'thoughts'
"words"
noises
Hinata- 17
Sasuke-18
Early August
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Happenings
Chapter 2- Now What?
Next day
Hinata woke up in her room, thinking last night's events were a dream. She looked at her closet wondering vaguely whether or not everything was a dream. If it was then the clothes Sasuke bought her should be in there, right?
Dismissing the thought she gathered some clothes, took a bath, and began to dry her hair. Through the blow-drying she heard a knock on her door. Turning off her blow-dryer she walked to the door. Neji came in. He looked around as though he were searching for something. "N-neji nii-san? Is s-something wrong?" Hinata asked, sounding rather worried.
Neji spun around to look at Hinata. "Nothing's wrong. Just…don't go into the room across this one." He looked and sounded very serious. "H-hai….but why not? It's empty and I u-usually do go in there." Hinata murmured the last part to herself.
"Just don't go in there. Okay Hinata-sama?" Neji asked. "H-hai," She nodded to show him that she'll follow his request. Neji nodded briskly then left. 'I wonder what's in that room' Hinata thought as she swiftly glanced through her door, the other room's door was ajar. She was sure she saw a shadow in the other room.
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Hinata ran out the door yelling a "Bye! I'm going training Hanabi!" to which Hanabi ignored. Hinata ran to her usual training field. She pulled some Kunai and Shuriken out from her backpack and put them into her pouch. 'Normally I'd never do this but…it is sooo hot out here.' Making sure no one else was looking she pulled off her large jacket. Underneath she was wearing a black T-shirt. It wasn't loose but it wasn't tight either.
Hinata wiped off some sweat that accumulated on her forehead. The sun was blazing and she had been training since 10 a.m. It was now 2 pm. 'I wonder what everyone else is doing...' she thought while punching an old log. 'I really need help with training but I can't bother Kiba-kun or Shino-kun or I'll be a burden.' She sighed.
Hinata felt her hands stinging. Looking down she saw that her hands were bleeding. "No wonder," she said to no one in particular. She walked over to her bag and pulled out some ointment and bandages. She began applying the ointment. When she finished doing that she wrapped the bandages around her hands. 'I guess this means that I can't train anymore today.' She thought glumly.
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"Are you ever going to talk Sasuke?" Kakashi asked. Sasuke, standing next to him, glared. Kakashi sighed. 'This is much harder than I thought it would be,' he shook his head.
The two were walking in Konoha's town square where Kakashi bought Sasuke new clothes. "Why won't you say anything? You didn't even thank Hiashi for giving you the room across Hinata's room. You could have just said 'thanks' but instead you glared at him," Kakashi muttered.
'Why won't those damn people stop staring at me?! I hate it here,' Sasuke thought. He was clenching his fists. Kakashi, noticing this, tried to calm him down. "Just ignore them Sasuke, okay?" He knew he didn't sound convincing but what else could he do?
"Oh yeah, just so you know Tsunade told me to bring you to her office," He chanced a glance at Sasuke. Sasuke had ignored him. He was looking at the ground as though he was thinking, yet he knew where he was walking. 'What's he thinking about?' Kakashi wondered.
'Why can't I stop thinking about that Hyuuga girl? Tch I don't even remember her name and what'd Kakashi just say?' Sasuke tilted his head high enough to see Kakashi's face. He was reading Icha Icha Paradise.
"Here we are," Kakashi announced several minutes later. He dragged Sasuke with him to Tsunade's room.
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"Why do you think Sasuke won't talk to us?" Naruto asked Kiba, who shrugged. "I don't know why. Hey Shikamaru, do you have any ideas why he won't talk?" Kiba asked. Shikamaru, who was playing Shogi against Chouji, muttered something that sounded very much like, "This is too troublesome."
Naruto lay down on the grass. (They're in the forest. Naruto sitting, well now laying, Kiba sitting next to him feeding Akamaru, Chouji and Shikamaru are playing Shogi in front of them.)
"You know that Kusanagi Sasuke carries now? I don't like it." Naruto stated. "Yeah I know what you mean, it's like a replica of Orochimaru's Kusanagi," Chouji said through a mouthful of chips. "I win," Shikamaru muttered. He then proceeded to lie down on the grass except he accidentally laid on Akamaru, who gave a painful yelp.
"Get off of him Shikamaru!" Kiba yelled, or rather, practically growled. Shikamaru bolted upright. Akamaru, it seemed, had tried to catch a treat Kiba had thrown behind Shikamaru and Shikamaru had laid on him. Naruto laughed like a maniac while Chouji pulled out another bag of chips.
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"Neji, why did your Uncle give Sasuke the room across from Hinata's room?" Tenten asked innocently. Neji scowled. "How should I know? I don't know what he's thinking," Neji replied. "So how did they find Hinata after she and Sasuke disappeared last night?" Tenten asked. Neji sighed. Tenten knew he wouldn't answer. 'I don't want Hinata-sama around Uchiha. He's probably a mini Orochimaru or something. Damn it, I'm getting paranoid.'
Lee studied Neji while he was deep in thought. "You know you worry too much. Why don't you try to loosen up?" Lee suggested. Neji stared at him blankly. "Excuse me?" he asked in disbelief. "Well he has a point; you're always worried about Hinata, aren't you? Come on, we all know she can take care of herself." Tenten said. Neji knew what they were saying was true, but he felt it was his duty to protect Hinata.
"How about we train?" he asked, for a change of subject. Tenten nodded and jumped up into a tree, various weapons in her hand. Neji got into a Hyuuga fighting stance. Lee jumped a distance away from them and got into his own fighting stance.
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"Hey Ino…..do you think Sasuke hates me?" Sakura asked. Ino was drying her nails. "Huh? Why'd you think that?" Truthfully Ino knew Sakura was thinking about last night, but she didn't know what else to say. "You know why," Sakura said.
Because she was such a loyal friend Ino tried to brighten up her mood. "No…I don't think so anyways. Besides, you shouldn't worry about that type of stuff!" Ino attempted to laugh. Sakura, however, still looked sad.
"Well, maybe you should ask him if he's angry at you." Ino murmured, twisting the lid of the nail polish close. Sakura sighed. "Thanks for trying to set up this sleepover to cheer me up," Sakura said. She plopped herself on the couch and began to think about what happened after Sasuke and Hinata left.
Flashback
"What do we do now?" Naruto asked standing in the doorway. "Just let them be." Hiashi replied. "Hiashi-sama!" Neji began. "Neji! Do not attempt to follow them." Hiashi commanded. Neji reluctantly obeyed.
"Sakura, you didn't have to go and yell at Hinata. Sasuke probably won't ever intend to talk to us now," Kakashi said. "What will you do now?" Tsunade asked Hiashi. "…..I suppose I'll just give him the empty room across from Hinata's." Hiashi replied.
"What!" came from some people and a surprised/shocked look from others. "Very well then, I won't have to find him an apartment." Tsunade muttered, planning things out.
"If he is to marry my daughter then I will have to make sure they will get along," Hiashi 'explained'. "Sasuke's going to need new clothes first," Gai said. Kurenai nodded. "When we found him outside his house covered in blood, I almost thought I was hallucinating." Kurenai said. Asuma chuckled.
"So does he know anything about what happened to Itachi or Orochimaru?" Tsunade asked. The 4 sensei shook their heads. "That just makes everything worse," Tsunade sighed.
End of Flashback
"Tsunade called Kakashi-sensei, Kurenai-sensei, Asuma-sensei, and Gai-sensei to her office right? I wonder why," Ino said. Sakura snapped out of her trance and shrugged. "Maybe to talk about Sasuke-kun?" she suggested.
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