Mshinata: Thank you guys for the lovely reviews! Um…I wanted to make Sasuke a "Syaoran" figure, because even if he's cold, mean, cruel, no emotions…
Sasuke: Get to the point. –Angry marks-
Mshinata: He needed to be one of the main characters. Don't worry; Itachi-sama is in this chapter. :
Sasuke: I hate you.
Mshinata: How nice.
Itachi (cough): Like he's ever nice…
Mshinata and Sasuke: You shouldn't be talking! –Points to Itachi-
Itachi: Pointing is very rude.
Sasuke: See what I have to deal with?
Mshinata: Well…he's not as cruel as you. –Thinking position-
Sasuke: He killed my clan!
Mshinata: I do not own Naruto or any characters specified in this fan fic.
Sasuke: Don't go to the disclaimer! What the fuck, I'M NICER THAN HIM!
"Good morning, Hinata-chan. You're up early." Temari greeted. She was already sitting at the table reading the newspaper. One of the maids put down her breakfast, and Temari thanked her.
"Do you want anything?" Temari asked looking up at Hinata.
"…um…cereal is just fine." Hinata said sleepily. She sat down on Temari's right side. The table was a very long rectangular one. Temari was sitting at the top end. Hinata guessed that Gaara would be sitting at the other end since these two were so important.
The same maid gave Hinata more than she had asked for. The maid gave her a plate of pancakes, waffles, and French toast with syrup on top.
"TenTen-chan told me those were your favorites." Temari said grinning.
"A-arigato." Hinata sweat dropped.
"Ohayo!" Ino said walking through the door stretching.
"Hey, I haven't seen you all day yesterday. What were you doing?" Temari asked while Ino sat on Temari's left side.
"I was designing. Oh, Hinata-chan will just share breakfast with me. She doesn't eat that much." Ino said to the maid.
"Designing what?" Hinata asked taking a bite out of a piece of French toast.
"Your outfits for the upcoming movie, duh." Ino said taking a fork and stabbing a waffle. She ate it with hunger.
"As usual, you're a slob." Temari grunted and took a bite out of a blueberry muffin.
"Hey! I don't get to pig out a lot, okay? This is like…the only time I can." Ino said taking a huge bite out of the waffle and pouting angrily.
Hinata giggled. She was so blessed to have such a fun job like this.
"G-good morning, Gaara-sama." The same maid said running up to the aquamarine-eyed model. He was rubbing his eyes adorably (like Hinata does but not as adorable) and walked past the annoying maid.
"Ohayo, Gaara." Temari said.
"Hn."
"He's a heavy sleeper." Ino whispered across the table to Hinata.
Gaara sat on the other end of the table and slouched. Hinata looked at him with curiosity. His eyes locked on with hers for about a minute. She finally realized she had been staring and immediately looked down at her plate. He probably thinks she's a fan girl by now! Hinata blushed.
"Oi Hinata-chan, are you alright?" Ino said with her mouth full of food.
"Don't talk with your mouth full!" Temari said slapping the back of her head.
Before Ino could start anything, Hinata answered.
"I-I'm fine." Hinata said looking up and sweat dropping. She tried to change the subject. "W-what's up with that maid?"
"I'm sure someone has told you that my brother is a player?" Hinata shook her head. "Ah well, now you know. Anyways, he's trying to change that. He's tired of girls and love. Actually…he's still searching to find the perfect girl. Gaara also doesn't know what it is."
"I see…" Hinata replied.
"So technically, he's like Sasuke-kun now. He's pushing all the fan girls away." Ino said.
Hinata looked over to Gaara. He had his eyes closed.
He doesn't know what love is? Well…depends on what type of love I guess…Hinata thought to herself.
"Good morning Suna City!" Everyone looked over and saw Naruto and Sasuke.
"Can you be any louder?" Sasuke asked irritated.
Hinata giggled.
As usual…he's not a morning person. Hinata thought.
"Oi Gaara, I forgot to tell you this morning. Today, we have another guest coming over." Temari said as she stood up and walked towards him.
Gaara sighed.
"Who is it this time?" Gaara said looking uninterested.
How rude. Ino and Hinata thought. Does he not like guests?
"…not sure…it's a person from Akatsuki. That's all Tsunade-sama told me." Temari said in a thinking position. "They said they wanted to discuss something."
Gaara gave another sigh.
"Fine. When is he coming over?" Gaara stood up, not even once touching his breakfast. Naruto greedily sat down on Gaara's right side and started eating while Sasuke sat on his left side watching the red-haired model.
"At lunchtime." Temari said.
"It's 9am right now…we've got time." Gaara looked at his watch.
Temari nodded and went back upstairs to go change into something decent.
"Well that's our cue to go, Hinata-chan!" Ino stood up and walked over to Hinata's place. She pulled on her arm and dragged her upstairs to go change.
"Why do you always have to wake up late, bastard?" Naruto asked angrily.
"I hate mornings."
"You make me miss all the fun in talking to these guys!" Naruto pouted and had angry marks all over his face.
"Too bad, idiot." Sasuke took a piece of toast and stood up. He put his free hand in his pocket and went upstairs to go change.
oO0Oo
"Gaara-sama, the guest is waiting for you." A maid said. Gaara was half naked and was only in pants, so the maid blushed.
"It's called knocking." Gaara said not even looking back at her. He put on a shirt and walked passed the maid. He walked downstairs taking his sweet, sweet time. He arrived at the living room and saw his guest already sitting there on the sofa.
"Ah, Gaara-sama." The man stood up and bowed.
Tch...Akatsuki…Gaara thought with anger.
"You might have already met me, but I'm Uchiha Itachi, photographer and member of Akatsuki." Itachi said, meeting Gaara's eyes with his.
"I already know who you are." Gaara said, implying for Itachi to sit on the sofa. Gaara sat on the other sofa across from the one Itachi was sitting. There was a table between the two with tea and cookies already set on there.
"What is your purpose coming here?" Gaara asked, getting straight to the point.
"Akatsuki was quite shocked to hear about Hinata-san and my little brother going off on a trip without us knowing." Itachi said, gently obtaining a cup of tea and sipping it. "They suggested I go here. The president was scared that these children would get hurt. Besides…I'm in this movie."
Gaara never liked Itachi. He always implied that they were "children" and not full-grown adults.
"I see…is that all?" Gaara asked.
"Hai." Itachi put his cup down on the table.
"Do as you will here. The maids will show you to your room." Gaara stood up and left. He walked outside and brushed his red hair with his hand. He sighed. "What the fuck…they had to send him…"
oO0Oo
"Suna's malls have always been full-stocked on summer clothes!" Ino squealed.
"It's because almost every season seems to be hot." Temari said. All four girls decided to go shopping today. They seemed to like the idea of rehearsing during the afternoon, so the models decided on that.
"We already went shopping recently, Ino-chan." TenTen groaned.
"I thought you liked shopping." Hinata said.
"I do, but I was kind of hoping to go to the amusement park today." TenTen pouted.
"How childish!" Ino exclaimed, looking offended at what TenTen just said.
"Let's do that tomorrow." Hinata said totally ignoring Ino.
"You really want to?" Temari asked.
"Sure. I'm really a kid at heart." Hinata made a soft laugh.
TenTen smiled.
"Let's go in this store first!" Ino pulled TenTen and Hinata into the store. It seems like she had a habit of doing that…
"How cute." Temari said, observing the trio. She walked in slowly.
"Ugh, this is so ugly." Ino said holding up a brown sweatshirt (I don't really shine with wearing brown either. xD Ino: SISTERS! –Hugs-)
"I bet you'd look nice in it, Temari-chan." TenTen said.
"I don't think I want it anymore since Miss Critical just criticized it. I'm too scared to buy anything she neglects." Temari said.
Hinata and TenTen laughed.
I should pick out something that Sasuke-kun will like for Hinata. Ino thought with a smirk.
Should Hinata wear something cute for Itachi-san? Yes…she should. TenTen smirked too.
Ino and TenTen caught each others smirks and knew what that meant. They both ran off quickly and started to choose out clothing for Hinata. She and Temari sweat dropped.
"Is my brother bothering you, Hinata-chan?" Temari asked.
"Ah…no." Hinata lied.
"I see. Because you know…he should be flirting with you by now." Temari scratched the back of her head. Hinata sweat dropped and laughed nervously.
"Truthfully…I just think he's trying to find the right girl. This is the age where guys want to get married, after all." Hinata said thoughtfully.
Temari laughed.
"That's true." Temari said. "He's starting to lay low on the player profile."
"I can tell." Hinata smiled.
"Girls just think he's so cool and all. Just wait 'til they start living with him." Temari laughed again.
"Is he really that bad?" Hinata asked curiously.
"Nah…I don't think so. He is my brother. But at times, he can be a pain in the ass. Like for instance…if you don't like what he does, he's going to do something bad to you. If you bother him, he will seriously get pissed at you." Temari said.
"But that's human nature right? You can't really change what people are…" Hinata said. She was thinking of all the imperfections of Itachi and Sasuke. How they both hate each other. How Itachi criticizes Sasuke. How Sasuke locks himself in his room and never opens up to anybody. These were all the things that Hinata came to love.
"Sasuke's a cool dude. No wonder people say you two make a cute couple." Temari said.
"Nani?!" Hinata blushed a thousand shades of red.
"Yeah I mean…it's so weird. He has onyx eyes; you have lavender-white eyes. He has a cold personality; you have a warm one. He never smiles; you always smile. I see some love there." Temari made a heart shape with her hands.
Hinata blushed even more.
"But then again…Itachi smiles at you all the time. He's intelligent, very well-mannered, and has good taste in clothing. I also see something there." Temari said in a thinking position.
Hinata felt like she was about to faint. To choose between Sasuke or Itachi? She was too young! Hold on…never mind. She can't use that excuse anymore. She was 22 years old after all! She had to marry sooner or later! But in the end, Hinata decided to choose later.
"Hinata-chan, try these clothes on!" Ino and TenTen both said. They glared at each other. Hinata and Temari could just feel the tension between their glares.
Hinata and Temari sighed.
This is going to be a long day. They both thought.
oO0Oo
"I'm bored." Naruto said, lying on his bed on his back.
"Don't tell me that." Sasuke said turning a page in a book. He was reading…again. And guess what? He's reading in his bed…AGAIN! (You have a problem. Sasuke: You wrote it, so you have problems. Me: I might have problems, but you have issues. Sasuke:…damn it.)
"Why don't you put that damn book down, and let's do something!" Naruto pouted.
"You're old enough. Go somewhere. Preferably, get drunk and walk in traffic." Sasuke said emotionlessly.
Naruto sat up and glared daggers at Sasuke's reading figure.
"You'd probably like it if I got drunk with you." Naruto said teasingly.
"I can't get drunk easily like you, baka." Sasuke sighed. "Besides…I'm not gay for the last time."
"That's right! You want to get drunk with Hinata-chan!" Naruto said with a mischievous grin.
Sasuke had an angry mark at the side of his head.
"Go die." He flipped a page.
"You're so much like Itachi!" Naruto pouted and crossed his arms.
Sasuke looked up from his book.
"I'm not like him." Sasuke said coldly and darkly.
Naruto sweat dropped.
"Speaking of which, he's here." Gaara said quietly in the doorway. He was leaning against the open door, crossing his arms.
"Since when did you get here, Gaara?" Naruto asked, turning to face him.
"The door was unlocked, so I let myself in since this is my house." Gaara said, so Sasuke didn't have to ask him why he didn't knock.
"Hn." Sasuke looked back in his book and flipped another page.
"What did you say about Itachi?" Naruto asked.
"He's here." Gaara said it very loud for someone like Sasuke, who's not concentrating on him, to hear.
"Nani?!" Sasuke stood up and dropped his book. (Oh shit, you lost your place. It's called a bookmark, you ass. Sasuke: It's called remembering my page, you idiot. Me: Wow…do you do that with every page you read? You just look at the page number? Sasuke: Yes… Me: …I only look at it when I want to know how far I am.)
"Are you deaf, Sasuke?" Gaara said with a glare.
"I heard you…but…why is he here?!" Sasuke almost screamed that one.
"He thinks we're immature brats and thought you and Hinata might need him for "supervision."" Gaara rolled his eyes.
There are only two immature brats here. Sasuke looked at Naruto then to Gaara.
"I'm not surprised." Gaara said. "You are immature, Sasuke."
"I'm not here to play your stupid games. Where is he?" Sasuke asked threateningly.
"In his room doing whatever. His room number is 666." Gaara said.
Sasuke walked passed the two "immature brats" and stomped down the hall, looking for the room.
"That's freaky, Gaara. It's 666." Naruto said frightened.
"Hn." Gaara smirked. (666 is the sign of the devil…or that's what my friend told me. Correct me if I'm wrong. :)
oO0Oo
The three models and one designer returned home with bags of clothes. Since Ino was the designer, it wasn't her "job" to carry the bags. So instead, the other three girls had to.
"That damn girl. Doesn't she ever help?" Temari said dropping about ten bags on the floor when they got into the living room.
"Apparently not." TenTen said. Itachi will win!
Hinata somehow placed the bags she was carrying gently on the floor of the living room (how can she do it so gently? Doesn't Ino shop like…a lot? Sasuke: I don't know. You tell me.)
"Hinata-chan! You have to wear the clothes I bought for you, okay?" Ino said running up to her.
"Um…" Hinata just stared at her.
"No Hinata-chan, wear the ones I chose for you!" TenTen said grabbing Hinata's hands and dragging her upstairs.
"No, she's trying on mine!" Ino grabbed one arm from Hinata.
Temari sweat dropped and sighed. Poor girl…
"Hey!"
The two girls looked at Temari, still firmly gripping the sleeves of Hinata's shirt.
"Why don't I just pick something that you designed for her, Ino-chan?" Temari asked.
"Aww, but then buying all these clothes was a waste!" Ino let go of Hinata's arm and pouted.
"You get to wear my clothes next time, okay?" TenTen whispered to Hinata.
"Hey, I heard that!" Ino had angry marks on her face.
"C'mon." Temari yet again sighed and grabbed Hinata's free arm. It somehow got loose from TenTen's strong grip. (Omfg…IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING! –Gasps-)
"Where are you-"
"I'm taking you to your room, so I can pick out the clothes Ino made you." Temari said still dragging her along. She let go of her arm as soon as they arrived and opened the door.
"If I was Ino-chan, where would I put- Aha!" Temari looked under the table that separated the two beds and found a big box. She carefully opened it, sure not to mess anything up. Temari laid out the outfits on Ino's bed.
"Hmm…there are three, and I can only choose one…" Temari looked at each one critically.
The first outfit that Temari looked at looked very innocent. It was a light pink dress with short sleeves. The lace ran along the neck of the dress. A ribbon was supposed to be tied around the wearer's neck, and there was a star charm for it. At least…that's what Hinata came up with. Hinata could pull that off…she was known to wear innocent things the best.
The second one showed more cleavage. It was a red tank top with blue jeans. Hinata didn't understand why that would be one outfit in the movie, but it was just a passing thought.
The third outfit seemed really innocent, too. It was a dress with no sleeves. It was very light pink and beneath the breast part, there was a ribbon tied there. What disturbed Hinata the most was that it wasn't that long. It went a little above the knees. It was cute but…
"I think I'll choose this one!" Temari exclaimed, picking up the dress.
oO0Oo
"What is taking them so long?!" Naruto whined. The five models and designer were already outside, ready for rehearsal.
"I don't know. Temari-neechan and Hinata-chan just disappeared." Ino said worriedly. "This was your entire fault, TenTen-chan!" Ino pointed to TenTen.
"My fault?! You started it!" TenTen screamed back.
As the two continued to bicker, Sasuke and Gaara had the look of stress in their eyes.
"Women." Gaara scoffed.
Why does he have to rehearse with us? Sasuke thought to himself, looking at Itachi. He was the LAST person he would ever want to meet in Suna…except for Gaara.
"Sorry, we're late guys!" Temari said dragging Hinata by her arm.
Sasuke's blush was almost visible, because Hinata was so cute. She was too innocent! Itachi made a little blush but didn't dare to look her in the eyes. Hinata was just blushing, because everyone was staring.
Her dress had no sleeves and showed a lot of skin, but not inappropriately. It was very light pink. Beneath the breast part was a ribbon tied.
"It's…so…CUTE!" Ino squealed and lunged forward to Hinata. She hugged her ever so tightly that she was starting to suffocate. "I knew this was your look. Thanks, Temari-neechan! You're the best for making her wear this!"
"No problem." Temari smirked and looked at her little brother. His expression was unaffected, but Temari noticed a sweat bead roll down his face.
He must be nervous. But why…oh no…don't tell me he's… Temari looked back at Hinata.
"Hinata-hime, you look very beautiful." Itachi took her hand and kissed it.
Sasuke's fists were clenched.
"A-arigato…" Hinata blushed an even deeper shade of red.
"Let's just start rehearsal." TenTen and Naruto whined.
oO0Oo
"Would you like an apple, Hinagiku-hime?" Suzaku asked.
"I would love one." Hinagiku said sleepily.
"I want one too. I think Hayate-sama also wants one." Lelouch said playfully.
"No I don't." Hayate said coldly.
The sales person gave Hinagiku the apple. She looked at it with cheerfulness and took a small bite out of it.
"Hinagiku-hime! Hinagiku-hime!" a man came running towards the four people. He was panting when he stopped right in front of them.
"What is it, Ichigo-san?" Hinagiku asked, facing Ichigo.
"Your sister wants you back into the palace, immediately." He stood up straight.
"Hai." Hinagiku nodded and followed him.
"I don't want to go back into the palace, Ichigo!" Hinagiku screamed.
"But…your sister said so…" Ichigo said.
"I want to play with Suzaku some more!" Hinagiku pouted.
Suzaku grabbed Hinagiku's arm.
"Wait." Suzaku said strictly.
"What is it, Suzaku-kun?" Hinagiku asked.
That's right…she's not herself anymore… Suzaku thought to himself.
"Nothing, Hinagiku-hime. Good night." Suzaku bowed. Ichigo was Hinagiku's knight. Since she couldn't remember anything, she couldn't go against his word like she used to…she wouldn't know how to anyways…
"Hm? What was that, Suzaku-kun?" Lelouch asked putting a hand on his shoulder as the three guys watched the two figures disappear into the palace.
"I just thought of something. That's all." Suzaku walked away from the two guys and started to head home.
"That kid keeps living in the past. He needs to move on. The girl's never going to be the same." Hayate said truthfully.
"How cold of you to say that, Hayate-sama." Lelouch chuckled. "But…in a way…you are right…"
"Hinagiku-hime, have you thought of anything to eat tonight?" Ichigo asked looking back at her. She was walking slowly, looking at her feet.
"Hm? Oh…no. I think anything would be just fine." She smiled warmly.
She truly…isn't the same. Ichigo thought to himself. That's why; I have to protect her with my life.
"Excuse me…"
All of the models and designer looked up. A maid was blushing a lot. Maybe because she hasn't seen this many famous people all in one place.
"What is it?" Gaara asked coldly. That voice frightened the maid.
"D-dinner is ready." The maid bowed. The maid walked away slowly.
"Yosh! I'm hungry as hell!" Naruto stretched and followed the maid.
The others followed into the dining room. Dinner had already been set. Everyone took their seats, and as usual, Temari and Gaara ate at the ends of the table.
"I think you guys will do great on the movie!" Ino exclaimed taking a bite out of her chicken leg. She was on the right of Hinata she which was on the right of Temari. TenTen sat on Temari's left side.
"You think so?" TenTen asked, taking a sip of her soup.
"Yes, of course!" Ino exclaimed again.
"It's been two days already." Temari said in thought.
"Let's go to the amusement park like you suggested before, TenTen." Hinata suddenly said. Each of the girls looked at her.
"Sure." TenTen smiled.
"You guys are so childish." Ino said, taking another bite out of her chicken leg. "Do something useful…like shopping?" Ino said with her mouth full.
"Chew, woman!" Temari snapped at Ino.
"Hinata-chan needs some fun in her life. Sure shopping is fun, but let's have some adventures tomorrow, okay Hinata-chan?" TenTen looked at Hinata.
"O-okay." Hinata said nervously.
"I wonder what they're talking about." Naruto mumbled, eating his rice.
"They're girls. You can't really tell what they're talking about." Gaara said, not once looking up from his food. Naruto sat on Gaara's right while Sasuke sat on his left. Itachi sat by Naruto.
"I have an idea! It's been so boring lately, so let's go to the amusement park tomorrow!" Naruto said.
"How childish." Itachi said, maturely eating his rice.
"I think that's a great idea, Naruto." Gaara said, looking at Naruto. Naruto smiled. "We need fresh air, anyways."
"Whatever." Sasuke said, sipping his soup.
"What's cool is that Suna's rides are always two seated!" Naruto exclaimed.
That thought just snapped to Itachi and Sasuke. Two seated?
"Ah, that's right." Gaara said.
"I don't want to sit with you, Sasuke." Naruto said. "So you'll have to suffer by sitting by Itachi." Naruto said teasingly.
The two brothers looked at each other. They started glaring. It was like they could read each others mind...
He's going to… Sasuke thought.
…sit by Hinata-san. Itachi thought. Their glares deepened.
"Yo!"
Their glares broke apart as Ino stood by Sasuke.
"You guys want to go to the amusement park, tomorrow?" Ino asked.
"We were just talking about that! Yeah, let's go together!" Naruto said.
"Great!" Ino said and ran back to her spot at the table.
oO0Oo
Hinata sighed as she was walking down the hallway. She looked up as Itachi was opening the door to his room.
"Itachi-kun?"
Itachi turned around.
"Ah, Hinata-san." Itachi said walking up to her.
"…wait a second…then…what happened to Isumi?" Hinata asked with worry in her eyes. Rumors had been going around the village about Isumi being picked up by an Uchiha. Hinata had seen her in the streets before. Occasionally, she would give her food and the little girl would smile.
"She's fine." Itachi said. There was an awkward silence for about two minutes. Hinata blushed from embarrassment.
"You know…you're a natural at acting." Itachi smiled.
"Ah…no. You are so much better at it than I am." Hinata scratched the back of her head and looked the other way.
"You shouldn't say that. It'll take time…you'll get used to things." Itachi walked away from her and went back to his door. He stopped there.
"Itachi-kun?" Hinata asked. Itachi had stopped there for no reason. His door was open, so…what was wrong?
"I was wondering…Hinata-san…" Itachi looked back at her. "Would you like to be my partner for the rides?"
To be continued…
Sasuke: What the fuck…
Gaara: I wanted to ask!
Itachi: Fate brought us together.
Sasuke and Gaara: Don't be Neji! –Angry marks-
Neji: What's so wrong about being me?
Sasuke and Gaara: EVERYTHING!!!
Neji: Well… -crosses arms dramatically-
Mshinata: Don't worry Neji-kun. I'll get a leash for all THREE of them.
Itachi: I hope you're talking about Neji, Sasuke, and Gaara.
Mshinata gets a leash and ties it around Itachi's neck.
Itachi: What the…!
Mshinata: Yay!!! Now, I have a pet weasel! –Squeals-
Sasuke (mumbles): At least she didn't get me a leash…
Mshinata: You're next, Sasuke-kunnnnnn!!!! –Innocent smile-
Inner Mshinata: YOU'RE GOING DOWN, UCHIHA SASUKE!
Ino: Please give the writer nice and lovely reviews.