So I wanted to mix up the Rookie teams a bit to play with their different dynamics - this will mostly be a series of drabbles that take place within the three re-imagined teams. No pairings decided as of yet. Unbetad so please tell me if you see any mistakes!
Sasuke isn't entirely sure about his team, although he supposes it could have been worse. There's no doubt in his mind that he would have been held back no matter what the grouping - he's just relieved that he wasn't placed on a team with a dope like Naruto.
Plus, he thinks to himself, casting a glance at the Hyuuga girl in front of him, out of all the kunoichi in class she's probably the least troublesome.
Even Choji's chewing eventually fades into white noise after the first hour spent in the empty classroom, the newly formed Team 7 waiting for their jounin sensei to arrive.
Surprisingly enough, Hinata is the first one to break the silence, although Sasuke isn't sure if a sneeze really counts.
"That means someone was thinking about you," Choji intones sagely, cheeks wobbling as he nods his head.
White eyes widen. "Really?" Hinata's voice isn't much louder than a whisper, something Sasuke could appreciate having been forced to be hang around so many loud pre-genin during his time at the academy. That was the one good thing about this team, they didn't feel the need to constantly fill the silence with inane chatter.
Sasuke scoffs but continues to stare straight ahead in an attempt to look as uninterested as possible, "That's just a superstition. You shouldn't believe everything people tell you."
This, as well, is new information to Hinata. For most of her life, everything told to her by those around her (Useless. Weak. Pathetic.) had always been something she was quick to believe.
Startled by this new revelation and entirely uncomfortable with it, Hinata ducks her head and falls silent once more, the troubled look on her face hidden by a curtain of dark hair. The sullen mood isn't missed by either of the boys, though Choji is the only one to act.
Hinata gasps as something crinkly taps her on the head, followed by the smell of salt and barbeque. She lifts her gaze to Choji's round, friendly face as he encouragingly rustles his bag of chips in her direction. With a look that could only be described as wonder, Hinata reaches her hand into the bag.
After a moment's hesitation, the chip bag is turned in Sasuke's direction, whose eyes widen a fraction. The Uchiha shakes his head with a mumbled "No, thanks."
When their sensei finally arrives and takes in the scene before him - the Hyuuga girl and the Akimichi boy sharing a bag of chips amicably while the Uchiha watches and contemplates in silence - he raises a brow and states in a bored tone: "My first impression? You're a bunch of idiots."
Sasuke glares, Choji frowns and eats another potato chip, and Hinata blushes - although behind the red cheeks and the fingers that fidget nervously, Sasuke's voice from earlier echoes faintly in the back of her mind. You shouldn't believe everything people tell you.