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"I'm so humiliated, I'm never gonna recover."
Hinata pulls her long dark hair over her face. Her tears seep through and her face is red. Sprawled out on her apartment floor she feels like a complete and utter mess.
"C'mon Hinata, tell me you don't believe that!" An equally drunk Sakura shakes her shoulders.
"Yeah! you're fucking hot man, you just have to put yourself out there again."
She sits up and pouts at Ino.
It's weird.
They were his friends first and yet here they are with her. She had half a thought they would keep their distance when they got word about the break-up.
It was simply suppose to be her and Tenten. The plan was to buy lots of wine, do karaoke and eat snacks then they saw Ino at the liquor store. It was honestly like faith or whatever. Her and Shikamaru had finally called it off after being on and off for years. Ino had the same plan for the night.
And Ino had called Sakura because Sasuke stressing her out is the usual.
Tenten on the other hand is currently suffering from unrequired love.
So it's perfect really, they are all miserable!
"Why are you smiling? You were just crying, oh god has she lost it?" Tenten exclaims, utterly concerned.
Hinata shakes her head and wipes her tears, "Naruto broke up with me because he fell in love with someone else," she points at Ino, "Shikamaru suddenly decided to call it quits," with a softer look at Sakura, "Sasuke is Sasuke," when she looks at Tenten the girl is already glaring, "Suigetsu still has you in the friend zone."
"Do you have a point?" Ino asks clutching the bottle of wine closer.
With a nod Hinata stumbles as she stands up.
"What do they all have in common?"
"They suck?"
"Yes but also we know them since Uni and they're all friends." Hinata uses her glass as a microphone, doing a speech as if she's about to lead them into war.
"You're right, ugh I just want them to eat their fucking words. If I'm toxic and childish then– then he is too if he stayed with me for four years!" with a scrunched nose Ino growls angrily.
"And what do you mean you can't make me your girlfriend? Am I suppose to be happy with being a sneaky link forever?" Sakura crosses her arms and narrows her eyes.
Hinata's posture becomes small, "He played with my feelings knowing I wasn't his "type"," she blinks the tears away, "He will not see me crying or looking miserable again, I refuse."
"Now that's what I'm talking about!"
"So what do you suppose we do? We're all grown with jobs, we can't do anything illegal." Tenten adds with a disappointed pout.
With a laugh Hinata sits back down, "I wasn't suggesting that, okay try not to look so disappointed."
Sakura fills up their glasses with wine. They've already gone through three bottles.
"What I'm saying is, it's time for something new. We're not the same naive students anymore." Hinata mutters gently.
Although Naruto was the one to break up with her she could sense that it was coming. For a while she had questioned their entire relationship when the red flags kept popping up.
"And it clearly didn't take long for them to move on."
Sakura hugs Ino's shoulder and she shares a look with Hinata.
The three of them became quick friends when Naruto brought her around his friends. They had known him longer but they chose her side. They are civil with him and it annoys the other guys more than ever that Ino and Sakura are treating him like this.
Tenten had been her best friend since freshman year. They got roomed together and despite being different they got close.
"What I'm saying is, it's time for new things. Maybe this was the wake-up call we needed." she glanced at them all. "I don't wanna keep accepting the bare minimum just because I love someone."
"Fuck, yeah." Sakura sobs out and Ino turns to comfort her now.
"I'm liking this new you, Hinata." Ino winks and brushes Sakura's hair out of her face.
"You're right, we're almost thirty." shaking the empty bottle Tenten sighs.
Ino gasps, "Bitch, not until four years." She feels Sakura's hard stare, "Well, some of us."
"Hey, I'm only one year older than Tenten."
"Exactly, almost."
Sakura sniffs, "I should have made a video, I hope I remember this tomorrow."
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Fortunately the following day they partly remember the tears induced conversations.
They had planned to all sleep in Hinata king sized bed. Yet the girls woke up in awkward sleeping positions scattered around the living room.
"I plan to go on as much dates as I can," with a cup of hot coffee in her hands Ino smiles with mascara covered eyes.
Sakura clicks her teeth, "Bitch, the plan wasn't to be a hoe."
"The plan is to do what makes you happy, and having men pay for my food and everything I want makes me happy." the blonde shrugs and takes a slow sip.
"What got into me yesterday? who am I kidding I still feel miserable." with her forehead touching the cold marble counter Hinata feels as she hasn't slept at all.
"I liked it, that idiot was draining you." Tenten remarks as she throws milk into her cereal.
"This is great, I've got so many plans for us." Ino taps her nails happily.
"Like what?"
She sends a winks towards Sakura, "I can't think right now but keep your phones on, we're opening a group chat."
Hinata groans softly. She's not sure whether she'll regret this or not but she hopes that motivational spirit posseses her again.
Unlike Ino she simply wants to enjoy life, a date here and now is fine but definitely not a priority.
Definitely not.