CHAPTER 7 – The Dinner

Naruto: "What are they doing?"

Kiba: "Uh…… They're eating?"

Naruto and Sasuke looked at Kiba.

Kiba: "What? They're eating, right?"

Sasuke: " He meant, what are they doing together. (sighed) Even Naruto is unbelievably smarter than you right now."

Naruto: "Hey! Are you saying that I'm dumb?!"

Sasuke: "Ah, your smartness has disappeared. You're not destined to be smart anyway. Yes, I'm saying that you're dumb."

Naruto: "You-"

Lee: " Everyone, stop this! Let's enjoy our youth in happiness and peace!"

Naruto: "No! There's no more peace for you Sasuke! You're going-"

Kiba: (wave his right hand) "Hoi! Hinata! Sai! What are you doing there?"

Hinata and Sai turned their heads and saw those boys on the corner of the room. Hinata was shocked.

Hinata: "Naruto…… He's, here…! What should I do?!"

Naruto: "Why did you do that?!" (stared at Kiba)

Kiba: "You wanna know, right? Then just ask them."

Sai: "Oh, hi guys! (smiled then turned to Hinata) "Let's join them." (wallked towards Naruto and the others)"

Hinata followed him without saying anything.

……………………

They all sat around the table on the corner and chatted, but Hinata and Naruto didn't talk much.

Hinata: "Oh no, what should I do? Naruto will think that I'm dating Sai. What should I do?"

Hinata ate her food silently. She didn't want to see Naruto's face so she just stared at her meal.

Sai: "Are you okay, Hinata? Your face is pale, and your sweating."

Naruto turned his head to Hinata and Sai.

Hinata: "I-I'm okay." (still looking at her meal)

Naruto: "Yeah, you look kinda sick."

Hinata : (shake slightly) "U-u-uh… I'm fine."

Naruto: "Okay then." (turned to Sasuke)

Hinata, shaking, take a glass of hot tea on the table. Her hand was trembling so the glass fell and the hot tea flowed and wetted Hinata's right hand.

Hinata: "Ouch, it's hot!"

Everyone shifted their attention to Hinata.

Lee: "Ah, Hinata-"

Kiba: "Wash your hand, wash your hand."

Naruto: "Hinata, are you okay?"

Sai: (grab Hinata's hand and wipe it with his handkerchief) "Are you okay?"

Hinata: "I-I'm okay. T-Thank you."

Sai: "You're welcome." (smiled) "Um, excuse me, I want to go to the bathroom." (stood up and walk towards the bathroom)

Suddenly Lee looked at Hinata and smiled.

Lee: "So." (raising his eyebrows) "Are you two dating?"

Hinata: (blushed) "What?"

Kiba and Lee were grinning.

Hinata: "I uh…… I…."

Naruto looked into Hinata's eyes. Somehow his look seemed like a sad look.

Naruto: "So you're really dating him?"

Hinata was shocked to get a look like that from Naruto.

Hinata: "Should I say that I'm dating Sai? If I said so, Naruto might get jealous. Ino told me that making your crush jealous will force him to admit his feelings. But, does Naruto, love me?"

Hinata was stunned by her own thought.

Hinata: "What if, he doesn't love me? "

Lee: "Hinata……"

Hinata: "Should I……"

Kiba: "What's wrong with her?"

Hinata: "What should I do?"

Lee: "Did we get too personal?" (looked at Sasuke)

Sasuke shrugged.

Hinata: "Should I……"

Naruto: "Hinata!"

Hinata awoke from the daze.

Hinata: "Oh!"

Naruto: "Are you okay?"

Hinata: "No-I mean, yes. I'm okay."

Lee: "I'm sorry if we interrupted your privacy. It's okay if you don't want to tell us that you're dating with Sai."

Hinata: "I am not dating with Sai!"

Everyone was shocked because of Hinata's shout.

Hinata: "I-I'm sorry."

Sasuke: "You don't need to shout to convince us."

Hinata: "I'm very sorry."

A few seconds later, Sai came back from the bathroom.

They continued to eat. Sai and Hinata had a little chat but Sai kept glancing at Naruto. Naruto was staring at Sai. Hinata saw this and got confused.

Kiba: "Umm……… Why are you two looking at each other?"

Kiba also realized that Naruto and Sai had been doing a strange thing.

Sai: "Oh, that's because Naruto kept staring at me. I don't understand why."

Sasuke, Kiba, and Lee looked at Naruto.

Naruto: "Uh, nothing, there's nothing. Sorry, I just, um… kinda, um, sleepy, yeah, so I just looking at nothing and uh…… I just want to go home!"

Kiba : "Why do you want to go home?"

Naruto : "I've told you, right? I'm sleepy, I want to go home and get some sleep."

Sasuke : "Okay then, see ya."

Lee : "Bye."

Kiba : "See ya."

Naruto : "Okay, see ya." (stand up and moving towards the door)

Sai : "Goodbye Naruto."

Naruto stopped and glanced at Sai. He looked really annoyed.

Naruto : "Uh, okay, bye." (turned around, facing the door) "Goodbye, Hinata."

Hinata : "Goodbye, Naruto-kun."

Hinata kept staring at Naruto's back until he's out sight.

"What's wrong with him?"

Note: Another chapter after a long long time! My exams are finished and now I can finally continue writing. I'm sorry that this chapter might not be good. But, I will continue writing! I've gotten an idea for the ending. So I should be able to finish this story right away.

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