I have returned lol yes thats for the reviews, they were greatly appreciated.

i still don't own naruto and fear i never will.

13. Wrong Attention

Hinata woke up still in her bed where Sasuke had held her, she blushed remembering how warm he was. She missed his warmth a lot more than she would like to admit.

"Hinata-chan, your wake." Her grandmother said smiling. She was wipping her hand on the side of her shirt, she had probably just came out of the bathroom. "Your boyfriend left."

"He's not my boyfriend Mama."

Hinata knew her grandmother didn't believe her. "He's not?" Her face hardened, mama didn't like being lied too but she wasn't lying.

Hinata looked at Mama's face and knew immediately that she was thinking about marriage. She always said that you don't need a boyfriend unless you intend to marry him. "Don't tell please" she would definitely discuss this with father if she was to hear a wedding bell in her head.

"If he's not your boyfriend then I have nothing to tell." she said in a matter of fact tone.

"Mama please," Hinata pleaded she was desperate. Neji would surly make a fuss and she had no idea how her father would take it, she didn't want to think about it. "Father doesn't know and Neji doesn't like him" her grandmother glared at her she was wondering what she hiding. "You do know that wasUchihaSasuke"

Yuki stopped. Uchiha. The Hyugga clan had a rivalry with the Uchiha clan. It wasn't always like that not until that night. Yuki shook the thought out of her head. She did not wish to mediate on such things. What on earth is Hinata doing with an Uchiha anyways?

"Hinata-chan." the voice was male. She didn't know who it was but she was sure she'd heard it before. Another surprise, she was hoping this was as pleasant as the last one. She turned her head to look at the door.

"Hinata-chan, what are you looking at?"

There was no one there, but she could have sworn she heard someone say her name "You didn't hear it?"

"Didn't hear what? You haven't recovered yet child, go back to sleep. I'll take you to the doctor in a couple days"

"I can…"

"You rather your boyfriend takes you?" Mama teased with her eyebrow raised.

"He's not my boyfriend!" Hinata blushed bright red, sometimes she really wished she had some type of control over that.

"Yet..." the old lady turned her head and walked out of her granddaughter's room. "Oh and that blonde girl is coming over." Mama had a problem with her best friend, she was too loud.

"Her name is Ino, Mama." Hinata yelled after her, not that she cares.

-

'Yet' the words sat in Hinata's mind while she was showering. Mama must think she likes him but that's not true. She liked Naruto. She just liked being held that's all…. Okay, Sasuke is sexy, she would admit that, but it doesn't mean she likes him… it doesn't. Hinata wet her face and shock her head. She was arguing with herself for god's sake.

"Hinata-chan!" Ino yelled through the door "Come out, I got something for yah."

Hinata washed off and hopped out of the shower. "Yes Ino."

Ino's hair wasn't up in a ponytail like it normally was it was down and a mess she probably just pulled it out. "I got you something to wear to Naruto's party"

"Already? I don't even have a gift yet." Hinata stated.

"Who cares, you have to look good." Ino opened a red bag and pulled out a dark blue shirt. "Put it on." the shirt fell over her shoulders, it had balloon like sleeves and stopped just below her butt. "You're so cute, here put on this belt."

The belt was just for show, it was light brown and had blue stones in it. Hinata looked in the mirror wearing nothing but a shirt and a belt. She didn't feel cute she felt naked. "Umm… I'm wearing pants right."

"What? Of course your wearing pants, wear you dark wash skinny jeans. I wouldn't let you leave the house naked." Ino laughed.

"Good."

Ino rolled her eyes before doing her normal, twenty minute Shikamaru update. Ever since the mission they he went on with Sasuke they've been talking a lot and he won't tell her anything they talk about. Then she when into her ten minute sex update. When ever she had intercourse with Shikamaru something in her mind told her that Hinata must know every single detail A.S.A.P. During this part of the conversation, Hinata didn't talk, she just listened even when she didn't want to listen it was hard to tune it out. Sex is stimulating.

"Anyways what's been going on with you?" she asked smiling.

"I had more of those vision things, I fainted outside and…"

"And…" Ino asked was she hesitating to tell her something that's not normal? Hinata doesn't hesitate to tell her anything. "I won't get mad."

"Well I saw Sasuke and he asked me to help with Naruto birthday plans, so I went to his house."

"Hinata, did you have sex with him?" Ino joked

"No!" Hinata yelled she was red as red could be.

"What did you do then?"

"We talked about the party plans, and hugged."

"Hugged? Hinata?" Ino couldn't believe it, this was wrong. Sasuke doesn't hug anyone ever. She didn't hear right. "He hugged you?"

"Well, no. I hugged him, he was so warm." he didn't push her away. Ino remembered all the times she had tried to hug Sasuke and the only way she could feel his body's warmth is when she came up behind him. He didn't like Hinata, she couldn't believe it. Even after her little talk with Sakura.

-

Flash back

The shop flew open "He loves her!" Sakura sobbed stumbling into the door way. She had been crying for a while her eyes where red and her face was puffy.

"Sakura I'm working." she said through a fake smile. Her parents would kill her if they knew she had her friends come and visit when she was working especially if it hurts business.

"I'm sorry, I'll go." Sakura said. Her smile was compromising like her. Sometimes Sakura was just too compromising for her own good. She compromised her happiness for a lot of things, for people and for work. She couldn't just kick her out.

"Sakura," Ino called "you can stay."

Sakura went into the back like they usually did, the regulars at the shop knew how this worked. There was a bell at the front and if you desperately needed help, you would ring. "What happened?"

"It's Sasuke he…he loves ...her" the way she said herwas full of jealously and confussion. She hoped Sakura wasn't going to come in here crying about some girl neither of them knew that he was in love with. She also hoped she wasn't going to go on about why not her. He made it perfectly clear that both Sakura and she herself were being foolish he didn't want either of them.

"Who is her?" Ino said trying to mask her annoyance, she didn't want to hear about Sasuke anymore. She didn't care what he was going, who he was with, what color his boxers were or any other random information Sakura was quite found of gathering.

"Hinata" she heard Sakura grumble something. She couldn't quite hear.

"I can't hear you."

"Hinata"

"Who?"

"HINATA!" she couldn't believe her ears. Sakura was just jumping to conclusions. He never spoke to her. She doesn't even like him, what's she fretting about? It's not like Hinata is any big competition. They made her into what she is now, so if Sasuke likes something about her, it's nothing they didn't put together.

"It's ok Sakura, she doesn't even like him."

"She will." Yes, Sasuke is a beautiful creature. Even Hinata admitted it, but Sasuke wasn't her type and he's not what she's looking for. He is too much for her to handle and he needs a real strong woman. Not a girl. Although the word woman would rule out Sakura, she was closer to a woman than Hinata.

"No she won't." besides Hinata need someone to push her and help her at the same time. Sasuke didn't have the patience to hold her hand like she was a baby. She needed someone sweet and willing to wait for her. Someone gentle. Sasuke would break her in half.

End flash back

Ino didn't expect this, even if Sakura had pre informed her, she didn't believe her. Sasuke in love with Hinata? No, it would never happen. Hinata doesn't like him, she isn't even that pretty. Hinata was her friend but someone she chased for so long would rather settle for someone less fortunate looking that her self. That's a frigin' insult and the fact the Hinata is her friend makes it worse. The guy you love chose her ugly girl over you. no she didn't like that at all.

"He pushed me away though" Hinata added immediately sensing her friend's internal dilemma. She was probably thinking of Sakura, something Hinata wasn't doing. She was a horrible friend Sakura was breaking her neck to get her with Naruto and she was running around with Sasuke and didn't mention her once.

"That's just like Sasuke," Ino looked down. "Always pushing people away." The hurt was written on Ino's face. Even after she worked so hard to get over him, she even gave herself to someone else, and he still fazed her. Her love for Shikamaru didn't completely fill the gap she saved for Sasuke and she knew it. Tenten told her that once you give a man all of your time and attention he always has it. 'The first love is forever' she believed it.

"Why don't we go out?"

Ino smiled at her friend who always knew when she needed to get her mind of something "What should we do?"

Hinata didn't like her idea but this was about Ino, "Shopping?"

Ino smirked. "I'll get Shikamaru's credit card!"

-

They waked out of the fifth store with nothing! This whole get your mind off Sasuke thing wasn't working out. Ino wasn't buying anything and that was not like Ino at all.

"Hey!" Kiba yelled with Akarmaro in his shirt as usual. His hair shabby as ever, a rough beauty.

"Hi Kiba-kun" Hinata smiled.

"Ino's in the mall without any bags…"

"Shut up Kiba!" Ino yelled looking away from an elegant, green evening grown from Vera Wang. "I just don't want to spend anymore of Shikamaru's money"

"Right, Shikamaru's around here somewhere." Kiba looked around. "I think he's at the weapon shop."

"What is he doing there?"

"Probably buying shuriken."

Ino rolled her eyes, he probably forgot she had his bank card. That lazy idiot, what was he going to buy shuriken with? "Is he still there?"

"He should be." Kiba smiled getting the reaction he wanted from Ino. The well rounded teenager sped in the direct of her lover. Now he can get some time with Hinata.

"How've you been Hinata?"

"I'm fine." Hinata lied.

"Are you sure? What's on your mind?" Hinata wasn't a liar. In fact she couldn't lie so she just didn't to him anyways. Sure she'd deny whatever it is and by the second time he asked she would crack.

"It's a family thing." She looked down at the floor when she said that. Something happened and he didn't have to seen her face to now that. Her old habits resurfaced. She spoke so low he almost couldn't hear what she said, her entire body went into super shy mode. Her shoulders fell and her muscles tensed.

Hinata was embarrassed, she was making a big fuss for nothing. First the family is meeting and then Ino's random reaction to her spending a bit of time with Sasuke. "I hope she doesn't think I'm trying to get with Sasuke." Hinata thought.

Kiba noticed the distressed look. He couldn't just let her walk around like that. He grabbed her hand and led her to a bench in the market place. "Talk to me." she stared at him, and sighed like she normally did before a long story.

"First we had a family meeting and I was late then I fainted, and I think Ino is mad at me and I don't know." she buried her face in her hands trying to pull her self together. She knew for a fact Kiba had no idea what she was talking about. She stopped at started over with more detail leaving Sasuke out as much as possible. Kiba and Sasuke have a personality clash. They just don't get along they never have even before he betrayed the village. If Sasuke was in a fight and he wasn't fighting with Naruto or Neji. He and Kiba were going at it. but Sasuke's arguments with Kiba got physical a lot faster than his arguments with anyone else, they're better now though. They've learned to put up with each other but Hinata wasn't about to test the waters.

Kiba knew she wasn't saying everything but he didn't push it. He wanted her to be as comfortable with him as possible. "Why'd you faint?"

"I don't know, I just got nervous.I thought he was going to denounce me."

"What did he actually say?"

"That's the thing" Hinata said redirecting her attention back to her figures. "I still don't know what he said. He could have denounced me for all I know."

"You didn't find out?"

She shook her head, ashamed of herself. "I was too afraid" she confessed,embarrassed she's such a wimp. A tear rolled down her face. She brings disgrace to her family by crying in pubic. "It's stupid I know, but I …."

Hinata was cut off but Kiba pulling her into an embrace "It's not stupid. I would be afraid if my family was going to disown me too." He smiled at her assuring her that she'd be alright "besides your always welcome at my house" he said softly pulling her closer. She couldn't help but remember her embarrass with Sasuke. She wished it was his smooth face rubbing tenderly on hers. If she didn't know any better she'd think he was in love with her, but that was a silly thought.

-

"So, since Kiba is gone talk to me about Hinata."Shikamaru said looking at the newest models of Shuriken that Sasuke informed him were out dated. He had to admit that his are much better than these 'new models'

"What do you want me to say?" usually he wouldn't answer but Shikamaru was one of the few people in Konoha that act as if he never left, like he always belonged. It made him feel obligated to answer at lest some of his questions.

"You obviously didn't come up with these party plans yourself."

Sasuke rolled his eyes he should have known that Nara would find him out, he is a genius. How did he know it was Hinata who helped him? "Who said Hinata helped me?"

"No one has to say anything, it's just the way you looked right now." Sasuke stared at Nara in the face,that was bull shit "…and rum and ice cream is a Hyugga thing." Sasuke smirked that's what he thought.

"What do you want me to say?" Sasuke asked for the second time.

"I don't expect you to say anything but if you're up to it," Shikamaru throw the shuriken back on the shelf "when did you meet with her?" Sasuke knitted his eyebrows. He liked that Shikamaru didn't pester him with questions. He never pressed him, like Naruto did. He just waited. If he wanted to tell him would and if Sasuke chose not to say anything that was the end of it.

"Why so interested?"

"I'm not." Shikamaro started. "I'm just confirming a suspicion"

Sasuke glared at his newly acquired lazy companion. He was sneaky sometimes and Sasuke didn't like when people tried to figure him out "the answer is no"

Shikamaru looked at Sasuke straight in the eye and said "No to what?"

Sasuke just stared back at him. He would have to do better against the Uchiha. Most people would crack or at least do something stupid that would give themselves away but not Sasuke.

The boy's staring contest was broken up by a well proportioned Ino. "Shikamaru!" she yelled out of breath. "You can't buy anything with no money!"

"Who said I didn't have money?"

"No one, I just assumed because I have your card." she blushed. She jumped to conclusions again. Shikamaro kept telling her that she should stop. Of course she denied ever jumping to conclusions and she was proven wrong again by her genius boyfriend.

"How did you know I was here?"

"We ran into Kiba,he said he was here with you and Sasuke-kun."

"We?" Shikamaro question

"Hinata and I" Sasuke looked up he was listening now and Shikamaro caught it. "She's probably waiting for me to come back."

"Where is Kiba?" Sasuke asked.

"Probably with her" Ino shrugged carelessly. Sasuke shifted from one side to the other. After years of stocking and studying Sasuke, she knew Sasuke shifted his weight for to reasons. He's getting pissed off or he's jealous. "Why?"Ino was suspicious maybe Sakura wasn't crazy.

"He's supposed to help with Naruto's birthday plans" Shikamaru put in. He was always good with damage control.

Ino tilted her head a bit but let it go. How could she think for a second that Sasuke was worried about Hinata or cared what she was doing?

"I don't think I want any of these. Let's just go" Shikamaru was not impressed and wondered if he could buy shuriken off Sasuke.

"Where are you going now?"

"Home." Sasuke answered.

"Yeah I might go with him." Sasuke didn't mind. But Ino had something to say about it. She just went on about how close her man had gotten to her ex husband to be in her mind. She was so annoying he didn't understand how Shikamaru could manage to put up with her for extended periods of time. Sasuke walked a couple feet ahead to drown out some of Ino's mind numbing gibberish. She so busy talking she didn't notice that Shikamaru wasn't listening to her. Sasuke looked behind him and smirked. Shikamaru looked like he wanted to die. Sasuke's smirk just got bigger until he looked in front of him.

"Shikamaru are you listening to me?" Ino asked walking facing him. "Shika…" she walked into something hard. She saw the back of Sasuke's head. "Sorry Sasuke I wasn't looking where I was going."

He didn't answer, he didn't care. He found Kiba with Hinata in his arms. He glared at them and watched every shape that formed on Kiba's lips as he whispered something to her. He suddenly felt the need to cut them off. He knew Hinata wasn't his girlfriend but he had always been possessive of what is hisand Hinata was his close friend, therefore no one else could be as close or so close to her but him.

Ino looked at the pair in shook. She had never heard any stories of Hinata being so close to Kiba this must be a new thing. She smile and looked at her boyfriend who was smirking at Sasuke. Sasuke looked like he was about to kill Kiba at any moment. But his face quickly went back to indifference. Maybe she was imaging it. Ino looked at Sasuke again as much as she wanted to believe that she was hallucinating she knew she wasn't. She didn't want to believe it for her self and for Sakura. The make over was a great idea, Hinata was defiantly getting attention. She was just attracting the wrong attention.

Shikamaru smiled he loved being right. He nudged Sasuke. Sasuke looked at him a bit irritated. "You can't deny it any more." he didn't have to clarify Sasuke knew exactly what he was talking about.

ok so i know Ino is kind of a bitch but she really isn't lol she just... in denial sort of anyways hope you enjoyed it.