Just Because.

AN: OLAH, updated within a week is a great great accomplishment for me oh my lord I can't believe it... Hope you guys will like it and I do recently created a tumblr page for sasuhina and as you've realised, I've changed my pen name. I just thought that it would be nice to have something new I mean I was literally away for like a year so coming back again makes me want to have something new. My tumblr page can be found on my fanfic profile page!

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Hinata glanced over at Sasuke; her vocal chords seemed to have lost its function to speak.

"Are you going to take it, or not?" Sasuke asked, with a tinge of annoyance in his voice.

"I…" She paused, unsure about her choice.

"Your father knew about this and we couldn't think of a better candidate besides you," Tsunade said.

Hinata felt a knot in her stomach. It was not like she didn't want to travel to somewhere far. Her minor injury from training with her cousin had fully recovered and she wanted something more than simply just taking care of the Uchiha. She would accept all kind of mission but having a solo mission with Sasuke was just a different thing.

"Why w-would I be the b-better candidate?" Her stuttering was back, a usual nervous habit of hers.

"As you all know, there's a new association. The sound village had asked for our assistance to investigate about them. No one knows or sees them before. Your mission is to go over there, find out who they are by going undercover," Tsunade explained.

"But then again, w-why am I the b-better candidate?" Hinata asked politely again, realizing that her question was not answered.

"They are targeting those with a bloodline limit. Their purpose is to obtain the secrets behind them and there are a number of deaths and those are the ones that possessed the bloodline limit. Hinata, your Byakugan is one of those bloodline limits they are trying to obtain," the Hokage stopped and looked at the Uchiha. "You're to protect the Hyuuga."

"Not afraid that I may collaborate with them?" Sasuke replied nonchalantly.

Tsunade laughed, "I don't think an Uchiha will join an association with people that are useless to him."

Sasuke lifted his eyes and smirked before rolling his eyes and looked away from her. "They want my Sharingan too?"

Sasuke never had a mission for years. When he was told that the Hokage wanted to see him, he thought that he was going to get punished for accidentally destroying one of the trees that was near the training ground.

Then when he realized that he had to go on a mission with that stubborn Hyuuga, he couldn't help but to feel annoyed and angry at that moment. After all, the Hokage still did not trust him so why bother asking him to take on a mission. And, she had to send someone that was always getting on his nerves with whatever she did or was going to do.

The Hokage shrugged, "Who knows. Sharingan and Byakugan together sounds pretty good to me."

The Hokage had asked for them in the middle of the night. At first, Hinata thought that it would be just she alone but knew instantly that she was wrong when she entered the Hokage's room with the Uchiha, along with the busty woman and her secretary, waiting for her.

She was confused.

The mission was not what she had expected.

It was different this time round because she had to go with the Uchiha and only him.

The Uchiha was someone you could never understand. He had built walls that only Naruto had broken down but not fully. He still had his own secretive side that nobody knew except for he himself.

Hinata would gladly accept the mission if the partner she was going to go with wasn't Sasuke

They would not communicate.

"Okay."

Yet, she accepted it. I hope this is going to be okay.

The both of them exited the room silently. Sasuke walked ahead of her, leaving the blue head at the back and looking towards his back view, thinking of ways she could approach him without being an annoyance. Then she realized that no matter how she tried, it would never work out because in the first place, the Uchiha did not like her at all.

They split ways once they were out of the tower. She watched as he became smaller and smaller. Maybe if she wasn't that weak, Sasuke would have like her even if it's just a little bit.

She closed her eyes; her head was hurting from everything negative.

Realizing that she was in front of the academy, she watched as the new batch of students stood outside the academy, some not wanting to let go of their parent's hands while some walked in confidently with their chest up and pumping fists in the air, announcing that they would be the next Hokage.

A feeling of nostalgia washed over her, reminding her of those good old days where everyone was just a kid. Going to the academy was the favorite thing for her during the weekdays.

She smiled a little to herself; her cheeks turning a little redder with the thought of the loud blonde came to her mind.

Those days were pleasant. Learning and training together was something everyone missed. No scary missions that could take their life away or love issues that could not work out or having to go on a mission with someone he or she was trying to avoid.

"Hinata-chan," his bubbly voice made her turned around immediately.

"N-Naruto-kun," she greeted, a smile adorned her face.

"I heard that you're going on a mission with that teme," Naruto said.

She nodded. "Yes, I h-hope Uchiha-san is o-okay with this. He s-seemed a little annoyed when accepting the m-mission."

Naruto laughed. She blushed. "He's always like this. He hates going on mission with girls that's why!"

"I hope so," was all she could say.

"He told me it's about bloodline limits. You have to be careful when you're away," his hands placed on her shoulder, giving her a sense of security as she played with the hem of her jacket.

"T-Thank you!"

He grinned.

She smiled, admiring how strong he had grown and how handsome he had became over the years. Naruto was still that cheeky little troublemaker except for the fact that he had grown to be more mature. He was still the same boy that had stole her heart right from the beginning she entered the academy. He hadn't change at all and her heart still beat around whenever he was with her.

"N-Naruto-kun, would you l-like some ramen t-together?" She asked shyly.

He then pulled a long face, "You should have ask me earlier! I've a date with Sakura, maybe next time,"

Her smile dropped a little, "it's okay, m-maybe next t-time."

"When you're back from your mission, I'll go to the Ichiraku with you! It's a promise,"with that, he bid his goodbyes and left.

She lowered her gaze, her face flushing red and her mind exploding from crazy lovey thoughts. Naruto had made a promise with her and everyone knew that he wouldn't break promises. Her heart fluttered as she nodded her head "O-Okay," she nodded and let out a soft laugh. "I'll see you a-around then."

Hinata watched as the back view of the one she loved disappearing into the buildings. She smiled, dropping her shoulders at the same time, feeling relief and happy at the same time that she stood a chance with him.

Watching the kids running around, showing off their skills just reminded her of everything from the past. Her blinked deliberately slow; taking in the nostalgia that was hitting her and only to realize that attending the academy was way better than anything else. She was exhausted from taking care of the Uchiha to finding ways to have her father's acknowledgment.

And the duck butt boy never once stopped with his mean words.

She then felt his presence with the thought of him. His strong chakra was something she had got used to. She could feel it coming closer to her every second so she picked up her pace, not wanting to face him.

She had been trying to avoid him for days and showing up in his apartment only to hide in the bathroom or the kitchen. Right after that strange event that happened during winter that had left her feeling so awkward with his presence, it was the first time she had heard his voice when receiving the mission earlier on the day.

"Hyuuga," his deep voice caused her to stop abruptly.

She lowered her head when she felt his presence next to her.

"Are you sure about the mission?"

Hinata nodded her head slowly. As much as she did not want to go on a solo mission with the Uchiha as her chaperon, she kenw she had to. To avoid being a weakling in front of her father's eyes.

"Without your Byakugan, you will not even be able to become a ninja."

Hinata lifted her head a little to look him. She sighed softly, trying to calm the fire that was boiling within her. The Uchiha never stopped demoralizing her. He said words that hurt her so much but she had chosen to ignore every single one of them because she thought she would not spend any time with him besides the time she was looking after him.

However, not now.

Not when she had to attend a mission with him following her every day and she probably had to face him for the next couple of months. She did not want to have those harsh words to be shooting at her every single day.

"Uchiha-san, w-will you please s-stop saying things to m-me?" Her voice was shaky but she was trying her very best not to scream.

"I'm stating the fact," he replied nonchalantly. "You could even have yourself killed. That woman told me to protect you, but I won't sacrifice myself to save your life. You're not worth it."

Hinata bit her lips, not wanting to scream at him. She shook it off and walked away, ignoring his words and hoping that he would not follow her because she knew she could just explode any time.

"You're escaping, again."

His words were never once nice. It was always hurting her no matter how she tried to change the meaning of his indirect words.

She turned around and looked at him. Her eyes were getting teary.

"Don't go for that mission," he said softly and she caught it.

"I can handle it. I don't need you to be my bodyguard," she said.

The Uchiha tucked his hands into the side pockets of his pants and looked at her lazily. She was annoying. Her stubbornness could definitely get her killed anytime.

"Listen Hyuuga, you will get yourself killed. You will have your eyes dug out and you'll be blind. We both require our eyes and I know how painful it is to live in a world of darkness and with the thought of losing the only thing that my parents gave it to me. So stop being such a stubborn princess."

"I will take it," her voice was a little louder. "I can handle it and I want to take it. No one can tell me whether should I take that mission or not, not even you!"

Hinata was on the brink of disaster. Her facial expressions clearly showed anger, fear and displeasure.

"You are going to get yourself kill. I can assure you that."

"I can handle it," she was shaking from anger.

She raised her fist and charged it forwards towards the Uchiha. Her emotional state sought for physical expression. When he caught her fist easily, she raised her leg, aiming towards his head while using his grip as her balance.

He avoided it and let her go before activating his Sharingan. He was taken aback with the fact that the timid female Hyuuga he had known was picking a fight with him when it was definitely a clear situation where he could simply crush her within seconds. Gave him a minute and she wouldn't survive. It was a clear lose match for Hinata so what gave her the courage to start a fight with him?

"I know what I want," Hinata activated her Byakugan and she got into her stance.

Her normally calm and peaceful demeanour slowly changed and her perpetual happy features were consumed by rage and anger. Her fist closed tightly with her eyes shooting daggers at him, daring him to say another hurtful remarks of his to her.

A foggy memory appeared in his mind, reminding himself of how a 13 year old him attempted to fight his older brother right after the Chunnin exams given only those pathetic skills. Then he realised it was the anger that had taken over him. The thought of losing the fight with his brother back then never crossed his mind; all he aimed for was to land a hit on him and injured him.

When Sasuke's eyes met hers, he knew how she felt at the moment but one thing about Hinata was that she was rarely angry and Sasuke found it rather amusing.

"Your stubbornness will get yourself killed."

"It doesn't matter."

"Stubborn princess," he grunted to himself before throwing a few kunais towards her direction.

She easily avoided it and charged forward, ignoring the fact that she was definitely not worth to be his opponent. Her mind was filled with anger, which she wanted to let it out through physical terms.

She jumped from one stance to another, looking for a chance to hit the Uchiha. Her hand flat surrounded by visible blue chakra and charged it directly towards his ribs when she saw an opening. Upon successfully hitting the Uchiha, she received a punch in the guts, causing her to fall back, only to return back to her stance immediately.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Sakura's voice was heard and Hinata could feel her chakra. She held her guard up, eyes locking on the Uchiha.

"Stop!"

Hinata rarely ignored someone's request but as for this time, it was different. She wanted to end her anger on that particular duck butt.

He charged towards her, kunais in between fingers and within a split second, it was all released. If it wasn't for her Byakugan, Hinata could have died with one of the kunai hitting her directly at her vital points.

The Uchiha was serious. He wanted to kill.

"Stop!"

The ground where they were standing on started cracking and within seconds, a tree dropped right in between them, separating them.

Children were staring at the both them, all in awe and curious about a fight between a Sharingan and Byakugan user.

She dropped her hands and stared at the Uchiha, only to remember that she had managed to hit him on the right side of his ribs with her gentle fist. He showed no pain, as he stood straight, Sharingan deactivated and looked at her.

"Why are you two fighting?" Sakura asked, impatiently as she stood beside Sasuke.

Naruto and her teammates as well as others Shikamaru entered the scene as they looked at both the Hyuuga and Uchiha.

"What happened?" Kiba asked.

"Hinata and Sasuke-kun were fighting. I stopped them," Sakura explained as she made her way towards Hinata. "What happened?"

"This is so troublesome," Shikamaru yawned. "You guys better clean up the mess you made."

Hinata simply shook her head, "Nothing."

"Nothing?" Kiba asked as he frowned.

"So be it," Sasuke said out of the blue. "You don't deserve to live."

Once he finished his words, he leaped off.

"Watch your words!" Naruto screamed towards the direction Sasuke leaped off.

Hinata did not realise that she was injured only when a sharp pain passed through her entire body from her abdomen. She was bleeding and her jacket was stained.

"Hinata, are you sure you're okay?" Shino.

Hinata nodded.

"Why are you fighting with Sasuke?" Naruto questioned.

Hinata shook her head slowly. Her anger had ceased down. She rarely showed her anger or displeasure while most of the time, being the usual polite Hinata who showed no courage to answer back so she was shocked when her anger within her exploded and had used fighting to cease the anger in her.

"Sometimes Sasuke-kun can be a little mean with his words," Sakura added in softly as she placed her arms around Hinata's shoulder. "But it's just in him."

The way he mocked her, underestimated her and discouraged her was hurtful and annoying. Now that her anger had ceased, she mentally took a deep breath in. It wasn't like she never tried to ignore his words and pretend nothing was said. She gave him chances, hoping that he would realize how uncomfortable she was with his words.

She had tried ways to avoid him, to prevent any outburst of tears or anger from his words. Taking the longer route home so that she wouldn't pass by his apartment. Training at home to avoid seeing him at the training grounds and even to the point where she thought of avoiding her long time crush just to avoid any chances of seeing the Uchiha.

She never understood his words. She never will.

Hinata bit her lips, thinking back of his words and how he said it to her; only to blink deliberately slow as she thought again about the way he said things to her. His expression held no disdain and everyone knew how mean the Uchiha could go and most of the times, the way he put his words was how the way he, in his own strange ways of beating around the bushes.

Maybe what the Uchiha said wasn't exactly what he wanted to say.

She then looked at the direction where he had taken off before returning a smile to everyone, "Nothing. Uchiha-san just likes to complicate the things he wants to say."