Konoha University
Chapter 1
It was a sunny day, in central Konohagakure. Hinata waited patiently to board her 2325 Bus, towards Konoha University. She was surrounded by a group of guys and girls her age. She had patiently waited in the warm summers day, for over half an hour. She did her best not to look any of them in the eyes, she wanted to avoid small talk before the bus ride. She kept a vigilant eye on the road. For once she felt apart of the group, she couldn't help but feel good seeing everyone around her have the same expression of excitement. She had a smile on her face and a upbeat mood, she bet if someone took a picture of her then, an agent would look her over and say it was perfect. She was the one they had been looking for. Perfect for a tv ad, in fact it could be used perfectly for a commercial for medicine that made you very happy when you took it .
She imagined herself in a lot of commercials in fact, none of them having her be a smoking hot model. Nope her imagination always had her in colorful commercials as that adorable friend. You know that one friend who everyone knows, but no one ever saw dating anyone ever. Everyone had that friend , at least she was told by her family that it was normal to have that one friend. She would probably see herself in ads for pharmacy meds, or dentists ads. Making it rain those one dollar bills when her face came on the flat screen tv. As the face of something bland, she imagined herself getting semi famous. She guessed she might have wanted on some level to be an actor.
She imagined herself now instead of being at the bus stop , instead she was at a cool party. It wasn't so far fetched , most of the people at the bus stop looked like they would have been jocks or popular girls. In a way she imagined cool parties to be exactly on the dot like this, with everyone being very excited and having a great vibe going on. But she never really had a party to compare it to, so maybe it was really just wishful thinking. Her heart was like the Energizer bunny, it kept going and going. She wondered if everyone else felt the same way. She often wondered if everyone else had internal monologues.
Or if they ran beat by beat the day they just experience as they laid down on their beds waiting for sleep to take them away. The bus pulled up to the curb slowly, It made that sound rusty metal makes. It was annoying normally, but today it felt so good to finally hear it. Like the biggest tease in the world, it waited a whole forty five seconds before opening the doors. The bus was red with yellow stripes and was not much to look at normally but today it might as well have been a celebrity.
Every guy and girl at the bus stop looked at the bus all at once. As if waiting for a magical creature to open the doors and get off the bus. But maybe that wasn't exactly what they personally imagined would happen. She could definitely see it happening. Everyone at that bus stop all at once began talking, as they entered the bus or waited in a newly formed line to enter the bus . Hinata ignored all the talking, and waited quietly for her chance to board. Once everyone around her had gone into the previously empty bus, she took a step onto the bus. The bus driver gave her a nod when she entered the bus, and he motion she step on and take a seat.
The bus driver had gray hair, and a receding hairline but he looked very friendly. She guessed he must have been sixty something. She gave him back a nod, and sat at the very back of the bus. As she moved towards the end of the bus she took notice of everyone on it, as discreetly as possible. Some of the guys were cute, some of the girls had been cheerleaders from her school. So she thought they must have been mean, and then there were guys who looked not very Attractive. Not that she had imagined herself dating anyone, she just noticed some of the guys had a lot of acne. Which made them not to attractive, but that also meant they would be nicer to her. She imagined it would be like high school all over again, except with new people. People who don't know she isn't popular or a nerd. She took note of the guys, she imagined they would welcome her to their group if she asked politely. At Least she hoped.
When the bus began moving she slipped further back into her seat. It was in the very back of the bus. She sat alone, with no one else in her row. She could smell the unmistakable scent of women's perfume fighting strong men's cologne. She remembered the way all the cute guys smelled in her math class. Not that she went directly over to them and smelled them, no she just happened to be seated in the front. The teacher always put the cute guys next to her hoping her good habits would rub off on them. She remembered all the times they tried to copy her work as discreetly as possible, so that her or the teacher wouldn't notice. She pretended not to notice, quietly looking in one direction as they obviously moved closer to look at her answers.
They would sometimes get two to three inches away from her, that is when her nerves would go on full alert and her face would turn bright pink. They smelled so good and their breath always seemed to smell like mint. She bet most girls in her class wouldn't have minded switching places with her then. Not that they would ask her ever. Their breath smelled like the good kind of mint from premium gum, she remembered. She became a fangirl of the premium gum brands after that. So now as she sat in the bus and smelled the men's cologne and women's perfume fighting for dominance of the area. She knew right away , it wasn't any of the cute guys colognes. She was as positive as one could be without going over to smell them. It seemed to her the cuter the guy the more they understood about hygiene, the amount of cologne that would be perfect on themselves, and how to dress right.
The other guys who were okay or not so attractive seem to use more cologne as if more was better. The non cute guys when it came to dressing seemed to be hit or miss, so she imagined they flipped a coin to see if they would dress in matching clothing that day. The girls who used too much perfume , at least in high school seemed to fall into two camps. They were either not very pretty but obsessed with beauty supplies or Very promiscuous. Then the other girls who didn't take baths in their specific perfume had their own camps. Some girls just tried perfumes that smelled like fruits , or the latest perfume from a movie star.
They would use a very limited amount, as if trying to find a way to maximize the perfume before they would have to buy a new one. Which was really pleasant, compared to the others. While others had special lotions that made their skin smell good and then they would use as little perfume as they could. She imagined a cake, the perfume was like frosting, and lotions that were scented would be the main cake. Hinata didn't know which camp she would fall into, but she knew before college ended she would figure it out. As for now she just used soap, shampoo, and deodorant to keep herself smelling good. As the bus entered the campus perimeter her hands began to sweat. She looked down to her hands, as she felt them start to feel clammy.
Her body shook with excitement the closer she got to her new home for the next four years. This would be the beginning of her new life, one that would end much better than her previous four years of schooling. It was the first time she would be on her own. Well almost on her own, Neji had also gotten into the university. She suspected he would be on her like white on rice. She bit her lip as she felt herself begin to tear up. She was not a brave person, but she wanted to go out on her own. This was going to be her own personal fight. She would spread her wings, and become social. As social as she could get. Like a prayer she repeated the words in her head.
She looked outside the bus window into the outskirts of the campus and saw all the adults and teens going to class. That would be her tomorrow, she would step into a class and start her college years. She prayed that Neji didn't get the same dorm as her. If he had the same dorm as her or if his dorm was close to hers, that would just destroy her chance at freedom. She squeezed her eyes shut. Trying to push that thought away. She didn't hate her cousin, but this was her dream. Her dream to be free of her high school life, of her family, and the Nerd label.
She prayed the night before that when she arrived at the dorm , the girls would look like her, and more importantly treat her like an equal. Four years at Sarutobi hiruzen High School, or just Sarutobi High had not been great. It really was bad over all, she had been the nerd. Out of all the girls in Sarutobi high she was the nerdist, least cool girl period. It was very hard to have a single friend for long before her reputation had scared them off. Anyone who befriended her would soon be warned about being labeled a super nerd, geek , and someone who would never be invited to any parties ever if they remained friends with Hinata. She hated her life after junior year , that is when the girls realized on top of her being the smartest girl in her classes, she was also physically gifted. Hinata day 1 of her P.E classes was forced to cast away her baggy clothes and put form fitting P.E clothes. When the popular girls saw Hinata was sporting an Hourglass body , they lost it.
Hinata had D cups, and no one else in her P.E class was close to that. On top of that the other girls only had high B cups on the verge of a low C cup. So standing next to her they looked well flat. Not really flat but they personally saw it that way. Hinata also had good hips so she could rock a nice butt, this just put the last nail in the coffin. She remembered the glares they would give her, everytime she saw them in the locker room. She never understood why they hated her so much, especially the cheerleaders. Hinata always wore overly baggy clothes even before she was outed as having a perfect hourglass figure.
The clothes happened to be super comfortable and it was an easy way to avoid girls commenting on her clothing style. Luckily for her during Physical Education class only the girls exercised together, so none of the guys ever saw her in form fitting clothing. She would have just died if they stared at her, the idea of them watching her fail to keep up with the other girls was too much. Only the girls knew of her secret, a secret Hinata kept hidden under many layers of Sweat pants and sweaters. As she drove ever closer to the final stop she looked at the guys walking casually from one end of the school to the other. She pursed her lips. She wonder what her first kiss would be like, she wondered if it would be in the dark or in broad daylight. Her face began to burn as she imagined the hunkiest guy possible pulling her into a kiss. At this point her mind went blank as she didn't know what the kiss would feel like.
She shook her head , pushing away those thoughts. As if she was a guy magnet. She couldn't for the life of her remember once any guy talking to her, for the whole of her high school years. Minus the ones who had to for an assignment in class. Not once they any guy go out of his way to flag her down, as she walked the hallway of the school. She never once found a love letter addressed to her, confessing undying love. The Guys in her High school had never even looked her way. She didn't even know if the girls bad mouthed her or if the guys didn't like her because she was the teachers pet. But she imagined it was really just because Hinata looked as plain as bread. All the girls had colorful tight fitting clothes and she had her baggy sweatpants and baggy sweaters. She looked down at her clothes, at her newly bought red sweatpants, and sweatshirt. It was cold today, that is why she wore it. She told herself, it was not going to be what she wore everyday.
As she got off the bus and followed the others towards the center of Campus, she spotted a familiar face. One of the college students who acted like a guide to this school, when she and a couple hundred students visited a year before. "Temari" Hinata called out. Hinata had spent a good hour talking to Temari when she was one of the student guides helping the teachers show off the campus. It was the first time someone her age talked to her for longer than a minute. Temari turned around towards the voice who suddenly called her out. Her Teal eyes immediately spotted Hinata. She looked exactly the same, well except for a new pair of Sweatpants and sweater. She remembered talking to this high school student, it had burned into her mind how excited she had been. Especially how she had treated her like a celebrity. Almost revered , she felt special talking to her. She smiled and walked over to Hinata. "How is it going!" Temari said with a big gleeful smile. Hinata felt her heartbeat with surprise and happiness.'
"I made it" Hinata replied. "I can see that" Temari said with a sly grin. "Well let me guess you wanted some help finding your dorm and classes" Temari said with a playful laugh. Hinata nodded and thanked her. "So what is your major?" Temari asked politely as they walked the campus. "History" Hinata said shyly. Temari stopped for a second. Hinata followed right after her. Hinata turned to her, she felt the blood rush to her face. Did she just lose another friend? She asked herself as she internally prayed it wasn't over already. Temari turned towards Hinata . She took a step back as she watched Hinata turn red like a tomato. "Are you embarrassed?" Temari asked softly. Hinata inhaled some air but didn't say a word. "I was just going to say i majored in French, i bet like me everyone asks you why" Temari stated in a calm voice. Her eyes stared at Hinata fascinated with how her face turned from a deep red to a light pink in seconds.
"Yeah i get that alot" Hinata replied happily. " I bet you really want to see where you are going to spend the next four years in" Temari pointed away from the center of campus. "I do, it said Lunar 4D" Hinata pulled out a piece of paper out of her pocket and read the name of her assigned building. Temari motioned she pick up the pace. As they walked faster on the campus towards the dorm building Lunar , she spotted some people she went to school with. No one stood out to her.
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