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Warnings: Gaara/Hinata pairing. Don't like it? Don't read it.
No Laws To Love: Part VII: Cream Puffs Are Not Part Of This Convo
If there was only one thing in the world he despised of the most—it would have to be Physics, and whoever discovered it and made it a mandatory class.
But then again, things never seem to work out to our beloved redhead's wishes; so hence, there were a lot of things little Gaara despised of. One is the subject case. The other being the fact that after the match, he would have to cram…and cram…and by Kami-sama, study his butt off on a three-day weekend. If he failed he'll have to quit the team and take after school cram classes with Kakashi-sensei…
Oh, he could just hear Kakashi-sensei's perverted giggle from inside the crowded gym room.
How the hell is Naruto and Kiba going to pass?
"Iruka-niisan is going to help me extra this weekend!" Naruto wide grin flashed by.
"Even though Shino's grades are low, it's because he just ditches. But he's staying over all three days to help me pass!" Kiba laughed. The other boy just nodded silently.
"Ehh…? I guess I'll just have to stay awake during this test then…" Shikamaru yawned.
Tch
His left hand twitched. He didn't need this stress…
Calm down…Breathe…
He heard a loud wail from above. Blue eyes flickering to the scene before a sigh placed in.
"Kiba."
"HAI!"
The brown haired boy jumped into the ring as a blond boy prompted hopped out and plopped himself down beside Shikamaru, who proceeded with the first aid.
"I-ITAIII! THAT HURTS!" Naruto shrieked as Shikamaru held tightly onto his foot with one hand.
Gaara felt his left eye raising slightly in a questioning look at Shikamaru's chosen equipment.
"Manicure scissors, Shikamaru…?"
The brown haired boy let go of the foot momentarily to slap Naruto across the head to calm him down. With that, Naruto resorted to pitiful sniffling.
"B-But…it hurts."
The ponytailed boy sighed, "Naa, this is what you get for not cutting your toenails. You slightly broke your big toenail, quit moving and let me cut the hanging part off. Meh, this is so troublesome."
"But I DID cut my toenails last night!" Naruto pointed at the other toes, wailing loudly.
Gaara buried his head in his hands.
This is idiotic…
"Apparently you forgot this one toe."
"ITAIII!"
"I said quit moving!"
The said blond boy squirmed only more as he watched the set of manicure scissors close in on his big toe behind his fingers.
"Mann, why do I have to be playing nurse," Shikamaru mumbled, "Why can't Shino do it. He's just sitting there staring at us. Geez, this is even more work than being…" He sighed. Talking was tiring too. He'll just complain in his head for now. Other complaints can be made on his Xanga site. That is if he has enough energy to even go and sit himself in front of the computer…and then commence typing…
The fore-mentioned boy hiding behind black shades gave a low grunt, "That's because I'm up next if Kiba was to go down."
Gaara glanced back at his teammates, "That won't be necessary."
On the stands, unnoticed, two pale hands grasped at a pink box nervously. Cheeks slightly tinged, the girl looked down, unsure.
Na…t-they didn't really invite me…maybe I shouldn't be here…
She glanced up at the match again. Naruto had taken on two guys in a row, and now was Kiba's turn." Hinata picked up the pamphlet beside her.
Furyuu vs Suugaku
Five people team from each school participate. Switching in and out. Suugaku's already on their third fighter, while Furyuu's only on their second.
"Nee…? Is this your first time watching?" A blonde girl sat herself down beside Hinata. She had large, pretty eyes, and her hair tied up. Hinata felt herself flush.
Wow, she's beautiful. Like a model!
"U-uhm, hai…"
"The rules just got more confusing this year too. Apparently, instead of winning three matches out of five, any fighter can remain in for as long as they can. Once they switch out though, they cannot switch back in, and if they do not switch out in time with a replacement, they lose the match. That is why all the teams have to have at least one instant ready fighter. However if a team wins three consecutive matches, then it determines the winner automatically." The girl explained, smiling at her.
"Aa, I understand," Hinata nodded, "Arigatou…uhm…"
"Temari," The girl reached, "And you are…?"
Hinata returned the handshake, "Hinata."
"Are you part of Suugaku, Hinata-san?" Temari smiled, "I doubt you're from Furyuu."
"Aa, iie," She shook her head, "I'm not from Suugaku either. I'm here watching a friend."
Hinata could've smacked herself for that. She wasn't here just for Gaara. It was for the whole team…right?
"Ahh…!" Temari's smiled, "Care to share who the lucky guy is?" She scanned the ring and pointed at the Suugaku's captain, a black haired boy wearing a white cap. "He's cute…"
"Iie…" She blushed.
It wasn't exactly easy to tell someone.
"I-I'm a friend of S-Sabaku-san, Uzumaki-san, and Inuzuka-san…" Her voice died out after the mention of Gaara's name.
"Ooh?" Temari's eyebrow raised, "Honto ni?" But it didn't really matter, since it seemed like Temari wasn't even listening after Sabaku was mentioned.
Hinata glanced down, playing with her fingers, "H-Hai. I-I wanted to cheer him—uh them on…"
"I didn't know that socially-inept boy had it in him!" Temari grinned, a more or less devious grin.
"Socially-inept?" Hinata managed to squeak out.
Temari-san KNOWS Gaara!
"Ne, so how did Gaa-chan get such a cute girlfriend like you?" She winked at the blushing girl.
"A-Ah, I'm not his g-girlfriend…I'm just a f-friend…"
"Aww," The other girl laughed, "Now you're just being shy!"
"B-But…"
Temari wagged a finger in front of her face, "You wouldn't get so worked up over a guy if you didn't like them, would you?"
If there was a larger power acting upon them, Hinata would've bowed down on her hands and knees gratefully. In this case it was the game announcer as he interrupted Temari-san from poking out the truth.
"Match set. Furyuu wins by three consecutive wins."
"YAYYY!" The crowd beside them cheered.
"Tch," Temari stayed seated, "Gaa-chan didn't even go up there and at least show off for you a bit…"
She stood up, "Well, let's go congratulate them on their first win of the season!"
"A-Ah…" Hinata stuttered, "They don't know I came…"
"Ohh?" She scratched her head, "Well it'll be a great surprise!"
Hinata could only protest slightly as she was dragged down the stands.
As they made their way down, Hinata could see Gaara and the others glance up at the two of them pushing their way through. Well, more or less Temari, since everyone seemed to move aside for her.
Gaara blinked confusedly at the blonde girl, "What are you doing here?"
"Geez, couldn't expect a better welcome back then this," Temari tapped her nose, "Well, can't get your hopes up for Gaa-chan…though…"
She stepped aside to show Hinata, who hid behind her.
"Hinata-chan!" Kiba and Naruto greeted as they launched towards her.
Temari moved beside Gaara, who looked no more pleased than he did before as she poked him.
"Eh? You aren't going to at least give your girlfriend a hug or something."
Naruto and Kiba stopped in mid scramble for the treats Hinata brought, Shikamaru blinked awake from his nap, and Shino dropped his gym bag.
"Girlfriend?"
Gaara could only suppress the rage against his blunt sister to only a slight twitch above his left eye, "You think of crazy and crazier things every time you come back, Oneesan. Quit making things up."
He eyes flickered to the crowded girl holding a pink box of pastries. Her face was an exact replica of the box color.
Gaara's oneesan…! I-I…
She colored immediately. She just implied to Gaara's sister that she liked him!
Now only to get it to match the color of your hair!
Gaara's annoying subconscious kicked in again.
Ne ne, since you're so stupid, and she's so smart, why don't you ask her!
No, was the prompt answer. Sabaku Gaara would not stoop so low as to ask for help.
So it's your pride over…a cream puff?
We're not talking about cream puffs, idiot.
You're the idiot
You're the one talking about cream puffs. That is highly irrelevant.
You're the one talking to yourself again…
His subconscious cackled.
Gaara sighed and followed the others out the room, keeping his eyes on the blushing girl chatting with his Neesan and teammates.
There was no way to escape it now…
They made their way to the bus stop. Hinata glanced back at the spaced out Gaara pacing steadily behind the group. As she turned back to face front, she spotted Temari wink at her, and again, she turned red.
Gaara didn't seem to notice, and neither did anyone else, and Hinata forced a smile. She'd came all this way to try to speak to Gaara, but he was probably tired. She didn't want to bother him.
"Ne, Hinata-chan," Naruto poked, "Me and Kiba are—"
"Kiba and I," Temari interjected.
"Whatever," Naruto waved her off as she and Shikamaru turned a left, going to Ino's house to visit the other girl who was down with a cold.
"Anyway, Kiba and me are going to get something to eat. I think Shino's coming too. You wanna come?"
"Iie," She shook her head, "That's okay, I have to get home anyway."
"Okay then," They walked off, waving, "See ya, Hinata-chan! Gaara!"
Gaara!
Her mind struck her frozen. She had forgotten the solemn boy walking behind them was still there at the bus stop.
"A-Aa…You're taking the bus too?" Hinata could've slapped herself for the question.
Of course he is! Why would he be standing there at the stop?
Gaara shrugged.
She didn't say anything else and silence engulfed them.
"You're taking the bus?"
She glanced over at him, the cloudy sky really made him stand out against the whitish-gray background.
"H-Hai, that's how I got here today…"
From a distance, she could see the bus coming, "A-Aa…there's my bus…"
He glanced over at it, then back at her, making her blush under his gaze.
"Are…you busy this weekend?"
"Huh?"
It took her a full five seconds to process his question.
Is..is…
"I-Iie…"
He took a deep breath.
"Do…do you think you can…tutor me extra in physics?"
Hinata could've slapped herself silly.
Of course he would ask for that…
She was getting ahead of herself for a minute there…
"H-Hai…that'll be okay…" She smiled. Well, at least she could spend her time with him.
"I'll meet you…at the library then…at 10?"
She nodded as the bus stopped in front of them. The doors slid open and she stepped up. Hinata turned around and looked quizzically at the boy who stood there rooted.
He kept his gaze off her, but at the distance, as he pulled his bag onto his shoulders, "See you, Hyuuga-san." And proceeded to walk back the way that they head before.
Hinata could only stare as the doors shut and the bus started moving.
He…He waited with me…
She felt herself smile.
Maybe, maybe there was that one small chance that he felt the same.
Gaara grunted.
A whole weekend spent with her…
You know you like the idea of it…
Why don't you go bury yourself somewhere
Can't do that, Gaa-chan
"What an idiotic boy," A loud sigh could be heard.
Temari scratched her head, "And I thought Kankuro was slow."
End Part VII: Cream Puffs Are Not Part Of This Convo
I realized how lazy I am getting…haha XD
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