[It's easy to catch her fingers, to fold his hand over her own. He knows better than to underestimate her not because he's seen her in a fight, but because he knows she's much smarter than he is- that she's left this opening to allow him an out if he decides to take it. Naruto holds her hand instead, captured in the seconds after her touch had ghosted over his face, and his gaze moves to her features. His voice is quiet.
Her question has plenty of possible answers, but Naruto isn't pausing to mull them all over. He's always been the sort of person to listen to his feelings first- to follow that to the very end.]
Like you, not everybody wants to accept love.
[He has so much in his heart to give, and Naruto knows that. He knows that he cares for others so deeply that he wouldn't hesitate to give his life- but Caren isn't the first person he's met to reject something like that. He can't force those feelings on another, but all the same- Naruto has no intention of turning his heart away. If all he can do is love someone and endure, then he'll do it gladly. He'll love enough for both of them.]
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Her question has plenty of possible answers, but Naruto isn't pausing to mull them all over. He's always been the sort of person to listen to his feelings first- to follow that to the very end.]
Like you, not everybody wants to accept love.
[He has so much in his heart to give, and Naruto knows that. He knows that he cares for others so deeply that he wouldn't hesitate to give his life- but Caren isn't the first person he's met to reject something like that. He can't force those feelings on another, but all the same- Naruto has no intention of turning his heart away. If all he can do is love someone and endure, then he'll do it gladly. He'll love enough for both of them.]