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ZeroXknightv8: I got the fish idea kind of from my mom. She was making some fish one night while I was working on the chapter and my dad was annoying her so she picked up the fish by the tail and said 'I'm going to hit you with this!', and I thought 'Hmmm... idea!'. xD As I've said in the last chapter, I wanted to add it right away in the chapter when I got the idea, but I couldn't really find a why to add it in there.
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M'kay, now that the Review Reply's are over with, I just want to go ahead and say sorry if this chapter is boring. I really couldn't work it out like I wanted it to. There really won't be any come-backs between Hinata and Sasuke in this chapter, I'm really sorry about that. But I hope you'll bare with me please.
Helpful Info: Just wanted to help you all figure out a few things if you're not sure about what happened or whater. All of Rookie 9 are around 17-18. Sasuke did go to Orochimaru when he was 12 but Naruto dragged him back a few years later and whatever, and so after a few years of being back in Konoha, the village forgave him and let him have his life as a Leaf Shinobi back. And before you ask, no, I'm not going to make that part of the story because 1: Its just boring, and 2: It has nothign to do with the FanFict.
From, Somnia.
Recap:
" Che... whatever. " Sasuke looked away from the group of people with annoyance. ' Good... it worked. Hopefully she forgot about me grabbing her ass so she won't feel awkward around me. '
" A-alright. Lets just finish picking all of this food up, then we can-- "
" SASUKE-KUN! " A shrilling sing-song voice came out of no where making every one wince from the high pitch in the voice.
Though it made Sasuke wince more not only from the high pitch, but also from who the person is, and what she wants with him. ' Oh god dammit... '
" Oh, there you are Sasuke-kun! I've been looking every where for you! " Sakura jogged up next to Sasuke's right side, wrapped her hands around his arm and started pulling him in the direction where she came from.
Sasuke used all of his strenght to stand and stay in the exact spot he was in before Sakura tried to pull him away from the little group of people. " What the hell do you want, Sakura? " Sasuke's mono-tone came back.
Hinata and TenTen exchanged 'Here it goes again' glances before they looked at the two.
" We haven't trained together in a while, and I just learned a new taijutsu from Tsunade-sama. I want to show you it! " Sakura began to tug on his arm again in the direction of the training grounds.
Sasuke jerked his arm away from Sakuras' clutches... erm, grasp. " I'm kind of in the middle of something right now. "
Sakura finally looked around and seen Hinata, Naruto, and TenTen standing around Sasuke. " Oh. Hey guys. "
" Hello, Sakura. " Hinata slightly bowed out of old habit.
" Oi. " TenTen tilted her head up in an upwards nod.
" Ehn. " Naruto grunted his reply as he looked away from Sakura with his arms crossed.
" Awww, Naruto are you still mad at me? You're going to have to get over it. I told you we can only be team mates, nothing more. " Sakura tucked some stray strands of hair behind her ear.
Naruto 'Tched' at what Sakura said. " Don't flatter your self. I'm way over it. "
" Hmm... " Sakura tilted her head side ways then turned her attention back on Sasuke. " Anyways, lets go Sasuke-kun. " Sakura grabbed his arm again and started pulling him once more, only to have Sasuke jerk his hand away again.
" I told you, I'm busy. " His words came out through gritted teeth. " Go play ninja with some of the academy kids or something. Just stop bothering me. "
" Ohhhhh, Sasuke-kun! You arguing with Naruto doesn't qualify you as being busy. " Sakura whined, making Sasuke flinch on the inside. God how he loathes her voice. " At least come with me to the Lotus Patch festival later tonight. It's said that a couple who goes there usually end up togeth-- "
" I already have plans. " Sasuke hastily interrupted Sakura before she could say something very horrible.
" Awwwww come on, Sasuke-kun! It's not good to be training alone on such a fantastic-- "
" I'm not going to be training. "
" Well... " Sakura bit the tip of her right thumb nail. " I'm sure Tsunade-sama will let you leave a little late on your missi-- "
" I'm not going to be on a mission either. " Sasuke sighed in annoyance with his eyes closed.
While Sasuke and Sakura were 'talking', Hinata, Naruto and TenTen were busy picking up the dropped grocery items. When every thing was picked up, Naruto and TenTen both gave Hinata a look saying 'Lets go'. Hinata lightly cleared her throat, getting the attention of both Sasuke and Sakura. " Anou... W-We're going to g-go no-- "
Sasuke glared 'death' at Hinata over Sakura's head while mentally telling her. 'You fucking better not leave me with her'.
Hinata flinched and gulped inaudibly from Sasuke's death glare and his 'message' that she some how was able to hear. " O-or not... "
" Huh? " Sakura seen the death glare Sasuke was giving Hinata, so she turned around to look Hinata, which made her look away from her gaze. Sakura turned back towards Sasuke with a questioning look. ' What's going on between them? '
Sasuke turned his vision back on Sakura. " What? " He muttered harshly from her staring.
Sakura slightly jumped. " O-oh... heh... n-nothing. So... anou, what do you plan on doing during the Festival? "
" Be there? " Sasuke raise a brow.
" What? " Sakura's eye brows raised. ' Maybe he changed his mind and is going to go to the Festival with me! ' Sakura's cheeks got a light pink tint to them. " W-who are you going with? " Her emerald eyes were twinkling with hope.
Sasuke yawned, letting the name fly out of his mouth calm and smooth. " Hinata. "
Hinata and Sakura's eyes widened. " Eh?! " They both said simultaneously.
' He is? When did that happen? ' Hinata, Sakura, Naruto and TenTen all thought at the same time.
Saukra's eyes kept darting between Hinata and Sasuke, though every time her vision landed on Hinata, she glared at her. " W-what's... how... what? " She finally kept her eye sight on Sasuke.
" What do you mean 'what'? " Sasuke said in a mono-tone.
" Y-you're going with Hinata? " Sakura's eyes developted a tick, while that same exact question was coursing through Naruto and TenTen's minds. Hinata on the other hand, kept still with her mouth gaped open with a dumb found expression on her face.
" Did I not just say that? " Sasuke stated matter-of-factly as if the question Sakura just asked was one of the stupidest questions ever.
" But... why? I mean, you hardly know her, and she's kind of plain looking. " Sakura turned around and gave Hinata a small 'sympathetic' smile. " Oh, no offense Hinata-chan. You know I didn't mean it in a mean way. "
Sasuke's eyes narrowed in a glare on the back of the pink hair girl's head, hoping that his glare would make her head explode, while Naruto had to hold TenTen back from beating the living day lights out of Sakura.
And on the other hand... Hinata's left eye slightly ticked. " Oh, t-that's alright, Sakura-chan. " Hinata also gave a small sickingly sweet smile. What better way to get back at the pink haired bitch then to hit her where she hurts the most? " I-I was going to t-tell you about me and S-Sasuke-kungoing t-to the Lotus Patch Festival, but he s-said to keep quiet about it. " Hinata's 'sweet' smile turned into a 'sympathetic' one. " I'm so s-sorry for not telling you about i-it sooner, but you k-know how Sasuke-kun gets. "
Sasuke had to bite the inside of his bottom lip to stop from smirking and to keep his stoic mask in place. Naruto and TenTen had a look of dumbfound for their expression with their mouth gaped open.
Sakura also had her mouth gaped open as well. " W-what? "
A plan started to form in Hinata's mind. " Yeah t-that's why us four a-are here together right now. " Hinata glanced around at TenTen and Naruto.
" It is? " TenTen and Naruto said at the same time with raised brows.
Hinata nodded. " Mhm. Yeah. R-Remember, we were meeting h-here so we can set a date for when we're going to m-meet up at the Festival l-later. " A look of saying 'Please agree with me' was seen clear in her pale lavender eyes.
" Yeeaahh... " TenTen started out slowly. " We decided that... Naruto and Sasuke were going to... pick us up at your place once we're done cooking and get dressed for the Festival? " TenTen's sentence came out as a question, not knowing if what she said was the right thing to say or not. But to back her up, she elbowed Naruto in his ribs as best and as hard she could.
With a low 'ow', Naruto started rubbing his bruised ribs and nodding his head in agreement. " Yep. What ever she said just now is true. "
" But... " Sakura once again started glancing between Sasuke and Hinata. " how did... you... and him... come to... this? "
" O-Oh, well you see, " Hinata started to explain before Sasuke had a chance to make up a story. She then tried her best to flip her hair behind her shoulder, but the task was proven difficult since her hands were full holding shopping bag straps. Oh how fun it is to mess with Sakura about her and Sasuke going to the festival later. " I literally b-bumped into him a few days a-ago, which caused us to b-both fall on the ground. I f-felt real bad about doing t-that, so I asked him if he would a-accompany me to the L-Lotus Patch Festival, that way I c-can make him his favorite dish, as kind o-of a 'Sorry'. " Hinata turned her gaze towards Sasuke and gave him a smile, which made Sakura turn her attention towards him as well. " Right, Sasuke-kun? " To much sweetness oozed off of Sasuke's name.
' Hn, she's a good actress. ' Sasuke slightly smirked. " Right. " He laziedly rubbed the back of his head with a yawn. " Sorry I told her about our little 'date' later on tonight. But she wouldn't of stopped asking me about it if I didn't say anything. " His voice in a bored mono-tone, not giving away any thing.
Hinata softly shook her head. " N-no. It's ok. I know. If you h-hadn't of said any thing, t-then I would of. But we really do need to get g-going if we're going to h-have tea. I do need t-to go home a-and start cooking as soon as possible, y-you know. "
" Right. Oi, " Sasuke snapped his fingers to get Naruto and TenTen's attention. " Lets go already. "
" Yeah. " They both nodded their heads and replied at the same time. "
" I'll come too! " Sakura said as the small group of 4 started to take their first step. She took 'her place' next to Sasuke's right side.
TenTen snorted. " Sorry but you can't come, Sakura. " TenTen was still fuming about the comment she said about Hinata earlier.
Sakura's eyes narrowed. " What? "
" Its like TenTen-chan said, you can't come, Sakura. " Naruto scoffed.
" Why not? " Sakura placed her hands on her hips.
" Because this is a couples only thing, Sakura. "
" S-Sasuke-kun? " Sakuras' eyes widened with what Sasuke just said.
" Y-Yes, it's a c-couples only thing. That's why t-there are only four of u-us here. " Hinata answered instead of Sasuke
" I wasn't asking you. " Sakura hissed out as her head jerked backwards to look at Hinata. Urging her self not to stomp her foot like a child who doesn't get something they want.
Hinata's left eye twitched again at Sakura's childish behavior. " Well s-since we are going to the Festival t-together, it would only make sense that we are going a-as a couple. "
" But TenTen and Naruto aren't-- "
" If I'm not mistaken, Naruto told you he was over you. He had a reason. " TenTen butted in before Naruto could answer.
It was now Naruto and TenTen that had Sakura's eyes attention. " W-what? "
" Damn woman, you sound like a broken record. Don't you have something else in your vocabulary? " Sasuke grunted out with closed eyes.
For the first time, Sakura paid Sasuke no attention. " But... you... and him? " Sakura pointed to TenTen first then to Naruto.
" Its just as Hinata said, we're going to the Festival together, and you know what they say about the Lotus Patch Festival, right? " TenTen turned to Naruto to hear his reply.
' Why is she doing all of this? ' Naruto thought as he glanced at the brunnette haired girl. After a few seconds of thinking, he turned his attention on Sakura. " Yes. " He nodded his head.
" How did it happ-- "
" None of your business. " TenTen snapped out. " Let's go Naruto. " She ordered Naruto as she nudged his shoulder with her own and started walking away from the small group in a huff with the brown shopping bags slightly behind her.
Naruto looked dumb found for a few seconds before turning on his heel and following TenTen.
' Bastards for leaving us here--' Sasuke thought angrily before hearing TenTen yell " Oi! Catch up with us at Gray Fox when you're done, got it? And hurry the hell up! We don't got all day! ".
Hinata smiled softly from her friends forwardness and boldness. " Yeah, we n-need to head o-over there pretty quick if I w-want to be done cooking for the F-Festival, Sasuke-kun. " Hinata said, continuing to play along with what was going on between them.
" Hn. " Sasuke grunted his reply then went to take a step in the direction of where Gray Fox was located, but was stopped once again by a very annoying voice.
" Wait! " Sakura called out once again earning a very loud growl from Sasuke.
" What is it now, Sakura? " The hands that once itched to be wrapped around a blonds neck just a few short moments ago now burned so badly to be wrapped around a certain pink haired girls neck.
" This is all a joke, right? Like some kind of April Fool's Joke on me, right? " Sakura started laughing. " You four are really mean to me! " She place her over her mouth to keep her laughter muffled. " Alright, " Sakura wiped away a tear. " that was a good joke though. I mean seriously, that was some good acting you guys. "
' Shit... ' Sasuke remained impassive with a raise brow, acting as if he had no idea what Sakura was talking about.
Hinata also remained impassive at what Sakura said, but on the inside she was freaking out. ' How'd she... figure it out? I honestly thought she believed us. Heck, even TenTen and Naruto played along in... what ever the heck 'this' is. Crap... '
" What do you mean Sakura? " Sasuke's bored voice was heard as he crossed his arms over his chest.
" Why... or better yet howcould you and Hinata ever be an... 'item'? " Sakura said with slightly raised arms and a shrug.
Sasuke opened his mouth to reply to Sakura's little 'comment', but Hinata beat him to it. " And... just exactly what is that supposed to mean? " Her brows knitted together in a frown.
" Once again, no offense, Hinata, but come on! I mean you and Sasuke hardly know each other! Plus you aren't really all that strong. I mean! " She started waving her hands in front of her defensively. " You are the Hyuuga Heiress, so you automatically are strong, but you're not what Sasuke is looking for in a girl. " Sakura finished off with a sweat drop falling off the side of her face.
This time, both of Hinata's eyes twitched.
" And just what the hell kind of girl am I looking for, Sakura? " Oh how badly his hands are burning now with want to wrap around Sakura's neck. It would be so easy. A few moments with them around her neck and it'll all be over with. But in an effort to make sure his hands doesn't disobey his thread thin of an order to not choke Sakura to death, he crossed his arms over his chest.
" Well, you're looking for some one who is strong. Emotionally and Physically. She has to be able to control her emotions at any given moment, and she has to be able to hold her own in a battle with out having to depend on others. Plus she can't have a special blood-limit, because if she does, that'll mean the children won't have to much Uchiha blood running in their veins, and I know how you want your children to have mainly Uchiha blood in them to restore your clan and its name. " Sakura held up her index finger and nodded as she talked with her eyes closed.
" Wow, you're absolute right, Sakura. " Sasuke said in a bored mono-tone.
Sakura's eyes twinkled brightly, she did a little hop from getting a compliment from Sasuke.
" So you're diffently ruled out as the girl I'm 'looking for', as you put it. "
The brightness in Sakura's eyes died down as did her jumps for joy. Her posture slumped. " W-what do you mean Sasuke? "
" You are just about the total opposite of every thing that you explained of what I want in a girl. "
" W-what do you mean? "
Sasuke's eyes closed. " Once again, you're sounding like a broken record. "
Hinata tried to hide her smile and giggle from the shocked and sad expression on Sakura's face and also from the annoyed expression on Sasuke's. Though her giggle made Sakura glare at her.
" What I'm saying is that you don't have any of the qualities what I'm looking for in a woman. " Sasuke's voice snapped Sakura out of her glare on Hinata.
" But Sasuke, what are you talking about? I'm all of those things... I have all of those qualities. "
Sasuke raised a brow. " You don't control your emotions well in battle. You're not all that strong. You need help in battle 95 percent of the time. And you forgot a quality. Your blood-line. " Sakura took in a breathe to speak but Sasuke continued. " There is nothing special about your clan. It's not known in any village. And you do not have any special talents that you could pass onto your children. And yes, it is true that I want my blood-limit to be the main blood type in the kids, but I would like for the mother's clan to give something to them as well. So as I've said before, you have none of the qualities I'm looking for. Hinata on the other hand is every thing I'm looking for in a girl. "
Hinata tensed from Sasuke little speech and did her best to keep her blush down by bitting her tongue. ' What does he mean by all of that? ' is what kept going through Hinata's mind. While Sakura on the other hand was fuming.
" What do you mean I don't have those qualities? I might not have my emotions under control all of the time, but I'm working on it. Same for my physical strenght. I've been studying under Tsunade-sama. I'm strong, physicaly and in all my jutsu's. "
" And you studying under the old hag is only thing you got going for you. "
Since her studying under Tsunade wasn't earning her any 'brownie-points' on Sasuke's good side, Sakura decided to 'attack' Hinata's reputation. " And Hinata has all of those qualities, how? She-- "
" Is now a full Jounin, and was just offered a chance to take the ANBU exams. Which is quite hard to even get that far, since the ANBU captain has to consider letting some one take the exams, which means she has to go through a fucking hard ass exam before she can actually take the ANBU exams. And she didn't even want to take it. It was offered to her. So that mean's she can control her emotions fairly well, same for her physical strenght. But the fact that she made Jounin first before the 'Rookie 9', is some thing big there. She also studies under the old hag as well, so what ever you're learning, she's learning too. And since she is the Hyuuga Heiress, she has to train much harder and learn different jutsus that you can never imagine. " Sasuke paused to enjoy the dumb found and shocked expression on Sakura's face. " It seems you haven't been paying much attention to her. "
Sakura started to search her brain for any kind of 'loop hole' out of the current situation. " But... what about-- "
" And as for her blood-limit, the Byakugan. Some time before my father's death, I asked him about the Hyuuga's when we were on our way to a meeting with them. And it turns out that the Uchiha's are relatives of the Hyuuga's. Kind of like distant cousins, if you will. So I have Hyuuga blood in me, and " Sasuke motion towards Hinata with his head. " she has Uchiha blood in her. I also asked him what would happen if a Uchiha and Hyuuga had children together. He said the Uchiha's blood is more advanced from the Hyuuga's, since the Uchiha's are evolved from the Hyuuga's, so the Sharingan will be more powerful then the Byakugan. How ever, that doesn't mean that the children wouldn't be able to use the Byakugan. They will, it just won't be as powerful as a full blooded user would be able to use it. "
' Wow... I didn't know he knew so much about me and of the Hyuuga's... Heck, my dad didn't even know I became Jounin until just a few days ago... ' Hinata continued to stare at Sasuke in shock and question.
" Uhh... Sasuke-- "
" Sasuke, w-we really need to get going. I'm bored and my arms are s-starts to tingle from holding these bags. " Hinata lightly lifted her arms to show the brown bags that hang from her arms. " Here. " Hinata pushed Sakura out of her way with her shoulder and elbow to stand in front of Sasuke, making Sakura stumble over her feet a little before she regained her balance and glare at the jet blue haired female. Hinata ignored Sakura's glare and pushed the bags into Sasuke's arms. " Y-You can hold these for me. " She smiled up at Sasuke with a 'sweet' smile.
' She's enjoying this way to much... ' Sasuke thought in an annoyed voice as he tried his best to not scowl. " Sure, not a problem. " He also tried not to talk angrily through gritted teeth. ' Didn't even say a simple "Thank you, Sasuke!" or "You're the best, Sasuke!" Noooo. She just pushed the bags in my arms and expects me to hold on to them for her. She really is enjoying this way to much... ' Sasuke's eye twitched in annoyance.
Hinata's smile widened as she linked her left arm with his right arm and started to walk away from Sakura with Sasuke in tow. Hinata turned her head towards the frozen Sakura. " Bye. See you later, Sakura-chan. " Not stuttering once, she turned her attention back to where they were walking.
The blond and brunette never said a single word to each other as they made their way to Gray Fox. Naruto's and TenTen's thoughts were wrapped around what happened when Sakura showed up.
Naruto's eyes kept glancing towards TenTen and opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. Only a long and squeaky 'Uhhh'.
" I'm sorry if all of what was said a few moments ago was random or you didn't want to partake in it, but Sakura really pissed me off when she said Hinata was 'plain' looking. Plus I didn't like how she was treating you, making it seem like she's some all-powerful-great-beautiful-princess ever, " TenTen spat out the 'all-powerful-great-beautiful-princess' in disgust. " and you're some lowly servant. " TenTen kept her eyes forward, not once looking at Naruto.
Naruto's mouth gaped open in surprise. " O-oh... "
TenTen looked at Naruto with a raised brow. " Was you expecting a different explanation? "
" N-no! " Naruto waved his hands in front of him, the bags hanging from his arms flopping around him. A blush covered his cheeks. " I was just... surprised that you would actually help me by saying we are a cou... " He trailed off, not wanting to say the word.
TenTen looked forward in an effort to hide the pinkness that dusted her cheeks. " Yeah well, Sakura royally pissed me off. And I knew that if she knew you were no longer following her around like a lost puppy, that would be a big blow to her ego. " TenTen cleared her throat and turned back to Naruto when she was sure her light blush went away. " Besides, I was doing that for Hinata as well. "
" Right. " Naruto grinned at TenTen. " Hinata-chan is lucky to have you for a friend. "
" Psh. " TenTen elbowed Naruto's ribs. " I'm your friend too, Naruto. "
Naruto's eyes brightened. " Really? "
" Duh! I wouldn't of said... what ever I said for just any one. "
His grin widened. " Of course. My bad. "
Once the 'couple' were sure they were out of Sakura's line of vision, they unhooked arms almost simultaneously, as if each other's arm had some horrible diseas.
Sasuke kept his eyes forward, while Hinata kept her eyes on the ground.
Hinata had her bottom lip caught between her teeth before she released it to talk. " W-Would you mind if I a-asked what that was about back there? "
Sasuke lightly scoffed. " Don't I have the right to ask that same question? "
Hinata raised her head to get a better look at Sasuke. Her brows knitted together. " N-No, since you w-were the one who got me into i-it to begin with, so y-you don't get a right to ask. Besides, w-would you rather me c-call you a liar, that you weren't really t-taking me? Then s-she would of known for sure you were lying, since she already didn't b-believe us. "
Sasuke scoffed again. " Look, I did it to get her off my back about the Festival, ok? "
" Yeah, and y-you see how w-well that went. " Hinata said with a slight roll of her eyes. A few seconds of silence went by before Hinata broke it again. " And why did you h-have to say m-me of all people? "
" I don't know. Quick thinking since you were right there, I guess. " Sasuke shrugged.
" Yeah b-but... why didn't y-you pick TenTen-chan? She was t-there too. "
Sasuke raised a brow in question. " Would you rather I said her name? "
A blush surfaced on Hinata's cheeks as her brows knitted together again. " D-Does it matter? "
" Exactly. " Sasuke turned his attention back to the road.
" Wha...? " Hinata stopped walking from Sasuke's response. She blinked, snapping out of her little daze to see Sasuke left her standing in the middle of the dirt road. ' God I hate it when he does that! ' Hinata thought in frustration as she picked up her pace to catch up with Sasuke. " That d-doesn't asnwer my question, S-Sasuke-kun. " Hinata said once she caught up with him, and still added the sufix 'kun', since she knew it bothered the hell out of him when ever some one added that to the end of his name.
" And your question was? I forgot. " Sasuke's words were mixed with a yawn. His whole being just oozed 'Cool', and Hinata hated it.
" I-I just asked you it though. H-How could you forget? " Hinata asked in confusion.
Sasuke sighed. " That was sarcasm, Hinata. What are you, blind and deaf too? "
" No. " Hinata's blush returned at full force from her embarrassment. ' He sounded like he really didn't remember it though... '
Sasuke sighed again. " Look, the reason why I said your name was because I knew she was going to ask questions and say 'Well you don't know her.' " His voice turned into a high pitched falsetto again with those words. He cleared his throat. " I hardly know what's-her-face, "
" TenTen-chan. " Hinata corrected him, though it fell on deaf ears since Sasuke never corrected himself and continued with what he was saying.
" and I knew a little bit about you, so that's why I said your name. "
" I w-wouldn't consider all you said b-being a 'little bit'. " Hinata pointed out, her frown still gracing her features.
Sasuke sighed agian. " Me and Naruto were taking the Jounin exams a few weeks back. On the third exam, Naruto got a 'brilliant' idea to sneak into the Hokage's office when she was out on a Sake Run with Shizune. What he wanted to accomplish by doing that, I have no fucking idea. " Sasuke closed his eyes and moved to rub the back of his head but stop once he remember he was holding Hinata's grocery bags. " Anyways he got another 'brilliant' idea to look at all the reports of people who were either already Jounin, or is taking the exams with us, 'that way we'll be prephared for whatever came our way', as Naruto put it. "
" That sounds like Naruto-kun... " Hinata trailed off with a smile on her face.
Sasuke stared at Hinata in the cornor of his eye for a little bit before looking ahead again. " Anyway, we came across your file. Naruto thought it was funny to find your file in with the old Jounin Exams Participants. "
" Oh... "
" And as for knowing you're going to take the ANBU exams, it was in your file. "
" Oh... " Hinata repeated not knowing what to say.
" Now as for the blood-line's-- "
" I knew a-about that as well. I asked my f-father that same question about the Hyuuga a-and Uchiha's blood-line some time ago. " Hinata said, interrupting Sasuke so he wouldn't have to go through the trouble to explain himself.
" Hn. "
Awkward silence surrounded the two as they continued on their way to Gray Fox.
Sasuke keep stealing glances at Hinata in the cornor of his eye when he could. He noted that Hinata went back to her 'Shy' self by looking down to the ground, wrapping her right hand around her left wrist and rubbing it softly as if it was wounded or bruised. ' Dammit... she's becoming uncomfortable around me again... She was looking me in the eye and talking to me... or insulting me just fine until that loser came... How she's not even looking at me. ' Sasuke sighed inaudibly. ' All my work will not go for nothing. ' Sasuke turned his vision back to the busy street they were on before clearing his throat, earning Hinata's attention. " Look, I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position back there with Sakura. I just didn't want to deal with her about the whole Festival thing, and you were the only way I could get out of the situation. So sorry. " Sasuke kind of spat out the 'So sorry' with out meaning to. He just wasn't use to having to say the 'S-word'.
Hinata kind of tensed at his last two words but hid it, not wanting to see 'weak' in front of him. " Anou, it's alright. I understand. "
" I don't think you do. " Sasuke mumbled under his breath. " You don't have a fucking stalker following you around 24-7. " Was also mumbled under his breath as well.
" What did you say? You were mumbling. " Hinata tilted her head in question as her light lavender eyes studied his face.
Sasuke shook his head, and broke eye contact with Hinata. " Nothing. "
" Oh, ok. " Hinata turned back towards the road.
The silence came back, only this time it wasn't as awkward, but it still wasn't good enough for Sasuke.
A almost silent mumble reached Hinata's ears making her turn her attention back on Sasuke. " Did you just say something? "
Sasuke was quiet for a few moments. His jaw was set, his posture not moving one bit other then the movement of him walking, but he looked as if he was contemplating talking or nothing. That or it looked like he was ignoring her. When he didn't say any thing for almost 40 seconds, Hinata tried to shrink her self, thinking that she was just hearing things, her eyes casted down to the ground. " Oh, s-sorry. " Hinata mumbled, though she didn't really think any thing came out.
" I said 'thank you'. " The words came out through Sasuke's gritted teeth, as if he was forcing him self to say those words.
Hinata's head snapped towards Sasuke. ' I heard that right... right? He did say 'thank you'... right? ' Hinata tried to swallow the now dryness in her mouth. " Anou... For? "
' God I knew she was going to ask that... Why the hell did I even say it? ' Sasuke closed his eyes at his own stupidity. He sighed again. " For going along with my story about us going to the Festival tonight. "
" Ah. Well... i-it's fine... But... I do have t-two questions for you. "
' Of course there always has to be a question with girls... ' Sasuke signed in annoyance. " What is it? "
" Well... why did you say you w-were going to the Festival if you didn't plan o-on it? "
' Because I did plan on going, I just needed a way to get there. Though I hate to say it, I'm glad Sakura came when she did. ' Sasuke thought silently, not giving away his thoughts through his facial expression or body language.
" I mean, I'm sure y-you weren't going to go, " Hinata tucked one of her long side bangs behind her ear so the wind wouldn't keep blowing it in her face. " all you had to tell her was that y-you were going to train, which I'm sure you were g-going to. That or you j-just weren't going to go to t-the Festival. "
Sasuke scoffed. " Apparently you don't know how damn annoying and persistent Sakura is. "
It was Hinata's turn to scoff, which Sasuke never really heard her do before. " I just found out. " Hinata scoffed again at the current events she just had with Sakura. " I-I don't blame you. I think I would of done the same t-thing if a boy was doing what Sakura did to you to m-me. I shouldn't of asked t-that question. I'm sorry. "
The left cornor of Sasuke's mouth twitched up wards in a small smirk for a second before it fell back down to it's normal frown. He was frowning because he normally does, and the with what she said about 'if a guy did that to her'. He really didn't like that part. " Hn. "
Hinata let out a soft noise that sounded like a groan. " I can't b-believe she actually said all that stuff about m-me, when she had no right to, just to try to turn y-you against m-me. " Her eyes went back to the dirt road. " I mean, we told her that w-we were a... y-you know, " Hinata's voice went to a whisper with her last two words, a pretty blush covered her cheeks. " because of the Festival. So s-she didn't have to say all that she did w-when she doesn't even know any t-thing about me... " Hinata sighed. Yet another person who pin-pointed her as 'weak' automatically with out knowing her. After every thing she went through growing up, all the harsh training she did that nearly killed her self almost every day... people still see her as weak.
Sasuke stared at Hinata in the cornor of his eye so she wouldn't know he was staring. He knew what was going through her mind. She was thinking about how people still labeled her as weak. The same thing happened to him when he was just starting the academy. Even though he was the best student there, every one always compaired him to his brother, so in their eyes, he was never good enough. He was weak compaired to his brother.
" It's a good thing. " He mumbled.
Hinata raised her eyes back to Sasukes onyx ones that stayed focused on the road. " Excuse me? "
" That people think you're weak. It's a good thing. "
" H... Why? "
Sasuke's onyx eyes locked on to Hinata's light lavender ones. " That way their guard will be down, and you'll be able to enjoy the shocked look on their face after you beat their ass, you'll have proven them wrong about you being weak. " A smirk soon found its way to Sasuke's lips.
Hinata's eyes widened, mouthed gaped open and her throat tightened as she was trying to find words to what Sasuke said, but couldn't. She was at a loss for words. Finally she closed her mouth and gave Sasuke a small smile. " Right. "
Sauke turned his eyes back to the road when he noticed him and Hinata were staring at each other since the moment he started talking. ' Don't want to rush this. ' Sasuke kept thinking in his mind like a personal mantra. " Besides, since you look blind, I'm sure every one will go easy on you. "
' So much for sweet side... ' Hinata thought with a scoff. " Well at l-least they'll fight me. I'm sure e-every one will be scared to fight you since they'll t-think you have pink-eye. They wouldn't w-want to get infected with your disease. "
Sasukes' blazing black eyes snapped back on Hinata's. " First of all, like you said about your eye color, my Sharingan isn't pink, " He said the color through gritted teeth. " Its red. "
" It looks pink to me. " Hinata said with a yawn and shrug.
" Tch, I'd rather have pink-eye then look blind. " He grumbled out in a childish voice with a scowl on his face.
" If you say so. " Hinata's words were said in a sing-song voice. She then picked up her pace, letting Sasuke fall back behind her.
Sasuke glared at the jet blue haired female a few feet ahead of her. Her hands were lightly clasped behind her back. But after a few seconds, his glare softened and a smirk appeared. ' Would some one weak actually stand up to me, Sakura? You don't even have the gall to say I'm wrong about something. But Hinata on the other hand... Though she's scared to say any thing bad about some one, isn't scared to talk back to me. ' Sasuke's smirk widened but disappeared and his scowl came back as he picked up his pace to pass Hinata and be a few feet ahead of her now.
' Jerk.' Hinata thought so she started power walking, passing Sasuke once again. Hinata turned her head back to give Sasuke a sly smile, only to have him start to power jog and pass her with a smirk of his own, which made her start to power jog as well to catch up to him. Soon enough, Sasuke and Hinata were running their fastest in the streets of Konoha, trying to beat the other.
TenTen tapped her nails on the counter her and Naruto were sitting at. She signed in annoyance. " Where the hell are those two? "
Naruto was turned around on his stool with the back of his elbows on top of the counter. His hips and legs making him slightly spin in his stool. " I don't know... Maybe they ditched us? "
TenTen signed again. " Doubtful. Hinata wouldn't do some thing like that, even if Sasuke was with her. Sakura is probably just keeping them with questions and stuff. "
" Probably. " Naruto yawned. " I'm bored. " He continued to spin left to right while looking out the big display window.
" Me too. I wish they would get here already. " TenTen spun her stool one hundred and eighty degrees to mimick Naruto's posture by resting the back of her elbows on the counter and slightly spinning in her chair. TenTen's brown eyes scanned out the display window and tried to see if she could find a glimpse of Hinata or Sasuke. When suddenly, she seen both Sasuke and Hinata running at an awfully fast pace past Gray Fox. Neither of them even seemed to notice they past the place they were supposed to be at.
Naruto jumped off of his stool. " What the hell?! Was that Sasuke and Hinata just now? "
TenTen also jumped off her seat and nodded. " I think so. "
" What the hell were they doing? " Naruto asked as he ran up to the window to try and look out to see if he could still see Sasuke and Hinata, but only seen a trail of dust.
TenTen blinked. When her eyes closed, a image her mind captured of Hinata and Sasuke running. The look on their faces... Sasuke was smirking at Hinata, while Hinata was smiling. TenTen opened her eyes and walked next to Naruto to also look out the window. " They were playing... " TenTen whispered quietly.
Done! As I said before the chapter started, this chapter isn't funny like the last two. Um... and as kind of a heads not, I'm not sure if I can make any of the other chapters to Lotus Patch funny like the first two chapters, but I'll try my hardest. Anyways, please read and review your comments. I love comments.
Ok! I'm sure a few of you guys will notice I didn't add a certain little... tidbit question in the conversation between Sasuke and Hinata, (and for those who didn't catch it, I'm not going to say it.) I plan on letting that question be asked on the next chapter. So no worries! Every thing will be explain on the next chapter.
Oh, and sorry it if it took me a while to Update. When the next chapter will be out... well... I'm going to have to finish writing chapter 9 for Open Up, and once that's out, I'm going to start working on Trust or Betrayal, and work on Lotus Patch on the side.
From, Memorias.
