a/n: Hey everybody! I know that this update was a little slow, sorry. Anyways, this drabble has a ton of naruneji fluff…enjoy! (no warnings, disclaimer on my profile. Prepare for an onslaught of cuteness!)

Drabble 025: Leaves, Naruneji

Neji groaned and stretched his back; finally, after toiling over the front yard for hours, he had raked up every single leaf that had decided to rest in his uncle's front yard while they'd been skiing up in the mountains.

Neji beamed and headed towards the garage to put the rake in the shed. There was something incredibly satisfying about having a leaf-free yard.

He came out of the garage a few minutes later, only to find the leaves scattered all over the driveway! Neji's hands flew to his mouth in shock; who could have done this? Anyone passing by would have realized that he'd just raked everything together…

Neji was about to go back in to the garage to grab the rake, when the world exploded around him.

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Neji groaned feebly and tried to sit up. A blonde teenager was kneeling beside him. "Uh…are you ok? You just sort of fainted."

"I'm ok." Neji propped himself on his elbows and shook his head dizzily. "What…what happened?"

At this, blonde boy looked sheepish. "Well…I sort of jumped in your leaf pile, so I was running around looking for…well, you, and then I when I actually saw you, I was running so fast that I crashed in to you and almost knocked you in to the pavement."

"Almost?" Neji sat up fully.

"Uh…yeah. I caught you."

"Oh." Neji flushed; the boy was really very handsome. "Thanks."

"I'm Naruto." There was an awkward pause, and Neji briefly wondered where the boy-no, Naruto, was from. He wasn't from school, and Neji had never seen him before in his life.

"Here-I'll rake those leaves up for you. Sorry about that." Naruto stood up and scratched the back of his head. "It just looked like too much fun, you know?"

"…Yeah…" Neji stood up and brushed his clothes off. "You know, it's ok; I can just do it myself."

"No way!" Naruto said insistently. "Let me make this up to you." Neji shook his head, and got Naruto a rake. "And what should I do while you rake leaves?"

"Sit here and talk to me!" Naruto grinned as he started gathering up the leaves on the sidewalk. Neji complied, and proceeded to learn a lot about Naruto. Apparently, he was home-schooled, but he still had a lot of friends, and he lived two blocks away.

After Naruto had finished, he handed the broom back to Neji. "Say…since I live close by, maybe we'll see each other again sometime?"

At that, Neji smiled shyly up at Naruto. "Sure…that would be nice."

Naruto grinned down at Neji. "Great! I'll try and stop by sometime." He paused for a moment, before blurting out "You know you're really cute right?" With that, Naruto took off down the street, leaving Neji in a happy, dazed state.

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Kushina put a forkful of rice in to her mouth. "So, Naruto, how were things today?"

Naruto beamed. "I met the cutest boy ever! And he said he wants to see me again!"

Kushina laughed and pounded her husband on the back when he started spluttering. "Good job, Naruto. Minato honey, are you alright?"

Naruto continued eating, absolutely oblivious to the world.

a/n: Ahahaha, poor Minato lol. Anyways, don't forget to review, thanks for reading, and see ya next drabble!