Once Again, For Love | Naruhina AU

Chapter 8

"Take a deep breath," she motioned and took a deep breath herself. "Hinata, you have to regulate your breathing or else you will hyperventilate."

Thank god, Naruto gave me a call and to come by her apartment, she would have definitely passed out if I didn't make it in time, she thought and pushed Hinata to sit down on her creasy couch.

"On one, take a deep breath," she motioned again, Hinata looked distraught. Her eyes were fixed at something far away on the wall. Her body seemed rigid; she was clenching her chest with her right hand.

Uh, when will you guys understand your own feelings? Sakura sighed.

Hinata

"Hinata!" Sakura's voice suddenly broke through my thoughts. "Breath!" She took deep breath and motioned me to do the same. I just follow her direction; I have got nothing to lose. I have already lost the battle. How could I have been so fucking stupid. I inhale and other than smelling cinnamon, there is a very slight flower-like smell surrounding me. This is such a nice mixture of scents. I would love to have a cinnamon bun and some freshly cut flowers right now.

"And exhale," Sakura says and exhales. I follow, the sweet scents leaving my senses, which is being filled up by dread and alcohol. Before Sakura can advise me again to take a deep breath, I do it. I need that cinnamon and flower scent or else I might lose my fucking mind. I breath. Exhale. Breath. Exhale. World around me is dark, and I force myself to think of only cinnamon buns and lilies. I should go out and buy some cinnamon buns today, and reward myself with some freshly cut lilies. Reward for what though? Not kissing Naruto? For not making a fool of myself in front of him? Because that's exactly what I did! And just like that the sweet scents are gone, replaced by a stronger earthier scent. I recognize this fragrance, it's the same wet soil smell with just a little hint of rose and mint. It's his perfume. He hasn't changed his perfume all these years?

"Well I guess you are smiling now," Sakura says and I gasp. I completely forget she was sitting right next to me. Where is his perfume smell coming from? I sniff around.

"What are you doing?" Sakura puts her hand on my shoulder, she looks concerned.

"His perfume..."

She looks momentarily confused but then gives me a look which says "duhh."

"What?"

"You are sitting on Naruto's jacket." She points at my ass and there it is, the blue bomber jacket.

I jump out of my skin and to the other side of the room.

"Jesus Christ, Hinata, relax. It's not him, just his jacket. I can give it back to him," she picks it up but suddenly I'm holding on to it.

"Let me," I whisper.

"What?" She tugging at the jacket. I am annoyed, why does she want the jacket?

"Let me give it to him." The ends of her mouth curls up in a sly smile, as if she knows something I don't.

"Okay okay," she let's go of the jacket and I hold it close for a second before dropping it to the ground.

"I will launder it and give it back." I sit back down on the couch. Silence follows. I don't know why I got suddenly irritated by Sakura wanting to give him back the jacket, it's just a jacket. Plus, I don't even want it, I don't even want to face him. Not today, not ever. I wish I never have to face him.

"So, are you going to have another panic attack before telling me what the fuck happened last night?" Sakura suddenly asks. Wait how does she know something happened last night. Come to think of it, why did she even come at my place the first thing in the morning. Then a million questions came into my head suddenly, and increased the mild throbbing pain I was having. Almost as if she could read my mind, Sakura replied to most of what I was going to ask her.