Konoha High

Chapter 2

        By the middle of June Hazuki had become a part of Reika’s group of friends. She didn’t really have a choice. Reika pushed her into the middle of it. Reika reminded Hazuki of her cousin back in America. Manami was her best friend and she was the one person Hazuki missed the most. Reika sometimes lacked commonsense and was really clumsy. However, she was pretty good when it came to book smarts and was amazing at baking sweets. Manami was the same way. The only difference was Manami loved to just cook, and she was an artist with it. Along with Reika Hazuki starting to open up and becoming closer to Choji and the other girls. The walks home with Pineapple Head where the only bad part of the day. He was so smug, lazy, with no ambition and he just knew what buttons to push to piss her off. Just one of his looks was enough. Every time they would bicker Ino would laugh and tease that it was pent up frustration because they were madly in love which each other. Choji would just laugh but knew better then to tease about anything. Ino told Hazuki that even though he would never admit It, Choji was a little afraid of her when she was fighting with Shikamaru.  

        Things at home with her grandmother were getting better too. Mameha wished she would be completely back to normal but she was satisfied with her progress so far. It was a good idea to bring her here. She needed to get away from everything that was a reminder of that horrible day. Mameha thought watching Hazuki meet the Nara and Akimichi boys and the Yamanaka girl. They started walking to and from school together. She could hear her granddaughter yelling at the Nara boy about something as she headed to the kitchen. That’s just the way she was with Arashi when they first met. She thought as she remembered the few weeks she traveled to America to be with Hazuki after her parents died. Arashi just moved down the street. Once the two were introduced he was always at the house, the two were inseparable yet they fought and bickered at every chance they had. However, that was in the past she needed to look towards the future. Her granddaughter was telling her things again, smiling and starting to heal.

        On Friday at school Hinata invited the girls to stay over that Saturday night. When Naruto and Kiba found out they seemed jealous. So they decided to have a boy’s night. That morning Hazuki was up early and helped her grandmother around the house. Reika’s father was going to drop her off at Hazuki’s on his way to work later that afternoon. Then they would meet up with Ino and Sakura and take a bus to Hinata’s.

        At around four Hazuki was packed and Reika and her father were at the door. Mr. Henko stayed to chat for a moment. He was a man in his forties with straight brown hair the same shade as Reika's and the same colored eyes. He had the same personally has his daughter only he seemed to be a little goofier, but he was a very nice man. Mameha always described him as an odd but a charming man. He was friends with Hazuki’s father since high school and only lost touch when he moved his family to America. As he chatted with Mameha about ‘the good old days’ the girls headed down the hall to Hazuki’s room. After he left Hazuki’s phone went off.

Ino: Me & Sakura are ready 2 go. Meet us outside :).

Hazuki:  B right out.

        Hazuki kissed her grandmother on the cheek before the two girls headed out of the house. They met Ino and Sakura and headed to the bus stop. It was going to be a little bit of ride due to Hinata living the furthest from everyone else.

        Hinata’s house was more like an estate than a house but it was still very traditional looking. It had the arched roofs, huge windows and sliding doors. The whole house was surrounded with pouches   lined with lanterns. Hazuki imaged it looked right out of the fetal era when it was lit up at night. She half expected to see Ninja’s creeping around and Geishas playing and singing music within the halls. Hinata greeted them at the main gate and showed them around. The inside was more gorgeous then the outside, and like outside the inside was just as traditional. There were a few modern things like TVs, phones, modern kitchen and bathrooms. There were so many rooms that each girl mentally decided once they made it to Hinata’s room that was where they were staying.