"I-i... was u-umm, just...uhh, wondering i-if you could h-help me on something."a stuttering Hinata stated. "What is it, Hina-chan?" Kiba asked her. "W-well, I was w-wondering if you could help me t-tell someone something for me. Or h-help me g-get enough courage to tell th-them myself." she mumbled, embarrassed at the thought of this all. "What are you talking about. And if you want to do something important, the first key is to stop stuttering." Kiba explained. "W-well, I want to, um, tell someone that I liked th-them." Hinata stated after a few moments of silence. To Kiba's pleasure, she hadn't stuttered as much as normal. "Let me guess. Naruto?" he asked her. Blood rushed to her face as quickly as he had asked and she muttered out a simple, "Yes." "Well, about time. I can help you." Kiba stated. Hinata hugged him and he began training her to overcome her fears.
1 Week Later / 7 Days Later
"So, uh do you want to come with me to ramen then?" Naruto asked a faintly blushing Hinata. "Um, Sure Naruto-kun. That would be great." Hinata answered, careful not to think about the negative. "Hey, you aren't stuttering anymore!" and amazed Naruto exclaimed. "Oh. Yeah, Kiba-kun has been helping me with that as well as many other things." Hinata stated brightly. A feeling grew in the pit of Naruto's stomach and he began feeling anger towards the Inuzuka. 'He better not be doing anything wrong to her, or I'll kill that stupid mutt.' Naruto thought to himself. 'Woah, where did that come from?' He shrugged it off and they continued on their way to the ramen stand. They both arrived, ordered their meals, then began to eat. "So, how was your last mission with Jiraiya-sama?" Hinata asked. "Oh, it was okay. I missed the people of the village though." Naruto replied. Hinata thought about another topic to talk about. "So, what are your hobbies?" Naruto asked, interrupting her train of thoughts. They talked for a long while about hobbies and new interests, then Naruto paid for Hinata with the money he had obtained from Jiraiya for tonight. Neji, who was searching for Hinata came and told her she had to come with him. "I-I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, Naruto-kun. Have a good night." the girl said. He smiled a goodbye to her and watched her retreating form. Ayame, the girl from the stand, watched him with interest. She glanced at his eyes and saw that they were filled with admiration and a few other feelings mixed in them. "So, you like her then Naruto-kun?" she asked curiously. "I-um... yeah. Actually I do. She's amazing. I just wish she felt the same about me." he stammered out, showing his true feelings to the woman. "Well, any girl would be lucky to have such a sweet boy as you. Keep up with what you've been doing, and I'll bet she falls for you. She might have already." she reaplied. Naruto gave her a thoughtful look and then thanked her. He slowly made his way to his house and fell into a deep sleep.
Two Weeks Later / 14 Days Later
"Hinata, you are going to have to tell him sooner or later. I mean the boy is as daft as a bundle of sticks. He'll never figure it out on his own." a frustrated Kiba told Hinata. He had been spying on them during their "dates" and he had seen enough to know that Naruto. Would never. Realize this on his own. "You know I'm no good with words Kiba. I can't possibly do that. I would faint." a melancholy Hinata stated. Kiba pondered on her words for a few moments, and then an idea struck him. "You aren't good with words, but you are good with actions. You don't have to tell him, show him." Kiba spoke. "How am I possibly going to show him that?" Hinata asked. "I swear, sometimes people get dumber as others get smarter. Kiss him! It's simple. Sorta." Kiba retorted. "B-but, I don't know how to kiss... well, I do, but I'm not sure if it's good." Hinata stammered out. "Any kiss you give that fool is good enough. He can't tell the difference between a good one or a bad one, 'cause he's never had a girlfriend before... or a chance for that matter." Kiba explained. Hinata thought about his idea for a long time. "Okay, I guess I can. I just hope he doesn't reject me." Kiba gave her one of his genuine smiles and he nodded his head in satisfaction. "When are you goin' to do that then?" he asked her. "W-well, I guess I can do it on our next... date thing." she replied. "Well, then that would be tomorrow. He was muttering to himsekf about how he wanted to take you out somewhere else tomorrow. Not to Ichiraku." Hinata nodded an affirmative and they both said their good-byes. Hinata slowly walked to her house from the Inuzuka compound and went over possible outcomes after the kiss. She made it to the house and collapsed on her bed, inviting sleep to come to her.
What am I going to do? Naruto asked himself for the umpteenth time that day. I have no clue if she likes me, and I know for a fact that I'm in love with her. It's so hard. he complained. "I guess I'll just have to take a chance and tell her." he said outloud to no one in particular. He sighed, closed his eyes and thought for an eternity about his choices. He could either tell her straight out, have someone else tell her, or kiss her. He continued thinking and finally decided. Sitting on his bed, waiting for sleep to come, he thought about his trip with Jiraiya. Sleep arrived, yet he continued to push it away and thought about all the advice he had ever recieved from anyone about girls. Finally, at around 2 a.m., he fell into a nightmare filled sleep.