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Dark...Very Dark. Apparently this person wants to call me a Narutard
when Naruto has barely made an appearence. Anyway this flame has been
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Onward with chapter three!
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Chapter 3: Always
Hinata spent the rest of lunch in the girls restroom. Several times
her friends had tried to coax her to come out, but nothing worked. When the bell rang
for class to begin, Hinata waited until she was sure everyone was gone before she left the stall. Hinata walked up to the sinks and grimaced at her appearance in the bathroom mirror. I look like a bloody rat, she thought to herself. The milk had dried in her hair, making some strands stick weirdly to her face. The milk that had dried to her skin was beginning to peel. Her shirt had a long red streak down it that came to a puddle in the middle of her skirt. She then pulled off her skirt to get the rest of the salad out. It was no use.
Hinata sat in the corner of the bathroom and sighed. She knew that here at school she and Sasuke 'didn't know each other', but some kind of recognition would be nice! Hinata brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin between them. Life wasn't fair sometimes. She wished she an Sasuke were up front about their relationship, but that would mean Hinata would be attacked by fangirls and she would have to explain her and Sasuke to her father. Life's not just unfair, it hates me…
Sasuke roamed the halls looking for Hinata after the incident. He wanted to ask her friends about her whereabouts, but that would look awkward. Sasuke Uchiha does not do awkward. So he decided to follow them, instead. They led him to the third hall restrooms. When none of them came out for the rest of lunch, he got worried.
When the bell rang for class changes, Sasuke watched her friends exit
without Hinata. Now's my chance, he thought. He waited awhile until he was sure he wouldn't get caught to enter the girls restroom. No sooner had he entered, he found Hinata sitting against the wall with her head on her knees, eyes closed.
Heh heh…I can see her underwear, he snickered. He wasn't about to tell her that , it would only make things worse. Sasuke squatted down and cupped her cheeks with his hands.
"Hinata." He whispered and her eyes fluttered open with surprise.
"Hinata." She heard a familiar voice whisper and she quickly opened her eyes to see Sasuke squatting down in front of her. His long ebony locks tickled her face. She could feel his breath. and it smelled strongly of vanilla. Hinata stared at his
lips. They were pink and they looked really soft. Sasuke always had very feminine features in her opinion.
"Hinata." Sasuke repeated.
She snapped out of her daze.
"Y-yes?" Hinata responded reluctantly, replaying the earlier events of him walking away in her head.
"Hinata are you...are you alright?" Sasuke asked and Hinata's eyes widened.
"Do I look alright to you, Sasuke?! Ugh…" Hinata was so frustrated with him. She pushed his hands away from her face. How could he just waltz in here and think that everything's going to be okay?
"Hinata. What's your damn problem?" Sasuke asked and Hinata clenched her fists.
"How can you ask that? You were there! You saw what Sakura did to meand you expect me to be okay?" Hinata whisper-yelled.
"I saw what happened and I'm sorry but don't take your anger out on me."
"Sasuke Uchiha! You…you…pompous fool!" Hinata yelled and tried to get up but Sasuke pushed her up against the wall.
"What the hell is your problem?" Sasuke looked Hinata intently in the eye.
"Nothing. I'm, I'm going home. See you later Sasuke." Hinata muttered
monotonously as she pushed Sasuke off of her.
"Hn."
Hinata was his friend. His very best friend, maybe even his only true friend. All he's ever surrounded by are screaming fangirls and guys there to pick up the leftovers, but they weren't his friends. Hinata had always been there for him.
Flashback
"No Sasuke that's not right!" Fugaku reprimanded his son.
Fugaku was trying to teach Sasuke how to wield a sword. It was traditional for their family that the sons know how to fight in the ancient Uchiha style. Sasuke was trying his hardest and for a six year old he was pretty good. Yet, he was never as good as his father wanted him to be. Fugaku knocked the sword out of Sasuke's hand and pinned him down with his own in one fluent motion.
"Pathetic, boy. You will never hold the name Uchiha with those
commonplace tactics and mediocre skill." Fugaku sneered and proceeded to leave the
dojo. He paused at the door. "You'll never be like your brother."
Frozen, Sasuke stayed lying on the floor. He could never impress his father. No matter how hard he tried, he would never be as good as Itachi. He would always be second best.
Sasuke ran out of the dojo as fast as his small legs could go. He quickly left the imposing Uchiha compound behind and let the greenery of the forest engulf him. The trees were full of life and around this time of year it was always so quiet. He soon found the pond that he and his secret friend Hinata had discovered a few months ago.
The pond was surrounded by gray rocks of all sizes and the water was so
clear that you could see the very bottom. He loved the feeling of the carps,
guppies, and other fish kissing his legs and feet with their fins as they passed him by. He loved their secret place and was hoping with all his heart that she would be there.
He could see her dipping her feet gingerly into the crystal clear water. Her hair would caress the nape of her neck and she'd shyly shed her jacket and place it on a rock.
Surprisingly, she appeared a few moments later and acted accordingly to his thoughts. Sasuke called out to her and she looked at him with an air of surprise. Sasuke smiled as he pulled off his shoes and joined her in the lake.
"H-h-hello Sasuke." Hinata stammered and Sasuke splashed her with water.
"You know how I feel about stuttering!" Sasuke glared and Hinata sighed, At least it isn't toilet water.
"What's bothering you Sasuke?" Hinata asked.
"Father isn't proud of me." Sasuke muttered. "I'm not like Itachi."
"S-Sasuke if you w-were like I-Itachi you wouldn't be you." She placed a hand on his shoulder.
"But father doesn't like me." Sasuke mumbled taking a seat in the water
and Hinata took a seat next to him.
They sat there. Intently they listened to the wind ruffle the leaves and watched the animals carry on about their day. Sasuke was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice the pressure on his hand. He looked down to see his hand intertwined with
Hinata's under the water. He looked up at her to see a slightly pink tinge in her cheeks as she concentrated on the horizon.
"Hinata?"
"S-sasuke I,I, I l-like you. I w-w-will always be h-here for y-you. S-so if you need m-me just-" Hinata paused to look Sasuke in the eyes. "Just s-say s-s-so."
Hinata let out a long, embarrassed breath and looked away. She tried to refocus onto smoothening else. Sasuke looked away from her as well, not wanting her to see a slight blush rising in his cheeks.
"You know, I hate it when you stutter." Sasuke scoffed.
"I-I-I-" Hinata started, but she couldn't get anymore words out because
Sasuke had dunked her head under the water. Sasuke couldn't help but laugh at how funny she looked. "You look like a wet cat!" He snickered. Hinata splashed him. He was so surprised that he fell backwards into the water and Hinata's twinkling laughter filled the air. Sasuke smirked when he resurfaced and Hinata tried vainly to splash him
again but he dunked her. Hinata dragged him under with her and they both resurfaced at the same time. An all out water battle ensued and the air filled with their joyous laughter. It was at this moment that Sasuke knew he could always count on Hinata. She was his friend. His very first friend.
End of Flashback
Now that Sasuke thought about it, he realized that Hinata was indeed always there for him. Yet, he rarely showed her the same courtesy. He was always taking and never giving in return. Over all those years, it must have built up over the years and just boiled over. He heaved himself off of the cold tile of the girl's restroom and
brushed himself off. He would make it up to Hinata…somehow. He knew that
she was going to want an apology, but Sasuke would never stoop so low as to apologize to some girl. He was Sasuke Uchiha after all! Hinata would understand. She always did.
P/N: that's chapter three my peeps! It kinda sorta a filler but I took ya'lls advice and made more detail! Anyway Review if so entitled. Flames shall be used to make smores if I don't burn myself!
T/N: …hmm. What to say?…err, YAY! Chapter 3!
