Recap: ...What bothered me the most was the he was so aloof about it.

For the first time in my life, I wanted to punch someone in the face other than my father. That someone was Uchiha Sasuke.

August 13, 2014

Tuesday

Nara-san and I walked inside together since lunch ended, but I asked him what class he had next. He said he had an elective for his last hour.

"Oh really? So do I. What elective is that?" I asked curiously.

"Vocal Ensemble." he said lowly.

My heart fluttered for a second and I looked at him longer than usual. He was in that class and did he actually sing?

"Yes I actually sing, but I'm just the piano accompanist. Instead of paying for this expensive guy, she asked to use a student. She chose me." he said quietly.

I stared at him in wonder and he gave me a shy smile and I blushed a light pink. We looked at each other again and just laughed easing the discomfort away.

"Hinata." a deep voice rumbled.

"Neji nii-san.." I said shocked.

"Hinata. Who's this?" he asked.

I looked up at Nara-san and he gave me a puzzled look. I exhaled a quick sigh and I moved slightly away from him.

I stuttered out,"H-he's just a friend. That's all."

Neji looked stunned at my response, did I say something wrong? Hopefully he wasn't mad at me for talking to Nara-san, he's a nice guy.

*3rd person POV*

"Shikamaru. I'd like to talk to you alone if you do not mind." Neji demanded.

Shikamaru sighed,"As you wish. Hinata, you could walk ahead if you like, I don't think this conversation will last very long. I'll be fine."

He smiled at her and she shifted awkwardly and told him she'd wait for by the blue lockers next to the choir room. He agreed to meet her there and off she went.

"Look Shikamaru," Neji stated,"I don't know what you're doing hanging around my cousin, but don't hurt her or take her friendship for granted. She's not a very open person. If she tells me that you've done something that bothers her, I swear that I'll-" He was cut off by a swift, easy response.

"Neji. Hinata and I are starting to get familiar with one another. I'm not going to make her uncomfortable in any way. I just want to be friends with her and get to know her and that's all." Shikamaru explained.

Neji and Shikamaru stared at each other for a minute. Neji had an intense, hard look in his eyes and Shikamaru had a relaxed look on his face. Finally, they had broken the stare down and Shikamaru stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"I believe you Shikamaru," Neji responded,"just be careful with her."

"Thanks. One more thing, why are you so protective of her?" he asked.

It wasn't a bad thing, but Shikamaru thought it would be a bit overbearing for Hinata.

"If you were me, you'd be as protective as I am. Trust me." Neji spoke softly, almost to himself.

Shikamaru stood there for a couple seconds longer and shook his head. He turned in the direction Hinata went in to meet her at the blue lockers. He couldn't figure Hinata out at all. It made his thoughts all jumbled up and he began to think of never ending possibilities. Which made him wonder who Hinata really is behind the face.

*Hinata's POV*

What was Neji-niisan going to tell Nara-san? I was worried for Shikamaru and I really hoped he would be okay. Neji probably threatened him to be nice to me. I was really grateful for Neji being very protective over me, but I didn't want him to be angry with Nara-san. He was very polite and friendly so far. I was supposed to go to the blue lockers to meet him, but I needed to use the restroom. I washed my hands and I tried to make my way to the blue lockers quickly.

"Oi Hyuga." a dark voice called out from behind me.

I snapped out of my thinking and I looked back to see who called out to me. It was Uchiha-san.

"Y-yes?" I answered.

He was about to respond until a mob of girls came running to him and I was pushed to the ground in the process. I wanted to cry out in pain, but that wouldn't be the smartest idea. I was about to get on my feet until he extended a hand towards me. All of the girls stopped and glared at me and pink dusted my cheeks. I took his hand and he put his arms around my waist and I stiffened.

"Freak! Get away from Sasuke-kun!" the girls screamed.

"Tch. She's my girlfriend. So stop." he said irritated.

The girls gasped in horror and gave me nasty looks. Sasuke made a pleased sound under his breath and a red-haired girl with glasses narrowed her eyes and pointed at the two of us.

"Haha her? You're funny Sasuke-kun! Surely this pathetic trash isn't your girlfriend." she laughed snottily.

My face burned with shame and I looked down to the ground. I already told him that it wasn't going to be believable. I tried to get out of his arms, but he had a tight grip on me.

"Hn. She isn't pathetic and she isn't trash. Speak about her that way again and you'll regret it. Now all of you. Leave." he snarled.

Some girls did as they were told, but some of the girls stayed where they were. The redhead and her group were not satisfied.

"Look. I already told you guys just leave." he snapped.

"No we're not leaving, not until you prove that, that. Is you're new girlfriend." the red-haired girl said stubbornly and glared at me.

"Alright. You want to see that badly fine." he retorted.

He grabbed my face gently and he leaned in toward my face. He cupped my face in a way that my lips couldn't be seen. He kissed the corner of my mouth and I trembled with panic. The girls must've thought I trembled in pleasure because they had fierce blushes on their faces.

Sasuke noticed my discomfort since he kissed my forehead softly and held my waist even tighter. I put my hands softly on his arms and he put my head on his (yes I had to admit) toned chest.

Uchiha-san smirked and looked at all of them with a glare.

"Does that answer your curiosity? Now go." he warned.

His eyes flashed crimson for a second. They went away in shock and the girls sent me frightening looks and made chills run down my neck. He let go of my body and my face tingled from the indirect kiss.

I panicked, but I also felt an indescribable feeling from him when he grabbed me so intimately. Before I could contemplate about it, I felt a furious aura.

"Hinata." I heard an angry voice.

Oh god, I knew who's voice that belonged to. Oh no, that wasn't good. I turned around to see Neji-niisan who had a scowl on his face.

"N-Neji-nii-san!" I stuttered uncontrollably.

He didn't respond to me and all I knew was the next thing that happened was that Neji had his fist raised to punch Uchiha-san in the face.

A/N: Yes, I took out the kiss scene. Way too early for that.

~beautifulglimpse