"Selene"
A huge illuminated room was in front of their eyes. They were amazed by the beauty they were seeing. There were glittering things on the ceiling, they were like diamonds shining in the sky. Naruto and his comrades left their mouths in awe as their eyes roaming around the room. There was a big stage in front of them where a majestic chair had settled. It was only exclusive for the Princess. The four of them stood in front of the stage waiting for her to come out.
"This place is elegant really a luxurious castle, a very fancy kingdom," Kiba muttered.
Naruto and Hinata nodded in unison as a response to Kiba's words. Shino remained silent. Suddenly, the doors behind the majestic chair opened. A group of young women appeared, the Princess's attendants.
A young woman appeared right after them. She was wearing a magnificent gown. She was glittering like a diamond upon the lights showered onto her. Kiba and Naruto blushed after they saw the gentle face of the young woman. She was like their age. She was really beautiful. Even Hinata was mesmerized by her beauty.
"She's beautiful," Naruto muttered. Hinata looked at him as he spoke.
"Indeed," Hinata replied.
"She might be the Princess," Shino spoke for the first time with an emotionless tone.
The old woman appeared from her back. She stepped in beside the Princess and spoke.
"The Princess of The Blue Moon Kingdom is welcoming you. Please show some respect."
Naruto and his comrades bowed their heads a sign of respect for her.
"I am Selene, the Princess of this Kingdom. Please introduce yourselves." The Princess spoke for the first time.
From the left, Kiba introduced himself and Akamaru. Next to him was Hinata who introduced herself as well, next to Hinata was Shino and the last one was Naruto.
The Princess was surprised for a moment upon hearing Naruto's name. She suddenly rushed down to them. The old woman failed to stop her.
"Your highness, please stop. Come back here!" the old woman pled. Her attendants were shocked as well by her actions. The King, Queen, Prince, or Princess was not usually allowed to step down from the sacred stage and approach strangers or they might end up being killed, hostage, or kidnapped. But the Princess did not listen to her and she rushed towards Naruto.
Upon her arrival, she stared at him closely, Naruto blushed. She smiled at him.
"Are you really Naruto Uzumaki?" She asked.
Naruto nodded at her. She giggled. Naruto was confused about her gesture even Kiba and the rest had the same reaction as well.
"So you are real". She then smiled widely.
Naruto was confused with her words and scratched the back of his head.
"I heard about you. You are the hero who saved the world from the bad guys." She said.
"Ye-Yeah." Naruto stuttered.
Kiba smirked. Shino and Hinata remained silent.
"I'm so glad to meet you. When I heard about you being a ninja of the Leaf Village, I personally asked in my letter to send you for this mission." She explained.
"Never thought Naruto-kun would be this popular in different parts of the world," Hinata muttered.
"Tsk, If I become Hokage, I would be more popular than him," Kiba replied. Hinata smiled at him.
"Are you still up for that Kiba?" Shino asked.
"What do you mean, Shino? Aren't you convinced with me becoming the Hokage in the near future?" Kiba bickering with Shino. Hinata stopped them.
"Yeah, about that. Based on your letter, you were attacked by some unknown ninjas and asking for enough security until a very special occasion comes in the kingdom." Naruto muttered.
"That's right." She replied.
"Why do you think you are targeted?" Naruto asked.
"Might be kidnap for ransom." Shino interrupted.
All of them looked at him.
"That's what I thought as well. Since I am a Princess and the kingdom recently celebrated the news of me getting married to the Prince of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, these rogue ninjas tried to kidnap me in exchange for money. Recently, the Kingdom experienced extreme poverty due to calamities. The people of this kingdom starved badly and are now desperate to commit crimes just to survive." She explained.
"That's rough," Hinata muttered.
"Yeah. It's really hard for me to restore the Kingdom and I have decided to ask for help from the neighboring Kingdom through marriage." She said.
"I see. That might be hard on your part." Kiba blurted.
"If it's for the sake of the kingdom, I'll do it. And about the very special occasion, I was talking about in my letter, it will be tomorrow." The Princess revealed.
"What's all about it?" Shino asked.
"Tomorrow will be my first meeting with the Prince of the Crescent Moon Kingdom. And we will be setting the marriage very soon." She explained.
"It's really easy for you to get married so soon," Naruto muttered.
"Well, this is urgent and for the sake of the kingdom's fast recovery. How I wish the Prince was like you, Naruto." She said. Naruto was a bit surprised of her statement.
She then turned her gaze to Hinata. Hinata was a bit surprised. She walked closer to her. She stared at her for seconds.
"Your eyes, they are beautiful." She said then smiled at her.
"Th-Thank you.." Hinata responded.
"Hinata is your name, right?" She asked. Hinata nodded.
"Can you come with me for a while?" She asked her again.
"Sure, your highness," Hinata replied.
She nodded at her as if to say "follow me". Hinata walked after her. The guys were remained standing in their positions.
The old woman spoke to them.
"You three, start your guarding mission now. Naruto, follow us." She ordered.
"So, Naruto really has a good treatment for this mission huh?" Kiba complained.
"Proceed in the investigation and guarding Kiba," Shino ordered him.
"Shut up Shino! Stop ordering me around." Kiba replied with an irritated face.
Shino left the room immediately. Kiba followed him.
"You can leave us now." The Princess ordered her attendees. They left the room and only the old woman remained standing facing them.
"You can have some rest now, granny." She told the old woman.
"Hinata is here and Naruto's outside. Everything's going to be fine." She told her. The old woman bowed her head and left both Hinata and The Princess.
"Is this your room?" Hinata asked. She nodded. Hinata's eyes roamed around her room.
"I asked you to come with me because I have some questions to ask you. If you don't mind." She started.
"It's okay your highness," Hinata replied.
"Just call me Selene." She muttered.
"Bu-" she interrupted Hinata.
"It's fine don't worry." She told her.
"How much do you know about Naruto?" She asked. Hinata was a bit shocked. So, she was going to ask about Naruto.
"Naruto-kun. I know him since childhood." Hinata replied. Selene smiled.
"So, who is Naruto? Tell me about him." She insisted.
"Naruto is the type of person who never gives up. Never going back to his words is his ninja way." Hinata revealed.
"Never going back to his words..." Selene repeated.
"His dream is to become the Hokage and he will never stop until he achieves that dream. Naruto cherished his friends so much. He is selfless and he is always there to protect those who are dear to him. He even protected me countless times and saved me from the darkness." Hinata added. Selene was a bit confused by Hinata's expression when she spoke about Naruto.
"You are speaking from your heart. You really know Naruto." She responded.
"Yeah," Hinata replied.
"You love him, don't you?" She suddenly muttered. Hinata was surprised and her face turned awfully red.
"Wa-Wait..." Hinata muttered. Selene smiled at her.
"I can tell. Your eyes speak for it." She said.
"Re-Really?" Hinata was stuttering. Selene nodded.
"Did you tell him?" She asked. Hinata nodded.
"So what did he say? Did he return the favor?" Her consecutive questions.
"Wait up! Well, you know.." Hinata was flustered. Selene was waiting for her answer.
"He told me he loves me and I believed him..." she replied. Selene giggled upon hearing those words from Hinata. Hinata blushed badly. She told Selene to stop teasing her but she kept on giggling like a child. She stopped and turned into a serious face.
"I never know what love is. I don't know what it feels like..." she said and looked at Hinata. Hinata on the other hand kept silent and listened to her.
"I don't know anything about the Prince. I don't even know his name." Selene told her.
"I will be meeting him for the first time tomorrow. And I don't even know what to say to him if we meet." She said.
"Get to know him first. And if you think you are suitable for each other you can decide later. There are kinds of love but it depends on the situation. I don't know much about love at all but, I have loved Naruto ever since. All I know is, I am willing to give up everything for him even my own life. That what love is for me." Hinata muttered.
"I am only doing this just for the sake of the kingdom. Do you think it is possible to fall in love with the person you only meet once?" She asked.
Hinata wondered for a moment.
"Probably. I have liked Naruto the first time we met. When he saved me from the bullies back then and that feeling never changed until now." Hinata said.
"I'm jealous of you having Naruto. I always dreamed of finding a man like him. How I wish the Prince was like him." Selene said. Hinata smiled at her.
Selene stood up from her bed from which both she and Hinata were sitting on and walked towards the side table. When she turned her back to show her the necklace that she got from her drawer, she was frightened of the scene behind Hinata's back.
Before Hinata knew what was happening behind her, she was knocked unconscious. Selene was so scared. A group of unknown ninjas entered her room without them noticing their arrival.
A loud noise made Naruto suddenly entered the Princess's room. He saw Hinata lying on the floor unconscious.
"Hinata!" He shouted. There were a group of masked ninjas surrounding Hinata. Naruto looked for the Princess but, she was not there anymore. The masked ninjas escaped from the windows.
Naruto dashed towards Hinata and checked on her.
"Dammit!" He muttered.