She lay quietly, looking at her clock.

5:57 am

Although she was wide awake, she waited patiently for her day to begin.

5:58 am

She counted every second that passed by, with each one seeming like an eternity.

5:59 am

She stared at the clock, as if try to force it to be time already.

6:00 am BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!

She sat up, and pushed the off button on her alarm. 'Today is the day.' She thought to herself. She got up, and turned on the light to her room. She turned, and looked down at her small wooden desk. There, sat 4 small, colorfully wrapped boxes. She smiled to herself, and turned to look in the mirror.

"Today, I will do it." Hinata said to her reflection. She left her room, and began to prepare for the up coming day.

Through White Eyes

Hinata stepped into her families dinning room. Her younger sister, Hanabi, looked up from her breakfast as Hinata entered. Her father didn't take notice of her, and continued eating his breakfast. "Good morning." Hinata said to her father and sister. Her father nodded his head in acknowledgement.

"Good morning nee-chan." Hanabi replied, and returned back to her meal. Hinata made her way to the counter, and began fixing her own breakfast. She sat down next to her father, who, once again, showed no sign of knowing she was there. She began to eat very quickly. She had to; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to see him this morning. Her father looked up at her from his morning tea. Apparently her rapid consumption of breakfast was something of a concern.

When Hinata got up, to put her dishes away, her father suddenly spoke up. "Do you have plans today Hinata?" Hinata looked around at her father. His sudden interest in what she was doing startled her.

"Yes," she said. "I'm meeting with Shino-kun, and Kiba-kun this morning."

Her father returned to his tea. "I see." He said. "then you should be on your way then."

"yes." She said. "I'll be heading off then." She left the room, and headed back into her bedroom. She picked up a small backpack from the corner of her room, and placed the 4 boxes of chocolate in it. 'I'll do it today. I have to do it today.' She thought. She threw the bag over her shoulders, and walked to the entrance.

Turning a corner, she nearly bumped into someone. In shock, she took a few steps back, and realized she had almost bumped into her cousin Neji. "N Neji-nee san," she said. "Good morning." He relaxed his muscles, and smiled at her.

"Good morning, Hinata-sama." he said. He smiled at her one more time, and moved to go around her.

"Please wait." She said. Neji stopped, and turned around. "I…I have something for you." She reached into her backpack, and pulled out one of the colored boxes. "Happy Valentines Day, Neji-nee san."

Neji smiled, and took the brightly colored box from her outstretched hands. "thank you, Hinata-sama." He said. He smiled at her one more time before turning, and heading to the dining room. Hinata smiled as her cousin walked away. Then she realized that Kiba and Shino were waiting for her, so she turned around, and headed out of her home.

Hinata found her two teammates walking along a small road near the forest. She called to them. The two stopped, and watched their teammate run to meet them. "Good morning Kiba-kun, and Shino-kun." She said, when she finally caught up to them.

"Good morning, Hinata." Kiba said. His dog, Akamaru barked happily from inside Kiba's coat.

Shino looked at Hinata. "So, you wanted to see us today?" he asked. Hinata nodded, and pulled out two of the remaining colored boxes from her bag.

"Happy Valentines Day." She said to the two of them, and she handed them each their respective box.

"Thank you, Hinata." Kiba said, as he began to rip away at the paper, and unfold his gift.

Shino looked at the shy girl. "Did you make these yourself Hinaga?" he asked. Hinata blushed and nodded.

"I stayed up working on them last night." She said. "I hope you like them."

"Hey, Akamaru," Kiba said to the dog at his side. "There's some here for you too. Catch." He threw a small treat into the air, and Akamaru caught it in mid flight.

Hinata smiled. "I still have one more to deliver, so I must go." The two nodded, and she left them on the path, headed into town. When the young girl was out of earshot, Kiba turned to his friend.

"Who do you think that last box is for?" Kiba asked Shino. Shino turned, and continued walking along the path.

"Most likely, it's for Naruto." He said. Kiba looked back at Hinata.

"So, you think she's finally gonna tell him?" Kiba asked. Shino was silent. "Yeah….I thought so too." He turned, and ran to catch up to his friend.