Disclaimer: I still, still hereby state that I, Keitorin, do not claim to own the Naruto Manga or Anime. The show and all it's wonderful characters are Copyright to Kishimoto Masashi sensei, and umm…whoever else? The only thing I own for sure is the plot. I'm just using my evil and twisted ways to scare people off. Honest.

I.feel.morbid.

I haven't written more than a paragraph on this in two days. I haven't been in the house hardly any of that time. I was running around the whole town, and beyond. The first day, I got the Game Boy Advance SP system. After that, Wal Mart, we went across to Sam Goodies. Mum gave Rachel and I twenty dollars each to spend. I wanted to spend much, much more. They had so many Manga. Ayashi no Ceres, Mars, Inuyasha, Evangelion, Fushigi Yuugi, and more that I can't remember because my head hurts like hell. I really wanted to get something, but I decided to wait and get a Japanese manga or Doujinshi online instead.

Today, us four went on our first family outing together in years, because we got money in the mail for paying taxis or some such. I bought some really strong smelling incense, a pot to burn potpourri in, and a small dagger to add to my collection.

The point is, ever sense I came home yesterday, my feet have hurt, I've had migraines, I've put up with bad attitudes and bickering, and had to constantly be somewhere. I had to get up so early yesterday morning for Rachel to go to school, and she ended up not going because she was feeling too bad about something her friend came over and confessed to her. So…I have the worst headache in the world, I have a sister who has no consideration for others, even though she's supposed to be more mature as she's older than me, and…well, I felt guilty so I tried my best to update without making it totally unreadable and filled with pain and suffering. Surprisingly, Naruto ending up a little overly genki. And I am soooo sorry if it seems mushy toward the end…I wasn't paying attention.

And I can't believe I just wrote all that…;;

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Naruto made sure he was close enough to the edge that he could see, but far enough so that he wouldn't be seen, or he wouldn't fall off. That would hurt. And he'd get caught.

He lay there for a moment, staring down at the food-laden table, taking in the smells, watching others enjoy their meals.

Well, here goes nothing. He thought before taking the hook and lowering it slowly down the side of the building. He peered over and saw he was halfway down…he was running out of rope…

He frowned when the rope reached its end; just right above the he was seeking. He twisted his face up into a thoughtful frown before he smiled and you could practically see the light bulb shining above his head. He bent as low as he could to the building and lay his head sideways, before stretching his arms as far as they would go and the hook went lower…he figured he was just there…then he felt it hook onto something and he quickly yanked on the rope and pulled himself up, hoping for the best. He could vaguely hear some angry voices from below as he pulled the string up to see his prize. It was a surprise all right…he jerked his head around and peered over the edge. His eyes widened in realization and took in the site of a now bold man trying to cover up his head. Our dear boy Naruto had pulled the toupee right off of the stand owner's head.

At first Naruto was embarrassed for the man, but pretty soon he was laughing so hard he was afraid his ribs would break from the strain.

He stopped; however, when he heard the shouts and the sound of running feet towards the rooftop…he'd been to loud with his laughing. He stared, wide eyed, at the latter for a moment, before practically jumping over to it and sliding down. Now at the bottom, he could see a few people pushing through the crowd to get at him. He couldn't help it, when they caught a glimpse of him; he stuck out his tongue and made a face. "Nya nya!" He muttered humbly before turning tail and running away like a hooligan.

He didn't stop until he was on the other side of the village, only then did he come to collapse beside a house nearby. He took deep breaths until he was sure he wouldn't fall over if he stood up, and propped his elbow up on the house.

"…ano…" A small voice spoke from the window above him in the house. Naruto looked up at her with startled eyes and saw a dark looking girl around his age with the weirdest eyes he'd ever seen. They stared at each other for a moment before the girl's cheeks turned red and she moved back from the window.

Naruto blinked confusedly for a moment before he sat Indian style and scratched his head slightly.

"Mou…" He couldn't believe what had happened back at the building…he'd almost been caught! But he'd also been seen…and he realized it had already been a while since he'd left. He had no clue how much longer he had, and whether or not the lady or had came to check up on him or not. He really didn't like to think about, he was sure ninjas didn't worry about such trivial things. He was startled again when he saw someone move into his line of vision. He looked up to see the girl from a few minutes ago standing maybe a foot or two away from him, holding out a cup of water with her head held down.

"I…I thought you might be thirsty." She mumbled. It took Naruto a moment to react before he hesitantly reached out and took the cup from her hands. As he did, she clasped both hands tightly behind her back as if fearing rejection.

What a shy girl… Naruto thought as he took a cautious sip from the cup. After taking a sip, he proceeded to drink the rest of the water in one big gulp. The shy girl still stood across from him, looking a bit unsure about what to do with herself.

"E…to. Thanks onnanoko." He handed the cup back to her and she held onto it like a lifeline.

"Ah…it was nothing…" She mumbled, still red at the cheeks. They both stood there awkwardly before Naruto stood up all the way and held out his hand.

"Well, my name is Uzumaki Naruto, the ninja!" He said proudly, shaking her hand vigorously. She blinked and didn't seem to notice the rough handshake.

"Ninja?" She spoke curiously…sort of in awe.

"Ehehe…not really. I just wanted to pretend just for today." Naruto rubbed the back of his head and squinted his eyes.

"Oh…that's really cool. My name is Hyuga Hinata. Nice to meet you…Naruto-kun. There seemed to be a permanent blush on Hinata's face and Naruto wondered if she was feeling okay.

"Do you want to take a walk?" Naruto asked thoughtfully. Something seemed to be wrong and he figured she might feel better afterwards. And this was the first kid his age he had talked to.

"S-sure…Naruto-kun" She stuttered nervously, and definitely surprised. She…had never been asked…to play before. Although it was just a walk, it was very important to her. And this boy didn't seem o be joking with her. She decided to go with him. If she wasn't too nervous…

Naruto waited with his hands behind his head, watching her from the corner of his eye. He watched as she nodded and stuttered yes. He smiled happily and grabbed her hand in his, surprising her into another blushing fit. He practically skipped along with her looking after him with an unreadable expression on her face.

Review Responses

Ayako – Lol! Very romantic indeed. *nodnod* So when should I make the anniversary..hmm…

Maybe I should think about a thesaurus…*starts using long words* actually…today, I got my textbooks for school, and there are three books for writing…lemme see, 'Writing Strands, book 5 and 6', which says they contain challenging writing projects. And the other is 'Great Explorations In Editing series' o.o;

Anyway…thanks for reviewing again, I fear this fic is turning stupid…even though I have a few more ideas to add yet. Maybe it'll be okay ^-^

Ayako (again) – It cut you off? =_=

Lol…I know how that is. Once I tried to update some long lost fanfic, I got nowhere and ended up staring at the computer for a few hours and giving myself a headache -_-

Hinata, stalking? Nahh…oh, and was the part with Naruto and Hinata too …cute? I wanted this fic to be pairing-less (), but I also wanted to leave it so that there was room for the reader to imagine…and I hope its not too awkward.

Anime Lass – Thankies ^-^ I'm worried someone will notice Naruto too o.o;

Don't worry about that person who is supposed to be checking on him. I'll do something about that, I have to, cuz if I do like I say, she'll have already checked the room and warned the whole town by the time I'm finished.

: D – Lol, well, I tend to assume things too…most of the time it's good things though =p

Thanks for reviewing ^o^ I think I wrote more on the reviews and comment at the top then I did story…

airfire0 – Definitely a scary thought…yeah, I didn't want it to be one or the other, but something kind of in-between. I agree, they are still too young. If all goes well with this fic, I will write a sequel and I think it will be sort of like this, but with a wider variety of people…*shakes head* I hope I'm asking some sense, my head still hurts…

debs – Lol, I'm glad you're enjoying it. And who can resist Naruto?!? I'm afraid no one can…

That's all, I'm so sorry if I forgot anyone, I had to view the reviews in my mailbox offline, as my dad unhooked me from the router as he my computer was slowing down his, and he couldn't race online. ;