Hana let out a sleepy sigh, turning over and knocking her alarm off with her fist. She kicked off the covers, laying still in her bed for about ten minutes, allowing herself to wake up properly. She was startled when a knock came on her bedroom door, causing her to sit up "yes, Sasuke?". "Just checking to see if you're awake" her brother's cold voice responded, before she heard his feet shuffling towards the kitchen.
Hana was used to his cold behaviour - but for some reason, it hurt her that morning. Perhaps it was because it was her birthday, her 11th birthday. Every year, nothing exciting ever happened. She yearned for her brother to treat her to a birthday party or something like that. Though it never happened. She stood, allowing her feet to touch the cold, wooden floorboards. She walked along, listening to the creaking noise as she entered her bathroom and splashed some cold water on her pale face. She glanced in the mirror, fixing a loose strand of hair from her ponytail, before deciding to release her hair from it's bounds. "I'll wear it down today" she muttered to herself, then returned to her bedroom.
She picked out her usual outfit, laying it on the bed and getting changed. "I hate my life" she mumbled, fixing her socks "I hate it so much". Ever since that night, Sasuke was a completely different person. Yeah, sure, it was traumatising for Hana, too. She missed her family, too. Though she couldn't help but feel like Itachi had a very valid reason for doing what he did. She knew deep down in her heart that her brother wouldn't do such a thing without there being a reason. Itachi loved them both. He had to. They were his siblings.
She gazed in the mirror at herself, before exiting her bedroom and grabbing an apple from the kitchen. Sasuke was sitting on the couch, fixing his socks onto his feet. Hana waited for him to say something about her birthday - but he didn't. "Are you alright, Sasuke?" she asked quietly, hoping he would get the hint. "Yeah, why?" he asked her, his voice not changing from it's usual coldness. "Just wondering" she shrugged, taking a bite into her apple. Sasuke stood, motioning towards the cereal, which was stacked neatly on their shelf "an apple isn't enough, Hana. Get some cereal". Hana took another bite of her apple, shaking her head "I'm not that hungry".
Sasuke shrugged, pouring himself a bowl of cereal, then pouring the milk in on top of it. "Sasuke..?" she called once she was finished her apple, causing him to look up from the kitchen table with his spoon in his mouth. Hana wanted to laugh, but she was too angry and hurt "don't you have something to say to me?". Sasuke swallowed his cereal, removing the spoon from his mouth and shaking his head "no". "Nothing whatsoever?" she asked, gulping back the tears. Had he maybe forgotten?
"Nothing" he replied simply, shoving another spoon of cereal into his mouth. "Oh for crying out loud!" she yelled, causing her older brother to jump slightly. "It's my birthday!" she exclaimed, unable to fight back the tears any longer. She stormed into the hallway, putting her shoes on quickly and leaving the apartment, though not before slamming the door behind her. She let out a frustrated scream, rushing down the steps and onto the street.
"Hana!" she heard a female voice call, causing her to turn around quickly. Sakura. Hana tried her best to smile, wiping the tears from her grey eyes. "Are you..alright?" Sakura asked kindly once she reached her, and for a moment Hana forgot about how much she despised her. 'She's being so kind' was what she thought 'how could I have hated her all this time?'. Hana shook her head, wiping at her eyes, which refused to stop spilling tears. "What's the matter?" Sakura asked, holding her by the shoulders.
"S-Sasuke seems t-to have f-forgotten my birthday!" Hana sobbed, crying into her small hands. "Oh my!" Sakura sighed "that doesn't sound like Sasuke at all. Perhaps you misunderstood? My Sasuke would never forget his sister's birthday!'. Ah yes. There it was. The reason Hana hated Sakura. She perked herself up, refusing to seem weak over her stupid birthday. "I-I'm fine" she muttered "thank you, Sakura". Sakura beamed at her, patting her shoulder gently "perhaps you'd like to walk to class with me?".
Hana thought about it, and then nodded "sure". Though she would soon live to regret that decision. "Sasuke is so handsome, don't you think?" Sakura asked, giggling like a crazy woman. Hana nodded "yep. So handsome". "His eyes are the most beautiful colour, our babies would have the sharingan, too! I think that's so hot!" she continued. "Yep. So hot" Hana nodded, letting out a bored sigh, though unfortunately; Sakura didn't pick this up. "Oh, my! I'll be the luckiest woman in the world when I marry Sasuke-kun!". She let out a long, loud squeal, causing everybody on the street to stare at them.
"Um, Sakura?" Hana called, her cheeks flushing a bright pink. "He's so HANDSOME!" Sakura continued to squeal, hugging her body "I love him so much!". Hana sighed, walking as fast as she could and leaving Sakura talking to herself. Soon enough, she reached the academy, and sat down beside Ino and Shikamaru. It wasn't her usual spot but whatever. "I saw you walking to class with Sakura today" Into said, leaning forward to look at Hana. Hana raised both eyebrows "so?". "So..was she talking about my Sasuke-kun?" she asked. Hana blinked a little, then sighed, shaking her head "isn't that all every girl here ever talks about?". Shikamaru let out a small snicker "damn right". He then lay his head down in his arms, looking up at Hana "I feel sorry for you".
Hana smiled "I feel sorry for me, too". "Yeah but what did she say?" Ino questioned her, cutting across their conversation "I need to know so I can confront her about it". Hana stood, picking up her books and scooting out past Ino "I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood for this conversation". "Where are you going?!" Ino exclaimed "please, I need to know!". She then scooted in beside Naruto, shooting him a happy smile. He returned the smile, then proceeded in telling her about how he destroyed the Hokage's face on the mountain with paint. "You're so silly, Naruto" Hana giggled, patting his shoulder. Naruto seemed surprised by this. Hana was more than aware he was considered at outcast - but she liked him. They almost had the same personality - except Hana was way more intelligent like Shikamaru, and less hyper, too.
When Hana heard all the girls chattering and squealing, she knew her brother had arrived. She refused to look at him, keeping her back to him as he walked towards her to take a seat. "Hey, there's your brother..Sasuke" Naruto muttered angrily, grinding his teeth a little. Hana sighed "don't look at him. I'm avoiding him". Naruto nodded "got it, sista!". Hana then continued their conversation "so, what did Iruka Sensei say?". Naruto groaned "he said I'd have to clean it up, which is so boring...". "I'm sorry to hear that" Hana sighed "do you feel it was worth it, though?". "Hell yeah!" Naruto chuckled loudly "it was so worth it to see Iruka Sensei's face!".
Just then, their Sensei came into the classroom. Hana turned in her seat, eyes facing the front. She noticed Sasuke looking at her from the corner of her eye, and wondered did he feel guilty for what he did, though she highly doubted it. She pursed her pale lips, glancing around at everything but her brother. "Alright, class. Today we'll be reviewing our transformation jutsu. Since Naruto played a prank this morning, everyone has to do it". Everyone groaned except Hana & Sasuke. Sasuke just sighed, while Hana didn't react at all. It wasn't a problem for her to repeat it, she knew how to do it.
"Alright, first up; Hana Uchiha" Iruka smiled, pointing to the space in front of him. "Transform!" Hana exclaimed, and transformed herself into a clone of her Sensei. "Excellent start, Hana" he nodded, ticking off her name on his list. The list went on, until they reached Naruto, who used his sexy Jutsu. Hana tried to hold back her giggles while Naruto was being scolded by a VERY angry Iruka Sensei, who had even received a nosebleed at the sight. "Alright" Iruka sighed, dropping his clipboard onto his desk "class dismissed, except you; Naruto".
Hana escaped the classroom as quickly as she could. She was scurrying down the hallway when she bumped into someone, landing on her butt. She looked up at the person, ready to apologise when she recognised the white shorts. Sasuke. She tried to stand up, but ended up falling back over again. She pouted, looking up at him. He scoffed, holding out his hand for her to take. Hana took it immediately, allowing him to pull her up and went to run off, but he grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her back. She sighed "what?".
"You've been avoiding me all morning" Sasuke informed her "I didn't forget your birthday". Hana scoffed "yeah, right!". "I didn't" Sasuke told her "follow me and I'll prove it to you". Hana followed him outside into the daylight, and all the way back to their apartment. "Alright, close your eyes" he told her, then took her hand once she had done so. Hana held his hand, allowing him to pull her through the door and into their apartment. "Open" he ordered. When Hana opened her eyes, all of her classmates were stood in their kitchen. "SURPRISE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANA!". Sasuke scowled a little, clearly hating the company; but tolerating it for his younger sibling.
"OH MY!" Hana exclaimed, placing her hand on her chest. She turned to her brother, pulling him into a tight hug "THANK YOU SO MUCH, BIG BROTHER!". Sasuke patted her back awkwardly "sure". She pulled back, greeting everyone. Choji had a massive crush on her, and blushed while giving her his gift, which was a cute little necklace. "Oh Choji!" she exclaimed happily "you shouldn't have!". "Anything f-for a pretty lady" he gushed, turning his gaze away from her, and almost dying when Hana hugged him.
They partied for a little while, playing games (which Sasuke reluctantly joined), dancing and joking. When the last few people left their apartment, Hana sighed happily and leaned against the door. She looked up to see Sasuke standing there, his hands in his pockets "happy?". Hana giggled "yep! Thank you, Sasuke. I'm so sorry for getting angry with you". He shrugged "sure, it's fine. I understand". Hana skipped past him "goodnight, Sasuke. I hope you sleep well". He nodded "you too, Hana". With that, she closed her bedroom door, finally feeling content with her birthday celebration for the first time in years.