A Flower in my Locker
Chapter 3: The Unintentional and the Morning Glory.
Sakura was running down at the hallway towards a room. She stopped and immediately entered a room.
"Hinata!" she called out and breaths heavily.
Hinata, who is presently reading a book on her desk, turned her head and looked at Sakura walking towards her. Sakura then comes close to her and slapped a piece of paper that she is holding on Hinata's desk.
"What is it, Sakura?" Hinata asked.
"Look at this!" Sakura pointed the paper on the desk with her eyes tell that she is excited. Hinata then looked at the paper and read it then looked at Sakura.
"There will have a party in the next two weeks?"
"Yes, yes aren't you excited?" Sakura said very excited about the event.
"Well...um...I think I can't come." Hinata said in a monotonous tone and looked down on the paper.
"Huh? you won't come, but why?" Sakura then leaned forward to catch Hinata's eyes.
"My father will not allow me to go there." Hinata said.
"How will you know that if you didn't ask you father."
"I know my father; he will surely not permit me to attend the party even if I really want it." Hinata assured.
"Well I have no choice."
"Huh?"
"I will be the one to ask permission for you to your father." Sakura was really confident.
"What?! But you can't just..."
"Well I'm going to talk to your father later after the school. Bye" Sakura then bid farewell with out listening to Hinata.
"Oh Sakura." Hinata muttered and just looked at Sakura leaving her.
The bell rings for the next class and the students are starting to get in their respective rooms. Hinata was seated on her chair and just waiting for the class to start.
"Hi" A familiar voice greeted her.
"Oh it's you Sasuke." Sasuke smiled and sits beside her.
"Have you heard the news?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
"Huh? What news?" Hinata said.
"About the party." He said and looked straight to her.
"Ah yes I knew that already." She answered.
"I think I can't go there." Sasuke suddenly said.
"Why?"
"Well I have things to do so I have no time for things like that." Then he leaned back on his chair.
"I see. I bet many girls will be going to miss you if you're not going to the party." Hinata chuckled.
"That is one of the reasons why I don't want to come to the party." Sasuke honestly said and looked at Hinata.
"Are you one of those who will miss me?" Sasuke continued.
"Oh I'm not going miss you." She chuckled again. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"You're really different Hinata that's why I..." Sasuke didn't finish what he is saying because their teacher has come.
Hinata was ready to go home after the school when suddenly the rain falls from the dark clouds. Unfortunately she doesn't have any umbrella to protect her from the rain and Ino and Sakura have gone home. She stayed at the school compound and waited for the rain to stop. She sat on the floor near the door and leaned on the post. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming close to her. Hinata looked out where the noise is coming from. A shadow came up from the other part of the hallway and she just stared at it not feeling afraid or anything. The shadow comes close to her and looking at it she saw a guy staring at her.
"Sasuke" Hinata muttered and stood up from where she was seated.
"What are you still doing here, Hinata?" Sasuke asked her.
"Oh. Well I was just waiting to the rain to stop." She said and looked out of the window near her but still the rain didn't stop from falling.
"I have an umbrella here. So can I take you home?" Sasuke suggested.
"Huh? Well... you see it's just that." Hinata didn't know what excuse she going to tell to him because if her father see him walking with her he'll be in trouble. Before Hinata think of an excuse, Sasuke had pulled her hand and opened his umbrella.
"I know you won't come with me but I insist." Hinata looked at him and tried to go back but Sasuke had a tight grip on her hand.
"Sasuke..." Hinata was hurt.
"I'm sorry. I only wish to walk you home." Sasuke let go of her hand and looked straight to her eyes that makes Hinata fell uncomfortable.
"O-ok" Hinata agreed to him and walked home with Sasuke.
She was quiet all the time she is walking with Sasuke. This is her first time that a guy is very close to her, except for Neji because he is her cousin but this situation makes her feel very awkward towards him. Hinata then didn't notice that they had approached her home.
"Well I think we're here." Sasuke suddenly said and stopped in front of a huge gate of the main branch of the Hyuuga clan.
"Ah...well thank you, Sasuke."
As she said those words the gate opened slowly and then a guy came out behind the huge gate. Hinata the turned her head to see who it was and saw Neji glaring at them. She suddenly feel the same feeling when she always seeing Neji, she is afraid of him.
"So you have arrived." Neji said and crossed his arms, any way he doesn't use the umbrella that he is holding to protect him from the pouring rain. He just let the rain wet him.
"Neji-niisan...I...I." Hinata was trying to explain about Neji saw.
"Hi I'm Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke suddenly introduce himself and held out a hand for Neji. Neji just stared at it.
"I don't have time for you." Neji said and looked at Hinata and throw the umbrella he is holding to her.
"You should get in now." Neji continued. Hinata then nodded and opened the umbrella.
"Wait! Hinata" Sasuke called out before Hinata had entered the huge gate.
"Can we be friends?" He asked.
Hinata looked at him and gave him a smile and then nodded.
"Thank you." Sasuke was very pleased but Neji seems not after seeing his cousin befriending with a guy.
Neji and Hinata reached the main door and entered. Neji was dripping wet and left some trace as he walks in side the house. He went upstairs to get a towel to dry himself. He then changed his clothes and went back down stairs again. Neji reached the living room and saw Hinata lying on the couch, she was asleep.
"She looks really tired." Neji muttered and slowly approached the sleeping Hinata. He then didn't notice about the wet traces he made on the floor. He accidentally slipped and fell on top of Hinata and the worst he knows is that his lips landed on Hinata's lips. Neji was shocked and can't move a bit from where he is right now. His heart beat is rapidly beating so hard inside his chest. He shut his eyes and parted away from his cousins lips.
"This is not..." Neji's face became in crimson red. Suddenly he noticed that Hinata is starting to wake up and immediately go out of sight of Hinata.
Hinata slowly opened her eyes and sat up.
"Hmm... that's weird?" She muttered.
Hinata was eating her breakfast with her father and Neji.
"Hinata" Her father said.
"Your friend called me up and she said that if I can permit you to come to the party at your school." Her father stated. Hinata looked at her father and just kept silent.
"So you want to go to the party?" Hiashi asked.
"Ah...well...father...me...I..." Hinata was very nervous and didn't know what to say.
"So you want to."
"But you won't allow me." Hinata said in a monotonous tone.
"I'll let you go out if you like." Hinata looked at her father very confused. She didn't think that her father will let her go to the party.
"Ah...Thank you, Father." She then smiled and goes back to what she is eating.
"So Neji are you also coming to the party." Hiashi suddenly asked Neji who was all quiet all the time.
"No I have no time for that." Neji replied.
After they ate, Hinata and Neji went to their school. Still Neji has been very quiet and didn't even talk to Hinata while they are on their way to the school. As the two of them entered the campus, Ino and Sakura greeted Hinata at the entrance door. She went straight to her locker hoping for another flower and she did find one after opening the locker. A color purple flower and is funnel-shaped. She smiled seeing a flower again and approached Ino for what is the meaning of it.
"A flower again huh." Sakura said looking at it.
"Oh! That's a morning glory, Hinata." Ino stated.
"So what's its meaning?" Sakura asked excitedly.
"Well its meaning is affection and I think the guy sending you flowers have fallen for you." Ino said and chuckled.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N: Sorry for committing so many mistakes. I'm trying my best to correct my verb use and my tenses. I'm not very good in English so sorry if I commit so many mistakes. I would also like to thank those who give me advices and who reviewed my story. I really thank you for reviewing and I really appreciate it. In this story Hinata is at the age of 16 and also Ino and Sakura. Neji is 17 yrs. old. Sasuke is also 16 and Naruto is 16 also.