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Always Up Front	By : calenloke Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Neji Views: 3279 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Title Story: Always up front
Pairing: Naruto/Neji
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Naruto. Just Borrowing.
Summary: Is there such a thing
as two identities in one? Neji tries to understand to
the real Naruto.
Chapter title: Secret affair
Hyuga Neji felt himself relax slightly when he realized how quiet
the training area was. At 11 p.m., it should be at least. He pulled off his
ANBU mask and tried to lean back against the tree. Balancing his weight on the
branch he sat on, he closed his eyes and reran the events earlier in the
evening in his mind.
Sometimes Naruto�s
ongoing jokes grated on his nerves. These were the days that he questioned Naruto�s mental state. Uzumaki as
an ANBU was a surprise, him as a captain was�. unbelievable. When he and Sasuke heard that Naruto was
being made captain they were surprised. When they were promoted to captain a
year prior, they never doubted why Naruto was never
promoted with them. He just did not fit the the role
of an ANBU leader.
That baka
never took anything seriously. He was loud and a prankster. Haruna
was close to killing him when he asked if her actions were a result of her
erratic hormones.
He was still contemplating the
other ANBU captain when he heard a noise somewhere below. He was instantly on
alert, he glanced around trying to decipher where the noise emited
from, when he caught sight of a shadow about ten meters away among the trees to
his left, moving towards the training grounds.
Even off duty, he felt his body
move to act. But before he could jump down towards the individual to inquire on
why they were sneaking about, he was surprised to see his cousin�s face as she
stepped out of the shadows.
Hinata was
nervous, of that he could easily tell, as he watched her shift her weight every
few seconds. Her silver eyes were glancing around the area, as she bit her
lower lip and kept her hands clenched at her sides.
It reminded him of the days
when they were younger, when she was ridiculously shy. He was about to confront
her when she visible relaxed and spoke.
�Naruto.�
Neji froze
in shock. He glanced in the direction she was gazing at,
and saw Naruto approach silently. He was still
wearing his ANBU uniform, but he had taken off his fox mask and the hood of his
cloak was resting behind him.
Naruto was
smiling at Hinata as he came and hugged her.
�Hinata-chan.�
�You came.�
She returned the gesture and
buried her face into his chest. Neji watched the
display with a frown. It was highly inappropriate for Hinata
to be out here alone with�
It disturbed him to watch the
affection between them. It was a private moment, he knew he should leave or at
least make his presence known, but his embarrassment for witnessing such a
scene prevent him from doing so.
/I could just leave�silently.
They won�t suspect, they are too occupied with themselves to notice./
Neji frowned
at the sarcasm that laced his thoughts. There was a nagging feeling in the back
of his mind that found the scence below...wrong.
/Why are they hiding? Why meet
here, are they afraid of censure? When did Hinata and
Naruto become a �they�/
Random thoughts came flying around in his head before he realized that he
was angry. He was furious and he didn�t know why.
�I�ll always be here for you Hinata. You should know that by now.�
Neji focused
his attention on the two down below. They had pulled apart but Naruto kept an arm around her shoulder as she leaned
against him.
�I know. Naruto�.I
have�I don�t know�Naruto�promise me that you won�t do
anything rash when I tell you something?�
Naruto pulled
away from her when he heard the anxiety in her voice. He turned her face so he
could look at her eyes.
�Hinata,
what�s wrong?�
Hinata
fidgeted, trying not to look directly at him.
�Hinata,
look at me.�
Neji and Naruto were both surprised to see tears glistening in her
eyes.
�Hinata! What�s wrong? Tell me!�
�You have to promise! Naruto, promise me.�
Her voice was cracking, so
quiet, full of shame and sadness.�
Naruto nodded,
his face set and the ever-present grin gone. �I promise.�
�I�m�I�m pregnant.�
The silence was deafening.
Neji was
shocked for a few seconds, analyzing the words slowly in his head before his
confusing turned to anger. He was going to kill Naruto!
�I�m going to kill him!�
Neji came to
a halt when he realized that his thoughts were voice out. But it was Naruto who spoke.
He watched from his hiding
place as Hinata gasped and threw herself at Naruto and held him in place. He was walking away from Hinata with hurried steps, when Hinata�s
arms were thrown around his neck trying to stop him. It would have been comical
to watch as she dangled from behind him as she tried to reason with him, but
all Neji felt was confusion.
/What is going here? Hinata was pregnant with Naruto�s
child and he wanted to kill someone else./
�You promised not to do
anything rash. Naruto!�
Naruto stopped
in his tracks and Hinata was forced to release him
when he turned to look at her. Neji watched as Naruto glanced down at Hinata
with a look of disbelief upon his face.
�Naruto�please-�
�Rash? I�m not
going to do anything rash, I�m going to kill
him.�
His face lost all expression as
he stared down at Hinata.
Hinata gazed
back at him with pleading eyes.
�Naruto,
I love him. Please.�
Naruto was
silent for a moment, before he sighed.
�Does he know?�
�No.�
Neji tried
not to make a sound as he listened to this bizarre conversation.
/What were they talking about? Hinata was in love was someone; someone that was not Naruto? Hinata was having someone
else�s baby/
Neji watched
in amazement as Naruto laughed quite loudly to wake
the dead.
�Well! Why didn�t you say do! Hinata! This is great news! You should go tell him!�
He kept laughing and grinning
as he congratulated Hinata on her news. It was a
complete transformation from what he witnessed a few moments ago. The goofy
look was back and he kept moving his arms in gestures that appeared to confirm
his insane glee.
�Naruto. Don�t. Please. Don�t do this
to me. Don�t hide from me. I need you.�
Neji watched
on in confusion as Hinata�s shoulder shook from
suppressed sobs. The laughter died away instantly.
Naruto�s face
changed again so suddenly that Neji questioned which
was real.
Naruto sighed
softly. �I�m sorry. Automatic reflex.�
Hinata nodded
without looking at him.
�Come here.�
Naruto wrapped
his arms around her and held her quietly as she sobbed.
�How long are you?�
�One month.�
Naruto
tightened his arms around her.
�I told the son of-�. I told
him, actually, I warned him that he was inviting trouble if didn�t make an
honest woman out of you.�
�He loves me Naruto.�
�Then you should have told him.
No more hiding. Tell him. Your family should know too. About your
up coming marriage I mean.�
Hinata pulled
away from him with a gasp. �What?�
Naruto
returned her gaze with determination in his blue eyes. His mouth was set in a
thin line and his jaws were clenched.
�You really didn�t think that I
was going to let this go did you? You both love each other. You said so. So you
are going to get married. Hinata, there better be a
wedding, because if I don�t get to Kiba first, your
cousin will.�
�Don�t tell Neji!�
�I don�t have to tell him Hinata. You are going to show soon. You have to tell Kiba.�
/Kiba/
/Why didn't I see it before/
Neji realized
then that the romance between Hinata and Kiba were obvious if you cared to look. The looks, the
blushing, the not so subtle touches; it was all there.
�Are you sacred that Kiba is not ready to get married?�
�I don�t know.�
�There�s no choice now. You
have to tell him. Where is he?�
�He�s on a mission with Shino
and Ino.�
�Well..when
he gets back then.�
Hinata only
nodded as she peered at Naruto. He was looking past
her into the trees, his face neutral of any feeling.
�Are you upset with me, Naruto?�
He seemed startled by her
comment. Naruto turned his gaze back at her and
stared at her without replying. Neji never saw Naruto so quiet before. Without that idiotic grin, Naruto looked very different.
�No. Nor am I disappointed. Hinata, you�re one of my closest friends, I would never
abandon you, nor judge you.�
�Thank you, Naruto-kun.�
�Besides, you�re too adored to
upset anyone.�
Hinata blushed
at the comment. She smiled at him as her eyes watered again. She calmed as he
raised his hand and wiped away the trace of tears on her cheeks. She kept
staring at him as he moved away from her and pulled off his cloak to wrap
around her shoulders.
�You shouldn't walk around at
night without your coat, especially-�
�Especially
when I�m pregnant? I�m not fragile Naruto; I�m a shinobi.�
The steel in her voice made Naruto smile gently at her. But Neji
never saw that smile before, Naruto either grinned
like an idiot or cackled like one. But now, with that smile, he seemed older,
wiser, and very weary.
�I was going to say �especially
in winter.� Calm down Hinata.�
Hinata had the
decency to blush in embarrassment. �Sorry.�
She tilted her head to the side
and observed him. She smiled softly at him when he frown
down at her scrutiny.
�What?�
�Why do you hide Naruto?�
�What?�
�You heard me?�
Naruto held
her gaze without speaking. When a few minutes went by without him answering she
elaborated, even when she knew that he understood what she meant.
�Naruto,
I have known you for years now. And I think that I can count on one hand how
many people you�ve really opened up to. Why the mask? Why do you pretend to
smile all the time? The cheshire
grin, the stupid remarks, the blank looks when I know that you understood what
they were saying; why do you label yourself as the village idiot?�
�Hinata,
Tsunade-sama has asked me to step down from my
position as an ANBU.�
�What! That's a sure way to
change the subject Naruto."
Neji was
confused at the turn in conversation.
/Naruto
was pretending? What/
/Step down./
�Listen Hinata. I�m going to explain.�
Neji
observed Naruto�s face, for what, he wasn�t sure. But
he was starting to doubt himself and his belief about Naruto
when he saw the grim look on the blonde�s face.
�Tsunade
wants me to go on missions that might need infiltration. I might have to go on
missions that last months at a time. An ANBU�s duty is to protect Konoha, here. I can�t do that when I�m absent. Besides, I
work better alone. Being captain to someone like Sakura drains me of patience
and sanity. You have no idea how many times I wanted to strangle her today.�
Hinata
giggled. �I heard about that. What happened?�
�She wasn�t focused. She kept
hinting that she should be at her husband�s bedside. I was at the end of my
rope when she kept whispering Lee�s name like a mantra. Sometimes I think her
brain is connected to Lee�s ass. I know it�s cruel to think that when Lee�s in
the hospital hurt, but she has to be more centered than that. But I guess that
remark about her pmsing was uncalled for though.�
�Things like that make them
think unkindly of you.�
Naruto shook
his head. �I�m not there to win a popularity contest Hinata.
As long as they obey orders, do their share, and respect my authority when on
duty; then I don�t care what they think of my attitude. Besides, this fa�ade as
you pointed out, deceive my adversaries.�
�In the end, you get what you
want without making a fuss. Truly twisted Naruto, I
suppose it comes in handy when on missions? So...you agreed with Tsunade? You're going to give being an ANBU?�
He nodded. "I think it's best. I'm going to be returningmy
uniform tomorrow."
"What about your
team?"
"Already
been taken care of."
"Are you trying to hide?
Don't think I forgot about our eariler conversation
when you changed the subject." Her face was set and her posture determined
as she peered at him through her blue bangs.
Naruto looked
at her seriously, his eyes brilliantly blue in the faint light of the moon. �I
don�t like people to see me this way Hinata. I feel-�
�Vulnerable. I know. You�ve
been hiding for so long that it�s hard to take off the mask. I�m just glad that
I know the real you.�
�I could never fool you Hinata-chan."
"I hope so."
"On a more serious
note�about Kiba; when is he due back?�
�I think tonight or early
tomorrow... Naruto�do you think he�ll-�
�Don�t worry Hinata,
he�ll marry you without prompting. Besides, I think he�ll be happy about the
news, shocked but happy; his own little mutt. OW!�
He rubbed his bicep where she
punched him. �That�s my baby you�re talking about. Be nice.�
Neji
watched, as the laughing duo moved away into town, never realizing that their
whole meeting had been observed. He had a lot to take in about the recent
events.
/Hinata�pregnant./
Naruto was
right about one thing, if Kiba didn�t marry Hinata, he�ll kill him.
He clenched his fists and tried
to calm his raging anger. But under that anger was relief.
/Relief? For
what? Naruto./
His thoughts were jumbled as he
tried to comprehend what Hinata said about Naruto hiding behind a mask.
/Was the Naruto
they all knew, a lie/
/And what was this sense of
relief that I feel that Hinata and Naruto were not hiding a secret from the whole village/
He always respected Naruto as a ninja, but he never held such a regard to him
as a person. He was confused and hurt, and he did not know why?
/Perhaps I should observe Naruto more closely. Maybe I�ll also understand my feelings
on the topic between Hinata and Naruto�s
relationship./
Nodding
his head. Neji pulled on his mask and melted into
the shadows, silently making his way home. He�ll start tomorrow.
/Tomorrow./
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