"What?" Blinked Hinata. Gaara and Hinata were confused. Did they hear Naruto correctly?

"Sakura and Sasuke are together." Naruto said again in a sad tone.

They didn't know what to say. Both of them just sat there, wide eyed, while Naruto had dug his head into Hianta's lap, still hugging her.

After a moment, Hinata slowly put her hand on Naruto's head.

"…Hinata…" Said Naruto from the cloth of her dress.

"Naruto…It's ok." She patted him.

Naruto lifted his head up and rested his chin on her lap.

"Why…?" He whispered under his breathe.

"…When did this happen?" Spoke up Gaara.

Naruto looked up at him and back down again.

"Half an hour ago…I guess…"

"How?" Asked Hinata.

Naruto cringed and didn't say anything at first. After a while, he spoke.

"Sakura and I went to visit Sasuke in the hospital. We brought flowers… We sat down by his bed and were having a good time. I went out to go to the bathroom and when I came back… They were kissing… I didn't go back in…" He put his head back in Hinata's lap.

Gaara was feeling very uncomfortable. Hinata couldn't put any words together to cheer him up. Neither of them didn't know what to do. No one thought that Sakura would actually get Sasuke. Sasuke showed absolutely no interest in girls since… ever.

Naruto suddenly got up and had an obvious fake smile on his face.

"Ah well, I should have seen this coming. I was never good enough, was I? " He gulped. "I should go. Get better soon, Hinata." He grinned, but his eyes were sad. He got up and was about to open the door to leave when Hinata shouted.

"You're perfect!"

Naruto turned his head, wide eyed. Hinata blushed and looked down. "To me…" She murmured.

*stab*
Gaara felt something in his chest.

"What did you say?" Asked Naruto, bewildered.

Hinata blushed even more and said "I think you're perfect…"

*stab*
He felt it again.

Naruto blinked and slowly walked up to Hinata's bed."What are you saying?" He asked.

Hinata swallowed her fear. "You're perfect the way you are… Sakura…She doesn't know what she's missing…"

Naruto was still slightly confused.

"Hinata… Why are you saying-"

"I like you!" Hinata took her pillow and buried her head in it.

*stab, twist*
There is was again. Except this time, it was more painful.

Hinata couldn't believe what she had just done. Did she actually confess to her first love?

Naruto was wide eyed.

"For how long?" He asked.

She didn't say anything at first, but then she replied.

"…Since we first met." Her reply was muffled but understandable.

Naruto was stunned.

There was silence.

Hinata was regretting confessing to him. She lifted her head from the pillow, on the verge of tears. She ruined their friendship, didn't she?

"Naruto… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that… "

"Go out with me."

Hinata looked up. Gaara was stunned.

"What…What d-did you say?" Stammered Hinata.

Naruto looked into her eyes. "Go out with me."

Hinata didn't register it for a moment.

When she did, just to make sure, she asked

"Really? Y-you're asking me o-out? L-like on a d-date?"

He nodded. "Yeah, a date."

*stab, twist, gorge*
No… No! Stop, it can't take anymore!

Slowly, Hinata's shocked face relaxed and she smiled. She nodded.

"Y-yeah, I-I'd love too!" Her smile grew bigger.

*shatter*
… It's gone…

Naruto grinned. This time, it was a proper grin.

Gaara got up and whispered into Naruto's ear.

"Outside. Now."

Gaara walked out the door.

"We'll be back in a minute." Naruto told Hinata.

Hinata nodded, still with a big smile on her face.

Naruto walked outside and closed the door behind him. He looked around for Gaara and saw him at the end of the hallway, beckoning Naruto downstairs. Naruto followed and Gaara led him outside. When they were alone, Gaara turned to Naruto and looked him in the eye.

"What are you doing?" He asked threateningly.

"Huh?" Naruto was confused.

"Ever since we've know each other, you've always, always, liked Sakura. What's with asking Hinata out so suddenly?" Gaara was getting angry.

"Hinata's always been nice to me and always comforted me! She was always there for me!" Retaliated Naruto.

"You know notice this only now?"

"No… I've always noticed it but… I didn't know Hinata felt this way!"

"So you suddenly started liking her after she confessed!"

"I do!"

Gaara walked closer and stared at him intimidating.

"Naruto, you were one of my first friends and you turned into one of my best friends but if you're using Hinata as a rebound, I swear, nothing will stop me from smashing you're head into the ground."

Naruto pushed him away. "Relax, I do like her! I promise I won't hurt her, I would never even dream of it."

"Hmpf." Gaara backed away.

"Why do you care so much anyway?" Huffed Naruto.

Gaara looked at Naruto and looked away. "Let's just go back before Hinata starts to get worried." He headed back to the hospital and Naruto followed.

Gaara stopped by a drink machine before going back to Hinata's room.

"Hey, where were you guys?" Asked Hinata as the two of them entered. She still had a big smile on her face.

"Just bought some drinks. Here." Gaara tossed her a Fanta can.

"Thank you!" She opened it and took a sip.

Naruto walked up to her bed and kneeled down.

"When are you discharged?" He asked.

"This Friday morning. The doctor said I should be fine by then." She smiled.

"So Saturday, 2pm? There's a new movie out that I know you'll like." He grinned.

Hinata blushed and nodded. She took another sip of her Fanta.

"Awesome! Well, I should go. I need to visit Kakashi-sensei too." Naruto got up and waved goodbye.

He opened the door, gave another grin to Hinata and left.

Gaara looked at Hinata. His feelings started talking again.

"You were so close! You could have gotten her! Why? Why did he have to come in at that moment!"

Hinata was playing with the teddy Gaara had given her.

"But it's not too late! If you tell her now, she may break the date with Naruto and go to you! Don't worry about Naruto, he's a strong boy. He'll get over an other reject."

Gaara was overwhelmed with his feelings. He started to think they were right. He should tell her. Why should his chance be ruined by Naruto? He was here first.
Gaara opened his mouth to confess but Hinata spoke first.

"It actually happened." She smiled. "I'm going on a date with Naruto. A proper one." She blushed and hid her face with her hands. "I'm… so happy."

Gaara realised that she was right, she was happy. Very happy. She's been waiting for this chance for years. He had no right to take it away from her.

His head took over and told him "Do you really want to do this? If you tell her, this could ruin not only your close friendship with her but also with Naruto."

He started thinking logically again and knew that telling her was a bad move. He shouldn't.

"I'm happy for you." He said.

She smiled and hugged the teddy.

Suddenly, Hinata remembered something.

"Hey Gaara, what did you want to tell me earlier? Before Naruto came in?" She asked Gaara.

Gaara looked into hey eyes.

"I forgot." He lied.

"Oh… Was it important?"

"If it was, I wouldn't have forgotten." He lied again.

"Alright then." She smiled.

The door opened and a nurse came in. "I'm sorry, but visiting time is over."

Gaara got up. "Bye Hinata, get well."

"Bye Gaara!" She sounded so cheerful.

When Gaara got home, Temari and Kankuro were in the sitting room watching 'Shaun Of The Dead'.

"Hey Gaara, wanna watch? It just started." Asked Kankuro.

Gaara didn't reply and headed straight to his room.

"Oi, Gaara!" Shouted Kankuro.

Kankuro was about to get up to go after him when Temari pulled him back down.

"I'll go." She said and went upstairs. Temari was better at handling Gaara.

When she got to his room, the door was shut. She knocked on the door.

"Gaara, open up."

There was no reply.

She tried the handle and the door wasn't locked. She opened the door slightly and peeked in. Gaara was lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Hey, what's wrong?" She asked.

He looked at her and looked back up at the ceiling. "Nothing."

She came in and closed the door. "Yeah right. Tell me."

Gaara didn't say anything.

"Hey, talk to-" She started but then her phone vibrated. She got a text. She took it out of her pocket and read it.

She immediately knew why Gaara was upset. The text was from Hinata, saying that she's going on a date with Naruto this Saturday. Temari was stunned.

"H-how? Doesn't Naruto like Sakura?" She was confused.

Gaara didn't say anything.

Temari knew better than to push him so she decided to leave him alone.

When she left, Gaara got up.

He changed out of his clothes, switched off the lights and went to bed.

But he couldn't sleep.

"She finally got what she wanted. I should be happy for her."

He turned his body to the right.

"I should be happy for her… but I'm not… Why?"

He closed his eyes.

All he could see was her… Her with… him.

He cringed.

"Why…?"

And here starts the love triangle.

Hinata's happy, she feel's like she's on top of the world!
Gaara on the other hand… Well, he has mixed feelings.
Anger that she's with someone else, jealous that Naruto has her, guilty because he doesn't feel happy for her.

Oh, I want to hug Gaara now! T_T

I wonder how long it'll be before Gaara explodes… Or will he explode?

You may be wondering "Why the hell did you put a fight it? It was completely unnecessary!"
Well, it's because I like fights and I can't handle romantic stuff very well so the fight was the result.
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I hope you liked it!^^