A/N: Hi. For all you fanfiction-ists that have just suddenly stumbled upon this fanfic, I'd like you to know that this a sequel to my previous one-shot 'Customer Service'. The reason why I didn't just add it onto Customer Service is because I kinda wanted it to be able to stand on its own. This is just an extra continuation for those who requested a sequel to it. You should read 'Customer Service' before you read this otherwise things might be a tad bit confusing.
For all those that said they wanted a sequel, here you go :)
"Good afternoon, Hatake-san," Hinata greeted with a small wave as she strolled into the supermarket for the second time that week.
"Hinata-san," The masked security guard responded dryly, his uncovered eye staring intently at the open pages of his pocket-sized book, only flicking away from the pages to glance up at the monitor set up on his desk.
Hinata stepped past the shopping baskets and smiled in satisfaction when she saw that the supermarket was bustling with people. Trolleys were scraping against each other, the cashiers' hands were scanning items furiously and there were lines stretching into the food aisles.
She'd worked hard to bring in more customers, even going as far as replacing the cracked sign and giving the building a new paint job so she felt rather proud to see the supermarket looking so alive. Hinata had made keeping the supermarket open and busy her project and as she watched two old ladies bicker over the last box of sunny-field raisons, she felt confident that her project was successful.
Her lavender-eyes flicked across the aisles in search of a certain stoic, raven-haired teenager. Hinata came into the supermarket frequently to record its progress and had become quite close friends with the Uchiha. She would teach him how to be nicer to the female customers and he'd complain to her how the female customers would irritate him to the extent that he was tempted to lock them in the meat freezer. She'd actually caught Sasuke leading a few girls into the meat freezer a few times, but he swore that he was only showing them where the chicken thighs were kept.
"Hinata? Is that you?"
The indigo-haired girl turned on her heel to see familiar-looking blonde boy sporting orange attire and a toothy grin.
"Naruto-kun?" Hinata exclaimed as she blinked at him in disbelief.
Uzumaki Naruto. He was in her math class for four years but was expelled from school half-way through the second semester last year for de-fouling principal Tsunade's car. Rumours around the school said that his foster family disowned him so he caught the train to Suna and was working there at McDonalds for a living. However, contrary to said rumours, here he was, standing in front of her without a cap with a yellow 'M' printed on it and asking something other than 'Would you like fries with that?'.
"I thought you moved to Suna..." She said as Naruto laughed.
"Where did you hear that from? I still live in Konoha but I go to public school now," He explained as he stretched his arms and placed his hands at the back of his head. Hinata blushed slightly; his arms were even more toned and muscley than they were last year. Even though she'd gotten over her six-month crush on him a while ago, it's not to say she still didn't find him attractive.
"Do you like it there?" Hinata asked as the blonde nodded enthusiastically.
"Yeah, it's great! I've made lots of really good friends. I think you'd like it there better too..Everyone at Konoha academy thinks they're all high and mighty just because they're rich. Not you of course, you're different Hinata-chan,"
Hinata smiled. "Thanks,"
"What are you doing here, dobe?" Sasuke asked, suddenly appearing by the 'fifty percent off cabbages' sign with a deep frown set on his mouth.
Naruto grinned as he threw an arm around Hinata's slim shoulders.
"Like the good friend I am, I came to visit you at work and I just so happened to run into my old math-buddy, Hina-chan," He explained as Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at Hinata.
"You know this idiot?" He asked as Hinata nodded and opened her mouth to reply before being cut off by Naruto. "Yes, she knows me. Her test paper was always my inspiration during math exams," The blonde blabbed as Sasuke frowned.
"So even in private school you were a total moron?"
Naruto socked him in the shoulder. "I'm not a moron; I'm just not good with numbers!"
The blonde pouted for a few seconds before his bright blue eyes lit up excitedly.
"Anyway, the real reason I came here was to check out this girl you have your eye on. Judging by the way you rushed off the work after school, I'm sure she's coming here today,"
Sasuke narrowed his charcoal eyes at Naruto.
"What are you talking about?" He hissed, elbowing the blonde in the side.
Unfortunately, Naruto didn't seem to get the elbow-hint and babbled onwards.
"Geez, this girl must be pretty hot to get your attention. I mean, you didn't even blink when Sakura 'accidentally' flashed to you on athletics day. I was actually starting to get a bit worried you might be gay." The blonde rambled and Sasuke growled under his breath. If Naruto let anymore information slip out of that gigantic mouth of his, he was going to thrust a pop-tart up his ass.
Hinata smiled, looking at Sasuke proudly.
"You've found a girl that you like, Sasuke-san? That's brilliant news! Now you'll be able to practise your socializing skills. Is she a regular customer at the supermarket?" The indigo-haired girl asked obliviously. Sasuke scrunched his nose up slightly.
"I don't like anyone. I have no idea what the dobe's talking about." He denied, folding his arms across his chest stubbornly.
"He's lying! He told me before that there was this girl he liked that came into the supermarket a few times a week..," Naruto said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, "He even told me her name, but I forgot it...What was it again? Namata? Yanita? Hanita? Aaah, I remember now, her name's Hi-"
Sasuke clamped his hand down on Naruto's mouth and shoved him into a sale-rack of budget spices.
Naruto managed to gain his balance but also ended up littering the floor with numerous packets of ginger and cinnamon. "How clumsy of you Naruto, you better clean that up," The raven haired boy growled and the blonde scratched his head in confusion.
"What the hell was that for, Teme? I was just telling Hinata that the girl you like's name is-" Naruto paused and glanced up at the Hyuga who had now crouched down and began collecting cinnamon packets off the floor.
"Oh." He said in realization. The blonde glanced from Sasuke to Hinata. "I see."
Naruto stood up and dusted invisible specks of dust off his pants before saluting to Hinata and Sasuke. "I just remembered I have something very important to do so I guess I'll be catching up with you two later. It was good seeing you Hina-chan, we should all hang out later," He said as he rested his hands behind his head and began to saunter towards the exit.
Hinata blinked. "That was strange, I wonder if Naruto-kun is feeling well..."
"Sasuke-kun!" Two voices squealed from the entrance, averting Hinata's attention from Naruto's strange behaviour.
A pink haired girl and a blonde girl stood between the two doors after glaring at one another after realizing that the other was present and calling out the name of their beloved.
Sakura and Ino.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here pig?" Sakura demanded as she jabbed a finger in the direction of her face accusingly. "I'm visiting my boyfriend, what else would I be doing?" Ino sniffed and tossed her long pony tail over her shoulder.
The cherry blossom snorted. "Your boyfriend? Oh, I thought Choji only worked here on Saturdays,"
"Don't make fun of Choji just because he has bigger boobs than you." The blonde said smugly as a wide grin spread across her face. Sakura's eye twitched as she clenched her fists together in frustration. "I'm not flat-chested, I'm slender and I happen to know that Sasuke prefers slender girls!" She yelled defensively and Ino rolled her eyes.
"If two mosquitoes bit you on the forehead then people would mistake it for your chest."
"You bitch! Let's ask Sasuke whose chest he thinks is better!" The pink haired girl growled as she began storming across the supermarket towards said Uchiha.
"Hey, don't go shoving your wash-board chest in my boyfriend's face!" Ino shouted, running to beat Sakura to Sasuke.
Sasuke scowled. His two worst nightmares were rampaging towards him like the last fried chicken drum stick.
"I might go hide in the storage room for a while, tell me when they're gone." The raven-haired boy said to Hinata who was beginning to look slightly scared herself at the two aggressive girls cleaving through the sea of shoppers.
"Hmmm, I see why you're tempted to lock some girls in the meat freezer...they do become quite a handful.." Hinata noted as she watched Ino leap onto Sakura's back and yank at the short locks of her hair. She chuckled lightly then turned to smile at Sasuke. "You must be quite a catch, I don't think I've ever met anyone as popular as you."
Sasuke frowned. He hated it how she always complimented him indirectly. It did his head in.
"It's a curse. I only attract girls I don't want to attract." He replied, digging his hands further into his pockets. Hinata turned and gave him a sympathetic look.
"Well, I'm here aren't I?" She asked and Sasuke's onyx orbs widened questionably.
If it weren't for the calm expression on her face, her words could have been terribly misleading.
"Are you saying you're attracted to me?" Sasuke asked quizzically, raising his eyebrows at the indigo-haired girl. Hinata smiled and nodded. "Of course I am. Why would I be hanging around if I didn't like you? I mean, you've probably become one of my closest friends, Sasuke-san."
Oh. That's what she meant.
This girl truly was an idiot.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. He should have known that was going to happen. Hinata was the master of rejecting someone indirectly.
"Sasuke-kun! Stay there! I need you answer whose chest you think is better!" Ino shouted from a short distance, shouldering a woman carrying a watermelon to the side.
Hinata winced as the woman stumbled into a pyramid of canned peaches.
Sasuke's frown deepened.
Honestly. Nothing good came from Ino and Sakura being in the same room as him.
"Say, how about we both leave here. It seems those two are going to tear up the entire Supermarket if you stay any longer..."
A smile twitched upon the corners of his mouth before he quickly tucked it away again.
Maybe those two annoying girls did have some use, after all...
The Uchiha shrugged in an attempt not to look too keen.
"Whatever. Let's go back to your house and eat cereal."
The indigo-haired girl raised an eyebrow at him. "I thought you didn't like cereal..."
"If you make it for me then I'll eat it. None of that processed sugary stuff though.." Sasuke decided and Hinata frowned slightly.
"The only non-sugary cereal we have is oat meal,"
The raven-haired boy shrugged. "Then I guess you're coming to my house. I hope you like super-trim milk. It's the only milk I drink."
"You're pretty fussy Sasuke-san. With girls and food." Hinata sighed, as they both made their way towards the exit.
"I'm going to eat cereal with you, doesn't that count for something?" The obsidian-eyed boy asked.
The Hyuga tapped her chin in thought. "Yeah. I guess it does."
A/N: So, did you enjoy the sequel? I really hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I added a few more characters and if I get many reviews on this story there might even be THREEQUEL. GASP.
Please leave a review, I'd love to hear everyone's feedback :D