shikaruTo: I changed the title from pinocchio to The magic of Love since some of the reviewers pointed out that pinocchio doesn't sound good enough! Thank you! If you have any idea for the title (If the current title's not good enough) please tell me in the reviews! Sorry if this chapter is boring or whatsoever! I will try my best next time! And if you have any interesting idea to put into this fiction, then let me know! I will gladly consider it! Read and enjoy!
Warning : OOCness and NOT proofread! AU
Pairings: SasuHina, slight ShikaIno and NejiTen. Mentioned of NaruSaku!
Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto. Saya tidak memiliki Naruto!
A/N : This is the edited version. I didn't like the first one and sodid some of thereviewers. Special thanks to Xoni Newcomer for the idea of making Sasuke a doll for most part of the story! And it's not Hinata's love which make Sasuke alive. It was Sasuke's love towards her.
Second Chapter: Miracle
Hinata leaped through the pavement cheerfully as she headed towards the promised place. She had asked Naruto to meet her there this morning. He had been reluctant at first, seeing as he already had an appointment arranged at the same date. But somehow he managed to squeeze it in.
The appointed place was at the Konoha Park located not far from her home. The morning was bright and fresh. Old folks jogged through the track, kids were running around and playing with each other happily, couples were seated on either benches or on the grass enjoying the lovely scenery before them.
Hinata felt especially energized today. 'Nothing could possibly go wrong today' she thought merrily. Eventually she arrived at the appointed place. There was a bench and a water fountain in front of it. The bench was surrounded by flowery bushes and large trees. The place holds a serene atmosphere and you can find privacy here.
It was Tenten's idea that they meet up here. Kinds of give out the romantic mood needed for two lovers. When Hinata had arrived, there was no sign of Naruto. She could only hear the chirping sounds of birds. She looked around and decided to place her butt on the bench.
After waiting for a good 5 minutes, Naruto came with a cheery foxy grin on his face. He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and went over to sit down beside Hinata. Hinata blushed a bit when he sat down beside her as she can feel the warmth from his body radiated through her.
"Sorry for being late Hinata-chan! I didn't mean it! Something came up" He apologized.
"Ano, that's okay. I understand" she said truthfully, not looking into his eyes. He was too hunky. She was afraid that she would be too mesmerized to say anything. Then the whole confession thingy will be down the drain.
"Ne Hinata-chan. What were you going to talk to me about?" he asked. He lowered his head to catch her eyes which were fixed to the ground.
"Ahh," she started as she realized that his face was too close to her own. "I had s-something to tell you Naruto-kun" she finally said.
"Go on, shoot!" he said, sitting back. He smiled at her reassuringly before looking at the blue sky.
"Ano, it's kind of hard for me to s-say this. But um, I uh.." she trailed off. The shade of dark crimson spread through her face.
Upon seeing her face so red, he got up from his leaning position and stared at her face with concern. He studied her face and placed a palm on her forehead to test her temperature.
"Hinata-chan, are you sick? You shouldn't be going out if you're sick you know? You could've called me to cancel the meeting!" He said worriedly. With a LOUD voice no less.
"Ahhh, noooooooo, No, I am NOT sick!" she defended herself and blushed even more from the contact of Naruto's palm with her forehead.
She pushed Naruto's hand away gently and stood up from the bench. She stared at Naruto with determination in her eyes. 'I must do this' she mentally said to herself. 'I must not back out' 'I can do this' she reassured herself.
She inhaled and exhaled for a couple of times. Naruto watched her with confusion. 'Why is she being so nervous?' he asked himself.
"Look, Naruto-kun. This is what I've been meaning to say for a long time now" she said seriously. This made Naruto sit up straight. He was curious as to what she will say.
"Naruto-kun" she said softly, tenderness apparent in her eyes. "I love you. I have always loved you. I just want you to know that I love you through all this years." She managed to finish.
He was taken aback. He had never expected this to come out of her mouth. Anything but this! Hyuuga Hinata is in love with him! Uzumaki Naruto. Now what is he going to say? Oh dear Lord.
"I am glad to hear that you love me Hinata-chan" he said no higher than a whisper. "I love you too.. But I don't love you that way" he said solemnly.
"Huh?" she could barely hear him. But she did. And she could feel her heart wrenching inside of her.
He got off the bench and looked deeply into her eyes. He reached out both his hands and gripped her shoulder. "I am so sorry to not love you the way you love me. But I love Sakura-chan. I'm so sorry. But I can't accept your love" He then let go of her shoulder and kissed her forehead gently.
"Iie Naruto-kun.. Daijoubu!" she said with a hint of sadness and disappointment in her voice. "I thank you for being understanding Naruto-kun. I wish you all the best with Sakura-chan" she said all this without looking at him. She turned around slowly and started walking away.
How could things turned out this way? She asked herself. What made me believe that he will return my love? Why was I so stupid?
She asked herself with so many questions all the way to her home. But she didn't cry. She didn't cry along the way. She bit back the tears. She didn't want anybody to see her being so weak.
But she did cry the moment she closed her bedroom door shut. She locked the door and ran towards her white fluffy bed. Hinata buried her face in her pillow to drain out the sobs. She was frustrated with herself. Why am I always not good enough to others? She often asks herself.
While she was busy crying with her head stuffed in the white pillow, her dear little wooden doll came to life. His wooden body sparkled and his onyx black eyes looked livelier. His spiky raven hair was silkier but everything else remains the same.
He was seated on the end table next to the bed by Hinata. She will always kiss him good morning when she woke up from dreamland. The now alive wooden doll straightened itself out and stood up before jumping onto the bed.
The doll shook Hinata's right shoulder using both his tiny wooden palms. Hinata shrugged it off absent-mindedly before she stiffened a bit and abruptly sit up.
"Ahhh" she started. She was really astonished to see her precious little wooden doll blinking its eyes on her. The doll stared intently at her, its expression cool and calm. The doll walked closer towards her and placed its palm on her knees. Its eyes still transfixed into hers.
"Why are you crying?" the doll asked nonchalantly.
"Uh, umm, I-I err, how c-come you're alive?" she asked it back, totally ignoring its question.
The doll rolled its eyes, clearly irritated that she didn't answer his question only to ask him a one-million dollar question. "To make you stop crying" he answered.
"Eh?" Hinata was surprised. "Y-you came to make me stop crying?"
"Whatever" said the doll, now obviously annoyed that she repeated what it had just said in a question manner.
"Anyway, just so you know, my name's Uchiha Sasuke" the doll said to the flabbergasted Hinata.
"U-Uchiha Sasuke…" she repeated his name to herself. Her mind was whirling with confusion and wonder. 'This doesn't make sense. Maybe I need to get to sleep. I'm starting to imagine things. Very weird things.' She thought.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sasuke asked Hinata in a very irritated voice when he noticed that she was trying to sleep.
"Need to sleep. Very weird imagination." She replied inattentively.
Sasuke walked up to her and pinched her cheeks with his super kawaii thumb and index finger. "Wake up you lazy bum, and show me around. I wanted to know what it's like in this world"
She opened her eyes slowly to reveal an irritated wooden doll Uchiha Sasuke right in front of her face. "Uh, wha-what?" she asked dreamily. She got up and yawned before stretching out her hands in the air.
"Come on you slowpoke. Take me outside" Sasuke pulled her index finger angrily.
"H-hai! Where do you want to go?" she asked before picking him up with her right hand and headed for the door.
To be continued...
Thank you all who reviewed the first chapter! Lets just say that your reviews inspired me to write more and soon! SO do not stop reviewing.. Just push the go button and write away! X3
Hiedra : Thank you for waiting. Here's the second chapter.. I am so sorry if this chapter doesn't meet your expectations! Thank you so much for liking it!
xxMizukixx : I've updated, so there you go! Enjoy reading.!
Xoni Newcomer : I have changed the title! So, what do you think? Still bad? Suggestions!
harukakanata : Oh, I don't know if this fic of mine will tell you what you wanted to know about Sasuke and Hinata... But, I will try my best! So you like NejiTen? So do I! They are so cute! There will only be hints of NejiTen in this fic however... I will write one when I'm done with this fic! I hope you will like it!
Lidiana : Wow, you're crazy? Haha, I hope not! Anyway, what do you think? He becomes a pervert when he turned into a boy! Please don't be mad at me! Oh and he's not a pervert.. I just exaggerated the fact.. He just wanted to do that with Hinata-chan!
Fractured wings 01 : Oh, there you go.. I made Naruto rejects her as softly as possible! I hope you will accept that! Please update you fictions wing-chan! You are driving me crazy!
jurii-chan : OH YEAH! Another SasuHina fan! Welcome to d club! Why don't you try and write one fic about the pairing?
khmer shinobi : I'm glad that you find it cute! Your fic's a THOUSAND times cuter! Please update yours! I've updated mine see? Hahaha!
Uchiha Kaede : Oh well, I guess you were right. Pinocchio does sounds lame-o! Anyway, I changed it! Don't like it? Suggestions needed!
Reviews much appreciated! Please, no flames! Constructive Criticisms BADLY needed! Anything to improve this fic! Anything for all the wonderful SasuHina fans out there! Any ideas? Don't be afraid to inform me! Go YOU!