Misunderstood Cherry Blossom
Chapter 10
The next day Sakura walked to school again with Hinata, but saw that she looked even weaker and more fragile than before. "Hinata-chan!!" She yelled loudly this time and ran to her, grabbing her face and at it very looking closely. Hinata whimpered as she felt slight pain in her jaw.
"Who is doing this to you?!" She almost screamed as she shook the girl by her small round shoulders. Everyone glanced to the two girls on the sidewalk but soon decided to ignore the two and kept going on their marry ways. Hinata only whimpered more in pain and grabbed Sakura's hands to stop her from hurting her anymore.
"S-Sakura, you're h-hurting me… I'll t-tell you at lunchtime!" She stuttered and managed to lift Sakura's strong hands from her.
"Oh… Gomen… Let's just go to school…"
They soon arrived and the whole 11th grade was called to cafeteria for a special course. The huge group was divided in two- Sakura, Naruto and Hinata ended up in the same one. They stayed together for most of the time while everyone got into a chair and waited for something to happen next. "Hey Sakura-chan, Hinata-chan!" Naruto said and said Hinata's name quietly.
Sakura found it quite strange, and Hinata blushed and quickly looked away. She glanced from Naruto to Hinata, then Hinata to Naruto. "NARUTO!!!" She suddenly yelled. Everyone turned to her with wide eyes and curious looks. "He… uh… Squished my finger…" She said. As soon as everyone turned away, Naruto glared at her.
"I didn't touch you!" He whispered and pouted. She couldn't help but laugh at his cute pouting face, but shook it off immediately. Already Sasuke and Itachi- No need to further the problem!!! She thought. Sakura then immediately remembered why she yelled his name and her face turned red, in anger.
"Naruto…" She growled, "Are you the one who hurt Hinata-chan?!" Hinata suddenly turned her head to Sakura with a pleading look. And Naruto's face became deep and sorrowful.
"I didn't mean to… I don't know what came over me…" He whispered and frowned at the floor. Ooh… Shiny!
"How could you?! What did she do to deserve this?!" She asked, about to knock out the blonde beside her. Hinata was trying to get her attention and pulled nervously at her sleeve. "What??" She snapped, and then regretted being so bitter to the already nervous girl.
"He d-didn't do… this." She said, pointed at her bruised face with a shaky finger.
"What…?"
"L-Lunchtime…" Was all she could mumble before Kakashi's voice was heard in front of them.
"Students, the school has organized a new program, of Health Class and Sexual Education!" He said, with his Icha Icha book in hand. Some people whistled and wooted and others groaned. "This class is very important, and we will be learning many, many things about ourselves and our… uh… bodies." He said hesitantly.
"You can't be serious…" Sakura mumbled.
"Oh, yes, I am Haruno!" He said after miraculously hearing her. She suddenly blushed and slid lower in her chair. "You'll be doing many life saving activities and do various training, like mouth-to-mouth. And talk about your health and learned the importance of the problems in today's society-"
"CONDOM!!!" Someone randomly yelled in the crowd. Everyone went silent…
…
"Anyways," Kakashi said, breaking the awkward silence, "Anko and I (Loud whistling), will be teaching you in these classes. That way, you will have a male and female teacher to ask questions to." Someone suddenly raised their hand. "Yes?" he asked.
"Will we be separated, like… girls on one side and boys on the other?" The girl asked attentively.
"Well, if you ask for it, we could arrange it. We need you to feel as comfortable as possible." He said and ended there, leaving them. Everyone got up and made their way to their classes.
At the Lunchbreak, Hinata and Sakura sat at a table at the end of the huge room to talk privately. "Why did Naruto admit to me if he didn't do anything?" Sakura asked as soon as the two sat down.
"W-Well… He did d-do something…" She said hesitantly. Sakura's eyes were filled with demand, and Hinata continued, "Um… Last month, we kind of h-had crushes on each o-other… But… Then he asked me out, and I was really j-just too shy and I kind of stuttered and he got a-angry with me…" Hinata paused and sipped some juice, "Well, he said if I d-didn't want to, then he would go, and… I w-wanted to say yes, but I well… f-fainted."
Typical Hinata-chan… tsk tsk… Sakura thought but did not divert her attention.
"And he ended up with E-Emi… And I was so angry…" She said and sniffed, "And I g-got the guts to t-tell him how I f-felt but then… He said he d-didn't want to see me again… So it's been v-very awkward to be around him, the o-only good thing n-now that he's not with Emi anymore…" She said and looked down at her plate of food.
Sakura was silent for a while but after a short pause, spoke.
"Just make up with him!" She said simply, frowning.
"It's n-not that easy…" Hinata mumbled.
"It's obvious that you guys like each other, this was just a big misunderstanding!" She said and bit some of her sandwich, "Ish not lie' he dawshent lie' yu!" She said with her mouth full. Hinata nodded slowly, and right on queue (or not) Naruto appeared.
"Sakura, do you mind if I eat with you?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, in fact, Hinata wants to say something to you!" She said and smiled as he slowly sat down beside Hinata and looked at her reddened face.
"I-I just wanted to say s-sorry… I really… l-like you… N-Naru…" And then she fainted.
"Did you catch that?" Sakura asked, eyebrows rising.
"Y-Yeah…" He said smirking and pulled her head out of her bowl of rice. Hinata woke up, her face still very red. "Arigatou, Hinata-sama." Naruto said as he held her head close to his, uh… Too close.
…
…
…
"Um, guys!!" Sakura said, "I'm right here!" She exclaimed as the two made out in front of her. "GOD! This is sooo wrong!!" She said and covered her eyes. But, she wasn't the only one who noticed; people started whispering and turned to watch the scene unfold before them.
There were simultaneous whistling sounds and various "WOots" and "GO HINATA!!". After a while, they stopped and became very, very, very red. The crowd subsided and the two had trouble staying conscious.
"Hinata! I said make up with him not make out!!" Sakura said, she was very red in the face now.
"O-Oh… Well… Oops, I guess?" She said and giggled when Naruto wiped off the lip gloss on his lips with his sleeve.
"Ugh, let's just… Finish our meals." Sakura said and shook her head.
"Sakura!" She heard someone call.
"No… What now??" She mumbled and looked up, "Sasuke-kun!!" She said and instantly cheered up. She scooted over and let him sit next to her. "So, What's up?" She asked casually.
"Meh… Not much. Itachi's becoming an ass again and my mom keeps repeating how she thinks we're coming back to normal…" He said and sighed. Sakura looked at him and saw the huge bags under his eyes.
"You look really tired," She said, slightly slapping his cheek in effort to wake him up.
"I was awake all night…" He yawned.
"Heh, doing what?" She asked curiously and gave him a mischievous smile, ringing her arm around his neck playfully.
"Thinking about… stuff." He answered and wiped his eyes, she took back her arm and smiled, continuing to play with his fingers.
"What stuff?" She asked and played with his fingers inattentively.
"W-Well… I don't know… just p-people." He stuttered.
"The Uchiha prodigy has stuttered!!" Sakura exclaimed, still looking at his nails.
"Hehe, prodigy, huh? Who made that up?" He chuckled, watching her bend his fingers in different directions.
"Me!" She said and smiled, finally looking at his face. He stood there, stared at her, and then flinched. "What?"
"My.finger." He said through clenched teeth. She noticed that she was pulling his finger really hard and let go.
"I was just seeing if it would pop!" She said and laughed. Hinata and Naruto watched as the two talked and talked.
"Hey Sasuke…" Naruto said, almost drooling.
"Yeah?" he answered.
"You gonna eat that?" He asked and reached for the chocolate donut in his plate. Everyone laughed except for Sasuke, who took a huge bite out of it and watched Naruto carefully.
Sakura and Hinata walked back home together, and the pink head girl suddenly realized, she hadn't figured out who was the one hurting her poor Hina-chan!!
"Hinata-chan… You need to tell me who did this to you…" She said and looked at Hinata reproachfully.
"Come over at my house, he'll probably be there." She said quietly.
"That guy is such a stalker!!" She yelled as she picked up the pace.
"He's there… a lot." She told her.
"Hina-chan…" Sakura suddenly stopped.
"What?" She asked.
"You… You haven't stuttered!!" Sakura said and hugged her.
"Y-Yeah…" She said stuttering again. Sakura shook her head and they kept walking.
They arrived at the Hyuuga Mansion. Yep, it was literally named, "The Hyuuga Mansion". In fact, the words were written in huge letters across the two huge front doors. Sakura gulped as the two walked in.
"S-Stay here…" She said and walked ahead. Sakura waited anxiously for her, and soon, her name was called. Sakura did not hesitate and ran towards Hinata.
"Konnichiwa." Sakura said and held her hand out to the boy in front of her, "I swear… I've seen you somewhere." She said as he shook her hand quickly.
"Hyuuga Neji's the name." He said and walked into the living room, followed by the two and sat gracefully on a couch.
"Ah, yes. Hyuuga Neji, the prodigy." Sakura said and sighed.
"Prodigy… Who made that up?" He asked.
"Me, of course!" She told him and looked at him as though he had farted through his nose.
"Hn." He answered.
"Um..." Hinata said, finally speaking, "He's the one…" She whispered in Sakura's ear. And began to curl up, reading to be punished.
"HYUUGA NEJI- THE CHARMING HYUUGA NEJI- DID THIS TO YOU?!" Sakura yelled so loudly that it echoed throughout the whole house.
"Yes, you're quite charming yourself," He told Sakura ("Whaaa?" - Blush) and turned back to Hinata, "Hinata… You told." He stared at her blankly.
"She as well… She's against her…" Hinata sniffed and looked up to him.
"What? Against who?" Sakura asked, thoroughly confused know.
"Emi Hoshi, of course." Neji answered, "The one who's been battling against my family for years. Her father… He's in jail for murdering my dad." He said and glared at the floor.
"W-What…?" Sakura asked as she began to calm down.
"I've made the purpose of my life… to make hers completely miserable." He said and sighed, holding his hands behind his head.
"Hey, I guess we actually have something in common." Sakura said and finally sat down on the couch opposite of him. Be nice, be nice, be nice… Sakura thought to herself.
"Well, every time I tried something… Hinata got in the way, and messed it up." He said looking at her, she was slightly less tense.
"You can't beat her because of it!" Sakura told him menacingly, her fist getting tighter.
"You don't understand… Hiashi has force me to do so… Hinata-sama, I would never hit you for no reason at all, you should know that." He told her. Hinata finally smiled and jumped onto him, squeezing him in her arms.
"Arigatou Neji-nii-san!!" She cried and smiled happily.
"What do you mean, force?" Sakura asked.
"He says… Hinata was a huge disappointed as a daughter, and he cared not wether she was killed. He said that if I do not train her into a stronger and smarter woman… There would be… consciences- for the both of us." He said and sighed. Hinata began to sob into his shirt pleadingly, and Sakura's toungue was stung with disgust.
"How can you do something so horrid to your own kin?" She growled.
"My father is a cruel man, I know it… But he's right; I'm just a pathetic girl… Hanabi can beat me in many things…" Hinata said as she sniffed and wiped her eyes.
"I can't believe this." Sakura growled.
"Hinata, come on. You're staying with me tonight. Sleep over, now." She said and grabbed the girl's hand, dragging her. "Oh Neji, care to join us?" Sakura asked. He shrugged and got up. Coolly walking over to them and following them to Sakura's house.
By the time everyone arrived, Sakura's house had more guests than she had seen; the most people she had invited at once were 3!
There was Temari, Shikamaru, Naruto, Hinata, Neji, her of course, Itachi and Sasuke (He had brought Temari, Shikamaru and Naruto along). "So… Why are we here?" Temari asked.
"I'm not letting you guys roam the house when I'm not there." Sasuke grumbled. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and mumbled something about being stupid and troublesome.
"So… What are we going to do?" Naruto asked.
"Hehe… I have an idea… Seven minutes in heaven!!" Sakura squealed. Itachi shook his head.
"We can't do that… There are only three girls here…" He told her, looking around the room.
"I guess we get to see some guy on guy action, right?" Sakura dully, not really liking the idea, "Oh well, too bad for the boys!!" She said and they all gawked at her.
"Um, who wants to go first?" Temari asked.
"Why don't you go ahead?" Sasuke asked, nudging her and throwing glances and Shikamaru.
"No way!" She told him and turned to Shikamaru, who was resting.
"I-It's not like a-anything will h-happen…" Hinata said doubtfully. Sakura raised her eyebrows at Naruto and Hinata, and then in a few seconds, they had somehow gotten crammed up in the closet.
"I-It's dark in here…" She mumbled and held on to Naruto, "A-And… squishy…" She said.
"Don't worry Hinata, I'm here!" He exclaimed and kisses her lightly on her forehead.
Later…
"Naruto, get the hell away from my cousin!!" Neji yelled as he attempted to separate the two lovebirds, "H-Hinata!!" He said and gawked at her. The two immediately stopped, looking around.
"W-We were being… w-watched…?" Hinata asked quivering. Naruto's eyes went wide and the two fainted, falling on top of Neji.
For the rest of the game, pretty much nothing happened, Itachi had got stuck with Sasuke. Sakura with Shikamaru and Temari relaxed peacefully on Sakura's bed.
"This is boring…" Sakura yawned; it was getting late, "Hey… Do you guys like cheddar cheese or mozzarella better?"
"I like cheddar…" Naruto mumbled in his sleep.
"Uh… I prefer… mozzarella?" Neji said.
"I'm lactose intolerant." Shikamaru said. Everyone turned to stare at him, "What? It's genetic…" He mumbled, no one dared doubt Shikamaru's 'genetic' theory.
Soon, everyone was asleep on the floor. Sakura's head was on a pillow, and Sasuke was lying opposite of her, their head's slightly touching on the pillow. Itachi had his head on Sakura's stomach (which greatly upset Sasuke- Fangirls: Aww…). Shikamaru was sleeping with his back against the wall, and Temari sleeping on the bed. Naruto and Sakura were still in the same position, slightly on top of Neji.
Wow.