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A/N: Chapter 4, whoo! The initial fic a few years ago only got up to four chapters, though this chapter/situations didn't happen at all. Next chapter will be the first school day for our two boys.
Chapter 4: Bagels!
Everyone was gone from his apartment by the time he got back. Which he was fine with, though he was a little annoyed to see they took the few slices of pizza and soda with them. Well, at least now he didn't have to worry about throwing the pizza boxes awa—oh, never mind, his friends left them in the fridge. Empty. Thanks.
He stumbled into his room, feeling really tired even though it was still early. He glanced at his window, and when he caught the view of Sasuke's room, he let the blinds drop over his window. Naruto really didn't want to see that guy anymore tonight, preferably ever again.
Digging out his smartphone from his pocket, he swiped at the pattern to unlock his phone and called Kiba. After a couple of rings, he picked up. "Naru! Tell me how it went! Did an ambulance have to be called?"
Naruto snorted. "No, Itachi broke it up before any damage was done."
"Okay, you need to start from the beginning. Don't tease me."
He sighed. "Basically his brother is pretty chill, though dragging me over there in the first place wasn't a cool thing to do, but I get what he's trying to do. But the hate I feel for the bastard is mutual, believe me. We got into a shouting match at dinner when Itachi went to take a call."
"How'd it happen?"
"He instigated it! He's an ass. He started talking crap about us spying on him and we started yelling at each other about... like... I don't know, everything? I flicked a meatball at him and it smacked him in the face—" His ear was blasted with very loud laughter and he had to hold the phone from him until Kiba was done.
"Okay, sorry man, I'm done. you should have gotten a picture of that, though."
Naruto shrugged. "It's still a good mental image. Anyway, after the meatball slid off his face, he got up and tackled me to the floor. He tried to punch me, grazed my ear a bit, I tried kneeing him in the stomach, and that's when Itachi came back and dragged him off and told me that he'll see me Monday morning."
"Eh?"
"Oh yeah, the other fun part. I'm going to school with that ass on Monday."
"You're just having all the luck, aren't you? Don't worry, you can bitch to us about it in English. But," Kiba paused to clear his throat, and Naruto got curious. His best friend actually appeared to be nervous, which wasn't often. "Can I ask you for a favor? You don't work until noon, right?"
"Yeah..."
"You know the girl I have a crush on? Hinata Hyuuga? I found out she works at this diner, and canyoupleasegowithmetomorrow morningplease?"
Naruto grinned, not able to resist the urge to tease him. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't catch the last part."
Kiba growled. "Go with me to the diner where she works, asshole. I overheard her talking to Neji about working a shift tomorrow."
He rolled his eyes. "Fine, you pathetic mutt."
"Akamaru resents that! I'll pick you up at 9, be ready."
"Thanks for doing this," Kiba mumbled as Naruto got in the passenger seat. Naruto barely heard him, but grinned. His friend had a crush on Hinata for the longest time, and while Kiba wasn't shy, Hinata certainly was. It was hard enough that she wasn't in any of his classes except one.
"What are you planning to do? Don't get too forward, she might pass out like last time." The last time being when Kiba had run up to her from behind and greeted her while tapping her on the shoulder. The girl had jumped about a mile in the air and fainted in his arms, which wasn't as romantic as it sounded.
"Har har. I'm just going to try to be really casual about it, hopefully get to a point where I get her number and to where she only stutters twice every sentence."
"Whoa, let's not get so hasty!" Naruto joked, receiving an elbow in the side that he tried to dodge.
They finally got to the small diner and when they entered, the first thing they saw was Hinata, wearing the uniform and an apron, her long dark hair was tied back. She saw them, her pale eyes growing wide, and with an 'eep!' she stumbled over to the menus, grabbed two, and ran up to them. "K-Kiba and N-Naruto, welcome t-to Kon-Konoha Breakfast!" She proudly handed them the menus. "F-follow me please!"
Kiba leaned over and whispered, "She only stuttered once that last time!" Naruto rolled his eyes as they sat across from each other in a booth.
"W-what do y-you want to d-drink?" Her hands were shaking slightly, and she clasped them together.
Naruto thought a moment. "Orange juice, please."
"Hot chocolate!" Kiba gave her a dazzling smile and she blushed and ran off to get the beverages.
When she came back, she almost spilled the hot chocolate on Naruto's lap, but thankfully righted the cup in time so that only a tiny bit sloshed out on the table. Kiba just gave her another smile, trying to be reassuring, and asked, "So Hinata, when did you start working here?"
Another blush. "L-last w-w-week."
"Do you like it? Are you still hiring?" Naruto rolled his eyes.
She gave a small smile now, though the blush hasn't gone away. "I-I do! My c-cousin Neji w-works here as w-well." A hint of a frown appeared on Kiba's face; Neji was known to be protective. "A-and w-we are hiring, I-I'll get an a-application for you, Kiba!" She ran off again.
"Smart thinking with the job. That guarantees more time with her."
"Yeah, but what about Neji?"
"Kiss his ass. Neji should be fine with you when he gets to know you."
Hinata had come back, all eyes for Kiba, and Naruto had a good feeling for his friend. "H-here's the a-application K-Kiba. I... I um... I-I think it'd b-be nice if y-you worked h-here!" He didn't know it was possible but her blush got redder. Neji came out from the back suddenly and was watching behind the counter, causing her to tense. "W-what w-would you like to o-order?"
The two boys gave Neji a grin, who just crossed his arms over his chest and raised an eyebrow, before turning back to Hinata. "I'd like the meat lover scrambled eggs and white toast," Naruto said.
"And I want the banana crepes."
Hinata nodded firmly, took their menus, and ran off again without a word. Naruto scratched his cheek, and winked at Kiba. "I think she may crush on you." Kiba grinned in return. The two left without trying to get her number for now, but of course left a generous tip, along with with a little piece of paper that simply had '=) - Kiba' on it.
It was a very slow Sunday at Bagels and Bagels. It was just him, his coworker Suigetsu, and the store owner, Anko. Anko was in the back probably drinking, Suigetsu was sleeping at a table, and Naruto sat cross-legged on a counter with Sai playing tic-tac-toe.
"I'm done," Sai crumpled up the paper after his eighth loss in a row. "You're lucky I'm keeping you company, is it always this slow?"
"No," Naruto grumbled. After a while Sai got up to go to the front door and opened it without leaving. 'Bagels!' chimed through the shop, and Naruto sighed. Yes, it did that every time the door opened.
The blond glanced at his friend, who gave an innocent smile and pushed open the door. 'Bagels!' Naruto flipped over and laid on his back on the front counter, covering his face with his hands as he groaned at his friend. 'Bagels!' 'Bagels!' 'Bagels!' 'Bagels!' "Sai, stop!" he shouted, barely noticing Suigetsu stir from his sleep before dozing back off.
"Should employees really be sleeping around the shop like this?" said a voice, and Naruto fell off the counter with a crash. He popped back up, rubbing his shoulder, and gave the customer, who was wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, and dark blue cap, a smile.
"I'm sorry, sir! It's been a really slow morning! Welcome to Bagels and Bagels home of the bagels, what can I get you?" 'Bagels!'
"That's a shitty excuse for employees to be lazy," the customer sneered. 'Bagels!'
Naruto was about to apologize and agree, but something stopped him. He narrowed his eyes and leaned over the counter to look at the customer closer, who gave a now very familiar smirk. Naruto scoffed. "Why should I care about what a bastard like you thinks?" 'Bagels!'
"Hn. I can easily get you fired." 'Bagels!'
The blond was glowering now and ripped the sunglasses off his face, revealing the icy coal eyes. "Even you can't be that much of an asshole. You may not need the money but—" 'Bagels!' "SAI SHUT THE FUCK UP." He turned back to the Uchiha. "Why are you even here?"
He shrugged lazily. "I saw you enter the shop."
Naruto bristled. "Do you want a bagel or not?"
Another smirk, but he didn't respond. If he was trying to piss Naruto off, it was working well. "I see you got the meatball off your head."
"Glad to see you're wearing pants."
"I'm not." Sai was back.
"Shut up Sai. If you're not going to order anything, asshole, go away."
Sasuke gave a dramatic sigh, and Naruto was glad to see he was going to leave. "I'll take an everything bagel." Naruto's happiness was short-lived, especially when Sasuke chose to eat his bagel at the counter.
The raven was bent over slightly, resting his forearms on the counter while every so often nibbling at the bagel, and just stared at Naruto. Naruto stared right back, refusing to be the one who looked away first. The Uchiha glare didn't scare him and he was going to prove it. Out of his peripheral vision, he saw Sai beginning to smirk.
Naruto heard the Jaws theme start up from Sasuke's pocket, and without breaking the eye contact, Sasuke answered the phone. "What?... Why?... I'm just getting to know my guide a bit, he's not being very nice." Naruto's hands clenched at that. "Fine, I'll see you in a bit." He returned the phone to his pocket and turned to leave the store without so much as another glance or goodbye.
"Don't forget you're my ride to the school tomorrow morning," Naruto called after him. Sasuke gave no sign that he heard the blond and left the shop.
"Bagel!" Sai said at the same time as the door alarm did. Naruto rolled his eyes. God knows how Sai became a friend.
Just a short little chapter I wanted to do after I got the scenario of Sasuke entering Bagels and Bagels just to annoy Naruto. Also to start establishing the Kiba Hinata romance. Please review, reviews are like candy! 3