AN: I enjoyed writing the epilogue of this story a lot. Fighting with the cold right now and I really can't stress how much I am a sucker when it comes to living in the cold country. My friend wore only a sweater and I have to fight the cold by wearing at least 3 layers of clothing with a really thick outer wear. I really suck.

Lucky enough my room provides a really warm and comfy blanket and HOT TEA (that's what I really need). Hope you guys like the epilogue and I'm apologise in advance if you don't like it or so! I tried my best and please review about it! I really really loves reading reviews a lot :)

Enjoy! :)

Epilogue

"Naruto-kun," Hinata tugged onto her boyfriend's sleeves. "It's okay, we can have ramen instead."

Naruto embarrassingly laughed before grabbing onto her hand tightly. "Really?"

She had ramen for the past few dates and honestly, she was sick of it but too bad her boyfriend was almost broke due It really didn't matter to her anyways as long as she got to spend some time with him.

"Yes," she nodded. "We don't have to eat such expensive food."

"Sai told me that girls like it," Naruto said, rubbing the back of his head.

She shrugged. "I prefer ramen I guess!"

She had been in love with Naruto ever since she was young. It was his bright and cheerful aura and that determination in him that attracted her attention.

"Oh Sasuke!"

Hinata lifted her eyes when her boyfriend called out for the ex avenger. He decided to return back to Konoha after all those years of evil doings. Hinata never really liked Sasuke Uchiha in the first place. She just never really understood why girls fell head over heels over him. Until when she started learning medical jutsu from the ex avenger's girlfriend, she came to notice the other side of him. The rather gentle, calm and kind side that was never once shown.

For all she knew, they had never once communicated and she didn't mind that. Now that Naruto was the mutual friend between them, she had to at least acknowledge him.

"Sasuke-san," she greeted politely.

"Hn," his usual nonchalant reply. "Have you seen Sakura?"

"No," Naruto shook his head and tapped his chin with his free hand. "I thought she was with Ino?"

"I went to Ino's shop and she isn't there," he muttered before looking at the female Hyuga. "I heard that you've been learning some medical jutsu from Sakura, how's it going?"

Hinata cocked her brow lightly. Sasuke Uchiha never really bothered about her. He completely ignored her presence during the welcome back party held especially for him. He never even looked at her when he appeared out of no where during the spar she had with Naruto and then dragging him off to some place.

She thought he hated her for trying to take Naruto away from him but that wasn't what she wanted him to think of her as. She knew how much Naruto meant to him and she understood him.

"It was g-great," she stuttered mildly. "Sakura-san is really a good teacher."

"She told me that you're learning fast."

"Naruto," an owl mask Anbu landed beside Hinata, causing her to jump a little. "Hokage-sama is looking for you."

The loud annoying blonde whined loudly and started mumbling some cursing words. He turned his attention towards his blue head girlfriend and pouted lightly, telling her that he got to go. It wasn't the first time already. "Hinata – "

"It's okay, we can have ramen after you're done," Hinata said, ending off with a soft laugh, easing the mind of her boyfriend. "Don't let Kakashi-sama wait."

Naruto chuckled and gave Hinata a tight hug. "Sasuke! You can accompany Hinata till I'm done since Sakura isn't around! I'll make it quick."

Hinata frowned a little, not quite sure about the request Naruto had came up with but everyone knew how she was like as a person. She hated making people feel outcasted or different or hated.

"I'll be okay," Hinata reassured. "I'll see you after you're done."

He nodded before giving her a quick peck on her cheeks, causing Sasuke to grimace a little due to the public display affection from them. When Naruto leapt off with the owl mask Anbu, Hinata felt an instant awkward tension between her and the Uchiha.

"Sasuke-san, how are you doing these days?" She tried to be nice.

Sasuke did not really understand why he never noticed the female Hyuga ever since he was young. Perhaps it was after Itachi killed the entire clan, his mind was only fulled of revenge.

Before Itachi left the world, he broke off the illusion he had placed on him – on everyone – and left him speechless for about a good hour.

Sasuke did not expect to see himself as a really happy boy who could also fall in love. The massacre had changed him and when he understood the whole concept of why his brother had to take away the happiness within him, he did not blame anyone but the previous generations.

He looked at the female Hyuga right in front of him, feeling nervous and on and realized that she didn't change at all. She was still the same except much more stronger and mature. He never understood why the young him could love her so much.

She was simply just a girl with short blue hair that stuttered a lot.

"I'm good," he replied nonchalantly.

When he returned, he realized that Sakura was the one that was standing by him all the while, even when they were still kids. Sasuke decided to give it a shot.

Itachi had given him a choice. To break the illusion that was still on everyone, majority from the rookie 9 or hides it from everyone.

It really didn't bother Sasuke that much in the first place. Even when the illusion was broken off, everyone probably just laughed it off and perhaps made a huge fuss that an Uchiha and a Hyuga would create another Kaguya.

Not until he finally noticed the blue head around Konoha. She amused him. Why would she visit the dango shop just to drink tea?

"You want to grab some tea?"

She lifted her eyes, slightly appalled by his offer.

"That dobe called me to accompany you. If you don't feel safe I can buy tea and you help me scout where Sakura is. I'll just leave you alone to enjoy yourself," he said.

She stood there in silence for a good ten seconds before letting out a soft laugh. It reminded him of when they were still young. "It's okay. I'm f-fine with Sasuke-san's company."

Nodding, he signaled her to follow him.

They entered the dango shop and she thought he shared the same habit as her. "No, I don't do that. I just notice that you do that often."

"Oh," she nodded and the both of them took a seat before ordering some green tea.

They did not exchange any words until the green tea was served.

"How are you and Naruto?" He asked casually while sipping his tea.

"Good," Hinata replied, feeling a little awkward that the Uchiha was questioning about her relationship. Maybe he really did feel like she was snatching Naruto away.

"He's busy nowadays."

"Yea," she nodded. "Kakashi-sama is thinking to pass his Hokage position to Naruto. There's just a lot of things to do. I don't blame Naruto-kun for that," sipping her tea, she put on a faint smile.

"That's his dream anyways," Sasuke smirked and shook his head a little. "Back then he was always talking about being a Hokage."

"Yea," Hinata smiled, agreeing to his words. "How are you and Sakura-san?"

"Great," he replied. "I hope she doesn't mind that I'm always away."

"Sakura-san always talks about you," Hinata said, giggling a little.

"What did she say about me?"

Hinata shrugged. "Anything. She talks about you a lot."

"She's talkative."

Hinata agreed in silence.

"Just like Naruto. If they are together, Konoha will become louder."

Hinata laughed, finding how Sasuke tried to joke was actually pretty amusing. "Naruto-kun did like Sakura-san when he was young."

"Hn," Sasuke nodded, taking another sip.

After the Konoha Festival when they were 6, everything changed. Neji remembered only to tragedy, making him hated Hinata and blaming her for everything. Kiba never talked to Hinata till he was placed in the same team as her and only looked at her as a good teammate. Sakura's affection for him somehow did not change.

Sasuke never once talked to Hinata after that. She just did not appeared in his mind. Not even once.

"You seem to remember a lot of things," Sasuke said.

Hinata raised her brows lightly and stared straight into the Uchiha's onyx eyes, confused about his words. "Doesn't Uchiha-san remember t-things too?"

Sasuke merely shrugged and kept mum.

"I'm s-sorry," she apologized, lowering her head.

The Uchiha frowned a little. It wasn't that thing that bothered Sasuke. In fact, he wasn't even bothered about it anymore ever since Naruto helped him to break the curse of hate. He just disliked the fact that she was always so apologetic.

"Why are you even apologizing?"

"I thought you're upset because I brought t-the past up."

It took a while to convince that shy female that he wasn't even angry or upset about anything. When they finished their tea, they decided to roam around the streets of Konoha but first stopping by the market to get some tomatoes.

"Ah, I've heard from Sakura-san that you r-really like tomatoes," she giggled a little when she passed him the reddest and freshest looking tomato she could find. "Uchiha-san must b-be really healthy."

"My mum used to make a lot of tomato onigiris for me. I guess it starts from there," he mumbled. "Do you want some?"

"It's okay," she laughed softly. "Naruto-kun doesn't really like tomatoes."

Sasuke let out a soft chuckle, causing Hinata to blush a little. "I don't even know how we become best friend."

"Naruto-kun really likes you," Hinata said, her eyes crinkled a little as a small smile appeared on her face. "He's like Sakura. He never stops talking about you."

"Is it?"

"Sasuke-san is really lucky to have so many people to care about you."

"I don't feel so," Sasuke said as he paid for both their groceries before they decided to just take a quick stroll around Konoha, only to come across a poster that was stuck nicely to one of the poles.

Konoha's Year End Festival! It reads.

Hinata stopped and started reading the poster before turning slightly red. She adverted her gaze towards the Uchiha and smiled. "It's been so long!"

"Yea. I don't remember when was the last time."

"I wonder does Naruto-kun has a yukata," she muttered to herself, tapping her chin while looking towards the sky. "Is Sasuke-san going to be here for the festival?"

He shrugged. "Depends."

"I hope you will," she smiled sadly. "Sakura-san going to be upset if you weren't around."

"Do you like this festival?"

Hinata nodded like a happy child and swung her bag of groceries a little. "I remember the last time was when I'm only 9. I went with my little sister."

Ever since the massacre, Konoha's Year End Festival had only held once. Everyone was looking forward to it every year but it did not happen due to the Hokage being overly busy. No one was there to plan it.

"They say if you kiss the person during the fireworks, he or she will be your one and only forever," Hinata explained, her face beet red.

"I heard about that," Sasuke said, smirking. "So you're going to kiss Naruto?"

She let out a soft gasp. "N-No!"

Sasuke laughed and shook his head. "Obviously you're thinking of it."

"I'm n-not!" She protested.

The Uchiha tilted his head a little, watching how the female Hyuga protesting reminded him of the short little walk he had with her when they were younger. He couldn't control the small smile that had already crept its way up to his face.

Hinata stopped talking, confused at the sight of a smiling Uchiha. "Sasuke-san?"

"What?"

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing," he shook his head.

"Is it Sakura-san?" She giggled.

Sasuke kept mum, not bothering to reply her. He continued to listen as she rambled on to about the stories Sakura had told her about him. "Sakura-san told me that you're her first love. She's really happy when you came back."

"Hn."

"Is Sakura-san your first love too?" Hinata questioned curiously as she leaned forward a little, trying to catch a glimpse of his expression.

"Hinata!"

Hinata turned towards the loud boy that was shouting out her name. She waved happily and laughed as she watched him danced a little before making his way towards the both of them.

"Naruto-kun is my first love," she mumbled, returning her gaze back to the Uchiha and waiting for him to reply to her previous question that was cut off by her boyfriend.

Sasuke looked towards his best friend and smirked to himself. He lifted his hand and gave the female Hyuga a quick poke on her forehead, just like how his brother would usually do. "It doesn't really matter anyways," he mumbled before taking off.

"Oi Sasuke!"

Hinata blinked a few times.

"I'm going to look for Sakura," he said nonchalantly. "Enjoy your date."

"Uchiha-san…?" Hinata managed.

Sasuke dolefully smiled. "I'll see you at the Festival with Naruto," when he finished, he took off.

"Naruto-kun," Hinata grabbed onto her boyfriend's hand, stopping him from chasing after Sasuke.

"I haven't even said my thanks to him," Naruto said. "Why did he poke your forehead?" He asked, poking his own forehead with two fingers, mimicking the Uchiha.

"Nothing m-much," she stuttered a little. "I think that's his way to say goodbye."

"Oh," Naruto nodded.

Hinata watched as the Uchiha's figure slowly diminished before disappearing into the crowd. She frowned a little.

"Hinata, should we get ramen?" Naruto grinned and playfully swing her hand from left to right.

A small smile adorned her face. "Yea," she replied.

'It really doesn't matter anyways,' Hinata thought as she held her Naruto's hand tightly before the both of them made their way towards the ramen shop.