Cinderella; Once In A Plot Twist

🧇 Chapter 20 🧇

• A DATE...¿ •

Hinata saw Naruto's message when she was about to retire for bed. She thought about it for a second and decided that there was no way she would be allowed to go out on Saturday. Not if she had something to do about it.

So by the next morning she had Sakura convince her mother to let her off for the weekend. The pink haired girl had to lie that she needed Hinata that Saturday in order for Mebuki to allow her but she got the approval she needed and was able to tell Naruto the next day that she could hang out with him that day.

The blond had been elated that she was going out with him and showed it by working really hard on the omelette rice she was teaching him to make for that week. Though what Hinata didn't tell Naruto was that she was probably going to find the opera house boring. The performers showing off their unbelievable pitch range would only serve as lullabies for her but she had hope that she wouldn't embarrass herself in front of Naruto on Saturday.

Said day couldn't have come any faster but maybe that was just Hinata's nervousness speaking. She never thought she would be one of those girls who would fret over what to wear on a date but here she was, fretting. Well in her defense she wouldn't have if Sakura hadn't looked so appalled at the everyday jeans and shirt she initially put on.

Said girl stood over her box of clothes in surprise and something Hinata couldn't read on her face. "These are all your clothes?!" Sakura asked, more like exclaimed. Hinata didn't see what the big deal was but she guessed if she had a wardrobe as big as Sakura's, seeing her little box of over used clothes would come as a shock.

"Yeah. I thought you noticed."

The snark was lost on Sakura who was genuinely surprised to find that her stepsister owned so little in comparison to what she owned. "I thought you just didn't have a fashion sense!" She yelled in her defense. Before Hinata could speak she grabbed her by her arm and dragged her out of the attic. "No no no no, this wouldn't do. I can't believe I missed this detail for years! If you weren't going on a date I would drag you to the mall with me. But that's for later. Now, we have to get you dressed for your date."

They both stopped in front of Sakura's walk in closet thrown open wide by the pinkette herself. While they were about the same size the difference in their busts would make choosing difficult for Hinata but luckily Sakura had some big clothes that wouldn't stop at Hinata's chest when she wore them. After a lot of deciding and tryouts they both agreed that the oversized off-white t-shirt on biker shorts that Hinata tried out was the best for the date and hot weather.

Sakura gave her a pair of white and black sneakers to match and Hinata accepted it gratefully. She was dragged back by the scruff of her shirt when she was about to leave Sakura's room however. "And where are you going?" Her stepsister asked sternly.

"Uhm... to the rendezvous point?" Hinata replied, unsure of why Sakura was looking at her disapprovingly.

"With that hair?!" Sakura balked. "Hinata you have to put effort into this thing or you'd give off the wrong signal to your date. You'll make him feel rejected." She lectured as she dragged Hinata off to her vanity mirror where lots of beauty products were waiting to be used.

"It isn't a date Sakura." Hinata repeated for the perhaps hundredth time that day but as before, Sakura thought she was denying it.

"I have the perfect look to go with this outfit. Sit tight and trust me okay?" And so Sakura started working on her hair and makeup. When she was done Hinata looked like an entirely new person. Her hair was in two simple braids over her shoulders. Hair rings adorned the braids but that wasn't what made Hinata look different, it was the make up.