You know, I've decided to leave this story as 'Yet To Be Titled'… I dunno, it sorta grew on me, y'know? Well, I just wanna thank you for your helpful ideas… seriously. And I'm sorta iffy on those NejiHina parts myself… but I sorta know what to do about those.

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Sasori, Neji, and Deidara stayed a while in the nurse's office, watching Hinata sleep. The bell rang, and Deidara carried Hinata on his back all the way home. It was a very awkward day for all three of them, and they were all hoping that Hinata would forget such a thing.

When she woke up on the couch, Hinata immediately noticed that Neji had a small cut on his cheek. Probably from when he jumped through the glass on the door. She got a bandage and quickly put it on Neji's cheek. Then she plopped down on the couch again, letting out a small sigh. "What… What happened back there at school…?" She asked softly. Lucky them, she remembered everything. Everything.

Deidara looked at Neji, who looked at Sasori, who looked away from both of them and at Hinata. "Absolutely nothing." He answered her. "You look tired though, so why don't you go sleep, okay?" Sasori helped Hinata up from the couch and let her walk up to her room. When he made sure she was gone in her room, he sighed and sat on the couch. "We're in a real pickle." He said.

"Are you sure it's a pickle? 'Cause I think it's a cucumber." Deidara laughed at his lame vegetable joke. Neji whacked him on the head. "…Anyway, we gotta do something about this whole 'loving Hinata' thing." Sasori said, running both hands through his red hair.

"Well, you always say that you hate her, so you should drop out of the race. And Neji… well, you're you, so you should drop out as well. Which leaves me, Deidara, the winner by default!" Deidara said proudly. Sasori glared at him. "…True as that may be, It's not really her that I hate, it's the way I feel about her that I truly despise." He said. "I agree with me dropping out of the, uh… 'race'… what I feel for her is… maybe… an advanced version of brotherly love or something." Neji said, blushing a bit. "… I second the motion." Sasori and Deidara said in unison. "Shut up! Hearing you two say that makes me want to prove you wrong!" Neji yelled.

"Aagh, whatever! I'm getting a glass a' water…" Deidara trailed off when he walked by the stairs. Neji leaned a bit to the side and saw Hinata sitting on the steps. How long had she been there? How much did she hear? Neji blushed at the thought. How embarrassing… and careless… he thought.

"Wh…What were you guys… talking about…?" Hinata asked quietly, her cheeks dark red. "U-Uh… Well, y-you see…" Deidara started. Suddenly, she fell forward, Neji running over to catch her. Sasori was behind her. He knocked her out from the back of the head. "Stupid girl…" he murmured, dusting off his hands. "Wh-Why the hell did you do that!?" Neji asked. "I would never let her go with that information, now would I?" Sasori replied. "I'm going to my room." he said, walking the rest of the way upstairs.

Deidara looked at Hinata and then up the staircase. "Uh… what can I do to… help?" he asked. Neji said that he would take Hinata to her room and that afterwards he'd go to his own. "O-Okay…" Deidara continued to get that glass of water he forgot to get.

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A few hours later, Hinata woke up to a somewhat creaking noise. She groaned and turned around in her sleep, facing away from the wall. Slowly opening her eyes, a hazy figure wearing a black cloak showed up. Blinking a few times, she realized that she was looking at someone she never even thought about seeing in her own room.

"Itachi…nii-san?" Itachi glanced away from the pictures on the desk to Hinata on the bed. "Hey." He grunted, turning back to the pictures. Dreaming… Itachi-nii-san would never be here right now… Hinata buried her face in her pillow. "Haha, I can't believe you still have these pictures." Hinata's eyes snapped open. "Itachi-nii-san." She said, sitting up. "Hm?" Itachi placed the picture he was holding back on the desk and looked at her.

Hinata stared at Itachi intently. "What are you…?" she asked. "Just saying Hi. How've ya been?" Itachi said casually, as if there was absolutely nothing wrong with a high-ranking Akatsuki criminal being in a girl's bedroom. "Uh…" Hinata was nearly speechless (note the "Uh"). Itachi gave her an almost worried look. Did he do something wrong? "Oh, right… I forgot to take off my shoes. How rude of me." He began to take off his shoes, but Hinata quickly said it was fine.

Itachi walked over and sat on the bed. He held Hinata close for a second and snapped a picture. "Aren't you pretty?" he asked, chuckling a little. "Uh…" Hinata turned red for a second. Itachi smiled at her, making her feel a little light headed. She shook her head furiously, snapping her out of her thoughts. "I-Itachi-nii-san, Wh-What are you doing here?" She asked, clutching the blanket. Smirking, Itachi began to crawl on top of Hinata. "I'm here for you." He said. "I-Itachi-nii-san…!" Hinata shrunk down as he got closer.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Deidara walked in. "Hinata, are you feeling alright? Sasori hit you pretty hard." He looked up and saw Itachi on top of Hinata. He kept his small grin, despite the big (and quite noticeable) anger mark on his head. Calmly, he walked over to Hinata's bedside, shoved Itachi off of the bed, and sat beside Hinata on the bed. "Are you feeling a little better?" he asked, using the anger mark on his head as a shuriken and throwing it at Itachi. It barely missed his head, cutting off strands of his hair.

"Y-Yeah… th-thanks, Deidara-nii-san…" Hinata said. Deidara smiled at her. "That's good to hear." He kept throwing anger-shuriken at Itachi, who kept dodging them by the strands of hair on his head.

Deidara got up and headed for the door. "I'll go tell everyone else that you're okay now." By now, he had pinned Itachi to the wall with the anger-shuriken. "Itachi, don't move or I'll kill you." Deidara said, smiling widely. Itachi just grunted.

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"Sasori, you should apologize to Hinata." Neji said. "Apologize for what!? I saved all our asses because I hit her!" Sasori protested. "No, apologize for small lump on her head from when you hit her." Deidara said, walking into the kitchen. He sat beside Sasori and whispered something in his ear. He nodded. "Just warning you. It's on the wall." Deidara said aloud. "Yeah, yeah." Sasori said, getting up and leaving for Hinata's room.

"What was that all about? What's on the wall?" Neji asked. "Huh? Oh, it's nothing." Deidara said nonchalantly, gulping down a cup of water. "…Whatever…" Neji said, getting up. "I'll go do homework or something…" he muttered, walking out of the room.

Deidara took another sip of what was left in the cup of water. "Hm. I wonder if Sasori actually did say sorry. He almost never does." He said aloud.

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Hinata felt very weird having Itachi staring at her while she half-slept. She felt relieved when Deidara came back. "Come in…" She said. The door opened, but Hinata's relief turned into disappointment when Sasori walked in.

Sasori looked at the wall, nodding at Itachi. Completely ignoring his yells to let him down, Sasori walked over to where Hinata was on the bed. He didn't sit down beside her, he told her to scoot over so he could lie down. What the hell!? Hinata screamed in her head, scooting over all the way to the wall. "Why so far?" Sasori asked. "Don't you need room for your huge ass…?" Hinata murmured, running a hand through her hair. "Haha, funny." Sasori said sarcastically. He glared at Itachi when he heard him laugh a little.

"…By the way, Itachi, what are you doing here?" Sasori asked. "I came here to yell at you because YOU WON'T LET ME GO!!" Itachi yelled. "Shut up, Neji will hear you." Sasori ordered. "What was that, little punk!?" Itachi shouted, thrashing around. Hinata crawled out of bed (somehow) and walked to Itachi. "O-Okay, just wait a minute…" She gripped one of the anger-shuriken and pulled it out, doing the same to all of them until Itachi was free. He got up and dusted himself off. "Thank you." He said.

"CALL THE COPS! AN AKATSUKI IS IN THE HOUSE!!" Sasori suddenly yelled. "Kyaah! S-Sasori!" Hinata told him to be quiet. Lucky for them, no one heard. Itachi sighed. "Alright, it has become clear that Sasori-chan doesn't want me here." He glared at Sasori for a second. "Hinata, since you might not see me again for a while, I just want to tell you one thing," he put a hand on her shoulder.

"I love you." He said firmly. Hinata turned red. "Uh…" Sasori was ready to throw an anger-shuriken at Itachi. "Bye!" Itachi pecked Hinata on the cheek and left through the window.

Hinata put a hand over her heart. It was beating fast. "Ah…" She staggered to the bed and sat down beside Sasori. "He loves me." She said, flushing red. He didn't know why, but Sasori started feeling angry. "Shut up about that! That's all in the past now! He left you!" Sasori got up and gripped Hinata's shoulders. "(It happened 5 minutes ago!) Why are you getting so worked up about it? It's not like I love him back or anything." Hinata said, brushing off Sasori's hands.

"And it's not like you're jealous, right?" she asked, standing up. "Er…" Sasori watched her as she made her way to the door. She looked back at him and noticed his confused look. "Um, I'm just getting a glass of water. You can stay here, if you like. I'm coming back." She smiled and closed the door behind her.

Sasori plopped down on the bed. But I am jealous… he growled. He turned face down on the pillows and noted how they smelled like Hinata. Okay, now I'm scaring myself. I'm sniffing her stuff. Stalker-ish… Sasori wrapped himself in her blankets. Shit. I love her scent. I'm scaring myself even more! Suddenly, he sat up straight, the blanket down by his waist. WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING!? His intention was to roll off the bed, but he rolled toward the wall. His body had no intention to leave, did it?

Hinata came back with her glass of water. She saw Sasori tangled up in her sheets. "…What are you doing?" she asked, setting the glass of water on the side table. Sasori sat up in bed again, giving her an almost panicked look. Hm. This was rare. "Sasori?"

Sasori leapt at her, bringing her down to the floor. "Kyah!" She squeaked. Sasori was on top of her. "Hinata. I'm thinking really weird things about you. Tell me why!" he demanded. "H-How should I know?" Hinata tried to push him off, but he was strong, she realized. "You're the reason I'm behaving like this! And I don't usually act like this around girls! Hell, I don't act like this in general!" Sasori sat her up and pinned her against the side of the bed.

"Th-That's starting to hurt…" Hinata said. "I don't care." Still, Sasori loosened his grip just a bit. They stayed like that for a few minutes, then he let go of her. It was silent now. Hinata moved to sit on the bed, then, with both hands, tilted Sasori's face up to see hers. "Are you okay?" she asked. Sasori's eyes widened a bit as he stared at her.

After a few minutes, he blushed dark red and turned away. Standing up, he muttered "Yeah." And left the room. Hinata stared at the door in case he came back, then lied down on the bed. What a weird day… she sighed.

The next day, when the four of them went to school, Hinata was constantly bothered by the curious people who witnessed the event that took place yesterday.

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"Hey, Hinata?" Shikamaru said, leaning forward a bit to see Hinata's face. She slammed her head on her desk a few minutes before, and now he was starting to wonder if she was okay. "Hmmn…?" Hinata's head turned slightly to look at him. "You okay?" he asked. "Hmmn." Hinata turned back to the desk. "Uh… Is it because Sasori isn't here today?" Shikamaru asked. Hinata shook her head. "I'm glad he's not here."

Shikamaru laughed a little. "You know, if you don't like him, you don't have to date him. Just break up with him. Really." He said, sitting down in his seat. Hinata sat up. "Break up with him." She repeated. Shikamaru nodded. "Break up with him." She stood up and left the classroom with her schoolbag and jacket. "W-Wait, class is starting…" Shikamaru started, but she was already gone.

"Shikamaru! Where's Hinata off to?" Ino asked, sitting in Hinata's desk. "I dunno." Shikamaru replied, turning a bit red. There she is… he thought, glancing at Ino once in a while. He frowned when the teacher told her to move back to her own seat, which was almost all the way across the classroom. Better luck next time, dude… he told himself, resting his head in his arms on the desk.

Meanwhile, Hinata was storming down the empty sidewalks of Konoha, towards home. She wasn't even sure if Sasori was there, but skipping school was something she's always wanted to do. She didn't even do the homework that was due then anyway.

Hinata slammed the door open when she reached the house. It made a small echo, then a small groan was heard from upstairs. She gently closed the door after that, careful not to make whoever was upstairs any more in pain than he already sounded. Then she slowly went up the stairs, straight to Sasori's room.

"Sasori! I came here to…!" Hinata looked at the bed and noticed that Sasori was lying sick in bed. He turned slightly to glare at her. "Keep it down, will ya? I'm freakin' tired…" He muttered, wrapping himself in his blanket. "S… Sorry." Hinata walked over and sat down beside his bed.

He's sick! Perfect! Now I can't break up with him without looking like a jerk! She thought, sighing.

"I blame you." Sasori said. "Hm?" Hinata turned slightly to look at him. "I never got sick back at Akatsuki. This is my first time." Sasori explained. "Oh." The two were silent again.

"…So what was it that you came here for?" Sasori asked. "To break up with you." Hinata said casually, resting her head on the bed. Sasori looked surprised for a second. "Why?" he asked. "We hate each other, for starters." Hinata answered, laughing a bit. "I don't hate you." Sasori said. He blushed for a second, realizing what he just said. "uh… I mean, I don't hate you… that much." He corrected himself.

Hinata laughed a little. "That's why we shouldn't be dating. I don't really want a boyfriend who doesn't… you know, love me. So that's why I'm breaking up with you." She closed her eyes and noticed how sleepy she was. Sasori frowned. "I can't believe you're breaking up with me in this condition." He crossed his arms across his chest. "Sorry." Hinata said, not opening her eyes.

Sasori looked at her for a minute. Then, he leaned over and cupped her face. It was an awkward position, because he was holding her upside-down. He ran his thumb over her soft cheek, leaning a bit closer. But Hinata opened her eyes, making him stop. "Sa…so…ri?" she said softly. "Hinata." He leaned down to whisper in her ear. "…I want to date you."

His breath sent chills down her spine. She felt him kiss her forehead. "But the decision is yours." He said, lying back on the bed. "O…O-Okay…" Hinata stuttered, turning dark red. This time, Sasori didn't mind.

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Deidara flinched. "What?" Neji asked. "Something terrible has happened." Deidara said.

The lunch bell rang, and everyone immediately stormed out of the classroom to eat. Neji expected to see Hinata somewhere, but she wasn't. "Hey, where's Hinata?" he asked Deidara. "Hm… maybe she followed my example and skipped school?" Deidara laughed a bit. Neji hit his stomach. "Deidara! What if that terrible thing you were talking about happened to Hinata!?" he said, suddenly very worried. "She's fine."

"I wanna make sure. I'm going home to make sure." Neji said, walking towards the door. "Neji, hey, wait!" Deidara followed him. "Hinata's fine! We don't have to worry about her!" By now they were on the sidewalk towards home. They reached a stoplight. "We don't have to go check up on her! She's probably not feeling well, so she went home!" Deidara said. "Well, do you really want to stay at school?" Neji asked. Deidara stopped for a second. "…Smart." He nodded, following Neji down the street.

When they reached the house, they heard muffled noises coming from upstairs. Neji slowly walked up the stairs and noted that the noises were from Sasori's room. This could be bad. Deidara stormed past Neji and ran into Sasori's room, slamming open the door.

"Sasori! What do you think you're-!" Hinata slapped a hand over Deidara's mouth when he came in. when she was sure he was going to be quiet, Hinata lowered her hand. "Sasori's sleeping. He's sick." She whispered. "What are you guys doing here, anyway?" she asked, looking at Neji. "I noticed you weren't at lunch and got worried." Neji muttered, clutching his stomach. He was seriously hungry.

"Sasori's sick? He's never sick! He never got sick when we were back at Akat-!" Hinata gently kicked his knee. Deidara gave her a confused look, then saw her nod towards Neji. "He never gets sick." Neji looked at them questioningly, then turned around. "I'm going to my room." he said.

Hinata walked back to the bed. "… well, I think he'll be fine on his own now, so I'll go ahead and go back to school." She walked past Deidara and went to her room to get her bag. Coming back out, Deidara slowly closed the door to Sasori's room and walked with Hinata down the stairs.

He went in front of her when they reached the door. "Uh… Deidara-nii-san, I kinda have to go to school so…" Hinata started. "D-Do you have to go?" Deidara asked. "…I can at least make it for last period. Why?" Hinata looked at him questioningly. "Well… To be serious… I needed to talk to you about something." Hinata smiled at him. "Okay."

Now, the two were sitting on the couch in silence. Hinata was staring at Deidara the whole time, and it was kinda making him nervous. "Um… H-Hinata…?" he started. "Yes?" Hinata replied sharply. "D-Do you have to be so… so serious?" Deidara asked. Hinata relaxed completely on the couch. "No, I suppose not. Go ahead and talk when you're ready, Deidara-nii-san." She smiled at him.

Deidara cleared his throat. "Hinata. I think you should just… not call me 'nii-san' anymore." He said. Hinata gave him a confused look. "Wh… What I mean is… well… would you really want a highly-trained assassin to be your brother? And the highly-trained assassin that killed your parents, no less." He asked. Hinata looked hurt for a second, then spoke up. "… Deidara-nii-san… is Deidara-nii-san. I… I don't really care wh… what he does, even if I don't like it. I love Deidara-nii-san." She said, holding his hand. Deidara felt his heart skip a beat.

"Deidara-nii-san will always be my brother, even if he's adopted… even if he's someone I'm supposed to hate." Deidara felt like she threw a heavy boulder at him. That boulder made him crash into Hinata in a hug. "Hinata… I think you're going to hate me after tomorrow." He whispered, hugging her tighter. "Why's that?" Hinata asked. "… Just don't plan anything for tomorrow night." Deidara gave her one last squeeze in the hug before letting go.

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I need to take Hinata out on at least one date before I start killing again! 'Cause after that she'll start hating me like before. I know I'm losing my chances with her… but this is my job. I love her so much right now… hey… what's that fluff of red hair in the bushes?

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I'm totally winning Hinata over. I even half-confessed to her! I'm so winning this fight. Soon, she'll stop hating me and start dating me! I hate loving her, but it looks like the love part is winning! …Hey…. What's she doing with Deidara? I'd better hide in the bushes and listen in…

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I know what I'm feeling is wrong… if I tell her I love her now, it'll be too much for her to stand. Sasori is right. We should do something about this. Maybe they're doing something about this right now! Yeah! I'm not alone here! Wait a second… why are Hinata and Deidara outside together? I wanna come! Is Sasori over there too! They're doing nothing about anything right now! The bastards!

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I don't know why everyone's being so nice to me… or why Sasori's spying on us from the bushes, but It feels nice to be there for my older brother in his time of trouble. I'm always here to help! And… Sasori… I don't know how to answer your question… I don't know if we should be going out like this… hey… why is Deidara-nii-san coming closer to me? H-Hey! That's a little too close there! Kyaah!

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Can you guess who's who? Stay tuned for the next chapter!

…N-Not really… just… hang tight… okay? I get the feeling nothing's going to make sense from now on…