Walking into the hospital room, the girl sat by the bed of the fellow blonde. It was about a couple of weeks since Naruto had come back to the village with Sasuke, and he was supposed to come out of the coma in about a week. She hasn't particularly visited the Uchiha since he started eating, and Neji continues to follow her around on command. Her leg was healed, and the gash in her leg was going to leave a faint scar.

"Yamanaka, do you really like seeing him in this condition?" The calm voice asked as she sighed and closed her eyes.

"No, Neji, but still… I can't just leave him. I mean…" She grunted. "This idiot better wake up soon!" The girl flailed her arms in the air.

"Hey, who are you calling an idiot…?" A meek voice asked and the girl's ear twitched.

"Naruto?" She asked, turning to him. But, he was still motionless. "Neji, did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"

"…Nothing…" She gave him a skeptical look before standing up. "I'm going to see Uchiha." Walking over to the window, she opened it and jumped to the rooftop before the Hyuuga could say anything.

Opening the door, she had realized that not only Sasuke wasn't there, but the ANBU wasn't as well. Blinking, she turned to see one of the ANBU.

"Yamanaka-san, we expected you would come here. Uchiha is under watch in a temporary residence." She couldn't help but smile, and sigh in relief.

"May I see him?" She questioned.

"Of course." The man led her down the streets, and to an apartment. Not much, but it seems a little less than what she thought the all mighty Uchiha resides in his man cave.

He knocked on the door and the blonde actually felt a wave of nervousness wash over her. She had never been in a guys' house, minus Shikamaru's, Chouji's and Naruto's. She should be used to it! Shaking her head, the blonde lifted her head as the door opened.

"Well, at least you're not covered in blood anymore." She spoke without thinking as he opened the door. She then sheepishly scratched the back of her head. "You look better." He looked at the ANBU with a blank stare, then the blonde again. Realizing that he wasn't letting her in, she grinned awkwardly as she pointed to a random, faraway, direction.

"I just wanted to check on ya, you know?" She blinked as he sighed and took a step to his left.

"Yamanaka, I told you not to do that." With the sound of Neji's voice, she jumped and her face turned pink.

"Neji?!"

Slam.

Snapping her head to realize that raven-haired boy had slammed the door, she groaned. So close, too.

The ANBU had dismissed himself, leaving a seething Ino for Neji's killing.

"I had an ANBU with me; you didn't have to follow me!" She hissed and continued to walk past him, away from the apartment.

"I don't have to follow orders?"

"Shut up!"

Rubbing her temples, the girl snapped. Pushing paste him, she couldn't help but groan in annoyance.

"I don't care about orders, Hyuuga, but progress is impossible if you hang around!"

"Now, why do you think that is?" She blinked and scowled.

"What do you mean?"

"I have already told you, I believe that Uchiha no longer has a place in this village."

"…" She stood there in shock, trying to rap around the information.

"You have been… sabotaging me?!"

"That's your interpretation."

Slap.

"Are you kidding me?!" She hissed after her open hand made contact with the Hyuuga's cheek. Why would he have scooped to such a low state of mind? "That's it; I'm going to go to the Hokage's off-" A hand grabbed her upper arm before she could do anything. Turning, she glared, just to receive a glare back.

"Why is it that you still want to help him even though he single-handedly made you an enemy of your own village for the last month?"

"Because it's his village as well!" She bit her tongue and pulled her arm away. "Look, I'm going to my house to sleep, you have an issue with that?" Not turning around, she took to the rooftops.

The Hyuuga straightened his face, and turned to leave as well.

The blonde turned in her bed, the clock had read 12:31 and she groaned. Pulling the sheet over her head, she grunted and flailed her arms, dispersing the blanket. She turned to her side, and looked out the windows, the moon was very bright, glowing in the cloudless sky and illuminating the village.

"I can't do it!" She grunted and threw herself off the bed. Sighing she opened her window and crawled out, she was hoping her father wouldn't notice.

Walking down the street, she had finally reached his apartment and smiled. Walking up to the corner of the door and tightening the gray scarf she had thrown on. Soon she had realized that she wasn't the only person who was visiting the onyx-eyed boy. Seeing a pink haired silhouette, she quickly stepped behind the corner.

"Sasuke-kun! Please open the door and talk to me!" She heard her plead in distress. "Please, you have been ignoring me for the past month! I was your teammate was I not?!" She cried, but the blonde still has yet to hear the door open. "I guess that…I-I-I'll just leave the b-basket here…" Even though she had known that wasn't what she wanted to say; she heard a soft rustle and footsteps quickly fading away. Sighing, she had turned on her head and walked over to the door, giving it three direct knocks.

"Uchiha, I know you're awake." She closed her eyes and taped her foot, arms crossed as she waited. The blonde waited for a couple of moments before the door opened. "Much appreciated. Now take the damn basket." Said girl then picked up the basket and shoved it into his chest. He gave the blonde a glare and then just continued to wait for her to continue.

"What? Neji isn't with me, I swear!" She put her hands in the air, and gave her a skeptical look before allowing her to pass him. "Hmm, rather plane, don't you think?" Her hands in her sweatpants pockets, she looked around. It was small, clean, and neutrally colored. Spare the many folders and papers on that were scattered across the table. Sitting on the white sofa, she put her hands on her knees and sighed and Uchiha was pending weightier to close the door or not.

"I'm glad that you're making progress," She stated as he finally closed the door. Although, she did really want to hear what his voice is like now. He sat across on the armchair and picked up a folder. She huffed and pouted her lips. Glancing over some of the papers, she really just found things on the current workings of Konoha. She wasn't even quiet sure why she came here, but it was actually the first place she thought of. Looking up as she heard the rustling of papers stopped, she blinked as he looked at her.

"I think that I should be going…" She stood and walked to the door, however, she heard something as she turned the knob.

"Why did you take up my defense?"

The heiress felt a wave of excitement as the voice hit her ear. He was talking! She turned and gave a grin.

"Someone had to do it." She smirked and walked out to the hallway. "Try getting some sleep, I'll be over tomorrow."

"Hn."

The door closed, and she once again tightened the scarf around her neck. As she climbed to the window, she facepalmed. Not only was the window sealed and locked, however, the shop light was on.

She was so busted.