Hinata: Ahhh!! When will this story continue?!

Me: Chill Hinata. I was suffering from major mind block and totally forgot where the story was going—

Shika: You are very troublesome. How could you forget the story? Now what are we gonna do?

Me: YOU INTERRUPTED ME!!! glomps Shika

Shika: OWWWWWWWWw!!! T-T

Me: As I was saying before I was RUDELY interrupted, I had forgotten where the story was going but this morning I had remembered. Ok, so on with the story!

Chapter 4: Skater Chick, or Dark Girl

While he was on his short ride, Shikamaru heard someone skating behind him, so he looks back. "Temari-chan?"

"Hello Shika-kun!"

"What's up?" he stops and shoves his hands in his pockets. Then he thought of something spectacular. "Temari, I know a perfect way we can have a skate-off."

"Oh yeah? How so?"

"Well, the ANBU skate team are coming to Konoha recruiting only the best. We could skate around a bit and they could tell us who is better. Meanwhile, if we're both as good as we say we are, then we're both on the team!"

"Shika-kun, that's awesome!"

"I know! They come next weekend, so over the next week, we both have to practice."

"Sounds good to me. I'll be waiting to kick your ass, Shika-kun," she says slyly than skates off after saying that.

"Same here!!" he yells after her.

--Next Day--

Something had happened. Shikamaru didn't know what, but definetely something. He heard things being said in the hallways. Things like: "Did you see her?" or "I can't believe she would do that!" and also the occasionally "I HATE her!!" But who were they talking about? He stopped short when he heard Neji Hyuuga yelling.

"Damn Uchiha, what the hell did you do to my cousin?!" What about Hinata? Shika turned the corner to see the ever-so-calm Uchiha, and oddly familiar girl who had on the same emotionless expression, and a very flaring Hyuuga. But where was Hinata?

"Chill out, Hyuuga. Hime Hinata-chan just realized that the Hyuuga clan are complete retards. She was never treated as prestigiously as you, Neji, and wanted to leave that clan who treated as nothing."

"Lies! what you say are lies Uchiha!" screamed Neji.

The girl next to Sasuke steps towards Neji. She had short, black hair, completely black eyes, and wore dark colors. "God dammit, Neji, he's not lying! Everything Sasuke-kun had said is true, and you know it all too well!!"

Shikamaru's eyes widen. 'That sounds like...Hinata?!' he thought to himself in disbelief.

"H-Hinata-sama--" Neji stuttered.

"Don't friggin call me SAMA! I am no longer your family or your superior! Just leave me the hell alone, Hyuuga!!" All the hallway was silent as they stared at the once shy, timid girl, who is now fearful as she cursed at her cousin. Before anymore could be said, the bell for first period rang and the hallway emptied. Shikamaru wanted to talk to his former friend about what had happened to her. Thankfully, they had first period Pre-Algebra together.

Shikamaru was the last one to walk into the classroom. He started heading to his usual spot in the column all the way to left, and in the second row; usually right behind Hinata. But today, Hinata wasn't in her usual spot. Instead, she sat in the shadowed, back-right corner of the classroom. The seat next to her was empty, but he could see two guys nearly killing each other for the seat. Carefully, he snuck around the side and took the seat just as Kurenai walked in asking everyone to take their seats. The two guys, who were fighting over the seat next to Hinata, each gave Shikamaru a death glare but did what the teacher asked and took their seats. Unfortunately for them,while they were bickering, the seats had filled up except for two empty seats in the back of the classroom.

After going over homework from the night before and then teaching the lesson of how to multiply and divide negative and whole numbers, Kurenai told her students to try some problems individually until the period was over. This was Shikamaru's chance to speak with the mysterious Hyuuga girl. "Pssss, Hinata-chan," he whispered. "What happened to you? Why are your eyes black? When did you get those clothes? I didn't even know you owned dark stuff. Why are you doing this?"

She answered without looking at him. "I changed. I realized who I am. I am tired of being the person I normally am. That person gets no attention from anyone. My eyes are black because I no longer consider myself a Hyuuga. I am wearing contacts to hide the Hyuuga trait of white eyes. As for these clothes, I've always had them, and always wanted to wear them, but I was scared that you or Naruto wouldn't accept me. Now I am no longer afraid. You didn't know I had stuff like this; you don't know a lot of things about me." She finally looked at him, straight in the eyes, causing him to blush a bit. "I'm doing this for two people: myself and Sasuke-kun, my bestest friend in the entire world; better than Naruto, Chouji, Neji, and even better than you, Nara-san. Please, don't call me 'Hinata-chan' anymore. It pains me more when you do." The bell ending first period rang and Hinata gathered her stuff and left Shikamaru gaping at the spot where she had just previously been.

After a long minute, Shikamaru got his stuff and headed out into the congested hallway to his next class. Out of nowhere,Temari pops up in front of him. "Hey, Shika-kun, I can't wait to whup your butt next weekend!"

"Yea...good luck with that," he smirks.

"Well, see ya around. I gotta get to my next class. Bye!"

"Bye." The two then walk in opposite directions to their next class.

Hinata: Ahh...why'd you make me talk like that?!

Me: Cuz I want to see how ppl would react. Shika-kun didn't seem to handle it well. But who cares about him?

Shika: I'm right here you know.

Me: And?

Shika: Troublesome little b--

Hinata: Nara-san!!!! Well anyway. Plz review!!

Me: Listen to her, she knows what's good. Ty.