Distractions by You

Authors notes:

:D Yes! I've been dying to write a Sasu/Hina fanfic for a while…I hope you guys like it! This is in my OWN reality, kay? Sasuke doesn't go evil, Hinata keeps her hair short, Neji, Sasuke and Naruto are in ANBU, Hinata becomes Jounin…etc. xD lmao. Sorry that the first chapter is so boring. But we need the intros and stuff, right? It'll get better along the way. Oh, and they're about…15 now.

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Chapter One: Waving My Hand

(Hinata POV)

I'm sitting on top of a cliff that overlooks Konoha, my eyes wandering over the large village, always resting on the Konoha Gates every few moments. I'd sigh then, and kick my legs a bit.

Naruto-kun had left the village on his mission five days ago. It's a long term mission, almost three weeks long. I wanted to give him good luck before he left…

…but I couldn't bring myself to say the things I wanted to say. That's how I always am. Instead of being down there with Uchiha-san, Sakura-san and the others wishing him luck…

…I watched from this same cliff…

And now, I'm not going to see him for another three weeks…

I pulled my knees against my chest then, resting my head against them. My eyes were half lidded, and I breathed in the air softly.

I feel really lonely. The entire village seems quieter than usual without Naruto-kun.

But then again, what could I expect? Naruto-kun was ANBU now, of course he'd be sent on these kinds of missions…

…and I'm just Jounin…

There's a yellow flower a few feet away. It's swaying in the wind. It reminds me of Naruto-kun's hair. I smile a little, leaning over to pluck it. I touch its soft petals. And I gently tug it out of the ground.

I hold it in my hands. It's so pretty. The petals so delicate…

I'm supposed to meet Shino-kun and Kiba-kun in an hour by the academy. I think they've noticed I've been sulking lately.

The wind blew by me, sending my hair flying all over the place. I brush it back with my hand, and shook my shoulder a little so my jacket slipped off my shoulder. I finally yanked the entire bulky jacket off, tossing it a few feet away. I sighed. The breeze felt wonderful…

I tilted my head back, closing my eyes. I feel really lonely…

I'm laying on my back now, arms spread out beside me. It's peaceful…but so quiet…

"Hinata?"

I sit straight back up, startled. I look behind me, to see Uchiha-san. His shaggy bangs framed his face, and slightly covered his eyes.

"U-Uchiha-san!"

He has his hands jammed into his pockets, an expression of slight surprise on his face. I scramble up to my feet to give a small, polite bow to him. He didn't bow back; he was still staring at me. I felt myself getting fidgety.

I started stammering again "Ah…I'm sorry, I didn't…know you were up he—"

"What are you doing here?" He cut in.

I winced. His voice wasn't cruel, it was just….so stoic…I didn't look at him either. For some reason I can't get myself to look at him. I stare somewhere else instead. In this case, I'm gazing down at the little yellow flower, twirling it in between my fingers.

"What are you doing here?" he repeated.

"Um…." I'm touching one of the petals of the flower now, thinking of the right things to say.

"…I came up here because…I…was…lonely…" I said softly, without stammering. It was true after all…

It turned quiet again. That fidgety feeling was ebbing on me again.

"W-what about you? Why are you here?" I ask timidly. I just wanted this awkward silence to go away.

No response. I dare myself to look up at Uchiha-san.

He's looking at me again. Thoughtfully. Uchiha-san's head is tilted slightly, and he's leaning a little too. Finally, he opens his mouth to answer me.

"I got lonely too."

I blink in surprise. Uchiha-san? Lonely? He doesn't seem like the kind of person…

We were staring at each other for almost a full minute. Suddenly, I blushed, looking away. I heard him sigh. Dropping the yellow flower on the floor, I rushed past him, saying a quick, "I have to go."

I have 45 minutes till I have to meet Kiba-kun and Shino-kun. That's enough time for me to walk very slowly to the academy.

(Sasuke POV)

I watched Hinata rush past me. I turned around and watched her run down the path, towards the village. I sigh and shrug a little, looking ahead.

It's been five days since Naruto left…

And I've had to spend the past few days with Sakura. She was more annoying than ever, directing all of her attention on me, asking me obvious questions, asking me if I wanted to go out with her…

…And I missed Naruto…

It's dumb, to think that I'd miss the dope, but…he was my best friend…my rival…and one thing that kept me amused and occupied…

…So I was lonely.

And I wanted to go somewhere to just lie down…and relax. So I chose to hike up to the cliff overlooking Konoha. Hinata was there.

I sigh again, thinking that she really was too quiet for her own good.

I'm walking toward the edge of the cliff, but I stop suddenly. I kneel down to the ground, and gently picked up a small yellow flower. It reminded me of Naruto's hair.

"…pfft…" I'm getting sentimental. I put down the flower, right where I found it. I look up again, and notice a jacket sitting on the edge.

Hinata's jacket. Rubbing my neck, I picked it up, looking it over to see if it was really hers.

She must have left it there by accident…

I shrugged, swinging the tan jacket over my shoulder.

Oh well.

Guess I'll just have to bring it to her.