Things You Do For Love

Pairing- Sasuke/Hinata

Disclaimer- don't own nothing so don't sue.

Summary:Just read it. I think it's cute.

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Sasuke's P.O.V.

When I first noticed her was during a festival we annually had at Konoha, she was near a stand gazing longingly at a kitty. I casually walked near and paid the vendor to play. It was a simple game, easy and quick. The man asked what I wanted and I pointed at the kitty.

"The ..kitty?" The vendor owner asked. He's eyeing me strangely.

"Yes.. the kitty." I stated.

What? What's his problem? I can choose what I want, right? I've won the game

"Uh.. O-Okay." He gave it to me hesitantly.

So I left that vendor afterwards, looking for her. The guy at the vendor was whispering something with his wife while pointing at me. Well, I don't care. I just want to be there quickly. I hope she's still in the same spot where I last saw her.

"Hinata!" I called. She looked very surprised.

"S-Sasuke-kun..?"

I handed the little cat to her without saying anything. She received it while questioning me with her expression.

So .. yeah, I give it to her. I turned away afterwards. My face felt so warm.. I hope I'm not blushing. No .. I better not! I was pleased with myself but I'm not used to giving gifts at all.

Then I felt two small arms encircle my waist. The blush I had just got about three shades darker. I heard her whisper 'thank you' as she walked away, kitty in hand.

She said 'thank you'

It keeps repeating on my mind over and over .. Somehow without I realizing, I curved a smile, a little smile on my face.

NO! What's wrong with ME?

Why did I win her that cat, why did I blush like a moron, and why am I even thinking about this! What's wrong with me now, I win her a stupid cat and I'm going crazy over it!

I scold myself.. curse myself until I'm satisfied to erase that stupid memory from my head. That's it I'm going to go train, maybe I'll cool down after that.

Somehow some god decided to throw Neji at me, literary, throw Neji at me cause he was soaring through the sky, just to land in front of me on his face(1). He got up a minute later.

"Hi." Was all he said.

"Uh…Hi?"

What the f-…Ok, that was weird

Somehow we had the same thing in our mind. Like telepathy, without any need to ask we started to attack each other. Punch, kick, hit, ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, then punch, and hit, and kick, and bite …. No wait … there's no biting.

We're sparring for at least 50 rounds. Actually we want to continue if only we're not exhausted.

I threw myself to the ground, sweat running all over my body. That was a good sparring. Few meters from where I sat I saw him lying down, .. No words... It was quiet .. so very quiet, I can hear nothing but my own breathing ……. Was he dead?

I thought Neji was sleeping or passed out after our sparring. I threw my back to the ground.

"So…… are you close to Hinata?"

"Huh?" Neji looked at me.

Dammit, What did I just say? And that damn Neji, he's awake?

"Can't hear you, what did you just say?"

"No.. nothing!" I was lucky he didn't hear it clearly.

"…. Is Hinata always so shy?"

What the-.. ?Damn mouth!

"What?" He looked at me strangely.

"Nothing you're just hearing things."

"If I have been hearing things then I would have been dead a long time ago." He stated

Great he's on to me.

"Why did you ask about my cousin?"

"I told you, ..Nothing!"

"You don't have to yell. I can hear you perfectly." He muttered.

"So, … " I paused, "What do you want to tell about her?"

"What? I thought you said 'nothing' ?"

"Okay! I asked you, What does Hinata like?" I lost my control.

"Why did you ask about Hinata-sama?"

"None of your BUSINESS! Just give me the answer!"

"Why'd you ask that to me?"

"Cause you're her cousin. What else?"

"Oi Sasuke, don't tell me you have a crush on ….."

"I don't! I just want to know! Got problem with that?"

He smirked. "Riiight .. just want to know."

"…….. Are you going to tell or not?"

"No."

WHAT?

"Cause I don't know anything about her." He answered shortly. "Why don't you ask Hanabi?"

"Who's Hanabi?"

Neji slapped his forehead. "It's her damn little sister.. Don't you know that?"

"How am I supposed to know that?"

"You're hopeless.. "

"Shuddup… Are you going to help or not?"

"When did you ask me to help?"

THIS… THIS LITTLE DESTINY FREAK..!

Neji laughed. "If you are thinking of going out with my cousin then you should listen to what I say now."

I listened to him more seriously. He shrugged. "Well, first of all. Not that I want to help you. Hell, I'm gonna congratulate you if you succeed, but I extremely doubt that."

Neji continued, "If you're going to date my cousin, you better be prepare to face the wrath of my uncle, her father."

Before I got the chance to ask why, he continued again. "Hiashi-sama, is very over-protective of Hinata-sama."

"I thought he called her weak and pathetic?" This was certainly surprising.

"He does, but I've lived with them long enough to see that he just wants her to become stronger."

"So .. what about Hiashi-sama?"

There was a long pause before Neji spoke again, he sighed.

"When I was four, I asked Hiashi-sama if she could come over and play with me. And you know what he did? He interrogated me for two whole hours. No .. wait, FOUR whole hours, until finally I cancelled my plan to play with Hinata-sama because it's already too late."

"W-What did he ask? How did he interrogate you?"

He sighed wearily, "When's the time it began, when it ended, what we were going to play, if anybody else would be there, where we were going to go, is it safe or not, were there any adults around us, .. Let me try to remember it more .. oh yeah, he also asked, what will I do if we accidentally burn something while playing, what will I do if Hinata-sama got drowned in the river, what if she got attacked by somebody, what if she got hurt, what if she got kidnapped, blah blah blah … Will I take all the responsibility if anything happened to her…"

Holy-crap .. that is as if he wanted to make Neji his son in law….

" …… and even my intention at the very beginning to have a play-date with Hinata-sama." He turned to look at me.

"Just for a play-date?"

"Yes, but you're asking him to allow you to date his daughter." His pupil-less eyes made eye contact with mine.

"Do you think you will succeed?"

I kept silent. He sounded so not assuring …

Neji sighed, " …….. Probably I scared you too much by telling this to you"

"Good Luck, kay?" He tapped my shoulder and left.

(1) – Think about Ten Ten PMSing and Neji happened to be standing there in her way.