A/N: Minna-san! I'm so sorry for changing the chapter name, hope it's not a problem. Sorry for the long update also.
Warning: Throughout the story, there will be implied shounen and shoujo-ai. Nothing beyond PG though. Trust me. Also, beware bad grammar or any other mistakes like jumbled up words.
Chapter 2: A Smile and the Thief
Arcade entrance: 1:30 P.M
"Where is that girl, she's late."
I stood near the entrance to the arcade, tapping my foot impatiently. It'd already been an hour and she still hadn't arrived yet. If she's not here within two hours, I'm leaving. Of course I knew myself that I didn't mean that at all. I would actually wait forever if I had to.
Running a hand through my hair, I stopped to look in front of me. Two girls stood there with perfectly fake, sweet-gal smiles, looking as though they were going to eat me up. I held my usual stoic look and asked, "What do you want?"
They burst into fits of giggles, saying things like, "He's way too cute to let go," or "The only good-looking guy I've seen so far."
"Ne, wanna go do karaoke with us?" the brown haired girl asked. She slipped her arms around mine, holding on tightly.
"Yeah, it'll be fun," the other girl chimed in. She had blond highlights. "Besides, we don't want a babe like you all here by himself."
"No thanks, I can't sing," I replied, jerking out my arm from the brunettes' grasp. "I'm waiting for someone anyways." I gave them both a look of annoyance, hoping they would get the hint that I wasn't interested.
"You're waiting for someone you say?" The blond asked sarcastically in shock with her mouth in the form of an o.
"Yes," I answered bitterly. "Now if you would, please leave, I'm sure you university students are busy with school work." I gave a triumphant smirk. "Don't you have better things to do like filling out job applications other than hitting on guys younger than you? Nee-san."
Both of them jolted a bit at what I'd said. Looks like I hit the spot.
The blond gave a scoff. "Damn, you're a pretty smart brat. I thought you were all looks and no brains."
"I could say the same about you."
She reached up and cupped my chin in her hand. "Oh? So you're admitting that I'm pretty?"
"So-so. If you didn't have those blond highlights, I would take dating you into consideration, because I like my girls with dark hair."
"Then would you date me?" the brunette asked hopefully.
"No."
"So mean!"
"Karin, hush," the blond said, silencing the girl with a wave of her hand.
"But Kei-!"
"I like guys like you," Kei said seductively, while ignoring Karins' cries for attention. "Your type attracts me the most." The blond caressed my face with the tips of her fingers. "So, what do you say? How about a one night-stand and I'll leave you alone after that?"
"I already said no, did I not make it clear enough?" Why is this girl so damn persistent?
Just as I was about to slap her hand away, someone stood immediately in front of me as if appearing out of nowhere. A boy?
He wore baggy, khaki pants with silver rings and buckles going down the sides all the way to the bottom of the pants. He had a black cap on, which hid his eyes well. Then there was the loose-fitting, long sleeved, black t-shirt with the head of a skeleton on the front.
"Sorry ladies, but he's with me," came the voice. He gently grasped my hand and pulled me along with him.
As soon as we were out of hearing distance, I leered at the boy with suspicion.
"Please don't tell me…"
"Yep! Sorry I'm late!"
Hinata….."I said through gritted teeth.
"Hai?"
"Why…must you dress like that?" I asked weakly. This girl, she has no common sense.
"And why do you keep bugging me about it? I already told you that it feels comfortable to dress this way. Plus, I get to play tricks on others." She gave me a big smile.
"What's so fun about deceiving others?" I asked with a sigh.
"A bunch of things, watch!" She went toward two high school girls who were giggling and chatting amongst themselves.
"Hinata, wait-"I stopped, realizing it was too late to get her to come back. So I just did what she had told me to do.
"And then he said that I was cute!" Yuiko chirped.
"No way! You're kidding me right?"
"No, it's true!"
"Aww, no fair, you're so lucky. I wish a cute guy would come up to me and tell me that I was cute," I said in an envious tone.
"Hahaha, maybe next time, Suzuru-chan," Yuiko said, giving me a playful slap on the back.
"Uhh…yeah, next time." Meaning another guy asking you out Yuiko you jerk! I clenched my fist at the thought. I then felt a presence behind me. Turning around, I looked to see a boy bending down on the ground. It seemed he was picking up something. He had a black cap on, his face hidden from view.
"Excuse me miss, I think you dropped something," he said in the softest tone I had ever heard. I didn't think it was possible for a boy to sound so gentle. He held up a folded pink item.
"Ah, my favorite pink handkerchief!" It fell out? Since when!
I took it graciously. "Th-thank you very much, nii-san!" I cried, bowing my head low repeatedly back and forth. "This item is very important, given to me by my mother. I don't know what I would've done if I had lost it. S-so…arigatou." I gave a smile, showing him my relief.
"It would've been troublesome if you had lost it, ne?" The boy stood up, looking down and dusting the front of his pants. As soon as he finished, he raised his head to stare at me. I finally got a view of his face. The smile I had on was then replaced with a gaping mouth.
H-He's gorgeous! I cried aloud in my mind. He's so pretty that he looks almost like a girl!
"I'm glad that I was able to give it to you before you left. If I didn't, you would only keep frowning and I wouldn't get to see your beautiful smile." He flashed me a heart-melting smile, which literally made my heart melt. I couldn't help but stare at his features. Almost same height as me. Maybe about 2 inches taller. Skin as white as the snow, plus it looks so soft. Kind eyes with feminine features, silky, chin-length, dark-blue locks, and the most beautiful voice ever. I…I think I just…
"Miss?"
I stumbled backward, surprised by how close is face was to mine. My heart began beating rapidly, feeling as though it would burst out any minute. "Y-Yes?" I squeaked.
"Are you alright? You spaced out on me there for a minute." His voice was sincere.
"Oh um…I-I'm sorry." I felt my face grow hot with embarrassment.
"It's alright. Just be careful about where you space out at."
"Ye-Yes!"
He gave a chuckle. "Truly adorable."
"H-Huh?" What did he just say?
"I said you're adorable. Very, very adorable." He stared at me with such concentration that I felt as though I were falling into the pits of his eyes. "He finally pulled away. "Well now, I have to get going, ja ne." He walked away, holding his hand up to wave goodbye.
No, I don't want to not see him anymore, I…I- "What's your name?" I called out to him, wondering why I even did that in the first place. He stopped in his tracks. Turning around, he smiled.
"Hyuga Hinata," he answered. He then turned away again, leaving me with only the sight of his back and disappeared from view.
"Hinata…kun," I whisper to myself. That name suits him perfectly. I'd never met such a kind person.
"Suzuru…..chan," I heard a voice calling my name.
I turned around to see my long forgotten companion from earlier. She stared at me, her eyes big and watery. Almost…pleading.
"Are you okay Yuiko-chan?"
"That guy…."she said with a dreamy look on her face.
"What about him?"
"Wanna trade?"
What the…hell! "Yuiko, I think I'll call it a day and go home."
"Huh? But we only left your house about half and hour ago!" She said in a whiney tone.
"I know but…there's something I have to think about, gomenasai Yuiko-chan." I turned around to leave.
I have to find out where Hinata-kun lives! I just have to!
Because I…I think I just fell in love. (A/N: LOL!)
"Hinata…."
"Yeah Sasuke?"
"You're…such a weirdo."
"And how's that?"
"You were flirting with a girl! Shouldn't it be a guy? That's what any normal, healthy high school girl would do." I took a long sip of my iced tea and set it down on the table.
After that 'incident,' we came to the nearest café shop.
"I was trying to prove my point."
"And what point would that be?" I asked bitterly.
"That I was able to fool those two and get a kick out of it."
This is the girl I'm in love with? Kami-sama, please help.
At that moment, a figure stood before us. With no interest whatsoever, I had assumed it had been a waiter/waitress and made no attempt to look up.
"Why Sasuke, you aren't even going to introduce me to your friend?"
That…that voice, it couldn't be! I looked up only to see a nightmare.
"Hello, little brother."
"Aniki." Damn this bastard. What the hell is he doing here? I turned my gaze to Hinata, who in return looked confused.
This guy standing here right now is my older brother by five years, Itachi. He's smart, good-looking, and on his way to building his own business with the help of our father. Aniki had been accepted into Todai university four years ago, but he suddenly dropped out recently, insisting that he'd rather help out father with the company.
I hate my brother. And I mean hate. It was always the same when I was little and still is. Everyone compares me with my brother. Saying that we look alike, but that Itachi's better looking, or they compare our IQ's. I'm just sick of it, so basically, I don't want to have anything to do with him. Our faces are the same, but our personality and haircut are absolutely different. For one, he has his long hair tied back, while mine is spiked back. Two, his personality is definitely what it seems to not be, but I'm not gonna get into anymore of that right now.
"Ah, are you a friend of Sasukes'?" Itachi asked in a polite voice.
"Um…y-yes."
"Your name my dear?"
"H-Hyuga Hinata."
Oh great, now her seven year old side is kicking in.
"I'm honored to meet you, Hinata-san." He reached for Hinatas' hand and bent down to place a kiss on it.
I watched as Hinata flushed a deep red. Her face flustered.
That bastard…..I'll kill him!
"N-Nice to meet you t-too," she stammered. "U-um, your name?"
He blinked a few times before realizing the question she had just asked. "Oh, that was terribly rude of me, I'm sorry. My name is Uchiha Itachi, Sasukes' older brother."
"Uchiha-san?" She said.
"No formalities will be needed. If you are close to Sasuke then you are close with me also. Itachi is fine."
That just sounded really perverted, I thought, making a mental note to myself to kill Itachi a second time when we got home. "Brother," I said through clenched teeth, "what are you doing here?"
"I'm with a client at the moment, but it seems he had to use the restroom, so I decided to make use of my time when I saw you over here and come and say hi." He leaned closer towards Hinata. "Also, I couldn't help myself after seeing such a beauty with someone like you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"A lot of things," Itachi replied.
BASTARD!
"Hinata-san, if possible, would you like to join us for dinner at our house? I assure you, our maid is a wonderful cook, so food will not be an issue," he said, ignoring my death glares.
"I-I don't want to be a burden on you two."
"Not at all, the more the merrier."
"O-Okay."
"Good then."
"Yeah, good," I mumbled. Damn it! Why didn't she decline?
"Because this way," Itachi leaned forward to cup Hinatas' chin in his hand, "I'll get to know you better, Hinata-san."
Without a second thought, I slammed both my palms flat on top of the table. "Hinata, let's go."
"B-but Sasuke, your brother…"
"Forget him."
I reached for her hand and held it tightly in mine, pulling her along with me, and out of view from my brother.
Watching with a smile as Sasuke briskly pulled Hinata away and out of reach, I looked at Hinata who in turn looked at me. Before going out the door, she gave me an apologetic smile and waved goodbye, her cheeks red. I waved back.
Oh? So this is the girl you've been pining after little brother.
My lips curled up into a cruel smile.
A/N: Aww dammit! Another stupid chapter. That whole thing with Hinata charming the girl was pretty random for you right? Well I couldn't think of anything, so since I mentioned the girl, she'll be appearing in the story as one of the main characters later on. As for her appearance, I'll give more detail later.
Okay so I was gonna call this chapter the big date, but 1) Not much dating in here, and 2) the chapter name sounded stupid, so I'm stickin with this one.
OMG! I made Hinata so OCC in here! I'm so sorry for that you guys, but I wanted to kinda get her kinda different personality to match her cross-dressing. But, our little Hinata is still shy, only in front of strangers or new people though. She's very open with close friends, kinda like me. So I took that part of myself and placed it into her. And if ur wondering why she wasn't shy around Suzuru is because she was displaying an act for Sasuke. Anymore questions? Tell me through a comment or if it's something ur wondering about personally and don't want anybody else to know, feel free to email me.
Well minna-san, I'll be updating in about two or three weeks. Wait until then. Ja ne! Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
P.S: Anyone interested in being my beta reader for this one? I already have the kind wolf-enzeru, who's doing She's Mine for me, so that position's taken already.
