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Recap
Sasuke started his first day of school as a junior. The morning started out like usual, with him arguing with Fugaku(his dad). After coming to school with Itachi, he came into his advisory only to find it was filled with Naruto and his group, as well as the fangirl leader Karin and his best friends, Suigetsu and Jugo. After introducing themselves in homeroom, Sasuke met Hinata: a shy girl who was new in Konoha High. Hinata quickly became terrified of Sasuke, but found friends with Naruto's group during lunch. Sasuke, on the other hand, has been unable to forget her strange lavender eyes...
Sasuke P.O.V.
Classes came and went for the rest of the day. Sasuke couldn't care less, really. He already knew all of these things. Teachers had learned from the previous two years to never bother to call on him, so he just sat there silently. Sasuke passed through three of his classes like this until the last period of the day: study hall. It was a nice thing the school had that let students do homework and stuff in school. But of course out of all the study halls in the school, all of the loud people were in the one he was in.
By the time Sasuke got there, it was full with Naruto's group. Sasuke sat next to Hinata, who suddenly looked terrified. He raised an eyebrow but said nothing as he started his homework. Neither Suigetsu nor Jugo were here, so it was all he could do.
Naruto leaned forward from the other seat next to Hinata. "Sasuke, stop scaring Hinata." He said while frowning.
Sasuke almost laughed at his concern. "I'm so sorry my very presence scares her." He said without looking up.
Hinata blushed furiously and hid her face in her arms into her chair. "I-I'm not s-s-scared..." She said feebly.
Sasuke hid a smirk as he turned towards her. "Is that right?" He asked as he stood up. He leaned over her as she sank into her seat, looking like she was about to cry. Sasuke rolled his eyes as he extended his arm to sharpen his pencil.
Naruto gritted his teeth. "You're doing that on purpose!" He said angrily.
"Hm? All I did is sharpen my pencil." He said, returning to his seat. That confirmed it, she was definitely scared of him.
Before Naruto could say anything, Hinata spoke up. "N-naruto, it's o-o-okay...i-it's my f-fault for assuming things." She said timidly. "S-sorry, S-S..."
"Either stop stuttering or just shut up. You're annoying me." Sasuke interjected, getting irritated with her inability to speak.
Hinata became quiet as Naruto got up. "Sasuke, shut up! She's trying to apologize!" He yelled, defending Hinata.
"What do I care?" He said indifferently, turning back to his homework.
Naruto clenched his fist when Hinata stopped him. "I-it's fine. I'll j-just work on m-m-my s-stutter-r-ring." She said, biting her lip nervously.
Sasuke glared at her. "What did I just say?" He said coldly, seriously annoyed now. He was right. She may not like him, but she was still annoying.
Hinata opened her mouth to reply, but then closed it and sat down silently. She didn't speak for the rest of the period, even when Naruto tried to make her talk. Sasuke thought he may have said too much, but shrugged it aside. Her stuttering was really irritating after all. But she did look hurt...
As soon as the awkward period soon ended, Hinata jumped up and rushed out to the hall. Naruto glared at Sasuke before following her.
Hinata P.O.V.
Hinata leaned against her locker, trying not to cry. 'What did I do wrong? I just wanted to be friends.' She thought, a bit sad that someone so scary hated her.
Naruto finally catched up to her. "Hinata, are you okay?" He asked, looking angry. "Sorry about that. Damn Sasuke, he just doesn't know how to be polite."
Hinata tried to smile slightly. "It's o-okay, really. I-I'll just learn n-not to stut-t-ter!" She declared, trying to sound confident.
Naruto grinned at her. "That's the spirit! Show him up by not stuttering!" He encouraged, glad she seemed fine. He left to go pack his bag, since he hadn't done any homework in study hall.
Hinata nodded in agreement. 'That may be easier said than done, though. But I'll do it!' She thought, trying to boost her morale. Suddenly she felt someone tap her shoulder and jumped slightly. Thinking it was Naruto, she didn't turn around until someone said, "Move. You're blocking my locker." She slowly turned around to find Sasuke staring at her expectantly.
"S-Sorry." She muttered, stepping aside. She mentally slapped herself for stuttering again. However, Sasuke didn't say anything. He put all of his books back, having finished all of his homework already. After he set the lock on his locker, he turned to her.
"I'm, um, sorry for saying that. I went too far." He muttered before leaving. Hinata, on the other hand, stayed there, frozen.
'Did he just...apologize to me?' She thought, finally looking back. Sasuke was long gone by then, though. Shaking herself out of her trance, she finished packing her stuff and went out to find her brother. She found him and Hanabi waiting in the front. Hinata put her bag in the trunk and sat in the back, since Hanabi took the passenger seat.
"So, sis, how was school?" Hanabi asked anxiously. Neji looked at Hinata through the mirror, just as anxious to hear her answer.
Hinata smiled at them. "It was great!" She said honestly, remembering all the friends she had made.
Neji and Hanabi sighed in relief. "That's good. Dad will be glad to hear it!" Hanabi said, happy her sister had made friends already. Neji nodded in agreement.
Hinata smiled at them again before thinking about a certain dark-haired boy. She didn't get him. He was handsome, but really scary. He was mean and acted like he hated her, but at the same time, he apologized to her. 'Maybe I'm just overthinking this. I bet he only apologized because I ran out.' She thought, sighing as she resigned herself to what was probably the truth. Even though she had so many friends, It didn't feel good when someone hated you. Hinata shook the thought out of her head and tuned back into Neji's and Hanabi's discussion. They seemed to be talking about Neji's friend, Tenten.
"Bro, just ask her out." She advised bluntly.
"I'm not going to ask her out. We're friends." Neji insisted.
Hinata and Hanabi both giggled as they shook their head. "You definitely like her, Neji." Hanabi said.
"That's right. And I bet she'd say yes." Hinata added.
Neji looked surprised. "You mean it? I mean, why do I care?!" He quickly corrected himself, but the damage was done. Hinata and Hanabi started laughing as he grew red. "This stays in the car." He muttered. The girls nodded while they wiped away their tears.
Once home, Hinata began her homework and finished it in two hours with Neji's help. 'How did Sasuke finish it so quickly?' She thought as she put away her work. Hinata looked up and realized it was time for dinner. She almost panicked before realizing it was Hanabi's turn to cook. Hinata made her way down where her father and brother were already seated. "H-hello, father." She greeted before sitting down. Her father nodded at her.
"I heard from Neji. Good job on making friends." He said while Hanabi laid out dinner. She had made some fried rice and a not-so-simple chicken salad.
"Thank you for the food." They said before digging in. Despite it being simple, it was good like always.
Hinata's father looked up at her. "What are your friends like, Hinata? As a daughter of the Hyuuga, surely your friends must be behaved and mannered?" He asked.
Hinata thought back to her friends' constant bickering, cussing, jokes, and the blast they seemed to have. Far from his father's expectations, but they were perfect for her. "Yes, father." She answered dishonestly.
Her father finished his food and stood up. "Remember, Hinata, we are the Hyuuga. We are one of the elite, one of the richest companies in the world. So make certain you stay with friends who shall support our elite reputation. I shall not stand anyone who could potentially harm our reputation. Please do introduce them to me within a month." He said before leaving.
Hanabi sat up once he left, licking her lips. "So...any guys you like?" She asked, causing Hinata to blush and shake her head furiously.
"N-n-no!" Hinata exclaimed.
"Seriously? No hotties anywhere?" Hanabi asked, looking shocked.
Hinata shook her head. "T-there are n-nice p-p-people and...h-hotties...but none of t-them are interested. T-they're friends." She stammered out.
Hanabi put her head on a hand. "Come on, sis. I'm three years younger than you and I have crushes. You're a junior! Just one guy?" She demanded.
Hinata suddenly remembered an intense gaze from deep, black eyes and blushed. "Nope!" She said firmly, standing up quickly and running upstairs.
Neji watched her go before turning to Hanabi. "She likes someone?" He asked, sounding entertained.
Hanabi laughed. "She likes someone." She confirmed.
"Please stop that!" Hinata yelled from her room.
Neji and Hanabi laughed but stopped teasing her.
Normal P.O.V.
Sasuke suddenly sneezed while they ate dinner. "Bless you." His mother said.
"Thank you." Sasuke said, grabbing a tissue to wipe his nose. 'Someone must be talking trash about me.' He thought as he started eating again.
Even though school had been crappy today, with him being lumped together with Naruto and the stuttering girl with strange eyes the whole day, the evening and night had made up for it. Itachi had finished his work early today, so he was able to hang out today. Even though Sasuke tried to hide it, he was pretty sure Itachi could tell how excited he was. Maybe he was just making up for the morning and not being able to come early for a while, but it was fun. They went and watched Catching Fire, which both of them had been waiting for a while. Then they came home and played video games against each other. When they were younger they would actually fight, but now they were skilled and strong enough that they'd make a mess out of the whole house. So they only fought in video games. It wasn't much, but for Sasuke, it was plenty. They went walking around dusk to get some food and check out the view. And here they were, eating their favorite authentic Japanese food.
"Sasuke, how was school?" Mikoto asked.
"Irritating. Pointless. The usual." He answered shortly.
"Filled with lavender." Itachi coughed out. Sasuke glared at his brother. He wasn't supposed to mention that part!
'You should know by now not to trust me, little brother!' He thought, smirking at Sasuke.
Since Fugaku was off doing business somewhere, Mikoto went ahead and asked. "Lavender? Oh, could Sasuke possibly like..." She wiggled her eyebrows, curious.
Sasuke shook his head. "She's just an annoying, stuttering girl who always find some way to irritate me." He told them.
Mikoto held up her hands. "Okay, tiger. Calm down. I was only joking. Sheesh." She muttered. Guess it was too much to hope for. Some people may wonder why a mother was so interested in her child's love life. Honestly, though, she was interested because of his attitude. She was hoping once he got a girlfriend, his brooding time would be cut in half. 'Well, I guess like father, like son. If only he was laughing all the time like he does with Itachi.' She thought.
Itachi groaned. "Come on, Sasuke. I already had plenty of girlfriends by junior year." He complained. His mother wasn't the only one who'd like less brooding.
Sasuke shrugged. "So? You had decent fangirls, not sluts like mine." Sasuke reminded him.
"Sasuke, language! Also, Sakura and Ino aren't sluts! You know how devoted they've been to you!" Mikoto said, feeling bad for the two. They really should give up on her son.
Sasuke just shrugged again. "Well, maybe they aren't sleeping around. That's two out of who knows how many." He grumbled.
Mikoto shook her head, not believing what she was hearing. "You do know there are plenty of guys who would love to be in your shoes, right? Why not go around a bit? I don't mean one-night stands, of course, but just talk to them!" She pleaded.
Itachi nodded in agreement. "Won't hurt, right? Not sure if you know, but girls don't have cooties."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and stood up. "Thanks for the food and the weird conversation. I'll try to forget it." He joked as he threw his plate and went to his room.
Mikoto groaned, but gave up for the night when she saw Fugaku's car come into the garage. "Well, at least we know he has a sense of humor in there somewhere." She mumbled, somehow tired.
Itachi stood up as well and threw their paper plates away. "Now all we need to do is make him social with people other than us, Suigetsu, and Jugo." He said. They looked at each other before groaning loudly in frustration. Fugaku came in and stared at them strangely before heading up to his room.
After brushing and changing, Sasuke laid down on his bed. 'Why's everyone so nosy today?' He thought. Everybody suddenly was interested in his love life. Like that would happen. Sasuke shook his head in wonder before turning over. He soon fell asleep while promising to never tell Itachi anything. He didn't really mean it, though.
Suigetsu P.O.V.
Suigetsu groaned as his alarm clock blared near his head at 6:30. Yawning he stretched and dragged himself to the shower. "School...sucks..." Suigetsu grumbled sleepily, leaning on the shower wall. Once he felt awake enough to stand up, he got out of the shower and put on some clothes. Suigetsu looked at the clock and decided to get breakfast at Sasuke's house. Sasuke would still be at home since it was 7:00, so he'd just pick Jugo and Sasuke up. "Well, time to go." He said to no one in particular. Since his parents and brother left early nowadays for work, he was alone at home in the mornings.
Suigetsu went out and got into his car. After quickly texting Jugo and Sasuke that he'd pick them up, he started the car and drove off. This was pretty common since they lived nearby. Suigetsu stopped by Jugo's house first. "Jugo! Hurry up!" He yelled. After a minute, Jugo came out and got in quietly. "Took your time, didn't you?" He said while he started driving.
"You told me to get ready five minutes ago." Jugo reminded him.
Suigetsu shrugged. "Did I really? Seemed like it was hours ago."
They got to Sasuke's house in a few minutes and rang the doorbell. His mother opened the door and smiled. "Oh, it's nice to see you two! I'm guessing you came for breakfast?" She asked.
Suigetsu nodded while grinning. "You know us too well, Mrs. Uchiha." He said, stepping inside. "What's cooking today?" He asked as they went inside.
"Just some pancakes today. Chocolate, blueberry, or regular?" She asked, having all three mixes ready.
"Blueberry." Suigetsu and Jugo answered right when Itachi came down.
"Hey Itachi." Suigetsu greeted.
"Coming to steal some food again?" Itachi asked, sitting down next to him.
"Of course." Suigetsu nodded.
Itachi smiled while shaking his head. "You two need to learn how to cook. What will you do in college?" He asked.
Jugo shrugged. "We'll think about it once we get there."
Sasuke's mom came and gave them their plates of pancakes. "You guys only have two years left. Time to start thinking." She warned.
Sasuke came down soon. "Guh Mmming!" Suigetsu tried to greet him through a mouthful of pancakes.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "You took a long shower, didn't you? You're way too energetic." Sasuke noticed.
Suigetsu swallowed and shrugged. "Water always energizes me. Then there are these pancakes." He said, licking his lips.
Sasuke shook his head and sat down. "Not sure how that works."
His mom gave him some Cheerios, since he hated sweet things. "You three need to expand your group. It won't kill to be more social!" She insisted.
Sasuke didn't bother to respond, probably knowing that she'd keep going if he did.
After they finished breakfast, they grabbed some sandwiches, got into Sasuke's car, and started driving. "So...I heard Karin got a boyfriend." Suigetsu said from the passenger seat.
Sasuke sighed in relief. "Then she'll stop bugging me, right?" He asked hopefully.
Jugo shook his head. "Knowing her, she's probably trying to make you jealous." He said, smiling a bit. She really didn't know Sasuke if she thought that would work.
"She must think you're playing hard to get." Suigetsu added.
"Let's let her keep thinking that." Sasuke said, smirking. If it kept her away, they wouldn't say anything.
"Yeah, it's fun to watch her try everything to get you." Suigetsu agreed.
Sasuke looked at him strangely. "Speak for yourself. You're not the one she's trying to get with." He scoffed.
Jugo shrugged. "Just pretend you have a girlfriend." He suggested.
Suigetsu immediately thought of Sasuke and Hinata. 'I need to make that happen somehow.' He thought.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "You want me to ask a random girl to pretend to be my girlfriend?" He asked him.
Jugo shrugged. "Just a suggestion." He muttered.
Sasuke sighed as he took a turn and entered the school. "It's not happening. They'd start getting all clingy." He said, stereotyping girls again.
Suigetsu shook his head at Sasuke. "What about Ino or Sakura?" He asked as Sasuke parked.
Sasuke laughed and turned towards him. "They'd kill each other before saying anything." He said before getting out. Jugo and Suigetsu got out and grabbed their bags before following him.
Once in school, it was like Sasuke had a switch flipped on. He adopted his cold air again, since he was surrounded by people he didn't know. Not like Sasuke would admit it, but he had a hard time opening up to people.
Suigetsu covered his ears as they entered their homeroom. 'Of course it's nosy. How could I forget? They're in this homeroom...' He thought, staring at the sources of noise. Naruto, Kiba, and Lee seemed to be having a push-up competition, which Lee was winning. Sakura and Ino were arguing like always, this time about some flowers. Shino was talking to his...ants? Choji was eating Cheetos loudly and Shikamaru snored just as loudly next to him. Kankuro was making a puppet dance on top of Shikamaru's head while Temari laughed. The only quiet ones were Sai, who was drawing, and Hinata, who was talking with Gaara. Kakashi wasn't here yet.
"They look like they're having fun." Suigetsu told Sasuke, who just grunted before sitting down. Like usual, Suigetsu sat in his right and Jugo on his left. Luckily, Naruto didn't notice them for once, so Sasuke brooded in peace. As Suigetsu looked around, he noticed Hinata seemed pretty comfortable with Gaara. 'That's strange, since they only talked a bit yesterday as far as I know. But who cared? I don't need to watch the...is she laughing?' He thought, noticing her holding her stomach as she doubled over. 'Oh, she is laughing! And now that I think about it, Ms. Stammer isn't stammering either.' Suigetsu thought. They seemed comfortable with each other, which was pretty surprising since Gaara was almost as antisocial as Sasuke was. Speaking of Sasuke, Suigetsu looked over to find him glaring at them. 'Ha, he looks pissed!' Suigetsu thought with glee. Unfortunately, Kakashi finally came in, ending the show there. Everyone stared at him expectantly.
"Sorry, guys. A black cat was on my car." He said as he sat down.
"LIAR!" Sakura and Ino yelled simultaneously, then clenched their fists as they glared at each other.
Kakashi threw two erasers at them, hitting them on their heads. "Okay, that's enough of that. We can't have you two fighting here. It would be a tragedy if you got hurt or died. It wouldn't be easy explaining to your parents that you two got expelled because you said something at the same time." Kakashi reasoned, pulling out Fifty Shades of Grey again. "Anyways, it's time to go, so please do." He said, opening the book. It was probably a juicy part, because another red spot appeared on his mask.
Everybody grudgingly got up and headed off to their first class. Luckily, both Gaara and Hinata were in their first three classes, so he got to watch Sasuke be in a bad mood over them for the whole morning. Personally, he didn't see anything wrong. They were just talking. But hey, he had never had a crush on someone, so how would he know? To make the morning even better, Karin was trying to grab Sasuke's attention by kissing and rubbing herself all over her boyfriend whenever she could. Apparently she thought Sasuke's bad mood was because of her, because she looked pretty proud of herself. 'That idiot! Thinking she has Sasuke wrapped around her finger...This can't get any better!' He thought ecstatically. Suigetsu eased himself into his seat, wanting to be comfortable during the show. He looked over at Jugo, wondering if there was interesting going on with him. Jugo, however, was quietly sitting up and taking notes. 'Man, that guy sure is boring sometimes.' He thought, disappointed there wasn't a third channel to flip to. Oh well, broody Sasuke and stupid Karin would just have to do.
By the time lunch came, Suigetsu was grinning widely. "Suigetsu? Have you lost it?" Jugo asked, sounding worried.
"What? Oh no, not at all. Highschool is a wonderful thing, isn't it, Jugo?" He said, ripping off the sandwich wrap of his sandwich. He stuffed half of it into his mouth at once. Apparently, watching your classmates act stange was exhausting.
Sasuke, on the other hand, was just nibbling on his sandwich. "What do you mean?" He asked in an icy tone.
Suigetsu almost coughed out his sandwich at Sasuke's face. "Why, I mean nothing at all." He said after swallowing.
Jugo frowned at Sasuke's tone, which was even colder than it usually was in school. When he turned away, Jugo leaned over to Suigetsu. "What's wrong with Sasuke?" He asked.
"He just got his girl taken by Gaara, or so he thinks. It's really nothing like that, but hey, why tell him?" Suigetsu whispered.
Jugo raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. Not like he could help, anyways.
Hinata P.O.V.
So far, this day had been the opposite of yesterday. In the morning, Neji made breakfast, so she slept in a bit. After quickly eating, she went outside and waited for Naruto, since her car was still getting fixed. When he came, there was already someone else in the car with him. "Hey Hinata! I was doing homework with Gaara, but I fell asleep in his house. So we thought we might as well go to school together!" He explained.
"G-Good morn-n-ning, G-G-Gaara." She said while sitting down in the back.
"Hey." Gaara nodded before turning to Naruto. "And 'we' didn't decide anything. You practically dragged me to your house at 7:00." He reminded him.
Naruto shrugged. "Did I really? Sorry about that." He said, probably not even meaning it.
Gaara sighed, then looked at Hinata. "Out of all the people in this school, you chose to hang out with him willingly? You have strange taste." He said as Naruto started driving.
Hinata shook her head. "H-He dragged me with him all day y-yesterday." She admitted.
Gaara nodded. "So he clung on to you, huh? It's okay, we all know how you feel." He said in a comforting tone.
Naruto groaned. "Hinata, you didn't need to tell him that!" He complained. "And I'm not that bad. Right?!" He asked desperately.
Hinata and Gaara laughed at him. "It's okay, we're just joking. You're not clingy, happy?" Gaara reassured him.
Naruto nodded, looking happier already. "I knew that. Of course I'm not clingy." He said, more to himself.
Gaara rolled his eyes before turning to Hinata. "You'll have to get used to this. Don't worry, though. Only Kiba and Lee are like Naruto. The rest are...still strange, just in a different way." He told her.
Hinata shrugged. "I-I've grown used t-to it already." She said.
Gaara smiled slightly. "Good. You'll fit in great." He said.
As they talked, Hinata grew more and more comfortable with the red-haired teen. By the time they reached school, she completely stopped stuttering. He was just as friendly as Naruto, but less loud and talked less. He was honestly easier for someone as quiet as her to talk to. Hinata spent homeroom just listening to Gaara as he told her about Naruto and the others' antics.
"Lee and Naruto were completely obsessed with that finger-in-the-butt technique. They called it 'A Thousand Years of Death' or something like that. Anyways, for the rest of that year, we had to guard our butts carefully." He finished as Hinata bent over with laughter. She was sure Gaara and the others had been terrified, but she found it hilarious.
It went on like that for next few classes. Hinata shared stories of her siblings while Gaara told some about his own. By lunch, it felt like they had known each other for a while. Hinata and Gaara grabbed their lunches before heading off to the picnic table where everyone else was. Hinata stopped suddenly, feeling a pair of eyes fixed on her. She turned around to find Sasuke staring, no, glaring at her from the roof. 'Why's he glaring? Did I do something wrong?' She wondered, suddenly scared again.
"Hinata? Is something wrong?" Gaara asked from behind her.
Hinata forced herself to turn around and smiled at Gaara. "N-No, nothing is w-w-wrong. L-let's go!" She said, pushing him along quickly towards the table. Even though he was on the roof and her back was turned to him, Hinata could feel Sasuke's eyes on her back. She didn't turn around for all of lunch, afraid to see those dark eyes following her.
Thanks for the reviews, guys! I tried to listen to them as I wrote this. I made Sasuke a bit happier at home, since he was a happy child before the massacre. And I brought in Gaara. Please review and give suggestions. Thanks!