(Extra) Ordinary Days
By: irish d' salmon lover
Author's Note: Hello guys! MUACH! I love you all so much! Thanks for the review! Sorry for the late update too. I just passed that damn exam, back from my "School's Journey", and that was (crazy) writer's block…
Guess what? I still don't know what is the genre of my story… coz this chap was less humor, more romance. And maybe for the next chap it'll be a bit adventure. I don't know… Well, that's my bad habit. I wasn't plotting the story properly. Just see, where my mood bring this story…
Btw, this chapter was proofread by Whee XD. I love you so much, Whee XD! Ha100x...
Disclaimer: Never own Naruto. Even for just once (sobs)
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Chapter 09: No Touchy-Touch, Please!
It was school break. Every student went out from the classroom to the cafeteria, but in class 1A, it was different situation. Well, some girls were out too, but most of the boys were still in the class. They were surrounding someone, and I guess you know whom I mean…
"Hey, what's your name?"
"Err…"
"Her name is Hyuuga Hinata, you dumb ass!"
"Err…"
"Hey, why your eyes are white? You're not blind, aren't you?"
"Umm…"
"Forget about her eyes! At last she's cute!"
"Uh…"
"What about boyfriend? Do you have any?"
"Well…"
"Can you all shut up? See, Hinata-san look so uncomfortable"
All eyes turned to the speaker - Asahi Juna. He stood behind Hinata, hands on his hips. All of the boys looked at him, pouting.
"Who do you think you are? Are you her boyfriend? Humph, I can't see you being one of them." a beefcake boy with spiked orange hair asked him. He looks just like a gangster in school uniform, Hinata thought.
Juna just smiled at his harsh statement. He put a hand on Hinata's shoulder (again, if you read previous chapter ). Hinata was even more terrified now. She didn't know why, but this Asahi boy made her somewhat uneasy. And now, she wasn't only surrounded by some predator boys- there was also a pervert, whose hand never seems to stop touching her shoulder.
Life seemed to be mocking her today.
"Hinata, aren't you going to lunch?" A deep, calm male voice broke the tension between the people. Hinata sighed in full relief. She really regarded her cousin to stop the boys' bickering.
"A-actually, I just want to g-go. W-would you like to j-join me, N-Neji-kun?"
Neji's eyes narrowed at her. Then he glared at the boys. They looked nervous; surely Neji's death glare affected them all. Well, all except for one person.
Juna just glared back at him. It was like a staring contest. They just stood there, glaring for each other non-stop for about 10 minutes, without a blink! Hinata was in panic; she almost thought that Neji was unconscious while standing with his eyes open. Finally, Juna gave up; he blinked first. Of course, no one could ever beat Neji in staring contest!
"Okay, I give up," Juna said, shutting his eyes, "I have to moisturize them after opening them for ten minutes non-stop, you know?" Neji kept his eyes opened. This one of his secret- he could open his eyes for 1 hour strait without blinking! Not to mention that he had broken his record not a long time ago. His eyes were open one hour, one minute, and one second. He'd checked from his stopwatch.
"By the way, who are you? It seems that you know Hinata-san. Wait, you have the same eyes as her. Are you her brother? If I'm not mistaken, your name is Neji, right?" Juna asked. Neji just frowned at his "politeness". How could Hinata get messed around with all these boys? Especially this boy, Neji thought, I don't know why, but I don't like him.
"It's that any of your business? I came here to pick up Hinata, not to talk with you girl predator"
"N-Neji-kun, d-don't talk to them l-like that! It's not g-good!"
"But Hinata, they surrounded you like a predator. I know that they were trying to hit on you. I've been watching from the very beginning"
So why didn't you save me from this predator then? Hinata pouted.
"W-well, just s-settle this already and l-let's just have a lunch, okay? Come on, Neji-kun"
With that, Hinata dragged Neji out of the classroom –since when had she become so strong to drag him? - and they went to the cafeteria. Juna just watched the couple with an unreadable expression on his face.
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"Who is he?"
Neji and Hinata were at the cafeteria. It was a big one, with lots of table and a couple of chair. The two sat at a corner, hidden by a big potted plant. Both Hyuugas had always loved to be accompanied with silence, and that was the one place where they could find comfort in that silence.
"He who?" Hinata's mouth opened halfway in chewing her bread.
"The boy with blonde hair. He looked so much like Naruto, it almost scared me."
"Oh, he's Asahi Juna. What about him?"
"Nothing. I just don't like him. He looks… manipulating"
"Well if you said that… I don't really like him either. He seems like to t-touch me…"
"HE WHAT!" Neji slammed his fist onto the table, which made it crack a bit. Luckily- no, FORTUNATELY Neji didn't have the superhuman strength as the pink-haired kunoichi had (you know who I mean… didn't mean to bashing her…). If so, not only the table became mere pieces of wood, but the floor would also crack and lead to a black hole to Hell…
Hinata was a bit frightened. She had predicted that Neji would've gone mad if he found out that someone -especially a stranger- dared to touch his precious cousin, but she'd predicted that he'd react like this. All the eyes in the room were looking at the furious boy now.
"Tell me Hinata, what did he do to you? I'll rip his head off once we meet again, for fucking sure!"
"H-hold on, Neji-kun… t-that's a c-criminality, you know?"
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE! NO ONE EVER IS SAVE AFTER HE TOUCH MY LOVELY COUSIN WITH HIS FILTHY HANDS!"
"B-but Neji- -" Hinata froze. Just what had he said before…?
Hinata became speechless as Neji's words sank into her brain. Did Neji just say… his LOVELY cousin? LOVELY? In a mere second Hinata's face was all red. She looked down, tried to hide her tomato-colored face.
But as she left her eyes drift away, she saw that blood was trickling from Neji's sore fist. It must've hurt when he slammed his fist onto the table.
Hinata, with the instinct as a medic Nin, quickly grabbed his sore hand into hers and examined it. No need to use chakra, she thought. It wasn't a deep cut, but it needed to be sterilized.
On the other hand, Neji was very surprised when Hinata took his hand. He could feel a warm sensation as she placed his hand into her own. He could feel her delicate skin and her petite fingers as she stroke his hand gently, and it made him stiffen. Hinata glanced at him; worried that he felt hurt when she touched his sore hand. She turned her gaze away from him just one second too late to see the tint pink rose on Neji's cheek.
"Well, I've get to take you to the doctor. You need to sterilize your wound. Come on," she said as she took his hand and dragged him to the hospital. Neji on the other hand, was drowning in his thought.
What was I felt before?
It just… I felt my body tingled when she touched my hand with her own.
Am I…
Suddenly Neji jerked away from her gentle grip as realization hit him. Hinata halted at his sudden movement.
Please…He shut his eyes.
Please don't say…"Neji-kun, are you alright? Does the wound hurt?" Hinata asked him with a worried faced.
Just please don't say…Neji opened his eyes slowly, revealing the same pale-milky eyes as Hinata's.
That I'm…"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go," he said, as he passed her, not looking back as he strode away from her. Hinata quickly towed behind him despite that fact she had a slight feeling that Neji was hiding something from her.
I'm fall in love with her.
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"Well, it's nothing serious with his wound. Just make sure he changes the bandages twice a day after bath, okay?" The doctor said. He was a tall and slender young man with shoulder-length wavy golden hair that was neatly tied in high ponytail. Hinata's first thought when she saw him was: that he was pretty. A typical school's bishounen doctor with glasses and a long white coat like in an anime or manga… Hinata glanced at his nametag. 'Suzuki Nao', it read. Even his name sounded like a woman's name.
"T-thank you very much f-for your h-help, Suzuki-sensei…" she said as she bowed at him. He just waved his hand; a friendly smile plastered his pretty face, revealing his white teeth (but not blinding as Gai's teeth) and he took off his glasses.
"My pleasure. I don't mind to helping you, for it's my job to help someone sick or hurt like him…" he said, pointing behind him to the form of Neji who was sat on the bed, his hands now properly bandaged. Hinata left out a soft chuckle while Neji pouted. He hadn't said anything since they'd walked to the hospital, and Hinata was beginning to worry that he was mad at her. May I gripped his hand too hard, she thought.
"W-well, if you p-permitted us, w-we might just go back to our c-class… T-thanks again for y-your help, Suzuki-sensei" Hinata bowed once again, then she and Neji walked out.
"Wait a second, if you don't mind, Hinata" Suzuki-sensei called as they began walking down the hall. He beckoned her to go inside again. Hinata looked to Neji as if she asked him for his permission whether she should go inside or not. Neji just said, "I'll be waiting here".
Hinata stepped inside the room. Suzuki-sensei told her to close the door, so she did. He beckoned her to sit on bed, while he sat on his chair. He already put his glasses on his desk, revealing his clear aqua eyes. He eyed her with an interested look. It just made Hinata uneasy.
Why does everyone seem like to eyeing me? Is there something interesting to look at? Hinata frowned. Suzuki must be realized her uneasiness as he smiled, trying to comfort her.
"Don't worry. I won't eat you or anything. It just… is these eyes of yours real? You know, as a doctor, I'm rather curious to know that there are people with eyes like yours, yet are not blind. Would you mind telling me about your eyes?"
"Err… I-it's just… an h-heritage f-from my f-family b-b-blood…" she answered. Okay, I had enough of this 'eye' thing, thanks!
"U-umm… I-if you d-don't mind, I-I want to g-go back to c-class…" said Hinata as she stood up.
"Wait, Hinata, I still have one more question for you" said Suzuki, reaching for her hand. Okay, now it's getting on my nerves… why does everyone seem to like to touch me? Hinata frowned. Suzuki saw her frown and let go of her immediately.
"Well, sorry 'bout that. Didn't mean to scare you… Anyway, back to the question. Are you always stammering like that?"
"Uh… Uh-huh, I-I… g-guess… Why?"
"May I know the reason? Is it a habit or what?"
"W-well… m-my h-h-habit, perhaps… I-I'm always n-nervous when I m-meet s-someone new…"
"…Ah, I know! I have some tea that helps people to relax. I bet you'll be better, and hopefully your stammer will be cured too. If you like, you can come anytime you want, and I'll prepare the tea for you. How does that sound?" he suggested. Hinata frowned deeper; how should she reply him?
If I say 'No', he will think that I'm ungrateful. But if I say 'Yes', it could be worse. Neji-kun surely beat Suzuki-sensei into pulp if he found there were only two of us in the same room… right? Hinata thought. She clasped her hands together nervously. Suzuki watched her became nervous, and he wondered why.
"Hinata, we should go back to our class. The bell is already ringing"
Neji's deep and huffed tone voice right behind Hinata made her startle that she jumped almost 3 feet from ground. Fortunately, Suzuki caught her and pulled her to his body, so she didn't fall.
UN-fortunately, Neji misread the action. In his eyes, he saw a flirtatious doctor HUGGING his precious Hinata. He also saw how red her face was. About 1 minute passed with awkward silence. Slowly, Neji walked towards the now opened door. He didn't looked back at Hinata, or said any word to her.
Hinata just stood there, stunned, watching Neji's retreating figure. Something's wrong, she thought, I thought that he would at least drag me out of here, but now he didn't even say a word. Before walking out from the room, she bowed to Suzuki.
"T-thanks for the I-invitation. I-I will t-think a-about that. N-now, if you'll e-excuse me…" not wanting to wasted anymore time, she headed quickly to where Neji had gone before. Suzuki just watched the teenage girl dashing out from his room. This would be interesting, he thought, a smirk plastered on his pretty face. And then he closed the door that Hinata forgot to close.
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Neji's quick pace made loud thumps that echoed through the empty corridors. Every student was already inside the classroom.
Why?"Neji-kun!" Hinata called out him.
Why am I acting weird?"Neji-kun! Wait!" she ran faster to catch up to him.
Seeing her so close with another man… unusually, I felt mad.
Finally Hinata caught him. She held his hand while she took deep breaths, her eyes closed.
But this time, I feel something different.
He stared at her sweaty and reddened face.
Yes, I still feel angry, but…Hinata opened her eyes to meet his eyes. The same pearl-white eyes as hers, but still there were difference; her eyes held gentleness, while his held coldness.
I also feel hurt.
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A/N: Holla! So waddya think? I'm sorry if this story a little bit melancholy… Once again, I'm sorry for the late update. I just to occupy by SephirothXTifa fanfic, and also I'm in the mood to drawing! That's why I hadn't touched my fanfic for about, what? 3 weeks? 1 month? I know it's terrible, but I'm a moody person… By the way, REVIEW, okay?
