Gee! Thanks a lot old man!" Naruto

Gee! Thanks a lot old man!" Naruto grabbed a pair of disposable chopsticks, stuck to each other, and pulled them apart. "Itadakimasu!"

Hinata followed the same mannerism, but clasped her hands together after breaking the chopsticks apart, offering a silent prayer. "Itadakimasu."

She picked at the noodles, making sure some of it was caught between the two pieces of wood, and slowly brought it to her mouth.

"It's delicious." She smiled and went back for more.

Teuchi gave a nod of gratitude, before heading back to the back room. "Thank you."

Apart from the slurping noises from Naruto, the store fell into an awkward silence.

Hinata forced herself to not look his way.

Lose these feelings. She told herself. Hurry before you hurt yourself even more.

She placed her chopsticks down, her appetite leaving.

"You know, Hinata," Naruto suddenly spoke up, continuing to slurp up the noodles. "I just realized that this is the first time I ever ate ramen with you."

Hinata blinked. "Wh-what?"

"It's just," Naruto slurped up the last of the noodles and turned to her, giving her a crooked smile. "I'm glad that the first time eating ramen with you was like this."

Teuchi chuckled, wiping his hand on a white cloth before heading back out to hand Naruto the second bowl that he knew he was going to need in a matter of seconds. Smooth, Naruto. Real smooth.

Glad? Hinata somewhat looked like a doe in front of headlights about to be run over.

Naruto saw this and just grinned. "I see that you're feeling better."

And just like that, Hinata was then reminded once again of her predicament.

"Want to talk about it?" Naruto inquired softly, the actual care to listen was heard in his tone. "I'm all ears."

"I—." Hinata started but halted, biting her bottom lip. Should I tell him?

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Naruto murmured, barely audible.

Teuchi raised a brow. This was a first for him to hear Naruto to speak like this in a time when he wasn't at all depressed. Heck, even when he's depressed, he was still loud.

"N-no." Hinata shook her head lightly. "I-it's just, in two weeks, on the day preceding my birthday, I-I am to be married to somebody unknown to me."

Now, Naruto never really had knowledge on clan affairs and arranged marriages, but he knew what it would feel like to be forced into doing something by force without knowing the outcome of it in the end.

"I-It's okay, I guess?" Naruto rubbed the back of his neck, not really knowing how to respond to this. "I-I m-mean not that it's great that you're being forced into marriage or anything! It's just that, uh, at least you don't have to worry about being lonely. Err, I mean—!"

He sighed. "I should just shut up."

Gladly, he heard Hinata giggle next to him.

"It's alright, Naruto-kun." She tried to subside her giggles in fear of making the moment more embarrassing for the boy than it already was.

And just like that, the light mood went away.

"It's just that, there is somebody of whom I already like—no—love." Hinata sighed and down-casted her eyes to the bowl that was still half full.

"Oh." Naruto followed her gaze. "That sucks."

"Yeah, but it's unlikely that he will return these feelings, so I might as well go with what has already been predestined for me." Hinata shrugged, trying to hold back the tears.

"You shouldn't give up your love so easily, Hinata." Naruto firmly stated. "No matter what, you should fight for what you want."

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Wah! Terima kasih orang tua banyak! "Naruto meraih sepasang sumpit sekali pakai, menempel satu sama lain, dan menarik mereka terpisah." Itadakimasu! " Hinata mengikuti perangai yang sama, tetapi mengatupkan kedua tangannya bersama-sama setelah melanggar sumpit terpisah, menawarkan doa diam . "Itadakimasu." Dia mengambil di mie, memastikan sebagian tertangkap antara dua potong kayu, dan perlahan-lahan membawanya ke mulutnya. "Sangat lezat." Dia tersenyum dan kembali untuk lebih. Teuchi memberi anggukan syukur, sebelum kembali ke ruang belakang. "Terima kasih." Selain suara menyeruput dari Naruto, toko jatuh ke dalam keheningan canggung. Hinata memaksa dirinya untuk tidak melihat jalan. Menurunkan perasaan ini. Dia berkata pada dirinya sendiri. Cepat sebelum Anda menyakiti diri sendiri bahkan lebih. Dia ditempatkan sumpitnya ke bawah, selera makannya meninggalkan. "Kau tahu, Hinata," Naruto tiba-tiba angkat bicara, terus slurp up mie. "Aku baru sadar bahwa ini adalah pertama kalinya saya makan ramen dengan Anda. " Hinata berkedip. "A-apa?" "Hanya saja," Naruto menghirup up terakhir dari mie dan berbalik padanya, memberikan senyum miring. "Aku senang bahwa pertama kali makan ramen dengan Anda seperti ini." Teuchi tertawa, mengusap tangannya di atas kain putih sebelum menuju kembali ke tangan Naruto mangkuk kedua yang ia tahu ia akan membutuhkan dalam hitungan detik. Halus, Naruto. Nyata halus. Senang? Hinata agak tampak seperti doe di depan lampu hendak ditabrak. Naruto melihat ini dan hanya tersenyum. "Saya melihat bahwa Anda merasa lebih baik." Dan hanya seperti itu, Hinata kemudian mengingatkan sekali lagi dari kesulitannya. "Mau membicarakannya?" Naruto bertanya dengan lembut, perawatan yang sebenarnya untuk mendengarkan terdengar di nada suaranya. "Aku mendengarkan." "I-." Hinata mulai tapi dihentikan, menggigit bibir bawahnya. Haruskah aku katakan padanya? "Anda tidak perlu memberitahu saya jika Anda tidak ingin." Naruto bergumam, nyaris tak terdengar. Teuchi mengangkat alisnya. Ini adalah yang pertama baginya untuk mendengar Naruto berbicara seperti ini di saat ia sama sekali tidak tertekan. Heck, bahkan ketika dia tertekan, dia masih keras. "Ti-tidak." Hinata menggeleng ringan. "I-itu hanya dalam dua minggu, pada hari sebelumnya ulang tahun saya, II saya akan menikah dengan seseorang yang tidak diketahui kepada saya." Sekarang, Naruto tidak pernah benar-benar memiliki pengetahuan tentang urusan marga dan perjodohan, tapi dia tahu apa rasanya ingin dipaksa melakukan sesuatu secara paksa tanpa mengetahui hasil pada akhirnya. "I-Tidak apa-apa, saya kira?" Naruto mengusap bagian belakang lehernya, tidak benar-benar tahu bagaimana untuk menanggapi ini. "II m-rata tidak bahwa itu besar bahwa Anda sedang dipaksa menikah atau apa pun! Hanya saja, eh, setidaknya Anda tidak perlu khawatir tentang menjadi kesepian. Err, maksudku-!" Dia menghela napas. "Saya hanya harus tutup mulut." Dengan senang hati, dia mendengar Hinata terkikik di sampingnya. "Tidak apa-apa, Naruto-kun." Dia mencoba mereda tawa nya takut membuat momen yang lebih memalukan bagi anak itu daripada sebelumnya. Dan hanya seperti itu, suasana cahaya pergi. "Hanya saja, ada seseorang dari mereka saya sudah seperti-no-cinta . " Hinata menghela napas dan turun-dicor matanya ke mangkuk yang masih setengah penuh. "Oh." Naruto mengikuti tatapannya. "Itu menyebalkan." "Ya, tapi itu tidak mungkin bahwa ia akan kembali perasaan ini, jadi saya mungkin juga pergi dengan apa yang telah ditakdirkan untukku." Hinata mengangkat bahu, berusaha menahan air mata. "Anda tidak harus menyerah cinta Anda begitu mudah, Hinata." Naruto tegas menyatakan. "Tidak peduli apa, Anda harus berjuang untuk apa yang Anda inginkan."