I'm Sorry

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Apparently, Hinata came just in time to eavesdrop.

She heard Naruto talking, so she listened closely, and unfortunately heard him say, "I'm sorry Hinata chan…after all this time…I guess I still love Sakura chan…"

Perfect. Just perfect.

It was their one month anniversary, and instead of spending a happy day with Naruto, she ended up being confessed to by Kiba, and now she overheard Naruto say those words that she probably would never forget. Hinata put her forehead against the door and her bangs fell, covering her eyes. 'So after a whole month together with me, he still loves her. I guess I never had a chance. I kept my hopes up too high.'

Strangely, no tears fell from her eyes. Hinata slowly turned around and made her way back out of the apartment.

"Well, I guess Sakura will be taking my place with him tonight…" Hinata muttered to herself.

She felt like crying, but the tears just wouldn't come. She felt as if her tears dried up, due to all those years she's cried over him. She just couldn't cry anymore.

Hinata took a deep breath as she stepped out of the apartment door and out into the cold, dark streets of Konoha. Her eyes averted up to the starry sky and smiled sadly. "I think I've waited it out for too long. After hearing those words directly by him…that he still loves her…I don't think I can do it, anymore. I don't think I can continue with him," Hinata closed her eyes, thinking.

"…well…I guess it's time that I break up with him…"

After coming home to a sleepless night, Hinata woke up in the morning feeling like didn't feel like getting up from her bed and just lay there, staring at the ceiling. Hinata rolled over slightly so that she was sleeping on her side, facing the wall. She snuggled into her pillow and closed her eyes. She didn't feel like doing anything, so she might as well just rest for today.

What would she do if woke up and went on her day, anyways? Would she hangout with Kiba and Shino? No, it was still awkward for her to be around Kiba.

Would she be with Naruto? Definitely not. Would she train? She was too tired for that.

Hinata sighed and guessed that today would just be a good day to relax and take some stress away.

Sakura's eyes fluttered open to see Naruto bringing some cup noodles to the kitchen table. "Mmm…" She groaned and sat up, yawning.

"Hey Sakura chan! Good morning. Sorry, I don't have any food, so you'll have eat noodles for breakfast," Naruto grinned cheekily.

"Ah, it's ok. I'm fine with that…" Sakura smiled faintly at him.

Naruto walked over to her and leaned down towards her. "Will you be ok, today? Do you want to stay here for today, too?" He asked her in a gentle voice.

Sakura shook her head. "I'll probably leave…I just needed a little comfort…thank you, Naruto," She got up and hugged him tightly.

"Are you leaving right now? You should eat first," Naruto replied.

Sakura stayed quiet for a moment, then nodded. "Let me go wash up first," She mumbled and broke away from the hug.

Naruto nodded as she walked away to the bathroom. He went over to the kitchen table and sat down, staring at his noodles. His mind flashed back to the morning when Hinata brought him breakfast and cleaned his room for him. He felt as if the guilt was increasingly getting worse. "She's probably worried because I didn't even show up yesterday to sleepover. Damn, I need to apologize to her later," Naruto muttered quietly to himself.

After a few more moments of waiting, Sakura came out of the bathroom and sat across from him. She picked up her chopsticks and poked at her noodles.

Naruto glanced at her as he ate his own cup of noodles. "Aren't you going to eat?" He asked.

Sakura nodded and slowly ate. "I wonder if Sasuke is mad at me. I can't help but get jealous whenever he's with another girl. I should've talked it out thoroughly with him instead of just walking away like that," Sakura replied sadly, looking down at her thighs.

"It's not your fault, Sakura chan. Sasuke is the stupid one for letting a girl kiss him like that," Naruto reassured her. He hated seeing her sad and depressed.

"I know, but-,"

A loud knock on the door caused both of them to jump.

"The hell? Who would come over to my place this early?" Naruto rolled his eyes and got up to open the door. As soon as he turned the door knob, the door slammed open, with Sasuke glaring right at him.

"Where is she? Sakura's got to be here," Sasuke pushed Naruto out of the way and froze when he saw Sakura sitting at the kitchen table. Sakura got up slowly as he walked over to her. "What are you doing here? I came over to your place to explain things to you, but you weren't there. I ended up going to Ino's place, and your parents' home, but you weren't there either. I visited the academy and hospital this morning, but you weren't there." His eyes scanned her up and down. "And why the hell are you still wearing the same clothes as yesterday? Don't tell me you slept over here?" Sasuke felt anger boil up in him as Sakura nodded.

He turned around to Naruto and grabbed his collar harshly. "If you even fucking touched her, I'll kill you!" Sasuke hissed.

"Don't you dare even come over here and tell me shit like that!" Naruto jerked away from him grip. "You're the one who kissed another girl right in front of her! You don't have the right to-,"

"I do have the right to come and get her. She's my girlfriend," Sasuke turned away from him and grabbed Sakura's hand, dragging her with him.

Naruto was about to go after them, but Sakura glanced at him and shook her head. Naruto found himself obeying her, as he completely stopped in his tracks. He watched as they disappeared down the stairs. Naruto slammed the door shut, angrily.

"Damn it…"

"S…Sasuke…you're hurting me," Sakura winced as Sasuke just tightened his grip on her wrist.

As soon as they were outside of the apartment building, Sasuke slammed her against the wall, pinning her with his arms. "What the hell were you doing with him? You even spent the night here?" He glared at her.

"We didn't do anything! You shouldn't just misunderstand like that, Sasuke!" Sakura glared right back at him with teary eyes.

"Misunderstand? Then what about yesterday? Don't even talk about misunderstanding, when you misunderstood my actions yesterday. I told you the truth. She really just kissed me out of gratitude…it meant nothing to me. I've been with you for almost a year, and you don't even trust me. So don't even you talk about misunderstanding the situation, Sakura," Sasuke's eyes were raging with anger.

"Don't compare what you did yesterday to me. You didn't see Naruto do anything with me, so you can't say that. But I clearly saw her kiss you! Of course I'm going to misunderstand, Sasuke! Why didn't you push her away or something? You just let her kiss you. I bet you probably even liked it-," Sakura gasped when she felt his nails digging her palms.

"I dare you to say that again," He threatened.

"What will you do, huh? Will you hurt me, Sasuke? Will you breakup with me? What will you do?" Sakura stared right into his eyes.

"Hurt you? I would never do that, Sakura. Break up with you? Heh, I just might," Sasuke smirked.

"Oh really? You really want to? Then why don't we just do it! Let's just break up, then!" Sakura exclaimed furiously.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at her. "Sakura…why can't you just believe me?" He asked in a gentler tone.

Sakura stayed quiet.

Sasuke sighed and let go of her. He backed away and let out another frustrated sigh. "If you really can't trust me, anymore, then I guess we should. If you don't love me enough to believe me, then we should just seriously break up, Sakura," Sasuke replied quietly.

Sakura immediately looked up at him with a serious expression. "You can yell at me…you can break up with me…but don't you even dare tell me that I don't love you enough," She narrowed her eyes.

Sasuke didn't respond. He knew that she was right. He knew that she loved him ten times more than he could ever love her. He averted his eyes down to the floor. "I know…" Sasuke walked towards her and held her hands in his own.

Sakura tried to pull away, but he stopped her.

"Listen to me, Sakura." He glared slightly at her. "I would never break up with you. I would never leave you over a stupid fight like this. What can I do to make you believe me? You should know that a kiss from that girl whom I don't even know…could never compare to a kiss from you," Sasuke leaned in so that their foreheads touched.

Sakura blushed at his statement. But no way, would she give in so easily. Sakura turned her head away. "Don't flatter me with your romantic side, Sasuke. That won't work," She rolled her eyes.

Sasuke turned her chin so that she was facing him again. "I'm not trying to be romantic. I'm just saying that that kiss doesn't mean anything to me. You're everything to me, Sakura…don't let this break us apart…" Sasuke muttered.

Sakura stared into his eyes. She pulled away slightly. "Then…you're serious? That kiss really didn't mean anything to you? You really don't know her?" She asked.

Sasuke nodded.

"Then prove it to me. If you can prove that that kiss meant nothing to you…then I'll believe you," Sakura crossed her arms.

Sasuke just merely smirked and Sakura was taken by surprise when he suddenly jerked her to him, pressing his lips against hers. She blushed when his kiss began to be more passionate.

Damn, it felt good.

She silently fell in defeat as she closed her eyes, timidly kissing him back. If he wasn't such a good kisser, she'd probably slap him away by now. Sasuke broke away, only to lean back in to kiss her lips once again. Sakura felt herself blushing like crazy. This was the first time he ever kissed her so possessively.

"S…Sasuke…" Sakura didn't have time to finish as Sasuke just kept kissing her.

Sakura felt like she was going to die if she didn't have air to breathe soon. Pushing him away, she turned her head so that he couldn't kiss her anymore.

"Geez Sasuke!" Sakura replied, out of breath and glared at him.

Sasuke smirked at her blushing face. "Well, you told me to prove it to you, and I did," He shrugged.

"How the hell is kissing me so aggressively like that able to prove anything to me!" Sakura shook her head at him.

Sasuke leaned in again, this time, giving her a gentler, feather-light kiss. "To prove to you, that you're mines…and I'm yours. No other woman in this world could ever compare to you," Sasuke smiled at her.

Now that, made Sakura give in. It was rare for him to ever smile at her.

"You believe me, now?" Sasuke caressed her cheek softly.

Sakura resisted and pouted, but hesitantly nodded her head.

"Hn. Thought so."

Naruto was peeking at them through his window. He sighed sadly, seeing Sasuke and Sakura kissing. "Well…they made up fast…"

He thought of Hinata and grabbed his jacket. Naruto climbed out the window, not wanting to be seen by Sasuke and Sakura and dashed onto the roof, towards Hinata's house.

Meanwhile, Hinata was still sound asleep in her bed. Her eyes jerked open when she heard a knock. Groaning tiredly, she lazily got off of her bed, walked out of her bedroom, and went to open the front door.

The door opened and she saw Naruto outside, smiling at her. "Hinata chan! Sorry I wasn't able to come yesterday night. I had to help Kakashi sensei with something," He lied.

Hinata stared at him and didn't even bother to answer. She just turned back into her house, leaving the door open for him to come in. Naruto shut the door behind him and took his shoes off.

"Did you just wake up? You look tired," He replied, staring at her emotionless face.

"Yea…" Hinata muttered.

"You ok? You don't look too cheerful today. Are you mad because I wasn't able to come yesterday? I'll make it up to you, ok? Go get ready…I'll take you on a date!" Naruto grinned.

Hinata shook her head. "No, I don't want to go. Can you…just leave me alone for today?" She muttered quietly.

Naruto looked at her worriedly. "Hinata chan, what's wrong? If you're really mad at me, then I'll do whatever you want-,"

"I'm not mad, Naruto kun. I'm just…a bit tired today. So come back tomorrow, ok?" Hinata forced a smile at him.

"If you're tired, then let me stay with you. If you're not feeling well, I can make you some soup or something. I just want to spend the day with you," Naruto held her hand. He was surprised when she suddenly jerked her hand away from him.

"Don't touch me…" She replied and walked away into her bedroom.

'What's with her today?' Naruto thought and narrowed his eyes. He followed her quietly into her room and found her on her bed. "Hinata chan, are you that tired? You were just fine yesterday," Naruto walked over to her and sat next to her.

"If you're going to stay, be quiet. I want to sleep." Hinata replied…rather coldly.

Naruto was surprised by the cold tone of her voice. He didn't like it. Naruto reached out to her, but noticed that her eyes were already closed. He sighed and brushed away some bangs covering her eyes. "You're making me worried, Hinata chan…" Naruto whispered and caressed her cheek softly. Staring at her face, his eyes suddenly averted to her lips. Naruto's thumb ran over her lips. They felt smooth and warm under his touch. Leaning in slightly, he gulped as his forehead touched hers. Naruto slowly closed his eyes, attempting to close the gap between them, but stopped. He knew that if he kissed her while she was asleep, it would be taking advantage of her. Naruto opened his eyes and placed a kiss on her cheek instead.

"I'm sorry…I wish I can do something to make you happier…but I just can't ignore my feelings for Sakura chan…" Naruto whispered and stared at her sadly. Sitting down on the floor next to her, he gently held her hand and squeezed it slightly. 'But then again…why does it feel so right whenever I'm with Hinata chan?'

Just then, Hinata opened her eyes a little. She wasn't asleep yet. The hurt in her chest increased, feeling Naruto's hand hold hers. Hinata swallowed and her other hand clenched the bed sheet tightly. She hated it. She hated being touched by him, now that she REALLY knows who his heart yearns for. Hinata wanted to pull her hand away from his so badly, but he would probably know she was awake if she did that. She never thought she would ever feel like this but…she wanted to break up him. Hinata didn't want to be with him anymore. Yes, she loved him, but she no longer wanted him to be a part of her life.

'As soon as I can…I must end this relationship between us…'

Waking up to the sunlight rays hitting his eyes, Naruto realized he had unexpectedly fell asleep. His eyes averted to the clock near her dresser and noticed it was already 4:00. "Ah…I slept too long…" He muttered tiredly and glanced over to Hinata. She was still asleep."Wow…she's still asleep. She really is tired today," Naruto felt her head to see if she had a fever.

Her forehead felt normal.

"Hm. Why is she so tired, then?" Naruto slowly got up and observed her carefully. His eyes narrowed worriedly. He bent down and shook her lightly. "Hinata chan…wake up."

Hinata stirred a bit and then her eyes fluttered open. "Naruto kun? What is it?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Are you ok? Do you need me to take you to the hospital? You've been asleep for half the day already," Naruto put his hand on her shoulder gently.

Hinata shrugged his hand off.

Naruto wondered why she won't let him touch her.

"I'm just tired-,"

"Well, why are you tired?" Naruto glared at her, demanding a truthful answer.

Hinata turned and stared at him."Why are you so worried? It's not like I'm going to die or anything. Mind your own business," She replied and got off the bed.

Naruto followed after her and grabbed her wrist. "Hinata chan, why are you acting like this? You were so cheerful and happy yesterday, and now, you're not acting like yourself. Why are you so cold towards me?" He asked curiously.

Hinata stayed quiet, not looking at him.

"Hinata chan…tell me, what's wrong? If you don't tell me, I'm going to be really worried about you-,"

"Well then, I'm sorry for making you worry, ok? Don't worry, anymore Naruto kun…" Hinata faked a smile at him.

Naruto looked at her suspiciously. She was just so different today. What the hell did he do so wrong, that he made her act this way? "How can I not worry? If you truly are mad at me for not coming yesterday, what can I do to make it up to you? Just tell me the truth," Naruto held her shoulders and turned her to face him.

Hinata stared into his eyes…his beautiful, blue eyes. Letting out a sigh, she hesitantly leaned in to hug him. 'I might as well just enjoy today with him…then…then I'll end it between us.' She thought. "You don't have to worry so much, Naruto kun. I'm not mad at all," Hinata replied and leaned her head onto his chest.

"Then tell me why you're so tired today. Are you hurt anywhere?" Naruto hugged her back tightly.

Hinata shook her head.

"Then are you-,"

"Naruto kun. That's enough. I'm seriously ok, so you need to stop worrying," Hinata sighed.

Naruto doubted it, but he nodded obediently.

Hinata felt her hands trembling. Being held by him like this, it was so painful. If only he loved her just as much as she loved him…this would all be so perfect. Naruto realized that her hands were shaking. He gasped when she tightly grasped the back of his shirt.

"Hinata chan? Are you seriously ok? You're shaking…" He let out a worry sigh and kissed her head affectionately.

Hinata's body tensed up when he kissed her head. She had thoughts about Naruto doing the same thing to Sakura. He would be so much happier if he had Sakura in his arms, instead of her, wouldn't he? Hinata couldn't take it anymore. Naruto's eyes widened when she pushed him away harshly. He saw her stressful expression and a rush of overwhelming panic went through him. He hated it so much whenever she was hurt.

"Damn it, Hinata!" Naruto glared and slammed the wall behind her, trapping her within his arms. "Why won't you ever tell me anything? I thought you agreed to tell me whenever you have problems. Am I not trustworthy enough? Are you just going to tell all your problems to Kiba again?" He said in frustrated tone.

Hinata had never seen him this mad…towards her, at least. Averting her eyes down from his gaze, she bit her bottom lip, wondering if she should tell him or not. "…not that you mentioned Kiba…yesterday when you didn't come…he…" Hinata paused.

Naruto didn't like where this was going.

"...he took me out to hang out with him for a bit, and then…" Hinata looked at him straight in the eyes. "He told me that he likes me."

Naruto completely exploded inside as he felt jealousy build up in him. "If he ever touches you, I'll kill him-,"

"Naruto kun…" Hinata interrupted him.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at her sorrowful expression.

"…I'm sorry…" Hinata whispered.

"For what?" Naruto was panicking by now. Did she do something with Kiba behind his back? Why the hell was she apologizing?

"I'm sorry for not being able to make you truly happy. I'm sorry for asking you out. I'm sorry that I started this whole relationship." Hinata replied softly.

Naruto was confused. What did she mean by that? He just shook his head in confusion.

Hinata didn't talk anymore. She cupped his face and leaned up. Naruto swore he felt butterflies in his stomach when she kissed him on the cheek. It was the second kiss he had ever received from her in their relationship. Hinata snaked her arms around his neck and embraced him. Naruto felt like this hug was different from the other hugs she gave him. She was hugging him so tightly, as if she was never going to see him again.

"Take me on a date, Naruto kun."

They walked silently, side by side. Naruto reached over and gently grabbed her hand.

Hinata resisted pulling away.

Naruto noticed how her hand would tense up when he touched her. Slowly, he let go of her hand and let out a sigh.

Hinata felt a bit guilty, seeing his disappointed look. She walked closer to him and linked her arm with his.

Naruto's lips twitched into a small smile.

Hinata dragged him with her until they reached the bridge where Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi used to meet up when they were still a team. "Wow, I haven't been here in so long. It brings back so many memories," Naruto chuckled as they both stopped in the middle of bridge.

Hinata let go of his arm and turned to gaze at the water. Naruto glanced at her from the corner of his eyes.

For some reason, a sorrowful aura seemed to surround her. She was looking down at the water with such a peaceful, yet sad, expression. Naruto felt as if he was watching a heartbroken goddess. Hinata looked so beautiful, being surrounded by nature. She fitted the environment perfectly.

"Hinata chan…" Naruto called her name gently.

"Yea?" Hinata answered, without even looking at him.

"You're really beautiful." Naruto smiled warmly at her.

"You've told me that countless times," Hinata merely shrugged.

Naruto was surprised by her response. Sure, he knew he had complimented her that she was beautiful a lot of times, but…normally, she would blush and at least mutter a small. "Thank you". But not this time. It was like…everything he said, didn't even matter to her.

Hinata didn't pay attention to his confused expression. Even if he said she was beautiful…she knew she could never compare to how beautiful Sakura was. His compliments meant nothing to her, anymore.

Naruto felt a strange aching in his chest. It hurt…a lot. He hated to be avoided, especially by her. Naruto grabbed Hinata's arm and turned her so that she faced him. "We need to talk, Hinata chan. I need you to tell me what you're thinking. I need to know what's bothering you today," Naruto narrowed his eyes when Hinata just stayed quiet. "Hinata-,"

"You're right, Naruto kun. We need to talk. I guess I should ask you now," Hinata replied quietly.

"Ask me? Ask me what?" Naruto looked at her curiously.

"If you had the chance to choose...between me and Sakura chan…who would you choose?" Hinata asked, and took a step back from him.

Naruto was a bit taken back by the question.

"Who would you choose, Naruto kun?" Hinata repeated.

Naruto didn't know how respond. His heart still yearned for Sakura, but at the same time, he knew he had strong feelings for Hinata.

"You're hesitating, Naruto kun. It means that…you can't choose, right?" Hinata stared at him, sadly.

"Hinata chan, why are you asking me this?" Naruto looked at her with confused eyes.

"I was just thinking about it a lot, and…honestly, I can't stand it anymore," Hinata sighed.

Naruto felt himself panicking.

"I can't stand it, that even though I'm right by your side…even though I love you so much…you still can't fully accept me. I'm really stupid, to think that I could ever replace Sakura chan in your heart. Um…last night…" She bit her bottom lip and averted her eyes from him. "…when you didn't come, I came over to your place. I heard you talking, and…I overheard you saying that…even after all this time, you still love Sakura chan."

Naruto's eyes widened. "H…Hinata chan…I-,"

"Listen to me, first." Hinata replied sternly.

Naruto immediately stayed quiet at the sudden tone of her voice.

"Day after day, I kept hoping that eventually, you'd finally fall in love with me. But I was so stupid to believe in such a fantasy…I know I could never compare to Sakura chan. She's your first love, and I understand if you cannot let those feelings go. I don't want to force your feelings between me and her, anymore. Even though you may have some feelings for me…it will never be as strong as the feelings you have for Sakura chan…" Hinata felt like her heart was throbbing.

It hurt so much that she couldn't explain how emotionally, excruciating it was.

"You're my first love, Naruto kun. You were my inspiration, my motivation, and the only person that I'd give my entire soul to. I would never force you to love me…because you deserve to be happy. I'm sorry that you got dragged into this relationship with me…I should have never asked you out. I'm sorry that I couldn't make you truly happy. I was being selfish and I wanted to keep you to myself. I shouldn't have dated you when I knew you only dated me in pity…I shouldn't have stayed with you this long. I love you, and I want you to be happy…but I also want to be able to let go of you. I want to live my life, and forget you, so that I can also be happy. This is for the best…you won't be confused between me and Sakura chan anymore…and I won't have to stay with you, suffering, because I know you can never love me. So…" Hinata boldly cupped his face and leaned up.

Naruto felt a static shock go through his body when he felt her lips gently caress against his own.

'Even though my first kiss isn't with someone who loves me…at least I can have the memory of my first kiss with my first love.' Hinata thought as she finally felt the tears slip through her eyes. She broke away slowly and stared into his eyes with so much sadness.

"So…I'm breaking up with you. I'm sorry…that I couldn't be the one you loved…" Her voice quivered as she backed away from him.

Naruto stood in shock as she smiled sadly one last time for him and turned to go. As she walked away from him, Naruto fell down on his knees. His chest was aching so painfully. "Hinata…" He breathed out her name.

Naruto watched her go…and she never even turned back to look at him, once. "So…so…she's really leaving me…?" Naruto's hand trembled.

Suddenly, he felt so…empty.

It was as if Hinata just walked out of his life. Like a slideshow, Naruto's mind started to have flashbacks of all the days he spent with her. Remembering all those memories he held with her…Naruto knew he had let the most important person slip out of his grasp. She would no longer be there to care for him…to love him.

She was gone, and it was all his fault.

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