ah… feels good… sighed Hinata after dipping herself in the tub.
mm.. lavender really is my favorite scent.. it's a good thing I bought 5 bottles of this bath salt..
Hinata slowly closes her eyes to feel the comfort of the herb's pleasing scent. As she does that, random thoughts flooded her mind; her work, her family, her friends, her bills, and most especially, her boyfriend, her ex-boyfriend.
It's been a month now, Hinata thought as her eyes fluttered open.
"it's been one hell of a month…" she said while raising her right hand and staring at the tattoo they both got together on their 4th anniversary. It was an infinity symbol, embedded on her index finger. She continuously stares at the pattern when suddenly, she felt warm drops of water sliding down her cheeks.
"haha…"
Dammit Hinata! You're not supposed to cry anymore!
I guess I can't really help it.
Hinata then let her head fall back and rest on the tub. She looks at her bathroom's white ceilings and let her tears continue to flow until there was nothing left to cry anymore.
Hinata groggily wakes up to the sound of her doorbell ringing.
What the… Hinata thought while scanning her sorroundings. Oh..I fell asleep in the bathroom, no wonder it was freezing
DINGDONG DINGDONG DINDONG
"oh goodness! Wait a minute!" shouted Hinata as she scurries to her door. She opens the door and was greeted by a strong waft of an umami smell and a pair of mischievously handsome blue eyes.
"evenin' madam! Here's your order of freshly cooked ramen by the bes-" said the man as his eyes widen when he realized the state our dear Hinata was in.
Hinata wondered briefly what made the man stop from talking. She looks down at herself, and it dawned on her, she was practically naked! clad only in her towel! She immediately shuts her door and assembled her thoughts.
What just happened… why was there a man outside my apartment giving me ramen?
Oh.. right.. I ordered ramen 3 hours ago..
Hinata gathered herself and slightly opened her door, her head being the only visible part of her body. It was so embarrassing that she quickly apologized and paid for the ramen without looking him in the eye.
"I'm s-sorry mister! I totally f-forgot I ordered ramen. Here's the bill, keep the change." She quickly grabs her order and shuts her door in an instant. so embarrassing Hinata Hyuga! No wonder guys dump you! She then places her ramen on the kitchen table and hurriedly goes to her bedroom to change, with a permanent blush donning her face.
After hours of gruesome paper works, Naruto is finally done for the day.
"Yes! 5pm means office hours are over!"
He pushed back his office chair, raises both of his hands behind his back, and lazily sits back. If I knew having my own business was this exhausting, I never should've gotten myself signed up for this, thought Naruto while watching the view of the busy street across his office. His gaze then wandered off to the line of people waiting for their turn to enter the newest, sought-after ramen restaurant in town.
Ah.. but it's always so good to see the fruits of my labor. I guess I should pay them a visit, thought Naruto with a huge grin on his face. He energetically stood up, grabbed his coat, and walks off to his restaurant just across his office.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!" heard Naruto. He turns back to see the source of the voice. A man with a permanent frown on his face seemed to be scowling at his direction.
"Me?" gestured Naruto, pointing at himself.
"Yes you! You're supposed to stand in line to enter Konoha!" hollered the arrogant man.
"Oh…right, I'm sorry" apologized naruto. He immediately scurried to the end of the line, smiling sheepishly while scratching the back of his head. Haha! This is fun! He thought as he listens to the hype his own restaurant is making.
After an hour of waiting in line, Naruto was almost at the front of the restaurant when suddenly his staff recognized him and went off his direction.
"Goodness sir! How long have you been waiting in line?" queried her receptionist.
"It's fine Kaoru. Besides, I'm a customer for today"
"No sir, I insist. You should go inside, the temperature is dropping"
"Okay then, if you insist."
Naruto walked off the line , and as he was passing by 6 customers ahead of him, he stopped at a certain man. He turned to look at him and winked. He then proceeded to enter the restaurant with Kaoru guiding him. The man, confused, asked the security near him if Naruto was a VIP. The security man chuckled at his ignorance and said,
"Yes sir, he's one. In fact, he's a VVIP. He owns Konoha!"
The man was dumbfounded. He can't believe what he just did to one of the most successful entrepreneurs in town. When it was his turn to enter, he kept his head low in shame of what he has done.
"Hey guys! How ya doin! It's been a long time!"
Before ordering something, Naruto rushed to the kitchen and burst open the door, shocking everyone who's working. They were all in awe to see the man they respected the most.
"Oh, don't mind me. Continue working. Remember what I always say, hard work is the fastest way to the top!" said Naruto while doing a peace sign pose.
Everyone in the kitchen burst in laughter and eventually continued their pace. Naruto was happily watching them work from the sides and he suddenly remembered the days when he was in the same situation as them. ahh.. those times were tough, but fun! He thought as he reminisced the time when he's constantly beaten up by his boss, Teuchi. These nostalgic thoughts make me hungry!
"Hey guys! Would ya mind making me my favorite? The classic-"
"MISO RAMEN WITH EXTRA CHARSIU! Yes sir! Coming up!" yelled his workers.
Once again, the kitchen was filled with gleeful laughter.
"That was fulfilling!" yelled Naruto after finishing his 10th and last bowl.
"It's been so long since I've had a ramen as good as that!"
Even though he owns the restaurant, Naruto had been living off of cup ramens for months due to the hectic schedule he has. It is the first and founding branch of Konoha Ramen after all. He exerted all of his efforts in perfecting every aspect in his business, and yes, he did. All the missed miso ramen and extra charsiu were worth it.
"Job well done guys!" exclaimed Naruto.
After hearing Naruto's compliment, the workers were pumped up and were motivated more than ever. The fierce spirit was unfortunately cut short when a staff came rushing to inform everyone of a problem. Out of 5 delivery guys, there was none left! And there were 4 more orders to deliver! Naruto suddenly had an idea. Since he still has a lot of time to spare, he decided to help them out.
"Don't worry guys, continue working! This small of a problem can easily be handled by me!"
"But sir! We can't do that to you! you're our boss!", exclaimed one of his staff.
"It's fine. Besides, I've been doing this my whole life before I got lucky. Don't worry about me! It's a piece of cake!"
"But sir! I-"
"I am the boss. You should listen to me" said Naruto while winking at his concerned staff.
The staff just smiled and thought how lucky he was to work for a man as great as Naruto Uzumaki.
Everything went perfectly for Naruto, he already delivered 3 orders and was down to the last one. When he looked at the address of the last customer, he was surprised because his apartment was also on the same building. Oh well, better get this done so that I can head back to Konoha.
"Room 307, Room 307, Room 307" mumbled Naruto. Oh! There it is! He rang the doorbell twice and waited for the door to open. Minutes passed and the door still hasn't opened yet. He rang it again, frantically this time.
"Oh goodness! Wait a minute!" said a soft yell from the other side of the door.
Finally! thought Naruto. The door opened and he immediately delivered his restaurant's usual greeting. However, he was cut short by the sight he saw. The lady in front of her was clad only in her towel! He can't help but scan the entirety of her, so he did what most men do, ogle at her. She has porcelain white and flawless skin, her face looked cute all flushed, she has long slender legs, which by the way what he likes about girls, and most of all, what he found most captivating was her eyes. It was pale, with a hint of lavender. It was mysteriously beautiful.
The lady seemed to realize the state she was in and shut her door immediately. After a few minutes, the door opened slightly. Her head peeked out and she timidly and quickly apologized, gave him the money, grabbed her order, and shut her door, again.
Naruto was dumbfounded by what he saw and what happened. He just chuckled to himself, finding it amusing. Strangely enough, he was unconsciously smiling from time to time on the way back to the restaurant. He then suddenly declared it was a great day.
Great day indeed…
Strange girl, but cute… and HOT!