I absolutely have no motivation right now. 😔😔 Ugh. I need a hug!

All credits to Yves_Liong (writer from Wattpad) and Masashi Kishimoto (owner of Naruto).

Warning: OOC characters

-HimeDen

Battling With A Hot Guy

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25

As I enter the girls' comfort room, I realized how stupid I was all these time. I mean, it's pretty obvious that Gaara didn't truly like me from the way he treated me during our first few encounters, and then all of a sudden he changed into a sweet guy after. But he looked so sincere during our times together. I guess there's really no way to tell when a guy is just playing with you.

I found myself crying inside one of the cubicles. I felt so betrayed and as I remember those times with Gaara, it just made cry even more. I really liked him.

Suddenly, I felt my cellphone vibrating, I took it out of my pocket and the screen flashes an incoming call from Gaara. It's either he found out that I heard about his conversation with Karin or Karin told him to call me. I went for the latter, assuming it's impossible for him to know I was there since he's too busy talking to Karin.

I rejected the call but right after I did, a thought suddenly formed in my mind. Gaara still had no idea I now know his mission. And if I keep avoiding him, he'll definitely notice something is wrong. It's not the right time for him to know yet so when my cellphone ring once again, I picked it up and tried to sound normal as I answered.

"Hello."

"Hinata, why weren't you answering your phone?" He asked, sounding concerned.

"Oh. It's because I didn't notice my phone ringing until now." I said faking a chuckle as I unlock the cubicle I am in. I stood in front of the mirror as I continue talking to Gaara. "Why did you call me?

"Do I need to have a reason to call you?" He asked jokingly then he continued talking. "I was just wondering, what was the color of the flower's wrapper I gave you yesterday?"

Remembering what Karin was holding earlier, I recall it was blue. "It's blue. Why?" I answered unexcitedly.

"You just guessed that, didn't you?" He sighed and then his voice sounds disappointed. "Why didn't you tell me you did not receive my rose?"

I was really tempted to say it wasn't really his rose but Karin's, however, I reminded myself that I shouldn't let the cat get out of the bag because I wasn't ready for a confrontation yet. "Uhm... It's because I don't want to upset you. You seemed so eager to get my reaction yesterday that I was afraid if I told you I didn't get it, you'd get hurt." I lied, although somewhat true, since that was how I felt before I found out his scheme with Karin.

"You should have told me so I could get it back for you." He answered. "I wonder who stole it. Do you have any idea?"

Suddenly, I thought of a way to scare him. "Maybe it's Karin. She once stole my notes from my locker, so maybe she's also the one who stole the rose." I'm not going to tell him I know Sasuke stole the rose and gave it back to Karin.

As expected, he didn't speak right away. In fact, it took him a while before he spoke, and when he did, he suddenly sounded like he's in a hurry. "Look, I need to go. I'll just see you in class later, okay?" He said, then he hung up. I slipped my phone back to my pocket.

It never dawned to me that all the times Gaara and I talked, we've never really stumbled upon Karin as our topic. What if I mentioned Karin in our past conversations? Would he have been awkward then? But then when Karin confronted me, he intervened and faced her for me. Was that also just a big act?

As I open the door of the girls' comfort room to exit, my thoughts continued to confuse me. When I step outside, I was suprised to see Uchiha Sasuke a few meters where I stood, leaning against the wall as if he's waiting for someone. I can't help but think that he's waiting for me all these time.

"Why are you waiting for me?" I asked as I got near him.

When he heard me, he turned to me and raised his brow. "Who said I was waiting for you? I'm not." Then he look away.

I crossed my arms as I stand in front of him then I raised my brow. "Oh, yeah? Then what are you doing here?" I asked him knowing he's really waiting for me. What else could he be doing here?

"I'm leaning against the wall, just hanging out." He answered like it's the most sensible thing. "Is there something wrong with that?"

I was about to ask, outside the girls' comfort room? But suddenly decided against it. If I treat him the way I usually do, he'll definitely leave me here. "Not at all."

I replied with a small smile. He looked at me like there was something wrong with me since I really don't smile at him. So I decided pretending being nice to him is useless, and so I asked him.

"How long have you known about it?"

"Know about what? About your love for chocolate almonds?" He responded with a non-chalant expression. But I know he's aware of what I'm talking about, he's just teasing me again.

"Nevermind!" I told him angrily, turning around and starting to walk away from him.

That's when he started being serious. "I heard them talking about it the day of the varsity's first game."

I stopped and turned back to him and frowned. "Then why didn't you tell me?!" I exclaimed angrily again. "No, wait. Why would you tell me? Of course you wouldn't since you enjoy making me feel like a fool. I bet you even planned this whole thing, didn't you?" I said accusingly.

I don't know why but there was something about Sasuke that always make me throw my anger at him. I knew for a fact that I shouldn't even be mad at him because it's Gaara and Karin who are my enemies right now but somehow, I always end up venting out my anger at him. Because I do not want to be a very horrible person, I decided to get out of there before I say anything more.

As I walk away, I couldn't help but feel frustrated. Everything Gaara told me, the cake, him asking for my number, all of them were just a product of Karin's plans. But why would he even obey her? What's their connection? And how could Karin be so insensitive to play with my feelings? It wasn't even as if I stole Sasuke away from her. Sasuke isn't hers to begin with anyway. Why does she really hate me so much?

Before I enter the classroom, Gaara suddenly called me from behind, causing me to put on a fake smile as I greeted him. "Hey." I tried to greet him enthusiastically but failed.

"Sorry about earlier, Sai suddenly asked me to help him with his homework." He apologized as he and I entered the room side by side.

I faced him now removing tha fake smile plastered in my lips. "It's fine." I coldly waved at him then headed for the seat beside Sakura. When she saw me, she smiled brightly and nudged me lightly. "What did he tell you?" She asked excitedly.

I just pretended like there was nothing wrong. "Nothing, he just said hi." I lied, avoiding her eyes by rummaging through my bag so she wouldn't catch me lying.

I felt Sakura stared at me. "Wait a minute... You just cried, didn't you?" She exclaimed as she examined me more. She must have noticed my voice quivered even though I was trying to hide it. "What happened, Hinata-chan?"

Just when I opened my mouth to explain, the teacher suddenly entered. So I just took out a piece of paper and begin to write what happened earlier. I handed her the paper when the teacher started writing an equation. Sakura looked at me bewildered after she read what I wrote.

"How could Karin do something as evil as that?" She whispered and I shrugged in reply. Sakura started writing on the paper too. She wrote that she wasn't surprised anymore, remembering the kind of treatment Karin gave her when Sasuke and her are still together. She is desperate for Sasuke. Now that he's not with me anymore, she'll do anything just to get him.

After reading Sakura's note, my mischievous brain started to function. If Karin is so obsessed with trying to win Sasuke and if someone is to race her and end up winning against her, she'd definitely get real pissed. And if it's me who happens to do that, then she'd be so furious. It doesn't matter if I don't like Sasuke because that way I can still get my revenge on Sasuke for playing with Sakura's heart. It's like hitting two birds in one stone.

I continued to formulate my plan as our teacher discussed about the equations on the board. When the class ended, I tapped Sakura's shoulder excitedly and told her about my plan. She turned to me and then gave me an unreadable expression.

"So will you help me?" I asked her, hoping she'll say yes. After all, she's the one who knows a lot about Uchiha Sasuke so she'll definitely be a big help.

She thought about it for a moment as she rubbed her chin. I bit my lower lip because her facade is unpredictable. But then she gave me a smile. "I'm in." She answered. "Operation Sasuke is officially on."

We both grinned evilly.