-Hinata-
Naruto didn't seem to even care that everyone was leaving, he was too interested in the game he'd started to play once Saya had said he couldn't join us in the dining room. I was a little shocked to learn that Naruto's birthday was coming up so soon and he hadn't told any of us. I was curious as to why he hadn't mentioned it, but I knew if I asked then he'd get suspicious and then it would ruin Saya's plans.
"No dammit!"
Naruto shouted as his character got knocked off screen by another one of the computers. I smiled at how upset he seemed before he got a look of determination on his face, then a really huge smile when he knocked the character out of the ring.
"Hey Hina, you wanna play?"
He asked suddenly turning to look at me. I blinked in shock and smiled as I took the spare controller from him. We started to play and Naruto smiled widely when I knocked one of the characters out of the ring. Naruto had made sure I knew how to play at least one video game well and it was the one we were playing right now, Smash Brothers. I glanced over at Naruto and smiled. Saya may be crazy and tempermental sometimes, but she always had her friends' best interests at heart. It was because of her that I was actually able to talk to others without stuttering so much, and that I'm able to be around Naruto without freezing up and passing out from him just looking at me. I remember clearly every word she'd said to me when she'd kidnapped me that one weekend. She'd kicked her sisters out of her house and literally picked me up from the courtyard of the school and carried me all the way to her house.
FLASHBACK
-Hinata-
Saya grabbed me and plopped me down on the couch in her living room. I looked around and had to admit she had a pretty nice home.
"Alright."
She said and I looked up at her slightly scared. Why had she kidnapped me like that?
"You like Naruto, that much is obvious as hell."
She said and I blushed and looked down.
"But he also likes you."
She said and I looked up at her in shock.
"H-h-he does?"
I asked and she nodded.
"Yes, but if you keep acting the way you do you two will never get together."
She said and I frowned and looked away. I didn't want that, I wanted to be with Naruto I just didn't know how.
"W-w-what d-do I d-do?"
I asked and she smiled at me.
"First off, we're going to cure you of your stutter."
She said and I looked at her confused.
"H-How are y-y-you going t-to do that?"
I asked and her smile widened and I felt fear rise in my system and started to run for the door only for her to grab me by the waist and pull me back.
"Come on Hinata, we have a whole weekend to ourselves."
She said as she dragged me up the stairs. I tried to get out of her grip, but she just wouldn't relent.
END FLASHBACK
-Hinata-
Over the course of that weekend she'd put me through several scenarioes, took me to so many places, and made me speak infront of so many strangers that she all but cured my stuttering problem. At first it seemed like it was helpless because I could barely get a word out and kept passing out when someone looked at me for too long, but she just wouldn't let me quit and by the time Monday came around I was able to hold a normal conversation with people without feeling nervous or shy. When Naruto talked to me though I felt like I wanted to run and hide behind the nearest object, but one look from Saya had me remembering what she'd told me.
'It doesn't matter how much you want to change, if you do nothing to change then you won't. Its as simple as that.'
It was because of her that I had managed to talk to Naruto without blushing like an idiot and he asked me out. I was really grateful to her for that, though I do still stutter when I'm really nervous.
"Hey Hina, I'm hungry."
Naruto's voice brought me back to the present and I smiled at him.
"You want me to make you some ramen?"
I asked and his eyes widened at the sound of his favorite word in the world.
"Please!"
He all but shouted and I laughed at him before getting up and walking into the kitchen.
-Saya-
Gaara and I walked around the boardwalk trying to find some form of entertainment for Naruto's party, but we weren't really having any luck. I'd found one band, but they wound up not being all that great. Gaara had gotten the guy at the Music shop to tell us where the manager for another band was and we visited him, but his band had a gig that night so they were out. Even the band that usually played free lance on the sidewalk was busy.
"Dammit, how hard can it be to find one fucking band that isn't busy two days from now!?"
I shouted aggrivated as I leaned my elbows on the picnic table Gaara and I were sitting at.
"Calm down doll, I'm sure you'll be able to pull something off."
Gaara said as he pushed my hair out of my face. I sighed and laid my head down on my arms.
"I'm not so sure anymore."
I mumbled, but knew he still heard me. He was going to say something when my phone rang. I sat up and fished it out of my pocket.
"Hello?"
I asked.
"Hey Saya, yeah. We found a place for the party, yeah."
Deidara said from the other end and I smiled.
"That's great! Where is it?"
I asked and he told me where it was before saying he and the others were going to set it up. I said goodbye and hung up the phone. I saw Gaara looking at me confused and filled him in.
"That's good. Now Sakura and them can start to decorate it and Neji and them can get the food."
He said and I nodded.
"Yeah, but we still need to find the entertainment."
I said and he opened his mouth to say something again, but my phone went off. I saw who it was and answered it.
"What's up Sakura?"
I asked.
"I heard from Deidei that they found a place, what kind of decorations do you want? Streamers, balloons, and stuff like that or...?"
She asked trailing off and I thought about it.
"Yes to the streamers, yes to the balloons, and yeah, pretty much stuff like that. Though I'd recommend using orange since that knucklehead is obsessed with it, as well as black, blue, and lilac."
I said and heard TenTen ask why lilac.
"Because, that's the color of Hinata's eyes."
I said simply and heard 'ohs' coming from the three on the other end of the line.
"Well we'll get right on that, bye."
Sakura said before hanging up. I was about to put my phone away when it rang again, this time it was Neji.
"I'm quite popular today, what do you need?"
I asked and saw Gaara roll his eyes at my comment and smiled.
"We wanted to know what kind of food you wanted so we couldn't possibly screw it up."
He said simply and I had to give him points for swallowing his pride and asking for my help. That and he was scared I'd do something really horrible to him, which was true if he managed to fuck this up.
"It's Naruto, keep it simple. Get pizzas and chips, dip, sodas, a veggie plate because I like broccoli, and some candy."
I said and heard Neji tell the others what I said.
"Be sure there's ranch with those veggies!"
I yelled suddenly remembering I liked ranch with my broccoli.
"Yeah yeah."
Neji said and I frowned.
"I'm not kidding, you forget my ranch and I'll fucking castrate your fairy ass."
I said and heard a weird squeak-like sound coming from the other end of the phone and smirked victoriously.
"Later Neji."
I said innocently before hanging up my phone and putting it back in my pocket.
"I've said it once and i'll say it again, you are insane."
Gaara said as he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me towards him. I smiled and leaned into him.
"Yeah, but I'm the good kind of insane."
I said and felt his chest vibrate as he laughed at me.
"Don't you think we should get back to looking for a band to play at Naruto's party?"
He asked after a while and I shook my head.
"We've got two days and I'd much rather stay where I'm at at the moment."
I said and I didn't have to look up to know he was smirking down at me as he pressed a kiss to the top of my head. We could start looking again in a few hours, we did have two days to do this in after all.
A/N: You found out what Saya did to help Hinata. this was short, but I updated. Please keep your hands and feet within the cart at all times and follow the arrow the box below where we will take your reviews on the chapter.
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