A/N: WAAAHHH! So many reviews.. I'm not sure why but I get notifications of them and I read them, but when I go back to the story part to see them, I can't . Maybe I'm just a derpy and can't do it right..

But thank you for the reviews and follows! Hopefully this chapter explains some things. I got this from idontliveinatent from Tumblr as inspiration. Also, someone said Hinata is mean, but I wouldn't call her mean, she isn't a meek little girl anymore. She is a grown woman who has confidence in herself. Just because she doesn't put up with a cocky Uchiha doesn't mean that she is mean.


Black eyes looming over pale ones. His brows tensed, hers as well. Neither ready to back down from their respective goals. His shoulders were broad, hers were rigid as she stood tall with her chin angled upwards in defiance.

Sasuke had enough of this.. this game she was playing. It was frustrating and confusing and it wasn't entertaining anymore to be made a fool of by this girl who would never give him the time of day. Was this how Sakura felt? Was this how Ino felt? It was miserable, that much Sasuke could take from it all. But at least they had an answer, while the Uchiha had not.

"I'm not going to ask it again, Hinata," his breath was close to her own, seeing small wefts of hair blow from her face as he spoke. Her cheeks were pink, but her eyes strong.

"It isn't my place to say, Uchiha-sa—"

"Then stop acting like I've done something to hurt you."

Her eyes faltered, her lips shaking as Hinata looked at his ear to avoid eye contact. Sasuke sighed, taking a step back from her to give her some space. He would never admit it, but a small prickle –only maybe an itty bitty sprinkle- of guilt struck at his conscious as he noticed Hinata's shoulders tensing up even more. Her mouth opened and closed, hesitating to say anything until Sasuke watched the anger swell in her. Hinata shook her head before looking up at him through her bangs for a moment.

"You hurt those I care about… Y-You played with their emotions, like Sakura-chan and Naruto-kun," her eyes looked down at her feet, "You even physically hurt them and you tried to kill them, you injured Kiba-kun and abandoned your village. You didn't even apologize, but they just… accepted it without hesitation. I can't accept that, I can't forgive you for that since you don't seem to even regret it in the least. Uchiha-san, just because you came back doesn't mean all your wrongs are suddenly washed away!"

Sasuke blinked down at the Hyuga, eyes wide. Her fists were balled at her sides, a strand of hair sticking to her lips, and her blush was up to her ears. He was quiet for a long moment, simply watching the girl as she gained back her composer and glared. His eyebrow raised slightly, his finger tips brushing the hair off her lips. Hinata crossed her eyes and glanced back up at him with confusion.

"Thank you."