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Chapter 1: Kyubi complications and a kiss in the night

POW!

Naruto sent the ninja flying. He made a bee line for another one.

"C'mon, Fox boy!" one of them shouted.

Naruto had been walking out of a grocery store when three genin stopped him. Naruto had seen them before at the acadamy, but he didn't know their names.

"Hey, freak!" one of them said as he was leaving.

Naruto put down his grocery bag and turned around. "What?" he said.

One of them stepped towards him. "My dad died thirteen years ago because of you."

"My older brother died." said another one.

"My cousin died." said the last one.

"What does that have to do with me?" Naruto asked angrily. He thought it was stupid how people took out what the Kyubi did on him.

"You've got the demon inside you!" shouted one of them as he swung at Naruto. Naruto ducked and delivered a powerful upper cut.

"N-Naruto..." said Hinata from behind a telephone pole. Maybe I should help him... she thought as she pressed her index fingers together. Naruto was still fighting with the three boys. She gasped as one of them took a glass bottle from Naruto's groceries and smashed it over Naruto's head. That was that. Hinata ran out and engaged her Byakugan. The boys saw her.

"What the hell? A Girl?"

HInata used her Juken style and engaged the boys. She pressed a boys stomach.

"What the- ah!" he shouted as blood sprayed out of his mouth. Hinata then hit him in the face and hit the second one in the throat. The two boys passed out leaving one shaking as he stared at his friends.

"Wait!" he shouted. "I'm sorry!" he picked up his two friends and dashed away.

Naruto regained his senses and stood up. He immediately fell down.

"Naruto!" shouted Hinata. She lifted him in her arms and took him to a bench. She rested his head in her lap as she washed the back of his head with water. When the bottle smashed, it made a cut in the back of Naruto's head.

Naruto opened his eyes and realised he was face to face with Hinata.

"Ah!" he shouted.

Hinata gasped in surprise.

"Hinata?" he asked as he sat up. "Did you... help me?"

"Y-yes." she whispered as she blushed and looked away.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he looked at her deep crimson blush. He rubbed the back of his head and felt the small cut. "That was a cheap shot..." he muttered to himself as he looked back at Hinata. "Um... Thank you." he said as he bowed his head slightly.

"Y-you're welcome!" she said. She held up his grocery bag. "H-here. Y-your b-bag." she stammered.

"Oh. Thanks." he said as he smiled and took the bag. "Hey, Hinata?"

"Y-yes?" she asked as her blush turned to a dashing beet red.

"Um... Do you wanna go get something to eat?" he asked as he blushed slightly.

Hinata looked at him in surprise for a few seconds. "Yes!" she said quickly.

Naruto smiled again. "Alright. Where do you wanna go?"

"Um..." she said as she thought. "Y-you choose." she said. "I d-don't know any g-good places."

"Alright then." said Naruto. "How about over there." he said as he pointed to a nice looking resturaunt. "I go there a lot. The food's really good."

"A-alright." she said as they made their way to ther resturaunt. They walked in the door. It was nice on the inside as well. There were tons of people inside eating lunch.

"Hello, Uzumaki-chan." said the hostess.

"Hey! Don't call me chan!" he said, faking anger. The hostess giggled. "Do you have any good tables right now?" he asked.

"Yes. Are you on a date?" she asked jokingly.

"Sorta..." Naruto said as he smiled and blushed. Hinata turned an impossible red, but was happy that Naruto had said that.

He said we were on a date! Maybe he really does like me! she thought to herself happily as she sat down.

"Hi! I'm Yuki! I'll be your waitress. What would you like to drink?" asked Yuki.

"I'll h-have w-water, please." said Hinata politely.

"I'll have a water too please." said Naruto.

"Alright, I'll have them right out." said Yuki as she headed towards the kitchen.

"What are you gonna get to eat?" Naruto asked as he picked up a menu.

"Um..." Hinata said as she looked through the menu. "The lamb looks good."

"Alright! I'm gonna get the miso ramen!" he said happily.

They ordered their food and spoke happily until the food came. They ate and talked. Naruto began to like Hinata more and more as he got to know her better. They ordered dessert and got the bill. Naruto paid. They had been in the resturaunt for two hours. Mostly just talking and having a good time. It was winter, so even though it was only half past five, it was almost pitch dark outside. They walked around the shopping district for a while and looked at books, clothes, and video games.

"C-could you w-walk me h-home?" she asked as it turned eight o' clock.

"Okay." he said as he smiled. As they arrived at the front of her house, he said, "Well... good night Hinata. Sweet dreams." Before she could say anything, he leaned in and kissed her. She was surprised, but she kissed him back. It felt like years before they finally parted.

"Good night, Naruto. Sweet dreams." she whispered without stuttering at all.