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#7. Desk

"I finally made it here, can you believe it, Hinata-chan?"

Naruto kicked his feet up onto the desk that had formerly belonged to the Third, and more recently Granny-Tsunade for the majority of his lifetime.

"I always knew you would b-be here someday, Naruto-kun," Hinata replied.

He smiled up at her. Only a trace of her stutter remained.

"Well," he said, becoming serious. "I guess it's time for some official Hokage business!"

Clearing his feet off of the desk, he righted himself in the chair.

"I'll s-see you later. Good luck on your first day and…c-congratulations," Hinata said softly.

"Wait!"

Hinata turned away from the door to find Naruto standing next to her. She jumped back a bit, startled.

"I uh…that is, my first order of business. Not really, just joking actually but…," he trailed off, running a hand through his hair.

She looked at him, confused. Naruto was rarely this nervous. Something serious must have happened. Hinata waited patiently so she could offer her help.

"Well, you see. I became Hokage so everyone would recognize me for a great ninja! And now that they do…there's a lot of stuff to do, and I can't do it alone."

Hinata nodded, still confused.

"I think we should get married," he said.

She gasped and shrunk back towards the door, blushing profusely.

"Wait! Before you say no…ummm…we work really well as a team! And…uh…you never think I'm stupid, even when I say stupid things that I know are stupid! And you know about all that etiquette stuff from your clan! And I said that I'd change the Hyuuga Caged Bird Seal, but I wouldn't know where to begin without you!"

He fumbled around in his pockets and pulled out an impressive-looking ring, shoving it at her.

"And I'm in love with you! I guess I should have said that first, but in case you said no, I needed a few other reasons."

Hinata nodded before falling backwards into a faint.

Naruto caught her easily, having anticipated her reaction.

"Does that mean 'yes' or 'no?'" he asked the unconscious young woman.