A/N: Yeah…ignore the dress descriptions because I really can't do it properly lol Just think pretty things :D

And... grab something to eat, this is gonna be LONG… (At least that's the feeling that I get)

Cheers!

At eight o'clock in the evening, the dining room of Konoha High was a complete chaos; and there were still two hours to go for the dance to start. Hinata had arrived five minutes late, and the cue for the food was quite long, so she decided to look around a bit.

Girls were squealing, boys were making stupid noises, the cooks were serving the food at an incredible speed to get it over with, and teachers ignored everything, because they still had to decide which teachers would watch over the dance.

"I will do it!" exclaimed Gai, getting up from the table, making it wobble.

"But Gai, you've done it during three years already, aren't you tired of it?"

"No Anko, I'm not!"

Anko sighed; she couldn't understand how an adult could enjoy watching over walking hormones with strikes of stupidity. That was only for the boys, but the girls weren't any better, at least in her lessons.

"What about you Oro-"

"No way"

"Ok…Asuma?"

"No"

"Sarutobi?"

"No"

"Kurenai?" she pleaded

"Maybe…"

"Kabuto?"

"Nope"

"Ebisu?"

"Uh, no"

"Kakashi?" she was about to cross out his name, but his answer wasn't the expected.

"Yeah, I'll do it"

"Really?"

"Yes…"

"Why? You're never in for these things!"

"Well, I…" he looked across the other side of the room: Hinata was being served some vegetables and meat. I want to watch over her.

"You what?" the teachers were waiting for his response.

"I…want to try?"

"Fair enough" and with that, Anko and the rest of them stood up "So, Kakashi, Kurenai and Gai it is!"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"YEAH!"

Kurenai sat down next to Kakashi, who looked quite miserable.

"Are you ok?"

No, I'm not ok

"Yeah, why?"

"You seem… gloomy…lately"

"Nonesense, I'm fine!" he lied

"Ok then, see you later then!" she got up and left.

"Bye" he sipped on his coffee, and decided to leave too when he saw Itachi approaching Hinata.

9 o'clock

"Hinata, are you gonna be long?"

"N-no, just wait a second Ten-Ten!" she shouted over the shower noise.

"Come on, my hair is extra long!"

"Ok, ok!"

She put her towel over her body, and went outside. She smelled of lilacs.

"Here, my dryer" the brunette offered.

"Thanks" said Hinata. But her friend was already singing inside the shower. She sighed and went to the wall of mirrors, plugging in the hair dryer.

"Step aside, bitch" she heard from behind. It was Ino.

"W-why do you call me th-that, Ino?"

Ino looked scary. She was wearing absolutely no make-up, and her hair looked like…straw?

"Don't play dumb with me, you stole my boyfriend!"

Kakashi¿? Then she remembered they weren't together anymore, so that only left another boy.

"Oh but I d-didn't know that Itachi and y-you were together…"
"Yeah sure, just let me-"

"Hey!" Temari appeared behind the blonde, her hand tight around her shoulder "Leave. Her. Alone"

"Ugh!" Ino rolled her eyes and stormed away.

By half past nine, everyone had dried their hair and put on their dresses or suits if they were boys. The boys styled their hair and struggled to put on their ties while the girls put on the make-up. At ten, everything was ready, and all the pairs had reunited outside the gym door, which had been turned into a dance floor.

Sasuke put his arm around Hinata.

"I like your bracelet"

"Oh…thanks" that hurt. But tonight she had the purpose to smile.

After ten minutes in there, Hinata and Sasuke had to take a break to drink. They went at a small table filled with crisps and drinks, with plastic dishes and cups. Hinata looked across for her friends. All of them had their hair flat ironed, except Temari. She turned to the table again; Ten-Ten and Neji were there too.

Saturday night – Whigfield.

"Oh my god! Hinata let's go!"

"B-but I-"she couldn't finish the sentence; Ten-Ten was already dragging her to the center of the improvised dance floor. In less than five seconds there were no boys – except Lee – dancing the repetitive choreography of the song: left arm spin, right arm spin, roll up, roll down, left foot, right foot, jump forward, jump backward, turn around… on an on again.

"Are you having fun Hinata?" asked Lee.

"Y-yeah I guess" they jumped and turned around.

"You were looking blue these days"

"Oh, well, I had…personal problems but…" jump again "luckily I have my friends"

"And boyfriend" corrected Lee.

"Y-yes, him too"

"Ok, enough chit-chat" Ten-Ten said from behind "song's finishing, let's get back to the gang"

No Stress – Laurent Wolf

"Neji, come dance with us!" called Naruto and Kiba.

"Oh please, you don't expect me to do THAT do you now?" Neji flipped his hair and watched the blond boy shrugging and going back with Kiba. He supposed they were trying to be funny, with their "sick dance moves".

Hinata and Sasuke were dancing – normally – when they noticed Neji's face.

"What's wrong Neji?" the boy asked.

"Nothing, just watching Dinamic Duo here" he pointed towards his so-called friends. Naruto was attempting to dance Tecktonik style, and Kiba…well, Kiba varied between "Egyptian walking", chicken dance, spinning and moonwalk attempt, within others.

"Ew" said Sasuke.

"Yeah, It's quite disturbing" Neji mumbled. Then he remembered something. Disturbing. Hinata having a boyfriend was disturbing "Hinata, we need to talk" he grabbed her and they both sat down on some chair randomly placed at the right side of the gym.

Telephone – Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce.

"Is something wrong, Neji?"

"Uh, yeah!"

She raised an eyebrow.

"Don't you have anything to tell me?"

Hinata thought about it for a moment "N-No…Do I?"

"Oh, so you don't have to tell me you're dating someone; You don't have to tell me that he is my best friend's older brother; You don't have to tell me you've been skipping the art classes to be with him; and you certainly DON'T have to tell me he's two years older than you. No, definitely you don't have to, really"

"Geez Neji, I didn't know you wanted to know about my private life, sorry…I thought you told me-"

"Never mind, just…don't get hurt again ok? Please"

"H-how do you-"

"It was clear enough, for everyone. But you don't want to tell me who it was if you don't want to. Of course, if you told me, I could break his b-"

"N-no that's not necessary…" her hand twisted around her wrist. She wanted to cut that lovely bracelet off.

They stayed quiet until the song ended. When Hinata came up with a conversation topic, it was too late.

"Neji, do you l-like someone?" thinking about Ten-Ten. Neji turned scarlet.

"N-no. Oh, excuse me, it's my song" and he ran off.

"My song?" mouthed Hinata as she watched.

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson.

"Hey, Kakashi look" said Kurenai.

"What?"

"Neji Hyuga. Dancing" she sounded as if both words couldn't be in the same sentence, but he was actually a good dancer.

"Seems they're having fun"

"Unlike YOU" no reaction came out of him "where's Gai?"

"Dancing with Lee and Sakura Haruno, over there…"

"Good lord, he's not a teenager anymore!"

"Ah, just let him be"

"Kakashi really, what's wrong with you?"

Kakashi looked at the other side of the gym. Itachi had stolen Hinta from Sasuke, and had taken her to the food and drinks table. Then his eyes slid to Neji again, he was…dancing with Sasuke? That's what it looked like, but they were talking.

"If he hurts her, he dies"

"Listen, I'm the first one to object to my brother's…relationship, with Hinata. I know that if he hurts her he will die. I will kill him"

"You? Why?" Neji was suspicious.

"Oh, no, because, I hate my brother, and, Hinata's my friend"

"Great. Listen, do you mind going THERE!" he pointed at Hinata's direction "and get her? Your brother creeps me out"

"Fine, I'll go…"

"Thanks. Now move, I need some space".

I gotta feeling – Black eyed peas.

"Bro, may I borrow my dance partner for a while?"

"Hi mister sarcasm. Yes, you can borrow my girlfriend for a while" Itachi winked at her and went with his friends, for now.

"Let's go" said Sasuke, taking Hinata by the hand. He gave her a spin and danced along, mouthing the words.

"By the way, nice dress"

"Oh thanks" she blushed a bit, and looked down. Her dress had different shades of blue, white and black. The upper part had blue straps, and it was all black with a blue swirly decoration. The lower part had a blue bow covering a white part, surrounded by blue petals on a blue background. She didn't realise they had company: Neji, Ten-Ten, Sakura, Lee, Temari, Shikamaru, Naruto, Kiba, Tobi, and even Shino.

"Why isn't Gaara dancing?" asked Tobi.

"Ah, you know, he's shy" said Kiba.

"Not anymore he's not! Shino's here, so he should be here too!" Temari pushed herfelf through the crowd and fetched Gaara. She dragged him to the dance floor and forced him to dance "C'mon bro!".

After one minute, he gave in. In the end everyone, including him, were jumping in circles shouting "PARTY EVERY DAY, PA-PA-PA-PARTY EVERY DAY!"

Kakashi watched as Hinata was having fun, he was glad.

But he just had to tell her, there HAD to be some way to talk to her at least…

Good girls gone bad – Cobra starship.

"Hin- ahem, Hyuga"

Hinata turned around and looked at him from head to toe.

"What do YOU want?" whoops, she sounded too angry. Yes, she was angry and heartbroken, and it was his fault. The night was so good, yet he had just ruined it.

"I need to have a word with you"

"What If she doesn't want to, sensei?" Ten-Ten held on to Hinata.

"Fine, in another moment then"

When he was away in his place again, Ten-Ten dragged Hinata to one side.

"Are you ok?"

"Um, y-yes…I don't know what he w-would want…n-now"

"Uh, ignore him, he will get what he deserves"

"Hm"

"Listen, try to…why don't you go look for Itachi?" she suggested.

"N-no, I think I'd rather stick around you guys"

"Yeah, ok let's go!"

11: 40

Tik tok – Kesha.

The boys clapped and whistled and the girls mouthed the words, making moves matching the lyrics. Hinata decided it was about time she went to fetch Itachi. She missed him, kind of. She wanted to make herself believe that.

She wandered around the gym, but she couldn't see him. Maybe he was outside smoking? But he didn't smoke, did he? Maybe he did. Who knows, she wouldn't lose anything for trying, so she went outside.

There wasn't anyone. Oh well, maybe she could have a little walk. She went to the gardens and walked slowly. She could still hear the music coming from the gym when she passed by a tree where Sai and Ino were making out. She shivered, and continued.

Unconsciously, she ended up at the fountain where Kakashi had addressed her as her teacher. The same fountain where he had said "I love you" and he had given her that stupid, apparently indestructible bracelet.

"Hinata" dammit, she always heard his voice in moments like that. Well, actually, she always thought she heard it, but in the end he was always there behind her/beside her. So she waited.

Then a hand touched her arm. You see?

"Hinata…"

"Yes?" she turned around, it was him alright. Brown eyes, perfect mouth, silver hair tipped to one side...gorgeous. She blinked and snapped out of it. Liar. "I thought I t-told you I didn't w-want to talk w-with you..."

"Actually, you didn't. It was your friend who-"

"Please! Leave m-me alone, you don't know h-how painful it is" she tried to walk away but his grasp was tight on her.

"Wait. Please listen to me!"

"N-no…let me go, you're hurting m-me"

"Hinata please-"

"Hinata? Are you there?" Ten-Ten's voice was heard from the distance "Hinata?" Itachi's too.

In the distance, Hinata could hear the song changing. This time it was slow. They had put a few slow songs in the CD, for romantic dances and stuff.

Another now – Kate Alexa

She looked at Kakashi "I-I'm here, coming!" he let go of her and she ran away.

"What were you doing out there?" Itachi took her hand in his.

"I w-was looking for you"

"Eh, guys, I have to…do something. Go on, I'll catch you up in a minute!"

She walked quickly towards the fountain. Effectively, she found Kakashi there, sitting on a bench with his hands pulling from his hair.

"Quit the acting sensei"

"Huh? Oh, Ten-Ten. I'd like to be alone, please"

"No, no. You're gonna listen to me. I know everything. And when I say everything, I MEAN everything. How dare you play with her that way?"

"It's not what you think"

"Oh no? Then what is it?"

Kakashi stood up and rubbed his hand across his face "Ask Uchiha"

"Sasuke?"

"No, Itachi"

"Uh, I'm totally lost. How is Itachi related to you hurting my best friend?"

He couldn't believe he was confessing to a student. But fair enough, that student was his girl's best friend, and she already knew.

"Listen" he took a deep breath "The day I gave the bracelet to Hinata, Itachi came to me with instant photographs of me and Hinata…"

Meanwhile, Hinata was wondering why her friend took so long.

"Itachi, I think I'm going to check out on Ten-Ten. S-stay here, I'll be right back" she began running; surely she must have seen Kakashi!

"…And that's why I had to lie to her, and tell her that I don't love her. But believe me, I do. I had to do it because she could get kicked out of school, I-I" oh no, he was on the verge of tears. Not in front of a student, please.

Ten-Ten swallowed and ran her fingers through her long hair. She still had to digest all the information. That explained everything. Poor Kakashi. Poor Hinata.

"Sensei" she went closer to him "I know you're overage and all, but I do believe you and Hinata are meant for each other" she went even closer "I will help you. I want to help you. Itachi is a bastard, and he doesn't deserve her. Trust me; I will think of something…anything"

"Thanks" he sat down on the bench again. Ten-Ten felt a sudden need to hug him, to make him know that he would het Hinata back.

She sat next to him and stretched her arms "Hug, Kakashi?" she could leave the formalities apart, she thought.

Kakashi nodded, and they both shared a friendly hug of gratitude.

"TEN-TEN?"

The brunette let go at that instant.

"Hinata!"

"WHAT are you d-d-oing?"

"Hinata wait, let me explain"

"N-no! I don't want to speak w-with you, Kakashi!" she turned to Ten-Ten, she started to cry "h-how could you…"

"Hinata, it's NOT what you think, you have to LISTEN to us!"

"NO!"

"Then, listen to ME, please Hinata, as your friend-"

"F-f-friend? No Ten-Ten….this…this is t-too much…I just c-can't….be your friend a-a-nymore…" she shook her head and ran away.

"HINATA PLEASE"

Ten-Ten's sobs couldn't be heard anymore. Hinata only heard the voice in her head.

She just stabbed me in the back…a friend…a friend who hooks up with the guy – the teacher- who broke my heart? No…I can't…I'm sorry Ten-Ten…

Sexy Bitch – David Guetta feat Akon.

"You still don't want to tell me what happened?" asked Itachi. It was almost midnight, and he'd been able to make her stop crying and smile. But he wanted to know what was going on.

"N-no, It's ok…Let's go dance, it's the last song"

"Ok"

They went across the gym towards Sasuke, Tobi, Temari, Shikamaru and Gaara.

"Hey there, lost ones!" Tobi clapped "Whoot, whoot!"

Itachi rolled his eyes, spun Hinata around and started dancing. Temari went beside her.

"Where's Ten-Ten?"

"Ask mister Kakashi"

"He isn't here either"

"Oh, she must be out with Neji" she faked a laugh.

"Yeah!"

One minute of dancing later, Hinata could see the door or the gym opening. It was Sakura, followed by a crying Ten-Ten.

She turned around; these were the last minutes of the night, and a broken friendship and a broken heart couldn't ruin it. Hinata danced like never before; she ran her fingers through her hair, moved her hips, moved her legs, and moved her arms. Everything. She looked completely different to the shy stuttering girl everyone knew. But next day she'd be like that again.

The end of the song was the end of the dance, and everyone went to their bedrooms.

Ten-Ten tried once, twice more to tell the truth to Hinata, but it was no use.

She hoped she'd have a chance the next day, because it was the last day of the term and then they'd go on Christmas holidays.

Hinata lied on her bed unable to sleep. She wanted it to be tomorrow, so she could get away for a while, before coming back in January.