A/N- Chapter six is here! This chapter is set about a year and a half-ish after the last one. This means Hinata, Sasuke, and friends are in the ninth grade, Neji, Lee, and Tenten are in the tenth grade, and Hanabi is in the fifth grade. Because the month is October, Hinata is still 14 and Lee is still 15 (Hinata's birthday is December 27th and Lee's is November 27th). Hanabi is 10 and Itachi is 20. I think that avout covers it, but if there are any other questions, please leave a reveiw or PM me and I'll be sure to get back to you.
P.S. There will be Karin bashing in this fic. No, I don't hate her, but someone has to be the bad guy (girl) in this fic and I chose her because she has a history of being a Sasuke fangirl. Please don't flame me in Karin's defense. Also, I don't like having Hiashi as the bad guy either. I like him better as the distant, but still loving in his own way father. I don't hate either character, so please don't think I do. Thank you.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto, the characters, or the song Those Nights by Skillet. I am in no way making money off of this fanfiction, nor do I plan to.
Happy Independence Day to my American readers! :3
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Hinata smiled as she walked over to her normal table at lunch, being greeted by her friends and taking her everyday seat in between Shino and Kiba.
"H-hello, everyone," she said quietly.
"Hina-chan! Please tell me you have a copy of the homework for Kakashi-sensei's math class!" Ino shrieked.
Giggling, she replied, "Yes, I do. Would you like to borrow it?"
"Yes, pleeease!"
"You know, Hinata, if you keep letting her copy your work, she'll never learn anything on her own." Came a lazy voice from beside the blonde female.
"Shut up, Shika!" Ino replied, angrily, "This is only the third time ever!"
Hinata smiled at her friends interaction and looked around at the rest of the table. There was Kiba and Shino, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, Naruto and Sakura, some new guy named Sai, and, of course, Sasuke. Surprisingly, it had been Sakura who had offered her a seat at lunch. At first, she had refused, because she always sat with Kiba and Shino, but after she said they could come too, she agreed happily.
The indigo haired teen quietly made her way to the back of the lunch room with her lunch tray, head bowed. Before she could make it, however, a loud voice called her name.
"Hinata!" Turning around she saw Sakura standing and waving her hand in the air, trying to get her attention. Biting her lip, the young Hyuuga glanced back and forth between her table and Sakura. Kiba and Shino had already stood up, waiting for the confrontation that was almost sure to come. Sakura didn't have a record of being very nice to Hinata after all. But, then again, she was nice to her in the bathroom a couple days ago, so maybe...?
Taking one last look at Kiba and Shino, she shrugged gently and made her way to Sakura.
"Y-yes, Haruno-san?"
"Why don't you sit with us from now on?" Hinata blinked. What? Had she heard that right? Her sit with Sakura and her friends?
"What d-do you m-mean, Haruno-san?"
Sakura laughed. "I mean, you take your lunch tray, you sit it on this table," she pointed to the table she was standing in front of, "and you sit and eat and talk with us."
"Oh, um, I-I'd love to, Haruno-san, but, I alre-already sit with K-Kiba-kun and Shino-kun." Sakura frowned for moment before an idea popped into her head.
"Bring them with you! We have plenty of room!"
Hinata beamed. "Really?"
"Of course! Go on and get them!"
"Okay!"
Now, it'd be a lie if everything went smoothly at first. For starters, Kiba and Shino didn't really trust Sakura for multiple- and very good- reasons. In their minds, the only reason The Pink Haired Princess would want to talk to "Bug Boy", "Dog Breath", and "The School's Mouse" was to end up torturing them in the end. Sakura's friends were welcoming, but also a little taken aback by Sakura's sudden change in attitude and a little wary of why she had suddenly brought over the Seventh Grade Dorks (Sakura's title for Hinata and her friends, not theirs).
It took the last three months of their seventh grade year for everyone to really start to get along and be friends. That summer had been one of the best Hinata could remember. Everytime her father would go on a business trip, Hinata would hang out with her new group of friends. Since then, her life has been a little bit brighter and a little bit happier.
She never would have been able to make it through elementary school without Kiba and Shino and they were still the bestest friends she could ever ask for, but she would be lying if she said having more friends wasn't a great turning point in her life. Now Ino and herself had gotten really close too. Ino would take Hinata shopping sometimes (well, Ino would shop and Hinata would follow her around.) Sometimes Ino would buy Hinata things too. Hinata would pack them in her backpack and change after she left the house and before she came back.
And, of course, there was Sasuke, who-
Hinata's musings were interupted by a familiar loud voice. "Hey guys, guess what!" Naruto's voice rang out across their table as he bounded up with his lunch tray.
Hinata's crush on the boy had dwindled ever since the day he let Sakura bully her and didn't do anything about it. He was nice to her now, but she realized that he would always have a crush on Sakura and would do anything for her.
"You finally found the guy who stole your brain?" Kiba joked, causing the table to laugh.
"No! Shut up, Dog Breath!" Kiba just smirked. The nicknames that used to be used to torment Hinata, Kiba, and Shino were now just simple nicknames.
"Just spit it out already, Dobe," Sasuke said impatiently.
"Fine, fine. My cousin," he said, pausing for dramatic effect. "is moving to Konoha!"
There was a collective groan from Sakura, Sasuke, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji. "Please tell me it's not Karin," Sasuke replied, squeezing the bridge of his nose.
Naruto frowned, "Yeah, it is, why?"
"Naruto, she's horrible!" Ino exclaimed.
"Oh, come on, she isn't that bad! I promise, she's gotten a lot better since her last visit!" He replied.
Hinata, Kiba, Shino, and Sai were all lost. It was Sai who spoke up, though. "Who is this cousin of yours, Dickless?"
"What did you say, you pale freak?" Naruto yelled, instantly becoming angry. The rest of lunch was spent with Naruto yelling at Sai and Sai just smiling his ever creepy smile. As they left the cafeteria, Hinata realized they were never told who Naruto's cousin was. All she knew was her name is Karin.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun?" Hinata spoke up on the way home. Kiba, Shino, Sasuke, and Hinata had all began walking home together. Sasuke thought it was a nice way to keep her company and and Kiba and Shino, worried for her protection, had convinced their parents to let them walk home as well, instead of taking the bus. Since then, it had become an everyday routine.
"Hm?" he questioned.
"Who's Karin? I m-mean at lunch no one got a-around to explaining it, so..." the quiet girl trailed off and Sasuke frowned, obviously not enjoying the turn the conversation had taken.
"Indeed, we were never informed of the girl called Karin who no one seemed to care for." Shino said in his always quiet and wise voice.
"She's Naruto's annoying cousin. There actually not even that closely related, but Naruto calls her his cousin. Her dad is his mom's second cousin or something off the wall like that. She's annoying and a real bitch."
"Sasuke-kun! That isn't very n-nice!"
Sasuke smirked. "So? It's true."
"Haha! Lighten up, Hinata-chan!"
"But, Kiba-kun!" Still laughing, Kiba pulled the shy girl into a one armed hug and ruffled her hair.
"Calm down. Not everyone can be as nice as you, you know?" he stated, leaving his arm around Hinata's shoulders as they continued to walk. Hinata sighed, shaking her head at her best friends. They continued to walk home, talking about random things. First to reach their house was Shino, and then Kiba. Sasuke and Hinata continued to walk until they came to the fork in the road that led to their respective houses, at which point they parted ways.
Sasuke entered his house to find it eerily quiet. It had been a little quieter since Itachi left, but never this quiet. His parents could always be found arguing over something or other. As he shut the door, he finally heard his mother call him to the kitchen.
Walking into the room, he noticed both his mother and father sitting at the table with serious expressions on their faces. He could already tell he wasn't going to like what they had to say.
"Sit down, Honey, we need to talk."
Cautiously, the raven headed boy took a seat. "What is this about?" he asked, again cautiously.
This is when his father decided to clear his throat and speak up. "We're getting a divorce."
Sasuke couldn't explain what he was feeling. It was like there was something in his throat that was making it hard to breathe and impossible to talk. He tried to say something, but he couldn't; he just sat there, gaping like a fish.
He had seen this coming, hadn't he? They fought all the time and he and Itachi had made bets, wagering on how long they would last, so why did it come as such a shock? Finally, he was able to muster one word. "Okay." Then he took off to his bedroom.
Mikoto attempted to go after him, but Fugaku grabbed her arm. Turning, she glared at him, but Fugaku spoke before she had the chance. "Let him go. He needs to work this out on his own first."
The raven haired mother continued to glare for a moment before her eyes softened and she nodded, taking a seat beside her soon to be ex husband.
Hinata struggled to her feet after yet another beating from her ever loving father. Limping, she made her way to the basement and laid down on her bed, quietly listening for the sound of her father's snoring. Hanabi was already in bed and so was Neji, making it the perfect "Father Daughter Bonding Time". Hinata laughed dryly at the thought.
When she finally heard the sound of Hiashi sleeping, she tiptoed over to the small basement window and crawled out of it. It had become a routine that whenever Hinata's father would beat her, she would go to Sasuke's and whenever Sasuke's parents fighting got out of hand, he would come to hers. Of course, she would sneak out if he came there and they'd spend some time in the forest near her house.
Pulling herself up the tree outside her stoic friend's bedroom, she lightly tapped on the window. Moments later, the window was pulled open and she scurried in. Glancing up, she saw Sasuke plop down on his bed and stare at the ceiling with his arm over his forehead. Quietly, she sat on the edge of his bed, watching him.
"What's wrong?" She whipsered, almost afraid she'd scare him. He looked so different than the usual Sasuke. The Sasuke she knew was strong and never let much bother him. The person laying beside her was obviously bothered by something.
"Nothing." he said gruffly. "What did he do to you?"
"What? Oh!" Hinata had nearly forgotten why she had come here in the first place. She just shook her head. "It doesn't m-matter. What's wrong? Are they f-fighting again?"
"Yes, it matters, Hinata. Do you need any bandages?" Hinata glared slightly.
"Wh-why are you avoiding the qu-question? I can t-tell something's wrong!" She said, slightly louder than normal. Sasuke glared right back.
"I said it was nothing, now just let it go!" Sasuke hadn't noticed how harsh his voice sounded until it had come out of his mouth. Even then, however, he couldn't bring himself to apologize.
Hinata frowned, the fire leaving her eyes. "I-I'm sorry. I-I'll just l-leave th-then." She stood and limped over to the window. She was half way outside when Sasuke grabbed her wrist.
"Wait," he said, head bowed and eyes shadowed. "I'm sorry, okay. Just... Just come back inside." He would never in his life say 'I don't want to be alone', but that was what he meant. He had been in his room all night, refusing to come out and talk to anyone, but he wanted someone to be there, just as much as he didn't want someone to be there. He couldn't explain it, but that's what he felt. Thankfully, Hinata seemed to understand without his messed up explanation, as she nodded her head slightly and stumbled back into the room, taking a seat back on his bed.
This time, though, she stayed silent, as did Sasuke. The youngest Uchiha was still standing by the window in the same position he had been in before grabbing his female friend's wrist. Quietly, he walked over to where Hinata was sitting and sat beside her, laying his head on her shoulder.
Ever so cautiously, so she didn't anger him again, she reached her hand up and ran it through his hair. Seeing as he didn't seem to mind, she continued to run her fingers through his raven locks the way she would do to Hanabi whenever she was upset about something.
Sasuke opened his eyes and the frist thing he saw was one of his car magazines laying on his desk. This sparked an idea in the young boy's mind. "Hey."
"Hey," Hinata replied.
"Let's go for a ride."
Hinata was confused. "What do you m-mean?"
"I mean just what I said. Let's go for a ride. Itachi has been taking me out driving some. What do you say?"
Hinata nibbled her lip lightly. It was against the law. And if they were caught, there was no telling how much trouble they'd be in. It really was a bad idea.
But, then again, what's life without risks? And she'll be beaten again eventually anyway and Sasuke doesn't seem like he's too worried about being caught, so... "Okay."
Sasuke lifted his head to look at her. "Really?"
The pale eyed girl nodded. "Mhmm. Let's go."
It didn't take them long to shimmy down the tree and make it tothe car parked in the driveway. Sasuke had to grab the keys to the car first and then they were off.
Hinata couldn't stop herself from giggling as Sasuke drove them down the road toward's the Shodai River, named after the first mayor of Konoha. Sasuke kept his eyes on the road, but couldn't help but to smirk. The Uchiha wasn't the greatest driver, but thankfully, there weren't many cars on the road this late at night.
"We're going to be in so much t-trouble if we get caught!" Hinata exclaimed through her giggles.
"Then I guess we can't get caught," came Sasuke's smooth reply.
Hinata just smiled. "Yeah, you're right."
It didn't take long for them to get to the river and when they did, they simply sat on the edge, letting the water run over their feet. Ten minutes later and Sasuke broke the silence.
"They're getting a divorce." He said, so low, Hinata wouldn't have heard if she had been any farther away.
Hinata almost asked who, but the answer was so obvious that she didn't have to. "I'm sorry," she replied, just as quiet.
Sasuke shook his head. "Don't be. I saw it coming. It's for the best."
Hinata bit her lip and looked at her raven haired friend. He was obviously hurting, but he kept acting like there was nothing wrong. Why wouldn't he open up to her? "It is for the best," the quiet girl began, "but that d-doesn't make it any, any e-easier to deal with."
The young male's black eyes turned to face the quiet girl for a moment. Slowly he nodded. "Yeah."
And that was enough. Sasuke was a man of few words, but Hinata could always get him to talk just enough to stop him from going insane.
Silence enveloped them again until an idea popped into Hinata's head. Smiling evily, she let her hand skim the water, nonchalantly. When she was positive Sasuke wasn't paying attenion, she shoved her hand deeper into the water and flung as much water as she could onto the silent boy beside her. Laughing, she jumped and ran, just as Sasuke yelled and chased after her.
When he finally caught her, he wrapped his arms around her waist and picked her up, the momentum sending then both spinning until they tumbled to the ground. Hinata was still giggling, even though she winced at the pain from her injuries. Sasuke noticed her wince and frowned.
"You never told me what he did to you." He said, his unhappiness evident in his voice.
Hinata shook her head, frowning at her friend. "Don't do th-that, Sasuke-kun. We're having fun, now don't r-ruin it!"
"But, you had to have come to my house for a reason!"
"I did! I w-wanted to feel better. Yes, he b-b-beat me agai-again, but that happens a lot. What d-doesn't happen a lot is this. Us, having f-fun with no one else around without worrying wh-who sees. Please, don't ruin th-that."
Sasuke just sighed and wrapped his arms tighter around her. "I'm sorry, okay? I'll drop it."
Hinata smiled. "Thank you, Sasuke-kun!"
Smirking he replied with, "By the way, you stuttered nine times."
With that she hit his arm playfully and they laughed. Sasuke was still trying to get rid of her stutter. It had gotten better over the years, but hadn't comepletely went away.
"We should head home," Sasuke whispered, not wanting to break the silence.
"Yeah," came the quiet reply.
The drive home didn't seem to last nearly as long as the drive to the river did. Sasuke parked the car and they both quietly got out.
"I'll see you tomorrow," Sasuke whispered.
"See you tomorrow," she replied and turned to head home before remembering something. "Oh, and Sasuke?"
"Hm?"
Quickly, the shy girl kissed his cheek and gave him a hug. "Thank you for everything. It'll all be okay, I promise." Then, she turned and jogged home, hoping he didn't notice her blush.
Sasuke stood in the same spot for what seemed like forever. 'What was that?! Is that something most friends do?' She had never kissed him before. She had hugged him plenty of times once she opened up to him a bit more, but never had she kissed him.
Finally, he made it back to his room and laid down in his bed. After glancing at his clock that read 1:38 on it in bold, glowing letters, he closed his eyes to go to sleep, one thought still running through his mind: What was that?
The morning after her night with Sasuke, Hinata woke up in a wonderful mood. She could tell this was going to be a good day. As she took her cold shower, she thought back to what she had done just before going home. Why had she done that? What made her think that would be a good idea? He was her friend, not her boyfriend or crush! Right?
Shaking it off, she refused to let her weird actions ruin her good mood. When she was finished getting dressed, she hurried through her morning routine: Make Hiashi's tea, bring Hiashi his tea, kiss Hanabi bye, nod goodbye to Neji, wait for them to leave, meet up with Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura.
"Hi, guys!" she said when she reached Shino and Naruto. The others weren't there yet.
"Hi, Hinata-chan!" Naruto replied boisterously while Shino nodded in greeting.
"How are y-you today?" she asked.
"I am well today, Hinata-chan. How are you?" Hinata giggled at the way Shino spoke. He was always so proper!
"I'm fine, thank you!" He simpy nodded.
"I'm good too!" Naruto replied.
"Geez, Naruto! I can hear you from down the street!" Sakura yelled, as she turned the corner that led to their meeting spot. Naruto just scratched the back of his head and laughed.
The next to arrive was Kiba. "Yo!" he yelled when he was about five feet away, flashing a toothy grin.
"What's up!" Naruto responded, while Kiba and himself did one of those "guy handshakes" Hinata had never learned how to do.
"So, are we waiting on Sasuke?" Kiba asked. Before anyone answered, a voice spoke up behind them.
"I'm here." Turning, they all saw Sasuke walking towards them.
"Great, now we can go!" Sakura said. They began walking, but Naruto stopped them.
"Wait!"
"What is it, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.
Once again, the blonde scratched the back of his head and laughed sheepishly. "I kinda promised Karin she could walk to school with us."
"You did what?" Sakura screeched. Hinata and Kiba held her back from beating Naruto to a pulp.
"Come one, Pinky, calm down!" Kiba growled. Finally, the pinkette stopped struggling and turned away with a 'humph!'
"You'll understand once you meet her." She said darkly. They didn't have to wait long. Soon a red-headed girl about 5'3" with crimson eyes and brown glasses walked over to the group.
"Hey, Losers!" She greeted with a smile. Sakura glared at her and Naruto again laughed guiltily. Kiba, Shino, and Hinata weren't sure how to respond and Sasuke just rolled his eyes.
Seeing as how Sakura was busy with her death glare contest with Karin and Naruto was trying to keep the peace, Hinata turned to Sasuke. "Why did she call us losers?" she asked.
Smirking, Sasuke replied, "Told you, she's a bi-"
Karin took this time to notice Sauske standing at the back of the group. "Sasuke-kun!" she screeched loudly, cutting off the dark haired male and reminding the group of a hyena.
Kiba stuck a finger in his ear, trying to make the ringing stop. "Damn, any louder and you could be used as a train whistle!"
Karin ignored the comment and went back to gushing over Sasuke. "I've missed you sooo much! What are you doing still hanging out with these losers?"
Hinata frowned at the whole scene. She had been talking to Sasuke and Naruto's cousin had interrupted- rudely, might she add! Why did she do that?
"Get off me, baka." Sasuke said, trying to shake the annoying girl off of his arm.
"But, Sasuke-kuuun!"
"I said get off!" Finally prying the girl away from his body, he quickly walked ahead, the group following. No one else said a word to Karin, except Naruto, who looked at her sadly and shook his head.
"You said you would be nice."
Karin humphed and followed behind the group of people.
'So much for today being a good day,' Hinata thought sadly.
The rest of the day went a lot like that. Karin would say rude and mean things to everone in the group, save Sasuke, and then attach herself like a leach to Sasuke. Whenever Hinata would be talking to Sasuke, Karin was somehow always there, ready to interupt the conversation and get Sasuke distracted. Sauske would sometimes be able to get away, but by the end of the day, Hinata just started walking away instead of waiting for Sasuke to get away from Karin. It was kind of sickening watching the way Karin swooned over the brooding Uchiha, honestly.
The relationship between Sasuke and Hinata didn't go unnoticed by Karin, either. In between fourth and fifth period, she pulled Naruto to the side.
"Sup, Cuz?" he said with a grin.
"What's going on between Sasuke-kun and that weird girl with the blue hair?" she replied, cutting right to the chase.
"You mean Hinata? They're like best friends, sort of, I guess? Except, Kiba and Shino are her actual best friends and me and Sakura are Sasuke' 's a kinda weird situation, but," he motioned for her to lean closer, a sly look on her face. "Me, Kiba, and Shikamaru have a bet going, saying they'll get together eventually."
Karin glared and her face started to turn red from anger. "Uh, Karin? Are you okay?"
Snapping back to reality, Karin glanced at Naruto. Plastering on a smile filled with bad intentions, she answered, "Of course, I'm fine! Now, tell me about this Hinata. She's new to your little freak show, right?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly. "She's not really new to our group of friends," he said, emphasizing the 'group of friends' part, causing Karin to roll her eyes.
"Whatever, tell me about her."
The hyperactive blonde just sighed. "She's pretty quiet, but really nice. She hangs out with Kiba, Shino, and Sasuke mostly, but Ino and her hang a lot too. No one's ever been over to her house 'cause her dad is super strict and stuff, so I don't know anything about her home. Um..."
Naruto's thinking was interupted by his cousin's voice. "She sounds like a whore to me."
Naruto blinked and thought about what she said. He didn't describe her as a whore, did he? "What? No! She's not! How did you get that idea?"
Karin snorted. "Please. She hangs out with boys all the time, excpet for when she's with Ino, the biggest flirt in your circus of losers."
"No, that's not it at all!" Naruto replied. "She's not like that, okay? And Ino isn't that big of a flirt since she got with Shikamaru. Why do you have to continually put down my friends?"
Karin just rolled her eyes again. "Whatever. Sorry, Naruto, but none of you are winning that bet. Sasuke-kun and that tramp are not getting together." Then she stomped off, leaving Naruto with a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. 'Uh-oh...'
Hinata and the others had just started their walk home when they were stopped by a voice behind them.
"Hey, wait! Sasuke-kun! Let me walk with you guys!" Turning around they saw the red headed demon herself.
"If we hurry, we can run before she catches us. There's no way she can run in those heels." Kiba whispered under his breath, causing the others to laugh.
"What's so funny, you guys?"
"Nothing!" Hinata squeaked out quickly, worried Sasuke or Kiba would tell her the truth. She didn't want to hurt the girl's feelings. Karin just glared.
"Did I ask you?"
Hinata blushed and started playing with her index fingers. "Um, well, y-you said, uh, you g-guys, so, I assumed you, you were ask-asking everyone..." She said quietly.
"Well, I wasn't, Stupid."
Hinata blushed once again, thinking of a reply. "Well, who were you tal-talking to just th-then? Because my-my name isn't St-stupid, and neither are th-theirs," she said quietly, inwardly smiling at her retort. It wasn't much, but it was good for Hinata.
"Aw, don't bother with her, Hinata-chan. All that make-up on her face must be blocking her brainwaves. There's no point in arguing with someone like that." Hinata giggled quietly at her dog loving friend.
"Kiba is right, Hinata-chan. Let us leave, so we may avoid another fight."
Hinata nodded. "Alright, Shino-kun. Thank you guys!" She said and they all turned to leave.
"Sasuke-kun! Are you going to let them talk about me like that?"
Sasuke blinked. "Yeah, kinda." he said and continued walking with the others.
"Ugh!" Karin yelled and walked quickly to catch up with Sasuke, re-latching herself onto his arm. "Fine, I'm sorry, okay? I shouldn't have called her stupid."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Don't apologize to me."
"Huh? Oh!" Turning to Hinata, she plastered on an obviously fake smile. "I'm sorry. Happy now?"
Hinata just giggled. "No, but I do forgive you."
Karin rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
By the time the group reached the fork where Hinata and Sasuke seperated, Karin was still there, much to the displeasure of the other two.
"Um, bye, Sasuke-kun," Hinata whispered.
"Oh? You're leaving? What a shame!" Karin exclaimed.
Hinata just bowed her head, tired of retorting Karin's nasty comments. Maybe Karin was right. Maybe she was stupid and a loser. Who was Hinata to tell her she was wrong?
Sasuke shook his head and sighed at the look on Hinata's face. She has enough confidence issues without Karin talking down to her all the time. It's only been one day and he could already tell it was effecting Hinata's thoughts. It's been years since she's had to worry about bullies at school. No matter how well she used to be able to handle it, she's obviously out of practice.
On a side note, Sasuke thinks, that's probably a good thing for most situations. Who wants to have a lot of practice dealing with bullies?
"I'll see you tomorrow, Hinata-chan," Sasuke said, bringing a small smile back to the young girl's face.
When Hinata had turned to leave, Sasuke power walked down the street, hoping he could lose Karin. No such luck.
"Why do you hang out with them? They're holding you back, you know?" Sasuke glared.
"Why are you such a horrible person? It's very unattractive, you know?" He shot back.
"I'm serious! You're hot! Why hang out with a bunch of nobodies who are going no where?"
"Hn." He replied. It wasn't that he didn't want to defend his friends, he's just not good at it. And why should he have to defend them against this girl anyway? She's not worth his- or his friends'- time.
Sasuke did a mental happy dance when he reached his house. Turning down his driveway, he was pulled back by Karin, who quickly kissed him then left, saying "Bye, Sasuke-kun!" in a sing-song voice.
Disgusted, he wiped his mouth and quickly walked in side to rinse his mouth out with mouthwash... Or gasoline. Gasoline might burn her germs better.
Karin walked into her house happily, having kissed Sasuke moments before. "Mom? Dad?" She shouted, listening for the sound of something living in her house. Walking into the kitchen, she saw a note on the table.
Karin,
Dad's working late. I'm going out. Don't wait up. There's a TV dinner in the fridge if you get hungry.
Mom
Karin sighed. "Another night alone. Yay for me." she said, dejectedly.
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A/N- Well, that's it for that chapter! It's not really all that exciting, but it's kind of like another beginning chapter. I have to re-introduce the characters because so much has changed within the two year time-skip.
Anyway, as I said before, message me with any question. Also, I REALLY NEED A BETA READER! If anyone is interested, I'd really appreciate it! =^.^=
Review please! Flames are accepted, as long as you have a valid reason, constructive critism is brilliant and praises make my day! :)
