-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 2: The Day After

The next day, Hinata woke up in a strange room. She had a heavy pounding in her head. It seemed really bright and really loud. She struggled to remember where she was and what was going on. Images of the previous night's activities began dancing through her head. That's right she though this Naruto-kun's house. She shifted out of the Naruto's now empty bed. The blanket that was over her moved to reveal her still naked body.

She looked around, to find some way to make herself decent…there was none.

She peeked out of the bedroom and saw her clothes lying on the floor. She snuck through the door hoping to get dressed before Naruto saw her. No sooner had she opened the door when

"Hey, Hinata."

She turned her head to see a wet Naruto coming out of the bathroom. Most likely, he just came from the shower because he was wiping himself off with a towel.

"I would've made breakfast but I just…well…"

Though he spoke in a normal voice, to Hinata it sounded like she had a hundred man orchestra playing Beethoven in her head. She winced at his words.

"Huh, did I say something wrong?"

"N-no, I just…"

Naruto then remembered that they were both drunk the previous night. Hinata had a hang over. So he kept quiet while he watched her get dressed. In his mind he couldn't help but feel disappointed, he liked her better with nothing on. He also felt he had to stop hanging out with Jiraiya. Dammit Ero-Sennin, why do you also come to mind at the most inappropriate times Naruto thought quietly to himself.

"Naruto-kun…?"

"Hmm?

"I…I have to…um…get going…"

Before Naruto had a chance to say anything, Hinata had run out the door. She's fast Naruto mused.

Very fast indeed Jiriaya's voice agreed.

Ero-Sennin!

Relax, I'm your inner ecchi.

Guys, I thought I said no Japanese and now weird story moments in which the author inserts themselves into the story for the sake of a few laughs, said a third voice, the voice of the author

I need to see a doctor about these voices, Naruto whined as the voices of the author and Jiraiya continued bickering.

Meanwhile, Hinata was hurriedly running back to her house. While she was running, she forgot to pay attention to other people and ran straight into the very group of girls she'd hoped to avoid. Hinata fell over and looked up. Surrounding her were a gossiped depraved band of kunoichi consisting of Sakura, Ino, Temari, and Tenten.

"So, Hinata, where'd you disappear to last night," said a grinning Ino in an innocent voice.

"W-well Naruto-kun took me to his house and…" The rest of Hinata's sentence was unintelligible so they questionnaire continued.

"Did you two do it," said Temari in a manner similar to Ino.

"Um…well…" Hinata's face turned a color similar to that of a ripe tomato.

"Oh, struck out, did we," taunted Temari.

"W-we kind of…" Hinata continued to stammer partial sentences

"Neji says you didn't come home last night. What were you two doing all last night," Tenten said with the uniform grin and voice.

"Hinata!" Kiba rounded the corner at full sprint; the now enormous Akamaru was right on his heels. "Hinata, did you really do all those things with Naruto?"

Hinata's face turned even more red than what it had been previously.

"W-what things," she stammered, embarrassed.

"I asked Naruto where you two went last night and he said-" He whispered the rest into Hinata's ear to save her dignity. Her face tried to become redder, but couldn't quite pull it off. She nodded her head.

"WHAA!" Kiba fell on his but then turned around into the fetal position, making a small circle in the ground with his finger. Why can that idiot, Naruto, get a girl when I can't? What's he got that I haven't got, he cried to himself.

Not far from that scene was Naruto at Ichiraku's Ramen with Shikamaru, Choji and Shino. In between his noodles he was recounting the festivities from the night before. Choji was listening intently, impressed by Naruto's war story. Shino was slowly fuming, how dare Naruto do such perverted things to his teammate.

Shikamaru wasn't even listening. He was catching bits and pieces but in his mind he was calculating a plan. He hadn't had a mission in weeks so Temari was dragging him with her every where. His dad was saying that he was glad Shikamaru found such a lovely girlfriend. Temari thought it was funny, but it made Shikamaru spew tea all over his father.

"So, do you come here often?" Temari said as she sat down next to Shikamaru.

"I try to avoid it when I can, it's too troublesome having to deal with Naruto," Shikamaru replied.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? At least I've kissed a girl!" Naruto yelled

"So has he," Temari said before Shikamaru could retort.

"What? When?"

Temari turned Shikamaru towards her. She leant forward and pulled him closer. She pressed her soft pink lips up against his. She closed her eyes as she kissed him. Shikamaru however, quickly pulled himself from her. He turned around and left the noodle shop.

Temari smiled as she said "right now."

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AN: This story is set after the timeskip so Akamaru is supposed to be big.