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Surprisingly Different
Chapter 3
The very disgruntled Uchiha stared at him as he walked. There was tint of curiosity in his dark eyes as he stared at the silver haired man. Hn, he thought, why was he flirting with that Hyuuga? He must have been bored, he's too old for her anyways, although she was kind off nice looking, the soft beauty. Sasuke shrugged and frowned, still annoyed that his brother was once again correct. Damn him!
Sasuke became more annoyed when he heard the loud obnoxious voice of a certain blond demanding to know why he and Kakashi stayed out so long for lunch. He shot Naruto a quick glare. "Be quiet ,baka," Sasuke said as he went to look for a wrench. "The reason we came here late was because we were talking to a possible client." Which is half true, in a way. He then gave Naruto a look that made the blond shut up and glare at him fiercely.
Kakashi rolled his eyes at them. He was used to hearing those to argue every single day. Yet just like he and Gai, Sasuke and Naruto had an odd friendship, though neither one would admit it. Kakashi just smiled and went to go finish working on the car. His thoughts were all on Hinata, glad that he was going to see her more often. Kakashi knew he wanted to befriend her, she'd make a nice friend to have; she seemed like a sweet girl. He could see Naruto easily befriend her, and maybe even Sasuke will like her in the end. He didn't seem to cold too her earlier so that was a good sign, right? He worked on his car happily, anxiously waiting for Hinata to come. A part of him was questioning his real reason for wanting her to come. Just friends, the voice murmured in a questioning tone. Yet Kakashi told it to shut up and that was impossible for it to be more than friendship.
Hinata was to innocent and kind to be with him romantically. Kakashi's mood was not going to be brought down. His mind was then he remembered the end of the Icha Icha book and he continued to muse over what happened. He couldn't wait until the next one come out the beginning of next year. The sound of a crash brought his mind back to reality. "Naruto, what did you do?"
Naruto scowled at Kakashi. "Why do you always pin point the blame on me," The blond boy mumbled in annoyance. "It was teme's fault not mine."
Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "You're the one who normally drops or brakes something almost everyday," he explained giving Naruto a meaningful look. "Sasuke please explain to me what just happened, and don't try lying because I will know that you are lying." Kakashi looked at Sasuke expectantly.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and started to explain what happened. Yes, he had dropped something, but it was all Naruto's fault for pushing him. Naruto huffed and then said he did not push Sasuke, but bumped into him my accident. Kakashi just sighed and told them to stop fighting and just work on the car. Those two gave him quite the headache.
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Finally Kurenai had come to come and take Hinata's place as she went on her small break. Hinata sat down on a stool in front of the counter. She placed her small lunch bag on the counter. She pulled out her cell phone fro one of the small pockets on her lunch bag. Hinata just needed to make a quick call; she scrolled down her contact list until she found the number she wanted Tenten.
Hinata pressed the call button and waited patiently for her to pick up. After the third ring Tenten picked up. "Hello Tenten-chan."
"Hey Hinata-chan, what's up," Tenten said cheerily. Hinata met Tenten through her cousin Neji and since then they have been the best of friends.
"Oh, I'm just on my lunch break. Tenten-chan I found somebody that can fix the car I bought. Could you please drop it off here where I am working." Hinata kept her car in Tenten's garage because her father did not want her to drive and if he found she bought a car he would become extremely furious. Hinata shuddered at the thought of her enraged father.
"Oh really that's great Hinata-chan. I'll drop it off there in a couple of minutes."
Hinata smiled. "Thank you so much Tenten-chan," she murmured. "I'll see you soon. Bye!"
"Bye Hinata-chan!"
Hinata grabbed her chop stick and opened her container. She picked up a roll of sushi happily. She savored the delicious food and then thought that she had to thank Neji for the nice lunch he packed her. Her happiness increased when she saw a neatly wrapped cinnamon roll. It had been a while since she last had one. She finished her sushi quickly and started to unwrap the cinnamon roll. She took a small bite of the cinnamon roll and hummed a noise of contentment. It tasted delicious!
She ate it slowly and took small sips of water as well. Soon her break was over and she slowly walked back behind the counter. Kurenai gave Hinata a grin and bid her farewell before leaving to go to her little office. Hinata put on her little hat and started to work once again. Time passed by slowly and she became bored until she saw Tenten outside. She smiled as she saw the brunette come inside. Tenten waited until Hinata finished with her customers to approach her. "Hey Hinata, the car's parked behind the building okay?"
"Sure Tenten, and thank you for bringing me that beat up car. So, would you like anything?" Hinata gestured to all the ice cream flavors. She gave a small chuckle when she heard Tenten mutter teasingly. 'All I want to do is chat and she's making me buy something from her, what a friend.' Hinata shook her hand. "The cookies n' cream flavor is delicious as is the rocky road one."
Tenten stared at the flavors before her. "You know what. I want an ice cream sundae." Tenten sat on the stool and watched her friend prepare her sundae.
"Tenten-chan what toppings would you like on it," Hinata asked lightly.
"I would like my sundae to have hot fudge, a little bit of whipped cream, nuts, and a strawberry on top." Tenten licked her lips in anticipation of her treat for the day.
Hinata nodded and took out the toppings she needed; she chatted with Tenten as she made the sundae. "No longer dieting Tenten-chan," Hinata asked as she drizzled the hot fudge sauce on the ice-cream. After she was done she grabbed the whipped cream can and shook it.
"Obviously not anymore," Tenten chuckled. "Doesn't matter anymore Neji-kun loves me for who I am and I trust him." Tenten blushed lightly and had a loving look on her face when she mentioned Hinata's cousin. 'She looks so kawaii,' Hinata thought to herself. Yes her best friend and cousin where madly in love with each other and she was very happy for them. She wished that one day she will find her own love just as how Tenten found it in Neji.
Her thoughts went momentarily to the silver-haired man, and she unconsciously blushed a light pink. He was handsome she couldn't deny that, and it did her self esteem good when he'd flirt with her lightly. Her lips twitched upwardly as she thought of him. He was different than what she was used to. Kakashi wasn't loud like Tenten or her newly acquired friend Ino, nor was he as silent as his counter part or her family members. He was pleasant and she really liked that.
Tenten raised her eyebrow when she saw Hinata blush and how her eyes glazed over a bit. Tenten smirked at the daydreaming Hyuuga. "Hinata-chan, is there somebody that you like?" Her eyes were filled with curiosity. The answer wasn't needed to be said when she saw Hinata blush a deep red. "Who Hinata-chan, please tell," Tenten pleaded.
Hinata shook her head. "No I-I don't like anybody Tenten-chan." She handed Tenten her sundae and went back to her cash register to take the orders from the newly arrived customers. Hinata silently took the orders and quickly made them avoiding Tenten's searing look, trying to desperately hold back a blush. 'Kakashi-san is older than me, what would he see in a girl like me. I just want to be his friend,' Hinata thought.
When she finished serving everyone she went back to Tenten who was still giving her a questioning look. Hinata was thankful that she could hold back her blush and give Tenten a look that said to drop the subject.
Tenten just sighed. "Fine I will not force you to tell me who you like, so who's going to fix the car?" Tenten wanted to make sure Hinata was not going to get tricked out of money and receive some shitty work.
Hinata just gave Tenten the card the dark haired male gave her earlier. Tenten looked at the card and then nodded she had heard of the repair shop before; she knew that the loud blond kid Naruto worked there. She heard from some people that they did a really good job. Tenten handed her the card back. "I'm going with you alright Hinata-chan."
Hinata nodded. "Okay Tenten-chan."
They waited for only an hour and a half more until Hinata's shift was done. Kurenai came and gave her a hug goodbye. It was three thirty in the afternoon and they headed towards the small parking lot behind the store. Hinata fidgeted lightly unaccustomed to her new clothes. Tenten had introduced her to Ino when Hinata said she wanted to change her wardrobe, and Ino made it her job to that and more. Of course Ino knew that the changes couldn't be radical that they had to start with little steps. Ino called her every morning and told her what to wear for the day. Hinata had felt slightly uncomfortable with the change, but she she had to admit she looked so much better with this new change. Ino sadly made her throw away her baggy sweaters, and jeans. Today Ino had made her wear a knee length denim skirt that accentuated her curves but was not skin tight with a lavender scoop neck short sleeve lace tie empire top, and a pair of comfortable but cute flats.
They climbed into the beat up Toyota Supra and drove to the repair shop. They got to the repair shop in a couple of minutes.
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Kakashi had just finished fixing up the Nissan Skyline when he heard a car pull up. It must be Hinata, he thought. "Hey Sasuke I think our customer is finally here." He saw Sasuke nod and grab Naruto to go greet the person that just came. Kakashi went to wash his hands thoroughly; the grease was very hard to take of, but after a couple of minutes his hands were clean. He looked at his shirt and his nose scrunched up in distaste. He took off his shirt and walked to his small office to find a clean shirt in one of the comparments of his desk. He walked out of the office with the shirt on his hands.
He picked up the sound of Naruto's loud comments and knew that they were coming here. When the sounds of footsteps became louder he slipped on the clean t-shirt. He grinned when he saw Hinata and then he gave a mildly curious look to the brunette female standing next to her. "Hello Hinata-san," he greeted happily.
Hinata gave him a shy smile. "Hello Kakashi-san," she said and then she motioned towards Tenten. "This is my best friend Tenten-chan."
Kakashi gave Tenten a nod of acknoledgemnt. "Hello Tenten-san pleasure to meet you." Tenten murmured a greeting to him. He noticed that Tenten was scrutinizing him and the work shop. Smart girl, he thought. She's analyzing that we wont cheat them out of money.
With a small sigh Kakashi explained how they did their work and other things in their working regime. He then turned to Sasuke. "What was the damage in the car?"
Sasuke pulled out a notepad and read what he had written down earlier. "The whole back part of the car has to be fixed. It has minor scratches, and it could use a nice paint job too. The motor is in perfect condition as it everything else." He closed the notepad and sighed.
Kakashi nodded. "What make and model is it?"
"It is a 1998 Toyota Supra," Sasuke responded quickly.
Kakashi then looked at Hinata and Tenten who where discussing the amount of money if would cost. "How much would the whole job cost?" Tenten looked at Kakashi apprehensively still not a hundred percent sure.
Kakashi thought over how much the whole job would cost. He borrowed Sasuke's notepad and pen and wrote the prices of each thing and sum up the total. "The total would come around eight thousand five hundred," Kakashi looked at Tenten who was contemplating the price.
"Well its less money then where I was originally planning to take it," Tenten murmured. " Hinata-chan how much to you have for this?" Tenten turned to look at Hinata who had been quiet most of the time here. Hinata murmured that she had four thousand dollars saved up. "How did you save up that money?"
"Well I did babysitting for a long time, and then the rest is saving up money I got for Christmas and my birthday." Hinata looked at Tenten and then gave a quick glance at Kakashi. She blushed lightly when she remembered that she saw a small portion of his abs when he was finishing putting on the t-shirt. Imagine if I had seen him completely shirtless, she thought, I would have fainted.'
Kakashi noticed Hinata give him a quick glance and that her cheeks slightly turned pink. He felt a small grin wanting to form, but he stopped himself from doing so.
Tenten nodded. "Well I do have a thousand and Neji said he'd give you-"
"You told Neji-niisan," Hinata said in surprise. "You promised you wouldn't tell anybody." She gave Tenten a sad look that made Tenten feel a little guilty. "What if he tells father?" Hinata looked at her skeptically when she saw Tenten shake her head.
"Neji-kun won't tell. He actually gave me money to help you pay for the car being fixed," Tenten gave Hinata a pleading look. "Neji-kun actually thinks you should have your own car and ignore what your father says. He says that Hiashi-sama is controlling your life to much."
Kakashi looked at Hinata in mild surprise. Breaking the rules for once huh, he looked at her with an amused smile. He the took in her apparel, she looked really nice. The clothes she wore really complemented her looks. Kakashi then noticed that he was not the only one who was staring at her. Sasuke was giving her a curious look, but the Uchiha quickly put a look of indifference and looked away. Kakashi cleared his throat. "Um, you don't have to pay the amount in one whole payment. You can actually pay it in three parts if you wish," Kakashi said.
Both females mused over the thought before finally agreeing. Kakashi was glad that they agreed. Hinata and Tenten decided to leave the car there and that they were fine with walking home. Kakashi had offered to take them home, but both refused, he was slightly upset that they said no. Hinata handed him the key to the car; the brief touch felt surprisingly nice. Her hands were soft and they felt fragile his hands.
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Hinata and Tenten talked animatedly as they walked to Hinata's home. Hinata could still feel the touch of Kakashi's hand against hers.
"Hey Hinata-chan, did you notice that the silver haired man kept staring at you. I think he liked you."
Hinata gave her am incredulous look. "Oh you mean Kakashi-san?" She looked at Tenten through confused eyes. "Tenten he's older than we what would he want with a teenager like me." Hinata refused to believe Kakashi liked her. He is just a newly made friend.
Tenten rolled her eyes. "So he doesn't look old. He's probably still in his twenties. Plus haven't you heard love has no boundaries."
Hinata just shook her head and remained silent the rest of the walk home.
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After that day Kakashi would go to the ice-cream shop just to talk to her, during his break. What surprised Kakashi is how Sasuke would go sometimes with him. Sasuke seemed, dare he say it, playful towards Hinata, but of course the young Uchiha did this in a subtle manner. Each time the young Uchiha would make her giggle lightly or touch her discreetly it made Kakashi feel unsettled. He kept saying that it was all because he was just protective of his new friend knowing that the Uchiha male attracted quite a number of girls.
He frowned slightly as he thought of the two of them together but shook the thought away.
"H-hello?" A soft voice echoed in the shop and Kakashi felt his mood brighten.
"Hi Hinata-chan," Kakashi greeted jovially. He saw her carrying a small bag and looked at her questioningly. "Shouldn't you be at work?"
Hinata smiled kindly at him. "Um.. No Kakashi-kun I don't work on Thursdays or Fridays." She shyly lifted the bag up. "I b-brought you guys lunch."
Kakashi gave her an appreciative look. She is so adorable. He got up from working on the Supra to wash his hands. " Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata-chan brought us lunch," he exclaimed since Naruto and Sasuke where in a different room painting a car.
Both came out of the room, greeted Hinata and thanked her for bringing them lunch. Hinata smiled at all of them and handed them each different containers. Before eating both left to wash up. Hinata stared at Kakashi as he ate the lunch she made. "D-do you like it?"
Kakashi nodded at her as he swallowed. "Its very delicious Hinata-chan you cook very good." It was the truth the food tasted amazing. The small slice of chocolate thought, was the most delicious thing he had ever tasted. "This taste amazing Hinata-chan. What are you planning on doing today."
"I have nothing to do. Tenten has a date with Neji-niisan and Ino has to work at her families flower shop."
"You can stay here if you want. Once I finish work we can go the park if you wish." Kakashi looked at Hinata with a smile on his face.
Hinata nodded excitedly. "I would love to go to the park."
Soon the noise of Naruto and Sasuke was heard as they entered. Both thanked Hinata once again for the lunch. Naruto happily slurped down the Miso ramen Hinata had made him and Sasuke commented on her good cooking skills as he ate slowly.
Hinata stayed and watched them work in complete fascination. She talked to Kakashi and asked him idle questions about himself once and a while. Kakashi in turn asked questions about herself. He learned that she was home schooled since she was young, but that this year she would actually go to the high school for her senior year. He learned that she was turning seventeen in December and that her two favorite colors where white and silver; he took in all the information he could about no matter how small the detail seemed.
Sasuke and Naruto also contributed to the conversation, well mostly Naruto. Kakashi noticed that Sasuke would give Hinata small glances and when he talked to her he would subtlety lean closer to her. Kakashi didn't like it one bit. Yet what kept his temper in check was that he would later in the day spend some time alone with his friend at the park. She was a dear friend.
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Chapter is done! I hope you guys liked it. I am sorry it took so long in updating, but for some reason I never was satisfied in how I wrote this chapter. I am also very clueless in how much it would cost to fix a car, so if the price is way off then it should be please tell me. I had rewrote this chapter three times and I still wasn't satisfied, but I hoped you guys liked it! Thank you to all who reviewed. Well see you next chapter! Bye!