HEY! I'm back, and I've thought of a new, fresh Hinata-centric Fanfic! I hope you like this one, guys! Here we goo
This is Home
Chapter 1: I'm on my Way
Sitting in the airplane, the young woman sighed deeply, glancing occasionally out of the window, watching the clouds flutter past, receiving occasional glimpses of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles below her. Leaning back in the comfortable, first class seat, she shut her lilac coloured eyes, attempting to relax. Her nerves were currently fried to the very end of the world and back. She had not only been battling a nasty bout of a cold going around, but she was continuously stressing over the flight and the return home.
"Home…" The word left her mouth in a hurried whisper. How would her friends react when they saw her? Had they changed as she had? Had they stayed the same? Had they forged new relationships? Gotten married? Were they still the passionate people as Hinata remembered? There was really only one way to find out, and that time was coming sooner than Hinata thought. She ran a hand through her straightened, heavy purple-bluish hair in another attempt to calm herself.
'Nine years is a long time… And much more than enough for them to change.' Hinata thought to herself. Suddenly a grinning face adorned with Blonde hair and vibrant ocean-blue eyes flashed through her mind. 'Then again, maybe things didn't change…' Hinata laughed to herself lightly.
Shifting in her seat, she opened her eyes, finding the view below to have changed from turbulent waters, to the rocky, green land of Konoha. Relaxing, she smiled down at the ground.
Then realization hit her, and her small smile broadened. No matter where she went in the world, this place would always be her home.
"SASUKE! SASUKE, WHERE ARE YOU?! WILL YOU ATLEAST ANSWER ME?! SASUKE UCHIHA?!"
The female voice grew shriller as the annoyance grew within her, and Sakura Haruno, along with Naruto Uzumaki arched their brows at each other. The couple stood in their longtime friend's, Sasuke Uchiha's, main entrance to his apartment, and received no response from their calls. They knew that he was home; it was evident with the shoes at the door, and the fact that it had been unlocked.
"How dumb can that guy be? I'm willing to bet that he went out, and forgot to lock his door! God,Sasuke…! I'm going to hurt you when I find you! You told us that you would be here, and totally skipped out on us!COME ONNN!" Sakura's voice rose with each word, going from an angry growl to a loud shout.
"Uh, Sakura-chan, how about you calm down just a tiny bit. I'm sure the teme just looked at himself for too long in the mirror and forgot. Maybe he's on a mission, an important meeting or something. You never know!" Naruto attempted to calm her down, but he found it to be rather useless.
"If he's on a mission then why the hell would his freaking door be unlocked, baka!" The provoked femal turned on Naruto, causing him to back up a bit.
"Aw, come one Sakura! You know the teme! He's always like this!" Naruto's face broke into his huge infamous grin. Sakura just fumed in her spot in front of the auburn colored door.
Sasuke had promised them that he would go with them to pick up someone at the airport. Sakura was the only person who knew who it was, so Naruto and Sasuke were left in the dark on the subject. Naruto figured that that was the reason that Sakura had decided to 'forget' about it; he probably thought that it was some plot to set him up with somebody psychotic chick. Again.
Despite his good looks, charm, and raw masculinity, Sasuke was a bachelor, and had been so, ever since Hinata broke up with him in their "young and crazy" years. Though Sakura was certain that nobody could stay a bachelor forever.
Growling, Sakura ignored Naruto's protests and started marching through the house. "Uchiha Sasuke, if you make me late for picking her up, and make her wait at the airport for hours on end, just because you're childish and stupid, I swear to God that I will make you hurt!"
Rummaging through his living room, Sakura looked in the oddest of places in search for Sasuke, before rushing into the kitchen, the bathroom, guest bedroom, and finally reaching his room. "Ah HA! Found you!"
There was a loud cry, a thud, and then the sound of someone being dragged, before Naruto caught sight of Sakura literally dragging Sasuke out of his room. Sasuke had obviously sleeping; his hair was disheveled, his eyes still held that glossy look of slumber, and he was frantically trying to keep the blankets wrapped around his waist. Naruto's face split into another one of his fox-like grins and couldn't help but laugh at the Uchiha prodigy.
"Heh, I found you!" Sakura smirked evilly, her emerald eyes shining. "TOLD YA YOU COULDN'T HIDE FROM ME FOREVER, SASUKE!" she shouted in triumph. "Well let's get going, we're going to be late."
Naruto's grin suddenly left his face and a look of panic came on. "Er, Sakura-chan! I don't think-"
But Sakura barely left enough time for Naruto to finish as she shook the still sleepy Uchiha to fully 'awake' him. Even if it looked like it was coming to no avail.
"YOU STUPID UCHIHA! YOU LEFT US HANGING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR FOR LIKE TWO HOURS! WHY THE HELL WERE YOU ASLEEP SO LONG?! DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS TODAY?! WE WERE CALLING AND CALLING FOR YOU OUT HERE! BUT NOOOOO! YOU WERE STILL INSIDE YOUR CAVE CATCHING SOME Z'S, HUH?!" Sakura shouted even louder, causing the usually stoic Uchiha to flinch. Naruto broke in, in a hurry that is.
"Sakura! We gotta get to the airport! IT'S TIME!" He said frantically waving his arms. Sakura looked at the diamond watch on her wrist, eyes popping wide in surprise.
"OH MY GOSH! WE HAVE TO GET THERE NOW!" She sped off, leaving a panicked Naruto and a still sleepy Uchiha in her wake. Naruto looked at the crumpled, disheveled boy sitting there on the ground.
"I just wanted to sleep…" Sasuke muttered, rubbing his eyes.
Hehe, To Be Continued.
-Suzume Kage