Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, but story is mine.

Story is Naruto & Pein (Nagato) pairing. Male xMale / Male (Naruto) x Female (Hinata).

For The Love of Noodles: Chapter 1

Naruto was happy to see an open seat at his favorite ramen shop. He still couldn't believe that business was doing so well for it. Hell, everyone loved ramen, right?? A chuckle came from behind him and as soon as he turned around he found Kiba, Hinata, and the bug guy…he couldn't remember his name still…greet him.

"Yo, fox noodle, whats up?" Kiba said still chuckling. His dog Akamaru was behind him smelling for what he wished was prepared in his dog bowl.

"Hi, N..Naruto kun" Hinata said, shy and blushing as always. Naruto was now nineteen years old and smart enough to figure out that Hinata had a crush on him. It was cute, he thought. He also once thought that his heart belonged to Sakura, but Sasuke was still the one she loved more. Naruto had a messy relationship with Sasuke after the boy left the village, and time and time again, Naruto would try to see him, to get the dark haired boy to return to Konaha village. But it was futile.

The Uchiha that had betrayed him…

He wouldn't let the thoughts of the past bother him anymore. He ordered his ramen noodles and as quickly as it came, he finished onto his second bowl and then onto his third servings. If Konaha had hosted a ramen eating contest, anyone could bet their life that Naruto-kun would win. He could eat ten ramen bowls in under three minutes. He smiled at this as two men talking loud caught his attention.

"So, did you hear about that kid who died?" A guy with long silver hair who looked like a ruffian, his friend almost looked like his twin with shorter messy silver hair.

"How'd he die?"

"He was at that new night club, you know, the one that serves great ramen."

It wasn't odd for Konoha to serve ramen at their bars along with alcoholic beverages.

"He died of overdose. Some new drug getting passed around over there."

Naruto was more interested in hearing about the noodle part, then about the guy who died much to his suprise. How come he'd never heard about this club place, and a club that serves noodles, no less?

That night Naruto couldn't sleep. He was in a bigger house than his old shabby apartment back when he was still training as a young ninja. He looked beside him to the empty spot in the bed. His memeber made a tent in his pants as always. When was he gonna find somebody to cure these lonely nights. Just then he remembered that this club he'd heard of.

"It should be open" he thought getting up and dressing into all black. He let go of the orange colored clothes as soon as he noticed that all of his guy friends, except him, were dating. He thought it was cause of his tacky orange clothes.

The night was full of fun and laughter. The fox kid spotted a few of his friends like Ino who was dating a masked kid that never revealed his identity, and there was also Sakura who was currently dating Sai, on and off again. Only because she couldn't get Sasuke and he was second best. He dreaded the sight of seeing a happy Sakura with a lack-of-emotional boyfriend, as Sai still had his secrets and that placid look plastered on his face. The guys in Konaha give a bad name always, having to be all secretive and stuff? Naruto turned away from the sight so that he wouldn't look at something that might have been his relationship. He still loved her no doubt…

Naruto walked towards the club, entering the long line that stood ahead. His attention to the flashing disco lights that were hung at the entrance. Ino ran up as she finally spotted Naruto quickly stealing a half hearted hug as she introduced her currently masked boyfriend and also added that she could get Naruto in, as her ex worked the security entrance. She went on to talk about how she was glad the relationship didn't end roughly, because then she wouldn't be getting all these benefits, and as she continued to go on talking with her eyes closed like most anime characters do, Naruto passed her by, flashed his i.d. and entered the dark but lively place. He saw people pressing themselves together like sandwiches with no extras in between. It really wasn't his thing. It made him feel lonely and the sight of lovers all around him surrounded a feeling that became more than he could handle. The jealousy he felt of people in love, the fact that he was alone. Nineteen and still went home without the one he loved. 'Hinata', he thought, maybe he'd see her here. If he did he'd...

"AWhh, fuck.."

An elbow rammed into his side, leaving Naruto grabbing at his ribcage cursing.

"Kuso.." His fox nature had him bearing teeth and hissing at the guy, but Naruto wasn't the type to fight with strangers unless it was for a battle of strength.

"Are you okay kid?" The guy asked. Naruto lifted his face, his eyebrow twitching. Why was he even at the club, he didn't belong here, this wasn't his thing. He just wanted to go home, even if that meant without encouraging a love-sick Hinata, which made him even sicker to think he'd try to make her sleep with him to feel better at night.

"...Kid." The guy grabbed his attention once more. He had dark roguish orange hair and spikes similar to that of his own yellow head. He had piercing on either side of his face and some across both sides of his nose. He was older, and his eyes looked eerie.

"Great another junkie…just leave me alone will ya" Naruto whispered under his breath.

The older gentlemen whose smile was as assuring as his voice, changed. His voice was deeper as he spoke a third time. Naruto found himself falling under hypnotism the longer he stared at those grey circled eyes.

"Kid!!" the guy snapped bringing Naruto back to Konoha for the third time.

"It's seems to have that affect on people, heh" he smirked. Naruto put one hand behind his head out of irritation. "Kid, what's your name?" the handsome stranger asked as he lead them to the bar.

"Naruto."

"I've heard about you. You used to be a student of the great copycat ninja Kakashi. You guys are pretty damn good ninjas, he's a legend".

Naruto smiled, he'd never heard that one before.

"Well, I have plans to become the Hokage real soon. So you better believe it!"

"Is that so…" the guy chuckled darkly. It was different. Naruto liked his voice and that cool atmosphere the stranger carried along with him. It was mysterious and at the same time inviting.

"Listen, I got to go soon so here's twenty bucks, indulge yourself kid." The guy threw the money on the table and made to leave but for some reason Naruto couldn't control the reaction to reach out and grab the guy. It was something Naruto usually would never do, it was so out of his nature, and had to be the fox's doing. Lately everything wrong seemed to be the foxes fault.

"Y...You're name?" Naruto asked quickly to cover up his actions. This feeling was unrecognizable, the heat building in his chest. Naruto knew that his face was the color of a cherry. The fox inside him grew as he matured, it haunted him. He recalled Tsunade telling him something about the more he used the fox's power, the more he became animalistic. And sure of a hell lot, he'd used the fox's power over and over again. The stranger moved closer to Naruto until his eyes bore into the boys other pupils. Naruto could feel his eyes almost burn at the splitting sensation that disappeared as soon as the man blinked again.

"Kid…" The orange haired stranger put his hand on Naruto's shoulder grabbing his attention yet again.

"You have got to stop doing that! Seriously" Naruto said, he had more than a simple headache now.

"Sorry again… I don't really do it on purpose. In fact you're the only one it seems to be having an affect on. My eyes stopped working entirely. I'm pretty much a blind bat, except that I can sense heat waves and see outlines of things."

"So..you're blind…?" The fox boy asked, to an already answered question. He had a habit of doing these things.

"Yes, I'm blind. Right now, I see you like a monotone screen TV made in the sixties, its blurred and in some cases useless. And, if you're wonder why I like to party in dark places like this…it's because I'm the owner"

Naruto stared at him, well it was unexpected and a bit cool to meet the guy in charge he guessed.

"By the way, my name's Nagato Pein."

"Pein" Naruto repeated. It was an interesting name, but his own name 'Naruto' meant fish cake, so he wasn't that impressed by any other unless stranger than that.

"I gotta run, so see you around sometime blondie?" Pein quickly pulled something out of his back pocket and handed it to Naruto. The boy stared at the plastic invitation that was a V.I.P. acess pass to all the clubs in the local areas. Looks like he didn't need Ino to get him in the clubs for free anymore. Naruto smiled, but when he looked back up, Pein was gone.

Continued.