . . . was if it felt this amazing to touch her with his fingers - what would it feel like he were to . . .

Stop it! Don't even think about it! If you do, you won't be able to go back and you'll lose control? Is that what you want Uzumaki? To force yourself on your girlfriend who is willingly letting you touch her like this?

Naruto grunted softly and tried to think about anything else, but also concentrated on pleasuring his girlfriend. He knew she was getting close with the way her hips were bucking against his hand and the high pitched moans echoing off the walls. He moved his hand faster inside her, desperately wanting Hinata to feel that same release he had felt early on.Suddenly he felt her body tense up, legs gripping his hips as she felt her body start to tremble uncontrollably. Her inner muscles tightened around his fingers and he felt a hot liquid ooze onto his fingers. Through all of his Hinata didn't say a word; however he could feel and hear her harsh breathing against his neck.

As her body became less tense, he slowly pulled his hand out of her panties and brought it up to his line of vision. Staring at the wet substance on his hands, he didn't even think about it as he brought it to his lips and tasted it. Naruto couldn't help but groan at the erotic taste now in his mouth. It wasn't exactly a delicious taste like ramen, however it did make his body tingle and quiver.

His masculine pride was practically bursting at the seams. He had just successfully pleasured his girlfriend into absolute bliss. Naruto's own body was now begging for another release, however he pushed it aside. Slowly he laid both of them down on his bed and shifted his hips so Hinata wouldn't feel his member on her lower back.

“How was that, Hinata-chan?”

The dark blush on Hinata's cheeks only intensified, but she softly stuttered, “I-It was amazing . . . thank you, Naruto-kun.”

Naruto smirked, “You're very welcome Hinata-chan.”

Silence fell over the darkened room and slowly the two drifted off to sleep.

Eyes moved away from the bed to the floor of his bedroom. Deep down he knew that Hinata was still alive and that her team had probably just run into some trouble in the mountains. But this feeling . . . just the mere thought of her being gone, it shook him to the very core . . .

If anything good had come out of this, he had finally had a conversation with her father. Even though things weren't very serious between them with the thoughts of marriage or anything like that . . . it was good to know how things might go when or if they got that far.

It was also good to know, that Hiashi wasn't completely against the two of them seeing each other. The fact that he had purposely searched him out, spoke volumes on how the Head of the Hyuuga Clan cared for his daughters love interest. He could have just left his sorry butt out in the freezing rain . . . but instead came to try and snap him out of his sulking mood.

At least having some support from her father, made Naruto relax on the thought of their relationship progressing even farther. Both of them had been worried about how the elders and Hiashi would react if things really got serious between them. Thoughts of them putting the cursed bird seal on her, banishing her from the Hyuuga compound or her being forced to marry someone else . . . many thoughts had run through both their minds. Hinata had told him once that Hiashi had married her mother out of love and the marriage hadn't been forced. It had been around the time when she had told him all about her family . . . from the time her uncle Hizashi sacrificed himself for her father, to showing him pictures on how much she looked like her mother. Naruto had never been a real big fan of the Hyuuga's with their pompous behavior and caring about nothing but their prid. However he was glad that there was at least Neji , Hanabi and Hiashi on his side.

Eyes moved off the floor to the dresser where a semi-neatly wrapped gift sat, along with a small box of cinnamon buns. They had been sitting there since December 27 when he had planned to give Hinata her birthday gifts. He frowned slightly at how messy of a wrapping job he had done around the box, but he was never good at stuff like this. However the frown soon turned into a smile. Hinata certainly wouldn't mind how neatly wrapped the gift was . . . she never had cared for little details like that . . . never cared if anything was perfectly done.

She liked that he was clumsy, made mistakes, never gave up and was the same old Naruto she had fell in love with as a child. Most of the girls . . . including Sakura had been disappointed that even after his three year training session with Jiraiya; even though growing and looking more mature, he was still the same. Clueless, dense and immature . . .

Girls had been disappointed that he wasn't cool like Sasuke . . . perfect and could do anything with ease . . .

Hinata on the other hand didn't care about stuff like that . . .

Naruto shifted on his wooden stool, tongue slipping out to lick his lips as a steaming bowl of Ramen was placed in front of him. He heard Hinata giggle softly when he rubbed his hands together and without a second thought started to gobble down his meal

“Ah . . . isn't that Naruto?”

The blonde ninja's ears perked up at the sound of his name being used; eyes shifted to the side to see three chuunin kunochi watching him from around the corner. He had never seen them before, but kept his ears peeled to see why they were talking about him.

“Yes that is him! Ah, isn't he dreamy? So powerful, he defeated all six pains by himself!”

“I know! Isn't he also the apprentice of Jiraiya? One of the three ninja?”

“He was on a three year training session with him! Oh I bet he knows all kinds of new moves after learning the sage techniques!”

Naruto couldn't help but smirk that girls were finally starting to notice him. Even though he already had Hinata by his side, it still didn't hurt for a pride booster that other females noticed him too. Without thinking he turned his head to smile at the three chuunin, but when their eyes met they looked back at him with horror and disgust.

“Gross!” the three of them whispered in unison.

Looking down Naruto noticed that he still had a mouthful of noodles hanging out of his mouth. Feeling slightly embarrassed he tried to slurp up the rest of the noodles into his mouth, but almost ended up choking. Little pieces of noodles remained on his face and he flinched slightly when the girls started talking again.

“Doesn't he have any table manners?”

“He's eating like he was raised by animals!”

“Isn't the girl sitting beside him grossed out by this?”

Naruto glanced over at Hinata. She was sitting up prim and proper, eating her Ramen with such table manners . . . mean while he was slouched over and had bits and pieces of his meal all over his face. He couldn't help the slight frown that curved his lips, thinking how much of an embarrassment he was to her.

“Naruto-kun. . .”

Hearing Hinata call his name he turned around to face her and was knocked speechless when she leaned forward and started planting kisses all over his face. Her tongue ran over his cheek and lips as she cleaned up the slight mess. Hinata's hand released her chopsticks to cup his cheek and tilt his head to the side as her tongue suddenly invaded his mouth. He could hear the girls gasping in the back ground when Hinata pulled away, licking her own lips.

“Hmmm . . . the Miso Ramen does taste pretty good, I'll have to order that next time,” she mumbled quietly before returning to her own bowl.

Naruto stared at her with wide eyes and could not help the blush that started to spread on his cheeks. He could still hear the girls chattering behind him, but didn't really care what they were saying as a big smirk spread across his face.

A soft knock at his door brought Naruto back to reality. Hope suddenly rose in his chest as he sprinted towards the door and flung it open to see a very drenched Shino and Kiba standing there.

“Kiba! Shino! Wait, where's Hinata!” cried Naruto.

“Easy there Naruto. Don't worry she's fine, just has to spend a night in the hospital for some minor injuries,” sighed Kiba. From the tone of his voice Naruto could tell that he was tired and worn out.

Naruto tried to calm himself down, but so many questions started to come out, “What happened? Were you guys attacked by Akatsuki? Did those bastards hurt Hinata?”

Kiba sighed; he really wasn't in the mood for answering anymore questions, especially when he had been bombarded by them from Tsunade. Shino however came to his rescue, “We were trapped for a few weeks in the mountains from an avalanche which is where Hinata sustained her injuries; just a sprained wrist and a few bruised ribs. No we weren't attacked by Akatsuki, but due to our injuries and the harsh winter weather we were delayed on our return home,”

Naruto suddenly disappeared from the door way and reappeared moments later in his usual orange and black outfit. Closing the door behind him Naruto brushed past Shino and Kiba as he made his way to the hospital, “Thanks guys!”

Kiba shook his head and started off towards his home, wanting to get out of his soaked clothes and find a bed as soon as possible, “That guy has a one tracked mind,”

Shino nodded in agreement as the two teammates returned to the muddy streets and on their way home.

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Hinata stared at up at the hospital ceiling and a sort of déjà vu feeling came over her. She was in the exact same room she had been last time when Pain had stabbed her, however her injuries weren't that severe this time. Flexing her right hand she winced slightly in pain from the sprained wrist. Her bruised ribs had been almost completely healed by Sakura, but it still hurt if she had to laugh or cough. Eyes drifted from the ceiling to the corner of the room where Neji was seated; his head leaned back against the wall. He had carried her most of the way home, so it was no surprise that he was tired . . . and even if he wasn't really sleeping he was sure doing a good impression of it.

What had seemed like a simple escort mission had officially gone to hell and back. A blizzard had broken out in the mountains on the way home; followed by an avalanche that had trapped them for two weeks; add coming across a pack of angry wolves, then finally finding their way out of the mountains only to discover they were back where they had started. Instead of heading back they had gone around the cursed mountains where they had run into a search and rescue squad that had consisted of her cousin, sister and one of the Hyuuga body guards; along with Kakkashi, Shikamaru and Sakura. At first she had been surprised that Naruto wasn't with them, but Sakura had filled in the blanks on who Tsunade had wanted to be in the rescue cell. The rest of the trip had been hell as well with the freezing rains, and it was no surprise at all that Shikamaru had caught a cold. All in all injuries had been minor with bruises, sprains and Kiba had suffered from a concussion . . . but in the end everyone was basically fine.

A soft tapping noise on the window caught her attention which caused her to suddenly sit up. Flinching slightly from her injured ribs, she looked over to see Naruto perched on the window sill, waving at her. For the first time in almost a month she smiled, slowly crawling shifted on the bed so she could open the window. Soundlessly he slipped into her room and still didn't make a sound when she pointed to the corner at her sleeping cousin. Nodding softly Naruto closed the window behind him. His jacket was soaked as he pulled it off his shoulders and gently set it on the floor. The bed softly creaked when Naruto was suddenly nose to nose with her and enveloped her in a kiss. She found herself being pushed down towards the bed as his tongue slipped into her mouth. She kissed him back with just as much passion, her uninjured hand came up to caress his whiskered cheek. A small whimper left her throat as she tasted him in her mouth, not realizing how much she had missed kissing him like this.

Finally the two pulled apart and stared down at each other; foreheads pressed together.

`Missed you,' mouthed Naruto, not wanting to wake the sleeping Hyuuga in the corner.

`Missed you too,' Hinata mouthed back.

Not wanting to leave, Naruto moved as he pulled the blankets on the bed back so he could settle in beside her. Hinata shifted to her side as Naruto slipped in behind her and lightly wrapped one arm around her waist; being mindful of her injury. Sighing with absolute contentment, Naruto buried is face into her dark hair before planting light kisses over the back of her neck. Hinata shivered slightly from the soft kisses, but all too soon she started to relax and could feel her body start to succumb to sleep. Naruto too could feel sleep start to take over his body as his eyes slowly closed.

The feeling of being wrapped in each others arms was just what the couple needed after being separated for a month. They didn't care at the moment what her father or Neji or anyone would think in the morning when they would be found cuddled together.

For the first time in a month, both Naruto and Hinata slept better than they had in weeks, knowing that the other person would be there when they woke up.

Author Note: Well there you have it, the next installment. This chapter wasn't has hard to write as the last, but needless to say I hope you all enjoyed it.

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