After a while the girls stopped hugging. As they separated Hinata felt all floaty and happy, all her anger forgotten. She wasn’t that angry anyway, what is a few minutes of waiting if she gets a hug from Tomoka for it. In reality, she had been acting since she knew that the other two would employ the Hinata pacifying technique. 

 

“*cough* So are the two of you ready for our date” Tomoka tried to return the atmosphere to a more normal tone with a joke. However, as usual it backfired. 

 

As she finished talking she realized what she had said, making her cheeks turn rosy. She had noticed that the other two also had their cheeks red with a furious blush while looking away. 

 

‘Puberty sucks!’ 

 

[I find it funny]

 

‘Shut it you old fox!’ 

 

While Tomoka offloaded her grievances onto Kurama, Nozomi and Hinata had the word bouncing around their heads. Date, this might as well be a date. After all, they would spend the day together and do stuff together. But what defines something as a date? Afterall, spending time with someone else is also done with friends. No matter, this was definitely a date.   

 

As the two came to this conclusion they stared at Tomoka with fire in their eyes. Not being able to take the stares for any longer Tomoka took the two by the hand and walked away without saying anything.

 

The other two had their hearts flutter. They were holding hands! This was something couples did when they were on a date right? No matter if someone else is doing the same to their partner on the other side.  

 

Like that the girl’s day out became awkward as Nozomi and Hinata twisted Tomoka’s actions in their minds to fit into what they considered a date. Tomoka for her part was desperate to keep things normal. She wasn’t dense, she knew the two had a crush on her. However, she didn’t know how to feel or act about it. 

 

She liked the two girls a lot but she couldn’t quite figure out what type of like it was. She enjoyed the time they spent together and wanted to have them by her side always. She wanted to keep them safe no matter what. 

 

Tomoka felt conflicted, her mind or real age could be said to be in the fifties at this point so she felt like entertaining a relationship with them as of now wasn’t the greatest of ideas. But then again, they were physically the same age.   

 

‘Kurama, what should I do?’

 

[Oh ho ho, No. Just no. Don’t involve me in this. You know what, I am taking a nap] Like that Tomoka was left alone with her thoughts again. 

 

‘Fine, I will figure out how to deal with this myself. First I need to know what my feelings for them really are’ Thinking that Tomoka began to imagine different scenarios. The first was one where they would become a couple. She imagined them cuddling and even kissing. Her heart fluttered with happiness and excitement at the idea. But this wasn’t enough.

 

The next thing Tomoka imagined was them being with someone else. In Hinata’s case it was easier since she could simply pair her with Naruto like in canon. For Nozomi it was a little harder but she paired her with a prince charming made by her imagination. 

 

As she began imagining them happy together with someone else her heart ached she felt like she had drunk a vile substance that clung to the back of her throat. She hated the notion, she absolutely abhorred it. They were her Hinata and her Nozomi. 

 

While Tomoka sunk deeper into her imagination a dark aura started leaking out of her as her hatred flared up. Somewhere else, Naruto felt a chill crawl up his spine. Next to Tomoka Hinata and Nozomi became worried.

 

“Tomoka, are you alright?” 

 

“What happened? Is there an enemy?” 

 

The two showed their concern as they shook Tomoka’s shoulders, breaking her out of her trance. Seeing the two’s worried expressions she spoke before she could put a filter to her words.  

 

“The two of you are mine. I won’t let anyone else have you because you are already mine” Her Kinegan had activated by itself making her piercing gaze even more stunning.

 

Hinata felt her heart skip a beat. She couldn’t help but get lost in the bubbling pink of Tomoka’s eyes. She felt like she could stare into those beautiful eyes forever. However, she was quickly brought out of her trance by Nozomi. 

 

“Always” Nozomi also felt mesmerized by the pair of pink orbs that stared at her with such intensity. Her heart fluttered as her senses became lost in the moment. Tomoka had said they were hers and her heart couldn’t help but agree. Leaning forwards, Nozomi gave Tomoka a peck on her right cheek.     

 

“No fair” Hinata had broken out of her trance as she saw Nozomi giving Tomoka a peck on the cheek. Her jealousy overpowered her embarrassment as she also gave Tomoka a peck on her left cheek.

 

“Wa-wait! Did I say that out loud!?” Tomoka finally came back to her senses as she felt two pairs of soft lips on her cheeks. 

 

““you did”” The two girls said cheerfully despite their bright red cheeks

 

“Ugh” At that moment Tomoka felt like her heart would explode. She felt extremely happy and embarrassed at the same time. Somehow that had gone well and it could be argued that now they were her girlfriends. 

 

However, the embarrassment of being kissed even if it was only a peck on the cheek added to her possessive confession overpowered her. Tomoka hid her red face by grasping the hood of her hoodie and pulling it down as low as it would go. Ignoring her plight the other two began speaking. 

 

“I guess we are now her girlfriends”

 

“Nn” 

 

The other two just came to realize what had just happened. They also felt embarrassed but their joy was far greater. Though there was a small problem, none of them knew what to do now. 

 

“F-for now let's just… continue going like we were and see where that leads us” Having been able to calm down a bit Tomoka decided to take responsibility. She would do her best to be the best girlfriend there could ever be and make the two the happiest they could ever be, no matter the price.