Okay here's the second chapter, sorry for the shortness. But I got it up soon enough, didn't I?

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Legend

"talking,"

'thinking,'

"Kyuubi talking,"

"Naruto talking to Kyuubi,"

'Kyuubi thinking,'

T H E R E A L I Z A T I O N

Chapter 2, The Realization


Naruto rubbed one eye, thinking about his dream. 'That's another dream I've had about Hinata...

And what the hell was up with Teuchi and Ayame doing Banana Phone?

"Yeah, why couldn't it have been Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot? If ya know what I mean."

"... You're a pervert, you know that?"

"Thanks brat, but don't be modest. You're one of the biggest perverts of all."

Naruto wisely decided to ignore Kyuubi. He started thinking about his dream again. 'That kiss... I kissed her. That was the first time I kissed her any of the dreams. And we were almost acting like... like we were... like we were going out. I know I've had a crush on Hinata for at least a few months now, a little before Sasuke came back to the village, but...'

"Do I love her?"

Naruto got dressed, still thinking about it. He made some cup ramen, still thinking about it. He noticed the ramen had expired long ago and threw it out, digusted. Then he went to the toilet to take a dump.

flluuuussshhh

Naruto washed his hands then walked out of the bathroom adjusting the waistline of his pants. 'I know I love Sakura-chan but that's not intimate. She's more like a sister. But Hinata... she's always been really nice to me. And she's really amazing too.'

Naruto thought of the jutsu Hinata had used on the bikouchuu mission. He started thinking a lot about his memories of Hinata. How she always looked so cute when blushed or prodded her fingers together... though he still had no idea of why she did that. All those missions he had had with before going on his training trip... The way Onbu seemed to have freaked her out... and many more. The worst thing he remembered was the 'incident' at the Konoha Sports Festival.

"I guess... I guess I do love Hinata. But I'm not really sure of it right now. I could be wrong but- Wait. Why I am talking to myself?" Naruto shook his head. He glanced at the clock. It read 7:39. "I better start start my training now. I'll eat later."

He went to get dressed still in deep thought about the dream. Zipping up his jacket he decided this. "I'm going to tell Hinata about that dream. As soon as I possibly can."

Having said this, Naruto grabbed his wallet and left his apartment.

'The kit's actually skipping breakfast? He must be pretty serious about this girl for him to do that. Hope he actually has some tact about telling her. Doubt that idiot will.'

Elsewhere

"Achoo!" Hinata sneezed.

"Are you okay, Hinata-sama?" Neji asked.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Please excuse me, I have to get to training now. I'll eat breakfast later."

"Alright, if you're sure. But be careful, you might be catching what Hanabi had."

"Okay, Neji-niisan. I feel fine though. I'll see you later," said Hinata as she departed.

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At the end where Hinata sneezes, it's this Japanese thing. They say that if you sneeze someone's talking about you. Obviously the part with Neji and Hinata wasn't going to be there orginally. I just put it there so it'd be longer. It would have only been a page long if I hadn't, and I couldn't think of anything else. Remember to review. Oh, and I swear to God that the next chapter is longer