Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Nor do I own Thanksgiving or a turkey.
Notes: Remember I am from AUSTRALIA, no Thanksgiving here. But it right in the middle of drinking season and BBQ's, so I'll try as hard as I can. This is also super late and I'm sorry but guess who's going to UNI???? ME!!!! And I've been feeling sick with nerves.
The Day the Kitchen Stood Still
There was turkey everywhere. On the ceiling, the walls, the table and the floors. The turkey which she had spent hours cooking, basting, and making it into a very nice looking meal and not even a slice was to go around because it exploded.
The turkey blew up.
The TURKEY BLEW UP!
Everyone was standing still, in a slight, or a lot, of shock over the fact their dinner, their turkey, was now not longer on the platter but mainly on themselves.
All her hard work was completely ruined.
"Naruto, what did you do?" The hissed and whispered words of Sakura hit Naruto, her narrowed eyes clearly said that someone was going to pay tonight.
"I-I didn't mean to Sakura. I really didn't mean to make that happen."
Hinata stood in the middle of the turkey covered room in complete and utter shock.
A hand was on her shoulder, looking up through her pale purple gem eyes she saw Shikamaru, he didn't need to say anything but the look of worry in his eyes asked her the same thing everyone one was thinking. "I-I … I-I.. I need some a-air."
Walking down the five flights of stairs to the bottom floor she could still hear people suddenly become lively and the voices aiming distaste over what happened.
"BAKA!" All her hard work-"
"Look what you did!"
"Gone. Everything she did-"
"What the hell Naruto?"
"For us! She made us-"
"I'm going to kill you!"
"Turkey! It was the first time!"
"AHH Bugs are biting me!"
"That turkey looked great! You wasted food!"
"You can be so troublesome."
"She doesn't just slave over a hot stove just to have it blow up you silly fool."
"I'm going to kill you. I really really am."
Hinata just ignored the screaming and cries and stepped outside the building. The cool air hitting her face like cold water moving over her skin and cleaning her, wiping away her shock.
All her work was wasted. Her bottom lip trembled and her fists clenched, suddenly she punched a nearby tree, tipping it over and the tears fell.
"I wonder what that tree did?" A cool voice came from beside her, a voice of disinterest but with a slight undertone of amusement.
"T-The tree did nothing. N-Naruto blew… blew up my turkey." Hinata whispered in a low voice, almost ashamed.
A chuckle came from beside her, "He'll do that. The reason I no longer let him near my food." He sat down on the buildings steps and Hinata sat beside him.
"M-My first turkey." She said.
He thought, his dark eyes looking at the grey sky while pondering, "My boiled egg." She didn't know why but she giggled. He was comparing a boiled egg to her turkey and she couldn't help but laugh.
He smirked sitting beside her. Her laughter was something between sadness and desperation and a real laugh. She stopped after a short time and the silence fell upon them in a comfortable way and the sky rumbled threatening to open and let the rain come down, washing away everything and making it clean.
"Is that why you didn't come? B-because you knew that he would blow up my turkey?" Her eyes locked with his, black against soft purple.
"I was here. Waiting here." He looked up again there was no doubt that it was to rain very very soon, "It'll happen soon."
Her eyebrows narrowed. "What are you talking about?" Suddenly a small drop of water fell from the heightless sky on to the small dainty nose of Hinata. "Rain? Is that what you were waiting for?"
Suddenly it started to sprinkle, and Sasuke looked at her, his hair and face already starting to dampen. There was a cold rush of air and sudden reminder that Hinata was only wearing jeans and a black woolen turtleneck. Warm enough instead but not warm enough against the rain.
She looked up. "Are you going back?" Sasuke asked his dark eyes following hers.
"Yes. I think I should." They stood up. "Are you coming?" Sasuke looked around the rain started to become more then a light sprinkle. "No." He said.
Hinata nodded her head and walked up the few stairs but stopped and looked back at Sasuke, he was wearing just jeans and a normal jumper, surely he was cole. "Are you sure? You're not cold or anything?"He suddenly smirked and for some reason she blushed. A deep dark red that kept her whole body warm. He walked up the steps one by one until he was facing her.
"I'll be fine. I have this to keep me warm." His smirk became slight dangerous and she wanted to take a step back but her legs felt glued to the spot. Her eyes widened in fear.
"H-Have w-what?" She whispered, worried about the answer.
"This." He whispered gently pressed his lips against hers. Warm soft ones against the cold harsh ones. He pulled away in just a few seconds, Hinata felt slight disappointed, and shocked.
He turned and walked down the steps into the heavy rain, though Hinata isn't sure when the rain became so heavy. He stopped and turned back.
"He blew up my boiled egg when we were six. He tried to make it better by putting a gift in it." He turned and continued walking before stopping once more and turning to her with a wicked smile, "I did know by the way. That's why I was out here. And the rain? The rain makes the perfect getaway. I'll see you soon Hinata." He walked and turned.
She stood there, "The rain…"
Could Hinata be angry with Naruto now? He had led her down a path that will in the future scare her, worry her, and in the end make her fall harder then she could have ever thought.
Her first Thanksgiving was the day the kitchen stood still but nor because the turkey exploded but because everyone of her friends had seen Sasuke kiss Hinata.
It was indeed a day no one would ever forget.