I'm sooooo sorry for the extremely late update! I had a massive writers block~ I know what I want to happen in the end, but I don't know how to get there! =_= I hope this chapter makes up for it.

Thank you for the reviews from last chap:

gaarasgirl389~ I'm really glad you and your sister are enjoying this.. I got some of my ideas by talking to my little sister and asking her what she would do if she was Hinata, so I'm really happy that the 'sisterly love' is there ^_^

To clear up some confusion:
Karin is Sasuke's old childhood friend. She had a 'crush' on him (like in the manga/anime), but ended up with Suigetsu coz Sasuke's not into her. But Karin still brings up the past, sorta to tease him, and in hopes that he kinda will respond to her. She helped Sasuke because she genuinely cares for him and would do anything for him. Sorry she's so complex.. haha. Think of it as a Sasuke-complex, and a love-hate relationship with Suigetsu.

Recap~ Hinata has her memory back, but is struggling with all the emotions she has for her best-friend (Naruto) and boy-next-door (Sasuke), especially since BOTH of them have KISSED her! Her father has forbidden Hinata from seeing Sasuke because he caught them kissing (and is really looking out for her in a strict manner), and Sasuke is avoiding Hinata because he saw her kissing Naruto. Hinata finally gets the courage to see Sasuke.. and ends up seeing him with another girl (Karin).

On with the story!

Hinata's Perspective~

I couldn't sleep the entire night. Images of that girl and Sasuke played through my mind, driving me half insane. Finally I kicked off my covers and decided to go for a run to clear my head. It was an early Saturday morning, and I didn't expect to see anyone awake yet. As I passed the swings at the park, my mind full of Sasuke, I ran straight into another person, who was drinking a bottle of water.

"I'm so sorry!" I bowed in apology.

The guy sighed as he fingered his soaked shirt. "What a waste of water."

"Hey! Slut, what do you think you're doing to my boyfriend!" screamed a girl.

I looked up and saw the girl that had been with Sasuke. Why was she calling this guy her boyfriend if she had been with Sasuke?

Her 'boyfriend' had blonde-white hair and had a toothy grin. "Karin, what are you doing here?"

"What happened to Sasuke? Aren't the two of you together?" I cringed at the bitterness in my voice.

Her boyfriend looked at me, then Karin, and burst out laughing.

"You were with Sasuke! Geez, you said you were with some other guy so I got worried and came to see Sasuke, to see if he knew where you went. But Sasuke? That guy wouldn't touch you even if he had a 10 metre pole."

Karin's eyes became slits. "Shut up, Suigetsu! Sasuke-kun is gona kill you for wreaking his plan."

"Plan?" Suigetsu looked at me and something dawned on him. "She's his girl?"

"Idiot!" Karin slapped the back of his head and stormed off.

"Wait!" I cried running after her. I grabbed her arm. "What plan were you talking about? Please tell me!"

She looked at me and shook her head, then glared at Suigetsu, "This is on your head Suigetsu!"

My chest felt tight as I ran to Sasuke's house. Karin had finally told me that Sasuke was planning to leave Konoha to track down his parents' killers, and that he didn't want to tell me so that I could be with Naruto, without the guilt or difficulty of choosing between him and Naruto.

Sasuke couldn't leave, not like this.

I pounded on Sasuke's front door; my breath coming out in laboured gasps.

The door opened slowly. I blinked, my eyes adjusting to the dim light inside.

"Sasuke, I want to talk about last night…" I trialed off as I saw that it was Itachi. "Sorry, Itachi. I thought you were Sasuke."

He frowned at me. I shrank back. "Sorry for banging on your door like that. I just really needed to talk to Sasuke."

Itachi stepped aside to let me in. "Is Sasuke home?"

"Sasuke didn't tell you?" he asked slowly.

"Tell me what?" I demanded.

Itachi shook his head. "Sasuke's left Konoha already."

It was then that I noticed that white cloth had been draped over the furniture and boxes were stacked against the wall.

"You're leaving too, Itachi?"

He nodded, "It's my duty as Sasuke's older brother to look out for him." I touched my shoulder lightly. "I'm sorry things between the two of you didn't work out. You should move on with your life."

I walked out of Itachi's house in a daze. It wasn't until I heard my father's voice that I realised I had walked into my house. "Hinata, where have you been?"

I looked up, startled and saw my father sitting at the table.

"I was next door. They're moving."

"I see. That's good. I don't want you with that boy." He stood up. "We'll be dining with the Yondaime's family tonight. Make yourself presentable." With that, he left the room. I stood there for sometime, feeling numb.

Sasuke was gone.

Author's Notes:

So, what did you think? Was it too 'cut', like jumping here and there without enough context? Was it too confusing?