10. Stress

Hinata stared at the tomato that sat in front of her, a couple of days had pass since Hinata had promised Sasuke that she would eat the tomato and she honestly was hoping that he already forgotten, which he hadn't.

"Come on you were the one that told me that only because one thing didn't go good for me the first try it didn't mean I had to rule it out", he smirked. Hinata pouted, she had asked him if it was okay if she went out with some friends (Kiba and Ino) and he had said that she didn't need to ask him she could just go, but since she did he remembered something she had forgotten to do.

"S-Sasuke that is the difference between you and me I've tried tomatoes many times in soups, in salads, alone, and I don't like them", she said. It was not like she was going to back down now but she didn't want Sasuke to think she was a hypocrite. She poked the tomato. She looked at it, she thought it was mean of Sasuke to have picked the biggest tomato. Hinata gulped down her disgust for the red thing in front of her and took a bite out of it. It taste just as she remembered it, bad. She wrinkled her nose. She didn't like it at all but she was not one to go back on a promise.

"Are you serious an ant can take a bigger bite than that", Sasuke said with a smirk. Hinata tried to ignore him opening her mouth to take another bite.

"You can stop now", he said taking the tomato away and biting into it. Hinata looked at him confused.

"Why did you do that?", she asked

"I just wanted to see if you would actually do it, I'm not going to make you eat something you don't like", he said. Hinata felt a little mad, that he made her sit and try to eat a tomato just to see if she would do it.

"That was not very nice", she said

"Hn", he got up leaving her. She rolled her eyes she was used to Sasuke's behavior. He was very strange and she still didn't understand him. At first she thought he might be like her father a cold man that showed no emotions, but Sasuke did show emotions at weird times. After that she thought that she he might be like Neji and Sasuke was just reserved but she that was not it. He was something else he was nice too her but she couldn't understand him, she couldn't figure out how he processed things and dealt with them. She got up grabbing her coat heading out the door.

"So where would you like to go miss Hyuga" the driver asked Hinata.

"Konoha mall please", Hinata said with a smile. When she got to the mall she was instantly greeted by a hug from Kiba.

"Hinata! I've miss you so much", he picked her up kissing her head.

"Hinata!", Ino almost tackled Hinata when Kiba put her down.

"I've missed you both so much", Hinata said smiling tears threatening to come out. Hinata felt so happy at that moment looking at both her best friends there was such a enormous reminder that she would never be alone.

"So have you had sex yet?", Ino asked making Kibad choke on his coffee

"Ino! The fuck wrong with you", Kiba glared at her

"I wasn't asking you, now was I", Ino rolled her eyes. Hinata would have usually been red but she giggled she missed hearing her two best friends bickering, she didn't know why but this made her so happy.

"So have you?", Ino asked anxiously. Hinata could feel a little heat beginning to rise as Ino repeated the question.

"N-no", she said

"Well that's good, Hina if you don't want to do something you don't have to", Kiba said

"Well how do you know she doesn't want to", Ino said annoyed

"Hinata barely knows him, she's not like.", Kiba stopped

"Like what?! Say it", Ino growled

"Like you!", Kiba kiba finally said

"KIBA! Are you calling me a whore", Ino gave an overly dramatic gasp, making Hinata giggled

"That's not what I said! I'm just saying you are more outgoing than Hina", Kiba said rolling his eyes. Hinata smiled her friends were sure something. Ino turned and smiled at Hinata fixing her hair.

"Hinata, I'm not saying you have to have sex with him. But he's so hot you better give me all the details when you do", Ino said with a smile. Hinata blushed and just smiled. Hinata and her friends were having a good time when she got a call from and unknown number. She decided to go outside to take the call.

"Hello?"

"Hinata, it's Naruto I just wanted to apologize to you about a text you might have received and-"

Hinata hanged up the call and covered her mouth fighting back a sob. She was mad at herself for reacting so strong, she should be over him it was almost going to be four months yet she still loved him. She didn't like that she still loved him she just did. Why would he call her? Why? Could he still have feelings for her? No he could not she remembered that night clearly.

"Naruto please tell me. Be honest. Do you love me just a little bit the way I love you, Is there a chance for me, even if it is a small one?", Hinata asked Naruto with tears down her face. Naruto stared at her he looked like he was about to cry as well he bit his lip and shook his head.

"I-I'm sorry Hinata. You are one of the most beautiful woman I've ever met but I don't love you, I can't love you, my heart it belongs to someone else", when Hinata heard those words from Naruto she felt like someone had just beaten her with a metal bar and left her in a building that exploded. She felt her world collapse. "I-I understand goodbye Naruto. I hope you can find happiness with her" she said before sobbing. He stepped closer to her. "Hinata please" he said before she ran away from their apartment.

Hinata finally let the sob scape when that painful memory played in her head yet again, a memory she hated a memory she tried her best to burry away. She fell to the floor and let herself cry as there was no point in holding back. She cursed herself, why? Why did she care so much?

"Hina", Kiba kneels down

"What's wrong?" He asked

"Did someone hurt you!? Who tell me!" He said in a serious tone.

"I-I did this to myself, why do I keep hurting myself", she sniffles

"Why can't I forget" she cried hugging him

"Oh Hina. I'm sorry I'll be here for you, I will always be here for you", Kiba hugged her sitting her on his lap patting her head like a child.

"I'm useless Kiba, everyone treats me like a child, as much as I try to not depend on people they always treat me like I don't know things. And maybe I don't. I can't even handle my feelings", she cries. Kiba gives her a weak smile and wipes her tears away,

"Hina come on don't say shit like that. You know you're not useless, I need you. You are my friend Hina and I need my friends" he hugs her. Hinata hugged him. Hinata smiled as she walked with both her friends they were everything to her, them and her family were the reason of her existence. She was smiled as she entered the Uchiha house, she had a great day with Kiba and Ino.

"You look happy", she heard Sasuke. She looked up with a smile he looked as he usually did, serious.

"I'm happy that I saw my friends, thank you Sasuke", Hinata hugged him, she didn't know why she hugged him, she was just happy. She let go of him and with a smile left.

Sasuke was still a little hot, that hug had definitely caught him off guard. He felt warm when she had hugged him he felt satisfaction from seeing that she was happy and he didn't like it. He didn't like that that, he never felt happy to be with a person, he was Sasuke Uchiha for fucks sakes he hated every person. But he couldn't hate Hinata which was odd since he was so determined to hate when he first found out he was going to get married to her. But then he met her, he saw her smile. What the fuck was wrong with him.

"S-Sasuke?", she heard her voice. Damn it he hated how that voice made him feel he hated that Itachi might be right.

"WHAT!?" He snapped, Hinata who looked surprised.

"I-I was just wondering w-what was wrong" she said

"Nothing", he growled

"B-but y-you-" she began

"Why the fuck are you stuttering! There is nothing wrong with me so just leave", he said. Hinata had tears already ready to run down her face her brows furrowed, and her lips slightly open before the tears fell and she left with her hand covering her mouth muffling a sob. He watched as she left, before it hit him. He had just made her cry, he had just destroyed that beautiful smile, and he was angry at himself but didn't know what he was more angry at himself for, making Hinata cry or caring. He had made countless woman cry, why did she have to be so different. He had debated himself for a solid thirty minutes before he decided to go apologize to Hinata. He knocked on their room's door and waited for sniffling to stop, he heard the footsteps coming to the door and Hinata opened it and pushed him to get out of the room, but he grabbed her arm.

"Hinata please", he said. She looked up at him her eyes were red and puffy and her she looked different, she looked mad.

"Let go of me Sasuke. Now", she said firmly

"Hinata please wait, I need to talk to you please", Sasuke said he looked at her she was clearly thinking about waiting to hear him out and knowing Hinata she would.

"Okay", she mumbled

"I want to apologize for the way I treated you. Listen I was stressed because as you know after my brother was disowned I was made the heir to the Uchiha's business and will become head of the Uchiha family and that is putting a lot of stress on me and I took it out on you. I shouldn't have it was wrong of me and I'm really sorry", he said rubbing her cheek, he didn't know when he had started to do it all he knew was that he didn't want to stop. He was lying to a point, he had taken out all his stress and frustrations on her but not necessarily for the reason he was telling her. Hinata looked at him and her expression soften and smile graced her lips making Sasuke's heart beat faster.

"It's okay Sasuke, I understand. Thank you for explaining things to me I appreciate it", she said skipping of to go somewhere. Sasuke stared as the girl went of, he didn't care that he was Sasuke Uchiha he liked her, he really really liked her.

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Wow I was gone for a while there.