Chapter 10

Switching Lives

We didn't see this coming

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"You know I never really saw this coming" muttered Sakura as she stared across the room at Sasuke and Naruto.

Hinata nodded her head in agreement as she also stared at the same site

"I still don't understand why I had to come" Sakura said as she looked around the elegant ball room.

"This is a party for all the major company's that are at the top" Hinata answered the question

"Seeing as your not only engaged to an Uchiha but you're also impersonating a Hyuuga." Hinata lifted a champagne flute from a passing waiter "so in short you'd have to come anyways" Hinata finished with a shrug

"Yeah, but this place is so boring" whined Sakura

"You'll get used to it"

"Yeah sure and—"

Sakura paused before turning to look over at Hinata "What do you mean I'll get used to it?"

"Well—"

"Yes" Sakura persisted

"Naruto told me that he thought that you might like Sasuke" Hinata lied

"What! Where did he get that idea?" Sakura whispered as she let out a forced laugh

Hinata gasped "You do!"

"What do you mean I do?"

"You, Sakura Hanuro, like Sasuke Uchiha" Hinata offered with a sly smirk

"I-Impossible" Sakura stuttered while taking a small step away from the girl

"Is it?"

"Y-yes"

Hinata stared at Sakura till she started to break out in sweat

"Ok fine I'll talk to you about it" Sakura glanced around "But not here!" Sakura grabbed a hold of Hinata and ran toward the restroom

"Spill"

"Ok I might like Sasuke a little" Sakura whispered as she had her finger and a thumb to tell how much

"Oh, oh I am so going to tell Tenten that the wedding will still be on" Hinata said as she pumped her fist into the air

"No way" Sakura exclaimed "I said I liked him, I am not going to marry him, although I don't want to hurt him in anyway"

Hinata grinned and held her head and pouted her lips as if she held a secret that no one else knew

"Enough about me more about you" Sakura said with her own sly smile "So how have you and Naruto been?"

"Fine, he helped me around the house" Hinata chuckled "It was hard without a maid"

Sakura let out a sweat drop "So you and Naruto have been spending a lot of time together?"

"Y-yeah I guess" Hinata whispered with a goofy smile, until she saw Sakura's face and it was whipped off "why?"

"No reason." Sakura studied Hinata face for a while and then let out a gasp "What happened?"

"What do you mean?" Hinata asked as her face turned an unhealthy shade of red "I don't know what you're talking about."

Sakura let out a whine and started to shake her friend "Come on you can tell me" Sakura paused "I'm you're best friend you can tell me anything"

Hinata kept her voice under lock and key

Sakura turned away and grinned before turning back to Hinata "you know what really pisses me off?"

Hinata was so shocked by the change of subject all she could do was shake her head "no" slowly

"You're younger sister!" Sakura said as her teeth gritted and her fists bunched up "I've been paying her so much damn money and she doesn't even see Sasuke and the other day I heard her talking to you're father and she said "Hinata has been acting weird she dyed her hair pink and then she"…"

Hinata just stared at Sakura as she rated on and on. So it wasn't a surprise that when Sakura dropped a question Hinata answered on instinct "No, nothing like that Naruto just kissed me"

Hinata eyes widened in horror as she covered her mouth with her hand as she stared at Sakura's grinning and smug face "I mean-"

"Hey!" Sakura interrupted "I spilled now it's your turn to spill"

Sakura draped an arm around Hinata "So start spilling

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"Where did she go?" Sasuke whispered to himself and then he turned to Naruto "Why is it that every time I want to introduce you to Sakura she disappears?"

"I don't know" Naruto laughed as he rubbed his hand back and forth behind his head

Very suspicious "We'll just have to wait till she shows herself then" Sasuke said ignoring Naruto's weirdness

"Hmm ok" Naruto chirped

"Who is that women you brought as you're date tonight?" Sasuke started again. Trying to regain Naruto's distracted attention

"Her name is Sakura." Naruto murmured as he looked away from Sasuke.

Naruto knew he had to keep his promise to Hinata. But still, no one told him how hard it was to tell lies to his best friend. Probably should have thought of that before this happened. Naruto sighed as he lifted a stuffed mushroom from a tray and popped into his mouth. Where was Hinata anyways, he was already missing her and strangely it wasn't because he was having trouble looking at his best friend.

"So how did you meet Sakura?"

Naruto lifted his head to look over at Sasuke's searching eyes. For some reason it seemed as if Sasuke was fishing for answers that he already knew…Nah. "She's my next door neighbor"

Sasuke made a sour face "If that's what you call a neighbor hood, so she isn't that rich hmm?"

"I guess not" Naruto

"Naruto do you know Hinata?" Sasuke asked as he took a sip from his whine

Naruto finally turned to look at Sasuke "Yea I know her" He said with a fake grin

Sasuke's eyes narrowed on Naruto "What aren't you telling me Naruto?"

"Naruto! I'm sorry I'm late I was talking to Hinata"

Naruto sighed in relief as Hinata glided over to him with a small little smile. Naruto smiled back. With Hinata there his frizzled nerves finally settled down.

Sasuke sighed in annoyance before studding this girl in front of him. Almost instantly he noticed the eyes, they were the same as Neji one of his other friends. So this was the girl that he was supposed to marry. Sasuke wasn't stupid; in fact he was very smart. He still got angry over the fact that he hadn't figured out this pretense until he'd overheard Sakura talking in the bathroom. It hurt…more then it should have. Yes, finding out that Naruto was playing along was an awful betrayal. They had been friends since he could remember. Both there parents had died, and although he had still had his older brother, Naruto was practically his brother.

But. Even though all that was true. That wasn't why it hurt so much

He was still trying to figure out why it hurt so much. He knew he licked that was nothing new. Still it shouldn't hurt this much. He'd known Sakura for about five days. Surely that wasn't enough time to fall in love. It couldn't be. But still the pain it hurt so much.

"Sasuke you should really try these" Sakura piped up as she slid up next to him and popped a strange looking thing into his mouth.

Sasuke chewed as he glared over at the beaming girl in front of him until she turned away from him and looked over at Naruto "Hey! Naruto you should try on too."

"What are these Hinata?" Sasuke asked as he finished it

Sakura turned back to him giving him a confused look that looked strangely cute on her "I don't know what they are?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes heavenward "you are so luck that I am not allergic to anything"

Sakura smiled slightly if not a bit strained before turning back to Naruto and Hinata "Did you like Naruto?"

Naruto was folding his napkin up as Hinata giggled "Naruto you're not supposed to spit it out like that."

"It's no ramen." Naruto muttered under his breath before turning back to Hinata "would you like to dance…Sakura?"

Hinata let out a small smile before nodding her head and letting Naruto guide her to the dance floor where other couples were twirling and swirling around as the band played a waltz.

"Sasuke why are they playing such an old fashioned song." Sakura asked as she turned to look at Sasuke

Sasuke shrugged "They've always played these songs to this particular party. I thought you would have known that by now"

Sakura let out a nervous laugh "Of course I just think that they should change it once in awhile don't you agree?"

Sasuke nodded "Your friend Sakura does not talk a lot does she Hinata?"

"Yes, H-Sakura is a little shy and doesn't like to talk a lot in crowds. But lately we've got her to stop stuttering." Sakura told him beaming at her accomplishment

Sasuke let out wry smile. He didn't understand why Sakura couldn't just tell him the truth. She had to have cared about him at least a little bit. Right? He hadn't figured out the scam that her and Hinata had come up with. All he wanted was for Sakura to tell him the truth and just come out with it. "Are you enjoying yourself?"

"Sure" Sakura muttered "I could use with some fresh air thou I mean it has gotten pretty stuffy in here."

Of course it wouldn't have gotten this stuffy if it wasn't for the fact that Sasuke was looking at her in that way. Sakura had been perfectly content ignoring Sasuke, until Naruto had to leave with Hinata. Now she had to talk to him be around him. It wouldn't have been that bad if it wasn't for the fact that Sasuke was looking at her accusingly and that he was so close to her. It made her feel shame but it also made her feel fuzzy and warm inside. She knew where that shame came from sure but it sill hurt that Sasuke would look at her that way. And it madder her wonder…but she also knew where the other feelings came from and that was from her feelings.

She had been tossing and turning last night not being able to sleep on Hinata's soft bed. She'd been thinking about Sasuke and how much she hated lying to him and how cute he was. She had wondered and stressed over so many issues lat night. Until it had finally come to her she was in love with him. She'd probably had started to do so the second time she'd met him. It didn't make sense, not at all, I mean how could it make sense she hadn't even known him that long.

Yet she felt like she'd known him all her life. She could understand what he meant when he said "Hn" Or when he put on his mask. She loved being with him, talking with him, and just plain seeing him. Whenever she was around every nerve in her body reacted and her mind became a puddle on incoherent thoughts. She was in love with and there was no getting around him. It just hurt to know that he didn't and probably would never feel the same way.

Sasuke looked down at the girl who was staring down at her shoes "Come on Sakura we can go get some fresh air on the balcony"

Sakura looked at him and let her eyes crinkle as she smiled at him as she looped her arm around his.

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"There they go Naruto." Hinata said as she looked over Naruto's shoulder as they continued to dance. "Do you really think that Sasuke likes Sakura?"

"Yes I do" Naruto snickered into her hair "You should see the way he looks at her when he thinks no ones looking, but knowing him he probably just doesn't know it yet."

"Well I know Sakura likes Sasuke although I don't think she told me all of what she's really feeling" Hinata said as she burrowed her head into Naruto's neck

The two fell silent at they swayed across the floor. Hinata was worrying about her friend, as Naruto simply relished the feeling of Hinata in his arms. To think that he had once thought that this small little thing was a murder. She felt so soft, and her hair was like silk against his cheek. And the breath against his neck sent little shivers through his body. As he held her in his arms the world had slowly melted away. He had never felt this way about any girl he had ever known not even Sakura. It was a strange feeling that he was going to have to look into later on.

"Think they'll figure it out anytime soon?" Hinata asked her voice slightly muffled as she moved her head away from his neck and pulled slightly back to look up at him.

Naruto frowned at the lack of her breath. "No defiantly not." He puller her closer "But I have faith that they'll work it out. Both of them are those kinds of people after all."

Hinata nodded "Yeah I guess your right. Thank you Naruto."

"For what?"

"For making me feel better about things I'd otherwise be agonizing about all night."

Naruto laughed before pulling slightly away only to bed his head to capture her lips in a kiss.

This isn't like the one from the other day was the thought running through Hinata's mind before all incurrent thought swirled out of her mind on a tidal wave of new emotions.

It was slow and sweet. And made butterflies flitter in her stomach. Before it came to a sudden stop and she was back to looking over Naruto's smile. But this time she had a small smile on her lips and was no longer thinking about Sasuke and Sakura.

"Why do you keep doing that Naruto?"

Naruto laughed before leading her off the dance floor and taking her off to the refreshment table. "Well that's because you taste good."

Hinata blushed but went on "Really, better then ramen?"

Naruto laughed again as he pecked her on the cheek again "No question about it"

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"It's much better out here, why are these parties always so boring?" Sakura sighed as she breathed into the fresh air and looked around the garden "Look at this Sasuke." Sakura gasped at she looked at the moonlight lit plants and fountains

Sasuke sauntered up beside Sakura to look at the sight before looking down at Sakura's awed expression "Don't you ever go out to your garden?"

"Hmm yea but I've never been out in it in the moonlight." Sakura sighed and placed her hands on her hands

"It's just a garden" Sasuke said as he glanced back at the garden before glancing back at her…just to make sure it hadn't changed

"It's not just the garden. It's what the garden makes you feel."

"I don't understand" Sasuke said

Sakura smiled at his confused tone of voice before turning her face to look at him and giving her a blind smile. "Sasuke it's just that it's really pretty." At Sasuke's incredulous look Sakura sighed "I mean look at the leaves on the tree there practically silver with the moon light shining down on them."

Sasuke let out a small smile "I think its so weird how you can see beauty in some of the more apparent things."

Sakura laughed in glee at his statement "If you look close enough I'm sure you'll see something really pretty out her."

"I already do." Sasuke whispered where Sakura couldn't hear him

Sakura lifted her head back up when she felt Sasuke's eyes on her. Sakura's cheeks became red when Sasuke didn't look away "Yes?" Sakura gulped out

Sasuke smiled "I really like how your hair takes that glow when the moon shines on it."

Sakura's eyes widened "Sasuke are you ill?"

"No, I've decided not to go to war with you and just act myself around you"

"Why?"

"Because I can, and I'm tired of my role" Sasuke said as he continued to look at her and I want answers from you

"Oh"

Sasuke crept closer to her. Until he was leaning above her and his head was dipping to capture her lips with his own.

Sakura was so shocked she didn't even pretend to push him away when his lips found hers. Sakura slowly wound her arms around Sasuke's neck as his mouth slanted over hers to deepen the kiss. Sasuke took his hands to her hips to pull her flush against his body. Sakura opened her mouth to allow entrance to Sasuke's tongue as it played around in her mouth.

"Sasuke" Sakura moaned into his mouth

Sasuke ended the kiss when breathing became a necessity. Sakura panted as Sasuke dipped his head further to kiss along her neck. Sakura closed her eyes as the pit in her stomach grew bigger. Sasuke moved his mouth to Sakura pulse where he brought her skin into his mouth and started to suck. Sasuke smiled as Sakura groaned her approval. Sasuke had temporally forgotten his main goal right after his lips had touched Sakura's but it all came back to him now.

Sasuke made a trail from Sakura' pulse to her ear. To Sakura it was a trail of fire until Sasuke whispered into her ear "Is there something you'd like to tell me Sa-kur-a?"

Sakura gasped and pulled away from him in shock and horror her eye wide and her mouth just as wide. "What did you just say Sasuke?"

"I asked isn't there something you'd like to tell me Sakura?" Sasuke whispered as he leaned his face even closer to her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Sakura thought it was to keep it her. When in actuality it was because Sasuke just had to touch her.

Sakura's mouth opened and closed like a fishes before closing for good.

Damn what am I going to do?

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Author's note: So the truth has come out and Sasuke has confronted to Sakura. Hinata and Naruto seem to be in a lovey dovey mode…but wait till the next chapter or the one after that and a new twist is shown. Mwahahaha!