A/N: I know it has been a while since I have posted...on like all of my stories. But I hope that this makes up for the lost time. Enjoy! R&R! Please and Thank you!

Chapter 2: Second Night

When Naruto got home his parents were asleep but he was far too excited to go to sleep. He had to tell someone about his night. As he was lying in bed he heard something at the window. He looked over and saw small paws pawing at the window. He walked over and let the creature in. It was a fox, his pet fox to be exact. He found him when he was a kit and took care of him, he named him Kurama. He picked up the fox and brought him over to the bed and started petting him.

"You know Kurama, I met this girl tonight and all we did was talk but it was great! I liked it a lot. And – get this – she gave me her schedule for when she's at the restaurant." The fox looked up at him and cocked its head. "I know, I know, numbers would have been better but it's better than nothing. It means I can see her again."

Naruto woke up with Kurama sleeping on his stomach. He started to pet him in hopes of waking him up. When the fox woke up he turned his head towards Naruto and gave him a look.

"Oh come on, I need to go to class. Otherwise mom and dad will kill me!"

The fox looked at him. Stretched, stood up, and turned around to face away from Naruto. Then he curled up and went back to sleep.

"Kurama!"

Naruto grabbed a fruit from the counter and ran outside where Shikamaru was waiting for him. As they walked Naruto's thoughts were distracted, wandering back to the thoughts of Hinata.

"You're awfully quiet, you okay?" Shikamaru asked.

"Yeah, I am just looking forward to tonight," Naruto said with a big grin on his face. Shikamaru chuckled.

"I feel like I may regret this but, why are you looking forward to tonight?" Shikamaru asked. And so Naruto told him about the previous night and about the girl he had met. He tried very hard not to forget anything in his retelling.

"Sounds like a fun night," Shikamaru said with a smile. "So only her schedule huh?"

"I mean, I didn't ask for it. She just gave it to me."

"Eh, it's not a number though. Would you be going there every day to see if she shows up?" Naruto was quiet for a moment.

"Ya know, I think I would. I really do want to see her again."

"Did you get her name, if not her phone number?"

"Oh yeah, her name is Hinata." Shikamaru stopped in mid-step. "What's the matter?" Naruto asked as he waited on his friend.

"Hinata? Like Hinata Hyuga?"

"I dunno, didn't get her last name."

"Idiot," Shikamaru said as he resumed walking. "It probably is, based off of her description you gave me. The Hyuga company is a really well known family run company. They don't allow too many outsiders in too much from what I read. Hinata is the CEO's daughter, at least one of them."

"WHAT?! I MUST HAVE SOUDNED LIKE AN IDIOT LAST NIGHT!" Naruto started sweating, thinking about all the mistakes he probably made last night. His panicking ceased when he felt something on this head. Shikamaru had hit him on top of his head.

"Relax, I'm sure you were fine last night. And from the sounds of it, it sounds like she may have enjoyed herself. Just be yourself tonight, don't stress who she is."

"How's classes going?"

"They're going well dad," Naruto said into the phone as he made his way to Ichiraku's.

"That's good to hear. Not too tough?"

"Nah, I'll get through it. I really want to make a difference, you know dad."

"Yeah I know. Will you be home tonight for dinner? Your mom has been asking."

"Sorry dad, I'm actually gonna eat out and study tonight."

"Study?"

"Yeah, study for class since finals will be coming up in like a few weeks."

"Let me guess, Ramen?" his dad asked with a sigh.

"Heh, heh, yeah."

"Your mother is going to kill you for your diet."

"Maybe, hey I gotta go I'll talk to you later bye," Naruto said quickly as he saw the place come into view. As soon as he entered he saw a familiar indigo haired figure at the counter. Her head was on the counter and her stuff scattered all over.

"This seat taken?" he asked her. She shot up and looked at him. Upon seeing him he noticed that her expression seemed at ease.

"I was kind of wondering if I would see you again," she said with a light blush forming and a smile. Naruto was taken a back. He, for an instant, suddenly felt nervous. His face was heating up a little bit.

"I was hoping that I didn't miss you," he said while scratching the back of his neck. Hinata giggled and straightened up the papers that were on the counter. He suddenly felt a bit more at ease, his nervousness being smothered out a bit. He remembered what Shikamaru had said and took a deep breath and took a seat next to her. As soon as he sat down Teuchi brought over their food. Naruto couldn't help but notice that she had four shots set up for her, one of them already gone. His thoughts were interrupted by her giggling again.

"You really must be a regular for him to have your food ready already," she said. Naruto felt a little embarrassed.

"He's been coming here since he was a little kid," Teuchi said. Naruto felt his face heating up.

"It's just that his food is really good," Naruto said as he stuffed his face. He heard her giggle, when he glanced over he saw her smiling again at him before she picked up her chopsticks and began eating.

"How was your day?" Naruto asked after he finished his bowl. He had a feeling already of how her day was. Hinata sighed heavily.

"It was terrible. First some reports were misplaced and I had to find them, otherwise people would be fired. Then I was late for a conference meeting becauseI was looking for the reports for the conference. It was a mess needless to say.," she said while playing with the noodles, lost in thought.

"What is it exactly you do?" Naruto asked.

"I never told you?" she asked looking perplexed. Naruto shook his head. "My father owns a company and is ideally trying to prepare me to take it over. I have tried telling my father that my cousin would be better suited. He shoots it down every time and insists that I'm perfect for it," she trailed off. She was picking at her food and ate some of it, as well as staring off into space.

Way to go! You made her depressed! I need to change the topic like right now! Ugh! What would help? Naruto thought. He then noticed that she still had her manga stuff out. Then he got an idea to get her out of her funk.

"How's your manga coming along?" he asked as he tried to peek at the papers that were on the counter. His antic had a desired effect as she scrambled to cover up her work.

"I said I wasn't drunk enough yesterday, what makes you think that I am now?" she asked with a small smile. He couldn't think of anything to say. He noticed that after a bit she had a light blush. Naruto felt a bit nervous again.

"So where did you learn to draw?" he asked, trying to make light conversation. Hinata looked back at her covered work and was silent for a moment.

"I have taken a couple of art classes. My father wanted me to go to school for a business degree. We managed to come to a compromise, which was that I was allowed to major in whatever I wanted so long as I minored in business management. It was a very long argument but somehow I managed to stay my ground and we came to that compromise."

"So what did you pick?" he asked, though he already knew, or at least thought he knew, what major she had picked. She just gave him a suspicious look with a smirk. Naruto couldn't help but smile back. He reached over and grabbed a piece of paper form her and a pencil. When he reached for the paper she carefully inspected the paper before giving it to him. He started drawing as soon as she went back to her food, trying to avoid her catching him.

"Do you go to school?" she asked around a mouthful of noodles. Naruto laughed a bit. She blushed.

"Yes I do," he said as he alternated between looking at her and his sketch. "I also am working towards a minor in business, however my major is communication."

"What do you want to do with it?" she asked as she took a sip of her drink.

"I want to make a difference, you know, give back to the community. My parents work at a hospital, but unfortunately science is not my strong suit. I figured that a lot of business companies have a lot of power and that maybe if I started my own I would be able to give back to the community the way I want to. I know it sounds a bit out there but I'm working towards it. Still putting the pieces together you know?" When he glanced over to look at Hinata she was deep in thought and nodded her head to indicate that she understood what he was telling her.

"You could always look into non-profit companies. I feel like that might be more your style," she said with a smile. Naruto returned the smile. I think we were going over those in class today, he thought.

"Thanks," he looked at her for a moment more then back down at the paper.

"What are you drawing anyway?" she asked while trying to sneak a peek. Naruto covered it and smiled.

"It's not done yet," and he continued working on his project. When he glanced up he chuckled.

"But you were peeking at mine," she whined with a playful pout. She tuned back towards the counter and finished her second cup of sake. They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes. Most of it was spent with Naruto working on his project and Hinata appearing to me meditating perhaps? Naruto wasn't too sure but she looked extremely peaceful for the few minutes.

"All done," he said. He had a soft smile on his face and felt a light blush. "You're right, showing one's art is a very intimate thing." he carefully watched her expression as he passed her the paper. He reached for one of her cups of sake and took a small sip. The alcohol still threw him off but since it was a sip he was able to stomach it better than yesterday.

He watched as Hinata's face started turning a shade of red. She looked surprised, then her expression turned into something that he couldn't quite decipher.

"It's amazing! How did you learn to draw like this?" she asked while still mesmerized by the drawing, he fingers lightly tracing the lines.

"It's a hobby of mine that I rather enjoy very much," he started saying with a small chuckle. "I would have rather major in that but I was stuck with what would I do with it."

"I'll admit, being in college saying that you're an art major is pretty cool but the job market isn't very forgiving," she said with a exasperated sigh.

"Yeah, so at that point I decided I was going to look into other kinds of jobs. Hoping something would speak to me." Naruto then finished the cup of sake.

"Do you - do you go to Konoha University then?" Naruto nodded.

"Yeah, one of the only colleges around here."

"I - I attend classes there as well," she said as she reached for her last cup of sake.

"Yeah?" Naruto asked feeling excitement bubbling up."

"I'm only there once a week though, for my art classes. Everything else is online."

"What day?" he asked feeling a little disappointed.

"Saturdays."

"I have class that day," he suddenly said a little too loud, nearly shouting it. His excitement bubbling up again. When he noticed the other patrons looking at him he quickly said sorry to them and returned his attention to the now giggling Hinata. "Maybe we could meet up," he offered while rubbing the back of his neck. He watched Hinata's face carefully and nervously. It changed from something that looked like uncertainty to something that resembled amazement or disbelief. "I know that we just met yesterday but I like hanging out with you and would like to hang out more with you. Not that meeting you here is a bad thing because I love this place and you seem to love this place. It's just I really like your company and would like more time if it's okay with you," Naruto rambled. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUTUP! YOU'RE RAMBLING NOW AND I'M SURE SHE THINKS YOU'RE AN IDIOT! He felt his face heating up and for some reason he was still rambling. He was stopped mid-sentence by her giggling.

"I-I have a lunch break around one, if that is okay." Naruto grinned.

"That works!" she smiled back. She looked at her cup, still untouched. "Let me help you with that," he said as reached over and took her cup from her hand, then downed it. This time, he couldn't resist the burn he felt and he made a weird gesture again, which caused her to laugh.

"Thank you Naruto," she said. She smiled a beautiful smile. Naruto found himself a bit lost in her. He felt crazy because he had just met her, but truly did enjoy her company. He hoped that she was enjoying it as well.

"Did you come from class today?" she asked, thoroughly snapping him out of his daze.

"Yeah, I was going to do some studying."

"If - If you want, I could maybe help. After all, I did take up most of your time. What - what class is it?"

"Microeconomics, but you really don't have to. It's just a couple of supply and demand questions." The thought of the assignment made him want to die.

"That one was pretty hard for me. But I got the hang of it and ended up getting an A. Are you sure you don't need help?"

Naruto gave a nervous smile and scratched the back of his neck.

"Alright you two, I gotta close up shop," Teuchi said as he was wiping down the counter. Naruto checked the time and saw it was eleven.

"It's already that late?" Hinata said as she looked over his shoulder to view the time.

"Yeah, let me at least get you a ride home," Naruto said as he gestured to Teuchi who nodded his head with understanding. He left to go to the back.

"You really don't have to," Hinata tried to tell him.

"I insist, you spent the rest of your night figuring out those formulas with me. Without your help I would have spent the whole night figuring out the first formula." He watched as she packed away her bag. Then they heard a honking noise. "Sounds like it's here already."

"That was pretty quick," Hinata said. She sounded a little disappointed, or it could be just him.

"Yeah," he said as he stood in front of her. The two of them just seemed to be staring. Both wearing a blush on their faces. The car honked again and seemed to break their trance. He walked her out and held the door open for her for the car. Once she was in he knocked on the window to get the drivers attention, then he paid him. Probably more than what it would cost but he didn't really seem to care.

He noticed that Hinata had rolled down her window.

"Have a good night Hinata, get home safe," he said.

"Thank you Naruto, you too. See you Saturday." She smiled.

"Saturday," he said returning her smile with his. The car then drove away.

He then heard Teuchi laughing. Naruto blushed furiously because his moment with Hinata, at least he thinks it was a moment, was witnessed by one more person than he had anticipated.

A/N: Again sorry for the long wait. Will try to post sooner! Just trying to make sure the pacing for the story is good! Anyway, Thanks for reading!