A Twist of Fate
By: Love Hunter 02
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Author's Note: I apologize for the long wait. I have my reasons… I removed the pov. Thank you for the reviews.
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Chapter 2: The Real Itachi
It's been only a few hours since the youthful sensei left. The room seems to be filled with murmurs from different groups of students and a little silence overtook the cell.
The classroom is fir for a great number of students, but there are only 25 occupants.
The walls are not decorated with paintings or wallpapers. The only color one could see in the wall is cream. The teacher's table is on the left corner of the black board. There's nothing on top of the table except for the name plate of Maito Gai.
Simple. The only word that could describe the space. There's no such thing which could strike the interest of a person except for the class itself. A lot of men and women remarked that this section is the best class in the second level of the High School department.
Why is that so? She doesn't know.
She doesn't know even a single information about the new strangers. Who is the most intelligent? The kindest? The most silent? The loudest? Is there a bully in their class? She hopes there's none.
She stared at them. Everyone is busy with their own business. The man with covered face and rounded shades is quiet. He doesn't spoke of anything if he thinks it's not important. The pink haired girl is chatting with a blonde. Their eyes turned to be saucers once they started arguing. The whiskered face lad is bullying the lazy guy who keeps on yawning. The crimson headed man is also silent. His back is leaning against the wall and his eyelids are kept closed. Kiba is patting the sleeping Akamaru in his lap. And Temari is still obsessed! She's not in her self. Because, of course, of that hideous Itachi.
Hinata believes that there are lots of better guys out there than Itachi. But why is he exceptional in Temari's blinded eyes? Stupid. But funny in somewhat sense.
A sudden sigh escaped from her lips. Why can't she help her brand new friend? Why can't she help her open her eyes to the truth behind what is true? Why is Temari badly in love with that mini Maito Gai? Why is she crazy for him?
"Good morning class!" A beautiful but old lady greeted.
She is attractive. She is as pretty as a teenage girl. Her brown eyes are truly mesmerizing. Her pale complexion added to her charm.
Everyone returned to their respective and zipped their mouths.
"You're going to have a pretest." She began.
"Wow! Are you sure baba? We're going to have a FREE test! Woo hoo!" The blond headed man reacted.
"Shut up Naruto! I said PREtest not FREE test. Dobe."
"What did you say, BABA? I'm not a dobe! You trying hard old stinky lady!"
'Is he that stupid? Why is he disgracing Tsunade-sama's name?' Hinata said to herself.
"Temari-chan, why is our Hokage here?" Hinata asked the person sitting on her back.
"She's the owner of this school. She's also our principal." Temari whispered.
"Lock your big mouth you lout! You're going to have a pretest for us to be able to know your skills in fighting. The match is chosen through draw lots." She continued her explanation.
"So… You mean there's a possibility that we're going to fight against the higher levels?" The pineapple headed man asked.
"Hai."
"But… That's so troublesome!" He exclaimed.
"This is just a pretest, Nara Shikamaru."
"I hope I'm not going to tussle with a girl." He said while crossing his arms behind his head.
"Ok. In your class… Uhmm…" She said while examining a piece of paper. "This is the list wherein you'll see whom you'll compete with. Ok. That's all."
She left the room. And suddenly, almost all of the students stood up and went near on the list which is posted in the blackboard.
"Hey Sakura-chan! Be ready to lose! You'll be my challenger!" The blonde exclaimed with great amount of energy.
"In your dreams, Ino pig! That's awfully impossible!" Sakura responded with a roaring guffaw.
"We'll see! You wide forehead girl!"
Naruto glared at Kiba, and Kiba growled back at him. They're going to clash against one another. Why are they taking this so serious?
A split second later, their heads turned to Hinata. What's their problem with her? Is there anything wrong? Is there any dirt on her face? Weird.
"Hinata-chan, I have a dreadfully bad news for you." Temari said after looking at the list.
"What is it, Temari-chan?" Hinata asked.
Temari is causing Hinata's heart to pound hard. What's the bad news? Is it really that bad?
"You're going to vie with my future husband, Itachi." She replied while staring at Hinata.
"Ah… Ok." Hinata said casually.
"Don't tell me you're not nervous about it, Hinata-chan."
"Iie. Not really."
"Not even a bit?" Ino butt in.
"Iie." Hinata replied shortly.
"Are you sure?" Kiba asked. "If your opponent is Naruto, you don't have to be nervous, but if it's Itachi… I'm warning you…"
His words affected the serene mindedness of the silent Hyuga. Why should she be afraid of that small version of Maito Gai.
"You have to be lying!" Sakura bellowed.
"Itachi is known for being a monster in the battle field…" Naruto mumbled.
"What did you say? MONSTER?" Temari shouted with eyes as large as plates.
"Sorry… I didn't mean to…" Naruto said apologetically while waving his hands.
Temari poked his head hardly. Causing him to lay flat in the floor and to see birds and stars circling around his head.
Uh oh! This smells to be trouble! Hinata is in big trouble!
'Oh no… If that mini Maito Gai is merciless, I have to prepare for the sparring.' Hinata thought.
"Last year, he almost killed his opponent!" Kiba yelled out.
Hinata's heart began to tremble. If Itachi almost ended the life of his contender, maybe this time, he would surely send her to hell!
'Poor Hinata…' Kiba said mentally.
"Who is his adversary last year?" Hinata asked.
"Sabaku Gaara." Sakura answered while staring at the red headed man.
'He seems to be arrogant and strong. In my case, I'm definitely no match with Itachi!' Hinata hollered in her mind.
Hinata heaved a great sigh. She would disgrace the family honor if she will lose against the ugly heartthrob. How can she fight him? She needs to conduct a great research about that tough guy.
KRRRRIIIIINNNGGG! KRRRRIIIIINNNGGG!
The bell rang, initiating everyone that it's their time to rush to the cafeteria.
"Hinata-chan, let's go at the food court." Temari invited.
"I'm sorry Temari-chan, but I need to d osomething."
Temari went to the canteen and Hinata went in her brother's classroom to look for Itachi.
The Juniors began to go out of their room to head for the cafeteria. The little Maito Gai version went on the training area to workout. Hinata followed him, thinking that he's the real Itachi, and she could get useful information.
Is she acting like Lee's stalker? Would she end up being Lee's number one fan girl?
She hid herself behind a wall in order for the man she thought as Itachi, not to see her figure. She was holding a pen and a small notebook with her.
The fake Itachi went closer to the man who actually looks and acts like him. Identical twins. Are they twins? Their faces look the same!
Maito Gai flashed his nice guy pose to his smaller version. And the boy wearing a skintight replied with the same pose.
Hinata sweat dropped. Are they really foolish to act like that? That pose sucks! She's sick of seeing that shining teeth thing.
"Lee, remember this. For you to be able to become as youthful as I am, you must train hard! Night and day!" Maito Gai shouted with his eyes flaming.
'Did I hear LEE? Maybe that's his nickname! So his full name is Itachi 'Lee' Uchiha!' Hinata thought and wrote the name in her notebook.
"I will, Gai-sensei! Coz I want to be just like you!" The boy yelped.
'Yuck! He wants to be like Gai? Is he serious! Is he blind!'
"You need to eat these first!" Gai yelled and showed a bulk of large black beans. "That's the meal which I, myself had invented! It will maintain your energy!"
"You mean, if I'm going to eat these, I'll be stronger than anyone else?"
'Wow! What a hollow headed man! There's no such thing which can maintain energy! Craps of nonsense!'
"Yeah! You're going to be as youthful as your idol!" Gai said with his not so popular pose.
'You're right, as idiot as you are!'
The boy began eating the beans, and seems like the taste of the magic beans displeased his tongue. But he kept on budging them in his mouth.
A few seconds later, Itachi 'Lee' Uchiha began to ran faster than a cheetah.
'Whoa. He's fast! Really fast, I mean!' Hinata thought as she admired Lee's incredible speed.
"Hinata-chan, what are you doing here?" Ten Ten asked while staring at Hinata's back.
"I'm gathering information about Itachi." Hinata whispered without even glancing at Ten Ten.
"You're not here to train?"
"Iie."
"But I see no Itachi here." Ten Ten said while examining the training area.
"There! Can't you see him?" Hinata said while pointing at the look alike of Maito Gai.
Ten Ten chuckled and then began to guffaw.
"Hey! Stop it Ten Ten! He might here us!" Hinata requested.
"You're Lee's stalker! I never thought of that!"
"Of course I'm not Itachi 'Lee' Uchiha's stalker!"
"Itachi 'LEE' Uchiha?" Ten Ten yelled out and guffawed even harder.
"Why? What's wrong with that?"
"Itachi's name is just Uchihja Itachi. Just that! Lee is not a part of his name!"
"Y-you m-mean… He… He's not I-Itachi?"
"He's not. He's Rock Lee. What made you think he's Itachi?" Ten Ten said, the chuckle still wasn't gone on her face.
"Te-Temari…"
'So who's Itachi?'
Hinata left the training area and went in the roof top.
Is she that stupid? It's a great waste of time and energy. Stupid. She's a baka.
She sat in the roof top, allowing the gentle breeze to caress her cheeks. She watched as the birds fly freely in the air.
Quiet. She needs time to be alone. Time to think of her foolishness. Of her stupidity. Suddenly, she felt a new source of chakra stood behind her.
"What do you need?" She asked without looking back.
"Nothing. Why are you here?" A man with emotionless voice asked her.
She thought that she was conversing with her nii-san so she resumed talking with him.
"To think." She answered back.
"Of what?"
"Of my waste of time with that Lee."
'She likes Lee?' He thought.
It was the first time he met a girl who's not in love with him.
"What do you mean?"
"I thought Lee was Itachi. And Itachi will be the one I'll fight with in the pretest. My classmates told me how merciless Itachi is in the battle field, so I researched about him. But that research is simply nonsense." She replied in a low tone.
"Do I look like Lee for you to think that he's me?"
Hinata's eyes widened a bit. She turned to the one she's talking to. Her eyes met a man with pale skin and dark hair. She can't take her gaze off from him. Good-looking. Absolutely handsome. She gasped for air and gulped to clear her throat. But she can't speak of any word. Her thoughts were nowhere. How could she? Did she felt the presence of love at first sight? No. She's thinking that it was just a simple admiration. She can't believe it! A charming and absolutely cute guy is standing in her front!
Now, she understands why he has fan girls, fan clubs. And why Temari is crazy about him.
"You better train. I hate easy to win battles." Itachi said coldly and departed.
As he left, she watched his silhouette to fade away. Her Indigo bangs were blown by the wind, they all fell in her face in a lovely and pleasing manner. She can't move. Not even a bit. She's stupefied.
Author's Note: I apologize for the mistakes. I don't have a BETA reader. Suggestions? Reactions? You know what to do. Those things are highly appreciated.