The guardian chronicles : Nirvana (Todoroki Shoto x Uzumaki Naruto)

Chapter 62

Naruto slipped on her singlet and looked down at her charging phone. It had been hours since she finished learning the ins and outs of patrol with Hawks, but not once did Shouto sent her a message. Was he angry with her for using his first name without permission? Should she apologize to him? It was considered rude but her friend was never the type to care about manners.

She chewed on her bottom lip, jumped onto her temporary bed and pulled her phone out of the charger. Her fingers scrolled to the contact number called Pretty Boy and looked at their chat history. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, uncertain about whether or not to type him a message. But Naruto guessed if she didn't want to lose a close friend then she needed to send him a message.

With that thought in her mind, Naruto began typing out her message. Are you up? Her breath hitched and the blue-eyed girl looked up at the ceiling, heart ponding against her chest and her whole hand trembled. Was he going to reply to her? Or was he going to give her the silent treatment because she decided to disregard the use of his last name?

Yes.

A small smile broke out of her face and Naruto rolled over, blue eyes fixated on the screen. A reply was good. It meant Shouto was not completely angry with her, which meant that she could continue this chat without a care in the world. She nibbled her bottom lip and sighed. Yeah, she probably needed to confirm that he was not angry before continuing with this.

Are you angry with me? The words flew out of her fingers before she could stop them and Naruto hunched her shoulders, white teeth nibbling her bottom lip. Blue eyes widened and her smile broadened slightly when she read the next message from her friend.

Naruto, why would I be angry?

Her heart fluttered slightly at the use of her first name and there was an insane urge for her to giggle, but the blond-haired girl restrained herself. The smile faded and she wondered if Todoroki forgot about what she wrote. The thought made her heart ache slightly and the girl felt the urge to cradle her legs together, body hunched up.

She straightened her back and resumed their chat. Because I called you by your first name.

The girl shifted her legs around till she sat cross-legged and she nibbled her bottom lip, blue eyes locked onto the screen. Was it a good idea for her to remind him this? A groan escaped from her lips and Naruto just wanted to know what the hell was wrong with her. She was acting like someone she was not when it came to Shouto and it was weird.

Warm mismatch eyes flashed before her and Naruto chewed on her bottom lip, wondering what the hell was going on with her. Her phone vibrated again, white light flashing to show her that Todoroki had indeed sent her a message again. Her heart jumped to her throat and the girl swiped the message.

I was surprised.

Naruto blinked and typed out the next question: Why?

Minutes passed since she sent the message and Naruto could only watch as the writing box will appear and disappear as if her friend kept debating about something. Should she just tell him to stop? But she was curious to know why her friend had been surprised? Was it more to do with a culture shock? Or was it something else? Maybe she was being an idiot again.

Because no one other than family has ever called me by that name. Naruto bobbed her head and flipped her long hair over her shoulder. That made sense then. They were friends but he probably didn't think that they were close enough for either of them to use their first name. She looked out at the night sky and decided to ask her next question.

Do you want me to go back to calling you by your last name, Todoroki?

There was a bitter taste in her tongue at the thought of calling her friend by his last name.