A/N: Sorry I haven't updated recently..(on this or any of my other stories!) Please forgive me, but I have been watching a ton of playthroughs and whatnot. (My new addiction.) Hopefully I can update this and "Memories" by the time school starts in 9 days. Anywho, here's the chapter! :)

Naruto POV

(8:00pm, Outside of Ichiraku's.)

Ugggh, why am I so nervous!? Well, I guess this IS my first date, so I have a reason. But it's not like I haven't eaten ramen with a girl before. My stomach feels like there are thousands of butterflies fluttering around. I walk up to the small ramen shop in my trademark orange t-shirt, jeans, bright blue belt and converse. I sigh, then open the door.

I look around and then notice Hinata sitting up at the bar, twirling her hair in between her fingers and staring down at something. As I get closer I notice that she's in a flowy,three quarter length sleeve purple chevron top and jeans with a pair of purple flats. (I MUST DRAW THIS!) Her hair was down like usual, but had sort of a wave to it. I feel a blush creep onto my face as I finally stand next to her. "H-hi, Hinata-chan!" I say a little too loudly. She flinches, then turns around. "Oooh, Naruto-kun, you surprised m-me."

I reply with a light laugh. "Haha, sorry. So have you ordered yet?" She looks down at the menu in front of her. "N-no, I was just trying to decide. W-what kind do you like?" I grin. "I always get miso ramen. It's my favorite and Ichiraku's is the best!"

She gives me a small smile. "Then I'll try that one." I nod my head in response, then call Teuchi over. "Hey, old man! We're ready!" After he takes the menu from Hinata and hits me on the head with it, he walks away. "I'm sorry, Naruto-kun." Ayame shakes her head and walks to the back to prepare our meal.

"Y-you must come here a lot, Naruto-kun." Hinata comments. "Yeah, almost everyday! I'm surprised they haven't hired me yet." I smile at the thought. "I need a job, but nobody has hired me yet. But I'll keep looking!" I exclaim almost to myself.

"I-I'm sure you'll find one soon, Naruto-kun. They would b-be crazy not to hire you. You-re a h-hard worker." Hinata says encouragingly. I give her my foxy grin. "Thanks, Hinata-chan. Ya know, sometimes I feel like everyone is against me, but that's why I need to prove myself and show them I'd be a great employee!" She nods her head and gives a gorgeous smile. "I know you can do it, Naruto-kun."

Right after those words left her mouth our ramen arrived. "Hey, do you want to race to see who can eat theirs the fastest!?" I say enthusiastically. She blushes, but gives a light, "sure." I call Ayame over and ask her to count us down. "3...2...1!" I pick the bowl up to my mouth and start slurping the hot noodles and broth down my throat. Almost choking on the heat, I continue on. After a minute I am done and set my bowl down, only to see that Hinata was already done and giving me an embarrassed smile.

"Woah, Hinata-chan! You're amazing!" I hold my hand up for a high five and she gently smacks my hand. "T-thank you, Naruto-kun." Teuchi walks over to us. "Naruto, I have never seen anyone beat you before. I think I'll give your date another bowl on the house." We both blush and just nod our thanks.

Once we receive our bowls, I decide to figure out some facts about the girl next to me. "Hinata-chan, have you always been in our class?" I ask to start off. Her eyes widen in surprise and she nods.

"Y-yes. We've been in the same classes since elementary school." A lump grows in my throat. How did I not notice that Hinata has practically grown up right beside me!? I rub the back of my neck in embarrassment.

"O-oh. I'm sorry, Hinata-chan. I guess I never payed much attention to any other girl besides Sakura back then." Her hand twitches as she brings some noodles up to her mouth. Well this is awkward. I clear my throat and go a different route by asking what she likes to do.

"W-well, I love to sing." She turns a deep red and stares at the bowl. "Really? You'll have to sing for me sometime!" She stays tomato red and gives a small nod. "You don't play volleyball at school, do you? I've never seen you on the team."

"N-no, I'm very clumsy." I nod. "I know you've seen me play basketball! Neji and I are beast out there on the court, right? Haha. But everyone loves Teme." I say in between slurps of ramen. "The crowd seems to always chant his name." I sulk.

"TenTen, Hanabi, and I always ch-cheer for you and Neji nii-san." Her lavender eyes sparkle. "Really? You guys are the best fans out there then!" We talk about some other hobbies, like my garden and her flower pressing. Then, once we are finished, we pay and head outside.

It's the beginning of August and school has just started. "Man, I can't believe I'm a senior this year." I say outloud.

"Y-yeah, it's gone by fast." Hinata comments. I look at her and notice that the moonlight is shining down on her in a way that makes her look like an angel. I stare in awe, then realize her cheeks are turning a light pink from my gaze. "Is something wrong, Na-Naruto-kun?" Get your act together, dattebayo! "No, everything's fine. Uhm, do you wanna do this again? I had a great time talking to you." She gives me another beautiful smile. "Of course, Naruto-kun." I smile.

"Great! I guess I'll see you at school on Monday. Oh, by the way, what's your number?" I pull out my phone to add her into my contacts. She tells me, then pulls out her iphone and I tell her my number. After this, we both say goodnight and walk our separate ways. (Her to her car and me to my apartment.)

That went a lot better than I expected. I think to myself, walking on cloud nine.

A/N: I know, there wasn't any SasuSaku. I've felt like I've been ignoring NaruHina so much, so this chapter was dedicated to them. :) Hope you guys enjoyed this and please review. (The more you review, the faster I update! hehe.) Thanks again and I'll see you in the next one. (oh my word, I sound like Raedwulfgamer on youtube. XD)