AN: Hey guys CLK here, I'm really enjoying writing this fan fic so I'm gonna be releasing a new chapter every few days or so, as I said A Childhood friend is not on Hiatus but I'm still having trouble with it and this is kinda getting me out of that block so I should have a new chapter for that up by Sunday or Monday of next week. Also if anyone wants to do any art for either of my major Fan fics please PM me so I can know, I'd draw my own stuff but I don't have a scanner and/or tablet. One last thing there is still a poll for a third fanfic I will write so vote soon cause I'll close it on March 1st. Okay so without further ado here is the next installment to the story of the Gothic Lolita: Hinata Hyuga, and the Otaku: Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki. Don't forget to Review, favorite, and follow.
Chapter 2: Fairy Tail and ramen.
It was cold, I was hoping that everything would end then and there, no more having to live up to Otou-sama's expectations, no more having to keep my grades up just to stay at that private school I hated, no more verbal abuse from my tennis captain, no more having to listen to Hanabi's insults, no more pain…at least that what I hoped for but then I felt warmth, not the warmth of life, just….warmth…
"A-Ano may I ask where this place is, I-I mean if it's not too much trouble…" She asked very politely. All I could do was stare at her as she spoke, blushing ever so slightly.
"Oh I'm sorry honey, did we wake you?" My mom asked, hitting me on the head. "See what you did, you woke her up!"
"W-what you were-achoo-as loud as I was maybe even louder!" I accused, her thump breaking my stare.
Shikamaru was the one to finally answer her. "This is their house, it's also part medical clinic so she's licensed."
"O-oh, um can someone please tell me what happened?" she asked, still mumbling.
"I was about to ask my son the same question, Naruto, Explanation, Now!" My mom ordered
I was hesitant at first but began my story. "W-well I was walking home from school and she was standing on the bridge and she walked off." I looked at Shikamaru hoping he wouldn't correct me, telling my mom I was about to jump off myself. He gave me a small nod signaling his loyalty to my lie. "Me being the awesome heroic badass I am, jumped off after her." I lied.
"I-is that what happened…I remember seeing you sitting on the bridge as well sir." She said, breaking my story's legitimacy.
"Uh well that's because I sometimes like to sit there, I wasn't going to let some rain stop me from enjoying my favorite spot!" I retorted hoping they would buy it.
The black haired girl stared at me for a few seconds trying to see if I was hiding something. "Oh is that so?" she said.
"Yeah now here's my question why were you up there dressed in so little clothing." I asked, my mom and Shikamaru just stood there as if they weren't in the conversation.
"U-uh well I-I was, I was um…" she was pondering to herself trying to think up a good lie.
"Sigh, its ok you don't have to tell me, I get it." I told her, mostly because I felt she was there for the same reason I had been.
"U-um thank you.." she said looking down at her feet.
"No problem…um…what's your name? I asked
"H-Hinata…" she answered not giving her last name.
"Well I'm Kushina Namikaze-Uzumaki, and this is my son Naruto." My mom told her.
"H-hello…" she mumbled out.
"This is my buddy Shikamaru Nara." I told her patting my friends back.
"Hey…"he said bored. "Anyway if we're not going to Akiba, I'm going home I don't wanna miss my animes." He said before walking himself out of the house.
"Anyway," My mom began "since you seem to be feeling better give me your home phone number, I need to call your paren-"
"No!" she shouted out, before hiding behind her bangs and her hands "W-well my Father and sister are out of town…and I was going to stay at a friends' house but…there was an urgent matter and I couldn't stay." She explained, embarrassed by the earlier outburst
"What about your mother?" my mother asked.
The girl suddenly became very distraught and hid behind her fingers even more "M-my mother died when I was very young…" she sadly mumbled out.
"Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't know." My mother sadly said hugging the young girl much to her surprise. "But I need to talk to someone, is there anyone we can call?"
"N-no…I really have nowhere to go right now." She told us.
"Hmm" My mother thought for a second "well, I can't in all good conscious let a young lady like you wander the streets of Tokyo by herself, now can I?" My mom told her. "And plus my late husband would be ashamed if I did." She chuckled.
"So what are you gonna do Okaa-san?" I asked.
"She'll stay with us, we have a spare bedroom so its fine, is that fine with you Hinata?" My mom asked the girl.
"T-that's fine Uzumaki-san." She said, growing a small smile on her beautiful pink lips.
"Great now, Naruto I need you to watch the house tonight." My mother told me.
"B-but why!?" I asked her, afraid that I would not be able to control myself around Hinata.
"Their shorthanded at the hospital, so your aunt Tsunade called a favor." She explained. "Now I trust you won't do anything perverted, especially with a maiden like her right Naruto?" she said with anger in her voice.
"R-right, promise." I squeaked out.
"Swear on your stack Shoko CD's?"
"Swear on Shoko-tan's CD's." I confirmed.
"Good. " She said before turning around to get ready in her bedroom. "and if you do I'll rip your balls off and disown you~" She said in a sing-song voice while walking upstairs, making my dick cringe.
"I-is she serious!?" Hinata asked me, obviously being scared more of being disowned than the parental castration.
I sweat dropped at the obvious question, not knowing her fear of being disowned. "Ha, ha nah she's just giving me a reason to fear her, she does that often but I know she could never rip off her only chance of grandchildren." I told her, even though there was one other way, but that's not important.
"O-oh I see." She said giggling a little bit.
"I left instant ramen, be sure to make some for our guest."
That's what my mom said before leaving. For most of the night I stayed in my room, listening to the playlist I made on my computer of songs I love. One of them was from Sonic Adventure 2 one of my first video games, it was one of the things me and Sakura had in common, then came the song that made me think of her: Dear my Friend, from Sonic Unleashed, in case you're wondering yes I am a big Sonic the Hedgehog fan. I started to cry into my desk while the song played then when it almost ended I felt a soft tapping on my shoulder and quickly got up rubbing my eye's "What, what do you want!?" I asked to the person turning around to face them.
Hinata quickly jumped back, obviously scared "Oh um sorry, I didn't see you." I told her. "W-what do you need?"
"Um..etto…I….I.." She was obviously having trouble telling me what was on her mind; her hand up to her lips and fidgeting, but in unison both of our stomachs started to growl, sending the message out loud and clear.
We both started to laugh at what just happened until it died down to a light chuckle. "I getcha, come on I'll make us some ramen." I told her, leaving my headphones on my desk and walking down stairs to the kitchen.
After some hot water and few minutes and a few minutes the ramen was ready. "Here, this one's yours." I said handing a cup to Hinata. "Careful it's hot."
"T-Thank you…" she said taking the cup ramen.
Both of took a seat on the couch and I got the remote and turned on the TV, an older episode of Fairy Tail was playing, it was from the Tenrou Island arc; Natsu, Grey, Lucy, Erza, and Wendy were all fighting Hades the leader of Grimoire Heart.
I had already read this in manga form and watched it before in anime form so I was barely paying attention and was eating my ramen. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed Hinata paying very close attention, sitting at the edge of the couch her ramen cup, surprisingly, empty. "No one has ever finished ramen before me…" I mumbled in confusion.
"Um…" she turned around to look at me. "Who's that person?" she said pointing at the screen.
"Oh uh that's Erza Scarlet, have you not seen Fairy Tail before?" I asked after looking back up from her ramen, mine empty as well.
She shook her head. "H-How are they doing all that incredible stuff?"
"You mean like shoot fire, or make Ice appear out of nowhere?"
She nodded.
"They're mages, and can use magic." Figures any otaku had at least heard of Fairy Tail. 'Man why can I never meet a cute otaku girl?' I asked myself, but what confused me was that she seemed to be enjoying it.
"That's really interesting…" she said staring back at the TV, just then Laxus appeared to save the day. "Oh who's that?" she asked.
"Oh that's Laxus, he's a pretty cool guy, he shoots lighting and doesn't afraid of anything." I chuckled at my internet reference.
"Don't you mean isn't afraid of anything, Uzumaki-san?" she said looking perplexed.
'Of course she doesn't get it.' I told myself. "U-uh yeah my bad."
"But this show is very interesting." She began. "and these characters all seem very strong spirited, even though they are losing so badly…they are trying their best to get up…"she said
"Well that's because they believe each other, they believe in their friends." I explained
"Oh I see, I wish I had friends like that." She said somewhat sad.
"Hey don't be sad, tell ya what I'll be your friend!" I told her with a big grin.
"R-really Uzumaki-san?" She said turning her head towards me.
"Yeah!" I told her. "But ya gotta cut the 'Uzumaki-san' bullshit, I'm not one for formalities."
"O-Okay Naruto-san."
"Haha, just Naruto is ok."
"Ok…"
It was strange, I just met this girl but I felt comfortable when I talked to her. I liked her but not the same way that I liked Sakura, or like I liked my friends, it was different.
"So Hinata,"
"Y-Yes?"
The episode ended and I wanted to get to know Hinata better. "What kind of shows do you watch if you don't watch anime?"
"Oh Um well I don't really watch television." She answered.
"Oh you're the type that just surfs the net all the time huh?"
"I don't have a computer, Otou-san says it might taint my mind." She said rolling her eyes.
"Texting all the time or something?"
"I don't have a cell phone, no one to mail…"she answered pulling her knees up to her chin.
"Oh…so what do you do for fun?" I asked.
"Read mostly, sometimes I like pressing flowers…oh I also enjoy looking at some of the clothes I buy…" she answered.
"Clothes?" 'Oh so she's that kind of girl, who likes to spend her daddy's money on expensive clothes and shit.' I mentally insulted her.
"Um, yes…I mean I don't like to wear them, they're too flashy for someone like me but…they're really pretty. I hate using my allowance for them but, I can't help it…I mean I only have one or two dresses. The rest are mostly dresses my mother left me."
I blinked 'only two? I expected a closetful.' "what kind of dresses."
"um well, I asked a cashier once what kind and she told me…Gothic Lolita…I think."
My eye's widened in surprise 'a goth loli?' I asked myself, steam coming out of my nose.
"Naruto-kun…can I ask you something?" she began.
"Um sure what is it."
"What were you really doing…on that bridge last night?"
To be continued…
AN: Hey guys I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, I know Naruto may seem like a jerk, and Hinata may seem a little less shy, but I'm trying to make them seem more realistic, not one dimensional beings. Naruto is kind of like a real teenaged otaku who see's loose girls who spend their daddys money as kinda mean, and girls who are out of his league as well, out of his league, and wants an otaku girlfriend. And I love hinata's character in the anime and manga but…her initial personality is somewhat unrealistic, no one stutters that much unless they have a speech impediment. I mean at least I've never met anyone who stutters that much normally. Anyway I hope you keep readin, and don't forget to review, I really want feedback.
-CLK out.