Yes, he makes me very happy," she a

Yes, he makes me very happy," she answered without hesitation.

"You've changed, Hinata-chan," he observed. "Naruto has a positive effect on you."

"Thank you," she reddened.

"I'm envy him," Shino finally confessed. He looked directly at Hinata, who turned away. "He has the good fortune of having your love and devotion. No matter how hard I try, you remain steadfast in your love for him."

"He is the most important person to me," she replied. Her tone softened, "I'm sure you'll find someone who loves you as much as you love her one day."

"With your blessings, I might have found her already. I'm engaged to be wed next spring."

"Engaged?" Naruto spitted out his mouthful of sake at the news of Shino's impending marriage.

"Yep, so think of that kiss as a goodbye kiss or whatever."

"Who would want to marry bug boy?" he demanded incredulously, ignoring Kiba's comment about it being a goodbye kiss.

"Cockroach girl," his drinking companion said and drank heavily from his sake bottle. "Her family hails from the grass country and they have a similar pact with a breed of flying cockroaches as Shino has with his kekkai bugs.'

The blue eyed man choked slightly at the answer, before laughing with gusto. "Bug boy and Cockroach girl? Wow."

"She's a nice girl," Kiba defended his friend's future bride, feeling slightly insulted on Shino's behalf. "Quite pretty and very educated; I've met her when she came to visit the Aburames last year. She is a very interesting person."

"Interesting? What does that mean?"

Kiba sighed, "It means she's slightly kooky here." He made a circular motion at his head. "She's obsessed with Shino... and Kakashi-sensei."

"Kakashi-sensei?"

"Yes, she stalked him with such style the entire time she was here, that it could have put Sakura and Ino to shame during their Academy-stalking-baka-Sasuke days."

"Wow, she sounds might interesting alright,"

"What's more," Kiba leaned closer, "She's fan of the Icha Icha series. Shino is quite convinced that she had spied on him in the bath quite a few times."

Naruto tried to restrain himself from rolling on the floor and laughing his eyes out. Finally, he managed to regain enough control to open his mouth and ask, "Pray tell, what the name of this colourful personality is?"

"Her name is Xiao, and she belongs to a clan who is one of my clan's oldest allies from the Grass Country. They have a pact with the flying cockroaches quite similar to my clan's."

Hinata felt compelled to ask, "Do you love her?"

Shino's brow wrinkled into a thoughtful frown, "I'm not sure what I feel is love, but I think I do care for her. With time, I hope to be able to love her."

"Shino-kun..."

He smiled at her. Not many people ever saw his smile, accounting for the fact that his wide collar hides half his face, but Hinata can testify that Shino looks very handsome when he smiles. "It's not as bad as you think. She's a good person and her antics... amuse me, most of the time. I think you will like her."

Hinata could only smile in return as a bug scuttled up to Shino's body. She turned away; even though she could not understand their language, being around when they hold a conversation makes her feel as though she was eavesdropping. Shino nodded at the little black bug it disappeared into a hole in his neck.

She had never told anyone, but she actually found that quite disturbing. Maybe it is for the best that he will marry a woman that understands how it is to be a host to insects.

"Naruto seems to be in a better frame of mind now. He's in that clump of trees there," he pointed across the clearing, "drinking with Kiba. You should go to him now."

"Thank you, Shino-kun. I hope you'll be happy with your future wife," she wished him sincerely.

He nodded and moved away. Away from the girl he loved but could never love him back with equal ardor and moving on with his life with a woman who does.

- XV -

"She's coming. I'll best be leaving now," Kiba said as he stood up, clearing the almost empty sake bottles. "Sometimes I wonder how it would have turned out if I had not asked her to the bar that night."

Naruto smirked. "We'll still find a way to be together."

"Whatever," Kiba rolled his eyes. "See you man, and make sure you treat her good."

"What will you do if I don't?" He had to ask, although he had no intention of ever treating her badly.

"Then Akamaru and I will just have to take you on." With that, Dog Boy disappeared back into the crowd. Dogs are very social animals, after all.

Konoha's #1 Unpredictable Ninja shook his head and he caught a whiff of mild vanilla fragrance mixed with the muskier scent of sandalwood.

A few minutes later, she appeared before him. "Naruto-kun?" she greeted him timidly. She almost always call him as though she's asking a question, or unsure if it was really him.

Blue eyes fixed a piercing glare on her and she turned her head away. "Are you angry with me?" she mumbled, her bottom lip quivering slightly.

Naruto sighed; he was pretty sure she wasn't using her Teary-eyed no Jutsu, but was genuinely distress. Standing to his feet, he placed his arms around her dainty waist and kissed her lightly on the forehead before devouring her lips.

He kissed her passionately, as if seeking to destroy or replace any memories of possible pleasure derived from her brief lip lock with Aburame Shino. Hinata allowed herself to respond with equal fervor, hoping to reassure him somewhat.

"Yes," he admitted when they finally broke apart. He was holding her very close to him, so close she could clearly hear the steady beating of his heart. She rested her cheek on the soft wool of his sweater.

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Ya, ia membuat saya sangat bahagia,"jawabnya tanpa ragu-ragu."Anda telah berubah, Hinata-chan," ia mengamati. "Naruto memiliki efek positif pada Anda.""Terima kasih," dia memerah."Aku 'm iri padanya," Shino akhirnya mengakui. Ia menatap langsung Hinata, yang berbalik. "Dia memiliki nasib baik karena Anda cinta dan pengabdian. Tidak peduli seberapa keras aku mencoba, Anda tetap teguh dalam kasih Anda padanya.""Ia adalah orang yang paling penting bagi saya," jawabnya. Nada melunak, "Saya yakin Anda akan menemukan seseorang yang mencintai Anda sebanyak yang Anda suka nya sehari.""Dengan berkat-berkat Anda, saya mungkin telah menemukan dia sudah. Aku sedang terlibat untuk menikah musim semi berikutnya.""Terlibat?" Naruto spitted keluar nya seteguk sake Berita Shino's pernikahan akan datang."Ya, jadi berpikir bahwa Kiss sebagai ciuman selamat tinggal atau apa pun.""Yang ingin menikah bug anak laki-laki?" dia menuntut tak percaya, mengabaikan Kiba's komentar tentang hal itu menjadi ciuman selamat tinggal."Gadis kecoa," temannya minum berkata dan minum berat dari botol sake nya. ' Keluarganya berasal dari negara rumput dan mereka memiliki perjanjian serupa dengan generasi terbang kecoa Shino memiliki dengan nya tak bisa bugs.'Laki-laki bermata biru tersedak sedikit di jawabannya, sebelum tertawa dengan penuh semangat. "Bug anak laki-laki dan gadis kecoa? Wow.""Dia adalah seorang gadis yang baik," Kiba membela temannya calon mempelai, merasa sedikit terhina atas nama Shino's. "Cukup cantik dan sangat berpendidikan; Saya telah bertemu dengannya ketika ia datang untuk mengunjungi Aburames tahun lalu. Dia adalah orang yang sangat menarik.""Menarik? Apa artinya?"Kiba menghela napas, "Itu berarti dia sedikit kooky di sini." Dia membuat gerakan melingkar pada kepalanya. "Dia terobsesi dengan Shino... dan Kakashi-sensei.""Kakashi-sensei?""Ya, dia berjalan dia dengan gaya seperti seluruh waktu dia ada di sini, bahwa itu bisa memasukkannya Sakura dan Ino malu selama hari-hari Academy-menguntit-baka-Sasuke mereka.""Wow, dia terdengar mungkin menarik baik-baik saja""What's lebih," Kiba mendekat, "Dia adalah penggemar dari seri Icha Icha. Shino cukup yakin bahwa dia melihat dia di kamar mandi beberapa kali."Naruto berusaha menahan dirinya dari berguling-guling di lantai dan tertawa matanya keluar. Akhirnya, ia berhasil mendapatkan kembali kontrol cukup untuk membuka mulutnya dan bertanya, "Berdoa mengatakan, apakah nama kepribadian berwarna-warni ini?""Namanya adalah Xiao, dan ia adalah milik klan yang salah satu marga saya tertua sekutu dari negara rumput. Mereka memiliki perjanjian dengan kecoa terbang sangat mirip dengan klan saya."Hinata merasa terdorong untuk bertanya, "Apakah engkau mengasihi dia?"Shino di alis berkerut ke cemberut bijaksana, "Aku tidak yakin apa yang saya rasakan adalah cinta, tapi saya pikir saya peduli untuk dirinya. Dengan waktu, saya berharap untuk bisa mencintainya."Shino-kun..."Dia tersenyum padanya. Tidak banyak orang pernah melihat Dia tersenyum, akuntansi untuk fakta bahwa kerah lebar menyembunyikan setengah wajahnya, tetapi Hinata bisa bersaksi bahwa Shino terlihat sangat tampan ketika ia tersenyum. "Hal ini tidak seburuk yang Anda pikirkan. Dia adalah yang baik orang dan kejenakaan nya... menghibur saya, sebagian besar waktu. Saya pikir Anda akan menyukainya."Hinata hanya bisa tersenyum kembali sebagai bug bergegas ke Shino di tubuh. Dia memalingkan; Meskipun dia tidak bisa memahami bahasa mereka, berada di sekitar ketika mereka mengadakan percakapan membuat dia merasa seolah-olah dia adalah menguping. Shino mengangguk di sedikit bug hitam yang menghilang ke dalam lubang di lehernya.Dia telah pernah mengatakan kepada siapa pun, tapi ia benar-benar menemukan itu cukup mengganggu. Mungkin itu adalah yang terbaik bahwa dia akan menikah dengan wanita yang memahami bagaimana itu adalah untuk menjadi tuan rumah untuk serangga."Naruto tampaknya berada dalam kerangka berpikir lebih baik sekarang. Ia berada dalam bahwa rumpun pohon sana,"Dia menunjuk di kliring,"minum dengan tag Kiba. Anda harus pergi kepadanya sekarang.""Terima kasih, Shino-kun. Saya berharap Anda akan bahagia dengan istri Anda masa depan,"ia berharap dia sungguh-sungguh.Dia mengangguk dan pindah. Dari gadis dia mencintai tetapi tidak pernah bisa mengasihi dia kembali dengan semangat yang sama dan bergerak dengan hidupnya dengan seorang wanita yang melakukan.-XV-"Dia akan datang. Aku akan terbaik meninggalkan sekarang,"Kiba mengatakan sementara dia berdiri, kliring botol sake hampir kosong. "Kadang-kadang aku bertanya-tanya bagaimana hal itu akan ternyata jika saya tidak punya memintanya untuk bar malam itu."Naruto smirked. "Kita akan masih menemukan cara untuk bersama-sama.""Apa pun," Kiba digulung matanya. "Melihat Anda laki-laki, dan pastikan Anda memperlakukan dia baik.""Apa yang akan Anda lakukan jika saya tidak?" Dia harus bertanya, meskipun ia tidak berniat pernah memperlakukannya buruk."Maka Akamaru dan saya akan hanya perlu mengambil Anda." Dengan itu, anjing anak laki-laki menghilang kembali di tengah kerumunan. Anjing adalah hewan yang sangat sosial, setelah semua.Konoha's #1 tak terduga Ninja mengguncang kepalanya dan dia tertangkap bau ringan aroma vanili yang dicampur dengan muskier aroma cendana.Beberapa menit kemudian, dia muncul di hadapannya. "Naruto-kun?" dia disambut dia takut-takut. Dia hampir selalu memanggil dia seolah-olah ia meminta pertanyaan, atau tidak yakin apakah itu benar-benar dia.Mata biru tetap silau menusuk dirinya dan dia memalingkan kepalanya. "Apakah Anda marah kepadaku?" Dia berkata, bibir bawah bergetar sedikit.Naruto mendesah; Dia adalah cukup yakin dia tidak menggunakan baginya tidak ada berlinang air mata Jutsu, tapi itu benar-benar tertekan. Berdiri di kakinya, dia menempatkan tangannya pinggang mungil dan menciumnya ringan di dahi sebelum melahap bibirnya.Dia menciumnya bergairah, seolah-olah berusaha untuk menghancurkan atau mengganti setiap kenangan kesenangan mungkin berasal dari bibir singkat yang dia kunci dengan Shino Shino. Hinata memungkinkan dirinya untuk menanggapi dengan semangat yang sama, berharap untuk meyakinkan dia agak."Ya," dia mengakui ketika mereka akhirnya pecah apart. Dia memegang dia sangat dekat dengan-nya, begitu dekat ia bisa dengan jelas mendengar pemukulan mantap hatinya. Dia berhenti nya pipi pada wol lembut sweter nya.