Chapter 3: The Three Candidates
Summary: What is the image of your ideal?
What… What just happened? Opening her eyes, Hinata groaned at the light that blinded her sensitive eyes coming from straight above her. "W-where am I?" She knew that she was no longer on the cold, hard floor of the lobby because the only thing cushioning her back was a soft mattress. Looking around some more, she saw her duffel bag on top of the bed next to her. I'm back in… our room?
"Ah, Ms. Hyuuga! Glad to see that you're better now!" Her eyes widened at the familiar voice as Itachi appeared next to the bed. She immediately got up and regretted doing so when a sense of vertigo overcame her. Wobbling a bit, she was about to fall back on the bed until a hand came from behind her and settled on her back, preventing her from falling.
"Careful there," she heard a light chuckle as another boy came into view. Wow, he's incredibly cute! He had short cropped ebony hair and eyes to match. His skin was a bit pale, which brought out the color of his hair and eyes greatly. "You gave your friends quite a scare there when you suddenly passed out like that." The boy said with a smile. "My name is Sai by the way."
Before she could answer back, the door opened. "Hina! You're all right!" Sakura appeared with TenTen and Ino close behind her as the two boys stepped away from the bed and made room for her eccentric friends.
"Well, we'll go on ahead and stay with the others in the lobby, my brother Sasuke here seems to be in a foul mood right now." Itachi let out a laugh as a cold voice was heard from the farthest corner of the room.
"'Foul' doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling." All four girls looked over at the corner of the room and saw the other Uchiha leaning against the wall. Itachi had called him his brother, but the only similarity between the two of them were their jet black hair and midnight colored eyes. Sasuke's face was just as handsome as Itachi's, but a bit more innocent, less chiseled in a way. His complexion was smooth and his hair was short and spiked up at the end with long bangs framing his face, contrasting his own brother's straight and long hair.
The look on Sasuke's eyes seemed so uncaring and cold that it frightened Hinata. "U-uhm, s-sorry for c-causing s-so much t-trouble." Her whole face felt hot with embarrassment and guilt. She had to fight back the tears that threatened to fall.
As if sensing the shy girl's discomfort, Sai went over to where Sasuke stood and slapped him on his back, hard. "Oh no worries Hinata-san! Pay no mind to Sasuke, 'cuz he sure as hell does not deserve it!"
"The hell, you ass!" Sasuke shoved Sai away from him as his gaze turned murderous at the boy. "You want to finish what we started this morning? Huh?"
"Okay, that is our cue to leave! Sai, Sasuke, OUT." Without another word, Itachi opened the door and grabbed a hold of both of the boys and shoved them out. "Take your time getting your senses together, and don't worry about how long it takes." He winked at them. "We have all day for play." With that last phrase, he gently closed the door, planning to give both Sai and Sasuke a little talk.
"O. M. G. Hinata you are sooooooooooo lucky!" Hinata could tell that Ino was getting excited from the high pitched tone of her voice. "Itachi is so hot and mature! He has to be your mystery lover!"
"Psh, no way!" TenTen immediately intervened. "Itachi seems a bit too old for her! I think that Sai is her mystery guy, I just know it! Dark hair and eyes and totally CUTE, it's gotta be him!"
"What? Sai? Are you kidding me!" Ino laughed at the thought. "He's like a little kid compared to Itachi! Hinata doesn't need a 'cute' guy, she needs a MAN!"
Hinata sighed and got herself up out of bed as TenTen and Ino continued with their argument. Sakura shook her head at the both of them as she helped Hinata get up. "You guys, please stop arguing. You're giving me a major headache and I'm sure Hinata's feeling the same way."
"Oh, right! Sorry Hina-chan!" TenTen and Ino both looked apologetic as they stopped yelling. "I guess we got really into it."
"And besides," Sakura let out a giggle. "I think that Sasuke is her mystery lover."
"W-what?" Hinata's eyes widened as she remembered the way he had glared at her earlier and shook her head. "It c-can't be him. Did you s-see the way he glared at m-me?" When she remembered his cold expression that was etched on to his face, she sighed. "He h-hates me. I just know it…"
"Oh, he hates you?" Sakura let out another giggle and smiled at her. "If he hated you, then why would he even bother to carry you back to our room? Hmm?"
"That's right! How could I forget that!" Ino's light blue eyes brightened as she smiled. "I'll admit that was very gentlemen like of him to do that, but did he save her from a pervert? No, I think not! So Itachi's still my guess!"
"Okay, what you both said is true." TenTen put a hand to her cheek and sighed. "But did you guys see the way Sai looked at her? He was really worried about her! He has to care for her a great deal then!"
Hinata watched silently as her three friends got back to their own arguments, leaving her to her own thoughts. So Sasuke was the one who carried me back… Still, she didn't think that the cold Uchiha boy could be her 'Me,' but then again, she could be wrong. All three of them had the features of her mystery lover. Dark hair, dark eyes, and a killer body. Now the challenge is finding out who he is. It's official then. If none of them are 'Me' then I will give up on finding him.
"Wait, let's back up a minute you guys!" Sakura let out a sigh and looked at Hinata. "This really isn't fair to Hinata."
"Huh? What about me?" Upon hearing her name, she tuned back into the conversation.
"Well, it's just that we're kind of basing your mystery lover on what our ideal guy would look like." Ino smiled. "With me, I like well built, mature, and older guys. So that's why I'm so hell bent on sticking with Itachi as being your lover."
"And with me, I would like my boyfriend to have sweet and innocent features, but still be tough enough to stand up for himself. Like Sai." TenTen blushed a bit and smiled.
"And lastly, I would like my man to have a calm, tough, and cool exterior who isn't afraid to speak his mind, but hides a good heart within him. Fearless and gorgeous is my ideal, and you know that Sasuke is the perfect personification of those two features." Sakura winked at Hinata which made her smile.
"Now that we've told you our ideal, we want to know what your picture of the perfect man for you is, since this is your mystery lover. What would you want him to be like?" All three of her friends honed their gaze on her, waiting for her answer.
"M-my ideal…" Well, she wasn't too caught up on looks. She just wanted someone who cared. She thought back to the two notes that was written for her, the nightgown that was bought for her, and the money that was left for her to ensure that she had enough in order to get back to her hotel safely. Her lover clearly showed the one trait that made her ideal man and that was the reason why she wanted to meet him.
"I just want my ideal man to love and care for me." She said those words with utmost certainty as she smiled at all of them. "And I'm sure my 'mystery lover' cares for me a great deal."
"Awww! Hina-chan you are so innocent and sweet!" Ino took this time to hug the blue haired girl. "What man could resist you?"
"Hee hee, stop Ino, you're making me blush!" Indeed, the Hyuuga girl began to blush profusely, but she was incredibly happy to hear that nonetheless.
"It's true Hina-chan!" TenTen let out a gentle laugh. "We tend to focus more on how we want our ideal man to look, but you care about what is the most important: whether he cares about you or not."
"And I'm sure that your 'Me' has the one thing that you're looking for!" Sakura smiled as she finished her explanation.
"Oh y-you guys." Hinata wiped her eyes a bit. "I love you!"
"Ha ha! Oh we know girl! Now come on!" Ino held her hands as they all made their way out of the room. "We've got some partying to do!"
Hinata laughed and thought back to Itachi, Sai, and Sasuke.
Itachi saved me… Sasuke carried me back to my room when I didn't feel well… and Sai seemed worried about me… Although they showed their concern in different ways, they all shared that one trait that Hinata was looking for the most for her ideal love.
This might be harder than I thought…
~End Chapter~
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