A/N: Hello from author-chan! I've had this idea for years when I first watched the kdrama Boys Over Flowers (which is a remake of Japan's Hana Yori Dango). That being said, this fic will be VERY loosely based on that story. I hope you all enjoy reading this!
Synopsis:
Hinata Hyuuga has just been sent to Konoha's most famous high school—a school for the children of the country's top elites. The catch? She must work to learn the trades of the Hyuuga Corporation and succeed, lest she lose her heiress title to another. But what will happen when she meets a group that teaches her there is more to life? They are handsome, rich, charismatic, mysterious…they are the Rookie 4/R4; the elite, to the elite if you will. And they will change her life forever. HxS centric with a tad of HxN and HxG.
Chapter 1: Shinobi Over Flowers
Hinata let out a sigh as she bid goodbye to her driver and bodyguard Ko. He had been with her since she was a child, ever so faithful, and she would be lying if she said she wouldn't prefer him being with her as she walked inside of her new school's building.
But as her father said, "the Hyuuga heiress must never show weakness to the public be it physical or emotional." He had practically burned the saying to her memory.
Head up, chin up, hold arms at your side, don't look to the floor, she chanted to herself as she opened the door to the headmaster's office.
"Ah, Miss Hyuuga! Welcome to Konoha Academy, I hope everything is to your liking? How is your father doing?" A boisterous blonde asked her from behind a smooth mahogany desk. The busty woman radiated authority with every gesture and the power in her voice was no joke either.
If only I could be like her. "Y-yes, Headmistress," she answered, wincing at her stutter, "and my father is doing well."
"Good, good! Your family is going to our academy's annual company event, am I correct?"
Hinata nodded. "Of course, Hyuuga Corp has already put in the order for what we will represent in the show."
Tsunade folded her hands in front of her and smiled. "Wonderful. At any rate, classes will begin in twenty minutes; Kurenai Yuhi will give you your schedule and give you a brief tour."
At the mention of her name, a young woman with long dark hair and ruby eyes came into the room.
"Please come this way Miss Hyuuga," she said with a small smile.
Hinata nodded and let her lead the way throughout the school's premises.
"So, Hinata was it?" Kurenai asked as they walked across the hallways.
"Yes, Ms. Yuhi," Hinata said courteously.
Kurenai waved her hand around. "Oh no, Kurenai is fine. As the head counselor I like the students to be on a first name basis with me. It lets me connect with them more."
Hinata gave a small smile. "Alright, K-kurenai."
"Well since that's out of the way, why don't we head to the east wing where the English and foreign language classrooms are held. Follow me," she said, gesturing to Hinata's right.
Soon the pair walked down the corridor making small talk with Hinata occasionally offering something into the conversation.
"Let's see here," Kurenai began, "looks like your first class will be—"
"CAN YUHI KURENAI PLEASE STEP DOWN TO THE OFFICE? I REPEAT, YUHI KURENAI, PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE OFFICE." A loud voice blasted from the intercom above them.
"Sorry Hinata, you think you could find your first class on your own alright? If not, I'm sure another teacher or student could help," Kurenai apologized.
"It's fine; I think I can manage okay," Hinata said, albeit unconfidently.
Kurenai gave her another apologetic smile before hurrying down the hall, her heels clicking on the floor with each hasty step.
Hinata looked at her map. Who am I kidding? I can't read maps to save my life!
She scanned her eyes over the black and white paper, trying to follow the map. Realizing that it was futile, she nervously glanced around to see if there was anyone who could help her.
Her prayers were answered when a girl with bubblegum pink hair turned around the corner in her line of sight. As the girl came closer to passing by Hinata, Hinata mustered up her courage to talk.
"Um, excuse me?" she called out, willing herself to speak properly. "Could you help me find my class?"
"Huh? Oh sure," the girl answered sweetly. "Looks like your first class is with me! It's just up the stairs but it's not too far. We can walk together if you want."
Hinata let out a breath of relief. "Th-thanks. I'm Hinata, and you?" she asked, remembering her manners.
"Sakura," she gave her a bubbly smile, "hey you're the Hyuuga heiress, right?"
Hinata nodded, feeling embarrassed and a bit suspicious. People who knew her status were rarely trying to befriend her with genuine reasons.
"Woah, no need to give me that expression," Sakura said. "As you can see, this school is for the filthy rich or too intelligent for their own good. I don't want your money, and I trust you because I know you don't want mine, right?"
Hinata gave her a small smile. "I'm glad to hear that Sakura. What does your family do?"
Sakura opened her mouth to answer but instead let out a high pitched squeal, her eyes turning glassy.
Hinata jumped in surprise before a whole throng of girls around their area were giving the same reaction. She looked in their direction to see what the whole fuss was about when she saw it.
Two middle-aged men dressed in butler uniforms had opened the grand doors of the academy, and light shone in, cascading behind four young men.
There was one man who slightly walked in front of the three others. His ebony hair shone under both the natural and artificial lighting, and his equally dark eyes looked straight ahead at their audience. His smirk combined with the way he strode over to the main hall screamed the word power and royalty, but unlike Tsunade's, his was more arrogant.
The three other men who were with him also had the same commanding presence, but it was clear that it was a bit under the first one who had walked in.
Hinata had noticed the blonde one first. He had a huge smile on his face and his entire being seemed to brighten the school up with just expression. His face reminded her of someone, but she just couldn't think of it at the moment.
The next guy was a brunette that almost made Hinata's jaw drop. His chestnut brown hair achingly reminded her of her father and sister, but what really surprised her was his eyes. Pale, white, and pearly just like hers. Neji?! What is he doing here? I thought he was…
Hinata shook her head. No, that was in the past. I must ask Father about him later.
The last guy was a tough looking red head with interesting blue-green eyes and a tattoo with the Japanese kanji for love on his forehead. Hinata noticed that there was less screaming for him, and wondered why. Then again, he did lookpretty intimidating.
"Who're those?" she finally asked to her new pink haired friend.
Sakura let out another squeal. "Only the most hottest and popular guys at our school! And we're lucky to have them here!" She grabbed Hinata's shoulders and pointed towards the red head.
"See him? His name is Gaara Sabaku. His family owns an international bodyguard company, but everyone here knows that it's a front for their mafia. Of course, they do offer bodyguard services to certain people that they are close to."
Sakura shifted on her heels and pointed to Neji. "I'm assuming you know him? You guys look a lot alike."
Hinata nodded slightly. "He's my cousin. We used to play together as kids."
Sakura eyes widened. "Oh my God! That means you have connections with them!"
Hinata poked her pointer fingers together nervously. "Not really, we haven't spoken to each other in a long time. I hardly know him anymore," she said trying to give her a light version of the truth.
Sakura "oh'd" in understanding, seemingly buying her explanation. "Alrighty, next we have blondie over there!"
Hinata blushed slightly when she looked over at him. She wasn't used to such radiant people.
"His name is Naruto Uzumaki. His father was the president of Konoha before that fatal car accident when we were primary school. Now he lives with the renowned author Jiraiya. He's also a bit too happy towards everything," Sakura muttered the last part. She then clasped her hands together.
"And that guy over there is none other than Sasuke Uchiha, heir to the Uchiha Legacy and voted number one hottest young billionaire for the past two years! He is the epitome of perfection!"
Hinata raised an eyebrow. "You seem very…excited about him Sakura."
Sakura turned red. "Yeah, I've been in love with him since basically kindergarten," she gushed. "I always knew we were perfect for each other."
Truthfully Hinata didn't see what was so great about him that deserved godly praise. Sure, he looked especially attractive, but she learned the hard way that looks weren't always what they seemed.
"Anyways, their called the R4. It stands for Rookie 4, because they're all going to inherit their parents' business when we're older."
Hinata tilted her head to the side. "But I'm the heiress, not Neji."
"Oh yeah that's right, hm that's pretty weird. I guess—oh my gosh no that bitch isn't," Sakura whispered darkly to Hinata, changing the subject. Hinata looked up to see a pretty girl with a long platinum blonde ponytail in front of Sasuke holding an expensive oriental vase full of assorted flowers.
"Sasuke! I made you this flower arrangement this week, I thought it would look great in your mansion," the blonde girl said, sugar coating her voice and holding the vase out to him.
Sasuke looked between the arrangement and her before taking the vase carefully out of her hands. The crowd of students gasped at the action and the blonde's eyes glistened with hope.
But as quick as he had taken it, it wasn't long before he threw it to the ground, the vase smashing into smithereens and emptying its contents out onto the white marble floor. The students laughed while the blonde girl stepped back, tears in her eyes before running down the hall past Hinata and Sakura. Sasuke shrugged it off like it was nothing while his friends eyed him warily, but made no move to oppose him.
"Ha! Ino-pig deserved it. Sasuke only accepts professionally made things, not some cheap hand crafted one," Sakura cackled to herself.
Hinata took a step back from Sakura both because of her outright obsession with the Uchiha heir and because the entire scenario disgusted her.
Why had everyone laughed at the poor girl? Why did he have to do such an awful thing? Couldn't he just reject her politely like a normal person? Why didn't his friends do anything about it either? Before she knew it, her feet had taken her away from her spot with Sakura and right in front of the person in question.
"Uchiha," she called out, her opalescent lavender eyes meeting with his midnight black ones.
Sasuke smirked. "What a surprise, another Hyuuga. Neji, I wasn't aware you had a sister."
Neji looked over to Hinata, his matching ivory ones widening slightly. "Cousin, actually. And I haven't seen her in years."
Neji… Hinata frowned, but was interrupted by Sasuke's voice.
"What do you want Hyuuga?" he asked sharply. "I haven't got all day."
Hinata grew irritated. He acted like he was so above everyone and everything else!
"You know what Uchiha?" she began, her eyebrows furrowing and voice rising. "What the hell is wrong with you? You have no right to demean someone just like that! Have you no manners at all? She didn't deserve that!"
"So what? I can do whatever I want little Hyuuga. In case you didn't know, I own this entire place. I'm untouchable," he replied evenly, his smirk plastered on his face once again.
Hinata grimaced. "Yeah? Well you know what isn't untouchable? This!" she yelled as she drop kicked him in the groin, effectively making him collapse to the floor in pain. Hinata was just about to marvel in her victory when a voice cut into her again.
"Well? You going to say something Hyuuga or can I get to class?" A seemingly fine Sasuke asked her in boredom.
Hinata bit her lip nervously. Daydream? Are you kidding me? "I, um," she stammered.
"That's what I thought," he said walking past her. "Let's go guys."
The rest of the R4 followed suit, each of them glancing at her as they passed by. Hinata looked down as they obeyed him, but she could feel her cousin's eyes on her all the way until she was out of his sight.
Interestingly, when she looked up she met eyes with the red head Gaara. Unlike the others indifference, his expression held some sort of interest, and he offered her a small chuckle before joining the others.
Blushing, she watched him fade away to the stairs and searched for Sakura only to find that she too was gone. She let out another sigh and headed towards her classroom while going over what just happened in the timespan that she had arrived. So far she had managed to get lost, get ditched by her only potential friend, and possibly make enemies with some of the most influential people in school.
Hope you're not too disappointed in me Father.
A/N: Please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes, I tend to miss some when I edit and I have no beta. I know the SasuHina relationship is off to a slow start but I wanted to explore another ahem, option, and I don't want them to automatically like each other from the get go.
n_n So! If you enjoyed this chapter please don't hesitate to leave a review on whether you'd want to read more or not! Thanks for reading!
Au revoir lovelies ;)