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A/N: I'm sorry for making you wait for so long! Hope you aren't angry with me! College had me absorbed, but here I am! Please read and review, telling me what you thought about this chapter! I'm really interested in you and your voices!

Chapter 10: Black Heart

"Love is my wings, when you abandon me, I can only fall two thousand feet from the sky."

"I said I like you."

Hinata woke up from her slumber at the sound of his velvet voice resounding in her dreams. She could feel her intense blush become more prominent as it adorned her features. Many thoughts raced in her mind, but all of them were concerning a young ninja with raven locks and intense dark eyes.

Sasuke-kun… he likes me… he likes me! I thought he didn't care about me… but… but… I was wrong.

The indigo haired kunoichi didn't notice a young man with long brown hair leaning against her room's doorframe, staring intently at her. A frown adorned his features, but he remained silent, watching every expression that crossed his cousin's face. He could see in those lavender pools of hers emotions like worry, disappointment, but… in spite of everything, he could see happiness.

He growled as he remembered the Uchiha, who had appeared at his doorstep with an unconscious Hinata on his arms.

Flashback

Loud knocking reached his ears while he sat by the living room with a peaceful smile on his face and a book on his lap. He sighed and tiredly walked to open the front door, since the branch members in charge of the house seemed to have disappeared. As he stood in front of the grand door, he stood upright and opened the oak door that stood in the middle of him and his visitor. When the door was fully opened, revealing a dark haired ninja he knew quite well, the Hyuuga couldn't help but glare at his unexpected visitor.

"Hyuuga."

"Uchiha."

Both of them simply said, acknowledging each others presence with a similar glare on their faces. Neither of them wanted to admit defeat in their silent glaring contest, but Sasuke found himself glancing at the Hyuuga who rested comfortably in his arms. Neji glanced as well and his eyes stared intently at his cousin's face, where a sweet smile and a light blush adorned her features.

"What is this Uchiha?!" – exclaimed the brown haired ninja, whose arms moved swiftly to get a hold of his cousin, but Sasuke backed away from him to avoid Neji to even touch the delicate form of Hinata.

"Where's her room?" – He asked with strong authority in his voice. They glared at each other for a couple of seconds, until Neji sighed and simply walked inside, knowing Sasuke would follow him until reaching her room. Sasuke entered her room silently and gently placed Hinata's sleeping form in her comfortable bed. The Uchiha had a soft smile on his face, Neji noticed, as he stared at her.

"Why her?" – asked Neji, a frown still adorning his features. He didn't like the idea of the Uchiha, the Konoha's ex-Avenger, being near his sweet and kind cousin. She wouldn't have the strength or the cold heart to back away from him.

Sasuke, without turning to look at him, shrugged and simply said: "Does it matter?"

Neji glared even more after Sasuke's emotionless response. His hands clenched into fists that caused his hands to bleed. The only thing he could feel was anger. Who did the Uchiha thought he was? To him, he was nothing, in spite of the Uchiha blood rushing through his veins or the fact that he had defeated Uchiha Itachi, his own brother. But, when Sasuke turned around to leave the place, he couldn't help but notice the small smile that adorned the cold features of the last Uchiha.

"Hinata-sama…" – he muttered, mostly to himself, as he stared at the sleeping form of his cousin – "you must have really changed him…"

End of Flashback

"Hinata-sama." – He muttered, taking her out of daze, staring intently at her as he approached her bed. She looked up at him with confusion and muttered a simple "Neji-nii-san", before she found herself in the arms of her strong cousin. She blushed slightly and remained silent in his arms, waiting for him to say something.

"You know I care about you, right Hinata-sama?" – said Neji, closing his eyes in the crook of his cousin's neck.

"O-Of course, Neji-nii-san. You always do." – she said, a small smile gracing her lips as she shyly returned the awkward hug her cousin was giving her. She couldn't help but notice the difference between her cousin's hug and Sasuke's strong arms protecting her. A pink blush adorned her cheeks when she remembered herself falling in his strong arms, who promised endless protection to her.

"I said I like you." – His voice repeated once more to her at the back of her mind. His words in that enchanting voice of his made Neji's words escape her.

"Hinata-sama, did you listen to me?" – He asked his voice full of strength and confidence as he grasped her shoulders and looked intently into her eyes.

"U-Uh? I-I'm s-sorry, nii-san." – She simply said, bowing her head in shame of being so distracted thanks to the Uchiha's words.

Neji sighed, but was sure that what he was about to do was the right choice. He didn't want his cousin to suffer more like she had done with her love towards Naruto.

Darkness surrounded the village she held close to her heart. Every street was starting to grow quiet as the minutes passed by, most people succumbing to their sleep, while others drank with sake their hearts out. She couldn't understand how easily her life had changed during that day. From sadness, to happiness, to depression. She had learned that Uchiha Sasuke just planned on using her. Or at least that was what her dearest cousin had said, and she knew that he would never lie to her, since he cared for her. He's of the few people that actually care for me… not even my father does.

Her heart dropped at the thought of her father and his stern gaze that was always directed to her. She felt her heart crushing deep inside her as the memories of a happier time passed blurrily through her head. Those times used to be filled with laughs and happiness, and it was all thanks to the presence of her beautiful mother.

She sat in one of the benches next to the village's park and sighed deeply, her eyes staring absently at her hands that rested on her lap. She could listen to the laughs and music of a nearby party, possibly a beautiful wedding of a couple who she could picture with big smiles on their faces. First Naruto-kun… then Sasuke.

She dug her face in her hands and started sobbing quietly. Not only had Sasuke lied to her about liking her. Not only had he used her to make Sakura jealous.

Sasuke Uchiha had broken her already broken heart.

"What are you doing here, Sakura?" – asked with a monotone voice the dark haired ninja to the pink haired kunoichi that stood at his door. He had hoped that a certain blue haired kunoichi stood at his door with a small smile adorning her features.

"Good morning, Sasuke-kun! I brought you breakfast!" – said cheerfully the pink haired young woman, though inside she was dying. Her hopeful heart had betrayed her once more.

Sasuke was about to send her away, but his empty stomach betrayed him. At the sound of his betrayal, Sakura happily entered his dark home and closed the door behind her, before walking towards the kitchen and setting the bag of groceries on top of the kitchen table. She moved around his kitchen and he couldn't help but think about the last time a woman had stood on that kitchen, and it had been his mother when he was eight years old.

He sighed at the memories and muttered in a soft, yet annoyed voice "Shower" and "Don't bother" before walking towards his room silently. Sakura smiled happily as she felt a bit of Sasuke's acceptance towards her. Little by little… I'll win his heart! I'm sure!

As Sakura prepared the pan where she was going to prepare some scrambled eggs, she felt a familiar chakra approach Sasuke's home. It´s her. She glared at the door, expecting someone's knock on the door. After a few seconds of clear hesitation, a soft knock was heard. She cleaned her hands in the apron she wore around her slim figure and walked towards the door, full of confidence and pride. Sakura swiftly opened the door to reveal the petite figure of the indigo haired kunoichi with whom her prince had found himself entangled in with.

"S-Sakura-san?" – muttered nervously the girl in front of her. As Hyuuga Hinata nervously glanced at her, she could see sadness and fear in her eyes.

"Hm… Hinata! Good morning!" – said the pink haired kunoichi cheerfully with a big smile and soft blush adorning her cheeks.

"A-Am I d-disturbing anything?" – said the Hyuuga heiress, with a soft blush and sad eyes adorning her face. Sakura was about to answer when a topless Sasuke walked into them, surprise evident in his eyes as he took in the figure of Hinata at his doorstep. At the sight of him, Hinata felt tears on her eyes. They are together… I should've known. She dropped her gaze to the floor, muttered her apologies, and tried to run away from the visions that started haunting her – Sasuke hugging Sakura, Sasuke smiling at Sakura, Sasuke caressing Sakura… Sasuke loving Sakura Haruno.

"Hinata, wait!" – exclaimed Sasuke, trying to stop her from running away from him, but being stopped by Sakura's strong hold in his arm.

"Let her be Sasuke… I heard…" – muttered Sakura sadly, though in the inside she couldn't help but cry from happiness. Everything was going just the way she wanted it, right?

"You heard what?!" – exclaimed angrily at her the dark haired ninja. How dare she stop me from following Hinata? What did she told her before I came here?

"I…I thought she told you! Sasuke-kun, she's getting married to Neji. I heard it from Hokage-sama." – said the pink haired kunoichi, her hold never leaving Sasuke's arm. She felt how his muscles tensed under her touch as her words processed in his mind.

Sasuke stood there, paralyzed as many emotions traveled through his body. Sakura stared intensely at him, her arms snaking to rest on his waist and resting her head on his chest. "I'm sorry I'm the one to tell you, Sasuke-kun."

As she tried to comfort Sasuke and thought about how successful her plan had been, a pair of azure eyes stared at them intently, a sad smile adorning his lips.

"I bet you want to make me proud, don't you, Hinata?" – asked her father with a stern voice. The two of them sat in the dark room that he called his studio. As always, Neji sat beside her, supporting her silently as he always had after his encounter with Uzumaki Naruto in the Chunnin Exams.

"Y-yes, father, a-always." – muttered the heiress with sadness in her eyes. As if I could make you proud, father…

"Very well." – said Hiashi, standing up from his seat. With his back facing them and his arms crossed over his chest, he continued: "You shall marry Neji in two months."

Both of the younger Hyuugas tensed at the words muttered by the leader of their clan. Neji stood up and walked angrily towards the older Hyuuga in a menacing way with strong fists at his sides already allowing blood to leak out of his body.

"How dare you?! How dare you play with Lady Hinata's and my own happiness?! I will no longer be your pawn! I´m tired of you!" – exclaimed the younger Hyuuga, surprising both Hinata and Hiashi, who had turned around to face the anger of the Hyuuga prodigy.

"Happiness? You think everything is about happiness? How naïve of you, Neji. I thought you understood what being a Hyuuga was about. It´s all about sacrifice. I sacrificed my own happiness by marrying Hinata´s mother and you dare to come to me and threaten me?!" – exclaimed with his strong and stern voice, surprising Neji and filling Hinata´s eyes with tears.

W-What? Otto-san n-never l-loved my o-okka-san? W-What is this? They… They always were happy… H-How?

No one at Hiashi´s studio bothered to glance at the distressed heiress whose face was hidden behind her small hands, crying uncontrollably.

She had just discovered that her whole life was a lie.

Someone… Please save me.

"What is this Shizune?" – asked the blonde with her hair tied in two pigtails to the dark haired kunoichi as Hinata begged for help to the heavens. Her hands slammed the papers on her desk, crushing the vulnerable piece of wood that had stood in the middle of her office.

"H-Hinata's medical report, T-Tsunade-sama." – whispered nervously the Hokage's assistant with a frightened Ton-Ton resting on her arms.

"How is this possible?! She's too young!" – exclaimed the Hokage, her arms crossing over her chest as she sat tiredly on her still intact chair. She closed her eyes and massaged her tense temples, waiting for an answer from her mute assistant.

"I can´t believe it either, Tsunade-sama." – muttered sadly Shizune, while Ton-Ton followed her statement with a sad whine.

"Not only is she marrying that Neji brat…" – the Hokage sighed sadly, turning in her chair so her eyes met with the full view of the sunny village that she swore to protect.

"She's also dying." – muttered sadly her assistant, gazing at the copy of Hinata's medical report that she held on her hands.

Name: Hyuuga Hinata

Rank: Chunnin

Age: 17 years Birthday: December 27

Height: 160 cm Weight: 45 kg

Blood type: A+

Symptoms: Chest pains, vomits blood

HIV: Negative

Pregnant: Negative

Leukemia: Negative

Hereditary Diseases: Negative

Coronary Heart Disease: Negative

Rheumatic Heart Disease: Positive

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~Melody of Perdition