Just Minato asking Kushina out on their first date. Simply cute:)

First date

"Come on, you can do it, you can do it," he chanted anxiously. The snow drifted around him, biting his cheeks, making them red.

But no good it that, he was already red across the cheeks. As if right now, he wanted nothing but to go home but if it wasn't for that stupid bet...

He groaned... Damn his sensei. He should have never versed him in a peeping Tom game. It just had to be that Mikoto and Tsunade were at the hotsprings... And since he got plummeted to the ground for getting caught, Jiraya got a good laugh from it and he had to suffer the consequences...

Asking Kushina out.

How the hell was he gonna do that? She was the red hot Habanero, for crying out loud. He looked at the building door, knowing in exactly two minutes, the Uzumaki would walk out and he would have nowhere to go.

Knowing her, she's make him into a bloody pulp for asking such a thing. Afterall, they were just friends, right? She even said so. He frowned at his memory.

Ever since he saved her from the cloud ninja, they'd grown close but not as close as he wanted them to be. Heck, he took a liking to her since he laid eyes on her. Nobody knew of course, but Jiraya had to butt in and confess Minato's secret crush to her.

And of course he had to say it in front of a crowd.

Flashback:

"Don't you dare, Jiraya sensei! You promised!" Minato hissed.

"Aw, come on kid, I don't remember making such promises. And plus I need some new material for my books."

"Sensei, please!" But it was too late.

"Eh, Kushina, come here!"

Minato felt his heart drop to his gut but calmed down. If he looked flustered, Kushina would believe the secret. But it I deny it...

The redhead turned her head with a mouthful of ramen to the white and blonde haired men. She swallowed and walked over, Mikoto at her side.

They were at a party, and as a matter of fact, his birthday party. And everyone heard how Jiraya yelled out to Kushina and who would want to miss out their conversation? No one.

She crossed her arms across her chest and put on an uninterested face towards Jiraya. "What is it, Pervy Sennin? My ramen is getting cold."

"Calm down sweetie, Minato just wanted to tell you something."

Kushina looked at the blonde. "Well, what is it?"

Minato shrugged. "Beats me."

He saw a twitching vein on her temple. "So I came here for no reason?"

Jiraya coughed. "Well, the kids shy, what can you say. All he wanted to tell you is how long he had a crush on you!"He then placed a hand to Minato's back and pushed him to Kushina. He knew he'd fall on her and she startled as well, but he was Minato Namikaze after all. In a second, all Kushina saw was a blonde blur and before she could fall back, two arms caught her from behind.

She looked up and saw the blonde looking ahead to his sensei, a scowl on his face. He lifted her to her feet and cross his arms over his chest. He looked so smooth but if this lasted for another minute, he'd surely break.

"Jiraya sensei, how many times I have to tell you. If I have a girl as a friend, doesn't mean I like her." He looked at Kushina with a raised brow. "Well, at least not in THAT way."

Kushina smirked. "And please, I don't like Minato. We're like siblings. He's like an older brother to me."

Jiraya watched, his jaw nearly touching the ground. The redhead kunoichi smiled and punched the blonde in the arm. "Happy birthday, blondie!"

"Thanks," he smiled at her. She smiled back and walked away with Mikoto.

He rubbed his sore arm and looked at everyone in the room. They were staring at him, mouths open wide almost identical to his sensei. He spotted Shikaku Nara at the punch bowl and saw him mouthe, 'friendzoned.' Oh right, he forgot. Shikaku knows EVERYTHING. Minato grimaced and walked away from everybody and Jiraya fell, passed out.

End Of Flashback:

He sighed loudly in the cold air and rubbed his head of blonde locks. As soon as he left his birthday party, he threw a childish fit and nearly destroyed the forest next to his home. So much for a fit, more like a rampage.

It's been a week since his almost confession and its been nagging him until he couldn't hold it in anymore.

An opening door startled him, his head turning sharply to the building. He swallowed harshly. There she was.

She was dressed rather warm for the weather, with her usual winter coat and earmuffs covering her ears.

She noticed him instantly and waved at him and he waved shakily back. She ran up to him and smiled big. "Hey blondie! What are you doing here? I thought our get together was in another hour." She raised her hands to her face, breathing on them to warm them up.

Minato swallowed again. "Yea, about that..." He swallowed again and subconsciously raised his left hand over his face. "Kushina I..."

She raised a brow at him. "What is it? Is something wrong?"

"No it's just..." He sighed. The sooner the better.

"Do you want to go on a date with me?"

Kushina's hands froze at her face and watched him with a shocked expression on her face. His face grew a dark shade of pink and hers too.

"A d-date?"

He lowered his hand. "Yea..."

"As in?"

"Well, kind of, I mean-"

"But when Jiraya said you had a crush...you denied it."

"I couldn't...I couldn't let you find out that way."

She lowered her hands and stuffed them deep into her pockets. "How long?"

He looked at the ground. "Don't remember. It just...happened."

"I see."

Both stood silently, the ice wind chilling them to the bone. He heard her sigh and he shut his eyes. Here she comes, pounding me in the dirt.

"Where are you taking me?"

He rose his head abruptly, seeing her arms crossed, and a blank expression on her face.

"W-wait, you're agreeing?"

"I guess I am. So were are you taking me?"

"Ah," he rubbed the back of his head. "I, uh, thought we could go out to Ichiraku Ramen," he spoke sheepishly.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Lets go!" She grabbed ahold of his his wrist and began dragging him.

"So is that a yes?" he spoke bewildered.

"Of course it is!" She stopped and looked at him in the eye. "But I swear, one wrong move, one little doubt in your head, and you're a goner, got it? No one treats me like a reusable tool. Is that understood?"

He smiled at her softly and pulled his wrist away from her grip and instead grabbed ahold of her hand. "Got it," he smiled softly at her.

She nodded her head. "Good," yet a blush evaded her cheeks as she walked closer to him. "And I get to eat as much ramen as I want, okay?"

"Sure," he said grinfully.

As long as I'm the one with you.

Thanks you bunchies for reading! More to come. Soory for the long wait tho.. and hugs and kisses to the people who reviewed for my last little story! Glad you liked it! 😍😚😊