𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔→𝙉𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝘼𝙐

Chapter 8

Chapter 8
"Hello?"

"Oi, Naruto."

"Sasuke, hey. What's up, man."

"Just wanted to let you know, my bachelor party is going to be on Saturday, and you're invited."

"Aw, really? Thanks, bro, I'll be there!"

"Yeah, yeah. Just try to be cool. My brother's going to be there and he'll never let me hear the end of it if I have a loser at my party."

"Ah, Itachi's coming, huh? Haven't seen him in a while. How's he doing?"

"Fairly well, as far as I know. You can ask him yourself Saturday. Just don't make a fool of yourself. Going to be at the club on Fifth, around eight o' clock. Don't dress like a hobo."

"I got it, man. I won't embarrass you in front of big brudder."

"You'd better not. See you there."

Naruto stuck his cell phone back into a pocket of his shorts as he hung up his call with Sasuke. He sat in his dorm room, papers and books scattered all over the floor around him as he crammed for his last set of exams for the semester. Sakura and Sasuke were getting married during the summer, but had agreed to have their bachelor and bachelorette parties early so they could celebrate the end of their single lives along with the end of the first year of college.

A light knock sounded at his door.

"Naruto, can I come in?"

"Hinata, yeah it's open."

Hinata slid into the dorm room, clutching a bag stuffed with books. She'd offered to help Naruto with his last-minute studies since Sasuke and Sakura were busy with their own plans. She carefully stepped around all the clutter in Naruto's room, taking a seat on the floor across from him. Naruto smiled and leaned in for a quick kiss.

"Thanks for offering to help me, Hinata. This is my last exam to study for and I am not at all confident about it."

"How did you do on your others?"

"Oh, I passed them all, I actually got really high marks. It's just this last one I'm worried about. I struggled to understand anything in the class all year and now I have to actually remember it all? I can't afford to fail."

"You won't fail. You'll do fine. You still haven't failed a single assignment, there's no way this last test is going to get you." Naruto's chest swelled with the confidence boost from his girlfriend.

"Yeah, you're right. I got this!" Hinata chuckled at his sudden enthusiasm.

"Oh, I brought you something." She pulled a Tupperware container from her bag and opened it, revealing freshly made red bean soup.

"Aw babe, this is my favorite! Well aside from ramen. Did you make it yourself?"

"Mhm."

Naruto took the bowl and the plastic spoon Hinata offered. He took a few test tastes, and immediately dug into the meal.

"Wow it's so good! Thanks Hinata!"

"You're welcome." Hinata smiled and blushed at the compliments of her cooking.

When Naruto had eaten his fill, he set the container aside and they began studying. Hinata quizzed Naruto on the material over and over until she felt as if she could take the exam herself and pass. When the streetlights turned on outside, Naruto walked Hinata to the bus for her dorm, kissed her good night, and headed home to tidy up his room and rest up for his exam the next morning.

"Hinataaaaa! I passed!"

"Oh, that's great! I told you you could do it!"

Naruto swung Hinata in a circle, cheering and whooping over his success. Other students in the courtyard chuckled over his exuberance.