Few days after the chaos caused by midterms, normalcy returned and during that time we planned to hang out to celebrate.
"Shino, you have club activities tomorrow, right?" Inasaze-san asked after he finished chewing his food.
Aburame-san simply nodded in reply and continued to eat while reading a book on his other hand. "I also have plans to hang out with Shikamaru and Choji but I'm available on Sunday." Ino-chan commented and I swear I saw the brown haired boy next to her flinched when she did.
"But what will we do?" I asked curiously.
Without noticing they're talking in unison once again, they said,"arcade? No, movies?! No! AMUSEMENT PARK!" They were so excited that they got up from their seats and disrupted the ongoing conversations among the other groups in the room. As soon as they realized the eyes on them, they bowed and quietly sat back down.
"Amusement park? *Dooshite?"
*Why (polite)
"Nothing in particular, I just haven't been to an amusement park in a while. Now that I think about it, we never went to one together, Hina-chan."
Ah! She's right. Before I can even say anything, Inukaze-san bombarded me with questions as to why but stopped when Ino-chan hit the back of his head. I flinched at how hard he got hit and continue to only ask for details about our trip. "At what time?"
"Hmmm... It will be crowded on the afternoon so why don't we go a little bit early? Does 11 o' clock sound good?" He proposed as he rubbed the back of his head gently. The three of us shared glances with each other and nodded in agreement. "*Yoshi! I can't wait!"
*It doesn't have a literal translation but it's close to "okay".
The rest of the day and the week passed by quickly and before we know it, it was already Sunday. Ino-chan and I met up at the entrance of the park and saw that Aburame-san was already there waiting for us. The only who came a little bit later is Inukaze-san but he enthusiastically went straight for the entrance booth.
"*Ikuzo!" Inukage-san practically grabbed everyone and led us to the highest and scariest roller coaster. It was no surprise that a certain blonde girl was all up for it as well.
*Let's go
They sure are excited.... Looking up at the structure before me, I lose all my confidence and enthusiasm only to be replaced by fear. I glanced at Aburame-san to see if he's just as scared as I am but, sadly, he looked as calm as ever. I definitely don't want to ride that...
"You don't have to ride it if you don't want to, Hina-chan." Ino-chan said after seeing my reaction and because of the fact that she knows as to why.
"Hinata... *Takai tokoro kowai?"
*Are you afraid of heights (might not be right)
"*Hai..." I said dejectedly and kept my eyes on fixated on the ground.
*Yes
"One thing you have to do in order to overcome fear is to face it. Come on, it won't be that bad." He said while gently pushing me towards the line but I stepped aside to shake off of his loose grip.
(Sigh) Instead of being pushed, I walked shakily towards the long line. I didn't want to look back and check if they're following me because I will lose my new found courage. A second didn't even pass when I heard their footsteps not too far behind.
"Okay, now, we should ride that one over there!" The lively pair pointed to another roller coaster that's smaller compared to the one we just been in.
I leaned on a nearby wall to take a breath and signaled them to go on ahead without me. I did it! I still fear falling but at least I actually rode it!
"We'll wait for you over there, Hinata." Aburame-san stated the obvious before he caught up with the other two.
The rest of the trip went by quickly, wonderfully, smoothly after I met up with them again. Time really does goes by fast when we're having fun... It was when we made our way to the exit that Ino-chan and I established that we have to go home separately, since her house is in the same direction as Inukakui-san's place.
I was already halfway to my house when I got a mail from Hanabi saying that she's going to a Ichiraku Ramen with her friends and that I'm welcome to join them. If it's there that means there's a high chance he'll be there.... Although I have the perfect excuse to go see him, I decided that it's best I go home and get some rest for school tomorrow. What a day. I wonder if we'll go there again and if we'll have more time and places to visit together. I was so busy thinking to myself that I was easily surprised by the voice that called for me.
"Hinata?"
So much for not going to see him.... "*Kon'nichiwa, U-Uzumaki-san."
*Hello
"Where are you heading?" I had my eyes cast down but I can still tell that he was genuinely curious.
"Ano, on m-my way home. And you?"
Naruto's P.O.V
"Just got out of work so I'm heading home." She simply nodded her head and we stood in silence as we wait for the walk sign to signal us to go across. I should, no, I want to say something to her.... "Hinata... Can I, eto, may I walk you home?" The light signaled us to cross.
"E-Eh? *Sumimasen. *N-Nan te iimashita ka?"
*Excuse me, *What did you say
"M-May I walk you home?" It surprised me how much I was embarrassed and how much I hesitated when I used to ask Sakura-chan the same question everyday during middle school.
"N-No, no, t-that's really n-not necessary. **Sumimasen." She held her hands up in front of her like an 'x' and shakes her head crazily. The light signaled us not to cross.
**In this context it means "thank you for the trouble."
"I really don't mind but okay." Why do I ask and do the weirdest things when I'm around her...? It's quiet between us again and it felt like we're standing in the same spot for eternity waiting for the light.
"*O-O-Oyasumi, Uzumaki-san! *Ja m-mata ne." She then took off running after the neon light tells us to cross. Her fast fading silhouette was blocked by the other people crossing the street.
*Goodnight, *See you later (both are very casual which is unusual for Hinata because she uses polite language)
I was left frozen in the same spot in surprise and then the light signaled me not to cross.
"Oh! Naruto, *okaerinasai. Whoa... What happened to your face?! It's pink!" Ero-sennin yelled as soon as opened the door to our apartment.
*Welcome home
"I-It is...?" I just ignored him and continue d to walk towards my room.
My dear readers, I present to you a very lame chapter because I couldn't just time skip to Christmas. Ha ha ha... Well, thank you for the support and everything else.
Carver
