Shape of His Heart (complete)

Hinata POV

'It has been over a week, since the last time I saw Naruto, I have thought of him more and more each day, especially after the last staring encounter in front of Ino's flower shop, he appears to have noticed me and it makes me feel hopeful and brave to finish this gift. I'm on my way to get some more red yarn, since I ran out last night.'

Hinata is walking towards the fabric shop in the village, she smiles to herself thinking about how much time she has passed and all the nights she has been working on this red threaded scarf. Every single thread is a memory, story or reminder of something Naruto did that brought a smile to her face, as well as deepened her love for him. 

------Flashback to 5 year old Hinata------

One  winter morning,  Hinata was walking in the snow thinking about how much of a failure she was, every time her father would ask her to do something. Hinata always messed things up and struggled. While other Hyuga family members were a lot quicker and smarter. She went home and faced, yet another evening of being a disappointment in the Hyuga clan.

The next day after school ended Hinata decided to go for a walk instead of going  home right away, knowing what awaits only brought frustration and reminded her of her worthlessness. She walked  observing her footprints in the snow, a smile came on her face, the silence and a few birds chirping around brought peace. A swing  attached to a tree in front of her caused her to stop. 'where did this swing come from', it happen to be in front of the academy, but it was a distance away from the entrance, and it was the first time she saw it. I decided to sit down on the swing and enjoy the cold breeze from moving back and forth.  Something about that swing made her smile and she  was glad to have found it. After some time passed, she went home feeling encouraged for some odd reason.

A week has passed since she found the  swing, when the academy bell for dismissal rang, Hinata walked in the direction of the swing, but to her surprise it was occupied by a blonde haired, blue eyed boy, wearing an orange jacket, with black pants, and a long red scarf  around his neck. He is looking down on the ground and appears to be sad or thinking. She recognized him from  class in the academy but doesn't remember his name. She decided to walk a different way to get home, since she didn't want to interrupt the boy on the swing.

As she walks she realizes she is lost and is feeling frightened for she needs to be home at a certain time but cannot find the way. As she searches around her, she is startled when she sees three boys walking in her direction, they are older boys and she has seen them in the academy, but they look like bully's.

"Hey look its the freak from school, man look at her eyes she is so weird looking" One of the boys say it loud enough that Hinata can hear it. She wants to cry but try's to stay strong and  thinks of is a strategy to  run away. They continue to call her mean names, and as they approach her, Hinata's heart is beating faster and she is frightened, she realizes how weak she is compared to the three older boys. She closes her eyes waiting for the attack that she will  not be able to avoid, do to her poor fighting skills. 

When nothing happens she opens her eyes and finds a fourth person has arrived, when she sees his face she is reminded of the boy on the swing. The boy says his name "Naruto Uzumaki" and she remembers now that she has heard that name before, after some time she sees that the boy has protected her and stood in front of the bullies in her place. Instead of her getting beaten or mistreated, he was taking the pain and beating for her. She was confused 'what compelled him to do this for me', they don't even know each other, her mind could not stop thinking about him and his actions. 

The bullies finally left and Naruto is left bleeding and his red scarf is a few feet away unraveled. Hinata grabs the scarf and walks back to her  new friend and thanks him. Then she try's to give him the scarf, but he shoots it away and lets her have it. ' I will treasure this scarf, and remember this moment .' She saw him walking away after saving her, sadness overcame her, but at the same time hope, that if he can be as bold and courageous, then Hinata will do the same and be like him. Naruto Uzumaki encouraged Hinata to be courageous and bold and to put others first.  From that day forward Hinata will never forget that name.