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"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Secret Admirer
"Why are you blushing Hinata?" Naruto asked as he peeked over the girls shoulder to see what she was doing. "Did someone send you a love letter?" He asked jokingly. When his friend failed to answer, he tapped her on the shoulder. "Are you all right?"
Blinking, Hinata turned to face her fellow ninja. "Did you say something Naruto?" She asked shyly, quickly tucking the paper into her bag.
"Eh, never mind." Naruto said as he scratched his head. "Anyway, you'd better hurry up. Kurenai-sensei is waiting for you."
"Oh no, I'm late!" Hinata said as she quickly ran off. Pausing, she turned to give Naruto a smile. "Thanks."
Smiling, Naruto waved to the shy girl before heading towards his teams meeting area. 'She's cute when she smiles.' He thought absently as he joined his squad.
ooooo
Hinata couldn't believe her luck. She finally got the courage to write a love letter to her longtime crush, and Naruto shows up just as she was getting up the nerve to put it in his locker. 'I guess I'll have to try again later.' She thought sadly as she met up with her teacher. 'Maybe tomorrow.'
ooooo
Naruto walked to the Academy the next morning, yawning every few steps. "Evil Kakashi and his stupid training." He muttered as he tossed opened his locker. Tossing in his bag (Kakashi-sensei was taking them on an overnight trip that night) he almost missed the small white envelope. Picking it up, he saw his name on the front and quickly tore it open.
Naruto,
I didn't know how to say this to your face, so I'm writing it instead. I like you, will you be my boyfriend? I'll be waiting at Ichiraku at 5 p.m. tonight for your answer.
Forever yours,
Secret Admirer
Blinking, Naruto suddenly grinned. "I knew Sakura would come around eventually." He said happily as he went to find his pink haired crush.
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The day flew by quickly and Naruto found himself pacing anxiously outside of his favorite ramen shop. "If it's not Sakura, who could it be?" He mumbled as he continued to walk back and forth. He'd originally assumed that the love letter came from his teammate Sakura, but after confronting her and getting beaten down badly (he had bumps and bruises to prove it), he was forced (rather painfully) to admit that it wasn't her. "Argh!" He said as he grabbed his hair in frustration. "Who is it?!" When he got no answer, Naruto took a deep breath and walked inside. Glancing around, he was disappointed to see that no one was there, with the exception of Hinata, and he was sure it couldn't possibly be her. "Hey Hinata." Naruto said with a sigh as he sat down next to her.
"What's wrong?" Hinata asked worriedly.
"It's stupid." Naruto replied as he signaled the owner for his usual. "I got a love letter from a secret admirer and is said to meet her here, but she must've changed her mind since she's not here."
Opening her mouth, Hinata was just about to speak when a thought struck her. "That's horrible." She said, and after a few minutes she continued. "Well, since I'm here now would you like to eat with me?"
Looking at the slightly blushing girl, Naruto smiled. "Sure, I'd like that."
And so the two began to talk as they waited for their orders and soon Naruto's secret admirer was completely forgotten. As the weeks passed, the two became closer and years later they were married. Naruto quietly thanked his secret admirer every night for not showing up because it led him to his amazing wife Hinata, and every time Hinata heard her husband say that, she smiled. Maybe one day she'd tell him that the letter was actually from her, maybe.
