Stitching the Gaps

12. Spotted A Sleeping Beauty

"Now class, this will be the first and last reward I'll be giving this year. Only because having Naruto for two years, he finally made it in honor roll. I'll be giving him month worth of free ramen meals coupons." Everyone applauded.

The rowdy knuckle head blonde, Uzumaki Naruto, stood up in shock. He hollered like he won on a quiz show or some ape at the zoo. I thought he was going to kiss me as his body flew to my desk giggling like an idiot and he pulled me into a hug. He flew across the room magically and pounced on Iruka sensei into a bear hug.

That bear hug took my breath away. I feel bad for Iruka sensei. It looked like it hurts more than mine. Literally taking his soul. He patted the crying blonde away from him. The class bursts out with laughter. I couldn't help myself. I cracked a smile. Naruto saw and raised his hand and gave me thumbs up. I did the same.

He deserved it.

Later in the day, I saw Sakura talking to Ino. Sakura saw me and happily made her way towards me. Ino followed.

"Heard about Naruto?" I smirked. Sakura and Ino giggled.

"Yeah. The idiot finally made it in honor roll. Again. All thanks to this Hinata girl." Ino rubbed her fine nails on her chest and aimed it close to her lips to blow it with pride. Is she talking about the Hyuga? Who knows?

"Hyuga Hinata is so adorable. I heard she's going to be on honor roll too. She's fucking smart." Ino mentioned.

Sakura narrowed her eyes.

"Um. Are you forgetting? So is Sasuke and I. And....Who's Hinata?"

"The smart girl in our Japanese class. She wears a long skirt with a large blazer. She's the quiet girl that always sits in the front." Ino said.

"Oh. Her." Sakura didn't seem too happy about Hinata.

"Hey Sasuke, would you help me find this history book in the library." Sakura batted her lashes. Oh shoot. I almost forgot about that. Is this fourth period? It sure is. I nodded my head.

In the library, Kurenai was busy typing stuff on the computer. Sakura dragged me over to the history side of the room. She lets go of my hand and scanned the books on the shelves.

"Damn, this going to take forever." Sakura squinted her eyes. I told her I'll be looking at another shelf. She waved me off. As I strolled through the aisles, I caught my eyes on someone. Between books, he poked his head to see the small girl clearly.

She snores loud.

Books was stacked around her on the table. Yeah, she was sleep. Sleeping like a baby. A bit of drool on the corner of her lips, lashes laying against her cheeks, and her once straight hair ruffled and scattered around here and there.

"Hey." She didn't flinch.

"Hey." I said again but a bit louder in this quiet room. She squeaked from shock. Her pearl like eyes opened wide awake and looked around her surroundings. She clearly forgot where she was. Her head lifted.

"He-hello?" She whispered. She made a face and went in her bag. She pulled out a mirror to see her messy face. She cleaned her face and put on her... Glasses. She wear's thick brim glasses. Weird.

"Someone had a good sleep." I picked up a book to see it's about literature then place it back down. She blushed. Nervously, her fingers ran through her silk locks.

"Oh, it's you, Uch-Uchiha san. I didn't know." She used her middle finger to adjusting her glasses up. She cut-Woah. Woah. I didn't mean to call her...cute. No. No. I mean; her face fits her hair. Well, her dark lashes are long. Like it goes well with her eyes. I turned away before I think of anything weird.