Inseparable (A NaruHina Story)

5

-Naruto-

I knew how beautiful Hinata was.

But seeing her so focused and typing at a keyboard is a whole 'nother sight to behold. On top of that, we're the only ones left in the room. Hinata made everybody else go to the server room to set up the perimeter router Sasuke got a couple hours ago. 

I stayed with her, watching and helping as much as I could. It took a minute for me to understand what she was trying to do but I figured it out instantly. I was sitting next to her on the computer. According to her, we're on the third step of the entire wall: setting up the VPN.

"How about New York?" I asked, turning to her.

"Good idea. There's millions of servers there we can bounce use and the hackers would waste time trying to figure it out." She nodded. 

I smiled at the compliment. "Where you setting yours?"

"London." Hinata answered, glancing down at the keyboard quickly. "Another epicenter filled with servers. I'm pretty sure the companies there won't mind us borrowing it. If they find out."

As illegal as that sounded, I didn't want to nag her about it. The VPN is only temporary until we're sure the hackers are done with Sunagakure. Once the threat passes, Hinata promised to come back and help them uppen up their cyber defenses. 

We worked side by side, setting up two of the three VPNs for about another hour. I was first to finish so I just leaned back on my chair and groaned.

Hinata turned to me, concern etched in her brows. "You okay, Naruto?"

"Yeah." I yawned. "I would kill for some fresh air."

She smiled at me. "You can go outside for a bit. I'm almost done here and then I'll get to work with the last one."

"Where you setting it up?"

"Kyoto." My employee answered. "Give them a little fake before they have to basically cross the world."

This girl is truly a genius.

"Then I'll wait for you and we can both go outside for some air afterwards." I responded.

"You sure?"

I nodded. "Just do what you have to do and we can go."

"Thank you." And just like that, her attention is off me. 

I crossed my arms and pretended I was staring at the monitor in front of her. Her eyes scanned the lines so quickly, too. I guess the benefit of being a Hyuga are those 25/20 eyesight. Nothing can get pass them. 

I snuck a glance at her side profile and mentally gulped. Her cheeks puffed out a bit; she's probably holding her breath as she waited for the VPN service to approve of her work. She let out a cute, 'okay' when the green check mark appeared on her screen. Suddenly, a strand of her raven hair drifted forward, making her blink a bit.

My hand started moving automatically; way before my brain could register what my body was trying to do. Then her hand reached up and she tucked the loose strand behind her ear.

Help.

I definitely need help.

"Is everything okay, Naruto?" Hinata moved to look at me.

I quickly retreated my hand. Maybe a little too quick.

The next thing I knew, I slipped out of the rolling computer chair and my ass ate hard floor.

"Naruto!" Hinata exclaimed, turning her chair towards me. Her face wrinkled with absolute concern and her eyes doing multiple scans of my body.

Ow.