{| SASUxHINA: Owned by Masashi Kishimoto. :3 Sequel to If It Had Been Hinata. Actually, this sequel will be a collection of oneshots, all focused on Sasuke's promise. Yes, Sasuke's OOC. |}

Hinata Hyuuga opened her eyes and was greeted by bright daylight. From her bedroom, she could hear the birds chirping and the children playing outside. When she looked out the window, she saw that there wasn't a dark cloud in sight. It was a beautiful day. She smiled.

That day, she was feeling quite reckless.

She got out of bed and went down to get breakfast. Everyone at the breakfast table saw how oddly chipper she was that morning. Hanabi shot Hinata a quizzical look.

"Someone's little miss sunshine all of a sudden," she said.

Hinata just laughed, getting her father's attention.

"What is it now, Hinata?" he asked gruffly.

"N-Nothing, otousan," she replied quietly.

"O-Otousan?"

"What is it now?" he asked, irritation obvious in his voice.

"Can I go o-out for a s-swim today?" she asked.

"Yes, that would be fine," he answered, "now shut your mouth and eat your breakfast."

Hinata sighed. Her father was excellent at ruining someone's perfect day.


When Sakura Haruno woke up, on the other hand, it was far from a beautiful day.

Not only was she still bitter about how Sasuke and Hinata were a couple now, she had also been up all night trying to figure out how to get revenge on Hinata, all to no avail. She couldn't think of anything she could do on her own, and getting help from Ino and the others meant telling her she wasn't over Sasuke yet. She had more pride than people think.

She sat up in bed and sighed. She knew it was wrong, but she wanted Sasuke for herself. She walked towards the window to open it, and caught Hinata walking alone on the streets.

"Huh?" she said to herself, peering out the window to check if it was her. It was.

What's she doing all alone? Sakura thought.

A sly smile slowly appeared on her face. This makes it a lot easier.

She ran downstairs and told her mom she was going to skip breakfast for early training, and proceeded outside to follow Hinata to wherever she was going.

This better be worth skipping breakfast.


Hinata walked into the forest and looked for the old pond she used to go swimming in when she was younger. On the way, she couldn't help but feel she was being followed, but she shrugged it off. She could only let her father ruin her day.

Like I said, she was feeling reckless.

When she found the swimming pond, she sighed. It still looked the same since the last time she saw it, which was years ago. She took off her clothes and hung them on a nearby bush along with her towel, until she was only in her undergarments. She stepped into the cool blue water.

Why did I stop coming here again? She thought to herself. Oh right, that.

She tried to shake the bad memories out of her mind as she took a dip, but they were all coming back. After the day her father was convinced she was of no use to the clan, she'd stopped swimming. She'd stopped a lot of her hobbies, actually. She used to be a happy kid.

And now that I'm happy again, I won't let it go, she thought.

Then, her mind drifted off to Sasuke. She smiled.

Who knew?


Sakura followed Hinata into the forest. She was still quizzical and clueless as to where she was going. She thought that Hinata was probably just going to train, but then she saw that she stopped at the old swimming pond.

She's going for a swim? She thought. It's been years since she swam with me and Ino.

Sakura watched her swim from behind the bush that held her clothes, snickering to herself.

This is just too easy, she thought as she grabbed Hinata's clothes and towel while she was underwater. She couldn't keep that sinister smile off her face.

She'll never know what hit her, she thought as she ran away from the scene.


Hinata had been swimming for half an hour now, and her fingers were already wrinkling. She decided she should go back home or start training.

That was nice, she said as she reached for her clothes. Then, she froze.

Her towel and her clothes were gone.

I can't walk around the village in my underwear, she thought. Tears sprung to her eyes.

Who would do this? She asked herself.

She sunk back down on the water. She was suddenly aware of where she was. Alone in the forest. Or was she alone? Was someone really following her? Well, obviously, since someone had stolen her clothes and towel. Was that person still here?

She started shivering. The water suddenly turned a lot colder for her.

"H-Hello?" she stuttered, desperate. "Is a-anyone th-there?"

There was no answer. She didn't know whether to be relieved or to panic.

"H-hello?" she tried, raising her voice. "H-help? Anyone? P-Please?"

Still no answer. Tears ran down her cheeks.

What am I going to do now?


Sasuke sighed. He was starting to get a bit worried now. He hadn't seen Hinata yet that day, and apparently, no one else has either. He even checked the training grounds. No sign of her.

"Hey, dobe," he called out to the blond-haired boy at the ramen shop.

"Oye, what's up, teme?" Naruto said while slurping his ramen loudly.

"You seen Hinata anywhere?" Sasuke asked nonchalantly.

"Ah, you don't have to pretend around me, Sasuke," he replied smugly. "I already know about you and Hinata-chan." He started to laugh, much to Sasuke's annoyance.

"Whatever, have you seen her anywhere?" he asked.

"Yeah, I saw her on her way to the forest," Naruto said.

"Alright then," Sasuke said, not bothering with gratitude.

"I saw Sakura-chan on her way there too."

Sasuke froze, his eyes widening. Sakura? Following Hinata?

He started running towards the forest. Who knows what Sakura would do if she got Hinata alone? There were dozens of possibilities, but he was convinced she wouldn't do anything too drastic.

When he got near the swimming pond, he started hearing quiet cries for help.


Hinata was starting to really panic now. How was she going to get back home in time for lunch? Her father will practically kill her if she's late for lunch. If she gets there at all.

Hinata froze when she started hearing sounds of someone running. The footsteps were getting louder, meaning someone was getting closer. She closed her eyes and braced herself.

"Hinata?" she heard a boy call out.

Her eyes widened. "Sasuke?" she said loudly.

She saw Sasuke go through the bushes, looking a bit distraught.

"You're alright," he said, relieved. He walked over to her and crouched down.

"Yes, b-but someone stole my c-clothes and towel," she said, embarrassed.

Sasuke sighed and wiped away her tears. "Sakura," he said simply.

"Why would she do that, Sasuke?" she asked him.

He raised his eyebrow. "You're really asking me that?"

"Ah," she said, suddenly realizing his point.

"Hold on, I'll just get your clothes back, alright?"

"Alright, thank you Sasuke," she said, smiling again.


Sasuke ran towards the village, to Sakura's house. When he got there, he knocked on the door and Sakura answered. Her innocent look was awkwardly plastered on her face.

"Sas--"

"Where are Hinata's clothes? And her towel?" he asked her angrily.

Sakura looked at him, bewildered. "What are you talking about?"

"Just give me her damn stuff, Sakura," he ordered.

Sakura huffed, defeated. Sasuke was way too scary when he's angry. She ran upstairs to her room to get the clothes and the towel. When she came back to the door, she handed them over to him.

"Don't you ever do something that immature again," he told her.

She just nodded, tears in her eyes.


Sasuke ran back to Hinata and handed over her clothes and towel, much to her relief. He waited behind a tree while Hinata got dressed. [ A/N: Aw, good boy. :3 ]

When Hinata had finished, it was almost lunchtime.

"I have to get back home fast," she told Sasuke. "Father will kill me if I'm late for lunch."

Sasuke smirked. "I know a way," he said.

He hoisted Hinata up on his back, getting a surprised squeak from her.

"Sasuke, what are you doing?!" she asked, wide-eyed.

"Getting you back home fast," he said, snickering.

Needless to say, Hinata got home in no time.