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Here's the new chapter. Let me know what you think.
"How do you do it?"
Hinata peaked up from the edge of the book she had been hiding behind to see him sitting at her table, right across from her. His blue eyes showing the smile she knew was on his lips without even looking away. Why was he always smiling?
"How do you do it?" He asked again when she did not respond.
"W-what?" She stuttered, blushing like she always did in front of him.
"That." He pointed at the book in her hands as his smile grew even wider, and if Hinata wasn't so distracted by his eyes she would have caught the teasing nature of it that grew even more at her blush.
"W-what about it?" She asked without turning her eyes away even when her blush grew warmer.
Naruto reached up from across the table to tip the edge of her book so that he could see more of her face that was hidden from his view.
"How do you read upside down?" He whispered to her, suddenly remembering he was in a library.
"Huh?" She gaped at the man that was slowing leaning his head towards her as if he was about to share a secret.
"You're reading your book upside down." He tapped his finger on the book in her hand and with a start Hinata shifted her eyes to look at the object she just realized she was holding.
Turning a thousand shades redder than she already was, Hinata ducked her head further down behind her book as she heard Naruto silently chuckle across from her. In her haste to hide herself from Naruto, she had grabbed her book and opened it to a random page in front of her pretending that she was reading it, without realizing that it was upside down.
"Hinata..." Naruto couldn't help but laugh softly at the shy girl in front of her. "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..." He said between his chuckles.
She had always been easy to tease in class and Naruto wanted to know if she was like that outside of class as well. He didn't know why but he liked talking to her even though she was so shy and quiet.
Since starting university, he has been surrounded by strangers from all around the world, and having never been to anywhere outside of where he grew up, the city felt so foreign to him. He supposed that he was feeling homesick, but then he met her and everything felt like it belonged. He liked going to classes even if it meant that he would get to see her in one of them. Also, he realized that he had been doubting himself and holding back from meeting new people around him which was why he felt so lonely at this new school.
If he had never met Hinata, he would have thought that there wasn't much to this place. But now he was out of that mellow stupor he had placed himself in, and he had even met some pretty cool people in his classes. Maybe it wasn't a bad idea to go so far for college.
"N-naruto..." Her soft voice brought him back from his thoughts.
"Yes?"
"C-can I have the book b-back?" He realized that he was still holding onto the book that she was "reading" earlier.
"Say Hinata...are you doing anything later?"
Her fading blush rose back to her cheeks as she tried not to read too much into the implications of what he said, and Naruto knew that. He knew she was doing all her best to keep herself from thinking that he was asking her out like that. He knew that she always doubted herself, just like he once did to himself.
There was a kind of warmth that pooled in his chest at the sight of her slightly confused face as she shook her head to answer his question. This seemed like such a simple moment and it probably was, but he knew that it was after a lot of courage and practice that he was here, talking to her. He hadn't known how to approach this, but now, no matter how ridiculous the next thing sounded that came out of his mouth, he wanted nothing more than for her to say 'yes'.
"Do you want to grab breakfast?"
"Tell me again why we're here?" Sasuke eyed the menu in front of him as he tried to hide his disgust at all the items they served at this place. Why did it seem like everything here was going to be something his stomach would not like later in the day.
"I wanted to grab breakfast with you." Hinata's reply was mumbled through the crowded restaurant and it was a miracle that he even heard her.
She was too absorbed in the menu and couldn't decide between the two pancake flavors; cinnamon or strawberry. Sasuke, on the other hand, tried to keep his irritation for this place at bay. He was in a god damn diner on a weekend. There were people everywhere! And the kid behind him couldn't stop crying. He hated this place.
His eyes narrowed at the girl in front of him who was still looking at the menu. Why would she bring him here? Did she not know who he was? Did she really expect him to be comfortable in a place like this. Was this a test?...His eyes narrowed even further as he remembered when he first saw her at their first date. She had seemed nervous and slightly uncomfortable.
At first he thought that it was because of who he was, but that couldn't be since she didn't know his name until he told her. Then it must have been the expensive restaurant, yes that must be it. She was probably uncomfortable being in such an environment thinking that something was expected from her since the date was in such an expensive place. Was she getting back at him for that? Because if she was then it was working.
Sasuke...always the skeptic.
If you haven't realized yet, the first part was supposed to be a scene from the past.