Confessions of a Kunoichi in Love
chapter IV: Some good-hearted help from a foe
It had been exactly one day, that morning, since Naruto had found Hinata's diary. And he was trying to figure out what he was to do with it, 'Should I tell her I have it, orrrr...wait till she asks me if I do? Or do I give it back at all today? I really wanna finish the rest of it and see what else she wrote about me...teehee..she writes about me a lot!' at this thought Naruto blushed and made his foxish grin reach from ear to ear. " a-are you okay, N-naruto-kun?" Little did Naruto know, quiet, little Hinata wasnt standing any farther than 2 feet in front of him when his thoughs had drifted to the diary..."WAH!"--"AAH!" Both ninja screamed, and Naruto almost pushed Hinata down while flinching with shock. But before she could fall, Naruto quickly grabbed the back of her shirt, and pulled her close. Hinata's face flushed with a deep mahogony that you could only see on a late falling leaf in Autumn. As now, they were so close together that if either one made a single move, both lips would be touching in a sweet, akward kiss. Naruto, gently but quickly, released Hinata from his unintentional embrace and began to babble one-thousand apologies. "Sorry! Sorry! I didnt mean to! Really! It was just that..well..you caught me off gaurd and scared me..I-I didnt want to let you fall or have you get hurt! I was just trying to catch you ..from falling I mean! Really! I'm soooo sorry, Hinata-chan! It was purely a mistake!" Naruto scratched the back of his head with his left hand and smiled sheepishly, hoping his friend would get the picture that it really was a mistake. Hinata, wide-eyed,blushing, and embarassed by what had just happened, simply cupped her hands over her mouth and quickly treaded off in the opposite direction...repeatedly mumbling something to herself.
"Great Naruto! Now your gonna make the only girl who likes you think you're a pervert!" For a quick second, Naruto didnt know who said that last sentence, he...or Sasuke? Sitting in a shady tree, not far from where Naruto was, Sasuke had been listening in and watching over him and the young Hyuuga. "what're you lookin' at!" Naruto stuck out his tongue at Sasuke and started off towards the ramen shop, he had forgotten all about the meeting he was supposed to have with team seven. So having a group dicussion with an empty space where a spazzy Naruto should have been, Sasuke went out looking for him. But before Naruto got too far away, Sasuke jumped gracefully out of the tree, ran towards the blonde ninja, and punched him on the back of his shoulder. " HEY! What the-" Naruto didnt even need to finish. The look on Sasuke's face was enough. Two glaring eyes with an angry scowl that could kill a rainbow shot down at the smaller tan boy. But the angry frown that seemed to be forever cemented on Sasuke's face, softly made its way to a smile, then a smirk. Sasuke's eyes had softened too. " I can tell you where she is" The helpful tone in Sasuke's voice confused Naruto for a moment, but he soon came back to his senses," Wait, you mean Hinata! I cant go and find her! Then she'll think I've been stocking her too! UUgh...And with my luck, I'll probably forget the place or get lost!". Sasuke took out a pen and paper and started writing. When he was done, he peeled off the paper and stuck it to Naruto's head," If she likes you that much, she'll trust you and know that you're trying to apologize, dont mess this up, dobe."
Naruto peeled the sticky-noted pqper off his forehead and started to read it. "Geez, Sasuke's handwriting is so perfect, I can't even read it! but let's see...Goto Kimonos and Rosery...Hm! fancy place, wonder what she's doing there?" Naruto read on..." Oh! here's a note from Sasuke, 'Okay dobe, here's the directions so there's no excuse for getting lost...go to Ichiraku's Ramen Shop ( I'm guessing you know where that is ) and turn left as if your going to ninja academy. When you reach a sign that has sign-ups for new ninja, make a right and walk up the rocky path. you'll keep going foreward for a little while until you reach the sign that reads Orchard Way. Turn into Orchard Way's marketplace and ask the rice merchant about Goto Kimonos. He'll tell you the rest. P.s. Dont screw this up!" Naruto scowled at the last sentence and stared back up at Sasuke. But before he could even get a short glance at the him, the pale-faced boy was gone. Naruto let out a small," Damned Sasuke-teme!" and headed on to find Orchard Way...
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Naruto: Sasuke! Why is Sasuke the savior in this scene! or why couldn't he have helped me sooner!
Sasuke: you said it yourself, Naruto. the hero always shows up at the last minute...
Naruto: But that's supposed to be me! Not you! NOT you!
Hinata: Naruto-kun, Sasuke-san, please dont fight!
Sasuke: Don't worry, Hina-chan. We're not fighting, Naruto's just being a brat, as always..
Sasuke: puts arms lovingly around Hinata and snuggles into her cheek
Hinata: blushes madly
Naruto: fuming SSSSAAAASUKE! I'll KILL you!
Naruto: grabs his Hina-chan back and holds her tight
Hinata: blushes even redder ( if thats even possible ) and smiles uncontrollably
Hinata: Umm...Sasuke, w-wouldn't Sakura be m-mad if she saw you h-hugging me li-like that?
Hinata: blushes again and looks at the floor, playing with her hair.
Sakura: Sorry guys, Ino had some juicy gossip I just had to hear! Ha ha! and she said you just hugged Hinata and snuggled her cheek, Sasuke! Funny, right?
Hinata: blushes, ashamed, staring once again at the floor, playing with her fingers
Sasuke: shrugs one shoulder to the side, makes a ' Hmph..' and gives a quick look to Hinata then at Sakura
Sakura: twitches and jumps in the air, flying over Sasuke and landing on authoress, choking her
Sakura" YOU! You did this! You made my Sasuke do this! You tricked him!
kacey9tails: NONONONONO! Sasuke did it on his own, it wasnt me at all!
Sakura: LIAR! BAKA-HEAD LIAR! you write the stories! It was all your fault! you you you you you!
kacey9tails: wow, she's got me there..
Hinata: W-well, k-san will try to update as soon as possible. B-but i-i-in the meantime, please review..a-a-and I'll bake cookies :) remember, reviews are like colors, bring me a rainbow!
