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Hinata was up in her room, going over her history notes. Naruto was supposed to come over that evening for their study session, but it was 5:24 so she supposed he had forgotten to tell her he couldn't come or something.

She went downstairs for some more Tab when she heard the doorbell ring. She opened it to find Naruto there, looking apologetic. "Oh… N-Naruto-kun," she said, stepping aside to let him come in.

"Sorry for being so late Hinata-chan. My car got a flat so I had to change it before I could go anywhere," he said. Hinata heard what he said up until the 'chan' comment, and that's when her head started spinning.

"Hey, Hinata, you ok?" he asked.

She nodded quickly. "Y-yes… why don't w-we just go upstairs and g-get started?" she asked as she started to go back up, the idea of grabbing a Tab completely forgotten. Naruto followed her up, and she walked into her room, sitting down on the floor. "O-ok… why don't w-we start by g-going over the h-homework…

An hour or two later…

"So, can y-you do the l-last bit by y-yourself?" she asked him, straightening the stack of papers besides her. He nodded with a grin.

"Sure thing, Hinata-chan." He stood, grabbing her hand to pull her up with him. "Ok, Hinata, really. I want to pay you back for this, so come to dinner with me," he said. She went bright red.

"Um… I-I don't k-know if I c-can…" she stuttered, nervous to be so close to him.

"Oh come on. It'll be fine," he said with another grin.

She bit her lip before nodding timidly. "A-alright… just let m-me get my b-bag…" she said, going over to her desk. She grabbed her purse and the coat she had been wearing earlier and went back over towards him. They both walked downstairs, only pausing to let Hinata yell, "H-Hanabi! I am g-going out. Tell F-Father I'll be b-back later."

At the restaurant…

Naruto had picked Ichiraku Ramen to go too. No surprise to Hinata. She did like ramen, as he had found out when he checked with her when they arrived. They walked in and got seats at the front. Hinata had a blush plastered on her face during the first 10 minutes or so, but after a little while it got easier to talk to him, and soon she was laughing with him.

Their ramen arrived after a little while, and Hinata dug in. She had gotten a Miso Special and was slowly savoring it. Naruto on the other hand ate it like he hadn't eaten anything for days.

"Hey Hinata, can I ask you something?"

Hinata looked over at him with a smile. "Of course, N-Naruto-kun."

"It's about Sakura. I was just wondering… well has she ever mentioned maybe being interested in me?"

Hinata choked. Whatever she had expected him to ask, that was not it. "U-um… I d-don't really k-know, N-N-Naruto-kun… I don't t-think so…"

He looked disappointed. He wasn't the only one though, Hinata felt like crying. So he wasn't interested in her in the least bit. Suddenly the ramen she was eating didn't taste so good.

"Naruto, what the hell are you doing with my cousin?" came a voice from behind them. Naruto and Hinata froze.

"N-Neji-sempai," Hinata whispered.

Naruto turned around nervously. Neji stood there, staring at him in rage. "Ahhh… Neji… hey," Naruto said with a fake chuckle, raising his hand.

"Are you deaf? I asked you what the hell you're doing with Hinata."

Nearby…

Tenten was at the gym, using the treadmill. Because the sports teams were off for a week or so she was using a high speed and incline setting on the treadmill to get her exercise. "Do your thing, on the runway. Work, supermodel, you better work it girl, of the world, wet your lips, and smile to the camera. Work, turn to the left, work, now turn to the right," blared on her iPod. Normally she wouldn't be caught listening to anything like it, but it was part of her workout playlist that kept her going when her legs felt like falling off.

She turned off the iPod and the treadmill and jumped off, gulping down air like she had been suffocating. She walked to the lockeroom and jumped into the showers in there. 10 minutes later she was done, and after another 5 she was leaving the gym. "Shit, I'm friggen' hungry," she muttered. She saw Ichiraku's and licked her lips. She strolled towards it, and walked in.

"Are you deaf? I asked you what the hell you're doing with Hinata."

Tenten gasped. She looked between Neji, Naruto and Hinata, the latter looking like she was going to pass out. Tenten shifted the bag on her shoulders, and Hinata saw her. Hinata's eyes were practically screaming, "Help me!"

Tenten moved forwards. "Um, Neji, is everything alrig-" she cut off what she was saying and backed away from him as turned and glared at her. She gave a nervous laugh, glancing around. "Um, ok… we should all just cool down," she said. 'God damn it! Ino is the one who should be doing this, not me!"

"Oh I'll cool down, after Naruto is on the floor, drowning in a pool of his own vomit," Neji snapped. Tenten wrinkled her nose as the image that gave her, but ignored it.

"Um, how about before?" she asked, tilting her head to one side with a nervous smile.

"How about not?" Neji said, his voice rising into a crude imitation of hers. Tenten growled in her throat. Neji ignored her though and started towards Naruto, who now stood in a position slightly in front of Hinata, his arms crossed over his chest and an impassive look on his face. Tenten bit her lip and reached out, grabbing Neji's arm, and she pulled it towards herself. Neji stopped and turned to look at Tenten.

'I'm going to regret this later,' she thought, and she reached her fist back, and thrust it into his stomach. Neji doubled over and Hinata squeaked. Tenten grabbed Neji and steered him out.

"What the fuck, Tenten?!" Neji asked, after he gulped down some air.

Tenten bit her lip again. "I'm sorry, but you were going to get yourself in a bad mess, and I don't think Mr. Ichiraku would have been that happy about it."

Neji jerked himself out of her grip and started to move back inside. "Don't make me hit you lower," Tenten warned.

"I am not going to attack him. I just need to tell him something. Come with me if you don't trust me."

Tenten followed him back in. Neji glared at Naruto. "Go near my cousin again, and I will fuck you up. Come on Hinata," he said before leaving. Hinata gulped and went out after Neji, not looking at Naruto. Tenten sighed as Mr. Ichiraku begin ushering out customers, and she walked out to get back home.

"I never even got my stinkin' ramen…" she muttered.

At The Hyuga Mansion…

"What were you thinking Hinata?" Neji yelled as they got inside. Hinata pushed her fingers together in front of her.

"U-um… w-well… N-Naruto-kun had i-invited me o-out for some r-ramen… as f-friends," she said, her voice getting smaller and smaller.

Neji growled. "Hinata, Naruto is not someone you should be hanging out with. Do you even know anything about the rivalry about his families company and ours?"

Hinata nodded. "I-I thought… w-well… I mean, h-he's just in H-high school. It's n-not like h-he was put up to anything. H-his U-uncle is in c-charge of the c-company, and N-Naruto won't i-inherit it for a while… s-so…"

"Just, don't go near him again, ok?" Neji asked, rubbing his forehead. Hinata gave a tiny nod and went upstairs. She grabbed her phone. "S-Sakura…" she mumbled into it. "I made a r-really big mistake," she said, her eyes filling up with tears.