Hinata stared at Gaara in shock. She then pinched her right arm to make sure she wasn't dreaming. He looked at her confused. She could see the questioning look still in his eyes. "Yes… I'll go to homecoming with you," She gave him a small smile before making an excuse to get to class. She quickly stood up and headed to her first class, leaving Gaara to smile.
When lunch came, Hinata walked up to Gaara and handed him the bento box before making an excuse to go to the library. She ate silently in the library while trying to make herself believe it was real. She felt a small smile come to her face before it fell again. She had never been to a dance, she had no idea how these things worked. She let out a soft sigh as she stared at the table top. He would probably never want to go to another dance with her again. "Hey Hina," Hinata's head snapped up at the sound of TenTen's voice.
"TenTen, I have a huge favor to ask," Hinata blushed softly. "Can you help me find a dress for the dance and help me with everything else I need help with," She admitted. TenTen looked at Hinata with wide eyes before a knowing smile came to her face.
"Gaara asked you, didn't he?" Hinata nodded as the blush darkened. "I'd love to help you!" TenTen smiled at Hinata's small smile. "You're going to need a dress, shoes and we can do makeup and stuff together that day. Sounds good?" Hinata smiled and nodded. "This is going to be so much fun… Well not as fun as my soccer games but fun enough… Hinata's first dance," She giggled as Hinata turned a darker shade of red. TenTen smiled at her friend and promised she would do her best to make it a good dance for them.
"So um when are we doing the dress thing?" She asked nervously. TenTen smirked at Hinata's nervousness.
"Well since the coach cancelled Saturday morning practice, how about we go tomorrow," Hinata nodded nervously and started fiddling with her fingers. TenTen smiled at Hinata before getting an idea. "To up your confidence, I'm taking you to a party tomorrow night."
Hinata looked up at her in shock. "You…You're kidding right?" TenTen shook her head no. "But," Hinata tried to think of any reason she couldn't go to a party and found none. "Okay," She conceded with a soft sigh. TenTen smiled as the bell rang and the two headed to the second to last class of their day. TenTen told her she would pick her up tomorrow at ten AM.
Hinata let Gaara take her home and thanked him softly before making her way inside. Hinata spent the rest of that night worrying about what was to come.
The next morning Hinata sat on the couch waiting for the doorbell to ring. She bit her lip as Neji walked by and gave her a strange look. She shrugged it off and jumped up when the doorbell rang, she grabbed her purse and walked out the door. TenTen smiled as the two made it to her car. Hinata slid into the passenger seat and took a deep breath. "This is going to be fun," She told Hinata with a warm smile as they headed for the mall. Hinata let out a small groan when TenTen said something about having to get her party outfit too. Hinata walked with TenTen as they first headed to a dress store. The two looked around and after TenTen found what she planned on wearing, she pulled Hinata to the dressing room after grabbing multiple dresses for her to try on.
Hinata looked over at her nervously. "Do I have to," TenTen nodded and Hinata let out a soft sigh and walked in to try them on. She held seven dresses in her hands and four of them were cut to about just below the knees. One of which, the skirt part was at a slant. It went down from left to right, and the left side was about mid thigh. She decided to get that one over with and pulled on the black dress. She zipped the back to as high as she could get it before opening the door and letting TenTen walk around her and inspect how she looked.
"I like it. But try on the others," Hinata nooded and let out a deep breath. She walked back in and closed the door. The next dress was white with a black belt and a black band around the top. It was strapless and ended just below her knees. Hinata looked in the mirror and shiovered, hoping TenTen would hate it so she wouldn't have to wear it. She opened the door and let TenTen inspect the dress. TenTen shook her head. "Next," She stated with a small smile pointed towards Hinata. The pale girl gave a happy sigh and went to try on the next dress in the pile, saving the floor/ankle length dresses for last.
Hinata grabbed the dark purple halter and let a deep breath out. She pulled it up and tied the strings behind her neck. She glanced down at her shins and opened the door to let TenTen look her over. She smiled at Hinata and looked around. "That one looks really good. Anyway onto the next one please," Hinata nodded and walked back in to try on the last short dress. She pulled on the dress, it was a shimmery lavender color, it ended just below her knees and she liked the way it fit. It was the first dress she had tried on that didn't have the straight across chest line. She let TenTen look and TenTen squealed in delight. "I think this is the one," TeTen spun Hinata around with a warm smile. She then pushed Hinata back into the dressing room to try on the other three. After deciding that the lavender dress was the dress for her, they walked around until TenTen decided on the black one that Hinata had tried on earlier.
TenTen then dragged Hinata into another clothing store to find an outfit for the party. In the end, TenTen and Hinata had found a black and white plaid skirt with a black bow around the front. TenTen had picked out a black halter top and a cute pair of black wedge heels. The two made their way back to the Hyuuga household where they were going to prepare for the party. "Just you wait Hinata, you'll have so much fun."
a/n: Alright, so originally this was going to be longer. But I really wanted to get it out and something terrible happened and I may not update for awhile. I will give a better explanation later on, but as of right now, I'm really sorry this is such a short chapter. As always thanks for reading and please let me know what you think.
Katie
