Hey everyone! I hope you have been enjoying the story so far!. And I am working on a third story that will be post time skip it will be coming out soon! Also I have not received very many votes on the new girl who will join Naruto and Hinata. Please do not worry this will never become a harem and Naruto will not marry any other girl. But a new idea occurred to me…. Something I have never tried before… why not bring a new OC character? Hm…. I think I will try that but please leave your thoughts in a review! Let's try to reach 100 reviews with this chapter!
It was dawn. The sun had just barely begun to peak over the faraway mountains. All was quiet in Konoha…. Except for Naruto's stomach.
"Grrmmm…" Naruto grumbled as he awoke. His stomach was hungry and it wanted food. It couldn't understand that Naruto had been up all night listening to Hinata sleep. It couldn't know that Naruto now had a fiancée. All it could understand was that it was empty and it needed food now!
Naruto rose out of bed quietly as to not wake up Hinata. As he silently got dressed, he kept one eye of Hinata's chest, watching it rise and fall with each breath. As he turned to leave, he realized that it was pretty hard to tear his gaze off Hinata's chest. He was also surprised to find that he had begun to stare at Hinata's breasts. He shook his head and walked out of the room. What was with these thoughts he kept having? Why were these dirty thoughts constantly bombarding his mind? Naruto's stomach growled again. Oh… that's right. Food first, strange thoughts later.
Naruto started walking to Ichiraku's ramen shop. Whilst he was walking, Naruto casually stuck his hands into his pockets. As he did so, his hand unexpectantly came into contact with a piece of paper. He pulled out the piece of paper and read the scribbled writing on it. It was an address which Naruto didn't seem to know…
Suddenly, Naruto remembered the "Western" breakfast he had eaten the day before. Hiashi had written down the store's address on the piece of paper. Naruto was suddenly faced with a tough decision. He had never passed up the opportunity to have ramen, but that western food was amazing. Maybe I should just check out the store… Naruto thought to himself as he changed his direction to head towards the unfamiliar address.
A bell jingled as Naruto walked into the store. A neon sign outside the store read The Setting Sun.
"Good morning, sir! How may I help you?" An elderly man said from behind a counter.
Naruto gasped. This was the first time in his entire life a store owner had actually welcomed him! Was it possible that the owner didn't know who Naruto was?
"Hello, mister. I… uh… I was wondering… What could I get to eat in here?" Naruto asked as he looked around at the endless amount of bright boxes, cans and bottles.
"Well… have you ever eaten Western food before?" The elderly man replied.
"Yeah… sorta… I have tried bacon…"
The man smiled. "That's good. Bacon is one of the greatest Western foods. But here are some other things I suggest you try." The old man then slowly walked around the store and gathered several things into his arms. He then placed all the items on the counter and gestured for Naruto to come over. "This is a cupcake. This is ice cream, chicken wings, cheeseburger, hot dogs, and this…. This is peanut butter!" The man said with excitement.
"Peanut butter?"
"Yes. Peanut butter goes great with anything. Bread, pancakes, celery, pretzels, and pretty much anything else." The old man then put all of the food into a large plastic bag. "Ah! I almost forgot. You are going to need to learn how to cook these things!" The old man pulled out a large box and set it next to Naruto's bags.
"This is a portable toaster oven. It will cook almost anything and can even grill your hamburgers!"
Naruto eyed the large boxed carefully. "I'm not sure, mister. How much will all of this cost me?"
The old man's eyes twinkled. "Not a penny. The first purchase is entirely free! Just promise me you will come back and try my other merchandise."
Naruto broke out in a huge grin. "Absolutely!" Hey mister? What's your name?"
"My name is Paul Johnson. But you can call me Gramps. All the young children do."
"Great! My name is Naruto! Remember it because one day it will be the name of the greatest Hokage who ever lived!"
The old man chuckled. "I'm sure it will be. Now run along and try your new food!"
Naruto turned to head towards the door, but a sudden, piercing thought stopped him cold. "Hey Gramps? How long have you been here?"
"Well… only about a year or so… Why?"
Naruto smiled again. "No reason." That's why he doesn't know who I am!
Naruto skipped back home with a bounce in his step and a smile on his face. He was glad to have made a friend out of the old man. Also, he couldn't wait to try all the new foods the old man had given him!
Meanwhile, Hinata had just woken up. She reached her hands up to rub her eyes, but something on her hand stopped her. It was the ring Naruto had given her the previous night. She held up the ring to the sunlight and it sparkled brilliantly. Hinata couldn't have been happier. She was about to marry the boy of her dreams and she had a gorgeous ring to prove it.
Hinata rolled over to the edge of her bed to stare at her fiancée. However, the bed was empty and Naruto's animal cap had been folded and placed neatly upon his pillow. Hinata abruptly sat up in her bed. Where had her fiancée gone? Hinata got out of her bed walked throughout the house in search of Naruto. She had just begun to panic when the front door opened and shut loudly.
Hinata rushed towards the front entrance and her face lit up when she saw Naruto standing there with several bags in her hands. She ran up to her fiancée and threw herself into his arms causing him to lose balance and drop the bags. Also, the sudden unexpected weight caused Naruto to stagger back and lean his back against the closed door for support.
Hinata smiled up at him and Naruto could not help smiling back. Naruto's gaze drifted down to Hinata's bare shoulders and his face grew red. The straps to Hinata's nightgown had slipped off her shoulders and now the top half of her chest was exposed.
Naruto's body tensed and he found himself staring at Hinata's now exposed cleavage. Hinata noticed his staring and looked down. When she realized she was exposed, her face turned almost as red as Naruto's, but she did not back away. She was getting used to this naked thing….
Naruto was starting to feel awkward…. He wished Hinata would just pull up her nightgown already… He just couldn't take his eyes off her chest…
Hinata's shyness started to get the best of her and she backed up out of Naruto's grasp. Naruto immediately gained his composure and bent over to pick up his bags. "H-Hinata? Sorry for leaving so early. I went out and bought some of that delicious "Western" food! Want to try some with me?"
Hinata smiled. Naruto was always thinking about food. She followed Naruto into their kitchen where Naruto was already pulling things out of the bags. She walked over and planted herself right next to Naruto. So close that they were practically touching. Naruto smiled to himself every time they touched and Hinata couldn't help but smile at the small blush Naruto was wearing on his cheeks.
"Let's have p-p…..pancakes for breakfast!" Naruto said, trying to pronounce the name on the label. Hinata thought this was very cute and giggled quietly.
Naruto read off the materials and ingredients while Hinata maneuvered around their very large kitchen and put everything onto the counter top. The couple was ready to cook their first meal together.
"It says we need to pour this powder stuff into a big bowl and add water." Naruto read off the instructions while Hinata poured a small bag of pancake mix into a bowl and added water.
"Now stir it." Hinata did as Naruto instructed.
"Pour the batter onto a frying pan and flip when needed. Sounds easy enough, right Hinata?"
Hinata nodded as she carefully poured a small amount of batter onto the pan. The batter flowed into a circle once it hit the pan.
"Hm… I wonder when we are supposed to flip it…" Naruto said as he inspected the cooking pancake. As soon as Naruto spoke the pancake started to become a bit more solid.
"I think it's ready now." Hinata said. She reached over and flipped the pancake with a spatula she found in one of the kitchen drawers. The couple continued to flip and monitor the pancake until it was a light golden brown.
"Think it's done?" Hinata asked.
"I'm not sure. It looks solid enough… lets try it!" Naruto pulled the pancake off the pan and set it on a plate. He bit a piece off and handed the plate to Hinata. Naruto's face contorted in thought and he chewed on the pancake.
"How is it?" Hinata wondered. Naruto swallowed and he shrugged.
"It was alright I guess. It could be sweeter… Wait! I think you are supposed to put something on it! …. Oh what was it…? Naruto remember back to something the old man had said 'Peanut-butter goes great with anything!'
"I think we are supposed to put peanut-butter on it…" Naruto said.
"Peanut-butter?" Hinata replied. She had never heard of it before…
"Yeah… its that brown stuff over there." Naruto said pointing a small container. Hinata walked over and grabbed the jar. She placed the jar next to Naruto. Naruto grabbed the jar and spun open the lid. He then dipped his pancake into the peanut-butter. However, the tough stickly peanut-butter held on to the pancake and tore a piece of the pancake off.
Naruto pulled back the pancake in surprise. "What the… How are you supposed to get the stupid stuff on the pancake?! Oh wait…" Naruto left the room and returned with a kunai. He then dipped the kunai into the jar and used the flat edge to spread the peanut-butter on the pancake. Naruto smiled at his accomplishment and bit into the pancake once again.
This time Naruto's face lit up. "Oh wow! This peanut-butter stuff is great!" Hinata poked her finger into the jar and pulled out a bit of peanut-butter. She then stuck her finger into her mouth.
"Wow! You are right!" Hinata replied as she licked the rest of the peanut-butter off her finger.
Naruto took another bit and then a third. Only half the pancake was left. "But it still could be sweeter…." His eyes wandered around the room and he noticed a picture of a pancake on one of the items Joe had given him. It was a tall bottle filled with a dark liquid. On the label it said, Syrup.
"Hm… Maybe this is meant for pancakes as well…" Naruto said as he opened the bottle and poured the liquid onto his pancake. Naruto bit into the newly updated pancake.
"Holy crap! This is so good! Hinata, you have to try this!" Naruto cut a piece of the pancake off and held it up to Hinata's face. Hinata blushed slightly and opened her mouth. Naruto stuck the piece in and then licked the syrup off his fingers. (Yes they are using their hands. They haven't discovered a fork yet)
"Naruto! This stuff is incredible!" Hinata said. "You were right! The syrup makes it very sweet! I like pancakes!"
"Me too! I'm going to go and buy more pancake powder!" Naruto got up and practically ran out the front door. Hinata smiled to herself. Naruto was so spontaneous. She really enjoyed that part of him.
Meanwhile, Naruto was already halfway to the store. He rounded a sharp curve in the road and ran straight into somebody. Naruto bounced back and landed right on his rear.
"Ow…" Naruto moaned
"Hey! Why don't you watch where you are going… Naruto?"
Naruto looked up. "Jiraya? W-What are you doing here?"
Jiraya reached down and pulled Naruto to his feet. "I was looking for you! You ready for some mid-morning training?"
"Of course! Naruto Uzumaki never passes on a chance to train!" Naruto yelled happily, forgetting all about Hinata and pancakes.
Jiraya smiled. "I figured as much. Follow me." Jiraya lead Naruto deep into a forest where they could train in private.
"Ok, Naruto. Here is what I want you to do. Hold out your hand and concentrate charka in your palm."
"Like this?" Naruto asked as he held out his hand, palm down.
"No. Like this." Jiraya reached over and turned Naruto's hand palm up. Except when Jiraya pulled his hand back he was met with a slight resistance.
"Um… Naruto? Why are you hands sticky? Suddenly, Jiraya jumped back. "Gross! Wash your hands after you do that!"
Naruto was confused. "Do what?"
Jiraya blinked. "You know…… butter the corn? Choke the chicken? "
Naruto stared blankly
"You have got to be kidding me. You know… touch yourself." Jiraya said as a slight blush appeared on his face. He looked down to avoid eye contact with Naruto.
"I don't get it…" Naruto said.
"Wait… no one has ever told you about… um… sex?"
"What is that?" Naruto asked. Suddenly his eyes brightened. "Is that like a jutsu. I saw that word in a magazine once when I was studying my sexy jutsu!"
Jiraya rolled his eyes. "NO! It's not a jutsu you idiot! It's when a guy and a girl…"
Minutes later
"WHAT?" Naruto yelled. "That's what it's for?"
Jiraya sighed. "Yes!"
Naruto gulped. "So when I saw Hinata naked… oh crap!"
"Wait! You saw that little Hyuuga girl naked?" Jiraya was astonished.
"Twice actually… But it was by accident!" Naruto yelled defensively. "And now we are engaged…"
Jiraya stared at Naruto in disbelief. "Wait a minute… You saw that girl naked and now you're going to get married to her?"
"Yeah… it's some ancient Hyuuga rule or tradition or something." Naruto grumbled and folded his arms stubbornly.
Jiraya raised an eyebrow. "You never have been the type to follow rules or traditions."
Naruto sighed and his face softened. "I know. But I feel guilty about seeing Hinata and if this is what I have to do to fix it…. Then that's what I will do. And… there is something else… I have never had a family before… but now I have a father-in-law and a fiancée and a whole clan that will soon become my family. I have had dreams about having a family, but none of them were as good as this… I could never have imagined having a huge family like this…. I'm… happy…"
Jiraya smiled and nodded. He was very skeptical when Naruto had said he was getting married, but now he thought there was some merit to this situation. It was very possible that this relationship could work itself out to be a happy marriage. Jiraya almost felt proud of his disciple.
"That's very good, Naruto. But what about that Hyuuga girl…Hinata? Is she happy?
Naruto's brow crinkled in thought. "I-I don't know… I think so."
"Well… What have you done to make her happy?" Jiraya asked.
Naruto thought for another moment and then hung his head. "Not much… nothing at all really."
"Well then, I think you know what you should be doing right now."
Naruto smiled up at Jiraya. "You're right!" Naruto shouted as he took off running into the setting sun. Thoughts on how to make Hinata happy filled his mind as he ran.
What makes Hinata happy? She seemed to like the ring that Hiashi told me to give to her… agh! I don't have much money! Oh! I know! I will take her to Ichiraku's! I'm always in a good mood when I'm there! It's perfect!
Naruto picked up speed as he raced back home, determined to make Hinata happy.
Meanwhile, Hinata was just about to finish cleaning up the remaining pancake mess in the kitchen. Naruto had been gone for longer than Hinata had expected, but she didn't mind having some time alone to catch her breath after sharing such an intimate moment with Naruto. She held her hand up to her soft grey jacket and felt her racing heart. She had felt like a wife when she was cooking with Naruto! She couldn't remember a time when she was happier than when she was with Naruto. Whenever he was around, he was the only thing on her mind. Nothing else in the world existed to her except Naruto.
Hinata's heart jumped when she heard a sharp rapping at the front door. "Naruto! I'm coming!" Hinata ran excitedly to the front door and swung it open vigorously. Her heart almost melted when he scooped her into a big hug with a warm smile on his face.
"Put your shoes on. We are going out." Naruto said as he set Hinata back on the ground.
"O-Out? Like out-out? Like a d-d-date?" Hinata's voice trembled with a mixture of excitement, anxiety, and surprise.
"I guess you could call it that… Yeah! A date! We are engaged right?" Naruto said with a slight blush on his face.
Hinata nodded, her face also lighting up in a deep crimson blush. "Y-Yeah. We are. I kinda forget sometimes."
Naruto laughed. "Me too. It feels like some crazy dream and I'm going to wake up in my old bed, but that never happens. I just keep waking up beside you in our new house. And… I ….like it."
Hinata gasped silently. Maybe he does really like me!
"I mean… you have such a huge family… and I have never had one… and now I am part of yours. It's all so confusing, but I think I like it.
Hinata's shoulders sagged. Oh… So he just likes having a family… that makes sense… I guess I'm nothing special after all…
"But that's not the only thing I like. I like you, Hinata." Naruto said quietly.
Hinata gulped. She could feel her heart hammering away in her throat. H-He does l-like me?
"You were the only girl in our school who wasn't chasing after Sasuke. I always respected you for that. I know I never really paid attention to you in school, but that's why I'm happy this marriage thing happened. It gave me the chance to get to know you. You are such a kind and generous girl, Hinata. I noticed that when you gave me that medicine in the Chunin exams. No one else had ever done something like that for me."
Hinata's face burned a darker shade of crimson and she broke her gaze from Naruto and stared at the ground. "Naruto… I don't know what to say… I have always admired you… You were so strong and you never gave up. You were the complete opposite of me. But when I'm around you, I feel like I'm strong too! Like I have the strength to change into whatever kind of person I want to be." Hinata's emotions were all spilling out of her. She felt tears fill up in her eyes and she tried blinking them back. It was time to tell Naruto how she felt!
"Naruto… I l-lo…"
"Hey Naruto! Hey Hinata!" A voice shouted from behind Naruto. Hinata looked over Naruto's shoulder and saw Sakura and Ino walking towards them. Hinata looked down and the sparking engagement ring on her hand and had one thought.
Uh oh.
Phew! I know I haven't posted in forever I have been on vacation for a long long time. I posted this chapter a little premature because I know you are all getting a little edgy. Sorry if the characters seem a little out of character in this chapter, but im just going with the flow on this one. Oh and for those of you who are wondering, the peanut-butter and syrup combination is a old family tradition of mine. It goes with pancakes, waffles, crackers, sandwiches, etc try it sometime! And remember search ryan murri on facebook if you want to be updated with info on my stories! Or just want to chat and tell me your thoughts, opinions and ideas! And the next review on Sunflowers is my 500th review! So hurry up! Next chapter coming soon! And i would really like to reach a hundred reviews with this chapter so please please please review. review with all your might!!!