I posted this early, because I was REALLY bored. Plus, I think this chapter turned out very good. Please, let me know in the comments!

I do NOT own Naruto... I wish I did though...

I rolled over and read the clock. 12:30 P.M.

Wow, I really need to stop sleeping in this late I think to myself as I get up and change into clothes to go to the market in. I put on a pair of jeans, and an orange T-shirt. After making sure I brushed my teeth, hair and had eaten breakfast - not all in the order - I grabbed my list from the fridge and walked outside.

"Reach for the sky..."

I turned around and saw the kid again. This time, I played back. I pulled a toy pistol from under my belt, and shot a Nerf bullet at his sheriff's badge. It stuck.

"aww... you got me!" he complained

"Better luck next time, pardner..." I said, walking away, blowing away the "smoke" that came from my gun.

I turned to see my alarm clock read: 7:30 A.M.

What is that noise?

There was strange sound coming from the room next door. Naruto's room. I ran to the wall and put my ear to it.

Man, he snores LOUD.

I couldn't help but laugh. If something ever happened between us, that is one thing we would need to work on.

Stop, Hinata, You only met him two days ago...

I couldn't help it, though. For some reason, I was drawn to him. Especially after seeing how everyone treated him at school yesterday. After him admitting to me that he was glad knowing he wasn't alone, I figured out why I liked him so much. It was nice to have someone who knew and understood the pain you face. It makes life THAT much easier to go through.

After changing out of my night clothes, I ate a decent breakfast, brushed my teeth, and then brushed my hair - all in that order. - By the time I was done, it was 9:30. I could still hear Naruto snoring from the room next door.

He sure is a late sleeper, I think to myself, Oh well, at least I know he is well rested.

I had promised my friends to meet them at the park at 10:00, so I had to leave then. I grabbed my things and headed out the door, ready for a fun day, but also hoping Naruto could have come along.

As it turns out, the store was only a few blocks from my house. This was good to know in case I needed to make any last-minute runs. Across the market was an arcade, and I saw some of the kids from school there. I was too intimidated to go inside, so started to walk inside the store.

"Oi, Naruto."

I turn around and am looking at Sasuke. He is wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

"Some of the guys are hanging out today, you wanna join? I meant to ask you yesterday, but left with Hinata so quickly, I didn't get the chance."

A pair of arms wrapped around me from behind.

"Yea, what's the story with you two anyway?"

The person who had grabbed me was Kiba. After he let me go, I saw that he was wearing a gray shirt and a pair of red shorts.

"What do you mean?"

"You two are always hanging out. On top of that, you both were crying and hugging each other yesterday at lunch."

"H-How did you know that?"

"It's high school, news travels fast." he replied matter-o-factly.

"Sorry, I don't really know you guys that well enough to say anything..."

"Ah, I don't blame 'ya. We were acting like jerks to you just yesterday." I turned to the newcomer and saw he had on a white T-shirt with a brown coat over it, unzipped, along with a pair of jeans. His hair was tied up in a pin.

"Excuse me, you are?"

"I'm Shikamaru, nice to meet you."

"I don't remember seeing you in any of my classes."

"That's because he was probably sleeping..." I heard someone say.

"STOP WALKING BEHIND ME LIKE THAT!"

Everyone laughed. Oh, what the heck I laughed too.

"And you are?" I asked the new comer. He was a big guy, wearing a red shirt, and red pants.

"My name is Choji." I looked next to Kiba and saw a guy that was not there before.

"EEEEHHH? When did you get there..uh...I forget, what's your name?"

"Shino." He replied. He wore the same clothes he had on yesterday in class.

"You don't have a big wardrobe do 'ya?"

"Nope."

"Man of few words, aren't 'ya?"

"Yep."

"Can I try on those goggles?"

"No."

I whispered to Kiba, "This guy kinda creeps me out..."

Kiba laughed, very loud. "Everyone says that the first time they meet him. He just like to keep to himself."

"You didn't answer my question, Naruto." I look at Sasuke. "You wanna hang out?"

To be honest, I wasn't totally convinced that these guys would completely trust me, but I wasn't going to turn down an offer like that. It beat hanging at home all day.

"All right! I just have to head out at about 6:00, I have to buy some groceries. My uncle Jiraiya is coming to visit."

"You're related to Jiraiya?" asked Shikamaru

"Not really, he's the one that raised me. He was a friend of my parents, and was chosen to be my godfather. Wait, how do you know him?"

"I only know his name. Kakashi-sensei is a fan of his books."

I laughed. "Yea, I saw one of the books in his desk, yesterday. It took everything in me not to laugh out loud."

We all laughed. "Come on inside, everyone." Sasuke motioned me inside, and all of us went into the arcade.

As soon as I walked in, everything stopped. All eyes were on me. The few people laying the dancing game stopped, even though the game read their "misses." The guy being the counter looked to see what caused the problem, and saw me.

"What do you want?"

"I just wanted to play some games... "

"Get out..."

"What?"

"Get out!"

I got the picture. I headed for the door. Sasuke grabbed my shoulder to stop me from moving.

"He's not going anywhere!"

"Oh, little monster has some friends. Well, guess what so do I!"

At that moment three guys stepped behind us blocking the exit.

"You don't want to do this..." warned Sasuke

"Get 'em boys."

Everyone stepped out of the way, trying to divide them up. But, they were after me. They kept plowing forward. The one in the middle went to kick me, but I blocked it with my knee. One of the others even went to punch me in the stomach, I blocked that one, too. I couldn't stop the knee to my groin, though.

I doubled over. Nothing hurts worse than this. One of the men walked over to me and put his foot above my head, getting ready to stomp. I closed my eyes, expecting the pain to come. It never did. I opened my eyes to see the three guys on the ground, unconscious.

I was on my back, looking at the ceiling. All of a sudden, a hand entered my field of vision. It belonged to Sasuke.

"Just take it, baka, I'm trying to help you up." I stared at him, before realizing that I had told him the same thing a day earlier. Everyone laughed, including me. Sasuke helped me up, and we paid the clerk enough money to last us a while.

The next few hours were fun, and I will never forget them, either. I got to know the guys a little better, and learned a bit about them. The only thing I learned about Shino was that he was quiet. After the arcade, we went to a fast-food restaurant down the street and had dinner. Unfortunately, 6:00 arrived. I thanked the guys for a good time, and started to head out the door.

"Hey, Naruto." I turned to the group.

Sasuke spoke. "We're sorry for how we treated you yesterday. It was wrong of us." They all stood up and bowed. I walked over, and held up my fist. Them not having the same temper as Sakura, they knew what I meant.

"It's all right, guys. I just hope we can do this again, sometime." I said, smiling.

I walked out of the building. I easily found the store and went in to buy my things.

Our last thing to do that day was to see a movie. It started at 6:00. It was an older one, but we all loved it. Ino drove in front of the theater and parked. "Oh, come on Hinata, tell us. What's going on between you and Naruto?"

"N-nothing."

"You're stuttering, which means it's something!" Sakura butted in.

"I don't even know what's going on between us, yet, okay? Can we please just see the movie?"

They continued on about Naruto, but were careful not to bring him up when I was involved. I had said what I did, sounding more hurt than I really was. In truth, I was glad I met Naruto. I finally had a friend I could talk to about things that I couldn't talk to the girls about. Naruto actually understood me. I smiled.

"See, you smiled, there is something going on!" yelled Ten-Ten.

I just got out of the car and walked to the theater.

As soon as I walked into my apartment, I was met with met with a big old pervert looking at me.

"Jiraiya!"

"Don't Jiraiya me, I've been here since 2:00!"

"You said you would be here tonight..."

"I know, I expected you to be asleep till 1:00. I wanted to surprise you and be here when you woke up," he continued "where were you at, anyway?"

"Well, I was out buying groceries when I ran into some friends from school, so we hung out."

Jiraiya smiled. "You have friends? See what did I tell you, a change a scenery did you some good."

He put me in a head lock with one arm and began togive me a noogie.

"What about girls, you like one yet?"

I didn't say anything, so he let me go.

"You do, don't 'ya? Who is she?" He asked, very excited.

"She actually lives next door."

"Really? That's interesting. She your age?"

"Yeah. She actually goes to my school, and Aunt Tsunade made my schedule to match hers."

"What do you like about her?"

"To be honest, I don't quite understand it myself. I've never really like anyone before. This is all new to me."

"Just take your time, Naruto. You just be patient with her. You only moved in two days ago, you can't have known her that long."

I nodded my head. "I know, it's not like I'm going to ask her out anytime soon..."

"But what if she asks you out?"

I had never thought of that. What if she did ask me out? Should I accept, especially with us just having met. I don't see Hinata as that kind of person, though.

"I'll leave you with that to think about." Jiraiya walked over to my grocery bags and went through them. "What, no dumplings?"

"I'm sure I bought them. DANGIT!" I remembered I left a bag on the counter. "I need to head back to the store."

"Hurry back. I may just eat this ramen without you."

I ran out the door, headed to the shop, receipt in hand.

The movie ended, and we all walked outside.

"I love that movie, I can't wait till it comes out on DVD." Ino says.

Sakura and I nod our heads in agreement.

"Come on, I'll drive you guys home."

I felt something in my pocket, and pulled out a slip of paper. It was my grocery list.

"Ino, I'm sorry, I need to head to the market and buy some things for the house."

Sakura got in the car. "Good Luck, Hinata! See you at school Monday!" They both waved as Ino drove off.

I need to get me a car...

To be honest, it wasn't my grocery list. I was hoping that I would run into Naruto at the store. I felt bad about having to tell him I couldn't help him.

The walk to the store would take about ten minutes, so I started walking. The whole while I was thinking about Naruto. I still didn't how to take the situation. I liked him, I knew for sure, but more than that, what? He was a nice guy, but he could be brash sometimes. He had an angels smile, but he also had a temper. I just didn't know. Before I even could even think about any possible future with us together, I needed something to happen. Something that would pick me off of my feet.

Just then, someone did.

"I'm such a dope... how did I leave a bag at the store? To make matter worse, it was Jiraiya's favorite. I bought them especially for him."

It was 9:00 and dark out. Shops were closing up, but I remembered seeing the closing times of the shop. They closed at 10:00. I was okay, so there was no need to rush. My mind went to Hinata. What Jiraiya said was true. I mean, I liked her, I know that much, but... why? We had a lot in common, and I loved knowing I could talk to her about things that I couldn't talk to people about, normally. She actually understands me. While I was battling all of this in my head, I heard a woman scream.

"Huh?" I heard it again.

I ran toward the source.

I was grabbed by two guys. Really big guys. They began to drag me into an alley between two buildings. I was able to let out a scream before they pulled me all the way in. One man covered my mouth. His hand was so big that he covered my nose, too. I couldn't breathe. I somehow managed the bring my upper lip over his hand and bite down, hard. I drew blood. He quickly let go and I screamed again.

"Shut her up!" one of them said.

One of them pulled tape out of his pocket and put it over me mouth. The other one went to tying my hands behind my back.

"Hey, what are you three doing!?" I heard someone yell.

"Coppers?"

"No, it's just a kid... wait a minute... it's that monster kid from the arcade earlier. His friends aren't with him this time, let's take our frustration out on him!"

Naruto!? Naruto was here? I had to get out of this. Thankfully they hadn't been able to tie my hands. I pulled the tape from my mouth. I pulled it off and watched as Naruto made quick work of the three guys. They weren't much of a problem. As one lay on the ground, he stomped him in the groin.

"There, now I've returned the favor..." He began to walk toward me.

"You okay, miss?"

Miss? He probably can't see me. We are in a dark alley...

I looked up at him, doing my best to stay in the dark.

"You okay?"

I just nodded, afraid to speak. I had to do something. What I did next, I don't know why I did it, but I did. As Naruto walked closer into the alley, I kissed him. On the lips.

"You okay? I ask the lady a second time. She then does something... out of the blue. She kisses me. On the lips! My first instinct was to throw her off of me, but I couldn't bring myself to. It felt... right. I don't mean to sound like Jiraiya or nothing, but this felt right. Our lips met and I felt like I had melted. I didn't want it to end. Her lips felt like they were made for mine. And the taste. It tasted...sweet. Before I could react, she stopped, and took off running, further into the alley. I chased after her, but when I got the other side of the two buildings, she was gone.

That was odd...

"Wow..." I let that statement hang in the air.

I looked at my phone and saw that it was 9:30.

"Dangit, I need to get to the store before Jiraiya has a cow!"

I quickly ran into the store, and picked up my things.

"Dangit, I need to get to the store before Jiraiya has a cow!" I heard him cry before he ran off.

After I had gotten out of the alley, I disappeared to the other side of one of the buildings. I held my breath, hoping he wouldn't find me.

What did I do? Why did I do that?

It was just instinct, but I found out everything I needed from that one kiss. I really did like him... I really did want to be with him. My next thought was if he knew it was me. After watching him run into the store, I ran back to my apartment.

It ran back to the apartment. I got back at 10:00 and quickly ran into the apartment. Jiraiya sat there, eating the ramen.

"I told you not too take long" he said with a laugh.

"You're never going to believe what happen to me just now!

He sat down the cup and leaned forward.

"Tell me..."

I managed to make into my apartment in time to hear Naruto run past my door. I quickly threw my jacket off, and leaned my ear against the wall.

"Tell me..." said the unknown voice.

I told everything to Jiraiya. I had to start at the arcade earlier that day, seeing as how they were the guys hurting that girl. When I told him everything, he sighed.

"You have a knack with getting yourself in trouble, you know that?"

"Yea, tell me about it..."

"And you don't know who the girl was?"

I thought a moment.

"I don't, no. To be honest, I wanted to throw her off of me when she first started, because I wanted that to be Hinata, but for something told me not to. It was like I was being held there."

"I thought you said you didn't know what to do about Hinata, yet?"

"I like her. I do. I just... I'm new to this kind of thing. I don't know how to deal with this kind of thing. Like I told you earlier, it's not like I'm going to ask her out anytime soon, we barely know each other." I sat down, putting my face in my hands. "Why does this have to be so complicated..."

"That's the way love works, Naruto..." he stood up, patting me on the shoulder.

"You have any advice?" I asked.

Jiraiya looked up, as if remembering something from a time past. "Once you find that love Naruto... don't let it go. Nothing in this world will complete you. Money, Food, Smarts... only love will."

I was dumbfounded.

"I think the old man just said something wise..." I said.

"Maybe you should start calling me a sage, then." he added with a smile.

"Nah, that's not right..." I thought a moment "how about Ero-Sennin (Pervy Sage)?"

The smile disappeared from his face. "What, NO! Don't start calling me that, especially in public!"

I laughed. After a minute, he did too.

"You're laughter is contagious, boy," he paused "some woman is going to be lucky to be yours, one day, kid." he said with a smile on his face.

I smiled back, making him smile harder. "Your smiles are contagious too."

We laughed again.

"Anyway, I better get going." He reached into the bag I brought and took the dumplings.

"Good night, Naru-ru!" He said as he opened the door.

"Good night, Ero-Sennin!" I heard him chuckle as he closed the door.

I was alone. Alone to my thoughts and Jira- no Ero-Sennin's - advice.

At around 12:00 I went to bed. That night, dreamt of the mystery girl.

When I heard him say that he wanted that kiss to be with me, I nearly lost it. I wanted to run over there and tell him it was me. I didn't, though. I needed to hear the rest of the conversation.

After Jiraiya left, I heard a knock on my door.

Oh, God, don't let that be Naruto, I can't look at him right now...

I opened the door and saw an older guy standing there. From his voice, I could tell it was Jiraiya.

"Just don't hurt the boy, he's had enough hurt to last a life time." He said before he walked off.

Did he know it was me?

I watched him disappear down the hall. I closed the door.

He did know it was me... I ran to my bedroom, closed the door, sunk to the floor, and cried.

It's not like I want to hurt him, I just... I don't want to go about this the wrong way. Naruto, I love you. But we need to wait a little while before anything starts... God, how did I fall in love with him.. we only just met...

I glanced up at the clock. It read 1:24 A.M.

I slowly turned off the light and went to my bed.

At least I don't have to get up early tomorrow...

That night, I dreamt of Naruto.

Sasuke: *Groans, standing up*
Sakura: SASUKE! *Glomps him*
Sasuke: *Eyes Hinata*
Hinata: *Evil smirk and glare*
Sasuke: *Runs away screaming*

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