YO! Haha i know, i know, i should probably should be working on Double life, but i couldn't help it...
Look, i was listening to music one day during school and this story just came to me outta no where... So to get ride of it, I wrote it...
Hope you like it... a lot of fluff in there, just letting you know. By the way, Naruto may be a bit OOC... just a little, kinda hard to keep them in character when its sometimes better to be a bit OOC... Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto Damn it!

Who's right? My heart or my mind?

It was a perfect day for a date, in Naruto's opinion. It was breezy; the sunny was behind some clouds, so it wasn't too bright or hot. The only clouds in the sky were the ones blocking the sun's heat. Naruto sat on a branch in a tree he and his date decided to stop by. They had just came from eating ramen from Ichiraku's and wanted to spend some time alone. Across from them, a slow flowing river was there surrounded by a very healthy looking field of grass.

He looked down at his date as she looked up at him, bright blue eyes locking with jade ones. Sakura smiled at him and then laid her head on his shoulder, her back was turned to him and lying against his chest. He let out a peaceful sigh as he wrapped his arms around her. This was it, the best day of his life. Or so he thought. If this was the best day, then why did his heart reject the feeling? Why did his stomach feel unease, like it was telling him it wasn't the best day? He looked down at her again and said her name. "Sakura…"

"Hmm?" she replied.

"Today has been the best day of my life, believe it!" She giggled, he continued. "Sakura… Well, I have to tell you something…" She tilted her head and let him go on. "I… I want to tell you that I think I…" He never got to finish because suddenly, he was tackled by a person. He couldn't see who he or she was. They both landed in the river. Well Naruto anyways, the attacker disappeared before he/she fell in. When he resurfaced and saw who attacked him, he couldn't believe it.

"IDIOT!" Hinata was standing in the shore, arms crossed over her chest, face red from anger. Naruto's heart broke into pieces when he saw her anger directed at him. Then he realized something, Hinata never, ever got mad, or at least to this extent. This was not the Hinata Naruto knew, something must've happened to her. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"

"H-Hinata?" That was all he could stutter in his state of shock. The Hinata in front of him was not the real one, he knew it. How? He wasn't sure, but he was sure that this Hinata was an imposter. "You… You're not Hinata!" He yelled at the imposter.

"Just as stupid as ever, kit." Naruto's eyes widened. 'Kit?' He thought. "Ah. It seems that you're slow processing organ you call a brain finally figured it out." The ancient fox said, still in the form of Hinata, still using her voice. The difference was that her voice had sarcasm and hatred, things Hinata's normal voice didn't have. This realization sent a shiver down his spine.

"GET OUT OF HINATA-CHAN'S BODY, YOU STUPID FOX!" Seeing Kyuubi in Hinata's body boiled his blood, as for the reason, he decided to figure out later. "AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE REAL WORLD?" Kyuubi/Hinata smirked and chuckled. It kept going until Kyuubi/Hinata fell on the floor laughing. Naruto blushed from embarrassment and got out the water to stand over him/her. "What's so funny?" He said more relaxed but still mad.

"That… That you think I'm in the… the real world." He/she said in between laughs. When He/she calmed down and stood, the perfect place for a date was replaced with the old-looking sewer where Naruto knew was where Kyuubi was kept. He looked up at him from outside the bars that kept the Kyuubi imprisoned. There was normal looking Kyuubi, out of Hinata's form. "So, idiot, what is it you want now? My chakra? My fur for the winter?" Kyuubi said with an evil smile. Naruto just snorted at his sarcastic questions.

"You know what I want. Tell me why you attacked me on my date with Sakura?" He said seriously. Kyuubi chuckled.

"What happened to Sakura-chan?" Naruto was starting to lose his patience.

"That's not the point, why bother me?"

Kyuubi sighed. "Because I was bored." He saw Naruto getting angry with his excuses and tactics to delay the subject, so he continued. "Because you're a fool. Worse than a fool, a fool who doesn't even know himself. An idiot."

"What do you mean? I know myself very well." He retorted.

"Oh really? So then why didn't you feel completely happy on this supposed date?" He asked.

"Because of the ramen."

Kyuubi let out an angry sigh, as if he asked Naruto what 2+2 was and Naruto got it wrong. "It was a dream; you didn't really eat any of it, idiot."

"Then I was hungry."

"WHY ARE YOU MAKING EXCUSES? CAN'T YOU TELL THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON A DATE WITH HER?" Naruto stayed quiet as he looked at the water on the ground, as if it was most interesting thing he has ever seen. Kyuubi took a deep breathe and exhaled. "Look kit, as much as I hate to interfere…"

"Then why are you?" Kyuubi ignored him as he continued. "…I can't let you keep thinking you're in love with the pink haired girl. As much as you think you do, you don't." Naruto looked shocked but recomposed himself.

"Yeah, I do."

"No, you don't. Don't believe me? I really don't think I can change your mind, at least not by telling you your mistakes. So… I want you to think about these questions and answer them honestly: Why do you honestly think you're stomach felt it was wrong being on your supposed date with Sakura? Why did you honestly get so angry when I chose to take Hinata-chan's form? Like you wanted to kill me with a dull kunai, stabbing me over and over again? And most importantly, why did you're heart break when you saw Hinata, or actually me in the form of Hinata, angry at you? You're heart never broke when Sakura got angry at you, not when she punched or kicked you. So why did it brake when Hinata was angry at you?"

"I don't…" He began but Kyuubi interrupted him… "No… don't answer, not yet…" And then Kyuubi pretty much kick Naruto out of his own mind.

(*.*.*.*)

Naruto awoke with a gasp. It seemed so real, the dream anyways. He sat up on his bed and looked at the time; it was six thirty-two in the afternoon. 'Man, that last mission was killer. I didn't think it took a lot of chakra to stop those missing-nins.'

Naruto was 16 years old. It has been two months since coming back from his two and a half year training with Jiraiya. Everyone grew up in his eyes. Sakura, Kiba, Choji, Ino, Shikamaru, Lee, Tenten, Neji, Shino… Even Hinata. For some reason, he couldn't stop thinking about how much she's grown. How different she was. Well, that wasn't entirely true. She still blushed and fainted when he was around, which he thought was odd, but cute… 'Wait, cute?' Naruto stared into the distance, but shook the thought out. And got up and got ready for the day.

He left his house at about seven to eat lunch, or a late one, wearing his trademark orange and black jacket and pants with his black ninja shoes. His Leaf head band tied proudly on his forehead. Those same whisker marks, blue eyes filled with happiness and determination, and trademark smile still remained on his face. Regardless of all the things he's done over the last some what three years.

He saw Ichiraku's just around the corner. He smiled and broke into a run. Then he saw someone standing just outside of it. His heart skipped beats as he figured out who that someone was. Hinata Hyuga stood uncomfortably outside of Ichiraku's, as if looking or waiting for someone. He got a little angry at the thought of Hinata waiting for some boy. He growled silently then stopped his run. 'Whoa, where did that come from?' He shook his head and walked the rest of the way there. When he was a step away from the entranced, he faced Hinata.

"Hey Hinata-chan!"She looked surprise at him. He ignored it and continued. "Wanna get ramen with me?"

"Uhm…" His heart started beeping faster as he waited for her answer. 'Why am I so nervous? It's not like I've been nervous when I asked Sakura the same question.' "I-I guess. Yes, I-I'd love to." His heart pumped faster at her answer, but he still smiled. Even though his heart felt like it was going to explode, he felt great, his heart mostly.

"Great…" He and Hinata entered the ramen bar. They sat down next to each other. Hinata, as always fidgeting in her seat, same blush on her face and playing with her fingers, sat on Naruto's right while he, as normal, was oblivious to her nervousness.

"Hey Naruto! What would you and your lady friend like?" The man Techi, the owner, asked.

She looked up at him, and then at her fingers. "I-I'll have o-one chicken ramen."

"I have 5 beef, 3 pork and…" He looked at Hinata as he stopped. He didn't want to be a pig in front of Hinata for some reason. "Actually, just give me a chicken too." He chuckled sheepishly and lied, "I'm not that hungry as usual" Techi was surprised, but didn't show it. Naruto hadn't completely lied. Though he was hungry, his stomach just rejected the idea of over eating ramen in front of Hinata. His attention turned to his stomach. In his dream, Sakura and him were in the same position he and Hinata were in at the moment. The only difference was that the feeling he felt in his stomach felt… felt as if this was right.

Then he remembered the words Kyuubi told him. His voice replaying the same thing over and over. 'I really don't think I can change your mind, at least not by telling you your mistakes. So… I want you to think about these questions and answer them honestly: Why do you honestly think you're stomach felt it was wrong being on your supposed date with Sakura?'…

"N-Naruto-kun?" He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard his name being called out. "Naruto-kun, a-are you ok?" He looked at her and saw the concern in her eyes.

"Huh?"

"You're r-ramen is getting c-cold." She told him. He looked down and saw that his ramen was indeed getting cold, but was still warm.

"Oh," he laughed sheepishly, "Didn't realize that it was there." He saw Hinata's shocked expression. He realized what he said and laughed. He was really off today. "Thanks for telling me, Hinata-chan!" Then he grabbed some chopsticks and started eating. The thing that gave everyone a surprised look on their faces wasn't about what Naruto said, it was about what he was doing. He, Naruto Uzumaki, was eating ramen at a normal pace. When he finished, he turned to Hinata. "Did you eat well Hinata-chan?"

Hinata could only nod dumbly. Hinata has known Naruto all her life, and never in her life had she seen him eat ramen normally or speak very mannerly.

"How about we go walking Hinata-chan, just you and me?" She nodded dumbly again and was dragged out of the ramen bar after Naruto paid for her and his ramen. When they were from hearing distance, Techi spoke to his daughter.

"That was very odd of Naruto. He never, ever ate only one ramen, not when he could afford more." His daughter nodded and giggled.

"That Hinata has a very strong influence on him." Techi nodded and they both returned to work.

After ten minutes of walking and talking around the park, the sun was minutes from setting and they ended up in some random clearing. Hinata was awed by it's beauty. "This place is so natural, so beautiful." Naruto could only watch in astonishment. The clearing looked exactly like the one in his dream, down to the last detail. At that moment, he remembered Kyuubi's words again, looking at the same spot he stood and anger suddenly rising. 'Why did you honestly get so angry when I chose to take Hinata-chan form? Like you wanted to kill me with a dull kunai, stabbing me over and over again?'…

Naruto calmed down as he saw Hinata go near the river. He was struck by the awe-inspiring image in front of him. Hinata was sitting near the river, letting her feet soak in the water. Her long, dark blue hair reached up to her mid-back and her pale, soft-looking face held a smile, one he's never seen on her. An honest smile. Her eyes sparkled as she stared into the glistening river. And even though she wore that jacket, he could see her body relax under the nice feeling of the river's water rushing by her feet. He couldn't believe how beautiful she was. Whether or not the sun was setting, he wouldn't have thought any different. It just enhanced her beauty.

"Beautiful…" Hinata looked up at him, her stutter no where to be found.

"Did you say something Naruto-kun?" Though that cute blush was still there. Naruto panicked, he didn't mean for it to be that loud.

"N-No…"

"Oh." He then moved to sit next to her and let his feet fell the water, after taking off his shoes. 'It's almost like my dream date with Sakura. Almost, except this… this is better… Do I honestly like Sakura?' He thought passively. He ignored it, saving that for another time and then talked to Hinata. It was already nine before Naruto and Hinata knew it.

"I-I think I should be h-heading home. Father will probably worry if I-I'm out too l-late." Naruto nodded and walked her back home. When they reached the front gate to her home, she turned to him. "Thanks for the ramen Naruto-kun." She said with a smile that melted his heart.

"Anytime Hinata-chan!" Then, she did something he never expected her to do. She leaned up and kissed his cheek. She giggled at his shocked face.

"Goodnight Naruto-kun." She walked up to her house and closed the door as she entered her house. Naruto stood there holding his right cheek, blushing. He then smiled and headed home.

(*.*.*.*)

On his way though, he spotted Sakura walking by. He stopped and waved at her. "Hey Sakura-chan." But she didn't seem very happy to him, in fact, she looked pissed.

"'Hey Sakura-chan?' Is that all you're going to say?" He was shocked.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb! I say you on a date with Hinata!" It took him a while to register what she had said.

"What? I wasn't…"

"Stop Naruto. I saw how happy you were when you hung out with her. It's obvious!" He was about to say something but she interrupted again. "You're gonna have to choose: Me or Hinata?" She stormed away and left a bewildered Naruto in her dust. He stayed in the same position Sakura had left him for about ten minutes, give or take. Another of Kyuubi's questions played in his head. '…And most importantly, why did you're heart break when you saw Hinata, or actually me in the form of Hinata, angry at you? You're heart never broke when Sakura got angry at you, not when she punched or kicked you.'… Then he decided what he was going to do. Now all he had to do was decide who to pick.

For two hours Naruto laid on his bed, thinking about what was going on. Sakura or Hinata? Every other thought was ignored and the same question remained unanswered.

'My mind thinks Sakura is the better choice. But… My heart… says otherwise. Does my mind really think Sakura is the better choice? I mean, sure Sakura is pretty and everything, but Hinata… She's beautiful.' He stood up to walk out when he stopped. 'My mind, does it really know what's best for me? Or is my heart the right choice? Do I go with my intellect? Or my instinct?" Naruto finally decided. "I have to let Sakura know." He grabbed a pen and two pieces of paper. He wrote something on both of them and left his house in a hurry, letting his pen fall to the ground with a soft thump.

Naruto sat on one of the wooden logs of his old teams training ground, thinking again about Sakura's ultimatum. 'I hope I made the right choice." He heard rustling and then saw someone jump from one of the trees.

"Naruto-kun." Sakura said as she stepped into the moon light. He gave her a sad smile.

"Hey." Sakura sighed.

"Look Naruto-kun, I know what you're gonna say…" Naruto stopped her as he stepped closer to her and gave her a hug. Her eyes widened for a moment. "Naruto-kun."

(*.*.*.*)

Hinata sat in the same spot she was in earlier when she was with Naruto. Small ripples could be seen in the water, muffled breathing could be heard coming from the clearing. She heard some rustling coming from the trees behind her but it seemed like she didn't care because she didn't turn to see who it was.

"Hinata-chan?" The person had a deep voice, so she knew he was a guy and that it also sounded familiar, though she didn't care. The man stepped closer and saw her crying. "Hinata-chan, why are you sitting here crying?"

She sniffed, still not caring who this person was, answered. "I do this every night. I came here tonight because I just recently found it."

The mysterious man only looked with sadness in his eyes. "Why?" he said with a softer voice.

"Because… I am not loved." The mysterious man gasped.

"Why not, you're a beautiful lady. Hard to believe you're not loved. What about you're family?" She let a sad smile come to her lips.

"They do love me, though they aren't the reason why I cry every night."

"So who is it that doesn't love you?" The man said, curiosity in his voice

"A special boy." He continued his barrage of questions, trying very hard to control his anger. 'When I find out who he is I'm going to beat him down for making her crying every night!'

"What's so special about this boy?"

"He's sweet and also very caring. He lives to protect his friends and always thinks of them before himself. He's so nice for someone with a past like his. He's very strong and very determined. He's what inspires me to be the best I can be."

"So why does he make you cry?" Hinata stayed quiet, clearly not wanting to explain, so he spoke again. "I have a similar problem." He paused to see if she was listening. Though he wasn't sure if she was, he continued anyways. "You see, I have this problem with this girl. She's a kind of girl you find only once in your life." He paused. Hinata, suddenly interested in the stranger's tale, looked up and gasped. He only smirked as he kept going. "This girl… is the girl I like… no love. She is a wonderful girl, one I never thought existed. Through my life, I've never seen a girl as beautiful as her before. She's the girl I want to be by my side at all times, even as I die. I wish I would've told her how much I love her sooner because now I know what I missed out. I now understand that I truly and deeply love her." Light blue orbs lock with lavender moons as the stranger looked down.

"Stop it Naruto." Hinata said as she looked away. To Naruto, it felt weird her calling him Naruto without the '-kun' after it. Naruto then saw that she was shaking, not from the cold, midnight air, but because she was crying. "Please."

"What do you mean Hinata-chan?" She looked up at him and straight in his eye. The last question Kyuubi finally ran through Naruto's mind. '…So why did it brake when Hinata was angry at you?' And again, he felt his heart shatter. Hinata's eyes held sadness and rage in them.

"Don't! I'm tired of getting my heart broken every time you talk about liking or loving some other girl. Please leave me alone." She stood and ran. But she didn't go far because Naruto came from no where and wrapped her in his arms. When she found out who stopped her she struggled in his grasp. "Let me go!"

"NO!"

"Why not!?" She was too busy struggling that she didn't see him lean in and kiss her. She stopped struggling when she felt his lips. He felt as if he died and was in a ramen-filled heaven. Her soft, luscious lips felt so good to him. When they parted, he answered her.

"Because I love you." She looked up at him, puzzled. Suddenly, the bold Hinata who got angry and yelled at Naruto returned to the shy girl and blushed. Oh, how Naruto missed that blush.

"W-What?"

"I love you, Hinata-chan. I just wish I would've realized that earlier."

In uncertainty she asked, "D-Do… Do you mean it?"

"Yes, I do. I really, truly and deeply love you, Hinata-chan." He leaned in again and gave her a passionate kiss. This time, she kissed back. 'It's official,' he thought, 'This is the best day of my life.'

"I love you too Naruto-kun. Ever since we were in the academy." She said after they parted. He was shocked for a second before he hugged her tighter. Then, out of no where, he laughed. Confused, Hinata looked at him questioningly. He saw her and explained.

"I sent a shadow clone to Sakura earlier to tell something. You see, after I dropped you home, I saw Sakura. When I said hi to her, she blew up at me, saying that she saw us on our little date earlier and I had to choose between you and her. As you can see, I chose you." Hinata let everything he just said register, blushing at the word date.

"Wait, so why did you laugh?"

He laughed again. "Because she told me I made the right choice and told me all about your little crush on me since the academy, seconds after you told me." She smiled at him as he smiled at her. "Hey, let's sit up there." He pointed to a tree branch as he spoke. Hinata nodded and followed Naruto to the tree. When they reached the branch, Naruto put Hinata on his lap and she laid her back on his chest and her head on his shoulder. 'Just like I dreamed, but better. No weird feeling in my stomach, no rejection coming from my heart. Nothing but sweet and utter bliss.' They laid there for hours, not caring of the time or place, just that they had each other. Naruto yawned, "Ne Hinata-chan…" He stopped so as not to wake a sleeping Hinata. She looked even more beautiful in the moon light. He marveled at her beauty before gently lifting her up and carrying her up bridal style and taking her home.

In the distance, Sakura saw them head to Hinata's house, she still had the note Naruto wrote her saying 'Meet me at our old training ground, I made my choice.' She smiled as she saw them leave. "The dobe finally made a smart choice?" Sakura gasped as she heard that familiar voice. She turned around as saw Sasuke. "Look Sakura, before you say anything, I just want to that I'm sorry for leaving."

"And why should I accept you're apology?" Her eyes widened when she suddenly felt Sasuke's lips connect with hers. She melted in his embrace. When they parted, he continued talking.

"Because I love you. I hate to say it, but it took me as long as it took the dobe to realize what was missing in our life. That special someone." He kissed her again, but soon parted. "Do you believe me?"

"I… I do…" She hugged him as he hugged her back. "But aren't you still on the run? A missing-nin?" He shook his head.

"No, I talked to Tsunade earlier. Even though I'm in parole and am probably gonna be followed by ANBU everyday until the parole finishes, I'm not classified as a missing-nin." Her smiled brightened and she kissed him. Both kissing until they need air. He then lifted her up and carried her bridal style. She blushed.

"W-What are you doing?" For the first time in ages, she saw his smile again.

"I'm not letting the dobe out do me." And then he disappeared in thin air, ANBU knowing where he's headed.

(*.*.*.*)

Hinata woke up very cheerful the following morning. She had the best dream she's ever had last night. Then she frowned. She realized it was only a dream. She proceeded to stretch her arms and saw something on her night stand. She reached over to it. It was a note! She opened it up and read.

'Good morning Hinata-chan!

Sorry couldn't be there to tell you good morning, but I had to go on a mission early.

Anyways, just wanted to ask if you wanted to go on a date with me when I come back.

I should be back by six, so how does seven sound?'

-I Love you, Naruto…

Hinata rejoiced, realizing that it wasn't a dream, it really happened. She got up and took a shower, got dressed and did what she usually did in the morning. By six pm, Naruto could be seen walking into the village. 'I hope she said yes' That's what he thought the whole day. Then, as quickly as he entered the village, he was tackled out of the village. Dust was flying around Naruto's landing. 'Ouch. What…?' When he looked down and smiled.

"Yes Naruto-kun, I'd love to go on a date with you!" He saw Hinata hugging him as they both lay on the floor. About a second later, the whole village could hear a loud yell coming from the village's gate.

"YES! SHE SAID YES!"

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