BB: ok, next chapter is up. And my family has a new addition!! I adopted a kitten!!

Illiana: you more of saved a kitten, not really adopted one.

BB: true. My mom and I live on an Semi truck, and we were at a Truck Stop in El paso. I kept hearing a really high pitched squeak outside, and when I looked, I saw the kitten. I waited for my mom to wake up, and then we went searching for him. We find him between the two tires on an axle on another truck. If you know about trucks, I have no doubt you know what I'm talking about. Anyways, we grabbed him, and nows he's in our truck. He's currently trying to attack my arm. We named him Shadowy Tiretread, because he is pure black, and we found him almost under a tire.

Alleanye: now let me give you some perpesctive. BB lives in a truck, with her mom, a dog named Muttzillia, a cat named Kit E. Kat, and now Shadow. Her truck is most likely smaller then your bedroom. It's a little tight.

BB: I don't care. Shadow's staying. He's only about eight weeks old. He's tiny.

Shay: you know, i think we need to go to the chapter now.

BB: OH! Right, um I don't own Naruto. And here's the newest chapter. Enjoy.


Meanwhile, as Hinata and her friends began to go shopping for shoes and accessories, Naruto, Neji, and Gaara were eating lunch at one of Naruto's favorite places. Akimichi restaurant had some of the best food in town, and Naruto had become friends with the owner, Choji Akimichi. Now, Naruto and the other Demon Eyes partners were allowed to eat in one of the private rooms, without getting more money added to their bill. Though Naruto did tip an obscene amount.

But somehow, today's lunch had deteriorated into a grumbling session about blind dates, and Naruto laughing so hard he nearly choked on his burger.

"It isn't funny, Naruto" Neji snapped. "We don't know who these women are."

"But that's the point, Neji." Naruto said, chewing on a French fry. "You aren't supposed to."

"They could be stalkers, or insane!" Neji yelled, his hands going up in the air. Naruto started laughing again, and both Neji and Gaara glared at him.

"I doubt your cousin would hook you up with an insane person." Naruto said, once his laughter had subsided.

"We deserve to know who we are going out with!" Neji sipped his tea, and placed it back on the table with a little too much force.

"I doubt you know them anyways." Naruto shrugged, sliding a French fry around in some ketchup. "So what's the point of knowing their names? It's not like you are going to do a background check on them."

Neji was silent.

Naruto looked at him, shocked and amused. "You were going to run a background check, weren't you?" When Neji wouldn't meet his eyes, Naruto began laughing again.

"I don't see the humor in this." Gaara said, his voice slightly threatening.

"Nothing." Naruto choked out, waving a hand at Gaara. "I just thought it was hilarious."

Finally Naruto got himself under control, he looked at both of them. "You two seriously need some help. Live a little. Enjoy the fact that this is a date where you easily begin with a clean slate. You didn't have to worry about asking them out, so technically, this will be your first impression. And I doubt that Hinata would hook either of you up with a crazy woman, an ugly woman, or a stalker. She respects you too much, Neji, and she's too terrified of Gaara to even think about it."

Both of the other men glared at him, and Naruto dissolved into laughter again.

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Naruto personally thought that the week went by so slowly. He was sure that Friday would never come, because it seemed like ages, but it was only Wednesday. Funny how when you dreaded something, it came quickly, yet when you were looking forward to something, it took forever.

His mind went to the blind date situation. He thought it was hilarious that Gaara and Neji were going on blind dates. Somehow from there his mind went to Sasuke's date, and he scowled.

Not that he would tell Sasuke, but he had met Sakura Haruno before. In college, the woman knew that he was the best friend of the ever popular Sasuke Uchiha. Sasuke never spoke to any of his fan club, and Sakura had been the head of the Uchiha fan club. So Sakura had gotten the bright idea of using Naruto to get closer to Sasuke. And it had worked.

Naruto had fallen for Sakura's exotic beauty, just like every movie star and director in Hollywood had. Sakura had cotton candy pink hair, and bright vivid green eyes, and now she was on the big screen. But back in college, she had used Naruto to get to Sasuke, and had nearly broken Naruto in the process.

A soft cough woke him up from his musings. He had been walking back to his office from the break room, a cup of coffee in his hand, as he had been thinking. He looked up, and saw Hinata watching him carefully.

"I have stuff from Neji-sama, Gaara-sama, and Karin told me to give you this from Sasuke-sama. Sasuke-sama took the day off, so this is probably something he wanted you to do while he was gone. Also, Rebecca let a woman into her office." Hinata said softly. She wasn't stuttering, but Naruto noticed that her cheeks were pink.

"cool." He took the folders from Hinata. "You know who this woman was?"

Hinata shook her head. "No, not really, but she had pink hair."

Naruto blinked, and mentally cursed. No doubt it was Sakura, and she would no doubt ask him to keep what had happened in the past, in the past.

"Do you want me to call security?" Hinata asked, watching him.

Naruto glanced at her. He hadn't known that he had let his dislike show. "Maybe. Come in, and tell me what you think of her. This is Sakura, the one Sasuke is taking to the party."

Hinata nodded. Naruto figured she had been curious about who Sakura was, since Gaara and Neji didn't like her either.

Only Naruto and Sakura knew about what had happened in college. But Gaara and Neji must have picked up on some underlying thing when they met Sakura. Naruto suspected that Gaara knew what had happened, but the Subaku had never said anything.

Both Hinata and Naruto entered, and the woman sitting in the chair behind the desk rose.

Sakura Haruno was even more beautiful then Naruto remembered, but her beauty seemed fake. Her hair was naturally pink, and no matter what role she played in a movie, her hair stayed pink. It reached her waist, bone straight without a single curl. Her bangs hid the fact that her forehead was larger then most, but it only added to her looks. Her green eyes were brighter then emeralds, and in the movies, they seemed to pierce through the screen. She was wearing a red dress that went to her knees, with red high heels on.

Naruto glared at her. "Get the hell away from my desk, now." He ordered in a cold voice.

"Oh, Naruto, you seem angry" Sakura said with a smile. "What, have something you don't want me to see? Nice pictures by the way." Sakura said, nodding to the three picture frames on one corner of Naruto's desk.

"Sakura, what the hell do you want?" Naruto stormed over to his desk. Sakura moved to the visitor side of the desk, still smiling. Naruto stood next to his chair. His eyesight flickered to Hinata, and he inwardly cheered by the disgusted look she was sending to Sakura's back.

"I wanted to talk to you. Sasuke-kun told me that you didn't like me. I was wondering if you were going to tell him why." Sakura gave him a flirty smile. Naruto clenched his hand under his desk, tempted beyond belief to hit her.

"Uzumaki-sama, shall I call security?" Hinata asked from the door. Sakura jumped in surpirse, and whirled to look at the Hyuuga. Sakura's jaw dropped, and then she began to laugh. Hinata's eyes narrowed in anger.

"Hinata!" Sakura laughed. "What are you doing here? I thought your father blacklisted you, after you humiliated him so."

Hinata flushed slightly, but she didn't let it stop her. "What are you doing here, Sakura? I thought you had given up men, after your rendezvous with that Victoria Secret model." Hinata's voice was cool, low, and deadly. Naruto felt respect well up for the woman.

Sakura abruptly stopped laughing. She went bright red, almost as red as her shirt, and glared at Hinata. "You little-"

"What, thought I didn't know about that?" Hinata asked, almost innocently. She walked to the desk, and picked up Naruto's phone. She pressed the button for security and waited for a second. "Yes, I need a guard at Naruto Uzumaki's office, please. If you could, could you send Kiba? Yes, thank you." Hinata pressed the phone back in it's cradle and turned back to Sakura.

"You have the time it takes for the elevator to get here, to leave without escort." Hinata said. Her eyes never left Sakura's. "I suggest you go, Haruno."

"Bite me, Hyuuga." Sakura snapped. "You don't scare me."

"I don't have to scare you." Hinata shrugged. "All I have to do is wait."

Naruto was watching the exchange with interest. He didn't know that Hinata and Sakura had known each other. Maybe Hinata hadn't known that they had met.

"I hear Hanabi is doing better without you." Sakura said, a triumphant smirk crossing her face. "At least she isn't a whore."

Naruto hadn't even seen Hinata move. One second she was standing near his desk, the next she was in front of Sakura, slapping the pink haired woman across the face. Sakura stumbled back, her eyes wide. Naruto rose, but the murderous look on Hinata's face stopped him.

"You talk about my sister again, Haruno, and you are going to wish you hadn't been born." Hinata whispered. The temperature in the office seemed to have dropped twenty degrees. Naruto gulped.

The door to the office opened, and the security guard Kiba Inuzuka stood there. Kiba's trusted partner and dog, Akamaru was standing beside him. Naruto had once asked what breed Akamaru was. Kiba said that Akamaru was a mix of Alaskan Malamute, Rottweiler, and Saint Bernard. All Naruto knew was that Akamaru was big.

"You called about a problem?" Kiba asked. Kiba was tall, as tall as Naruto, and had more muscle then Naruto did. Akamaru came up to Kiba's stomach, at least four feet tall at the shoulders. The dog had a wonderful disposition, but Naruto didn't want to think about pissing the mutt off.

"Yes." Hinata said, and Naruto could tell in that single word that she as a Hyuuga. Her back was ramrod straight, her lavender eyes narrowed in anger. Her voice was cold, clipped, and commanding. "Please escort Ms. Haruno to outside, and see that she gets to her car safely."

Naruto translated Hinata's diplomatic answer into something his grandmother would have said, and gotten "Make sure this B!# gets off the f&ing property." Hinata's answer was a lot nicer.

Kiba nodded, and looked at Sakura, who was holding her cheek. "Ms. Haruno, if you will come with me please?" Skaura looked at him, and then looked at Akamaru standing beside him. Sakura gave a small gulp.

She glanced to Naruto, and Naruto gave her a look just as cold as Hinata's. "I'll keep my mouth shut, which is more then you deserve. But I suggest you leave before I change my mind." He said. Sakura nodded, and fled, not sparing Hinata another look. Kiba and Akamaru followed her.

The door swung shut after them, and Naruto looked at Hinata. She was still glaring at the door.

"Hinata." he said softly. She spun, and looked at him. He could tell that she was still angry, and she was trying to control it. He smiled slightly. "Nice hit."

Hinata blinked, and blushed bright red. "I-I'm s-s-so sor-sorry!" She stuttered.

Naruto raised a hand to stop her from babbling anymore apologies. He pulled out a folder from his desk, and handed to her. "Give this to Neij, please. It's the sales of one of the newest books he published. It did really well."

Hinata nodded, grabbed the folder, and almost ran for the door. As she left, Naruto realized he had learned something from this whole little excursion.

Hinata was not only cute when she was angry, but she was also terrifying.


BB: On this chapter, I kinda based Hinata on my older sister. I could see her slapping the heck out of anyone who even tried talking bad about me.

Shay: We hoped you liked it!

Shadow: vl kuc.dxrffffffffffvvvvvvvvqqqqqqq

BB: that was Shadow, and he's telling you to review! So do so!