Hey guys~ it's been awhile, and would you like to know why? No? Well, I'll tell you anyways. I died, then I came back alive just to write this chapter especially for all of you, then I died again. Yep, that's how it all happened…(Is anyone actually buying this? xD)

ミ コ ト • Mikoto


Chapter 11: Trouble

Previously:

Naruto clenched his fists, they were trembling. "I…I'm sorry, Hinata…"

"I said, sweep Sakura away from me." Sasuke returned a look.

"Ino's right on this, Sakura. If you're dating one guy, you shouldn't show any interest in another, especially his friend. Otherwise you'll look like a complete flirt." agreed Tenten.

Sasuke smiled at her. Yes, THE Uchiha just smiled. "Hinata, you're cute when you blush."

"N-Nani?!" she couldn't help but blush harder at the compliment.

Ah…I was just speaking my thoughts…oh well. "I like you."

"Hinata, be my girlfriend."

Sasuke moved closer to her, and he held a lock of her hair. He moved it to his lips, and looked into her lavender eyes. "Hyuuga Hinata, I will make you fall in love with me."

"Hinata-Sama?" a voice called out to her.

"…"

"Hinata-Sama!"

The Hyuuga Heiress blinked, and looked at the one who was calling her. "Ara?"

Her older cousin, Hyuuga Neji sighed. "What am I going to do with you…?"

"N-Neji-Nii san!"

"How can I possibly train you into a better Kunoichi, if you're dazing off?" muttered Neji.

"Gomenesai!" she bowed. I can't believe I started daydreaming right in the middle of a lesson! But what happened yesterday was such a shock…first I was dumped by Naruto-Kun, and then Sasuke-Kun asks me to date him! Why is this happening to me?! She slapped her cheeks.

"And you were caught up in your own thoughts again." Neji face palmed.

"Ah-Gomenesai again!" Hinata bowed once again.

Neji shook his head. "It's useless. In this state, we can't do any training. Go sort out your thoughts, or solve your problems, first. Then we can finally train, understood?"

"Demo…" But I need to do daily training every day…

The two cousins heard a small chuckle, and they turned to see a certain handsome Shinobi grin at them. "Haha, Neji, don't be so harsh on her."

The Genius of Konoha folded his arms. "And what brings the Uchiha to Hyuuga Grounds?"

"Nothing in particular."

Hinata caught a glance at who Neji was speaking to, and immediately, her face flushed with red. S-Sasuke-Kun?!

"If you're having trouble training Hinata, then why don't you let me be her sparring partner?"

Neji raised an eyebrow. "If that were the case, I could've just gotten Kiba or Shino to be her sparring partner."

Sasuke peeked behind Neji, to smile at Hinata. "Hinata, that wouldn't be a problem, would it?"

"Um…N-No…not at all…"her gaze shifted to the ground, as she shuffled her feet nervously. M-Me, training w-with Sasuke-Kun?!

"Then it's settled." Sasuke turned back to Neji.

Neji rolled his eyes. "Whatever then. Do as you please." He walked over to the deck, and sat down, watching the two.

The pure girl shook her head. Snap out of it Hinata! You have to focus on training! Sasuke-Kun is volunteering to be your sparring partner, which is rare, so focus! She took Hyuuga stance. "Let's begin."

Sasuke readied himself. "Be prepared…"

Then the two started charging towards each other. Hinata tried to gentle fist him, but he grabbed her arm, and pulled it away from him. He whispered quietly, "If I win, you owe me a date."

Nani?! So this was the real reason…! Hinata swiftly placed her foot on the ground, and decided to Hakke Kuushou him. But of course, the Uchiha dodged that too, and drew his katana. Hinata flinched. He's got a weapon…

Neji shouted out, "Hinata-Sama, it doesn't make a big difference if he has a weapon! Imagine if you were fighting some stray Shinobi who had Kunai, whereas you had nothing! This is good training for you!"

She nodded, He's right. She jumped back, and threw Shuriken at him. He deflected with his katana. She focused chakra to her hands, and her fists had chakra forming into shapes around them. "Gentle Step, Twin Lion Fists!" Hinata hit him with a few strikes, tossed him into the air, jumped up and hit him more, quickly moved down, and just as he was falling, about to hit the ground, she used a specialty that she created at the exact perfect moment. "Protection of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

"Hey, where's Sasuke-Kun?" asked Sakura, as she met up with Team 7.

Naruto shrugged. "Beats me." 'I said, sweep Sakura away from me.' Naruto still couldn't take his mind off of that.

"Kakashi-Sensei?" Sakura looked at their sensei.

He was reading that latest issue of the 'Make-Out' series. "Ah…Sasuke, you ask? I think I recall him telling me that he was going to go train."

"What? Why can't he train with us?" asked the pink-haired girl.

"Well, it's his choice whether he wants to train with us or not." replied Kakashi, not really caring.

Naruto grinned. "Ne, ne, let's just forget about Sasuke! Sakura-Chan, how about a date?!"

"Cut it out Naruto! You know I'm with Sasuke already." She glared at him.

Naruto avoided that comment. "Oh? Isn't that the hairpin I bought for you?"

Sakura touched the cherry blossom hairpin. "Yes…" then she paused, and remembered what the girls had told her. 'If you're dating one guy, you shouldn't show any interest in another, especially his friend. Otherwise you'll look like a complete flirt.'

"I'm glad to see that you like it." Naruto gave her a sweet smile.

"!" She looked away. "Ah…yes…thank you…"

"Hm? What was that, Sakura-Chan?" he leaned closer.

"N-Nothing! I'm going to go find Sasuke-Kun!" she immediately stomped off.

Phew…luckily I used a Substitution Jutsu… -thought Sasuke, as he just managed to dodge Hinata's special Jutsu. He glanced at the Byakugan user. She seems puffed already. It was probably because she used those two techniques, one after the other.

"What's wrong? Tired already?" Sasuke smirked. He was trying to provoke her.

She shook her head, "Of course not!" she started to attack him again.

He chuckled, and was about to attack her as well, but she suddenly slipped, and accidentally pulled onto him for support. Unfortunately, Sasuke wasn't expected her to pull onto him, so instead of supporting her, he fell down with her.

Neji blinked. Was the scene before him real?

Uchiha Sasuke was on top of Hyuuga Hinata, pinning her down, to the ground. "!"

Hinata noticed how close Sasuke was to her. She felt faint. Her heart was racing, she could feel herself getting sweatier, and her body temperature was raising so fast. "S-S-S-S-Sasuke-K-Kun…?"

Sasuke cursed to himself silently. Damn! She looks so cute like that, and I would take advantage of this position right now, but her overprotective cousin is watching…I'll just pretend I'm shocked.

That's when they heard it. A small gasp. They all turned to look.

"Geez, where is he? I've searched nearly every training place possible!" Sakura fumed. "Unless if he's lying about training…? Now I must search even more places!"

Ichiraku Ramen-Not there.

Sasuke's House-Not there.

Weapon Shop-Not there.

Dango Store-Not there.

Tea Shop-Not there.

Hokage Building-Not there.

Ninja Academy-Not there.

Bridge where Team 7 was before-Not there.

Waterfalls-Not there.

Training Grounds-Not there.

Hokage Cliff Faces-Not there.

Konoha Street Stores-Not there.

Chestnut Shop-Not there.

Naruto's Room-Not there.

Sakura crossed that out. "..What was I thinking? Why on earth would Sasuke-Kun be hiding in Naruto's room…?"

She groaned, as she continued to walk around. He then heard a familiar female voice nearby. "Protection of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" Ah, that must be Hinata! I'll ask her!

The girl named after the cherry blossoms made her way to the Hyuuga Mansion. Only to find something she definitely wasn't expecting. She saw her boyfriend pinning down Hinata on the ground. Sakura gasped.

Hinata's eyes widened. "S-Sakura-San?!"

"Sakura?!" Sasuke immediately got up. ...Naruto, why weren't you with her?

Neji frowned. Oh crap…this isn't going to turn out well.

Sakura was so shocked. She didn't even realize tears were brimming over her eyelids. "Iie…M-Masaka!"

Hinata took a few steps towards Sakura. "Sakura-San, I'm sorry, I-"

"Uso!" Sakura quickly fled. It's all not true…it can't be true…!

Neji clapped his hands together. "Okay, let's just end training there for today."

Sasuke nodded, and he seemed calm, but on the inside, he was worrying about Hinata. Is she alright…?

Hinata was very gloomy. She slowly walked out of the Hyuuga Compound, and made her way to Ino's house.

"Oh my gosh…Hinata, you look miserable!" Ino gasped.

"…" her fringe covered her eyes.

Ino spotted rain clouds in the distance, and immediately invited Hinata into her house. She quickly led her to her room, sent a messenger bird out to Tenten, and before they knew it, Tenten arrived there.

They both stayed silent, and waited for Hinata to say something.

"I…I…" she whispered.

The two listened closely.

Hinata had burst into tears. "S-S-Sakura-San will hate m-me…!"

"What?!" the two exchanged glances. "Hinata, tell us what happened!"

Sakura didn't even bother buying a cheap umbrella, or rushing home, or finding shelter. She just let the rain pour down on her. It helped disguise her tears. "Sasuke-Kun and Hinata…" the image wouldn't get out of her head. She bent down, and cried harder.

After minutes of crying, she noticed that she wasn't getting wet anymore. But it was still raining? She looked up, and saw a certain blonde boy holding an umbrella over her. He smiled softly, "Sakura-Chan…I'm glad I found you."

"Naruto…" she blinked away tears.

He took off his jacket, and placed it on top of her shoulders. "You'll catch a cold."

She sniffed, and gripped the jacket. "Arigato…"

"No problem!" he gave her the thumbs up. "Let me walk you home."

They started walking, but Naruto stopped, because he could feel Sakura tugging onto the end of his shirt. "Something wrong, Sakura-Chan?"

"Let's…just go to your place. I'm sure it's closer than mine…" she murmured.

"…If you say so."

So they started to head to Naruto's house. Once they reached there, Naruto let her in first, while he put the umbrella away. "Sakura-Chan, do you want a hot drink or a shower of something? Ah-I know, we can have some heated up Ramen! It'll warm us up in no time!"

Suddenly, Sakura wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck, and hugged him tightly, while crying on his shoulder. "Oh, Naruto…!"

"S-Sakura-Chan?" Naruto blushed a little. "Tell me what's wrong…"

"I…" she sobbed more. "I saw Sasuke-Kun and…"

"Well, Sakura had to know eventually…" muttered Sasuke. "But now this really makes things hectic…"

He turned on the shower water, and ran a hand through his spikey hair. "Mattaku…"

What to do?

"Wow…so all that really happened, huh?" said Tenten, as she lay back.

Hinata nodded, and continued to sniff.

Ino sighed. "I'm sure Sakura won't hate you…besides, she kind of likes Naruto as well."

"Yes, but to think she saw me in an awkward position with Sasuke-Kun!" cried Hinata.

"But you kind of liked it, didn't you, Hinata?" smirked Tenten.

"This is no time to be joking!" exclaimed Hinata.

"Who said I was joking?" Tenten pouted.

"…M-Maybe just a little…" whispered Hinata.

"That's so cute! You're in love with Sasuke!" squealed Ino.

"B-But, Sakura-San…!"

Ino waved it off. "Sakura will soon realize she likes Naruto. Everyone else around her could tell that Sasuke & her's relationship was dying. She was just blinded by love."

"Isn't that a bit harsh, Ino-San?" asked Hinata.

Tenten replied for her, "It is, but it's the truth."

Naruto finally decided to hug back, as she continued telling him her story. "Sakura-Chan, don't worry. Everything will be alright."

"But…"

"My personal opinion-I think you should stop seeing Sasuke. He's only going to hurt you more from now on, because he's interested in Hinata…" said Naruto, quietly.

"Demo…how can I just forget him?!" Sakura shook her head.

"I…I don't know."

A thought came to mind. She remembered the words she had said to Sasuke. 'Forget, and find a new love. That's the best way.' She then remembered that time at the fountain. The first time she ever kissed someone. Sakura looked up at Naruto, and said, "Naruto, kiss me."

-End of Chapter 11-


Japanese Translations:

Ara-Like: Eh, Huh, Hah, Wha etc.

Gomenesai-I'm very sorry

Demo-But

Nani-What

Hakke Kuushou-Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm/Sky Palm/Air Wall Palm

Sensei-Teacher

Ne-'Right?' or used to catch someone's attention

Iie-No

Masaka-Impossible

Uso-Lie(s)

Arigato-Thank You

Mattaku-Troublesome

Wow, this fanfic is slowly coming to an end xD

That's all from me~

ミ コ ト • Mikoto

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