A/N: Hello again! Sorry it took me a while to update. This one is because of ForsakenMythr2012's suggestion, but with a different take. It is a light chapter but I hope you enjoy!
II. Troublesome
It was an early Saturday morning in the Leaf. The sun shined brightly over the houses and structures that made Konoha, and the birds chirped merrily as they welcomed the day. Shinobi who were coming home from different missions entered the gates while those who were waiting for their comrades and teammates stood silently near its entrance before they begin on their respective missions. Hyuuga Hinata stopped running near the entrance, almost out of breath as she arrived in front of guardhouse.
"Yo, Hinata. Why are you in such a hurry in this fine morning?" Kotetsu Hagane asked, watching her from the guardhouse.
"Good morning Hinata," Izumo Kamizuki greeted, waving his hand as he smiled. He then glared at his partner and best friend, and nudged his ribs, "Stop snooping Kotetsu, she is probably waiting for Naruto to come home from his mission."
Hinata blushed and smiled back as she waved at them, "Good morning Izumo-san, Kotetsu-san. I am waiting for Naruto-kun to come home, yes."
"Oh, nice guess Izumo. Can't wait to see your boyfriend huh, Hinata-san?" Kotetsu smiled at her teasingly, his head resting on his palm.
Hinata's blush deepened, "H-hai."
"Ah, young love," Izumo responded.
"You sound like an old man Izumo."
"Look who's talking, baka. You're older than me so that makes you even worse," Izumo stated, pointing his finger at his partner. "Hell you can't even flirt with girls even if your life depended on it."
"Nani?! Say that again!"
Hinata smiled at the duo as they continued their squabble. It was no surprise that she was waiting for Naruto to arrive from his 2 week mission in Suna. She herself just returned from her last mission yesterday when Kakashi, the Rokudaime, told her that he will be coming home today. She woke up early and already went to the gates after getting ready, much to the amusement of her father and younger sister. She was about to stop them when she heard a loud, obnoxious voice coming from outside, catching everyone's attention.
"Hinataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~" a very cheerful figure screamed as he ran towards Hinata, clearly overjoyed to see her. He gave her a very tight hug as his team mates, Sakura and Shikamaru, came into view.
"Ne ne Naruto, stop being so loud early in the morning," Sakura said as she walk towards them. "You're gonna strangle Hinata to death."
"Mendokusai," Shikamaru muttered under his breath. "You're causing a huge stir and now everyone is looking at us, baka."
"Hey it's not my fault! I haven't seen Hinata-chan in two weeks!" Naruto pouted at them, still not letting go of a very embarrassed Hinata. "And you're the one to talk Shikamaru! You were all googly eyed at Temari-chan when we were in Suna!"
"Hai, hai. Stop being so loud Naruto, you'll wake up the whole village." Sakura sighed and pushed Shikamaru forward, "Want to join us? We're gonna get some breakfast at Ichiraku's before we head to Kakashi-sensei to report about the mission."
"Of course, I missed Ichiraku ramen!" Naruto blurted as he dragged Hinata towards the direction of Ichiraku, much to the amusement of the two who followed suit.
The four of them proceeded on their trip after they greeted Izumo and Kotetsu, with Sakura and Shikamaru going back to their usual chatter about the mission specifics. The over-ecstatic Naruto on the other hand has proceeded on telling Hinata all about the mission and how he missed her doing those times while Hinata listened attentively, her hand wrapped around his.
"And then yesterday before we went home Gaara made us examine the taijutsu of the genin in training," Naruto continued as they entered the shop but stopped when he saw the familiar place. His eyes lit up as he dragged Hinata inside the stall. "Oi old man Teuchi and Ayame-san, I'm home!"
"Naruto, welcome back!" Teuchi responded, greeting his loyal customer. "And I see you brought Hinata along."
"Goodmorning Naruto, Hinata," Ayame responded from inside the kitchen.
"Sorry for being very loud this early Teuchi-san," Sakura apologized as she entered the shop with Shikamaru.
"I'm actually very glad to see you all. I hope the mission went well. So what do you guys want to eat today?"
The four of them sat down and proceeded on giving their orders. While eating, Naruto told Hinata about how close Shikamaru and Temari were while they were in Suna, still oblivious, much to Shikamaru's chagrin.
"… and the two of them are always together during the time of our stay," Naruto continued. "I think Shikamaru has a crush on Temari, and she is quite a scary woman."
"Alright Naruto, it seems you never got the situation," Shikamaru started blushing, "Temari and I are together so there is no need to say those embarrassing stuff in public."
"It was quite a sight, Shikamaru," Sakura giggled.
"Yeah yeah, troublesome people," Shikamaru replied, wanting the conversation to end.
But Sakura's face suddenly lit up, "speaking of crushes.. is she your first crush Shikamaru?"
"I don't even know. The troublesome woman somehow got to me," he sighed, blush deepening. This wasn't going to end soon.
"I see," Sakura giggled. "Well, we don't need any details as long as you are happy. I bet Ino is still teasing you about it, she told me that she couldn't believe you would choose a woman that is exactly like your mother."
"Troublesome if you ask me," Shikamaru responded. "I didn't even have a crush on her. It just happened."
"Eh, Shikamaru opening up," Sakura giggled as both Naruto and Hinata listened to the conversation.
"Well, I only had a crush on Sakura-chan before I got together with Hinata, but let me think," Naruto chirped in, closing his eyes as he contemplated.
".. and we all knew that Hinata only had a crush on you since we were kids, right Hinata?"
"H-hai," Hinata nodded, blushing.
"That's a very long time to have a crush on someone."
"Y-you as well, Sakura-san. You've had a crush on Sasuke-kun since we were kids," Hinata responded, much to Sakura's surprise.
"W-well, that's true. Was there even a time a girl caught your attention more than ramen did Naruto?"
"I don't think so, for him other girls are worth less than his ramen," Shikamaru joined in, after finishing his meal.
Naruto deeply contemplated, "Actually, there was one time a girl caught my attention. She was really graceful and beautiful, but I never had a chance to talk to her. We were still genin then."
"Nani?" All three of them were surprised by Naruto's revelation and looked at him expectantly, even Hinata looked at him curiously. She never thought Naruto would have a crush on someone else given his obsession with Sakura back then.
"Well, yeah. I was in a mission with Kiba, Shino and Hinata," Naruto started, brow furrowed as he tried to remember. "I woke up in the middle of the night and saw an amazing woman near the waterfall as she danced or something. But I fell and startled her, and she vanished."
"What? How come you never told me any of this baka Naruto?" an exasperated Sakura replied.
"Well, I didn't think it was even worth mentioning. I mean, I mentioned it to Kiba and all, Hinata was also there…" Naruto put his hands on the back of his head, smiling, "You should have seen her! She was beautiful and graceful and .. I never saw anything like it!" he continued.
As Naruto tried to tell Sakura about the mysterious woman, Shikamaru noticed a certain Hyuga becoming redder and redder as they continued, her eyes on the ground. With a smirk, he suddenly realized who the mystery girl was as his mind started working.
"Eh, I think I know who you are taking about.. even Hinata does." he said in a singsong voice.
"W-what a-are you t-talking a-about Shikamaru-kun?"
"Nani Shikamaru? How come you know her? You have to tell me!" Naruto asked, eagerly awaiting a response from the Nara genius. Even Sakura couldn't help but get quiet as she watched the whole scenario.
"Why not ask Hinata, I'm sure she can give you a clue," he smirked at the blond.
Naruto turned his attention to his girlfriend who was red as a tomato. "You know her, Hinata-chan?"
"…"
Hinata didn't respond and kept her eyes on the floor. "Ne, Shikamaru, you have to tell me!" he looked at the Nara expectantly.
"I thought it was obvious Naruto no baka," Sakura finally chirped in, giggling.
"Eh?"
Shikamaru sighed, "You are hopeless, Naruto. But since you asked, you just need to look at your girlfriend."
… and as Naruto looked at Hinata he finally understood. He felt his cheeks blush and then loudly asked her in front of the whole Ichiraku why she didn't tell him.
Hinata fainted again after a long time, Shikamaru closed his eyes smirked. Ah, revenge for being troublesome is sweet.
A/N: If you have any more suggestions or scenes you would like to see let me know. But to give you and idea, the next one is about Daddy Naruto. :) Reviews will be appreciated and any improvements/opinions will be welcomed. I also am looking for a beta. Thanks for reading the story!
