Okay, so I know I should be working on my other NaruHina story but I had to make this little 5-shot series. ^_^ Now that the holidays are over and I'm settling into a new routine at school, I'm kind of not feeling my Song of the Heart story after not writing it for so long. I'm not good at sticking with a story for in indefinite period of time, figuring things out along the way, so for now Song of the Heart is on hiatus until I can figure out what I want to do with it and where I want the story to go. Shorter little stories like this are more of my forte. So enjoy! Rate! Favorite!

And yes, the potion is based of the Amortentia potion in Harry Potter. ;b

Disclaimer: I am not Masashi Kisimoto and do not own Naruto.

Naruto Uzumaki is known for saving the world.

He is known as the Orange Flash of Konoha, successor of the sannin Jiraiya, soon-to-be successor of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, and son of the Fourth Hokage Minato. He is known for his bright blonde hair, wide grin, and dazzling blue eyes. He is known for valuing his precious people and village over all else, for his compassion and determination, and for gaining friends wherever he goes.

Naruto Uzumaki is not known for the regulation of his curiosity, following instructions, and keeping his nose out of things that are not his business.

And so, on that bright Tuesday afternoon that he would later recall as one of the best days in his life, he found himself snooping through Tsunade's top secret medical room. A room in which he was expressly forbidden to enter by said Hokage. So, of course, he made it a point to completely ignore her order and enter anyway.

He marveled at the room before him, gazing at shelves stacked high with bottles of various sizes and colors, and herbs and flowers overgrowing the pots in which they were planted. Sunlight streaked in through the lone window, blanketing the room in a soft light, and he closed the door ever so softly behind him so as to conceal his presence in the room.

Of course the old hag would ban me from going to the one interesting place in the entire Hokage Building, he mused, the smirk ever present on his face reflecting the deep satisfaction he felt at disobeying her direct order. He ran his fingers along the bottles on the shelves lightly as he read the legible labels.

"Truth Serum, Crocodile heart, Strengthening Draught, Restoration Potion, Bat spleen, Snake fang: Deathly Poisonous DO NOT TOUCH…This place is awesome!" the blonde exclaimed with a wide grin on his face. Enthusiasm kindled in his stomach as he crept silently through the room, his attention captured by bottles full of liquids that bubbled and released strange gases, until he came to an abrupt stop as a medium-sized flask came into view.

It rested alone on a small wooden table, the liquid glistening in the soft light of the room while small bubbles broke up out of the silver, pearly surface. Naruto bent down, mouth hanging open in wordless wonder, and feeling the sudden urge to breathe in the aroma inhaled deeply. Hot chocolate? No, wait–lavender? And…cinnamon rolls?

His brow furrowed in confusion as the three scents embedded themselves in his nostrils, bringing with them an overwhelming sense of familiarity that he couldn't seem to place. He'd smelled these all of these scents many times before, but they reminded him of something or…someone? He read the scribbles on the frayed paper label.

Poculum Amoris

"Poculum Amoris." He repeated to himself, standing back up straight and crossing his arms. "Yeah, I have no idea what that means."

But, somehow, he knew that aroma. It was familiar and for some reason very enticing to him and he found himself liking the smell of this particular potion very much indeed. He bent and inhaled again as if to burn the scent into his memory and felt a pleasant chill run down his spine. He eyed the jar greedily and was contemplating the ramifications of swiping the bottle when a familiar shout rang just outside the doorway.

"Ah shit, Granny Tsunade," he cursed under his breath and quickly turned so he could hide when his jacket hooked onto the edge of the table, knocking the vial onto the floor at his feet. His vision became obstructed by plumes of silver smoke just as the door slammed open.

"Naruto Uzumaki!"

"Granny Tsunade, I can explain!" he coughed out, waving his hands in front of his face to clear the smoke. He grimaced as he caught sight of the broken shards that once held the potion and felt a pang of remorse at no longer having the opportunity to steal the lonely bottle away. He braced himself for the chewing out of a lifetime, slowly raising his eyes to meet the Hokage's only to inhale sharply as he was pushed against the wall.

"G-G-G-Granny Tsunade?!" he sputtered out as he met the eyes of a smirking, very hungry looking Hokage. He squeaked in surprise as she pressed her body close to his, her breasts pressed against his chest (which did not do much to aid his suddenly strained breathing).

"Naruto Uzumaki," she repeated teasingly as she ran a finger up his chest, and Naruto gulped audibly as he stared at her in mute shock. "My, my, have I mentioned how much you've grown? And how strong you've gotten?"

"I– what? How strong– Granny Tsunade I just broke one of your secret bottles and you're talking about how strong I've gotten?" he squirmed under her gaze, attempting to push the woman off of him. "Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm feeling great now that I'm here with you," she blinked flirtatiously at him, leaning about two feet too close for comfort and causing Naruto to simultaneously question his sanity and increase his attempts to push her away from him.

"EH?!" he exclaimed in confusion as she ran her hand up his arm and squeezed his bicep to emphasize her point.

"You always were like a little brother to me back then, but now– well, let's just say I'm not thinking along those lines anymore," she winked a teal eye at him. "Why don't you say me and you go back to my office and have a little…talk."

"U-um, I actually just remembered that I have to be somewhere, like, right now!" he pushed the woman off of him while she attempted to inch her face closer to his own, and after forming a quick hand seal Naruto disappeared in a flicker deserving of his moniker, reappearing the next moment outside the front doors of the Hokage Building.

What the hell just happened? She wasn't even angry at me– actually, she looked more like she wanted to… he broke his trail of thought with a shiver, dusting off his jacket as though that would erase the memory and took off in a quick trot with the plan of getting (and staying) as far away as possible from the Hokage for the rest of the day. Or week. Or maybe the rest of his life. However his plans were interrupted when a voice called out his name, and the blonde turned to see a recognizable spiky ponytail.

"Aye, Shikamaru!" Naruto approached the young man with a wave as he approached the tree he was leaning under.

"Where are you running off to so fast, new mission from the Hokage?" Shikamaru asked, the name causing an uncomfortable chill to run down Naruto's spine.

"Actually, I'm trying to get away from her. I got into some…" he paused as he searched for the correct word, grimacing at the unpleasant memory. "Trouble and I thought she was going to yell at me! But she– well, she…"

"Hm?"

"She tried to kiss me, Shika!" the blonde yelled wildly, clutching his friend's shoulders and shaking him for good measure. Surprise spread across Shikamaru's face for a brief moment before he merely blinked at him boredly.

"Naruto, I'm pretty sure the Hokage would never try to kiss you. It was probably just a crazy dream." Shikamaru explained calmly, nudging Naruto's hands off of his shoulders.

"But, she did! She was leaning all close to me and pushed me against the wall! And then she-"

"Eugh, I really don't feel like hearing about any of your perverted fantasies right now," he squeezed his eyes shut to block out the mental image that just popped into his head. "I'm just waiting for Ino and Chouji so we can go grab a bite to eat. There they are now, actually," he motioned with his head in the direction behind Naruto where two figures were approaching rather quickly.

"Naaaarutoooo!" he heard Ino squeal in a sing-song voice as she ran up to him and enveloped him in a tight hug, Chouji approaching out of breath while Shikamaru gave the girl a strange look.

"Um, hi?" Naruto asked hesitantly as he pulled the girls arms from around his neck and took a step away from her.

"Oh my gosh, I am so happy to see you! I've missed you so much, we have to go get lunch together; it can be a date." she winked at him with a coy smile on her face and the three boys looked at her incredulously.

"Since when are you ever happy to see Naruto?" Shikamaru asked with a quirked eyebrow, but she ignored him as she chattered away to a very confused Naruto, all the while stepping closer and closer to him and twirling a piece of hair around her finger.

"I don't know what happened, we were just walking and talking like normal and then…" Chouji began, drifting off as he watching Naruto try to pry Ino's arms from around his neck as he looked at his two friends helplessly.

"And then?"

"And then she saw Naruto and just went berserk! Her eyes kind of glazed over and she got this huge grin on her face and just started running at him!" Chouji exclaimed as Naruto successfully removed himself from the girl's clutches and held her at arm's length.

"Uh, that's really nice and all Ino but I thought you hated me?" Naruto questioned her and she giggled and waved a dismissive hand at him.

"Are you crazy? I don't hate you Naruto!"

"You don't?" the three boys asked in unison, each equally confused at her response.

"No! I'm in love with you!" she smiled and three jaws hit the floor.

"What?! I don't, but– huh?" Naruto managed to spit out and Ino just giggled as though she found his confusion extremely cute and continued to attempt to glomp him until a shriek rang through the air.

"Back off my man, Ino pig!"

And suddenly two masses of pink and purple hit the ground and proceeded to, very poorly, smack at each other.

"You're just jealous that he loves me Billboard Brow!"

"Is that Sakura?"

"Did she just call you 'her man'?"

"Did Sakura just call me 'her man'?"

Naruto watched deeply confounded as Shikamaru and Chouji pulled the two girls apart while they sent each other death glares that would put Sasuke's to shame.

"I'm sorry about that Naruto-kun," Sakura pushed Shikamaru off of her and approached him with a playful pout on her face. "Ino obviously doesn't know that you're all mine."

"Uuuh, what are you talking abo–" Naruto began but was cut off when two hands pulled his head forward and a pair of lips smashed against his, kissing him roughly while he stood there stunned with wide eyes until Sakura pulled away. He lifted his hand to his lips, staring at the girl in utter disbelief while Shikamaru and Chouji could merely gawk at the scene.

"You're dating her?!" Ino shrieked, pushing Chouji off of her and jabbing a finger accusingly between Sakura and Naruto while Shikamaru and Chouji stared at him with wide eyes.

"Of course he is, Pig!"

"B-but I'm not-"

"Yes, you are." Sakura glowered at him menacingly, scaring him into silence.

"And when exactly did this happen?" Shikamaru asked, utterly confused for the first time in his entire life.

"Just now," Sakura piped cheekily, leaving Naruto sputtering, Chouji and Shikamaru staring at her slack-jawed, and Ino inhaling furiously.

"Look, there he is!"

The group turned as shouts rang through the air, gasping simultaneously as they made eye contact with a large horde of girls, all running with determination with eyes fixed on a particular blonde boy.

"He's mine!"

"No, he's mine!"

"I love you Naruto!"

"Back off, he loves me the most!"

Naruto jerked his head back and forth between the mob racing towards him and his group of friends. He looked to Shikamaru and Chouji pleadingly only to see them running away, effectively abandoning him while Sakura and Ino resumed slapping at each other and arguing over who he loved the most. He looked at the mob fearfully and, completely bewildered; he did the only thing he could think of.

He ran.

Hinata Hyuuga is accustomed to regularity.

She is used to traveling back and forth between the hidden villages often as an ambassador of the Leaf. She is used to seeing the familiar faces of fellow villagers and friends on her way to the market, or to the Hokage's office, or to the training grounds. She is used to walking down the street to the Yamanaka Flower Shop and continuing the short ways to the Memorial Stone every Tuesday afternoon at precisely 2 o'clock. She is used to the boisterous streets of Konoha and the familiar sound of the villagers going about their daily tasks.

Hinata Hyuuga is not accustomed to the thundering noise of feet hitting the ground accompanied by the crazed screams of a pack of 30 girls as they stampede straight towards her, chasing after a familiar head of yellow hair.

And so, on that bright Tuesday afternoon that she would also come to remember as one of the best days in her life, she found her routine quite suddenly interrupted in the strangest and most delightful way.

She walked down the street, slowly making her way to the black stone that held his name and holding a bouquet gingerly between her hands. Her mind was exhausted from the past 2 months she'd spent out of Konoha traveling between the Hidden Villages since the end of the war, and her bones ached from the intense training session she'd had last night with Kiba and Shino, and she'd forgotten to eat breakfast that morning after forgetting to set her alarm, but she pushed the thoughts out of her mind by losing herself in the sound of the village around her. The creaking of wheels as a cart of vegetables is pushed towards the market place. The giggling of women as they deliver the newest gossip to one another, quickly averting their eyes when someone approaches close enough to hear. The laughter of children as they run along the road, chasing one another. The high pitched squeals of a horde of girls, chasing after Naruto Uzumaki–

Wait, what?

"N-Naruto?" she spoke with confusion as she watched him pound down the street in her direction. He was looking over his shoulder as a large group of girls sprinted down the street as they tried to catch up with him, eyes gleaming hungrily.

She gazed at him in surprise, a blush inevitably working its way onto her face as he ran, completely unaware of her presence. Was it really possible that he could have become even more handsome in the two months that pad passed since she'd last seen him? His blonde hair seemed longer and messier, and his eyes seemed brighter to her than the brightest stars in the sky and bluer than the ocean. She felt her heart quicken with the echoes of unsaid words and unfinished business; the memory of her confession and the events of the war playing in the back of her mind only increased the fluttering of butterflies in the pit of her stomach.

"Oh my goodness…" an elderly woman next to her trailed off as she stared at Naruto running towards them. Hinata looked at her with concern, ready to pull her out of the way when the woman got a glazed look in her eye and a sly smile appeared on her face. "What a gorgeous piece of man!"

Hinata stared at the woman aghast, jaw ajar as the woman began trotting towards Naruto as fast as her wrinkled legs could carry her. All the women in the general vicinity, she noticed, seem to have the same reaction as she watched several faces change from confusion and shock to flirtatious smiles and grins as they joined in the chase. Men stared after them in disbelief, calling after their companions only to be coldly ignored as all eyes fixed on Naruto.

What in the world..? Hinata stood in the middle of the street as she heard Naruto groan in exasperation after narrowly avoiding a blonde woman's frenzied reach for his head. 'I-Ino? And Sakura, and- is that Tenten? What's going on here?!'

"Stop running away Naruto, I love you!" she heard Sakura yell, and she felt her heart plummet inside her chest. Sakura...you love Naruto? Naruto increased his speed in a desperate attempt to escape until his foot snagged a rock and his lost his center of balance, stumbling forward a few feet and falling straight onto the dark-haired girl.

"Ah, sorr– Hinata!" Naruto began a hasty apology until his blue eyes flickered with recognition and surprise.

"N-N-Naruto?" Hinata stuttered out a response, all too aware of the weight of his body on top of hers and how close face was, and how hot her own felt, and the unfathomable depth of his gorgeous blue eyes, and how soft his lips looked–

"Oh no, you're one of them aren't you!" Naruto said despondently, breaking her train of thought.

"O-one of them..? N-Naruto, what's going on? Are you in trouble, are you hurt?" she asked with concern as she noticed the desperation in his eyes, and his eyes widened at her words.

"You're– you're you! You're not in love with me!" he sputtered out in disbelief and she blinked in utter confusion, repeating his words in her head when shouts rang out through the air.

"Shit, just hold on Hinata!" he yelled, and she felt two arms wrap around her tightly before the world went dark. She gasped as the muscles in her stomach clenched together tightly, and the blue sky was replaced with a gray ceiling an instant later. She felt soft carpet underneath her and gazed into the eyes that plagued her dreams a mere four inches in front of her face.

"Hinata? Are you okay?" Naruto looked at her with concern as the color drained from her face and her shocked expression was replaced with one of pain. He felt her body spasm underneath him and leaped off of her quickly, watching as she rolled onto her side and clutched her abdomen as dry heaves worked their way through her body.

"W-what…" she managed to ask before another spasm shook her and her hand shot out, finding his and squeezing it tightly.

"I-I'm sorry!" he spoke quickly, feeling a small blush work its way onto his face at the sudden contact. "I transported us to my apartment to get away from all of those girls, I kind of forgot that it's kind of rough the first time you go through it and forgot to warn you."

He scratched the back of his head lamely, grinning sheepishly in apology as she slowly regained control of her body. He placed a hand on her back reassuringly, unsure of what else to do, and stroked it lightly as she took deep breaths.

"N-Naruto," she began weakly and he winced remorsefully as a spasm shook her thin frame. He found himself wondering how her small body could handle such rough spasms and he squeezed her hand unconsciously. "What's g-going on? Why were all of those people c-chasing you?"

"Ah, about that," he reached for her other hand delicately as she began to stand, lifting her to her feet and blushing again when she leaned against his body weakly.

How long had it been since he'd seen her? One month, no, had it really been two? She seemed smaller than he remembered, her hair now cascading down the length of her back and to her waist. He blushed as he realized he still held her hand, yet couldn't find it within himself to pull it away. Was her skin always this soft? He'd never thought about it too much, but her hands were very delicate for a ninja, her smooth skin contrasting sharply with his calloused hands and he suddenly felt self-conscious.

He felt his heart quicken as he looked down at the top of her head, her face buried between her long, black hair and his shirt. He felt her warm breath against his chest, and for a moment thought he smelled the faintest hint of lavender on the corner of his nostrils. "I actually don't really know."

"Um, a horde of 40 women are c-chasing after you and you don't k-know why?" she looked up at him, brows furrowed in confusion and he shrugged apologetically. "When did this start?"

"Well, earlier when I was with Granny Tsunade I guess. I snuck off into her secret room," he paused to clear his throat awkwardly when she looked at him accusingly. "Anyway, I was just looking around and accidentally dropped one of her potions on me. And then she walked in, but instead of getting angry she tried to kiss me!"

"K-Kiss you?!" Hinata repeated, eyes wide with disbelief.

"Yeah! And so I ran off. But now for the past hour all the girls I've been seeing have been telling me they love me, and chasing after me, and Sakura kissed me, and-"

"Sakura kissed you?" she interrupted and he saw her looking up at him unhappily, and he felt her pull her hand away suddenly, leaving his palm feeling cold and empty. She took a step away from him then, and a small part of him wanted to pull her back towards him, hold her hand in his own again just so he could feel the softness of her skin once more. He immediately struck down the thought, questioning what had gotten into him and when exactly did he start wanting her so close to him? He thought he could see a deep sadness in her eyes in the way she looked at him, but shrugged off the thought immediately when she looked away from him.

"Yeah, and she told me she loved me," he blushed at the memory, remembering the way she crashed her lips against his. He wanted to smile at the fact the girl of his dreams had kissed him, but something about it had felt so…wrong. He noticed her wobble where she stood and wrapped his arm around her back quickly before leading her to the sofa and sitting her down gently.

"S-So all of the women of Konoha have suddenly fallen in love with you?" she asked, not looking him in the eyes. She felt her heart constrict in her chest, and she bit her lip lightly. It would be her luck, she thought sadly, that she couldn't even get his attention when no one else was interested in him, and now the entire female population of Konoha was falling at his feet. She fought the urge to cry, blinking a few times to stop tears from forming in her eyes, thinking how happy he must be to have Sakura reciprocate the feelings that he'd held for so long towards her.

"Everyone I've come across, that's for sure. Well, actually all of them except for you," he met her eyes with his own furrowed ones when they looked at him in surprise.

"M-Me?"

"Yeah, all of the girls have started acting crazy as soon as they laid eyes on me. But you– you're the only one I've met that's not in love with me," he scratched his chin quizzically, not noticing Hinata's eyes widening at his words and looking away quickly with a blush on her face.

He must have forgotten… she thought dismally, the memories of the war that she'd cherished so dearly in her heart since she'd been away from him fading away. She supposed she couldn't blame him; much had transpired since their meeting on the battlefield against Madara and Obito, and even longer since Pein's attack on Konoha and her eventful intervention in the battle.

"Y-You said that a potion fell on you…do you remember the name?" she asked him and he strained his mind back to his actions earlier that morning.

"Yeah, I think it was called Pic– no, Poculum…Amoris?" he replied and she gasped lightly.

"Poculum Amoris? Naruto, are you positive that was the name?" she gazed at him intently, and her determined eyes reminded him of the potion shimmering in the dim sunlight of the room. Hinata's were prettier, he decided, before suddenly shaking the distracting thoughts from his mind.

"Yeah, I'm positive. Why?"

"This isn't good. We need to go to my apartment," she began to stand, and he stood just in time as she fell into his chest.

"I can carry you-"

"N-no," she interrupted, softly pushing herself off of him as thoughts of him and Sakura filled her mind. Naruto watched her balance herself and pouted, partially disappointed. "I-I'm fine, just a little shaky. I have to make a stop first, b-but you need to head over there right now."

"What, why?" he asked in confusion, thinking he should be offended by her ordering him around yet finding himself oddly okay with it.

"T-Those girls will come looking for you here. I don't think that they saw it was me you ran in to, so you should be able to hide at m-my apartment without anyone looking for you there," he thought he saw her blush lightly, but her face was hidden behind black locks.

"But what will you do?" he looked at her with concern as she approached the door, knees wobbling ever so slightly and her hand unconsciously squeezing the fabric of her shirt above her stomach.

"I-I'll be fine, I need to go check something. I'll meet you there in twenty minutes." She gave him a small smile to mask the pain she was feeling, and he furrowed his brow angrily.

"Hinata, you can't go anywhere like that! I'll help you to your apartment and whatever else you have to do can wait!" he exclaimed and she shook her head stubbornly.

"You remember where I live, right? I'll be there in twenty minutes, just wait for me," she ignored his protest and he inhaled a breath to argue against her wishes, but she'd already left. He sighed, kicking the couch and with a frown upon his face he disappeared.