Let's start with Sakura's POV since I never really mention her side. xD oh and Ino is an itchbay, if you understand pig latin. xD no offense!
Sakura's POV-
"And Hinata just ran out," I said.
"Hmmm, I guess I know why she ran out," Ino informed.
"Why she ran out?" I asked.
"I have a feeling that she has feelings for Sasuke, Sakura. And, you leaned in to give him a peck, and he refused. That means, he must have some feelings for her, Sakura," she said.
What? Is that possible?
"Hey Sakura, is she going to the dinner party?"
"I heard from my mom she is. So are Neji, Ten-ten, and Sasuke."
"Hmm, I got a plan on how to prevent Hinata from coming. Call over one of your personal servants, Sakura," Ino demanded.
"What are you planning to do?"
She leaned in and whispered her thoughts.
"Ino, that's just too much," I responded.
"What about your love? There's a chance you might lose your love! Hinata doesn't deserve Sasuke as much as you do. Besides, you're even better than her," Ino said. I sighed and called my servant. Ino told her the plan and I just nodded.
Why do I have this feeling of guilt in me? Did I do something wrong? I mean, I'm just trying to fight for my love. Aren't I?
"Sakura, look outside!"
I then obeyed that command.
I was stunned. Through my eyes, I saw Hinata and Sasuke, together, walking through the garden and smiling.
No. It can't be.
Sasuke's POV-
As I was taking a stroll in the garden, I saw Hinata looking up at the sky under the plum tree. The flowering plum tree was slowly being covered by red leaves as the plum blossoms drifted from the tree, looking like pink snow.
She turned to me.
"Sasuke! Your not suppose to be out here!" she shouted. Then, she rushed to me analyzing me to see if any signs of weakness showed.
"No, I'm fine now," I replied to her.
She just blushed.
I decided to make her feel less awkward.
"So, are you going to the dinner party?" I interrogated.
She replied, "Yes, I am. I'm going with Naruto. At first, I had nothing to wear; however, Naruto gave me a beautiful kimono."
She smiled.
"I don't trust him," I said.
Then, she decided to tease me.
"Oh? Is the Uchiha Sasuke jealous?"
"No," I said emotionlessly. In response, she just giggled.
Hinata's POV-
(Later on in the day)
I was walking with Ten-ten outside.
"That was so sweet of Neji to do that for you," I spoke.
"Yes it was, but that doesn't mean I'll go soft on him from now on," she replied.
Then, we heard a commotion going on ahead. We both looked at each other and nodded and ran towards the noise.
We saw 2 servants ripping a piece of fabric. It was of a blue color, I think. It looked like…
LIKE MY KIMONO!
"Ten-ten, that's, that's the kimono that Naruto gave to me," I told Ten-ten.
Ten-ten's mouth gaped open and her face turned serious. She walked up to one of the servants.
Ten-ten's POV-
I was furious! Heck, I was pissed off! How could they just rip Hinata's gift from Naruto!
I marched up to one of the devil's maidens.
"EY! What makes you think you could take that kimono and rip it up?!" I yelled.
She threw the piece of fabric onto the ground and stomp on it.
She looked at me with an attitude on her face.
"I have been given orders. But, even if I haven't, what makes you think you could tell me to stop?" she retorted, "Your friend over there has been getting too close to Sasuke. Tell her that most people don't appreciate her playing this act."
Hinata's eyes widened and stammered, "I-I'm not playing anything."
Another devil's maiden cut in and said, "Stop playing the innocent game, Hinata. You just put up this act to get Sasuke all to yourself."
That was the last blow for me. I quickly dived towards the girl making her fall onto the ground, with me on top of her. I began to punch her. That devil's maiden pulled my hair and screamed. Getting annoyed of her, I covered her mouth, but she punched my in my left cheek. Then, she was on top of me and I was below her.
"How old are you brat? 22? Well, I'm 25, and you better show me respect!" she shouted at me.
I glared at her and spit in her face.
"25 don't matter to me. I don't give a damn even if your 58, what you did was in despicable for a human being like you. Might as well become a devil's maiden!"
I kneed her in the gut and she fell. I was, again, on top of her with her back facing me so I sat on her back and grabbed her hair. I pulled it up and down, up and down so that her face could hit the ground continuously.
Hinata's POV-
"Ten-ten! Stop!" I yelled. But she didn't listen. She continued to fight.
I bowed to one of the servants, "I'm sorry and I'm sure my friend would be sorry too."
"Quit the innocent act!" she said.
Then, before I knew it, I felt a slap across my face. Then, another slap, and I fell to the ground.
Why did I let that happen? Why am I so weak?
I didn't know what got into me. It was like I was possessed. I found myself tackling her on the ground.
"Don't make assumptions about me! My affairs have nothing to do with you!" I shouted so loud, I didn't think that I was the one who was speaking.
Sasuke's POV-
A scream?
Neji, Naruto and I noticed a scream and we ran towards it.
When we got there, we found Ten-ten and Hinata tackling 2 servant girls. Ten-ten looked like she got a punch on her left cheek, and Hinata's cheeks were red, like they got slapped.
Neji shouted, "Ten-ten!"
Ten-ten stopped pounding the girl and looked at Neji.
Naruto shouted, "Hinata!"
Like Ten-ten, Hinata let go of her grip and looked at Naruto. Then, she backed away from the girl and she seemed shocked.
"Ten-ten, what happened," I demanded.
Ten-ten's hair was messed up.
She stood up straight and faced me. She had a serious look on her face.
"Naruto had given Hinata a kimono to attend the dinner party. Then, as we were walking, we found these 2 servants ripping it up without a reason. I admit that I attacked one of them first. However, I saw that Hinata didn't attack first. The devil's maiden over there slapped her 2 times and Hinata had to defend herself."
One of the servant girls tried to say something.
"Uchiha-san, I-."
"Enough! I did not ask you to speak," I said, "You will be punished."
Then, I heard a soft voice in the distance.
"Don't. Don't punish them, Sasuke. Just don't."
I was shocked. They hurt her. They violated her property; yet, she didn't want to punish them? I sighed and agreed with her.
"Fine. You two are not going to be punished, but don't ever, EVER, do it again."
The two servants both bowed and ran away.
I saw Hinata crawl slowly towards the pile of fabric. Tears started to form around her eyes.
Naruto bent down to her.
"Are you okay, Hinata?" he asked.
"The kimono, I'm really sorry. I should've taken better care of it," Hinata replied.
"No, Hinata, I asked if YOU were okay, not the kimono."
Hinata just nodded and Naruto hugged her.
Neji was escorting Ten-ten away. I just turned my back and went my own way.
Hinata's POV-
I sobbed. I couldn't believe that the beautiful kimono was ruined now. I also couldn't believe that I was in Naruto's arms.
After a few minutes, it was getting dark. Naruto had left, I was on my own. I decided to take one last stroll to my favorite tree. Each step I took, the tree got closer and closer. The blossoms fell like snow. As I sat on the bench, I noticed that right next to me was a flat box and there was another note. I opened the box. It was… a kimono. This time, the kimono was light purple and a dark purple obi. The kimono had flowering plum blossoms on it as a design. It was the most gorgeous kimono I had ever seen. Even more gorgeous than the other one. I quickly took the note and read it.
Dear Hinata,
Here's a new kimono I have bought, specially made for you.
Check the box again, I think you forgot something.
-Sasuke
I checked the box. I found something. It was a hair pin. The hair pin looked exquisite. It was a light lavender flower with a few beads hanging off of it in the colors of white, pink, and purple. The flower had an opal embedded in it.
Thank you, Sasuke. Thank you so much.
AHAH! i uploaded 3 chapters in ONE day xD. i'm on a roll! now i hav no idea wat to write for chapter 10, but i'll come up w/ something. xD sakura is the confused one and ino is the evil bad girl. xD like chyeah! love the fight scene xD
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