Title: Ichiban Taisetsu Na Hito (The Most Important Person)

Author: Miu Kozuki-hime/YuyuiSakura ✿ಌ桜ಌ✿ Yuumei 有名 (ゆうめい)

Chapter: 4 - "Aki no hajimari…" (秋の始まり…) Autumn's Beginnning…


"W-Who are you?!"

Sasuke almost fall from the tree and woken from his morning nap. "WAA!", Sasuke almost fall but manage to control his balance and sit back up the tree branch.

Sasuke look down, the tree isn't very tall but Hinata could see Sasuke's 'whatever' look.

"Could you at least knock first…", said Sasuke sarcasticly.

Hinata actually giggled at Sasuke's word. "What are d-doing on that tree Sasuke-san?"

Meanwhile, Neji noticed Hinata was running outside and decide to an after her. Then there he saw his cousin is talking to a boy!

The boy who he REALLY didn't like.

He was thinking why his cousin had to be engaging with a guy from an Uchiha clan and like someone as Sasuke…

Why didn't Hinata marry him instead? After all, he is from the same clan but in a different family branch. If he marries Hinata he can be one of the main and be the noblest branch in the Hyuga family!

Neji can't let Hinata marries to that boy!

"HINATA-SAMA!"

Hinata turns around as she heard a voice caling her while Sasuke look down to see who it was. There they saw Neji walking but also running towards them.

"E-Eh? Neji-niisan. What are you doing here? H-Have you finish with y-your breakfast?"

Neji didn't reply Hinata's question but instead he look up on the tree, "Hey you! Get down from there. How dare you enter the Hyuga's home without permission?"

Sasuke got down, he never like that Hyuga boy either. Both of them stood in front of each other and exchange glare.

Hinata who's actually standing between the two of them, didn't know what to do, seeing those scary glares.

"E-Etou…"

Then before things can get into a fight, a voice came. "What's going on here?"

It was Hyuga Hiashi, walking his way toward the three of them.

Neither Hinata nor Neji and Sasuke said anything but another voice came across their ears.

"He came for a visit..."

All of them turn around, it's Hanabi from the house and she's approaching them all. "He came for a visit. Neji-niisan and Onee-sama just inviting Sasuke-niisama to came have a breakfast with us…"

'Sasuke-niisama?', thought the three ninjas.

Hiashi looked at Neji, "Is it true?" Neji didn't say anything but only a nod as a reply. He walk toward Sasuke, "Then why don't you come in Sasuke? The breakfast today is delicious if it's not enough, Hinata can make some more. Right Hinata?"

Hinata nodded, "H-Hai…"

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Hanabi pulled Hinata and Sasuke into the living room, where the breakfast leftover is still there.

The girl pushed them down for a sit, "Neji-niisan and Otou-sama already ate, it just left the two of you for breakfast. So help yourself!".

Hinata and Sasuke sat facing eachother, looking very surprised. "Enjoy your meal!", shouted Hanabi leaving the two of them with a big grin.

"Why didn't you inform us that you were coming? I can ask Hinata to cook something special for your breakfast?". Sasuke just nod didn't knew what to say. 'Because this is unexpected...'

Then Hiashi patted Sasuke before he left with Neji by his side.

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flashback

"What are you doing?", ask Sasuke furiously. "Your father tolfd me to look for you.."

His ees, was giving her a glare and a cold look.

But despite that, Hinata didn't want to be rude and smile, "W-Well, I heard once at your home that you want to eat that fruit but never had a chance… S-So I want to pick them for you…"

With the smile that never left her face, Hinata took one more chance to climb the tree but as she manage to be near the top, she reach out to took one of the fruit.

But she failed and falls to the ground. "You're hurting yourself!", Sasuke was really furious but his face is full of worries and concern.

"No, I'm alright! I c-can manage", Hinata tries to get up on her feet but she felt pain, "Ouch…"

Hinata folded up her trousers and saw scratches on her knee, Sasuke look at the redded knee, "YOU IDIOT!!"

"NO! I can get it!", shouted Hinata as she look furious. stil wanting to climb the tree. But her body couldn't stand up very well and she fell on the green grass.

She holds her knee, the scratches start to bleed and she cries, "Ouch..."

Sasuke kneel in front of Hinata, "You big idiot…". At that moment her took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wraps the 7 years old girl's knee.

END FLASHBACK

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Sasuke remembers it was the first time he talk to her. Back then, he never realize that the reason why his family often went to the Hyuuga Mansion was to hold an engagement between him and that girl...

"Sasuke-san..."

Sasuke look up, it was Hinata that called him. But he reply with a usual cold look,"WHAT?"

Hinata was suprised to see 'that look' again. "D-don't you want to eat you food b-before it get cold?" Sasuke look down at his untouch breakfast, it was egg omelet. As he remembers he had never at breakfast, he just eat when he gets hungry. Neither if it's in the middle of the night or the late afternoon.

Then the midnight-hair girl stood up. "Oh I know!" Then she made her way to the kitchen and back again with a plate of fruits on her hand.

'It's that fruit...'

It was the fruit from back then, the fruit that Hinata once tried to get for Sasuke..

"I-I thought you might like this fruit if y-you don't want to have breakfast..", said Hinata as she put the fruit on the table.

Sasuke look at the plate of fruits, a part of him want to try it, but a part of it has his ego all over it...

Hinata realize that Sasuke didn't want to touch the fruit and give up. "I-If you don't w-want to eat it's alright. I-I'll just tidy this table.."

As Hinata want to pick upp the plates, Sasuke stop her. "No, just leave them there" but his face still looking away.

"H-Hai.."

So the Hyuuga girl went to the kitchen with her plate and her fathers. But as she do the dishes, she heard Hanabi's voice.

"Onee-sama! Onee-sama!"

Hinata hurriedly ran toward her younger sister, "What's wrong Hanabi?". But all she saw was a big grin on Hanabi's face. "Look Onee-sama!", as Hanabi pointed to the dining table, the kotatsu wehere Sasuke still sat.

But what suprised Hinata was, Sasuke. He is eating the fruits, didn't want to be noticed.

Without Hinata realize it, she began to giggles. 'I had never seen such a hugh ego before but this one is unique..'

Sasuke was on his way to the door, ready to go back home.. or where ever his feet would bring him. But a voice stop him.

"P-Please wait a minute S-Sasuke-san.."

It was Hinata. And there's a plastic on her hands as she hold it close to her. "What?", ask Sasuke, annoyed.

Without a reply, Hinata nervously hand out the plastic to him. "P-Please take t-this with you home.. I-If you don't m-mind.." Then Sasuke decide to turn around and stood front to front with the blushing Hyuuga girl.

"What is it?", ask Sasuke as he took the bag.

Hinata was glad that Sasuke accept the plastic bag, "I-It's something f-for you t-t-o eat.. I-I hope you'll l-like it.."

But all he reply was "Hn.." And he walk out of the Hyuuga mansion.

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In the middle of the way to the training ground to meet his teammate, Sasuke decide to throw the bag away. But then his feeling of curious came.

'What would be in this bag?', his thought start to guess.

But before he could open it, a hand grab it and opens it. "Oi Sasuke-teme! What do you have here?!"

"Give it back Naruto!"

But the blonde ninja didn't care, he opens the plastic bags anyway, "Wow, food! I've never found this kind before!"

Then another voice came over, "It's because that kind of fruits can only be plant by a Hyuuga. It's a fruit that's good for healing if we eat them."

It was Kakashi-sensei, he was dragged by Naruto to buy him lunch.

"Why don't you eat that instead of ramen, Naruto?", continue Kakashi. But all he got was just a big grin from Naruto.

"Anyway, where did you got that fruits Sasuke?", ask Kakashi, curious.

Sasuke decides to ignore that question, never want anyone to know about his engagement to the Hyuuga.

"Nowhere..."

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The next day, Hinata was just finished a day of training with her teammates.

"See you soon, Kiba-kun, Shino-kun..". "See you Hinata!", said her two teammates and left.

But on the way, Hinata saw that Naruto's team is still training. She decide to hide behind the trees, while watching the person she lholds a feeling for..

'Naruto-kun...'

Then Hinata realize that the teams are getting ready to left and packing their stuff. For her, to see her loved person just for a few minutes is more than enough.

But she didn't realize that Naruto is walking toward her, "Oi Hinata-chan!"

"N-Naruto-kun...", reply Hinata as she start to blushes.

Naruto stop in front of her, enough for Hinata to have a red face. "Did you train here, Hinata-chan?"

"H-Hai"

"Well, I want to fill my stomach with some ramen. Do you want to come?" ask Naruto. "O-Oh it's a-alright. I-I have to prepare l-lunch at home", reply Hinata as she plays with her fingers.

"Well, okay then.", reply Naruto short as he runs, leaving the place. "Bye Hinata-chan! I hope you can cook me lunch to someday!"

Hearing those words from Naruto is enough to make Hinata want to faint, but she manage to hold herself. "A-Alright N-Naruto-kun.."

But as everyone left, Hinata just continue to see the blonde-haired boy waving at her, as his shadow gone.

As Sasuke was walking he continued glancing over at Hinata. Sasuke watched her and started wondering why Hinata had those cute pink blushes on her.

What's with this feeling of him, jealousy?

"Hey tells me…do you like him?" Sasuke asked as he studied her face.

He had asked her this once before but wanted to ask her again. Hinata was blushing at the thought of Naruto. Hinata remained quiet for a while blushing before she answered his question.

"When I watch Naruto-kun…it makes me feel like I can accomplish something if I try. It makes m-me feel like I'm worth something. He may make mistakes… But because of his mistakes…he gets the strength to stand up to them…that's why I…I like Naruto-kun"

As she said that, Sasuke realize that Hinata said thise words with a gentle smile on her face.

Sasuke stared at her speechless at what she just said about Naruto and at the fact that she didn't stutter not once. Sasuke grunted causing Hinata to look at him. He didn't know why but he felt jealous when he heard Hinata say all about Naruto.

"That's lame" Sasuke muttered as he looked away from Hinata. Hinata looked at Sasuke not knowing what to say.

"N-No i-it's n-not…just b-because I d-don't l-like s-someone like you but instead I like Naruto-kun that doesn't give you the right to say what you said" Hinata said as she frowned at him.

Sasuke looked at Hinata in shock. He didn't expect her to say anything but moreover he was mad at what she said.

"You don't have to like me… I just agree on that engagement for my own need. And I still say it's lame and stupid that you like an idiot like him" Sasuke retorts as he looks away from her.

Hinata frowns, he was really getting to her. "Stop calling Naruto-kun an idiot because he isn't" Hinata retorts back as she stares at him sternly.

Sasuke glares at her. "She won't stop taking up for that dobe, it's getting on my nerves" Sasuke thinks to himself as he continued glaring at her.

"I'm going home…" Hinata starts walking but then she stops.

"I don't know why I even agreed to do this engagement…with you all of people…You are an idioit, Sasuke-san!"

Hinata says she walks away leaving a shocked Uchiha. Sasuke stares at her retreat for a while. "She called me an idiot…" Sasuke smirked. "She's an interesting one…this Hyuuga is" Sasuke smirked as he ran after her.

"Wait" Sasuke said as he grabbed her arm. Hinata turned around and looked at Sasuke frowning.

"Look…I didn't mean to say that" Sasuke mumbled as he looked at Hinata, didn't want her to see his face.

Hinata looked at him, she didn't know if she should accept his apologize or not. But her being the way she is she forgave him. Sasuke looked at her before turning his head away from hers.

"Yeah…and I thought I told you about that stuttering" Sasuke stated as he looked at her.

"G-Gomen Sasuke-kun" Hinata stated while blushing. Sasuke just smiled at her as he started to walk as Hinata walked faster to catch up with him.

Sasuke stated as he looked at Hinata. Hinata nodded her head. Hinata looked away from Sasuke when she felt him staring at her.

"Don't' be so nervous around me, I'm not going to attack you or anything you know that,right?"

Sasuke asked as he looked at her. Hinata remained quiet. Sasuke eyed her as he smirked.

"I'm I really that onnoying?" Sasuke asked with a smirk on his face. Hinata wouldn't look at him. Sasuke continued to smirk as he scooted closer towards her.

"What's wrong?", Sasuke asked while looking at her. Hinata was getting uncomfortable when she noticed that Sasuke was getting closer and closer towards her. Hinata looked at Sasuke when she noticed that he grabbed her by the chin forcing her to look at him.

"Am I that intimidating?" Sasuke asked once more.

Hinata blush at the fact that Sasuke was nearly inches away from her face. Hinata quickly stood up.

"I have to go now" Hinata said as she walked towards the door. Sasuke smirked.

Before Hinata left the training ground, Hinata stood infront of Sasuke.

"Sasuke… I like you better when you were smiling before. So I hope you can smile more…"

The statement made both of them blushed. Sasuke scratched his head and look away while Hinata had her hand on her chest looking down at the floor.

But then leaves starts to fall from the trees. The colourful coloured leaves was so beautiful, mking the two ninja to look up..

(A/N: This would be a cute and great scene if it's real..)

"It's autumn already..."

It's the words that Hinata said as she hold out a red leaf from the ground to him. And the cute smile on her face has caused Sasuke to have a pink tint on his cheek too.

"A-Anou… I have to go now. B-Bye Sasuke-san" Hinata said quickly as she left, leaving Sasuke with a leaf of autumn on his hand


Miu Kozuki-hime ✿ಌ有名 (ゆうめい) ಌ✿: Arigatou minna-san for reading! Thank you very much for the reviews!! Please read & review! I'm also want to appology if my writing is too formal but I'm used to it. My appology…

And I want to appology for my bad English..

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