My College Life (a NaruHina AU fanfic)

Chapter Three

I heard no reply from both man standing in front of me.

After a while, the guy wearing a white nirvana shirt suddenly burst out of laughter. His manly voice filled the awkward silence inside the room, making his friend chuckles, following him suit.

My cheeks turns all shade of red. Here I am, praying for my safety because I thought they might do something nasty to me, but, look at them, they're just laughing their lungs out.

"I said I'm sorry, okey!" I pout. I start to stump my feet, finding my way out of their room when, I felt a gentle tug on my right arm. I turn my head back and saw the guy in white, holding my me with his big, left hand. "Wait!" He said, looking straight to my eyes.

His face is so close to mine. So close that I can see so much details of it. Even his glittering raven irises, they are deep like the sea at night.

I think it make me blush a bit more.

"Uhm.. hello? You heard me?" I heard him spoke, snapping me out of daydreaming. He released my arm and put his hand on his pocket.

"Pardon?" I said back, lowering my head so I can avert my eyes to them.

He scratch the back of his neck, "I'm asking for your name, miss." He asked once more. I gulp, clear my throat then answer "I'm Hinata. Like I said, I came from the flat across here".

"Im Shikamaru, and this is my best friend, Sai." Shikamaru, the one wearing a white shirt said, as he introduce his self and his friend.

We all shake hands, uttering words of delight for meeting each other.

Shikamaru and Sai are both in their second year here in Thorston College. Both of them are a member of a rap-metal band called Freakshow.

Shikamaru holds the drum while Sai is their vocalist. Together with the other three members, Freakshow showcases their raw music and lyrics on a downtown bar every Saturday night.

The song they were practicing when I eavesdrop earlier is one of the newest song they'll be playing on the bar this coming weekend.

After a bit of getting to know-each-other, Shikamaru gave me two entrance ticket for Freakshow's next gig. I accept them with so much gratitude and then excused my self out, literally running down to the convenient store on the dorm's ground floor.

I'm sure Sakura will scold me later for coming back very late, but I am also sure she'll forgive me after I give her the ticket I just got from Shikamaru.

After Sakura and I ate our Sandwiches, brush our teeth, and wear our best casual clothes, we walk out of our flat and head towards Ino's room in the end of the hallway. We are ten minutes late, so I'm sure everyone on the 9th floor are already gathered there.

Reaching Ino's room, I knock on the door three times. I confirm my thought after Ino open her door for us. There are a lot of unknown faces, circling the round kotatsu on Ino's tatami floor. Ino's room looks like a Japanese home. I can say that she's a rich kid, base of how her room has bed customized. Also, I can tell that Ino's flat is the biggest on the whole 9th floor.

"Come in! Come in! We're just about to start!" Ino giddily exclaimed while dragging us inside her living room. She make us remove our shoes and settle us on a vacant space around the large Kotatsu. The weather is a bit chilly, so I think the kotatsu is perfect for this little party.

I look all the faces around the table and saw some familiar faces. Of course, Shikamaru and Sai are here, and also, the blond guy who helped me this morning, Naruto.

Shikamaru, who sits across me, saw me looking at him. He gave me a small smirk and a playful wink. My eyes grew wide because of it, and I immediately look down on my lap, hoping he cannot see my blushed cheeks.

"Okey, first of all, I know everyone know me already. Again, I am Ino Yamanaka. I'll be in charge of our floor from this day forward. I called all of you here to this small welcome party so we can get to know each other properly." Ino started.

"As you can see, we currently have ten persons occupying the 9th floor. Four of us are occupying the single-tenant rooms, while the other six are on the dual tenants room. I have the room number 901, which is also the first single-tenant room here in 9th floor. As the floor head, I am in charge of every concern regarding our floor. You can knock on my door or call me by my cellphone if you need anything about the floor management."

Ino keep on explaining everything, while all of us are carefully listening to every word she says. I am truly focusing to her speech, but something caught my attention. I shift my eyes from Ino's face, then to the man sitting in front of me.

My eyes fixed on Shikamaru's blazing gaze towards mine. He grin from ear to ear as soon as our eyes caught each other.

I know he's looking at me from the very start, but I dont know what's his deal. I wonder if I have something on my face.

Maybe he saw me blush?