A/N: Okay now for the next one!

Disclaimer: Nope.

SasukeXHinata

'For Sakura.' Sasuke mentally chanted over and over again as he made his way to the Hyuuga compound.

He had only been back in Konoha for a month. When he returned his blonde best friend welcomed him with open arms, as did Kakashi. Sakura seemed to be the only one who hadn't come around.

Flash Back

"I just don't think that I can trust you anymore." Sakura said softly.

"Alright then how do I prove it to you?" Sasuke asked.

Although the Uchiha would deny it until the day he died he had developed small, teeny, practically microscopic feelings for his old teammate and now that Itachi was dead he was looking to settle down. For days and days he did things for Sakura. Coming to her at every beck and call, doing whatever she asked of him. She even had him doing her favors on Christmas. Finally Sasuke had enough and on the day after Christmas he confronted her.

"Listen Sakura, I have been doing anything and everything you have asked of me." Sasuke said seriously. "Can you trust me yet."

"No." was her simple answer.

"What more do I have to do?" he asked disbelievingly.

"Alright Sasuke." She said reaching into her back pack and producing a small porcelain doll. "Tomorrow is Hinata's birthday and I can't make it because I have stuff to do." She said lamely. "So I want you to go as a representative of both of us. Send my apologies and give her the doll. I WILL ask her about your behavior and if you do it well I'll finally trust you again."

Sasuke didn't answer and simply took the doll from her and walked away.

End Flash Back

He knocked on the door of the Hyuuga compound. In seconds the door was answered by a gloomy looking maid. She brightened however when she saw him.

"Hi." He said, trying to be polite. "I know today's Hinata-san's birthday and I have a present for her…"

But he didn't get to finish as the maid pushed him inside. She smiled warmly before leading him down the blank and empty halls of the Hyuuga compound. Sasuke inwardly groaned, he wanted to just drop off the present so that no one else at the party made him stay when they saw him, but he now realized it couldn't be helped. That's when he realized something, it was way to quite. There couldn't possibly be a party going on. He was suddenly on guard watching everything closely. The maid suddenly stopped short making Sasuke bump into her. Turning and looking at him she smiled sadly.

"Please be kind to Hinata-sama." She pleaded. "She's a caring and gentle girl; don't let her get hurt anymore."

The maid then bowed and slid open the door revealing the elaborate Hyuuga garden. It was decorated for a party but there was no one there. Sitting at the edge of a pond sat Hinata. She wore a plain black shirt and black pants her ninja sandals sat next to her.

"Um…Hello?" Sasuke said uncertainly.

"Yes Sasuke-san?" Hinata asked without turning around.

"I heard today's your birthday…" he began awkwardly before approaching her slowly. "Where is everyone?"

"Well my father, my sister and my cousin are all out. Hanabi is going on a shopping spree because she graduated with the highest marks; Neji is having a fancy lunch because his chunin team was just promoted to Jounin." Hinata said in a monotone. "Everyone else I guess forgot."

"Everyone?" Sasuke asked, he felt bad for the lonely girl.

"Yes everyone." Hinata said.

"Well I didn't and neither did Sakura." He said taking a seat next to her and holding out a present.

She took it before turning on her Byakugan and peeking inside the box. Her face was surprised at first before turning back to her blank emotionless face.

"Don't you like it?" Sasuke asked.

"It's the same doll I gave Sakura for her birthday this year." Hinata answered.

"Oh." Sasuke simply said, angry at how insensitive Sakura was.

Silence fell between the two and Sasuke remembered what the maid had told him. 'Hinata-sama is a caring and gentle girl.'

"How are you sure everyone forgot?" Sasuke said. "Maybe they have other things, more important things to do."

Hinata didn't answer and merely stood before grabbing his hand and leading him to the back wall of the garden. With a swift leap they were both in a tree and then Sasuke saw something that made him angry, so angry his Sharingan activated. Below them, basking in the shade of the tree was Naruto, Shikamaru and Kiba.

"This is so boring!" Naruto whined. "Isn't there anything to do?"

"Not that I know of." Shikamaru answered, eyes closed.

"Hmmm." Kiba thought for a moment before shrugging. "Nope."

"Sakura and Ino won't be back from shopping for another few hours." Naruto said yawning.

"Just chill Naruto." Shikamaru said. "Take a nap or something."

Sasuke turned to look at Hinata but the Hyuuga was already gone. He jumped from the tree and slowly made his way back to where Hinata had been sitting earlier. She was sitting there again her face blank. He felt uncomfortable. Today was the first day he had ever spoken to the girl. Sure it was sad she had no friends that would come to her birthday but Sasuke wasn't here to make friends. He was here to make Sakura trust him again.

"You can leave if you want Sasuke-san." Hinata said. "I'll tell Sakura you were a perfect gentleman."

The dark haired boy shrugged and started to walk towards the house. However he stopped and looked back.

"You know," he began slowly. "The reason everyone forgot it was your birthday is because you don't give them something to remember."

She turned and stared at him mouth a gape at his forwardness. Sasuke turned back to her.

"You let people use you. You're meek and you're quite." Sasuke continued. "If you want to make people remember then you need to give them something to remember."

She stood and he walked closer to her getting angrier and angrier at her dumbfounded look.

"Stop being considerate of others feelings! Speak your mind; let everyone know how you're feeling." Sasuke interjected. "You know there just using you!"

She looked at him with glassy eyes, her face innocent and Sasuke inwardly flinched knowing that the tears would start soon.

"Your right." Hinata said.

"What?" Sasuke asked surprised.

"Your right Sasuke-san!" Hinata said smiling.

She grabbed his hand and dragged him over to a small table where food was spread out and picked up a cupcake. She shoved a candle in the middle and lit it. Not even waiting for Sasuke to start singing she closed her eyes, made a wish and blew the flame out.

"What are you…?" he began confused.

"I made my birthday wish!" Hinata said excitedly.

"What did you wish for?" Sasuke asked, feeling like he was three.

"I wished that from now on I will stand up for myself and be noticed!" Hinata said determined. "And it's all thanks to you."

Sasuke looked at her confused wondering where this bolder more emotional Hinata had come from when he felt her give him a light kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you Sasuke-san! You are the first person to see the new and improved Hinata." She paused smiling wide. "Actually you were the one who made the new and improved Hinata!"

She giggled and opened her arms feeling free for the first time. Sasuke stood by watching her, a slight blush staining his cheeks. A few minutes later Hinata led him to the outside of her house.

"Thank you again Sasuke-san!" she said waving.

"Stop thanking me!" He said flustered. "And it's Sasuke, not Sasuke-san."

She paused, her emotionless blank face appearing before another heartwarming smile spread across her features.

"Arigotou Sasuke."

"I said STOP thanking me."

---The Next Day---

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cried running to catch up with the Uchiha.

He turned and waited for her to catch up before they both began walking again. The pink haired girl smiled.

"Hinata said you were really nice yesterday and that I should start trusting you again." She said.

However Sasuke didn't reply as he saw the Hyuuga heiress talking to Naruto. He held up a hand to silence Sakura and they both turned to watch.

"Naruto." Hinata began. "Ever since w-we were little I've liked you. Even l-loved you." She took a deep breath before smiling. "I just thought you should know that."

The blonde stood there stunned, Sai watched in awe as the dark haired girl began to walk away as if she had just stated that the sky was blue. Sasuke smiled a little proud that he got through to the once timid girl.

"So I was thinking that maybe we could get some coffee." Sakura suggested.

Sasuke continued to watch Hinata as she walked towards the training grounds trying not to tremble and Sasuke looked back at Sakura.

"Maybe some other time." He called as he ran after Hinata.

He soon caught up with the Hyuuga heiress, his face stoic.

"So I heard your confession to Naruto." He said trying to start conversation.

"Yeah." She said.

"I'm proud of you." He continued.

"Good." She said smugly.

"But." He said, earning a confused expression from her. "Sakura said you told her I was a perfect gentleman."

"So?" Hinata asked.

"So you lied." Sasuke clarified. "I thought I told you not to consider anyone's feelings but your own."

"A good learning mind doesn't always act like a sponge but like a sifter." Hinata said wisely.

"Yeah yeah." Sasuke sighed. "Oh and by the way." He said stopping.

Hinata turned and looked at him funny before he leaned down to her level and pecked her on the cheeks making her face turn bright red.

"Tag. You're. It." He said before sprinting away.

"Oh you're on Uchiha!" Hinata cried running after him.

Sasuke looked back and saw Hinata was chasing after him smiling and laughing as she went.

A/N: Happy Birthday Sam!