Can I Tell Him I Love Him: 1

I've always been in love with him. No matter what the villagers did to him, I've still admired him, even though a lot of people don't.

Oh well. I hope I can get the courage to talk to him or at least tell him that I've always loved him.

'Sigh'

Like that will happen.

Anyway, I guess now's the time to go shopping! Hmm, I wonder what I'll buy today!

So, I went out to K-market Place (no pun intended ;P) to buy something. Little did I know that there would be someone important on my way out.

"Oh…hi there…N-Neji-san," I smiled sweetly.

"Hinata-sama, where are you off to today?" Neji asked, forcing a polite attitude.

"Well, I was on my way out to the market to buy something…" I replied.

"It seems as though you have forgotten your duties for today…"

"What?" I gave him a confused look.

"You're supposed to help Hanabi with her wedding planning. After all, her wedding is in a month, you know." Neji informed me. I sighed, nodding to him, and then headed for my younger sister's room.

I was the heir of my family so I had many suitors line up to try and convince me to marry them, courtesy of my father.

Damn Dad doesn't let me choose my own guy to marry! Like my guy will be able to pass Dad's "is-he-good-enough" interrogation test!

I sighed again, and entered my sister's room, only to find that she wasn't there.

When I went to get Neji to see what was going on, he was gone as well. So, I decided to result with my original plans of shopping.

On my way to the market, I met Sakura-chan. Sakura-chan is sooo lucky! She has Sasuke to love her. He confessed his hidden love for her. They're together most of the time now in public since he proposed to her after he returned to the village. He finally got his "revenge", and now he says he's working on his last goal.

Like I said: Sakura-chan is sooo lucky.

"Hey Sakura-chan!" I waved to her.

"Oh! Hey Hinata-chan! What's up?" Her bright smile was so cheerful.

"Oh, nothing much. You?" I answered reluctantly.

"Great! The wedding plans are running smoothly! Remember to come; after all you're one of my bridesmaids!" Sakura said with an even brighter smile. Then, she added in a lower tone of her voice, "So how are things going with Naruto?" I blushed at her blunt question.

"Not so great." I replied.

Suddenly, I heard a loud voice call out.

"HEY SAKURA-CHAN! HINATA-CHAN!!!"

Sakura eyes were gleaming with mischief, so I turned around to see who the voice belonged to and saw…

NARUTO (so much for climax, hehe)!

I thought I was going to faint but Sakura, knowing what obviously was going to happen, gave me one of her looks --the ones I don't usually like--. I tried hard not to pass out, but I was losing a battle with myself as Naruto came closer to us.

"Hi Naruto," I shakily greeted him. I could feel the faint spell winning, but I kept on noticing Sakura's look which was seriously scaring me. I know she knows that I like him, heck—EVERYONE knows that I like him! Even Neji, the idiot, for crying out loud! Naruto's just so hopelessly, pathetically dense. I just want to smack myself sometimes when I'm alone, but when I'm with him, I feel so faint. Try and figure that one out.

"Hey Naruto," Sakura greeted him as well, "well I better be going. Sasuke's probably wondering where I went. Ja ne." Then she up and left! To who knows where!!!

NO!!!

YES!!!

I was happy because the demon was gone, but I was sad because I was left all alone with Naruto, not knowing what to do. Oh well. Let's just hope I don't go unconscious.

"Bye." We both said at the same time.

"So…Hinata can you help me with something?" Naruto began. "'Cause Sakura is busy, with something most likely having to do with Sasuke-- obviously ."

"Uhm…sure,"

"Uh…can you please help me with…" He lowered his head to my ear and whispered the rest. His request made me so happy.

He needed advice on how to charm a girl…

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