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Chapter 14

"Damn you!" Sasuke shot up in bed, his breathing irregular. His heart slamming against his ribs. He stared at his hands, afraid they weren't real. They shook violently and he panted to catch lost breath. He slowly brought a hand to hair and ran it through slowly before lying back down.

Why did they have to be so lucid? He brought his hand to his forehead and hissed. There was blood everywhere. It didn't stop coming. His brother stood before him and smirked darkly, a chuckle forming in his throat. He stabbed Sasuke, again. More blood. Blood everywhere.

Sasuke smacked his fist into his bed side table. Over the past couple years Sasuke had gotten less sleep each night. Nightmares and memories were tainting his sleep. He placed his hand where Itachi had stabbed him in the nightmare. There was no real hole, no blood pouring out. But Sasuke could feel the pain. In every dream he would be hurt in the same place…where his heart would be in his chest.

Hinata sighed in her bed, unable to go back to sleep after Sasuke's nightmare. An ordinary person would think him crazy, but not Hinata. She knew full well how much the past hurt. She might not have gone to Orochimaru or killed an S-ranked criminal. She might not know what being a strong opponent in a fight was like, but she knew how being a weak one felt.

Hinata did not forget the pain of Neji's constant blows. She did not forget the pain of Kiba and Shino's leaving. She might not have nightmares as frequently anymore, but she knew how they felt. She lifted herself off the bed and tripped across the hall to where Sasuke slept.

If she in Sasuke's position she would want to not be alone. It wouldn't matter who the other person was, as long as it was a person. She reached his doorway and opened the door. It creaked loudly and Hinata's heart began to pound.

"What do you want, Hyuuga?" Sasuke said. Even with his loud pants he still managed to be completely scary.

"M-may I sit on your bed?" she asked as she latched onto the bed post. Her heart sat ready for rejection.

"Hnn," Sasuke said as she sat herself down on the bed. She pulled her feet to her chest and laid her body down.

Sasuke stayed silent, unable to speak. His words not coming out until he tightened his fists. He did not need anyone. Those who need others are weak. He was not going to be weak, again.

"Get out," Sasuke said to the blind girl beside him. Her body leapt from her skin and she shook her head. "Get the hell out, or I'll make you!"

"Then make me," she whispered. Sasuke was taken aback. That was the last thing he had expected her to say. Now what was he to do? He placed his hands on her shoulders and felt her shiver.

"Maybe I would rather you stay," he whispered into her ear. She shivered again before turning around and slamming her hands against his chest.

"Stop!" she screamed at him. "I know you are lonely. I know you want me to stay, but your damn pride can't take it!" Sasuke was at a loss for words, again. Weak little Hyuuga could not understand him. He was a deep and secretive person. There is no way that someone as shallow as her could even begin to understand him.

"Che," he scoffed at her. "You don't know anything about me." With that he rolled around so he was facing a plain white wall. He didn't even want to look at her.

"M-maybe I don't know anything about you. Maybe there are a million secrets. Heh, maybe you even killed my mother! H-how would I know? B-but you don't know m-me either. So s-stop pretending to."

Naruto sighed as he sat in a tree outside of Sasuke's house. Why was he up at such a late hour? Or was it considered early because it was almost dawn? Naruto whimpered like a puppy. All he wanted was to be sitting eating ramen. Lots of ramen. Ramen, ramen, and more ramen.

He placed a hand on his stomach as it growled angrily. Instead he was stuck outside of Sasuke's house as Sasuke was up. What was he doing anyways? Naruto wrinkled his face. Well, what would an eighteen year old do this early in the morning? He heard a girl yell from the house. He sighed and got comfortable again.

"Sasuke," he said as he closed his eyes. "You're such a lady's man."

Iruka stood among files and files. Tsunade had assigned him to organize them all in—can you guess it?—alphabetical order. He sighed as he picked up two files. Hinata Hyuuga and Hanabi Hyuuga. Which would he put first? They both had Hyuuga as a last name! He picked up another file and saw Sasuke Uchiha. Well, both S and U come after H, so he is after.

Iruka sighed and lifted a coffee off the desk. This much work deserved a break! He placed the files on the floor and left the grounds for a doughnut. Who doesn't like doughnuts?