Destined for Each Other?
Chapter 7 – Citas, Juntos y Planes
Inside school
Naruto and Sakura walk inside the school together because of Hinatas request to stay behind with Sasuke.
"So, how have you been Naruto?" asks Sakura.
"I've been doing pretty well. As long as Hinata is okay I guess I am too." Naruto says turning towards Sakura.
She smiles and pats him on the back, "You really do take care of her too much, you know that? She is lucky to have a big brother like you! Man, my sister and I... we always get into fights! I wish she was as cool as you are!" Sakura says.
Naruto blushes lightly out of embarrassment, "Y-Yeah".
He shakes his head, "If only Sakura knew how close we really are" he thinks to himself.
"Is everything OK?" She asks seeing Naruto get distracted and almost hit another student in his steps.
He shakes his head, "Nah, it's nothing" he says.
They walk until they reach the classroom, before going in Sakura stops Naruto, "Can I ask you a question Naruto?" she asks.
"Sure, shoot." He replies.
"Do you think... do you mind going on a date with me later today?" Asks Sakura as she blushes and twiddles her fingers.
Naruto also blushes lightly and says, "Uh... well..." he then remembers the promise he and Hinata made. "You know what... I'd love to go on a date with you." Naruto says after thinking about it.
Sakura brightens up and smiles, "Really? Great! There's this new place where I hear they have really good food! Its only like five minutes from here, we can take the train." she says.
"It's set then." he says, "I'll meet you after school in front of the fountain."
Sakura nods as they both walk into the classroom and they take their seats. Later Hinata and Sasuke arrive as well. Sasuke goes up to Naruto and talks to him.
"So what's up?" Naruto asks.
"Nah, not much." Sasuke replies as he sits down.
The teacher finally walks in and they all stand and bow on command.
Lunch Time
Sasuke and Naruto walk up to Hinata and Sakura as they begin chatting.
"Do you girls have any plans?" Asks Sasuke.
"Not really." replies Sakura, "we were just going to eat at the usual spot."
"I've got an idea." adds Naruto, "Why don't we all eat together in the cafeteria for a change?"
They all look at each other to see if anyone disagrees, but they all agree.
"Sounds goods." says Sakura.
Naruto then turns his head to Hinata who is just watching what is happening and asks, "Is that okay with you Hinata?"
She nods and says, "Yeah."
They all walk together to the cafeteria, get bentos and sit in a square table for six.
Sasuke is the first to break the ice, "You know we used to do this too. Eat all together. Just like old times! Hey, remember the time when Naruto helped me cheat on a test once?"
Naruto scratches his head, "Huh? I don't remember that! When did that happen?"
Sasuke smiles and says, "You put all your answers on a scratch sheet of paper and left it under your arm so when I got up to sharpen my pencil I picked up the paper!"
"Oh yeah! And we both had identical answers! If you're weren't careful we would of both gotten in trouble." Says Naruto.
Hinata and Sakura just look at each other and giggle listening to their banter.
"But Naruto, I am smart enough to know that for you to successfully cheat, you need to purposely mark a few answer incorrectly so as not to arouse suspicion!" Sasuke says with a snarky tone in his voice while shaking Narutos shoulders with his hands back and forth.
"Thank god for that!" Naruto says loudly.
Sasuke notices that the girls are only laughing but not adding anything to the conversation.
"Oh come on girls, don't tell me you've never done anything like that before?!" Sasuke says.
Sakura smiles and replies, "NO! Unlike you guys, Hinata and I actually study for our tests."
"I've never cheated on a test before." adds Hinata.
"Not once?! Wow, that sure is boring!" Sasuke says just as the new girl, Ino, walks towards them.
Ino waves at Naruto and he waves back.
"Hi Ino. Hey guys, this is Ino." Naruto says pointing at her.
"We know her name Naruto! She introduced herself to the class the other day." Sakura says.
Ino then goes up to the table, "I was wondering if I could eat with you guys... I really don't have all that many friends yet, so I'm kind of by myself for now." She says, which makes her disappointed in herself.
"Of course!" Sasuke says, "Everyone is welcome to the casa de amigos!"
"Yeah, come and sit down." says Naruto.
Ino smiles and sits in front of Naruto, next to Hinata.
"H-Hello." Says Hinata to Ino.
"Hey, you must Hinata!" Ino replies.
"Yes... I am, how did you know?" Hinata asks.
"I just had a feeling." Ino says, "Naruto has told me a little bit about you already."
"Really?" Hinata asks.
Ino just nods as Naruto blushes lightly and looks the other way to not embarrass himself even more.
"Hey Ino, have you ever cheated before?" asks Sasuke to change the subject as he can see Inos awkwardness settling in.
"Cheated? No, I haven't had a boyfriend yet." she says, and this made the entire table laugh out loud.
"Hahaha! No, I didn't mean that! I meant, like, have you ever cheated on a test? Haha!" Sasuke says, baffled and hysterical.
Ino covers her face and turns red but replies either way, "Oh... No! I haven't cheated on a test yet!"
This comment made even Hinata laugh loudly from the misunderstanding.
"You're funny Ino." Hinata says, "So tell me where are you from?"
Ino shakes the redness off her face and replies, "A small town in the middle of nowhere."
"Seriously?" Sakura says, "Well, one day you should go shopping with Hinata and I, there's some really good stores in town with a lot of clothes that aren't that pricey! We can show you around."
"That sounds nice. I haven't had the chance to really go around much of this place." replies Ino, "Do you know any good place to shop at Hinata?"
"Yeah, there's a really cute stuffed animal shop not too far from here, plus the town center has plenty of options for clothes and dresses." says Hinata.
And they continue talking until they all finished their lunches and threw it away.
"Now what?" Naruto whispers to Sasuke.
"I'll get Hinata, you can get Ino and Sakura." Sasuke whispers back to Naruto.
He thinks for a quick second then retorts, "What do you mean by that?" Naruto asks.
"Oh, Nothing!" Sasuke replies, "Hinata, would you mind coming with me somewhere?"
"No... I don't mind." Hinata replies as she walks off with Sasuke somewhere.
Naruto was left alone with both Sakura and Ino. He felt a bit uncomfortable with whatever Sasuke was implying, he knows that he jokes around a lot but he didn't know what to do now.
"So, do you girls wanna go somewhere too?" Naruto asks not knowing what to do next.
"I don't know... how about we go to the courtyard" Ino says, "Looks like we still have like twenty minutes till the next bell."
"OK then, lets get going." Naruto says to the girls.
Hinata and Sakura both stand up and walk up to Naruto, both girls grab Narutos hand and cling onto him.
"Lets go!" Says Sakura.
Naruto can feel both girls breasts but he didn't care either way.
"What is it with girls and doing that?" He asked himself.
Both girls lead him to the courtyard and they spend some time looking at the flowers and pretty surroundings.
"This community really does a good job of taking care of this school." Says Ino.
Naruto nods, "Yeah, every year we have a festival here and they plant flowers and trees here. They get a DJ, balloons and everything." he says.
"Really?" says Ino, "Wow! I want to see that. It sounds like a lot of fun."
"It is." replies Sakura, "They even have concessions with food, its a blast. You'll get to see it in a couple of months."
After a while time runs out and they hear the bell.
"That's our cue." says Naruto, "I'll see you guys in class, I gotta go to the bathroom real quick."
He walks away and leaves the girls at the entrance so they can walk to the class together. When he gets out of site Sakura and Ino talk to each other.
"So, what do you think about him?" asks Sakura.
"Who, Naruto?" Ino replies.
"Duh! Don't you think he is so cute?!" says Sakura.
Ino blushes and covers her face to hide it, "Yeah, he is... he is really nice."
Sakura grins at Inos reaction.
"Do you like him?" Hinata asks, nudging her. Inos face gets even redder.
"I... I think I do..." Ino admits.
To be continued...
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