Note to readers: This story is more into high school life, being teenagers and stuff so yeah… Depression, mean girls, new friends, etc.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

A/N: Italic words/sentences are thoughts.

Hinata's POV

I flipped through the pages newspapers hoping to find any interesting news' headlines. After a few pages, I found my eyes laid on a news with the headline "Teenage Suicidal". I glance through the lines of that drastic story and it's a news about a teenage girl who committed suicide because of love.

"How could God let things like this happen?" I complained.

'I just don't understand the circumstances of life. Why do we live for? There must be a purpose. Some have found their purpose of living but for me, I'm still lost in the fog, groping my way out; in searching for the purpose of my life…'

"Let what happen?" My little sister poked her head to the newspaper.

"This." I pointed at the heading where my sister looked in confusion.

"What's suicidal?" Hanabi asked me.

Sighs… Life is all just the same. Everyday, it's school. Then it's Hanabi bothering me, asking me all these whole lot crap questions. It's just a repetitive cycle, only that something special happens once in a while.

"What suicidal, nee-chan?" Hanabi asked me again.

"Suicide is the act of killing him or herself." I answered briefly.

"Why do people kill themselves, nee-chan?" Hanabi asked.

She's always interested in everything and that makes her so annoying to me. She can't stay away from my private stuffs, my life, and most importantly, my diary.

Once, I left my diary lying on my bed in my room as I thought no one would possibly enter my room. But who knew that Hanabi is such a busybody and she entered my room without me knowing. Then when I went back to my room from the bathroom, I saw her reading about my life. I snatched the book away from her and burnt it. Eliminating something is the best way to keep it safe.

"I don't know. Ask mum." I said annoyingly to Hanabi as she rushed to my parents' room probably asking questions about 'suicidal'. But who could blame her? She's only 8.

I ate my toast and finished the cup of coffee. "I'm heading to school." I informed my parents.

Then I swung my bag to my shoulders and walked to the bus stop.

'School life is even worst.' I thought to myself.

All those CPRs making my life even miserable. They practically make everyone's life complicated. Yeah, the Cute, Popular, Rich girls. I have no friends, no life, and no nothing. Just because I studied hard to get good marks, those silly girls think I'm a nerd.

I stood at the bus stop, waiting for the big, yellow bus to arrive. There's only several kids in line as most of the kids are always late for school. Nobody looks forward to high school, especially me.

The school bus arrived and I went aboard.

"Hey Hinata." Ino said, waving at me from the seat two rows behind mine.

'This is so stupid. All she wants is to borrow my homeworks. I don't think she'd ever done hers. She's only nice when she wants something.'

"Hi." I replied. 'There it goes again… I haven't finish blah blah blah, may I borrow blah blah blah.' I rolled my eyes.

"Hey, I can't finish my chemistry equations yesterday night and so may I borrow yours?" She held out her hand.

'No.' "Okay." I said, weakly. I think I'm just too nice to reject people. I took out my chemistry notebook and passed it to Ino. The truth is that I'm too scared to reject anyone.

She took out her pen and copied my answers on her book on her lap.

I turned back, feeling sad for myself, as I've spent about an hour completing all those silly, complicated equations. Who invented them, really?

'Nothing good ever happens to me.' I sulked.

Then my notebook went flying back to me and landed on the floor. I picked it up and looked at Ino, she's already talking to her best friend, Sakura. Not even a 'thank you'. Well, this is my life, and all I could do is to accept it.

Then a girl, whom I've never seen before, with her hair tied in two buns on each side of her head, went on board and sat next to me. No one ever sat next to me and as I've said, I've no friends. Better to stay alone rather than being backstabbed repeatedly all the time. That's the vow I've made since 'she' left me.

I thought of the times when 'she' was my best friend. Well, we've even bought ourselves the 'Best Friend Forever' locket which came in a heart. It could be split in half which 'she' and I shared. But when Ino transferred to our school, she'd brainwashed everybody. What can I say? Ino's taller, prettier and skinnier than me.

"Hey." The brunette said to me with a polite and friendy smile.

From that look on her face, I can tell that she's an open-minded girl, moreover she's so pretty. "Hi." I replied her, not wanting to continue the conversation.

"I'm Tenten. And I'm new. I'd just moved here all the way from the US." The brunette said, with a broad smile.

"Hyuuga Hinata. Nice to meet you." I replied quietly with a small smile.

"Nice to meet you too." She said.

I then noticed that she's very elegant. Slim but not skinny, from the way she dressed, which is in a T-shirt and a pair of jeans, I can see that she's simple girl. Very pretty that is but not very feminine.

When the bus arrived at high school, we went off the board and I was surprised that she went to the same school as I.

"See you around then." She waved at me as we headed to different directions. I'm heading to my locker and she's heading to... the principal's office perhaps as she's new, right?

I smiled at her and said "Bye."

I unlocked locker 222 and arranged my books according to the classes I am going to have later. I really can't help not being organized properly.

"Hey again." The brown-haired girl went to the locker beside mine. Locker 223. "What a coincidence. My locker is just next to yours."

"Yeah." I smiled at her.

"What class are you having first?" Tenten said, holding up her printed timetable.

"Umm…" I took out my folded timetable and looked at it. "It's biology."

"Mine too." She pointed at her first class on her timetable which is biology. "Love your timetable, everything labeled and written neatly."

"Thank you." I said politely. 'She's so nice and sweet.'

"Hinata, right?" She winked.

"Yeah, and you're Tenten, yeah?" I joked.

"Yep. Let's head to class." Tenten grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the biology lab. She has a map of all the facilities in our school; I don't know where she got it from…

At the corridor, Ino was standing there, laughing and gossiping with Sakura who's smiling.

"Hey. Why haven't I seen you before?" Ino stopped us and said to Tenten, smiling friendlily. 'Ugh, that fake, bitch-looking smile, again. That's how you got Sakura, huh?' I rolled my eyes and looked to the other direction.

"Are you new?" Sakura added in order to cooperate with Ino.

"Yeah I am." She said quickly, while pulling me to the biology lab.

"I'm Ino and she's Sakura." Ino said, introducing themselves.

"I see." Tenten smiled and pulled me into class.

Ino and Sakura's POV

"She's rude. She didn't even tell us her name." Sakura said to Ino.

"Hmpphh… Why is she so hooked up with 'her'?" Ino said. From the way she said 'her', she looks like she's referring to something from the rubbish dump.

Sakura shrugged her shoulders and they walked to their own classes.

In the biology lab,

"Well, I'll go check with the teacher." Tenten said, leaving me as she walked to the Miss Lopez's table.

I put my books down on a table where I always sit and looked over to Tenten. I can't hear what the conversation is about with Miss Lopez but I can see that she's a socialized girl with nice manners.

"Right, class." Miss Lopez stood up and introduced the new girl. "This is a new student, who came here all the way from the US, well, you may introduce yourself, Miss Tenten."

Tenten smiled to the class and said "Good morning to all my fellow laboratory mates. My name is Tenten and I'm new here. So, Hope to get to know y'all better."

"Very well. Find a seat, Miss Tenten." Miss Lopez said to her with a wide smile. I can say that the teacher likes her already.

I can see that some CPRs are waving at Tenten and signaling her to sit with them but surprisingly she just smiled and sat beside me.

"I saw a few CPRs who would be really pleased to sit with you. Why would you sit beside me?" I asked, out of confusion.

"CPRs?" Tenten asked out of confusion.

"The Cute, Popular and Rich girls. We refer to them as the 'CPRs'." I explained.

"Oh? I'll try to remember that. You don't like sitting with me, is it?" she asked me. "If that's the case then-"

"No. It's not that. I'm just surprised that a girl like you will sit with… umm, nerds like me…" I said shrugging my shoulders.

"No, don't be silly. You're not a nerd, okay? You're one of the nicest people I'd ever met." She said cheerfully.

"Thanks." I smiled. 'Really?'

"No big deal. It's true." Tenten said.

After class, during break time,

I walked to the cafeteria and took some salad and a club sandwich. Then I carried my tray of food to the table at the corner where I always sit, alone. 'I'm a loner, yes, I do admit it…'

I sat down and munched away the salad. Then I saw Sakura and Ino walking happily to get the food.

I thought of my past, when we are best friends. 'How nice was it… Until when Ino came in our lives, she had practically separated us.'

'It's sad how she can forget about me just like that. The way how she walk past me, like we never had any special connection. How she can easily forget everything, while I'm here relieving the happy memories that will never happen again.' I thought.

'I hate how emotional I can be… I really do.'

I took another bite of the lettuce in my salad and wanted to leave the cafeteria. But then I saw Tenten walking to get the food.

Ino and Sakura saw her too. They whispered something to each other and walked up to Tenten. 'Uh-oh…'

Ino and Sakura's POV

"Hey. See that new girl walking there?" Ino hissed to Sakura. "What's the name again?"

"How am I supposed to know? She didn't even tell us." Sakura whispered back.

"Let's go and manipulate her so that she'll never ever be with that Hinata again. HAHAH!" Ino laughed.

"Umm… Isn't that a little bit cruel?" Sakura asked. 'Hinata had been all alone since I'd left her. How could I ever let her be exposed to such cruelty? She's a very fragile girl.' Sakura thought while biting her lip.

"Who cares? Don't tell me you still feel for that girl." Ino said.

"I don't. Do whatever you want." Sakura said. 'I actually do. I feel like a… bitch.'

"Heyy… Wanna sit with us?" Ino said to Tenten, flipping her long ponytail over her shoulder. Guys will be worked over that but girls… hmm…

"No thanks. I'm going to sit with my friend over there." Tenten muttered while walking away.

"Hey, whoa. Why are you so… attached to her? Is she even that nice? She's such a geek. She doesn't even talk. She-" Ino insulted Hinata. When she starts insulting people, she usually can't stop and she'll keep continuing judging the person until well, someone changes the subject.

Tenten stopped dead in her steps and turned around "Just shut up, what's your name again? Never mind, like I even wanna know that." Tenten walked away angrily and annoyed.

'How can that bitch insult Hinata like that? What does she think she is?' Tenten thought.

Hinata's POV

'Woah. Tenten just walked off like that at Ino? Wow. She's bold. I am like, starting to admire her.'

"Hey there. Mind if I sit?" Tenten asked me, with a we-are-friends smile on her face.

I shook my head. "I don't."

"Why are you sitting here alone?" Tenten asked while checking out what's between the club sandwich. "Ham, egg and cheese, great."

"I'm basically a… loner?" I answered truthfully. 'I don't mind being honest, even if it does ruin my self image.'

"Come on. You're cool. You should socialize more. From today onwards, I'll be here so you need not be lonely again…" She said with her mouth full.

"Well. I'm not actually. Cool, I mean." I said. 'Is she pitying me? Or perhaps looking down on me? I don't care…'

"Who's that blonde?" Tenten said, pointing at Ino. "And that pink-haired girl beside the blonde."

"The blonde is Yamanaka Ino and the girl beside her is Haruno Sakura." I answered. "Some of the CPRs."

"I see. I don't even think I wanna get to know that Yamanaka. She's such a B-I-T-C-H." Tenten spelled out.

"Well, she's popular. Everybody wants to sit with her." I said.

"You must be kidding. Everybody? Only brainless blobs, I would say. Do you? I don't. It's like anyone will ever like her. She's popular just because she has these luxurious and branded clothes." Tenten said. "Why is that Haruno even hanging out with her? Tell me about her."

"No. Umm… I don't know about her." I answered. I don't wanna bring up any topic on Sakura. 'She was my best friend and I don't wanna think of any relations between us anymore. It's just too… depressing.'

"Oh?" Tenten said. Seems like Hinata does not want to talk about the pinkie. For whatever reasons, I will soon find out but all I know is that she has a thick wall to close herself out from the outside world. The question is, why?

"I have to go get my books for the next class." I said while standing up.

"I'll go too. My locker is just next to yours." Tenten stood up and walked beside me.

Ino and Sakura are watching us from their table. Ino raised an eyebrow and gave me a suspicious look. Like 'what is so special about you' look.

Ino and Sakura's POV

"What's so great about her?" Ino complained. "She would rather hang out with 'that girl' rather than us. Never would I think that someone would make such a foolish choice."

Sakura shrugged her shoulders. 'You'll get to know if you make friends with Hinata. But it's too late for me to make a change. I'm truly sorry, Hinata-san.'

Hinata's POV

Click. I unlocked my locker and took out my gym clothes. It's going to be gymnasium class in five minutes time. 'I really hate having gym classes. Not that I don't dig exercising but it's just that I'm not a Bendy-Wendy. And I'm not particularly good in ANY sports. Well, except one.'

"You're having gymnasiums later? Me too. I just love gymnasium classes. We do that too in the US." Tenten said while taking out folded blue clothing.

"Good for you. I'm just not into those things like sporting or dancing. But then I love swimming." I said. I don't know why I said that I like swimming because the only person who knows it is… my former best friend.

Tenten smiled at me and we walked to gym class which is on the other block.

A figure is watching the girls quietly in the corner… Someone who has an intention of doing so… The figure vanishes as the girls walked away… WHO? You will find out in the late chapters.

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