"Sauske…" The long pink haired female stepped up behind him. Hinata couldn't tell if her friend was shocked, upset, happy, or angry. She couldn't tell. Sasuke turned to face the newly approached female and before he could say anything to HER, she dropped her flowers and within a blink of an eye she was on top of him with her tight grip at his neck. Hinata came to realize the look on her face was a look of anger.

CHAPTER2

"What are you doing here" The sound of his old team mate's voice was just like Hinata's when she first got sight of him. Shaky and scared. He didn't blame them for that either. He didn't bother to speak because he already knew that he would be interrupted, he could also tell that she was shaking with anger. He looked up at the female named Sakura and watched how her green eyes that had fallen for him so long ago is gone. She tightened her grip around his neck. "You have no business here, standing in front of HIS grave…" He felt a rush of relief as Hinata had come and pulled Sakura off of him. Sakura stood in front of the other black haired female. Was it his turn to speak?

"I came to-"

"No!" He guessed that would happen. He looked as the anger that built up had cracked, the anger turned to tears and she broke. "We waited for you and you came…and broke us, broke your home, broke the only person who wanted to be your friend. He loved you Sasuke! Like the brother he never had. He bled and shed tears for you"

"You think I don't know that?" He mumbled.

"You don't know that idiot! Or Naruto wouldn't be dead….and what we stand in….wouldn't be the ruins of the place we called home so long ago" Silence fell upon the group. The wind passed making the raven hair fall in front of Sasukes face hiding the shame that fell on him. He really couldn't believe that it only took him till after Naruto was on his death bed, to realize it.

("s….sasuke…" His back was turned to the fallen blonde haired male. He stopped and listened to the faint words that passed through his ears. "I guess I was the scardy cat in the end after all…" He felt his heart skip and he turned to look at the bloody male. "I couldn't kill you…I was too scared to lose the only brother I ever…had" The coughing took place and before he knew it, Naruto had come short of breath and went into the deep sleep he would never awaken from. Sasuke wanted to walk away but he found himself walking closer to him. The slashes and damages to his body were taking a toll on his body but he still managed to stand. Looking down at him He felt the 2nd set of tears come to his face. Then, and only then he realized that he wouldn't ever be the same.)

"Come hinata" The voice that was heard snapped him back from reality. Sakura didn't bother picking up the yellow lilies that fell. She turned grabbing Hinata's arm and taking her out of the old village and out of his sight.

Hinata looked at his eyes and felt somewhat of a weight on her chest. She looked over her shoulder and locked her eyes with his. He looked at him in such a way it made her heart sink. She blushed and turned and continued to walk with her friend. She didn't listen to the talk and rant about Sasuke and his nerve he had to come back. She just let the blush come to her cheeks.

They got to the village of the sand sooner than she had expected. Hinata moved to the entrance of her home and pushed her hair behind her ear and shut the gates. She walked through her yard and up to the doors of her home. She removed her shoes and stepped inside.

"Hinata…Your home, how was the visit" Her cousin said with an expressionless tone. He sat on the stole of the bar in the kitchen with his sake in his hand. She couldn't tell him about sasuke. He would flip. She gave her shy smile to him and nodded. "You're lying" He said before she even had a chance to respond. "Hinata, whatever it is you're not telling me, do it now. Because If I find out by myself..."

"Neji...k-kun…I'm fine…Imma go up to sleep…It was a long walk. Please don't worry about me" She turned from him with a race in her heart. She walked to her room and closed the door sitting on her bed. It took her a minute to collect herself, She reached for her ring but it wasn't there. She looked at her finger where it was supose to be and noticed the ring wasn't there. She felt her heart stop. She stood up and looked around. She paced through the room and remembered the sound of the ring dropping to the pavement just before she went to go save Sasuke from Sakuras embrace.

The only thing I have of him…..gone?

Sasuke sat on the edge of the hotel bed. He had his shoes off as well as his shirt, hanging his head with his eyes locked on the floor below. The hotel he resided in was just in the outskirts of the old hidden leaf. He raised his head noticing his clothes laid out on the small love seat in the corner on one side of the door to the bathroom. On the other side was a wooden dresser, the light of the full moon was the only light he had. It shined down on the dresser and the engagement ring that sat on top sparkled. The very ring that he found just after the girls had left.

See you in the morning…

He walked over and picked it up.

Hinata