Xeno: Hello folks! Welcome to the grand opening of 365 Days!

Blooming Friendship

Couple: Naruhina

Genre: Friendship
Enjoy!

Outside was a warm and sunny day. A young girl around the age of 9 had ran around the house in her elementary uniform. Sailor's outfit, white pleated skirt, blue and white sailor top. She fetched herself a piece of buttered english muffin on the kitchen counter using her stool. With a bright and shy smile and boyish cut hair she stumbled outside only to find Neji holding out his hand to walk with her to school. That was the rule.

"Hold hands at all times, never let go!" Hinata's mother had always said before she had passed.

As they had begun their first day of school, weird looks had been aimed at Hinata and not Neji due to his serious and intimidating eyes. Through the halls, they had their alphabet books in one hand and still locked their hands together.

Whispers from the girls were rude and audible. "Look at them, that's so lame. We're not 4 year olds anymore."

"That girl is such a freak, I don't even know if she's a girl! She's ugly!"

Hinata squeezed Neji's hands, he pulled her closer to him in a matter of protection.

Hinata was nervous, her first day at a new school she transferred into was horrible to start off.

Neji smiled at Hinata, assuring she would have a great day today in a hushed tone.

Minutes passed and Hinata was already standing in front of the class, eyes on her with blank expressions. Kurenai – the teacher announced:

"Attention everyone! We have a new class mate. Hyuuga Hinata. Hinata – Please write your name on the board and then introduce yourself to the class. Neji, thank you for bringing Hinata here, you may be seated,"

Neji sat in his arranged seat and eyed everyone to be sure no one teased her in the middle of her introduction.

Hinata picked up the chalk from the board and wrote her name. She turned her back away from the chalk board - then, all of a sudden a blonde boy jumps up from his seat.

"TEACHER! I CAN'T READ THAT! IT'S TOO SMALL!" Students in the back giggled for a bit.

Hinata blushed furiously, quite taken aback from the sudden up-burst.

Kurenai was disappointed in Naruto's manner toward the tranfer student.

"Naruto! Sit back down! You shouldn't greet our new student in such a tone!"Kurenai whipped out her ruler. Yes, the ruler that could scar a young child's life forever with one whack.

Naruto giggled with no shame and sat back down.

Kurenai sighed, 'One more semester until I'm done with this brat.. Ah well, I'll fix him up – Hopefully' She then turned to the girl and stroked her head lightly.

"Please write your name a little bigger, kay'?"

Hinata nodded as she rewrote her name. Apparently, it wasn't much bigger. In fact – It was a little small.

"I CAN'T SEE IT!!" Naruto exclaimed, then the classroom bursted in laughs.

Hinata couldn't calm her heart from beating so repetitively. Teary eyed she bit her lip from crying.

"NARUTO! I need to speak to you after class." Kurenai whipped out two rulers. Naruto gulped and then sat down whistling away.

"Now Hinata, seems like you have to sit ~" Kurenai looked at her seating chart and gulped.

"Uh~ There's an empty seat next to him!" A bubble-gum haired girl with a kind face pointed next to the blonde – also known as: Naruto.

Hinata had a brain fart. She muttered some words in french she had learned not long ago as she inched closer and closer to her seat next to the boy who made her feel down.

She sat in her seat awkwardly. Kurenai started her lesson immediately by reading lines out of an English book. As she Hinata struggled following through, another student began reading aloud. She was then thumped by a piece of crumpled paper. She looked beside her.

Naruto grinned at her and leaned over the edge of his desk.

"Hi! I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Remember it! Hey, let's be friends from now on! You're Hinata Hyuuga huh? You look a lot like a boy! You should grow out your hair! You'd look super pretty!" He said in a hushed tone behind his book.

This time; Hinata blushed out of flattery.

Behind her book, she leaned over to him - "N-Naruto-kun; I don't think we should be talking. . . We might get in tro-"

"Hinata! No talking! Stay focus!" Kurenai snapped at the two.

Hinata looked down at her book in shame, muttering a simple 'yes'.

Later in the middle of lunch, she met a few nice girls – Sakura, Ino and Tenten. Each of them chatting cheerfully with their home made bentos. Suddenly Naruto jumped in between Hinata and Sakura.

"Oh~ Can I have this crab!?" Naruto picked up the crab and popped it into his mouth.

"A-ah.." Hinata pouted with tears welling up. Crab was her favorite and she only had a small amount of it. Now – it was gone.

"Thank you Hinata! You're the best!"

"N-no problem, u-uhm.."

"Naruto! Sorry Hinata – this dumbo always loves to push his opinions on others," Sakura sighed as she whacked him on the back of his head.

"Ow!" He moaned and tumbled violently forward onto the soft spring green grass. Ino and Sakura laughed. Hinata and everyone else went back to class for one last hour.

After school, most of the kids usually hang out around school campus until it shuts down. The sun had yet setted after school.

Hinata was walking about outside on her way into finding a club she liked such as gardening.

She overheard a familiar voice coming from a reasonable distance behind her.

"What!? You guys! You can't leave the Tennis club already!" Naruto shouted in distress.

The two boys walked away from Naruto. Hinata couldn't quite hear what they said.

Naruto sighed and immediately saw Hinata's existence and started rushing after.

He grasped his hands in Hinata's. She became quite embarassed. You should've seen her face.

"Hinata! Please! Join the Tennis Club! It's a whole lot of fun!" Naruto tugged on her trying to bring her to the tennis courts.

"B-but I don't r-really like tennis and I'm b-bad at pl-pl-aying!" Hinata tried hard to squirm his hand off her wrist.

"It's not about skill it's about passion Hinata! PASSION. DO YOU HAVE PASSION!?" Naruto looked into her big and round eyes.

"N-No! I-I have passion for flowers!"

"AAAAH! Hinata hates me, that's why you don't want to join!"

"You're wrong Naruto! I. . . I don't hate you. Naruto is different. You love to speak what's on your mind which takes a lot of courage and attitude. Sure, you may have pushed things too far but. . . Somehow you make me feel very warm inside. I feel safe and open with you." Hinata smiled gently. Naruto loosened his grip on her wrist.

He sniffled with tears in her eyes, with a runny nose he exclaimed brightly.

"Th-Then you want to be my friend!? Will you join the tennis club? Or just try it out. I can teach you lots of techniques!"

Hinata thought for a moment on his offer and nodded.

From that day on ward the two had become great friends through out their lives. Someday, if their friendship falls...

Who will save the other?

Xeno: I rushed the ending! I Know! DON'T RUB IT IN! First one-shot. Haha.

I will probably be taking requests on a oneshot after my 10th one-shot.

Stay tune and review :D