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THE CROSS-DRESSER

Chapter IV

By: BlueRomance

Hinata filed out into the hallway along with all the other boys. She just witnessed the most…ugh. Well, she didn't really know how to describe what she witnessed. Let's just say it was the most detailed anatomy of the female body. Her new teacher, Jiraiya-sensei, kept blabbing about how the female body was one of the most wonderful… it was too disturbing to actually say. Of course, Hinata was freaked out; the worst part was that he actually winked at her! She was officially scared. Can this guy really be an expert to actually notice anything? She shivered and hugged herself, probably imagining it as a shield from all things indecent. She was doing that way too many times already.

Suddenly, an arm was slung across her shoulders. She looked a little to her right and smiled. She was once again looking up at the beautiful smile of Uzumaki Naruto. "Hey Hiro!" he said. "What's up?" She smiled and said nothing; instead she removed his arm from her shoulder and coughed. "Naruto! I didn't think you'd be out so soon!" he exclaimed. "Listen, I'm really sorry about what Neji did yesterday. He kinda over-reacted." Naruto smiled at her and once again slung his arm across her shoulders. "S'all good!" he yelled. "You're my new best friend, I wouldn't let whacked out cousins get in the way of that." Hinata smiled, she believed that what he said about Neji wasn't polite, but he did refer her as 'his new best friend,' right?

Then suddenly, the hall was filled with laughter. They both turned around and saw a very strange sight. Neji had his hair cut. His normal waist-length brown hair now only reached behind his ear. Truth be told, it did look good on him, but having been used to seeing him with his long hair, it was hard to say if he looked normal or not.

Naruto let go off her shoulder and started laughing. "Oi! Neji! What happened to you?!" he laughed. Neji shot him a glare that immediately shut him up. He hid behind Hinata who was trying not to laugh as well. "Has anyone seen Aburame?" he asked loudly. His voice was filled with cold-blooded malice that everybody shut up and backed away in unison.

Neji growled. "Where is Aburame?" Nobody answered, and by the looks of it, only the blond cowering behind Hinata was the only one who knew. Neji stomped over to him and asked him in a deadly whisper, "Where is he Naruto?" Naruto just cowered in fear, after the beating he had yesterday, he now had a great fear on the Hyuuga genius. Neji also seemed to like his new control over the whiskered blond.

Hinata noticed it too.

In her most manly voice ever, she looked at Neji square in the eye and said, "Nii-san, it seems to me that Uzumaki-san doesn't know where Aburame-san is hiding. You could probably look somewhere else." She continued gazing at Neji's eyes until he turned away. He nodded to her once and left the hall, giving a glare to the boys who were still sniggering.

He looked back to see the Uzumaki saying something to her, probably thanking her for saving him. In his mind, he told himself, Maybe I should trust her with taking care of herself. Then suddenly he noticed the light blush that stained her cheeks as Naruto once again slung his arms across her shoulders and thought, Or maybe I should watch her a little more closely. As he turned a corner, he forced himself to think of the mission at hand, But first, I need to find Aburame…

Back with Hinata, she was headed towards her next period. And luckily for her, Naruto had the same class. It was History with Sarutobi-sensei.

Honestly, Hinata was fascinated with History but today, a feeling of dread filled the pit of her stomach. There, standing by the doorway, was Sabaku Gaara.

Hinata froze in her tracks, she couldn't move. His ice-cold aquamarine eyes swept over her just like the night before. Hinata was officially afraid of this guy. Bad thing was, they were in the same room! She was wondering how to avoid him at all costs, totally forgetting she was still in the hallway. She was only snapped out of her trance when Naruto was waving his hand up and down in front of her face.

"W-wha..?" she muttered as she focused her eyes on Naruto. He grinned. "You're spacing out again. Does that usually happen to you?" Her eyes then met those two cold ones; her knees went weak, "Ugh… yeah. Sorry…" Naruto grinned a bit wider before spinning her around to face Gaara. "I haven't introduced you two yet!" he exclaimed. "Hiro this is Gaa--" "I know who he is." Gaara snapped at him. Naruto scratched his cheek. "Oh… how?" "Um… we're roommates…" Hinata whispered. "Sweet!!" Naruto yelled. Hinata blushed briefly and returned to normal, trying to keep her composure. Unfortunately, nothing escapes Gaara's keen eyes. He narrowed his eyes at her and she once again felt as though he was going to rip her to shreds.

"Naruto…" Gaara growled. Naruto faced him, "What is it Gaara?" he asked. Without another word, Gaara grabbed him by the elbow and started pulling him away, "You go on ahead Hiro! We'll be right there!" with that, they disappeared from her sight as they turned the hall. Hinata stood there for a while before entering. "I wonder if they're gay or something…" she whispered to herself.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Gaara asked Naruto once they were out of ear-shot. "What?" Naruto asked innocently. Gaara growled at him, why does he have to be stuck with a moron like him? He doesn't even remember how he even became friends with him. "Naruto..." he said, trying not to blow up on him, "That guy is a Hyuuga. His cousin or whatever beat you to a pulp. We lost the chance we've been waiting for our whole life because of him and now you're hanging out with one of his kin!!" Gaara wanted to pull his hair out. "Why can't you think straight for once?!"

Naruto eyes were downcast, thoughts whirring inside his mind. "I am thinking straight..." he finally muttered, Gaara had to strain to hear. "Gaara... it's not Hiro's fault I got beat up. I mean he just got here. Maybe I did something to Neji sometime before that he suddenly remembered. Who knows...?" Gaara stared at him as though he was crazy. "But Gaara, whatever the case is... I'm okay with it." Now, Gaara really thought he was crazy. "What?!" he yelled. "Naruto, listen to you! We gave everything that we had for that gig, and because of the damned Hyuuga, we lost that a big chance! And now your telling me your okay with it?!"

Naruto then looked at him square in the eye. "Yeah, Gaara. I am." Gaara stared at him and sighed. "I can see you're not backing down. I want to know the reason why." He waited for an answer, it didn't come right away. He looked at Naruto and raised an eyebrow, "Don't tell me your turning gay, Naruto. I don't think my stomach could take it." Naruto grinned, his usual hyper grin, "No way!!" he exclaimed. The grin then faded, replaced by a small genuine smile. His hand went up to his chest and pressed it near his heart, "I just feel it, that's all..."

With that, they headed towards History, wherein they got yelled at for taking so long... as well as being hit by a few chalkboard erasers. As Gaara headed towards his seat, trying to remove the dust from his hair, he thought about what Naruto just told him. He then caught sight of the new kid. Their eyes met, but not for long as he quickly averted his eyes to look at something else. Gaara smirked, maybe he'll think about what Naruto said... or maybe he could have some fun with this Hyuuga Hiro...

End of Chapter

Yeah… I cut Neji's beautiful, beautiful hair. I'm sorry for everyone who's disappointed. If you want, I can… give him a wig. Just kidding!! I want to thank you guys for reviewing! It totally means a lot to me. The past few days were a little harsh on me and my ego jumped off a cliff, but reading your reviews were all the inspiration I needed! Thank you!!

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