Hello to all my loyal readers! Sorry about the wait. I just haven't been in the writing mood lately. I don't own Naruto. And, without further ado, the next installment of Naruhina One Shots, Ventriloquist!

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"Naruto-kun?" Arrrgh he can be SO annoying sometimes. Oh my, did I really just think that?

Naruto had asked Hinata to come to his apartment, but he wasn't responding.

"I'm in here, Hinata-chan!"

Ah, there he is! She followed the sound of his voice to the kitchen, but he wasn't there.

"Over here!" This time it came from his bedroom. So she went. And he wasn't there, either. The bathroom. Not there. The living room. Nope. The kitchen again. Still not there. The entry. Sorry, better luck next time.

"Naruto-kun, this is starting to get annoying. Please stop."

"Oh all right, I'm in the kitchen."

She went to the kitchen. He wasn't there.

"NARUTO-KUN!"

"Sorry, did I say kitchen? I meant living room."

Not there either.

That's it. "Byakugan!" She scanned the area. He was nowhere to be found. She sighed and released the bloodline limit. She thought she heard a 'poof' come from the kitchen.

"I know you're in here."

"What are you talking about? I'm on the couch in the living room."

Hinata walked in there, and sure enough, there he was, in the...orange. She walked up and slapped him. Poof.

Kage Bunshin?

Hinata heard chuckling come from the kitchen. She turned around and threw a kunai at a shadowed corner on the ceiling. She then heard it hit the wall. She sighed.

"Now, now, Hinata-chan. That's no way to treat your boyfriend."

"Quite the ventriloquist, aren't we? Come down from there."

"Fine, but first, close your eyes."

Hinata closed her eyes.

"Hey! I can tell you're peeking!"

Hinata really closed her eyes this time. She heard the tell-tale thump of someone hitting the ground. A few seconds later, she felt powerful arms wrap around her and lips brush up against hers.

"You can open your eyes now."

When she opened her eyes, she gasped. There stood Naruto, but not in his normal orange jumpsuit. He wore a pair of black pants that weren't to tight nor too baggy. He had a sleeveless black shirt on that seemed to frame his huge arms. His black headband held up his hair, keeping it out of his eyes. He had dark grey arm bracers that extended from his elbows to over the back of his hands. To cover his hands he had some black fingerless gloves. His boots went halfway up his shins. To top it all off, he had the katana she got for him for his eighteenth birthday strapped on his back...in a black sheath of course.

"Well? Whaddaya think?"

"What do I think? I like."

Naruto grinned. Hinata knocked her hand against his arms.

"Got some slabs of rock there, don't you?"

She proceeded to knock on his head. "Geez, you have a hard head. What's it made of?"

"Rocks, the same thing it's filled with."

Hinata giggled. She pulled him in for a kiss.

When they separated, she got down to business. "So, what did you call me for?"

"Ah, for that you have to come with me. Oh, but first..."

He removed her headband from around her neck and used it like a blindfold.

"Naruto-kun, if my students see this I'll never hear the end of it. I can see it now. I'm on a mission with the little genin and then... 'Hey Hinata-sensei! Go anywhere with Naruto-sensei last night?' 'Did you do anything fun?'"

Naruto shrugged even though she couldn't see him. "Well, that's your problem."

"Geez, you're nice."

"I was just kidding."

"Whatever. Let's just go."

Naruto scooped her up bridal-style.

"Naruto-kun, you better not..."

"Why, Hinata-chan," Naruto said innocently. "Whatever are you talking about? I'm not doing anything."

"NARUTO-KUN, DON'T YOU DARE TAKE ME OUT THAT WINDOW!"

"What, you mean like this?" Naruto jumped out the window. Hinata was screaming because she didn't like the idea of falling while blindfolded. After a few minutes, Naruto stopped running.

"Are we here, Naruto-kun?"

"Hai."

"Can you put me down now?"

"I don't know, I'm rather enjoying this."

"Please?"

"Fine..."

He set her down. "Now close your eyes."

"But I'm blindfolded."

"Hina-chan..."

She couldn't resist when he used that nickname she loved oh so much. "Fine. They're shut."

She felt Naruto undo the blindfold. Then he retied it around her neck. "You can open your eyes now."

Hinata opened her eyes, and once more, gasped. Naruto had brought her to a beautiful place. There were sakura trees here and there, along with the mighty oak, patches of flowers, and in the very center, a large pond/small lake.

"Naruto-kun...," she breathed, speechless. "It...it's...I don't know what to say..."

"Then sit down and enjoy the view," he said, motioning towards a large blanket with a picnic basket on it.

They sat down on the blanket. Birds were chirping a happy song, and butterflies were everywhere.

"Chipul tau si dragostea din tei, Mi-amintesc de ochii tai."

"I'm sorry, what was that Naruto-kun?"

"Your face and love from the trees, and I remember your eyes."

Hinata blushed. OMG That is the most romantic thing I've heard in quite a while.

"What, you want more?"

Hinata then realized she had said that out loud. Her face invented a new shade of red.

Naruto chuckled. "I'll take that as a yes." He looked out at the scenery. "What do you think?"

"I love it...it's beautiful."

"I'm gonna let you in on something."

"What?"

"This place," he said, motioning with his hand, "is as beautiful as a shredded tablecloth compared to you."

"Naruto-kun!" she said while hugging him.

Her stomach interrupted the moment. "Oops," she said, blushing a little more. "Sorry, I was about to eat when you called."

Naruto grabbed the basket. "Let's get started then."

Naruto removed the contents and Hinata was amazed. There was no ramen.

"I know what you're thinking. It's not appropriate for the situation."

Hinata mock-gasped. "Naruto-kun being serious? OH NO! THE APOCOLYPSE IS COMING!"

"You're nice."

"Just returning the favor."

Hinata looked at the food set out before her. There were rice balls, salads, a few sandwiches, pears, apples, grapes, and flavored water.

"Grape! My favorite! Thank you!" Hinata kissed Naruto on the cheek.

"Come on, Hinata-chan!" He said, pretending to whine. "Is that all I get?"

"For now."

"Fine then, I'll pull out the big guns."

He pulled a bag out of his pocket and took a few pieces of...something...out and put them in his mouth.

"Hey beautiful, I got some skittles in my mouth. Wanna taste the rainbow?"

Hinata giggled. "Well, this should be interesting."

They locked lips for a kiss. Naruto promptly requested entry to her mouth, which she gave. Their tongues wrestled for a moment before Hinata pushed Naruto back to his home ground. They separated.

"That tasted...interesting, to say the least."

"Yeah, I'll agree. Hinata-chan and skittles, throw in some miso ramen and you've got the best flavor around."

Hinata giggled and they began to eat. After a while, Naruto froze.

"Hinata, turn around very slowly."

She did as she was told, and was shocked to find a deer staring her in the face. It walked up and sniffed her. Then it stole some salad and left. They both began to bowl over laughing.

Soon they finished their meal and the sun began to set. They had backed up against the trunk of a sturdy tree. Hinata was resting her head on Naruto's shoulder.

"It's beautiful." Naruto opened his mouth. "No. No more corny 'Not as much as you' comments. Be original."

Naruto grinned. When the sun had set and the stars were out, Naruto got up and walked onto the lake. Hinata followed. When the reached the center, Naruto dove in and resurfaced, holding something in his hand.

"Hinata, little help here?"

Hinata giggled and controlled the water so that it moved off of Naruto.

"I like being dry MUCH more."

Hinata's eyes wandered to what was in his hand. It was a small box.

I wonder...

"Hinata-chan, close your eyes for ten seconds."

She complied. When she reopened her eyes, Naruto was gone. She looked down and saw him kneeling.

"Hinata-chan, I love you with all my heart and all my soul. Will you marry me?"

Hinata was dumbstruck. I never thought he would...I mean...It's so soon! I thought another, oh, I don't know, two, three years?

"Hinata-chan?"

"YES!" She tackled him down onto the water. As they hugged, it became very quiet.

Naruto was the first one to speak. "You know, this reminds me of the 'mystery waterfall girl'," he said. He pretended to think. "Now, I wonder who that could have been." He held his chin for a while, then snapped his fingers. "Oh, Hina-chan, could it possibly have been you?"

Hinata played along. "Maybe, I mean, there could always have been another 'mystery waterfall girl'."

"Well, why don't we re-enact and see?"

"No, I'd prefer not."

"Please?"

Hinata thought this over.

"Fine, but I get to be the girl."

Naruto playfully punched her.

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Well, what did you think? I liked this one, it's longer than most of my one shots. Lol, whoever caught the Numa Numa reference gets a cookie! (bakes enough cookies for the entire population of China) I don't know, I might need more than that...

Review please, it makes Naruto and Hinata want to have more fluffy moments together! XD