𝒮𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓈 ♡𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝒾𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝒻 💋 [ℕ𝕒𝕣𝕦ℍ𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕊𝕒𝕤𝕦]

Chapter One

Welcome to Book One of the  ꇙꋬ꒒ꋬꉔ꒐♡꒤ꇙ series. I hope you all enjoy the story from start to finish. As you read, don't forget to star, comment and follow me for story updates and more!

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Chapter One

January 3, 2011

"N-Naruto-kun?"

The blonde jonin stopped and turned at the sound of his name. Looking back, he waited patiently as the shy young kunoichi twiddling her pointer fingers moved closer to him. Shifting his weight to his left foot, and resting his fist on his hip, his lips curled in amusement as he watched her lavender eyes struggle to meet his own vivid blue.

She was so damn cute.

Three months into their relationship and she was still bashful, but he was hard pressed to say he didn't like it.

It was leagues different than what he was used to.

After the war, his popularity among the opposite sex boomed. At first, he'd been really awkward and uncertain on how to handle the aggressive women that sidle up to him demanding his attention, but after nearly three years of playing the field, he could honestly say he was a lot more confident in dealing with the opposite sex. Three short monogamous relationships and a number of casual sexual encounters had eased the majority of clumsiness that clung to him well into his late teens.

Now, twenty years old, he was a man of modest experience and maturity.

The women he'd dated and slept with were the complete opposite of the woman before him.

Hinata was patient, soft spoken and crazy enough, head over heels in love with him. It was slightly disconcerting at times, dating a girl that loved him rather than simple like. It made him nervous and he found himself being a little more careful around her, more sensitive to saying or doing something that would hurt her.

Like he needed to take her serious, and treat the relationship with care.

Not that he was in the habit of taking girls lightly.

He'd been slapped more than a handful of times for being dumb or callous.

It was just that the feelings of the person he was with had never been so crystal clear and out in the open. Her trembling confession a few months back had been so unexpected and sort of awkward. The nervous Hyuuga had been near to tears as she stuttered out her admission. By the time she had finished, he'd been reeling, replaying every interaction they'd had over the years to verify what she was telling him was true.

Sifting through memories, there was no denying her feelings were genuine.

A month and some change had passed since his last relationship at the time of her confession, so he'd taken her up on the offer to go out, making clear to her that he couldn't say he felt the same for her right now but he liked and respected her, they'd been friends since childhood and he was willing to give it a chance.

Three months later, he was glad he had.

She was fun, and made him laugh; kind and generous and infinitely gentle.

She listened intently when he spoke, made him delicious meals nearly every day and was always happy to see him.

She rarely demanded anything of him and when she did, it was more suggestive, never a dictation. She was incredibly accommodating and seemed perfectly content to cater to him.