Hinata groaned as she pushed herself up off the grass, raising to her feet, a gentle frown on her features; how did I end up unconscious on the grass? She pondered, it was a few seconds later when the answer hit her, her face immediately lighting up as she stumbled almost ending up face first on the lawn once again. That's right! I.. I.. I kissed Naruto-kun! Admittedly it had been on the cheek rather than the lips as she had originally intended but nevertheless she had kissed him! A happy squeal fought to escape her throat but she forced it back knowing that such a show of emotion would be frowned upon, doubly so since she was the Hyuuga heir. Walking inside she made her way to her room in a pseudo daze before collapsing onto her bed and hugging her pillow tightly to her chest "Naruto-kun" she sighed wistfully squeezing the pillow harder.
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Naruto kicked the front door closed behind him, the silly smile still stuck on his face, 'So.. have a good date?' Kyuubi spoke up.
Naruto jumped at the sound of her voice, he had almost forgotten she was there! 'Yeah.' he replied happily. Flopping down onto the couch he shut his eyes finding himself almost immediately in his mindscape, he frowned to himself, wasn't getting here supposed to be harder than this? Shrugging it off he decided to ask Kyuubi-chan. This time the gates were just around the corner, barely a minutes walk, again he frowned it appeared that he was both getting here more easily and getting better at appearing where he wanted to; while these things where not bad Naruto still wanted to know why it was happening. "Hey Kyuubi-chan!" he declared happily waving to her as he walked through the bars.
Kyuubi smiled happily "Good afternoon Naruto-sama." she replied "So how did that date go? I want all the dirt!"
Naruto frowned, his confusion over the ease with which he arrived disappearing, "But you should know.. can't you like see my memories and stuff?"
Kyuubi giggled softly "Yes, I can." she replied "But I limited my link with you once I woke up a realised you were on a date, I also wasn't going to look at those memories unless you gave me specific permission."
Naruto nodded "Oh.." he muttered confusion evident in his tone
Kyuubi shook her head and laughed "I didn't want to intrude in your time with Hinata-san, it's between you and her. Although I did keep a little of the link up so I knew when the date was over or if you got into trouble I would have been able to help."
Naruto nodded and gave her a genuine smile "Thanks." he said walking forward and giving Kyuubi an, all too brief, hug.
Kyuubi gave Naruto a serene smile "It's no problem." she assured him gently "So how did the date go?"
Naruto's face split back into the huge grin he had been wearing when he got home "It went awesome! Hinata-chan is really nice!" Kyuubi nodded glad that Naruto was happy with Hinata, he definitely deserved the happiness, "And she.." Naruto continued before trailing off a light blush on his cheeks as he averted his eyes from Kyuubi's to try and hide his embarrassment.
Kyuubi leant forward eagerly, if it got Naruto of all people to blush then she had to know! "What did she do?!" she demanded a little more forcefully than she had intended but her excitement had gotten the better of her.
Naruto backed off slightly a look of fear flashing through his eyes before he reigned it in, he knew Kyuubi-chan wouldn't hurt him but her tone of voice had reminded him of things he would much rather forget, he took a moment to make sure his voice would be purged on any hint of the fear that had coursed through him a moment ago before replying "Well..." he mumbled at first "..she kissed me." he said bluntly the faint blush reappearing on his cheeks, along with a small smile, as he said it.
Kyuubi gave a small internal awww but the prankster in her just wouldn't let this oppertunity pass by "On the lips?" she questioned, honestly she hadn't expected the shy girl to do anything like this, Naruto must've had a big affect on her.
Naruto went a deep red "What?" he spluttered
Kyuubi tired to hold back her her laughter but ultimately failed, her laughter refusing to be subdued as it burst from her lips, Naruto's reaction was just priceless! "I'll take that as a no?" she added with a slight smirk gracing her features.
Naruto shook his head vigorously "No! She didn't." he confirmed "Just on the cheek." he added as an afterthought in a calmer tone.
Kyuubi nodded although her smirk grew slightly "Still; I didn't think she had it in her. She must really like you to do that."
Naruto grinned "Of course she likes me! We're friends!"
Kyuubi gave a small sigh "No, not like, but more like like like. You know the difference between like and like right?"
Naruto's blank look was really all the answer Kyuubi needed "Huh?" he muttered "That makes no sense, like means like? Doesn't it?"
Kyuubi gave another sigh; she really didn't want to explain this kind of thing to Naruto, there had to be another way! A small evil grin formed on her face as she made a plan "Hmm I know how you can learn the difference."
Naruto perked up "How?!" he asked energetically
Kyuubi's grin grew slightly "Alright just go to the book store and get one of each of the books by Jiraya."
Naruto frowned "Aww reading? That's booooring" he pouted
Kyuubi giggled "Trust me these books aren't.... Oh! And the shop keeper probably won't sell them to you so you also get to practice stealth."
Naruto's face dropped slightly, he assumed that he wouldn't be sold them because of Kyuubi-chan, but perked up as she continued "Ok, so I'll go get the books now?"
Kyuubi shrugged "Go when you feel you're ready but come back in here once you get home with the books."
Naruto nodded and grinned "Alright a mission! I won't let you down Kyuubi-chan! See you in a bit!" he gave pulled Kyuubi into a quick hug before giving her another big grin and fading from view.
Kyuubi watched his figure disappear with a soft smirk on her face, oh yes this was certainly be fun!
