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Kakashi ruefully swallowed his much deflated pride and walked sullenly along the streets of Konoha. People stared at him as he walked by, most of them men. He even received few cat whistles. Kakashi shuddered violently in Naruto's classic sexy jutsu. To all the people on the streets, lecherous or not, he-er, well she… was a regular citizen of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Tsunade is one evil, drunk woman, Kakashi thought.

Kakashi reminded himself to poison her sake while she slept. His annoyance with Tsunade only doubled as a passing man with a wandering eye sent him a wink and licked his old, crackling lips.

Tsunade definitely owes me one. Hmm maybe I can blackmail her…

Walking stiffly and awkwardly in inch high heels, Kakashi put his head up in distaste and went over to the man, smiling provocatively. As the man reached out to grab him, Kakashi raised his foot and slammed his heels onto the man's open toed sandals, annihilating the poor man's feet. He chuckled mischievously to himself at the man's howls of pain. He walked away from the scene and made his way through the busy streets to keep Sasuke in sight.

Sasuke, on the other hand, was pissed the hell off at his unfortunate luck on Valentine's Day. All he had wanted was some milk. One carton of milk. Then, he would have been home where it was warm, cozy, and very much secluded and far away from the female population. Yet, for once, it wasn't even them who ruined his Valentine's Day.

I'm going to kill Kakashi, Sasuke growled low in his throat.

Even being attacked by his fan girls seemed like a better way to spend his day instead of trying to walk around on four legs and dodging through big crowds of people. He tripped and stumbled on the many feet that walked, his tail sometimes being trodden on.

So that's what it feels like for dogs, he thought sympathetically while wiggling his tail to make sure it was still functional. Must remind self to never step on a dog's tail because it hurts like hell.

He panted happily when he found a little spot with shade near one of the flower shops. Quickly, he made his way over and lay down to catch his breath. He sighed to himself, wondering how he got into this situation to begin with.

Ching. The soft sound of a shop bell chimed above him. He looked up just in time to spot a pile of pink hair and even worse, platinum blonde. He ducked down under the steps and tried to move farther into the shadows around him. His large eyes peeked out from under the enclosed steps.

"—And so he just ran off into the forest. Can you believe that?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. Obviously it was Sakura talking.

He needed to get out of here. Slowly, he began inching his way out of the steps, scraping his small belly along the ground.

Ino spoke. "Serves you right. I don't know why you continue to obsess over that pig headed, egotistical prick."

Sasuke bared his teeth angrily.

The next mission we're assigned to together, I'm letting her die!

Sakura punched her in the arm. "Shut up, Ino! How could you say that? You were just as obsessed with Sasuke, and don't you dare lie to me!"

Ino shrugged. "I was. And then I grew up. End of story. Look, I'm not saying not to go for it. You're single so do whatever you like. All I'm saying is that the guy's simply not interested."

"You don't understand," Sakura said, pleading with her eyes. "I'll make him interested in me."

Sasuke snorted at that statement. Fat chance at that happening!

"Your choice," Ino said, rolling her eyes discretely.

Sasuke shuffled his body from out of the small steps. He crept quietly to the bush near him.

Almost there. Sasuke thought to himself smugly.

Suddenly, he miscalculated his steps and tripped over his paws, spiraling towards the ground with a loud THUD! Sakura and Ino still didn't notice the little bundle of fur. Sasuke let out a small whine of relief.

"Oh my God! IS THAT A PUPPY?!"

Dammit!

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Somewhere else, a young woman with long, dark hair relaxed in her room and watched the seasons change.

Hinata sat on her windowsill, sighing contently as a cool breeze blew through her hair. She sat there, gazing longingly at the outside world. The leaves on the tree were turning different shades of red and orange for the new season. The smell of maple and apples scents was strong in the air. Sighing, she closed her window and stared at the ceiling, feeling melancholy. She had trained for three days with her sister, Hanabi, nonstop; trained until every muscle in her body quivered and every bone rattled and shook. She'd barely been able to even feel a drop of sunshine on her face in those three days. Not that she really had the time. She sighed again, running a delicate hand through her locks.

Her proving moment to take the title of the Hyuga clan would be coming up next week. No matter how much damage she did to her body, she needed to train as much as possible before going up against…

Hinata gulped.

Father…

It was obvious that Hiashi was extremely disappointed in the woman she turned out to be. As a father and a Hyuga, he prided himself in having the best of the best of everything, including his children. Unfortunately, she didn't meet his high expectations. She wasn't the inbred warrior Hiashi had always wanted; she was shy, gentle, and timid, something he viewed as weak and useless.

It was even more obvious that he picked favorites. Hanabi lived up to his expectations in more ways than one. She was a powerful ninja, strong minded, and confident. Overall, she would make a great leader for the Hyuga clan.

Unfortunately, she's also younger than Hinata, so the responsibility of being leader doesn't rest on her shoulders; it rests on Hinata's.

Nonetheless, Hanabi was always the main subject at the dinner table. She also received praise, compliments, and encouragement by their overly proud father. Hinata, on the other hand, was mainly ignored. Any acknowledgement of Hinata at all would come out bitter and resentful. Even Neji received more attention than her.

Sighing heavily, Hinata left her sitting area and went over to her bed. She bent down and got something from underneath it. It was a small coupon to Ichiraku's with a huge bowl of ramen on the cover. Details were given on the back. She pressed the small piece of paper to her chest.

Valentine's Day. Today is a new day, she thought optimistically.

This will be the day (hopefully) that will be written down in history. This was the day Hinata would confess her love to her lifelong crush, Naruto Uzumaki. Not even the title of her clan could stop her from going out on this beautiful day and presenting her crush with a promise of twenty free bowls at Ichiraku's.

I hope it will be enough, she wondered nervously. Naruto eats a lot of ramen…

Shuffling into her overly large purple jacket, she went off to go find Neji. As she walked along the long hallways, servants would scurry past her and send her a small smile here in there, which she returned gratefully. If there was one thing she had over her father, it was the compassion and adoration of the servants. They were always civil and kind to her.

Even though I'm insignificant, she thought dejectedly. I can't even beat my younger sister in a spar.

She finally spotted him in the kitchen. Hinata stared at him for what seemed like an eternity.

She had found him hiding away from his own fan girls.

I'm not really one to judge people, but this…this is sort of ridiculous, Hinata thought to herself, laughing quietly in her hand.

For the reason stated, Neji was currently hiding under the table. His long, brown hair was disheveled and tangled while his usually calm milky, white eyes were wide and had a crazed look in them. To make the situation even more laughable, he had a frying pan in his hand that was shaking in fear.

Hinata looked up at yet another strange scene. Girls were clawing at the window trying to get Neji's attention. One girl pushed her way through the crowd and lifted up her…

Hinata blushed. Oh my…

She tore her eyes away from the embarrassing sight. "Um N-neji?" Hinata asked timidly. "Is it okay if I delivered something to someone?"

Neji jumped up, startled, and hit his head on the table.

"Ow!" He cursed. He looked back up at her. "Hinata!"

He rubbed at his now throbbing head and looked both annoyed and relieved. "Please do not scare me like that. I've had a very…rough day," he finished lamely, flinching as someone outside screamed his name. "And of course you can deliver something. If you want, I can have a servant deliver it for you or you can give it to me to deliver." He stretched out his hand.

Hinata blushed, averting her eyes. "Um, well. I was wondering…i-if I could deliver it…in p-person…" She shuffled her feet and looked down, embarrassed.

Neji raised an eyebrow and stared at her silently for a moment, arms crossed.

Hmm, no doubt she bought a gift for the number one knucklehead and idiot of Konoha, he thought, rolling his eyes. Oh well. Just as long as I don't have to drag her unconscious body back here.

Neji smiled at her. "Sure you can go. I'll be certain to tell your father."

Hinata eyes brightened as she gave him a polite bow and a quiet 'thank you'.

Before she closed the door behind her, she heard, "Please don't faint! And I'm sure Uzumaki will love your Valentine's day gift!"

She blushed heavily, but continued on her way.

Right after Hinata left, Hanabi came in. Smirking at Neji's hair, she cheekily replied, "It would appear that you are in desperate need of a comb at the least, girly."

"Oh shut it, brat," he muttered grumpily.

Hanabi gave him an irritated glare. "I don't like being called a brat."

Neji chuckled to himself. "And I don't like lying," he shot back. He made his way down the hallway.

Click.

He stopped, his breath hitching slightly.

"Hanabi?" He called out, trying to remain calm. "That was the door being opened, wasn't it? Did you close it?"

No answer.

Neji was starting to panic a little. "Hanabi?" He asked in a higher pitched tone.

"NEJI!" Girls began to pile into the house.

He ran for his life and dove out the window. People on the streets heard him scream out, "YOU LITTLE BRAT!" as he ran from his pack of fan girls.

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"IS THAT A PUPPY?!"

Kakashi watched on, pleased with his accomplishment, as his outburst had caught both Sakura and Ino's attention. They both quickly looked around them and spotted the small glowering, black dog on the ground. Sakura let out an excited gasp and scurried over to Sasuke.

Let's see how they react and what they will do, Kakashi wondered.

As expected, Sakura immediately sucked up to the furry animal.

"Aww! How cute! You are just simply adorable!" she cooed at a glaring Sasuke.

Suddenly, she grabbed Sasuke, emitting a small yelp from him, and smashed his face against her cheek, rubbing it against his fur. Kakashi smirked as Sasuke let out a warning growl and glared even harder at his pink haired teammate.

"Isn't he just the cutest thing you've ever seen?!" Sakura turned to Ino, smiling broadly. Kakashi expected Ino to immediately suck up to the Sasuke pup just as Sakura had. His smile faltered when she began backing away fearfully.

"N-no. Keep that mutt away from me!" Ino screamed. She was backing up into the shop.

Sakura stared at her friend in shock.

Sasuke glared angrily at her.

'Mutt'?! I'm purebred, you wench!

Sakura began worriedly, "Ino, it's just a dog…"

"I know what it is, forehead!" Ino said irritably. "You don't understand! I'm afraid of dogs! Very afraid!"

Sakura looked down at the small bundle of cuteness glaring at her and then back up at Ino curiously. "Um, why?" She asked, still confused. She'd never heard of someone who was deathly afraid of sweet, innocent dogs.

"Because my dad was almost killed by one! The dog dragged him into the woods and almost tore him to shreds! He only just got away by bashing a rock on its foot! Ever since then, my family has been extremely afraid of dogs…"

Sakura sweat dropped.

Sasuke rolled his eyes and let out a small huff. I'm pretty sure she's confused me with a wolf…

Well, then I guess Ino is out of the picture. I guess that leaves Sakura. Great! Mission accomplished. Kakashi thought happily. And I can finally get out of this outfit…

He gave his dress an uncomfortable tug. Why was it so tight along the thighs? He could barely move!

Ah, well, he shrugged. All that's left for him to do is to tell the news to Tsunade before she burns all of his beloved books.

"Well, whatever. This dog is way too cute to be left alone. In fact…" Sakura brought Sasuke up to her eye level. He snapped his teeth at her angrily, which she took as him being playful. "This dog sort of resembles Sasuke, in a weird way."

Sasuke stopped breathing. Kakashi paled.

Oh no, they both thought.

"So that means-oh! Think off all the things we could do together!" Sakura smiled brightly and squeezed the Sasuke dog tightly against her body. "We could dress you up and name you Sasuke, since you look so alike! I could give you baths and pretend I'm bathing Sasuke! Oh! We could sleep together and cuddle and go for walks and -oh, the possibilities are endless." Sakura smiled dreamily down at him. "You're coming home with me," she whispered.

Sasuke's eyes became the size of saucers.

The hell I'm staying with you! He struggled away from her embrace, wiggling his tiny body in her arms and crying out in angry barks.

Kakashi sighed in relief. Thank goodness she didn't put two and two together. He was about to walk away when he realized how eerily silent the street had become. He turned his head to look behind him. Dread suddenly washed over him. Then fear.

With Sakura's squealing over Sasuke, she had managed to attract a rather large crowd. Unfortunately, he fit in perfectly with the crowds because they all consisted of mainly girls. Girls with Sasuke on the brain. Fan girls. All with the same idea as Sakura.

"I WANT THAT DOG!" They all yelled.

Sasuke and Kakashi sweat dropped.

Oh god.

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Hinata yawned and stretched, smiling at how good it felt to finally be outside and not inside a humid, overbearing dojo.

Today is such a peaceful day, she thought happily.

She walked slowly down the shopping streets, enjoying the crisp air. Freshly baked bread wafted all around her as well as the sounds of children laughing in a playground and grownups chatting with each other about their day. Romance was also present, which for some people, could be a good thing; not for Hinata. Couples were holding hands as they walked through small meadows and clearings. Boyfriends would feed their special ladies a piece of their homemade picnic lunches and the girlfriends would smile weakly at them, but eat it anyway because it was made with love. Married couples would laugh and dance, enjoying one another's presence and kissing freely as if they didn't have any other care in the world.

Hinata hated being around couples. It made her feel so lonely. "No one would ever look at me like that,"she told herself when she would ever see a man smile dreamily at another woman. When couples held hands, she would unconsciously pull on her own, wishing someone else's hand was there to entwine their fingers with her own and tell her sweet nothings in her ear.

Most importantly, she wanted Naruto to be that someone's hand.

In her eyes, he was perfect. Bright, golden hair with sun kissed skin and crystal clear, azure eyes as blue as the ocean. He had dazzling white teeth with a bright smile that seemed to light up a whole room. He was her light, her everything. She loved everything about him. His smile, his eyes, his clothes, his personality, his determination, his strength, his freedom. He was confined by the hate of the village, confined by their hate of the demon inside him, and yet he didn't pay them any mind. He continued to smile that smile of his and prove them wrong at every given time. She loved that about him, that he could truly do everything despite the world against him.

She hung her head sadly. But why oh why couldn't he ever notice her?

I know why, she thought, slightly jealous. Sakura.

He always was infatuated with Sakura, even when they were little. Sure he was nice and at times he would unknowingly flirt with other girls,but she was the only girl he showed any romantic interest in. No matter how mean she was to him, or how sad she seemed to make him, he would always be there for her, through the thick and thin. Sakura was his entire world and he would always cherish her. No one could stop him from loving her.

Not even me, Hinata thought.

She stopped walking, staring emptily at the ground. She shook her head.

No, I can't afford to think like that, she though determinedly. This is my day! I'm going to give this coupon to Naruto and maybe…no! He will show interest in me! I am a Hyuga! I am-

"Hey Hinata!"

Hinata jumped. Slightly startled, she turned around to see the person of her affections running straight at her. He was dressed in his usual orange attire and his wide smile was as stunning as ever. Hinata blushed beet red.

I don't think I can do this! She realized.

Naruto stopped right in front of her, panting heavily. "Hinata! Hey Hinata!" he said, catching his breath. "How ya doin?" He grinned at her, his hair all askew.

Hinata suddenly felt as if she had inhaled a whole desert. Her throat went dry, weird noises coming from her throat, and all she could do was stutter incoherently and blush. Naruto straightened up and grinned down amusedly at her as she averted his gaze.

She really is strange, he mused. He put his arms around her shoulders and stared down at the ground with her. Hinata let out a little squeak, blushing like crazy.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" He asked curiously. She was staring at it like it was the most interesting thing in the world, but to him, it just looked like plain old dirt.

"U-um, n-n-nothing," she stammered.

"Then why are you looking down? My face is much more interesting to look at (I think, he mused) and it's up here!" he said cheerfully, pointing to his face with a happy smile. Hinata blushed harder looking up at his handsome face and kept her gaze.

"U-u-um, H-happy Valentine's day, Naruto…" she said, smiling shyly at him.

Naruto sheepishly took his arm away from her shoulder and put both of his hands behind his head. "Happy Valentine's Day to you too! I haven't heard any girls scream their love for Sasuke in a while now! Have you?" He cocked his head to the side and looked at her.

Hinata shook her head slowly.

Naruto smiled again. "Haha! That's great! About time they stopped saying that stuck up ass' name! Though it would be nice for a change if I received a gift at least once on this day," Naruto said, more to himself as he stared off in the distance.

A-ah! Here is my chance! "Actually N-naruto, I, um, I have a g-gift for y-"

Boom! Crash!

"Aaaaah!"

Naruto groaned. "Oh boy," he sighed. "Here come the fan girls." He rolled his eyes.

Hinata tried again. "Um, Naruto," she said, speaking louder over the wailing females. "I h-have a gift for—"

"Naruto! Stop that dog!"

Naruto whipped his head around so fast he hurt his neck. Hinata sighed dejectedly.

Why her? Why now, she thought.

Suddenly, a small black dog came into their sights. It was running at breakneck speed away from the fan girls and looked like it was about to pee on itself. As she looked behind it, she couldn't blame it. A huge mob of girls wearing crazed facial expressions were chasing after the poor thing. Sakura was in the lead.

Immediately, Naruto went into hero mode. "DON'T WORRY SAKURA!" He shouted, adjusting his headband. "I WILL GET-"

Naruto was interrupted as the dog made his way over to them and climbed up on Naruto. Naruto sputtered as the dog ran up his leg, stomach, and chest before reaching his face and shoving its small paws as hard as it could into his skin. He yelled angrily as the dog pushed off of his face and jumped over him. While in the air, the dog briefly glanced at Hinata. Its eyes widened, expecting her to lash out and ravish him like all the other fan girls.

Oh no! My fate is sealed! I'm doomed! He closed his eyes, expecting hands to grab him.

Nothing happened. He opened one eye to look at her.

She stood there, staring at him, just as dumbfounded as he was.

Why didn't she grab me? He thought.

Why is everyone chasing after this dog? She thought.

As he landed gracefully on the ground, he turned around to look back at her, curious. She still continued to stare uncomprehendingly at him. Still amazed that she wasn't a fan girl, he ran off into one of the bushes and disappeared into the forest once more.

Hinata stood there staring at where the dog used to be.

That dog sort of looked like Sasuke in a weird way…

She was so busy staring, that she didn't even notice that her blonde in shining armor had been trampled by the mob of girls.

Kakashi, who was having a lot of trouble keeping up with the amazingly fast pack of girls in a pair of heels, had seen the exchange between Hyuga and Uchiha. Although not visible to the normal eye, the purple aura surrounding Sasuke had become a tad lighter. A smug smile appeared over his girlish features.

Hmm, well they seem to go well with each other.

He watched as the Uchiha disappeared into the forest. Apparently, no one saw him. This was his chance (Finally, I've been running in heels for about half an hour now, he though irritably) to draw the fan girls away from Sasuke.

"Hey girls!" He called out, getting their attention. "I think the dog turned left back into the streets! Maybe it's trying to lose us through the crowds!" All girls mumbled in agreement.

Sakura spoke up first. "Alright, then it's settled! Into the streets!" The fan girls gave a warlike cry, some chanting Sasuke's name.

Kakashi and Hinata sweat dropped.

As soon as the fan girls went their way, Kakashi turned his attention back to Hinata. He walked over to her and smiled sweetly at her. Hinata watched the strange person warily. She felt as if she had met this person before, but decided to keep it to herself.

"You don't look particularly like a deranged fan girl," Kakashi implied.

Hinata shook her head. "Um, no. I'm not interested in S-Sasuke in that way," she said.

Kakashi's form beamed at her. "Good! Then would you be so kind as to take home that poor dog for a while? I'd take it home myself, but at the moment I am far too busy with missions and assignments."

Hinata stared at him strangely now.

She's a shinobi? I've never seen her around Tsunade's before...

Kakashi realized his mistake and said hurriedly, "Did I mention that the dog is my brother's dog? Well he is, but my brother can't take care of him anymore because he passed away from…herpes… anyways, I'll be gone for a while on an assignment, but I'll have the opportunity to take care of him when I'm back. How about it?"

Kakashi begged silently for her to accept his small white lie.

Herpes? Really? Think Kakashi! He scolded himself.

Hinata was hesitant. It wasn't that she didn't like dogs, far from it; but with a dog in the house, it would be a huge distraction from her training. She loved taking care of people and animals and would probably adeptly refuse if the servants asked to help with the dog, should she decide to keep it. She knew she wouldn't be able to resist the cute thing if it wagged its tail at her and held a ball up with its mouth and gave her the puppy dog look.

But all the same, she couldn't leave him on the streets or in the hands of the fan girls.

"S-sure," she replied.

Kakashi inwardly fist pumped. Yes!

"Lovely! I'll pick him up right after my assignment is finished! For now, I'll be leaving! Oh, by the way, I think I saw the poor thing go into the forest. I'd get him myself and bring him back to you, but-"

Oh crap! Think of something!

"-I'm too tired. Goodbye!"And with a small wave, Kakashi went back down the street, hurrying to get away from Hinata in his thin heels.

Tsunade's plan hadn't completely backfired after all. But, then again the only thing she said was, "Try and see if you can hook him up with my student, Sakura, or find him someone acceptable! I'd prefer the first, though, so I don't have to hear her yapping about Sasuke all the time during our training sessions."

Oh well. Stuff happens, he thought cheerfully, and with that, Kakashi merrily started skipping down the street all the while wearing high heels and a dress.

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