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Sakura and Sasuke walked in silence as they steadily approached Naruto's apartment. Sakura's mind was busy with innocent and carefree thoughts as she admired the early morning scenery laid out before her. Sasuke on the other hand----was unexplainably nervous. He often found himself staring at her, until he'd accidentally trip over a stone or two, then he'd stare at the ground for minutes before he started to stare at her. It was a vicious cycle. Sakura told Sasuke to wait at the foot of the stairs as she went to go get Naruto. Sasuke watched her skip happily up the stairs and knock on the door. She turned around and waved jovially at him, before an exhausted looking Naruto opened the door.

"Naruto we're going to go train!" Sakura declared.

"...ano...Sakura-chan you're here early...did something happen?" Naruto asked, ignoring what she said.

"...Naruto..." Sakura said dangerously, before socking Naruto. She dragged him inside and a moment later dragged him back outside, this time changed in his orange jumpsuit.

"All right Sasuke! Let's go!" Sakura said grumpily, still dragging the unconscious Naruto behind her. Sasuke walked behind her. She seemed different...alot happier than Sasuke has ever seen her...

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked, turning her head in his direction. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Why do you ask?" Sasuke asked.

"Well...you just kind of stopped walking, and your face is all red." Sakura replied.

"Oh. I'm fine." Sasuke said coolly, walking passed her.

"All right then." Sakura said shrugging, and continuing to walk. They both walked in silence on their way to the training ground. It was peaceful, and all around more relaxing for both of them, until---

"Oi! Sakura, Sasuke!!" Yelled the annoyingly loud voice of ... Kiba. He grinned, and Akamaru barked. For being up so early in the morning, they were still pretty energetic. Shino and Hinata walked up behind Kiba and Akamaru and waved to them.

"Ohayo!" Sakura responded politely. "Would you three like to walk with us, we're about to go do some training."

"We'd like that, wouldn't we, guys?" Kiba said happily, looking back at Shino with a goofy grin. Shino cleared his throat, but other than that showed no signs that he heard Kiba.

"Sakura-chan? What happened to Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked shyly.

"Oh...hehe. I accidentally hit him to hard. You can tend to him once we get to the training grounds." Sakura said with a wink. Hinata blushed and they started walking again. They had gotten to the training grounds, and to their delight found no one was training. They laid Naruto out on empty plain of grass where Hinata was sitting tensely next to him. Kiba started playing with Akamaru, knowing they had a little time to play around before Kurenai-sensei came to supervise their training session. Sasuke looked over at Sakura who was standing by herself, looking a bit lonely. He was about to come up and talk to her when she walked over to Shino. Sasuke, pretending to do some tree climbing exercises tried listened into the conversation.

"Ohayo Shino-kun." Sakura said brightly.

"Ohayo Sakura-chan." Shino responded.

"Thanks for the other day Shino-kun. I really had fun." Sakura said happily. Sasuke twitched.

"I agree. I enjoyed spending time with you Sakura-chan." Shino said, smiling, though it was hidden by his gray trench coat.

"Mmhmm! It would be nice to go out again Shino-kun." Sakura said blushing.

"Indeed." Shino said. "Are you busy tomorrow?"

"Yes. I think so..." Sakura said happily. "I'll meet you at your house around dinner time okay?"

"Hai." Shino responded, and with that, walked over to talk to Kiba. Sakura was giggling. Sasuke on the other hand, was utterly taken aback, he lost his concentration and focus and fell off the tree, landing face first on the ground behind Sakura. Sakura turned around, instinctively pulling out her kunai. To her delight she found no one but the heard a low groan, looking down, she Sasuke, completely face down lying on the concrete pavement.

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked with amusement and concern at the same time.

"Yo." Sasuke said weakly, raising his hand so she could pull him up. Sakura smiled warmly and helped Sasuke up, after making sue he was okay, she strode over to Hinata and Naruto. Naruto was laying in the grass, still knock out, Hinata, who was blushing furiously was kneeling over Naruto, with a look of concern on her face. Sakura smiled, when she really though about it, Naruto and Hinata would be a great couple. Hinata, was shy, down to earth, honest, and all around caring. Naruto on the other hand was well...energetic. Sakura watch Hinata tuck the small strands of her that stuck out behind her hair. Her white eyes glowed like the morning sun, gentle and inviting. Sakura sat down next to Hinata on the dewy grass. She didn't say anything as she waited for Naruto to become regain conscious. 'Now really...I didn't hit him THAT hard...' Naruto's eyes fluttered, as he put his hand on his head and groaned in frustration.

"It's about time you woke up dummy." Sakura said sticking out her tongue. Naruto sat up.

"Shut up Sakura-cha--Hinata?!" Naruto said, jumping back in shock. Hinata nodded timidly, putting her hand timidly on her mouth.

"...O--Ohayo Naruto-kun." Hinata said.

"Heh...O-ha-yo." Naruto said, the words coming slowly out of his mouth.

"...uh. I'm going to leave now." Sakura said, winking at Naruto before leaving.

"...Ano...Oh yeah!" Naruto said, grinning. He blushed, but at the same time flashed a grin. "Ano...ano...Hinata-chan. Would you like to go out for ramen tonight?" Naruto asked Hinata.

"Ano...Ano...." Hinata said blushing. Naruto's grin faded at Hinata's hesitation. "Hai!" She said at last. Naruto grinned.

"Sugoi! I'll um...um...pick you up at your house at seven. Surely you'll be done training by then." Naruto said jubilantly.

"Hai!" Hinata said. If possible, she was blushing even more. "Ano...Naruto-kun...Kurenai-sensei is here! I'll see you tonight." Hinata said bowing before running to catch up with Shino, Kiba, and Kurenai. Naruto grinned dumbly, and didn't acknowledge Sakura's presence when she sat next to Naruto.

"Hehe, Naruto-kun...I take it you finally asked her out." Sakura said with a smile.

"Hai." Naruto said dreamily. Still gazing at Hinata was walking away right now.

"Yo. We should start training." Sasuke said nonchalantly, taking the role of Kakashi. Sakura both got up and followed Sasuke to a nearby training ground with three posts. "We'll just practice taijutsu today...then we'll break for lunch and do some tree climbing exercises before we leave."

"Hai" Sakura and Naruto said. They positioned themselves in front of a post, Sakura being in the middle of Sasuke and Naruto. She started training immediately and intensely. Sasuke paused to watch her. Her short strawberry colored hair flowed freely as she aggressively tackled the wooden dummy. Her eyes sparkling with determination and no longer looking worried or concerned about how she looked. Sasuke smirked. 'I'm glad she got over me' Sasuke thought to himself, as he thought this, it felt as though a heavy stone has been dropped into his stomach. Coming back to his senses, he started practicing his moves on the wooden block. All three of them trained hard for the next six hours, before stopping and unpacking the lunches Naruto brought for them.

"Mm. Miso ramen. Arigatou Naruto." Sakura said with a cheery smile.

"No problem Sakura-chan. Here dobe." Naruto said playfully, throwing the packet of instant noodles at Sasuke. Sasuke...who's mind was...on a certain pink-haired kounichi wasn't paying attention and the ramen noodles bounced off of his head, causing Naruto to laugh.

"Naruto that was mean..." Sakura said in a whining voice. "But then again, you should pay more attention Sasuke. If you're not careful, you might be the next Kakashi." Sakura said jokingly. Sasuke said nothing but he become a lot more...let's say distracted whilst they continued training, making it very hard to stick to the trees. 'This is stupid...I'm letting HER distract me.' Sasuke thought irritably as fell for the 30th time today. 'Maybe I should do something...that way I'll get my stupid feelings out of the way...did I say feelings?...'

"Saku--"

"Sasuke." Sakura said loudly while sticking to one of the trees. "This is kind of pointless. You just don't seem to focused today. Can we stop? Naruto and I kind of have dates tonight." Sakura said bluntly. Sakura walked down the tree calmly.

"Yeah. I agree with Sakura-chan.It's all ready 4 o' clock." Naruto said as well, walking down the tree.

"Psh. Fine." Sasuke said. So much for trying to talk to her.

"Goodbye Sasuke!" Sakura said, not looking back as she headed for the path to go home. Naruto ran to catch up with her. Sasuke stood there, speechless.

"Sakura-chan wait up!" Naruto said, catching up to her. "I need advice...what do you normally do for first dates?"

"Hm...I don't know. Listen walk me home, I'll get ready, and then we could go to your house and I'll help you get ready." Sakura said wisely.

"Ne, ne...won't your mother like...beat me up?" Naruto asked, remembering leaving the house with bruises and bumps the last time he visited her.

"...Naruto...that's because you molested my mom."

"I told you! I really fell...I'm not a pervert like Kaka-sensei or Pervert-senin." Naruto said truthfully.

"Hm. Is that what happened? Oh well...my mom won't mind as long as you stay five feet away from her." Sakura said nonchalantly.

"...Ano..." Naruto said. "I feel like Pervert-senin."

"Whatever..." Sakura groaned. They walked in silence the rest of the way to Sakura's house. Sakura and Naruto both took of their sandals before coming into the Haruno house. Sakura's mom who was in the kitchen absentmindedly said 'hello sakura.' without looking as she had her back turned to the both of them. Naruto and Sakura both walked up into Sakura's room. Naruto looked around, and jumped on the familiar bed in the corner. Naruto grinned as Sakura rolled her eyes.

"S-Sakura-chan. May I ask you a question." Naruto asked seriously, whilst Sakura was humming a song to herself.

"Uh...hai." Sakura said at last. She wondered what could make Naruto act so serious.

"Well...your feelings...for Sasuke...what are they?" Naruto asked quietly, trying to avoid Sakura's eyes. Sakura froze for an instant as she was getting her clothes out of her dresser. She closed her eyes and asked herself how she felt about Sasuke. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity she said...

"Well...I'm..."

"I'm in Hell..." Sasuke muttered to himself, still in the park. His hands were bunched up in his pockets angrily as he kicked a small pebble, watching it skip a couple feet ahead of him.

"Why?" A bored sounding voice asked from behind him.

"NANI!?" Sasuke, yelled, jumping back in shock.

"Eh? It's just me Sasuke." Kakashi said.

"Oh. Why are you here?" Sasuke asked coldly.

"I was about to leave for my mission." Kakashi said. "Anything you feel like talking about?"

"No." Sasuke said coldly.

"Come on Sasuke-kun...are you sure?" Kakashi teased.

"Leave me alone!" Sasuke said, running away.

"And people ask why I don't want to have kids? Oh well...better get started then." Kakashi said, running swiftly out of the village.

"I see..." Naruto said, finally understanding what Sakura meant. "Are you okay Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked with concern, when he had seen tears roll down her cheeks.

"Hai." Sakura choked. She wiped the tears away gently and picked up some clothes. "Naruto-kun. I'm going to go bathe and change, don't worry I won't take to long..." Sakura muttered leaving Naruto to ponder what she had just said. Half an hour passed by he sensed someone's presence.

"AH! THE PERVERT!!!" Sakura's mom yelled when she walked by Sakura's room. She grabbed the nearest thing (an umbrella) and started chasing Naruto around the house with it. Naruto, not hesitating for a moment, ran for his life. "REDEMPTION!!!"

"...Oka-san?" Sakura asked weakly, when her mother and Naruto sped by. Her mother screeched to a halt and Naruto ran into the wall...

"...Sakura-chan?" Her mother asked. Sakura had changed into a loose green tank top that complemented her jade green eyes. She also had on a matching green skirt that was cut off at her knees with a gold trimming and to top it off, her hair was tied up with a dark green ribbon.

"AHHH! MY DAUGHTER IS SOOOO CUTE!!!! KAWAII!!" Her mother screeched, grabbing her daughter into a tight embrace.

"Mom..." Sakura said irritably."Please let go..."

"oh sorry...I guess *you* were with sakura then...well I'll see you two children later." Her mom said nonchalantly, retired to her bedroom.

"...so...scary..." Naruto declared, his voice muffled into the wall. Sakura giggled and helped Naruto up. "Wow Sakura-chan! You look really great!" Sakura felt herself blush.

"Now's not the time for that Naruto!" Sakura said bossily. "We have to prepare you for your date!"

She grabbed Naruto by the collar and left the house, slamming the door behind her.

"Sakura-chan...you don't have to drag me...y' know..." Naruto said.

"Ah! Gomen!" Sakura laughed, letting go of her grip on Naruto. She waited for Naruto to get to his feet before they left the house. Sakura's jaw dropped when she walked in.

"...Naruto ...your house..."

"...Yes...it's a bit messy...gomen!" Naruto said, grinning.

"...Whatever...let's just find some nice clothes for you." Sakura sighed exasperatedly, coming into Naruto's house. She went to his bedroom, followed by Naruto and looked through his closet.

"...Orange...jump suits..." Sakura squeaked.

"...yeah?" Naruto asked, wondering why Sakura looked so angry. "Is that bad?"

"...NARUTO!!!" Sakura yelled angrily, causing Naruto to run out of the room.

"...Inner Sakura...scary..." Naruto muttered. Sakura calmed down when she saw a black turtleneck and a pair of khaki's hidden deep behind the orange jumpsuits.

"Put this on. Now!" Sakura barked, throwing the clothes in Naruto's face. Naruto didn't hesitate as he ran to his bathroom. taking a quick bath, he put on his clothes. To his surprise they fit, considering he bought them months ago. Naruto sprayed on some cologne Sakura had given him as a gag gift for his birthday last year. 'Hehe...you're a man now! You'll need this!' Sakura teased. Naruto smirked, remembering the party that everyone threw for him. Hinata was there...'Naruto-kun...ano...I want to give this to you.' Hinata said shyly.

"I'm going to look super handsome!" Naruto declared. He walked out of the bathroom with confidence and found Sakura lying on her back in Naruto's bed, looking very bored.

"...Oh...Naruto...you look....nice." Sakura managed to stutter out, blushing at the sight of Naruto.

"yay! Okay then let's go!" Naruto said.

"...actually Shino's house is far away from the Hyuga house. You're on your own Naruto. Just remember to bring flowers, and don't take her to that ramen house!" Sakura said.

"...But I like ramen..."

"...Whatever...don't blame me if you don't get asked out again..." Sakura sighed, before leaving. Naruto watched Sakura walk down the road to Shino's house from his window. Looking at his clock, he grabbed his wallet and ran to the Yamanaka flower shop. The ring jingled as Naruto opened the door and found Ino and Shikamaru talking to each other.

"Hey you two!" Naruto said grinning.

"Oi, Naruto. You're of the hospital all ready?" Ino asked.

"Yea. Ino...I'm going on a date...what kind of flowers do you recommend?" Naruto asked. Ino's eyes lit up with excitement when she heard Naruto say the word 'date'.

"Oh. Who is this lucky lady?" Ino asked slyly, causing Shikamaru to roll his eyes.

"...Hyuga Hinata"

Ino got off of her stool behind the counter and grabbed Naruto's hand, guiding him around the store. Talking fast about each flower, and occasionally about Hinata.

"...Um...I'll just grab these." Naruto said not knowing what to do. He grabbed some red roses and headed up to the cash register following Ino.

"Hm. Okay. The total is 900 yen." Ino said, holding her hand out for money. Naruto handed it to her, and received a clear plastic rap to hold the flowers in. After saying his goodbyes, he left the store running to the Hyuga Estate.

"You. What are you doing here?" Neji asked harshly, when he opened the sliding door to find Naruto standing there.

"...Um...is Hinata-chan here?" Naruto asked nervously. To say that Naruto was nervous...was an understatement. He'd rather face Kinamaro again, then be there.

"...Why?" Neji asked.

"Uh....uh........to go on a - a- ---"

"Spit it out all ready." Neji said impatiently.

"...We'regoingoutonadate!" Naruto said, the words jumping out all at once. Neji's face grew dark.

"...a date?" Neji growled.

"...hai?" Naruto asked.

"...Neji-ni-san...Naruto-kun. Konbanwa!" Hinata said politely. Naruto and Neji turned her. Hinata was wearing a cream colored buttoned up blouse that fit snugly on her, outlining her figure. Her dark purple skirt just reached down to her knees, revealing her very slim legs. . Hinata's hair was flowing freely against the wind. Naruto felt himself go red, Neji frowned and looked Naruto.

"...Return by nine...Or I will find you." Neji said bluntly, passing Hinata without acknowledging her.

A/N: Next chapter, Hinata/Naruto date for sho! Hm...maybe a Saku/Shino date...just maybeeeeee....Sorry Sasuke was a bit OOC...but hey...for him to actually have feelings is to OOC for him...^^; Don't hate me Sasuke fangirls!!! *hides from their wrath*...

So anyway...i forgot to give gifts for last chapter's reviewers *hands out gift cards to Ichiraku ramen*

Personal Thankies:

RSMB: Sorry the whole Sasuke finding about Shino was well...I thought it was disapointing...I was so tempted to pull a soap opera and go 'Wait sakura...you can't date him! I love you and I'm pregnant with your child, but you are also my twin's brother's cousin's girlfriends!!!!'...then i was like: 0.o...so yeah...so be happy that didn't happen...what was I saying? Oh yes. Arigatou-gozaimasu ^_^ (for the review)

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wormkaizer: I promise there'll be Hina/Naru fluff next chapter!!! Hang in there!!! ^_~ thanks for reading!

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Ahh....Naruto...Suki desu!! (pronounce: ski des...meaning I love you ^_^)

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