Oh.

You're back.

Just in time too, because I was just about to answer to Hinata's question on how she could make it up to me.

"I'll think of something." I joked.

She looked so nervous standing there while drinking from her mug. It's pretty sad really, that it was so obvious to me even when I was facing her back. She was almost like the prey that knew its inevitable fate.

I should stop and feel ashamed.

Okay, I'm done.

"Hinata." I said, breaking the heavy silence.

"Hmm?" She inquired. Her head slightly turned to look at me.

"When are your dad and sister coming back?" I asked. Thank God that prick Neji left for college.

"Umm, this e-evening." She replied before stirring the contents of her mug. "Hanabi has a sleepover th-though…"

"So we're alone?" I asked as a smirk grew on my face.

The stirring went up a notch. "Y-Yes."

Hmm… Interesting.

I sighed dramatically. "I'm bored."

She continued stirring. Was she trying to drill a hole into that thing?

"I said I'm bored." I repeated louder.

"I p-promise w-we'll do it soon!"

I raised a brow. Oh Hinata, if only you knew all the connotations of what you just said…

"The letters?" I asked as I leaned back on the chair.

"Yes. I m-mean that's all you're here for r-right?"

"Right." I agreed. "Unless…" I mused. "There's something else you had planned?"

"I d-didn't plan a-anything!" She defended as she wildly shook her head.

"Shame." I murmured as I silently stood up.

"I was thinking of something…" I continued as stealthily made my way towards her. I stared at her back and saw her posture tense. She was scared. I bit my lip so I wouldn't laugh.

Poor girl.

I stopped right behind her and looked down at her petite form. I could tell she was aware of my presence and wondered if she was still breathing.

Now don't worry, I'm not going to grope her or anything. I'm not like that. I only want to tease her, not outright disrespect her.

What? Surprised that I have morals?

I'll probably just scare her into showing me her face and laugh at how horrible it looks.

With that decided, I placed a hand on her arm…

And everything spiralled down into chaos.

There was a surprised yelp.

A flash of her white eyes.

A hand flying up, crashing into my nose.

And then an unbearable, excruciating pain.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHH!!!!" I yelled as I clutched my bleeding nose. "SHIT! SHIT! DAMNIT IT!"

"SASUKE! OHMYGODSASUKE! I'msosorry! I'msosorryIdidntmeanitohmygod!" Hinata cried as she touched my face.

"DOND TOUCH ME!" I shouted as I threw her hand away. "DIDND MEAN ID!? BUHLLSHIT!"

"You startled me!"

"ID DIDND LOOK LIKE ID!"

She gasped as she saw the blood on my face and hands. "You're bleeding!"

"NO DUH!"

"I'll get ice! Water! B-Bandages!" She panicked as she darted all over the place. "I'll get-"

She stopped fretting and swayed a bit. She placed a shaking hand on her forehead. "I-I can't breathe…"

She started hyperventilating.

Oh SHIT!

"DOND FAINT!" I begged. "I'M WARNING YOU!" This always happened to her!

"I won't!" She shrieked.

And then she fell with a loud thud.

"WHY NOW!?" I yelled at her motionless form. "WHY DO YOU HAB SUCH LOW BLOOD PRESSURE!?"

I went over to her in hopes she didn't injure her head. "DON'D YOU HAB ENOUGH BLOOD IN YOURBRAIN?"

As I hovered over her, blood dripped onto her sweatshirt. "CRAP!"

I turned her head to the side before standing up once again and going towards the sink, leaving a gory trail of blood behind me.

"You're lucky I'm not letting you choke on your tongue!" I railed on.

I turned the faucet on and let the cold water run under my hands and alternated throwing some at Hinata and spraying my face.

"Wake up stupid!" I screeched as I took the hose from the sink and sprayed her with it.

I turned away from her and placed the hose over my nose. God it hurts! I turned the knob and reduced the flow. This didn't do shit! I angrily glared at the body on the floor.

"I hope you're happy!"

I looked around for something I could wipe my nose with and spotted two towels hanging by the oven. I glided over, careful not to step on the water on the floor and Hinata, and took them. I placed one under my nose.

To hell if it would stain! SHE did this to ME!

I wet the other one with water and flung it on Hinata's face. "Wake up you annoying wimp!"

I groaned in pain as I applied to much pressure to my nose. The blood just wasn't stopping! I went back to the sink and stood above it. This is great. Just what I wanted! An almost broken nose!

"WHY WON'D YOU WAKE UP!?"

Now I wasn't panicking. I don't panic. I just didn't want to be blamed if anything were to happen to her. But how long did it take someone to regain consciousness? A couple of minutes? Hours? How much time has passed now?

Suddenly I heard a soft groan. I snapped my head back to Hinata's direction.

She gently pushed herself back up to sitting position and took the towel off her face.

"Why am I all wet?"

"GIVE ME ICE!" I demanded, accidentally dropping my towel to the ground, causing the blood to pour down my shirt.

"Your nose!" She gasped.

And she fell yet again.

"FINE! I'LL GET IT MYSELF!" I yelled as I stomped towards the fridge…

Until I slipped on a puddle of water and fell on my ass.

"Expect some sunny periods with a high of 12 degrees for tomorrow, and light-"

My nose stopped bleeding a little bit.

"Seems like the weather won't be as warm anymore Junko, Monday will-"

But it's still painful.

And I'm still with Hinata.

I looked to my right and saw her at the edge of the couch, clinging onto a cushion.

After she had fainted for the second time, and I had regained my dignity after that embarrassing fall, I found the miraculous ice I so wanted.

I warped some in the bloody towel I had and placed it on my nose, hoping it would make it feel better. Just when I sat on the table, Hinata woke up again and took deep breaths before anything else could happen.

"Thank you Noriyaki. In other news, fires in the west have been-"

I'm glad to say she didn't faint or anything. As a matter of fact, she went right away to clean up the mess I created in the kitchen. She busied herself by rinsing the blood off the sink, wiping the water and blood off the floors…

I knew it was just her way of avoiding me at all costs, which I didn't mind.

When it was all done and she couldn't avoid me any longer, she mumbled something about having to change clothes. I looked at her dishevelled state and agreed. Her wet hair was sticking to her face, she had blood on her sweatshirt and neck, and I finally saw the little spots that covered her face.

I didn't understand why she was making such a big deal about them. They were almost gone.

So imagine my surprise when she pointed to my shirt and said: "You have to change."

Well, she didn't exactly say it like that. It was more like "Y-Y-Yo-You ha-hav-have t-t-to ch-change." Okay so I'm exaggerating, but so what?

I dumbly followed her to what was once Neji's room and accepted the shirt she offered me. It was just a simple white T-Shirt, but I didn't want to wear it. It was Neji's after all. A reject of Neji's too.

However, I had to agree when she said I couldn't go home looking the way I did. I looked like I just committed a murder. It would've made a great Halloween costume.

She then left me for a while as she went to change as well.

And that's how we ended up here, sitting on her couch watching the news, not speaking, glancing or even acknowledging one another.

I took the towel off my nose and noticed all the ice had melted.

Hinata notice this too and stood up. "I'll get some more." She said as she took the bowl in front of me and darted to the kitchen.

I watched her as she left, my eyes roaming around her waist and backside.

She has a nice body.

When she changed she didn't wear any sweatshirt over her anymore. She just tied her hair up and wore a different pair of fitted velour pants and a t-shirt.

Which, I have to admit, showed me "The Breasts."

"The Breasts" is a term of endearment we secretly have for Hinata's chest.

When we were around fifteen, Hinata left Konoha during the summer to go on a trip with her family. Then school started and she came back, with a newly transformed body.

Or to put it bluntly, the girl grew boobs.

Nice ones too. Not to big or to small. Boobs.

"Here," Hinata said, getting my attention back to reality. "I also brought you some water."

"Hmph." I replied. Thoughtful.

I gulped the water down and placed it on the coffee table. I suddenly felt a bit bad for checking her out.

"Sasuke…" Hinata said as she continued watching the news.

"What?"

"I'm sorry." She said as she turned to me. I twitched. Ah geeze. Again with the whole sweet act.

"You don't have to apologize." I sighed as I looked at her.

"Yes I do." She mumbled.

"No."

"I was a-always told never to f-fight when it wasn't needed."

I snorted. So much for following the rules.

"Y-You really did surprise m-me though…" Hinata practically whispered. "It just h-happened…"

"Who taught you to punch like that?" I asked. I couldn't hide my curiosity. Here in front of me was this seemingly meek and gentle girl, yet she strikes like a pro!

"My late uncle used to own a dojo…" was that pride I hear in her voice? "I-I work there." She quickly finished.

"I see." I said. Okay, I was not expecting that. She knew how to fight… impressive.

It was quiet after. Both our attentions of the TV screen. It was now showing some sleazy celebrity gossip show.

"Umm… where d-do you w-work again?" Hinata asked. I furrowed my brows at her question. Why was she talking to me?

"Killer Movies." I cringed.

"Oh okay."

I stared at her curiously. She quickly glanced at me and back at the TV.

"Sakura and Ino g-go there often?"

"Yes and they're annoying." I answered as I filled my towel with ice and raised it to my nose.

"They aren't that bad."

"I wouldn't know." I shrugged. I glanced at her and noticed her arms had almost lost all the spots on them. She really had no reason to be shy about it anymore.

"How'd you get the chickenpox?" I blurted out. Damn it. I didn't like small talk. But I couldn't help it.

"I got it from one of the little kids in the dojo." She giggled. She then seemed like she did something embarrassing and looked away, a blush staining her cheeks.

"Sucks to be you." I mumbled.

She nodded.

I smirked.

I then unexpectedly felt uncomfortable at how intrigued I was. I never really care much for what people do with their lives, actually; I never really care for people in general, so this freaks me out.

"I have to go." I said as I placed my towel on the bowl and stood up.

"Will you be okay?" Hinata asked as she stood up as well.

"Yeah I'll be fine."

We stood there awkwardly before I turned to get my bag from the kitchen.

"I'll get the letters." I said as I took them and placed them in my bag.

"Ok, and umm I'll g-give your shirt back o-on Monday."

"Alright." I muttered. She didn't have to wash it… but she insisted…

I followed her to the door and waited for her to open it. I stepped out and turned to face her once more.

"Bye then." I said.

"Goodbye Sasuke." She said.

Before I could turn to leave she called out to me. "W-Wait!"

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Uhh…" She looked down at her feet and back at me. "I j-just wanted to thank you."

"For?"

"Back there…" She started before fidgeting with her hands. "I realized y-you were j-just trying to help. With the wet towel and all I m-mean."

I shrugged. I didn't mean anything by it.

"A-And for not laughing…"

I rolled my eyes. "You don't look that bad."

I wanted to hit myself. That came out wrong.

Hinata turned ten shades of red before snapping out of it.

"Umm, bye then." She squeaked before closing the door in my face.

What a weird girl.

I went straight for my room once I reached home.

"Sasuke come over here." I heard Kakashi say. I sighed and turned back to walk into the living room to find him sitting on the couch watching TV.

"Don't you have a life?" I spat.

"Teacher." He said as he pointed at himself.

Point taken.

"What happened to your face?" he asked.

"My face?" I asked. I walked over to the hallway and looked in the mirror.

My nose looked purple! And I had a bruise on my cheek!

"What the hell!" I exclaimed. How did it get that color!?

I stomped back to the living room. "My nose!"

"Nothing to be ashamed about." Kakshi smirked. "No one will notice."

No one will notice? No one will notice!?

"My nose is frickin' purple!" I shouted.

"Holiday season's coming." Kakashi stated as he stood up and walked past me.

"You'll blend right in with all the Rudolphs." He teased as he patted my head before disappearing into the kitchen.

"ARGH!" I screamed. "I hate you! I hate her! You all can just go to hell!"

"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer…" a freak in the kitchen sang.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Sasuke-bastard got owned! By Hinata too!

Even I can't believe it!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Anyways, this is Uzumaki Naruto speaking and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! As THE favourite of LostInspiration312 I can say that she's getting quite a kick out of writing this story!

(BUT BUT BUT I still don't see why I don't get to show up more… hmm… Wait a minute… I'M STILL YOU'RE FAVORITE RIGHT? IF YOU'RE READING THIS, AM I STIL YOUR FAVORITE!?)

Oh dear god! DOES SHE LIKE THAT BASTARD MORE THAN ME!?

MY SHOW'S ALREADY PRACTICALLY CALLED "SASUKE"! AND NOW THIS?

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?

N. Uzumaki