Disclaimer: I do not own the characters featured in this Fan-Fiction. They belong to their owner; Masashi Kishimoto.

Chapter3:

Later that day...

"Umm... Naruto-kun..?" I whispered behind him. We were at the Ichiraku Ramen shop, and Naruto had already stuffed himself with three bowls. Ino basically pulled me all the way down here, ripped out half my hair and gave me a nose bleed...

Earlier...

The back of my head was knocking against every bump that lay on the hard surface of the ground. It felt like I had no skin left on that part of my head.

"OWWW! Ino, your hurting me!" I squeaked.

"Stop moaning! Some day you'll want to thank me for this!" She came back with a snap. We turned a corner, but Ino was running too fast for us to stop. "Oh, crap-" She started, but lost her balance and slid backwards, landing on top of me. My face was crushed under her weight – she's as heavy as she looks! When I finally managed to get her off of me, my face was covered with nose-blood.

"INO!" I held my hand up to my nose, also tipping my head back to stop the blood-flow.

Presently...

I had faint signs of blood still left on my face, but hopefully Naruto won't notice the small spots. He swivelled his chair around, still chewing on the pork-flavoured ramen.

"Wow, Hinata, what happened to your face?" He exclaimed, bits of noodle flying around.

I blushed, raising my hand to cover my face, but Naruto's hand was quicker. He grabbed hold of my hand, keeping it positioned in mid-air. "Leave it. It looks like you've just defeated an army of evil shinobi!" He laughed. His grip on my arm tightened, my heart pounding in my small chest. He looked down at both our hands, then suddenly realised what he was doing. He turned red a little, dropped my hand, and turned back around to finish off his ramen.

I stood there shocked, my face on fire. It felt like tranquilizer was flowing through my body, unable to move an inch. When I finally got over my love shock, I ran down the street past Ino, who was hiding in an alley, spying on us.

"Hey, Hinata! Wait up! CRAP SAI!"