From this chapter on, it's going to be a little more romance-intensive, but nothing sappy. Enjoy!

'It's always like that when Naruto-chan comes to school with me.' She thought. Naruto was piggybacking her home, and it had been unusually silent. Normally, Naruto would've said something, but he could tell Misaki didn't want to talk to him quite yet. Misaki knew what Naruto was thinking, he could always tell when something bothered her, and he normally hounded her to get the information he needed to fix it. But it wasn't that Misaki didn't want to talk to Naruto about it, it was just embarrassing. She saw something today, that almost broke her heart, but after it was over, she couldn't have been more relieved.

AN HOUR AGO

Misaki finished changing and exited the locker room. When spotted her friend, she frowned. Why was there a girl talking to him. Creeping up, to hear them properly, Misaki's eyes widened at what she heard.

"Um…what?" Naruto asked confused. Whatever the girl asked, it wasn't something he was expecting.

"Will you go out with me?" The girl asked again, slightly nervous. Misaki got a better look at the girl. She immediately noticed that the girl was either not from her school or just transferred here today, because she was not in her school's uniform. This girl was beautiful, long blonde hair, a curvy figure, and had pale skin.

"Why would you want to go out with me?" Naruto asked still confused. "I don't even know you."

"It doesn't matter. We could get to know each other!" The girl grabbed both of Naruto's hands with hers. Misaki didn't know why, but she felt like her heart was slowly being torn in two because of this.

"Sorry. But I don't date." He said taking his hands out of hers. Misaki let out a breath she had been unconsciously holding, she couldn't have been more relieved.

"Is it that Suzuhara-girl I saw?" The girl asked angrily.

Growling, Naruto said, "Her name's Misaki. Mind your words."

"Hmph." The girl flipped her hair. "I don't know what I was thinking. You obviously like them young."

"What?" Naruto was getting more pissed off by the second.

"How old is that girl? Ten? Eight maybe?? There's no way someone that small could be in middle school (she's in middle school right?)." She said snidely.

"Look bitch!" He snarled. "Either leave here on your own feet, or I'll break them and I'll roll you down the hall!"

Shocked the girl said, "Fine! But I feel sorry for you. You'll never experience a real woman."Misaki looked down at herself, and she had to admit, almost nothing was there.

"Please! Misaki's more of a woman than you'll ever be!" Naruto smirked. Shocking Misaki and the bitch. "Though, I wouldn't know about growing up to be a proper lady, nor would I know anything about womanhood, but I do know this. I'm around three beautiful, proper women almost all the time. Misaki, her aunt, and her mom. Each act graciously and accordingly, and they're the examples of what women should be like!" With his smirk gone, Naruto said, "I ever catch you being mean to Misaki, I'll cut you up and feed you to the sharks, now get out of my sight!!"

Once the girl left, Misaki came out and greeted Naruto as if nothing happened, although, she was pretty sure he knew she was there. Naruto was a ninja, and he could sense things beyond normal perception. "Hey Naruto." Stopping abruptly on a random rooftop, Naruto turned to her.

"Yeah?" He replied.

"Did you ever have a girlfriend in Konoha?" Misaki had always wondered and it had bugged her for awhile, but now she felt like she had to know.

Looking at her strangely, Naruto said, "No. Girls wouldn't even glance at me. Besides, the girls are too focused on their looks or flirting than ninja training. Why do you ask?" After a moment of silence, Naruto bravely ventured. "You overheard huh?"

"…You sensed me?" Misaki asked, clutching to his white shirt (Naruto has different clothes when he comes here).

"Kind of hard not to." He smiled. "I'm sorry you had to see that. If that bitch ever gives you trouble, you let me know. But what does that have to do with your dating question?"

"I guess I'm just not used to seeing girls ask you out. I'm used to them admiring you, complimenting you, but this is the first time, I've seen one asked you out. It felt weird." Misaki confessed.

"I see." Naruto said neutrally.

"Naruto…do you always feel this bad when a guy asks me out and you scare him off?" Misaki asked quietly.

"…Normally." Naruto said quietly.

Tightening her grip around his neck, in her position (AN: she's still on his back people!), she exclaimed, "Then I get to scare off girls who ask you out!!"

Blushing at what she said. Naruto really had to wonder if the girl was aware of what she was implying. Probably not though, the only thing of the romantic nature the girl was aware of was marriage, dating was off in a different world to her. "So I'm yours then?" Naruto asked, slightly wishing it was serious.

"Yep!!" She squealed. "And I'm yours!!" She hugged him.

"Misaki, do me a favor." Naruto said.

"Yeah?"

"Never say that to another guy."


Sorry about the short chapter, but after this, you get your last freeby.