Maybe if he'd shown his love for her a little sooner, or if she'd loved him enough just a little longer, things wouldn't have ended up so complicatedly heart wrenching for the both of them. . WARNING: THIS STORY HAS NOT BEEN EDITED CORRECTLY. A LOT OF MISTAKES AND POV's ARE JUST EVERYWHERE. SORRY this is NOT a short story; there at 2 parts (like book 1 and book 2, but they're put together) ***COMPLETED!

In which an uncharacteristically bashful Naruto finally realizes he's in love with Hinata over a slice of strawberry shortcake. nsfw | semi-canon divergence | ongoing