Shocked, Naruto stared at the girl. "Um, what? I'm sorry, I uh, nani?" Hinata blushed and covered her face. "Y- you don't have to respond right away, I know it's a bit sudden, but I really do like you, and I hope you'll consider my feelings, and I-" The blonde chuckled, cutting her off. "No, it's fine Hinata-chan. Um, I'll need some time to think about this."
The girl nodded, rushing off to Ino, who was waiting by the sidelines with a huge grin on her face. Naruto grinned and shook his head, continuing his jog. His mind kept drifting between Hinata's confession and Sasuke. Should he give her a chance? He might grow to love her, and it could help him get over Sasuke. He frowned. Maybe. I don't want to use her though. That isn't fair to her. Whatever, he'd think about it later. For now, he'll give into the temptation of daydreaming over what Sasuke had looked like that morning.
The mental picture he got brought a smile to his face. He sighed again, he was so whipped. Somehow, that thought led him to think of the one girl who gave the best advice. Sakura. She would know what to do. Nodding his head, he started running to Sakura's house. After all, Sakura was the best advice giver he had ever known.
When he approached the house, Naruto knocked on the door, snapping his head up when it opened. A smile spread across his face as he met the eyes of his loyal friend. "Sakura, hey." The pinkette smiled softly, opening the door wider to let Naruto in. Once situated, Sakura gently shut the door behind her.
"Do you want some hot cocoa?" Naruto nodded at her before turning around to go sit on her birch colored couch, making himself comfortable. A few minutes later, Sakura came out of the kitchen holding two mugs with smoke billowing out the top. With a smile she wordlessly handed Naruto one, before settling into the couch across from him. The girl waited for Naruto to take a sip of the hot chocolate, speaking up when she saw he had swallowed.
"Is there something you wanted to talk about?" The blonde chuckled. "You know me so well Sakura." The room fell silent as Sakura waited patiently for Naruto to continue. He looked down at the mug in his hands, watching the ripples interrupt the smooth liquid. "You know about it now. My, er, crush on Sasuke." Frowning, Sakura nodded at him.
"Well I wanted to ask for your advice. You see, a girl asked me out, and I… I'm wondering if I should take a chance on her. You know, get over Sasuke." Sakura lifted her chin ever so slightly, forming an 'O' with her mouth. "I think you should definitely give her a chance, and give yourself a chance to get over him."
Before Naruto could say anything, she continued. "However, you shouldn't date her. It would be unfair to her since you are obviously in love with someone else. Instead ask her to go somewhere with you. Spend a bit of time with her. Later on, if you feel she truly is helping you get over Sasuke, ask her out." Sakura stared the blonde straight in the eye, a menacing glint in them. "But whatever you do, don't lead her on. Hinata is a close friend of mine, and I will not have you hurting her in any way."
Naruto nodded. "Wait, how did you know it was Hinata?" The girl shrugged. "Like I said, she's a close friend of mine. Not to mention that she's the only person I know who's ever had a crush on you." The blonde grinned. "Neh, Sakura, are you sure about that? After all, what's not to like about me?" Sakura snorted, getting up and swatting Naruto on the head.
"Finish your hot cocoa and get out of my house, baka." Naruto smiled at her retreating figure. He pressed the mug to his mouth, finishing off the last of his drink. Grinning, he jumped up and ran towards the kitchen, placing his cup in the sink and watching Sakura as she washed the dishes. "Need some help?" "Who am I to deny free labor?" The two friends grinned at each other, chatting up a storm as they started cleaning up.
Sasuke stirred. Groaning, he rolled onto his back and propped his elbows up. Groggily blinking his eyes, he waited for his eyesight to clear. Once it had, the raven swung his legs over the side of the bed, smiling to himself. For some reason, the restlessness that usually plagued his sleep disappeared that night. It was the best he had slept in years.
Somewhere in the back of his mind, he wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that he had slept with Naruto that night. Ignoring that thought, he turned his head towards the side, noticing the empty bed. Speaking of the over enthusiastic boy, had he already gotten up?
Deducing that he had, the raven frowned, getting out of bed and heading towards the bathroom in the hall. He sighed, turning the shower to the highest heat setting. As he waited for the water to warm up, Sasuke let his thoughts wander to a specific blonde.
Naruto was… acting strange yesterday. It's not like him to just run off and cry in a corner like that. The raven grimaced, thinking back to when they were younger. But he used to do that when we were genin. A result of being alone all his life. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, feeling the anger and worry building up.
But I thought he had learned to talk to us, especially after the whole war thing. What could've possibly caused him to revert back to his old habits. Whatever it is, it had to have been something big. Sasuke crossed his arms with a huff.
Whatever's going on, I will find out. One way or another, eventually someone will spill the beans. A small smirk crossed his face. Lucky for him, he was friends with a Hyuuga that had his nose in practically everyone's business.
Speaking of the Hyuuga… Neji woke up in a dark, dark room. Groaning, he sat up on the bed, marveling slightly at how soft the sheets were. "Comfortable?" A deep voice made the Hyuuga snap to attention, activating his Byakugan. Leaning on the doorframe, was none other than the Kazekage himself. Eyes widening slightly, he snatched up the sheets and threw them off his body, relieved when he found his clothes intact and more importantly, on his body.
Still… Neji's voice took on a slightly threatening tone. "Where am I and what happened?"
Helo my pups! As you can tell, there will be some GaaNeji coming up next episode! So prepare yourselves! Also I'm so sorry about all the angst and confusion. I would stop, but one, the story wouldn't be interesting without it, and two, it gives me a sick pleasure to make the characters (and the readers) squirm in their seats.
Ah, I'm sORry! PLease dOn't ThrOw a tOmAto aT meee!