Me: Hello, and welcome to Chapter 4 of Love And Breakdancing! Now I've your reviews, and I know you guys are worried about Hinata so-
Sasuke: So shut up and let them read!Who reads these intros anyway?
Hinata: Now Sasuke, intros are pretty important.
Sasuke: Says the girl who might die in this chapter.
Me: Leave her alone Sasuke! And stop trying to get me to tell everyone what's gonna happen! They'll just have to read and find out!
Sasuke: Anaghia-san does not own Naruto or its characters, thank God…
Me: Ignoring that… ENJOY!
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I came to this dance club tonight to cheer my friend on. I always come to cheer my friend on- always. But tonight's not a normal night. On this night, I met a complete jerk who needs to get over himself. On this night I turned down not one, not two, but three guys, all at once, being bold and probably leaving them to despise me. And on this night, of all nights, when Tenten's not with me, I come face to face with a couple of the creeps that I turned down and the door to safety is locked.
..And I'm scared as hell.
"Aww," says the taller one, "how come you didn't wanna go out with us, huh?"
"Ya think you're better than us?" says the second one.
"N-no," I squeak.
They begin to walk towards me. I take a few steps back. "You know," the second one tells me, "we're willing to forgive you. Just on one condition. One teeny weenie condition."
My throat's officially dry now. I try to scream, or at least whisper, but I can't. I can't breathe either. They're starting to get too close for comfort, still taunting me and talking about the "condition." Why didn't I just stay inside, dammit?
Suddenly, just when they grab one of my wrists- just when I think I'm about to pass out from dehydration, lack of air, and panic, something clicks in me. Not just in my mind, but my whole body. All of a sudden- and this is so not like me- I feel like I can do anything, including kicking somebody's ass.
I stop stepping backwards and, amazingly, I boldly stand my ground. The two guys look surprised, but they try to not let it interfere with their bad-boy front. "So I suppose you want to take our offer the easy way?" one of them asked, still holding onto my wrist.
Ignoring him, I quickly turn my wrist in his hand, point out all of my fingers (especially my thumb), and cut through where his index finger and thumb met, freeing my hand. They look at me in shock, so I've got to act quickly.
I knee the first one in the groin, causing him to crumple to the ground in agony. I start to wonder where all of this is coming from when the second one- who'd I'd momentarily forgotten- pushes me against the wall, swearing at me all the while.
As the other one is starting to get back up, I push off of the wall with my feet, making the second one stumble into the guy getting up. I can see that they're both very pissed at me now. When they lunge at me, one on either side, I know what to do.
My feet automatically take to the wall, gaining traction with every step. I can't believe this is happening. I do a flip off of the wall and execute a small spin, kicking both of the creeps in the face.
I look down at them. The first one- the taller one- had a bleeding nose (that was hopefully broken) and the other one had a black eye. Both were unconscious. "Never try to mess with me." I growl at them, even though they can't hear me.
That's when I hear movement behind me. I turn, ready to fight again, but I relax when I see who it is. It's Naruto, standing in the doorway, awestruck. "Naruto," I breathe, starting to wonder what came over me.
My words snapped him out of his trance-like state. "Hinata!" He says as he comes running to me, "Are you alright?!"
"Um, yeah, I guess so…"
He casts a disgusted look down at the two unconscious guys that I -yes, I - just beat up. "Sick bastards…" he mutters. "Well, c'mon, don't just stand here," he tells me, yanking on my arm, "we've gotta go call the police so their sorry asses can get hauled to jail where they belong!"
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A crowd now surrounds the club as the policemen drag the still unconscious men into their cruisers, hands cuffed. The crowd's attracted news reporters from a few stations, and they're reporting on the scene at this moment, looking for the victim and the victim's savior.
I am both.
I don't really want to talk to the news crews, mostly because, even though I was there, I really don't know what the hell came over me- period. And my other reason is that I'm still not a people person, regardless of my new "bold" status. Not to mention that I'm preparing for a lecture from both my cousin and my father (of course, while Neji will know it was me who was the supposed victim, father will only know that a woman was attacked here, and will forbid me from coming here ever again). "Why didn't you wait for me?", "You could have died!", "Do you know how much danger is contained in nightclubs?", etcetera, etcetera …
Anyway, Naruto is taking care of the media for me. With his eccentric character, the news crews are practically eating out of the palm of his hand!
As for me, I'm sitting in the club, alone at the bartender's counter on my original stool, since the members of the club are all outside being nosy. Even the owner of this place is out there, probably trying to get some coverage for the club and not the attack. Not that I mind, not completely.
It's weird for being in the nightclub alone- it's so quiet. The DJ stepped out too, so the music has ceased. And the whole building is empty (except for me). It's a good thing, though, because I need to come up with a good rebuttal for both Neji and Father about why I should be allowed to come here again…
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"Hinata!" Naruto's voice echoes around the empty room. "The media's finally gone! Thanks to yours truly, of course." He winks at me as he sits beside me at the counter.
I smile at him. "Thanks," I sigh.
"You were totally awesome tonight! And-"
"Wait," I say, shocked, to say the least, "you saw me nail them??"
"Yep, and just about any other girl I know would've ran screaming for help or…"
"Worse?" I finish for him.
"Yeah," he said, looking a little serious for once. "So where'd you learn to fight so well?"
I didn't want to sound like I was bragging, but I tell him the truth. "That's just it- I don't really know how to fight." Naruto raises his eyebrows and I add "It's like some killer instinct kicked in, is all…"
"Hmm…"
"What?"
Naruto smiles at me, all seriousness replaced with sincerity now. "You know, fighting skills and breakdancing go hand-in-hand."
As if he's telepathically sending his idea to me, I quickly grasp what he's getting at. "No way," I tell him.
"C'mon Hinata," he says, "you'd definitely make a good addition to our team."
The thought of Sasuke's rude (but partially right) warning flies through my mind along with Sakura's hatred of me. "Not gonna happen. And besides," I lean against the counter while staring at him, "You're not the leader of the group, so how can I be in if the leader doesn't approve?"
"You're in luck," he grins smuggly, "Sasuke's made me the 'VP'"- he motions air quotes with his fingers- "of the Killers. I decide whether you're in or not. Sure, I have to run it by the boss," he rolls his eyes, "but he knows that I know real talent, and you've got it!"
"Naruto…" Crud, I'm starting to go into shy mode. I place one of my index fingers on the counter and start to trace an invisible circle.
"Don't bother arguing, you're in the Konaha Killers, and that's that!"
"Are you forgetting, Naruto, that that's for me to officially decide?"
Against my better judgment- the second time tonight, I might add- I turn around in my seat. That condescending answer that was directed towards, not only Naruto, but to me as well, came from none other than Sasuke himself, who was leaning against the side of the doorway, smirking.
Oh. Sh*t…
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Sasuke: Wow, what inspired my character in this? I'm not really that seemingly shallow in the real anime series, am I?
Me: Wouldn't you like to know? Besides, you've got that badboy charm, as much as I hate to say it…
Sasuke: So you're saying I'm hot?
Me: No.
Sasuke: Yeah, that's basically what you're saying right now.
Hinata: Sasuke…
Sasuke: Hold on Hinata, this is just too good. She said I'm-
Naruto: Will you stop harassing Anna already?!
Sasuke: *double takes* Naruto?! When the hell did you get here?
Hinata: I was trying to tell you Sasuke…
Sasuke: *sigh* I'm surrounded by idiots…
Naruto: *starts fighting with Sasuke*
Me: Oh boy, here we go… Oh yeah- this is all for Chapter 4! Sorry it took me so long to get it posted, I've been really busy lately (and before school has even started!) Look out for Chapter 5, which'll be coming soon (I hope)!