OMG. I don't know how to begin. I've been out for god knows how long and hasn't even updated this baby until now! Anyway. just a little sharing, a month and a half ago, I FINALLY GRADUATED WITH FLYING COLORS! And now I'm going to the rival of my dream university. Ironic, right? But that's life. Hihi.
So this is where the fun begins for our favorite couples. Enjoy! :D
Summer Festival
let the games begin
Hinata glanced at the mirror and arranged her hair as she put on her sunny yellow bandana. She loved how the ends of her midnight hair were cut unevenly as opposed to the clean short cut she always had when she was younger. She wasn't a fashion diva like Ino so she opted to wear a simple sky blue blouse to partner with a pair of cream shorts to bring out that summer feeling.
"Why are you wearing that?"
Startled, the heiress quickly turned around to meet the same lavender eyes of her sister Hanabi. The little Hyuuga was standing by the door, eyeing at her older sister's outfit.
"Why? Don't you like it?"
The little Hyuuga shook her head. She was always quiet. Occassionally, Hanabi would knock at Hinata's door to have few discussions about how their day went. For some, it may be a little bit boring but the Hyuugas found it a very nice opportunity for sisterly bonding.
However there were times that Hanabi would keep her thoughts to herself because of her silent nature. Hinata didn't bother to ask because she respected her sister's personal space. But there were also times that she would be utmost blunt about her opinions.
"You want to impress him, don't cha?"
And this was one of those rare moments.
"W-what?"
Hanabi didn't show any annoyance for her older sister's confusion. She stoically and patiently blurted out her explanation.
"With those long legs any girl would die for, you're going to make Naruto drop on his knees."
The mention of the blonde's name sent nerve-jerking signals to Hinata, yelling at her now foggy brain to freaking keep alive and not faint again.
She repeated what Hanabi said in her own messed up mind:
"You're going to make Naruto drop on his knees."
And there was what Sakura said at that moment when she and Naruto were caught in that awkward position in the pinkette's bedroom:
"Shut up, Naruto. Hinata just owned you!"
Now, Hinata's imagining Naruto being wrapped around her finger without much effort. God. She's having a freaking meltdown in front of her younger sister.
"You're melting, Hinata-chan."
Blushing furiously and trying really hard not to hyperventilate, Hinata stuttered, "I'm...f-fine r-really..."
This was one of the things that Hanabi didn't want to get involve in. At a tender age of twelve, she was the kind of girl who would rather immerse herself in good books rather than busy herself in adults' stuff like love. "You sure?" She gave a concerned look at Hinata.
"Y-yeah."
She then exited her sister's room and proceeded to her own. She may love her sister, but she has her own way of showing her support. She really doesn't want to involve herself with this.
Ding. Dong.
Hinata fortunately got a hold of herself to open the front door. She composed herself for the unknown visitor, taking deep breaths to calm herself.
And when she opened the door...
"Yo Hinata!"
One moment, yellow was all over the place and the next, it was pitch-black.
***_oO0Oo_***
The last thing that Naruto wanted was to be hyperventilating himself when Hinata had once again fainted.
She's so damn sexy today.
Wha-? Shit! Noooo! Why would I think of Hinata that way? No, no, nooo!
With his own face heating up, he carried the petite Hyuuga to her room at the end of the hallway.
"Where do you think you're going with my cousin, Uzumaki?"
Instead of receiving the usual death glares Neji had been giving him, he was nearly stabbed by a real dagger in the face.
"WHAT THE HELL, NEJI? I ain't doing anything to Hinata!" Naruto screeched. He eyed the male Hyuuga, who had more daggers dangling on his fingers. He looked over from behind to Neji's room. The walls were freaking covered with target points with every one hit on the bull's eye. Man, Neji's on a hitting rampage. "And what's with you and those daggers? Are ya training or somethin'?"
Neji gave him an annoyed look. Little did Naruto knew about his challenge for today. "It's none of your business," he hissed. He noticed Hinata in Naruto's arms. "She fainted again, didn't she?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, she's passing out at me more recently." Then he sniffed like a dog at his armpits and looked up. "Do I smell bad?"
"Idiot," the Hyuuga muttered.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Before Naruto could get back at him, he was faced with another dagger positioned an inch from between his eyes.
Why had it all come to this? I just wanted to go out with Hinata.
***_oO0Oo_***
"I can't believe I'm doing this," Sakura muttered with her raspy boyish voice as she trudged behind her chicken-butt companion. Honestly, Ino could just let her fake the voice and not make her ingest some kind of candy that made her voice hoarse, not to mention that made her nearly choke to death as well.
She heard Sasuke scoff. "You asked for it."
"Did not." Really, she just wanted to wear some weird wig that would conceal her identity. Why? Oh WHY did she get something more than she could chew on?
Sasuke was giving her his usual 'hn' when someone let out a flirty squeak. "It's Sasuke-kun!"
The Uchiha paid no attention to the fangirl, or to put it more correctly, a hoard of fangirls drooling like wild animals from behind and just eyed Sakura with a smug smirk on his face that gave away this 'you-can't-back-out-from-this' look.
Damn you Uchiha.
Sakura gritted her teeth and groaned in frustration. She can't enjoy the festival with him around; she had to find a way to squirm away from him (and of course from the fan bitches too). But before she could think of a plan, both Sasuke and her were immediately surrounded by hungry girls. While she knew that their main target was Sasuke, she was horrified to see the girls oogling at her too.
"You're a cute boy, aren't you?" A blonde bent down to eye Sakura from above,
"Oh! Oh! Can I pinch him?" A blue-haired girl shoved the blonde away to torture Sakura's cheeks.
"Hey! It's my turn, you bitch!"
"Yeah, stop hogging over him!"
For once, Sasuke was right. They were extremely fucking annoying to the max. She could almost see through her peripheral vision his onyx orbs glinting like a sadist.
Fuck you. Just FUCK YOU Uchiha!
"Sasuke-kun, is he your relative?"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and replied, "Hn."
Pleased to hear the answer, the girl who asked (taking Sasuke's reply as a yes) turned to Sakura with a smile. "What's your name?"
"Sa-," She stopped dead.
Oh shit. She didn't think of a name before leaving. As much as she hated it, she looked at Sasuke for help.
"Satoru."
Oooh. Fast brain Uchiha. Fast brain.
And the fangirls went on harrassing poor Satoru (coughSakuracough). She could not believe that she could make this group of fangirls swoon over her and then molest her. Gee, thanks Ino. She didn't even need the right amount of testosterone to do that.
Sasuke and Sakura were about to coax something to get away from the fangirls when a familiar red-haired beast came up to them. The same slut who almost fed Sakura to those senile perverts.
Sakura watched her slithered like a snake to Sasuke's side and tightly wrapped her arms to his. "How are you Sasuke-kun?"
"Let go of me, Karin."
DIE BITCH DIE.
Oh how she wanted to stab that Karin-girl in the face and toss her in a pit hole to rot. Sakura could feel herself fuming as her throat filled with nasty bile.
...
...
No.
...
...
Sakura is not jealous. She. Is. Not. FUCKING. Jealous.
"Ahem."
Time to take her glorious revenge.
***_oO0Oo_***
"Sasuke," Sakura called him with her boyish voice. Sasuke knew that she's acting. "Who is she?" It looked like she's having a very hard time containing herself.
"She's nobody," he replied, making Karin flush with humiliation.
The red-haired gave a nervous laugh. "Don't be silly, Sasuke-kun. Tell your cute relative that I'm your frien-"
"Bullshit."
Sasuke heard the pinkette said it a little too loud. He was about to protest that it was his line but he was too perplexed and amused to cut in.
He noticed his companion's fist clench and her eyes twitch in annoyance. Was that the Uchiha glare? Oohh, she's good. She sure gave Karin a shudder effect.
"You're not his friend," Sakura hissed. "You like to pick on his friends, don't you? If you are his friend, that's no way to treat his other friends. You shameless woman. I'd say he wouldn'd even want you within a 100 meter radius near him."
What the...? What was she talking about? Was she really that mad at Karin? And was she sticking up for him?
Karin clumsily adjusted her glasses after being embarassed. She wouldn't let this brat taint her image in front of her Sasuke-kun. She was about to let out a string of retorts and claw him with her long nails when she saw Sasuke looking at her darkly, pulling his cousin behind him.
"You lay a finger on him, and I'll make sure to slit your throat thoroughly."
And that was when the Sasuke Uchiha scared the shit of all of his fangirls.
***_oO0Oo_***
The sound of laughter filled Sakura's ears. She could also hear her inner self laughing the crap out of her at just remembering what had just happened. Oh, the look on the bitches' faces were just priceless!
She observed how the people were enjoying themselves, bathing themselves under the radiating sun. She hadn't noticed the beautiful ornaments decorating Konoha's Central Park and the stalls surrounding it.
"Come on right up and enjoy delectable cakes with these lovely marionette maids!"
Was that Sasori?
Before Sakura could twirl around, she heard a mechanic sound of something like a toy. She gazed at the source and found out that it was a small female marionette in a maid's uniform holding a saucer of one of the shop's sweets.
"Would you like some caramel cake, mister?" It spoke in a robotic voice.
Sakura smiled and took the plater of cake. "Why, thank you." Maybe they're Sasori's promo or something.
She heard Sasori's voice from behind, entertaining interested customers who adored both the sweets and the little marionettes. His eyes roamed around then landed on the two, specifically at Sasuke. And as if on cue, the two shared an intense glare at each other.
Sakura, who assumed that it was free, was now eating the cake and thought of stepping in between to break their silent loathing towards each other. "Oh, c'mon guys. Get along, will you?"
Maybe that wasn't the brightest thing to do since she's now sweatdropping as Sasori's copper eyes were boring into her face. "That's not for free," he said. "And what the hell are you wearing Saku-waaaa-!"
With the remaining piece of cake stuffed in Sasori's mouth, Sakura whispered in his ear, "Shhhh. Could you quiet down? I'll explain everything. And the name's Satoru, Sasori."
"Riiight. Satoru," croaked Sasori after barely swallowing the chunk of cake. "I hope you're not overly obsessed and worshiping that Uchiha-bastard now."
That earned him a smack in the head by the blushing crossdresser. "I don't even like him!" she whispered furiously.
The red head raised an eyebrow. "Oh, so why are you blushing?"
"I am not!"
Another hit on the head.
"Ow! You're still going to pay for the cake and for my hospital bill if I'm ever to have a brain hemorrhage," Sasori countered, faking to be truly hurt by the hit.
Sakura rolled her eyes, but before she could reprimand her cousin, she was interrupted by Sasuke. "I'll pay for those fully," he said with a smirk. "After I treat Satoru over here."
And before she could even protest, Sakura was pulled by the wrist by Sasuke.
***_oO0Oo_***
Tenten was cheerfully passing through the stalls in Central Park while contemplating that it was a very nice day to beat Neji once again.
She could almost taste sweet victory.
Even though she had one hell of a crush on the Hyuuga, she couldn't shake off her tomboyish nature. She wore a canary yellow tee partnered with shorts that looked like ripped denim.
She hummed her random tune as she observed her surroundings.
Geez, this place sure is getting lovey-dovey.
Couples here, couples there. Heck, she could even see a heated makeout in the one alley near Ichiraku's. Total yuck. Tenten made a disgusted face.
After searching through the thick crowd, she finally found her target- the sexy and irresistable Neji Hyuuga coming right at her. She would die as a fangirl at that moment if not for her tomboy self.
Get a grip Tenten, you're gonna pulverize him later and maybe get him a new hairdo.
The thought of snipping off those silky strands of Neji's hair made Tenten's inside nearly explode.
"Hi Tenten!"
She snapped out of reality when she heard Hinata's voice. Hinata was with Neji and a very blushing Naruto.
"Oh hey, guys. So you have a date?" She slyly teased Hinata.
"Ah, k-kind of." Hinata was caught of guard, her porcelain face having a tint of red.
Tenten clapped in delight. "So what are you waiting for?" She pushed the awkward couple to each other. "Go now and have fun!" Then she grabbed Neji's arm unexpectedly. "Neji and I have business to do."
"If you say so..." Naruto said, looking quite embarrassed. His face then turned into that normal annoyed expression when he looked at Neji. "I know Neji," he said. And then he mimicked Neji's voice, "'You better keep your hands off my cousin, Uzumaki.' Blah blah blah." Hinata couldn't help but giggle at the resemblance. "Let's go Naruto." She offered him her hand, which took the blonde by surprise. Nevertheless, he took it and before walking off, he gave the frustrated Neji his goofy grin. He sure scored that one.
Tenten puffed her cheeks to prevent from squealing. Finally, their hard work of settinng up the two came into full bloom.
"C'mon, Neji." She gave him a pat on the back. "Let them be. Naruto may have finally done something right."
The Hyuuga sighed. "I hope you're right."
The brunetter gave him a smile. "So, let's get back to business, shall we?" As she was about to go to the direction of the Shoot the Ducks stall, Neji held her in place by the arm and suggested, "Let's take this in a manner more appropriate for our age." He smirked as he pointed to the direction going to a shooting arena.
Tenten, who's in her tomboy self, gave a smug smile. "Lead the way." Oh this should be fun.
***_oO0Oo_***
"You are a troublesome woman."
Ino hummed to herself despite having a tired and grumbling boyfriend from behind. "I know that already Shika. You've told me a million times!"
She heard him made a heavy sigh and she giggled. Dragging a very lazy Nara to the park's rides was so amusing. "Why don't we try the Extreme-O?" she suggestively asked.
And as Shikamaru trailed his eyes to what Ino was pointing at, he let his mouth drop open at the sight. The freaking thing was 500 meters high and carrying a set of anxious people up to its tip. And with a blink of an eye, it dropped them in a free-falling way. Witnessing the ear-splitting screams and horrified looks made Shikamaru sick and delusional. He quickly shook his head. "We. Are. Not. Going. In. That. Thing."
His blonde girlfriend looked disappointed for a moment but she didn't let it linger for a bit longer. She was a very stubborn girl and she always gets what she wants. And this time, she badly wanted to let all hell loose from all life's stresses. "Please, Shika?" She pulled off her innocent puppy eyes and pout. "Just this once. I promise I'll play shogi with you whenever you like!"
At the sight of Ino's cute face, Shikamaru backed a bit and blushed. Why couldn't he resist that oh-so-pretty face? He should have insisted that they watch the clouds on his rooftop place before letting his girlfriend drag him here. But then again, she said that she'd play shogi with him if he agreed. She maybe an amatuer in shogi but the last time he remembered, playing shogi at his place led to much more interesting games.
"All right, all right. Just... Stop that."
Ino cheered and cooed, "Aw! I'm so irresistable."
His boyfriend smirked and pulled her close. "You got that right, woman."
Little did Shikamaru know that that was the last moment he could be normal throughout the day. Thanks to Ino, he just had to face his doom.
***_oO0Oo_***
Naruto felt heaven with Hinata's hand on his. They were going to go ride a bumper car in the far edge of the park. Things were going really smooth for the two of them after Hinata regained her consciousness.
After seeing her waking up in her bedroom, the first thing that he did was go to down on his knees in front of her. Hinata was about to go unconscious at the sight of him when he suddenly blurted out "Please don't faint again, Hinata. I'm begging you!" Then he heard a giggle escaping from her lips. He must've really looked pathetic in his panic state. When he realized this, he roared in laughter , the both of them having a good time.
"Thanks for not passing out on me," Naruto said. And all of the sudden, he was drawn in a gentle hug with Hinata. "Thank you for putting up with me, Naruto," she whispered, making his face go all hot. He looked at his Hinata's beautiful lavender eyes and let out a nervous laugh. He hoped that she didn't notice. "Hey, um, wanna go to the festival with me?"
Hinata clapped her hands. "Of course!"
Naruto grinned and as they adjusted their position from each other, he was able to compose himself. He even winked at his date before saying, "Good thing we got away with that from your cousin."
Hinata couldn't help but laugh.
***_oO0Oo_***
"Hey, where the hell are you taking me Sasuke?"
Sakura was stumbling behind the Uchiha who didn't even bothered to slow his pace. The nerve of that guy. Sakura felt like a dog right now. Heck, even worse than Akamaru, whom that Kiba-guy loved so much.
Sasuke didn't speak a word as they went to a large entrance of Maze Maniac.
"Two persons," she heard Sasuke say as he was given two tickets from the booth at the entrance.
"Are you partners?" the girl from the booth asked.
Sasuke nodded and the girl directed each of them to opposite lines and said that they would eventually meet up before the start of the game.
Sakura was confused at that moment and then when she read the posted information of Maze Maniac, her head was spinning crazy.
...
Welcome to Maze Maniac!
You and your partner must deal with the great challenges of this game and achieve the goal of getting to the other side of the maze. Teamwork and cooperation are needed to fulfill your objectives and therefore you are not allowed to be separated from your partner. Handcuffs are used on both of you throughout the game. You will face different trials and encounter other teams in the maze. And in case of injuries and emergencies, just blow the whistle that will be given to you at the start and first aid will come to you right away once you are detected.
Have a thrilling experience with Maze Maniac!
..
Sakura sighed.
Great, I'm stuck with a rude, brooding Uchiha for the whole day.
So there you have it! I tried hard to give each couple the spotlight for this event and I hope it didn't look so crammed up. I wanted to have a little diversity in their dates. *wink* I'd like to know your thoughts and opinion on this chapter.
Reviews are very much welcomed! :D