Destined for Each Other?
Chapter 4 – Vecinos Nuevos, Almuerzo y el Pasado
In school
Naruto and Sasuke step inside the classroom with their books at hand. They take their seats and sit down as they wait for the teacher to walk in and begin class.
"Man, Sensei sure is taking a while. I wonder whats keeping him." Naruto says to Sasuke who is now sitting on his desk impatiently.
"Yeah, maybe he had something to do. Hey, is that Hinata?" Sasuke says, then points at Hinata on the other side of the class sitting in her chair chatting with Sakura.
"Yep. She got here without me." Naruto says under his breath.
Sasuke looks at Naruto and smiles to himself not fully understanding the situation. Then suddenly a student walks in and says, "Sensei is here."
The Sensei goes inside the classroom, then the same student says loudly, "Bow." the entire room bows.
"You may sit down." Says the teacher as the class takes their seats and pay attention to him.
"Thank you class. Listen today we have a new student joining us. Can you come in, Ino?" The teacher says.
The young lady walks in and bows to the class.
"Would you please introduce yourself Ino?" Says Sensei.
"Yes." Says Ino, "My name is Ino. Its very nice to meet you all. I hope we have all good time getting to know each other."
"Thank you Ino. Now... is there a free seat anywhere here?" Asks Sensei.
Naruto looks to his right and see an empty seat, he then raises his hand.
The teacher points to Naruto and says, "Ah yes, you may sit right next to Naruto, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of us and we'll be happy to help. Okay kids, last time we left off at Chapter 12 on page..."
The teacher continues as Ino goes to her new desk and sets her things on it. She looks to her left and sees Naruto who is watching the teacher give his lecture.
"Glad I have a cutie sitting right next to me... This year might get good." She thinks to herself.
Naruto then notices her watching him, then he turns his head and asks, "Are you okay, do you need any help?"
"Oh no, I don't need anything right now, thanks." She says as she turns back to the teacher.
After Class
"So students, remember to memorize these definitions because they will be on the test." Says the Sensei as the bell rings for lunch and he exits the room. As soon as he leaves, the class room gets up and everybody begins to talk as they get ready for lunch.
Naruto asks Sasuke, "What should we get for lunch?"
"I dunno, lets just get a bento." Sasuke answers.
Ino, who is eavesdropping the conversation, joins in.
"How about I eat with you guys? I mean, if you guys don't mind." Ino asks.
Naruto looks at Sasuke to see if its okay with him and he nods.
"Wait a minute, can I have a rain check? I have plans already to eat with somebody else today, sorry I totally forgot about it. This girl... she said that was going to cook me something special." Sasuke says to them.
Naruto looks at Sasuke and says, "Yeah, that's okay with me. I'll just have lunch with... Ino."
Ino says, "Go ahead."
"Thanks guys, I really got to go do this. See you later!" Sasuke says while leaving the room.
Naruto then turns to Ino, "I guess its just the two of us." he says.
"I guess so." She says smiling.
Naruto then thinks to himself and wonders if Hinata had plans for lunch but sees that she isn't there.
"She probably already has a compromise." Naruto says to himself.
Ino sees Naruto thinking and asks, "Whats wrong?"
Naruto shrugs, "Uh... it's nothing, its just... my sister, I was wondering if she had plans or no, but shes not here so she probably does."
"You have a sister here in class?" Ino asks.
"Yeah, but whatever, lets go get lunch." Naruto says.
During lunch with Naruto
They both get a bento box and sit in the courtyard in a bench at the front of the school. Both begin talking to each other, eventually, after an awkward beginning.
"So, where are you from?" Naruto asks.
"Oh, just a small town in the middle of nowhere." says Ino sarcastically.
"Well, this isn't what I'd call a 'big city' either you know." Naruto says.
Ino giggles, "Yeah but its bigger than where I used to live." She says.
"Ah, okay." Naruto says as he takes a bite from his food and looks up to the sky, thinking.
"So... is something going on with you and your sister?" asks Ino.
"Nothing big, she's been real distant recently, shes a hard girl to figure out." Naruto says.
She giggles again and replies, "You know Naruto, you are her brother. When she needs help you've got to be there for her. That's what family does, help each other." Ino says.
Naruto looks at her surprisingly and scratches his head.
Ino says, "Not that I mean to get on a soap box or anything."
Naruto shakes his head, "No no, I hear you." he says.
They both take another bite.
"So tell me about yourself, how long have you been in this town?" Ino asks.
"A while." Naruto says, "I've been here my whole life, since birth. Hinata was born here too but she moved away, then came back with mom."
"Oh, so your parents separated but then remarried?" asks Ino.
"Yeah, you can say that." Naruto says while finishing up his bento and putting the box to the side.
"What about you, do you live with both of your parents?" Naruto asks in return.
Ino thinks for second but replies, "That's right. But my family isn't exactly what you'd call a 'perfect family' either."
Naruto looks at Ino and smiles, "I don't think there is such a thing as 'perfect family' Ino. We all have our issues but we learn to support them." he says.
"I guest your right." Ino says while turning to Naruto and smiling back.
Ino finally finishes her bento and they both walk to a trash can near them and throw away their garbage.
Ino stretches herself and says, "Its such a nice day, isn't it? Can you do me a favor Naruto?"
"Sure, what do you need?" Naruto asks.
"Well" Ino says, "Can you show me around this place, its so huge compared to the school I used to go to! I would really appreciate it!"
Naruto nods, "No problem." he says.
"Good!" Ino replies.
She then looks at Naruto and nudges a bit to him.
"Hey Naruto." she says.
"Yeah?" says Naruto.
"Can you hold my hand so we don't get separated. I would hate to get lost here!" She says while blushing. Her face turns a bit red.
"I don't mind." says Naruto as he grabs her hand and she clings onto his whole arm. Naruto can feel a Inos breasts on his arm and he blushes a bit but ignores it, he had become very much accustomed to it because of his sister doing the same. And so he begins to show her around the school.
During lunch with Hinata
"So how have you been feeling Hinata?" Asks Hinatas concerned friend Sakura.
"Better actually. My brother has been taking really good care of me. He bought me some stuff the other day and we went out, it was really nice." Hinata replies.
"Good." Sakura says, "Glad you feel better."
Both are eating in an empty classroom that no teacher uses, making it a 'secret hideaway' for them to eat and talk as they will.
"You said your brother bought you some stuff?" Sakura asks.
"Yeah, plus we had some ice cream, went to a bunch of stores and did some window shopping." Hinata says smiling, remembering the time she spent with her brother.
"Nice, just try not to get too close, remember, you guys are twins. You wouldn't want people spreading rumors." says Sakura.
Hinata stands up and gives Sakura a stern face.
"Now just what do you mean by that?" Hinata asks, still being upset.
Sakura shakes her head, "No, I don't mean anything bad." She says, "Its just that if you get too close people might think you guys are a couple. You need to be careful, lots of girls like your brother."
"Is Naruto popular?" asks Hinata.
"Come one Hinata, you know as well as I that he isn't popular... but he is good looking, that's for sure!" says Sakura.
"But... but my brother never shows interest in any girl... well... at least he's never told me before." Hinata tells herself quietly, but Sakura can hear her friend.
"So then, you've got nothing to worry about!" Sakura says just to calm her down.
Sakura walks up to Hinata and rubs her back to calm her nerves, but from the side of the window she sees Naruto and Ino walking together.
"I think that's Naruto." says Sakura.
"What?" says Hinata.
Ino then points to the window, Hinata walks up to it and see that it is indeed her brother with another woman.
"Isn't that the new girl?" asks Sakura.
Hinata doesn't reply, she just feels her heart stop, her feet get cold, then her whole body freezes up and she feels as if she can't move herself.
So flabbergasted, Hinata could only muster up "...uh..."
To be continued in the next chapter...
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