I'm sorry it took me so long to update! I had a mixture of Finals and writer's block problems, but that's all cleared up now. I mean, I 've still got Finals and Exams coming up but the REALLY SERIOUS ones have already passed by. I'll try to update more frequently now that summer is almost upon us. I think I made a pretty good come back with a long chapter though... R&R MelanieStar

Sakura, Kakashi and Naruto all walked out of the theater. Kakashi had lots of popcorn in his hair, considering that every time Sakura was holding her popcorn bucket and got scared, she would scream and throw her bucket in the air, which of coarse, landed on Kakashi's head.

"Sorry about the popcorn throwing Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said and pointed to a piece he had missed when he was cleaning his hair of popcorn.

"It's okay Sakura." he said and picked the stray piece out. "I know you didn't mean it. But YOU!" he pointed and accusing finger at Naruto's nose. "You DID do it on purpose!" Naruto shook his head.

"No I didn't! It was an accident!" Naruto pleaded.

"Yeah right! I saw you! You turned around and dumped you whole bucket on my head!"

Sakura chuckled.

"No I didn't! You must be imagining things in your OLD AGE!" Naruto exclaimed.

"THAT'S IT!" Kakashi exclaimed and got Naruto in a head lock. "Nuggie!" he cried and gave Naruto a big nuggie. (Me: lol.)

"Ah! Kakashi-sensei, you're messing up my hair!" Naruto cried and tried to get out of his sensei's grip.

"Naruto, your hair's already messy. Anything I do won't make a difference." Kakashi stated and let go of him. Naruto patted his hair.

'He does have a point...' Sakura thought as she watched Naruto play with his hair.

"So, what are you guys gonna do next?" Kakashi asked and brought his book out of his pocket. Sakura turned to Naruto.

"I don't know. What are we gonna do?" she asked her blond friend. Naruto stopped messing around with his hair and shrugged.

"I dunno. What time is it?"

Kakashi looked at the clock in the bakeries's window across the street. "4:00." he mumbled and looked back down at his book.

'Okay. Well, we've got 2 hours before the dance I wanna take Sakura to starts. So,...I guess we could always go get some ramen before the dance.' Naruto planned on the spot. "Hey Sakura, you hungry?" he asked.

"Well, sorta. I mean, I didn't eat very much of my popcorn..." she glanced at Kakashi apologetically.

"Are you up to some ramen?" Naruto asked her.

"Yeah, sur-" she replied but noticed that Naruto had walked away in the direction of the Ramen Restaurant. She chuckled lightly. "See ya later Kakashi-sensei!" she called and followed after Naruto.

"Bye." Kakashi mumbled and started walking away with his face glued to his dirty book.

Naruto and Sakura got to the Ramen Restaurant and couldn't believe their eyes.

"Is that Hinata?" Naruto asked softly as they quickly moved so they were hidden behind a big tree.

"Yeah, and she's with Sasuke..." Sakura whispered while peeking around the tree. "You think they're on a date?"

Naruto nodded. "Nah, couldn't be." he said.

Sasuke and Hinata stood up and left the restaurant a few minutes later and Sakura and Naruto came out from behind the tree.

"What was that all about?" Naruto asked while they walked to the restaurant.

"I don't know..." Sakura said thoughtfully. Naruto glanced at her to see a concerned look plastered on her face.

'Does she still love him after all the things he's put her through?' he wondered and opened the front door of the restaurant for her. She gave him a little smile and walked in.

They walked up to the counter and took seats right beside the coffee machine. The waiter came out of the back room and walked up to them.

"Hey Naruto." he said, then he saw Sakura. "Is this your date?" Sakura blushed lightly and stared down at the counter.

"Yep! This is Sakura-chan!" Naruto said happily. The waiter smiled at Sakura.

"Pleased to meet you Sakura." he said and leaned in close to Naruto's ear. "Nice catch." he whispered to low for Sakura to hear and Naruto gave him a thumbs up. "So," the waiter said loudly and stood up straight. "What can I get you two?"

"The usual!" Naruto said cheerfully.

"I'll have the ramen special please." Sakura said softly.

"Alright, two ramen specials coming right up!" the waiter said and walked back over to the back room door he had come out of.

Naruto and Sakura sat in silence until Sakura sighed loudly and gained Naruto's attention.

"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?" he asked softly.

"Nothing." Sakura said quietly and continued to stare down at the counter.

"Sakura-chan, I know something's wrong. Please don't lie to me." Naruto said and reached over and lifted her chin up and turned it gently so that she was looking him in the eyes. "I want to know what's wrong."

Sakura felt a tear fall from her eye upon hearing his caring words. "I don't want to tell you, I'm afraid I'll hurt you." she whispered. Naruto took his hand away from her chin and cupped her cheek instead.

"You won't hurt me, I promise. I can't help you unless I know what's wrong." Naruto said softly. Sakura smiled slightly and another tear fell down her face.

"Since when did you get so mature?" she asked with a fake chuckle.

"I'm not any more mature then usual, I just care about you." he said and smiled.

Sakura smiled slightly but it quickly disappeared when she decided that she should tell him what was going on in her head.

"It's Sasuke." she said in a low whisper.

Naruto frowned and took his hand away from her face. "That's what I figured it was." he said, a hint of distaste in his voice.

"It's just that, I know I shouldn't care about him anymore and I'm trying my hardest not to, it's just...It hurt me to see him with Hinata when she's shown no interest in him for the longest time. But, I've cared for him for so long and he never even acknowledged me." Sakura mumbled and tears started to fall freely. "I don't want to feel this way about him anymore, he's already caused me enough pain!"

Naruto watched her with a breaking heart. 'How can I make her forget about Sasuke?'

Naruto hesitantly reached over and took both her hands in his. Sakura looked up into his eyes and saw how sad he was. "I'll help you forget, if you want me too." he said soothingly and squeezed her hands reassuringly.

Sakura looked him in the eyes and nodded slowly. Naruto smiled and slowly leaned in towards her and Sakura leaned in towards him. She could feel the warmth of his breath on her lips when a loud dinging sound erupted from behind the counter.

"AH!" Sakura and Naruto exclaimed as they both fell off their chairs and landed on the ground with two large 'thump!'s. Sakura rubbed the back of her head and looked up to see the waiter leaning over the counter and grinning down at the fallen ninjas.

"Ramen's ready!" he said cheerfully and disappeared behind the counter once again. Sakura rolled her eyes and looked over to where Naruto was sitting. He was a big bump on his head and a really annoyed look on his face mixed with a tint of red on his cheeks.

'That's the second time today someone's messed up my kiss with Sakura!' he thought and slowly got up. Sakura stood up and sat back down on her chair in front of a big bowl of steaming hot ramen. Naruto sat down beside and started to eat his ramen a lot slower them usual, cursing under his breath.