A Cinderella Story

NOTE: Okay, I promised you my chapter 5, but I'm like having difficulties making it due to my jam-packed 3rd Quarter schedule in school. So, it'll take a while to write chappie 5.

WARNING! This is not a chapter, this is a sidestory!!

I have part of Chapter 4 here, so please don't sue me for repeating parts from a previous (or future) chapter. Arigatou!

Introducing to you a minor pairing in my story: ShikaHina!!

Chapter 4B: Parallel Sides of a Story

"Well, would you like to dance?" Sasuke asked.

This was it. Sakura always wanted to dance with someone she thought was cute, or someone who thought she was cute, or maybe even both. Sakura didn't know who this guy was, but she felt attracted to this raven-black haired stranger.

"Yes, I'd love to." Sakura responded feeling a bit excited.

Sasuke spoke, "Great!"

Sakura told Sasuke to meet her under the "moon". She turned to Hinata, who was conversing with her friend from Spanish 207, Tenten. She grabbed Hinata's elbow, pulled her closer and said, "Hinata, I'll be dancing with some mysteriously handsome stranger!!"

"OMG! Go, now. Wait." Hinata was excited for her friend. After all, it was Hinata who stuck by Sakura in everything, so you can consider her a true friend. She took out a CD from her Louis Vuitton bag and said, "Try playing track 8."

Sakura took the CD, looked at the tracklisting and said, "That's my favorite song from this CD!"

"It's a very dance-able song. I think the two of you will enjoy the song, dancing."

"But I don't know how to dance."

"Just let the music speak to you. Who knows? You might have inherited dancing from one of your parents, or probably from both of them."

"Maybe I did."

"GO!"

"Okay. See you." Sakura ran off and went to the DJ.

Shikamaru, seeing Hinata in her dress, her face behind her mask, was intrigued by this beautiful stranger. He approached her smoothly, tapped her shoulder. Hinata turned around and she looked up at her mysterious prince. "Hey…"

"Um… Hi." Shikamaru stammered. ""Um… well- I…"

Hinata raised an eyebrow, not like anyone would see that, "What?"

"Well, that dress makes you look… well… amazing!"

Hinata blushed. No guy ever gave praise for the outfits she threw together, well, except Naruto. She was really intrigued by this mysterious flirter.

"So, how about a dance?"

"Yes, I'd like that."

"Great!" Shikamaru grabbed Hinata's hand. As they were dancing, they were feeling chemistry building up. Because the song, "Nothing Fails" by Madonna, was being played, they would feel an extra chemical reaction. But still, they felt the chemistry.

Hinata kept on thinking of who was behind that mask she was facing, even though she kept on stepping on Shikamaru's feet. But one thing was for sure: Shikamaru didn't complain. He kept his cool. Shikamaru could hear bells tolling for him and Hinata. That could have meant one thing alone: they were in love…

Soon, the song changed from what they were dancing to into a tango that was heard from Another Cinderella Story. When Shika-chan and Hinata looked out, he/she saw his/her best friend dancing with the mysterious stranger. During the dance that spelled out Sakura (Hinata's BFF) and Sasuke (Shika-chan's BFF)'s language of love, Hinata giggled a little. Shikamaru took hold of Hinata's hand.

Hinata looked up at her man. She closed her eyes, blushing, cupping her stranger's face, pulling it closer to kiss him. Soon, their lips met. Shikamaru could feel the soft lips of his lady along with his. He could tell the flavor of the the lip balm she used. Their kiss lasted for 10 seconds. Hinata looked away from her man after kissing him, whispering, "I love you, even if I don't know you…"

She looked up and saw Sakura running for Naruto, alerting him about the "cleaners". She ran for Sakura's direction. Shikamaru pushed through the crowd, looking for his mysterious girl. But he was too late. She was gone.

Well, that's my side story! Stay tuned for Chapter 5 - What's So Easy About Princess Hunting? ^_^!!