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People who are Important: Book One	By : Morales89 Category: Naruto > General Views: 1255 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto and Tv tokyo. This is a purely fanwritten work, with which I make no money, and write only for the pleasure of myself and my readers.

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Chapter 13

Naruto Uzumaki walked through the streets of Konoha towards his favorite place in the whole village. Ichiraku Ramen. It was breakfast time, and he couldn't think of a better start to his morning than a bowl of pork ramen. 'Mmmm…ramen..' the thirteen year old thought to himself.
"Oh no!" he heard a soft feminine voice cry. He looked up to see Hyuuga Hinata with wide pearly eyes, and a red hue to her face. She was staring down at what looked like a spilt bag of groceries. Naruto rushed over to help.
"Hinata-chan!" he exclaimed, watching as her pale eyes turned on him. Her face got even redder, if possible, and she started shaking her head frantically.
"No…N…Naruto-kun…y…you don't h..have to.."
"Don't be ridiculous Hinata-chan. Of course I'll help you," he interrupted, kneeling down to pick up the groceries that had fallen to the ground.
He looked up into her big opal like eyes, and smiled his 3000 watt smile. She fainted, and he quickly caught her before she fell to the ground. 'Why does she always do this?' he thought thickly. Naruto held her petite body in his arms, and stared down at her unconscious face. 'She's such a nice girl. She's so caring, and she's always been really sweet to me. She's strong, I remember the Chunnin exam. So why is it that she's just so shy? It seems like she has no worth in herself,' he thought, watching her lashes flutter to reveal her milky eyes. Her face turned red again, and she looked towards the ground.
"Hinata-chan, you should be more careful. Are you sick? Maybe I should take you home before you faint again," he offered, helping her stand. She smiled and shook her head sending her short midnight locks flying around her face.
"D..don't b..be silly…Naruto-kun…I..I can manage," she stuttered quietly. The blond ignored her though, placing the groceries she'd dropped into the bag, and picking it up. He turned to smile at her.
"Um….Hinata-chan?" he said, scratching the back of his head and blushing a little.
"Y..yes?" she asked.
"Hehe…I don't know where your house is," he said, looking up at her with sky blue eyes. The Hyuuga Heiress felt her heart rap hard against her chest.
"I'll show you," she murmured, looking at the ground and walking ahead of him.
"Hinata?" she heard. She stopped walking. There was the sound of light footsteps getting closer, and then a hand dropped to her shoulder. She dared to turn around, only to find herself staring into a pair of the most beautiful blue eyes she'd ever seen. Her heart thumped rapidly against her rib cadge.
"Wh…what is it?" she asked, feeling the warmth radiating off of his body. 'He's so close,' she thought, her face turning red. He smiled at her. A really warm, friendly smile.
"You should always hold your head up high Hinata-chan. You should be proud of who you are. You one of the best people I know," he said. She swallowed hard, feeling tears burning in her eyes. She'd always wanted someone to say that to her. Her father and Neji had always told her she was worthless. Her father said that her little sister was stronger than her. She'd even venture to say that Hyuuga Hiashi wished that Neji had been born his son, instead of having her for a daughter.
"A..arigato," she whispered, smiling shyly at him.
She'd loved Naruto ever since their academy days, though she'd never tell him. Not now at least. He had so much to worry about, what with Sasuke going AWOL and Sakura being completely torn apart. He just had too much on his plate, and she didn't want to make his life any harder. What if he didn't like her back? Then he'd be killing himself over making her feel bad. And she knew he would..because that's just the kind of person that Naruto was. He'd never hurt one of his friends if he could help it.
"Well, come on. Let's get you home," he said, a smile lighting his whiskered face. 'How is it possible for someone to be so beautiful inside and out?' Hinata thought to herself, as she resumed leading them to her home.
Haruno Residence
'Sakura,
I'm doing well here in Sunagakure. My hosts have been nothing but wonderful to me, and I've made a new friend. I hope you can meet him soon. He's shy, and it's hard for him to trust, but I like him. He says he's met you before, but it wasn't on the best of terms. I'll convince him to come see you one day though, so don't worry. How's Naruto doing? I would send him mail, but I'm afraid that he could be tracked if it should ever fall into enemy hands. With Akatsuki after him, I thought it best to communicate through you.
As for the Lee situation. I think you should go for it. He knows you love Sasuke, and he knows that you're upset about the Uchiha's defection. I think that because he cares about you so much, he wants to make you feel better. I think going on a date with him would be fun, and who knows, you might find that you like him more than you think. He's a really great guy.
Well, I hope you are well, and I should be home in about five days. I can't wait to see everyone. You and I really have to get on that whole Naruto and Hinata thing. Is he really that thick? Haha, never mind…of course he is. Well, see you soon. Stay safe.
Your Friend, Akito Shia'
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Sakura looked the letter over one more time. Shia thought she should accept Lee's offer. She didn't want to lead him on though. What if he thought she really liked him that way? Then again, she'd never know if they could be anything but friends if she didn't give him a chance. But…she loved Sasuke. She loved Sasuke more than anything, and she wanted to wait for him. Thinking of Sasuke hurt, remembering the last time she'd seen him. The way he'd thanked her…and for what. What was he thanking her for? For being annoying? For being his friend? Or maybe….for loving him. She didn't know, but it hurt so much to think about it. 'Maybe I will give Lee-san a call. It couldn't hurt,' she thought.
Hyuuga Estate
Hinata and Naruto put away the groceries together; the raven haired girl blushed the whole time of course. After everything was away, they sat down opposite of each other at the table. Naruto turned his bright blue eyes on the Hyuuga Heiress. She was such a nice girl. Always good to him. She never looked at him the way the other villagers did, not ever that he could remember. That is why he considered her such a precious friend. He wondered why she didn't see the good qualities in herself. She acted like she didn't know what a good friend she was to him.
"N..Naruto-kun…are..you hungry?" she asked quietly, avoiding his eyes and blushing. He tilted his head to the side, and smiled.
"Hinata-chan, why do you always look away from me when you talk to me. If it's because I told Neji that his eyes were weird, I'm sorry. I just said that to tick him off, he's more fun when he's angry," Naruto explained. She laughed quietly, but still didn't look at him.
"You don't have to hide your face you know. Do you think you're ugly or something? Because you're not. You shouldn't be ashamed of your eyes, they're different, but I like them," Naruto chirped, smiling that happy grin. Her pearly eyes looked up at him, and the raw sadness within them made the blonde's heart thump hard against his chest. 'What could have happened to Hinata-chan to give her eyes like that?' he thought to himself.
"I..I'm sorry Naruto-kun. It's…it's…just the way I was raised," she said, but he didn't get it.
"I don't understand," the blue eyed boy said, confusion coloring his words. Hinata let herself look into those almost endless blue eyes, how she loved him.
"Well, you see…in m..my family…I usually have to s..stay quiet unless I am spoken to. As a woman I..I am trained to be the invisible wife who cooks, cleans, and t..takes care of her husband without a word. As a…a sign of respect, the women in my clan don't u..usually look directly into the eyes of a man. A..As the Heiress of the clan, I am taught to be the epitome of Hyuuga femininity. It's tradition, th…that's what I've been taught, so that is how I am," she explained slowly.
"That doesn't make any sense…"
"I d…don't expect you to understand Naruto-kun. M..Most people don't," she said.
"No, I understand the whole tradition part, but why would your husband want you to be invisible? Why would someone want to marry somebody who didn't talk to them…who didn't have their own mind? I don't think you should let people make you like that. You have a good mind Hinata-chan, and you shouldn't let people make you think that you should be silent all the time. I think you should talk all the time, you've got such a kind voice," Naruto said, his blue eyes softening. Hinata gasped, but forced herself not to look away.
He was right. She was the heir to the clan. She would be head of the family in her father's death, or retirement and when she was, there'd be some changes. First, she'd have to get much stronger. She'd have to be stronger than Neji even. It would be hard work, but she had great friends that could help her out. Then, she'd have to become more confident. Before she could take over the clan, she'd have to be both physically and mentally strong enough to do so. The heiress looked back to the blond she'd been in love with since she was eight years old. How was it that every time she talked to him…he changed her life a little bit? He made her that much more determined. He made her that much stronger. If only she could have that forever…if only he knew how much….
"N..Naruto-kun, I'll do my best to become more c-confident. It's s..something I've always wanted, ever since I met you," she blurted, his sky blue eyes widened in shock, but he smiled nonetheless. He threw his hand out to grasp her wrist and give it a firm squeeze. She blushed darkly.
"That's the spirit Hinata-chan!" he exclaimed loudly, staring at her reddened face. She had the kindest little smile on her pretty face, and her eyes were wide with admiration. Her soft little fingers wrapped around his hand, squeezing back lightly, and he felt some heat make its way to his face.
"Naruto-kun….w..will you help me?" she asked, her opal eyes staring at him with such affection, he felt his heart speed up in his chest. 'She's so nice to me. Why does she look at me like that? Nobody looks at me like that,' he thought.
Why did I get stuck inside such a thick headed little brat? I don't understand. Kyuubi wined in his head. Naruto let his fingers close over hers, and held her warm hand in his for a moment.
"Of course I will. I promise Hinata-chan, I will help you become more confident," the blond hair boy declared. Tears fell from those piercing eyes, and he felt himself rush over to her side.
"Don't cry Hinata-chan. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry. Please stop crying," he said frantically, grabbing a napkin and trying to dab her tears away. She brought her pale hand up to cup the tan one dabbing her cheek, and he looked into her eyes again. Such gratitude poured from her.
"It's not your fault. I..I'm just happy. H..happy that someone w..wants to h..help me," she said, willing herself to calm down. He smiled down at her, still wiping her face with the napkin.
"You're a good person Hinata-chan," he said, sitting in the chair next to her. Her heart thudded hard, and she let her hand fall from his. She rose from her chair and turned away. Naruto tilted his head in confusion. Had he made her angry?
"F..forgive m..me. W..what kind of h..hostess am I b..being? C..can I get you something to eat?" she asked, turning back with a smile. He chuckled.
"You don't have to apologize you know. Don't beat yourself up because you didn't feed me. But..yes I would like something if you wouldn't mind," he said. She smiled and turned back to the pantry, rummaging through until she found her prize. Ramen….instant ramen she'd bought with him in mind, though she'd never imagine he'd be sitting in her kitchen waiting to eat it.
"You d..don't mind some instant r..ramen do you?" she asked, his blue eyes sparkled with excitement.
"No! I love instant ramen!" he cried, causing her to giggle.
"Hinata-chan, you're too good to me!" he exclaimed, getting up and glomping her. She gasped feeling his strong arms squeeze her affectionately. The Hyuuga Heiress felt her face get hot. 'Naruto-kun….he…he's…hugging me!' she exclaimed in her mind. But…she let herself enjoy it, leaning into the hug.
"Nothing is too good for you N..Naruto-kun," she said, his name coming out as a whisper. He gasped in her ear, and surprise radiated off of him in waves. She felt his arms tighten around her, and his face bury in her back.
"Arigato Hinata-chan…you're so good to me," he said quietly, and Hinata spared a look only to meet with happy blue eyes. Seeing such happiness swirl in their depths made her heart clench. 'If only he could always have that look in his eyes. I'm going to help you too Naruto-kun. It'll be my first step into becoming a stronger person. I'm going to try to make you happy,' she thought determinedly.
"I'll get this ramen going then," she said softly, and his arms slackened around her. He nodded, and moved back to his seat at the table. He watched her go about preparing their lunch, and an emotion he couldn't place swept through his body. 'She'll make a great wife one day, and I'm not gonna let her family make her think she has to be an obedient slave,' he thought as he continued to watch her. Hinata was the only person, besides Iruka-sensei, who'd never acted badly towards him. Ever since he could remember, she'd always treated him kindly. Only now, was he just starting to see it, and he was grateful.
Sabaku Residence
Shia bustled about the kitchen preparing all the things she'd need to make dinner. Her grandmother was visiting tonight for dinner in order to meet everyone. Temari was excited about meeting her, while Kankurou and Gaara just looked upset. She figured they were nervous. Everything had to be perfect, so Shia went about seasoning the meat, and chopping the vegetables for the salad.
Gaara walked into he kitchen to see the nurse scrambling around chopping, sprinkling, tenderizing, and whatever other 'ings' came with cooking. She seemed in a complete trance as she tried to make everything perfect for their dinner tonight. He took a seat at the kitchen table, and just watched her for a few moments. Her grandmother was coming, and the thought of it gave him a really annoying feeling in his stomach that made him want to rip it out. What if her grandmother saw him for the monster he was, and took Shia away from him? He didn't like that idea at all, but then again, she'd be leaving in five days. He might never see her again.
"Um…oh no…man…damnit!" she cursed, looking around wildly before finally resting her dark blue eyes on him. Relief filled them, something he was still getting used to. Why she was relieved, or happy…or giddy when she saw him, was still beyond him. For the most part he just rationalized that she was insane, and that's why she could like him, if he could even say that much.
"Gaara, can I ask a favor of you?" she said, her blue eyes pleading. He felt his stomach jump up. 'She must know that look can get her anything she wants. She has to know. I bet Temari taught it to her,' Gaara thought, angry at his traitorous innards.
"Hn," he said, doing a wonderful job of looking and sounding disinterested. She smiled brightly, knowing that meant yes.
"Okay, could you taste this for me? I can't figure out what it needs, or if it needs anything at all," she said, holding a spoon with one hand and cupping the other under it so the juices wouldn't leak onto the floor.
He nodded, and opened his mouth to say something, but found the spoon had been put in his mouth. He glared at her, but the seasoning was delicious, and he couldn't imagine it needing anything else. She was close to him, wearing her little pink 'Kiss the Cook' apron Temari had bought her in thanks for her lovely dinners. He felt that irritating heat rising to his face when….GASP!
"Well…this is unexpected," Kankurou's voice said in a teasing tone. Gaara's aqua eyes snapped to the kitchen doorway where there was a very shocked looking Temari, and a smug looking puppet master.
Shia was inches away from him, the spoon she was holding, was placed gently in his mouth. He was blushing, now she was blushing, and she was standing in between his legs in her 'Kiss the Cook' apron with no idea how scandalous the whole scene looked. To anyone who didn't know them, and apparently Kankurou, it would seem they were a couple. She would look like a girlfriend, lovingly feeding her stoic boyfriend…about to…
"Soooooooooooo!" came Kankurou's suddenly very irritating voice. Shia jumped back as if scalded, wrenching the spoon out of his mouth in a painful manner. The sand in his gourd stirred, but he forced it to remain in its place. She seemed to notice she'd caused him pain, and was instantly by him again, placing a napkined hand against the little trickle of blood on his lip. (BLOOD! SHE MADE YOU BLEED! KILL HER! KILL HER NOW!)
"You know Gaara, I'd never take you for the charmer, but apparently you have Miss Shia here vexed," his older brother teased, earning a bloodthirsty glare from the both of them. Gaara focused on trying to burn a hole in his brother's forehead.
"I guess we should've come home later…eh Temari?" he said, obviously having fun with this.
"Um…" she mumbled, still in shock. Shia stood up straight and glared hell flames at Kankurou until he shuddered.
"Don't be disgusting!" the medic snapped.
"Then perhaps you have a non-'disgusting' explanation for this," he said chuckling. Shia just turned stiffly and walked angrily back to the stove.
"I don't have to explain myself to you Kankurou, why don't you do something productive like setting the table you pervert," she said coldly. Temari smirked at her younger brother, who looked like he'd been slapped.
"Shia..I,"
"Just get out!" she half yelled, and he scurried out of the room with plates and silver wear. Temari laughed.
"I'll leave you to cool down. Don't be too hard on Kankurou, he's only an idiot," the blond said to a very red, livid medic who was currently beating the life out of the chicken breast. When Temari heard an affirming grunt from her brunette friend, she walked out to help her brother set the table. Of course that entailed sitting, pointing, and laughing as he nervously flitted around to get it done.
Gaara stared at the seriously peeved nurse from across the room. He wanted to comfort her, but he really wasn't very good at that sort of thing, and he still wasn't comfortable about just hugging her out of the blue. He still waited for her to initiate, because he didn't want to hug her, and then feel her tense up afraid of him. She was the first person who was open to a friendship with him, though now he guessed he kind of had Naruto as a friend too, and he didn't want to chase her away.
"That brother of yours is too much," she said through gritted teeth. He felt her trying to control her rage. She was almost like the fire she controlled, angry and violent when fueled with the right stuff.
"Like Temari said, he's an idiot," Gaara stated simply. Her shoulders relaxed noticeably. She turned, her dark eyes fixing on him apologetically.
"I'm sorry. I should've let you do it yourself. I was just too anxious. I didn't think about whether you'd be upset or not, and that's not what friends do…so…I'm sorry," she said, looking at the ground. He sighed.
"I'm not angry," he said, and she looked back at him.
"Good," she said, sounding relieved, "But, I don't want you to think that I'm afraid of you being angry or anything. I just don't want to lose you as a friend," she said, feeling she needed to clarify. He allowed an amused smirk to grace his features.
"It was perfect," he said, walking up to her. She stared at him with a confused look in her eyes for a minute.
"The seasoning…it doesn't need anything," he said, and then walked out to the dining room where he'd deal with his brother. Shia smiled, and went back to her preparations.
Hyuuga Estate
"Oh man! I didn't even realize what time it was. It's so late, I'm sorry I took up your whole day Hinata-chan," he said, throwing his orange sweatshirt over his black T. She just smiled as she picked up his dirty dishes, and deposited them in the sink.
"D..don't be silly N..Naruto-kun," she said, turning back to see him putting his shoes on. Her heart clenched a little bit. She didn't want him to leave. It was then that her cousin and her father walked into the house. Naruto froze, looking wide eyed up at the head of the Hyuuga clan, while Neji looked from the blond, to his younger cousin with suspicious eyes.
"Father…" Hinata said quietly, bowing her head in respect. He nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hinata, you didn't tell me you'd have a friend over today," he stated, pearly eyes piercing down at the blond on the floor. Naruto just stared back up at him.
"Gomen father, I..I went grocery shopping today, and Naruto-kun…he h..helped me carry them h..home," she explained softly, not looking up from the ground.
"I see," her father said.
"Don't blame Hinata-chan er..Mr. Hyuuga…um..it's my fault. I should have left earlier," Naruto said, hoping he hadn't gotten her in trouble. The man looked at him again, and Naruto smiled at him, hoping he didn't screw up.
"Well Hinata-sama maybe you should accompany Naruto to the main gate, it's about dinner time," Neji inserted. Hinata nodded, quickly threw on her shoes, and grabbed Naruto to drag him out of the house. The blond fox followed closely behind his raven haired friend, vaguely aware that they were holding hands. When they reached the gate of the Hyuuga compound, they turned to face each other.
"You're not in trouble are you Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked, hoping to the heavens he didn't just mess things up for her. She smiled and shook her head.
"No, I'm s..sure my f…father won't even mention it when I..I get back in the house," she replied. He found it hard to believe. If he were her father, he'd have killed himself for being alone in the house with her.
"Hinata…I don't want you to get in trouble because of me," he said seriously. Her pearly white eyes looked up at him, affection pouring from their depths.
"Don't w..worry about m..me. F..father won't s..say anything. N…Neji..n..niisan might a…ask me a..about it l..later, b..but th…that's it," she said, and Naruto relaxed.
"Okay Hinata-chan. It was really fun hanging out with you today. Maybe we can train sometime or something," he offered, she smiled.
"Th..that would be nice. I g…guess I'll see y…you some other time," she said, he nodded.
"G'night!" he called as he bounced his way out of the Hyuuga complex.
"Night," Hinata called back, and then turned back to her house.
Sabaku Residence
Shia was still cooking. Almost everything was done, all that needed to be finished was the desert. She placed the cake in the oven, satisfied with the dinner she'd made for her grandmother, and her hosts. She put the salad into a big serving bowl, and set out some dressings for the first course of dinner. When she turned around to get some silver wear, she was faced with a pair of aqua eyes. She gasped and dropped the serving spoon she was holding to the floor with a loud 'CLANG'. She laughed, picked it up, and started to rinse it off.
"Gaara you startled me. Say something the next time you come up behind me will ya?" she said, turning the water off and looking at him. He smirked.
"But you're funny when you drop things," he answered with an amused drawl. She glared at him playfully, happy he was comfortable enough to joke with her. He kept his face set in that smirk of his with his arms crossed over his chest.
"What brings you in here?" she asked, leaning against the counter. His face became devoid of emotion again, what she had learned is his 'normal' face.
"Temari said to tell you your grandmother has arrived," he said in a monotone.
"Oh, okay. In that case, could you grab the salad dressings while I take the salad out?" she asked. He nodded and walked over to help. Shia walked into the dining room, happy to see that her grandmother seemed to be getting along with Temari and Kankurou. The old woman really seemed to be enjoying giving Kankurou a hard time.
"They seem quite nice…these friends of yours Shia," the Akito Elder said, and Shia felt herself smile. She was happy her grandmother approved. That meant it would be that much easier to persuade the old woman to let her come to Sunagakure sometimes.
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