Sparks Fly (NaruHina Fanfic)

Sparks Fly Chapter Four

Series: Naruto

Pairings: NaruHina

Author: Lynns

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi

Type: Alternate Universe/Romance

*Warning, Sexual Content in this chapter! You have been told!*

Sparks Fly

Chapter 4

"You know, you don't have to be an asshole about it. We were just . . ."

Naruto didn't let Haku finish. Usually, he could deal with the apprentice's snarky attitude, but right now, he didn't have the patience for it. So without saying a word, he made a hasty decision by grabbing Hinata's hand and storming out of the cafeteria. At first, he was expecting Hinata to pull back or demand him to stop and release her hand . . . but she said nothing as he led her out of the cafeteria and into the main hallway.

At least she's not yelling at you to stop, but I don't want our evening to end yet! I still have to tell her what's on my mind, and I'm not going to have another opportunity to do this! Where can we go for privacy, though? The games room? No, usually people are playing in there well until 10pm. Outside? No, that's out of the question; it's freezing outside right now!

He knew people were staring at them and was surprised that no one tried to stop him or intervene. Dragging a young woman down the hallway was bound to turn some heads, but since no one approached them, he could only guess that Hinata was doing something to let them know she was okay. It no longer felt like he was dragging her along with him, but instead, she quickened her pace to keep up.

While his mind was racing, Naruto's feet automatically took him towards the familiar hall where his room was, his free hand reaching into his pocket to grab his room key to open the main door. As they entered Hallway B, it finally dawned on him how this was starting to look from Hinata's perspective.

Are you seriously just going to bring her to your room? Oh, that's the brightest idea you've ever had! Just drag her into your room and make her think you're about to force yourself on her! Damn it, she must be confused right now!

As they got closer and closer to his room, Naruto remembered the stairwell at the very end of the hall. It was rarely used, and only the housekeepers were down here. Knowing it was the better option, he took her there instead. Thankfully just like he thought, there was no one at the back stairwell, and they could finally talk in private.

Upon hearing the door close behind them, Naruto realized he was still holding Hinata's hand pretty tightly and released his grip. His heart was racing, and suddenly, the words he wanted to tell her weren't coming out. In fact, he couldn't think of anything to say right now! So he kept his back to her, unsure where to start the conversation.

Sighing in frustration, he took a few steps forward to give her some space and hoped that staring out the exit window on the door would clear his thoughts. However, with how dark it was outside, all he could see was his own face staring back at him and Hinata's small frame behind him. He hadn't expected to be interrupted like that by Konohamaru and the others. He didn't think they would have been looking for him at all when telling them he was busy at the end of the day.

"I'm really sorry about that, Hinata. I just didn't want our conversation to end there. I don't have a good way of getting a hold of you right now, and I just . . . I don't know, I panicked. Sorry for dragging you all the way here. No one ever uses this stairwell, and I knew we could at least get some privacy here." He whispered to her.

And now here we are in this stairwell. It's not the best spot, but it sure is a hell of a lot better than bringing her to my room.

He paused on that thought, and an instant blush spread across his cheeks. There was no denying he hadn't thought about it. It had crossed his mind a few times. However, the person he had fantasized about was behind him, and they were less than ten feet away from his room. Naruto couldn't deny that it was tempting to just skip his confession, kiss her here right now and propose she spend the night with him.