Are you lonely?
Chapter 1:
She hated it, she absolutely hated it. Of all the things she couldn't stand – and there were very few of them – this was closing in on the top spot on her list. It was always like this, at the start of the year and near the end. Not that she hated the guidance counselor; she just didn't like talking to her. The same questions every time:
How many friends do you have?
Do you get along with your class?
Is there something we can do to make it better?
She knew, and she had tried making friends, she had tried getting along with her classmates, but who was she kidding. This was high school. The chances of making friends were lost at the start of her freshmen year. Already the first day, groups had been formed. A couple of weeks after the start of her first year, she had a meeting with the guidance counselor concerning this subject. The guidance counselor had told her to just go up and start a conversation.
So she had done. Even thought she was nervous as hell, she had stepped up. Walked up to a group with some girls she knew from her History class. Starting with a quiet Hi - not really knowing what to say. One of the girls had smiled at her and responded. Okay, they had talked until the bell rung. She had believed that they had become friends. So at lunch, she had found them at a table in one of the corners of the cafeteria. When she walked up to them and asked for a seat they ignored her. She had tried again another day, but the same answer. Then, one day they were assigned to a group project in English. The girl from the group she had tried to talk to a couple of days ago was there. They had studied at the library together. Having fun, but then, when they finished their group project. She ignored her. Just like before.
"Miss. Hyuga, I'm worried about you."
Hinata was staring down at her hands, fidgeting uncomfortable under Tsunade's – the guidance counselor – gaze. She just wanted to get out of there. It felt suffocating.
"Miss. Hyuga, please. We've been through this a couple of times now. We just want what's best for you." Tsunade let out a soft sight and wrote something down on a piece of paper. "I've been debating with myself for a couple of days, if I should give you this-."
Hinata looked up at the piece of paper which Tsunade was holding. She quietly took it and noted the words room 107-C, Monday 3pm – 5pm.
"- It's a meeting between others like you. Sadly, I won't be there. I would really appreciate it if you went."
"I- I will be there." Hinata said softly, for the first time looking up and into the brown, concerned and thankful eyes of the guidance counselor. "Thank you."
"Thank you Miss. Hyuga." Tsunade gave her an encouraging smile. "This a new project set up by the teachers. I hope it helps."
Authors note:
This is something new. Sorry about the short chapter, my typos and such, I'm not anything near English or whatever. Please review and tell me what you thought about this chapter. I'm not hundred percent sure about this.
Please, don't sue me. I don't own Naruto.
