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"Today's the day," she thought to herself. It was a cool yet sunny day in the middle of October and everything just felt "right". Due to the good weather, Naruto was sure to be out in the forest training near the waterfall. That seemed to be his favorite place to be. Hinata sighed, just the thought of seeing Naruto, speaking to him, it made her heart jump. She had been preparing for this day for quite some time, working up the courage to tell her crush how she felt, how she admired his strength and perserverance, and how he made her laugh even when she was feeling her worst. Today was definately the day.

Hinata walked carefully down the streets of Konoha, making sure not to think of anything that would make her chicken out of telling Naruto how she felt just as she had managed the courage. She was so deep in thought she nearly ran into her teammate from Team 8, Inuzuka Kiba. "Hey Hinata! Watch where you're goin'!" "Huh, oh, sorry" Hinata mumbled, still trying to keep hold of the courage she had been storing for this day. "Haha, thats alright, its expected of you" laughed Kiba, Akamaru barked in agreement. "So, where are you going? You're walking like your late to class or something." Kiba asked, eyeing Hinata suspiciously. "Well, I , uhm, well, I think today's the day!" Hinata finished her sentence with a grin that outshone the stars. "No way..." Kiba looked on in fascination. "So you mean, after all this time, your actually going to...?" "Yes" Hinata said with certainty. "Today, Naruto will know". Kiba smiled, "Well it took ya long enough!" he said laughing, but Hinata noticed something... His eyes... Something was troubling him. "Are you ok, Kiba?" Hinata asked. The look was a familiar one, but she had never known the reason for it. "Oh, yeah, everything's fine with me, but..." "But what?" Hinata asked... At this point she was getting nervous. Was there something she was missing? Akamaru barked then whimpered and looked at Hinata with sad puppy dog eyes. Hinata knew that something was going on, she just couldn't figure out what.

"Well, I ought to be going, I've got to find Shino, I have an important message for him..." Kiba said as he turned to leave. "Ok, see you later" Hinata said. "Yeah, see ya around." Hinata continued her walk down the street, bringing all her attention back to the task at hand. Nothing was going to stop her at this point, not a thing.

Back at the academy Aburame Shino was standing under the tree, surrounded by a group of kids. Kiba laughed to himself. Curiousity always seemed to attract Shino, and nothing excited him more than people who wanted to learn. Kiba supposed this was why Shino could always be found near kids, they always wanted to know more, and Shino always provided them with enough knowledge to satisfy their always questioning minds.

"Hey, Shino, come here for a sec!" Kiba called out. Shino looke over, excused himself from the group that he was apparently explaining the life cycle of catterpillars to, and walked over to Kiba. "Whats up?" Shino asked. Shino saw the look in Kiba's eyes that he saw only every so often and his heart fell. "Don't tell me, please don't tell me," Shino's voice quavered. "Today is the day, isn't it?" It was more of a statement than a question. Kiba looked at Shino with pity in his eyes. "I told you to do something before, but you didn't listen. She's on her way to tell him now." Shino stood there, staring at his feet. "How do you know for certain?" Shino asked, a glimmer of hope in his voice. Since day one of being a member of Team 8, Shino had admired Hinata. He was always picking her up when she was down, encouraging her, telling her she could do it when everyone else just told her to give up. Something about her infatuated him. It wasn't just her unique beauty, her careful smile, or the adorable way she always seemed to be tripping over herself. No, there was something more about Hyuuga Hinata that only Shino saw, and he knew he alone saw it. It was the way that with just a little reassurance, Hinata could do anything. Shino knew that all anyone would ever have to do is tell her she could, and she would do it, and better than anyone before her. That's what Shino admired about her, that's why he loved her.

"She told me herself," Kiba said. "I'm sorry man, I really am. I know you were totally into her and stuff.." Shino looked at Kiba with what could only be guessed as sadness due to his shades. "Do I have time, any time at all?" Shino asked. "Well, you might... But really, would it be for the best? I mean, she's been preparing for this for quite some time..." Shino looked to the sky, mentally wishing a lightening bolt would strike Uzumaki Naruto. "I have to try," Shino said. And with that, he turned from Kiba and began walking to the waterfall, the obvious location of Naruto, and the sure destination of Hinata....

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"Today's the day," she thought to herself. It was a cool yet sunny day in the middle of October and everything just felt "right". Due to the good weather, Naruto was sure to be out in the forest training near the waterfall. That seemed to be his favorite place to be. Hinata sighed, just the thought of seeing Naruto, speaking to him, it made her heart jump. She had been preparing for this day for quite some time, working up the courage to tell her crush how she felt, how she admired his strength and perserverance, and how he made her laugh even when she was feeling her worst. Today was definately the day.

Hinata walked carefully down the streets of Konoha, making sure not to think of anything that would make her chicken out of telling Naruto how she felt just as she had managed the courage. She was so deep in thought she nearly ran into her teammate from Team 8, Inuzuka Kiba. "Hey Hinata! Watch where you're goin'!" "Huh, oh, sorry" Hinata mumbled, still trying to keep hold of the courage she had been storing for this day. "Haha, thats alright, its expected of you" laughed Kiba, Akamaru barked in agreement. "So, where are you going? You're walking like your late to class or something." Kiba asked, eyeing Hinata suspiciously. "Well, I , uhm, well, I think today's the day!" Hinata finished her sentence with a grin that outshone the stars. "No way..." Kiba looked on in fascination. "So you mean, after all this time, your actually going to...?" "Yes" Hinata said with certainty. "Today, Naruto will know". Kiba smiled, "Well it took ya long enough!" he said laughing, but Hinata noticed something... His eyes... Something was troubling him. "Are you ok, Kiba?" Hinata asked. The look was a familiar one, but she had never known the reason for it. "Oh, yeah, everything's fine with me, but..." "But what?" Hinata asked... At this point she was getting nervous. Was there something she was missing? Akamaru barked then whimpered and looked at Hinata with sad puppy dog eyes. Hinata knew that something was going on, she just couldn't figure out what.

"Well, I ought to be going, I've got to find Shino, I have an important message for him..." Kiba said as he turned to leave. "Ok, see you later" Hinata said. "Yeah, see ya around." Hinata continued her walk down the street, bringing all her attention back to the task at hand. Nothing was going to stop her at this point, not a thing.

Back at the academy Aburame Shino was standing under the tree, surrounded by a group of kids. Kiba laughed to himself. Curiousity always seemed to attract Shino, and nothing excited him more than people who wanted to learn. Kiba supposed this was why Shino could always be found near kids, they always wanted to know more, and Shino always provided them with enough knowledge to satisfy their always questioning minds.

"Hey, Shino, come here for a sec!" Kiba called out. Shino looke over, excused himself from the group that he was apparently explaining the life cycle of catterpillars to, and walked over to Kiba. "Whats up?" Shino asked. Shino saw the look in Kiba's eyes that he saw only every so often and his heart fell. "Don't tell me, please don't tell me," Shino's voice quavered. "Today is the day, isn't it?" It was more of a statement than a question. Kiba looked at Shino with pity in his eyes. "I told you to do something before, but you didn't listen. She's on her way to tell him now." Shino stood there, staring at his feet. "How do you know for certain?" Shino asked, a glimmer of hope in his voice. Since day one of being a member of Team 8, Shino had admired Hinata. He was always picking her up when she was down, encouraging her, telling her she could do it when everyone else just told her to give up. Something about her infatuated him. It wasn't just her unique beauty, her careful smile, or the adorable way she always seemed to be tripping over herself. No, there was something more about Hyuuga Hinata that only Shino saw, and he knew he alone saw it. It was the way that with just a little reassurance, Hinata could do anything. Shino knew that all anyone would ever have to do is tell her she could, and she would do it, and better than anyone before her. That's what Shino admired about her, that's why he loved her.

"She told me herself," Kiba said. "I'm sorry man, I really am. I know you were totally into her and stuff.." Shino looked at Kiba with what could only be guessed as sadness due to his shades. "Do I have time, any time at all?" Shino asked. "Well, you might... But really, would it be for the best? I mean, she's been preparing for this for quite some time..." Shino looked to the sky, mentally wishing a lightening bolt would strike Uzumaki Naruto. "I have to try," Shino said. And with that, he turned from Kiba and began walking to the waterfall, the obvious location of Naruto, and the sure destination of Hinata....