Fix You

Nine

    Hinata smiled softly as she came into the nursery, watching as you placed stencils over the wall where Y/n would begin to paint the mural for baby Buruto’s nursery. It had been years since she had last seen her so focused and happy that she almost forgot what Y/n had been like back in high school. Everything just came so naturally when her were in the art room, surpassing both Sai and Deidara with the realistic images that were so close to looking real. She was happy for her, happy that Sasuke was able to coax this side of her back outout, and destroy the shell her ex had forced her into.

     “It looks amazing, Y/n! I’m excited to see what it looks like when you’re done,” the ravenette praise, smiling as she walked deeper into the room. Her eyes were fixated on the wall, noticing the detail you had planned to it into this project. By the end of the day, she knew Y/n would leave everyone in awe.

     Smiling with a slight touch of pride, Y/n picked up the paint roller and began to do the base work, “I hope it turns out okay. I haven't done this since college. Jason didn't let me do much of anything towards the end of my sophomore year, so it's been a while.”

    Hinata frowned at the mention of your ex, but smiled as a she took a seat on the small stool in the middle of the room, “thank goodness he is gone for good. I know you were afraid that he would come looking for you, but even if he did, Sasuke-kun and the others wouldn't let him get close. I doubt Sasuke-kun would let him leave alive for what he has done to you. I’ve never seen him so completely invested on a relationship before.”

     Y/n smiled fondly as color rose to her cheeks, “yeah… If you would have told me back in high school that Sasuke Uchiha would be the one to pull me out of that dark place I was in, I would have called you a liar and laughed.” Y/n turned around, meeting Hinata’s eyes with both honest adoration and fear, “I honestly love him, and it scares the hell out of me. I know that I can trust him, and that I know he would never hurt me the way Jason did, but it’s still scary ya know? I’m always so afraid that I'll do or say something wrong, and he'll leave. We’ve been together for months basically, and I only just kissed him last night when I’ve been too afraid of letting anyone touch me ever again. I keep seeing flashes of Jason's face when he tries to get close, and I'm afraid that he is going to grow bored and frustrated, and leave me for someone who isn't damaged.”

      Hinata listened carefully, giving Y/n a sympathetic smile as she sighed, “I honestly don't think you have anything to worry about with him, Y/n-chan. Sasuke has been worried for you since the day he found out you left. Things with him haven't been the same since that fight you both had, and when you were in the hospital, it only made things worse. I caught him in your hospital room apologizing to you, but he begged me not to tell anyone he was there. Apparently, he snuck in every day that you were unconscious. When you left, he was noticeably more easily agitated. Even Sakura noticed the change in his attitude. “

     Frowning, Y/n died the roller in paint before continuing to work, “Sakura had told me that he changed after I left, but I never knew he came to my room.”

“He takes flowers to your mother's grave too, “ Hinata added, making Y/n freeze.

“H-he does?”

   “Once a month. I only know because he told me. I guess catching him coming out of your hospital room made me the easy one to talk to. I don't think even Naruto or Itachi know, “ she added.

     Overcome with emotion, Y/n set don't the roller before sitting on the floor, “why did I leave, Hinata? Why did I think running away would solve my problems? Had I stayed, maybe Sasuke and I could have been together sooner… I would never have et Jason, I would have never went through the hell I've been trapped in… I could have been as happy with Sasuke as you are with Naruto… I want to be able to give Sasuke everything without being afraid of seeing Jason's face….”