Way Back to Your Heart

Chapter 20 - Off to Kurokawa

It's already Tuesday and we are now set to travel to Kurokawa this afternoon. Tenten sat in the passenger seat while me and Boruto occupied the back. Truth be told, I am not as ecstatic as Boruto and Tenten about this trip and no, it's not about the weather this time, it's Naruto. 

6:00 am, Hyuuga's mansion

"Good Morning Beautiful!" Naruto greeted passionately the moment I swiped the button to answer his video call. 

"Good Morning mister CEO" I teasingly greeted back in between yawns. It's been a habit for us to greet eachother every morning as soon as we wake up, specially everytime we're apart.

"Isn't it too early for you to wake up Honey?" I asked, my head still on my pillow and my hair is still a mess.

Naruto with his still equally messy morning hair, scratched his head and bit his lip.

"Ahmm Hina.."

Uh, oh, not that tone.... what is it this time? I raised a brow, I know something is wrong whenever he scratch that blonde hair of his.

"Let me guess? Something came up thats why you can't make it to Kurokawa with me tomorrow" a wild guess, but something is telling me that it is more of a reality than an assumption and I just found myself hoping that I am wrong.

Naruto looked at me, looked at his left, took a deep breath and returned his gaze back to me.

"Ahmm, yeah... flight is rescheduled,  need to attend this meeting tomorrow night. I've done everything Hina, but everyone's schedule is leaving me no choice. Please Hina, I'm sorry I..."

"Stop!"

Naruto halted from his exasperating explanation.

"I understand... " I mumbled.

"You are?" he replied, eyes wide.

"Yes, I mean, it's not new to me remember? It's just that.. I terribly missed you and I anticipated. I don't hate you for this, no need for the sorry okay... sheeeeessshhh I just missed you..." I cried, my mood is too sensitive these past few days. God, just one more day but it somehow seems like a year.

"Hey, hey,hey..no, no, no, please don't cry Hinata. I missed you too okay, if only I could ditched this all... hmmmmm, well maybe I can" he grinned.

"Nope don't go there.." I released a small laugh, "Don't worry about me, I only need to wait for a day right Naruto kun?,  I already handled six years of not seeing you... " I stopped as I noticed how Naruto's expression changed upon hearing my last sentence.

"Hina..."

"Sorry, never meant to go there... "

"As soon as I came back, let me talk to your father..."

I paused. Last time it was father who told me to let him talk to Naruto, and now it was him who is asking for father's time. Do they have some issues to settle? 

"Naruto, is there anything I need to know? "

Silence

"Hina, this is not the best situation to talk about this.."

"Then when?" my tone serious.

"For Pete's sake Hina, we're on the phone... " Naruto replied, a hint of irritation in his voice. 

"Is it that big of a deal that we can't talk about it over the phone? " I sigh and took a deep breath.

"Hina- "

"Okay, then.. I'll just wait until you came back" I replied coldly and tapped the small red circle on the phone screen to end the video call.

I took a deep breath as I placed the phone on the side table. My phone vibrate and ring at the same time flashing Naruto's name but istead of picking it up I stood up and went to my walk in closet and shut the door closed.