Chapter 1

It was Hinata's beginning year at the academy and already she was seen as a target for school bullies. Of the first few weeks of school, they always made fun of her for her eyes. That couple with her father's constant disappointment had made her into a trembling, nervous, mass. She always came to school in hopes of a new change, a new start. However, it never worked. No one came to help her, and she never saw someone who could change her views.

Then he came.

She didn't know him at first. He was a blonde, blue-eyed enigma as far as she was concerned, and he would have remained as such had it not been for that one fateful day. The bullies had felt a little brave one morning and they began to hurl insult upon insults at her and she was on the verge of tears. Just as she thought that their tormenting and savagery might break her, he jumped in front of her and told them to back off. She gained butterflies and almost cried in relief. Her tears dried up in seconds and to her horror, the bullies turned their anger on him in form of punches and kicks.

The large number of children quickly overpowered the small blonde.

When they finally seemed to have had enough, they walked away from the quivering, bloody mass, seemingly forgetting about their original target and she made a run to his side. He did not stir and when she moved to help him, she was stopped by a member of her clan and she was dragged back home. She was told to never play with him, and due to her fear, she reluctantly agreed.

A few weeks later, Hinata began to regret her decisions. Over that time, Hinata had watched the boy in admiration, and she began to worry when she saw him getting similar reactions from other parents.

Eventually she had learned his name. It was Naruto. As she watched him live his life, her admiration only grew. He was neglected and avoided, but instead of getting mad, he kept his smile. He was strong enough to face the village with happiness through every tribulation.

Every day she told herself that she would talk to him, but every day she would shy away. These days turned to weeks, then the weeks to years. By the time she turned seven, she finally gave up and decided to admire him from afar. She was sad to see that no one else seemed to understand his good qualities, but she still couldn't bring herself to talk to him because she was scared she might shatter her glass pedestal.

She usually found herself thinking of him whenever she was caught in tough situations. Spars, arguments, stuff like that, which was why she currently found herself asking the same question as she sat in front of her father, nervously awaiting the reason for the sudden call.

He looked down to her, "Hinata, I have called you here to alert you for an upcoming event."

Hinata remained motionless, but tilted her head forward in acknowledgement.

"It has come to the time when your cousin, "Hiroku has decided to take a wife. As the main family, we are obligated to join this wedding and support our family." Hinata nodded slightly, but she still felt confused. It must have shown on her face because Hiashi sighed, "I will allow you to invite one of your friends from school to help entertain you through the gathering.

Hinata smiled, but inwardly furrowed her brow as she tried to think of someone she could invite. She listed the possible candidates in her mind as a checklist. She knew right away that she couldn't ask Naruto, as she would probably faint before even getting the words out. Ino and Sakura were out cause they were to popular. Her father wouldn't approve of Kiba, Shikamaru would find it too troublesome, Choji wouldn't want to go without Shikamaru, and the only other kids she knew were the bullies, but they were out for obvious reasons.

She frowned. She really didn't know anyone from her class, and that was not something good for an heiress. She would have to see if she could convince someone. She just had to find the time to befriend someone. However, she felt that she had been silent for long enough, so nodded to her father and smiled, "Yes sir, I will find someone, and how long until the wedding?"

Hiashi frowned, "You have three weeks."

Hinata nodded and smiled before she was dismissed. She had some planning to do.

The next morning, Hinata stalked into the classroom and quietly strolled to the back row. As the rest of the class filed in, she subtly scanned the students for potential candidates that her father would approve of. Alas, she found none and just as she was about to give a dejected sigh and resign herself to making a fool out of herself at her cousin's wedding, she stopped when a boy walked in and she was hit with inspiration.

His name was Gekkō Sabishi. He had shaggy brown hair, cut to his shoulders and an open blue hoodie over a gray shirt. He also wore blue jeans and ninja sandals. She automatically recognized him as one of the more scholar students. He was also quiet and reserved through most of the class. Brains and subtlety would definitely count as characteristics that would impress her father. She decided then and there that he would be her target.

She waited until after class and stopped him before he could leave. She called his name and he looked around nervously before turning to face her. He gave a weak smile before he looked down, "G-good morning, H-Hyūga-san. H-how can I help you?"

She frowned. Why would Sabishi be nervous around her? She knew that he was nervous around others too, but Hinata didn't really see herself as an intimidating person. The nervousness he radiated made her feel sorry for him and her motherly instincts kicked in. As far as she could tell, it was just like when Hanabi or the children from the nursery had gone through their shy stages. She could help him out.

She gave a warm smile and he seemed to relax a little as she continued, "I was wondering if you would be willing to join me at the Shushuya for lunch. I hate the idea of being alone during lunch, and you don't appear busy."

Sabishi's eyes went wide with panic and he said, "I-it's a-alright! Y-you d-don't h-have t-to w-worry a-about m-me. I-I'm u-used t-to b-being a-alone."

Hinata frowned as his nervousness seemed to be making his stuttering worse. She could barely make out what he just said, but from the weak smile he was giving her, she could guess what he had said. She frowned and it seemed to make the boy shrink into himself.

She asked herself, 'what would Naruto do?' and she regretted it as soon as the answer popped into her mind. She knew she would have to apologize for this later, but she reached up and gently took his wrist and tugged him out the door. He reluctantly followed.

Iruka could only stare in bewilderment after Hinata as she led Sabishi out the door. Her crush on Naruto was so massive even he knew about it. He couldn't even fathom why she would ask anyone other than Naruto out on a date. There was no way that Naruto would get jealous. Heavens knew he was too dense to even realize the girl had feelings for him. He could only guess what was going on.

While Iruka pondered the enigma that just happened, he didn't notice the two figures in the hall. Ino leaned down to her friend Sakura and giggled, "Did you just hear Hinata ask that weird kid out?"

Sakura leaned in too, "I know! How weird is that? I thought she had a thing for Naruto."

Ino shrugged, "She must have out grown the idiot."

Sakura nodded in agreement, "I'm glad she came to her senses."

While the two girls giggled about Hinata's date, unbeknownst to them, a group of girls had heard them and were now giggling as well on the juicy news. Pretty soon Hinatas relationship status at the school would change.

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Sabishi tried to stave his nervous quivering as one of the prettiest girls in his class asked him out on a date. When she had first asked him out, he had thought that she was just joking. Why would she go out with a loser like him? He figured that she would just string him around long enough to get his hopes up and then she would crush him. They always did.

He was going to refuse her. He knew that it was a trap, and he was going to yell at her to quit trying to trick him, but he couldn't. All he could do was stutter out a damn excuse that he knew would do little to appease her. She frowned and he shrunk back. Had he made her mad?

Finally, she sighed and took his wrist and practically dragged him out. He really wanted to protest. To tell her that she wouldn't trick him, but the words came out weak and inefficient. He sighed in resignation and inwardly cursed his cowardice. Why, oh, why couldn't he be like his idol? His idol that was so unflinching and took everything in stride, his idol that smiled even during troubled times and does his best to give that happiness to others around him. Why, oh, why couldn't he be like Naruto?

He knew it had to have something to do with is inefficiency as a ninja. His clan was known for their ability to pop out prodigies left and right. It was right up there with the Hatake clan and the Uchiha. His mother and father were both ninja and were both amazing at their jobs. His older brother had graduated the academy at an early age and had been revered as a prodigy. Alas, it seemed the talent gene passed a child, because his little sister was shaping up to pass him in school too, and to make it worse, his little brother was even showing more promise than he had a that age and he was four years younger.

He thought that becoming a ninja might make his family proud, but all he could do was disappoint them by being average. His grades in tests were above average, but his physical tests were average, and it affected his performance overall.

Now as he went over the thought of making his family mad, he could only stay silent as Hinata dragged him into the Shushuya and called for a waiter. They were seated and she gave him a brilliant smile. The smile was too infectious and he gave another of his small smiles in response.

He just wanted to get it over, so he sighed and began, "S-so, what did y-you want to talk about, H-Hyūga-san?"

Hinata smiled, "Please, Call me Hinata. We can be friends, right?"

Sabishi couldn't help the red that flushed on his cheeks as she gently reprimanded him. He nodded, "Very w-well. What did you w-want to talk about, H-Hinata-san?"

She frowned again and he shrunk back again. She seemed to notice and her expression softened. Sabishi relaxed slightly and she responded, "I have a proposition for you."

Sabishi nodded nervously.

"I am in need of a date for a wedding that my father wants me to show up to. I listed the possible candidates and have narrowed the category down to you. You remind me of myself because you re quiet, but smart, talented but reserved. Due to the fact that you hail from one of the smaller clans, you will impress my father and I will make a new friend," she paused and looked down blushing. She seemed to be going over what she just said and she stuttered out, "I'm s-sorry about that. This is r-really important, so I decided to t-treat this as if I was my cousin. I didn't m-mean to be so forward, but I've never asked s-someone out on a date before and I'm a little nervous."

Sabishi gave an incredulous look. From what he gathered, her father expected her to bring a date to a wedding and she wanted him. As the thought hit him, he looked down blushing and started to chew on his thumb nail, a nervous habit he had.

She seemed to get her bearings together and she continued, "I'm sorry it's so sudden. I really did want to try to make a new friend, so I asked now instead of waiting. We have a few weeks until the wedding and I was thinking that we could try being friends, and if you don't want to by then, I wouldn't mind going alone."

Sabishi couldn't help himself and he blurted out, "Why would someone as pretty as you want to go out with a loser like me?" as soon as the words left his mouth, he clamped his hands over his mouth and blushed while looking down and her response was to stare at him in shock.

She finally broke out of her stupor and she looked down, blushing as well, "Y-you think I'm p-pretty?" suddenly, she stopped her blushing and she looked up at him strangely, "You think you're a loser?"

He was taken aback by the genuine shock in her voice, and he could only weakly nod. She shook her head, "When we hang out, maybe I can fix that."

He couldn't help the small smile that crept on his face, "I guess I no longer have a choice in the matter."

She gave a wicked smile that sent shivers down his spine, "Nope," she said cheerfully.

Little did the two know, Sakura and Ino had gathered a group of girls and they spied on the pseudo date. They were too far away to hear everything clearly, but what they did hear made them giggle.

Ino smiled, "Did she just say something about a wedding? This is really sudden!"

Sakura nodded, "I know what you mean! I didn't even know those two were dating! It's so romantic!"

As the two swooned, a third girl stepped up. She had red hair put into a ponytail, a red tank top and jean shorts. She leaned in next to the girls and giggled, "It's like a forbidden love, a secret romance that was hidden for several years until marriage!"

Ino's eye twinkled, "Tsukihana, I like the way you think."

The three love-struck girls didn't even notice when the two left for the restaurant and were so caught up in fantasies that they were nearly late for their next class. Hinata's relationship status would get an upgrade.

Owari

Lol I'm writing a new one! Okay, so for the record, it's not going to be Hinata x OC. In fact, it probably won't be any romance at all. I suck at writing the stuff and it makes me go "ew."

I tried to design a boy version of Hinata, so it's not really OC. It's more a character with familiar characteristics.