Hinata was again startled awake by the sound of Ino throwing the clock against a wall. Looking at her clock Hinata was shocked to see it was again 6am. She couldn't image who Ino could be getting up so early. They had only gone to bed 2 hours ago! Hinata had never changed her clothes so many times in a span of a few hours. Though Ino and Sakura seemed to have fun, and some of the clothes Hinata actually liked.
"Oh, sorry Hinata, did I wake you? I got class at 9am so I gotta get ready!" Ino said as she slowly made her way to the bathroom.
Rolling over Hinata was glad she could sleep in longer and she would have to remember to get Ino a softer alarm clock.
Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep…CLICK.
Groaning Hinata wanted to go back to bed. It was only 9:30am. And she did not get her needed 8 hours of sleep. The awful alarm clock…waking her up out of glorious sleep. Stretching with a yawn she flopped out of bed. A nice shower would wake her up, she hoped. Moaning her tired body meandered towards the bathroom. 'Ouch, I think I kinda over did the training. I'm all stiff and sore still.'
Walking out of the steamy bathroom, Hinata decided to wear some of the new clothes that Ino and Sakura had bought her, the ones that were meant to actually be worn in public. Hinata shuddered as she remembered being forced to try on an orange leather mini skirt and neon green tube top. Pulling out a grey tweed skirt and a pale pink sweater, Hinata quickly changed. 10:15am, just enough time to grab some food from the cafeteria and to head to class. Making sure she had all her books and supplies, Hinata took one glance at herself in the mirror before heading out. 'This outfit is actually really nice.' She thought and it fit her like a glove.
Walking through the Science Building, Hinata was getting rather nervous. It was so big! Finally finding her lecture room, she had to suppress a squeak of shock. The room looked like it could hold hundreds of people! Taking a seat, Hinata saw that the lecture room was almost full as well. 'Hmm Prof. Orochimaru must only lecture once to everyone, and the TA's do the smaller classes…' Or so she hoped her lab wouldn't be this big.
The din in the room quieted down as a tall man with long black hair and a white lab coat walked towards the podium. "Good morning sssstudentsss. I'm your Biology Professor, Professor Orochimaru, for thisss sssssemester. Attendence isss not required, though I doubt you will passsss your labssss if you sssskip my lecturessss." The man said. "After all, by the end of thisssss sssemessster, half of you will be failing. And that isss guaranteed."
Hinata gulped at that remark. She hoped she wouldn't be one of the ones failing! Her father would make her quit the nursing program if she didn't get the best scores.
"Well then, let'sss begin." Prof. Orochimaru said as he started his lecture.
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Shifting her books as she walked towards her psychology class, Hinata couldn't help but be distracted. She was still thinking of her biology lecture. Prof. Orochimaru required they know so much! And his lecture was packed full of information. She wasn't even able to write it all down! He just talked so fast, and his hiss made it harder to hear him.
Entering the psychology classroom, Hinata was relieved to see it was much, much smaller. Taking a seat near the back she saw Sasuke was already there, towards the front, surrounded by most of the girls in the room and he did not look happy. She almost felt bad for him, but it was sort of funny to watch him brood like that.
"May I sit next to you Hinata?"
Looking towards the voice Hinata gasped. Gaara! "Of-of course!"
With the corner of his mouth slightly upturned Gaara took the seat to Hinata's right.
A flare of jealousy burst through Sasuke as he saw Gaara sit next to Hinata. He so did not like the redhead. But saying anything would let his friends know of his small crush on the girl. So he had to suffer and let his fangirls drool on him. Besides, Hinata seemed to like Gaara's company.
Smirking Gaara saw the glares Sasuke was throwing his way. He didn't know why, but he liked to see the raven-haired boy pissed off.
At 1pm on the dot, the door to the classroom opened and a very stern looking man with many scars on his face walked in. Walking to the front of the room, he opened up a notebook. "I'm Professor Ibiki. Welcome to Psychology." Looking at his class roster he picked a name. "Hinata Hyuga. You fail. Please leave." He said as he closed the notebook.
Hinata couldn't believe what she just heard. Gaara and Sasuke both turned to her, with a slight look of concern on their stoic faces. Slowly standing up she gathered her things. Fighting back tears she rushed out of the room.
'No! No! No!' She stood outside the room as tears fell down her face. How could she explain this to her father? He would say she was a failure and make her leave Kohona U.! She had to make Prof. Ibiki change his mind! Wiping her face, she took a deep breath. Determination back in her eyes she walked back in to the room.
"Congratulations Miss Hyuga. You get an "A" for the first project." Prof. Ibiki said. "Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara Sabaku, you both also get an "A" for the first project since you two were the only ones who said she would come back. Everyone else, you have failed the first project since you thought she would not come back."
Hinata was a bit confused. So it was a test? She was a bit upset about it, especially that the class thought she would just fail, but was happy that Sasuke and Gaara believed in her.
"Please take your seat Miss Hyuga. And everyone please note your seat. You are not allowed to change your seats after today. Furthermore, if anyone wants to drop this class, I suggest you leave now and not waste our time. I doubt most of you would have had the guts to come back like Miss Hyuga did."
A few students fearing another test like this quickly left the room. Sasuke secretly hoped all his fangirls would leave too. He did not like the idea of having to sit with them all semester.
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Pausing to sit outside for a moment Hinata sighed. Her classes so far were a lot of work. At least Prof. Ibiki warmed up after some students left. He actually seemed like a good man, and he again apologized to Hinata for making her take the first test, and said that he was very impressed with her since most people fail it. Hinata beamed at the complement and understood his methods a little more as he told the class a little about his time in the CIA and FBI.
Heading back to the Science building, Hinata looked for her lab room. Finding it she saw it was very small, only 3 long lab tables and the teacher's desk. Taking a seat at a table she recognized the two other people sitting at the table with her. The loud boy with the wild, brown hair and the quiet boy with the sunglasses, both she saw when she met with Kurenai. Looking around she saw there were only 9 students total in the class.
"Good afternoon all." Kabuto said as he walked into the room. "I hope you are all enjoying your classes so far." He looked directly at Hinata and smiled. "I know most of the professors like to get right to work, but for today I'll just hand out the syllabus and safety procedures. Please let me know if you have any questions, otherwise you are all free to go. Just make sure to read these handouts."
"All right!" The Brown haired boy at Hinata's table said.
"Oh, and the tables you are at you will be staying there the whole semester. You all will be in groups of 3 so be sure to introduce yourself to your group." Kabuto said. "But we can do that next time, since you are all so eager to leave." He said with a smile.
7 of the 9 students ran out of the room, while the one with the sunglasses at Hinata's table walked at a normal pace out of the room.
Putting her bag on her shoulder Hinata walked towards the door also.
"So are you have fun cute Hinata?" Kabuto called to her.
Blushing Hinata stopped and turned to him. "Y-yes. I-I think s-so. It-it's a lot of work t-though."
Smiling Kabuto walked over to the blushing girl. "I'm sure you can do it all cute Hinata. Did you want me to help with your notes from the lecture? I know Prof. Orochimaru can be hard to follow."
Her blush deepening Hinata just nodded.
"Well then why don't we order some dinner and I can go over it with you cute Hinata." He said as he closed the classroom door.