Chapter 1

The kiss

I walked over to the snack bar where food was constantly being made because Choji was constantly eating it. I walked over to Mr. Ichiraku, my favorite ramen guy in the history of Japan. "Mr. Ichiraku! ONE BOWL OF MISO RAMEN PLEASE!" I asked. "Coming right up Naruto!" he replied. I smiled unwillingly, for ramen was my weakness. Mmmmm…just thinking about it made my mouth water. And he always was so fast, it was already done! Not even enough time to think about it, that kind of made me sad.

"Hey Choji… Why don't you go hang out with your team?" I asked while eating ramen

He chewed his potato chips for a minute(munch, munch, munch) " Because I'm eating, duh."

Ugh, what a retard. I slurped up my ramen and walked over to where Shikamaru and Asuma were playing Shogi and decided to take a seat. "Umm, who is winning?" I asked. Of coarse I knew who was winning, Shikamaru. He NEVER loses. EVER. Shikamaru just threw up a 'shush' sign and made his move.

He won. A simple move, and he won. That amazed me, yet I've seen it a million times it mystified me...How did he do It? Well, I guess I shouldn't ask that question…What to do? I mean, there isn't anything to do at this party! But there was one thing I have wanted to do for ever, and now is my chance! I ran up to Sakura and tapped her shoulder. "What Naruto?" and she turned around. I didn't have much time to think so I bent down and kissed her. Not lips to cheek. Not lips to forehead (even though its HUGE). Lips to lips. I never kissed a girl in my whole life. Not even my MOM. Strangely I felt movement. I wasn't moving my lips. She was. I just realized, she was kissing back! I grabbed her hair and clamped on to her hoping this moment wouldn't end. Sadly, it did. She pulled away. "What… What was that?" she mumbled. Just then I realized… It was WAY to quiet. I looked around at the same time she did. Everyone was staring. Even Sasuke. But what made me feel good, was that Sasukes mouth was hanging open and his sunglasses fell off. Total, moment, of, triumph.

"What are you guys looking at?" I asked dumbfounded

Lee answered my question with acid "Your first kiss. That's what."

This for some reason made me mad. They didn't have a right to go snooping into other peoples business. Then again, I guess I didn't have a right to go around kissing girls. "Uhhh Naruto can I speak to you in private? Please?" Sakura asked. I just stared at her beauty, and nodded. As we walked around the pool and sat under an empty bench under a palm tree where people couldn't hear us and barely see us I felt eyes on my back and noticed Hinata's agonized expression. This made me feel guilty but somehow loved. I sat down next to Sakura keeping my back on everybody, when I heard the noise go back to normal. She went to say something but stopped herself and thought again. This made me wonder what was going on in her mind. I decided to say something before she did. "Uhhh… I'm sorry Sakura I wasn't" she cut me off mid sentence and said, "No Naruto that's okay… Don't apologize. What I want to know is… Do you like me… Naruto?" she asked slowly. "Yes" is what I said, and all I could think of, too.

"I like you, too, Naruto." I noticed a slight bit of redness appear under her pale cheeks. This response baffled me, since when would Sakura like me. I don't even know if this is the same Sakura Haruno that I grew up with! I mean, she looks like the pink haired little girl that I knew when I was just a blonde little boy. But she certainly doesn't act like her! I vaguely remember how she used to be so mean to me, then again most people were mean to me. Correct me if I'm wrong but this is barely the Sakura I remember! She looked at me for a minute then said, "Do… D-do you want to go out, Naruto?" She asked quietly.

At this moment, I was screaming on the insides. My heart leapt, and my brain reacted. "YES!!YES SAKURA I DO!!!" I shouted. Suddenly, all the noise stopped for everyone to stare at us. "I said that a little to loud didn't I?" I whispered. "Ya think?" she asked with a little bit of acid in her tone. Temari rolled her eyes in disgust and went back to fanning herself. Ino looked at Sakura with a look of disapproval. Sasuke gave me a menacing look that gave me Goosebumps. I turned my head, back to look at Sakura, and took her face in my hands, pulled her in to my face, and kissed her deeply. It lasted longer than the last kiss, and when I pulled away to get air, she gasped and blushed a deep scarlet. This summer, was going to be fun. I looked back at Sasuke, who was boiling mad now. I excused myself and walked over to Sasuke. He glared up at me. "Nice day for love, eh, Sasuke?" I said in triumph. He glared up at me and whispered something along the lines of "Dumb blondes always get girls, or guys."