Waiting and Feeling (Naruto X Hinata)
Chapter 12: KonoHana

Konohamaru opened his eyes slightly. The sun is not too hot, maybe still around 10 he thought.

The wind came blowing slowly, but able to shake the man's black mane also rang the furin - the furin he hung parallel.

He who was sleeping on his stomach in the roka behind his room was slightly disturbed by the noise of 2 women out there. He knew for sure, it was Hyuga Hanabi. But laziness makes him selfish.

Let it be, her mother will let Hanabi into her room.

"Konohamaru-kun, Hanabi came to visit..."

Tuh... His mother was more enthusiastic about welcoming Hanabi.

"Come in, the boy must be idle - I'll bring you a drink."

"eek... Oba-aan, don't bother too much. I just stopped by for a minute. "

"No, just a glass of water won't bother me. Hanabi-chan hasn't been visiting for a long time. I'm so glad to see you."

Then the stale words ended with thanks and respect from Hanabi.

"Konohamaru senpai, can I come in?"

Konohamaru closed his eyes again.

It had been a long time since he had heard Hanabi call him senpai. It felt strange in his ears.

At that time he had just wanted to invite Hanabi, but the girl had already shifted the fusuma and stepped in, sitting on the roka floor, close to Konohamaru's head.

"Aren't you supposed to go with Shizune-san?"

"I'm done."

"So fast?"

"I left before sunrise. We went to Nara Forest. There was one type of flower that bloomed before dawn and we had to pick it right then and there. It's great to extract as an antidepressant."

Konohamaru muttered indistinctly. He changed his position on his back and saw Hanabi so fresh with orange-colored Yukata.

"It looks like you're taking good care of my Onee-chan."

Konohamaru. "He's not drunk at all."

"One bottle of sake isn't enough to get someone drunk, is it?"

Bugh....

A pillow floated towards Hanabi, and the girl caught it well.

"Oops..of course the exception for you, Konohamaru senpai. Haha..."

Konohamaru smiled despite the embarrassment. He got up and sat himself next to Hanabi. They both looked up at the clear sky.

The wind came again, strong enough to just shake the furin-furin above them.

Hanabi looked at the furin - the furin. Konohamaru hangs 4 furins at once. Yellow from Ebisu sensei, blue from the man, red from Moegi and Green from Udon.

Now the 4 people are on their own roads.

But despite being separated from each other, Hanabi knew their shared memories were still firmly attached to Konohamaru's mind.

Once again the furin - the furin was swaying.

The clanking sound of 4 glasses simultaneously sounded messy in Hanabi's ears. But the man once said, it is precisely that disorder that makes him calm.

"Is Hinata-nee getting married soon?"

Hanabi's pupils widened, her shoulders stiffened. Konohamaru knew the reaction but he kept waiting for Hanabi's answer.

"Why ask that?"

"Only... Just guess me."

Hanabi was silent. The girl stood up, entered Konohamaru's room and sat down at his study table.

A scroll stretched. Hanabi read it and decided to tidy it up.

"You finished the mission report yesterday, but why don't you hand it over immediately."

"Naruto-nii is in a meeting with the clan leaders."

Their mission yesterday was so secret that it could only be reported to Hokage. Their success has indeed been reported but written data they have not made.

"Oh... So yeah. Though my purpose was to come here to compile this report, but I see you've done well."

"So that guy, who's going to marry Hinata-nee isn't Naruto-nii huh?"

Hanabi still won't answer. Konohamaru snorted, he could not even believe that the two of them were not lovers.

Then the question sank. His mother came to bring him some cold tea and some watermelon. The two of them talked for a long time.

Konohamaru knew his mother was very fond of Hanabi. Beautiful girl, polite and has good temperament. Her mother felt Hanabi was so elegant with Yukata who was always in the girl's daily life.

Her mother doesn't know. No, but no one knows. They hide their love affair.

Again he snorted. Although for different reasons, it is possible that his fate will be the same as Naruto. Loving a Hyuga is not easy.

"If you're tired, I'll just hand it over." Said the girl shortly after Konohamaru's mother's departure.

"Hanabi-chan, can't I mean that even if I can't tell the truth, you don't have to make a lie, do you?."

Hanabi smiled wryly. He looked into Konohamaru's eyes for the first time after the question emerged from the man's lips.

"You who now feel so understand me. I've had a hard time keeping things a secret that you shouldn't know. Is that because you're my lover?"

Hanabi moved, he sat down next to Konohamaru again. Out of nowhere, Hanabi hugs her lover, hiding her face in Konohamaru's field chest.

Something they never did in the open, especially in the village.

With a slight tremble, the man hugged Hanabi back. Her right hand was stretched out to caress Hanabi's hair.

"This feeling is so comfortable as well as terrible. I'm afraid I can't stay away from your side anymore."

"Don't worry about that. I will try hard to always be by your side, even if my life is at stake."

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Konichii... This chapter is specifically my update as a replacement for the chapter that was double when it was up yesterday. Sorry for the mistake, thank you for reading.