Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or am affilated with it in any way, shape, or form.

Hey, I supposed to be doing my homework right now because I have two assingments due and a midterm this week, but I like writting better. Anyway this probably isn't the last itme its going to happen, but is the last time this week. I won't even start writting again until Thursday. So hope you enjoy.

Beeeeep Beeeep Sakura knew that sound it was her father come to pick her up. She looked over to check and sure enough it was him. Sakura gathered her things and raced over to the car. When she got to the car her dad had already swung the car door open. She stepped in, threw her bag over the passenger seat, sat down, did a quick check to see if the coast was clear, gave her dad a quick hug, and said, "Thanks Daddy!"

"I pick you up everyday. You don't have to thank me everyday," her dad commented.

"I'll do what I want," Sakura pouted playfully.

"Far be it from me to argue with that logic," he teased.

"Dad do we have to do this everyday?" Sakura questioned him.

"Yes, yes we do. So, how was your day?"

"Good."

"That's good. Now let's get go..." Sakura's father said as he trailed off.

"What?" Sakura queried.

"That boy over there at the bus stop, he lives near us doesn't he?" Sakura's father said while pointing.

Sakura looked over and saw Naruto waiting for the bus sullenly. The last thing she wanted to do right now was talk to him after what happened. So, she replied, "I don't think so." She lied she knew everybody's address in all of her classes in case they were paired for a project.

"No I'm sure of it," responded her dad, "Lets give him a ride. He looks depressed. I bet a ride would cheer him right up."

"He looks like he wants to be left alone," Sakura said like it was true.

"No I disagree, Sakura go ask him if he wants a ride home."

"I don't want to."

"Why?"

"Because."

"Sakura," he said with a stern face.

Sakura made her point clear, "There is no way I'm doing this. No way in the entire world. No way you could ever convince me."

"Naruto, would you like a ride home?" Sakura asked. 'How did he do that?'

Sakura did know. She knew pretty well. Her dad could be pretty persuasive, especially when it came to things like allowance.

Naruto stood there in shock. His surprise was interrupted by Sakura going, "Weeelllll..."

"Uhhh... yeah sure. Do we even live by each other?" said a Naruto still in shock.

"Apparently we do," said a perturbed Sakura directing that at her father.

Naruto opened the door to the back seat, got in, and was about to sit down when Sakura barked over the front seat, "And don't touch my stuff!"

"Sakura," her dad cut in giving her another stern look.

"I mean err... Watch out for my backpack please," Sakura said in a fake sincere voice.

Sakura's dad pulled away from the curb and began the drive home. For Sakura a painful silence occurred and it seemed to go on forever. Sakura wanted to break this silence, but Naruto was in the car. He would be included in the conversation and that was the last thing she wanted to do after what just happened. Sakura had to do something, but what? "So, Naruto how was your day?" Sakura's dad asked breaking the silence.

"Fine Sir," Naruto replied.

"What sir, call me Sa..."

Ahem Sakura interrupted that sentence. She didn't want any of her friends be on a first name basis with her, dad let alone Naruto.

"Okay, Okay," went Sakura's dad, "Call me Haruno-san and besides how could your day only be fine?"

"It just was, sir... uhhh Haruno-san," said Naruto correcting himself.

"You sound like my daughter," said Sakura's dad with a chuckle.

"Dad!"

"Right, sorry, sorry," he apologized to Sakura. He had forgotten about the "Talking to people she knows rules".

"Oh, I remember a test was supposed to be handed back today. In history class, was it? Who teaches that again?" asked Sakura's dad.

"That would be Iruka-sensei," Sakura piped up. Finally something that wasn't uncomfortable to talk about, school. She had forgotten about the test. It wasn't one of her high points of her day. So much else had happen that on the great day. Except for that last part with Naruto. 'Why does Naruto have to do such stupid things all the time?' she thought to herself. What was worse is that Naruto's smiling unconscious face kept popping into her head. 'Why did he have to look like that anyway?' Sakura knew the cure she'd think about Sasuke-kun that would do it.

"Sakura, Saakuura..." Sakura awoke from her daydream to the sound of her dad calling her name.

"Wh... Wha... What?" said Sakura still trying to jump from dream world to the real one.

"Sakura, sorry to wake you, but I think you should be included in this conversation as well. Naruto probably does want to talk to an old man the whole ride home," joked Sakura's dad.

"That's not true si... Haruno-san," said Naruto defending himself. "Most of the time only adults will talk to me..." he bellowed and then trailed off. That was kind of true because of his situation and how he acted most of the parents at the school wouldn't talk to him, but the people he talked to most were adults. There was old lady Tsunade, the old pervert Jiraiya, Onee-chan Shizune, Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, and her. Other than that there was Sakura who was always scolding or yelling at him, he argued with Sasuke a lot, he guessed Kiba would say something sometimes and Ino would turn around to help Sakura yell at him. The only person he could kind of call a friend was Shikamaru. "I'm stuck in that old perverts office all the time so I'm used to talking to old men," said Naruto correcting himself.

"Then it looks like you need practice talking to an young lady. Oh, and look we have one right here. Now Sakura since you were of in la-la-land I'll need to bring you up to speed. Let's see, where did you drop off, oh yeah, history tests. Well, Naruto here got a 67 and he seemed pretty proud of it and then we talked about Iruka-sensei. Naruto doesn't like the class, but he likes Iruka-sensei. He treats Naruto to ramen sometimes and I thought that was pretty neat to have a good relationship with teacher. Then we wanted to find out what you got on your test and that's where you came in. Now since Naruto needs practice talking to a young lady I'll shut-up for the rest of the trip. Don't worry about me you guys my throat is sore anyway."

"..." Sakura was in a state of total shock. Worry about him she was going to kill him. She didn't know what to do. Judging by the area they still had about 10-13 minutes left in the drive home.

"What's wrong Sakura?" queried her father.

"Uhhhh... I don't know what to talk about," she lied.

"I gave you a subject Sakura. Your history test or you could ask him what's his favourite class is or teacher," he suggested.

"I thought your throat was sore," glared Sakura.

"It is" cough, hack, wheeze went Sakura's dad.

"Uhhh... I got a 92," she said.

"Wow, that's great Sakura-chan! Did you study lots," Naruto hit his forehead and looked down, "Oh wait, sorry that's a stupid question."

"What do you mean that's a stupid question," said Sakura with a glare.

Naruto was frightened; apparently Sakura had been taking lessons in glaring from Tsunade. "Its just..." muddled Naruto.

"I do other things than study you know," said Sakura with a pout while crossing her arms, "I would have gotten a higher mark, but I decided to do something with Ino instead of study one night."

"What I meant to say was that of course you studied your always prepared for everything," said Naruto covering.

"Oh, okay," said Sakura. This went on for the next 7 or 8 minutes. They'd try to talk about something Naruto would say something stupid and Sakura would get annoyed.

Until Sakura's father interrupted by saying, "Oi, Naruto. Where do you live?"

"Three blocks that way in the apartments," said Naruto pointing left.

Sakura's dad pulled up in front Naruto's apartment complex and said, "Hey you don't live more than a few blocks from us. You should come for supper sometime. The wife makes a fine bowl of ramen."

"Sure," he said with glee and then he got up and skipped away to the front door of the apartment building. This had been the best moment of his life. Well, one of the top ten anyway. Not only did he get to talk with Sakura, but also he got invited for ramen sometime.

"I'll have Sakura invite you over sometime," yelled Sakura's father out the car window and Naruto waived back.

"Why did invite him for supper?"

"Because I like him and I'd like to talk more with him and besides Naruto doesn't have a family remember. He should have a family experience at least a few times in his life," said Sakura's father.

"I guess that's okay," said Sakura reluctantly.

"Good," said Sakura's father as he looked at his daughter.

"But why does it have to be our family?"

Sakura's father looked down at her and smiled and then gave out a large hearty laugh.

Endnotes: So that was fun wasn't it? So let's see... Ah yes, next chapter. Next chapter I'll intoduce Anko and Naruto gets to go to Kakashi's class. Hmm... Maybe Kakashi might not be there until next, next chapter because he's so late for class. Anyway hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading, Bye. See you next time. Until then. --Stalling becasue I don't want to work.