I didn't care about their feelings at all.

Sakura closed her eyes.

Naruto stood in front of her quietly, waiting for her response. He was panting after all that shouting, though.

After what seemed like an eternity, Sakura opened her eyes and spoke softly.

"…I'm sorry."

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Even after all that talk about giving up, Hinata still wanted a final answer.

And so she decided to get that answer by plucking the petals off the daisy that she'd just picked.

"…Hinata-sama?"

"EEP!" Hinata yelped as she felt someone breathing behind her. (She had been too focused with the daisy.)

It was Neji. "Sorry. Did I scare you?"

Hinata shook her head, her heart thumping hard.

Neji looked at the daisy that she was holding onto. Then he sat beside her and stared at the sky.

I still haven't given Tenten an answer yet.

He squinted. The sun rays were pretty glaring.

Do I really like Tenten in that special way or just… just the same feelings that I felt for Hinata-sama earlier?
He felt pretty confused. He'd wanted someone to talk to, but definitely not Lee. And he'd rather kill himself than to tell Tenten about it.

Just as well. If people knew about this, it could seriously harm his reputation as the stone-faced, white-eyed guy who was the number one rookie before…

"…Neji?"

"Huh?" Neji turned and looked at Hinata—but he turned too fast, because at the same instant Hinata turned around to look at him.

BANG!

"OW!" Neji and Hinata yelled at the same time—Hinata yelled softly, (There is such thing as a soft yell.) Neji, loudly.

Rubbing their heads, Hinata and Neji looked at each other in the eye, stopped, and blushed a little.

Then they resumed rubbing their sore foreheads.

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Naruto stared at Sakura's departing figure. He knew what her apology meant.

He bit his lip, tears falling freely from his face now. He knew it. It was all over. All over.

Sakura didn't choose him. She had chosen…

"Sasuke!" Sakura panted as she found the raven-haired boy walking around in the garden.

Sasuke turned around. "Sakura?"

Sakura stood firmly on the ground, her knees bent over, panting.

"H-How was… Naruto?" Sasuke asked her, looking away.

Sakura closed her eyes.

"...Naruto woke me up."

Sasuke blinked. "Woke you up?"

Sakura looked up at him, determined to finish this fiasco once and for all.

"…I realized that I didn't care about how you feel. I didn't… I didn't bother about Naruto either. All I cared about was myself."

She bit her lip. Her eyes were watering up. Don't cry, you idiot.

Sasuke's gaze softened. But he stood as still as Naruto had, waiting.

Sakura was about to look down but she stopped herself just in time.

"Although I had feelings for Naruto… I… still… choose…"

"Hey, Sakura, have you seen Neji?" Lee appeared suddenly, making Sakura jump about a meter in the air.

Sasuke, however, didn't move.

"That is the last time you interrupt us, Lee." He said in a low tone.

Sakura let out a nervous giggle. She didn't know how to react.

Sasuke pulled Sakura over to him, catching her off-guard.

And, in front of Lee, the 'spectator', he kissed Sakura right there and then.

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"…S-So you're unsure of your feelings?" Hinata said, blushing furiously to know that Neji had a 'crush' on her before.

"Yeah…" Neji was also blushing.

Hinata looked down at the grass. "It-It depends on you, I-I think."

"Huh?" Neji blinked.

"I-I mean…" Hinata said nervously, playing with her fingers, "Y-You are the only one who knows what your real feelings are… I-I… well…"

Neji frowned. "I don't get your point…"

"W-What I mean is, n-no one can tell you the answer, you have to find out the answer for yourself." Hinata said after taking one deep breath.

Neji's eyes widened at her answer and he looked at the clouds.

"Tenten, huh…" He muttered.

Are my feelings for her like what I felt for Hinata-sama?

Or do I feel for Tenten in that special way…?

Neji turned to Hinata and patted her on the head.

"Thanks for the advice, Hinata-sama."

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Author: I'll try and make the chapters longer for the "School Of Horror"… Am currently having a writer's block for that fanfic…