DISCLAIMER: I own nothing from the Naruto universe but I do have an imagination of my own. I will end up using it, I promise!

Thinking

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Biju, etc. speaking

Naru was sitting on the floor in her room, discussing what she considered to be the horribly sexist attitude of one of Kakashi-sama's ninken as she had been for the past half hour. "Who is he to tell me that I should try to be more subservient in order to get a male interested in me, Pakkun? I mean, what the hell? Who said that I was even trying to get a man?" The pug she was speaking to rolled his big brown bugged-out eyes at her. "And even if I was interested in someone, what's all this 'lay down like a bitch in heat before him' crap?"

"Whoa, whoa there Naru-hime! I don't think he went that far! Not saying that I don't agree that a bitch in heat shouldn't lay down and take it…" Pakkun responded.

"Why you fat little sexist mongrel!"

"Oi! First off, I'm not fat - so watch your tongue! Secondly, I think you're looking at this in a very human way, and I say that as a superior being." (He disregarded her interruption of "Oh for Kami's sake!") "We've been through this time and time again. You're pack and all, Naru, but don't think for a second that I will take crap from you or the boss. That's just the way it is!" Naru was pouting at the pug and had her arms crossed; she was scowling. "Come on now… I know how to make you feel better!" The little pug trotted over to her and crawled up on her lap. "Want to feel my paw? It's soft!"

Damn it when that little furball was right!

Kakashi waited outside of Naru's room. Great, Bisuke had opened his mouth again. I should really muzzle that damn mutt. Pakkun chose that moment to come out and look at him, silently chastising the Hokage for hiding in the hallway from his conversation with the woman he's in love with. Why did Pakkun have to act like a parent at times? Pakkun sat on the ground and gave him his most disappointed stare. Kakashi groaned and walked around his summons and into the room. "Guess what I've got!"

Well, he had two bags of something. "It smells good. What is it?" Naru answered. Kakashi motioned for her to follow him down the hall where they went into a conference room. He placed the bags down and began putting bowls of something on the table. There was a very formal dining room in the Hokage Tower but they both avoided it; it was just too fancy. Ichiraku's. "What's this?" she asked.

"You'll have to try it and see," he responded with a way-too satisfied smirk upon his face.

She sat down with him and began stirring the noodles and other ingredients together. It really did smell great, and it was very well presented, she thought. Why the hell is he staring at me? As usual, as soon as she thought that, her dinner partner looked away as if he had NOT just been looking at her like she had been a talking pony about to do a trick. She shook her head and continued to stir and sniff the meal.

Kakashi took a bite. It was so hard not to laugh when Naru-chan got pissed at him for watching her. She would frown, her nose would scrunch up along with her upper lip - she looked like a kitten ready to hiss. Actually, she had hissed at him once. Scared Bull straight out of the room. I swear she's making them soft. Sitting at a damn desk all day is probably making me soft, too. I'd better get out and train with them. Maybe I can take Naru with me. "Don't just play with your ramen! Eat!"

Naru stopped stirring and glared at him. She would eat when she wanted! He and his dogs always telling her what to do… "Wait? Is this… did you call it 'rama'?" Kakashi choked. "Was there a lemon in yours? Something sour? Oi! You okay?" She began patting his back.

"Gomen, I'm fine," he said, recovering. She doesn't remember RAMEN? "Ramen. Well, they're calling it Tonkatsu, but I have it made up special for us, so it's ramen." By now she had taken a bite, but her long hair hung down over her face, so he couldn't see if she liked it. It would be okay if she didn't. He would just be surprised, that's all. Ichiraku did make the best ramen, after all.

Naru sat up looking straight ahead of her. At first, she thought she might have heard Kakashi-sama say something, but suddenly all she could hear, see, or think of was the sea of noodles and sounds of an ocean of broth and the beauty that must be the Pure World. As she was unknowingly downing ramen, the waves of ecstasy going through her body elicited moans of pleasure from her throat. She was panting heavily after the first bowl. She whipped her hair back; "Oh God! I need more, please," she begged, nearly sobbing. For a moment there was nothing, and she pulled her hair back and let out a cry. Then she smelled that wondrous aroma again. She looked down and buried her face in the bowl.

When she came out of her ramen-induced euphoria, she could only use her tongue to lick off the broth that still clung all the way around her lips. She used her hands to wipe more off of her face and cleaned those with her tongue and mouth as well. It was just so good! She leaned back into her chair and sighed with repleteness. She looked over at her dining partner, who had been just so kind as to bring this wonderful delight to her attention. For some odd reason, he was standing over her, staring at her with the oddest look on his face. Was he panting? "So, so fucking good," she breathed.

Still, he stood there staring at her. He finally seemed to swallow a lump that had been in his throat. "Yeah. Really glad you liked it," he said, barely above a whisper.

"Did I ever." She offered him a sexy smile.

Not that she would know it, most likely. Kakashi internally groaned. No, it was more like if he could move, even internally he would be throwing a fucking temper tantrum. And as Gai would say, he was on any other day of his life way too hip and cool for that! But this woman was driving him crazy! She acts this way for ramen?! He'd been oh-so-charming for weeks now! Isn't he the too-smooth talker? Oh-so experienced in the ways of women and the world? But this little… damnit! She really is a little vixen!

He's been getting nowhere! Kami, has he been friend-zoned? No, no, no… it can't be. Time for drastic action.

"Oh, it's all in my hair. I'd better get in the shower," his paramour that he's gotten nowhere with said softly. "Are you working late tonight?"

"As usual, sorry. Will you come see me before you go to sleep?" Kakashi asked as he was about to sit back down. She'll probably be too tired, especially after THAT.

Naru stood and looked at him. She was a mess: broth still on so much of her face and hair… But she stood looking at him with her lower lip clenched in her teeth, with an expression between pensive and incredibly sexy. "Yeah, of course, I'll come." She pressed her body into his, putting one arm around his back, with the other hand, she brought his head down and she kissed him right beside his mouth for a few moments. Then she walked to her room.

Kakashi stood frozen, wondering just what had happened. "Thank you, Ramen-Sama."