Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto or any of its characters

It was a beautiful day in Konaha, all the Kunoichi were busy getting ready for the big dance.

"Forehead girl pass me the streamer." Ino demanded.

"Here you go Ino pig!" Sakura said a lot of sarcasm and announce in her voice.

"Come on you two, get along!" Tenten said trying to pin up a balloon.

"Hey um Tenten can you pass me a ribbon?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah sure, here." Tenten said handing Hinata a gold ribbon. This was the Valentines Day dance and everyone was being paired up.
"Ino pig hurry up with the balloon!" Sakura said making Ino jump.

"Shut up Billboard Brows." Ino snapped back hitting a balloon over to Sakura.

"Next subject!" Tenten yelled pinning up a ribbon.

"So who you going to the dance with Hinata?" Ino asked.

"I…um…I…um…No one." i mumbled my words and I felt my face turn three different shades of red. Alright what to hear what happens to me durning the V-day dance? Keep reading to find out.

"How about you Tenten?" Sakura asked.

"Neji asked me to the dance yesterday!" She replied excitedly.

"Lucky, No one asked me yet, I'm sure Sasuke will!" Ino said with a little softness in her voice.

"Give me a break Ino, Sasukes going to ask me!" Sakura said smiling.

"Right only in your dreams!" Ino said back.

"Hey Ino what about Shikamaru?" Tenten said.

"What about him?" Ino asked as if I didn't know the guy.

"Has he asked you?" Tenten continued.

"Shikamaru ask me? No way! I bet he's going with that sand girl whatever her face is!" Ino yelled.

"Is that a hint of jealousy?" Sakura said grinning evilly.

"No!" Ino screamed throwing a balloon at her. True Shikamaru had been acting weird not as lazy and he seemed a bit dazed. I kept this all to myself not saying a word and tried to tune out the noise around me.

"Hinata you going with Naruto?" Sakura asked jolting me back from my far off planet.

"I don't know, no ones asked me yet." I said I knew right then and there my face must have been on fire because my heart was pounding like a drum.

"Wonder if Kiba's free." Ino said for a moment but eminently went back to Sasuke.

"Ugh, please give me a break!" Tenten said after a while.

"Hinata pass the balloons please." Ino said, I did and went back to putting up a streamer.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?" A voice said from behind us. Ino turned around quickly almost falling off the ladder she was standing on.

"Its you." she said with a sigh and turned back around.

"Hey Temari." Sakura waved.

"Hey Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, Ino. What are you guys doing?" She asked.

"Preparing for the V-day dance tomorrow." Tenten said smiling and passing a balloon over to Ino.

"Really? I'm just in time them." Temari said.

"You're staying till tomorrow?" Ino asked I could tell she really wasn't happy.

"Yes." Temari replied happily.

"Well if you're staying can you at least help us put up the decorations?" Ino asked and sat down on the ladder.

"She can't." A voice said from behind her.

"Shikamaru? Why not?" I asked as Shikamaru appeared from out of no where.

"We have a mission." He said.

"We? We who?" Ino asked confused.

"Us." Neji, Choji, Naruto and Kiba said appearing from out of no where. At the sight of Naruto I turned around and asked Tenten for a balloon.

"Ya no what I'm not even going to ask." Ino said turning back around.

"Where's Sasuke?" Sakura asked.

"He's training with Kakashi-sensi." Naruto replied.

"Whatever, Hinata can you pass me that balloon at your feet please?" Ino asked me I nodded and looked up. Soon after that the boys, and Temari disappeared.

"Ino you ok?" Tenten asked.

"Fine, why?" Ino asked.

"You were acting strange a minute ago." Sakura chimed in.

"Just peachy!" Ino said. I really couldn't tell if she really was 'just peachy'.

"Whatever" Sakura said returning to putting decorations up. Finally we were down.

"Wow it looks amazing!" I said in aw.

"I know!" Tenten said.

"Were good!" Ino screamed happily.

"Let's go for a treat." Sakura suggested.

"Sure where?" Ino asked.

"Um Ramen?" Tenten said.

"I heard the ice cream at that new place is really good." I said

"Sure let's go." I said. I didn't mind ice cream today. We all got up and started walking down the street, finally we arrived at the new ice cream shop. We got our cones and kept walking.

"So who do you want you go out with Ino?" Tenten asked.

"Sasuke of course!" Ino said.

"Well I guess we'll see who gets Sasuke tomorrow at the dance!" Sakura said and stepped into her house.

"Whatever!" Ino said and kept walking to her own home. The group spilt Tenten walked to her house, I gave a sigh and walked to my own house.

"Dad I'm home!" I yelded and spotted Neji lying against a tree. "What are you doing?" I asked him. He looked at me with a blank expersion I knew he wasn't going to talk to me, I walked away.

"Hinata nii-chan!" my sister Hanabi exclaimed and ran into me.

"Off, What is it Hanabi?" I asked rubbing my stomach.

"Neji wanted me to ask you if Tenten, Lee and Gai-sensi could come over tonight." Hanabi said giving an innocent smile. I shrugged then nodded and Hanabi took off outside. I went up to my room and jumped onto the bed. The more I thought about the dance the more I thought about Naruto, which made my cheeks turn red even though he was no where near me. I walked to my window and looked outside, it was a gorgeous sunny day, I was pretty sure Naruto was training. I smacked my head on the pillow and told myself Naruto would never notice me, may I should just go with Kiba. I shock my head and felt completely confused. I got changed out of my clothes and put on a pair of jeans and my favourite sparkly top. As I stepped dpwnstairs I was daydreaming, I almost tripped on the last step. I went into the kitchen and set the table. Hanabi was helping father make dinner and Neji was up in his room. As I sat down at the table Neji came walking down the stairs and opened the doors.

"Hey Neji." Tentensaid blushing.

"Hello." Tenten greeted.

"Hey Tenten." I said.

"Hi Tenten!" Hanabi exclaimed.

"Hi Hanabi." Tenten said. Neji pulled out a chair for her and she sat down.

"Hinata nii-chan are you going to the dance tomorrow?" Hanabi asked.

"Yes." I said playing with her fingers.

"Can I come?" She asked. I looked at Tenten hoping that she would answer the question for me. Hanabi had been asking all week if she could come and I was getting a little tired of it.

"Hanabi you wouldn't want to come to this dance." Tenten said I let out a sigh of relif and my dad walked out of the room to make sure nothing was burning.

"Why not?" Hanabi asked disappointed.

"Because this is a big kid's dance, it's for Genin like us and Chunin like Shikamaru." Tenten said I hoped she would get it.

"O ok." She said nodding.

"Neji, Lee and Gai-sensi are here." Tenten said pointing to the door. I gave a small chuckle, they were making such a noise outside you could probably hear them from a mile away. Neji sighed and opened the door.

"Hello Neji! Hi Tenten." Lee said walking in.

"Hi Lee. Gai-sensi." Tenten greeted. Hiashi walked in the room with plates and food.

"Mr. Hyuga this looks great!" Lee said Tenten nodded in agreement.

"Thank you father!" Hanabi and I said at the same time.

"Thank you uncle." Neji said. We enjoyed a nice dinner together. Tenten and I were talking about the dance, Lee and Neji were talking about their training and Gai-sensi and Hiashi were talking about, well I don't know what they were talking about but they were talking. After dinner Tenten, Gai-sensi and Lee left before her and she stayed behind to help clean the dishes. Neji grabbed her hand and walked to the door.

"Are you kicking me out?" I could hear Tenten say.

"No I need to talk to you." Neji replied opening the door. They walked out leaving us in the kitchen. I started putting away the dishes when Neji called.

"Hai?" I replied he told me to go grab the bag in his room and a jacket. Simple, so I did and came back down. He told me to be ready early in the morning because he was going over to Tenten's house and coming home early to train with me. I nodded and he left. I walked up to my room and changed into my pajama's and stared up at the stars. I got a little dizy and calasped onto my bed, I dug myself under the blankets. I flicked the lights off and slowly drifted to sleep.

I woke up in the morning got changed, ate breakfast, did my hair and was outside waiting for Neji in less then an hour. T wasn't like him to be late. O well I started practicing by myself.

" Oi Hinata!" I heard a voice call my name I turned around to see Naruto at my gate, I felt my face turn red.

"N…Na…Naruto-kun what are you doing here?" I managed to spit out a few words.

"Hinata where's Neji?" He ask.

"He's at Tenten's house." I replied holding my breath.

"So what are you doing than?" He nodded and then asked.

"Err….um…I…. I was training." I said giving a little smile.

"This early?" He asked again. I nodded.

"Then can I train with you?" He asked. I felt my face turn red, my heart started pounding, my limbs grew a bit numb but I managed to nod. Naruto and I trained until Neji came home which was an hour later. I looked at him but he avoided my gaze and walked inside, Naruto took his chance and attempted to hit me with one of his shadow clones. I quickly got rid of it.

We continued training until I gave up and sat down under a tree. Naruto rushed over to me.

"Hinata are you alright?" He asked sitting next to me. My heart raced trying to find an answer in my blank mind. I nodded.

"Naruto do you want some water?" I asked finally. He nodded happily and we walked into my house. He took the glass I handed him and filled it with water, I got my own glass and started for the table. I felt my face get warm water on my hand and on my feet, I looked behind me to see Naruto's face inches away from mine. He had his arms around my stomach and was squeezing me closer. I fainted.

I woke up in my room with wind in my face and Naruto's smile right by my bed.

"Hinata are you ok?" He asked. Oddly my heart didn't race and I managed to say yes. He passed me a glass of water and I graciously drank it. After a while of awkward silence he spoke again.

"Sorry Hinata, I didn't mean to make you faint like that." He started "Hinata I guess what I really wanted to asked you was, will you go to the dance with me tonight?" He asked so calmly and quickly I couldn't believe it, but when he flashed me one of his smiles I couldn't resist.

"Yes." I said quietly.

"Eh?" Naruto asked.

"Yes." I said louder. His eye widen and his smile was brighter then Lee's.

"Oi see you tonight then, I'll come to get you around 5." He said waving and exiting my room. I sat in bed a little longer thinking about what had just happened, didn't matter how many times I played the seen over and over again I could believe Naruto had actually asked me out. I flipped the covers off me and jumped into the wash room. I did my hair quickly and stepped out I was completely clueless about what to do next.

"Hinata nii-chan phone's for you!" Hanabi called. I flung open the door and took it from her shooing her away.

"Hello?" I asked

"Hinata?" The other person asked.

"Ino?"

"Yup ok what are you wearing tonight?" She asked quickly.

"Hold on." I said throwing the phone on the bed and rummaging threw my closet. I flipped the dress until my eyes settled on my light purple kimono. I pulled it out and picked up the phone.

"Ino?"

"Still here." She replied.

"Ok I'm wearing my light purple kimono." I said.

"K thanks." Ino said and hung up. I stood there for a moment still in my towel clueless. I hung up the phone and put my kimono on and fixed my hair again. I walked downstairs and sat on the couch.

KNOCK KNOCK

The door! I jumped out of my seat and ran for the door. Naruto was standing there in a black and white shirt and black pants. I looked him up and down and smiled. He did too.

"Come on Hinata let's go." He said.

"Hanabi I'm going!" I yelled into the house and shut the door behind me.

We entered the room and already it was full of guests. Naruto led me to our table and I sat down. Of course he had ramen and I ordered a salad. We ate and talked and laughed a little. As the room became more crowed I saw more of my friends, Shikamaru with Ino, Sakura with Sasuke, Neji and Tenten and at the back of the room I got a little confused seeing Kiba with Temari. Naruto followed my look and started laughing.

"Hinata it's a long story, don't ask." He said. I didn't bother and continued our dinner. The music slowed and all couples made their way to the dance floor. Naruto grabbed my hand and led me there. My face probably looked like it was sun brunt because I felt red hot. His arms hung loosely around my waist and somehow my arms moved to his shoulders and we started dancing. He pulled me closer but I didn't resist. I was so relaxed and my red hot face felt cool as the ocean with a little blush here and there. The night was over so soon that I was a little dazed. Naruto led my out and continued to walk me home. We stopped at a tree in blossom. Naruto's arms crawled up my back and pulled me closer, I felt safe in his arms. He looked down at me and our eyes locked. As he leaned in I did the same my sun brunt face came back when our lips met. I felt like I was going to faint but I tried my best to keep from fainting. When we parted I looked into his blues eyes and he whispered in my ear.

"Hyuga Hinata, I love you." The three words did it, I managed the same three words and fainted.

Before I knew it I was in my bed the window was open the wind coming in and the moon was shining in my eyes. The night had come to an end and I managed to say the three words that had been locked away in my heart for so long.