A friend. A Lover. A Foe.
Chapter 2
I hugged him. No special meaning, seriously. Naruto is my friend since I learned to write ABC. In plain words, he's a childhood friend. But there's something special about him that makes him different from the rest. He understands me.
"When did you ever start wearing eye glasses?" I smiled as he took it off.
"The same time when you cut your hair short...again." He replied. We started walking away from his house but to the park. "How's your stuff goin'? I heard you flunked one of your subjects."
I saw the wooden chairs where my friends and I used to sit, "That's nothing to worry about, besides—. "
"Oh, now you're the one who decides which I gonna worry about or not." Naruto looked at me and grinned.
And there's the pond where I used to sail paper boats! "Of course, I'm your--."
"Sasuke." He wasn't looking at me when he said this. But I knew what he was thinking, so I motioned him to sit on one of those wooden chairs. "Sasuke had it."
"Sasuke had it? What do you mean?"
"He screwed up, Hinata-chan. He lost it. Drugs, smokin', drinkin'. He even changes his girl every now and then." Naruto sighed. "But I heard he formed some kind of an emo band and he's the vocalist. But I never was so sure."
"You're..." I muttered between my breaths.
"That is--."
"Naruto," I said, stopping him from his tracks. "You're also a mess you know."
"Heh?" I noticed him looking at me at the corner of his eyes. "Like I would do things like that, you know me well enough Hinata-chan."
"Yeah, right. I know you too well that I can tell that you've been smoking and drinking."
"BUSTED."
I took a lungful of air, then, "Everyone's in their own deep shit, I know."
"You know?" He repeated as he leaned on his back, "Like..."
"Like what?" I encouraged him to continue. Talk about cliff hangers.
"...Like Kiba became a gang leader? I mean, he IS a gang leader. He does the beating to the new members and stuff like that."
I couldn't speak. I lost my words. The hell with my vocabulary! But after a life and death struggle to find the right words, I was able to mutter, "That... is unbelievable."
Naruto said, "Yeah, he beats 'em black and blue. I was invited one day. But I said 'Hell no! Only sick people would do that!' but he keeps persuading me. You know what I did? I told him I'm gonna tell if he won't stop threatening me to join his 'Crazy Zombie Army'."
"Tell? Tell whom?" I asked.
"You. And he was like 'Alright man. My bad. My fault.' He was all sorry." Then Naruto laughed heartily.
"THAT isn't funny." I eyed him accusingly.
He raised his hand defensively and said, "No offense," He said, "But Kiba really likes you."
"I'm flattered and all, but..." I buried my face on my palm.
"Wow." Naruto said. "One word will say it all. 'But', huh?"
My phone rang. Ah, technology is really wonderful. Saves me anytime from awkward situations.
I fished out my phone then answered it, "Yeah? Mom. Just talking with some old buddy here. Alright, I'll be there. Bye."
"There goes the cue to say goodbye." Naruto grinned.
"I guess so. Bye then. So, see you later? "I said as I got on my feet.
"Yeah, see you later, Hinata-chan."He, too, stood up.
"Naruto..."I called out, "...I didn't flunked any subject."He only smiled at me as he shoved his hands into his pockets, "And...I didn't mess up my life either."
...
7:30pm, while watching television...
I tucked my knees on my knees and laughed. Man, 'Over the Hedge' is really funny.
My phone beeped. I reached for it then opened the newly-arrived message.
091-5204: good evening.
Hinata: WAT'S UP? +
091-5204: u know who I am?
Hinata: NO. +
091-5204: its Kiba. Heard you're here so I thot about texting u. How r things goin'?
Hinata: YAH, JUST GOT HIR THIS MORNING. I'M DOING FINE. FEELS GREAT TO BE HOME. WHAT'S UP? +
091-5204: great, 2. U doin samting tonight?
HInata: NOTHING MUCH IMPORTANT. WHY? +
091-5204: can I come over? I mean, to talk and all that stuff.
Hinata: ITS OK. +
091-5204: w8 for me outside your house. I'll be there. Just w8 for me.
Hinata: OK. +
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Great, just great. Now what?
(a/n: Hm. So the first chapter was no good, neh?
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