Something was strange, something was off.

Why was it so easy to catch her eye right now? He blinked, keeping a straight face as Hinata looked over to him for the third time, her pale eyes travelling from his eyes to his lip, his mouth. He licked them out of habit, was this his moment to strike?

No. He would have to play the game. After so many times of her rejecting him, he would have to reject her. After all, kissing after so many failed attempts at courting her? Impossible. That would make him look weak, having her only make the moves instead of his charm winning her over.

It had been months since their little game of cat and mouse began. And what a feisty mouse of his she has become.

"Hinata," the Uchiha bent close to her, his breath tickling her cheek, "You've been staring at m—"

The woman took a step back and held her hand up towards him, motioning for him to stop. His eyes looked at her confused before she coughed awkwardly and motioned to his mouth, "You have.. seaweed stuck between your two front teeth, Uchiha-san."

He went paler, before letting out a rude 'tsk' and sauntering off. Hinata's hand covered her mouth, hiding a small chuckle before finishing her shopping in downtown Konoha.