Writer's block is a sin against nature and all that is good and pure. Because I am running on three hours of sleep and am falling asleep at my keyboard, that shall be all.

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Hinata had a problem, a very serious problem. It was such a serious problem in fact that there was just no way she could possibly solve it without the help of her girlfriends and it was just Hinata's lucky day (week, month, year) because her girlfriends happened to all live with her in the same apartment. All she had to do was pick a friend, knock on their door, and initiate a conversation while gradually working around to mentioning her problem. It would be resolved in no time!

Resolve hardened, Hinata set off to Sakura's room.

-/-

She was standing just outside of the pink haired kunoichi's door with her hand poised to knock when a loud cry of "Sasuke-kun!", sent her shrieking and stumbling backwards into the hallway wall. Perhaps Hinata shouldn't have been so surprised that Sakura was in her room with Sasuke doing… having… Well she was busy. It really shouldn't have surprised her since Sakura (After a rousing game of 'I Never' that sadly, predictably, and-she thought bitterly- pitifully had ended with Hinata being the only one who could walk away sober.) had told them that she and Sasuke had lost their virginity when they were seventeen, which was a good three years ago. At least that was what it sounded like amongst all the "Damn it, Ino-pig! Gimme a break! I've had like-fails miserably at trying to remember just how drunk she actually is-….A lot of shots already!". Anyway, despite the fact that it shouldn't have shocked her she had still received a good scare. Though it may have been due to the fact that Sakura usually went to Sasuke's place for this and -Good grief! It was still noon! Couldn't they wait until nightfall or at least until nobody was home?

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

Eyes widened in absolute horror at the unmistakable sound, Hinata quickly slid along the wall and away from Sakura's door. "Maybe I should try Sakura-chan later?" She wondered.

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. Or not. She may not be as addicted to gossip as Ino was, but that didn't mean she wasn't present when the girls started talking about their boyfriends or more specifically their sex lives. Unless Sakura had simply said it to have one up on Ino, and Hinata desperately hoped that wasn't the case because she'd never get pink haired Uchiha godchildren if Sasuke was terrible in the sack, she and Sasuke would be at this for a while. "Maybe TenTen-nee-chan?"

-/-

It was quiet. Too quiet. So quiet that Hinata didn't dare knock on the door or call out TenTen's name. There was something oh so very wrong here or maybe something wrong was going to happen. In any case it would be best if she first prepared herself for the worst and what other way did a Hyuuga prepare for the unknown other than, "Byakugan."

-/-

"Ugh…" Hinata moaned from the floor. So far she had made nothing but dry heaves, but she was not budging from her worshiping kneel in front of the Mighty White Porcelain God until that horrendous image was shoved to the farthest, darkest corner of her mind. That had been just as bad as seeing Naruto and Sasuke kiss back in their genin days. Wait, what was she saying? It was not just as bad! That little kiss couldn't compare to what her eyes had seen and her eyes! They burned! They actually, really burned.

She'd seen what the Hyuuga genius was packing and Good Golly Miss Molly she now knew what put that extra bounce in TenTen's step whenever she came back from the Hyuuga compound. Damn it all, though! She hadn't wanted to know. Not then and certainly not now. There was nothing in the world that could make her want to see her older cousin naked.

"Why is Neji-nii-san here anyway?" That was without a doubt the dumbest question ever asked and Hinata was painfully aware of it. It was obvious why her cousin was here. Well it was obvious from the tiniest glimpse of TenTen's room she'd managed to see before rushing off to the nearest bathroom. Neji-nii-san was here so he could sex TenTen-nee-chan up. No, that was wrong. He'd already sexed her up by the time Hinata had stupidly used her Byakugan. Now they were cuddling, or sleeping, or.. Hell she didn't know! She'd only seen enough to permanently burn their naked bodies into her memories. Oh the horror!

"Should I even try Ino-chan's room?" Whether it was another dumb question or a serious consideration it was dismissed as quickly as it had been voiced. Had this day gone normally she wouldn't have considered confiding in Ino. Besides, with the way her luck was going she'd probably walk in on some Boar Deer Butterfly threesome. "Ugh.." This time she had an offering for the Mighty White Porcelain God.

-/-

"There's a bright side to all of this." Hinata said, searching for her silver lined cloud after she'd slipped out of the apartment. "They'll be too exhausted to do it tonight." She'd found her silver lining and clung desperately to it. For if she let go of it for even a instant she would fall back onto her problem and the fact that everybody and their grandma (Tsunada!) was doing it with their boyfriend wasn't helping.

-/-

"Ittadakimasu!" Naruto exclaimed before digging into his sixteenth helping of ramen. He slurped up the noodles in record time and drained the bowl. "Hey, hey!" He yelled shaking his empty bowl in the air. "Another miso-eh?" He swiveled around in his seat in time to see Hinata walk by. "Hinata-chan!" He gave an enthusiastic wave, but the girl passed him by without a hint of acknowledgement. "Hinata-chan?" He slapped a few notes and coins on to the counter, slid off his stool, and ran after her.

Naruto fell in step right beside her and still she seemed oblivious to his presence. "Hina-chan." He breathed into her ear. Hinata shrieked for the second time that day while spinning around and slapping her palm to Naruto's chest. The fox boy went down hard.

"Oh Naruto-kun! Are you okay? I'm so sorry." The blond ninja waved her concern off and sat up rubbing his chest and grinning.

"I should be asking you if you're okay." With an aiding hand from Hinata he climbed to his feet and dusted off his clothes. "You walked right by and you were so deep in thought. I was thinking that maybe you might need someone to talk to."

"Naruto-kun…" She really loved this boy, but she'd be covered in honey and staked out on an ant hill before she discussed her problems with him. Not that she thought Naruto wouldn't understand or couldn't help her. On the contrary she was afraid he would understand. She was afraid that he'd find out that she was still in love with him. In fact she had been since she was a little girl and-He still hadn't figured it out! Dumb blond. Why was she worried he'd find out now. "Thanks Naruto-kun. I do need someone to talk to." Bring out the honey, folks!

"Great!" Naruto grabbed her wrist and dragged her off. "I know the perfect place."

-/-

"Nice view, isn't it?" Naruto stated while gesturing to the village below as he and Hinata settled on top of the Hokage monument. "Okay." He said, not giving the girl a chance to answer his previous question. "You wanted to talk." And talk Hinata did. She'd never had a conversation this long with Naruto. She actually surprised her self with how easy the words came. Once she stopped worrying about her love for him stuttering had become a thing of the past. Not that Hinata had completely thrown caution to the wind. Her problem had been about Naruto and what she planned to do about him. So many years gone by and she hadn't really made any progress. It wasn't like Sakura who had fallen in love with a revenge freak (No offense to Sasuke). Once he'd gotten over his crush on Sakura a few years back he'd been up for taking and she'd never made a move. Hinata justified this by saying that neither had he, but it was just a simple fear about being rejected.

Of everything she talked about she spoke of her love for him the most. She didn't do it out right. Heavens no! As the sad truth about Naruto was that he just wasn't the sharpest kunai in the pouch she felt she was safe speaking of her "friend's" forlorn love. She told of the "girl's" fears, shame for being unable to proclaim her love, and anger at the boy for not catching on. The sun had started to set by the time Hinata had run out of things to say.

"I can't help your friend." Naruto said suddenly. The Hyuuga heiress jerked her head up and turned red under his intense stare. He shuffled closer to her until he was sitting directly in front of her. "Do you still like me Hina-chan?" Hinata looked down at the hard stone of the monument, at the darkening sky, the lights of the village, anything but his blue eyes.

"W-why do you ask?" Naruto leaned closer still.

"Because," his breath on her face brought her eyes back to his. "I can't help your friend, but I can help you." With the same clueless grin that could fool anyone, and had fooled Hinata into thinking he wasn't aware of the fact that her friend was herself and he was the boy in story, Naruto closed the distance.

Fin

Since we're not supposed to put review responses in our fics anymore, I'll save the replies for emails and after I gotten a good few hours of sleep. See you in my next chapter which shall involve Sano, Naruto and Hinata's kid, and several other children in a oneshot just for the Christmas holiday.