Right Off The Bat (NaruHina)

20 - Wondering

|Hinata|

Naruto has lots of friends, huh?

I couldn't help but look at the pictures taped on his wall.

He was in each and every one of them, but in all of them, he was not alone.

Plastered on his wall was photographs of him and his friends. I could recognize some of the people on there. Like Sakura, Sasuke, Sai, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji.

In some of them, they did look considerably younger.

"Hinata?"

I was snapped back from my daze and back at Naruto.

I felt myself blush and said "S-Sorry, I was distracted"

"Geeze, Hinata. Are those pictures really throwing you off? I could take them down if you want" He offered, and as fast as I could I shook my head and said "N-No! I-I was admiring them, is all"

"Nah, I understand. It's weird seeing random people you don't know all over a wall" Naruto said.

He's so considerate. He would even take down pictures of his friends for me?

"N-No really, Naruto. Believe me" I said, trying to convince him, "I-I could tell that those pictures m-mean something to you, s-so I couldn't help but admire them"

"Alright, I believe you" He grinned "I'm glad you like it, you know? It's just that I really like being with my friends, specially those who are really special to me. You don't even know how much I would do just to spend time the most important people to me"

"W-Well, knowing you... I-I guess there is no boundaries" I softly laughed at my own joke, he then proudly claimed "You know it!"

He then looked at the wall sadly and said "Too bad we don't have a picture"

Wait.

Does he want to....?

I looked at him in surprise.

He simply smiled at me and said "After all of this exam thing blows over... Let's take a picture together, yeah?"

For the first time for the past three days that I've been here, I never wanted his exams to come more than now.

In fact, I wanted to be with him so bad, I started to feel lonely without him.

I'm so selfish.

"So? What do you say?" Naruto asked me again.

"Okay" I said with all my heart "I'd love to"

"Great! Then when we're apart again, I won't get lonely anymore!" Naruto said with the brightest smile I have ever seen "I could just look at our picture, believe it! But, it wouldn't be the same as the real thing... Gah! Nevermind that! We'll just make the best out of it!"

It's amazing how Naruto seems to understand me. Maybe we just think the same way at some extent, or it's just him being understanding as always.

But I love how I don't need to talk to get him to understand.

And I love hiw he always cares.

This feeling... I don't understand it fully.

I don't understand it fully, but I will learn it I hope.

And I hope... He feels the same way.

Naruto?

How come you're so close...

Yet so far?

Nevermind...

As long as you care, I don't mind.

I'm just happy you're happy.