Konoha High School (A Naruto Fan Fiction)

Part IV

Part IV

~Naruto~

Last period on Friday is the longest period there is. It's almost as if every single minute of the forty-five minute class seems to have every second stretched to ungodly lengths. It's relief to my ears when the dismissal bell sings.

Asuma sensei looks at the clock, not realizing the time before. "Have a good weekend," he calls to the class as he closes his history book.

Through the crowd of filing out students, Kurenai sensei comes into the room. She's Asuma sensei's wife and the type of teacher the perverted students would oogle over instead of paying attention in class. She's probably in her late twenties or early thirties, but she looks no more than twenty-two. She's my math teacher. She always was so kind to Hinata.

I stop my train of thoughts. Since the beginning of the week, Hinata keeps creeping into my mind again and again. Not just today, but constantly she's entering my thoughts. And then I feel weird. I get a fluttering in my stomach and a serene fog in my head. It's like what I feel for Sakura. Only different. In a way, it's more intense.

I shake my head to clear my thoughts and leave the room with the other students.

In the hallway, I see Sakura and Hinata walking through the hallway. Both girls stand out, happily laughing and speaking to each other and both are beautiful. But something different happens. Something I've never experienced and something that takes me completely off guard.

I notice Hinata first.

I don't understand. I don't understand any of this. I love Sakura. I've always loved Sakura. But why is my mind so fixated on Hinata? Why is it every time I see Hinata, I get similar feelings for her to what I feel for Sakura? And why can I not stop thinking how beautiful Hinata is right now as she's laughing?

My heart races as they approach. This is different. I've never been nervous around Sakura before. I mean, I used to as kids, but we've been so close for so long that her presence doesn't cause me to feel that nervousness anymore. It must be Hinata causing me to feel nervous.

Does all this mean I'm beginning to fall for Hinata?

No, that can't be it. I still love Sakura. At least I think I do. Do I? How can I even tell with Hinata clouding my mind?

Sakura notices me standing blatantly at the end of the hallway. She waves at me and they both walk closer. They could be talking to me as well, I wouldn't know. All I can here is my heart in my ears.

"Hey, Naruto!" Greets Sakura once they're right in front of me.

"Hi, Sakura," I respond, trying to look under control as my mind races.

"H-hi, Naruto," mumbles Hinata. My heart jumps and my stomach flips at the sound of her voice directed to me. What is all this?

"Hello," I say back, unable to make eye contact with her anymore for I fear I may start staring.

Sakura notices something is up with me right away. She glances at me, then to Hinata, then back at me. She looks at me with careful consideration, and she has that look on her face that she gets right before she makes fun of me, but seemingly decides not to say anything.

"So," Sakura says. "Are you guys going to the beach tomorrow with the rest of us?"

"Yes," squeaks Hinata. "Are you going, Naruto?"

I look up and make the mistake of looking directly into her eyes. I'm instantly lost, wandering in a sea of lavender. I continue looking, and Hinata blushes. "Um, N-Naruto?"

Now I blush, realizing I never answered her question. "Yes, of course I am." I look away again. Hinata and I both stand there with red cheeks.

Sakura again examines me. "I'll see you later," she says apprehensively, then leaves. Being alone with Hinata only makes me blush brighter.