Author's words: Whew…..finally my first "official" fanfic! I wrote the new characters' profile before, but that's not much of a fanfic, now right? So! I came up with this story! It's not just NaruHina, but lots of other pairings as well! All the boys are gonna have someone they like, I guess…..so there's gonna be some new unfamiliar characters here….if you want to know their ninja stories, refer to: Naruto Shippuden 2-New Characters-(Character's Name). Until then, enjoy this story chapter by chapter, volume by volume everyone! :)

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Allie711 proudly presents

Hi no Kuni no Konohagakure Kougakkou

(Fire Country's Hidden Leaf Village's High School)

Konoha High the series

Volume 1: A Piece of My Heart, Dedicated to You

Starring Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuuga

CHAPTER 1:

A NEW START

Chirp, Chirp.

It is a peaceful and fresh morning as usual. The birds sang and chirped as the crimson-orange beam of dawn sunlight basked in through the huge opened window. The smell of fresh air and the gentle morning wind blow greeted the sleeping boy's face.

The blond boy is still secured in his sleep, drooling as he dreamt on, giving him a pure, childish face. Naruto is dreaming about Ichiraku, his favorite ramen café, as he sat comfortably in his usual seat and slurping his ramen. He was just about to finish his tenth bowl, when suddenly; a strange noise interrupted him in his sleep.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. RRRRIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG.

Naruto's alarm clocked rang loudly beside him that he ended up waking up by shock and fell off his bed. "Ow, ow, ow…..gah….my head…," Naruto complained, rubbing his head at the back. When he recovered, he glared and scowled at his black cat-shaped clock that won't stop ringing; then he smacked the 'off' button on his clock to silence it. "AAAAAARRRGHHH! What is WRONG with you? I wanted to sleep longer! Oh great, now look what you've done! That dream comes only once in my entire life and the chances of it becoming reality….? Uh…..ZERO! And you know what, kitty; it's all because of YOU! I HATE YOUUUU!" Naruto whined loudly, not caring if it's still seven in the morning.

BAM BAM BAM

A noise came from below. "What now?" Naruto was getting fed up by the strange noises in the morning that woke him up.

"OY! Fer mah sanity's sake, lad! Whatcher doin', screamin' liker' madman early in da mornin'? Me and mah wife er' sleepin'! Wherecha' think yar livin' in? This is an apartment, so shut yer yappin'!" His old, cranky neighbor screeched.

Oops….guess there are some other people who hate being woken up by some noises….by him. That made Naruto wince and he gulped. Uh-oh….I'm dead meat…! Gotta make an excuse….think, ya stupid brain! Think!

"Umm….Uhh…I….s-sorry, sir…I was…umm…angry…at my…cat clo-"

"I dun care about yer cat, lad! If yar gonna keep this up, then throw da cat outta 'ere, for sanity's sake!"

And that was his last sentence. Ugh….mental reminder….DON'T get angry to the clock, even if it rings like crazy. Even if it woke me up late….Late….

Naruto took a glance at his wall clock and his eyes almost bulged out of its socket.

"SEVEN-FORTY FIVE? SCHOOL STARTS AT EIGHT AND I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL!" he screamed, once again not caring about the time nor the lecture he just got.

"OY, DIDN'T AH JUST TOLDCHA TA SHUT YER YAPPIN', LAD?"

But Naruto didn't care anymore. He couldn't. He didn't brush his teeth, he didn't take a shower and he didn't eat breakfast. He even forgot to change his underwear. There's no time for that. He just changed to his school uniform, grabbed his school bag and his favorite orange and black jacket, and zoomed of his apartment in lightning speed.

Gaaahh..! This is bad! Very, very bad! If Grandma Tsunade found out I'm late again…..especially at the first day of High School….I'm dead!

Right now, Naruto's top priority is to get to school ON TIME. He just had to.

"Good morning, Hanabi-chan," Higashi greeted his youngest sister gently while sipping his tea.

"Yaaawnn…..Hunh? Oh, good morning, Higa-nii-san," Hanabi greeted him back sleepily.

"You just woke up? Wow, I envy you. The elementary school sure does go easy on you kids," Higashi said absentmindedly.

As if realizing what just happened, Hanabi blinked her huge pale lavender eyes twice and said, "Um…..where's father?"

"H-he's s-still overseas…..I-I'm afraid y-you will h-have t-to go to s-school b-by s-school bus…..," Hinata answered softly.

Hanabi shrugged nonchalantly and replied, "Okay, Hina-nee-chan. No problem, it doesn't do any harm. Itadakimasu."

It's morning in the Hyuuga household, the richest family in the whole country. This place is also the sunniest place in the entire state, too. The sunbeam that pours down is warm and welcoming.

Glancing at the clock, Neji implied, "We have to go."

Neji rarely talks, so Hinata took this as a warning.

"H-Higa-nii-san, N-Neji-nii-san is r-right…..we'd b-better g-go now….," Hinata half-said half-whispered, only to get a frightening glare from her older cousin. She gulped and made a mental note not to talk—er, stammer- right after Neji talked. But turns out Neji wasn't glaring at her. He was glaring at Hanabi.

"Hanabi-sama, are you going to be alright by your own?" Neji asked.

Now that Hinata thought of it, it wasn't a warning glare, but rather a concerned look.

Once again, Hanabi shrugged and answered, "Sure. It's okay, Neji-nii-san. No problem, it doesn't do any harm."

Higashi smiled at the exact same reply, and shook his head.

"Okay then, I'll go get the car," he said, finishing his green tea.

"G-good b-bye, Hanabi-chan…..t-take…c-care..of y-yourself..," Hinata said her farewell.

Neji bowed, then get out of the door with Hinata.

"I'll pick you up after school, Hanabi-chan. See you later," Higashi gave his youngest sister one last smile, before closing the door gently.

"Okay. Bye. Itterasshai," Hanabi said, a little bit too late, but she doesn't care; and she continued to eat her strawberry jammed toast.

Higashi turned on the car's engine after fastening his seatbelt. Hinata sat in the front seat beside her older brother. And Neji sat alone in the backseat. Neji-nii-san is the same as usual….it is very…..predictable…

Hinata sighed softly.

Two minutes after they were off, Hinata thought it was too….eerily quiet, so she touched the car's CD player's "on/off" button. "Hi-Higa-nii-san…, may I..?" she asked gently.

"Of course," Higashi replied with an approving nod and smile.

Hinata smiled back. She loved the way her older brother understands her in her every need, and he will always be there for her; like her very own guardian angel.

And with that, she pushed the "on" button and Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata played softly, making her more relaxed.

After a few minutes later, however, Hinata is starting to fidget her fingers. Higashi noticed her usual antics that usually indicate her nervousness.

"You are nervous for the first day of High School, huh, Hina-chan?" Higashi suddenly asked out of the blue.

"Ahh…ummm….w-w-well….m-maybe…I-I am….a..b-bit….."

"Please don't be. Once you have settled in, it will be easy. Even I went through this, and I survived."

"B-but th-th-that is b-b-because y-y-your former school was a-an….a-all-male school, a-and…and this year, uh….s-s-somehow, umm…P-principal Tsunade s-seemed to uhmm…c-c-come up with an idea t-to…to let…uhh..umm…p-potential girls enter this school…th-thus making it an a-all p-public school, H-higa-nii-san."

"That is true, but you will find friends there, too, Hinata. Of course, even though the number of female is short, but I'm confident you will definitely find good friends. Some female teachers had already accepted teaching here, too. So, it won't be a problem. Besides, here we are!"

Higashi saying "here we are" only made Hinata more nervous.

"Finally," Neji murmured.

"Okay, Hinata-chan, my class is above. So, promise me you'll be okay, at least until lunchtime," Higashi's concerned look on his face made Hinata blamed herself for making others worried about her.

"It's….it is okay, big brother, I…I can manage until l-lunchtime," Hinata gulped, but suddenly feels more confident. But she was shocked the fact that she didn't stammer so much.

After flashing an apologetic smile, Higashi went to the stairs. Neji went up already earlier before Higashi did. But seeing her big brother disappear from her sight, Hinata felt her self-confidence shrink into a teeny-tiny speck of dirt. She was confused. Did she act the confidence out? She was standing there like a statue, mulling over it again and again, until she heard someone call her. "Hina-chan! Oh, Hinata, we've been looking all over for you!" Somehow, Hinata felt that she knows this voice. She turned to see who called her slowly…..until…

"Ki-Kirumi! I m-missed you!" Hinata hugged her best friend.

"Yeah, me too," Kirumi giggled. After they released one another, Kirumi turned to her other friends.

"And they missed you over the holidays, too!" she said.

Hinata saw her other friends-Sakura, Yukiko, Ino and Ritsume.

"Well! Looks like it's gonna be a rather fun year!" Ino laughed.

And they all know it.

So! Did you like this story?

Oh, and sorry I made Hinata's POV longer than Naruto's!

But don't worry; Naruto is definitely going to make his comeback!

The next chapter is guranteed to be more fun than this boring one.

But please review! I'll cry if you don't….:(

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Next time on chapter 2: The Assembly and the Meeting

-Allie711