DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto... if I own him I'll probably be not writing here and this story will happen in the manga and the anime.... but still I don't own him... wish i did though..

Chapter 1: hey don't you remember?

The day after, Naruto was doing a LOT of paperwork.

"Geez… how can I tell Hinata-chan right now, with all these paperwork?" He thought while he signed a paper. He then looked at the picture frame at his desk. He smiled while he looked at it. It was a picture of the both of them. His arms were wrapped around her in that picture. Both of them had a big smile on their face and not to mention that Hinata was really red.

Naruto's birthday last time was a pretty big celebration. He was even granted a special day off from paperwork that day. Naruto had a date with Hinata at that day. He was glad because he can spend his birthday with a special someone. They were having a peaceful time having a picnic near the waterfall at the training grounds (A/N: the waterfall near where Naruto was trained by Jiraiya; where Jiraiya watched those girls) together when…

Naruto suddenly stood up.

"Naruto-kun, what's wrong?" Hinata asked Naruto. Hinata stood up too.

"Someone's watching us…" Naruto said. He then approached a bush near where they had a picnic.

"Oi… Sakura-chan, stop hiding yourself and come out here…" Naruto said. Sakura then stopped hiding and Ino was there too; the two girls were accompanied by their boyfriends who had an annoyed look in their face.

"Naruto… we didn't mean to sneak up!" Sakura said with a bead of sweat running down her cheeks as Naruto glared at them. "We just passed by…" Ino added

"Passed by eh…" Naruto said.

"Girls… so troublesome…" Shikamaru said.

"Yeah… especially of they're the girls who like to poke their noses on other's life…" Sasuke said.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" The two girls asked while they glared at their boyfriends.

"NOTHING!!!" the two boys exclaimed. The two girls then stopped glaring at them and they started to think of excuses again. The two boys sighed.

"Well… since you're here…" Naruto then shoved his hand at his pocket. "Ugh…" Naruto then brought out a camera and he handed it to Sakura. "Take a picture of the both of us!!!" Naruto then rushed at Hinata's side and he wrapped his arms around her and he smiled. Hinata was surprised and she blushed.

"SMILE!!!" Sakura said. Hinata and Naruto then smiled.

click

It was just what Naruto needed. A happy memory to refresh his mind a bit.

It's really her… I can feel it…

Naruto thought. Something then hit him; today is his birthday! And nobody has greeted him yet. And to add to it; he still had to tell her.

....

Hinata walked around her apartment when someone knocked at her door. She rushed to it and opened it.

"Sakura-chan, what are you doing here?" Hinata asked. "Oh… sorry… some in first…" Hinata then smiled. Sakura came in and they both went to the living room.

"You want anything, Sakura-chan? A drink maybe?" Hinata said as she gestured for Sakura to sit down.

"No… I'm just fine without a drink…" Sakura then sat down at the couch and she gestured for Hinata to sit down beside her. Hinata sat down beside Sakura and something in Sakura's finger caught her attention.

"Sakura-chan, does that mean…" Hinata then pointed her fingers at a ring in Sakura's finger.

"Oh this? Sasuke asked me to go out last night and there he asked my hand in marriage…" Sakura proudly said.

"Congratulations Sakura-chan!" Hinata said

"And you know what?" Sakura then looked at Hinata with an evil grin in her face.

"What?" Hinata asked

"There's a gossip around the village that Naruto is planning to propose to you too…" Sakura said

Hinata blushed and she did her old habit of entwining her finger together. "Oh yeah? How did you know?" Hinata asked.

"Well, two girls saw him looking at a very beautiful diamond ring yesterday!" Sakura said

"Gossip can spread that fast?" Hinata asked herself. She then looked down on the ground. "I don't know Sakura-chan… but I caught him looking at the ring and he was didn't say that he was looking at it, he just said that he was checking out the new store." Hinata said.

"Really? Looks like its true…" Sakura grinned. "Anyway, there'll be a party at the Uchiha mansion later…" Sakura said

"For what?" Hinata asked

"You know… about me and Sasuke…" Sakura said.

"But today is Naruto's birthday…" Hinata said.

"We know… the party is for his birthday too… I already sent him a note to come later… and it'll have to be a surprise party, we'll have to make him believe that the party is for the engagement not for his birthday. So you'll have to pretend that you don't remember his birthday… at all." Sakura then said.

"Sure, I'll come!" Hinata said

"Then see you later!!!" Sakura then waved her goodbye and she left the apartment.

......

"WHAT?!" Naruto exclaimed as he read the note. "SAKURA AND SASUKE JUST GOT ENGAGED AND THE PARTY IS TONIGHT?" he then sighed. "But…don't they know that it's my birthday today?" Naruto then looked at his clock and saw it was already lunch break. "Oh there's another note…" he then picked it up. After reading it, he exited his office with a smile.

Meet me at my apartment; let's have lunch together here…

Hinata

Hinata cooked lunch at her apartment. She thought about how good the party was going to be tonight. She then sighed because she had to pretend that she didn't remember his birthday. She then placed the food in the table.

"Let's see, the ramen is here… were all set…" she thought as she looked at the variety of food she cooked for Naruto. Someone then knocked at the door. "He's here…" She thought. She then approached the door and she opened it. Naruto smiled at her and he approached her. Naruto kissed her deeply and he wrapped his arms around her hips. Hinata was a little surprised about Naruto kissing her as soon as she opened the door. Naruto then broke off the kiss.

"I thought you didn't remember…" Naruto smiled at her.

"About what Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.