Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto!

Heheh. If I did, I would be screaming to the world that NaruHina and SakuSasu are canon pairings. (people think otherwise)

Air is very significant for our survival. We can't live without air; but luckily there is an infinite amount of air molecules in our atmosphere. The stupidest thing anyone can forget to do is breathe. However, breathing is usually the one thing I forget to do around him. And yes, the person I am talking about is Uzumaki Naruto. He is one of the greatest people I have ever met and just having a simple conversation with him just knocks the breath right out of me. That is why I stutter so much. That is also the reason why people think me to be a mouse.

"Hinata? Hinata-chan?" I hear Sakura ask from behind me.

I smile gently. "Yes, Sakura? I've been waiting. You're practically three seconds late!" I say sarcastically. Yes, this is the real me. I'm not as loud as the others girls though, so that's why I'm still considered the mouse of the group.

"So sorry to keep you waiting," she cries dramatically, throwing her head back. "But it appears that I was only one second late, Hinata."

I frowned. "Late is late, Sakura. Now what did you call me here for?" I ask. At four in the morning she called me. I was irritated, but not angry. I knew it was important. And well, if it wasn't, I wouldn't be angry, it takes a lot to get me angry or upset.

"Well, Naruto's working his shift now, at the ramen shop. I thought you'd like to know so you could visit him." she says, winking at me.

I could feel my face heating up. "O-okay S-sakura... I'll go c-check it out..." Breathe girl! Breathe... I take a deep gulp of breath and nod. "But I also saw Sasuke walking around here before you came."

She flushes and I smirk. She blinks. "That's great! We'll catch up later, okay Hinata-chan?" she says, ruffling my hair.

I smile my suddle smile. "Okay, Sakura. Later!" I call behind my shoulder as I walk over to my favorite store; the ramen store. Not only did the ramen store sell my first... Well, maybe not first, maybe, my twentieth favorite food, but Naruto also worked there. Two in one deal, eh?

"Hey, Hina! Sup?" Naruto bellowed from behind the counter. "You'll have the regular, I'm assuming."

I nod. "Y-yes Naruto." I say timidly. I hand him the money and he smiles. "H-had a good day t-today?" I stutter.

He grins. "Yep! Sakura-kun stopped by! I think she's finally coming around." Suddenly it hit me. He still likes her.

I flush. "O-oh... T-that's great, N-naruto!" I exclaim with false happiness.

"Believe it!" He beams. He hands me back my money. "You get a free bowl today, Hina, since your my Sakura-kun's best friend; other than me, of course!" He says, pushing the hot bowl of ramen towards me.

I accept the bowl and furiously wolf it down. "Thank you, Naruto." I say, miraculously without stuttering.

"You sure ate that bowl of ramen quickly, Hinata!" He says with disbelief.

"I was hungry." I lie, getting up to leave. "Bye, Naruto-san." I walk out of the ramen shop and walk over to the book shop. I walk over to the coffee shop counter, where my cousin is.

"Hello cousin, what would you like today?" Neji asked. As soon as he saw me he immediately said, "I'll call Tenten. Wait here, while I make you a cup of coffee."

I smile. "Neji, you always seem to make things better." I give him my money and he shoves it back. "Keep it Neji, I've already had a free bowl of ramen, I don't need a free cup of coffee also."

He nods. "If that is your wish cousin," he smirks.

"I'm here!" Tenten pants, running into the book store. "What's the big emergency?" And as she first laid eyes on me, she rushed me over to a couch where Neji couldn't hear, for she knew, that Neji would personally annilate whatever made me upset.

I press my fingers together. "Is it okay if I... not talk about it?" I ask. Tenten nods. "Can you stop staring at me like that? It makes me feel uncomfortable!" I say. Alas, she just kept staring. I stared back, my stare as blank as ever.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop. Just come with me to find Sakura." Tenten says, blinking. We go to the place where we said we would meet.

"Jerk!" I hear Sakura cry. A few yelps of pain… "REVIVE THE FREAKING UCHIHA CLAN THIS, AND KILL BROTHER THAT! GOD DAMNIT BE A MAN AND GET A LIFE!" Crack. Inner Sakura is out on a spree. "WHAT ABOUT ME? HUH? HUH?!"

I run over to Sakura. "Inner Sakura!"

Sakura blinks twice. "This isn't… Inner Sakura." She lets out a cry of pain and clutches her stomach. Oh no; it's worse than that… It's… Sakura when she has cramps! Dun, dun, dun…

"Get off of me…" I hear Sasuke mumble. "Annoying."

Sakura gets off obediently. "When I…" She lets out another painful scream.

I rush her over to a bench. "Aw, calm down Sakura-chan. Drink this." I say, handing her my coffee. She sips it gratefully.

"Sakura-kun!" I hear Naruto exclaim. "Now that my shift's over, I want to take you out!"

I roll my eyes. "She's not feeling too well, Naruto. Another time." I mumble. I pat Sakura's back as she takes another sip of my coffee.

"Hina, don't be so harsh. You can't keep my future girlfriend away from me forever." He says darkly.

Sakura upon hearing the remark, spits out her coffee and jumps up. "You and I will never ever happen!" She screams. "Get it through your thick skull, Naruto!" Ouch. That was harsh.

"I will wait for you forever, Sakura-kunnnn!" He bellows and I clench my fists. Not if I have anything to do about it.

I smile. I'll make Naruto love me. I will make him fall in love with the real Hinata, not the blithering idiot he believes me to be. He won't even know what hit him. "Shut up," I say.

Naruto looks at me in shock. "What did you say?"

I grin. "Shut up. You guys are giving me a headache, and Naruto, you aren't helping Sakura-chan very much with her pains." Sakura takes another sip of my coffee.

"Okay." He says finally, taking a seat next to me. "But I still love her, you know." He says quietly.

I pat him on the back sympathetically. "I know, I know." I say frowning, "But you got to move on." I'm just about ready to kill myself when Tenten speaks up and saves the day!... Sort of.

"You are pathetic," She snarls, "Men. Can't even see what's right in front of them." Tenten states cruelly.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asks befuddled. She stalks away.

I look over at Sakura. "You okay?" She nods slowly and I smile. "Good. Because now is when you are supposed to hunt down your beloved Sasuke while I sit here and laugh like a hyena!" My hand automatically flew to my mouth. Where exactly did that comment come from? She was going to kill me! "S-sorry, S-sakura…C-chan…" I whisper a word of apology.

"It's okayyyy, Hinata," She yawns, "Just stay here while I go Sasuke hunting." She whistles, standing up. She attempts to give me back my coffee.

I shake my head. "Take it just in case." I smile and stand up to stretch. "See you at home, then."

"Bye, Hina-chan, don't forget to stop by Ino's… You know she's a little upset about her break up with Chouji." I nod and proceed to walk out of the mall.

"Wait up Sakura-kunnnn, I'll help you chase teme!" I hear Naruto shout. I roll my eyes. Men. They were impossible.

"I-ino?" I ask, my voice echoing throughout the seemingly empty apartment.

"Hinata?" She asks, coming out from behind the couch. Her face is now radiating with joy. "You came by to visit me? I thought I would be all alone today!" I walk up to her and she envelopes me in an embrace. "Thanks!"

"I… Uh… you're welcome! Sakura and Tenten would have came too, but Sakura was too busy trying to kill her beloved and Tenten was being pissy about N…"

Ino stops me. "Okay, okay. But what really matters is that you came! It's October second…"

"You and Chouji's anniversary." I say. "It's the day you guys became girlfriend boyfriend, right?"

Ino nods. "Yes, but that wasn't what I was going to say! You've like Naruto for an official year now, and you still haven't told him anything!"

"a He still likes Sakura," I say dully. "Plus, it's not like I'd have a chance with him even if he didn't like her."

"Not nowwww…" She grins. "But you totally will when I'm done with you!"

My eyes widen. "N-no way!" She pouts. "O-okay… Maybe. But only if Sakura and Tenten are here with me… And you don't do anything to my hair!"

She nods yet again. "Fine. I wasn't planning on doing anything with you hair anyway!" She huffed.

"Uhhh… Ino? C-can I leave now? I sort of have to do something…" I say, looking at the clock. She waves me off and I rush out the door. I sigh. That woman is crazy.

I open the door of our (meaning me and Sakura's) apartment to see three people on the couch, watching a movie. Once again, I forget to breathe which results in me rushing to the bathroom and taking several gulps of air before coming out once more.

"Hey Hinata!" Sakura exclaims in greeting.

"Hey Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke." I reply, going into the kitchen and fixing myself a drink. No alcohol, of course. I have my limits, you know… Sometimes.

"You know, Naruto came here allll the way just for you?" She teases.

"No! I came here for you, Sakura-kun!" He huffs. My fingers twitch behind my back. "Only for you, Sakura-kun!"

I grin. "Heheh, Sasuke. Looks like you got competition." I say, making Sakura blush.

"Hn." He grunts. I finally take a seat on the separate chair and begin watching. Turns out they're watching Sakura's favorite movie, Moulin Rouge. What a surprise.

And it just turns out it's her favorite scene--- when Christian sings Your Song to Satine. Wow.

"Oooh!" She squeals. "If somebody wrote a song for me, I'd love them forever!" She says, green eyes shining.

Naruto scratches the back of his head. "Really?! I have one written just for you!"

Sakura raises a slender eyebrow. "Sing it for me." I almost immediately bring my hands up to my ears. Naruto was a horrible singer.

"Er… Well… Sakura, it's not exactly finished…"

She smirks. "It's okay! Just sing to me what you have so far!"

"Sakura, is there anything beautiful than thee? Is there truly any site to… Err… See?" He sings off tune. It was torture just listening to him. "That's all I got!" He says as Sakura and I sweatdrop.

"Fourteen words Naruto," I say. "Amazing." I laugh. I look to Sasuke expectantly, waiting for him to comment.

"Hn." He says simply. I shake my head. What exactly did Sakura see in him, anyway?

"You can tell everybody… This is your song…" I sang along with Sakura, who was currently replaying her favorite scene. "It may be quite simple now… Now that it's done…" I stop singing simply because I noticed the way Sakura was eyeing Sasuke.

Oh.

She's got it bad.

Thank you for reading, please review! (come on, I'm just asking for one.)