New one, working trough my list of ideas but still have plenty left. :)
Enjoy...
Late afternoon, Hidden Leaf Carnival...
Naruto groaned. "I feel sick."
"Well you deserve it." Sakura crossed her arms, "you should know better than facing against Choji in a hot dog eating contest."
"But I really thought I was going to win."
"You were the only one that thought that, I mean, this is Choji! Eating is practically his specialty."
"But..." groan… " Hinata cheered me on, you believed I could do it, right?"
Without hesitation or doubt in her voice, "yes!"
"See." Naruto held his stomach, 42 hot dogs were churning up inside him.
"Well of course she did, she is blinded by…" Kiba covered Sakura's mouth.
"Shhh, don't be so explicit…"
Sakura removed Kiba's hand and was ready to slap the life out of him, but he kept a finger covering his mouth. "You promised," he whispered.
"Oh, right, sorry."
"What are you two mumbling about?" Naruto moved closer still groaning.
"Nothing, now, you probably intoxicated yourself with all those hot dogs, you should go home. They will probably want to get out."
"But I don't want to…" he sighed, covered his mouth, turned pale and ran to a trash can.
"First symptom, nausea and vomiting, told you." Sakura sighed. "He's so stupid, he gets into ridiculous situations knowing all so well he won't get anything out of it, but…" Sakura laughed suspiciously. This is perfect.
"Naruto," he stilled looked kind of green. "Go home! Hinata, why don't you take him there?"
"Me? But why.. I mean… Maybe Kiba could…"
"No, sorry, I promised Akamaru we would go to the new pets unlimited ride."
"Then Shino…?"
"Sorry Hinata, I'm going to the bug exhibition. There are actually alive this year and are from all over the world."
"Then Sai? Sai?" He was gone.
"Don't worry Hinata," Sakura stood next to her and whispered in her ear, "he's weak, knock yourself out."
"Ah," Hinata blushed a deep red.
Sakura left...
"Na… Naruto."
"Hmm? Where did everyone go?"
"They all had things to do and see, would you like me to accompany you home?"
"But, don't you have things you want to see as well."
"Not really," she smiled, after all he was the reason she was there.
"Well, if you want."
"Then let's go!"
He leaned a bit on her and they were off. Sakura saw them off along with Ino, to whom she whispered something and then laughed mischievously.
A few minutes later…
"Here we are, the key?" He gave her the key and she opened the door.
"So Naruto…" He was gone, all she felt was a breeze as he ran inside and the sound of him vomiting in the bathroom.
She stood nervously in the doorway, she was going to leave as soon as he entered, but he sounded so miserable and needy. Maybe she would stay.
Meanwhile…
Stupid Choji, Naruto sighed, he felt his stomach was as large and as full as one of the parade's balloons.
He covered his mouth, again? He hated vomiting, but his body wanted to get rid of the excess of hot-dogs.
Suddenly a hand started rubbing his back, that feels good. Wait? He took a deep breath, "Hinata?"
Her eyes worried, but on her lips a smile. "I'm here."
"I thought you left." Naruto stood up and rinsed his mouth.
"Well, I thought, maybe I should stay a while, until you feel better."
"You don't have to."
"I want to."
He smiled, "ok." He could count with one hand the times someone had stayed with him because he felt sick.
"I think the vomiting stopped, at least for the moment. Though I'm still a little nauseous."
"That's good." He stepped outside the bathroom and headed for his bed, falling on it head up.
He sighed. "Hinata."
"Yes?" She scratched her neck nervously, while her inner self yelled hurray, she was alone with Naruto in his apartment!
"Do you think what I did was stupid?"
Well that was an awkward question…
"No, I mean." He looked at her upside down since his head hung from the border of the mattress. "You get so competitive."
He smiled, "that's true. You know..." He blushed a bit. "Maybe next time you can stop me."
"I… I…" Hinata froze, he's blushing, he's so cute and handsome and… her brain was short-circuiting worse than a computer deep in a pool.
"So that I don't get in trouble or sick, you are smart and I can be very dense."
What is this? He sounds so different to his usual self, more mature.
"I'll do my best." She smiled.
"Thank you. You know…" He smiled back, "I like it when you smile."
She lowered her head, "I like your smile too."
"Then that's settled, our smiles rock!" He smiled wider.
And so they kept smiling awkwardly for a few minutes, afterwards Naruto returned to the bathroom several times.
"Arrg…" he came out of the bathroom looking pale. "I hate this, I hate vomiting so much!"
"I'm sorry." She sat on the bed, a sincere expression of sympathy in her face.
"Thank you." He lay on the bed next to her and yawned.
"Are you feeling any better?" She was worried he had been going in and out of the bathroom for the past three hours. He would get severely dehydrated if this kept going.
"I think I feel a bit better." He dragged himself closer to her.
He sighed, "maybe you should go home Hinata, it's getting late."
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure Sakura will tell my dad I'm ok."
"That's nice of her."
Yes, he really is dense…
Before she knew it his head was next to her knee.
He's so close, "Naruto you.."
She noticed his eyes were closed.
He's asleep, she smiled, I guess all the vomiting tired him out. He's so handsome and looks so peaceful. She caressed his hair, I really like his hair, so bright and cheerful.
She knew she had to leave in a while but for the moment she would enjoy his company a little more.
"Rest well," she leaned down and kissed his forehead. She smiled and that smiled lasted until the next day...
Outside of Naruto's apartment window…
"I told you!" Sakura took a dollar bill from Ino's hand.
"But you said they would kiss, that was just a kiss on the forehead, that doesn't count."
"Oh please," Sakura shrugged, "it counts."
"It doesn't! Come back here!"
Sakura jumped from rooftop to rooftop while the moon shined bright.
Damn Hinata! Not even that close you dared a kiss? She sighed; maybe I just have my master's luck.
And so Sakura's expectations weren't met...
Remember, never eat too many Hot-Dogs and dont follow Tsunade's bad habits. XD
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