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Sorry about the delay, but real life interfered. Anyway, here is the next chapter, I hope you like it. It's more centred on Naruto. Please leave me a review!
Afternoon Proposing

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Naruto raced down the streets of Konoha. In a zigzag course he tried to avoid running somebody over. With the grace of several years of practice, he did a forward roll under a ladder a man was carrying, just to vault over a woman who had bent down to pick up a basket. He used the next house wall to pass by a large group of people only to have an elder woman appear before him once he got back on the street. Naruto reached out with his hands and whirled the surprised woman around in a perfect pirouette before he continued on his way. Deciding that taking the streets took him too much time, he leaped onto the next roof.

Where he promptly toppled over a fellow Shinobi causing them to nearly fall off the roof. Naruto did not even take the time to look whom he had run over. Instead, he got back onto his feet as fast as he could and threw a hasty "Sorry" over his shoulder. The other Shinobi was left to watch his back in bewilderment.

Several roofs farther, Naruto got into trouble again. This time though, he was on a collision course with a group of ANBU running towards him at high speed. Naruto's mind raced to find a way to avoid this crash. Figuring that the ANBU had good reflexes, he opted to run straight ahead lowering his head like an aggressive bull.

Realizing his intention, the two masked Shinobi in his way jumped to the side. The whole group came to a halt and watched the orange flash running past them. Since Naruto was the only one in Konoha wearing bright orange they recognized him immediately and made no move to stop him, but shook their heads in barely concealed amusement.

Damn, there was definitely too much traffic on the roofs of Konoha today.

The thought distracted Naruto long enough that he missed a step. Reaching out with his hands in an attempt to keep his balance, he failed miserably and fell off the roof into a courtyard. Preparing for the impact, he tried to relax his body. But something cushioned his fall.

Something warm and furry... and growling.

Obviously, Naruto fell into the courtyard of the Inuzuka mansion.

"Oi, Naruto, get off my dogs!"

Laughing embarrassedly Naruto patted the head of the dog next to him, which he recognized as Akamaru.

"Sorry, Kiba, I kinda tripped up there." Without further ado, Naruto leaped back onto the roof leaving a pissed Inuzuka behind. Just a minute later, he arrived at the doorstep of his apartment without getting into more trouble.

He stopped after he had closed the door behind him and threw a look around the living area. It had been quite some time since he had last been here. Which explained the surprise of the person that stepped out of the adjoining kitchen at that moment.

"Naruto-nii-chan! What are you doing here? Did Hinata kick you out?"

Absent-mindedly, Naruto answered his roommate while he headed for a closed door to his left.

"No, but I kinda got into a fight with Neji about my relationship with Hinata."

"Oh, shit. What did you do this time?"

"I didn't do anything! He just took something I said wrongly."

"Ah, that must've been quite something if you got Hyuga Neji worked up."

Naruto scowled at his roommate.

"It really wasn't that big, I just said I wanted kids with Hinata."

"Ah, and did you mentioned the word marriage?"

"Err, no."

"Thought so. You know that Neji can be quite traditional and conservative sometimes..."

"Yeah, that's why... What's that?!?"

During their exchange, Naruto had opened the door and was now staring at the chaos that dominated what was supposed to be his bedroom. Admittedly, he had never been the tidiest person, but he was certain that he had not left such a mess.

"Konohamaru!"

"Err, sorry, Naruto-nii-chan. I kinda used your room as a storeroom since you were hardly ever here."

"Great, just what I need." Naruto leaned weakly against the doorframe and groaned in exasperation.

"You're so going to help me now. I need to find something in here."

Meanwhile at the Hatake household, Sakura was trying to calm down Hinata who had been shocked and saddened by Naruto's flight at first. Then she had started to scream at her cousin. Neji had already apologized to her for his behaviour, but now he was getting irritated himself. So the two Hyuga stood opposite of each other engaged in an angry silver-eyed staring contest.

"Calm down already, Hinata. I said I'm sorry. Look, I'll go and get Naruto back here, okay?"

Genma and Kakashi had stood by the sideline, but now the latter decided that it was time to ease some of the tension. After all, he did not want to upset his pregnant wife too much.

"I don't think that would be a good idea. It'll be better I get him. I'm sure he'll listen to me."

Sakura looked at him with obvious relief.

"Yeah, I think that would be best. Come on, Hinata, let's sit down." Gently the pink-haired Kunoichi led her friend to a couch. Neji sat across from them while Genma leaned against the windowsill. In a puff of smoke, Kakashi was gone.

"Mah, you shouldn't worry so much, all of you. It was just a misunderstanding." Genma looked at three younger Jounin still chewing on his senbon.

"Naruto would never get intimidated by Neji, you know that. And he told us to wait here, so I think he plans to come back anyway."

Hinata let his words sink in. Genma had a point. Feeling relieved, she smiled at him and her cousin.

"Yes, you're probably right. I'm sorry, Neji-nii-san." The Hyuga simply nodded at her. Suddenly, Hinata blushed.

"Oh my, we've totally forgotten about the baby! I'm curious, Sakura, do you know the gender yet?"

Glad about the change of the conversation's topic, Sakura smiled.

"No, not yet, but I hope it's a baby girl this time. I could use a bit female support."

Kakashi searched at all of Naruto's favourite places for the blonde, but he was neither on top of the Hokage monument nor at the Ichiraku. Finally, he decided to look at his former student's apartment. Apparently a good idea, for when he appeared in the living area, he could already hear Naruto in his room.

"Damn it, Konohamaru, did you have to store all this crap in here??"

Walking in the direction of the voice, Kakashi opened Naruto's bedroom door. The sight that greeted him was quite entertaining.

Naruto and Konohamaru both stood up to their knees in what must have been the greatest chaos ever. The floor was littered with a great variety of things, starting with boxes of all sizes and shapes, some empty, some not, bottles, books, scrolls, clothes, plushies (Kakashi actually raised an eyebrow at that), a few Kunai and other Ninja weapons, dishes, various cooking items, a football... the list went on and on. Obviously, Konohamaru had stuffed everything he could not place elsewhere into this room. And now the two of them were messing things even further by rummaging through the items and throwing them over their shoulders. After he had avoided a flying scroll followed by a broken clock, Kakashi decided to draw their attention by clearing his throat.

The two in front of him spun around quickly and stared at him.

"Ah, hey, Kakashi. How long have you been there?"

"Not long. What are you doing here?"

"Naruto-nii-chan is searching for something, Kakashi-sensei." Konohamaru grinned sheepishly.

"Aah, I'd never guessed that. And what..."

"Ha!" Naruto's triumphant outburst interrupted Kakashi's sarcastic comment. Grinning all over his face, Naruto held up a small box.

"Oh gods, look at the time, it's already past three. I'm sorry, Sakura, but we have to go. My father wanted to have tea with us this afternoon."

"That's okay, Hinata. I have to look where the boys disappeared to anyway. And I'm sure Naruto will show up soon."

The four of them walked to the front door and stepped out onto the street talking about when their work schedule would allow them to meet again. Neji reminded Sakura and Genma of their mission briefing being held the next day.

When they were about to go on their ways, a shout from the distance stopped them. Turning into its direction, they saw Naruto and Konohamaru running towards them followed by a decidedly amused looking Kakashi.

They came to a halt in front of the others, the younger Shinobi slightly panting while Kakashi winked at Sakura.

"I'm sorry... -huff-... I left...-huff-...but I had to... get something...important." With that Naruto dropped onto one knee in front of Hinata holding out the small box. Hinata, Sakura and Neji stared at him wide-eyed. Then he opened the box.

"Hinata, I love you more than anything in this world. I want to live my life with you and I want to have a family with you. So... will you marry me, Hinata?"

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tbc

A/N: I'll try to get the next chapter out sooner, but I can't promise it. Most likely, it will be the final chapter. There's not much left to say, but if you have a special wish concerning something about this fic, tell me and maybe I'll write it.

The chapter will definitely have more KakaSaku fluff than the last ones.

Review response:

Malitia: He, good idea. Somehow I lacked inspiration for that part. Maybe I'll rewrite it some time. But I'm glad you liked it anyway. Thanks!

B4By K4K4Sh1: Yeah, Kakashi will always be the hottest, but only Genma could say this since he's supposed to be a year older than Kakashi. I like him quite a lot. Hope you liked what I did to Naruto in this chapter. Thank you for reviewing again!

sUmbOdi, joekool, warprince2000: Thank you, I hope I matched your expectations!

What will be Hinata's answer? How will Neji react? And how will this day end? For answers:

See you next chapter: Evening Relaxing