Failing To Be Remembered
A/N: All characters are eighteen years of age.
Disclaimer: "Naruto" belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
Beeep. The intercom speaker filled the room. "Sorry for the interruption teachers but students don't forget that next Friday is prom. Don't spend too much girls, haha, and guys don't forget to ask that special someone if you haven't already! Okay, well, have nice weekend, everyone."
Just as the announcement ended, the bell rang for the end of seventh hour, the last class of the day. I shuffled my way through the building, heading towards my locker to put away any unnecessary books. I shut my locker and made my way to Sasuke's car. It was the month of April. Spring has finally bloomed, beautiful enough to make everyone enjoy prom outside next Friday. The principal announced in early March that prom was to be held in late April. I was looking forward to having the Uchiha residence to myself next Friday night. Mikoto and Fugaku would be out at a meeting about police officers and Sasuke would be out having the night of his life at prom with Ino. My plan was to have a "Kimi Ni Todoke" marathon with popcorn, milk duds, etc. Friday night. It would just be me, myself, and I.
I looked up, disrupted from my thoughts, to see Sasuke waiting outside his car for me. "Sorry I made you wait. I could've just walked," I told him.
He tilted his head slightly and gave me an unamused look and said, "Mother would kill me if I let you walk. You know that already, Hinata."
"Oh, yea. I always forget. Probably because I had to walk to school first semester."
"How can you forget when we're more than halfway through second semester and riding my car home?" He switched his unamused look to a jokingly-question expression. I laughed at his comment and set myself in the passenger side of his Altima. He followed soon after. "So you're not going to prom?"
I shook my head. "No. I planned myself a night of being alone. No one's going to ask me anyways. I know that I don't have to have a person to go with me. I'm allowed to go without a date, hehe. Plus, prom is supposed to be the night of every high schooler's dream."
"You don't consider yourself a high schooler? And what do you mean the night of every high schooler's dream?" Sasuke questioned.
"I do consider myself a high schooler, but I just want to have a night by myself. And what I mean is that prom is supposed to be spent with the date that you asked. It's the beginning of a relationship that you just got yourself into."
He shrugged, then, "Okay. Sounds good to me, I guess, and don't make it sound as if I'm going to spend the rest of my life with Ino."
"Yay! I don't know, Sasuke. Maybe you will spend the rest of your life with Ino." He scowled at me then pulled up into the Uchiha driveway.
Prom night had finally arrived and my night out by myself was looking perfect. I hooked up Sasuke's laptop to the TV to watch "Kimi Ni Todoke" on Hulu and microwaved me some popcorn. The milk duds, skittles, and other candy that I planned didn't happen but at least I have my popcorn. I headed up the stairs to Sasuke's room and knocked on his door. "Yea?" I heard from within the room.
"It's just me. You need anything?" I asked.
"No- Well, yes. Can you help me put my tie on. Dad never taught me how to tie a tie."
I chuckled, smiled, and walked over to him. Grabbing the tie, I lowered the thick end of the tie, looped the thinner end around thick side, and did another loop. "My cousin and father told me that is it helpful for a woman to know how to tie a tie," I told him, my smile melancholy.
"Then sorry I made you tie my tie," he offered.
"No, it's okay," I said. I took a couple steps back to get a clear look at him. "You look great! Ino won't be able to let go of you, tonight!" I joked.
"Eh, don't say that. You might jinx me!"
"Nevermind that. You should be going. You need to pick Ino up to remember?" I reminded him.
"Oh, yea. Okay, well," he made his way down the stairs and towards the door, "mom's car is left home just for you in case you change your mind about not coming. Other than that, lock the doors. I won't be home until ten or eleven-ish."
"M'kay. Have a fun night. Enjoy it!" I yelled at him. He gave me an 'I'll try' look then drove out of the driveway.
I took a deep breathe in, then let it go slowly. Tonight is my night. So, I'll make my night special. I turned the lights off before locking the door, then felt my way to the couch. Feeling the furriness of the couch, I sprawled myself onto the couch reached for the laptop and searched "Kimi Ni Todoke" on Hulu.
After two hours of watching "Kimi Ni Todoke" I got up only to realize that I needed another bottle of shampoo. I wrote a note to whomever came home before I arrived saying that I was out to buy my necessities. I got dressed and drove Mikoto's car to a small Walmart that was nearly thirty minutes away. I took my time to walk through the aisles because there was no one to keep waiting. I finally found the aisle and searched for a shampoo with green apple scent. When my search ended I took my time again to walk to the check out. On my way there, though, I was stopped by familiar voices. Turning my head left, I caught a glimpse of green and yellow dresses before they went further into the candy aisle. I continued on to check my item then left outside to the car where I set my eyes on a familiar Altima. I looked around the almost empty lot for the familiar face but decided against it. Ino and Sakura must've wanted or forgot something. I set the bag into the passenger seat then went straight home. When I arrived, no one came back. So I decided to shower then sleep the rest of the night. It was 9:30. Half way late and half way early. Twenty minutes later I finished showering, then double checked to see that the door was locked before heading up to bed, but I was stopped by a knock on the door. I went over to the door and cracked it open just in case. Standing before me was Sasuke, his jacket slung over his left shoulder. Opening the door wider, I let him in. "You're home early. Why?"
"Ino wanted me to go with her so I could help her get with Sai. So basically, I was her wingman. But, I did dance. A little here and there."
"Aw, that's cute. But why did she ask you to be her wingman instead of, like, Sakura?"
"I know Sai more than Sakura does. Plus, I am a dude. So, yea," he answered.
"Well, I just got out of the shower. I was about to get in bed but you knocked on the door, so now I will take my leave, again," I stated.
"Okay," Sasuke responded.
Despite that fact that it was late (twelve- thirty) and Sasuke's parents still hadn't arrived home, I was fully awake. The same went for Sasuke. I could hear him laughing from the adjoining room. Most likely talking to someone about how the rest of prom went, hehe. I suppressed the urge to text him since there was no one else I could talk to. Not too long, I mustered up some courage and texted him
"Hi, I can hear you laughing from my room,hehe."
"Oh, sorry if I woke you."
"No it's okay. I couldn't sleep anyways. What are you laughing about?"
"Just some pictures."
"Okay, haha." Later. "Sasuke?"
"Yes?"
"Can I tell you something…. that I've been wanting to let go of for a while?"
"I'm all ears."
"Um, well, I'm sure you remember Naruto's and Sakura's thing behind my back. Well, I've come to a realization that all those times Naruto asked me to go to the beach with him, he would always ask for me to take Sakura, too. And of course you were present at the moment. Did you know about what he was planning?"
"To be honest, I didn't. All he told me was that he was going to give you a chance but try to get with Sakura in time being with you. At least he gave you a chance."
"Thank you. For being honest. You may or may not remember but that one day they were playing with each other in the water and you came over to talk to me. That was one of our first times to talk and get to know each other."
"Heh, you're welcome and you're right. That was actually our first time. The second time was when you seclude yourself from us in the library."
"Oh yea. I forgot about that."
"It's okay." Not too long after, Sasuke and Hinata heard a door slam outside. Both went under their covers faking slumber and continued to text each other throughout the rest of the night.
The last of the text message was sent from Sasuke at 4:50 that read, "Thanks for staying up late with me. 'Night, Hinata.
Disclaimer: "Kimi Ni Todoke" belongs to Karuho Shiina
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