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Walking down the pale sidewalk with headphones in her ears, Hinata was lost in thought about her latest dream. The girl could never remember her dreams when the sun rose each and every morning so it was awkward having even remembered a dream, let alone it be about that spiky haired blonde girl.

She shook her head and let her thoughts sink into the words of Papa Roach. Keeping her head down she approached her destination: Konohagakure High School. She sighed out loud and turned down the volume of her mp3 player and started counting the number of paces it took her to reach the school that was a distance of one block away now, '46… 47… 48… 49-' she was suddenly knocked backwards onto her butt leaning on her arms.

"Oh, sorry," came a voice from above her. Hinata looked up and flushed a light pink. Temari, wearing a slightly baggy black My Chemical Romance shirt with tight dark blue jeans and plain black shoes, was standing above her, hand stretched outwards in assistance.

Hinata shakily took the slightly tanned hand and recovered to her feet, thankful to still have a grip on her books. "Forgive me…" Hinata bowed slightly toward the blonde girl, staring absently at the gap on the ground between the two. It was Hinata's fault for running into Temari for all she thought.

"It's no problem," Temari said, and brushed a hand at Hinata assuring it was no big deal. Hinata raised her head only to see the girl walking into the school doors.

"She noticed me…" Hinata thought. She took the bugs out of her ears and walked inside of the building. It was the first day of school and Hinata was sure it was going to be the same as any other.

Her footsteps were silent as she walked down the lonely hallway to the auditorium, which, also, was very empty. Hinata had come early.

Once in the auditorium, Hinata took a seat in the very back of the last two rows of seats. There were two columns of seats going about 40 or more seats lining up and down the room with about 20 seats in each row.

Hinata had heard some laughing coming from somewhere else in the area. She looked up and scanned the large room. She laid her eyes on the three bodies in the middle of the second column and recognized them as Sasuke, Naruto, and Temari.

The timid girl watched the three carefully as they talked among one another. Temari had her back to Hinata facing Naruto and Sasuke who were seated in that order. Sasuke put his chin down on Naruto's shoulder listening to the two blondes talk. The Uzumaki and Temari were best friends and had been since Temari moved into Konoha in the middle of the previous year; their freshmen year. Temari, temper or not, grew close to Naruto very quickly, and for only one reason at first: he was gay.

Hinata listened intently to the three.

"Naruto- kun…" Sasuke cooed gently, "Naruto- kun…" he slipped his arms over the arms rest that was separating the two and firmly latched his two hands together over Naruto's abdomen.

"What Sasu- kun?" Naruto responded quietly turning his head so the boys were cheek against cheek.

Sasuke nuzzled his nose against his boyfriend's cheek, "Nothing, I just love saying your name Naruto- kun."

Naruto pecked softly at the young Uchiha's lips and patted his hand on his lap, beckoning Sasuke to take the empty space. Sasuke obeyed and sat on the Uzumaki's lap rest his forehead in the crook of his boyfriend's neck.

Temari sighed, "You guys are so lucky to have each other. It seems like you can never be sad when you're around each other, and you never fight. It's like you guys were made for each other," the two smiled at the compliment and Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist, latching fingers with him, "I hope I can find my love soon," she continued, dreamily, staring in envy at the boys.

"Temari, it took me and Sasuke forever to find out we loved each other. We were always fighting then," Sasuke looked up at Naruto and sat up straight facing him. Their eyes mixed, blue and black and a smile appeared on Sasuke's face before he leaned in and kissed the whiskered blonde then resumed resting back in his position on Naruto, "Actually that's exactly how we got together," he continued putting his head on Sasuke's, "no questions about it. There was just something in that first kiss… and we just knew."

Temari put her feet on the seat and rested her arms across her knees, "But I've never kissed anyone," she paused, "how do I know when I have the right person?"

"You just… know… I guess. This person could be your worst enemy, your best friend, and there's the possibility you haven't run into that person yet."

The auditorium started to fill and Hinata was no longer able to tune into their conversation. The first person Hinata saw walk into the room was a blonde girl. She remembered her as Yamanaka Ino, a girl whose best friend was a shonen that looked like her quite a bit. After maybe 5 minutes the large room had become packed with bodies. After all of the buses were unloaded and gone the principal, Tsunade, stood waiting at the speaking stand for everyone to quiet down.

"Shuddap, ya brats! Now let's just get homerooms set alright? Miss Shizune's…" Tsunade's voice was loud and rang throughout the room.

Hinata managed to tune out everything else. She waited to hear her homeroom so she could find her locker and get the day started.

Hinata was hardly paying attention when her name was assigned to Shizune's room. She was lucky she was paying attention after her name was announced, "You eight will meet Miss Shizune in the art room promptly."

Absent mindedly she walked down the crowded hallways, sifting through everyone like a ghost. She was suddenly thrown back once again just like that morning. This time she didn't fall; instead, there was a firm grasp reaching around her waist.

Hinata's eyes were closed as she was preparing for impact, "You didn't fall that time," Hinata's eyes shot open and met beautiful black eyes. It was Temari again. Hinata blushed furiously when Temari brought the pale lavender eyes girl closer to put her in balance.

"Do you know where Shizune's room is?" the blonde asked. Hinata nodded but didn't move. With their eyes still in contact, Temari still hadn't let go. Hinata couldn't look away or move. "Hey," Temari said loudly waving her hand in front of Hinata's face, "hey chickie you okay?" The timid girl was released, but she still couldn't break the eye contact as she nodded again. "Could you show me where Shizune's room is please?" the blonde asked again.

Hinata blinked her eyes to break eye contact and started walking towards their homeroom. They finally reached Shizune's room. Hinata entered and scanned the room as she took an available seat next to Ino in the back of the room, "M-may I sit here?"

"You can sit wherever you want, Hinata; yeah," was the reply from the blue eyed girl. In the classroom, so far, were Nara Shikamaru, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburano Shino, Choji, Yamanaka Ino, and Temari.

Hinata felt a light tap on her shoulder coming from Ino. She looked up but Ino didn't reply as Shizune started speaking, "If I may have everyone's attention please?" silence was spread about the room as they waited for their teacher to continue, "Thank you. I realize that none of you want assigned seating, but to limit the talking, I think it's necessary. So I've come up with a seating chart."

Hinata waited for her name to be called, again, just like in the auditorium, she blocked everything else out. Finally her name was said, "Okay… this will be Hyuuga Hinata and Temari of the Sand." Both girls were quiet at first while Temari was seated next to the Hyuuga. Temari was mesmerizing the shy girl. Watching the way her tight black and gray striped shirt heaved and settled with Hinata's slow, steady, breathing. Watching her thin, long legs shake slightly from being pulled together so harshly in tight gray pants (shaking from being nervous if that gets confusing). Her navy blue hair short in the back and long in the front. Her bangs were just above her eyes. This girl was very pretty. "So what kind of music do you like?" the blonde repeated.

"Punk rock, rock, gothic rock, and metal…"the girl whispered, "what about you?" she asked.

"I'm the same, but you don't sound like much of the rocker type- of- girl. Who's your favorite artist?"

"Slipknot, Papa Roach, System of a Down, Evanescence, and Dope," she replied quietly.

"Oooh I love those bands! Do you like Metallica?"

"Yeah."

"Linkin Park?"

"Yeah."

"Breaking Benjamin?"

"Yes… I like them a lot," the shy girl replied.

"Okay… not rock, how about T.a.T.U?" the blonde interrogated.

"Oh yes, they're very good." All was true, she didn't show it ever, but Hinata was a huge rocker.

"Sweet," the taller girl said, "you wanna sit with my friends and me at lunch? I could meet you at your locker," she offered.

Hinata was taken aback by such a quick invitation. Not only that but how this girl could even notice her. Nonetheless she nodded and smiled a gentle smile.

426. That was her locker number. It hadn't taken her long to remember where it was. She turned the corner of the hallway and looked toward her locker where she saw Temari, standing casually against the locker two away from her own, obviously her locker.

Temari looked up and smiled at Hinata. She looked genuinely happy to see her. Hinata opened her locker and threw her books in, then slammed it shut looking at Temari, beckoning her to take lead. Temari did so and they both walked to lunch.

"Where are we sitting?" Hinata asked while they were standing in the lunch line.

The blonde pointed at a table on the far end of the commons, "do you see that table where the blonde boy with the whiskers on his cheeks and black haired boy with a raven- like hair style are sitting?" the timid girl nodded, "That table, tell the boys you're a friend of mine okay?" again Hinata nodded and walked over to the table.

Temari smiled after the beautiful lavender eyed skinny before hearing a loud 'clank' coming from behind her; obviously a tray being dropped on a table. Out of natural reaction she shot around to see who did it. She saw Yamanaka Ino plop down in a seat next to Deidara who started shoving food in his face. She watched as Ino repeatedly turned around and then quickly turn back forward. After watching Ino do this twice Temari realized who she kept watching. It was Inuzuka Kiba. Temari snickered when Ino was caught by the boy and spun around at the speed of light; her face was red from blush.

Hinata approached the table shyly and with caution and hesitated as she waited for the boys to notice her standing there.

The two boys looked up from their trays, "I'm… er… a friend of Temari- chan," she whispered.

Naruto smiled at her, "Oh okay, go ahead, take a seat." They were all silent waiting for Temari. Hinata made eye contact with neither of the boys.

A tray was dropped on the table next to Hinata and all three watched her jump, "Sorry didn't mean to make you jump," Temari said loudly.

"It's okay," Hinata spoke a little bit louder than before.

"So… what's your name?" Temari asked, embarrassed she hadn't known before.

"Hyuuga Hinata," the shy girl answered.

"Hinata… that's a pretty name, I'm Temari," the blonde girl said. Accidentally the two girls made eye contact again and neither could look away. "So how come you're not eating?" Temari finally said looking down at her food.

"I… don't eat school food, and I forgot to pack a lunch today," Hinata resumed whispering.

"Mmm," Temari said, it was really all she could say having her mouth full of food already.

The three finished their lunches quickly and went to dump their trays. Naruto and Sasuke were the first to return to the table. Out of no where Sasuke asked, "Do you like Temari, Hinata?" The boys held hands under the table waiting for a reply.

"Yes, she is a very nice and polite girl. Do you not like her?"

"No no, that's not what we're saying. Do you have a little crush on Temari is what we're wondering," Naruto repeated for his boyfriend.

"Oh no! Of course not! What would you think that?" Hinata replied quickly turning a little pink in the cheeks.

"We noticed," the Uchiha began, "that every time you two looked at each other or she talks to you, you turned the colour you are now." Hinata looked down from the two boys making them giggle.

Temari returned to the table, and looked at Hinata with one eyebrow cocked. The boys were beaming at the girl and she was staring at her shoes. "Hey Hinata," Temari put her hand on the navy blue haired girl's shoulder, making her flush a deep red which in turn made the boys across the circle table struggle to hold in laughter, "you okay?" Hinata nodded shyly and Temari sat down.

After a bit of silence Temari remembered she hadn't introduced the boys to Hinata, "Oh yeah, Hinata, this is Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto is the blonde one and clearly Sasuke is the other."

Hinata looked up at the boys and nodded. "Whoa Hinata! Are you sick? You're face is really red!" Temari turned the girl towards her and pressed her lips on her forehead. Hinata's eyes widened and she listened as Naruto and his boyfriend chuckle, trying their hardest not to burst out laughing. "You seem fine," Temari said loudly when she'd finally removed her lips, "how do you feel?"

"I'm… f-fine Temari- chan… th-thank you," Hinata stuttered.

"Okay, well we have five minutes left of lunch if you wanna go to the nurses office quick," the blonde offered.

"No, no really I'm okay," she pursed her lips and looked up at the two boys who were snickering at her. The bell rang and Hinata was thankful for that.

They walked back to their lockers, Temari and Hinata ahead of Sasuke and Naruto. They arrived at their lockers, gathered their things, and parted to separate classes. The only classes the blonde had with her new timid friend were study hall and homeroom at the beginning and end of the day.

Sitting in her class of physics in the back she was lost in thought again about her dream. For the third time that day she jumped. This time she didn't blush, she just looked quickly in the direction that the tap on her shoulder came from. She just happened to look up at a beaming Sasuke. "Can I sit here?" he gestured at the empty seat next to her. Hinata just nodded.

Sasuke sat there staring at her. Hinata cocked a brow at the boy, "What?"

Sasuke smiled and shook his head closing his eyes, "Just thinking," he said smirking.

"Of what?"

"Of what you and Temari would look like together." The poor Hyuuga blushed and received a chuckle from the raven sitting next to her. "You like her," he finally looked at her again, "don't deny it. You can't deny your loved ones."

"But I…" she started but couldn't continue, instead she decided to ask a question, "How did you know you loved Naruto?" she asked.

His smile faded and his eyes were filled with a dreamy- like cloud that seemed to have swept over him, "I remember one day I had a peculiar daydream about him. I stopped picking fights with him, but not on purpose. I realized more and more everyday when I couldn't see him I was in a bad mood. Everyday he'd be gone from school was another day wasted from my panic. I always worried about him. I always wanted to talk to him, but when I got the chance… I didn't know what to say. Then came the one day I'll never forget. We were in Phy. Ed. in the locker rooms alone. Naruto suddenly came up behind me shoulders. He said he was going to ask me a question or something. Anyway, I turned around apparently too fast, and… we kissed. We pulled away in shock but then Naruto pulled me back into him, his arms around me, and kissed me again. I guess… that kiss just had something on us both," Sasuke finished.

"Did he like you before that time or was it just the kiss?" Hinata asked very interested.

"He said he thought he liked me, but the kiss made it certain," Sasuke said snapping back to reality, "Why do you blush every time Temari looks, talks to, or touches you?"

The girl shrugged. She really didn't know. All she knew was she liked Temari's touch. Temari was supposed to be a rough person, but around her Temari was gentle and sweet.

"Do you think you like her?"

Hinata couldn't say anything. She made no attempt to respond.

"Anything at all? Have you ever just thought about her aside from everyone else?" Hinata nodded this time, "Anything else?"

Hinata hesitated. She didn't know this boy and she was opening herself up. Nevertheless she said quietly, "A dream."

"What was it?"

"Temari and I…" her voice trailed off for a moment, but she fought the hesitance and continued, "we were walking in a park. She put her arm around my waist and I didn't flinch or jump. We just kept walking and talking. Then there was a different part where we must've been at her house because I don't know this house, we were sitting on a couch listening to music. She moved behind me and lay down. Then she pulled me down on her… and I just laid there for a little while. Then out of nowhere we kissed each other," the timid girl was lightly pink.

Sasuke chuckled making Hinata look up at him.

Before Sasuke could say anything the teacher walked in and settled down in his desk to take roll call and begin class.

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Naruto and Sasuke walked home together every day after school. The Uchiha was always waiting at the door for his boyfriend. When he finally did come out to walk with Sasuke they would always give each other a kiss as if they were saying goodbye to the school that they became a couple in.

Hands latched the two boys walked down the sidewalk discussing the day, but instead of the usual school talk, their conversation drifted to Temari and Hinata.

"No doubt about it, Hinata really does like Tem," Sasuke said walking close to his boyfriend.

"Why do you say that Sasu- kun?" Naruto asked nuzzling his cheek into the Uchiha's shoulder. Sasuke explained Hinata's dream to his little fox, "I see, and does she deny that she likes her?" Naruto asked slowly.

"She doesn't know what she's feeling. I think we need to help her out and let her understand her feelings."

"Hmm… what are you thinking?"

"Set them up. Get Gaara and Kankuro out of Temari's house and get those two in. I just don't know what Tem will do. I don't know if she likes Hinata."

"She does," Naruto sighed.

"And how do you know this?" Sasuke shot his fox a playful glare.

Naruto smirked "She tells me everything," he replied.

"Oh? And what makes you so special teme?" he joked.

"That's seme to you, and that's why," Sasuke pouted in defeat making Naruto giggle and bring his face back up to his own to kiss his boyfriend, "Besides, I'm her best bud."

"What does that mean? What am I?" Sasuke continued to rant.

"Come now Sasuke- kun, she's always talked to me more. Help her get Hinata and you'll be at the same standards as me."

"No, you'll increase. I'm hopeless, always will be."

Naruto pushed Sasuke into a tree and kissed him, pinning him by putting his knee in between Sasuke's legs and pushing one hand on his boyfriend's tight abdominal muscles, "You're not worthless my little Sasu- kun. Don't degrade yourself," Naruto said before kissing once again earning a moan from Sasuke as he ran his finger tips against his chest just ghosting a tender nipple.

"You and your magic fingers," Sasuke rolled his eyes. Naruto smirked satisfied and he and Sasuke continued walking home.