Hello everybody my name is Trevyler and welcome back to How I Met Your Mother. I thank all my supporters for your patience. Hopefully I can get this story moving a little faster, but I'm alternating between this and Unwanted Arrangement at the moment. So this chapter takes place some time after Chapter 2. I'll specify exactly how much in the chapter. I hope people are enjoying this story because I haven't got many favorites or follows comapred to my other stories. Anyways, let's get started.
CHAPTER 2:WE MEET AGAIN
It had been a little over a week since he had met the fiery Uzumaki women and he couldn't get out of his head.
Like right now for instance, he wasn't listening to Jiraiya's rambling in favor of thinking about her.
The white haired man noticed his students dazed state, "You busy fantasizing about that red headed hottie of yours?" he teased.
Minato coughed awkwardly, "Sorry sensei. I'm just distracted that's all." he admitted.
Jiraiya patted him on the back, "You've got it bad boy. She told you her name. Why don't you try and figure out where she is?" he asked.
Minato shook his head, "I've thought about it, but it might come off as a bit strange." he replied.
The older male patted him on the back, "Well it's either you try and find her, or figure out how to get your focus off her. I know this job means a lot to you and I don't want all your potential wasted because of some girl you don't even really know." he advised.
Minato nodded, "I know, but I haven't made up my mind yet." he muttered, thinking about her once again.
His teacher sighed, "You know what. Why don't you think about it over some ramen from Ichiraku's? On me of course." he offered.
The blonde grinned, "Why not?" he answered.
The two had arrived at the restaurant at sat down. Teuchi got their regular started while the two chatted.
Suddenly the door flung open and someone rushed in.
The ramen chef gave a wave, "Hey there Kushina. How's my number one customer?" he asked.
Minato nearly spit out his ramen and Jiraiya started coughing and choking a little.
She sighed, "I'm actually doing good today and nothing makes a day even better than a hardy bowl of ramen!" she exclaimed.
The man chuckled, "I'll get you some right away." he said leaving to the kitchen.
Once they had got it together, miraculously they hadn't attracted any attention, Jiraiya gave Minato a look, "This is your chance. Got talk to her." he insisted.
Minato tried to protest, but the old man wasn't having it. Eventually he ended up walking up to her anyway.
He cleared his throat, "Hello there." he greeted.
She looked over at him, "Hey you're that guy that made me fall out of the tree last week!" she accused.
He put his hands up in defense, "Sorry about that, but hey I caught you before hit the ground right?" he told her.
She blushed and leaned on her hand, "I guess." she admitted.
Teuchi had brought a bowl of ramen and set in down the mean time while they were talking. Kushina smiled brightly and scarfed down the steaming bowl.
She stopped with noodles hanging out of her to mouth, "Do you mind?" she said, eyeing Minato.
He grinned, "Oh sorry." he apologized.
He sat down next to her and stopped staring. Kushina slurped up the rest of the bowl. Almost instantly there was another bowl ready for her. She slurped down that bowl as well. And another and another until she finally felt like she'd had enough.
She let out a sigh of satisfaction as she finished her meal. Suddenly she remembered her guest and looked over at him.
He had been silent and patient, waiting for her to finish before he started a conversation. He was grinning a little at her though.
Kushina narrowed her eyes, "What's so funny?" she asked.
He chuckled, "It's just kind of amusing to see someone eat so much so fast. Not in a bad way though. It's just you being you." he explained.
She blushed. He was actually saying something nice about her bad eating habits. She'd usually heard people refer to her as a glutton behind or back, or try and sugar coat telling her to eat less.
She turned away, "You're just saying that. Was there something you wanted anyway?" she asked.
He shifted slightly at her question, "W-well I was wondering...if you...wanted to..." he trailed off.
Minato had never felt so nervous. Then again no women had ever caught his attention like she did.
She laughed, "Are you trying to ask me out?" she asked.
He nodded, "Yeah. I know it's kind of out of no where and all, but I just wanted to give it a shot." he confessed.
She leaned on her arm, "I don't know..." she replied.
He frantically tried to find a way to fix this, "One chance is all I'm asking for. If I'm not what your looking for you never have to talk to me again." he bargained.
She turned to him, "Alright. I'll give you a chance. If you impress me you just might get a second date." she finally agreed.
He smiled, "I'll do my best. You won't regret it." he declared.
Jiraiya came behind Minato, "Well if you're done flirting we've got somewhere we need to be soon." he said.
Minato nodded to his teacher before turning back to Kushina, "Oh I almost forgot. How should I get in contact with you?" he asked her.
Kushina reached into the pockets in her jacket she was wearing and pulled out a pin and paper, "Here's my phone number. Call me ahead of time and we'll set a place and time. Just don't wait too long." she said in a friendlier way than before.
His face relaxed, "I won't. See you soon." he said as he left.
Kushina sighed, "Now maybe Mikoto will stop nagging me about never seeing anyone. He seems like a nice guy though. Maybe this'll turn out alright." she spoke to herself.
Teuchi came back to the counter, "It's good to see my favorite customers getting along so well." he said fondly.
She smiled, "Thanks for the another great meal Teuchi. Here's the money I missed last time too." she said placing money on the counter.
The chef wanted to protest, but she was already gone when he came back.
Chapter 4 Complete! Now I know this is probably another disappointing chapter, but it's the best I could do right now. I literally just spent like all day doing schoolwork and I'm exhausted, but I wanted to wind down a bit and write before I went to bed. I hope you guys enjoy it. So this is the beginning of their relationship. If anyone doesn't know who Mikoto is, it's Kushina's friend and she's the mother of Itachi and Sasuke. She'll be mentioned here and there since I need some people on Kushina's side of things and not just Minato's. I still don't understand why Kushina got teased in canon. I like her hair and she's beautiful at any age in my opinion. She's also strong so that's why I like her so much. Remember to feel free to review (as long as it's not hate) and PM. Anyways, Have a great night and I'll see you next time.
~Trevyler