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Chapter 11 The surprising news
"Sasuke-kun"
Sasuke sighed, 'HER again'. He walked towards the door and opened it.
"Oh Sasuke-kun! I bought you goodies" she smiled as she showed him a basket full of muffins.
"Thanks Mebuki" he rushed to close the door but something prevented him from closing it. He looked down and realized that Mebuki had stuck her foot there.
"Sasuke-kun, have you thought about your future?" she smiled at him as she opened the door. "Maybe my precious daughter, Sakura, will be in it?"
"For the fifth time, I don't see Sakura that way. She's only my teammate" he said.
"But Sakura is so beautiful and one of the best known medical ninja in the world. Every man is trying to catch her heart, but she only has her heart set for you"
"Sorry. I have to leave"
"Just think about it Sasuke-kun" she turned around and walked away.
Sasuke looked towards the sky. 'Why does every mom in Konoha village come to my house with goodies and ask for me to marry their daughter' he sighed.
"Hinata!"
Hinata rushed outside to see what all the commotion was about. Their she saw her aunt hanging up the laundry.
"Yes auntie?" she asked.
"I found this in your pocket" she handed her a photo.
Hinata was shocked upon seeing this photo. It was the kiss between Sasuke and her. 'How… did it end up in.. my pocket?' she thought.
She quickly went inside to grab her bag and rushed to find Sasuke. 'Don't tell me that night? What if he misplaced it?'
As she ran towards Sasuke's home, she noticed a group of students surround the training grounds. She hid behind a tree upon noticing Sasuke coming towards them.
"Hey Sasuke hurry up with the photo!" one guy yelled.
'Photo?!' Hinata thought. 'What if he made copies of it and gave me one to remember this day…'
"Sasuke!" yelled Kiba grabbing his shirt "How dare you go on with this bet! Why would you mess around with Hinata-chan!"
Sasuke quickly shrugged him off and ignored him.
"Sasuke, you're not afraid of all these people here right?" snickered Karin. "The undefeated Sasuke Uchiha of Konoha village takes the challenge of wining over the pride and innocents of Hinata Hyuga. The bets on both sides are pretty even right now. Everyone is pretty curious about whether or not our love saint would be defeated for the first time."
"Enough talk. Everyone knows the rule. Whoever placed the highest bid gets to talk" said Sasuke.
"It's me" smiled Karin. "If you lose, just run 10 laps around the village but you have to wear these" she took off her pair of shoes from her feet. "Remember? You were the one who bought me these"
Sasuke smirked at the idea Karin was proposing "The revenge of a women. Okay guys, I want to reveal my final outcome"
Everybody closed in towards Sasuke, ready to hear his results.
"Regarding me, Sasuke Uchiha, betting that I would be able get a photo of me kissing the Hyuga within an hour. The outcome is…"
Hinata watched horrified about the result. She quickly walked away because she knew what his answer was. 'Of..course…Sasuke would show everybody..'
"I lost" he smirked.
Everybody was surprised by Sasuke's words. Hinata quickly looked towards Sasuke.
"I couldn't get the hyuga" he said "She's a pure and innocent girl, so I don't have the photo. I admit my defeat and punishment"
Hinata took out the photo from her bag and flipped the photo over. She flinched as tears fell down her cheeks. She looked backed and forth from Sasuke to the photo. It read: sorry.
"Hey look its Hinata!" shouted a boy as he realized Hinata was standing in the middle of the field.
Everybody diverted their attention towards Hinata.
"How come she's here?" said a girl.
Sasuke watched Hinata as she turned away to avoid everyone's glare.
"Did you lose this time because the girl was hard to handle?" laughed a boy.
"Should we discuss your next target" said another.
"There won't be a next one" said Sasuke. "I'm sick of this game. This is the first time that I have met a woman who would cry with a truthful heart. The hyuga is my last target" he continued to look towards Hinata.
Hinata looked at Sasuke, unable to believe what he had just said. Was this really the Uchiha she had heard so much about? She could not take her eyes off of him. Meanwhile Karin looked at Hinata, angry about the results.
Sasuke grabbed the shoes from Karin's hands and slipped them on. It was too small for his feet to fit so he had to make a few adjustments, cutting a few holes for his toes to have an opening. Everybody applauded; quite surprised that he had lost. "Here I go" Sasuke said as he began to run.
He ran around the village while people were taking pictures of him. Others cheered for support. Hinata watched as Sasuke began to get tired. She was worried about his condition. 'Why…would he do..this for me…' It was his final lap and Sasuke began to run like a drunken man. The heat had gotten to him. He took a few steps and fell to the ground. Hinata was about to walk over to help him but she stopped. A crowd of people had already surrounding him.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke took a hold of a hand in front of him and couldn't tell who it was. 'Hinata?' he thought. His vision cleared. It was Sakura who he had took a hold of. He quickly let go of her hand.
At that moment Hinata felt a stab in her heart. She really wanted to help and thank Sasuke but somebody else had beaten her to it. 'She's much of a…better choice..than me..' she quickly walked away.
