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When Luna woke up, she was panting and had a cold sweat. She had had another dream about him.
Alex, not that idiot Naruto.
Speaking of which, he was still passed out, sprawled across his bed and muttering in his sleep.
Luna sweatdropped as he scratched his butt, and crept into the kitchen before he made her lose her appetite.
She searched all over for something edible, and finally opened a cabinet to find her favorite food in the world.
Her eyes grew to the size of dinner plates, and a random beam of light fell upon the sacred food.
"...I can hear the heavenly chorus."
Naruto was pretty fricking hopeful when he didn't see anyone curled up in the window seat. He yawned and stretched, then wandered to get some breakfast.
To his horror, Luna was sitting at a table, eating ramen like it was a gift from the heavens. She slowed her slurping after noticing him, then looked at the bowl in her hands.
"...I can eat this, right?"
"Uhhh.."
"There are 37 packages remaining. Believe me, I counted," she informed him before slurping another noodle rather loudly.
"I guess, then. You like ramen?"
She looked at him as if HE were the crazy one. "Why wouldn't I? Will used to sneak me some on weekends, until Tara caught him. Apparently ramen is not a suitable diet for The Agency's employees."
"What's their idea of a 'suitable diet', then?"
She opened her mouth to say something, but a weird expression crossed her face, and she looked down at the bowl.
"Perhaps I will tell you about it some other time."
"Well, why not now?" He whined.
"Because I barely know you, and some of the information is personal and confidential."
"So...basically you're saying you don't trust me."
She tilted her head to the side, observing him. "Well...I'm not quite sure. Would you like to know what I think of you?"
"Of course," he said with a cocky grin.
She was SO into him, he just knew it.
Luna took another bite of ramen, then swallowed thoughtfully, nodding to herself. "Well. What I think of you? I think you are strong-willed, annoying, thick-headed, and incapable of deep thoughts," she said slowly.
"Oh, and you do not understand me at all. But that is to be expected. No one does, not even my own brother," she said with a shrug, setting her bowl in his cluttered sink as if she expected it to explode.
Naruto just stared at her with a sweatdrop, jaw on the floor. Who WAS this chick?! How could someone that cute be this infuriating?!
Then he snapped out of it when he realized what day it was, groaning and kicking a random sock.
She stared at him curiously after they both watched the sock fly into the sink-pile, fresh sweatdrops on their heads. "What's your problem?"
"I have training today. You have to come. Which means you have to essentially meet everybody. Crap!"
Another weird expression crossed her face again, but she said nothing and went to grab some clothes.
"So, Naruto. How would you like me to act?" Luna asked him as they left.
He glanced sideways at her. "Whaddaya mean?"
"Well, my job often requires a different personality. What sort of personality would you prefer?"
That look crossed his face again; the one she had seen last night. Luna just didn't know what to think about all these looks being exchanged between them lately.
"How about you act like yourself? And not the self you've been lately, but your real self."
Luna made a face. "If that's what you want. But I don't guarantee your satisfaction."
"Starting now," was his simple reply.
She fell silent. After a few minutes, he looked at her again. "What're you thinking?"
She looked right back at him. "What?"
"I'm sure you heard me."
"Well, yeah, but..."
"But what?"
"People usually don't ask that."
"I do. All the time. So what're you thinking?"
She hesitated, then had a sudden thought. "Can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"What's school like?"
"Boring and stupid."
She looked around; they were currently walking by a fence. "Oh. Well, what I was thinking about was the story."
"What story?"
"Well, people are gonna want to know how we ran into each other. We can't tell them the real story. So..."
"How about this: I got lost looking for a new place to train on weekends, and you helped me get back, and then we started going out."
Luna thought about it, then slowly nodded. "That sounds pretty good, actually. Nice one, Naruto."
"I have my moments."
"So what, are you a kickboxer or something?"
"What?"
"Training, you said. What do you train for?"
He laughed. "Oh! I'm a ninja," he said in a "duh" voice. Luna stopped walking, and he sighed impatiently. "What now?"
She couldn't help it; she started laughing uncontrollably. "Hahahahaha!!! That's a good one! No, seriously, what do you train for?"
"I told you, I'm a ninja. My whole word is full of ninjas. In fact, there's not really many other occupations in our world."
Luna stared at him. "But...that's not possible, not even remotely logical!"
"Yeah, well, neither are lovesick robots." She felt her anger boil, and before she could stop herself, Naruto was pinned against the fence by her arm.
Her eyes flashed angrily, and he gaped at her in amazement. "Don't call me that. Ever again. I...I'm not mechanical, and I'm not lovesick. Call me either of the terms ever again, and I'll waste no time in kicking your ass."
Naruto blinked, then smirked. "I think I can take you. I'm a ninja, after all."
Luna laughed and let go of him, leaning against the fence as her body shook with giggles. Naruto sweatdropped. "What's so funny?"
She shook her head and looked up at him. "You really have no idea what I do on a daily basis, do you?"
"You already told me. You're...like a servant or somethin', right?"
Luna shook her head. "No, moron. Yes, I do what I'm told by my boss. But nine times out of ten...I'm an assassin. I exterminate criminals, I silence those who try to expose my agency, and I force anyone who tries to stop me out of the picture. Ninja or not...You wouldn't stand a damn chance against me, Naruto Uzumaki. So I suggest you not call me either of those terms again, unless you don't value your life anymore," she informed him before standing up.
Naruto's eyes were wide, and she tapped her foot impatiently as if nothing had happened. "Well? Lead the way, Mr. Ninja."
The bell above the flower shop dinged to announce their arrival, and a voice called out "Just a sec!" from the back room.
Luna looked around and sighed. She hated flowers.
"Why're we here?" She asked quietly.
"Ino. Sakura's friend. Either she's here, with Sasuke, or at the Hokage Building. Ino always knows which one it is," he explained.
A blonde in purple strolled out, and made a face after seeing Naruto. "Oh. It's you. Dammit, you made me hurry when I could've taken my sweet time. YOU would've waited."
Then she realized he wasn't alone and gave Luna the old once-over. "Holy crap. Who's the redhead?"
Luna sweatdropped, and Naruto replied in a "duh" tone, "Luna."
"Which is..."
"My girlfriend."
"Ha! Whoa, wait, WHAT?!"
This Ino person peered at Luna carefully, then finally asked, "How much is he paying you??"
Both of them sweatdropped. "I'm not paying her anything!!!"
Ino laughed. "You mean, she's seriously dating you? YOU?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "What the hell is THAT supposed to mean?"
"Well, don't get me wrong, you're definitely pretty hot now, but...She just seems a bit outta your league, is all. I mean, she looks pretty sane.."
Luna smirked at his expression, then cleared her throat. "I've dated worse. And if you think I'm sane, by the time I'm gone, you'll wish I was, believe me. I take it you're Ino? Nice outfit, by the way."
She held out a hand, and Ino laughed and shook it. "Thanks! Yep, that's me...I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you're here looking for Forehead?"
Forehead??
"You still call her that?"
"Occasionally. God, where've you been, Naruto?"
"Good question."
"Whatever. She's with Tsunade. Actually, I think Sai was on his way to get her..." She said thoughtfully. Without another word, Naruto practically dragged Luna out of the shop, making both girls sweatdrop.
"WE HAVE TO BEAT HIM THERE!!!"
TEN MINUTES LATER...
She was now running beside him, and after he finally finished filling her in on his friends and such, she nodded slowly.
"That's a lot to process. So...This Tsunade lady, the Hokage? Does she know anyone named Kira?"
Naruto squinted in thought, then slowly shook his head. "Name doesn't ring a bell. And people Tsunade knows, I know."
Luna scoffed. "I highly doubt that, but whatever."
"You doubt my high standing in Konoha?!"
"Yes."
"Oh. Well, you're wrong."
"Uh-huh."
"Okay, you know what?! Less smart-ass comments, more running," he shouted as he sped up.
Luna smirked. Might as well let the poor guy have a head start.
FIVE MINUTES LATER...
"SAI, WAIT UP!!!"
He sweatdropped at the sight of them; Naruto panting and struggling to catch up to some random redhead laughing her ass off.
Interesting. Naruto Uuzumaki never ceased to surprise him. He looked at the girl, brows raised. "And who might you be?"
She held out a hand. "Luna."
He studied her face carefully as he shook it. There was something different about this Luna, something recognizable that he didn't see often, he just couldn't put his finger on it.
Naruto grinned smugly; he must have mistaken Sai's stare for "checking her out".
"Oh, hey Sai," he said as if he hadn't yelled his name and was surprised to run into him.
"Hello Naruto."
"I see you've met Luna. My girlfriend," he announced smugly. The sarcastic look Luna shot Naruto made Sai feel a little better about the girl's sanity.
"...By girlfriend...You mean 'friend that is of the female gender'?"
"Nope. I mean the kind you make out with."
At this, the girl stomped on his foot rather hard.
Sakura would be pleased with this Luna girl, Sai decided as he smirked at Naruto, who was currently hopping on one foot and holding his injured one tenderly.
"I approve of you," he informed Luna, who beamed before pointing at Naruto. "HA! I told you he would."
"Well, of course he would. Anyone smart enough to date me has to be good enough for Sai's standards. Especially if they're madly in love with me, like you."
"Oh, yes. My hero," she replied with an eye-roll.
Naruto nudged Sai slyly. "Told you."
"You never told me that."
"I just did!"
"Oh. I thought you were talking to yourself again."
Luna suddenly nodded. "He does that a lot, doesn't he?"
"Absolutely."
"I thought I heard you talking in your sleep last night!"
"I don't talk in my sleep!"
Luna shot Sai a "Yeah right" kind of expression, and he did his best to return it. Human emotions were so hard sometimes, and for whatever reason, this Luna girl appeared to be attempting to master them as well.
Yes, Naruto never ceased to surprise him, and he could tell already this girl would be the same way- however long she was with them, that is.
SEVEN MINUTES LATER...
Luna looked up at the immense building with wide eyes. "Holy crap." She quickly regained composure after noticing the smug look on Naruto's face.
"So, are we just gonna stand out here and wait, or..." She trailed off after Sai casually concentrated massive energy waves- uh, chakra, applied them to his feet, and scaled the building with ease.
Luna gulped and looked at Naruto. "I-Is that the only way up there?"
"Yep."
"What about an elevator?!"
"Have you ever tried waiting for an elevator at the Hokage Building?!"
"Gee, you know, I can't recall!!" She shouted back sarcastically.
Luna glanced at the building again, and a slow grin spread onto Naruto's face. "Ohhhh. I get it. You're afraid of heights, aren't you!"
She sighed in defeat and rubbed her arm anxiously. "Yeah, yeah, I know. An agent scared of heights. It happens!" She said defensively.
Naruto scratched the back of his head in thought. "Actually...this might work out pretty good.."
Luna made a face. "I don't follow."
"What if I carried you?"
"Sure. Wait, what?!" She asked in disbelief.
He rolled his eyes. "Jeez, it's not like you're heavy or anything! Think about it; that way you wouldn't spazz out over the height thing, and if Tsunade and Sakura see THAT, we're home-free when it comes to convincing them we're dating. And if THEY think we're really dating, so will the rest of Konoha after hearing them talk about it at least eighteen million times."
Luna thought about it, and with every passing second cursed logic. Dammit, he was right. She finally nodded warily.
"Fine. But don't do anything stupid. I happen to like being alive for the moment- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!" She shouted as he just randomly picked her up honeymoon style.
He rolled his eyes, and she felt a tingle in the air as he summoned his chakra. "For a deadly assassin or whatever, you're such a damn spazz."
"I take offense to that!"
"You're supposed to. That's why the term 'spazz' was invented."
"I thought it was to give a name to people who flip out over the smallest or randomest things," she said thoughtfully, trying to focus on anything but the ground, already at least fifty feet below her.
"Minor details. You have your version, I have mine."
"Like the chicken or the egg theory?"
"Exactly."
"Oh."
Naruto grinned to himself. "Wow, I think that's the most agreeable you've been for the past five hours."
Luna smirked. "Hey, it's your fault. You said you wanted my actual personality, and this is it."
He glanced at her and gently put her down as they reached the top. "I never said it was a bad thing."