Okay, so I guess we updated quite quickly this time. I'm glad Walking Green Cucumber agreed to continue with the fic, well, not really agreed, but she didn't really disagree. Anyways, enjoy.
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Her eyes immediately turned away, and she headed for her seat.
This wasn't the reaction other girls would have; Sasuke knew that he was popular among the girls since they all squealed, fought, and swooned around him. He in turn would shrug them off; call them all idiots and a group of dumb girls trying to impress him with their ugly makeup.
So the way she turned away, too sad and too self-absorbed to even notice they had caught eyes, he was a bit surprised. But why should he care? Even if she wasn't one of those dumb girls, she was still just a weakling.
He took his seat; it was somehow next to hers again. She had her book open, but her eyes traveled to the window, just like before. He watched as each person came in, ignoring her for the entire period.
What a strange, pathetic girl. It was all that he would remember her by.
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Math passed by surprisingly quickly, but even so almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief as the bell rang. Students all rushed out the door, except for the new girl Hinata, and for some inexplicable reason Sasuke found himself lingering in the classroom longer than usual, perhaps because of his own curiosity.
Hinata turned around, and suddenly caught sight of Sasuke staring at her.
"Oh, Uch-Uchiha-san. Um, s-sorry for keeping you?" she stammered, her face turning red at the thought that someone had been watching her.
"Che," Sasuke replied, quickly turning around and walking out the classroom door. She knew that he was an Uchiha, but apparently she still wasn't aware of the pact. That was fine with him.
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He had barely gotten to his locker, then had two bodies flung themselves at him. "Sasuke-kun!" they squealed, revealing themselves as Sakura and Ino.
"Where have you been?" Sakura asked, fluttering her eyelashes.
Sasuke sighed and tried to walk away- if he knew Sakura like he thought he did, she had already memorized his schedule.
"Wait for me, Sasuke-kun!" Ino cried out.
"He's waiting for me, Ino-pig!"
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Hinata trudged home silently, her eyes staring into the wide blue sky. Today was such a beautiful day, she thought to herself, and if only Kayu was here... we would have gone to play in the meadow. Knowing that she was all alone on that deserted path, she let a few tears fall.
But she wasn't alone. She was being watched...
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"Hey Sakura!"
Sakura gave a side glare, "What do you want Naruto?"
Naruto grinned, showing his canine-like front teeth, "Do you want to go out with me?"
"FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME, NO!" Sakura shouted, and then clung onto Sasuke's arm, "I'm going out with Sasuke!"
Ino pushed Sakura, "No, I am! I got him first!"
The girls began quarreling, and Naruto glared at Sasuke angrily. But Sasuke wasn't paying attention to any of them; he just stared straight ahead, hoping to get away from this pack of idiots as quickly as possible.
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Hinata walked hurriedly, glancing nervously behind every few steps, for she felt like she was being watched. She didn't know when she became aware, but she knew she had to get away.
Suddenly, she tripped over a crack, just one of many that dotted the neglected sidewalk. Luckily, she managed to throw out her hands in time to protect her face, but her palms became scratched and bloody, as well as her kneecaps. She sniffed- it just wasn't her day, was it?
"So is this all that remains of the Hyuuga main branch?" a cold voice asked from behind.
Hinata gasped and spun around to confront her assailant. Her eyes widened in revelation.
"Neji-san."
"Hello Hinata-sama. It's nice to see that you're still alive. Even though my father isn't."
"I... I..." Her heart thudded, and she felt herself inching away from his intimidating eyes.
Her cousin always made her feel scared, worthless, and like someone who should be pitied.
"Hm. Nothing to say?" Neji's eyes glowered at her for a while, and then he turned away. "Where are you going?"
"Back h-home." Her voice was small and quiet.
"You live alone, don't you?" He knew about the curse and mocked her about it, "Because anyone who you even smile at will die! Just like the way you killed off the rest of our clan! Our clan was once part of the elite, and now look what remains! Just two members are left- you and me. And guess who was left with the task of managing the Hyuuga companies? Me. While you just sit around doing nothing, I have to meet with executives, make all the decisions, but the profit all goes to you. Hopeless. Who would ever want to be your friend anyways?"
Hinata suddenly felt rage in her veins; she wanted to shout at him. What did he know? Kayu had been her friend! And... Kayu died. Her rage subsided, and she was left heartbroken and teary-eyed. He was right; anyone who befriended her would only gain misfortune in return, if they were lucky.
He smirked at her, sucking in every bit of her unhappiness. He wanted her to be miserable; he wanted her to feel every single fabric of feeling he once had felt. And he was glad she had the curse; then no one could come near her except for him. Every bit of sadness that appeared on her face would be because of him.
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Poor Neji. In case you haven't already guessed, Hinata's curse killed Neji's father, as well as the entire Hyuuga clan.
Vote if:
a) you want Neji to like Hinata, but also hate her for killing his father(Walking Green Cucumber's idea)
b) you want Neji to be with Tenten (from the very beginning, I mean, because this is a SasuHina fic, so even if Neji does like Hinata, he won't end up with her)
We haven't really thought this fic very far out, or at least I haven't, so if you want more characters to be in here, you'll have to think of how they'll fit in.