Intertwined {A NaruHina Story}

-18-

Naruto

Am I stupid?

Yes I must be.

I think I'm in love with Hinata??

Why did I have to throw that into the confession? It's probably because I never thought of anyone in that way before. I did read some sort of online article about this but I wasn't sure.

I'm not fucking sure anymore.

I know being friends with Hinata is hard. I constantly find the need to just sit and admire her. The little dimples she has whenever she's laughing, the way her shoulders shudder whenever she sneezes or how she can doze off randomly without ever knowing. She bites her bottom lip whenever she's concentrated or whenever she's simply gazing off into nothing.

I always find it so hard not to just kiss her or pull her into my arms just because she's so damn adorable.

Beautiful, too.

"W-what do you mean...?" Hinata finally mumbled, her lavender gaze fixed on the floor. "You think y-you're in l-l-love with me?"

No.

I can't be selfish with her, again.

I was once and I hurt her almost beyond return because I wanted so much to make the beautiful goddess in front of me mines.

I was just so fucking lucky she gave me some sort of chance to make amends with her.

"Naruto-kun?" Her beautiful voice intruded my thoughts again.

She wants to be friends.

So why the hell am I'm in such a dilema?

"Hinata." I sighed. "I am done being who I was. I'm gonna swear on our friendship that there wasn't any other girl. I've been faithful and loyal to my promise, believe it."

"Our friendship, huh..." she bit her lip.

"Which is everything to me." I admitted. "If I ever lost you for some stupid crap I pull, I would never be able to live with myself."

Hinata's mouth opened, a deep red blush took over her cheeks but she looked away before I could confirm it as anything.

But fuck did she look cute.

"It's selfish for me to be asking you to do all of that." She mumbled. "Especially since I have no right to."

Why is she making this harder than it should?

"It's something I wanna do for myself, too." I admitted. "Meeting you and getting you pregnant really helped me see that my old life really wasn't the way to live. I had no respect for anyone and if I want to be the father my kid can be proud of, I gotta start changing that now."

Hinata met my eyes for a bit longer, studying me like she would a textbook problem to find the hidden trick ready to mess her up. I don't blame her.

I was a playboy who just swore off his games.

I'd be careful, too.

"O-okay."

She finally closed her eyes and opened them. The guarded gates she put up was dissolved.

That or I just broke down another one.

Whatever it is, I got passed it. I could finally breathe without worrying that even that could upset her.

"So what are you doing in your dorm room all alone?" I asked.

Hinata smiled at me suddenly. "I was finishing up some s-studying but..."