hmfan24: I'm writing again. This a random plot, I don't know if it's a oneshot or not. But...yeah.

It was common for Neji these days to think of Hinata as his little sister. Her absent-minded persona led her to be in the most awkward situations. It was like brothering a 10-year-old in a 20-year-old body. There are enough creeps in Konoha to feel highly paranoid all of the time. They were to attend a small party at the training fields. Of course Neji himself wasn't into parties of any scale, but it was for Hinata's sake. Because at parties of any scale, there were guys of any kind. Among those guys were horny, horny perverts who'd give any chance they could to get the heiress alone.

Neji would never say it aloud, but he knew Hinata was attractive to many of the men around her. Even the elders commented on how she 'fills out in the perfect places'. It wasn't in the interest of the clan to have her fall for any old sleaze bag. It wasn't in the interest of Neji, however, to have her fall for anyone.

"Neji, can you put a smile on? It's weird to walk into a room like that."

"No."

And when the finally arrived, there were much more people than expected. From villages across the country and beyond. I deep frown formed on Neji's face. Why did events such as these always occur in a series? He could tell this unnerved Hinata as well. That was until Naruto came before them. Neji didn't hate Naruto, he just hated any NaruHina moments.

Naruto was dressed in a loud orange male Kimono standing next to Sakura in an equally loud pink Kimono. They grinned widely, and bowed, "What's up, Neji? Hey, Hinata-chan, glad you could make it. Bet you're glad, too. Huh, Sasuke-chan?" Naruto pointed up into the tree, "Come on down you goddamn perve! Hinata looks very nice tonight!!!"

Neji cringed, "Wha...?" His head twisted around to see Sasuke nearly stumble out of the tree. However, he soon regained his footing for a smooth landing.

"Baka, drop the 'chan' or I'll...make you." why did his insult fade like that? What was the meaning of his behavior? His stare in Hinata's direction lingered a bit more than whatever would be canny. His attention diverted eventually, but still. She didn't pay much attention. In fact the only one who would have noticed Sasuke's out-of-character behavior was Neji.

Hinata innocently smiled and bowed, "Hello, everyone. You all look nice."

The wind blew lightly, but it was the silence that chilled. In the middle of a crowd, Sakura and Naruto bid farewell, "Well...uh...I hope you all have fun. We have a lot of other people to mingle with, right Naruto?" Sakura gripped Naruto's sleeve and gritted her teeth into a grin.

"Awww, but I want to tease Sasuke some more." whispering occurred. And Naruto agreed at an instant, "Oh, yeah, I'll leave now. Bye!"

This couldn't be happening! Are they trying to get Sasuke and Hinata-chan alone? "Neji-kun."

"We've been waiting for you."

"Let's go."

Like that, Neji was abducted into the crowd. Most likely by his teammates.

"It's for the sake of your youth!"

Yeah.

Could it be that Sasuke has fallen for Hinata?! When the hell did this happen?


"Your kimono is traditional for a Hyuuga." Sasuke smirked and looked away thankful to his team for giving him this moment. The kimono fit her body elegantly, if that was possible. She didn't respond. She continued to look in the direction Naruto left with Sakura. "Che, Naruto gets on everyone's nerves."

The heiress snapped out of her trance for a moment to look at Sasuke, "You shouldn't say that. He tries hard. Isn't that what counts?" She elapsed back into the 'lovely-coma'.

Tries hard? Sasuke never had to give anything much effort in his life. He had money. He had strength. And he had the affection of most of the female population. Only until recently did he desire something unobtainable. He couldn't practically be labeled as 'hard-working'. There was still a need, he felt, to prevent her mind from wandering to Naruto. And so he did just that, relocating himself to be directly in front of her. "You're quieter than I am."

She stammered, "Ano, Uchiha-san. Gomen, I just space out when it's late like this."

Small talk was annoying and unnecessary. That was the fault of people quieter than him. He had to talk more and suddenly adapt his introversion in order to make some head-way. It was worth it, but he still didn't want to reveal too much about himself, "What are you thinking about?"

"Naruto."

He frowned deeply.

She gave a half-smile, not paying much attention to Sasuke, "They've gotten a lot closer."

He had noticed that Hinata was a lot more observant than perceived. The brevity of her words was attractive at the slightest, but her smooth voice carried him into interest, "Yes. Sakura finally gave in. Aren't you happy for them?" Sasuke folded his arms.

"Maybe I should go home. I'm not feeling so well," she tried to leave. She did leave. Not home.

Sasuke developed feelings for Hinata by default it seemed. As a goal, he saw her as the ungettable get. He could never refuse a fight, and so when he found out her feelings for Naruto, it was inevitable that he'd suddenly desire her. The mystery of that woman's thoughts - her insecurities - was captivating. It came to the point where the way she walked, talked, and smiled would take over his dreams at night. It wasn't in his nature, to let anyone (especially not her) know of his secret fetish. His fetish suddenly being, Hyuuga heiresses. The princess type.

She definitely wasn't the snobby sort of princess nor was she a bitch about her status and wealth and beauty. She didn't know what she had. She didn't know that the village's heartthrob would literally kill to have her heart. For the first time in his life, his pride succumbed to another. Almost. His pride had taken a toll when Sasuke became a Hyuuga Hinata expert. He could read her from head to toe, on the outside. The only thing he couldn't figure out was what she was thinking. And so now he'd try.

Hinata laid sprawled across the secluded meadow. Her dress would get dirty. So would her hair. Might as well release it from the hair tie's hold. She sighed as she looked towards the moon to fall asleep right where she was. The landscaped around her blended into a motely of colors until they vanished into the darkness.

It was no use. She regretted wanting Naruto for so long. She regretted ever falling in love. Yet and still, she turned on her side, the emotion of love still had a strong hold on her, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?" She cared about all her teammates. Yet and still she kept childish feelings for such a long time. Sakura has been in love with Naruto for a very long time. The tears that filled her eyes fell into the ground. Suddenly within a distance, she heard slight gasp of breath...from the tree.

Still lying in a relaxed and vulnerable position, she challenged the nearby spy, "Show yourself." Her eyes shot a dart of a glare into the tree to meet once more with ebony. "U-Uchiha-san?" She got into an upright position and combed her hair with her fingers, brushed herself off, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the party?"

hmfan24: Not really a cliffhanger more like just a cliff in the road...I'll find some direction sooner or later. Let us pray until then.