A/N: Hey everyone! Here's chappy 10 for you and don't forget to R&R for me plz!
Disclamer: No. I don't own Naruto.
Will You Be My Friend?
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Chapter 10: Shopping!
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"C'mmon Hina-kawai! We've got to get you the right dress for the Winter Dance!" Ino-chan shouted at me, even though she was only a few inches away from me. She gripped my arm in a surprisingly iron-like grip and started dragging me to the first shop.
"Ouch! I-Ino-chan! Your hurting me." I whined. But either she didn't hear me or just wanted to ignore me, she dragged me into the first shop.
"Ino-chan! Your hurting her damnit!" TenTen-chan screamed in Ino-chan's face when we walked through the door of the shop, making everyone turn around and look at us and giving us a face that said 'Shut the hell up. We're trying to shop here!'
"Aright! Alright! There's no need to shout!" Ino-chan retaliated, letting go of my arm.
I cradled my arm to my chest and poked out my bottom lip so it looked like I was pouting. I noticed the bright red mark that was left where Ino-chan squeezed my arm too hard.
'Gaara-kun's not going to be very happy...' I thought. I looked back up to see TenTen-chan and Ino-chan glaring daggers at each other and I gulped hard. TenTen-chan and Ino-chan are the best of friends, but they show it in the most weirdest of ways. They would fight and argue over the stupidest things and they would promise the other that they would never talk to them again, then they would walk off in a huff. Then they would come back about five minutes later and act as though nothing ever happened!
"G-Guys, lets not fight. Not today, we have to look for dresses and make-up and other stuff for the dance. Please, just for today." I all but begged them.
They both looked over at me as though they hadden't even known I was there this whole time. "Uh... Sure! C'mmon lets look for make-up first!" Ino-chan suggested. Both me and TenTen-chan nodded and we began looking for the perfect make-up set for the dance.
As I walked through the rows and rows of make-up, I thought about Gaara-kun and what he would be buying right now.
Ino-chan and TenTen-chan had woken both Gaara-kun and myself this morning by banging on the front door. We had both gotten up and answered the door and they had demanded for the both of us to get ready to go to the mall to buy everything for the dance, which is only two days away. Gaara-kun had moaned and groaned all the way to the mall, about how he just wanted to go back to sleep - They woke us up at 8:00am - until we had finally gotten to the mall.
We met Shikamaru-kun and Kiba-kun there aswell. Ino-chan was going to the dance with Shikamaru-kun and TenTen-chan was forced to go with Kiba-kun to the dance. So, the girls had ordered the boys to go and buy everything they could think of for the dance, while Ino-chan and TenTen-chan had dragged me away from Gaara-kun and over to this shop.
"Hina-kawai! I think I've found the perfect set of make-up for your date with Gaara!" TenTen-chan shouted, waving one hand in the air so that I could see her.
"A-Ah, TenTen-chan! It's not... I'm not going on a d-date with Gaara-kun. We're just going as friends!" I tried to hide the blush that was creeping onto my face as I ran up to have a look at the 'perfect make-up set'
I remember Gaara-kun had demanded to come along with me and the girls because he didn't want to leave me, even though I was only going shopping with Ino-chan and TenTen-chan. He had stood his ground so well and I actually thought that the girls were going to let him come... until...
"GAARA!" ... Ino-chan got mad... "JUST GO! HINA-KAWAI IS GOING TO BE FINE!" We had all stood there, wide eyed while she took deep breaths to calm down "Besides..." She continued calmly "... You wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for the big dance would you? Wouldn't you want to wait to see her dress?"
Gaara-kun had looked away to hide the small blush that had made it's way from his nose to his cheeks. Too bad that Ino-chan had seen it. "See? Now GO with the boys and we will meet you guys at the fountain at around two." And before anybody had time to protest, Ino-chan had grabbed my arm and dragged me away from Gaara-kun.
I gasped "Wow. That really is nice make-up, but maybe it's too nice for me..." I muttered, but the girls had caught it
"What are you talking about!? The make-up would go beautifully with the dress I saw the other day. I think with the make-up, the dress is going to look amazing on you." TenTen-chan reassured me.
I blushed at the attention and the compliments the girls showered me with until I finally gave in. "Okay, Okay. You've made your point. Let's just get the make-up set, and then we can have a look at the dress you were talking about, Ten-chan?" I said.
The girls squealed and once again dragged me over to pay for the make-up.
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'Damnit! I am so bored without Hina-hime.' I sighed at the thought that popped into my head.
Shikamaru, Kiba and myself have just bought the clothes that we are going to wear to the Winter Dance, and now we have nothing to do. I can't think of anything to buy and neither can the boys, and we still have four hours to kill before we have to meet the girls at the fountain in the middle of the mall.
So... Here we are... Just sitting on a bench and watching the people walk by. Kiba was to the right of me and Shikamaru to the left.
"Does anybody have any idea what we can do to pass the time?" Kiba asked while stretching.
I grunted in reply and waited for Shikamaru to reply too. But when he didn't, both me and Kiba turned towards him. "Dude! Do you know something we could do!?" Kiba practically screamed. Both me and Shikamaru winced at his high-pitched voice, but then Shikamaru said:
"Well... We have to get the girls gifts, don't we?" Shikamaru asked. My eyes widened.
'Why hadden't I have thought of that before!?' I scolded myself mentally, but smirked at him. "No wonder people call you a genius. Imagen what would happen if I had forgotten a gift for TenTen!" Kiba cried while racing off into one of the stores.
I heard Shikamaru chuckling at how distressed our friend, Kiba had just looked. I smirked. I could just picture TenTen hitting Kiba over the head again and again because he had forgotten to buy her a present.
"Well, I'm going to look for a present for Ino. Y'know, your lucky to be going with Hinata." I cocked my head to the side. Shikamaru chuckled again while saying. "Hinata wouldn't want you to spend all your money on her, but Ino on the other hand... Well let's face it. I'm ganna have no money left after today. She's ganna want something expensive."
I smirked at this. "Hn. I guess your right." I nodded.
He stood up and started walking into on of the many stores while shouting out to me "Guess I'll meet you back here in ten." And with that he disappeared into the crowed of people.
I sighed a sigh of relief. I finally had time to think about what to get my Hina-hime for the Winter dance. 'Hmm... Let's see. Hina-hime isn't the picky type. In fact, if she knew I was going to buy a present for her, she would most probably find any excuse as to not wasting my money on her...' But it doesn't matter. I'm still going to look for the best present for her and just hope that she would like it.
But... What the hell could I get her!? I can't ask her, no way! And there is no way I'm going to ask Ino or TenTen because they would just run off and tell Hina-hime... So then I'm just going to have to get her the best present I can think of and just hope to God that she would love it.
'Now... Where am I going to start...?' I asked myself.
I looked around at the, maybe, hundreds of different shops until finally one stood out from the rest. I looked at the shop's name and read "Tiffanie's." I smirked. Girls like jewellery, don't they? Well, Temari-nee-chan does and she's a girl...
With that thought in mind, I made my way over to the shop, and I bought the best present for my Hina-hime, not caring for the price.
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"Finally!" Ino-chan shouted and flopped onto the edge of the fountain. She took off her sparkling red high heels one and at time and started rubbing the soles of her feet. "Man, me feet are killing me! I swear I'm never wearing high heels while going shopping again!" She huffed.
I giggled at her as I also sat down next to her.
"Y'know." TenTen-chan started "You always say that." She smirked as she also sat down on the fountain's edge next to me.
"Yeah... Well this time I mean it." Ino-chan said, not looking up from her feet, which she was still massaging. She pouted her lip as she noticed that it wasn't making her pain go away, and so she stopped and put her feet in the water of the fountain. "Ahh... That's better. Hey, you guys should try this out. It feels soooo nice." Ino-chan suggested.
"Are you even allowed to put your feet in there?" I asked, confused.
"Don't worry, Hina-kawai. Nobody ever tells us off for going it." TenTen reasured me as she also put her now bare feet into the fountain. I shrugged and took my own shoes off and, following them, I also dipped my feet into the cold water.
"Oh my God girls! Did any of you see Sakura and Sasuke's faces today?" TenTen-chan and myself shook our heads from side to side saying 'no'. "Well, I'll tell you what happened..." I kinda blocked Ino-chan out after that. My mind went back to the first time Sakura and Sasuke had first found out that their "followers" as they used to call them, had decided to leave them and make friends with me and Gaara-kun, which was two weeks ago.
I remember that Sakura hand gone purple in the face until she blew up, shouting at them, screaming in their faces and stomping around like some five year old kid, who was having a temper tantrum. I mean, Yahiko-chan behaves better than her! Sasuke on the other hand had reacted the total opposite. He had just stood there, looking calm and watching the raving Sakura going on about how she had been so good to everyone and how they were all backstabbers. But, I could see it in his eyes. He was so very angry on the inside, and he knew that there was nothing he could do about it now that his "followers" were gone.
After that day, Gaara-kun and myself had become great friends with Ino, TenTen, Shikamaru, Naruto, Kiba, Shino and Choji. Sakura and Sasuke were now finally the ones in Gaara-kun's place and they finally had a taste of their own medicine. Although, of course, Gaara-kun didn't sink as low as them and beat them up... No way! But sometimes in the corridor or in class he would piss them off by calling them names.
Even though I don't like it that Gaara-kun does that, I can see why he does is. I mean after all, they had made most of his school life a living hell and I think Gaara-kun does deserve to call them a few names at least...
"Hina-kawai! Your spacing out on us again!" TenTen-chan laughed out while waving her hand in front of my face.
I blushed while stuttering out my apology.
"Hina, Hina, Hina. It's okay, really. We're used to it by now." Ino-chan also laughed out. "Anyway we were talking about the Winter Dance, and how we think you should tell Gaara that you love him." My eyes widened so much, I thought they were bulging out of my head
"I-I don't know wh-what your t-talking about!" I tried to deafened myself.
"Oh, c'mmon! We know you love him! It's obvious! It's practically written all over your face!" Ino-chan said. I blushed a lovely shade of red and knew I couldn't lie to them 'Gosh! I really am that readable!' I scolded myself.
"Please! You can't tell him! Promise me you wont!" I begged them with pleading eyes.
"Of cores we're not going to tell him!" TenTen-chan said, making me sigh in relief. "YOUR going to tell him at the Winter Dance!" She smirked as my whole body stiffened.
"But I can't! What if he doesn't feel the same way about me!? I dont want things to get awkward between us!" I tried to reason with them, but unfortunately, they would have none of it. They wouldn't listen to my excuses.
"Your silly, Hina-kawai! It's obvious he loves you too!" Ino-chan giggled at me for being so dense. My mouth hung open and my mind became clouded over with confusion. 'Could Gaara-kun actually like me? No. LOVE me!?'
"I-I dont think so." I shook my head from side to side.
"Hina! Just trust us on this! He does love you. Just like yourself, it's practically written all over his face! Have you ever wondered why Gaara is so protective over you?" Ino-chan put her hand on my shoulder. I bit my lip hard, but it did make a lot of sense. I have always asked myself why Gaara-kun was so protective, but I had just thought it was because I was his first, and now his best friend.
"O-Okay, I guess I believe you. Now how should I tell him?" I asked.
"Tell who what?" I heard a male voice say from behind me. All three of us jumped and turned quickly to see the boys walking up to us. I was relieved to see shopping bags in each of the boys hands, otherwise Ino-chan would have gone mental on them.
"Nothing." The three of us squeaked out at the same time.
All three of the boys' eyebrows rose at this, but thankfully none of them asked any further questions. "C'mmon, Hinata-chan. Put your shoes back on so we can get outta here." Gaara-kun said to me, picking us my flip-flops and handing them to me.
"Thanks." I blushed as my hand 'accidentally' brushed against his, and I could see him blushing a little too.
I quickly dried my feet off as well as I could and slipped my flip-flops back on, also grabbing my shopping bags, and I stood up and stood next to Gaara-kun, while we all waited for Ino-chan and TenTen-chan to do the same. "Okay, we're all ready." TenTen-chan said and we all started walking towards the exit.
Gaara-kun took two of my shopping bags that were in my left and carried them in his left hand. I was about to protest until Gaara-kun put his hand in my own and squeezed my hand lightly. 'He did that just to hold my hand...' I thought with a smile.
I looked up at his handsome face to see him staring off ahead. He had a ghost of a smile on his face and I could tell that he was happy to finally be around me again. Well, I feel that way anyway. Sure, TenTen-chan and Ino-chan are great friends, but their not Gaara-kun. There's only one Gaara-kun and I'm never going to leave him. 'Yup... It's true. I do love him. And, I'm starting to believe TenTen-chan and Ino-chan... Maybe-Maybe Gaara-kun feels the same way as I do about him...?'
Well that's chappy 10 done! Next one should be out in just a few days!