Hinata reentered the bar. She hugged the scarf tightly to her body. She wore a smile and was caught in a day dream.
"HINATA! There you are." She looked up to see her friends. Ino looked pretty slushed and Tenten just seemed annoyed.
"Come on we are going there is only sleeze bags here." Sakura said.
Hinata wanted to protest she wanted to see if she could find Naruto, her hero again. Sakura grabbed Hinata arm and began dragging her out of the club. Quickly Hinata scanned the club in search of her beau. Before they left through the front door Hinata caught the sight of blond hair, he was behind the bar making drinks talking to some girls.
'Oh he the bartender.' Hinata thought in Tenten car. It all made sense to her now.
Tenten drove and complained about the night. Sakura agreed and Ino was acting a little coocky.
"Jeez ino lucky we are here she might have gone home with that loser."
"Right! And did you see that jerk eyeing me from across the bar. He was like twice my age!"
Tenten and Sakura went back and forth, Hinata tuned her friends out while she thought about her savior.
"Hey, Hini! Did you have a good time?" Hinata turned around to see ino on the back of her seat.
"Mmm, it was ok" Hinata said timidly.
"You know girl, you need to get out there and shake it. Like I know it's in you." Ino slurred.
"Ugh don't listen to her Hinata, she's drunk." Sakura said with a sigh.
"I'm fun" Ino disagreed.
Hinata made a weak smile. They got to Hinata house and she lept out the car and waved good night to her friends before entering her house. She went straight to her room and unfolded the scarf on her bed. She saw the tears and stretches on the scarf. Hinata decided as a thank you gift she would make him a new one.
All of Sunday Hinata labored on the red scarf, copying it exactly as the original. Hinata enjoyed knitting and was very talented at it. She had completed it by late Sunday. Hinata had work tomorrow so she decided after work she would swing by the bar and give her hero the scarf. Hinata had a small smile. She hoped Naruto would like it.
The next day Hinata was at her cubical working hard. The scarf was placed neatly in her purse. Throughout the day Hinata would look at it and smile. She was proud of her hard work and she was excited to see him again. Her heart fluttered as she imagined their encounter and what might happen tonight at the bar. Hinata sighed happily.
"You seem distracted."
Hinata looked up and saw Neji by her cubical.
"Hello cousin, I'm fine just a little tired."
Neji eyed his cousin. He was very close to her. They worked at the Hyuga Corporation together. They were both hard workers and enjoyed each other company. He knew when his cousin sometimes better than she knew herself.
"How was Saturday?"
"Oh girls night? Yeah it was nice." Hinata lied, Hinata liked hanging out with her friends but she didn't really like drinking or clubbing as much.
"You shouldn't push yourself to go out, especially if you aren't comfortable with the area." Neji saw through Hinata.
"I'm fine Neji thank you."
Neji didn't believe her but decided to let Hinata be. Hinata watched Neji walk away. All of a sudden Hinata was filled with anxiousness. She really didn't want to go back to the bar, and what if there were a lot of girls there, pretty girls? Hinata looked at her clothes. She wore professional work clothes. It wasn't really appropriate for the bar. Hinata began an internal war in her head. She debated if she should go home and changed or maybe go alittle bit later… Or maybe she shouldn't even go in the first place.
She kept struggling with her indecision after work and even on the drive to the bar. Before she knew it she was in the bar parking lot. She looked around and didn't see too many cars. Hinata sighed in relief, but now she needed to will enough courage and power to go in there and face 'him'. She sat a few minutes in her car intently thinking. She took a deep breath and got out of the car. She quivered but then re adjusted herself and marched into the bar. She sighed in relief. The bar was empty. A few stragglers where around but for the most part it was desolate. Hinata moseyed over to the bar. She sat down and eagerly looked around.
"What will you be having?"
Hinata turned to see a man with jet black hair and pale skin was staring at her leaning against the bar on the other end.
"Uh… Um…" Hinata struggled. The man looked annoyed at her while she struggled. "I… Im waiting f-for someone?" She ended up saying it like a question. She felt her insecurities spilling out of her.
The man narrow his eyes to examine her. He moved to be in front of her. "I know it's not a friend. You are too nervous for it to just be a friend. Judging by the way you are dressed and your body language you don't like to be in places like this, so this wasn't an agreed location. The fact that you keep looking around the bar but not at the door means you thought he already be here…"
Hinata listened on in amazement.
"You met a guy a few nights ago here and you didn't really get to talk to him so you came back to the scene of the crime to try and start something."
Hinata looked down in embarrassment.
"It's not going to work out."
Hinata looked up at the barkeep.
"You are a good girl, you want that white wedding and a family and a fairytale." The man shot her sharp eyes. "But love does not exist here. Only good moments."
Hinata nervously looked to the side. She listened intently to what the bar keep was saying but she didn't want to believe it herself.
"Plus why did you come to the bar on a Monday? It's dead here, you have better luck finding him on the weekends."
"Well… I thought because he worked here that maybe-"
"Are you talking about Naruto?"
Hinata looked up excited. She loved to hear his name.
But the bartender narrowed his eyes. "It would never work out."
Hinata felt an arrow go through her heart.
Hey hope you like this chapter more to come