Half Moon
"Dark or white chocolate?" I asked myself as I looked at the varieties. White chocolate would look pretty on some designs, but dark chocolate has antioxidants that would be good for Naruto-kun, since his body needs lots of strength while he's on his missions. I can add a little bit of sugar, since he'd prefer it sweeter to counteract the bitterness of it. Even if it's not much, it's something. Let's see- I need to prepare three types of chocolates. I need the tomo-choco ("friend chocolates," given from girls to female friends), the giri-choco ("obligation chocolates," given from girls to guys non-romantically), and honmei-choco ("prospective winner chocolate," given from girls to male crushes).
Since it was a bit pricier, I decided to get the dark chocolate base for Naruto-kun as his honmei-choco and milk chocolate as giri and tomo-choco for everyone else. I found several chocolate molds that I liked, like animal and shinobi mold pans that included kunai and shuriken shapes. Tenten-chan would like those shapes. The chocolate store had a clearance on its colored frostings, so I got them in all kinds of colors. I can't wait to make these chocolates! There also were some cello bags with red hearts printed on them that included white ribbons to tie them with, so I got those as well. I have enough paper at home that I can just cut and fold small cards out of them. I paid for everything and left the store.
A little after I was walking out with all the bags, I saw Naruto-kun walking my direction. Oh no, I have to hide... Here, I'll hide behind these people standing by. I tried to stand with them, but it was too late. "Huh, who was that?" he stopped and looked around. Oh goodness, he noticed me. I came from behind them and drew my eyes toward Naruto-kun.
"K-konnichiwa," I whispered. "Oh, it's Hinata!" he smiled and came up to me. "What are you up to?" he happily asked. "Mm, not much. Just getting... stuff. What have you been doing recently?" I made up and hid my bags behind me. The logo on them would give it away. "Well, I just got back from a B-ranked mission, investigating a wanted robber. He was pretty tough, but I was able to take him down. I'm so glad I'm done, that nearly took a week to complete," he sighed quickly. "Oh yeah, Valentine's Day is coming up, what are you going to do when it does?" he mentioned and had a whimsical grin reaching his whiskered cheeks. Aww, he looks so adorable when he does that.
"Um, probably just give some gifts to Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, and Tenten-chan," I gave out. Well, it is true that these chocolates will be for them, too. "Wow, for all of them? You're so thoughtful, Hinata," he smiled. Oh, my face is getting red. "Uh, not at all. I mean, I've known them all my life, I'd be devastated if they didn't get any," I fidgeted.
"Hey look, it's Uzumaki, Naruto!" someone shouted, as she and two young boys ran up to us. Huh? "Oh my gosh, he's so much cuter up close!" the girl with cherry-red hair mentioned. "Naruto-nii-san is so cool!" the first boy with a blue jacket admirably complimented. "Soon, I'm going to be taller than him!" the younger one with a green scarf proclaimed. Then the girl looked towards me with a suspicious face. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Um, I'm Hyuuga, Hinata. I'm a friend of Naruto-kun," I gulped and did a quick bow. "Yup, we've known each since we were little," Naruto-kun added and grabbed my shoulder. "Well, I'm Sendai, Sayori and these are my little brothers, Haruto and Daisuke. We're from the Village Hidden in the Waterfall, not too far from here," she pointed and they waved. "It's nice to meet you all," I greeted. "You too," Sayori-san replied stiffly and turned to face Naruto-kun. "Even though it's still winter, the waterfall in our village still runs through, you should visit there some time. Here, I got this egg tart from a vendor, but you can have it," she offered. "Um, I better go. See you later," I excused myself and quickly left. "Wait!" Naruto-kun shouted.
Oh goodness, that was so awkward! I don't know where those kids came from, but maybe it was good I left early. I quickly ran back to my house. While I did, I stumbled on some snow, but I caught myself, so I didn't fall. There it is, sanctuary at last! I came inside and took off my shoes.
"Oyyy Hinata, what're you doing?" Hanabi asked when she opened my sliding door. No, she's so nosy! "What are you doing? You didn't knock," I pointed out. "Well, it doesn't matter since my room is next to yours," she remarked and threw her hands and shoulders up to feign a confused look. "But still, you know I like to have my privacy," I reminded her and shuffled my pans for the chocolates behind me.
"You only say that when you're working on something you don't want me to see," Hanabi figured out and I sighed. "So what if I am? At least it's not dangerous or illegal," I mentioned. "It also means it's, even more, none of your business," I added. "I can already see what you're doing, are you going to make some tomo-choco for me?" Hanabi sweetly smiled. "Well, of course, you're my imouto," I bluffed. "Then make your chocolates with as much tender love and care as you will for our beloved Naruto-nii-san, will you?" she taunted as she was leaving my room. "Hanabi!" I shouted at the closing door. I heard a giggle from it, that rascal!
Great, now Hanabi knows what I'm up to. Oh well, water under a bridge. Even if she gets nosy around me, at least she doesn't gossip about things recklessly. Ultimately, I know she's just teasing me. I sat back at my desk and unloaded my bags. Looks like everything's here-the molds, the chocolate bases, the frostings, the cello bags, their ribbons, the papers for the cards, the scissors to cut them with, and my colored pens. I should be ready when it's Valentine's Day.
February 13, late night.
I'm just about done with all the chocolates, the others are cooling in the fridge. It was so fun decorating with my frostings, I was able to get really colorful with each of them when I frosted them on the chocolates! I thought about what molds I should do for Naruto-kun's honmei-choco, since I have enough chocolate to make three more. I figured that some more fox ones would be okay, so I used the animal molds pan to get the foxes ready. I can't wait to give him his honmei-choco, I'm sure he'll like them!