A/N: Hey everyone! Animeaddict0811 is back! And I'm here to bring you chapter 4 of High School Life! I'm aiming to have at least 12 reviews on my story or else I won't upload chapter 5...I want to know if the readers really want to read the story…please cooperate with me! And now, please enjoy! R & R!
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Chapter 4 - New revelations
"Darn it Neji! You chased me around the whole campus and not just once but three times now and you know how ginormous our school is! It's like I ran on a marathon! I'm dead tired!" Naruto panted. He is drenched in sweat. They stopped the chase behind the school building. They were too exhausted to continue running.
"You're not the only one, you idiot!" Neji is also covered in sweat.
"Neji, can't we just forget what happened? I mean, it's not that serious!" Naruto complained.
"What are you talking about? I won't let you get away, you moron!" Neji glared at Naruto. They were a few meters away from each other. They were so tired that they can't run any longer and just chose to yell their reasons at each other.
"C'mon! I didn't know that she would react that way! Seriously, if I knew what would happen, I'd restrain my actions. I'm sorry, okay?" Naruto was still out of breath.
"Then you should have asked us first, stupid! She is very shy and is very sensitive to boys! Everyone knows that! But you just crossed the line!" Neji yelled.
"You are just being over-protective!" Naruto sounded a bit mad.
"And what if I am? She is my cousin and I ought to protect her from anyone and anything no matter what! That is my duty!" Neji sounded even madder than before.
"I wonder what those two are up to right now." Kiba wondered while staring out the window.
"They've been out for about an hour now, right?" Choji mumbled while munching on his chips.
"Yeah, and they missed Sir Azuma's class. Good thing he didn't notice that they were missing or they'd be in trouble." Shikamaru rested his head on his right hand.
"Well, based on Neji's reaction earlier, It seems that he's really mad. He is probably beating up Naruto by now." Sasuke commented without looking away from his manga.
"That could be true but Naruto was able to develop his running skills because he is always racing to get to school on time." Kiba pointed out.
"Yeah, but Neji shouldn't be under-estimated either. He is a born athlete and genius, just like Sasuke, if I should say so myself." Lee mentioned.
"Yeah, I guess you're right, let's just see what happened when those two comes back." Shikamaru sighed.
"Hey, I just wanted to be friends with her! Is that so wrong? I admit that it was my fault for being so insensitive but I said I'm sorry!" Naruto reasoned out.
Neji was quite shocked. He didn't know Naruto's intentions. He thought that Naruto only wanted to tease Hinata. Then he smiled a faint smile.
"Well, if that's the case, then I guess I'll be kind enough to let you off the hook this time. Seeing that I'm exhausted from all that running." Neji still had the faint smile on his face. "But if you make her cry even once, I'll pulverize you. Got that Uzumaki?" Neji gave a bit of glare on his last remark.
Naruto was quite puzzled with Neji's expression. He thought that he was gonna get yelled at or get punched. He was relieved and grinned. "Yes mister Hyuuga! Every minute she spends with me and my friends would be very enjoyable and I won't ever make her cry."
"Just make sure that you are telling the truth." Neji dared.
"Believe it!" Naruto still had that grin on his face.
"Alright then…let's get back before any of the teachers notice that we are missing." Neji started to walk back to the school building and Naruto followed.
"Hey guys! What happened to the both of you?" Choji was the first to ask as the two boys entered the room. All their classmates were busy doing whatever they were doing and Choji was the first to notice them.
"Yeah, you were gone for a long time. We thought you guys would never come back!" Lee chuckled.
"It seems that you are still in one piece Naruto." Sasuke was still reading his manga.
"Oh, it's nothing really…we just had a long chase then we had a talk and were okay again." Naruto had his childish grin on his face.
"I see so you were able to escape from Neji's wrath, huh?" Kiba laughed.
"Guess so…haha" Naruto laughed as well. And everyone laughed along.
"Hey guys, what are you doing?" Sakura asked the guys while walking towards them with the other girls including Hinata.
"Oh hey there, ladies!" Lee waved a hand.
"Hi Sakura! Hi Hinata!" Naruto also waved a hand.
Hinata got a bit red and hid behind Sakura. She peeked a little and greeted "Hi to you too."
"Hey, Hinata, I'm sorry about earlier, I'm so inconsiderate. I didn't know that you were so sensitive with boys and I'm so stupid." Naruto scratched his head while chuckling a bit.
"Oh…no, it was my fault. Sorry. Did…did big brother hurt you?" Hinata looked concerned.
"Big brother?" Naruto was confused. He didn't know that Hinata had a big brother.
"She meant me, Naruto. Were cousins but she calls me big brother even though I'm just a few months older than her." Neji was standing beside Hinata and Hinata immediately clung to Neji's shirt. [A/N: She clung to him but not too much that the shirt would get wrinkly.]
"Oh, I see…don't worry Hinata. Your big brother is a very kind person at heart. Haha. He won't hurt other people needlessly." Naruto smirked.
"Hey, shut up. Quit blabbing about nonsensical stuff." Neji was embarrassed. Hinata was blushing because of Naruto's smirk. She held Neji's shirt a bit tighter.
"Haha. Neji is embarrassed." Naruto started laughing.
"Moron! Shut up or you'll really get it this time!" Neji clenched his fists.
"Alright, I heard you." Naruto stopped laughing.
"So, do you girls need anything?" Choji asked. He obviously ran out of chips to snack on cause he isn't munching on any right now.
"Well…" Tenten spoke up but she didn't continue her sentence.
"Well?" asked Shikamaru, obviously bored.
"Well, we just wanted to ask if you guys are busy after class." Sakura finished Tenten's sentence.
"Well, I guess we have some free time, why do you ask?" Kiba sat on the window sill.
"We thought that you guys might want to go to the newly-opened restaurant downtown." Temari asked.
"Food!" Choji screamed happily.
"Our very generous boys should be generous enough to treat us there, I mean, that's what boys should do for lovely ladies just like us." Ino winked at the guys.
"And why exactly should we do that?" Sasuke grumbled.
"Because you guys are gentlemen so you should be really kind to us." Ino replied.
"We don't want to be kind to you." Sasuke replied harshly.
"Hmph! You're such a cheapskate! It's a good thing that I chose Sai. He is kinder than you are. I admit that I had a huge crush on you once but when Sai came to my life, I realized that you are not worth it!" Ino crossed her arms. [A/N: Just to make it clear, Sasuke and Ino never dated. Sasuke never dated anyone...yet. The part 'It's a good thing that I chose Sai', Ino meant that It's a good thing that she gave up on having crazy delusions that she and Sasuke would be together someday and instead chose Sai.]
"Good for you. And I'm not a cheapskate. Your meals are none of my concern" Sasuke rolled his eyes hinting that he does not care one bit.
"Argh! I can't believe you! You are such a mean person!" Ino glared at Sasuke but Sasuke just ignored her. "Sakura, why were we attracted to him?" Ino pointed a finger at Sakura.
"Eh? Why am I involved in your fight?" Sakura was blushing.
And so Ino and Sasuke continued their little quarrel until Neji finally decided to stop them.
"Alright, you two, that's enough. You two are starting to annoy me." Neji complained.
"Hmph. Whatever." Sasuke continued to read his manga.
"Hmph! So mean!" Ino made an annoying face at Sasuke while sticking her tongue out. Sasuke just ignored her.
"So, anyway, do you guys wanna come with us? We can have a little chat." Sakura offered again.
"Well, I guess we could…" Shikamaru thought about it.
"But you'll have to treat us!" Ino butted in once more.
"Fine, we'll treat you, right Naruto?" Kiba looked at Naruto.
"Yeah, sure. Why not? It's not a big deal." Naruto smirked.
"Hmph! At least some guys here are actually gentlemen!" Ino glared at Sasuke once more, trying to make him feel guilty.
"Anyway, who else are coming?" Tenten asked.
"Since Choji is coming, I guess I'll come too. I have nothing else to do." Shikamaru sighed. Temari was quite happy.
"I'll come as well!" Lee cheered happily.
"Hey Neji, are you coming as well?" Sasuke asked while turning the page of the manga.
"Yeah, since Hinata is coming, I should be there as well. Are you?" Neji looked at Sasuke.
"If you're coming, I guess I'll come too. But I won't treat anyone." Sasuke glared at Ino. Ino glared back. Sakura was really happy that Sasuke would come as well.
"Alright, everyone, get back to your seats. We will start our lesson." Teacher Kurenai said as she walked towards the teacher's desk.
Everyone obeyed promptly. After their class with Teacher Kurenai, which happened to be their last class for the day, all of them fixed their stuff and headed for the restaurant.
Well, it didn't end up being as long as I promised cause I had to cut the chapter in half. The other part would be on the next chapter.
If you noticed, I don't use -kun, -san, -chan, or whatever cause this fanfic uses a different plot so I want to use as much English as possible.
Please read and review. No reviews, no next chapter. Hehe. ^_^