Hey. So I decided to update again. Let me know what you think. This chapter might get a little intense or depressing, well I'll try. I apologize for any mistakes I miss. Enjoy. Sorry it took so long to update. Dx I am bad, I know. Just so many things going on. I turned 16 last week :D, school, and just busy busy busy busy xD

I do not own Naruto…sigh

Hinata's POV

I'm sitting on a stool in the middle of Hana's room. Hana is the name of Kiba's older sister, by the way.

She's studying me, trying to figure out if there's anything else to add to my look. My hair is down and a little bit straightened, courtesy of her. She told me to try something new.

"Your hair is so pretty. I'm jealous. Leave it down, just for tonight," Hana says as she finishes adding the last touches to my hair. Nothing too fancy though. She fixes my bangs and studies me again.

"Close your eyes," she says.

I do and she then proceeds to go to work on my face. She lightly strokes on, I'm guessing, eye shadow on my eye lids.

"This lavender eye shadow will really help bring out your eyes," she says.

She lines my eyes with black eyeliner and dusts some white, shimmery eye shadow on the inner corner of both my eyes. I try to resist the urge to blink as she applies a few strokes of black mascara on my eyelashes.

"It's nice that I don't have to curl your eyelashes first, luck you," Hana says. She caps the container of mascara and studies me…again…

"Perfect," Hana says, "Not that you aren't already pretty without make up. I needed someone to test this look on, but you look awesome, if I do say so myself, "Hana says, while laughing.

I smile.

"You put the outfit I gave you on, right?" Hana asks.

I nod.

"Then stand up so I can see the final result," She says, looking excited.

I stand up and take off the smock she made me put on before my little makeover.

She looks stunned.

I blush. I'm wearing a dark, red spaghetti-strapped dress that stops right above my knees. I have on a cute black blazer that Hana let me borrow. I also have black tights underneath and a silver chain with a charm shaped like the symbol for my family name…or clan…whatever.

I blush. I don't usually wear dresses, except on special occasions.

"Are you sure it's not too fancy for a plain, old high school party?" I ask.

Hana shakes her head. "You look good, I promise. And damn…since when have you had that figure? Innocent, little Hinata," Hana says.

I blush even more.

I put on one of the very few pairs of heels I own (they're the ones that she wears in Shippuden :P) and look at myself in Hana's full-length mirror, so I can see if I really look as good as she says.

I'm shocked. Is this really me?

I must be showing my surprise because I hear Hana laugh. "Like magic right?"

I nod slowly. "Thank you so much," I say and hug her.

"No problem," She says, while laughing again, "Anytime."

We walk downstairs together. Instead of asking Konan for a ride, I decided it would be better if Hana took Kiba and I. I don't know why, it just will.

When I asked Hana earlier, she happily said yes.

I sit on the edge of the couch, waiting for Kiba to finish getting ready.

He then walks in, wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans, and his black Vans. He has on a black jean jacket, which he left unbuttoned.

I stand up and walk to him. "You look nice," I say.

He doesn't say anything though. He just stares at me.

"Kiba?" I ask.

"What the hell did my sister do to you?" Kiba asks.

"What? It doesn't look good?" I ask, a little disappointed.

"What! No! It's just- nevermind," Kiba says.

I sigh.

"You look gorgeous," Kiba says, "If only Naruto was here…"

I blush.

"Who's Naruto?" Hana asks.

"N-n-no one," I stutter, "Let's go!"

I then run outside, in my heels, to Hana's car and wait.

Hana and Kiba finally make their way outside and to the car.

Hana gets in the driver seat while Kiba and I get in the back.

Hana then drives off.

When we knock on the door of Suigetsu's house, my stomach is doing flips. Maybe it's not too late to turn back?

The door opens. I hear Hana honk twice and drive away.

Oh well…

"Hey guys," Deidara greets us, "Come on in.

We walk in.

"Karin, Kabuto, Sasori, and a few other people you haven't met aren't here yet," Deidara says.

I can barely hear him over the loud music that's playing.

"Thank goodness," I think to myself, but I nod to him. Kabuto, I can tolerate, I guess. He's actually pretty decent when he's not with "the rest." Sasori is cool and Karin, well, you already know how I feel about her.

"Oh. And Deidara, this is Kiba. Kiba, this is Deidara," I say. They shake hands and we follow Deidara to the others.

We walk into the living room. Some people are dancing while other people are standing around the wall and talking. Deidara's friends, for some apparent reason, are sitting in a circle in the middle of the floor around a coffee table. I see Sai and Ino amongst them. Sasuke's even there too.

"Hina-chan! Is that you? Sit next to me!" Ino shouts, even though I'm only a few feet away from her.

I gladly take a seat next her, though. Kiba sits next to me.

Everyone in the circle either says "hi" or just waves.

I nod at them, acknowledging them.

"What are you doing here?" Ino asks.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I think to myself.

But, I decide not to analyze her question too much. I'm sure she didn't mean it in a bad way.

"I might ask you guys the same thing," I say.

"Well, Karin invited Sai and I. Sai got Sasuke to come," Ino explains, "This party will be our little secret. She giggles.

"What? Why?" I ask. I mean, I know our friends dislike them, but I learned this past week that not all of them are that bad. Like Konan, Sasori, and Nagato. Let's not forget Deidara, who invited me to this thing in the first place. Suigetsu's actually pretty cool too. He was okay with me coming to this and I have gotten to know him because I have more classes with him, since he got his schedule changed. I already mentioned Kabuto earlier. I have Health class with him.

"Our other friends will get upset, especially Sakura and Temari. Do you really want them to bitch to you about how bad it was to come here? Those two will kill us- no- they all will kill us…

I'm a little surprised at her question. I didn't suspect Sakura to be one to "bitch" to anyone about anything. Maybe Temari, since she has the tendency to say exactly how she feels and thinks, no matter how harsh. But, I don't think Sakura would "bitch" about anything. Then again, it's been a few years since she and I were best friends. I guess people change. Maybe she does have that side to her and she's never shown it to me.

"Isn't that a little dramatic, Ino?" I ask.

"Ino, being dramatic? As if!" Sasuke says, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

I giggle.

Ino blushes and says, "Fine. They wouldn't kill us, but they would be very upset.

"Oh…" is my response. I know that some of our friends would be upset, but how upset exactly? Eventually, they would find out about the party from other students. Obviously…

"You look hot, by the way. Love the look." Ino says, giggling. She's wearing a dark purple, tank top, black denim miniskirt, a pair of transparent, floral pantyhose, a black belt, and boots. She, as always, looks good.

I blush and say, "Thanks."

"I love your blazer," she says, while giggling and pointing to the jacket that is in her lap, "I have the same one."

I smile a little and giggle, even though I don't feel like doing so, "Small world."

"So, when does this party pick up? It's good now, but when does all the action and entertainment start?" Sakon asks.

"You mean all the drama?" Suigetsu asks while chuckling.

"When the keg gets here? People will be so drunk, words are going to fly out, that's what I predict will happen." Jugo suggests.

"More like when Karin gets here," a girl named Kin mumbles. I know her mostly because she's in my Health, History, and Math class. She would be in my Art class too if she didn't take Music. She, too, isn't so bad, even when she's with her friends. There probably something fishy about her then. That's what I suspect.

We all laugh.

I then remember what Jugo asked a second ago.

Keg?

"Did you say something about a keg?" I foolishly ask Jugo.

Jugo nods and says, "I know people."

"A keg of what?" I ask slowly.

"Dumb ass," the voice says, referring to me.

"Apple juice," Jugo answers, in a sarcastic tone that, for some reason, pisses me off. I'm not usually one to get pissed off.

The rest of the group, except for Kiba, Ino, Sai, and Sasuke laugh at my expense.

I blush.

"Don't be a jerk, Jugo," Deidara says, while trying to stop laughing.

"Oh yeah. Don't get out much, do you? I forgot you're the social outcast," Jugo says.

Tayuya snickers.

I don't answer. What's his problem?

"You have to let loose once in a while, child," A guy with grayish, whitish hair that is slicked back.

I wish they would stop talking. I do get out, but I don't need alcohol to have fun.

"There must be so much you haven't done yet, then. Am I right?" Sakon asks.

I pretend to fix my shoe.

"Have you ever been out after seven at night?" Jugo asks.

"Yes," I answer defensively.

"Your front yard doesn't count," I hear Sakon mumble.

A few people in the group snicker.

I feel myself blush. I can already tell that this was probably a bad idea.

"Have you ever had a boyfriend?" Tayuya asks.

All eyes are on me.

"This is ridiculous," Kiba says, "Are you guys interviewing her? Are you planning on hiring her to work at your corporation for…sea monkeys and harpoons?"

I look at him, grateful. Sea monkeys? Harpoons? What the hell?

I laugh and the rest join in.

Sasuke has a look on his face that reads "wtf?."

"Sea monkeys? Harpoons? Really?" Ino asks, but she laughs with us.

Kiba shrugs and smiles. I wish I was as confident as him, sometimes. That would be useful in some situations.

"Keg's here!" a voice shouts from the kitchen. In walks a guy with white hair. He, along with a sort of chubby orange-haired guy, walks in, carrying a keg. The orange-haired guy is carrying another.

"There's a lot more in Zetsu's truck, just in case," the white-haired guy explains.

"Thanks, Kimimaro," Suigetsu says to him. To the orange-haired guy, he says, "Thanks Jirobo."

They both nod.

"Well, let's get this party started!" Suigetsu shouts, loud enough for the people who aren't sitting in our circle to hear him.

People cheer and the music is turned up louder. Cups of whatever is in the kegs are distributed to thirsty guests.

We all get up and start dancing.

I have to admit, I actually was having fun in the first few hours of the party, even when Karin, along with Kabuto and Sasori, arrived. She scowled when she saw me, but didn't say anything.

As long as I keep staying clear from her, I will be fine.

But, in the middle of the "pumped-up" night, things start going downhill.

I'm outside in the backyard, talking with Kiba and getting some air before we go back into the house.

Ino and Sai are nowhere to be found. My guess? They probably snuck off to make out in a closet or something.

The last time I saw Sasuke, he was in deep conversation with Karin. She, of course, was flirting with him. She was laughing at everything he was saying and touching is arm every few sentences.

Sakura wouldn't be so happy if she saw. Not that Sasuke's her property, but still.

Anyway, Kiba and I are talking. It's barely eight and the party is just kicking into high gear.

He's taking a sip from his cup every so often, while I do the same with mine. We're drinking normal soda. When I asked Suigetsu for something nonalcoholic, he kind of…laughed at me. Then again, from the way he was talking, he seemed a little- how do I put it?- oh yeah…tipsy.

Konan, however, was nice enough to find some soda for us in the pantry. She stayed outside for a while with us, before going back in the house. She said something about, "helping to make sure things don't get too out of hand," or something like that. Some people already did some stupid things an hour into the party. One drunk guy started peeing in the kitchen, while some drunk girl started dancing very provocatively on one of the tables. Nagato somehow managed to get the guy to go to the restroom to pull himself together. Konan had made the girl get down from the table and led her away from the cheering crowd of guys that accumulated around the table she was on. She helped her sober up a little bit. Then, of course, both the guy and girl drank again. I remembered how annoyed Konan was. She mumbled something along the lines of, "Stupid kids."

Eventually, Kiba and I go back inside. Since I drank too much soda, I excuse myself to go to the bathroom, while Kiba holds my cup. He offers to escort me, but I stubbornly refuse.

Instead of arguing with me, he tells me to call him if anything goes wrong. I guess he didn't want to upset me by still following me.

I jokingly roll my eyes.

"I'm serious, I shouldn't even be letting you wander off alone in a group of drunk party guests," Kiba says in a concerned tone.

I shrug and walk to the closest bathroom, which is downstairs. I knock and hear no response.

I assume it's vacant. I open it and turn on the light. I see a group of kids surrounded by smoke. A few of them have glazed looks in their eyes.

One of them covers their eyes with one of their arms and screams, "The light burns!"

"Close the door!" another yells.

"Hey, cutie. Want a hit?" some guy who is amongst them asks.

I quickly shut it and blush. Drugs, nice. Just as I thought. I should probably report this to Konan and Nagato later. Suigetsu, by now, is probably too drunk to care about anything at this point, even though it's his own house.

I decide to go upstairs and search for one of the other bathrooms Suigetsu told me about earlier, when he gave Kiba and I a tour of the house before he started drinking.

I see one right by the top of the stairs. I open it and blush at what I see.

I see a shirtless Sai making out with Ino, who is- wait a minute. Ino doesn't have red hair and she most certainly doesn't wear glasses. Also, when I saw her earlier tonight, she definitely wasn't wearing a red halter top that was displaying her belly button and black short-shorts, which, by the way, are very short.

The point is, that is not Ino.

Sai puts his hands underneath Karin's shirt. Karin giggles. Both of them have their eyes closed, so they don't notice me. I feel like a weird stalker for watching.

This has to stop.

I cough, signaling to them there is a third person in the room.

They stop their little make-out session and look at me.

Karin grins at me and says, "Hey Hinata." She's obviously drunk. She would never greet me that nicely in a billion years. She would never greet me at all.

I swear, for a second, Sai looks nervous or guilty. He then regains his "I'm so cool" composure.

I'm speechless because, 1: Sai is Ino's boyfriend and 2: Karin and Suigetsu, supposedly, have a thing for each other. Sasori told me.

So…if Karin and Sai are here together, where's Ino?

I turn on the light in the closet so I can see their faces more clearly.

"Well, what are you doing? Are you just going to stand there? Or can you leave us be?" Karin asks, returning to her bitter self.

"Or do you want to join?" Sai asks, suggestively.

Karin giggles and hiccups.

Sai disgusts me. No, they both disgust me.

"Sai…you asshole," are the only words that manage to escape from my mouth.

Sai shrugs.

"Can't help it if he decides to take on better opportunities," Karin says, while giggling.

She's starting to annoy me.

"You're dating Ino, aren't you?" I ask, furiously. I cross my arms.

"I'm allowed to seek other options, aren't I? After all, that slutty- *hiccup*- friend of yours did," Sai says.

I freeze.

Did something happen with him and Ino tonight?

"You have no right to call one of my best friends that, you jerk," I say to him.

"You really think those idiots are your friends? Face it, once an outcast always an outcast. Won't be long until they realize how much of a loser you are. Remember Sakura in the sixth grade? Only a matter of time until she comes crawling back to me," Karin says, while smirking.

I look down at my feet.

"And you think you're so hot just because you suddenly have a little sense of fashion today. Face it. You need make up in order to possibly be considered moderately attractive. News flash, you're not. You'll never be, you stupid slut," Karin says and hiccups again.

I look up and stand up straight.

I look her straight in the eye.

We have a stare off that feels like it lasts for centuries.

"You know what, Karin," I say, "I'm not going to bother wasting my words on you. You're not worth it."

I turn on my heel and walk downstairs to look for Ino.

I hear Karin mumble something along the lines of, "stupid bitch."

"Takes one to know one," I mumble to myself.

"Nice comback," the voice says sarcastically.

I feel someone grab my arm. I turn and see Kiba.

"Kiba, have you seen Ino?" I ask.

At the mention of Ino's name, I notice him, for a brief second, get a nervous look on his face and then he regains his composure, which reminds me, briefly, of Sai.

Kiba shrugs.

I shake him off of me. How helpful…

I look around downstairs, but can't find Ino anywhere. I walk into the living room, where there are bunch of people dancing. Some are dancing and laughing with their friends while others are kind of…grinding against one another.

How disturbing…

I see Ino sitting on one of the couches, talking with Sasuke. She looks like she's in distress.

I go over to them and sit next to Ino.

"Hinata," she says, while hugging me, "I need my friends with me right now."

"Sai saw something that wasn't what it looked like. I'll tell you later," Ino says. She takes a sip from her cup and asks, "Have you seen him? He's so dramatic," Ino says.

"Oh, and you're not?" Sasuke asks.

That's the second time he's made a comment like that. At any other time, I would have laughed, but right now is not the time to joke like that. My friend is, obviously, hurting.

Ino glares at him, while I give him a warning look.

Sasuke sighs, rolls his eyes, and says, "Sorry."

Ino turns back to me and asks, "Well?"

"Erm…" is my response. I put my hand on her shoulder.

"Erm, what?" Ino questions.

"I saw…"

"Spit it out, Hyuga," She says.

I sigh.

"I saw Sai and Karin making out…in a bathroom," I say slowly.

Ino's jaw drops.

Sasuke, for a second, looks shocked himself, but he doesn't say anything.

"I can't believe it…" Ino says. Tears start falling from her eyes.

I pat her back and say, "I know. Sai's a jerk. You deserve and can do so much better," I encourage her. It's the truth. I never lie, after all.

"No, I can't believe that the girl I met only two weeks ago would do this to me. Even after all I've done for her. I went out of my way to talk to her," Ino says, while standing up.

I stand up as well and face her.

"What?" I ask.

"You know I'm talking about you," Ino says, adopting a dangerous tone. She crosses her arms.

I just stare at her.

"You lying, bitch," Ino says, sourly.

"Who me?" I ask, in shock.

"You heard me, stupid," Ino says back.

I keep staring at her.

"Oh, and by the way. You're trying way to hard. If people didn't think you were attractive then, why would they now? Just because you have a cute dress, nice shoes, and makeup you feel "all that"?" Ino asks.

I open my mouth to say something, but close it again.

"In fact," Ino continues on, "You look trashy."

"Ino-" I start to say, but she cuts me off.

"Just because you will never get a boyfriend doesn't mean you have to ruin the relationship I have with mine!" Ino snaps.

Sasuke stands up. "Ino-"

"Don't defend this little, jealous, home wrecker!" Ino snaps at him now.

"Stop calling me such names," I say, "I'm not trying to ruin your relationship with your little boyfriend," I say.

"Bull shit," Ino scoffs.

"Ino, please. You don't mean all of that crap you just said," I plead.

"Maybe we should go outside for air?" Sasuke suggests.

"No. You two can go outside for air. I'm going to go find my boyfriend," Ino says, "Oh, and one more thing, Hinata. You're such a waste." Then Ino storms off.

My eyes sting with tears that refuse to come out. A waste?

"Hinata, she'll come to her senses. She's just emotional right now. Let her cool down," Sasuke says calmly, "She's also had a few drinks. She doesn't mean it, I promise."

I don't say anything.

"Hinata?" Sasuke asks. I feel him lightly touch my arm. "Let's go outside- no- better yet, let's go find Kiba. He was looking for you."

I shake him off and walk away.

I hear him sigh and I feel bad. He's trying to make me feel better and I totally just blew him off.

I keep walking though.

I feel someone grab my arm.

God, people need to stop grabbing me.

I recognize the grip.

"Hinata?" Kiba asks.

I turn and face him, "What?"

"I called you like four times. Where were you? I was worried," Kiba says. He hands me another cup of soda, which I reluctantly take.

I slowly take a sip.

"What's going on, Hina-chan?" Kiba asks. He's being way too concerned.

"Don't be so worried," I say, rolling my eyes.

He raises his eyebrow, confused.

"I'm so sick of everyone always being concerned about me," I say, "I'm not some frickin' little child that has to be babied all the time. Stop it. It's annoying."

Whoa, where is this all coming from?

"I was just worried. Excuse me for caring about one of my best friends," Kiba says.

"I wish you would stop caring so much. I can handle myself, you know. I don't need anyone. You always go overboard," I say, "Everyone does."

Kiba scoffs at me, "Please."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask.

"That's just it. You can't handle yourself. You do need people. You can't be alone, otherwise you get all depressed. In fact, you are always depressed, even when Tenten, Neji, Shino, and I are around. You are so confusing. You get so upset. Then, when we try to ask you what's wrong, you get all defensive, sometimes mad. You and I are such opposites. Lately, I've been wondering how we're even friends and how long we'll last," Kiba says. I can tell he's starting to get upset. Maybe something else is bothering him too.

"Kiba, is something wrong?" I ask.

He glares at me and gets closer.

He smells like Sake, that alcoholic drink that I hear Principal Tsunade is in love with.

Since when does Kiba drink?

"Yeah. The fact that you're getting annoyed at me for being a good friend," Kiba says.

I know him too well to believe that. There must- no- there is something else going on. Whatever it is must have driven him to drink himself silly and now the alcohol is making all his bottled-up emotions spill out. He's taking it out on me. I don't want to do this while he's drunk and upset.

Still, that doesn't mean he gets to be so mean. First Ino, now him.

"You're the one who's being a jerk right now," I say back.

"How am I being a jerk? You're the one who is being an ungrateful bitch!" Kiba snaps at me.

I can't help but gasp at him. I never thought he of all people would say that to me. Then again, I also never thought Ino would either.

"How am I ungrateful? Because I no longer want to be a burden on others?" I ask.

"Who said you were a burden? Well, maybe you are, if you say so. Then I won't disagree with you, bitch," Kiba says.

"Douchebag," I say back, which surprises me once the word comes out.

"Loser," he says back.

"Asshole," I retort.

"You're pathetic," he says.

My heart sinks.

"Well, I guess I'm just a pathetic, dependent, waste of a life," I say, while the tears finally manage to escape.

"You forgot bitchy, my dear," Kiba says.

I throw my cup of soda at him.

"Go to hell," I say.

"Nope, I'm good. There may be a chance you would be there," Kiba scoffs.

I storm off.

That was the last straw.

I go to the kitchen, where I see Konan, Nagato, Deidara, Suigetsu, Zetsu, Sasori Kin, Kabuto, Jugo, Hidan and Kimimaro.

"Hey, girl!" Deidara shouts, "Come join us."

I gladly go to them and take a seat on the counter, next to Deidara.

"What's wrong?" Konan asks.

"It's…nothing," I reply, but she doesn't look too convinced.

Suigetsu downs the rest of whatever is in his cup and gets off the counter.

I sigh. I get up and walk out. Seeing Suigetsu reminds me of Karin and Sai, which remind me of Ino. The fight with Ino reminds me of the fight with Kiba.

I wander around the house, feeling like a lost puppy.

I hear someone scream, the sounds of glass breaking, a ton of cheering, and someone yelling, "That's it! You asked for it!" and another person pleading, "Please, don't do this guys."

I don't think too much about it.

"Don't get yourself involved in something you have no business with," I command myself in my thoughts.

All I want to do is go home, but who could possibly drive me home? I'm definitely not walking this late at night in some neighborhood I'm not familiar with.

I walk out to the front yard and look through my phone.

I can't call Sakura or Temari. They would kill me if they knew I came here. Tenten would freak out and Neji would just freaking lose it. Hana's probably asleep now. The plan was, earlier, that Kiba and I get a ride from Deidara, or Sasori, or Konan. But, they all had something to drink. Not enough to get drunk or even tipsy though.

But, I don't want to risk it if we, for some reason, get stopped by cops. I really don't need more drama tonight.

I keep looking through my contacts. Lee would tell Neji, out of concern. Gaara's with Neji right now at his house.

Is Sasuke still here?

Even if he is, someone needs to give Ino and Kiba a ride, right?

What an awkward car ride that would be.

So maybe that's a "no" on Sasuke then, too.

My cell phone then "dings."

I check it:

New Message from Naruto:

Dude. I just got off the phone with Sasuke. He sounded like he was panicking, which worries me. I've barely heard him sound as he did just now. :(

That's weird. I wonder…

I reply: Really? Do you know what happened?

New Message from Naruto:

I don't have the slightest idea. I could barely hear him. The background of wherever he is was too noisy. I heard loud music, glass breaking, and a bunch of obnoxious cheering.

That worries me now. I should get out of here.

I reply: Where is he?

New Message from Naruto:

At some party. He invited me to go, but I declined. Not my type of crowd. Shit. Went. Down. :( Ino and Kiba got into some trouble too.

I break out into a cold sweat. What's happening?

I reply: Do you know if he's still at the party? All of them?

New Message from Naruto:

No. When he called me, he said Ino was waiting in his car. I think she's drunk. He was looking for Kiba. That was about ten minutes ago. Why?

I hear some more glass breaking and someone yelling, "Ow! Dammit!"

"Stop it, you guys!"

"Nice job!"

"My phone!"

I reply: No reason…just wondering. I better go.

My phone "dings" again.

New Message from Naruto

I don't bother to read it.

I walk back inside and awkwardly sit on the couch in the living room.

I sigh. What am I going to do? I have no way to get home, I probably lost two good friends, my feet are killing me, my head and heart ache, and I'm so tired.

After about ten to fifteen minutes, my phone, which I set to vibrate because of the deafening music, signals me that someone is calling:

Incoming Call:

Naruto

I sigh and answer.

I walk to the backyard, where it's quiet, and ask, "Yes?"

"Where are you?" Naruto asks back.

"Why do you care?" I ask.

I feel someone tap my shoulder. I turn around.

"N-Naruto? How did you?..." I ask. I can't believe he's right in front of me right now.

"I'm not always as dense as people say," he says.

He hangs up his phone and I do the same with mine. He holds my hand and walks my back into the house. I let him pull me along until we get to the front yard and to his car. I get in the front passenger seat while he gets in the driver's seat.

"Alright, talk," Naruto says.

"There's nothing to say," I answer.

"Then why are you so upset?" He asks. He looks worried.

I start to cry. I just let everything out.

Naruto reaches over and hugs me. He holds onto me.

"Let it all out," he says, while patting my back.

I cry until I can't cry anymore.

I sniffle and he continues to hold me. He plays with my hair.

I sigh.

"I-I had a fight with both Ino and…Kiba," I say. I tell him all that was said.

"Wow…sheesh," is his reaction, "That bad?"

I nod.

"Well, if you guys really are best friends, you will someday make up. If not, then maybe it's not meant to be," Naruto advises me.

It's not what I want to hear, but I still nod in agreement. I feel a little better.

He lets go of me and starts his car.

We talk throughout the ride to my house. The twenty minute ride felt more like a five minute ride because of this.

I am a little disappointed when we finally arrived in front of my house. I hug him and thank him. I get out of the car and am stopped when I hear him say, "Wait."

I turn and see he is out of his car. "Let me walk with you," he says.

We walk together to my front porch.

"Guess I'll talk to you later then?" Naruto asks.

I nod and smile wearily.

"Get some sleep, okay? You look exhausted," Naruto says.

"I will," I say.

He kisses me on the cheek and I blush.

He winks at me, waves, and walks back to his car. He waves one last time before driving off.

I wave until I no longer can see his car.

I go into my house, take off my heels, walk upstairs, take a quick shower, put on a gray t-shirt and blue pajama pants, and get in my bed.

I can't stop blushing because of Naruto. It helps me temporarily forget that I may never make up with Ino or Kiba.

Eventually, sleep catches me and I'm out the entire night.

So. How was that? Thank you for taking the time to read it. I do not encourage alcohol use or anything similar to that. This is just a story. Thanks for reading.

Until Later,

Daydreaming Soundly ^_^