Rain pelted her windowsill as Sakura quickly closed the window. She'd fallen asleep with the window open again. Sighing, she made her way downstairs to find food. Her parents were on their second honeymoon, leaving her alone for two weeks. So far, it had only been four days and she felt as if they'd been gone forever. Seriously, she couldn't cook to save her life and she was getting tired of chips and crackers. She laid her head on the counter and sighed. Maybe take out? Nahh, she wanted some actual homemade food. The first person to come to mind was Naruto. Surprisingly enough, he was an amazing cook. She didn't tell him this of course. When asked how his food was, she always replied with a "so-so". Would he even come? Most likely. Could she stand to be in her house ALONE with him? Absolutely not. Lately, there had been a lot of…tension between them. Every time they touched, chills would run down her spine. She hated it. A loud growl interrupted her inner musings. Oh what the heck, it wouldn't hurt to just have him come, cook, and leave. But it was pouring outside. Oh well guess its crackers for her. When she got to her room, she checked her phone.

One new message

Naruto

She smiled softly and opened the message.

Sakkk! Wats up? I haven't seen ya all day.

10:45 p.m.

She rolled her eyes and replied to his message

You saw me earlier. Im lying in bed, thriving off of crackers and water. I can't cook for crap .

10:56 p.m.

Hopefully he'd take the bait. Two minutes passed before Naruto replied. She was surprised, and yet somehow she expected his reply to be like this;

Mmmm. Well, i've been training and cleaning all day and haven't had dinner yet. You should let me come over and cook for you. I know wat ur gonna say "Oh Naruto, ur royal sexyness, it's pouring outside! i'd hate for you to catch a cold!" but I can't let my Sakura-chan starve, now can I? Besides, u need a little meat on those bones, more to grab onto ;)

10:58 p.m.

Sakura rolled her eyes. Who was she to deny free food? After 20 minutes of idly watching TV, the doorbell finally rang. She padded down the stairs and opened the door. Naruto stood, grinning, soaked to the bone. He wore a grey combat jacket open, which showed his white t-shirt which was see through at this point. He knees were red where his stonewash jeans had holes in them for style. Sakura smacked her teeth.

"Idiot, it's practically a monsoon out there and your dressed as if it's fall. Come inside, and take off those muddy shoes." She stepped aside and let him come in.

"Well hello to you too." He put down the bags in his hands and stretched. "Man, im still sore from training! And im starving!" He smiled when he noticed she was spacing out. Sakura turned around. He crept up behind her and tackled her into a hug.

"Gahh! Naruto stop! You scared the crap outta me!" Her face was red, she could just feel it. He let her down slowly, laughing.

"You spaced out on me."

"Yea, sorry, im just tired. Hey, it's time for a haircut" His bangs were almost to his eyes while wet, she could only imagine them dry.

"I know, Ino has only told me twenty times today." They walked to the living room. Sakura sat down on the couch and Naruto sat across from her on the floor.

"You hung out with Ino today?" She asked curiously. Since when have they been hanging out?

"Well, I was hanging out with TenTen when we saw Ino and she ended up tagging along." Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa...whoa. Since when did he and TenTen start hanging out? She noticed that a lot of the girls in the village began to take an interest to Naruto, but that was just the civilians. Now it seems the kunoichis are getting a little close lately.

"What're you thinkin about?" Naruto asked, breaking her train of thought. She slid down to the floor and laid on her stomach next to him.

"Hmm, just how the girls are getting pretty close to you. All the village girls are practically throwing there virginities at you." she laughed and turned towards him.

"Haahhaa, really? I hadn't noticed. You're not jealous, are you?"

"Pfft, you wish, and you're not foolin anybody. I see you flirting with the helpless girls around the village. Poor girls, they probably don't know what hit them" She teased. Naruto smirked.

"Most of them did by the end of the night." Naruto laughed as Sakura choked on her spit. "Kidding! Im Kidding!" Sakura hit him on the back of the head.

"Idiot! Don't say stuff like that so suddenly. Besides, you're far too innocent to even get that close to a girl. You wouldn't know what to do with yourself. Now come on, time for late night dinner."

"Im not that innocent. I know a few moves." He stood up and stretched, his semi-dry shirt riding up. She couldn't lie, she gazed at that exposed skin in a way she wasn't proud of. Naruto put his hand up.

"You go sit down and relax. This is a man's job" he flexed. Sakura snorted.

"Well, at least you know your place woman." She smile and sat down, watching as he pulled out the ingredients and the pans. She saw lots of vegetables. Huh, she's surprised he didn't bring instant ramen.

"So, master chef, what's for dinner tonight?" Telling by the ingredients, it looked pretty… fancy.

"Im making pho. I've really been in the mood for some, plus im sure you'll love it." She saw him pick up the bag full of the hard white noodles. She got up and sat in the kitchen to watch. He began to boil some kind of cut up beef and season it. He sautéed the vegetables and put the beef and the vegetables in some kind of broth. He let it boil for a bit and the shut the eye off.

"Thank goodness I already had this stuff prepared or it woulda took forever." It took all of 15 minutes to complete it.

"Wow that was pretty fast." she was a little nervous to try it. Naruto brought over a bag and sat it down, pulling out the contents. Sakura frowned.

"Squid sauce, beef paste, rooster hot sauce? What in the world are you cooking?" Dear Kami, he was trying to kill her. He only laughed and pulled out some bowls. He placed some of the white noodles in the bowls and poured broth over them. They slowly softened. He mixed all the sauces in and slid one of the bowls to her. She picked up her chopsticks and poked the beef cube. Naruto laughed.

"Try it." She obeyed, slowly bringing it up to her mouth. What she tasted was...amazing. She dug in. Naruto smiled and dug in to his.

About twenty minutes later they were laying on the floor, half asleep.

"Im full. That was really good, im surprised." Naruto could feel the vibrations as Sakura spoke since her head was on his stomach. He ran his hands threw her hair.

"Oh really? You usually complain and say my food is so-so."

"Eh, anything tastes good when a person is hungry enough. Are you staying the night?" She hoped he'd say yes, somehow she didn't wanna be alone.

"Yea if you don't mind. Im too sleepy to make it home. Ohh! I know! You should sing me a lullaby!" He smiled

"Pfft, how 'bout you get one of your many admirers to do it for you. So tell me, anyone of them catch your interest?" Maybe it was the fact that she was sleepy, but normally she'd never tred these dangerous waters.

"Yea, one girl" Whoa. That's not what she expected. She shifted her head so she could look at him.

"Huh. Well who is this chick?" She tried her best to not sound like a jealous girl. The look on Naruto's face proved that effort futile.

"She's gorgeous, Sakura-chan, the most beautiful girl i've ever seen. She's strong, witty, and cool. She's amazing." Sakura felt her chest contract. Who the hell was this chick to come and just sweep Naruto off his feet like this? She couldn't help but feel sad at this. They weren't exactly dating but still-

"And her body is amazing. She's so fit and-" Sakura sat up cutting him off.

"That's enough. I don't wanna hear you all lovey dovey tonight." She tried to make it sound teasing, but it came out sad and broken. Naruto smiled softly.

"But Sakura-chan, I was just getting to the best part. Like her soft, pink hair and her beautiful jade eyes that could just make me melt," He moved closer to her, their lips centimeters apart, "or her cute pouty full lips, and the way she blushes when she's nervous" His lips brushed hers softly. He pulled away and rested his forehead on hers, "she's just so perfect." Sakura held her breathe and breathed in his scent. She felt emotions overwhelm her and then-

"Naruto!" She pushed him away and crossed her arms. He looked confused.

"What is it?"

"I asked you what village girl caught your interest, are you grouping me with those girls just throwing their innocence at you?" Anything to break that overwhelming atmosphere. Naruto shook his head, laughing.

"Well i'll catch whatever you're throwin" He wiggled his eyebrows. Sakura picked up the pillow at knocked him down.

"Goodnight, Naruto." She said and made her way up stairs.

Yea, she should've just stuck to the chips and crackers.