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#4. Partners
(continuation of '#2. Obedience')
Today was going to be the day.
She was finally going to disobey her father's wishes and talk to the lonely boy, Naruto Uzumaki. She would find out everything about him, tell him how much she admired him, and become his closest friend.
She blushed at the thought, resisting the urge to faint. At the very least, today was the day she would talk to him.
"Hey, Hinata-chan! Be my partner!"
Startled, Hinata looked over to see Kiba Inuzuka waving from a few desks over.
She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, pretending that she hadn't heard Kiba. Feeling a bit guilty about it, she turned away from him as she rose from her seat and walked, determined, towards the loud, blond boy.
Naruto was sitting by himself, looking around the classroom enviously. He dreaded when Iruka-sensei announced that they would be working with partners. Undoubtedly he would be left alone, and forced to pair up with Iruka-sensei himself.
"N-n-naruto-k-kun…"
Hinata managed to stutter out his name before he turned around and smiled broadly at her. Feeling the blood rush to her head, she swallowed nervously.
"W-would y-y-you like t-to b-be m-m-my p-partner?"
She choked on her own sentence and promptly fainted at Naruto's feet. He quickly reached out and grabbed her before she hit the floor.
"Naruto! What did you do to Hinata?"
Iruka ran out from behind his desk and was immediately at Hinata's side.
"I didn't do anything, Iruka-sensei, she just passed out like that!"