Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or it's characters. Who would've thunk it?

I Really Like…

On a bright sunny day Hinata was wandering the strees of Konoha. She ha djust come back from a particularly long mission, and right now wanted nothing more than to relax in her own home. She was just on her way there when she heard someone calling her name behind her.

"Hinata! Hey, Hinata wait up!" She turned her head a bit, even though she already could tell who it was. Just as she knew she would, she saw her orange and black clad heartthrob racing up behind her. Flustered, she stopped in her tracks and turned all the way around. As he grew closer she could feel her cheeks get warmer, however this seemed to go at a very slow rate. She almost felt as if he were running towards her in slow motion. By the time he finally got to her, her face felt like it was on fire.

"Hinata! Did you just get back? You were gone for quite a while weren't you?" Then suddenly his happy expression turned serious. He moved his face closer to hers, and in turn she moved her face away and flushed a slightly deeper shade of red. "You know Hinata, you look really flushed. Are you alright? Did you catch something besides that killer on your mission?"

"N-no Naruto-kun. I'm fine. Really. It's just that it's a little colder where we were for out mission than here. Plus it's a little on the warmer side so…" Her voice trailed off at the end, as it often does, and she tucked a strand of her now long hair behind her ear. She had started growing it out ever since he had left for those excrutiatingly long two and a half years. Another thing she had don't while he was away was make a resolution. She would confess her love. Sometime, when they were along together or if she just flet like it was the right time to. Whatever the case she was determined to do it.

"Oh! Well that's good. Hey, I was just heading over to get some Ramen, you want to come with? I've got an extra coupon." He stated, pulling both of them out of his pocket and waving them around in a way that made it look like he was proud to have them.

"Ah! S-sure Naruto-kun! I'd be glad to come with." She willed herself not to look away from him and to smile in the cutest way she knew how. As the two of them made their way to get some Ramen, Hinata's mind was going a million miles an second. 'We're going to eat Ramen together! Does this count as a date? No, he just asked me spur of the moment. Or did he? And he is using his coupons on me, he could've just had me pay for my own. Wait, should I confess now? No, I should wait until we're eating… yes. That's exactly what I'll do.' The gray-eyed girl kept thinking and listening as Naruto went on and on about various subjects. By the times their bowl were in front of them she figured out exactly what she was going to say, how she was going to say it, and when.

As always, Naruto was doing most of the talking and Hinata was just working on getting her courage up enough to talk at all. Finally she took a deep breath and started to speak.

"Y-you know Naruto-kun, I really like…" He words were mumbled, and the blonde boy had to strain to hear anything she said.

"What was that Hinata? You'll have to talk louder than that."

She tried again, a little louder this time. "I really l-like…"

"Hinata, I still can't hear you."

"I really like this Ramen Naruto-kun!" She blurted, instantly regretting her mistake. She stared at the chopsticks in her hand, mentally kicking herself for not going through with her confession. When she peeked over at her eating companion, she wasn't surprised to see that he was wearing a wide grin.

"Really Hinata? Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. There's no ramen better then the ramen you get here." With that he held his empty bowl up in the air and cried, "Another one old man!"

While Naruto was still as cheerful as ever, Hinata was still gloomy as she slurped up her noodles. She couldn't help thinking negative thoughts. 'This might've been my only chance to confess! What if some new girl comes along and he falls in love, or someone else confesses to him, what'll I do then!?' She snapped back into reality when her heard Naruto's voice again.

"Since you really like this Ramen, why don't we eat together again tomarrow for lunch? I'll be here at noon, we can meet here." She smiled, bigger than Naruto thought she would, and more than she thought she did.

"Sure Naruto-kun. I'll meet you here at noon."

Maybe that confession hadn't been so bad after all.


A/N: Well, here's chapter 2! Cute right? I give credit to having to wait around school for two hours for a piano lesson. And dedicated to girls that are too nervous to confess their love. (Been there done that) Please review, and suggestions are always welcome, though there's no guarantee I'll write about it. Hope you liked it!