Like. Hate. Love.

PROLOGUE.

I don't like her that much. She just doesn't annoy me like most girls that's all. I don't get why it's such a big deal. Everyone keeps treating it like it's some fucking mystery. It's not like I'm in love with her, I'm not in love with her, I just think she's alright.

This is why I refuse to tell Naruto her name. He blurts out my life story all the time. I don't want her to know how I feel. Not until I tell her. 'Cause all I know is that I like her and Itachi told me that. God, I hate that devil brother of mine. And I know he's right because he's always right, which is why I can't stand him. I hate his fucking guts.

I don't want to like her. I'm sick of people asking me who it was every time they saw me. Then Naruto, damn his dumb ass, made everything impossibly worse.

"So… who is it?" He asks me that same question everyday.

"No one." I answer blankly.

"No seriously." He goes on. I choose to ignore him. "What's her name?" Damn he's persistent. "Do I know her?" Is he not catching the hint.

"No." I finally answer.

"What about Tenten?"

"Hyuuga's girl?" I hint. He nods.

"Yeah." Did he not just hear me say Hyuuga's girl. That means she's already got someone's dibs on her. Not that it matters, she's not pretty at all. She always keeps her hair in a bun which means she probably doesn't brush it or nothing. Most girl's who put their hair up think like that.

"No." I answer bluntly.

"Seriously? Dang." Did he really think I'd like her? "I really thought she was your type." Ew.

"My type?" This kid obviously has no idea what my type is, 'cause Hyuuga's girl is so not my type.

"Yeah, y'know, tomboyish." Not my type at all. "Who else is left." I wish he would just stop. "Hinata!" He busted out randomly. I body froze.

"What?" I can't play dumb, I don't know why I just tried.

"Look over there, it's Hinata."

I sigh with relief. That was such a close one. I still don't stare at Hinata because I know that if I do, the fact I won't be able to look away from her will give everything I've been keeping a secret away.

"Let's go talk to her."

"No." I say stoically. That really did happen unconsciously though. I don't even remember processing that like I would normally.

"Why not?" I hate his dumb questions.

"I don't want to." I lied. "I really don't want to."

"Geez," He says. His eyes get wide. "I didn't know…" He can't know. I'll kill him if he finds out. "…you hated Hinata."

I don't hate Hinata. I just hate that I like her, but thanks to Naruto everyone in school thinks that I hate her which is why Neji, and the entire Hyuuga family hates my guts. Not that I care, but when the whole Hyuuga family hates you, it makes it kind of hard to get the girl you like to like you back.

That's not the best part though. It's the fact that she's in love with my idiot best friend. Joy, right? Thankfully, he doesn't know and I don't want him to know. Naruto's bad with things like that and I don't want her secrets spread all over school.

I can't believe I care that much about her, or even for her. I hate it. I hate how much she does to me without trying or knowing. I hate that she thinks I hate her. I hate Naruto for being in the way. I hate that I can't tell how I feel. I hate how everything goes wrong when she's around her.

I hate that I like her so much.