Chapter 3: Hinata meets Naruto
(A/N): I simply enjoy writing this fic. So I'll continue updating.
"Alright… Break time…" The teacher announced after the bell rang. Students immediately stood up and rushed towards the canteen after the teacher waved goodbye.
"Hinata! You should come with us… I'll introduce you to the rest of the gang." Kiba invited as the Hyuuga busily arranged the things inside her bag.
"You'll just tease me again." The new student replied. She knew her former friend just wants her to meet her long-time crush.
"No, seriously… Don't you want to meet your former pre-school friends?"
"It's… fine… I need to meet up with Tenten soon…" Hinata continued to refuse. Another reason she didn't want to go is because she knew how awkward it would look like if she's seen together with a group of boys inside the campus. She, Kiba and Shino used to eat together during pre-school times, but that was 10 years ago. If she would be seen with them today, who knows what people would think of her.
"Oh come on, just for five minutes…"
"N… No…"
"Come on"
"I'm sorry Kiba… I really can't…"
"Where will you meet Tenten anyway??" Shino suddenly interrupted.
"C… C… Cafeteria…" Hinata stuttered. Knowing Shino, he's definitely up to something.
"Great. We're headed there, too…" Shikamaru added.
"B…But…"
"Let's go then." Shino continued.
Ugh… Why do I always lose? Hinata thought as the four left the classroom. It was like that all the time, even in their tiniest arguments when they were just kids. Shino's reasoning always beat her off.
Hinata walked slower than the rest of them, as they quietly pass through the hall. Almost everyone's eating lunch at the cafeteria by this time, so thank goodness there were just a few numbers of people who actually noticed her; walking together with the well-known naughtiest group.
"We'll meet Chouji and Naruto inside their classrooms right?" Shikamaru broke the silence.
"Yep… 3C…" Kiba replied. He looked back and grinned at the following Hyuuga. Hinata ignored him. But deep inside, a part of her felt secretly excited. I'm gonna see Naruto-kun soon… This thought made her seriously blush.
"Here's 3C…" Kiba, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.
"Let's go inside" Shikamaru suggested. Shino nodded.
"I think… I'll be staying here… Outside…" Hinata interrupted.
"How will you meet them if you stay outside? Baka…" Kiba replied.
"B… But…"
"Oh come on…" Her former friend insisted. In the end, Shikamaru and Kiba were forced to drag Hinata inside.
"YOU GUYS!" A blonde student instantly shouted. A chubby brown-haired pupil followed.
"Oi! Naruto, Chouji… How's vacation?" Shikamaru greeted.
"As usual, Chouji gained weight." Kiba answered.
"Heh…. So, Is Sasuke in your class?" The chubby student immediately asked.
"Yeah?! Is he? Is he?" Naruto added. Grr… That rival of mine… An evil thought followed. The two were rivals ever since 4th grade. Sasuke's a new student back then, and he was all everyone had noticed. There's just an unexplainable negative clash of chemistry between them. Although it kinda subsided as they enter High School, the two still considered themselves rivals.
"Yup. But he's not here yet… still on vacation." Shino was the one who answered.
"Heh… Good thing Sakura and Ino weren't your classmates. They'd be squealing their lungs out if they get to be in the same class as that Uchiha again…" Chouji continued. Naruto nodded.
"You've got a point. But er… speaking of those two, are they in the cafeteria already?" Kiba suddenly asked.
"Yeah. They left minutes ago… Why?" The blonde student answered.
"Well, we just want you four to meet a former pre-school classmate." Shino then interrupted.
"What??? Really-ttebayo???"
"Yap. She's the only new student in our batch… And she's our classmate." Shikamaru added.
"Oh??? Where???" Chouji asked. The three 3B students then moved to the side to reveal the hiding Hyuuga behind them.
It took a moment for the two 3C students to recognize Hinata; who hid her face using her both hands.
"Is that…?" Chouji unsurely asked.
"Baka! Why are you hiding your face??? Ugh… That's why Naruto and Chouji can't recognize you…" Kiba suddenly yelled.
"Ack! No… Kiba…" She tried to struggle, but it was useless.
Hinata who stood there, nervously; was forced to remove the hands she's using to cover her blushing face.
"HINATA!" Naruto yelled as soon as he saw the Hyuuga's face.
"Oh yeah! It's Hinata!" Chouji added.
"No way… He…" The blushing student couldn't open her eyes in disbelief. Naruto-kun… remembered me??? The thought secretly flattered her.
But then…
"GAH!" A squeal was heard the instant she opened her eyes. The closeness of Naruto's face against her own blushing face surprised her. She was about to faint. But the thought that there are 5 boys inside the room, prevented it. Instead, she rushed towards the door, ran out of the classroom, disappearing out of their sights, and down the stairs, towards the cafeteria.
"Wha… What just happened?" Chouji broke the sudden silence. Everyone was surprised with what just happened. Seconds later, Shikamaru and Kiba couldn't hold it anymore, so they suddenly burst out; laughing.
"Hahahahahahaha!!! That's just like her!!!!!" Kiba laughed out loud.
"Ahahahahah! The expression on her face was seriously priceless!" Shikamaru continued.
Naruto and Chouji looked at each other in confusion.
"I… Don't get it-ttebayo…"
"Hahaha!! Ahahahahaahaha!!!!" Kiba and Shikamaru's laughs continued.
"Hinata covered her face because she was too shy to face both of you. Naruto crept closer to take a good look at her face, but she didn't expect it, so when Kiba removed her hands, and when she opened her eyes, your face, Naruto, surprised her." Shino explained.
"…SO…?" The blonde student still didn't get it.
"Hehehehe… It's nothing Naruto… Just… Forget about it." Kiba interrupted. Shikamaru still giggled. Of course, Naruto wouldn't get it… He still didn't know Hinata has a huge crush on him.
"Anyway, let's go to the cafeteria already… We've got 40 minutes left to eat!" Chouji then suggested. The four agreed and they immediately left the classroom; out of the building, and into the canteen.
"H… Hinata??? Where have you been?" Tenten asked as she noticed the rushing Hyuuga towards her.
"S… Sorry… I—was…" Hinata tried to catch her breath as she let herself calm down and sit beside her senior friend.
"Your face is all red! Woah! What happened?"
"gasp… gasp… It's… a long story…"
"Haha! It's okay…you can tell me…"
"Whe… Where are Neji and Lee?"
"Still falling in line… Ordering lunch…"
"gasp… O.. Okay…"
"How bout you? Won't you eat?" Tenten asked, but Hinata shook her head, still traumatized with what just happened, she lost her appetite.
"Tenten… gasp…Please don't mention anything to anyone about everything that I'm going to tell you right now, ok?"
"Promise" Tenten replied.
The Hyuuga decided to just tell her friend everything that had happened; just a few minutes ago, instead of eating. This relieved her, even for just a bit.
(A/N): End of chapter… Reviews please… XO
Next chapter: Chapter 4: Sasuke comes back from vacation