Hey. I was bored, so I thought, why not upload TWO chapters today at the same time. :D

And I know I say this A LOT, but I apologize for any mistakes I miss. I have looked at my past chapters and I think I'm getting a LITTLE better with this, but I can still improve. And improve I shall do. xD

I do not own Naruto.

Hinata's POV

I wake up on Sunday morning. I still feel very tired. I have no idea how late I got home. Like it matters though. My parents aren't home. The Hyuga elders come back tonight. That doesn't make a difference though. The elders always look down upon me, always telling me how naïve and weak I am. They obviously prefer Hanabi, who, ironically, wants nothing to do with them. They have high hopes for her.

I think I've said this before.

Anyway, when I wake up, I lay down in bed for a while. I then check my phone.

15 Missed Calls.

4 New Voicemail Messages

5 New Text Messages

I decide to check all the missed calls first.

Five of the calls are from Ino, four are from Tenten, three more are from Shino, two are from Neji, and one is from Sakura.

Instead of wasting time calling them back, I listen to my voicemail messages next. I'm just not in the mood to talk to anyone. What could Ino possibly want? As for Tenten, Neji, and Shino, my guess is they probably heard about what went down. I doubt they would call me that many times just to say "hi." As for Sakura…well, I really can't say. She and I have never talked on the phone. Well, at least this year. In fourth through fifth grade, she would call me every day.

Anyway, I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone.

I listen to the first voicemail:

"Hinata! What's going on? Call me okay? Oh and this is Tenten, obviously. Ha…"

I listen to the second voicemail:

"Hey. This is Temari. Ino just bitched to me about who-knows-what. It's almost two in the morning and now, thanks to her, I can't go back to sleep. Call me."

I listen to the third voicemail:

"This is Neji…call me."

I listen to the fourth voicemail:

"Hey, Hinata. It's Sakura. I was just calling to see if you needed a friend to talk to. I heard what happened with Ino and Kiba. If you want to talk, I'm here. Right now it's like seven in the morning, so I'm guessing you're asleep still. Well anyway, I'll try again later. Bye."

I then check the text messages:

1 New Message from Ino:

I asked Sai, he said he had no idea what I was asking about. You're just jealous. And why would Karin do that? She's my friend.

"Aren't I your friend too, Ino? Why would I lie?" I think to myself.

1 New Message from Naruto:

Hey, Hina-chan. Good morning :) How are you feeling?

1 New Message from Chouji:

Dude. I heard what you said to Ino. Why?

I frown a little at Chouji's text.

1 New Message from Kiba:

I said some real shit last night to you. I'm sorry :(

I think about calling him, then change my mind. For some reason, I'm just not ready to talk to him.

1 New Message from Matsuri:

Hey. Um, you ok?

I try to decide on which texts to reply and which ones to ignore.

I decide to just ignore all of them.

Then, of course, I get a call from Sakura.

I reluctantly answer, but remain silent.

"Hello?" I hear Sakura's voice.

I just sigh.

"Hey, Hinata. How are you?" She asks.

"How am I? How am I? You tell me," I snap, without meaning to.

I hear her sigh then say, "Yeah, that was a stupid question. My bad."

"I'm just so tired of people like Karin. She can do whatever she wants and treat people however she wants, and people still strive to be like her. People still want to be her friend. Why is she so popular anyway?" I rant on.

"I hear you. And that's what popularity does. The popular people can act as douche-y as they want and yet still are able to get all the girls, or guys, people want to associate with them, and they never face any consequences. The innocent people always pay, for some reason. Kind of like with you. Karin was the one making out with Sai and yet, Ino's pissed off at you," Sakura says.

I sigh and say, "It's just not fair."

"Yeah, well, what can you do?" Sakura asks, but I know she really wasn't looking for an answer.

We stay silent for a few seconds.

Then Sakura asks, "Do you want to hang out today? Just the two of us?"

I think about it for a second.

"Unless, you already have plans," Sakura quickly adds.

What do I really have planned for today? Hanabi's at Moegi's and the elders, like I said before, won't be home until nighttime. So, basically, I will be by myself the whole day.

I shrug, not that she can see me, and reply, "Sure."

"Great," she says happily, "We could go rent a movie or something."

"Sounds fun," I say.

"I can pick you up," Sakura says.

"Okay," I reply.

"Crap. I just remembered. I don't exactly have a car right now. My parents both need their cars, so I'll just bike over," Sakura says.

"So you're not picking me up after all, then? Are we walking?" I ask.

"You can ride my handle bars," Sakura suggests, giggling.

I laugh.

"I remember when we used to do that all the time when we were kids," Sakura says, while sighing.

I smile as I start to remember the good old days, before Karin came in the picture.

"Yeah," I say.

"Yeah. So, I'll be there soon. See you then?" Sakura asks.

"Of course," I say.

We then say our "good byes" and hang up.

I wake up and groan the next day, Monday. I'm not looking forward to seeing Ino, Karin, or Sai. Kiba, I have been ignoring. Well, not exactly ignoring…just…not talking to him.

Okay, so I have been ignoring him, I admit it. Don't judge me.

I just, I don't know.

Ever since Saturday night, all he has said has been running through my mind.

It makes me worry about us.

How are we even still friends?

Every time I think about him, I get a sick feeling in my stomach.

And all he has done is text me once.

I know how bad this may sound, but if he really was sorry, wouldn't he put more effort to get ahold of me?

Am I a stuck up, horrible person for thinking this?

I mean, after all, he lives only a few houses away from me.

Ugh.

By the way, Sakura…well I actually had fun with her. She and I ended up just getting a bunch of candy and went to the park and sat on the swings while eating and talking.

We didn't talk about anything to intense though. Just about small things like music, school, and toe rings, yes, toe rings. We even talked about crushes and potential couples at our school. Of course, I already knew about Sakura's crush on Sasuke, but I never told her about my crush on Naruto.

Though, I'm not sure if I have to. A few people have guessed already, like Neji, Ino, and even Matsuri. Of course Kiba and Tenten know. Temari teases me nonstop about it.

Of course, Sakura ended up telling me she knows I like Naruto. All I could do was blush and react defensively, which only proved her point even more.

But, I had fun. It felt like the good old days.

Anyway, after taking a shower and straightening my hair a little, I look through my wardrobe. I decide on wearing a black t-shirt, dark blue skinny jeans, a white belt, and my white, Converse high tops. I put my hair up in its normal, high ponytail style, go downstairs, and wait for Tenten. Hanabi ended up sleeping over at Moegi's, so Moegi's mom is driving Hanabi to school this morning.

When Tenten finally arrives, I walk outside, and enter her car. Without saying a word to me, she proceeds to drive to Konoha High. She has this weird look on her face. It's an interesting mixture of a sad face, a scowl, and maybe a glare. This look, whatever it is, is a signal that she, probably, doesn't want to be bothered right at this moment.

Fine with me.

I close my eyes and soak in the silence of the ride to school.

The day has been going by so slowly. In my first hour class, I sit as far away as possible from my normal spot next to Ino. I make sure she can't see me. I have no idea if she's still mad, but I don't feel like finding out, thank you very much.

Sakura had said last night that she would talk to Ino, but I have yet to know how that went.

During homeroom, which is usually one of my favorite times of the school day, Kiba is nowhere to be seen.

In all the classes I have with Naruto, Naruto had spent the entire time trying to cheer me up.

Now I'm at lunch, dealing with an awkward silence at the table.

Kiba is sitting next to me, but he's talking to Shino, who's next to him. He hasn't said a word to me.

Good.

Matsuri keeps sharing glances with Ino, who is sitting right across from me and scowling while nudging her fork in her salad.

I see Matsuri mouth something to Ino, but I'm bad at reading lips, so it's hard to catch what she says.

Ino then shakes her head at Matsuri and gives her a sad look.

I look back down at my noodles and pretend to be busy twirling them on my fork. I'm not going to put it in my mouth though. I'm not hungry.

I hear someone sigh.

"Hinata?" I hear Ino's voice.

I look up. Everyone else stops their own mini conversations and looks in Ino's direction.

She sighs again.

I just stare at her.

"I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I guess I was just in denial," Ino says.

"You guess?" Temari says, while shaking her head.

"Temari, shush," Sakura says.

"Anyway, I'm sorry. You were right. I just had, or still, sadly, have, feelings for Sai. He was perfect. I guess the thought of him cheating seemed unbelievable. He also, over the years I've known him, never seemed like the cheating type. I'm sorry I said those things. I didn't mean them. And you didn't look like trash, no, not at all. I loved your dress. and…how many times can I say it? A hundred? A thousand? A million? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Ino says, "I don't want to lose such a good friend just because I'm so…so…"

"Stubborn?" Shikamaru suggests.

"Difficult?" Lee adds.

"You called her trash?" Tenten asks.

"Will you guys let her finish?" Naruto asks, with a slight annoyance in his voice.

I am starting to get annoyed as well.

"Hinata? I'm sorry, that's all I can say," Ino says.

All eyes are now on me.

Ino apologized that quickly? Usually, from experience, people tend to take a week or two, maybe three…or forever, to apologize.

Part of me wants to tell her off, which something I rarely do, and then storm off.

You know, like in the movies.

But the softer, more sympathetic part of me notices that she is, practically, on the verge of tears.

I think about her apology. I then stand up and walk to where she's sitting.

"Scoot," I tell her and she makes room for me on her chair.

"What you said really hurt me," I say.

"I know, I'm so sorry," Ino says.

"Even if you were drunk," I whisper to her so only she can hear.

"What! I wasn't drunk," Ino whispers back, surprised.

"Hey, can you guys talk louder? We can't hear your youthful words," Lee says.

"Shut up, Lee," Neji says.

I ignore them and continue to whisper to her.

"But you smelled like Sake. Sasuke said-" Ino interrupts me.

"He wasn't there for the whole thing that happened," She says slowly.

"But-" once again, Ino cuts me off.

"I was hysterical, remember? And there was an accident with the…Sake," Ino whispers the last word.

I must have looked confused because Ino whispers, "I'll explain later, okay? But, I really am sorry."

I sigh.

"Fine," I say back.

I hug her and she hugs back. I hear her sigh very deeply.

Our whole table, for some reason, starts clapping.

I hear a few "awws" as well.

I immediately feel as if I'm in a sitcom.

"There goes Karin again. Ruining another person's relationship," Tenten says.

"Almost," Shino says.

"Well, technically, it's Sai's fault. He cheated," Lee says.

"But, Karin knows that they are dating," Chouji says.

"Correction, were dating," Ino says, firmly.

"We have to do something about her and her whole posse too," Temari says.

"I'm down with that," Sakura says.

"Someone has to teach them all that they can't just go on living and acting the way they do and not face any consequences," Ino says.

"I like that idea," Shikamaru says, "Troublesome, but I like it.

The others, even Shino, nod in agreement. Well, everyone except for Sasuke, Naruto, and Matsuri.

Well, I have no idea how Sasuke would react, since he is absent from our lunch table today.

Naruto stays quiet, which is very unusual for him, while Matsuri shares her input.

"I don't know guys. If we did get back at her, wouldn't we be just as bad as Karin and her friends?" Matsuri asks.

I silently agree with her. I'm a bit skeptical as well.

"We're doing it for a good cause," Ino says.

"Not just for us, but for everyone who has been insulted, embarrassed, or miserable because of them," Sakura explains.

I immediately remember elementary school with Karin and her friends. I then recall these past few weeks with her. I feel sour.

I then change my mind. Maybe this isn't such a bad idea after all.

"I love you all, but I don't like this idea," Matsuri says. She then gets up to dispose of her tray. She mistakenly bumps into Karin on her way to the trash bins.

Matsuri looks down and sees her tray stuck, for a millisecond, to her. It then proceeds to fall to the ground, leaving behind a giant, orange stain on Matsuri's white shirt.

"Walk much dumbass?" Karin asks, in a snotty, kind of loud voice.

Tayuya and Jugo snicker.

The whole cafeteria, well, excluding my table, of course, starts to laugh as well.

Kin covers her mouth, while Sakon smirks at Matsuri.

The five of them then proceed to walk out of the cafeteria.

Matsuri walks back to the table. She sits down, without any emotion on her face.

"Alright, I'm in," Matsuri says.

"Alright then. How about we all meet at my house this Friday and start planning. Be thinking of ideas," Ino says.

"Then it's settled," Kiba says.

"We're taking that bitch and her crew down," Sakura says.

I have a very bad feeling about the look on her face.

Hey. Surprisingly, I don't have much to say, except, thank you for reading and have an awesome day, evening, night, whatever time zone you are in xD

Until Later:

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