Yay Chapter 3!! New songs for everyone and no more prologues!! If anyone has a request I can try to work it in or something! Hope you like!
Chapter 3: Going Under and Sprouting Beans at Nine in the Afternoon.
-------------------- (Hinata POV) ------------------
"I slept all day
awoke with distaste
and I railed,
and I raved…
When you go away,
I am big-boned and fey
in the dust of the day,
in the dirt of the day."
When she awoke from her sleep she still had leaves in her hair, her uniform was all scrunched up, the dress had risen high onto her belly and she had marks in her hand from clutching her key to hard. It looked so innocent in her hand. A perfectly new shiny key with a scratch down one side.
She suddenly became so angry at the stupid key. She threw open her window and hurled the key straight into the murky pond in the backyard. Satisfied with the plop it made she slammed her window shut and adjusted her uniform. She heard a small beep from her bedside table. Her phone was flashing. She walked over and flipped open the pale purple casing revealing she had 12 texts. 6 from Naruto, 2 from Tenten, 1 from Shikamaru, 1 more from Neji and 2 from Ino. After reading the messages from Ino and Tenten which were like OMFG CRAMPS!! I'LL BRING YOU…she just stopped reading them. She didn't have cramps she just didn't want to be at school. The one from Shikamaru was him complaining about how troublesome Ino and Tenten were with cramps and that they'd most likely attack her door in an attempt to reach her. The one from Neji was checking she was OK and asking if there was anything she needed on his way home from his martial arts club.
The last 6 were from Naruto. She read them quietly. They were asking if she was alright.
ihey Hina. Are you feeling OK? Sakura told me you had cramps.
And the next two…
i Hina, I got your homework I'll drop it by. –Naruto
piactually I'll give it too Neji.
She opened the next message.
iSorry I didn't give you your key. I thought you knew I had it.
The next too were the same thing sent twice.
Sorry Hina.
She began feeling remorseful. Typically Naruto had no idea what he'd done to her to make her pissed off. She wasn't even sure she fully understood. Suddenly her room felt stuffy. She threw her uniform in the wash and pulled out a pale purple silk sundress and threw on a pair of purple gem shoes. She quickly brushed through her hair to remove leaves. It was messy so she put in a ribbon tying it back in a messy ponytail. Smiling at her reflection she grabbed a purple leather over-the-shoulder bag and jogged out of house. She met Neji near the door. He was sweaty from martial art but looked pleased with himself.
"Hey Hina, over the cramps huh?" he asked. She flushed slightly knowing Neji knew she didn't have cramps. He knew this because she'd just finished her period and he new this because he'd eaten some of her cookies Ino ceremoniously made her every month and she'd spent half an hour chasing him around the grounds with scalding hot water. She nodded slightly and waved goodbye continuing to jog into Konoha.
She realized she was starving and that she needed to apologize to Naruto. The two things tied in together so she approached the ramen shop. When she opened the door however what she saw surprised her.
"Na-Naruto…" she mumbled. (1)
------------------ (Tenten POV) ----------------
" Now I will tell you what I've done for you -
50 thousand tears I've cried.
Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you -
And you still won't hear me. (Going under)
Don't want your hand this time - I'll save myself.
Maybe I'll wake up for once (wake up for once)
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom"
Tenten sat cross-legged on her bed looking at the sky. The clouds were slowly moving by. They were bugging her. She slammed her window shut and clasped the curtains over them. It was a surprisingly hot day and she needed something to do. She entered hr cupboard and dialed Ino's number. She didn't answer. Tenten scrolled down the list after remembering Ino had cooking club. Trying Neji she was pretty sure he was out of martial arts. He answered 3rd ring.
"Hello." He said in his usual I couldn't be bothered to talk to you voice.
"Hey Neji." She responded in a somewhat strained voice as she removed her school socks. As per usual iHn/i was his response. She giggled and began talking while trying to get on a pink babydoll dress with a bow at the back. She loved this dress it had two dragons stitched up the front, one white and one red.
"Tenten what have I told you about calling me when you're changing?" he asked seriously like a parent to a child chewing with their mouth open. (2)
"Are you busy, cos I'm bored outta my brains at my house and need a friend! Plus we can all stay at your freaking huge house! I'll invite everyone! Plus I need help with my trig homework ok see you soon." She ignored Neji and hung up quickly before he could answer.
She threw on a pair of pink flip-flops and tied her hair up once again in its trademark messy buns. Smiling at the effect in the mirror she grabbed her pink phone and flipped it open and shoved her makeup in a leather tote bag along with her school uniform and some pajama shorts with pandas and a pink tank top. She dialed Hinata. She didn't pick up either. So she dialed Naruto. Neither did he. She dialed Shika he did. She quickly explained how they were meeting at Neji's and he agreed to grab Ino and they'd meet her there.
She smiled as she threw her bag in the back of her chauffeur's car. She hopped in the back and declared happily Neji's house. She smiled out the window and watched the clouds again. They were continuing to annoy her. She heard the distinct growl of her stomach and punched the seat angrily to distract herself. It was just her moving on the leather. (3)
Yeah...right.
--------------- (Naruto POV) --------------
"Back to the street where we began
Feeling as good as love, you could you can
Into a place, where thoughts can bloom
Into a room where it's nine in the afternoon
And we know that it could be
And we know that it should
And you know that you feel it too"
Naruto was sitting picking at his ramen. For once in his 16 years of life, he didn't feel like ramen. His cellphone buzzed in his pocket. He was still dressed in his school uniform. He checked the number. A picture of Tenten smiling and giving him a peace sign was on the outer screen. The ignored the call. It was probably about Hinata. He picked at his ramen. Rummaging through his pocket he paid for it and left only to knock into a surprised Hinata. Toppling over they landed on the floor.
"Hinata!" he said in sudden confusion rubbing his head. She stood up and flushed slightly rubbing dust of her dress. Smiling she held out a hand for him. He accepted her hand and they left the shop.
"Hina I'm so-" he began but she cut him off.
"Na-ru-to!" she said cutely splitting up his name. "There's no need to be sorry I was having a very bad day and I came to apologize to you." She bowed low in front of him, her hair splaying over her shoulders. Her phone beeped saying she'd missed a call. He nodded at her as if to say she should check her phone. She flipped it open and a picture of Tenten with her thumb up and winking appeared. He was looking at the phone over her shoulder. She could feel his warm breathe on the back of her neck.
"Call her back she called me before but I ignored it." He said happily. She called Tenten back. It rung a few times before they heard Tenten's voice.
"Hello?"
"Hey Ten! Why'd you call?" Hinata responded.
"Oh we're all sleeping at your house tonight tell Naruto to bring his homework I'll do his English, Neji Maths, Shika Science, Ino food tech and you can do History, as per usual. Kay sees you later!" and with that she hung up. Hinata faced him, he had heard the conversation. They nodded and went their separate ways planning to get their things (Well Hinata was going to get some food and meet him at his apartment).
He walked into his apartment when his phone began to ring.
'Let's get these teen hearts beating faster! So-'
He flipped his orange phone open.
"Yo?" he said picking up his boxers and a white pajama shirt and shoving them in his bag.
"Oi Naruto, you're gonna be and Hina and Neji's right?" came the lazy voice of Shikamaru.
"Hai!" he yelled into the phone.
"Kay, Kay got it. I'll bring my science stuff so I can do your homework for you. See you there."
"See ya Shikamaru." He hung up and finished shoving everything in his orange backpack then threw it over his shoulder. Hinata was outside with a small plastic bag full of unhealthy food. Smiling they walked through Konoha discussing tomorrows subjects.
"I have 4 periods of extensive dance practice." Sighed Hinata. She was always so wiped after dance. He had 3 periods of art and 2 of photography along with one of Maths. Smiling as they entered the Hyuga estate a beautiful blue bird flew over and soared towards the doorway. Pushing the door open he greeted Neji and Tenten whom were sitting on the stairwell.
"YO!" he bellowed.
"So pointlessly loud eh Naruto?" asked Tenten jokingly. Gracefully jumping of from her perch on the stairs she grabbed his bag and hurled it onto the stairs. They made their way into the kitchen and Hinata began cooking. It smelled delicious.
Soon enough the door was thrown open again and a loud greeting was sounded by another blonde.
"How are we all doing!" yelled Ino cheerily. She was still in her uniform but now had a pale blue apron on which was covered in flour and batter. She was dragging Shikamaru with one hand and in the other she had a blueberry cake. He distinctly heard a stomach grumble. He turned to see Tenten moving on the leather couch upside down typically. She was standing on one hand with her feet curved into an arc above her head.
"Leather a-always makes that n-noise!" she stammered, flushing slightly. Ignoring this they all sat down and began doing his homework.
A/N: 1- OK it's pretty obvious she was surprised because Naruto was like not eating ramen!! I mean hello. I'd be shocked.
2- Tenten has a tendency to call Neji while changing. You know when you call people and hey have a weird voice because they are trying to do something else. He can tell by that and this takes his focus away from the conversation and makes him think of Tenten changing and he hates feeling like a complete perv.
3- We al know leather makes weird annoying noises. Sometimes it sounds kinda like a stomach so that's why Tenten keeps saying that. However unless you're an idiot it's easy to tell that she's lying.