Disclaimer: I most definitely do not own Naruto
After the group finished up their meal and settled up the friends said their goodnights and went their separate ways. Naruto stood in front of the restaurant watching as his friends made their way back to their homes and apartments. Pulling out his cell phone, Naruto scrolled down the list until he came to Izumi's number. Composing his thoughts one more time, the blonde took a deep breath and pressed send. Holding his breath, Naruto waited as the phone rang. One ring. Two rings. Three rings. Four ri––click. A delicate female voice sounded over the line, "Hello?"
Naruto almost dropped his phone in his rush to answer. "Uh...Hi Izumi it's...it's Naruto," the blonde stuttered. Naruto's heart pounded in his chest as he waited for a response. After a few moments, Izumi responded. "Hello Naruto, I'm surprised to be hearing from you at this hour, shouldn't you be home?"
"Ah...no, my mom and sister are working late, so I went out to meet a few old friends. Also, I'm sorry about calling you at this hour, but I wanted to ask you something."
"It's alright Naruto, what can I help you with?"
"Well...I was wondering if you were free tomorrow night?" Naruto asked hesitantly.
"Yes, I'm free tomorrow night, what did you have in mind Naruto?"
"Umm..." Naruto faltered. Steeling his nerves, the blonde blurted out his question. "Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow and maybe catch a movie?"
The line was silent for a few moments. Naruto's heart sank, he feared the worst. Trembling, Naruto was just about to apologize for being too forward when Izumi spoke. "I would love to, Naruto. Could we meet at the children's park at around 6:30?"
Ecstatic, Naruto contained his joy and responded in a normal tone. "Sure, that sounds great. I'll see you tomorrow then. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Naruto."
Naruto was still smiling widely as he heard the tell tale click. Hanging up the phone, Naruto was about to slip it into his pocket, when he flicked it back open. Scrolling through the contact list, the blonde came to a stop at the number of one of his fellow blondes. Naruto listened impatiently as the phone rang. As soon as he heard the sound of the phone pick up, Naruto was already talking. "Ino, I need your help."
"What could you possibly need my help with?" Ino asked, stunned.
"I called Izumi."
Naruto held the phone well away from his ear as Ino joyfully squealed into the phone. Not losing a bit of that shrillness, Ino began her interrogation. "Well, how did it go? Did you get a date? Where are you going? What are you going to wear?"
Clearing his throat, Naruto cut Ino off before she could deafen him. "It went well, we're going out to dinner and a movie tomorrow night. I need to find someplace to take her for dinner as well as something to wear. Can you give me a hand around lunchtime tomorrow?"
Naruto could almost hear the blonde jumping up and down in the background. "Of course I can help Naruto," Ino said cheerfully. "Meet me at the mall food court at 1:00 tomorrow."
Naruto sighed in relief. "Thanks Ino, see you later then."
"See you Naruto."
Hanging up the phone Naruto began jogging home, smiling widely. He couldn't wait for tomorrow, breakfast made by his sister and a date with a beautiful woman. Nothing could dampen the blondes mood, not even the empty apartment waiting for him.
As soon as Ino hung up on Naruto, she immediately began calling all of her girlfriends. Quickly relating the tale to all of the girls, she begged her friends to meet her at the mall at 12:30 the next day. After getting off the phone with the last of her friends, she rubbed her hands together in anticipation of the day of shopping she would make Naruto go through. Ino couldn't wait.
Hinata hung up the phone after Ino had finished telling her about her conversation with Naruto. Gaara looked over at his girlfriend walking alongside him. Leaning closer to the blue haired girl, the redhead asked, "What was that about?"
Turning her gaze to her boyfriend, Hinata smiled gently. "Apparently right after we left Naruto called the girl from his school, Izumi. She agreed to go out with tomorrow. He called Ino right after he got off the phone with Izumi asking for help preparing. She called me asking for me to meet her tomorrow before she meets with Naruto."
Gaara nodded silently. The pair continued to walk on in silence, comfortable, yet something seemed to be weighing on Gaara. Hinata watched her boyfriend out of the corner of her eye, trying to figure out what was bothering him. She was startled when Gaara stopped walking suddenly. Coming to a stop, Hinata turned to face Gaara, a look of apprehension plastered on her face. She waited with bated breath to see what Gaara would do next.
Looking at his girlfriend, the youngest Sabaku sibling spoke. "Would you go on a date with me tomorrow?"
Hinata's eyes widened in shock. Gaara had never taken the initiative in asking her out before. Confused, Hinata took a moment to compose herself. Hinata smiled softly at Gaara and said, "I would love to. Can I ask something though? Why the sudden initiative?"
The corners of Gaara's mouth twitched upward slightly. Taking Hinata's hand, the redhead answered quietly. "I thought that if Naruto could work up the courage to ask someone out, I should at least be able to ask my own girlfriend out on a date."
Amused by his explanation, Hinata giggled shyly. Squeezing Gaara's hand, Hinata led him forward towards the train station. Leaning against her boyfriend's shoulder, Hinata closed her eyes and sighed. Nothing could make her happier than spending time with her boyfriend. Hinata couldn't wait for tomorrow to come.
Sitting in the passenger's seat of her boyfriend's car, Temari listened as Ino related the information she had received from Naruto. Hanging up the phone, the blonde leaned back in the seat, rubbing her temples. Without looking over at his girlfriend, Shikamaru asked tiredly, "What did Ino want?"
Sighing, Temari rolled her head towards Shikamaru and replied sullenly, "Apparently Naruto called that girl and now he needs help preparing for his date. Ino's roping us all into helping."
Pulling into the parking garage, Shikamaru laughed quietly. "Troublesome woman. Does Naruto know what he's getting himself into?"
Smiling at her blonde counterpart's misfortune, Temari shook her head. "Not a clue. Poor guy."
Getting out of the car, Shikamaru walked around the front and opened the car door for his girlfriend. Shaking his head, the Nara boy slouched his way towards the apartment stairwell. Calling back to the blonde, he said, "Well, try not to torture Naruto too much, he'll need his wits for his date."
Stopping, Shikamaru glanced back at Temari. Leaning against the doorjamb, Shikamaru smiled at the blonde. "So, since we both have to work tomorrow night, and you'll be busy at lunch, do you want to get breakfast tomorrow?" Shikamaru asked quietly.
Temari brushed past her boyfriend without a glance. As she stepped past she spoke in a haughty tone. "Ha, we were going to get breakfast together anyway, whether you liked it or not. Now, are you going to come? This is your apartment and I don't have a key."
Hanging his head in defeat, Shikamaru walked forward towards the stairs. Stepping on to the first step, Shikamaru stopped. The lazy brunette turned and kissed Temari briefly before continuing up the stairs. Blushing slightly, Temari smiled as she ran up the stairs after her boyfriend, happy to at least have gotten a date out of the lazy man.
Hanging up her cellphone, Sakura glanced towards her apartments bathroom. A few minutes before she had heard the shower stop, so the pinkette was waiting for the occupant to emerge. Closing her eyes and stretching, Sakura listened as the bathroom door opened. She listened as her boyfriend padded into the room. Leaning back on her bed, Sakura looked up at Kiba. He was standing just inside her bedroom, a towel wrapped around his waist and another in his hand which he was using to dry his hair. Letting the towel hang loosely in his hand, Kiba leaned back against the doorjamb. Nodding his head towards the cellphone lying on his girlfriend's pillow. "Who called?" he asked curiously.
Only mildly surprised at Kiba's attention to detail, Sakura pinched the bridge of her nose in exhaustion before speaking one word, "Ino."
Kiba gave a barking laugh. "Let me guess. The dobe called that girl from his class and she said yes. So in his desperation, he called the last person he should have for help. Does he know Ino's going to bankrupt him before the date?"
Sakura gave a wry smile as she thought of her best friend's shopping habits. "Don't worry," she said. "Hinata, Temari and I are going too, this way he'll be able to actually take her on a date."
The couple shared a laugh at the blonde's upcoming torture. Smiling a feral smile, Kiba dropped both of his towels and rapidly strode to the bed and leaned over his girlfriend. Pressing his lips into the crook of the pinkette's neck, Kiba whispered lustily in her ear, "How about, after you girls go shopping tomorrow, you and I spend the whole day together, we can do whatever you want. What do you say?"
Sakura tried her hardest to focus on answering, but was distracted when Kiba began nipping at her collar bone. Grabbing her boyfriend by the shoulder, fisting the other hand in his brown locks, Sakura pulled the feral boy closer. Moaning hungrily, Sakura stammered out her response. "S-sure, j-ju-just don't s-stop."
Smiling at his girlfriend's response, Kiba pushed Sakura back onto the bed fully. Bringing his lips to hers, Kiba and Sakura kissed passionately. The pair's moans became louder as Sakura reached up to switch off the bedside lamp. As the light went out, all that could be heard was the couple's moans and the tell-tale thump of a cellphone hitting the floor.
Naruto slipped his key into the lock, oblivious to the hell he would go through tomorrow. After opening the door and slipping off his shoes, Naruto stepped into the living room and was surprised to see his sister sitting on the couch drinking tea. Turning her attention to the doorway, Shizune smiled at her little brother and patted the couch cushion next to her. Taking the hint, the blonde sat down next to the raven haired nurse. Exhausted from his evening, Naruto leaned over and rested his head on his sister's shoulder. Placing her teacup down on the side table, Shizune leaned her head against the top of her brother's. Sighing happily, Shizune closed her eyes and quietly asked, "Did you have a nice time with your friends?"
Smiling contently, Naruto replied, "Yeah, it was nice to see them again, and they even helped me out with something."
"Oh, and what was that, Naruto?"
"Well," Naruto started. "I've got a date tomorrow."
Shizune's eyes snapped open. Straightening up, Shizune looked down at the younger blonde. "You have a date tomorrow?" She asked, incredulously.
Chuckling at his sister's surprise, Naruto shifted so his head was resting in his sister's lap. "Yeah, I told them about this girl that's in most of my classes. I really liked her, and from what I told them they thought she was interested in me. So I gave her a call and she said yes. We're meeting at 6:30 tomorrow. I was so nervous about the date after the call that I called Ino and asked her to give me a hand preparing tomorrow. So I'm meeting her for lunch, and if I know her she'll be bringing the rest of the girls with her."
Shizune smiled gently down at the blonde as she stroked his hair. "Well, do you want some advice from your big sister?" Shizune asked playfully.
Gazing up at his sister, Naruto nodded. Ruffling her brother's hair, Shizune said, "All you have to do is be yourself. If this girl really likes you, she'll like you for who you really are."
Sitting up, Naruto looked his sister in the eye and smiled widely. "Thanks Sis, I needed that."
Naruto grabbed his sister in a tight hug. Leaning into the hug, Shizune squeezed her little brother. After breaking apart, Naruto stood up and said goodnight. Saying goodnight to her little brother, Shizune watched as he made his way to his bedroom. As soon as his door closed, the raven haired nurse stood and picked up her teacup. Placing the cup in the sink, Shizune made sure the apartment was locked up tight before heading to bed herself. As she laid her head down on her pillow, Shizune hoped that all went well with her brother's date the next day.
AN: Sorry it's been a while, this chapter took a lot out of me. Thanks for sticking around for all this, and I have to say this now, but Chapter 4 will take a little while longer, something is just blocking me on it. Don't worry, it won't take to long though, Thanks.
