Summer Love

Help Wanted

I pushed the door open and heard the ding of the bell.

"Hina, hey," he said walking up giving me a kiss on the forehead.

"What's wrong?" he said sweetly.

I only sat down in a booth and hung my head down. He followed my suit sitting next to me, placing his arm over my shoulders. I could feel the heat of his lips on my ear. I blushed, even though I was used to it, I couldn't control it.

"No luck today either, huh?" even though he knew the answer to the question I only confirmed by shaking my head.

He sighed and slumped down into the booth.

"Don't get all down, Hina, don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll find a job somewhere, it's impossible for someone as cute as you not to," I blushed and smiled at him.

His simple words always made me feel better.

"So, did you come to see me or to get some coffee?"

"To get coffee," I teased feeling a little better about my whole unemployed situation.

"Ahh," he gasped playfully, "I can't believe coffee is more important to you than me…y-you k-know H-Hinata…t-that hurt," he said pretending to cry and choking on his words.

"Feel this," he said grabbing my wrist and placing my hand on his chest. "You feel that?"

I only looked at him confused. "That's a heartbeat…and you just killed it."

"You're so melodramatic," I said pushing him gently. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me with him, on top of him and kissed me, softly.

"I know," he said, kissing me again. My head was against the window as he pushed himself closer to me, as I could feel the passion in his kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he held my waist with one arm holding my body closer to him, pressing his other hand against the window behind me.

"Oh my god! My eyes! I'm blind! No!"

"Kiba," I said almost embarrassed but not too much for one he was as dramatic as Naruto and if it wasn't for this wasn't the first time Kiba caught us doing some public display of affection (PDA).

Naruto kept his position as if he planned to continue what he was doing. He only looked at KIba through narrow eyes.

"I don't care if you give me that look. Too much PDA, gosh!" he shook showing his acting skills were just as talented as Naruto's.

"Awww," he continued as if he was doing something from the Michael Jacksons' Thriller video. He extended his bottom eyelids. "My eyes…are they still there. I think there bleeding."

Naruto got up and walked over to Kiba and pushed him playfully.

"You're so dramatic," he said laughing.

"Look who's talking," he said repeating Naruto's shove action.

"Hinata, wants a coffee, Kiba, you should get it for her," he said winking at him, nudging him with his elbow.

"Why? Didn't she give you the order? And what's wrong with your eyes? It's blinking uncontrollably you should really go get that checked out," he said seriously, pointing to his eye.

Naruto slapped his forehead.

"Kiba!"

"What?" he said still seriously even though I knew he was only doing it to get on Naruto's nerves.

"Coffee now!"

"I don't like demands," he said crossing his arms, and rolling his neck playfully.

"Kiba, what Naruto means to say is that he and I both would really appreciate it if you would get me a coffee, please."I said sweetly giving him a sincere smile.

"Aw, you're so cute. Sure I'd love to, but only because I like you unlike this idiot," he said pointing to Naruto only making him roll his eyes. I got up out the booth and walked towards him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I placed my arms around his neck.

"And if you plan to make out, listen for my footsteps because I would like to be able to see at least until I hit the age of…I don't know but not now." He said disappearing from behind the door and we could hear his footsteps go closer and closer to the back.

Naruto and I continued what we started and when we heard Kiba's footsteps our lips parted but our bodies did not. We stared into each others' eyes as Kiba was talking about something that neither of us were listening to.

"So here you go, Hinata," he said handing me my coffee. I inhaled the familiar scent with pleasure feeling the tension that was still left in my body disappear.

"So I'm off to continue my job search. Babe, call me later," I said kissing him on the lips, lingering a little enjoying the moment.

"Hinata!" I could tell by his voice he was angry.

I turned to see Kiba tapping his foot repeatedly with his arms crossed over his chest and his face had a frown.

"What's wrong, Kiba?"

"You ignored every word I said didn't you?"

"—"

"Aw, no," he interrupted, "I forgive you, but I was saying the ice cream parlor across the street is hiring, since it only recently opened up. I'm sure it can use some extra hands."

My face lighted up.

"Thanks Kiba, you don't know how much I appreciate this." I said running towards him, kissing his cheek as I left.

I was halfway out the door when someone tugged my arm.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Naruto said almost sad.

I tilted my head towards him.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you, too," I said kissing him once more on the nose, smiling as I walked away.

When I reached the ice cream parlor, I froze, no pun intended but I was frightened to go in.

I walked up the street to the grocery store to cool down. My palms were sweating and I could feel myself starting to hyperventilate. I'd never thought walking into an ice parlor would get me so hot. It shouldn't be that hard. When Naruto asked me out I was surprised, real surprised, but going out with him has helped my confidence, tremendously. I can do things now I wouldn't do as the shy Hyuga when I was younger.

I grabbed a pack of gum and slid it down the conveyor belt.

"What happened?"

"I might have found a job," I said depressingly.

"…And that's a bad thing because…"

I looked at him and by his eyes I knew what he was talking about.

"I'm guessing it's at the ice cream parlor where the job is because that's where he told me he was going to be working for the summer so he could pay for his apartment."

"Yea… I can't work there if he is."

"Hinata, Naruto is not even the jealous type. You've guys been together for 2 years. Your thing with Sasuke is over, besides this will be good for you…and Naruto. It'll show how you guys face a true challenge and if you're really meant to be."

"But Shikamaru, I don't know if I'm ready to know the truth."

"Well then that something that you and Naruto aren't as solid as you should be…"

"Were solid…as a r-rock."

"You say that real shaky unless you still have feelings for Sasuke." He said plainly blowing a bubble from the piece of gum he took from the one I just brought.

"But…it's not about me. I'm thinking about Naruto and Sasuke they're best friend and I don't know if Sasuke's over me, besides it wasn't like we broke up by choice."

"So you want him back?"

"I didn't say that,"

"Nor did you deny it. Hinata, it's your choice but remember you need the job to help out with your family to pay off the loan your dad needed to pay off the business crashing, so…"

"So?"

"If you want to be petty about something that's not even that serious because wouldn't he have come at you already anyway if he wanted you back and…doesn't he go with Sakura, now?"

"Oh yea that is true. Since he came back to the village; he decided to give her chance, but something's different about him, it, the whole situation."

"Well, why don't you ask him? Sasuke…"

"W-What are you doing?" I looked over to see Sasuke walking my way…and Shikamaru's.

"What do you want?" he said rudely. You could tell it's been a rough day.

"Rough day at work?"

"Yep, the girls are killing me and since I'm there alone no male body once to work there because they don't want to be trampled or they'll get jealous and the females who want to work there yea, not very useful being on me all day. "

"And that's a bad thing?" Shikamaru grinned at his choice of words.

"You're a pervert. You know what I meant, but I mean it isn't a problem because it gives me a lot of interesting things to do after work but during work I need to get the paycheck at the end of the day because my apartment isn't paying for itself." He said seriously now.

"Yes, I get you and Hinata wants to work there and give you a hand."

"Really?" his tone becoming monotone.

I could tell things were different between Sasuke and me.

"You'd have to come in for an interview with Kakashi, which is very rare but I'll call him and see what he says." His tone showed that he was really uninterested in me working there at all.

"You sound thrilled…" Shikamaru pointed out sarcastically.

"How should I sound?" he said walking away, back to the aisle he was in before Shikamaru called him.

"At least you know he doesn't have feelings for you," Shikamaru said matter-of-factly.

I only gulped at the thought. A Sasuke who didn't like me or one that did?

Great.

Neither was better.

"Why'd you do that?"

"You wanted the job. I decided to establish an understanding." He said.

This will definitely be a long summer.

T.B.C

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