CHAPTER FOUR
The couples!!!!
Naruto/Hinata
Naruto dragged Hinata out into the hall, stopped, and turned to her. He bushed when he saw her red face. He scratched the back of his head, laughing nervously.
"Uh, hey Hinata." (In this Fanfic he's shy too) Hinata looked at her feet.
"Wa-why did you bring me out here, N-naruto-kun?" She asked.
"I was hoping we could go somewhere, well, in the school? Like to eat?" His stomach growled loudly. Hinata giggled.
"S-sure Naruto-kun." She tried to keep up with him as he practically ran down the hall, yelling "I want ramen!!!!"
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Shikamaru/Ino
"God, Ino! How many friggen' bags do you have?" Shikamaru yelled, carrying about 8 bags while Ino simply a purse. She gasped and pulled a compact mirror out of her purse.
"I have bags under my eyes??!! NO!! I moisturize, pluck, diet, and get 9 hours of sleep! I can't!!!" She panicked. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and walked away. Ino ran over and gripped his shoulder.
"I don't, do I?" she asked, terrified. Shikamaru smiled slightly.
"You look great, Ino." She blushed, ducking her head. She smiled and said, "Thanks, Shika!" Then she noticed he was already back inside. She slammed her car door shut and yelled, "You suck, Lazy Ass!" (They were outside getting her bags, and S. walked back in when her head was down.)
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Neji/Tenten
Tenten glanced over her shoulder, saw Neji following her. She spun around suddenly, glaring at him.
"Why are you following me? I want to be left alone!" Tenten yelled. Neji flinched, but didn't back down.
"I was hoping to walk with you, and I wasn't going to be a third wheel with Sakura and Sasuke." Tenten rolled her eyes and shook her head. Neji sighed.
"I just want to go somewhere quiet, to think." She said. Neji smiled.
"Then I know a great place," he smiled and held out his hand. She scoffed, took a step back, and gestured for him to lead the way. He sighed again, and walked down the hall.
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Gaara/Matsuri
Matsuri followed Gaara into the hall, and was barely able to say "Gaara?"
He glanced back at her.
"What?" He asked curtly. Matsuri flushed, and shuffled her feet.
"Can I walk with you, Gaara?" He gave a sharp nod and continued walking. She kept her head low as she hurried to catch up with him. "Where are you planning on going, Gaara?" He sighed, annoyed.
"I was going to go watch the clouds." He said simply.
"Oh, okay Gaara." He stopped and turned to her.
"Why do you keep saying my name?" he clearly annoyed. Matsuri opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She was clearly flustered.
"I-I'm not sure why." She whispered. Gaara examined her face for a few seconds, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and smiled.
"Yes I know my presence is very enchanting, but my name means panda so it's not that special." He said obviously joking. Matsuri giggled.
"I think its special." She said blushing. Very special, she thought.
Gaara nodded again. Then he turned and walked off, waving his hand, and then said,"Well, I'm off." Matsuri stood watching him leave her mouth slightly open.
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Sasuke/Sakura
Sakura turned to Sasuke, trying not to look ashamed. I shouldn't be ashamed! I didn't do anything wrong! I'm not dating Sasuke! Sakura thought. Then what do you feel so bad, hmm? Inner Sakura said.
"Hey." She said, nervously. (FYI, she's guilty he saw her & Sai)
"Hn." He turned away. Sakura started fuming. How dare he make me feel guiltier!
"What's with the 'hn-ing'?! Are you mad or something, I didn't do anything wrong!" She said angrily. He turned around and met her glare.
"Why did you let him kiss you?!" Sasuke yelled. He took a step forward.
"Why does that bother you?!" She screamed.
"It doesn't! Why didn't you stop him!?!?" They had stepped foreword several times, and they were almost right in front of each other.
"Because I like him!" Sakura exploded. Sasuke took a step back.
"Why?"He hissed. Without thinking, Sakura cried out
"He reminds me of you! But he won't break my heart like I know you will!" Sakura realized what she said, gasped, and ran out of the room. Sasuke stood there, unmoving and stunned.
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Naruto/Hinata
The kitchen
As Naruto rummaged through the cupboards, looking for ramen for them to eat. The place was deserted; Hinata noticed when she was trying to not stare at Naruto.
"Hmm, that sucks." Naruto said, holding up one package of ramen. Then he grinned. "Well, I guess we'll share." He went over and put the package in the microwave.
"Where do you think all the teachers are?" Hinata asked, feeling more comfortable with Naruto. He shrugged as he picked up the ramen from the microwave. He sat next to Hinata at the round table in the middle of the clean kitchen. He passed her the bowl; she blushed as she ate a big portion. Naruto ate another bite, and then fed one to Hinata.
"You sure blush a lot, Hinata." Naruto said, smiling. His face became serious. "I like you, Hinata. A lot. Neji said you've liked me since forever." Hinata took a deep breath to clear her head.
"I like you too." She breathed. Suddenly, Hinata's face turned pale, and she passed out, Naruto barely able to catch her before she hit the ground.
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Shikamaru/Ino
Ino stormed up to Shikamaru and then stomped right past.
"Ino, wait up! I can't go this fast carrying all your crap!" Shikamaru called to her. When she turned around, her eyes were flames. When Shikamaru got to her, she slapped him across the face.
"What is it? You compliment me and walk away. Then you call my stuff crap, but then why would you come along in the first place?!" Ino yelled.
"I don't know. I'm sorry Troublesome Woman." Shikamaru said, attempting to carry Ino's bags that he had dropped when she hit him by grabbing them without dropping anything else. Ino's eyes lit up.
"Are you doing this to prove yourself to me? To be all manly and all that crap?" She said. (Note: I'm writing this at 2:09 am. I feel like the crap I'm writing) He simply stared at her.
"Whatever, Ino." Shikamaru stood up and walked off, dragging her bag with his foot. Ino followed slowly, sliding her feet on the floor, not lifting them. Ino sniffed, trying not to cry.
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Neji/Tenten
Tenten's voice was trapped in her throat as she stared at the beautiful, quiet meadow. Neji turned to her; she couldn't help notice how amazing he looked in the sunlight.
"What do you think?" he asked softly.
"It's beautiful…" she whispered. Neji smiled. Tenten gazed around her.
"How do you know about this place?" She asked shyly.
"I found it when I was wandering around. I don't think anybody else knows about it." Neji whispered.
"Why are we whispering?"
"To 'preserve' the tranquility of this meadow?"
"Good enough." Neji laughed. He has a nice laugh. Tenten thought. She turned to look at him; he was gazing at her too.
"I think you're more beautiful than the meadow." Neji said, his voice truthful. Tenten panicked. Oh my God! He thinks I'm beautiful!! What do I say? That he's beautiful? Do I even like him??? She thought.
"Thank you." She said, not looking at him. "I should go back soon." Tenten said, and then hurried away. Neji silently watched her scurry away.
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Gaara/Matsuri
Matsuri sat quietly in the library, not really doing anything, just staring out the window. The librarian, Kurenai, came over to her.
"Hey, Matsuri you look upset, hon, is there something wrong?" She asked sweetly. Matsuri sighed.
"Boy troubles." She said softly. Kurenai nodded.
"Well, whoever he is, he'll come around. You should go to the room you're staying in; I have to close the library for the week." Kurenai said, patting Matsuri on her back. Matsuri walked slowly down the hall, as she turned to corner, she saw Gaara getting a drink from the fountain. Suddenly, Mimi (Gaara's fan club president) came running up to him.
"Hey, Gaara! You look really cool today." She said, bouncing slightly. Matsuri clenched her hands and glared at Mimi. What is she doing? Matsuri thought.
"What is it, Myrna?" Gaara asked in a dull tone.
"It's Mimi, Gaara-kun! I can change it if you like it better!" Mimi said happily. Gaara rolled his eyes.
"Don't call me Gaara-kun, stalker." Gaara said angrily. Mimi pouted and tried to cry. Matsuri accidentally giggled. They both turned and looked straight at her.
"What are you doing here, bitch!? Don't have enough life of your own that you have to spy on prettier girls?!" Mimi yelled. Gaara spun around facing Mimi.
"What did you say to her, bitch?" Gaara hissed. Mimi and Matsuri's jaws dropped. "You had better go, and never speak to her like that again." Mimi glared back at him.
"I don't see why you're protecting that slutty, ugly, bitch!" Mimi cried. Matsuri couldn't help it, she started crying. Gaara glanced at her, saw she was crying, and hurried over to her.
"Maggie, GO." Gaara said, wrapping his arms around a shocked Matsuri.
"MIMI!!!!" Mimi screamed as she ran down the hall. Matsuri glanced up at Gaara, who was gazing down at her, not realizing he still had his arms around her. Matsuri smiled slightly.
"Thank you, Gaara." Matsuri whispered. When she tried to wipe her eyes while still in his grasp, Gaara quickly pulled away.
"Should we go back to Hidan's classroom?" Gaara asked.
"Kay." Matsuri breathed. As they walked, Matsuri slide her hand into Gaara's.
He didn't pull his hand away.
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Sasuke/Sakura
What am I going to do?? I can't believe I said that to him!!! Sakura was hiding behind a vending machine in the hall.
"Sakura?"
"Sasuke…" He was standing there, in his hunky glory. He crouched down next to her. Sakura examined his onyx eyes, seeing no trace of the smirk or teasing she had expected. "I-uh-"
"Do you really feel that way, Sakura?" Sasuke asked, his eyes never leaving hers. She closed her eyes and tried to relax.
"Yes."
"Did I do something?" He said softly. Before Sakura knew what she was doing, she curled up in a ball, trying not to cry.
"I don't want to talk about this." Sakura choked out. Sasuke nodded and sat next to her. He put one arm around her shoulders, but she shook them off.
"Fine, I'll talk. Apparently, you like Sai. Because he reminds you of me, but in your opinion, he's less likely to break your heart. And my two –just two- questions for you are- Why do you mean by break your heart? And why do you think Sai is less likely to break your heart then I am?" Sasuke asked curtly.
"By break my heart I mean go out with me and then when I'm falling in love end up dumping me. I think Sai is less likely to do that because he is kinder, and…not nearly as wonderful and talented as you. And you being wonderful and talented makes me feel inferior and unworthy. Please leave me alone." Sakura said as she stood up and walked away. Sasuke only watching her go.
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Well there it is! I hope you liked it, review!! NO FLAMES PLEASE. Just so you know, I'm NOT EVER putting Sakura & Sai together. *Shudder*
