Chapter 3
The Rose
"Hinata I demand to know who this boy is!" Hinata backed away cautiously. He was scary. She looked over at Naruto; he didn't even look like he had even noticed her father's anger or that he was even there. Or at least that's what she thought.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto! And I'm going to become Hokage one day!" Naruto beamed at her father, whose eye was clearly twitching.
"I-I'm s-suppose t-to tu-tutor him f-for school." The head of the Hyuuga Clan quirked his eyebrows in surprise.
"Oh. Well please forgive me for my rude actions. My younger daughter just told me something else entirely than what you said. If you'll accuse me I have some business to attend to." With that the Head of the Hyuugas turned and walked off.
"S-Sorry about that."
"Don't worry about. I'm used to it."
"Sasuke-kun why do you have to leave on another mission? It's only been two days since you got back from your last one."
"I'm sorry Sakura, but I have to go. I have no choice."
"I know. I just hate it when you leave." Sasuke pulled Sakura into a tight embrace. Tears slowly started to well up in Sakura's eyes. Against her will, they started to roll down her face. "Sasuke promise me you'll always come back to me. Please?"
"I promise."
"Okay Naruto-kun, who created the show 'Astro Boy'?"
"That's easy. Osamu Tezuka."
"Okay what about the name of his second smash hit cartoon?"
"'Kimba the White Lion.' Hinata-chan?" Hinata looked up from the book they were studying.
"H-Hai?"
"Can we do something else? Please!"
Hinata nodded. "Alright. Come with me." Hinata led Naruto through the Hyuuga estate and into its backyard. It was surrounded completely by thick forest and it was huge.
"Whoa! This is awesome! So what we gonna do huh?"
"I don't know… I thought we could maybe spar or something."
"Alright now we're talking!" Hinata got into a fighting stance and so did Naruto. Naruto quickly made a few seals and was surrounded by clones in an instant. Hinata was a little surprised but it was really no big deal she could tell who the real one was anyways. 'Okay Hinata concentrate. Don't let him get the upper hand. Stay calm. Stay focused.'
Hinata made a long chain of hand seals as Naruto's clones started to run at her. But for some reason Naruto was beginning to think that he was going to lose this battle. Something wasn't right. Why would she just stand there?
"BYAKUGAN!" Hinata's eyes shot open; they had gone completely white save for the visible black veins running though her them. The veins also bulged out from each side of her eyes. The clones had reached her; they attacked. To Naruto it never even looked like she had moved; every single one the clones were gone before he could even blink. Then she was behind him; she held a kunai close to his neck.
"Do you give up?"
"Nope." Hinata was startled as the Naruto in front of her vanished and a log appeared in his place. That wasn't possible, he couldn't have done that, she never gave him enough time to. Suddenly she felt cold metal against her neck. Hinata gasped; he was behind her. But how?
"Do you give up?"
"I give up. You win." Immediately the cold metal was removed from her throat. He was a lot better than she thought he would be. "Why don't we go back inside?"
"Ahh man. You're no fun." Hinata tried the best she could to ignore his comment, but she couldn't.
'Man she sure is cute. Ahhh! Bad thoughts! Bad thoughts! Oh! Nani!' Naruto tripped over a stump and fell into Hinata. Before either of them knew what was happening Hinata was pinned to the ground with Naruto on top of her.
Hinata blushed a deep red as she looked up into Naruto's eyes. Slowly Naruto bent down to kiss her. Their lips touched; Hinata was shocked; she had just met this boy today and he was kissing her. She had to get away. But she couldn't bring herself to move instead she lost herself in the kiss.
Sakura lay next to Sasuke as he slept; she wanted this moment to last forever. But in her heart she knew it wouldn't. Sakura knew as soon as she awoke in the morning he would be gone.
"Sakura? What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I just don't want this night to end." Sasuke wrapped his arms around Sakura and held her close.
"Neither do I. Neither do I." Sasuke hadn't told Sakura this, but the mission he took had high risks. There was a chance that this time he may not come back. He hadn't told her this yet he knew she knew. "I love you Sakura. Never forget that."
"I won't, because I love you too." Wrapped in each other's arms; they fell asleep. When Sakura awoke; she knew he was already gone. But in his place there lay a single red rose. "Sasuke.."
