Chapter eight
A month has passed so far and Naruto hasn't even been inside Hinata's apartment yet. He sighed. He was going to go see her place for the first time tomorrow and he couldn't wait. He was currently sitting with his other good friend from college, Kiba.
They were at Ichiraku's eating ramen and talking. "You sure you don't want the tickets?"
"No thanks" Naruto replied.
"I can't believe I'm having trouble getting rid of these concert tickets for Asian Kung Fu Generation" Kiba sighed.
"I'm telling you, just skip out on Mishimoto's wedding, and go to the concert"
"I can't, Mishimoto put me in the wedding party"
"Well who schedules his wedding on the best band Asian Kung Fu Generation concert day?"
"Maybe he didn't know…what am I saying I'm making no sense" Kiba mumbled the last part.
"Let me see. I can't believe you got these for free" Naruto looked at the tickets. "Row F?!" Naruto shouted in shock.
"Row F, in front of the Gs, hobnobbing with Ds and Es" Kiba pointed out.
"How about Shino or Sasuke, don't they want them?"
"I asked Shino and Sasuke they both turned them down saying they don't like crowded places with loud people screaming"
"Well that's what a concert is people screaming and stuff" Naruto stated as got up from his seat.
"I wish I could help you" Naruto sighed.
"Come on, take them. You could take that girl you're dating Hinata"
"You paying my hotel and airfare to Tokyo?" Naruto asked. Kiba gave him a glare.
"Want do you think?"
"So in order to use these, I gotta spend like fifteen-hundred bucks. This is a bill for fifteen hundred dollars. Plus, she'd ask about the sleeping arrangements that whole sleeping arrangement conversation is depressing…"
"Yeah, sleeping arrangements. So, you haven't, uh…"
"Oh, no-no-no, I haven't even been in her apartment yet. Tomorrow night's the first night"
"Aah…I see" Kiba smirked.
"We have been dating for one month now and I really want to see her place…I can't wait" Naruto smiled while Kiba just rolled his eyes.
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"So what do you have plan for today?" Lee asked Neji as he held Sakura close to him. Sakura had forgiven Lee about the whole thing and they are now back together.
"Not sure…you?" He looked at Lee. "Just hanging out with my little-"
"Don't you dare say that word Lee" Neji spoke in a bone chilly tone. Lee and Sakura looked at Neji in fear.
"I-I wasn't I was going to say S-Sakura-chan" He smiled. Neji scoffed as he looked away from Lee and as he did he could see Hinata walking not too far from them.
"Hey there is Hinata…OI Hinata" Neji yelled out for her. Hinata looked up at Neji and smiled. "H-Hello Neji-niisan and Sakura-chan and Lee-kun" They all smiled at her. Neji looks at Hinata and tell that she's in a rush.
"You look like you're in a rush" He pointed out.
"Yeah…I'm trying to hurry to get to this store to get this pencil that the Hokage wants, you wanna come with me?" She asked as she watched Neji eyes widened. "Me? Sure…I'll come with you" He said as the two of them started walking.
"I'll see you later Hinata-chan and Neji-kun" Lee shouted out.
"So how's that boyfriend of yours? I still haven't met him yet"
"He's fine and you'll meet him. You know no one has met him yet"
"Not even Sasuke" Neji said remembering how Sasuke said he wanted to meet Hinata's so called 'funny guy boyfriend'.
Hinata shook her head. "Not even him…but you guys will met him and you'll like him too…he's really funny" Neji snorted. "Great a funny guy…he's probably a clumsy idiot or something along the lines like that" Neji hated people like that. Hinata laughed. "He is clumsy at times…but he's not a baka…he's so kind and caring" She smiled at the thought of her boyfriend. Neji looked at her and could tell that she was happy.
When they both arrived at the store Hinata walked up to the store manger that was behind the desk.
"May I help you?" He asked as he looked at the young adult and blushed.
"Yeah, uh, I'm looking for a Rollamech 100 mechanical pencil" Hinata stated as she looked at the pencils that were behind the glass at the counter.
"Oh, I know the Rollamech 1000" Hinata forced a smile on her face.
"No, I'm sure you do" She smiled.
"They're pretty expensive" The man pointed out. Neji looked at the man and frowned.
"Well, it's for the Hokage" The man made a shocked expression. "Really…wow that's amazing" He grinned. Hinata nodded. "Yes. Yes it is" She looked back at Neji and rolled her eyes while he just smirked knowing that she was dreading every moment of this.
"What do you do there?"
"Um, things…" She said not really wanting to start a conversation with the older man.
"Well, we don't have any on stock right now but I would be happy to order it for you. Just give me your phone number and when it comes in I'll give you a call. Your name is?" Hinata looked at the man and tensed.
"Hinata." Is all she said.
"Hinata…and your last name is?" He asked clearly not knowing that she was a Hyuuga because of her eyes.
"It's just Hinata, like Cher the American singer. Ha ha ha" She laughed while Neji smirked as he watched her and the man. The man smiled as he looked at Hinata.
"And you number?" Hinata frowned as she started thinking.
"Uh, aw, 555-5555" Neji looked at her as his eyes widened then he frowned.
"Okay. Thanks a lot. You'll be hearing from me…" He blushed as he grinned at her in a flirty way.
Hinata nodded to the man as she turned around to see Neji frowning at her. "Okay thanks a lot…move along Neji-niisan" She pushed him towards the door as they both walked out the store.
"Why did you give him MY number?" He frowned.
"I think he's got ideas" Hinata said honestly. Neji smirked as he listened to his little cousin. "Just call me when the pencil comes in, okay?"
"Sure…why does Hokage-sama prefer a pencil to a pen anyway?" Neji asked.
"I'm not sure…" She said. "Hey listen I'm about to go shopping you want to come with me?" She asked.
"Shopping?"
"Yeah…it'll be fun we haven't hung out in a long time. Please…pretty please nii-san" She begged as she looked at him in a pleading puppy dog looked. He sighed as he smiled at her. "Sure…I'll come" He gave in. She smiled.
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Neji had been dragged to every store in Konoha's Mall, watching Hinata try on different clothes, shoes, they were in a store for one hour because Hinata couldn't chose between two different movies she wanted. Of course Neji was getting impatient of being in the store that long and told her that she could get both and he'll just pay for the other movie while she bought the other one.
As the day was coming to an end Neji brought Hinata home. Neji watched as Hinata left the room to go into her room to most likely put her clothes up.
"So Hinata was with you the whole day?" The raven haired man asked as he looked at Neji. Neji nodded with a sigh.
"Yeah…she was dragging me everywhere…I'm tired" Sasuke smirked as he looked at the male Hyuuga. He could tell that he was tired just by the look in his eyes.
Sasuke sat down on his couch and turned on the TV. Hinata came out running towards Sasuke and flopped down next to him.
"Look what I brought" Hinata show him two different movies, one horror movie and one martial art movie.
"Neji-niisan brought scarier one while I brought this one" She said putting the martial art movie in his face. Sasuke nodded as he removes the movie from his face.
"Thank you again Neji-niisan" She smiled at him. He nodded as he yawned but he noticed how close Sasuke and Hinata were sitting together. He had the urge to resist a smirk looking at the two. Sasuke had his arm around Hinata but it was resting on the couch behind her while Hinata had her legs folded sitting curled up right next to him.
"Maybe we could watch one of them tonight" He asked as he looked at Hinata smiling. Hinata smiled as she nodded. "We could watch the scary one first and then this one" He nodded as he looked back at Neji.
"Are you planning on staying or are you leaving?" He asked him. Neji shook his head.
"No…I'll be leaving now" Hinata pouted. She wanted Neji to stay but it was no use trying to make him stay if he didn't want to.
"Ja ne Neji-niisan" He nodded as he walked out the door. Hinata got up and locked the door. She walked back over to Sasuke and smiled.
"Well…let's start watching the movies" She smiled.
"Alright…" He smiled as he looked at her.
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It was now the next day and Hinata was over Neji house visiting. Neji and Hinata were both on the couch talking when the phone rang.
"Hello. No she's not here. Okay, fine, whatever. I'll tell her. Okay. Goodbye" Neji hung up the phone frowning.
"That guy from that shop called to say he ORDERED your pencil" He stated as he looked at Hinata.
"I told you. He has ideas" She pointed out.
"He didn't even care if a man answered the phone" Hinata looked at Neji and smirked as she nodded in agreement.
"Or you" She smiled. Neji looked at her and frowned.
"What's that suppose to mean?" He frowned.
"I'm only kidding Nii-san clam down" She smiled. He looked at her and smiled.
"So Naruto-kun is coming over today…to my place for the first time" Neji ears perked up. "N-Naruto? I've heard that name before…" Hinata looked at him.
"Well…I can't wait to he comes…" She smiled at the thought of Naruto coming to her place. "He will get to meet Sasuke-kun…I wonder if Sasuke-kun will like him?" Hinata wondered out loud.
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Later that night
"Well here we are. This is the place" Hinata blushed. Naruto looked around in amazement. "Wow." He smiled.
"Do you like it?"
"I love it! This is fantastic! Look at this couch, is this velvet?!" Hinata gave him an odd look as she smiled. "A-Are you a fan of velvet?"
"Ano…not really I'm just talking" He said honestly. She blushed. Hinata notices that Sasuke was walking towards the kitchen.
"Oh, Sasuke-kun. This is Naruto-kun. Naruto-kun that's Sasuke-kun, my roommate" Sasuke didn't even turn around to see Naruto as he continued walking to the kitchen. Naruto makes a bewildered look as he looked at the man walking in the kitchen and then back to Hinata. He couldn't see the man's face but all he needed to know that it was a man.
"Heh, heh" Is all the blonde could manage to get out his mouth. Hinata pulls Naruto's arm. "Here, check this out this view. If you lean out this window, you can see the river" Hinata blushed. Naruto didn't seem to be paying Hinata any attention because is focus was on Sasuke.
Sasuke walks out of the kitchen and glances up to see Naruto. "What the hell are you doing here, dobe?" He yelled out pointed an angrily finger at him as he dropped his apple that he had in his hand.
Naruto looked at Sasuke in shock as he pointed his finger out at him too. "I could ask you the same thing!" Hinata looked back the two not knowing what was going on.
"I live here" Sasuke pointed out.
"Y-You two know each other?" The Hyuuga asked. Sasuke and Naruto glared at each other. "Hinata you remember me talking about my roommate from college this is him…"
"Oh you're that same Naruto-kun…" Hinata looked at Naruto in shocked.
Naruto looked at Sasuke. "So this is that roommate that you were talking about…Hinata" Naruto asked Sasuke as he glanced back at Hinata. All this time he had wanted to meet his female roommate and it turns out he has known his roommate for a long time now and he was even dating her.
The raven haired man nodded his head. Sasuke was very pissed at the moment to know that it was Naruto the whole time that Hinata has been talking about but he tried to keep his cool and act as if it wasn't bothering him.
"Listen Hinata…I'm going back into my room now…and Naruto you baka you better not lay a finger on her" He hissed as he left the room. Naruto turned back to Hinata.
"So Sasuke-no-baka is your roommate, huh?"
"Yes. Oh, I'm sure I've mentioned him"
"No, you didn't mention it" Naruto forced a smile on his face.
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"A male roommate, huh?"
"Yes. A male roommate" Naruto frowned as he looked at Kiba and Shino.
"Is this a problem?" Shino asked.
"It's a huge problem, Shino. The hardest part about having sex with a woman is getting her to come back to your place! He's already got that" Naruto fumed.
"Well, maybe he's…"
"No. Believe me he's not gay"
"So he's an eligible receiver" Kiba said.
"She's confiding in him about out dates. You always like the person you talk to about the date more than the date! It's just a matter of time till they realize, 'Hey, we could have sex'" The blonde was getting madder just the thought of his girlfriend with the Uchiha.
"What's stopping them?" Kiba asked.
"Exactly! You know how they get animals to reproduce in captivity? They just put them in the same cage" Naruto pointed out while frowning.
"What does he look like?" Shino asked.
"Oh you'll never believe this"
"What? What? Tell us" Kiba begged.
"The roommate…is Sasuke" They both looked shocked. "S-Sasuke…Uchiha Sasuke? You m-mean to tell me you're the one dating Hinata?" Kiba stuttered. Kiba was shocked to found out that Naruto was dating Hinata, the same Hinata that lives across the hall from him; he always thought that he was talking about a different Hinata.
"Yep…Hyuuga Hinata" Naruto nodded. Shino has never seen Hinata so he didn't really care but was listening anyway.
"You know I think he likes her" Naruto narrows his eyes. "Yeah…I do too. He says he doesn't but the way he talks about her. Well I'll tell you this he's not getting my girlfriend…she may be his best friend but she's my girlfriend" Naruto stood up.
"So Sasuke is working from the inside?" Shino asked.
"Yeah and I'm working from the outside. Who do you think is in the better position?"
"Not you that's for sure" Kiba snorted.
"This bizarre experiment must end!" Naruto shouted.
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It was now the next morning and Sasuke couldn't hold it in any longer it was going to explode. Just the thought of her and him made him angry.
"I can't believe you're dating that dobe?" He hissed.
"I like him…why are you so upset anyway?" She asked.
"I'm not I just don't like it that you're dating him of all people. He's a complete idiot you deserve better than him"
"Oh and whose better than him, huh?"
"I AM" Sasuke yelled causing Hinata to look at him in shock. "…Sasuke-kun…"
"I'm better than he is…I've always been the one that has been by your side and sweep you off your feet when someone hurts you, it was always me and now seeing you with him none the less it bothers me"
"But…why worry you have a girlfriend" Sasuke grunted as he looked away from her.
"So…"
Hinata frowned as she looked at him. "So? SO? How can you say that? Oh so you can have someone but I can't? That is the rudest thing I've ever heard" Hinata snapped as she looked at him.
Sasuke looked shocked by her outburst and decided to yell back at her for yelling at him. "You baka…I never said that you're just putting words into my mouth" He shouted at her.
"Oh nice come back Sasuke-kun. And yes that is exactly what you're saying. You don't want me to be happy?" She asked her voice getting quiet.
He sighed as he looked at her taking in a deep breath. "Hinata I love you more than anything and I always have. I always wanted to tell you that but to know that….I'm too late, to late to tell you this now that you have him…I-I" He looked away from Hinata and he frowned.
"S-Sasuke-kun…I love you as well and believe me I waited so long to hear you say those three words but…I'm happy now…with Naruto-kun. So please be happy for me" She pleaded as she looked at Sasuke.
"I'm sorry Hinata…I can't" He walked out of the room as he left her standing there alone.
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Okay this chapter was going to be longer but I decided to stop it here. Originally to be honest Neji and Sasuke weren't going to be best friends at all, they really hated each other but I decided to make them best friends.
So please leave reviews and the next chapter will be here soon.