Still Falling for You [NH year 2020]

February - Hands

Anime/Manga : Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto/Studio Pierrot
Words: 1 806
Published: 02/16/2020
Summary: As a typical bad boy cliché, Naruto screams with his look and his rock-metal band his hatred towards society. For him, he is only good at writing words on a piece of paper but Hinata sees in him more that just a lost teenager on the path of life.
Author's note: This OS has been inspired by an idea of Hippyredfox

Flashback

"Hinata-sama thanks you for having brought her back to her house" Ko translated for Naruto. "She wanted to have a walk but she got lost. Hopefully, she knows you are kind enough for helping her."

She saw the blonde say something but his words weren't articulated properly so she didn't understand his sentence. Unfortunately, she didn't have time to ask Ko what he had said since the man was already pulling her inside the house. So, while she was letting herself be dragged inside, she looked at the teenager and saw he was already down the stairs. "What a shame he has to leave so soon."

Suddenly, he turned around and their gaze found each other. Still grateful, Hinata smiled and he answered her with a small nob before disappearing at the corner of the street.

The next day, he wasn't at school. She, who would look at him from afar even when he was with the three members of his music band, hadn't noticed him at his usual spots. So, Hinata decided to miss her meeting with Neji again in order to go home by walk, hoping to see Naruto in the neighbourhood. Unfortunately, she didn't found the teenage boy. It was like he had disappeared, like the world she couldn't hear had entirely swallowed him, leaving no clues to where he was. Disappointed and once again scolded by her father, she stopped her escapades after severals weeks of researches. Despite that, her worry for the blonde wasn't gone.

However, a few days later, while she was sitting on the back sit of her father's limousine with her father next to her, she saw him. Sitting cross-legged on the bus stop bench, he was writing something on a piece of paper on his lap. At the time she made sure it was Naruto hidden behind his hood, they had passed him. So, in a hurry, she pressed the stop button. Ko parked the car on the side of the road and, without answering her father, she opened the back door and jumped on her feet to run towards him.

Once at his level, she caught his hand which was tapping against the bench to catch his attention. For less than a second, she brushed against the ink on his fingers and tasted his warm skin but she didn't had time to appreciate it because he harshly get away.

When she saw his threatening gaze, she bit her lips, realizing that maybe she shouldn't have touch him, until his blue eyes widened with surprise. He had to recognise her because he stood up while removing his earphones from his ears.

Now face to face and relieved to see that he was ok, she took the time to look at his sun-liked blonde hair which was naturally messy on top but well-shaved on the sides, emphasising his hard facial features. Among his piercings, she noticed several scars on his cheeks, showing that he already fought a lot despite his young age but what was the most fascinating for her was all those tattoos that didn't seem too much even if he was still wearing his high school uniform. Were they all telling a story? If yes, why expose it on his skin? Was it to be noticed or was it to be unnoticed by people?