I do not own Naruto.
Author's Notes: A huge thank you to everyone who reviewed! I know this chapter is not as long as it should be, but work is progressing very quickly on another chapter. If I get it done, I'll post that one later today. :) Enjoy.
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I make it a policy to try never to make a complete idiot of myself twice in the same way. After all, there's always all kinds of new ways to make a complete idiot of myself. Why repeat the old ones?" - Margot Dalton
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Early February.
Beep.
"Hey, it's me. Naruto. Yeah. Um… so I was just wondering when I can pick you up for dinner? Unless you're a meet-there-to-avoid-date-rape type. Not that this would be a date rape or anything! I'm just saying-"
Beep.
"Anyway, sorry about how long these messages are. I guess I'm rambling because I'm nervous. Which is weird, because I'm usually not nervous, and I'm really not so much of a geek all the time, really, and I just wanted t—?"
Beep.
"Right. Sorry. Point is, picking you up or meeting you there? Your choice. Call me back when you know, alright? I mean, I know we've been out to lunch together already, but that sm—I mean, um, your friend was there and, wow, could you just del-"
Beep.
"Delete that last one? Except for the first part, of course, because that part was pretty important. Anyway, um, I kind of just figured dinner and movie, right? If that's okay. If it's not okay then we'll… go… ice-skating…? Or something. Okay. Bye."
Beep.
"Yeah, I completely forgot to tell you where we're going in case you want to meet so you can plan, because you seem like the planning type, which isn't a bad thing at all and—um, we're going to Lorenzo's. In case you wanna go somewhere-"
Beep.
"—else. It's Italian, so if you don't like that, tell me. Okay. Let me know. Sorry about all the messages. I'll just shut up now. Yeah. Okay. Bye!"
"End of messages."
Hinata blinked, staring at the slowly blinking red light, and then laughed until her sides hurt.
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Author's Notes: Even with the realization of it's pitiful shortness, I would still greatly appreciate whatever tidbits of feedback you would like to offer.
