Chapter 9 – Hinata's Chapter

It was the first day of school for me. Having been homeschooled for most of my life I was very nervous. I knew my cousin Neji went to this high school but he was older and probably was busy with his friends and school to help me out. I wished that I knew someone. I sat in class too shy to anyone and they all seemed to know each other so no paid attention to me.

Entering the cafeteria I was terrified. There were so many people and I didn't know anyone. Neji was in a different lunch block and so I couldn't sit with him. I saw one empty table and headed there despite it being in a rather dark and scary corner.

"Hi," A girl with long pink hair stood there smiling.

"Hi," I smiled back.

"I'm Sakura Haruno. May I sit with you?"

"Yes!"

She took a seat across from me and asked my name.

"Hinata Hyuga," I answered.

"Hyuga? Are you related to Neji Hyuga?"

"Yes, He's my cousin. How do you know him?"

"I used to have martial arts classes with him in middle school. My mom made me stop last year after I broke a guy's arm during a match. I didn't mean to but I guess I didn't know my own strength. Anyway, enough about that. Tell me about yourself, Hinata."

"Ummm…" I didn't know what to say.

"Sakura-chan!" A loud voice ran in my ear. I looked to my side to see the handsomest boy I've ever seen. He was tall, blond, blue eyed, tan and had three little marks on each side of his face.

"Hey, Naruto," Sakura greeted him unenthusiastically. How could she not be thrilled to have him talk to her?

"Sakura-chan, I forgot my lunch. Can I have some of your lunch?" He begged. She smacked his hand away from her food.

"No, baka!"

He frowned and rubbed the back of his head.

"So mean," He pouted then he looked at me. I turned red.

"Hi," He smiled, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki! What's your name?"

"I-I-I" I couldn't speak straight. I looked to Sakura for help. She had a little smirk then proceeded to introduce me.

"Nice, to meet you, Hinata," He had such a wonderful smile. I couldn't find the courage to speak.

"I'm going to go see if Sasuke will share his lunch with me," Naruto left us.

"Now that he's gone, let's get back to you telling me about yourself Hinata," She smiled to me.

"Oh…I don't know what to say."

"Well, just start with telling me what you like"

"I like…flower arranging," I probably sounded like a grandma.

"Flower arranging? How elegant! How do you do that?" She seemed sincere. I proceeded to tell her about my hobby and I was surprised with how interested she seemed. Then the bell rang signaling that lunch was over.

"What class do you have next?" Sakura asked me.

"Science. You?"

"Same! Let's go together," She took my arm and we walked to the science room.

"Who's your friend, Sakura?" A brown haired boy with red lines on his cheeks asked. He kind of smelled like a dog.

"This is Hinata Hyuga. Hinata this is Kiba Inuzuka," Sakura introduced us.

"Nice to meet you," He grinned.

"You too, Kiba-kun," I mumbled.

"You can sit by me if you want," He offered. I looked to Sakura who nodded.

"Sure," I agreed. He began talking to me and was really nice. He worked at a dog shelter hence his smell and was very friendly. He introduced me to his rather quiet friend Shino and some others. Sakura just sat by us smiling and interacting but I saw her eyes flicker toward the door often till finally a boy with raven hair and pale skin entered. She stood up.

"Sasuke-kun, sit over here!" She called to him and pointed to the desk beside her. Was he her boyfriend? He looked at her then proceeded to sit elsewhere. She sighed and sat back down. I guess not.

"Who is that?" I asked Kiba.

"Oh, that's Sasuke Uchiha. All the girls love him, especially Sakura. But he hates girls. Why? Do you think he's cute?"

"No," I was honest. He was too pale for my taste.

"Refreshing," I heard Kiba chuckle. Then Naruto-kun walked in and took the desk next to Sakura.

"Hi, Hinata," He waved to me. I only blushed in return. He turned to Sakura who kept staring off at that Sasuke guy. I talked to Kiba more and found out he actually lived near me and so I agreed to walk home with him afterschool. We kept talking and talking till I realized it was twenty minutes pass the time the class was supposed to start. Where was our teacher?

A man entered the room with a medical mask covering the lower half of his face and a copy of Icha-Icha Paradise in his hand. Was he our teacher?

"I am Kakashi Hatake-I'm your teacher and I like the beach. You may call me Kakashi-Sensei," He introduced himself. I heard Sakura and Naruto gasp. Why were they gasping?

"What's wrong?" I asked Sakura. She blushed deeply.

"I-I've met him before," She mumbled.

"I want each of you to stand up, tell me your name and something about yourself," Kakashi-sensei started with a large boy in the front. Eventually it got to me. I hated having everyone's eyes on me.

"I'm Hinata Hyuga and I-" I spoke so quietly because I was so nervous, "I like flower arranging."

Kakashi-sensei nodded for me to sit down. Sakura stood up. I could see Kakashi-sense eyes widen with slight recognition of her.

"I'm Sakura Haruno. I like-" She paused and looked over to Sasuke and blushed then looked to the teacher only to blush more, "I like martial arts."

She sat down and Naruto stood up.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki and I love ramen!" He announced proudly. I tried not to giggle.

"Very nice," Kakashi-sensei nodded his head. Naruto sat down. A few more people went till all were through. Kakashi-sensei then told us we could leave. So we did and got out of school early. It was very surprising but nice.

"Want to come over to my house?" Sakura asked me.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Kiba-kun and I are going to walk home together," I felt bad.

"Where do you live?"

I told her my address.

"Wow. That's nowhere near me. I guess I'll let you go. Let's hang out another day," She took my hand.

"I'd like that."

"Great. See you later!" She said.

Sakura began to walk away. I waited for Kiba in the hall since he had to go to the bathroom. Then Naruto and that Sasuke guy walked out.

"Isn't Kakashi Hatake the name of the guy who stole Sakura's first kiss?" Naruto's words shocked me. Kakashi-sensei and Sakura had kissed.

"Who cares," Sasuke kept on not caring.

"Let's walk home together then, Hinata," Kiba came out.

"Oh, yes!" I answered and we left.