A/N: Hello everyone! reads over reviews Yay! I got reviews! Keep up with reviews...if I have enough, I will update...and I'm heading up for the amount of reviews like Come Come Paradise..sigh I like that story. Anyway, I'm back from my vacation which felt like a week! Yeah, very cool...I saw some whales and dolphins...and I got to feed some too! And I saw some manatees and stuff...even a panda! ((It gave birth to twins at 1:14 PM on Tuesday)) So...please read and review! Thanks. ((More characters will come in soon))
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Title: Chapter 3
It was a bright Sunday morning and the morning sunrays permeated through the clear window glass in Hinata's room. With a few turns and groans, she retrieved out of her bed and began cleaning herself up. When she was finished, she went to her pillow and under it, she pulled out some green paper. She counted her dollars as if she is going to spend the whole day shopping.
The door creaked open and Mrs. Hyuga came in and greeted her, just in time for Hinata to hide the money. "Good morning, dear...how would you like your breakfast? Scrambled or Sunny-Side? Milk or Orange Juice?" Her long hair was nourished with a beautiful black color, and her face looked young. Hinata knew that she had Neji when she was young, and she had a few gray areas...but she colored it.
"No thanks, Aunt," Hinata sneakily slipped the money into her purse and then headed for her bedroom door, "I'll be out for the day, but I will be back until the afternoon, ok?" she kissed her Aunt goodbye, and when she headed down the stairs she saw Neji pouring himself a cup of orange juice in his blue pajamas. ((drool )) Mr. Hyuga was viewing the newspaper as he took a sip of his fresh-brewed coffee, as Neji bit off a piece of toast.
"Hmm," Hinata's Uncle flipped to another page still viewing the newspaper, "there was an occurrence of some looting downtown," the relative drank another cup of coffee as Hinata waved the two goodbye before exiting the house.
A suspicious Neji then ran upstairs to change just in time to follow Hinata in his dad's red car, to lessen further suspicious from Hinata. Hinata freely walked down the sidewalk and then headed to a bus stop. When the bus arrived, Hinata tossed some coins into a slot before heading to an empty seat in the back. After a few stops, Hinata got off the bus and then sighed as her light eyes landed on the huge plaza in front of her.
As she headed off to the mall, Neji followed behind as he parked into a near parking lot. "What is she up to?" he thought as he turned off the ignition and walked toward the entrance. He looked around trying to find Hinata and then saw her go into a clothing store, "I thought she had plenty of clothes," he thought as he grabbed a newspaper from an empty table nearby and held it up to his face.
Hinata cruised down the racks looking for some quality clothes that are not too expensive. She had some racks in her hand as she headed to the dressing room. Hinata put on the first set, with some black leather pants and a sky blue tube top, and measured herself in the mirror. She frowned as she put away the top but kept the pants, Hianta then looked through the racks and the smiled when she saw a dark lavender tank top that had a slit on the side.
After a few dressings and trying outs, Hinata finally made her selections and headed toward the cash register, where the young lady rang up the price, "175 yen please," ((They live in Japan)) Hinata carefully gave the young lady her money, receiving her change back.
Hinata then headed out the door passing a guy who was sitting in a chair with a newspaper held up to his face. The girl looked at him the last time, before heading to another shop. "She almost got me," Neji whispered as he carefully looked from behind the paper. Neji then put away the paper and then wore a cap with some dark sunglasses and headed into the exact same store that Hinata went to.
The dark-haired girl looked over some of the accessories, and were marveled by the many styles to choose from. There was a tall mirror for Hinata to see if they fit her. Hinata then brought the selection to the cash register and then paid the price before heading out the door. When she went outside, she turned around and thought that she had seen Neji, but then swept away the thought before heading the the shoe store.
Sitting on a chair, Hinata checked out some shoes when a worker came up to her, "Hello Miss, would you like any assistance?" he politely offered and Hinata shook her head politely as she tried on some shoes. When the man walked away, Hinata checked the price of the shoes she wore, and a gasp came out of her mouth. After a few shoe fittings, she then paid for her shoes.
When Hinata came out with bags in both of her hands, she then headed to her last destination. She swallowed hard before entering the building. She dropped her bags near her seat, and a young lady came up to her giving her a book to read, "How many inches?" she asked, and Hinata motioned her above her shoulders.
"Layered or thinned?" The young lady held her long thick hair, and Hinata decided to thin it. When the young lady made the first cut on her hair, Hinata winced. She had always wanted long hair, but now she had to cut it. After a few snips and washing and drying, the girl was handed a mirror. With one look, Hinata gazed into her reflection. It was perfect.
Hinata then went out the door with her shopping bags in her hands. She then went to the sidewalk to get a taxi, but then a familiar red vehicle pulled up beside her. The window was automatically rolled down and a familiar face smiled at her.
"Need a ride?" Neji unlocked the door closest to Hinata, and she received his offer. When the car drove forward, Neji looked at her shopping bags with labels of different stores, "how much did you spend?" he smiled at the thought of girls shopping.
"A fortune," Hinata sat back onto the seat, "did you follow me?" Hinata looked at her cousin, and a smile crept up his face. "I knew it!" she pinched his shoulder and Neji then shot her an evil look which then softened to another pinch at Hinata.
"Ow!" she winced and then rubbed at the pinched part. Later, Neji then saw that Hinata got her ears pierced.
"Since when did you get your ears pierced?"
"When I left?" Hinata smiled as Neji raised an eyebrow and then Hinata rubbed the pinched part again.
"What the hell? That didn't hurt, it was a small one," he smiled as he turned to the right which then led to another street. Hinata glanced at him, "I have sensitive skin," she smiled.
"Hinata, tell me something, you didn't just buy those clothes for nothing, did you?" a suspicious look from Neji made Hinata want to curl up and hide away from the face of the earth. Silence fell upon them until Neji spoke again, "oh my god, you didn't," Hinata knew that Neji knew. ((It sounds wierd huh? Hinata knew that Neji knew...hehe))
"Wait 'til your folks hear this," Neji pulled up onto the driveway and then turned off his ignition. Before opening the door, Hinata stopped him by grabbing his right arm. Neji's white eyes then looked into his cousin's, and he could tell that she was scared at the thought of his parents finding out.
"Look, they will find out anyway," Hinata shot him a worried look and then smiled.
"They won't find out if they don't see it," she then got out of the door and then sneaked in the back with her bags as Neji went to the front door, "what got into you, Hinata?" he thought when his parents opened the door.
Hinata quickly ran upstairs with her bags in her hands and then shut the door behind her. She then got out the clothes and then hid them in an area where her Aunt doesn't usually look for in her closet. With a sigh, Hinata fell back and wondered if she did the right thing...and whether if it was worth it.
"You're lucky that your folks didn't freak out about your haircut," Neji laughed as Hinata smiled.
Hinata and Neji then headed to their lockers receiving some weird glances from other students as they saw Hinata in her new clothes. She had secretly packed her clothes in a bag before heading out of her home, and then went they arrived at the school, she changed into her clothes in the restroom. While Hinata went to her locker, Neji followed her and in a minute, his friends came over. When Hinata looked over, there were new faces in the group.
Hinata caught sight of Sakura and the others who looked at her as if she was fish. ((huh?)) There was a girl who was taller than Hinata about a head whose shiny lavender hair were curled with a blue ribbon that held back some of her hair. She had a sweet smile and pale skin which revealed some freckles that were sprinkled across her high cheekbones. The lavender-haired girl wore a simple blue midriff and black miniskirt with some high black heels to go with it.
"This is Kaiya, Kaiya this is my cousin who is staying with me, Hinata," Neji introduced the two girls.
"Hi, nice to meet you Hinata," Kaiya smiled and Hinata knew that the two of them were friends. Her white eyes then landed on another new face who was about her height, but a few inches taller. She had a short hairstyle with her blue hair having some hairpins. The blue-haired girl wore a sky blue tube top that Hinata was going to purchase, but put away. Correlating with the top, the girl wore tight blue jeans that were cut off on the bottom revealing some skin.
"And this...is Kaede," Neji introduced the two girls and Hinata smiled but Kaede, like Sakura looked at her from top to bottom and then sighed. Hinata knew that she was the only one wearing simple clothing while the others were wearing a different style than hers.
"And lastly...this is Shikamaru," Neji pointed out a tall guy who was a head taller than Neji, wearing nothing but black. ((drool))
"Waddup, girl?" that was his greeting and then Hinata saw him wink at Ino, who blushed beside Sakura.
Later, Neji and the rest walked to a place where chairs were present, and then he said, "How was it, man?" Neji and the guys curiously asked about Shikamaru.
"It's been like hell," Shikamaru smiled, "computers are fun, that I found out," Ino smiled at him in admiration as Shikamaru filled his friends and Hinata in on what had happened after the computer incident.
"Don't tell me that you're going to be a computer freak," Sakura rolled her eyes at Shikamaru who then sat back and smiled. ((I do not mean any offense to those who like computers, thank you XD))
"I think computers are cool," Ino showed a sexy smile and Shikamaru gazed at her while the rest looked at the two.
The school bell then rang and before the gang separated, Sakura told them that they could hang out at her place after school. The juniors then set up a time and then in a minute, the group departed to their classes, while Hinata took a look at her clothes.
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