The next day, Hinata went to the training grounds early in the morning. She and Kakashi had said that they would train together, but they didn't pick an exact time. So being on the safe side, Hinata had come in the morning, even though she had a feeling Kakashi wouldn't arrive until much later.

This would give her the chance to warm up thoroughly as well as do some simple meditation. With the attack, the time jumping, the hospital, and her feelings for Kakashi her mind was an absolute mess. Finding a comfortable spot under a tree Hinata took off her jacket, sat crossed leg, and closed her eyes. Keeping her breathing even and slow she let every worry leave her body. Except it wasn't working.

Every time she would close her eyes she would see a masked man looking back at her. No matter what she did she couldn't get Kakashi out of her mind. Now that she talked to her teammates things felt so much better. She would still need to talk to her family but she didn't feel like doing that before things became official. She didn't want to go through all that trouble if there was no real future for the two of them.

But now Hinata was getting frustrated. She really needed this meditation session and it wasn't really working. "Just relax." She said through gritted teeth.

"You don't look very relax to me." Hinata opened her eyes but didn't see anyone there. "But you still look cute."

She looked up and saw Kakashi staring down at her from one of the branches. Hinata couldn't help but smile. "You're up early." Which really did mean something because usually you didn't see Kakashi until late in the afternoon.

"I realized that we never chose a time to meet."

"So you figured you would come here and wait all day for me?"
"Isn't that what you were doing?"

"Actually I was planning on meditating and then doing some basic warm up exercises." Hinata wasn't going to admit that was exactly what she was doing.

"Well since the meditation doesn't seem to be working, why don't you just skip the warm up and we can go right into our spar."

"Very well. What will it be today?"

"I'm thinking taijutsu only."

The two got into position. And quickly they went into a stand still. Both waiting for the other one to attack.

"I guess I have to make the first move." Kakashi was nearly a blur as he attacked Hinata.

He went for a right arm punch but Hinata ducked and a spun out of the way. She then went on the offense and kicking Kakashi but he blocked her with his arm. He pushed her off sending her flying through the air. But she quickly balanced herself and landed gracefully. And then everything was a blur. Punches and kicks were flying everywhere. Some would land, some were blocked, and both sides were beginning to tire.

"So have you told your team about us?" Kakashi asked in the middle of the spar.

"Yes, at first they weren't to happy about it." Hinata dodged a punch and did a backflip. "But once I explained things to them they gave their consent." She said as she landed.

"That's good to hear. I'm not a fan of bugs or dog bites."

Hinata went low to the ground and did a spinning kick but Kakashi jumped back. "Now did you talk to your team?"

"Actually no I haven't." Kakashi went for a kick.

"What?" Hinata was distracted by what he said that by the time she saw the kick coming it was to late and she was sent flying into a nearby tree.

"Hinata!" Kakashi quickly ran over to her. "Are you alright?"

Hinata slowly stood up and staggered a bit, but Kakashi was there to steady her.

"Sorry about that."

"It's alright." Hinata coughed a bit. "It was my own fault. I got distracted by what you said." She turned to look at him. "You really didn't tell your team about us?"

Kakashi scratched the back of his head. "No. I told them there was someone I'm interested in, but I didn't say who."

Hinata was a bit hurt. She had told her team about her and Kakashi because he really meant something to her and she wanted their approval. But if Kakashi couldn't do that same what did that say about how he felt about her? Like Naruto, maybe she had fallen too fast for this man.

"If you can't even tell your team about us then this is probably not a good idea." Hinata stomped over and grabbed her jacket. "Good day Kakashi-sensei." And with that she stormed off.

Kakashi wanted to follow her but he was so stunned that he was frozen in place. She had called him sensei. That simple add on had pushed their relationship back to simple comrades. By the time his mind was working again Hinata was already gone. Now he was confused on what he should do. Should he run after Hinata? Should he leave her alone to cool off? Should he go apologize?

"Relationships are more confusing than I thought."

Hinata continued to walk at a fast pace, not really paying attention to where she was going. All she cared about was getting away from Kakashi. She didn't know why she was so upset. Kakashi had told his team about starting a relationship; he just didn't say her name. But by not saying her name Hinata felt like he was ashamed or embarrassed by her.

She knew it was silly and she knew that she was being insecure, but Hinata couldn't help it. She had tried so hard for so many years to get Naruto's attention and it only ended in heartbreak. She didn't want to go through something like that again.

If Kakashi wasn't going to take this seriously then why should she? Hinata knew that she were her heart on her sleeve and that she let her emotions get in the way. But when it came to love in particular, she didn't care. Love was the most wonderful feeling in the world and a person should be afraid of showing it. While many saw love as a weakness, Hinata saw it as a strength. For a person to open themselves up to another and putting all their trust into that person is true strength. That was one of the many reasons why Hinata had fallen for Naruto so hard. She loved how he opened up to people. How he would bring them into his heart so easily. Naruto had so many precious people and he would fight to his dying breath for every single one of them. That was what Hinata wanted. Undeniable love where the person would sacrifice everything to keep their loved one safe. She had done it in the past for both Naruto and Kakashi.

So if Kakashi couldn't do that for her, even if its simply telling his teammates about her, than she didn't want to have any part in the relationship. Better to end it now.

Feeling totally defeated Hinata finally took the time to look at her surroundings. She was a bit surprised to see that she had walked all the way to the Hokage Monument. She was about to turn around and head home when she heard somebody calling her name.

"Hinata?"

She turned and was a bit surprised to see her old crush sitting on the edge.

"N-Naruto!"