After school I was on my way home then I saw Ino walking the opposite direction as me. She was walking my way but something was different. Usually she smiles and walks with confidence but right now as she pasts me her head hang low and she looked like she's been crying. This just keeps getting weirder and weirder. What's going on with those girls? I turned back around headed straight home. I walked through the door with a sigh.
"Shika? Is that you?" My mom called.
"Yeah." I answered.
"Hun, can you help with dinner?"
"No. I'm going to my room. I have to study." I lied. Something about those girls just isn't right. The phone ranged and my mother yelled for me to get it. I sighed and picked up the phone next to my bed.
"Hello?"
"Shikamaru they're up to something..." Neji answered.
Ino POV
My stupid parents started fighting again. I had to leave. Apparently a locked door and two pillows isn't enough to drown out the shouting and cussing. I had thirty minutes anyway to meet up with the others at the park. So a quiet walk will do me some good. Though that doesn't mean that I was able to fight back my tears. My parents' fighting has gotten worse sense we got here. It also happens more often. I probly looked stupid walking through a busy street with tears flowing down my face. Thank goodness it was only a short time. I walked through the park looking for the others.
"Ino!" I heard and saw Sakura waving her hand for me to join them. I wiped my eyes one more time and sat on the blanket next to Tenten. I notice that there were only three of us.
"Where's Hinata?" I asked concerned. Sakura shrugged.
"I called her house several times but Neji said every time that she never came home. No one knows where she's at." Tenten said.
"That's weird. I don't think she has an after school job. Does she?"
"She would have said something when we agreed to meet here today." Sakura said.
"Oh well. So what are we gonna do tomorrow?" Sakura asked "Should we continue pretending that we don't know each other or move on to something new?"
"Well without Hinata here, we're gonna have to do something else. Though it's still limited." Tenten pointed out. "Ino, do you have that list?" I dug out our list of pranks and pulls to do to get rid of those boys we made at Sakura's house out of my pocket and unfolded it. I handed to her. She and Sakura scanned the list. Then Tenten smiled.
"I found the perfect one." She said. Sakura looked at what she was pointing at and a wide grin grew across her face.
"What?" I asked. Tenten showed me the list and pointed at suggestion number twelve. The food fight. I smiled in agreement.
The next day we started like the last. Hinata caught on from the start so she wasn't a problem. We still had the boys confused and speechless. It was funny. At lunch Neji still scanned the room with his "Byakugan". Little did he know that we were hiding, ready to start the fun. Tenten was next to the entrance doors and Sakura was at the lunch line. I was standing by the windows and Hinata was at the tray drop off. As soon as a boy with a bowl hairdo walked through the door it began. Tenten tripped him with her foot making him fall onto a table of football players. Just like we predicted they were mad. Neji saw it right away and his jaw dropped. Once the football players started a fight with that kid Sakura quickly grabbed an apple from the lunch line and threw it at a random student across the lunchroom. The girl was angry right away and threw her half eaten orange in the same direction. Fortunate for Sakura it hit some one else and they instantly started throwing food back. That was enough to get the whole lunchroom in the fight. Well except for very mad boys. Me and the other girls snuck out before they started looking for us.
"That was priceless! We should have done that yesterday!" I shouted.
"I agree. Did you see their faces when Tenten tripped that nerd?" Sakura laughed.
"This is really fun." Hinata giggled.
"Oh trust me, Hinata, this is just the beginning." Tenten said.
Just then those boys came in and they were angry.
"What the heck was that?!" Neji yelled.
"I think it was a food fight." Tenten said acting dumb but she had a big grin on her face.
"This isn't funny!" He yelled back.
"What the heck do you guys think you're doing?!" Sasuke asked.
"Sakura took a step toward him. "We're gonna rule this school." She said strong and firmly. "Kiss your kingdom goodbye."
"Oh no we are not going down that easily! We will put you guys in your place where you belong!" he barked back.
"I highly doubt that." I said.
"You're so troublesome." Shikamaru mumbled looking at me. I was child enough to stick my tongue out at him like Tenten did to Neji a couple of days ago.
"This is ridiculous! Why are you doing this?" Neji asked.
"It's none of your business. We want to that should be enough for you." Tenten said. Then we walked away ignoring any curse and cussing they said to us. The bell ranged and students covered with food ran past us. Shikamaru had the nerve to push me out of his way as he walked by. Jerk.
Hinata POV
Cousin Neji was really mad about the lunchroom incident. They all were mad about it. Even though it was funny, I know I would have to pay the price as soon as I get home.
Naruto POV
We went to our class without another word about the food fight. I didn't understand why they did it but more importantly why did Hinata do it? Nothing about her is making sense. I mean it's been like that for a long time but it has gotten more and more strange. Once fourth period started every once in a while she would take a glanced at Neji. I would smile to see if she was okay. Either she never noticed or she wasn't okay. Could be both but still I need to know what's going with her. Yesterday Neji called me and said that they were trouble and when I asked why he said Tenten kept calling for Hinata and she was nowhere to be found. This morning Neji said that Hinata came in around midnight and her arm was bleeding.
He thought she was training but I have my doubts. For one I was at the training fields all day yesterday and no one came around. I didn't tell him that but what difference would it have made?
"Hey dope? You okay?" Sasuke asked noticing that I was a little spaced out.
"Yeah." I lied.
"Whatever." And that was the end of it. The bell ranged for fifth period. Time for home etch with Shizune-sensei. Shikamaru and I slowly walked to our next class and sat in our usual seats. Ino sat next to Hinata like the first day. Apparently the ignoring each other thing was just a little joke. What exactly are we going to do about them if this continues? Just how much trouble will they cause? How much of this can Hinata take? She is strong but something just seems wrong about this. About her. About her actions. I wonder what it's like at home for her.
"Shikamaru?"
"What?" He answered.
"Never mind."
"Is it about Hinata?" I nodded. "Neji is probly the one you need to go to if you're worried about her." As if he would help. He doesn't care about his cousin. Maybe I could talk to her to see if there really is something wrong with her and if there is I could help her anyway possible. Maybe.
Neji POV
It's gym class and I'm actually amazed at how strong Tenten is. She's an excellent soccer player. No one can keep up with her. One girl tried to trip her but as she fell she caught her self and did a cartwheel to continue. That was really smart. And it gave her the perfect chance to shoot because everyone got out of the way so they wouldn't get kicked. Her team won because of that shot. It was a perfect goal. She's also very friendly. She's getting along with everybody well except me. Anko-sensei loves her.
"That a girl, Tenten!" She yells. "Everyone watch a real soccer player. You all could learn form Tenten!" She would give Tenten high fives and pat her on the back, Tenten obviously belongs in the sport world but she's happy everywhere else. It's like she doesn't belong in just one place, she belongs anywhere she is.
She's very athletic and very beautiful too. Wait what did I just say… She's beautiful? What the heck? Where did that come from? I Watch her walk away into the girls locker room.
"She really is beautiful."