Disclaimer...I don't own Naruto, if I did Naruto and Hinata would have like five babies by now =P


She sighed as she tapped her foot. I wonder what's taking him so long. He's probably asleep. She bit her lip with worry as she activated her Byakugan to see inside. "He's not here," she sigh. Where is he? He knew I was coming. She took a deep breath then started back out to town. As she walked closer to small bridge she spot a slumped over body and a head of blonde hair.

"Hey," he heard her from behind him.

"Hey," he didn't look back.

"I went to the house and you weren't there," she sat beside him on the bridge.

"Oh damn. I'm sorry I forgot," he turned his gaze down to his dangling feet.

"F-forgot? It was twenty minute ago."

"Sorry."

"What happened," she leaned forward in hopes of seeing his face.

"Nothing," he said flatly.

"You saw her, didn't you?"

"Yea," he sighed. She wrapped her arm around his shoulder and pulled him closer. He rested his head on hers and they sat quietly. After a few minute he broke the silence, "Wh-when Sak-," he stopped when Hinata sent him the "Don't you say it" side glance. "When she broke up with me, she said she didn't want to be with me anymore. She said she was tired of the charade. I don't understand what she meant. It all just came out of nowhere. I thought we were happy, I thought she was happy. Then she just left me," he paused," like everyone else." She stayed quiet and just let him vent. "Then I saw her today and she just acted like nothing happened, like we never had anything together. How can she even do that?"

"I don't know," she softly said,"that's the thing with dealing with people. It's hard to tell how they truly feel and you never really can be sure. I guess you both were just on two different pages."

"I guess you're right," he sighed.

"It'll okay though," she squeezed his shoulder for reassurance.

"Did…did I do that to you," he spoke barely above a whisper.

"Wh-what do you mean," her voice shook with shock.

"When I saw you did I act like nothing ever happened?"She closed her eyes and sighed as she turned to her and wrapped his arms around her, "I know this won't make up for it but I'm sorry." They stayed like that, wrapped in each other's arms.

"It's okay. I know it was a very confusing time," she paused, "for all of us."

"You're too nice, Hinata. You really are."

"Are you hungry," she smiled. He put his hand to his stomach his eyes looking up as if he's thinking.

"Yea, I think I can go for some grub," he nodded.

"Ichiraku's?"

"Is that what you want or," he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. I could for a few bowls of pork ramen," she nodded as she stood.

"Ramen it is," he hopped up and reached down to help her up.


"Hey, Hinata," he slurped up his noodles.

"Yes, Naruto-kun," she turned towards him.

"Why do you keep saying I shouldn't say her name," he stirred his noodles.

"Well," her eyes darted to her now fascinating bowl of ramen,"It'll help."

"How so?"

"Um, does her name just randomly pop into her head sometimes," she picked at her slice of pork.

"Yea sometimes," he collected more noodles on his chopsticks.

"You repeat her name over and over almost like you're calling out to her and then you start to think about her. Everything reminds you of her. How when you close your eyes you see her smile and the way her eyes light up when she does," she close her eyes and a content smile spreads across her face.

"What about it? I don't get where you're going with this," he stratches his head.

"Well if you keep saying her name it'll only trigger you to think about her. So if you remove her name from your vocabulary you won't think of her so much," she looked over at him but then quickly back to her ramen," I don't know. It's something that I..."

"It could work," he nodded his head. She a smiled a bit as she ate.


A/n: Sorry this chapter is late and so short I'll update later this week.