A Flower in my Locker

Chapter 2: Be Strong, the Galax Flower.

After dinner Hinata go straight up to her room. She couldn't bear to see Neji. She is really afraid of what will Neji will do. He is really unpredictable. She throws herself on her bed and pick up one pillow and hugged it tightly. Suddenly she was reminded of the flower in her locker that morning. Hinata sat up and looked at the wooden table next to her bed. She smiled while looking at the single heather flower on top of the table.

"Who could be that person?" Hinata muttered.

She laid her body to her bed and closed her eyes.

The next morning, Hinata woke up very happily. She stretched her arms up and smiled. While walking down the stairs she saw Neji standing beside the stair case and she began feeling opposite to the one earlier.

"Good...morning, Neji-niisan." She greeted and gave him a smile. Neji looked at her but didn't say anything.

Suddenly Hinata's father approached them.

"So you're awake." He said looking at his daughter then Hinata nodded.

"Are you ready for your training today?" Hinata's father asked and she nodded again.

"Neji will be your sparing partner for today." Hearing these words Hinata felt scared.

"Neji-niisan..." She said in a monotonous voice and looked at him. She has no choice but to be with Neji for today. She can't disobey her father.

A few minutes later, the three of them went out of the house for training.

"You two are you ready?" Hinata's father asked in a loud voice and Neji nodded and looked straight at Hinata's eyes. Hinata moved one step back upon seeing Neji's eyes looking at her. Neji positioned his body to fight but Hinata was still standing in front of him.

"FIGHT!" Her father shouted.

Neji started to move very fast. Hinata on the other hand only watched him move and didn't do any thing when she felt Neji hit her on her right cheek. Her body hit the ground because of Neji's hard punch on her face. Upon seeing the scenario, Hinata's father shouted.

"What do you think you're doing there, Hinata?"

Hinata got up and her face looks very sad. Her father will start to discriminate her again. That's all she could hear from her father since she was a child. She knew she was weak and the discrimination of her father makes her weaker.

"If you're not going to fight me your father will start to get angry again." Neji muttered to Hinata. She then looked at him and Neji hit her again but she didn't fall on the ground.

Two tiring hours have passed and Hinata is feeling very exhausted. Her Father and Neji went inside of the house and she was left alone sitting under a big tree. She was leaning on the big trunk of the tree and feels very relive at that time. She started to stroke her hair with her fingers and humming a lullaby. She didn't notice that a pair of eyes from afar was staring at her. Those eyes also looking at her while she was fighting earlier.

Several days have passed and the heather flower was withered. It has been a week since she found the flower in her locker. She was wondering why she haven't receiving a flower again and also Ino and Sakura were waiting for the next flower to arrive.

"I wonder why you haven't receiving flower the past few days." Ino wondered as she stopped in front of her locker.

"Maybe...it's not really mine...that's why..." a sad expression can be seen on her pale face.

"Well he may be also thought that he must see you in person and give you the flowers." Sakura guessed and her two companions looked at her. Hinata's face turned red thinking it might be true.

"Don't say things that are impossible to happen." Hinata said in a sad voice.

"But you wished it will be true." Sakura teased.

Hinata's face becomes really red and smiled a bit. She walked towards her locker and opened it. She then was surprised to see a flower inside. She took the flower and let it be seen by Ino and Sakura. The two girls were surprised to see one again but it is different from the first one.

"Do you know what kind of flower is this?" Hinata asked and looked at Ino.

"It's a Galax flower." Ino answered.

"But why would he give a Galax flower to you." Ino continued.

"Is there a problem Ino?" Sakura asked.

"Well there's no problem but Hinata do you have some thing that makes you feel discourage?" Ino suddenly asked.

Hinata then remembered her father who discriminates her.

"Well...yes sort of." Hinata answered.

"So that's why."

"What is it Ino?" Sakura was curious.

"Well the Galax flower means encouragement and maybe the guy who is sending you flowers are just very close to you and yet you haven't noticed it yet." Ino concluded.

"What?!" Sakura exclaimed.

"But I...I...don't know who he is." Hinata said and felt nervousness.

"We should know who this guy is." Ino said.

"Yes, we should." Sakura agreed.

'The second flower that I have received I wonder who he is. He is just close to me.' Hinata thought.

Hinata then noticed that the two girls stopped talking and she looked at them. The two girls she is with are staring at a certain guy, Uchiha Sasuke, her classmate and seatmate also. Sasuke then walks towards them and stopped in front of a locker which is just above Hinata's locker.

"Good morning, Hinata." Sasuke greeted and Hinata just nodded and gave him a simple smile. The two girls wondered why Sasuke greeted Hinata. Sasuke opened his locker and put out the things he will need and locked it again.

"See you at the class, Hinata." He said and walked away.

The two girls wondered why Hinata was greeted by Sasuke.

"Sasuke know you?" Ino asked.

"Of course .Haven't I told you that we're classmates." Hinata said.

"What?! You were classmates!" Ino and Sakura exclaimed.

"Yes." Hinata then nodded.

"You're very lucky Hinata. I wish I was also lucky as you are." Sakura said and a bit insecure.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Hinata was confused.

"You mean you're not attracted to Sasuke." Ino said.

"Attracted? Sasuke?"

"Well he's just the heartthrob in our campus." Ino explained.

"Actually I'm not really attracted to him that much." Hinata honestly said.

Ino and Sakura looked at each other and wondered why Hinata isn't attracted to Sasuke. She is the only girl they know who don't have a crush on Sasuke. They knew some how Hinata likes Naruto, the opposite of Sasuke and speaking of Naruto, Naruto passed by them and saw the girl of his dreams.

"Sakura!" He called out and the three girls turned their heads to see Naruto. A pink line crossed Hinata's face upon seeing Naruto.

"Oh...It's him again." Sakura said in dismay.

"Hello there." Ino

"Hi...um...ah Naruto." Hinata said nervously and can't look straight on Naruto's eyes.

Fortunately for Sakura the bell rings and that's the only way she could escape from Naruto's irritating talking.

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To Be Continued............
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A/N: Thanks for reviewing the first chapter and I hope you like this one too. Um...can I ask something? What is the name of Hinata's parents? I hope you could answer it. Thanks!!!