3
The Plans
When Hinata awoke, she was in a hospital bed. She was alone, and that wasn't good. Nurses nearly always kept someone with people who might be traumatized when they awoke. Hinata wasn't, but they didn't know that. Something was wrong.
She looked around. There were some water lilies by her bedside. The floated in a basin on a small table near her. She wondered who had left them. She didn't know who had saved her from Gaara, either. She decided that it must have been the same person both times, but whom?
Someone knocked on the door. Hinata turned towards the door, and realized that she was nude. "Who is it?" she asked.
"It's me." A familiar voice replied.
"Oh, Tenten, could you get me some clothes?" she asked Tenten.
"Sure." Tenten replied. "I'll be right back."
Five minutes later, Tenten was back with a plain white hospital gown. It had loose sleeves, and was generally flowing, but it was a size or two too small, so it was tight with flowing sleeves, and looked pretty.
"Just like I thought, they look better when you get a size or two small instead of the right size. But it's still plain. She put a bag on the larger table. "Come on," she said. "Let's personalize it!" The bag was full of everything they needed. It had more white cloth, white string and many other colors, and ribbons in every reasonable size, pattern and color. There were about two dozen needles and a gross of pins. And there was a mannequin and a sketchbook and pencil with an eraser. And Hinata's normal clothes were there, too
"Wow!" Hinata exclaimed. She changed into her normal clothes and put the dress on the mannequin. Then, she drew. She listed the things she needed to
Tenten as she went, and Tenten got the exact thing or told Hinata they didn't have it. At the end of the drawing, a good third of the stuff was in a separate pile.
Then, Tenten and Hinata started on the pins. There were five left in the end, and then came the string, stitching all the things pinned in place onto the dress. Hinata looked it up. She took it off the mannequin, and changed into it.
Sasuke finished running around for the Hokage, and decided to see if Hinata was okay. He walked into the hospital and asked to see her room. The nurses were too busy to take him up there, and the fight with Gaara's monstrous self had injured many, though none were fatal wounds yet. In the end, Temari had calmed him down, and taken him out of the village. No one knew when or if they would be back.
He knocked on the door, and when he heard giggling, he walked in. His jaw dropped.
Hinata was wearing a gorgeous gown. It was white, with a pale blue sash from her right shoulder to her left hip. The sleeves flowed, and they were sheer with lace ends. Around her middle was a ribbon of cyan flowers on a lavender background, and it was tied in a bow at the back. Her hair was shinier than normal, and her face had just the right amount of makeup. Tenten stood off to the side, looking proud of herself and Hinata.
"Hinata-san," he started. "Hinata-san, it's stunning."
Hinata blushed even deeper. She didn't think that a guy would see it. And Sasuke! Everyone liked him, and he had just complemented her.
"A-Arigatou." She stuttered.
"Are you okay?" he asked. "You looked pretty shaken up earlier."
"Hai, I'm fine." She replied, then realized what that meant. He had been the one to save her! "Arigatou gozaimasu for saving me earlier." She said. She had been tapping her fingers for the whole thing, but now it was going a mile a minute.
Tenten broke through with her easygoing personality. "Well it you've been running around, and Hinata's been unconscious, then you're both hungry. Let's get Raman."
"Sure." Sasuke said.
"Yeah," said Hinata. "Just let me change back into my normal clothes."
"Don't," said Tenten, I brought my dress, too." When Tenten had been training, she had fallen and hurt herself. Hinata had done the same thing for her all those years ago. Now, as Tenten brought the dress out of the bag, (which Hinata now wondered how Tenten had carried it, and how many hours she had spent getting all that stuff in there) Hinata smiled. It carried memories that couldn't be forgotten.
"Sasuke-kun, you have to leave while I'm changing." Tenten said. Sasuke left without commenting, but he was berating himself inside.
I must have seemed as horny as Kakashi-sensei! This is terrible! Why didn't I clue in!
Hinata helped Tenten into the dress, as it was slightly more complex that her's. When they were ready, The walked out, and immediately noticed the problem.
"Sasuke-kun, you can't come dressed like that." said Tenten.
"We should invite more people." said Hinata. "Maybe it would work out better if it was a party."
"You're right!" exclaimed Tenten. Sasuke wished he had gone to bed. "But we need a reason, and more than an hour. It will have to be tomorrow."
Hinata smiled and thought for a while. "Was Gaara caught?" she asked.
"Hai," replied Sasuke, "But that wouldn't work out."
"You're right." Tenten agreed. "Let's ask Negi-kun, he always has ideas."
He does? thought Sasuke.
She…likes him? Hinata wondered. "Hai, but he'll only say it's annoying and ignore us."
Tenten thought for a moment. "He likes testing himself." she said. "Maybe if Sasuke fought against him in a mock battle…" she snapped. "That's it!" she cried. "It will be a tournament! Everyone can enjoy themselves and compete against others! It'll be perfect. Now all we have to do is persuade the Hokage…"
Why did I come? Sasuke wondered. It didn't help anyone, and I didn't do anything. I only got involved in a big…thing.
Oops!
In this section, I make fun of the story and characters.
He knocked on the door, and when he heard giggling, he walked in. His jaw dropped.
Hinata wasn't wearing anything! He turned red and looked away, and Hinata screamed. "YOU PERVERT! KAKASHI-SENSEI IS RUBBING OFF ON YOU!"
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