Hinata sighed as she looked in the mirror. She was shocked with what she saw. With her hair down and some light makeup applied, she looked almost beautiful. She went on to look at the dress she was currently wearing. She bit her lip nervously. "Why do I have to wear a dress?"
TenTen shook her head and let out a soft breath. "So you get used to the feeling before a dress," Hinata pouted but nodded. She wasn't ready for this, the last party she had been to that hadn't been related to her family was in sixth grade. And even then, it was just a birthday party. She let out a shaky breath as she glanced back down at the dress. It was a pretty dress… it just wasn't something she was used to wearing. It was black with straps that were just a little bit thicker than spaghetti straps. There were purple, blue and white circles all over it. She nervously glanced at TenTen who chuckled.
"You'll be fine, now put on your shoes so we can go," TenTen grinned at her. Hinata glared at the ground. TenTen was wearing a skirt, cute top and shoes and she was forced to wear a dress. How was that fair. As soon as she glanced towards her gym shoes, TenTen walked over to her closet and pulled out a pair of black wedges. 'I guess I should be happy she isn't making me wear heels,' was the only thought that crossed Hinata's mind as she slipped the shoes on. "Alright, I think we're ready to go. Come on," She grinned and pulled Hinata down the stairs and out towards the car.
The minute they were out the door, Hinata wished she could be back in the safety of her own home. Where the only people who were there to judge her were her cousin, father and Hanabi. Hinata glanced over at TenTen as she drove towards the house the party was at. When they stopped in front of the Haruno residence Hinata gulped. It was bad enough she was going to a party, how'd she get roped into going to Sakura's party? She took a deep breath and looked at TenTen once more.
"Why are we here?" She asked dreading the answer. She knew TenTen would shatter any small hope that they were just stopping to pick something up. TenTen shook her head at Hinata and parked along the road up a few houses. The two got out and headed for the front door. TenTen knocked loudly to be heard over the loud music and smiled as Ino opened the door.
"Hey TenTen… Who's this?" She yelled over the music gesturing to Hinata. TenTen looked at Hinata and was about to answer when Hinata cut her off.
"I'm no one important. Don't worry about it. Can we come in?" Ino shrugged and let the two by. The first two things Hinata could smell when she walked through the door were weed and beer. She wrinkled her nose and walked behind TenTen who was headed for the kitchen.
TenTen grabbed a cup of beer and went to offer Hinata one. She quickly declined and left TenTen to Neji, unwilling to deal with her cousin's nonsense at the moment. She walked around and ended up frowning at the music that was playing. It was all some super girly music or some very happy, upbeat pop songs. She sighed to herself thinking of the alternative rock CDs that awaited her at home. She sighed and turned around only to be met by a semi-drunk Sakura hanging on a completely uninterested Sasuke.
"Who invited you?" She sneered at Hinata in a hateful way. Hinata groaned. She felt fed up with Sakura's hostility and finally snapped.
"You know what, my friend did," She paused when Sakura started laughing.
"You have friends? Since when?" Sakura asked with a sneer on her face.
"Shut it jerk. I'm leaving. Does that make you feel better?" Hinata sneered as she walked towards the door. She walked out and let out a sigh of relief the minute the fresh air hit her face. She quickly started walking towards the closest place she knew, which happened to be Gaara's house. She grabbed her phone and sent him a text asking him if he was home. She was quite pleased when the text she got in response said that Kankuro was gone for the night as well.
She took a deep breath as she walked up to his door and knocked. She looked down at her dress with a frown and was relieved when Gaara opened the door. "Hi," Her voice was soft. He looked somewhat surprised at her appearance but quickly stepped to the side to let her in. "Sorry to show up unannounced."
Gaara shook his head as he closed the door. "It's okay. I'm glad it's you over other people," He chuckled. Hinata blushed and gave him a small smile as she shivered. Gaara frowned in thought as she took off her heels. "So you look all dressed up," Hinata nodded shyly.
"Can I use your bathroom really quick?" She smiled softly when he nodded and walked through the familiar hall and into the bathroom. She washed the light makeup off of her face and wandered back into the living room where Gaara was seated on the couch. "Thanks," He nodded as she took a seat next to him. "Wanna watch a movie or something?" Hinata nodded without thinking and smiled when Gaara held up the new Sherlock Holmes DVD with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law gracing the front cover.
"Sounds good," She smiled. She had wanted to go see it last December but hadn't found time to go. He put the DVD in and took his seat next to Hinata. They spent the next two hours watching the movie. As the credits began to roll, Gaara turned to look at Hinata to see her leaning back against the couch with her eyes closed, nearly asleep. He stood up carefully and contemplated waking her up. He sighed and picked her up and carried her into Temari's room. He laid her on the bed and smiled slightly at the peaceful look on her face.
A/n: I know it's been awhile...um the only real reason the last chapter was posted somewhat quickly was because it was almost done. I added a couple of paragraphs and it was ready to be posted. I've been going through a rough time between what happened September 21st and getting through school. After it happened, I lost most motivation to write and basically stopped writing. However, I'm slowly regaining it. So once again, I apologize for it taking this long to post and hope you enjoy the chapter.
As always thank you for reading and please leave a review.
Katie =)
