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Day 21

Fashion AU

He really didn't want to be here.

He was forced to come along with his best friend and his girlfriend shopping. Really, Naruto doesn't mind buying clothes but when you go to one store then to the next and stand around looking at clothes for hours, you can't really blame the guy. He was so damn tired that he just wanted to crawl back to his apartment and binge watch his favorite show. But alas, being the good friend he was he agreed to something that he regretted immediately.

But it wasn't every day to see Sasuke Uchiha holding bags of clothes.

They were finally at the last stop—Sakura said this with a sad sigh but Naruto yelled in happiness—and they were waiting for Sakura to come out of the changing room. There were three other stalls and Naruto noticed a young girl with long brown hair and odd, light lavender eyes staring eagerly at the door in front of her. At least some people were happy today.

"Here I am!" Sakura opened the door and she came out wearing a sundress that complimented her quite nicely. "How do I look?" She fluttered her eyes at Sasuke.

"Good," he responded immediately and her shoulders slumped.

"With more enthusiasm, Sasuke!"

"You look nice, Sakura." Naruto gave her a small smile. "Can we go now?"

"Wait, I want to try one more outfit." She went back inside and both men groaned.

"Does she do this often?" whispered Naruto to his best friend.

"Yes. You're lucky I just invited you to this one."

"Lucky my ass." Naruto pouted when Sasuke glared at him.

"Oh big sister, come out already!" yelled the young girl beside them. "I know you're already changed!"

"B-But Hanabi," responded a meek voice from behind the door, "this dress is too revealing."

"That's why I gave it to you." The young girl cocked her hip and placed her hand there, pointing at the door. "You need more fashion sense like me! Plus with a body like yours and the clothes I suggested, you'll have any man you want within a second." The young girl closed her eyes and clenched her fist. "Just imagine if you hook up with a rich man?"

"Hanabi, I will not be buying these." The meek voice became almost stern but held softness to it. "But to please you, I'll show you. No one's out there, right?"

The Hanabi turned to look at them and gave the biggest smile Naruto has ever seen.

"Nope. Come out, big sister."

And a beautiful, young woman stepped out.

Her hair was long and indigo and her skin looked so amazing and soft in the tight dress she was wearing. She wore no makeup or did a cute courtesy but it was enough for Naruto. He felt himself begin to sweat and his eyes lingered too long on the young woman's face than what was considered okay. Damn, that dress looked so good on her.

Immediately the young woman turned to look at them and her eyes widened. She blushed red and dashed back into the stall.

"Okay. I'm going to put this dress back and we're leaving. I decided I spent too much on clothes for today." Sakura came out and stared at Naruto who had his eyes trained on the stall next to hers. "What's wrong with him?"

"His brain broke," was all Sasuke said as he stood up. "Let's go. I have a feeling he won't budge." Sasuke grabbed Sakura's hand and pulled her away, leaving her both baffled and confused.

Naruto snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Hanabi. "Is she your sister?"

"Yes, why?" asked Hanabi, leaning against the wall and smirking at him.

"She was…"

"Beautiful?"

"Yeah." Naruto stood up and wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans. "Is she, uh," he leaned forward so Hanabi can only hear him, "single?"

Before she can answer, Hinata stepped out and the dress she wore in her hand. She changed into a simple but large purple sweater with blue jeans and a t-shirt that said, "I look like a comet!" with a cute picture of a comet-like cartoon. She blushed when their eyes locked and he looked away.

"You looked beautiful," he blurted out. "I mean, I wasn't being a creep or anything. It's just your face was nice." He can't do this.

"Thank you," said Hinata, finally looking at his face.

"Big sister, I'm going to the front and wait for you there. I'll take this." Hanabi grabbed the dress her sister tried on and bounced off towards the entrance of the store.

That left both adults standing awkwardly in the changing rooms.

"I don't usually dress like that," said Hinata, shame on her face. "I usually dress like…this." She gestured to herself and shrugged, her cheeks a slight pink. "It's not so attractive."

"Who says that?" Naruto was quick to defend. "Sure, you looked amazing in that dress but honestly I liked your face more than anything. Especially your eyes." He scratched the back of his head.

"M-My eyes?" She blushed slightly. "Thank you."

"I…I need to go. I hope I'll see you again." With that, he dashed off towards the entrance. Damn, he could have asked for her number! He could have been smooth and sway her with words so she can go on a date with him. But he didn't know how to do it. What if he messed it up? What if he says something that ends up offending her?

He passed Hanabi who was looking at some clothes. She reached out and grabbed his arm. She gave him that wide smile once more and placed a folded paper on his hand. She pushed him out of the door before he can ask what the hell it was.

He looked down and unfolded the paper.

This is my sisters number :p

Call her.

Many years later, when it was Hanabi's turn to make a toast for her sister's wedding, she'll tell them how she was the mastermind of Hinata and Naruto's hook up.

And they couldn't deny that.