Hinata couldn't help but watch over Naruto. He hadn't woken up but the once since they had managed to save him from Ryuu. It had seemed as if everything had finally started to calm down and she couldn't help but stare at him in worry. Frowning, the young woman reached over and gently ran her fingers through his hair as she let out a soft sigh. "I'll be here for you Naruto, don't worry." She whispered softly.

"He hasn't woken up yet huh." Came Kakashi's voice, causing Hinata to look over at him for a moment until she looked away. "That is to be expected. He had lost a lot of his chakra during the rejection process. It'll take a while for his chakra to return to a healthy level."

"Can't we speed up the process?" asked Hinata.

"Sadly, no. I could only give him mine as a means to keep him alive, if I gave him anymore it could hurt him more than good. His chakra has to be returned naturally, and he does have a lot of chakra though he shouldn't be asleep for much longer."

Hinata sighed softly, just wanting the blonde to wake up. She missed hearing him talk, being silly and just being him. It made her happy to hear him speak, but she knew that she couldn't force him to wake up as that would only cause more harm than good.

"Hinata?" came her father's voice, causing her to look over at the man with a glare. It was his fault that Naruto was like this. It was his fault that the man that she loved was in this deep sleep. His fault that Naruto had even gone through rejection in the first place. That everything that had happened during the time of the winter ball was his fault! As if sensing his daughter's hate and anger, Hiashi flinched before he went on. "I'm sorry, I didn't… Hinata, no one knew he was a demon. He didn't even know from what was explained to me."

Yeah, she remembered that Kakashi did explain a bit of Naruto's heritage before they had taken off. Hiashi had a tough time believing it but with Naruto's human appearance fading away into nothing but a memory as his true self was finally revealed. Hiashi had been against Hinata going to save him, but she refused saying that she loved Naruto, that she would do everything within her power to save the man that she loved.

After that, Hiashi had given in, and allowed his daughter to go and save him. The young woman turned away from her father and went back to looking toward Naruto and frowned at her a little. "Hinata, if Naruto is the one that you wish to marry, I will give my blessing. I am not against him being with you or you with him as he has done nothing but save your life and kept you safe even at the cost of his own every single day." Hinata felt tears building up within her eyes. Her shoulders started to tremble at the thought of losing him. "When he wakes up, please give him the news."

Hinata couldn't help but nod quickly to that. How was it that after everything that Naruto had done, all the times that she had done just to keep her safe, risking is life every single day… that it had come to this.

What if he never woke up? What if he died in his sleep and she never got to hear his voice again? Tightly shutting her eyes, the young woman felt her whole body tremble in sobs as she tried to keep herself calm and collected but it seemed that she couldn't even do that.

She couldn't stop herself from sobbing into her hands as she cried her heart out. The thought of losing Naruto in anyway hurt her and she knew that she couldn't stop it but, at the same time she wished that she could do something for the man. Looking up at him, she couldn't help but watched as his calm yet peaceful breathing was her only answer that he was alive. That he was still with her in some way. Wiping at her eyes, the blue haired woman tried to get herself to calm down, to relax so she was all smiles for when Naruto did finally wake up.

"Naruto, please wake up, I don't want to lose you. Why couldn't you have stayed awake like when we were at the castle?" Hinata said with a sniffle as she wiped at her face.

"It'll take some time Hinata, he isn't going anywhere I promise you that." Kakashi said with a small smile before he patted the girl on her head before turning to the prince that laid in the bed. "He's strong though, his parents were fighters as they did everything they could to keep their son safe and now all he has is to wake up."

Hinata looked up with a frown before looking over at the blonde. She just wished that there was something else that she could do. But what more could she do? It wasn't like she had any trace of his- wait. "Kakashi, would giving Naruto the chakra that he placed in my gift work? I mean, he could always just put more in it later but it could help him to wake up right?" asked Hinata.

"It is possible, but since it was a gift to you he may not take it back."

"How are you so sure though?" asked Hinata.

"Demons are like that. When they give a gift to the one they have chosen, regardless if they are their true mates or not, they tend to place their own chakra inside the gift as a means to keep them safe. Without knowing it, that was what Naruto did as he just felt like it was something that he had to do." Kakashi explained before rubbing the back of his head. "So because it was a gift, Naruto won't take the chakra back as he had willingly given it to you as a gift."

Hinata wanted to cry at that. What was she to do now?

Before she could even open her mouth to say more, a hand grasped hers, causing her to gasp as she looked down into pools of blue as they seemed to smile up at her. "Hey Hinata. How long was I out this time?" He chuckled a little, as if he found the entire thing funny. Hinata couldn't help but cry as she threw herself at the blonde as she cried out his name.

"Naruto! You're awake!" Hinata sobbed out.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you." Naruto whispered softly.

"Well you did! What are you going to do to make up for-" Hinata never got a chance to finish as the fox pulled her toward him and captured her lips with his. The blue haired princess had no idea how to comprehend, but she soon gave into the feeling. Wrapping her arms around the man as she returned his kiss. This was something that she had wanted for a long time. Something that she never knew that she craved until that moment. She couldn't help but sigh softly in content before letting out a soft whine when Naruto pulled himself back.

"I love you Hinata, I wished that I could have said something sooner but…"

"I know, I felt the same way. Because of our titles, because you were my guard and I was a princess." Hinata whispered before shaking her head. Giving him a soft smile, she added "There is one good thing about you being a prince though."

"What?" asked Naruto.

"If… if we marry it could stop the wars between humans and demons." Hinata whispered softly. She saw Naruto's eyes widened, no idea if he was in shock or surprised at her statement. A soft blush crept into her cheeks as she looked down at their joined hands as she whispered "Unless you don't think it'd work I mean-"

"Hinata, I think it is possible. My parents wanted peace with humans for a long time, and now we can make sure that it happens." Naruto said with a chuckle before he looked over at Hinata and held her close. A soft meep escaped her as the blonde held onto the woman in his arms. Nuzzling her head, he let out a soft purr as he whispered "I would love to be your husband." He chuckled.

"You would?" asked Hinata.

"Of course, I don't care that you're human. I love you for you and… I hope you feel that way for me?"

"Of course I do! I've loved you forever!" Hinata said with wide eyes. Giving him a soft smile, the young woman wiggled a little closer to the blonde.

"I think we'll leave you two love birds alone. Come my lord." Kakashi said as he walked with Hiashi out of the room. Hinata couldn't help but blush, forgetting that they had still been in the room the whole time. She peeked up at Naruto and saw that he was still smiling down at her. In fact, she could still hear the soft purr coming from his chest. It made her feel a little more relaxed knowing that it was him making such a sound.

It was rather comforting.

Peeking up at him once again, Hinata wrapped her arm around Naruto's waist as she let out a soft sigh of content. It just felt right to be holding onto Naruto like this, felt as if this was where she really belonged. Though, she just hoped that their lives would always be like this. "Hinata, I need to do something before we can marry though."

Her heart broke a little hearing such a thing.

"What is it?"

"I need to return to my kingdom, restore peace there. Once I believe that it had been restored to how it once was, I'll return to marry you. I promise, I won't be gone long." He gave her a soft smile before kissing her forehead. Hinata knew that he would want to do such a thing like that. Naruto wasn't one to back down when others needed him, even though he was mostly to be assigned to her.

"Okay. Just promise me one thing?"

"Sure."

"Don't leave me alone again. Come back to me alive and safe."

"I will, I promise you that I'll always come back for you Hinata. For now, until I've recovered I'd rather stay with you." He chuckled a little before kissing her forehead as he nuzzled against her. Hinata couldn't help but smile a little at that. She knew that he would always come back to her. That was something that she always knew.

He always kept his promises to her. No matter how difficult the matter, no matter how impossible the task was, it was something that he would always do for her. Always come through for her. She couldn't help but giggle a little as she looked up at Naruto, she felt his hand sliding up and down her side, causing her to giggle from the feeling. "Still ticklish I see my dear princess." Naruto said with a chuckle before he started to nuzzle against her.

Hinata just giggled a little more before she found herself resting atop of Naruto and blushed a little. He had a faint blush on his face as well as they simply just gazed at each other. Hinata felt her heart pounding within her chest, and she could even feel his with her hands resting against his ribs. "Naruto?" She whispered softly.

"Hinata." He whispered back softly.

Leaning closer, the young couple brought their lips together before they decided to spend their time together. After all, there was no telling how long they would have until they would see each other again. For all they knew, it could be months, could be a year or even a little longer than that. But Hinata knew that when they returned, they would be together again.

Hinata sighed softly as she gazed out the window of her home. It had been two years since she had last seen Naruto. It had been hard to see him and Kakashi leave, but she knew that it had to be done. After all, trying to rebuild a kingdom was hard. More so when said kingdom had been run by an evil man who had killed the king and queen and, had tried to kill the prince.

Running a hand through her hair, the young woman pushed herself up and made her rounds around the manor. She knew that her duties were never done. Never ending and of course never boring. Though she knew that sometimes she wished that she didn't have to do anything. That all she wanted to do was to just lay around in bed and do nothing.

But, she knew that if she did such a thing that Naruto would have been rather disappointed in her. She knew that this was something that would keep her mind busy while she was alone. So long as she did something, then Hinata knew that she would always think about nothing but her happy memories of the blonde instead of the fact that he wasn't here.

The young woman frowned a little at the thought. No, that wasn't right. A part of him was still here, she knew that much. That was why she could keep moving on, why she could keep waiting for the blonde to return to her.

A soft smile graced her lips as she let out a soft sigh before looking up at the sky as she sat outside. It was a day like this that made her think back to when Naruto had left her. In his true form, nine fox tails swaying out behind him and his fox ears twitching at any given sound.

It was a day that he told her again how much he loved her that he would return to her someday. That he had no idea how long he would take to return but he would never abandon her. That he would come back to her someday.

She believed him, and look at where she was. Two years later and he still hadn't returned to her and now, she couldn't help but wonder if he would return. What if he was killed? What if the demons didn't want to accept that Naruto was their true prince and…

Tightly shutting her eyes, the young woman knew that she couldn't allow herself to think about such things. Naruto was strong, he was a warrior in his own right. Able to withstand pain to the point that he didn't feel anything. He was able to fight demons even before his demonic nature woke up within him. Hinata knew that he could handle himself without any issue but she couldn't help but be worried about him. It made her heart hurt just thinking about it, but Hinata knew that she still had to be faithful… no, she wanted to stay faithful.

Taking a deep breath, the young woman looked up back at the horizon only to stare in shock. Blinking her pale lavender coloured eyes, she thought that she saw two figures walking toward them. She could faintly make out a robed figure, nine swaying tails behind him and she couldn't help but cover her mouth as tears streamed down her face.

"Demons!" shouted one of the guards.

Hinata shook her head as she ran out of the manor, tears streaming down her face as she ran past the guards. "Princess Hinata!" shouted one of the guards, trying to get their princess back within the manor walls. She didn't care, she knew who it was, knew who was walking toward the manor.

The one figure looked up and she saw a pair of blue eyes looking over at her with wide eyed shock. Hinata cried out "Naruto!" Before throwing herself in his arms and felt him catch her. Swinging her around before setting her back on the ground. The young woman looked up with more tears streaming down her face as she felt him gently cup her face against his palm. "Naruto you're back." She whispered in joy.

"I am, I am so, so sorry that I took so long to come back to you." Naruto whispered before kissing her forehead. Hinata closed her eyes as she let out a soft sigh at the contact. Blinking her blue eyes at him, the young woman couldn't help but smile at him. It was a feeling that she knew was pure joy that exploded within her heart. "Can you ever forgive me?" he whispered softly.

"Of course I can Naruto. It wasn't like I was alone after all… I had someone with me to keep me company and to remind me of you." Hinata said with a giggle.

"Huh?"

"Well, before you left I found out that I was-"

"Mommy!" shouted a little voice, causing Hinata and Naruto to look over toward the manor as a little boy was running toward him. A pair of fox ears rested atop of his head, and he had two tails out behind him. Hinata smiled softly at the boy, a boy that looked almost like a copy of his father.

"Hinata is that…?" Naruto whispered in shock.

"Yes, I found out that I was pregnant before you left… you're a father." Hinata said with a smile.

"Mommy? Who is this?" The little boy said as he ran up to his mother and sniffed at the air. "He smells like me."

"Boruto, this is your daddy." Hinata said with a smile on her face.

"My daddy?" Boruto said as he looked up and blinked his big blue eyes at his father. Naruto seemed a little nervous around the little boy only to yelp when his son jumped and tackled his father. Naruto yelped as Boruto yelled out "Daddy!"

Hinata could only laugh and smile as she helped Naruto back up and saw him holding Boruto in his arms. Kakashi just chuckled as he gazed at the family. "So much like Minato and Kushina." Whispered the silvery grey haired man.

The End.