Late update. Sorry. It's my first fanfiction, give me some credits for not giving up already!


My Best Friend's Girl

Awkward, indeed.

School had ended early today, it's the first day of the new semester after all. We didn't get any homework either. A group of students consisting of idiot-Naruto, Hinata, Kiba, Sakura, Lee, Shikamaru, Gaara and his sister Temari, Sai, and myself- the bitter Sasuke; we were all sitting around a table at a local café not too far from school. I usually don't join these informal events when so many people are present. It's fine if it's just the other guys and myself; not including spandex Lee and Sai. Lee is too hyper, and the non-stop youth-talk is getting on my nerves. I can't stand Sai. He's too fake, and rather.. Inhumane in some ways. I just don't like his guts. I don't mind Gaara, but we're not really friends either.

My eyes wouldn't move from Hinata's face. This was all a little confusing. It didn't make any sense in my head. Why was I so interested in observing her reactions and watching her soft facial expressions? I was surprised. Yes, I'll admit, I had a bad attitude towards the whole "Naruto's girlfriend" concept when it was first mentioned, and it didn't really fade after I was introduced to her either. But I didn't hate her, or dislike her. She seemed like an OK girl. I just don't understand how Naruto ended up with a girl like her. Sakura, Ino, maybe even Tenten and Temari (although they're both a bit older than him); they would all fit as "Naruto Uzumaki's Girlfriend". Hinata Hyuga did not.


We had spent our first class on introductions. I knew most of the students, but some were new- such as Hinata, so our teacher Kakashi had decided that we should all stand up and present our self to the rest of the class. I usually don't care about other people's hobbies and interests, but I made sure to pay good attention when the girl sitting in front of me stood up.

"Hello. My name is Hinata Hyuga, and this is my first semester here at Konoha High. I like reading, writing, photography, dancing and other activities. Nice to meet you all."

Her voice wasn't loud, nor quiet. It was short and informative, and she sat down right after. What she had said didn't really surprise me, but it was different from most of the other girls' endless rant.

Naruto had of course seated himself next to her, and when it was his turn to introduce himself, he saw it as a chance to let everyone know about his relationship with Hinata.

"Naruto Uzumaki! To those of you I don't already know, hello! Nice to meet you! I have a lot of interests.. Oh, yeah, I'm captain of the school's basketball team, so I really like playing that. But I like other sports too! The cute girl next to me is my girl friend, and the sulking guy with the black spikey hair is my best friend. Sasuke, your turn!" He turned around and grinned at me like only a true idiot would do. I still sighed and stood up.

"I'm Sasuke. I play some basketball." I was about to sit down, but Kakashi's lifted brow signalized that I should say something more. "Also, if I don't talk to you, it means that I have absolutely no interest in doing so, and I'd prefer it if you could avoid bothering me." This time I sat down, and the classroom was silent for a moment before the introductions started up again.

After all the introductions were finished, we were given the textbooks needed for this year. Our class schedule was also given to us and people started comparing classes. The students in this classroom will be my classmates this year, but I won't be seeing everyone in all of my classes – luckily.

"Sasuke!" Oh, joy. Speaking of the devil..

"What?" I didn't bother looking up, I already knew who the high pitched overly annoying voice belongs to.

"It's so nice to see you again! Did you have a nice summer? I tried to call you a few times but your phone was-" I didn't feel like listening to the rest of Sakura's pointless attempt on starting up a conversation with me.

"My phone is working perfectly fine, I just didn't want you to bother me. About that, did you want something?"

"Always nice talking to you, Sasuke. And yeah, actually, I came over to ask if you guys had any plans after school today? I was thinking that we could catch up." She smiled at Shikamaru, currently sitting next to me.

"Ask Naruto."

"Ask me what?" Naruto turned around, looking curious as to what Sakura had to say.

"Naruto! I can tell you had a nice summer, judging by your tan! It looks good on you, really. Anyway, I was just wondering if you guys wanted to do something after school. Lee wanted to join too, and Temari said she would ask Gaara. Sooo.. Are you up for it?"

"Hina, would you like to go?" Sakura froze for a second, noticing Hinata. Her facial expression changed a little.

"Sure." She smiled.

"Awesome! Let's all meet up after school then." Sakura flashed a big smile, a little fake maybe, and went back to her seat.


I'm not really sure what made me join the others. Sure, it's not like I had anything else to do, but when Sakura first mentioned it, there was no way I wanted to join. Oh well, somehow I ended up sitting between Kiba and Shikamaru, looking straight at Naruto and Hinata sitting at the other side of the table. The small café became quite crowded after our group consisting of 10 people had entered. I was just waiting for somebody to come up to our table and ask us to quiet down, but nobody came. Naruto, Lee and Sakura were probably the loudest. I really had to wonder how somebody as quiet as Hinata, who only spoke when spoken to, could put up with that idiot best friend of mine, who absolutely loved hearing his own voice. No, it was beyond my logic to comprehend how it was possible.

"Oh yeah, so I was thinking about getting a part time job now, but I'm not sure where. Hinata-aa, do you have a job?" Sakura was smiling at Hinata. I wasn't really sure if she was trying to be nice, or if she was actually interested in hearing her reply.

"Not at the moment. I had a summer job in a bookstore, but they only needed me for the holiday. So I'm currently looking for a job too."

"We need more waiters where I work." The table went silent for a few seconds and they were all looking at me. I then realized that I had just blurted out something without thinking it through. Sure, it was true, my boss had said that we needed more waiters, but I hadn't given any thought to it.

"Really?! That's great! So, will there be interviews? Should I start writing my application?" Sakura was beaming, making me want to stab myself for having said something so stupid.

"I don't know. They have probably already found somebody for the job." I was going to reject my own suggestion, but I met Hinata's eyes, and added "But I can ask my boss".

"Thanks Sasuke, that's really nice of you. See, Hina, I told you he's a good guy when he's not so harsh, hah!" Naruto flashed another characteristic grin. Had they been talking about me? Of course they had. I mean, Naruto and I are friends, and Hinata Hyuga is his girlfriend. Why would I care anyway? It's not like I would mind if she would think of me as harsh, in fact, I'd like that very much. Then she wouldn't bother me, like all the other girls. No, I didn't mind that Naruto, being the incompetent idiot he is, most likely gave Hinata a bad impression of me. She could hate me for all that I cared. It didn't matter, it just.. Made me feel a little uneasy.

Hinata gave me a nod and a polite smile too. "Thank you." Okay, I would care, but she most likely didn't hate me. She wouldn't have given me such a genuine smile if she did. Of course, I didn't know her very well, but she seemed like an honest person. Then again, if she really needed a job, maybe she would be the best actress in the world if it would benefit her case.
But still.. I felt a weird tingling in my cheeks- like I wanted to give a smile too. I think I would have, if Sakura's annoying voice hadn't ruined the moment. Then again, what was I thinking? Smiling? Pfft..

"Okaaaay, so.. You go and talk to your boss and tell him that two really good friends of you are looking for jobs and you think they would both do a great job, and ask your boss if we can come in for an interview or something. When are you working?" Again I wanted to stab myself for bringing this up. The last thing I wanted was to work with Sakura.

"This evening. Why."

"Awesome! Then you can give me an update at school tomorrow!" She beamed, and had already forgotten all about Hinata.

Temari asked Sakura a question, and the table drifted away from the previous conversation. I didn't feel like communicating any longer. I leaned back and looked for well, something to look at. I couldn't take my eyes of the scene in front of me. He was still holding his arm around her, sometimes whispering to her, or giving her soft kisses on the cheek or in her neck. I wouldn't normally be looking at this. It's disturbing and disgusting, but I couldn't take my eyes of them. It was all awkward. I decided to stand up and get my jacket.

"Sasuke, where are you going?" Naruto look dumbfounded, as always.

"Work." It sounded bitter.

"Aww, Sasuke. Leaving us behind.. Well, bye handsome! See you at school tomorrow. And remember to ask your boss!" Sakura winked at me. Ugh.

Kiba and Shikamaru said bye, and Gaara muttered something too. Naruto mentioned that he might visit me at work after he had finished his basketball training. Didn't really make a difference to me, but what took me by surprise was the voice of Hinata.

"Bye Sasuke." I couldn't help but stand there for a second. I should have said bye to her too, but something told me to walk away. Fast. So that's what I did.

There's something about her voice. She obviously doesn't say much, but when she actually does speak up, it gives me the chills. I don't like it at all; I might actually hate it. Not her voice, just what it does to me. Her voice in general is maybe a bit cute- No, fuck no. Seriously, what is going on with my head? I don't like voices general, and I do NOT like girls.

Only this one.