Hinata ducked under the flaps of the Icharaku Ramen Restaurant. She smiled and blushed as she sat down next to a blond-haired, blue-eyed ninja slurping down noodles. "H-hello, Naruto-kun…" Hinata stuttered.

Naruto looked up from his bowl of ramen. He immediately saw Hinata and smiled. After he quickly finished his bowl of ramen, he grinned again at the Hyuuga. "Hey, Hinata-chan! Are you hungry? I'll buy you some ramen, and I'll kindly pick up the tab." Naruto smugly said. It felt good to splurge once in a while.

Hinata blushed once more, and then mumbled, "S-sure. Miso ramen sounds g-good right now."

Nice choice, thought Naruto as he shouted, "Oi, old man! A bowl of miso ramen for Hinata-chan!" He nodded, and then came back with a nice warm huge bowl of ramen for the raven-haired kunoichi. Right when she was about to take a bite, Sakura came in, panting.

"Must…hide…he…almost found me…" she said between breaths. She then put her head on the counter, exhausted.

Naruto perked up. "Whoa, whoa. Slow down. What happened?"

Sakura picked her head off the table. "I gave him a note saying if he found me, I'd give him something special." Sakura took out a box of little jelly candies. "I made them myself", she proudly said. "But almost as soon as I found a hiding spot, he came and almost found me. So I ran all the way here."

"Who's 'He'?" Hinata asked.

Naruto pondered a bit, and before Sakura answered, he said, "Sasuke."

"What?" came a slightly annoyed voice. Hinata, Naruto, and Sakura's heads turned as they saw Sasuke walk into the restaurant. He sat down next to Sakura and ordered potstickers.

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Geez, temme. You surprised us", Naruto sarcastically said.

Sasuke glared at him. "You dinnit even notice me until I came in, stupid."

Sakura shook her head. "No fighting, guys", she informed. "We're in a freaking restaurant." Hinata nodded her head in agreement.

Sasuke blushed a little in embarrassment. "Hmph."

Hinata finally took a bite of her ramen, and she felt like she was in heaven. "Wow, this ramen is wonderful!"

Naruto smiled, then looked at his own bowl. Nothing. He checked his pockets, then his wallet. He groaned. "Nooo, my free ramen coupon…"

Hinata looked up from her bowl and said, "W-we could share mine."

"Thanks, Hinata-chan." He grinned, than took his chopsticks and clapped his hands together. "Itaidakimasu!" He took a chopstick-full of ramen, and then noticed one of the strands of ramen was connected to Hinata's.

Hinata noticed this also, and with a blush on her face, put the strand in her mouth and started working on it. Naruto did the same. When their faces were really close, Naruto leaned in to kiss her. Hinata blushed as she felt a nice, tingly sensation as Naruto pressed his lips against hers.

Sasuke cleared his throat, then said, "Can you guys get a room? Seriously…"

"TEMME, YOU BASTARD!!! You just had to ruin the moment, dinnit you?!?" Naruto screamed, his face red.

Hinata and Sakura laughed as the pleasant evening continued.

End of Chapter 2