A/N: Hehe, sorry people, I've been really lazy lately and I just got back from vacation. So anyway here's the next chapter.

Chapter 2: New Friends

"Temari, why must you always make your presence known?" the boy with the red hair asked the blond next to him.

"Why shouldn't I Gaara? I want my new classmates to know me!" she retorted in an oddfully cheerful way.

"Wow, what a weird group, right Shikamaru?" Chouji says jokefully. He notices that his friend is just staring at them. By this time, Hinata has made her way back by her friends.

"Shika-kun, Chouji-kun, I chickened out in asking Naruto out again," she whines. Hinata notices Shikamaru's intense staring. "Huh? Shika-ku..." She is cut off by Shikamaru walking right past her. Never had Shikamaru done this to his friends before. "Chouji-kun, is Shika-kun mad at me for some reason?" The other boy just shrugs.

Shikamaru walks up to the blond girl. "So you're new here, eh? Welcome to Konoha. I'm Nara Shikamaru."

"I'm Sabaku no Temari, and these are my two younger brothers, Kankarou and Gaara." Temari studies the boy standing before her. "Tell me Nara-san, how old are you?"

"Twelve, I'll be thirteen in ten days."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"Hmm..." Temari ponders, "I always did like younger men."

"Not even ten minutes here and she's looking for a boyfriend," Kankarou tries to whisper to Gaara.

"SHADDUP!!!" Temari yells as she glomps her brother. She turns back to Shikamaru as if nothing happened. "So what are you into?"

"I skateboard and-"

I bet I can beat you," Temari smirked. This is when Hinata butts her way into the conversation.

"No way! Shika-kun is the best!!"

"Well I'm the best where I come from! And who are you to make those kind of decisions?!" The next part Temari says in a whisper hoping Hinata would be the only one to hear. "I bet you can't even skate for your life, miss wannabe skater chick. People like you are worthless!" she spat in Hinata's face.

"..." Tears began to drip down Hinata's face. The things Temari had said were about as horrible as her father would say. "T-this doesn't involve..." she tried to choke back incoming tears, "...m-m-me. Everyone in Konoha knows that S-shika-kun is the best."

"You lost your confidence quickly." Shikamaru heard what this girl was saying to poor Hinata, but didn't do anything about it. Instead, Sasuke does.

"Leave this girl alone," the Uchiha said as he suddenly appears next to Hinata. He gave Temari an intense glare, who sends an equally as terrifying glare right back at him.

'Nooo, Uchiha Sasuke is being Hinata-chan's hero!! That should be me!' part of Shikamaru cried.

'Hyuuga Hinata is old news. Sabaku no Temari is my your soulmate, she's a skater! Dude, just think about it...oh wait, you are,' complained his other half.

"Huh? Uchiha-san?" Hinata stared up at the raven-haired boy. The ground began to shake as fangirls were rushing towards Sasuke.

"Crap!" The Uchiha grabbed Hinata's hand and ran away from the others and the fangirls. Shikamaru looked away from the scene, too horrified to see Hinata with someone else.

"Wooow," smirked Temari, "I can't believe he pulled her into the boys bathroom." Shikamaru fainted from hearing this. "Well, I have to go now, Shika-san, but I'll see you later. Also, I wanna have a skate-off sometime. Ja ne!" she walks towards the office with her brothers right behind her.

>With Hinata

"Ano...Uchiha-san, this is the Boy's Room," Hinata squeaked.

"Gomen, but it's the only place the fangirls don't dare to come."

"B-but, why'd you bring me with you?"

He looks away from her, a sligh blush across his face. "So you're not alone anymore."

"But, I'm not alone. I have many friends."

"Face it, Naruto isn't your friend, he's just a dobe; Chouji was only ever your friend because of Shikamaru, and Shikamaru just completely forgot about you because of that wench out there!"

"Shika-kun would never do something like that!"

"Oh yeah, then why'd he let that girl talk shit about you?!"

"I-I, I don't know." She looks down.

"You're alone, and the only person who can truly understand you is someone else who is alone maybe...me? Please, Hinata-chan, let me protect you!" Hinata had no idea what to say.

"Uchiha-san..."

"Call me Sasuke-kun."

"O-okay..." Sasuke stares at her with longing eyes. 'He is very attractive, but Naruto-kun...and Shika-kun. "Oi, Hinata, have you seen Sakura-chan?" "You're so troublesome, Hinata-chan, you know that, ne?" Sasuke continues to stare at her directly in her pure white eyes. 'Dammit, who can resist a face like that?'

"Hai, Sasuke-kun, you may protect me as you please."

"Arigatou." He embraces the fragile girl. She however, really did not expect this coming.

"Ano...Sasuke-kun..." This was too close for our little Hyuuga girl, so she did what came natural for her, faint.

Sasuke noticed that Hinata became suddenly limp. "Huh? Hinata-chan?" He released her and she fell to the ground. "HINATA-CHAN?!"