Falling Into Your Ocean Eyes

Like a river flows surely to the sea...

I sat down at my desk and sighed. It was the beginning of a new term, and everything felt exactly the same as when we'd left for the holidays. I pulled out my pencil case and notepad, glancing around the room, hoping that he'd show up soon. Naruto Uzumaki, the one who i'd loved since I was a child. I turned the my notepad to the back, where i'd been doodling.
Mrs Hinata Uzumaki," I wrote, adding little hearts around the name and smiled. Just being in the same classes as him and have him acknowledge me had helped me through so many hard times. He was the reason I kept going on.
"YOOOOOO HINATA!!!"
I jumped up into the air, as Kiba's hand clapped down on my shoulder. "How you been? Me and Akamaru missed you through the holidays!" He exclaimed, grinning at me as Akamaru let out a small yelp of agreement.
"O-Oh....Kiba-kun..." I began, "I missed you too. And you, Akamaru!" I added, as I leaned down to pet Akamaru, "I've just been...you know... studying and stuff."
Kiba laughed. "Ahhhh you need to come out with us more often! Who knows, perhaps Naruto will come out with us adn you two can-"
"SH-SHUT UP, KIBA! What if somebody hears you?!" I started, panicking that one of our classmates heard.
"Pshh, you act like it's not the most obvious thing in the world. Anyway, don't worry- he is in today. I saw him in the corridor on my way in here,"
I blushed. It had been a good three weeks since i'd last seen Naruto. I was so excited to see him again, to hear hhis voice, maybe even to talk to him. I'd already promised myself that this term, I would confess to him. I loved him so much, he was my source of strength. I just had to do it.

The classroom continued to fill up, and Kakashi, our teacher finally entered.
"Well everyone," he began,
"SENSEI!! YOU'RE LATE AGAIN!" Naruto yelled from the front row. I giggled, only Naruto was confident enough to call a teacher out in front of a wole classroom!
"Well, Naruto, I was simply lost on the path of life. Perhaps when you mature a little you'll realise that-"
"Yeah yeah whatever, this is SUCH a drag. just get on with it." Shikamaru groaned. As usual, he was fed up with the antics of our class.
"Ahem," Kakashi continued, "This term, there will be a group project. I will place you into pairs, and I expect-"
"WHAT?!"
"NOOOOOOOO!!!"
"NOT FAIR!"
The class yelled and protested in anger. My heart began to race. If we were going to be put into pairs then perhaps I could be paired with Naruto! That would mean we would have a whole term of having to work together every day, meet up after classes, and maybe I could finally-! I shook my head. I was getting over excited. It wasn't GUARENTEED that I would be placed with Naruto, after all. Despite knowing this, I could feel my heart beating much faster than it usually did, and my cheeks growing warm. Before I could continue with my thoughts though, Kakashi-Sensei shouted to our class to settle down.
"You know, this isn't my fault. I don't decide on the curriculum, and if you have a problem with it, I suggest that you take it up with our headmaster Tsunade-Sama, instead of complaining at me." He paused thoughtfully before carrying on. "Anyway, here are your pairs. Please listen carefully." "Ino and Shikamaru, Choji and Sai, Kiba and Shino, TenTen and Lee, Hinata and Sasuke-"
I stopped listening and felt my heart sink. I wasn't paired with Naruto. So much for spending time with him alone. Instead I had to work with Sasuke Uchiha, the quiet but mysterious boy that all the girls loved. I sighed. Any of the other girls in my class would be thrilled to work with him. Except me. I just wanted to work with Naruto. Still, i'd have to make do. I wanted to pass the class, so i'd have no choice.
"Now, everyone, could you please move and sit with your partners, and i'll give you your brief for this term's project."
Kakashi said as he clapped his hands together. I moved slowly towards Sasuke.
"Uhm, Sasuke-Kun?" I asked him, as he turned his head towards me. My heart was in my throat.
"Hinata! Uhh, hi." He moved up and gestured at me to sit down next to him. "At least we'll do well- we both get good grades afterall." He added.
"Y-yeah..." I replied. We sat in silence, not making any conversation.
"What do you hope our presentation will be on, Sasuke-kun?" I asked, looking down, too uncomfortable with the awkward silence between us.
"Maybe..." He began, "Well it will be psychology related, apparently this term we're doing psychology. Probably about the effects of grief on an individual. I'd find it an interesting topic," He paused, "...and easy to do."
"Oh." I remembered that he'd lost his parents when he was young, due to his brother killing them. I decided not to press him about his choice in case he thought I was being insensitive. "I hope we get child psychology. LIke, developmental stuff. It sounds like it would be interesting to research."
"Yeah, I can imagine," Sasuke added, "Let's see what we get."

Kakashi-Sensei approached us. "You two- Hinata and Sasuke- I would like your research project to be on the symptoms and effects of Depression and Anxiety in young adults. Here is a reading list of books you may find useful." We nodded. Not the topic we'd hoped for, but we'd be able to make it work.
"Also," Kakashi added, "It may be useful to exchange phone numbers. It will be easier to organize study dates that way."
"Yes Sensei," we said in unison, and looked at each other.
"Well...Well here's my number. You know, to talk about the study stuff." I passed Sasuke the piece of paper I had written on.
"Thanks," he murmured, "I'll send you mine now." He pulled his phone out, typed my number in, then typed a message and hit send. My phone beeped less than a second later.
"^w^"
It was a suprisingly cute message, for someone so solemn!
"I'll save your number," I replied, pulling my phone out, trying not to blush. This was the first ime i'd ever gotten a boy's number! Much less, from the most popular guy in class! Despite it being for a class project, I still felt excited for some reason, like I could brag to everyone in our class that I'D gotten Sasuke Uchiha's phone number!
"Okay!" Kakashi-Sensei began, "Class dismissed! And no, Shikamaru, you CANNOT change partners because you don't want to work with a girl!"
"Hey- I'll text you later, yeah?" Sasuke nodded at me, as he got up to leave.
I smiled. "S-Sure!"
And with that, he was gone.