"Naruto, settle down, whats going on?" Garra followed the whirlwind of blonde as he slung essentials into a bag. Not muched phased him, but the look of abject terror on the fox demons face sent chills running down his spine.
"We need to get away, i have to hide, if Neji sees me... I'll explain later." He finished packing and flew out the back door. They headed for the gate, taking every precaution to avoid being seen. they has almost made it when...
Kiba and aka-kiba... well naruto couldnt tell em apart, stood blocking the way, heavily damaged and grinning sadistically. "That was a hell of a stunt you pulled last night, narutard."
"Look, it was a joke. C'mon."
"A joke? Yeah, it was funny. I about busted a gut." The kibas advanced menacingly.
"Man, I was trying to liven it up.."
"By assaulting my teammate?! By now Naruto had a Kiba to either side of him and was feeling a little claustrophobic.
"Wait, I didn't do SHIT to Shino!" Naruto protested. Kibas face splotched red.
"Are you really THAT much of a moron?"
"Look, im sorry if he got burned but i wouldn't go so far as to say I assaulted anyone..."
"I'm talking about Hinata, dumbass."
Gaaras eyes widened a milimeter, the closest his freakishly hairless face could get to shock. Sure Naruto was to dense to see that the girl had feelings for him but certainly he wouldnt go so far as to actually take advantage...
"Hi-Hinata?" Naruto spluttered. "What do you mean I assaulted Hinata? What kind of sicko-" A swift gut punch silenced him. Gaara considered flinching, but decided to be a cucumber instead.
"And whats even more fucked is, you don't remember."
"It was at that moment that Hinata ran up to the small group.
"Naruto-kun, your still here."
"Hinata, don't interfere." Kiba cracked his knuckles.
"Oh, kiba, he was so high he hardly knew what was happening. Neji will be awake soon he has to leave. Here, I made you a rations bag." Hinata thrust a small bag at him, avoiding eye contact.
"Hinata-"
"Kiba, your being ridiculous, Shino needs you at the house." She shot him an uncharacteristically severe glare. Kiba quickly dropped his head as akamaru turned back into a puppy and the two left with thier tails between thier legs.
"You have to be far away when neji wakes up. You totally decimated his stash... where did you even get explosive powder?" Hinata was still blushing at the ground as she spoke.
"Science project. Hinata-"
"Naruto-kun, neji will be awake-"
"I know, just... Kiba said I... assaulted you." Naruto said sheepishly, also blushing at the ground.
"O-oh, th-that was n-nothing, really..." hinata turned an unearthly shade of red before continuing, stammerring so hard she was barely understandable. "Y-y-you m-might have, m-maybe s-sort of, k-k-kind of..."
"What?"
"...k-kissed m-me." Hinata swooned, and gaara caught her as her knees buckled.
Naruto turned stock still as all the blood drained from his face. He then turned several colors in succession. When he finally settled on a mottled purplish red, he began to splutter. "I'm sorry, hinata, i..."
"Oh, no, don't apologize, It wasnt you.."
"I'm sorry I don't remember."
"NA-RU-TOO!"
"Neji's awake!" Hinata gasped. "You have to-"
"One thing first." Naruto said, determination in his eyes. He grabbed hinatas shouldrs with both hands and kissed her firmly.
"One for the road." He winked.
And with a nod to gaara, the two dissapeared, perhaps forever.
=still no plot, yes neji is a pothead, tune in later for naruto and gaaras adventures in candyland=