A/N: Sorry I took so long to update. Here's the next chap.
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Happiness is not having what you want. It's wanting what you have.

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(Normal POV)

"Can you take this inside?" Hinata asked handing Gaara the basket of bread. She had walked with him and Itachi back to the acdemy. The entire walk had been silent. No one said a single word.

Gaara nodded. He took one glance at Itachi before going inside.

"Thank you for walking me here." Hinata said bowing.

Itachi tilted up her head with his thumb. "I could give you a thousand reasons not to go in there right now." he said looking in her eyes.

Hinata didn't say anything.

"Like the way I kiss you when you're sad." he said kissing her cheek. "Or the way I make you smile. Not fake smile but really smile. They could never do that."

Hinata tried to blink back tears but she couldn't. They poured down her face. "I have smiled for real. I have even laughed."

Itachi sighed. "Don't go. You are the only thing that keeps me sane. I have no use for a heart without you"
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(Shikamaru's POV)

She's not coming is she?" I asked sitting down on the couch.

"Kiba get out the window." Neji said grabbing the back of Kiba's shirt and pulling him back.

"That guy bugs the hell out of me!" he cried. "Who does he think he is kissing her like he did!"

"He kissed her?" both me and Neji asked at the same time.

Kiba nodded. "On the lips too."

I didn't even know the guy but now I agreed with Sasuke. He had to be killed.

"What a drag." I mumbled.

"We're all burdens." Gaara said speaking for the first time since he had come inside. He held a basket in his hand as he leaned against the wall by the door.

"What?" Kiba asked confused.

"We just create more problems for her to worry about and cry over. We only...hurt her."

Although I didn't want to believe it what Gaara said sounded a bit right. He had been around Hinata longer than me and who knows what she told him.

"Why did she want to come here in the first place?" Gaara went on. He was talking more to himself than us now.

Kiba punched the wall. "I don't know why but if she dosen't come back I'll-

Kiba paused as the door opened. Hinata stood there. She wiped tears from her eyes and forced a smile. "
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(Sasuke's POV)

Over the next three days Hinata took care of all of us. She made soup and tended to our wounds. When Naruto and the others got back things got louder and more hectic.

"Does this hurt?" Hinata asked applying a damp cloth to my face.

Without a word I took it from her hand. These past few days I hadn't been able to bring myself to look at her. Everytime I did I replayed the scene of her jumping infront of Itachi. If Shikamaru hadn't caught me with his shadow than she would have been killed. The amazing thing was it was only by luck that he was able to use his shadown where we were standing. I wondered how Hinata knew him and why she knew him. Why would she want to protect such a demon? This all bothered me so much to a point where I just wanted to burst.

There was silence. I could feel Hinata staring at me. I didn't say anything. Finally she stood up and headed for the door. She exited the room closing the door genty behind her.
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(Lee's POV)

I ran my fastest upstairs. Where in the world was she?

Huff huff huff

I passed the room Sasuke and some of the other guys stayed in. I did a doubletake and turned around. Hinata stood against the door with her eyes closed. She looked like she may have been sleeping except she was standing up. Well I slept standing up sometimes so maybe she was. Hinata had been taking speacial care of Sasuke lately since he was still a bit weak. Everyone else was pretty health.

"Hinata!" I cried grabbing her hands.

She opened her eyes and stared at me. "What is it? What's wrong?" she asked a look of concern on her face. "You shouldn't be up. You're not well eno-

"I am fine!" I said making a fist. "And it's all thanks to you." I grabbed her and pulled her into a big hug.

"I-I c-can't b-breath."

"Oh! Sorry!" I said pulling away from her.

Hinata nodded as she caught her breath.

"As a thank you for taking care of me these past few days I want to invite you to train with me!" I said smiling,

"Train?"

I nodded. "It'll be fun!"

"Are you really well enough to train Lee?" Hinata asked examining my hands.

"I am more than well enough." I assured her before grabbing her hand and pulling her along with me downstairs.

She giggled.

Good! I was making her laugh again. I had noticed that these fews days we'd been back she had been rather queit and sad. It was nice to hear the softness of her laugh.
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(Naruto's POV)

88,89,90,91...

I watched Lee do push ups. Hinata was on his back laughing. I was glad she was laughing again but I was bit jealous it wasn't me making her laugh.

"I can't take it anymore!" I cried jumping up.

"Leave them alone." Haku said pulling me back down. He was outside along with the rest of the guys except Sasuke. We just all sort of sat there and watched Hinata and Lee. "She's happy." he added.

"It's sickening." Kiba spat standing up too.

98,99,100...

"One hundred!" Hinata cried exciditly.

"Great!" Lee cried. "Just one hundred more!"

"Lee!" she cried crossing her feet tightly ontop of him.

That was it. I bent down and picked up some snow in my hand and balled it into a nice sized ball and threw it at Lee hitting him in the shoulder.

His face turned red with anger. "What did you do that for!" he cried.

Hinata giggled and picked up some snow from the ground. She rubbed it on Lee's face. He gasped.

I fell to the ground laughing.

Splat

I sat up to see what had happened. Apparently Lee tried to hit me back but he missed and hit Gaara who looked furious for a moment but instead of blowing up and going into his usual emotional phase he picked up a snowball and threw it back. Before we knew it everyone was in the middle of a snow ball fight.

Hinata shrieked and hid behind Chouji.

There were like a hundred snowballs beinf thrown now. Lee was so fast I should never have picked a fight with him. He wouldn't let it go. He was still hitting me while everyone else had switched targets.

"HEY YOU GUYS!" I yelled.

Everything paused.

"What is it?" Shino asked.

"I just thought of something. Why are we hitting eachother when who we really want is her!" I cried pointing to Hinata.

"Me?" she asked confused.

Haku grinned. "You got a point."

Hinata giggled and covered her mouth. "Don't hurt me." she squealed playfully.

"You've got nothing to worry about." Kiba said grabbing her waist from behind and holding her still. "Ready?" he cried.
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(Hinata's POV)

I closed my eyes preparing to be hit by snowballs but nothing happened. I felt no snowballs. Suddenly I felt someones lips against my cheek.

I opened my eyes. Naruto was kissing my cheek. He moved back and Lee kissed me next than Shino, Neji, Haku, Chouji, Shikamaru, Gaara and lastly Kiba before letting me go. "I've been waiting for that." he whispered.

My face was completly red now. Nothing like this had ever happened to me before. I smiled and I mean really smiled.

"T-Thank you." I said bowing. It was a habit I had that I couldn't shake. Maybe because I had to bow to every client I had. I forgot sometimes these weren't my clients. They were more than that. But...Sasuke. I looked back up at his window which was shut tightly.

"What ever makes you smile." Haku said picking up some snow and sprinkling it over my head.
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A/N: That's it for this chap. Please review!