A/N: Well people after many years of being off the face of the fanfiction planet, I Deadlydoodle bug have returned. I hope everyone enjoys my story. You all should know I started a fic years back called "Will I ever..." but never finished it ^.^; (I only made it as far as 2 chapters). Now in the present time I was inspired to write the fic you see before you, so I scrapped certain parts from my old fic and used some scenes here. I'll more than likily be deleting my first one. So I guess you could kinda say "Will I ever." is being revamped I suppose, or rather recycled. This is my 2nd time trying to write a story so im sorry if it sucks :/ please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Naruto or its characters just the plot of this story that's bout it...
Naruto, where could you be? Did I . . . get the time mixed up? Hinata thought as she checked her text messages.
Hinata stared up to the sky, watching the birds fly by, and sighed, "No, he was supposed to meet me here in the park at noon. I hope nothing has happened."
They were supposed to go on a date but Hinata was about to give up and go back home. She already sent him a text and tried calling once. She didn't want Naruto to think she was annoying or clingy. Hinata had had a major crush on Naruto since middle school. Now both seventeen years old, and juniors at Konaha High School, Hinata finally found the courage to ask Naruto out. Much to her amazement the young blond said yes. Now she had been doing everything she could to make their relationship work, but it seemed lately that Naruto had been acting somewhat . . . distant.
"Well . . . I guess . . . I'll go on home," Hinata said sadly to herself as she checked her watch. It was already two in the afternoon.
"HEY, HINATA, WAIT!" someone yelled, causing Hinata to turn back around. It was Naruto running breathlessly to catch up with her.
"N-Naruto?" Hinata stuttered.
Naruto panted, "Sorry, that . . . That I'm so late. I, uhmmm, overslept," Naruto paused to catch his breath, "and my phone was dead too."
"Oh, t-that's okay Naruto," Hinata softly giggled as she took in his disheveled appearance.
He was wearing an orange short sleeved shirt with a pair of black cargo pants and orange tennis shoes to match. If you couldn't tell by his clothes, orange was Naruto's favorite color.
To Hinata, Naruto was the most attractive guy there was. Of course, she was much too shy to tell him that. However, his looks weren't the only reason she cared so much for him. It was his "I can do anything if I try" personality. Granted, he was somewhat clumsy, a little too loud, and his grades were barely passable, but he could always accomplish anything he set his mind on doing. Unlike Hinata, who seemed to be the opposite of him: shy, quiet, and no self-confidence, but watching Naruto over the years made her want to change. Even if it was just by a little . . .
Naruto stretched his arms and put his hands behind his head, "Well Hinata, shall we get going?" It was a great day for a walk in the park. The sun was shining, and it was cool since Fall was coming around. Even the ducks and their ducklings came out to play.
"Ah sorry again for being so late, eh hehe."
Hinata stopped to pet a stray cat. "I-it's okay, I understand - I should ask him now while I have the courage - Err umm N-Naruto," Hinata poked her index fingers together trying to calm herself down. "Umm, w-well you know n-next month, I w-was wondering if you maybe w-wanted-"
Woo Aha Text Message!
"Ah hehe, sorry Hinata, give me just a second let me check that message, could be important." Naruto reached into his pocket for his phone.
"Oh...um alright." That wasn't right; Naruto said his phone was dead didn't he? Surely he wouldn't lie about something like that. Maybe he charged it some before he left.
Hinata continued to play with the stray as she waited for Naruto to finish. Should she ask him about the phone or just let it go? The last thing she wanted to do was make a big deal out of nothing.
"Hey listen Hinata, I'm sorry but something has come up. I'll have to give you a rain-check on our date. You don't mind right?"
Cancel, but this was the third time already in the past two weeks. "Oh, urmm n-no of course n-not . . ." Hinata replied sadly.
"Great, I knew you wouldn't mind, oh, but what was it you were telling me?" Naruto obviously didn't catch the sadness in her voice.
Hinata watched the stray cat run off, "N-never mind, it w-wasn't important."
"Hmm? Well okay then, I'm off, I'll call you later tonight." Naruto gave a quick wave and ran off.
"I guess . . . I'll go back home." Hinata said to herself.
It wasn't too long a walk from the park to her house, and it gave Hinata a chance to clear her mind. She just didn't know how to talk to Naruto. Should she ask him why he has been so distant, or just let it play itself out? At any cost Hinata preferred to avoid confrontation if she could help it. It just wasn't in her nature, but she really cared for Naruto and wanted things to last.
CRASH!
"OH MY GOD! I told you men to be careful with that!" a woman shouted, instantly making Hinata look up and snap out of her thoughts.
"W-we're very sorry ma'am, it just kinda slipped out of our hands," a man tried to explain.
"Well my foot is about to slip straight up your asses if you break anything else, do you understand me?!" the woman shouted again.
"Y-yes of course ma'am," the men said in unison as they cowered off to unload the rest of the truck.
Wow, that lady is really scary, Hinata thought with a gulp.
"Temari, what's going on?" A boy asked walking up to her.
Temari, as the boy called her, looked about 5'5". She had blonde hair that was pulled back into four pigtails; she looked around eighteen or nineteen. The boy, however, was a little taller than Temari. You couldn't tell much about his physical appearance because of the hood and jacket he had on, but one thing that really stuck out the most on him was the purple face paint he wore. Why he had on face paint Hinata didn't have the slightest clue, Halloween wasn't still for another month.
"These losers don't know how to do there job right." Temari fumed pointing to a broken vase laying on the grass.
"Hey wasn't that mom's favorite vase?" the boy asked.
"Yes, Kankuro it was, see I told you we shouldn't have trusted these men." Temari said.
"Hmph, whatever, hey have you seen Gaara around, I need him to help me with some stuff."
"Hmmm," Temari thought for a second. "I think he said he was going for a walk. It's probably best if we give him some space, he's still pretty torn up about what happened, but that's to be expected we're all still feeling it . . ."
Kankuro started shaking his head. "Dammit, I know . . . I know it's hard but . . ."
"You have to understand Kankuro, Gaara completely blames himself for what happened–"
"Yeah, and he should it was his fault after all," Kankuru said interrupting Temari.
"Kankuro! Don't say such things, we knew from the very beginning that – hmmmm" Temari paused, "Who's that?" Both Temari and Kankuro turned to Hinata.
"Hey you there, girl, don't you know its rude to stare like that?" Kankuro said flatly.
Hinata's face grew red, "Oh I'm terribly sorry, I – I wasn't meaning to be rude, I just didn't r-realize I was getting new neighbors."
"Ah wonderful!" Temari clasped her hands together, "I'm Temari Sabaku, and this here is my brother Kankuro Sabaku. I was wondering what kind of neighbors we would have."
Hinata smiled gently. It's funny how someone like Temari could go from so scary one second to nice the next. "M-my name is Hinata Hyuga, it's very nice to meet you."
"Aw she's so cute and polite," Temari said with delight.
Kankuro rolled his eyes. "Tch, whatever, I'm going to finish unloading the boxes."
"Don't mind him Hinata, he's somewhat antisocial." Temari smiled.
Hinata softly giggled, "I-it's alright. So, umm, what brings y-you here if you don't mind me asking. That house h-has been for sale for a very long time. I am v-very surprised someone finally b-bought it."
"Oh you know, change of scenery, all that good stuff. This town seems like a nice peaceful place; it's just what we need." Temari explained.
Hinata agreed, "Y-yes it is nice-" SMASH!
Hinata and Temari turned to the noise. "Uh-oh you guys are in for it now." Kankuro said from the background.
Temari flushed red with anger. "Dammit all to hell what did I just get done telling you idiots?" She turned back around. "Hinata, I apologize, but I need to go help these worthless men before they destroy everything we own. It was great talking to you."
"Y-you too Temari. It was a pleasure meeting you and Kankuro as well."
Hinata liked her new neighbors. Who knew, maybe they could become friends. Temari seemed like a nice person. Hinata started for her house. The day seemed pretty much gone, so nothing left to do but finish up some homework and wait to see if Naruto would call...
End of Chapter 2. Watcha all think? Too short? Too many errors? Too sucky of an opening? please R/R. Also I feel like my fic is all bunched together. what's your opinion? if it does how can i fix it? I tried double spacing but when i saved it, it went right back like i just did one space :(
