Author's Note- WHEEE! Lol…I'm finally recovering slowly from the sickness! Lol…just wondering…is anybody actually reading my rants? Lol, if no…than I must commit Sepaku! stabs self and dies crowd cheers TT where's da love?

Disclaimer-looks around, for this place is neither limbo, end of time, or anything time…just pure white I don't own Naruto….but I own Kishimoto! MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO MEH NOW! dissipates

Note-I won't have any official pairings in the story, so you don't have to worry about having stuff like Neji and Sakura going all over each other the whole time…lol…

Ramen Bowl 5

It was dark and cold. The wind blew hard as leaves swirls around the Ramen Bar. The trees rustle and owls hoot. But despite all that, a warm and inviting light lights the Bar, showing a lone genin clad in orange sitting on one of the red barstools slurping up ramen.

"Ker-choo!" came a small muffled sneeze from one of the many trees rustling noisily.

Naruto looked up from his bowl and looked at the tree with wide eyes. He stared at the tree, which was now silent with the exception of leaves blowing and crackling. He shrugged and resumed eating his warm bowl of ramen.

Hinata sighed a sigh of relief as she relaxed. She was glad that this year hasn't started snowing yet, or she would be frozen to no ends now. She coughed a bit and she rubbed her nose, which was now pure red due to the coldness. Hinata tightened her jacket and gazed gently down at Naruto's eating face.

She sighed and blushed. She didn't care that it was cold out. She didn't that she missed practice today. She didn't care that Hanabi beat her again in another fight and her father scolded her. She didn't care that her family hasn't bought her any new, comfortable clothing for the past four years. All she cared was the warmth in her heart and her stomach as she watched Naruto eat.

Of course, she would be a lot warmer if she was to join him as of right now, to order a bowl of ramen, and share it with Naruto. They could laugh over past events, and maybe…just maybe…she could confess her feelings for Naruto.

Hinata suddenly blushed and she shook her head extremely quick to shake the thoughts out of her head, so fast in fact that the leaves that were hiding her were shaken onto the ground. Never in a million years could she muster up so much as one ounce of courage to do that act.

"Hey Hinata, what are you doing up there?"

Hinata squeaked like a mouse and her entire body froze up, and it wasn't because of the cold, it was because of Naruto, catching her spying on him! What would he say if he knew?

"Hinata? Are you all right? Why aren't you saying anything? You look cold, do you want to come down here and have a bowl of ramen with me? That will warm you right up!" said Naruto giddily as he pointed to his own bowl of half empty ramen.

"Hey Naruto, who are you talking to?" questioned the Ramen Bar Owner who was wiping the counter around Naruto's bowl.

"Hinata…"

"Who?"

"This weird girl that used to be in my Academy class!"

Fortunately for Hinata, who was still frozen on her branch with wide eyes, has not heard the last four sentences between Naruto and the Ramen Bar Owner. All she heard was Naruto's melodic voice enchanted with the smell of squid ramen inviting her over to sit with him to have a bowl of ramen…

"Hhhhheeeeellllllllooooooo!" yelled Naruto in a sing-song way as he leaped onto the branch that Hinata was still currently frozen. He ate a small squid from the squid ramen bowl balanced upon his head.

Hinata's eyes widened even more to an abnormal extent and she turned her head ever so slowly to meet her crush face to face, nose to nose. Her eyes twitched as she felt his warmth cover her and his ramen breath breathing over her senses. If she was to lean over just a little bit right now…she could…kiss….him…

"Boy…this branch sure is sturdy…" said Naruto suddenly, turning away from Hinata, "are you holding it up by chakra or what?" Naruto bounced up and down a few times on the branch.

Hinata's trance broke suddenly as she felt everything beneath her fell away, and no, this wasn't another one of her dreams or nightmares. The branch that was holding up Naruto and her had broken!

The fall was quick, with no noise from the two passengers. They landed with a small thump, with many brown and yellow leaves swirling around the two young ninjas.

"Wow, that was close!" exclaimed Naruto as he examined the area around them. The branch and fell straight down, so neither of the genins were squished under the branch.

The Ramen Bar had rushed to the counter to check on the noise and Naruto. After seeing the scene, he snorted, suspecting this was another prank of Naruto's to skip off on his meal.

Meanwhile, Hinata's mind raced over millions of her girl shoujo magazines and manga situations. So many things to remember, so many reactions to choose from, but which! Hinata's thoughts became so clustered that she almost started crying, but no, not in front of Naruto, never again…

All the while, the Ramen Bar Owner was calmly gathering up sharp utensils from his many drawers and cabinets, loading them under his arms and slinging them every over his body in a readied but tired fashion.

Naruto watched with his eyes wide and sweating horribly. His shaking hands slowly reached over to Hinata and grabbed her hands.

Hinata squeaked silently and her entire stiffed together. Naruto-kun was holding her hand! Was she sweating or was it him…maybe both? Maybe Naruto also had feelings for her? Maybe…

"NARUTO!"

"AUGH!"

Five instruments of sharp death zoomed past Naruto as he dodged them with uncanny precision in place while adjusting Hinata's body position many times to also prevent her from becoming a kitchen knife holder. All of the weapons lodged themselves into the fence with a satisfying clunk one after another.

"RUN HINATA!" screamed Naruto as he dragged her by the hand running at top speed away to who kami knows where.

"STOP YOU LITTLE BRAT!" hollered the Ramen Bar Owner as he rushed out form behind his counter and started throwing a barrage of random pointy eating and cutting utensils at Naruto and Hinata's disappearing forms with a speed unlike no other civilian.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

During this whole time, Hinata was in a dreamlike state, ignorant of the fact of the danger surrounding her, with her eyes in fantasy and star mode, imagining all of the things she could do with Naruto while holding hands…

"NARUTO! PAY YOUR BILL!" echoed throughout the village night.

The Next Morning…..

Hinata woke up, rubbing her eyes. She wasn't to sure what happened last night, everything was in such a blur, but all she knew was that one of her most memorable nights has just occurred. She will never forget the sensation of holding Naruto-kun's warm hands ever again, she will treasure this moment forever.

She got up from the dusty ground. Strange...she was in front of her manor. She shrugged. Naruto must've placed her here. What a gentleman…..

Hinata reached inside her pocket to take out the key to open the gates to her house. As she unlocked the keyhole, she realized something. She patted herself all over. Where was her wallet!

At the Ramen Bar…..

"Bout time you paid me back for all those bowls of ramen…" glared an angry Owner.

"Heh heh," chuckled Naruto weakly as he gave the owner a wallet with the Hyuuga crest on it.

The owner took out a fat wad of bills from the wallet and counted it with one eye still suspiciously glued onto Naruto, who was smiling weakly at the owner.

"Hm…you seem to have more than enough money in here…"

Naruto's mouth split into a grin, "MORE RAMEN THAN!"

THE END

WHEW! I think this is best chapter yet…if you don't like it…tough! Lol…joking…please R AND R! Oh….and I forgot to mention…every 5 chapters or so…I'll do a special….for example…just to spoil it….Jounin congregation! crowd cheers and tramples AznInk Ow….