Ramen Bar

[SarahTsukiOokami]

Sara walked in and paused. Closing her eyes inhaling the aroma of ramen that surrounded her as she entered. She continued walking in and plopped down in a seat at the bar like table. Sara's mind started to wander off but then she saw Ayame walking toward her out of the corner of her eye she straightened up and put a half-hearted smile on.

"May i have a bowl of just orignal ramen please?"
"How about you try some Tsukemen! Its a new dish i've started making"
Sara pondered this but she had always gotten original and wasn't planing to switch up her routine anytime soon.
"Ok then..." Ayame pouted but went to go take the order.
As soon as Ayame left, defeat and dread painted expression on Sara's face.

Sara sighed and put her head down on the table and started mumbling something to herself.

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata quietly sat down beside Sara and debated whether or not she should interupt the older kunoichi's mumbling to ask if she was okay. Before she had the chance, Ayame asked for her order.

"I'll... have a bbbowl of bbbarbeque ramen please Ayame-san." Hinata whispered.

She then focused her light lavender eyes on Sara, her fingers automatically moving to their usual place when she was nervous, index fingers meeting.

"Ssss..Sara-chan, are you o..okay?" She asked, equally as quiet.

[SarahTsukiOokami]

Sara jumped in here chair at the sudden appearence of Hinata. She clutch her chest and took deep breaths then smiled.
"Yes Hinata thank you for asking. I was just thinkg of some work that needed to be done for my training to become and ANBU member." Ayame set Sara and Hinata's ordesr down. Sara grabbed 2 pairs of chopsticks, handing one to Hinata, broke hers then dug in.

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata thanked both Amaye and Sara and quietly broke her chop sticks as well. Hinata stared into her bowl of ramen for a while, not taking a bite.

"I'm sure that you will do fine Sara-san. You're a very talented kunoichi." Hinata said, she turned to Sara and gave a very warm smile to show that she was completely sincere.

After that, she followed suite and dug into her own ramen. Her cheeks only slightly pink from speaking her mind.

[SarahTsukiOokami]

"Thanks Hinata" Sara smiled to herself slightly "You're the kindest person i know"

After Sara had finished she payed for both her and Hinata's meals.

"So how's Tarining going for you Hinata?"

[Hinata Hyuga]

"Neji-kun and I are training every day. I... I hope that I'm improving." Hinata said quietly, suddenly uncomfortable that the conversation was now focused on her.

She looked down at her nearly empty bowl and wished desperately that she wasn't always so shy.

"Th..thank you for paying for the meal Sara-san. Maybe I can buy you a bowl after you become an ANBU." she said quietly.

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata thanked Sara for paying for her meal, and said that she would buy Sara dinner after she became an ANBU.

"My training with N..Neji-kun is doing well. I.. hope that I'm improving." Hinata said, shifting her gaze to her hands, suddenly very uncomfortable that the conversation was now focused on her.

She desperately wished that she wasn't so shy all the time.

[SarahTsukiOokami]

"I bet you're tons better and its clear you're improving"
Sara slightly nidge Hinata playfully with her elbow.
"Haha if i ever become ANBU then go right ahead"

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata blushed, "Thank you Sara-san. I'll be buying your ramen soon, I'm sure." Hinata said quietly.

She smiled easily now as Sara nudged her.

"I.. heard that the new Make Out Paradise book was out today, did you buy your copy already?" Hinata asked. Just mentioning the title of the book caused her already pink face to turn blood red.

[SarahTsukiOokami]

Sara's face flushed. did every one known about her guilty pleasure of reading that book? She hoped she wasn't getting to be too muck like Pervy-sage or Kakashi-sensei.

"As a matter of facet i did" Sara smiled "Its retty good so far"

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata nodded but didn't say anything, she couldn't imagine reading a book like that. In fact, she couldn't even imagine doing things that may be in the book. Just the thought of a kiss from Naruto would send her into yet another fainting fit.

A few seats away from Sara, Hinata noticed a bowl of ramen sitting on the bar. The chop sticks were going from the bowl to up into mid air, the ramen on the chopsticks disappearing. Hinata's face turned almost white and she felt the familiar sensation that usually came over her just as the darkness enclosed around her when she passed out.

"Gh...host?" She managed to whisper to Sara.

She passed out before Sachi suddenly appeared eatting the ramen, and didn't hear Sachi's "Oops".

[SarahTsukiOokami]

Sara caught Hinata before she hit the ground.

She turned around to face Sachi "Was that REALLY necesary? Look what you did to Hinata. She didn't deserve that, ya know?"

[Kurakuren Shima]

As an a really tense feeling came upon all of those in there, Kurakuren went in there and as always was unaware of any
bad or tense feelings that are around him. "Heeeeeellllooooo" "How are you doing, Sara-san," He looks and smiles at both Sara and Sachi.

[Sachi Akita]

"Was that REALLY necesary? Look what you did to Hinata. She didn't deserve that, ya know?" Sara yelled at Sachi.

Sachi's eyes got really big and she looked from Sara to Hinata and back at Sara. There wasn't a smile on her face, but the amusement was still shining bright in her eyes.

"I didn't do that to scare her! I was practicing while I was eatting to see how long I could stay hidden. Its not my fault she fainted." Sachi said. She looked alittle longer at Hinata and shrugged her shoulders, "She'll be fine anyway, no damange." Sachi said.

Sachi went back to eatting her ramen and humming to herself lightly when Kurakuren entered. She smiled happily at him and waved in her usual hyper way.

"Hey 'ren!" She exclaimed. Yes, she knew that 'ren wasn't Kurakuren's name, but she rarely used real names. That was probably one of the things that had driven Orochimaru nutty when she was one of the ninjas that worked for him.. her dubbing him "Oro" or when she called Sasuke "Socks".

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata finally openned her eyes and noticed that she and Sara were no longer alone. Great, she had fainted in front of all these people? Sure it was only Sachi and now Kurakuren, but to Hinata that felt like 200. She felt her cheeks get hot and quickly righted herself in her chair.

"Th..thank you Sara-san." She whispered, looking down at the floor as if something there was very amusing.

"Sorry for scaring you like that," She heard Sachi say in a very bubbly tone. Hinata looked at her for a second and smiled. "Its okay Sachi-chan," Hinata replied.