Unexpected Love (slow updates)

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Hinata's POV

"Y-you have a r-really cute laugh," I heard Naruto-kun say as he clenched his sides and attempted to take deep breaths. "Y-you should laugh more often Hinata-chan."

I felt a blush of shame cover my cheeks as I knew he was just trying to be nice. My blush was soon impeached as I remembered the time Father told me that my laugh sounded like that of a dying seal. I felt my eyes begin to get extra water but I quickly blinked it away since crying was a sign of being a weakling. I could hear his voice in my ears telling me that a lady should not laugh aloud but cover it with a light giggle. I tried to not laugh but I couldn't help it when Naruto-kun's stomach growled like it did. I couldn't stand the fact that I had disobeyed Father's order so I stood up and started to walk away. I broke out into a run as I raced to my room when I felt tears threaten to fall out of my eyes.

I had reached my bedroom door and pulled the door open before I accidentally slammed it in Naruto-kun's face. I slid down the back of my door and wrapped my arms around my shins while I rested my forehead against my knees. I felt the tears try to escape but I forced them back and started to think about a meadow with a single willow tree and full of wild flowers. I felt myself calm down while someone was knocking on my door in a worrying manner yet I decided to ignore them until I felt better. I was about to slip away to my "happy place" when I heard a slightly muffled voice call my name.

"Hinata-chan," Naruto-kun said, his voice filled with concern and worry. "Hinata-chan! It's just me! Please come out!"

The way he sounded made him seem like he was about to cry which made me want to cry for some reason. I took a deep breath that wasn't shaky before I slowly got up and placed my hand on the door handle. I opened it after I took a few deep breaths and braced myself for what would come. I looked up and saw that Naruto-kun looked worried beyond--what I thought-- humanly possible. When he saw me though, some of the worry seemed to have vanished like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. We stayed silent as we looked at each other though Naruto-kun looked at me like it was the last time he would every see me again. I felt uncomfortable and held my sides while I looked down at the ground all the while Naruto-kun never stopped his staring.

"What's wrong Hinata-chan," he asked in a gentle whisper as if the slightest noise would send me running like a scared animal. "Was it something I did? Something I said?"

"I-it's w-wasn't y-your f-fault N-Naruto-k-kun," I softly whispered after I had taken an unnoticed deep breath. "I-I w-was j-just o-overreacting t-to s-something I-I s-saw o-on t-the c-computer."

I felt a masculine hand gently grab my chin and slightly force me to look up. I felt a blush invade my cheeks as I realized Naruto-kun was gently holding my chin. I thought that if I closed my eyes then I might me able to imagine his healthy lips gently kiss mine yet with a hidden passion in them. I felt my blush increase tenfold when I thought this and I tried to look away, forgetting that Naruto-kun was holding my chin. He held his hand firmly as his eyes bore into mine and seemed to look into my very soul. I couldn't look away from his amazing ocean blue eyes yet I felt a part of me slip away as I remembered that I could never have Naruto-kun by my side. I felt an arm snake around my shoulders and pull me into a toned chest while I put my hands in front of myself to stop me from falling. I closed my eyes tightly as I felt strong arms wrap around my waist and squeeze me gently. I felt my face heat up to a temperature that would put the Sun to shame. I looked up and saw that Naruto-kun was looking down at me with an expression that asked for me to tell the truth. I simply shook my head as I buried my head in his shirt while his arms tightened around my waist.

"Hinata-chan," he gently whispered as he rested his cheek on the top of my head. "Please tell me. I swear I won't judge you, believe it."

I shook my head again and gripped his shirt in my fists while his grip tightened slightly. I felt like neither of us wanted to let go of each other in fear of losing one another. I knew that of I lost Naruto-kun forever, I wouldn't be able to live. My thoughts wondered as I thought about what Sakura-chan was to him and what he was to her. I felt myself grip tighter on his shirt as I thought of him and Sakura-chan together and their future together. I knew that they would be together in the end but it still hurt my heart to realize that he was infatuated with Sakura-chan. I knew this but it still hurt, even though I had seen the looks he gave her and the way he treated her. I couldn't stop the memories of him and Sakura-chan together as they came pouring in my mind.