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Warning: OOC characters

-Itachi's Queen❤️

Battling With A Hot Guy

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Okay, something is definitely wrong with Sasuke. For the past few years, he had managed to irritate me by his actions but in those times, he wasn't mad at me. In fact, he seems to enjoy every minute of it. However, when he asked me stay away from him, for some reason, he seemed mad at me. And I can't figure out why.

After Sasuke left me, I remained in my seat, unaware of how I should react. But before I could decide, Sakura suddenly entered the cafeteria and approached me with furrowed forehead. I already know what she's going to say.

"Okay, what did you do?" She asked accusingly as she take a seat across me.

I knew it. "How did you know that something wrong happened?" I asked her suspiciously. "It's either ypu have an extremely sharp timing or you've just been eavesdropping with Naruto-kun."

"What are you talking about? Sasuke called Naruto just as we were about to start a conversation." She replied with a frown. Then she got back to interrogating me about what happened. "So what happened? Did you snap at him again?"

I frowned back at her. "What kind of friend are you? You're supposed to be on my side."

"I know. Why do you think I want you to win these battles?"

"Okay, so you are on my side. But why do you always assume that I'm the one at fault whenever something like this happens? Why can't you consider how extremely mean Sasuke has been lately?" I complained as I took a sip from my glass of water.

She raised her eyebrow at me. "Extremely mean? What do you mean?"

"He walked out on me again, just when I was trying hard to be nice to him. So what if I made a few white lies? It's not as if he never lied before." I let out a sigh. "And why is he so mad at me? I'm just trying to befriend him and he's acting like I'm already succeeding in our plan. You know what? I think we should just forget it. It's hopeless anyway."

"What? No! We should go on because it's a perfect plan. So what if it didn't work out twice? It will work out next time!" She suddenly replied with widened eyes.

I shook my head. "No, it wouldn't. He really doesn't like me, Sakura-chan. He already said so. He wants me to stay away from him. I don't know about you but that really hurt my pride. I don't want hear it again from the same person." I do hate Sasuke but it still hurt me when he shooed me like a beggar asking for alms.

Suddenly, I saw Sakura's face brighten and straighten her sit. "Hinata-chan." She started excitedly as I stare at her curiously. "What if I tell you I have an idea why Sasuke is treating you that way?"

"And how would you have an idea?" I asked her not hiding my skeptical tone. I doubted she learned it from Naruto because from what I remembered, Sasuke didn't even tell Naruto how he stole Gaara's rose for me so it was a big possibility that Sasuke didn't tell him about how he feels towards me.

"Well, I just got the idea after Naruto told me that when Sasuke came back after he went somewhere with you the day after Valentine's day, he wasn't himself for quite some times. And because of that, I formulated a theory. I think that Sasuke is punishing you away because he must have realized you really like Gaara. He probably thought that he should give you up because you don't like him at all, and it is Gaara you like instead."

And just after she said all those, I laughed hysterically. I couldn't help it, it all sounded like a joke. "Are we even talking about the same person? Are you seriously telling me that THE Uchiha Sasuke who never failed to annoy me since kindergarten, the same Sasuke who played with your feelings, is actually a very sensitive person who cares about MY feelings?" Instead of laughing out loud and declaring it was all a joke, Sakura raised a brow at me, signaling that she was serious about her little back story. "That's just not possible, Sakura-chan. I would rather believe that he was doing it to make a fool out of me."

Then her smile got even bigger. "Then maybe that's just it!" My forehead knotted. "Maybe he's pushing you away so you will continue liking Gaara even though he just played with you. In that way, you'll seem like a fool. But whatever it really is, it all involved Gaara. That is why you have to show Sasuke you don't have feelings for Gaara!"

"But what if I do have feelings for Gaara?"

She looked at me with disbelief. "What? How can you like him after what he's done to you?" She asked me back.

"Then are you saying you don't like Sasuke anymore?" I replied with a smirk. "Sasuke played with your feelings too, right? So does that mean your feelings for him have died?"

"Okay, sos, maybe I still have feelings for Sasuke. But those feelings are not enough to make me a fool and take him back even if he never liked me at all. Or even if he did, till tricked me so it is possible for him to do it again so I'm not taking any chances."

When she saidthat, I remembered why I've always thought of Sakura as a really intelligent person. So I decided to accept her plan. "Fine. But how are we going to show Sasuke that I'm not interested in Gaara anymore? Or let alone, have them be in the same place at the same time?" I asked, assuming she already have a plan since she was able to come up with this whole idea of hers.

Her smile turned sheepish. "Actually, I still haven't thought of how to make it happen. I was hoping we can think of it now." She remarked as she rested her chin on her right hand. "What do you think? Do you have any ideas?"

I shok my head. It's hard to accomplish that plan since Sasuke doesn't belong to our class and he doesn't really seem friendly towards Gaara. "It's going to be hard to think of something to make Sasuke and Gaara be present in the same place." I complained with a sigh.

Just then, a group of girls passed by our table talking about the basketball varsity's championship game tomorrow. As soon as Sakura and I heard them, she and I looked at each other and knew that we both share the same idea. But to confirm it, Sakura mentioned hers.

"Gaara and Sasuke-kun are both varsity players, right?" She said with a grin and so I nodded. "Then they'll both be there tomorrow. So ypu can do it tomorrow after the game."

Having confirming the same thought, I nodded at her in agreement. "That's percfect because I think Karin will be there too!" I told her as we stand up from our seats.

It was almost time for class so we headed there, discussing about the possible outcomes we would get for tomorrow. She was anticipating that Sasuke would definitely go for me after I brush Gaara off. Since she knows Sasuke well enough, I did not bother to argue that he did not really like me because after all, our plan is to make him fall for m, so I should at least be optimistic about it. But what I did anticipate is Karin's reaction which would probably be shocked because her scheme of making me fall for Gaara completely failed.

When we got to the room, I noticed a boquet of roses on the table where I usually sits. Thinking it is for me, I walked over and picked them up. I assume that it's from Gaara who wants to ask for my forgiveness. But when I sas the card attached to it, I found out it's for Karin from Uchiha Sasuke. My brow automatically rose.

"Who's that from?" Sakura asked as she took her seat.

I was about to answer her when Karin suddenly appeared beside me and snatched the boquet away from me. "Why are you touching my things?!" She shouted angrily, her left eyebrow rising as she face me. I was going to explain when I opened my mouth but she cut me when she spoke again. "You must be jealous because Sasuke-kun gave me roses. After all, behidn your mission to ruin him, you like him too, don't you?"

I stopped myself from laughing about her thoughts of me liking the Uchiha. Normally, when I was treated like this, I just stay calm and silent but because I am tired of being pushed around by Karin, especially for things that I'm not even responsible for, I decided to answer back. "Why would I be jealous? Am I stupid? Sasuke already gave me a rose and a box of chocolates last Valentine's so why would I be jealous about you receiving a boquet of roses in an ordinary day?"

Even Sakura was surprised by what I said. She didn not know that those were from Sasuke because I lied saying they were from Gaara but I was too preoccupied by Karin then to remember so I forgot about it. Luckily, she didn't choose that moment to accuse me of lying to her then.

It took Karin a moment before she responded. "So it's true then, the rumors about you sabotaging your bestfriend's love life to stole her boyfriend for yourself. You do like Sasuke-kun and you are the reason why they broke up." She spoke loudly, getting the attention of everyone in the room.

Suddenly, I regretted saying the things I said. Now she was able to turn them against me. I turned to Sakura for help. She didn't speak though, probably upset by my lie. Feeling defeated, I was going to just leave the room when Gaara suddenly joined the scene.

"No, it's not true because I placed those in Hinata's locker, not Sasuke. I just signed Sasuke's name to annoy her knowing how much she hates Sasuke." He said as he approached Karin who is glaring at him evily.

Because of the topic revolving on Sasuke, more and more people came into the classroom even though they doesn't belong to our class. And as I watch them, I noticed that behind one of them is Sasuke himself. Suddenly, I found the perfect opportunity to bring our plan into action. Sasuke, Karin and Gaara are all there, and Sakura would definitely feel better if I do it now so I did.

"No, Gaara. Don't lie. It was really Sasuke who placed the rose and the chocolates in my locker. And it's true, I do like Sasuke."

I said as sincerely as I could.