Walking along the hallways with Kiba and Shino after school, we stopped at a water fountain so Kiba could lap up the water.

"Oh and then Neji-"I stopped talking suddenly as a blonde figure emerged from the distance (okay, fine. He walked around a corner into my view). But this wasn't just any blonde, this was my precious Naruto-kun. Kiba and Shino turned to see what I was staring at. They both scoffed in their own ways when they realized who it was.

I smiled, then dropped it in nervous hesitancy. He didn't know who I was. I was the shy, quiet girl no one noticed. I less noticeable then the color of the walls. I had Kurenai to thank for the only friends I had ever had. She had assigned Kiba and Shino to help me overcome my stutter freshmen year.

My head was turned towards the ground while I stole glances from my peripheral when Kiba walked over to go talk to him. Naruto-kun smiled at something Kiba said and I blushed. I tried forcing myself to look away but couldn't. It only made me stare more intensely at his pure ocean blue eyes. They suddenly looked my way and I locked eyes with Naruto-kun.

I blinked and looked down as fast as I could. The embarrassment made me turn a darker red, which by this time started to resemble purple. I knew Kiba would bring him over to talk to us. Orange sneakers occupied the floor I was currently looking at. I squeaked and took a tiny step back. Hinata! Stop being such a coward! You can talk to him! I listened to my inner voice. I took a deep breath and looked up. The last thing I remember was Naruto smiling at me, starting to say hello before everything went black.

KIBAS POV

Hinata looked up and fainted. Naruto changed his hi into a strange yelping sound. Before she hit the ground, I leaped forward but bounced off Naruto instead. He had grabbed her and was now holding her in his arms. I gave a sigh of relief and then started laughing at the face Naruto made. He looked fairly surprised and concerned.

"Your face Uzumaki!" I laughed and slapped him on the shoulder, "Don't worry. Hinata'll be fine. She has this reaction to –ahem- certain people."

"She's allergic to certain people?" I rolled my eyes.

"Yes Uzumaki, she's allergic to people."

"…I agree that that was a stupid question." I laughed in response. Boy, he wasn't going to ever live this down.

"…nar…to" Hinata mumbled in her faint state. We stared at her. I decided to mess with her a little bit.

"Hinata? What was that?"

"…na…uto"

"Hinata, I can't hear you!" (YAY! Spongebob reference)

"…naruto" I glanced at Uzumaki. He looked so confused. This kid. I sighed, realizing that this had gone on long enough. I walked to the water fountain and cupped my hands. I filled them with water as I motioned for Naruto to bring Hinata over to me. I threw the water over her face. She gasped and her eyes shot open.

Hinata's POV

A sudden cold burst of water splashed across my face. My eyes opened and I blinked rapidly. My vision came with a headache. I closed my eyes as the pain enveloped me. I was used to these though, they came frequently and were a side effect of my family ancestry. I opened my eyes once more to the concerned face of Naruto-kun.

"Are you okay?" I blushed profusely and tried to turn away. My head was stopped by an arm. I stared at it, then an idea began to form in my head. Naruto was holding me bridal-style.

"N-N-Naruto?"

"Yeah?"

"C-Could you pl-please p-p-put me d-d-down?"

"Oh yeah, if you can stand on your own." I nodded. He set me carefully on the ground. I wobbled and felt his hands on my shoulders to steady me. I managed a small smile on the outside amidst all of my blushing, but inside I was screaming with happiness.

"T-T-Thanks, Naruto," It was barely a whisper and almost cracked.

"You're welcome!" His voice sounded relieved. Then he had a light bulb moment. He checked his watch and sighed. "Shino do you know the time?"

"3:27," Shino responded.

"Dang it! I gotta run to football practice. See you all later!" Naruto sprinted down the hall and then skidded to a halt.

"Hey! We never got introduced! I'm Naruto!" He shouted down the hall.

"H-Hinata."

"What? I can't hear you!"

"H-HINATA!" I pretty much screamed it at him. I blushed again. Kiba elbowed me and I looked back up. Naruto was laughing. I smiled.

"Good to meetcha Hinata!" With that, he spun on his heels and ran to practice. I turned to Kiba and Shino and smiled wider.

"Geez Hinata, I think you just busted my eardrums with that scream." Kiba laughed and I lead the way to the doors with a slight spring in my step.