A/N: Okay so I think the only pairing will be NaruHina since I am like dying here trying to write romance.

Enjoy this chapter! And review!

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"HINATAAAAA!"

Hinata quickened her pace. She could probably lose that bastard around Main Street.

"Hinata! See? I know your name now!"

Hinata's eyes narrowed. He had probably just looked it up in the school directory. Stupid idiot didn't know her name before!

"Hinata!"

She hurried ahead. How had he known it was her? She had stuffed her hair under a large floppy hat in hopes that he would get the hint that she was trying to avoid him.

He hadn't.

"C'mon! I'm really sorry! Stop being so stubborn."

Her? Being stubborn! How could he?! She was the least stubborn person she knew, goddamnit!

"I'm really sorry."

Hinata stopped. Was he apologizing?Her lavender eyes widened and a small smile crept across her lips. She turned around to notice Naruto standing there looking very sorry.

"Really?"

Did he really mean it?

"Yah." Naruto replied with a large nod that looked as if it would send his head flying to China.

"Okay."

An awkward silence lingered over the two teenagers. Finally, Hinata broke the silence.

"Erm...You want to go get some lunch...together..." Hinata felt her ears turn red.

Dear god, what had she done!

Hinata looked up to see Naruto give her an odd look.

She wished she could take those words back now!

"I mean, since we're...like friends now!" Hinata congratulated herself on her good recovery.

"Oh! Okay! For a while, I thought you were asking me out!"

Hinata forced herself to smile although her knees were shaking uncontrollably.

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She had mustered up the courage to ask him out, and this is where he brought her!?!

ICHIRAKU!?!?!?

Naruto himself was busy slurping up ramen noodles to notice that Hinata hadn't touched her food yet.

Hinata winced as he slurped up another mouthful sending soup flying her way.

"Hinata...?"

She felt relieved now. He had noticed there was something wrong, finally!

"Are you going to eat that?"

Hinata fell off her stool with a big thud.

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Whispers. That's all she heard first. They were incomprehensible, just mumbles that resembled a caveman's grunts.

But then the words become much clearer and she could hear.

"YOU idiot!"

That was Sakura's voice.

A smack.

So Sakura smacked Naruto. That was good.

Naruto's voice answered in a tiny squeak.

"I didn't do anything."

Pfft. He didn't do anything?! Well, he didn't exactly know her feeling for him yet but he still had to be kind to a lady!

They had gone out as a friendly occasion and he brought her to a fast-food ramen place? And once they were at the restaurant, he completely ignored her! And the only time he noticed her was to ask if he could eat her ramen!

If Hinata wasn't so tired, she would have smacked him!

"Well if you didn't do anything, why did she faint!? Hmm? Can you answer that?"

This time, it was Ino's voice.

"Heatstroke?"

There was a sound resembling 'Gck'.

Hinata figured it was Sasuke trying not to laugh.

She would've laughed at the stupid excuse too, but she felt as if she had to listen in on the conversation so she pretended that she was still unconscious.

"Do you think she'll be able to come with us to go to your house, Sasuke?"

That was Naruto trying to change the subject.

An exasperated sigh came from the far corner of the room.

"I told you! You're not coming to my house!"

"And stop trying to change the subject!" Sakura smacked Naruto again.

"You're so insensitive!" shouted Ino.

Naruto whimpered again.

An uncomfortable silence hung over the five teens like a scratchy blanket.

Another sigh from Sakura, Ino tapped her foot, and Sasuke "hn'ed".

Finally, four pairs of feet were heard clacking across the tile and out of the room.

Hinata rolled over. Well that was some dull shit.

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After she "woke up" Hinata had learned from Sakura and Ino that after she fainted, Naruto had carried her back to school and to the infirmary where she was currently residing.

"Naruto's a nice guy," Sakura had remarked.

"but he's the most clueless, stupid guy ever." Ino had finished.

Hinata wasn't really paying attention though. She instead was mentally screaming that from shock Naruto had actually carried her. Carried her! Hinata had fainted again and when she woke up Sakura and Ino were gone.

"Hey."

Hinata turned around to notice a taller girl with dark hair. Her hair was tied up in two pigtails and she was in a soccer jersey.

"Hi..."

"I'm Tenten."

Hinata nodded and tried not to look so stupid. This girl was obviously a senior and she didn't want to look dumb in front of an older girl.

"I'm Hinata."

"Hey, aren't you Hyuuga Neji's cousin?"

Hinata winced.

"I guess..."

Although I wish I wasn't, Hinata finished in her mind.

"Oh. Too bad."

Hinata almost fell off the bed and hit her head again. Girls worshipped Neji! Not as much as they worshipped Sasuke, but they still worshipped him. And finally, she met someone (who wasn't a guy, or Ino and Sakura) who also despised Neji!

"Yeah."

Jeez, this was awkward.

"So, why are you in the infirmary?" asked Tenten.

"I...fainted." Hinata squeezed her eyes shut awaiting the uproarious laughter. But she never heard it. When she looked up she noticed that Tenten was looking at her oddly.

"Why are you closing your eyes?" she asked in a confused tone.

"Nothing." Hinata said quickly, mortified that she had looked like such a dork. "What about you?"

Tenten pointed at her ankle which was in a cast.

"Soccer incident." she explained.

"Oh."

"Hey, Hinata!" Ino strode into the room. "You're awake now!"

"Yeah." Hinata answered grateful that Ino had broken the silence.

"While you were unconcious, we made plans to head to Sasuke's house. Sasuke's mom already called your dad."

"What'd he say?" Hinata asked hoping that the answer was no but at the same time wishing it was yes.

"He said sure, you just have to call every hour and tell him where you are."

"Okay then." She was at lost for words.

Going to Sasuke's house would be weird since she wasn't really his friend but she wanted to go too since Ino and Sakura would be there too.

Ino grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the room.

"We'll be going next week, I can't wait can you?" Ino was talking quickly and very much like a chipmunk.

Hinata turned around and weakly waved at Tenten.

How had she gotten herself into this?

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A/N: This is the longest chapter I ever wrote. It's finally over.

-dies from exhaustion-