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Ch. 5 Me vs. Her
I jerk awake as the song Flat on the Floor by Nickelback fills my room. Sitting up, I rub my eyes to get rid of the sleep. "That's the last time I'm letting Kankuro help me set my alarm…" I grumble to myself. That's when I realized why he set it. "It's the first day of school!" I think nervously. Sighing, I turn off my alarm that reads 6:45.
"Temari said school starts at 8:00. So if I take a twenty minute shower I should be fine…" I calculate in my mind. Grabbing my shower stuff and purple robe, I make my way to the bathroom. I put my shampoo, conditioner, and soap in the shower, shortly after I place my robe on the toilet.
Taking out a clean white towel and putting it on top of my robe, I turn my attention towards the shower, turning the thing on hot. I take off my light purple tank top and black shorts PJs, I climb into the shower. The steaming hot water seems to be exactly what my body needs at the moment.
I've been living with the three siblings for five days now. Five long chaotic days. Temari insisted that we should go shopping on the third day; what I didn't expect was for it to take two and a half hour to buy school supplies. Not to mention when we got home, the boys decided to make me the new head chief while we were gone.
"All because I made 'the best pancakes they've ever tasted' earlier that morning," I giggle to myself. I couldn't help but laugh louder as I scrubbed my hair with shampoo as I remembered how serious they looked when they told us that. Temari, of course just scolded them saying 'that it's been three days and your already going to tire her out'. But I told her that I didn't mind; cooking has always been a passion of mine.
Finally finished showering, I turn it off and grab my towel, quickly drying off. I put on my robe while grabbing my PJs and turn on the fan. I then quickly brush my teeth. When I finish, I unlock the door (Temari told me to lock it since Kankuro is known for walking in) and peek out in the hallway to see no one. I walk quickly to my room, shutting and locking the door behind me.
I throw my PJs on my bed and turn my attention to my closet. I walk in, grabbing the first thing I see, and quickly change into it. Closing the closet door, I look my self over in the body mirror that hangs on the door.
I am wearing a baggy lavender t-shirt that says in black letters, 'I LOVE MANKIND (it's the people I hate)' on it with light jean shorts that almost reach to my knees. Without realizing it, I smile. "To think, I already miss you, Tenten." I think to myself. For the last six years on my birthday, for a present Tenten would always go and buy me a shirt that said something sarcastic or had a funny saying on it because she knew I would wear it, not wanting to hurt her feelings. And because of that, now I have a collection of those types of t-shirts.
I open the drawer to my nightstand and take out white stud earrings and put them in. When I'm finished with that, I take out my brush and comb threw my now damp hair. I decide to put it up in a loose bun, leaving a few pieces framing my face. I've always loved my hair. It was black, but it has a bluish tint in it, and comes down half way in between my shoulders and elbows.
"Just like my mom's hair…" I think as memories fill my head. But I quickly shake my head to rid of the thoughts. "Hinata! Come and eat breakfast!" Temari orders. I turn away from the mirror and grab my backpack before walking out into the hallway, closing the door behind me. Hurrying into the dinning room, immediately Temari starts to talk to me.
"Ready for the first day of school?" she asks while I grab a red bowl and pour Lucky Charms and milk into it. "Y-yes. I'm a bit nervous though…" I trail off while sitting down, across from Gaara who is eating buttered toast.
Temari grins at me as she joins us at the table, helping herself to a bagel. "Don't worry; you'll do just find. And besides, if you're having troubles you can hang out with Gaara. Right Gaara?" Temari threatens him. He gives an 'hn' as he gets up and puts his plate into the sink.
Gaara lends against the wall, his arms crossed and eyes closed. "I don't want to be a burden to Gaara though," I mumble, but Temari doesn't catch it. "I don't care," he tells me as he walks out to the garage while grabbing his backpack. I stare at his retreating figure. "I didn't think he heard me…" I think.
Finished, I get up at the same time Temari does and we put our dishes in the sink. "You ready to go?" she asks me as she grabs her keys and walks to the garage. I put on my white Etnies and follow her. "Yeah," I answer getting into the car. Temari then turns the car on and starts driving to my new high school; Konoha High.
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Intimidating. That's the first thought I had when I walked through the front door. It wasn't the school itself, but the students that fill the halls. "At least Gaara hasn't ditched me." I think happily as I glance at the guy walking next to me. His red hair is the same as always, messy and sticking up in every direction. He is wearing baggy dark jean shorts that reaches past his knees and has chains on them, and has a dark red tank top on. I also notice the black watch he has on.
I avert my eyes quickly though, not wanting to get caught staring. "We're here," Gaara states as he holds the door open for me. I mumble a thank you before quickly going in, Gaara following closely behind. Walking up the wooden desk in the center of the room, I wait patiently for a woman with black hair behind the desk to finish writing something down. She looks up in surprise to see us here.
"Oh, hello. How may I help you?" she asks kindly while straightening her blue blouse. "Um, I'm new hear and I ah was wondering if I could um get my schedule?" I ask quietly. She smiles sweetly before assuming, "You must be the new foreign exchange student. My name is Shizune. Tsunade is expecting you in her office. It's the door farthest to the right."
"Thank you Shizune," I mumble before knocking on the door she pointed out. "Come in," a woman's voice commands. When I enter the room, I notice that Gaara isn't behind me. Feeling slightly disappointed, I reason with myself, "Did you really think he was going to be with you 24/7?"
With that final thought, I look at the woman, Tsunade, in front of me. I notice as she sits behind her desk, her blonde hair in two low ponytails and sharp brown eyes. But what I really noticed is the purple diamond tattoo on her forehead. "I wonder how many people have tattoos in the school?" I think.
"You must be the foreign exchange student, Hinata Hyuga right?" she asks. I nod my head. "It's very nice to meet you Ms. Hyuga. I'm your principle, Tsunade. I have your schedule here," she says as she holds out a piece of paper for me to take. "Thank you. It's very nice to meet you too," I respond shyly. She smiles warmly at me and says, "If there is anything you need, feel free to ask me. You're dismissed."
I quickly walk out of the room, scanning over my schedule.
Homeroom- Kakashi- room 254
1rst- Social Studies- Iruka- room 249
2nd- Math- Asuma- room 260
3rd- English- Kakashi- room 254
4th- Science- Anko- room 247
Lunch B- Lunch room
5th- Cooking- Kurenai- room 266
6th- PE- Gai- Gym
Just as I finish reading, I look up to see Gaara standing by the door. "He didn't leave!" I think cheerfully. "Let me see," Gaara commands. I look at him confused, but then I realize he is talking about the schedule so I hand it to him blushing.
He glances it over once, and then states, "We have every class together except for Homeroom, Social Studies, and Cooking. I'll show you where your homeroom class is." I nod once and follow him out the door and into the hallways filled with students.
We weave past many different groups; preps, skaters, nerds, emos. "There's a lot more students in this school…but then again, I've never been to a public school…" I think to myself. "Hey Gaara!" a loud voice calls out. I hear Gaara sigh. Curious, I turn around to see a guy with spiky blonde hair and sky blue eyes, skin nicely tan and is wearing light jean shorts with a bright orange shirt.
His eyes linger on me for a moment, surprise clearly shone on his face as he looks at me. Though shortly after he gave us a big goofy smile. "So who's this Gaara?" he asks while wiggling his eyebrows. Gaara gives him a death glare and replies, "This is Hinata, and she's the foreign exchange student I was talking about earlier."
The guy turns his attention towards me and extends his hand out towards me. "Name's Naruto," he exclaims loudly. I shake his hand and reply, "Um, Hinata. It's ah nice to um meet you Naruto." He grins at me and then looks past me, shouting loudly, "Hey Sakura, Teme!"
"Stop calling me that Dope," A low voice responds from behind me. I turn around to see a guy with black hair and onyx eyes wearing black pants and a tight blue shirt and has rather pale skin. Next to him is a girl with pink hair in a ponytail and bright green eyes wearing a plaid red and black skirt and a white shirt that reads, 'Bite Me' in black letters.
She sighs and mumbles, "What am I going to do with you two?" I giggle and she looks at me with a smile. "I'm Sakura. You must be Gaara's foreign exchange student," she states. I nod and reply, "Hinata, it's nice to meet you." She pokes the black hair boy in the arm and says, "Oi, you going to introduce yourself?"
He sighs, looking a bit annoyed at being bossed around. "Sasuke," he says. I nod with a smile and say back, "Hinata." He stares at me for a moment, but snaps out of it when Naruto starts to bicker with him. "Sakura, since you and Hinata have homeroom together, do you mind walking her there?" Gaara request. Sakura smiles and chirps, "Sure. Come one Hinata, we better be going."
With that said, I am pulled by her towards my new homeroom. "By guys!" she shouts over her shoulder. I look back to see Naruto waving madly while the other two just nod once. Sakura continues to drag me till we reach the classroom.
I look around the room. There are at least 25 wooden desks to my left and to my right there is one large desk, a chalkboard behind it. There already were a couple of students, skaters from the looks of it sitting in the back. Sakura leads us farther in; till we reach the third row in by the window and sit down.
As soon as I put my backpack down (since I don't have a locker yet) Sakura bombs me with questions about my favorites. This continues for three minutes, and there's still no sign of the teacher. "Um Sakura? Where is the um teacher?" I ask her. She blinks twice before smiling and states, "Don't worry, Kakashi usually comes in ten minutes late. So anyway, can I see your schedule?"
I nod and dig through my bag, taking out my schedule and giving it too her. Sakura scans it over, her head tilted to the side, and then says, "Looks like we have sixth, second, and third hour together…" I smile at how quick friend we've became.
The bell rings loudly and more students start to pour in. Shortly after, a man with silver hair wearing a dark blue turtle neck that covers most of his face and tan pants walks in with an orange book in his hand. "Good morning class! Sorry I was late; I was lost on the path of life..." he trails off. He looks at all the students till his eyes land on me.
"I take it you're the new student? I'm Kakashi and I'll be your homeroom and English teacher for the rest of the year. Why don't you stand up and introduce yourself?" Kakashi asks while sitting behind his desk, reading the book.
Taking a deep breath, I stand up and say, "My name um is Hinata Hyuga. And um I am a um foreign exchange student from um Japan." I quickly sit back down, blushing a bit from all the stares I'm getting. Kakashi nods as his eyes are glued to the little orange book of his.
"Alright, you can talk and walk around if you wish till the bell rings," he suggests. I glance at the clock to see how much time we have, but a blonde hair girl in a ponytail with blue eyes is standing in my way. I notice that she is wearing a baby blue halter-top and a white mini skirt. But what really got my attention is the loads of makeup on her face. Inwardly, I make a face of disgust.
She struts towards me, swaying her hips a bit too much, and stops at my desk while putting her hands on her hips. I feel Sakura tense a bit beside me. "Here to steal another one of my friends, Ino-pig?" Sakura asks coldly. I feel shocked because one, Sakura didn't seem like the kind of girl to speak so harshly to someone and two, she called me her friend.
"What ever are you talking about Forehead-girl?" Ino asks in a fake sweet voice. "I'm only here to save the new girl from making the biggest mistake of her life! You probably paid her to sit next to you," Ino states while flipping her hair.
Having enough of the blonde, I decide to speak up. "Sakura didn't pay me to sit next to her," I mumble. Her gaze turns towards me and she smirks. "I see, so Forehead-girl blackmailed you into it. My name is Ino by the way and you don't have to hang out with this loser. There's room over where I'm sitting, and I could introduce you to my friends," Ino says ignoring the glare that Sakura is sending her.
Taking a deep breath, I state in a stern as I could voice, "Sakura did not blackmail me. I chose to sit next to her because she has been nice to me the moment we met. Now you have been nothing but mean the moment I met you! So if you could just go back to what you were doing and leave us alone."
While I am panting slightly after what I said, I start to think, 'I did it! I finally stood up for what I believe is right!' Ino purses her lips while eyeing the teacher who looked up from his book at the commotion going on. She leans in a bit and growls, "You may think you have won but you're wrong. I'd watch my back from now on if I were you." And with that said she left.
"I can't believe you did that," Sakura says in awe. I turn to see her face brighten and a smile form. "Thanks for standing up for me. She's been that way to me since the fifth grade," a ghost of a smile appears as she says this. I put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"So um does this um mean um we're friends?" I ask shyly. Sakura smiles at me, and says, "Of course! After all, now we have to watch each other's backs incase Ino-pig will strike! But will show her whose boss hey?" Sakura chirps excitedly. I smile and nod my head in response. 'I have a feeling today won't be so bad…' is my last thought before the bell rings. Only later on would I know that I was wrong.
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So there you have a nice long chapter! I wont be able to update for two weeks now since I'm leaving for Minnesota tomorrow to live in the dorms of my mom's school. She's learning to become a pastor and sadly I have to come with her. Well please review!