Chapter 4: Better Than Me
For two months Sasuke had been trying to catch Hinata by herself, but she was always with someone. He was starting to feel guilty. He couldn't help but feel like she was avoiding him. Nothing as bad as the lunch incident on the first day had happened to Hinata. Yet he heard rumors about her gym clothes getting stolen and her getting tripped and pushed in the halls.
Flashback
Three weeks earlier, Sasuke was waiting for Hinata after school to tell her that he was sorry. He found her, alone, putting her books in her locker. The halls were deserted and this was the perfect opportunity to talk to her.
"Hinata." Sasuke called out to her and she froze. Sasuke walked over towards her and put a hand on her shoulder but she flinched and moved away.
"Hinata, just let me speak." He said trying to gather his thoughts. After a few minutes of silence, he spoke.
"Hinata I apologize for what happened...what's been happening to you. If I could stop it I would but-" Hinata interrupted him by raising her hand for silence.
"Don't. I've come to terms that we can never really be friends." Hinata said softly, looking intently at her feet.
"Hinata-" Sasuke started but she cut him off yet again.
"Let me finish. Sasuke I'm tired of all the lies and of all the hiding! Maybe, maybe this is a sign that we shouldn't be together. Sasuke I'm just a burden for you but now you won't have to worry about me anymore."
"But-"
"I'll always be there for you Sasuke. And I'm not angry with you, I could never stay angry with you. But we can't be friends anymore."
At this point, Hinata was struggling to hold back tears.
"G-g-goodbye Uchiha-san." Hinata whispered and ran down the hall.
Sasuke punched the lockers and stalked out of the school. He'd just lost his one and only friend. All because he was too chicken to stick up for her.
End Flashback
Since that day, he couldn't think of anything or anyone but Hinata. She haunted his dreams at night and during the day she was all he could focus on. Sasuke tapped his pencil impatiently as he waited for the lunch bell to ring. He had a plan to get Hinata alone but he could only pull if off during lunch. Asuma was going on about something. Sasuke didn't really know what he was talking about, he hadn't been paying much attention.
Finally the lunch bell rang and Sasuke rushed out the room to get everything ready. He ran to the music room to find his guitar that he'd placed there just for today. Hinata was the only one that knew about Sasuke's guitar…and his singing. He then rushed to the cafeteria where he saw some of the people he'd gotten to help him set up for this special occasion. Sasuke took a seat on a high stool that was placed in the middle of the large lunch room and scanned the crowd for Hinata. He found her staring at him her mouth slightly ajar.
Sasuke positioned the mic and smirked. The whole cafeteria was silently waiting for the great Uchiha to speak. Sasuke took a deep breath and gazed out blankly at the crowd. He could feel the gazes of fangirls, silently swooning over him but if Hinata spoke to him after this, it would all be worth it.
Sasuke moved the microphone closer to his mouth and began to speak. "This is for a childhood friend that deserves more than I have given her."
I think you can do much better than me
After all the lies that I made you believe
And guilt kicks in and I start to see
The edge of the bed where your night gown used to be
Hinata gasped at the words he was singing. She thought about those long summer months when they were little, when their families were too occupied to pay them any attention, they would sneak over to each others' house. Hinata remembered how she would always crawl into Sasuke's bed during thunder storms, and no matter how many times he called her a chicken, she knew that he was scared too.
I told myself I won't miss you
But I remember
What it feels like beside you!
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should notice you deserve much better than me
While looking through our old box of notes
Found those pictures I took that you were looking for
If there's one memory I don't wanna lose
That time in the mall
You and me in the dressing room
Hinata blushed as she heard a few giggles. She thought back to that day he was talking about when they went to the mall.
Flashback
(T/N: What? Another flashback?)
Hinata was trying on different dresses for her father's dinner that evening. She had dragged Sasuke along because she was afraid of being alone with the mall salesladies. She could remember slipping into a light green taffeta dress. It came to her knees and it had thick straps. Hinata really liked the dress but she wasn't really sure about its low cut V-neck and she really disliked showing her assets.
"Hinata hurry up and come out already." Sasuke growled from the waiting room.
"No!" Hinata squeaked. She started to unzip the back of the gown when she heard someone banging on her dressing room door.
"Hinata open up! I have the key so I'll just open it if you don't." Sasuke growled again and Hinata hastily opened the door.
"What's wrong with the dress?" Sasuke asked locking the door behind him.
"I just don't think its appropriate." Hinata said softly. Sasuke smirked and backed her up against the wall with both of his hands on either side of her head. Hinata gulped and blushed as one of the straps fell.
"I think its very nice." Sasuke whispered and kissed her strapless shoulder. "I like the color on you."
He kissed her collarbone. His finger trailed down the middle of her back, searching for the zipper. He slowly brought the zipper down, fully unzipping her dress. It hung limply on her small frame. Hinata's breath hitched in her throat as Sasuke smirked.
"I like the material, the way it feels." He whispered and grabbed the zipper again. He carefully zipped the dress back up to the top and kissed Hinata's forehead softly.
"I think its very appropriate." Sasuke mumbled and Hinata looked at herself in the mirror. She did look pretty. Sasuke left the dressing room to let her finish dressing and a few minutes later she came out with the dress over her arm. When Hinata bought the dress, Sasuke couldn't help but smirk. She really did look good in it.
End flashback
Hinata's blush grew deeper as she snapped out of her thoughts. She noticed that Sasuke was looking directly at her. His look went unnoticed by his fangirls, who thought that he was looking at them, but Hinata knew better.
I told myself I won't miss you
But I remember
What it feels like beside you!
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way you innocence tastes
And think you should notice you deserve much better than me!
The bed I'm laying in is getting colder
Wish you never would've said its over
And I can't pretend I won't think about you when I'm older
Cause we never really had a closure!
This can't be the end
ENNNNNNNNDD!
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should notice you deserve much better than me!
And I think you should notice
You deserve much better than me!
And think you should notice
You deserve much better than meeeeee!
And I think you should notice!
When the song ended, the lunch room erupted into cheers. Sasuke was immediately swarmed by fangirls, but the only person he noticed was Hinata. Sasuke pushed through his fangirls to reach her and he noticed that she had a faint smile on her face. She looked directly at him. Sasuke finally reached. The room went silent. Hinata stood up in front of him and he pulled her into a tight hug. The whole room gasped simultaneously, no one even knew that Sasuke knew this silent, shy girl.
"Will you take me back?" Sasuke asked.
(T/N: Well, here it is! Chapter whatever of Why Can't We?! Sorry it took so long to upload but Ive been very sick. Plus, this whole tornado thing today delayed me. yawn Enough about my problems. Hope you enjoyed this chappy! It was really sexy. If you listen to a Mindless Self Indulgence (it's a band, folks) song while you read it, itll make it even sexier. Anyways, I'm off to watch Revolutionary Girl Utena and pop 2 more Tylenol! Yay! Lovely dolls, read and review.)