Chapter 1: MEMORIES

Hinata was strolling around konoha, roaming around and window-shopping just to kill time since she needs to wait until late afternoon for her scheduled meeting with the hyuuga clan's head, hyuuga hiashi. While wandering around aimlessly, hinata ended up in a forest just between the borders and the town of konoha, since she has a very poor sense of direction. Unfamiliar with the place, hinata felt scared. Her heart almost jumped out of its place when she saw two familiar figures coming her way.

"Uhm… A-ano!"Hinata called to the two figures,

The two figures were haruno sakura and yamanaka ino, both of them were her classmates during her 1st and 2nd year in junior high.
Hinata took a step back when she recognized them, thinking, "Uh-oh, here comes trouble…"

"Well, Well, Well… Look who's here? , Ino muttered.

"If it isn't hinata-chan, how nice it is to see you here?" Sakura said w/ a slight hint of sarcasm.

"A-ano... S-sakura-chan, N-nice to see y-you here t-too…" Hinata stuttered and was taken aback when sakura suddenly grabbed her shirt's collar.

"Spare me your oh-so-cute-and-of-so-good act. I was told that sasuke-kun will be at your mansion later. "What's going on, you traitor?" Sakura shouted.

"A-ano… I-ittai! Sakura-chan, Please release my shirt, it hurts…" Hinata Begged.
Sakura tightened her grip on hinata's collar, making hinata gasp for air.

"We will only release you when you're done talking…" Ino said.

"A-ano… But I really don't know, I was only told that i-I should meet my otou-san this afternoon…" Hinata nervously stuttered.

"Hey ino-pig! Should we believe what this traitor's saying?" Sakura turned to Ino.

"Quit calling me ino-pig, you flirt. Anyway, I don't think hinata's gutsy enough to trick us, right"? Ino looked at hinata with disgust.

"If you say so Ino-pig, just be sure you're telling us the truth, hinata-chan… you won't like us when we're angry." Sakura turned to hinata w/
a creepy grin on her face and released hinata's collar.

"A-ano… T-thank you for believing me even just a little…" The two bullies started to walk away from hinata's direction.

Halfway, ino turned to face hinata and said, "Oh, I know you're such a loser that you can't even find your way to get out of this forest. And since I'm so good, I will give you directions, just go straight that way…"Ino pointed to a stoned pathway and let out a mocking laugh before she left.

"Ugh, I don't even know what I did to them to make them hate me this much. I am not interested in sasuke-kun, well, he was my crush… but now, he's just… he's just a friend as well as a classmate to me..."Hinata sadly thought to herself and memories came flashing back.

*2 Years Ago*

"Oh my, I'm running late, Geez… This is neji'nii-san's fault, he left without even waking me up… and this is the opening ceremony for freshmen in Konoha Academy." Hinata thought to herself, drowned to her thoughts, she wasn't even aware that someone is in front of her and continued walking in a fast pace.

*Thud* Both Hinata and the stranger bumped into each other then fell down to the ground, just in front of the school gate.

"I-ittai!" Hinata muttered, rubbing her painful backside from her fall. Then, she remembered, she wasn't the only one who fell.

In a blink of eye, she stood up without even looking at the stranger's face and bowed her head repeatedly while saying, "G-gomenasai!
Gomenasai! Gomenasai!"

" I'm Okay. How about you?" A cold voice answered.

Hinata was startled by the coldness in the voice of the stranger and started to look upwards and was surprised to meet the gaze of a handsome man with a pair of dangerously-looking pitch black eyes.

"Miss? I said, are you alright? Shall I bring you to the Clinic?" Panic rose into the stranger's heart when he saw that the clumsy yet pretty girl who just bumped into him stared at him endlessly.

Embarrassed by the stare that she gave the man, Hinata blushed deep red. She quickly replied, "Yes, I-I'm fine, S-sorry for what H-happened. I was in a H-hurry and-"

"Whatever. I did not ask for your explanation, A mere sorry can do. It's fine, As long as you don't repeat the same mistake twice."The stranger interrupted with a hint of sarcasm.

Hinata was taken aback by the stranger's harsh comment. If it was anyone else, they would certainly be angry with the stranger's comment, but it was Hinata that we're talking about. She was used to getting told off by her own father and her family in rude and mean manners since her childhood.

So she wasn't affected that much and only replied, "Y-yeah, I know. Thank you for the Concern."
Then, she flashed him one of her rarest smiles, a Smile that'll melt even that of a heart of stone.

*Badump* A blush rose to the stranger's cheeks, which made his handsome face more attractive. The Stranger couldn't explain it, there was like plenty of butterflies in his stomach and his cold-hearted façade shattered completely with just one smile of a complete stranger.

"…It took, one look, and forever lay out in front of me…
One smile, then I die, only to be revived by you…"

"Miss, what is your name?" Out of the blue, the Stranger said with a blush on his cheeks.

"My Name is Hyuuga… Hyuuga Hinata, how about you?" Hinata stared at the stranger.

"Sasuke… Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke replied, unable to hide his blush.

"N-nice to meet you S-Sasuke-kun, I-I'll be going then, H-hope to see y-you around."Hinata said.

Sasuke was left staring at the emptiness while thinking, "That girl… that girl with the cutest stuttering voice, why can't my mind forget her captivating smile and her pair of pupil-less eyes… beautiful isn't fitting enough of a word to describe her… *sigh*"Sasuke wondered.

"So… this is what they called… Love, huh? I never knew it existed, not until now, that girl proved its existence to me... this is definitely love at first sight… *sigh*" Sasuke thought.

*END OF FLASHBACK and CHAPTER 1*

A/N: *Ittai = Ouch,*Ano = Uhm, *Gomenasai = Sorry, *Chan & Kun = Traditional endearments,
*Song Lyrics : "Your Song - Parokya ni Edgar