Hello once again my sexy beasts (inside joke)... I would like to thank my lovely reviewers and readers alike... I've been busy with debate and I'm an officer of the new anime club at our school... cool huh? Speaking of cool, did you see Hinata's new jutsu and her timeskip outfit in the manga? Gah! I'm rambling! Cue the disclaimer!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto... If I did, (insert party A) would hook up with (insert party B)...

Ch. 12 Confess

Honestly, I did not know how Sakura got to Sasuke's room when I had to make up an unbelievable story. Sasuke looked horrible in that hospital bed. I didn't want to see him like that anymore, so I didn't go to see him for the rest of the time he was in the hospital. Something else that bothered me was the absence of those guilty consciences of mine. I was happy that I was sane again, but I felt a bit lost without them.

"Aww, that's sweet of you," a voice rang in my head.

'Huh? It's you!' I replied mentally. Alright, so maybe I was still crazy. Then I realized something was missing, 'A-ano, where's the other one?'

"She's gone now."

'Care to explain?'

"Umm, well when you sort of admitted your feelings for Sasuke, the Naruto-us and all of the other, but less important, ones assimilated with me-- or something like that."

'Then why are you still here?'

"He knows how he feels, but he does not know how you feel."

'Huh? What do you mean?' but I heard no reply.

Deep in my thoughts, I didn't notice where I was going or who I bumped into. My head, looking towards the ground, bumped into someone else's back. The collision knocked me back a bit.

"Hey watch where you're going," said a familiar voice.

Quickly I bowed my head, not seeing the boy's eyes, "G-gomen na-nasai! S-s-sumimasen!"

"Huh? Hinata-chan?"

I looked up to see a bright face and blushed fiercely, "N-Naruto-kun!"

"You know Hinata-chan, you should really watch where you're going. People are going to think you're weird."

"Ha-hai. Sumimasen," I said as I looked to the side. "S-so where a-are you g-going?"

"Actually I was going to visit Sasuke at the hospital."

My eyes widened in surprise, "Na-nani? What happened to Sasuke-kun?"

Naruto told me about how Team 7 escorted Ibiki-sensei's little brother in a race and how Sasuke got injured. Seriously, Sasuke must get frequent-patient benefits from getting damaged so much. Naruto asked me if I wanted to come, but I declined. I was too nervous to face him after that day. I went home and straight to my room. Little did I know that I had a little rat spying on me. A fist knocked on the side of my screen door.

"Come in," I said. The door slid open and a petite figure stepped inside.

"Neesan, what's the matter?" asked a concerned Hanabi.

"W-what makes you s-say th-that?" I replied with my obvious stutter.

"Neesan, you're an open book. I've been watching these past couple of days and you're constantly thinking."

"I'm thinking, so?"

"You're thinking too much. It's got me and Neji-niisan concerned. You've seemed troubled lately, so let me try to help. Is this about somebody?"

"..."

"Is it a boy?"

"..."

"Do you like this boy?"

"N-no--"

"Don't lie to me. I know when you're lying. Is he dangerous?"

"I guess..."

"He's extremely bad news. Is he your age?"

"Of course."

"Good, you're complying. Have I seen him before?"

"Maybe once or twice."

"Fine as hell?"

"Etto--"

"Alright, I have a good picture. You haven't confessed yet, am I right?"

"Yes."

"Well just confess and it'll all be over."

"Umm, arigatou."

"You owe me!" she exclaimed as she walked out the door and down the hall.

Hanabi made confessing my affections sound so easy. Like it was just as easy to order one of our many servants. I wish I had her courage. As I laid my head on my pillow, I couldn't help but notice a flash of light off in the distance.

The next day I was to meet up with Kurenai-sensei, Kiba-kun, and Shino-kun. We were assigned to do a few missions, mainly chores and other quick stuff. By the end of the day I was exhausted. It was dark now. Kiba-kun and Shino-kun offered to walk me home, but they had their own families to get back to. For some odd reason, I decided to take a detour to the academy. I reflected upon my time I spent with Sasuke. From the time we first met, to his clan's massacre, to our odd reunion. As the images raced through my mind, I felt some dark feeling eating away at my soul.

As I began walking home, a chill ran up my spine. I looked to my right and saw Sasuke standing there with Sakura-san lying on the ground. His eyes, consumed by a mad lust for power, turned to me. I was shaking.

"S-sasuke-ku-kun? D-d-doshite?" I croaked out.

"..."

"Wh-what are you d-doing?"

"Please Hina-chan. I'm doing this for us."

"Wh-what d-do you mean?" my eyes trailed down to Sakura-san's limp form.

"Don't you see? I'll get power from Orochimaru and Itachi will never be able to touch you ever again." He turned around and began to walk away.

"Matte!" I yelled. "Please don't go."

He continued walking. I took a deep breath and I knew what I had to say.

"Wa-watashi wa..." I whispered as Sasuke stopped.

"Watashi wa aisuru!" I cried out to his face. My eyes became watery. He walked up close to me. I gazed up into his eyes and he looked straight into mine.

"Watashi wa aisurumo," he said before taking me in his strong embrace and pushing his lips against mine. My body became warm as our bodies pressed against each other in mutual bliss. Tears of fear turned into tears of joy running down my face. Nothing else mattered to me. I could only see Sasuke, my Sasuke.

Then, like a slap to the face, he pulled away. "Gomen nasai," he whispered. Sasuke's fingers poked at a certain part of my skin and everything went black. The last thing I heard was Sasuke's voice saying, "Wait for me, my wife."