Naruto and Hinata walked into Ichiraku's and went and sat at a booth in the back of the restaurant. They ordered their food and waited for their drinks to come. Naruto couldn't help but stare at Hinata and he didn't go past him that others were staring at her too. But Hinata didn't seem to notice, and if she did, she didn't seem to care. All she was doing was staring at Naruto.

A warm feeling started to build up inside him that he didn't recognized.

"So, uh, Hinata there is something that I have been wanting to ask you." Naruto rubbed the back of his head nervously. The habit was starting to become more frequent as he spent time with Hinata.

"What's that?"

"Why did you change your look? I mean, I like it and a lot of other guys seem to like it too. But why now?"

"Well I have been wanting to change for a really long time now. I just never had the courage to do it before, but it's now our senior year and our last year really together as a group. So I finally found the courage to do it."

"Oh I see…."

"I guess I just didn't want to feel invisible anymore."

"Hinata…" Naruto said in a low and kind voice. "You were never invisible."

"Yes I was. Maybe not to you but to everyone else I pretty much was. No one at our table would give me a second glance, some not even a first. And why would they? I was the shy awkward girl who wore clothes two sizes too big and never spoke my mind. Well that is all going to change this year. This year I'm finally going to get my chance to be seen, to be heard."

Naruto could hear all the emotions in Hinata's voice. He heard the pain, the sorrow, and… the determination. Something that Naruto never knew that Hinata had. He gave her a reassuring smile. "Well I'm glad that you are changing for the better. I like this new you but just so you know, I also liked the old you as well."

The waitress came over with their drinks and broke the conversation. There was a moment of silence before Naruto broke it.

So Hinata, I was just wondering….why do you have so many paintings of me?"

A light blush came onto Hinata's face. "Well I paint what inspires me and you just happen to inspire me a lot."

"Really? Well that's awesome." Naruto stirred his drink with his straw. "So I have another question, why won't you let me see your drawing?"
"What drawing?"

"The one that you were working on in art class today."

"Oh that drawing. I just haven't finished it yet. Once I am done then you can see it."

"But you let Sai see it." Naruto gave her a fake upset look. Making Hinata giggle.

"Sai's the best artist at Konoha High and he is just helping me out with it. But I promise you will be the first to see it once it's done. How does that sound?"

"That sounds like a deal. And Hinata, I really want to apologize for the fact that I have never seen your drawings. I wasn't being a good friend, but don't you worry, I'm going to make it up to you somehow."

"It's okay Naruto. I know that art isn't really your thing."

"Yeah, but soccer has never been your thing, yet you have made it to all my games."

"Actually I really enjoy it."
"Really?" Naruto couldn't help but be surprised.

"Yeah, especially those moments in the game when the players run into the goal post…."

The two stared at each other for a second and then they both busted out laughing.

There awkward tension between friends had been broken and the two went into normal conversation.

Just then a bell rang, signaling the door had been open. In walked in a blonde and pinkette. The two of them walked over to an empty table. They told the waitress their orders. When she had left, Sakura took this chance to look around to see who from their school were there at the moment. She recognized a few people, but none who mattered, until her eyes landed on a girl with indigo hair and blonde haired boy. From where she was sitting, she saw Naruto tell Hinata something and she laughed.

Sakura couldn't help but notice how innocent and cute the laugh was. It was delicate and sincere. She also noticed the fact that other people were looking at Hinata as well. A surge of jealousy ran through her. They were all supposed to be looking at her. She was, after all, the most popular girl in school. The boys wishing to date her and the girls wishing to be her. She was asked out multiple times a week, and she would always refuse them.

It wasn't because they weren't good enough for her. She wasn't that kind of girl. Sure there were some people who she thought were beneath her but she didn't think she was a goddess or anything. The real reason she would refuse the dates was because she had her eyes on a specific person. He was the love of her life and he didn't give her the time of day. And that killed her. She has tried for ages to get him to notice her and she had gotten nothing, not even a passing glance.

Then this girl shows up. Hinata Hyuga. All through school she has always been that shy and awkward girl in school who was always pushed to the back of the class. And now with this makeover, she was on the verge of becoming the most popular girl in school.

"Not if I can help it."

"What's that Sakura?" Ino asked.

"Hm? Oh sorry, just thinking." Sakura gave her a smile. Then her smile turned into a frown as she turned to look at Hinata and Naruto again.

Ino followed her gaze and it didn't take her long to figure out what was wrong. "Don't worry Sakura. She has nothing on you."

"I already know that." Sakura snapped. "I just don't see what's the big deal. I mean, she is still the same weirdo."

"I don't know. I mean, when we were at lunch today she seemed a lot more confident and she actually seems really nice." Ino saw Sakura getting angry. "But…But don't worry she isn't any competition for homecoming queen."

"Hmpf, of course not." Sakura took a long sip of her drink. "I'm going to make sure of that."