My Cat the Matchmaker

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I Brought Home Your Cat, but...

"So, how'd your date with Sai go last night, Ino?" I ask, inspecting my toenails, which I just painted. "I never got to ask you today when we were setting Tenten up with Neji…that was a pity…hmmm…" I pick up the cotton balls littered all over my bathroom counter, throwing them into the trash can. "Score…!" I think to myself as I adjust the phone that's sitting in between my shoulder and my cheek. "Not that part where I set up Neji and Tenten; that was genius on my part."

"FANTASTIC!" She squeals, ignoring the rest of my whole spiel. Not that I care... "We kissed. Like, five times."

"…Five times? That's it?" I ask, teasing.

"SHUT UP SAKU! I want to take this relationship slow!" She huffs into the phone.

"I know; I'm just teasing ya. Hey…who should we set up next-Temari or Hinata?"

"How about setting up yourself first, before ya go buttin' into others' love lives?"

"Shut UP, PORKY!"

"Heh. I dunno…but who would we set 'Mari up with? I know Hina would obviously be set up with Naruto, but-"

"Ino," I ask.

"Hmm?"

"I'm only going to ask this once, OK?"

"Mmm-hmmm."

"ARE YOU BLIND?"

"…What kinda question is that, forehead?"

"Have you NOT seen the way Temari looks at Shikamaru?"

"Shikamaru…OH! MY! GOD! FOREHEAD! MARI LIKES SHIKA??" She gasps.

"She finally gets it," I mutter.

"What was that, FOREHEAD?"

"Nuthin'."

"That's what I thought," She sounded smug.

"…SO…what do you think?"

"…It could work, I guess…" She muses. "I just never would've thought of Temari and Shikamaru, my childhood male best friend."

"I think they would be perfect for each other," I say, putting my foot on the floor of my bathroom and hoisting the other onto the tile counter, taking my phone and switching it onto speaker.

Ah. Much better.

"Hmmm…I suppose someone does need to teach her how to relax…and someone needs to teach him how to be more active."

"Now you're seeing things my way, boar."

"So how do we go about this, forehead?" Ino asks.

"Hmmm…I need to think about this. I'll get back to ya tomorrow."

"OK. Bye," She says.

"Bye."

Click.

I really still can't believe that Ino didn't see that 'Mari liked Shikamaru earlier.

My Cat the Matchmaker

"I'm coming!" I holler, pounding down the stairs to my front door. I threw it open.

"Oh. Hey Hina-you brought Bells!" I say, gasping.

"I ran into Naruto-kun on the way home," She says. "I offered to take Bells home and he…and he…"

She was turning red again.

I sigh. "Why don't you come in Hina?"

"Oh no, I-"

"Stay the night."

"I couldn't-"

"PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE?" I beg, eyes wide.

"…Fine," She murmurs.

"YA!"

She walks through the door, with Bells, and I shut it behind her.

Bells jumps down from her arms and runs up the stairs to the loft. Even though he disappears from sight, we can hear him going nuts.

"I need to call my dad," She says.

"Sure. While you're doing that-tea or hot chocolate?" I ask.

"tea please."

"Green?"

"Yes please."

"'kay."

My Cat the Matchmaker

When I returned, she was just finishing her phone call. I had green tea for her, hot chocolate for me.

"Father said I could stay," Hinata says. "Thanks."

"No prob," I say, flashing her a smile. "Now…mind telling me why you flushed red in my doorway?"

At the mention of this, she turns red again. 'Well, you see, Sakura-chan…Naruto-kun and I…we…"

"Yes Hina?" I say. I'm a very patient person.

When it comes to Hinata.

"…we sort of…accidentally…"

I wait.

"…kissed."

"Oh. Is that all?"

Wait.

Pause.

Rewind.

Push Play.

My jaw drops to the floor.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

She blushes furiously. "W-we k-kissed."

"I know that part. HOW?"

"I-I don't remember," She continues to blush.

"Wow…Hina…this is big!"

"I-I know."

'Did…he…kiss back?" I ask.

"Well…you see Sakura-chan…it kinda became a…well…I guess a make out session."

"Oh. My. God. You, Hinata Hyuuga, made out with Naruto Uzumaki? Pinch me, I must be dreaming," I say, pretending to faint.

"That's not funny, Sakura-chan,' She frowns.

"No…it's not…I'm sorry. Well…what happened afterwards?" I ask.

"…We're going out tomorrow," She flushes.

"Ohmygod. Really? Like, seriously?" I ask, eyes alight and hands folded together.

She nods. "Mmmmhmmm."

I look up at Bells, who's watching us from the loft.

Y'know, I'd almost swear that he has a smirk on his face…

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The Long Rant at the End of the Chapter that Every Author Does:

I officially hate FFnet documents. They are SO annoying!

RAWR!

Hi again.

xD.

I really like this chapter, ever though Naruto NEVER shows up.

It was still cute anyways, right?

-crickets chirping-

...Right...?

-wolf ears appear-

-wolf ears droop-

Er. Anyways-I somehow find this chapter totally happening. Naruto being forced to take Bells to Sakura, Hinata running into him somewhere, Hinata offering to take Bells, being totally flustered, Naruot thinking it was cute, the two making out, Hinata taking Bells to Sakura, Sakura inviting Hinata to stay the night, Hinata insisting that she call her father to see if it was OK, Sakura wriggling the story out of Hina.

xD.

Can't you?

...Gawd, I am WAAAAAY to hyper for this time of night. -yawns-

Hinata is so Hinata-ish in this chapter.

I lurv it.

xD.

Please leave your thoughts in a review.

But no flames, alrightie?

Ja ne,

Lady Maybelle of Confusion