Hey everybody! Thank you to all my readers out there! I was really happy with the reviews and the alerts of favoriting/subscribing. I was delighted that people like my story, since it's my first one. XD

I won't have Hinata stuttering too much here, because I don't really see her stuttering a lot in the anime/manga. Plus, it gets annoying when it's like: H-h-h-h-h-h-h-i-i-i-i m-m-m-m-y-y-y n-n-n-a-a-m-m-e-e-e i-i-s H-h-h-h-h-h-h-i-i-n-n-n-a-a-a-t-t-t-t-a-a-a. You understand my point, don't you? But she stutters when she has reason to.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story/Naruto world.

Previous chapter: Tenten thought she should at least lift the awkward atmosphere. "So,"Tenten started smoothly,"what do you like to do as a hobby?"

"I-I like..pressing flower petals." Hinata answered with a embarrassed face. Then silence resumed. 'Okay,'Tenten thought,'that helped...-ish.' Tenten caught Hinata looking at her chain mace that she hung up at the wall, right next to her weapon scrolls .

"Alright, let's get started shall we?" Tenten chirped. Gesturing towards the application Hinata held in her hand, she reached out for Hinata to hand it over. Hinata wordlessly and obediently passed her application to Tenten.

"Hyuuga Hinata. Twenty-three years old. Heir to the Hyuuga Corporations. Graduate of Konoha University." Tenten put down the application. "I'm a bit curious. You're young, smart, beautiful, and nice. So why was your father pushing you through my door? I'd understand if you were a balding middle aged man who lives with his parents, but you are clearly not."

Hinata struggled with her words. "M-my father as well as the elders in my family want me to start...m...mating (Hinata blushed at this) as soon as possible. They want me to produce an heir. I-I'm already twenty-three. My parents were married at twenty-three." Hinata couldn't meet Tenten's eyes.

"T-They say I'm becoming an old maid! It's normal not to have had a boyfriend before, r-right?" Hinata whispered. Tenten was surprised to hear th- ok, no that's a lie. She had a itty bitty hunch that it was something like that, considering the reputation of the Hyuuga family. She had heard of Hyuugas getting married at a reasonably young age before.

Then again, how could she not? Tenten's mother always inquired when she'll wed every time she saw the wedding announcements on the newspapers. To this day, Tenten knew not to go visit for a week when the announcement of a Hyuuga wedding came up.

"Wait, you have never been with a boy?" Tenten questioned. "N-not in that way, I-I do have male friends, just never a boyfriend." Hinata looked down and twiddled her thumbs. 'She probably thinks I'm lame. Who doesn't have dating experience or knowledge at twenty-three years old?' thought Hinata pessimistically.

Seeing the downward glance and the dull tint of sadness in Hinata's eyes, Tenten knew Hinata was going into 'insecure mode', something everyone ventures to from time to time. "Hinata, look at me." When Hinata's pearl eyes moved to Tenten's face, Tenten gave the girl a smile.

"You, Hyuuga Hinata are of twenty-three years of age. I am twenty-four. If you are an old maid, does that make me one? Of course not! Because we're both young. If you're worried about getting a husband or a boyfriend, ...you've come to the right place. It doesn't always take one try to find the red string of fate, you know. You have to prepared to try time after time for that perfect person. Besides my matchmaking skills, I'll need you to tell me who you like and who you don't. So I ask you. Hyuuga Hinata... are you up for the challenge?"

After a few seconds, Hinata nodded slowly. "Good! First question, and it's of the utmost importance that you answer honestly: Have you ever liked anyone? It has to be a meaningful kind of like. One where you think about the person a lot and your eyes wander to them when they're around." Hinata's face was growing red rapidly, and it amused Tenten to some extent.

"W-w-well, I-I mean. The only one I've ever looked at...was a boy I met when I was young. He was k-kind. P-people were bullying me and he stood up for me, e-even though he didn't know me. H-he let people hit him. For me. I never really got the chance to thank him. Though we were classmates in Konoha Academy. After that, he disappeared." Hinata looked out at the window, and gazed at the blue sky. It reminded her so much of his eyes. His bold, gorgeous eyes.

"Konoha Academy, huh? Do you know his name, or remember what he looks like?" Tenten had her pen poised over her notepad, looking at Hinata expectantly. Hinata now sported a faraway look to her eyes.

"H-his name was Uzumaki Naruto. Oh, he had wonderful golden blond hair. It was spiky last I've seen it. He had tanned skin, and whisker marks on both of his cheeks. His smile was always genuine and so honest that it makes you feel touched to the bone. Then his eyes. Oh, those eyes! They were, and probably are, the most brilliant shade of blue on this planet." Hinata's cheeks were still flushed, but now of girlish delight.

Seeing Hinata's reaction to her descriptions, Tenten quickly deduced the very obvious. Hinata had a massive crush on this dude. 'Uzumaki Naruto. Huh. That name sounds familiar...'Tenten then preceded to think very deeply.

"Oh!" Tenten slapped her desk while exclaiming. Hinata jumped, shocked at how random it was. "W-What?" Hinata asked, almost fearfully. "I have a client named Uzumaki Naruto!" Hinata couldn't hold in her excitement"R-really?" Hinata clasped her hands together in excitement.

"But I don't think he has blond hair as you described." Tenten said doubtfully. Silence dawned upon the both of them. "Eh?" Surprisingly enough, Hinata was the one to break the quiet. Tenten's body froze, but her eyes looked around, as if looking for a reasonable answer.

"Oh well! Maybe he dyed his hair! That's a logical explanation!"Tenten reassured the uneasy Hinata as well as herself. Though she herself had a inkling of doubt locked in her mind.