You and Me, Always and Forever

Chapter 4 : Sad memories are the most difficult to cope with

"Aaaahhh!"

October was nearing its end as leaves left their branches. It's funny how time flew and here they were acting like pre-pubescent fools.

It was Kiba's fault.

Damn it!

If he didn't just lure him in, he would not fall stupidly like this. He couldn't avoid, but feel a strong sting of pain right where his right arm should be.

"Damn you, Kiba!" The blonde screamed at his brunette friend who hurriedly went to where he was crouching.

"Hey! It's not my fault you're stupid, Naruto! How the hell did you defeat Madara, when you can't even see that a branch of tree will hit you from that angle!"

"Just shut up, dog-breath!" Oh, good grief! It hurts.

Kiba scoffed and helped the knucklehead get up. Who knew I'd defeat Naruto in a simple sneak-out-of the hospital mission.

The blonde got so bored and it was not a surprise that his number one partner in doing something crazily nasty ever since they were still in the academy would conjure an equally no brainer plan to ease his boredom.

Sneak out like how they used to when they went to peep on the girl's bathroom.

"Naruto-kun! Kiba-kun!" The two boys abruptly turned their heads to the direction where the voice was coming from.

"Hinata!"

"Hinata!"

The both said in unison and went to stare each other down afterwards..

"What happened here?" The dark-haired girl asked with a very worried tone, "N-Naruto-kun! You're, you're arm... You're bleeding."

Her features were filled with utmost worry and she gently clasped the wounded part. Oh, Naruto-kun.

"Hi-Hi-Hinata, it's nothing. It's nothing, really!" He said, trying to ease her worries.

"Yeah, right, Naruto. You were reacting about how it hurts a while ago. Stop acting tough just because Hina-"

"Let's just go upstairs." 

Hinata said with that tone Kiba was all famillar with. It was very Hyuuga and he's just thankful she wasn't facing him. He's not really a fan of her Hyuuga face. It reminded him so much of Neji.

"O-okay, I will help Naruto."

Soon enough, they reached the shared ward then Naruto sat on his bed and let Hinata take care of his wounded arm.

Tch! 

Kiba couldn't help but feel annoyed by how the blonde idiot look at his teammate. He was staring up at her with that googly eyes and slight pout. He knew that look very much. He's an Inuzuka anyway. But there's a deeper reason for his annoyance. It's actually more on how clueless Naruto was!

"Does it still hurt, Naruto-kun?"

"W-w-well, yeah. I mean no! Not that much anymore, Hinata. Thanks."

"You should know better than listen to Kiba-kun, Naruto-kun." She turned to look at him and the boy went speechless for a while. Over the past few days he spent with her at the hospital, he saw many sides of her he had never seen before. And even after seeing those again and again, he just couldn't help but feel surprised.

"And Kiba-kun, you shouldn't invite Naruto-kun to do such things," she softly reprimanded her teammate and he just shrugged in response.

Sasuke just quietly watched the exchange. She was a Hyuuga after all.