Orange and White
Chapter 1
Hinata was going for her daily walk through the village, not really minding where she went, not really minding who she met along the way...Except for three certain people:
1) Her father, Hiashi Hyuuga
2) Her cousin, Neji Hyuuga
And...
"Hey Hinata!" Some one shouted from behind her. Oh no! T-that v-v-voice....
"H-hi Naruto" Hinata said shyly.
"Hinata, what'cha doing alone?" Hinata started to blush. "Don't you usually walk with Kiba, or Shino? You know there's a rumor going around that you like one of them." Naruto was elbowing her left side, eager to know the answer, while Hinata's face was rapidly turning a rosy red.
"No... I don't like them!" Hinata exclaimed, for once not stuttering. Naruto gave her a surprised look, and Hinata immediately became quiet again. "I.... I usually walk alone..."
"Oh! That must be really lonely, Hinata! Do you want me to come with you?" Naruto was smiling his famous Naruto smile.
"Ummm...S-sure Naru-" Hinata froze, suddenly noticing that Sakura and Ino were spying on them, hiding near Ichiraku's Ramen.
"Hey Hinata. Are you ok?" Naruto leaned in, examining her to make sure she was fine.
Just as Sakura and Ino thought that Hinata was going to faint, she quickly shouted "Bye!" and ran away.
Sakura and Ino grinned mischievously at each other.
Ino and Sakura were talking to each other in Ino's flower shop, when the bells rung, signaling that some one was entering the store.
"Hey Hinata!" They said at the same time.
"Hi Ino… Hi S-sakura." Hinata said nervously. She wasn't expecting to see Sakura here. It lowered her self esteem.
Ino smiled knowingly. "You're buying some roses right? Maybe nice, red, romantic, roses."
Hinata froze for the second time that day. "N-no! ...I'm buying....Tulips! For m-my room!"
"Oh. Ok...anything else?" Sakura laughed internally.
"........" Hinata pretended to browse through the other flowers. "Ok, maybe a few roses."
Sakura feigned surprise. "Really! For who?!"
"N-n-no one....j-just that t-they look s-special surrounded by the t-tulips..." Hinata held her breath, anticipating their response.
Ino acted as if she didn't suspect anything. "Ok, what colour?"
"One white rose...One y-yellow rose... and....t-three r-red r-r-roses...."
"And the tulips?"
"T-tulips...? Oh! Umm....c-could you make it so that I have one of each colour?"
"Ok..." She quickly gathered up the flowers and put them in a bouquet. Suddenly Ino looked up, puzzled. "Umm…would you rather have seeds?"
"S-seeds please…How long does it t-take the s-s-seeds to g-grow?"
"It takes a month and a half for all the seeds to grow into full grown flowers!" Sakura blurted. Then she looked outside, avoiding their gaze. "You might want to go soon Hinata." She nodded toward the setting sun.
Ino put the flower seed packets in a plastic bag. She discreetly slipped in an extra seed packet that contained red carnation seeds; some flowers would be light red, symbolizing admiration, while some flowers would be dark red, symbolizing a deep love for someone. Ino was an expert at decoding the meaning of flowers.
She was about to hand the bag over to Hinata, but then noticed Sakura, who seemed to be thinking hard about something. Poor Hinata, she obviously likes Naruto so much, when Naruto likes Sakura. She put the bag back on the counter and put another seed pack in it. This pack had striped carnations, meaning regret for a love that can't be shared.
"Sorry, I know you have to hurry back home, but I accidentally left out a pack." She smiled apologetically, and gave the bag to Hinata.
Hinata ran back to her home, hoping she wouldn't bump into those three certain people.
"Ok, how did you know that?" Ino looked questioningly at Sakura.
"Know what?"
"You know! How the seeds take to grow!"
"Ummm..." Sakura looked back at Ino with a confused look on her face. "I don't know."
"Well, it's kinda weird."
A long silence passed between them. Suddenly, Hinata ran to the front of the store, realizing that in her embarrassment, she had walked the wrong way. If Father finds out I'm out this late he's going to kill me! She thought. She looked around anxiously, forgetting about her Byakugan for the moment, then ran off hastily in the direction of her home.
The two girls inside the store watched Hinata, their moods lightening.
"Maybe we shouldn't bug her so much, Sakura." Ino smiled. "I know I would die if I was the one being teased all the time."
"Oh, come on! It's fun!" Sakura laughed.
"Yeah...whatever you say...." Ino smirked. "…Billboard-brow."
"Ino-pig!"
"BILLBOARD-BROW!"
"INO-PIG!"
After exchanging the "nicknames" 4 more times, Sakura stormed out of the flower shop.
Shouting at each other and arguing is pretty fun, She mused, Now that we're friends and it's just a joke.
Inside, Ino sighed and sat back down behind the counter. "I wonder why she bought three red roses…" Then she laughed. "Maybe she does like Kiba and Shino after all!"
A/N:This was my first fanfic, so please review (I need the advice).
I know this was kind of short, but I'm used to putting stories in little bits and pieces.
BTW I'll explain the story title at the end of the last chapter
Thanks for reading!
