Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata in this chapter are getting acquainted with their classmates and Sasuke's endgame ship is decided here it's not someone you would expect. Oh yeah I figured I would warn people if you're a Sakura fan you will probably hate this fanfiction because Sakura bashing something that's going to be quite common in this story.

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chapter 2 getting acquainted

The first day of the new school year has begun. Students from Konoha 12(three of which will not be at the monastery for a few months due to the missing their boat) have settled and chosen their respective classes. All of Team 8 chose the Black Eagles. All of Team 10 chose the Golden Deer. The team known as Team Guy in Konoha all chose the Blue Lions. Team 7 did something unusual, and only one member of its members chose a different class. There are other Konoha students who chose different classes, but the ones that are the most well-known are what's paid attention to. At the same time, students from their respective classes meet each other for the first time.

Blue Lion's classroom

Sasuke wasn't used to wearing the uniform required of academy students. It was uncomfortable. He felt stiff; he didn't know how any of the students managed to move around and fight in these things. But all the students are required to wear them, including the transfer students. He was the first one in the classroom, surprised that he arrived first. He also heard one of the Sensei from Konoha is going to teach one of the classes. He felt a temporary sign of relief that Sakura wasn't here; he would have peace for the moment from the banshee. He saw his other classmates from Konoha. Sakura still wasn't here he wondered what the students of the Blue Lions were like other than Dimitri he heard about Ingrid when he talked to Felix after he chose his class; she was trained and had a goal of being a knight. He was curious about her. He would like to spar with her the Blue Lions in general seem to be students that take their studies extremely seriously. One by one he saw students enter. He saw his fellow classmates. He saw a boy with silver hair who he assumes is named Ashe.

"I've heard much about you. Nice to meet you, Sasuke. My name is Ashe and I hope we can be friends." The boys said politely. Sasuke had nothing against him. He responded in the most polite way possible. "I'm not really here to make friends." Sasuke said. He looked disappointed but smiled. He wondered why he was doing that. Then he saw Annette who said hello to him. He saw Felix who gave him that grin. "So you've chosen the Boar. I wonder if you're just like him." Sasuke took that as a challenge. "We'll have to see when I get a chance to spar with him." Sasuke remarked. "Wow! I've heard from various people from Konoha that he has a chip on his shoulder but I didn't expect this. I don't understand why the ladies find him so attractive." A red-haired boy named Sylvain said. "Whatever," Sasuke replied. He didn't know or care. He didn't catch his eye like Felix or Dimitri; he didn't think he would make a good sparring partner.

"Sylvain, why do you have to make everything about girls? Sheesh!" A blonde-haired girl named Ingrid he saw Naruto talking to her. She looked like someone he'd be interested in sparring with. "I saw you talking to Naruto yesterday; you seemed interesting, Ingrid."

Sasuke couldn't help but notice how she carried herself; she was someone who could and would knock you down if you underestimated her. The best thing about Ingrid is the blonde-haired girl had no interest in him at all.

"Yeah, I talked to Naruto. Do you know him?"

Ingrid asked Sasuke.

"Yeah, I know him. I've known him since we were at the Academy."

Sasuke answered.

"I'm disappointed he isn't here, I think he she turned red with embarrassment."

Sasuke couldn't help but notice that she developed a crush on him. Great! Naruto had just arrived, and he already had an admirer. He probably would be clueless like he is with Hinata." I'm glad that loser isn't here." Sasuke said, not caring how it came out. He didn't hate Naruto; it was just their dynamic.

"That's an interesting thing to call your friend"a brown-skinned man named Dedue who had silver hair. "So I hear you're the right-hand man of Dimitri, isn't that right, Dedue-san?"Sasuke asked respectfully. "Your highness speaks very highly of you; don't abuse his trust."The way he said it was a warning; he takes his duties very seriously. Whatever he went through in the past, Sasuke is certain something happened that caused such a man to be loyal to Dimitri. He doesn't need to look deeply into his eyes to know he would do anything for him. undying loyalty; no one in Konoha that he knows of is that loyal. He doesn't know the history of his people; maybe he will in time. Sasuke doesn't really care, though. He's not here to make friends but to get stronger.

"Mercie should be here by now; it's not like her to be late"remarked Annette. Who was this person his classmate was talking about? Before he had a chance to ponder he felt someone rep their arms around him and he instantly felt annoyed. "Oh Sasuke Kun we are together like we were always meant to be forever and ever" Sakura was clinging to him like an obsessive stalker. "I think you're making him uncomfortable"Annette said trying to be helpful."shut up no one asked you"Sakura sneered. "Come on, that's not nice Annette did nothing wrong"Ingrid said in her defense.

"I'm going to make it clear to all of you stupid bitches here Sasuke Kun is mine"Sakura said in her delusional ramblings Sasuke couldn't stand her. Somebody please get this crazy girl off of him.

"I'm sorry I'm late I forgot something this morning"Sasuke heard a voice he turned around and saw the source of it. She had long hair. She had her hair on her left side that was tied into a ponytail. Her eyes were blue and her hair was blonde. Sasuke did not know what came over him, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her he didn't pay attention to Sakura's jealous look on her face when Sasuke was looking at her.

Her clothes were modest, just like the other girls in her house. She looked like a priestess, he had to he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

He didn't know what was coming over him; he had no words; he never felt this way about anyone before, especially not a girl. She wasn't a girl; she had to be a woman in her early twenties. He was completely at a loss for words.

"Is this one of our new classmates?" the girl asked sweetly. "Yes, he's one of the transfers from Konoha. His name is Sasuke Uchiha." Annette said excitedly to finally draw Sakura's attention away from them. The girl continued to walk towards them. She smiled and he couldn't form any words. He didn't know what was wrong with him; he wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

No girl had ever had this effect on him; he couldn't put his finger on it; just Sasuke; you wouldn't admit this to anyone; he would never hear the end of it; she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen; he couldn't even form any words; he felt like he was unworthy to be in the presence of a goddess sent from heaven.

He wanted to kick himself what the hell is wrong with him? he had to say something to end this awkward silence between them.

"Hey," Sasuke said, lame. He wanted to kick himself. Why was he acting this way? He didn't get it. Seeing this girl made him absolutely speechless. "It's nice to meet you, Sasuke." Again, that sweet smile, there was something radiant about it.The way she walked, the way she spoke, she did it with grace. "It's nice to meet you." He didn't know her full name, he knew earlier that Annette was probably referring to her by her nickname.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you Sasuke. This is my best friend, Mercedes. No, I call her Mercie." He said her name slowly in his lips, absorbing it. Such a beautiful name! Damn it, what the hell am I thinking? I felt like no; he had to put this aside, but he couldn't stop thinking about her. What was wrong with him? Why did he feel so powerless?

Before he could say anything, he saw thankfully Dimitri showed up along with their professor. "Now that everyone is here, for those who are new, we will be teaching the history of the monastery, which is important for us and for those who transfer in to know the significance of this place. The next few months, we will be studying hard; be ready: things will not be easy." Dimitri warned. Sasuke understood it too well. He went to his seat and sat next to Ashe. He didn't care who he sat next to as long as he wasn't next to Sakura. He took one last look at Mercedes as she was chatting with her friend, and they were handed their classwork. He put aside his thoughts on Mercedes and decided to focus on his studies for now.

Sakura couldn't stand that Mercedes, a woman with the nerve, Sasuke treated her like she didn't exist; now he was playing hard to get. Sasuke loves her, she says to herself, in her delusional mind.

"So why were you late, anyway, Mercedes?" asked Dimitri. "Oh, I woke up late," Mercedes answered honestly. "You should probably lay off on the sweets late at night," Annette suggested. Stupid girl, Sakura thought. She thought of course she was smart; she wouldn't eat so late. The fact that she was in the same class as this idiot made her want to strangle someone.

"Are you okay, Sakura?" Ashe asked worried that the boy might be too stupid to notice that there's nothing wrong with her.

"Was I speaking to you?" Sakura said rudely, the boy recoiled, deciding to resume doing whatever it was he was doing. Good, she thought.

She kept looking at Sasuke, who was glancing at Mercedes. She hated that woman; no, she wouldn't steal Sasuke from her. She will win in the end. Sasuke is hers; they will get married and have lots and lots of children. In her delusional mind, Sakura daydreamed.

Golden deer classroom

Naruto is just in time, and the person who was also here was Claude. He had a devious smile. "To think that the two pranksters are on the same class, can you imagine the terrors that we can unleash together?" he said with a grin. "So I can only imagine Claude. I'm all disappointed Ingrid isn't here or Hinata, but that's okay; it's not like we can't be friends outside of class." Claude had a question for the look on his face. "Yeah, I was meaning to ask you what are your feelings for Hinata anyway?" Claude asked curiously. "I think she's cute and beautiful I don't think I'm worthy of being in her presence she's everything I'm not."Naruto said he was shocked at how easily he shared that information. Part of him regretted it because Claude might blackmail him with it in the future, but then again.

He didn't know why he felt comfortable sharing this information. Careful gossip can easily spread," Claude joked. They didn't notice the blue-haired girl who entered the room alongside her friend with pink hair and pigtails. Did they hear everything Naruto just said? His face was burning red. He couldn't believe it. "Wow, that's a little forward if you ask me. Not that I have a problem with that." The pink-haired girl said nothing; he saw her speak to Hinata for some reason. She reminded him of her in some ways.

"She doesn't speak much, so be careful not to make her uncomfortable,"Hilda warned. "Oh I wouldn't dream of it, I wouldn't want to make one of Hinata's friends uncomfortable"Hilda looked at him with interest. "So you know Marianne's new friend?"she asked him, expecting an answer. "Well we have been classmates since childhood can't really say any more than that."the truth is Naruto has always been nervous about approaching her because of her father and her clan.

Nobody knows this at back home, but his crush on Sakura was never real; in fact, the person he had a crush on the whole time was Hinata Hyuga. But you never had the courage to approach her.

"I hope I don't inconvenience you, Mr Naruto" Marianne said, trying to keep quiet. She was definitely soft-spoken a lot like Hinata in that way. She reminds Naruto of Hinata from five years ago and knows that she could use a friend. Before he says anything, another person comes by someone he recognizes.

"Naruto, I'm glad you chose our house" Raphael said with happiness. "I'm glad you did too. I'm really looking forward to that training and just seeing who could beat each other in an eating contest." He heard another person walk between them.

"So, Naruto, it looks like I have a rival for who could eat the most." His friend Choji said, looking at Raphael.

"I'm most looking forward to testing our muscles against each other." Raphael said excitedly to have someone big like him who can possibly give him a challenge.

"I feel like we have two of them, what a drag," remarked Shikamaru. "Well at least in our house our leader is handsome. I wonder if he's interested in a woman like me?" said Ino. "I really like how you dress yourself. Can you tell me when you have the chance how you do it? I like your fashion" remarked Hilda when she looked at the way Ino made her uniform and her hair. "Finally another girl that appreciates fashion. I think I'm going to really like you, Hilda Chan" Ino said excitedly. The girls were talking like they're in their own world. Naruto wanted to sigh. At least she isn't Sakura. "I'm not going to lie, having other people to compete with is going to be really hard but also exciting." He saw a dark-orange-haired girl with short hair. Naruto could tell she had muscle on her arms.

"I'm not going to lie, I'm not really impressed with Most you, Konoha transfer student's, that are in our class, but I'll have to see them in action, especially you, Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto knew she would be a tough opponent if he didn't take her seriously. "My name is Leonie Pinelli; don't forget it if you don't take me seriously, I will make you regret it." She had a lot of fire in her, and Naruto didn't know what to think; he kind of liked her spirit.

"Well at least this one doesn't have a stick up his ass like the emo in the Blue Lions," said a white-haired girl whom Naruto figured was named Lysithea. "Are you talking about Sasuke?" Naruto asked her. "Who do you think I'm talking about? Of course I'm talking about Sasuke. I don't understand what's up with everyone and Sasuke," she said, annoyed over something that seemed to her to be obvious. "Well, it's nice to meet you, I guess," Naruto said. The girl looked like she was annoyed. "Did I say something wrong?" Naruto asked her. "Yeah, you asking stupid questions," the girl sat on her seat. Why did she act like that was beyond him.

"Don't take it personally, she'll warm up to you eventually, just as long as you don't treat her like a child." Claude warned. "Noted." he knew there were two more that he had yet to meet in the Golden Deer. "So we're stuck with this ruffian. If only we got someone like Sasuke. Now he's someone worth knowing or Hinata. Must we get the last person from Konoha?" Lorenz said condescendingly. "You know I've only heard you say one thing, and I already don't like you." Naruto said to him bluntly. "Hey now, there's no need for you to fight." said Claude. Naruto turned his back on him. He didn't want to even see his face; he wanted to punch him.

"I never got a chance to introduce myself until now but it's nice to meet you Naruto", a shy green-haired boy named Ignatz who wore glasses. "Nice to meet you. My name is Naruto. What's your name?" Naruto asked. "Ignatz," the boy answered. "I take it you're friends with Raphael and Ingrid?" he asked. "I met them yesterday. Do you know Raphael and Ingrid?" Naruto was curious; it could give him a chance to learn more about his classmates. "I've known Raphael since childhood and Ingrid, well, we haven't known each other long. We just met." The boy answered, except for one person in the Golden Deer. Naruto felt like he could get along with them. Before he could elaborate further, he saw his professor and nearly dropped out of all the people.

"Yo" said Kakashi, out of all the sensei's, it had to be Kakashi; great, Naruto thought. "I take it you are our professor?" asked Claude. "Yes; as part of the transfer program, at least one of the Jonin from Konoha will be here; as for what that rank represents, I'll explain later; all you need to know is we're one of the highest-ranked Shinobi. I'm very harsh, but I'll be lucky that I'm going to be lenient with you kids." Kakashi said casually; none of the students had any idea what he had in store for them; he almost felt sorry for them. "Now, as a tradition in Konoha, I would like all of you to introduce yourselves and if you want to tell the class your dreams and aspirations."

Naruto knew this would be a long day; he would listen to everyone's dreams and aspirations, but Claude was very guarded. Marianne barely said anything, and hearing Lorenz talk about his made Naruto want to puke. He couldn't wait to get the tedious introductions over with.

Black Eagles classroom

Being in the presence of her old friend was surreal for Hinata. She still wondered what happened to her hair. Why was her hair white instead of brown? Perhaps she would find out in time. Right now, she had to be acquainted with her classmates; her teammates from team 8 who joined her out of loyalty. She was relieved when she found out Naruto joined the Golden Deer instead of the Blue Lions. She felt bad for Sasuke though, because of Sakura, that obsessive girl she would love to see her freak out if Sasuke ever found someone who actually truly cared about him. She put her fantasy aside, her childhood friend introduced her to a black-haired man who looked like a vampire. She didn't know why she could feel it, but she knew.

"So you are friends with Lady Edelgard and you're a disinherited heir of the Hyuga clan, correct?" He asked her coldly. It felt like an interrogation; she felt uncomfortable. Her friend picked up on this.

"Please stop, Hubert. You're making her uncomfortable." She said to reassure Hinata. She didn't know how he learned such information; only those in the clan knew about it.

"It's okay Hina-chan, it's just between us unless you want to tell others. I understand how much they must feel." She said compassionately. "Personally, I would rather not talk about it. Edel-chan," Hinata said to her in her native language. "Don't worry; the rest of the Black Eagles aren't like that. Oh, speaking of the devil." She saw other members of her class. One of them was a short-haired purple-haired girl who looked like she didn't want to be there. She saw a bright blue-haired boy who looked excited for some reason. The way his demeanor reminded her of Naruto. There was an orange-haired boy with short hair and the way he carried himself made him look like he took his duties as a noble seriously. She saw a woman who looked like she was in her late teens. She had long brown hair and a hat on her head.

She saw a green-haired boy who looked bored and then lastly, she saw a girl who looked like the youngest in the class. She looked foreign compared to the other students except for her teammates on Team 8. Her hair was braided, and she had an unusual style. She couldn't help but admire the girl, even though she didn't know what she sounded like in terms of her speech. The way she carried herself was nothing like Hinata.

"Wow, she's both beautiful and cute. How did you get her to join our house, Edie?"

The brown-haired girl said that Hinata, with green eyes, had noticed something. She looked familiar, but she couldn't be sure. She recalled having a poster of a diva named Dorothea Arnault; she loved her music. It was hard to believe that Hinata was in the same class as her. Hinata thought it was too good to be true.

To Hinata, she was even more beautiful in person than she was in any illustration she had seen; she is a huge fan of hers and to think that she's in the presence of this Chestnut haired goddess!

"I recognize talent when I see it, and Hinata is an old friend."

Edelgard answered. "I must say, though they weren't kidding, Hyuga's whether they're male or female are hot."

Dorothea said

Hinata wasn't used to getting this kind of look from a person of the same gender; she her cheeks were turning pink. "There's no need to be shy. My name is Dorothea. I hope we could be friends. Hinaa."

She was called a nickname. Why wasn't she surprised? "Oh, you're so cute when you blush. Do you know that? I'm tempted to ask you out myself."

She continued to hit on her, and she should never tell anyone back home that she is attracted to both boys and girls, but she has never been attracted to any girl except one whom she had a crush on years ago, the redhead Monica, but she was completely different from Dorothea. No, she couldn't be interested in someone like her; she was just playing around, especially the former Diva.

"Dorothea hasn't even talked to our newest classmate for more than a few minutes, but she's already looking for a marriage proposal from her. Why am I not shocked? Whatever it is, I'm going to get some sleep."

The green-haired boy named Linhardt showed no interest; she had no idea what to think of him. "Well, I hope she's good in a fight. I've heard some great things about her clan. We should spar sometime." said Caspar, the light-blue-haired boy. "We've barely met our new classmate and you already want to marry her." said the girl named Petra who clearly was struggling with the language. "I'm sorry. That didn't come out how I wanted it to." The girl was struggling. Hinata could relate; it was difficult to speak the language. The fact that she could speak it as well as she did without it sounding accented with all because of her harsh training that she would get severely beaten if she got one word wrong. "Don't worry about it, Petra-san." The girl was happy that Hinata was understanding of her struggle to speak the language.

"I would really like to spar with you though whenever given the chance" Petra said in Hinata's language; she couldn't believe it. It didn't sound exactly how it did in Konoha, but the language in Brigad, which was basically the same, had a slightly different accent. "I would like that," Hinata smiled. She felt comfortable so far, even if Dorothea made her feel the same kind of feeling she feels when she's around Naruto. "Well, you are definitely living up to what it means to be a noble, even if it is from a foreign land, Lady Hinata. I would love to get to know you." Ferdinand bowed to her respectfully in a gentle manner.

"She doesn't seem to be scary like those other two" Bernadetta said nervously. She reminded her so much of herself when she was 12; she didn't know what kind of hell she went through as a child, but she felt some kinship with her. "Bernadetta San, if it makes you comfortable, if it makes you feel better, I'm nervous around people too." Hinata said, trying to make her feel comfortable around her. "Really? You know how it feels?" the girl asked hopefully. "Only too well. In time, I hope we can be friends." Hinata smiled. "I don't know why, but I like her. She isn't scary." She admitted out loud. Everyone knew something Hinata didn't; perhaps she'll learn in time.

"Wow, I didn't expect our new classmate to be so popular, but then again, it's not every day we get a princess from a prestigious clan." said Hubert with a sinister chuckle; she didn't know why she felt uncomfortable, but she did. She felt like he was looking into her soul. "Seriously, Hubert, you could stop being so scary all the time! You're making Hinaa uncomfortable; sheesh." Dorothea said angrily. Edelgard nodded. "They may be a handful, but they're good people. I think you'll like it here, Hina-chan."

Her friend said to her Hinata smiled she felt comfortable and at home for the first time she wasn't being judged everyone was welcoming except for Hubert. Her teammates even were intermingling; perhaps being here wasn't that bad she was looking forward to making friends in the monastery. Before her thoughts could be indulged any further she was solely focused on the professor . He didn't look like anything impressive, he looked old and decrepit" all right class we have our lessons for the day since you've all been introduced we will start with the founding of the church"Hinata was bored she already knew this history it was required before getting transferred but she knew it was part of the program so she did like all the other students did and listened.

She couldn't keep her eyes off of Dorothea, even though she had feelings for Naruto. She couldn't get the chestnut-haired girl out of her mind, and she had perverted thoughts about having a threesome with both of them.

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At the cafeteria Dimitri, Naruto, Annette, Ingrid, Claude and Felix

"Could you believe the way Sasuke was reacting when Mercedes appeared? It was almost as if his entire jaw dropped to the ground, said Annette laughing with Felix. Dimitri couldn't help but notice that too; she left an impression on Sasuke Uchiha. Mercedes has her own share of admirers, but she never left such an impact on them like she did on Sasuke Uchiha. He acted out of character, unlike how he was described.

"I can also recall the way she acted towards him. Ingrid added in disbelief that Mercedes of all people would develop a crush, especially on a younger man who was at least five to six years her junior.

"We shouldn't be gossiping about our classmate," said Dimitri. "What do you mean, what happened with Sasuke?" asked Naruto, who was sitting at their table along with Claude. "Nothing really," said Dimitri, knowing that Claude would spread this gossip like wildfire. "It wouldn't hurt, would it, Dimitri?" asked Ingrid. "Well, if you must know, please don't tell anyone Sasuke spaced out when he saw one of our classmates, Mercedes; his cheeks were turning red, and…"

Naruto was laughing, his ass off you laughed so hard that he had almost fallen off the chair. He was sitting on the chair, and he was crying because he was laughing so hard. Dmitri didn't understand why this was so funny, but he decided to wait for Naruto to calm down before he spoke.

"Oh my, Sasuke having a crush—I never thought I would see the day! That's just fucking hilarious!" Claude was laughing too. "I take it you've never had a crush before?" Felix challenged.

Naruto's face was a deep shade of red he couldn't deny what Felix was pointing out.

"Even if I did, it's none of your business." Naruto said, not wanting to volunteer any information.

"What do you mean what is everyone talking about? Who has a crush on Sasuke-kun?" asked a pink-haired girl in annoyance. God, Sakura was the last person he wanted to be near. "You were there how oblivious are you?" Ingrid asked angrily to Sakura's presence. "Fuck you, pig" Sakura said to Ingrid. "Don't talk to Ingrid-chan like that" Naruto said clearly irritated with Sakura insulting her. "So you moved on to somebody else because I'm way out of your league?"

Sakura said insultingly, "If you ask me, he made a good choice. You're annoying, and the only reason you're in this class is because of Sasuke. No wonder both of them hate you." Felix didn't care if he might have pissed her off.

"First off, Sakura. There are many reasons I can't stand you. My crush on you was never real if you think in your own delusional mind that I ever liked you, you are sadly mistaken. I've always had my eyes on another, and unlike you, she's not a bitch or an annoying banshee with a voice that's so annoying it sounds like nails on a chalkboard."

Naruto smirked.

Sakura looked pissed by Naruto's insult

"Can you leave? I'm losing my patience with you. You're ruining my lunch, which my friend worked very hard to make." Annette barely controlled her temper.

"I advise you to leave, Annette isn't someone you want to piss off." Dimitri advised she stormed off. He signed that he had heard that she was the bitch of Konoha from multiple people who were from there and he didn't blame them."How did you deal with her for all these years?" asked Ingrid. "I was a foolish boy who was trying to get her attention because of my rivalry with Sasuke. It was fake like I said, there's someone else I have my eyes on." Dimitri looked at the girl Naruto was talking about; it was Hinata who, from what he could see, was talking to Mercedes and Hilda.

"Lunch is too short, Naruto. I would really like to talk to you sometime about whatever. I know I've heard you have the lowest grades in Konoha but I believe there's a lot more to you than what is officially on some paper."

He really did mean it; he couldn't put his finger on it, but Naruto was someone that would do something that would change the world one day. "I appreciate that, Dimitri. Many people back at home don't believe I will ever amount to anything. That I'm just a failure." Dimitri interrupted.

"You wouldn't be here if that's all you are. You deserve to be here; you worked hard to be here, so don't let anyone else say otherwise."

Dimitri said, knowing from what he had heard from people who knew Naruto, he was someone who was hard-working and would not give up his greatest attribute. Even though he had heard about Naruto inspiring people, if this is the kind of power that Naruto has, then that is more valuable than any grades on a piece of paper.

Naruto looked at Hinata before he spoke. "There was a girl who once told me that I'm a proud failure, that I don't give up once I fail, that I get up and try again. Those words to this very day are what keeps me going. I don't know what I would do without her encouragement."

The way he was talking about the girl he loves her greatly. Dimitri took another look at Naruto's eyes, which were directed towards Hinata. He understood without Naruto saying anything else that Hinata is an important person to him. "I would really like to meet this person," said Ingrid. "She's across the table from us. Naruto pointed out where Hinata was.

"Well, I'll probably talk to her when I get the chance. She sounds like an inspiring person, Naruto. If she inspires someone like you."

Dimitri rolled his eyes. She obviously has a crush on Naruto, and neither one of them is aware of it. "You know, Naruto, you could just date both of them. You know?"

Claude joked, causing Dimitri to almost spit the food he was eating. "What are you talking about? Of all the things."

Ingrid was blushing deeply, and so was Naruto. "Damn it, Claude! I was eating, and I almost spat out my food!"

Dimitri thought it was absurd, but he knew in some cultures, having more than one partner was normal.

"I mean, come on! It wouldn't be so bad. If it works and all parties involved have no issues with that, then they"

Claude was elbowed in the stomach by Ingrid because she didn't want to hear any more. Her face was red as a tomato; it was so red that some would think she wasn't feeling well.

He would keep an eye on the situation with Naruto and Hinata, but wouldn't get involved. The last thing he wanted was to get involved in his friends' love lives.

At the same time with Hinata

The food she was eating wasn't what she was normally used to eating, but she was grateful they had cinnamon rolls. She was waiting to eat them for dessert. There's nothing she loves more than a fresh and tasty cinnamon roll. Marianne sat across from her, happy to see someone she could talk to. "How's your day so far, Marianne San?" Hinata asked, hoping to start a conversation. "It was nothing of interest; I met some classmates and heard something that Naruto said. I don't know how I can say it." Hinata was curious. "What did Naruto say?" asked nervously. "Something that you're cute and beautiful. I don't know how that is significant."

Hinata was blushing. "Naruto thinks you're cute and beautiful. Why didn't he tell her this before? She barely even knows Marianne, and she learned more in a day than she have in the past 10 years. No, she take a deep breath. It might be recent, but she can't assume." The girl apologized. "It's okay. You don't have to apologize for anything. It's just that it's so sudden." Hinata admitted.

"I know I shouldn't, I might curse you, maybe I should just go"

Marianne was about to leave, but Hinata grabbed her arm gently. "You can eat here if you want, you don't have to leave; I don't really want to be alone. If I'm being honest, I could use some company." She tried to convince Marianne not to leave. "If I'm making you uncomfortable, I'll let you go. That wasn't my intention."

She let Marianne leave. She knows what it's like to go through what she went through to be reclusive and quiet and want to stay away from others. She saw two other girls sitting on the table, one of them being a blonde-haired girl she assumed was named Mercedes and the other being a pink-haired girl with pigtails she knew was Hilda. "I hope I'm not disturbing you," said Mercedes politely. "I doubt you're doing anything like that Mercedes from what I've heard about this girl from Naruto. She's one of the most polite people you'll ever meet. I doubt she has a mean bone in her body, does Lady Hinata?" Hilda looked at her and she felt like she was being put on the spot.

"I think you're making her uncomfortable, Hilda." Mercedes said, trying to reassure Hinata that she was welcome. "I'm sorry; I'm just not used to this much attention." Hinata admitted. "You're really popular; you know that you could use your charm to your advantage even better than I could. I'm jealous." Hilda joked, knowing Hinata wouldn't do that. "I don't know what's so special about me?" Hinata said aloud.

"Let's be honest; it's not everyday some cute and beautiful foreigner comes and gets the attention of nearly half the school for crying out loud. Your fan club is almost as big as as Dorothea Arnault."

Hinata didn't like the attention she was getting. "Speaking of which, I've heard something interesting: someone has a crush on you. Is that true?"

Mercedes looked at Hilda and turned away. "I don't know what you're talking about." She said politely. "We can agree that at least you and me are fortunate we don't have to deal with that banshee in our class."

She laughed, but then she felt sorry for Mercedes because she had to deal with her.

"I've been meaning to ask you, I don't really understand anything about the goddess. Maybe you could tell me something Mercedes" the girl's eyes lit up. "I would love to tell you about the goddess. She guides me on everything that I do. I wouldn't mind passing on her wisdom to you if that's what you wish." There was something about her that she couldn't help but like. "Such a shame lunch is almost over." Mercedes said, disappointed. "I know what you mean. I'd really love to savor this cinnamon roll. I don't think I can eat this whole thing at the thought of how much time is left." She really did want to savor it, but she forgot because she was so caught up in the conversation she was having with Hilda and Mercedes.

"Why not split it?" Mercedes suggested. She couldn't believe she hadn't thought of splitting it before. "Sure, if you want some." The girl smiled. "Oh Hinata, I could totally see us being friends." She handed half of the remaining cinnamon roll to Mercedes, who ate it. She loved that sweet more than anything. But she didn't want it to go to waste. "Oh, I can make cinnamon rolls as good as this, if not better." Mercedes said. "I'd love to try out anything you'd make, Mercedes-san." Despite her earlier nervousness, Hinata was happy to be there, better than she would have been at home.

"be patient with Marianne it's going to take time she's not used to being around other people"Hilda said knowing what she was thinking.

"I take it you know Marianne San"Hinata asked Hilda."I've known her all my life she's my best friend."Hilda the way she spoke he not to couldn't help it pick up the Marianne was someone important to her but she wasn't going to ask after all they just started talking.

Then she saw Ino approach the group."oh you met my friend Hinata Chan"Ino said to Hilda."you weren't kidding she's cute."Hilda gave that lustrous smile."it's such a shame that lunch is already over it'd be nice if we all hung out maybe if we got Annette to join us one day it would be amazing."smiled Hilda she saw the orange haired girl she was laughing and smiling with Felix Sasuke she couldn't help it pick up even if he didn't show it enjoyed their company along with her childhood friend Dimitri.

The bell rang and the girls got up from the table and headed to their respective classes. despite the setback with Marianne Hinata is more at peace now than she had ever been back at home this was like an extended vacation.

With Marianne

After she was done eating, she looked up at the sky and lifted her right index finger. When she was around animals, she felt the most peaceful. Animals can't do anything wrong unless they are threatened. She doesn't do this to hate people; she just feels uncomfortable around them and thinks she would curse someone with her mere presence. She wonders if there's anyone out there who knows she disregards that thought. The chances of ever finding someone like that is zero.

She couldn't chance it, she couldn't put them in danger, she couldn't curse them, she dared not let anyone know about her crest, she didn't even know why she tried to talk to Hinata. She was everything she wasn't beautiful, kind and confident. "I wish there was someone who could understand me," Marianne said to herself. Part of her wished that It would all end, that the goddess would finally take her. What reason did she have to be here? The world was cruel. Her parents had died in such horrible ways that she had only wished she were never born.

She didn't know why she even told Hinata about Naruto's feelings; it was it because she was trying to help her?

She didn't know she felt like she might have cursed them both, perhaps she should have never told her.

She decided to stay away from them. No good would come out of them being near her.

Despite her best efforts little does she know the goddess would have other plans for her.