Hope
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
I have survived church camp! Yeah! Even though I'm very tired I have decided to update. Onto the story!
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Ch. 3 First Step
"I can't believe you're leaving me to fend for myself against these two over protective freaks," Hanabi mumbles to me as we hug for most likely the last time a year. I give her a sad apologetic smile. "I'm going to miss her a lot…" I think to myself. Father suddenly clears his throat loudly, interrupting our hug. Hanabi gives me one last smile, and then walks towards Neji who I hugged only minutes before. I turn towards my father as I awkwardly hug myself.
Smiling shyly, I wait for him to speak first. A few seconds go by before he states, "I hope you will enjoy yourself in America. We're going to miss you when you're there." Being completely shocked by what my father has said, I feel my smile grow and a few tears fall.
Then I do something both of us haven't done since my mom died. I hug him. Hesitantly, my father hugs me back. "Thank you for letting me go. I'm going to miss you too," I speak shyly. He ends the hug and nods once. "You better get going now," he commands me. While wiping my tears away I nod. I grab my backpack and walk to the security. Putting my purple Skimmer shoes and backpack in one of the gray bins I continue on threw to the other side. The machine doesn't beep at all, so I grab my stuff.
I turn around to wave at my family on last time. I couldn't help but smile at the sight; Hanabi standing on her tiptoes while waving her hand wildly with a large grin on her face. Next to her Neji has one hand on her shoulder; a small smile rests on his face. Lastly is my father Haishi, who has his hands clasp together in the back, a barely visible smile on his face.
I give them one last wave, then walk towards the first step of the adventure that awaits me; my first time flying on an airplane.
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Shaking. That one word described perfectly what I was doing right now. I am shaking. My whole body is shaking. All because I'm scared to death to be on a plane for the first time. Closing my eyes, I think, "Okay Hinata, just calm down…count to ten and take deep breathes. One…two…three…four…five…six…sev-" "Hello." My eyes shoot open and I give out a yelp of surprise.
"I'm sorry! Did I scare you?" someone asks me. I look to my left to see a guy with jet black hair and coal black eyes. He was wearing a tight black t-shirt, and long jean shorts. He gave me a small smile, waiting for my answer. "No, not really," I lie when my heart beat turns to normal. He laughs at my responds. "It sure looks like it," he comments. I blush, trying to hide my face behind my hair.
I start to fidget with the end of my gray baggy sweatshirt, staring at my lap as I feel his gaze on me. "I wish I didn't wear these jean shorts…" I think to myself. I hear some one sit down next to me on my left, and I dare to look up to see who it was. "It looks like we're going to sit next to each other for the whole plane ride," the same guy from before says with a smile.
I nod once. "I'm Sai," he states friendly with a smile. "Hinata," I reply quietly. He turns his body so that he is facing me. "Nice to meet you Hinata. If you don't mind me asking, I was wondering if this was your first time on an airplane?" he asks curiously. I blush, and then mumble, "Yes. How can you tell?" He smiles kindly at me. "By the way you look nervous and your hands are shaking slightly. But you don't have anything to worry about. I've been on one about five times. It's quite an experience. Though I bet anyone could pass on the food," he whispers the last part to me.
I smile at him and he does the same. "So where are you heading?" " San Francisco, California and from there I'm going to Chicago, Illinois." I reply quietly. Sai stares at me surprise. I look back at him confuse. "I too am going to Chicago. We might be on the same plane again," he states. "I leave two hours after we get there, you?" I ask. Disappointment fills his face. "I leave the next day at five in the morning," he answers.
We both snap our heads up at the sound of something beeping. The seatbelt sign starts flashing and shortly after the pilot's voice fills the plane. "If I could have your attention please. We are going to be taking of in two minutes. If you all could return to your seats and put your seatbelts on, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you."
"Guess it's that time already," Sai mumbles. I watch him as he puts his seatbelt on. Then I do so with mine. Clipping the seatbelt on, I notice that it is way too big on me. I start to panic since I feel the plane move. "It's way too big! What am I going to do?" I look over towards Sai, who is all strapped in. Taking a deep breath, I ask softly, "Um, Sai? Could you um help me tighten um my seatbelt?"
He smiles at me as I blush, and then says, "Sure." He leans over me, grabs the strap and pulls hard on it. I blush even harder at this. Like magic, it fits me snug. I smile at him then say a quick, "Thank you." He smiles back and replies, "No problem. I wouldn't want you to get hurt, especially since I could have prevented that."
"I'm not sure if I should be touched or crept out…" I wonder to myself. "Um, thank you?" I allow out since it seems like he was waiting for an answer. He stares at me for a moment before laughing. "You are very welcome," he declares back with a smile. "Does he have a smiling issue?" I muse to myself.
The plane seems to be increasing speed quickly all of a sudden. I automatically look out the window to my right to see a few trees pass me in a blur. Gripping both armrests, I avert my eyes to the seat in front of me. "Do you want a piece of gum? It helps prevent your ears from popping," Sai informed me. I look at the peppermint flavor gum he holds in his hand. "I hate peppermint…" Though I quickly snatch a piece of gum from his hand anyways. "Thank you," I say quickly. I plop the piece in my mouth and begin to chew rapidly.
It is then when the airplane lifts up into the air. I push my back against my seat as hard as I can as the plane tips upward. Clamping my mouth shut, I hold in the urge to scream. "Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Don't think about it…" repeats on and on in my head. And before I know it, the plane evens out and the pilot's voice fills the plane once again. "We have safely launched into the air. At this time you may use any electronics or get up from you seat. Thank you."
I let out a loud sigh of relief. Shortly after, it is followed by the sound of someone laughing to my left. Curious, I look at Sai to see it is he who is laughing. He gives me a smile. "You are truly entertaining to watch when taking off. I can't wait till we land," Sai explains with a smile. "Well, I can wait," I mutter softly. But he hears this, and the laughing starts all over again.
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"I hate airplanes…" I conclude to myself. Munching on my Big Mac, I glance at the clock every so often to make sure I will be on time for my flight. I have finally made it to America. And in one piece too. "I seriously thought I was going to die when we landed…No wonder Sai thought I was so entertaining. And to think I have one more plane ride…" I start to groan at the thought.
I then take out my cell phone and call the number Temari gave me a day ago. The other end rings a couple of times till eventually the answering machine kicks in. "Hello, um this is Hinata, Temari. And I'm just calling to tell you um that my plane is right on um schedule. So I should be at Chicago on um time. Well, I'll see you there." With that, I press the end button and put my phone away.
Taking the last bite of my food, I get up and throw my garbage away. I throw my backpack over my shoulders and go to board the next death trap. "A.K.A. plane ride." I laugh softly at my terrible humor. Squirming threw the crowd of people; I look for my next destination.
Finally, I have reached it. "2nd class please board. Repeat, 2nd class please board." The loud speaks notified. I sigh in relief. "Made it just in time." I walk among other 2nd class people, eventually making my way into the plane.
Looking at my ticket, I try to peer past the many heads in front of me, scanning for my seat. Finally, after realizing I was on the wrong side, I make it to my seat. "Another window seat." I think to myself as I look threw it. "America is truly beautiful." San Francisco truly looks bright and full of life. There were a lot of clouds in the sky, but it didn't look like it was going to rain.
"Excuse me, but do you mind trading seats?" I snap my head to the left. A man with brown hair in a ponytail, wearing jeans and a green t-shirt was staring at me lazily. "N-No, not at all," I mumble while standing up and switching places with him. "Thank you. It's easier to look at the clouds from here," he says facing the window.
I gaze at him curiously, but avert my gaze. Leaning over to reach my backpack, I take out my new book, The Host. I turn to the first page, prepared to be engulfed by it. "Shikamaru Nara." I look to my right at the guy confused. He sighs. "That's my name," he continues. "Oh, um I'm Hinata Hyuga," I reply respectfully. He raises an eyebrow, but continues to look out the window. "Wonder what that's all about…" I shrug it off though and continue on with my book.
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Yeah I know it's short but I'll try for the next chapter to be longer. So in this chapter she met Sai and Shikamaru, and I will tell you that they will be in the story later on in the future. Now I believe that Gaara is either going to be introduced in the next chapter or the one after that. I still haven't decided yet. Anyways, please review!