Chapter 6: Start of a New Day

Ino's P.O.V

I silently crept into the room, making sure my footsteps were not heard. The sound of the grandfather clock ticked, the pendulum swinging left and right. Inching closer to the bed, I looked over the sleeping form.

Kawaii!

Okay, so all I had to do was wake her up and…..

BRING!

"What the-!" I clamped both my hands over my mouth. Idiot!

Hinata slowly turned around, reaching for the button on the alarm clock. With a push, it quickly turned off. I watched as she lazily sat up and began rubbing her eyes. Sitting in a daze for a few minutes, her head snapped up realizing that someone was in the room.

"I-Ino-sa-ahhhh!"

She fell off the bed.

"Why are you so surprised to see me?" I asked her, a grin wide on my face.

She sat up, clearly embarrassed. "Well, it was my first night here, I guess I'm just not used to it," she mumbled. Standing up, Hinata straightened the hem of her evening gown.

I scoffed. "First night, huh? Well I guess I can't blame you, considering you're not used to the atmosphere here." There was a bit of bitterness behind my voice. Hope she didn't catch that.

"I-I'm sorry! Did I offend you Ino-san?" She cried out.

Damn!

"N-no, you didn't do anything wrong," I said trying to perk up my voice a bit.

She looked thoughtful for a bit, than let out a sigh. "So…um…did you want something Ino-san?" She asked.

I stared at her dumbly for a couple of seconds to make out what she had just said. It then hit me. "That's right, I forgot!" I exclaimed loudly, scaring the poor girl. I mumbled an apology, feeling embarrassed. "The reason I came in here was to wake you up and see if you wanted to go shopping." I stood there blinking, waiting for her answer. Finally she spoke.

"Yes….that would be nice," she said softly. Hinata walked over to her knapsack that had been slung over a wooden chair. Picking it up, she turned around to face me a bit, a light smile gracing her lips. "But, would you mind if I changed into something else first?"

I felt my face immediately heat up for being so foolish. Of course she would ask me that for gawking at her like an idiot.

"S-sorry!" I cried. Quickly I made a beeline for the bedroom door and ran out.

Hinata's P.O.V

As soon as Ino-san left, I opened the knapsack.

Click.

I rummaged through the items, looking for the hairbrush I had packed. My hands came across a leather item. It was round, and lumpy. I went over the unknown item, feeling for anything else it had. There was a string material that bound the top together-rope…maybe? I decided to take it out. Lifting it up, I realized it was pretty heavy. Once I caught site of it, I immediately dropped it, my hands covering my mouth to stifle back a cry. In front of me, was a leather pouch filled with about three pounds of gold coins.

"Neji," I whispered hoarsely. My mind reeled back to when he had hugged me. I had heard a sound. He must've put it in. Dropping to my knees, I started crying. Fresh, hot tears rolled down my cheeks, gathering to the tip of my chin. I…have people who care. Ino-san…Neji……thank you.

I continued crying softly for a couple of more minutes until I heard the bedroom door creak open slowly.

"Hinata, are you finishe-" she stopped suddenly, her eyes locked onto mine. I raised both my hands to wipe away the tears.

"C-can you wait f-for another minute Ino-"

I was cut off as she ran towards me. Kneeling down on both her knees, she grasped my hands together, also giving me a somewhat apologetic look. "I'm sorry if I made you cry Hinata, if you didn't want to go out, you should've told me! I'm not forcing you or anything, I-" I cut her off, pressing my index finger against her lips.

"You've got it all wrong, I said in a calm voice. I'm not sad about anything. I was crying because….I….was happy." She looked confused for a bit, than nodded her head.

"Oh, okay."

"I'll be out in a minute, please wait for me till then," I said while pulling out a sweater.

Sasuke's P.O.V

"That'll be a thousand yen, sir," the cashier chirped. She stared at me as if she was on cloud nine, which I doubt would ever happen. I reached for my wallet and pulled out the money. Counting it all up, I realized that I was a couple of yen short.

Eighty yen? Come on!

"Is there a problem sir?" The cashier lady asked me, but instead of looking directly into my face, her eyes roamed over my figure. I twitched. Pervert.

"There is no problem at all, I responded in my calmest voice. I just need to count up the exact amount."

"That's fine with me, take all the time you need you sexy-" She covered her mouth quickly to stop the next word, or the one following after it. Her face turned beet red as she ran out of the store, leaving a trail of dust. "Oh my god, I can't believe I just said that!" Those were the last words I heard from her as she ran out.

Weird.

I decided to ignore her and continue my search for the eighty yen in my wallet. I also tried switching to my pockets, but all I found was a measly ten yen. "Wow, wonder what I can buy with this," I replied sarcastically to no one in particular. It then hit me. I could just sneak away, right? They wouldn't catch me, but then again…my eyes averted to the security guard in the doorway. He sent me a glare, though I completely ignored it. Never mind.

While searching in my pockets, again, I had accidentally dropped the silver coin. It rolled all the way to the book case that stood at least eight feet away from me. I sighed, knowing that I was at least seventy yen away from the exact amount I needed, and ten yen was worth going after. I trudged over to the spot where the coin landed. As I bent down to pick it up, my head connected with another, both of us falling to the ground from the sudden impact. My hand reached up to rub the large bump that had formed on my head. That hurt.

"I-I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Snapping my head up to the familiar voice, I stared wide-eyed.

"Sasuke-san?"

She said my name as if surprised to see me. "That's my name," I said in a dull voice.

She blushed immediately, her cheeks glowing a soft pink. Reaching out, she offered her hand to help me up. I hesitated a bit, remembering last time. I would make sure that I did not screw up like four years ago again. I reached up, her hand clasping mine. It felt strangely comfortable. I hoisted myself up the rest of the way. "Thanks," I muttered a bit embarrassed. She cocked her head to the side a bit and gave me a warm smile.

"You're welcome." She looked down and picked up the silver coin, handing it to me. "Is this yours?"

"Yes," I said accepting the coin. I found myself gazing over her form. She wore a short, gray wool skirt, with black shorts under. The usual sandals were worn. On her top form was an oversized, baby-blue sweater, which made her look incredibly petite in it. Her hair was worn back into a bun, a few strands sticking out from it, giving off a bit of a wild, sexy look. Hinata would never do that though.

Clearing her voice for my attention, I quickly focused back to her face, other than her body. I waited for her to speak, but she made no attempt. Deciding to start the conversation, I brought up a subject that came to mind. "How are you and Naruto doing together?" I asked, feeling a bit awkward at the question. To my surprise, her eyes widened. Looking a bit shocked, she remained silent for a bit. I pouted at this. It was getting somewhat annoying. I then saw that she was opening her mouth to speak.

"Naruto and I are-"

"HINATA!" Came a cheery, loud voice.

Ino could be seen running across the store, making her way to Hinata. Upon reaching her, the blond snagged the other girls' arm playfully, clinging on like a little girl. "Hina-chan! She whined. Where did you go? You left me all alone in the Lingerie department."

I felt me face turn red, the blood rising, threatening to spurt any minute. Lingerie?

"I'm sorry Ino-san, I just saw something and…sort of wandered off," Hinata explained, rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Did you find what you were looking for?" Ino asked curiously.

"No…I thought I found it, but I guess I'm just imagining things," she said softly, her voice remaining emotionless. It then perked up a bit as she spoke to me. "I'll be going now, Sasuke-san, ja. Picking up her purse that had fallen on the ground, she waved goodbye to me and walked away with Ino. I looked down and saw that there was at least a hundred yen on the floor. Must be Hinatas'. Snatching it up, I expected to see the two girls just a couple of feet away, but they were already gone. Maybe she won't mind if I just take seventy yen, I'll pay her back after all. The thought lingered in my mind for a bit when I saw the cashier lady return, a wash towel in her hand. She wiped away the sweat on her brow, then taking her place behind the register, giving me a creepy smile.

"I'm very sorry for that delay, sir, now, how may I help you?"

I motioned at the three, large bento boxes on the counter. She nodded and told me the given amount. I handed over the money, including the a hundred yen Hinata left me. The lady was about to give me my thirty yen change, but I raised my hand to stop her. Something hanging on a rack nearby had caught my eye. "Miss, how much does that over there cost?" I asked her, pointing to where the item was.

She looked thoughtful for a bit. "Thirty yen," she answered.

"Then I'll have one," I said, walking over to it and placing it down on the counter.

Placing the purchased items in a bag, she handed it to me and said, "Come again!"

Before walking out the door, I turned my head around slightly and replied, "Maybe I will." There was a thump sound followed after that. She must've fainted.

Naruto's P.O.V

I flipped through the magazine, my eyes scanning the pages. "Nice," I mumbled with approval. I felt myself grinning, but was then interrupted when a finger tapped my shoulder. I spun around and hid the magazine behind my back. "Sa-Sakura?" This felt very awkward. She gave me a smile, a smile filled with pain. Her jade-like eyes held sadness and guilt. I felt my heart drop. "What's wrong Sakura?"

She looked at me, shock shown clearly in her eyes. "Wh-What are you talking about?" She asked. "There's nothing wrong, I just came over to say hi, that's all."

"Right," I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes. Glancing back at her, I saw that she held her head down low. Great, my conscious was nagging at me now. "Hey, hey, come on now, tell me what's wrong?"

She said nothing.

"Quiet, huh? Well how about this?" I put my hands together and performed a seal. "Sexy no jutsu!" I stood, striking my most sexy pose, but then lost my balance after feeling a hand grab my butt. I turned around angrily to find a guy with a nosebleed, gawking at me with drool running down to his chin. "PERVERT!" I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and used my other free hand to punch him straight in the face. He flew across the room into a shelf of tampons and pads. I immediately canceled the jutsu, hoping it would not cause anymore trouble. "There sure are a bunch of sick guys out there, right Sakura?" I was one to talk. I was hoping she would say something, anything, but….she didn't. I placed my hand under her chin, lifting it up. She was….crying?

She reached up and wrapped both her hands around my wrist. "Gomen, Naruto. It's my entire fault that you and Hinata had to end it like this." She wiped away her tears with the sleeve of her shirt. "I guess I should've never agreed to go on that ramen date with you, huh?" She smiled again. "I could have gone home or at least try talking Sasuke into going out with me that night, but then again, I would've been a bother to him. And it's true since I'm annoyin-"

"Shut up."

"Huh?" She appeared shocked by my words. "Wha-What are you-?"

"You're not annoying," I stated in a quiet voice. "It's only Sasuke who thinks that-heck, there could be millions of others who think you're annoying, but….I don't think so." None of this is your fault; I chose to do it, even knowing that I was engaged." Turning to walk away, I waved my hand to say goodbye. "Guess I'll be going, don't wanna be a bother to you now do I?" My feet didn't even get to move one bit from the spot I was in because, Sakura cupped both sides of my face and pulled me down for a kiss. I stood stunned by her actions. Knowing Sakura, I didn't ever think she would do something like this.

"Thank you," she mumbled.

I kissed her back passionately, my head filled with wild thoughts about last time. Those wild thoughts then stopped when I caught site of a certain person.

"Hinata," I whispered.

Sakura pulled back. "What?"

She followed my gaze to where my ex-fiancée stood, her white eyes shimmering with pain.

A/N: I don't really know if I wanna continue this fic. It's becoming troublesome like the DNArtuo one. Well, sorry bout the long update again, though you might not have to wait anymore because I think I'm gonna delete this story any minute now. sigh Too much angst for me, but that's because I watch waay too much romance anime or movies. Hinata's crying too much, don't you think?
To those who have reviewed:

Hibiyuru: Hope this chapter satisfied you.

Fractured wings 01: Yeah, Nejihina is like my most fourth favorite couple.

mUcHaChAnGiStAriRaY: I know. I'm very sorry it was short; I just had to post something! Her father is mean. When he called Hinata a loser in the anime, I got so angry. There are Nejihina moments, but more like the family kinda thing, no lovey dovey stuff with them.

Joann: I guess I could do that, but I'll have to go over every detail in the story to make sure it's heading in the right direction.

Lems: Yattta! You're just too nice! I love the long review you gave me. Really appreciate it. And no, you're English is not all that bad. Just keep working on it. After reading this chapter, I'm sure you know how long Hinata's hair is now. Hope you start a fic soon by the way!

xxMizukixx: Yup, let's just hope I try updating earlier next time.

YumYum-Chan: Yay! I hope you update your fic soon! Thanks for the comment on the Nejihina.

Xoni Newcomer: Okay, this is gonna be a bit long.

First off, the reason Hinata didn't tell her father was because she didn't want to bother him. Especially since she couldn't even succeed in being the heir to the Hyuga clan. It would be like, OMG! Her sister who is five years younger surpassed her! And then with Naruto, it's like; she can't even be an heir nor get a husband. Also when that husband is cheating on her. If she told her father that, she would probably be embarrassed and ashamed. Well, at least that's what I would feel like.

I know, I'm sorry about that flashback inside a flashback with another flashback, I really screwed that up. It wasn't meant to be set up like that; I was just on the verge of typing non-stop. Won't happen again, I promise.

I really couldn't continue that story, it was just too much for me to handle. Sorry! Okay um…let's see. #1: Hinata screamed because she was naked, and Sasuke and Dark both kicked down the door and saw her. Dark being a bit of a pervert, and Sasuke, the newcomer into hormones. #2: I originally planned for Hinata to fall in love with Daisuke, and him falling in love with her too. I thought those two would be just adorable together, considering the bad luck they have with their crushes, and both being shy. Another thought than occurred to me. What if Sasuke, Neji, and Naruto all started fighting for her attention? I mean, it was a romance/humor fic. The idea seemed excellent at first, but was then ruined when I had no idea how to put everything together.

Hope that satisfied you!

ShikaruTo: School is a pain in the butt, isn't it? But now, I'll be able to have more free time for typing my stories, yay! Sankyuu for teh nejihina comment!

Krn-kimbap: Y-you're scaring me! Hah! Just kidding! I'll try to update asap.

Rika: Arigatou Gozaimasu for the nice comment with so many exclamation marks; makes me happy!

Hokai Amplifier: Sorry, the damn thing got deleted when my computer shut down. That's why I haven't been able to update in a while. Sorry bout the short chapter, hope this one helped. Ack! I knew that something was wrong with the Nii-san thing! Sorry!

Jaide 112: Thanks for the nice review. It helped boost me up a bit to continue writing this story. You're English is fine. Just ask my friend, Lems over there. Lol.