Yeah! I'm sooooo pumped and bursting with youthful energy! Why? Because I just loved writing this chapter! Why? Because most of it is good ol' NaruHina fluff, and I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. I think I'll go do a hundred laps around my room on my hands! (or not)

Hope everyone likes it! Enjoy!

-G.S.

Disclaimer: I will own Naruto the day the polar ice caps start to melt. Wait a second….(or not)

Naruto opened the door to his apartment and carried Hinata inside. It was still extremely wet outside, so Naruto thought it would be best to bring Hinata to his apartment because it was close. He also didn't want Hinata's cold to worsen. Naruto carefully laid her down on his sofa and threw her a blanket from the foot of his bed.

"Hold on, Hinata-chan," called Naruto from the next room. "Let me find you dry clothes."

Hinata looked around at the tiny apartment. There were three rooms. Hinata assumed that the room Naruto was looking for clothes in was his bedroom. Hinata was in a small living room that was connected to the kitchen. There was another door opposite to Naruto's room which she assumed was the bathroom. She never saw such a small, humble, and care-free home. The Hyuga household was large, classy, and uptight. Hinata actually preferred Naruto's homely apartment to her clan's giant manor. That's when reality started to sink in for Hinata.

This has to be a dream! Hinata quickly thought to herself as she fought off her light-headedness. Naruto taking care of me when I'm sick?

"Hey, Hinata!" called Naruto from his bedroom. "I found some clothes. You should change quickly!"

Naruto emerged from his room holding a pair of black shorts and a t-shirt (which was orange, unsurprisingly).

"O-Okay," said Hinata quietly. "T-Thank you."

Naruto handed Hinata the dry clothes and Hinata let out another sneeze.

"Damn," cursed Naruto. "Looks like you really do have a cold. Want me to help you change?"

Time froze for Hinata. What did he just ask?

Naruto stared at Hinata's shocked facial expression before he realized how awkward his request sounded. Naruto quickly raised up his hands and flailed them around as a light blush traced his cheeks.

"I-I didn't mean like that Hinata-chan, I was just trying to offer help! Forgive me!"

"I-It's alright, Naruto-kun," Hinata said dizzily. "Y-You meant well. I-Ill just go c-change."

Naruto watched Hinata go into the bathroom and close the door.

"Damn Pervy Sage," muttered Naruto as perverted thoughts started to creep into his mind. Hinata was the first girl to ever set foot into Naruto's apartment, and she was changing in his very own bathroom not even ten feet away. It didn't help that she was also a very attractive girl.

Meanwhile, in Naruto's bathroom, Hinata finished removing her wet clothing, leaving her standing in the middle of Naruto's bathroom wearing nothing but her bra and panties. Hinata got lightheaded just thinking about it. Unfortunately, Hinata's fantasies were cut short by a throbbing pain in her head and a sneeze.

Maybe Naruto will have something for my cold in the medicine cabinet, thought Hinata as she opened the medicine cabinet and let out a small squeal when the cabinet fell off of the wall, spilling all of it's contents on Hinata's head.

"Hinata? Are you okay?" asked Naruto, alarmed by the loud crash and Hinata's small scream. "I'm coming in!"

Hinata was about to answer that she was fine, but at that moment, she looked down at her lap and noticed a peculiar box on her lap….

"Are you okay?" yelled Naruto as he burst through the door. He looked down at the broken medicine cabinet on the floor and immediately figured out what happened. Then he looked up to see Hinata, wearing nothing but her underwear, and holding a box of….

"Condoms?!?" yelled Naruto, as he silently swore to give Jiraiya hell the next time he saw him.

Hinata looked down at the box. She was already at the verge of fainting when Naruto busted through the bathroom door when she was half-naked, but the note on the condom box she glimpsed didn't help.

Just a little something

to help keep a

certain Hyuga warm.

No need to thank me.

-Jiraiya

Poor Hinata's head couldn't take it. She was gradually getting better at not fainting around Naruto, but this situation was just too much. She fainted.

Naruto just stood in the bathroom doorway stunned after Hinata fainted. He couldn't help but stare for a couple seconds at Hinata's perfect curves, her smooth legs, her ample breasts…

"No!" yelled Naruto out loud as he grabbed his head. His nose started to bleed as his imaginative got a little too creative. "Damnit, Pervy Sage! I swear I'm gonna get you for this!"

Again, its not that Naruto didn't like the sight in front of him. It was just that it seemed to test Naruto's self-control.

Then again, Hinata-chan does seem to give off a feeling that's different from other girls, and it makes me feel a little awkward, thought Naruto, as he thought back at what Jiraiya said about how loving a girl felt like. God-I think I've fallen for Hinata!

An hour later, Hinata woke up on a comfortable coach covered in a toasty and thick blanket. Hinata's head spun as she clearly remembered what caused her to faint.

Naruto watched her awaken from his small kitchen and blushed lightly.

Damn! This feels so weird-like I can't even talk to her! My heart feels like its racing a mile a minute! Why is this happening now? It wasn't like this before!

Hinata decided to break the uncomfortable silence.

"Sorry, Naruto-kun," whispered Hinata from the sofa. "I-I didn't mean to break y-your cabinet."

Naruto gave Hinata a warm smile. "I-Its not you fault, Hinata-chan. Y-You see, that medicine cabinet has been broker for years, and that damn Perverted Hermit thought it would be funny to sneak in something perverted, and I meant to repair the cabinet a long time ago, and Jiraiya probably knew," rambled Naruto.

Naruto quickly spun around to hide his blush. Shit! This is totally embarrassing!

Hinata noticed Naruto's awkward behavior and smiled. This was probably the first time she ever saw him ramble like that.

"W-Well, Hinata-chan," announced Naruto after another long period of silence. "I was just about to make food. I have ramen in the cabinet, so let me just get it out and heat it up-"

Naruto stopped talking when he saw that someone, obviously Jiraiya, replaced all of his cup ramen with apples and bananas.

"DAMN PERVY SAGE!!!" yelled Naruto as he frantically searched the kitchen, finally finding his precious cup ramen in the trash. Naruto frantically emptied the kitchen trash and hoarded the small pile of ramen like a dragon. "YES!! DAMN PERVY SAGE THOUGHT HE COULD PULL ONE OVER ON ME!!"

Hinata started to giggle at Naruto's antics. Her giggle progressed to a full-on laugh.

Naruto froze. He never heard Hinata laugh before. It was the most beautiful thing he ever heard. Naruto felt a weird kind of warmness in his stomach.

Hinata stopped laughing when she noticed that Naruto was staring at her. She blushed and stared at the wall.

A couple minutes later, Naruto brought a nice, hot cup of instant ramen to Hinata.

"T-Thank you, Naruto-kun," Hinata said as she reached for the cup of ramen.

"Not so fast," Naruto said quickly, before dropping his tone and looking down at the floor. "L-Let I feed you."

"F-Feed m-me?" stuttered Hinata. I'm in heaven!

Naruto took a pair of chopsticks and grabbed a clump of noodles from the cup and lowered them into Hinata's mouth. Naruto and Hinata were both blushing madly.

When Naruto and Hinata both finished eating, Naruto went to his room and came back with an extra blanket and a small television under his arm.

"What are you doing, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked curiously.

"Well I thought that since your sick here, maybe we could both watch a movie or something, it helps when I'm sick."

Hinata just nodded dumbly. On the inside, though, she felt like bursting out into song. We could be mistaken for a married couple!

Hinata moved her legs in to give Naruto room to sit on the small sofa. Naruto put the television on a table across from the sofa and turned out the lights.

"What are we going to watch?" asked Hinata as Naruto turned the television on and took a seat on the sofa.

"Princess Gale!" Naruto said excitedly, like a little kid. "Her movies are the best! Have you ever seen any?"

Hinata just shook her head. Her father never let her see movies because he thought that they were a distraction, and proper Hyugas should never waste their time on 'commoner' entertainment.

"You'll love it!" Naruto said as the movie started.

Hinata was simply amazed. She never watched any television at all, since her family didn't have one, so a high-budget movie like Princess Gale just blew her away. It all looked so real to Hinata. She flinched at the battle scenes and even called out to the characters on screen, shouting things like "Watch out!" and "No! It's a trap!". Naruto just chuckled at Hinata's reaction to seeing the movie. At the climax of the movie, Hinata found herself clinging to Naruto and holding her breath, believing that if she even blinked, she would miss something. When the credits started to role, Hinata was disappointed and really wanted to see more.

"I guess you liked it," said Naruto as he chuckled lightly.

Before Hinata knew it, she was chattering away with Naruto excitedly about her favorite scenes and battles, marveling at how cool it was when Gale used the power of the rainbow to thwart the evil warlock's plans, and how sad it was when Fuyugima dies at the end of the movie.

Hinata and Naruto talked well into the nighttime, and Hinata finally noticed.

"Oh, no!" Hinata said as she jumped up and bowed to Naruto before heading toward the door. "I'm sorry, Naruto-kun, but it is getting late, and Hanabi might be getting worried."

"Okay," said Naruto as he followed Hinata out the door and handed Hinata her wet clothes. "You can keep those clothes as long as you want, I don't need them back."

"What the hell's going on here?" snarled Kiba as he, Akamaru, and Shino walked up to Naruto and Hinata. "Where were you, Hinata?"

"Oh! I apologize, Kiba-kun," Hinata said. "I had a strange day."

"Tell," said Shino, the man of few words.

"Why are you here, anyways?" asked Naruto.

"Hanabi told us Hinata might be over at your place," answered Kiba coldly. "We have been worried sick about Hinata and couldn't find her anywhere."

As Hinata began to happily retold everything that happened that day, Naruto couldn't help but notice how open Hinata was with her teammates. Naruto knew it was ridiculous, but he couldn't help but feel jealous. He also didn't like the way Kiba was eyeing Hinata while she talked.

"Bye, Naruto-kun," Hinata said, snapping Naruto out of his thoughts. "I'm going home."

Naruto waved and turned to go back to his apartment, but he was stopped by Kiba.

"If you ever…," sneered Kiba. "…take advantage of Hinata's kindness, or do anything that she finds uncomfortable, your gonna answer to me."

"A little overprotective, aren't we, dog boy?" sneered Naruto. "I'd never do that to Hinata. I should be the one warning you."

"Hey, buddy! I wouldn't worry about that! I've known her for a long time!" Kiba shot back as Naruto stepped into his apartment.

"Later, Shino," Naruto said before closing his door in Kiba's face. Kiba growled

"Let's go, Shino," Kiba growled as he turned around. "Wait- are you crying?"

Shino just shook his head as he wiped at the tear with his jacket sleeve. "No."

"Yeah you are!" Kiba said with a smirk. "Why?"

Shino turned so that his back faced Kiba and started to walk away.

Naruto finally remembered me! After all that time! thought Shino happily. I knew he would never forget a comrade!

"Hey! Wait up, Shino!" yelled Kiba as he ran after the bug ninja.

Thanks for reading! If you like fluffy chapters like these, just let me know. I always think that these ones are the most fun to write, and I'll happily oblige if my readers want me to make more.

Please review if you haven't done it yet, because they are very much appreciated. (I'm not a review whore, I just love seeing what people think about my story). I'll try to be fast with all my updates, so look for the next chapter soon.

-G.S.