A/N: Hello guys! I'm sorry again for the long delay….my vacations almost over…school's starting again…I don't have too much time coz I still have to study…sigh…well anyway…thanks for the reviews…and on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters….Masashi Kishimoto owns them….

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'Thoughts'

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Love can change everyone

Chapter 9: Hyuuga Hinata and Konoha no Shinobi

For the first time, everyone was speechless. After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, Ino spoke.

"No way…that's…uh impossible…I mean Neji's the only one I have ever met…that has…well pearly eyes…or rather say white?" Ino said.

"I know…but I swear…I SWEAR she had the same eyes" Tenten answered. Everybody looked at Neji.

"Neji…" Shikamaru called. "Neji…Neji!"

"huh?…oh yeah…uh…what?" Neji asked obviously not listening to what they were saying.

"You know anybody that have the same eyes like yours?" Sasuke asked being direct to the point.

"Well, my parents…cousins and their family…I think that's all…" Neji replied.

"Sure you don't have any sister?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah…" Neji answered still wondering who in the world could the girl be.

"…I see…well the girl was around our age…maybe your cousin…a girl cousin of course…" Shikamaru said, scratching the back of his head.

"Anyway, let's talk about it another time…all I want to do now is rest." Tenten said. They all agreed so they called Takahashi–san and went home.

The Next day…at school…

As usual, everybody was chatting with each other again but stopped when Sakura's group entered with Sasuke's group. Sakura, surprisingly, felt uncomfortable with the silence.

"…Ino, Tenten…" Sakura called to her best friends.

"Yeah?" Ino asked.

"Remember what we talked about yesterday?…Let's do it…" Sakura said walking in front of the room. Everyone's eyes fell on them.

" Listen up!" Tenten called.

Everybody's attention was on them. Even Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Neji were listening.

Ino spoke. " We know we've been evil to everyone…and now…we've changed…" 'somehow' Sakura mentally added.

"So…" Ino trailed off and then looked at Sakura, telling her to continue the rest.

Sakura sighed then followed what Ino commanded.

"So…we want you to treat us as normal students… and be our friends…if you need help…don't be scared to ask us…" Sakura said…still thinking if they really should do this or not.

The class was silent and was very shock.

Sakura felt uncomfortable again, and so did Tenten and Ino.

"In other words…Our cruelty is over…we are now…-I know it's weird but- we are noe kind…" Tenten sighed.

Then all of a sudden everyone, except Sasuke's group, cheered and then went over Sakura's group, all of them being excited to know the popular girls better.

Sasuke, Shikamaru and Neji smiled. Kakashi, who heard this smiled too and thought 'At last…peace…' (Kakashi was outside the classroom…)

"Kakashi!" Someone called. It was Asuma. "Tsunade's calling you…or rather say…the principal is calling you."

"Oh…okay…" Kakashi said and then he was off to the principal's office.

Inside the classroom, everyone at last settled down after some of their questions being answered by Sakura's group.

Sakura's group went towards Sasuke's group.

Ino hugged Shikamaru and Shikamaru hugged her back.

"Surprise!" Ino giggled.

"…yup…a good one…" Shikamaru said.

"Since when did you guys started dating?" Tenten teased.

Ino and Shikamaru blushed.

" We are not dating!" Ino argued. "We were just hugging….there's nothing wrong with that…"

Shikamaru nodded in agreement.

"uh yeah…whatever…" Sakura replied. Suddenly, someone wrapped their arms around her waist, hugging her from the back. It was Sasuke.

"Since we're friends again…I could hug you too, right?" Sasuke whispered to her ear, tickling Sakura.

"…If it's a friend's hug…I guess…" Sakura blushed. Sasuke smirked.

'Why am I blushing! He's just my friend…..right…my friend….' Sakura thought.

Jealous, Neji hugged Tenten too as Tenten hugged him back. After a few minutes, they all let go of each other and went towards their seats.

Kakashi entered the classroom.

"Good morning class, I see something good happened today since you're all smiling." Kakashi said looking at everyone and then smiled. "Today we have another new student…" 'meaning more work for Tsunade and me….' Sakura thought.

"Please come in." Kakashi called. A girl with purple hair and white, pearly eyes entered the room.

Tenten stood up. "You're the girl yesterday!" Tenten exclaimed.

"A-Ano hai….My name is Hyuuga Hinata. Y-Yoroshiku On-onegaishimasu." The girl named Hinata bowed.

"Hyuuga!" The class exclaimed, even Sakura, Tenten, Ino, Shikamaru, and Sasuke, but not Neji. Everyone looked at Neji.

Neji also stood up. " Hyuuga Hinata, my cousin…no wonder you had the same eyes as mine…" Neji explained.

" Ne-Neji – niisan!" Hinata said, surprised.

"Well, seems that some of you have met her before, please be nice to Hinata and be her friend….let's see…you could sit beside Haruno Sakura." Kakashi said. Sakura shot him death glares at first, but then sighed as she remembered she had to be kind…she was just…not used to new students.

"Okay…set then!" Kakashi smiled. " Sakura, please give her a tour around the school properly." Kakashi added remembering the last time he assigned Sakura to give a new student a tour around school. Sakura just pointed to some places and then left the new student alone.

'But that was before…she has changed…I should trust her more.' Kakashi thought.

"Fine, Kakashi…" Sakura replied.

"I think you are missing something there, Miss Haruno Sakura…" Kakashi grinned.

"Kakashi-sensei" Sakura said bitterly. 'I'll deal with you later.'

Hinata sat beside her. "Y-Yoroshiki Onegaishimasu, Haruno-san."

"Sakura…call me Sakura…" Sakura said not liking how Hinata called her.

"Sakura-san" Hinata said.

"Just Sakura…."

"Sakura…" Hinata smiled.

"Okay! Now on with our study…You'll have a test next week, so listen properly!" Kakashi said.

At break…(Lunch time)

"Hinata…let's go…" Sakura said.

"hai…"

Sakura gave Hinata a tour around the school and told her some details about the school. Sasuke's group went to the cafeteria with Ino and Tenten. After the tour Sakura and Hinata went over the cafeteria.

"You'll be a good friend…you could join our group…since…you're Neji's cousin too." Sakura said.

"Thank you, Sakura!" Hinata smiled.

When they reach their table Sakura introduced her group too Hinata.

"The girl with the blonde hair is Yamanaka Ino. The boy beside her is Nara Shikamaru, her future boyfriend." Sakura grinned.

"Sakura!" Ino and Shikamaru yelled, blushing.

"The girl with the brown hair that has her hair in 2 buns…that's Ten-ten. You're cousin, Neji's future girlfriend." Sakura said still grinning.

Neji and Tenten blushed but kept quiet not minding what Sakura said.

"And the guy there" Sakura pointed at Sasuke. "He's Uchiha Sasuke."

"Her boyfriend…" Ino, Tenten, Shikamaru, and Neji added. They all smirked.

"Shut up" Sasuke mumbled.

"Don't believe them…He's not…he's just my best friend" Sakura said sitting beside Sasuke. Hinata sat beside Sakura.

" We had different groups before, but now, since we're all friends…we're only one group." Sakura announced.

"Yup…The group's name is 'Konoha no Shinobi'" Shikamaru said.

"Not bad…" Ino said.

"yeah, I agree…but why is it 'Konoha'?" Tenten asked.

"because our school's name is Konoha?" Shikamaru answered.

"Why 'Shinobi'?" Neji asked.

"Just like it…" Shikamaru replied while eating.

"Oh…" Sakura said.

"Welcome to the group…" Sasuke said talking to Hinata.

Everybody agreed.

"Arigato Gozaimasu!" Hinata said smiling.

The next day, their group's name, and the members was known by everyone already.

TBC…

A/N: It's a short chapter..I know…I'm sorry! I'll try to update ASAP and to make the next chapter longer…but now…I've got to end it here coz it's almost midnight.

English to Japanese dictionary:

Arigato Gozaimasu – Thank you very much

Konoha no Shinobi – Something like… Konoha's Ninja…

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu is just like Yoroshiku.

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