A/n: I think this is awfully short I think, I try to get rid of all my mistakes, but i'm a natural! but i will try, thxs for the reviews!! You rule!!!

Chapter 16

THE LATE RAMEN EATER!!

"Hey Sakura, what do you think of this?"

Ino held up a bright orange dress and a matching bright green scarf.

"Do you think these go well together?" Ino asked.

"Umm..." [HELL NO!!! AHH!!! My eyes hurt from just looking at it... Maybe I should say 'yes' to embarrass her that night.... Nah... I'm TOO nice...]

"HEY INO, THAT'S DISGUSTING!!! WHERE IS YOUR FASHION SENSE GONE???" Sakura screamed at her.

"WHERE'S YOURS?" Ino retorted looking at the red and green dress Sakura was holding. (A/n: RED AND GREEN!!! AHHH! My primary school colours, I would know had to wear it for 8 years...man...everyone else's uniform hurt my eyes...)

"Hmm... I guess we both don't have much fashion sense... Why don't we ask Ten Ten to help us?" Sakura suggested, when she saw Ten Ten enter the shop.

She put away the dress she was holding.

"TEN TEN HELP US!!!" Sakura ran towards their fellow student.

"Hi guys!" She replied. "Could you help us find a dress for the dance? I mean your eyes are so sharp form all your training and stuff... I bet you could find a dress that suits us..." Ino asked hopefully.

"Sure! Anyway who are you guys going to the dance with?" Ten Ten asked.

"Umm... because Sasuke-Kun was already going with someone I asked the closest person standing next to me and it happened to be Shikamuru..." Ino told her.

"...Uh huh..." Ten Ten a bit surprised, who would of thought Ino and Shikamaru...

"How bout you Sakura, did you get Sasuke-Kun?" Ten Ten asked teasingly.

".... Ano...No... I'm going with...Naruto..." She told Ten Ten, (Ten Ten looked shocked. ) "Though I won't be dancing with him!" She added.

"Hey so who are you going with?" Ino asked curiously. (Always was always will be)

"Umm... also someone is my team..." She began, then Ino-Pig ( had to say that...) interrupted.

"NEJI-SAN!!! I thought it would be UN-COOL TO GO TO A DANCE.. FOR HIM" Ino yelled confused.

"Yeah he said that, that's why he isn't going... I'm going with Lee-san..." Ten Ten blushed.

"WHAT?? OMG!!!OMG!! Ino screamed and she pretended to faint.

Sakura glared at Ino-Pig...Ino pretended to faint... Sakura rolled her eyes. "Anyway did you want me to help or not?" Ten Ten demanded. "Oh yeah sure...sorry, I'm just hyper-active..." Ino-Pig apologized. "Let's get started then!" Ten Ten announced.

"I think I get it now..." Sasuke told Hinata as she went through with the dance steps once more. "Arigatou Hinata..." He thanked her. "That's ok... Sasuke-Kun can I ask you something?" Hinata asked quietly.

"Yes..." He answered.

"Is it ok if I don't dance with you at the dance...? All you fan-girls would want to kill me..." She blushed she wanted to dance with someone else...

"Ok..." He agreed... There was someone else he had hoped he cold get to dance with... "Hey Hinata..." Sasuke began. "Yes Sasuke-Kun?" Hinata stopped walking and turned around. "Umm...ano...does..." Sasuke began stuttering out, why was it so hard to ask... "Does Sakura really like Naruto?" He blurted out. "...Sorry Sasuke, you will have to ask her yourself!" Hinata teasingly told him. (Ooo lala...Hinata thought ) (A/n totally out of character...fan fic dude!)

Hinata walked away laughing quietly to herself.

Sasuke: DAMN....

"Ten bowl of chicken flavoured ramen old man please!" Naruto shouted at the old man.

"SURE THING!" the old man chuckled to himself, the little lad must have been thinking again... "HEADACHE!!!" Naruto told himself.

"OLD MAN please hurry it's an emergency!" Naruto pleaded as he watched the old man move slowly around the kitchen.

"Sure sure...Patience..." Old man replied. He must be actually thinking about someone...

"Here you go!!" The old man placed 10 bowls of ramen in front of Naruto. "Uhh... I don't have any money..." Naruto said meekly to the old man when he was presented with the bill.

"Then it's on the house then!" The old man felt sorry for Naruto, thinking wasn't his best subject. He was quite fond of the young lad who wanted to be the future Hokage. "You can pay me back when you're Hokage!"

"SURE!" Now that Naruto didn't feel guilty for not paying, he dug straight in.

"AHHH... Heaven!" He completely forgot about everything, even the dance and Hinata for a while.

Sometime later... "OLD MAN WHAT TIME IS IT?" Naruto suddenly asked when he finished his last bowl of ramen.

"5:37 p.m , why do you have somewhere special to go to today?" The old man asked.

"NO.... actually... AHHH THE DANCE!!!!..... I have to get Sakura a present but most of the gift shops are closed!!" Naruto groaned.

"Why not give her a packet of instant ramen... since it's so delicious?" The old man suggested.

"YEAH WHY NOT?" Naruto took some instant ramen from the old man and yelled.

"I'LL PAY YOU BACK WHEN I'M HOKAGE!!! ARIGATOU!!!" Naruto yelled as he ran outside.

A/n : YAWN SO TIRED!!! Next chappie 2 morrow!!! FINALLY THE DANCE!!!