Pairing: Sasuhina
Highschool AU
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the characters in this fic.
Finally managed to complete chapter 2! I hope I didn't keep you all waiting too long! Would have had it out yesterday had it not been for this one part in the chapter giving me grief! Just a heads up I'm going to stick an author's note at the end to address some things and hope that you all take a moment to check it out at the end if you have the time to! Other than that, here's the chapter!
Ch. 2: When Life Gives You Lemons...
Sunlight permeated through the curtains casting a gentle glow in the room as birds chirped in symphony sending a rather gentle wake up call to the single body that was nestled snug in bed sheets.
This wouldn't do at all…
Groaning as she moved her pillow over her head, Hinata attempted in vain to cling to whatever ounce of sleep she had left in her.
If it were any other day, she would have been up and ready to welcome the morning with a smile.
Lately, however, that was not the case.
In the days leading up to Ino's "much anticipated" shopping spree, Hinata's initial determination began to give way to self-doubt.
How on Earth was she going to go about asking Naruto to dance with her?!
…
She could just ask… But there was simply too much risk involved!
What if she got tripped up while asking?
What if she asked and ended up being rejected in the worst way possible?
What if he did accept her request… Only out of pity?
There were just too many horrifying scenarios swirling around in Hinata's head the whole week that she felt a wave of dread over the fated night of homecoming.
As if the inner turmoil wasn't enough on the poor girl's plate, Sasuke's fan club was also beginning to grow more antagonistic towards her.
Apparently they didn't find the cafeteria dilemma as funny as other people did and decided it was time for the Hyuuga to learn not to get in the way of Mr. Golden Boy himself.
Throughout the week she would find notes stuffed in her locker with rather colorful language scribbled hastily on the paper and just as colorful tactics used to make the message clear.
All of which including (but not limited to): Sabotaging her seat before class (Everyone swore they had no idea how the heck those thumb tacks got there), posting childish sticky notes on her back, and at one point even going so far as to trip her during lunch so she "wouldn't have the chance to do it again on Sasuke"!
Well excuse her for existing.
Quite frankly it was all just nauseating.
The whole week Hinata felt like doubling over right on the spot and faking some sort of serious illness to get out of classes for the rest of eternity.
And she did entertain the idea so many times but refused to follow through on account of Ino who had been so proud of her idea being used that she now referred to the dance as her baby.
So with the little determination she had left in her, she maintained a positive façade and rolled with the punches.
Thus leads us back to the current scenario at hand.
Having finally adjusted her position in such a way where the wholly unwelcome light was blocked out, Hinata sighed blissfully and felt sleep ever so slowly coming back to her.
It was perfection.
That is until her sister barged her way into the room in a rather loud fashion.
Hinata's eyes darted open right at the sound of her door slamming open.
"Get up. Your friends are here." Hanabi deadpanned, leaving the room soon after.
She sighed in defeat as she got up to get dressed.
Today was going to be a long day...
Making her way downstairs, Hinata could hear the rather heated voices of Ino and Tenten. Most likely butting heads on yet another topic.
The talking ceased once they had noticed the shy Hyuuga entering the room.
Tenten raised a brow, "What's up with you? You look exhausted."
"L-Long night of homework..."
She didn't want to talk about it.
Tenten gave a thoughtful hum in response most likely not buying into the comment, but decided to let the conversation drop anyway.
"We really should get going," Ino spoke up, "We're already a few minutes off schedule!"
Unsurprising to the three girls, the mall was packed. A lot of teens recognizable from school had flooded the compound giving no care in the world as to who heard them talking or whether that person berated them for being too noisy.
Looks like Ino wasn't the only one with the homecoming shopping spree idea.
Hinata trailed closely behind both Tenten and Ino, quietly listening in on them debating on which shops they should hit and in what order.
As good of friends they were, it was clear to anyone that the two were rather opposite on terms of personality.
While Ino suggested more name brand flashy shops, Tenten retaliated stating that there was no way she would be dumping all of her allowance on pointlessly expensive dresses and proceeded to provide a list of outlet stores that had cheaper alternatives.
To anyone else it would look like the two were just about ready to get at each other's throats.
In fact quite a few bystanders became rather nervous and steered clear of the two girls when they noticed their heated discussion.
Hinata, however, understood that this was just their own way of communicating.
A smile crept its way onto the meek girl's face as she observed her friends. She had to admit, going out with them in such a carefree environment was actually rather refreshing. She even felt like she was losing the gnawing feeling of impending doom that she had beforehand.
They say that fate is such a cruel mistress, however, and that quote was no more perfect anytime than at that moment.
Hinata immediately stopped dead in her tracks, eyes growing wide as she let out a startled gasp. Both Ino and Tenten stopped a few steps ahead when they heard their third friend and turned to stare back at her confused.
"Hinata? What happened?" Tenten was the first to voice her confusion.
Without a word Hinata shakily lifted a finger pointing in front of them.
As both of her friends turned, the answer became blaringly clear.
Standing before them (though at a rather far off distance) was none other than Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
The trio had yet to notice the girls but that didn't stop Hinata from shaking due to nervousness. After all what were the chances that both her crush and the man she despised intensely would be in the same vicinity of her outside of school?
Fortunately both friends realized just how hazardous the situation could get if they stayed there any longer and immediately grabbed the shaking girl while high tailing it to the nearest shop.
Out of breathe; the girls took a moment to rest before finally assessing where they'd managed to run off too.
Ino gasped in wonder as tenten quirked a brow.
By some sheer twist of luck the three had managed to run into a fairly decent dress shop.
"These dresses look amazing!" Ino exclaimed whilst ogling at all of the dresses lining the walls.
Tenten moved to the closest dress she could find to check out the price tag, "Huh. The prices don't look half bad either."
Clapping her hands together with a wide smile, Ino declared, "Perfect! We'll start here! You guys go ahead and look around and I'll join you in a bit! I need to go get a quick drink!"
Giving her a thumbs up in response, Tenten went over to Hinata as Ino dashed out of the store in search of refreshments.
The trek to the nearest vending machine fortunately hadn't been too long. Ino decided to get a simple bottle of water and took a large gulp, feeling the cold water rejuvenate her senses.
She turned her heel just about ready to head back to the store Tenten and Hinata were in until she was stopped dead in her tracks.
Standing off to the side was none other than Naruto and Sakura- Sasuke was nowhere to be found.
Curiosity got the better of her as she quickly moved behind one of the mall's fake shrubberies and listened in.
It was hard to make out what the two were saying exactly as the mall was echoing with laughter and chatter but one thing was definitely made clear to the blonde in her time of peeping.
Naruto had just asked Sakura to the dance.
And Sakura accepted the invitation.
Oh no.
A/N:
So the first thing I'd like to address (That I realized I probably should have stated in the first chapter) is that the main relationship in this story isn't going to appear immediately! When I first created this story I really only intended it to be a one or two shot. However after I looked over the stuff I'd already typed out, I felt the need to develop it a bit more. At this point I'm still deciding on what things to keep and what to change so I honestly have no clue how long this story will end up being. Rest assured Sasuhina moments will definitely appear! Although it may take time depending on how this story pans out! I hope this doesn't discourage you from reading and apologize for not having stated this before!
Onto the second thing: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS AND FOLLOWS! Seriously I was incredibly surprised when I saw the number of reviews for the first chapter and could not stop rereading them! You all are seriously too kind! ;v; It just made my day seeing that this story and my writing style started out interesting enough to excite people about what will happen next! I just hope that I'll be able to maintain that over the course of the story! xD
That's all I really have to say at the moment! Hope you guys liked the chapter and as always any forms of critique or reviews is greatly appreciated!