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Chapter 8:

"Yum! That beef soup was delicious, Chouji!" exclaimed Naruto. He got up to get some more. The pot of beef soup hung over the fire that Shikamaru had made. Everyone had gathered around the fire to eat. They sat on the ground.

Chouji smiled," Hinata and I did it." He sat between Ino and Kiba. Hinata blushed.

"Well, all I got to say is that this is so good," said Shikamaru, sipping some juice," And the fish is great."

Hinata sat between Gaara and Sasuke and smiled," Chouji did the fish, though."

"Hey, so how long are we staying here?" asked Kiba, taking a bite from his fish.

"Maybe four days," said Ino. She was between Chouji and Sasuke. "How long do you guys wanna stay? I think that four days is long enough."

Everyone nodded.

"Hey, does your knee still hurt?" asked Naruto. He sat between Gaara and Kankurou. "Damn, that must have hurt."

Ino shook her head," It hurts a little, but Hinata cleaned it up and put her special medicinal cream on it. I think that it's wonderful. I don't feel as much pain I felt this morning." She turned to Hinata," I really am grateful, Hinata."

Hinata shook her head and smiled," It's okay. I'm glad that you are just feeling better."

"So, what do you guys want to do now?" asked Shino. He sat between Kankurou and Temari.

"I think that we should all just rest," said Temari, looking at Ino and Hinata," Ino and Hinata still need to rest today, and I think that tomorrow, we can all do something."

"I think that is a good idea," said Ino," I don't think that I should be walking too much today, right Hinata?"

Hinata nodded," Yes. You should try to make sure that your knee heals a lot today, so that you will be much better tomorrow."

Ino nodded," Okay. So let's just hang out and rest."

"Man, am I stuff," said Naruto, smiling. He placed his bowl down," So who will do the dishes and stuff?"

Hinata raised her hand," I will."

Temari nodded," I will also."

The two ladies cleaned up after the friends were done eating.

"I think that I will save the soup for later," said Chouji, covering the soup," For dinner." He then laid it on the mini table and then washed his hands," Are you sure that you ladies can handle the dishes?"

Hinata nodded," Yep." She got some soap they had brought and carried the dishes.

"We're going to the lake, to do the dishes," said Temari and she followed after Hinata.

Chouji nodded and started to clean up the food.

"Ahh, isn't this great?" said Kiba, laying down in his tent," The ladies doing the dishes and us men resting. This is the life. No worries about college and the city life for four days."

Shino smirked," Yeah. We shower in the lake and sleep in tents. What a life."

"Whatever," said Kiba," So who am I sharing a tent with?"

"Shino."

"I'm sharing with Gaara," said Kankurou, grabbing a bag from inside of the tent.

"Sasuke and I," said Naruto, standing next to Kiba's and Shino's tent.

"How about you, Ino?" asked Kiba, popping his head from out of the tent.

"Me?" said Ino," I'm sharing with Hinata, what do you think?"

"And Shikamaru and Temari," said Chouji. "I guess I have a tent all to myself."

"Ooh, Shikamaru," said Kiba," Hopefully we won't hear any noises from your tent."

Shikamaru threw a stick at his face," Shut up. You make me sick." He walked away.

Everyone laughed at Kiba.

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"Hey, Hinata," asked Temari. They stood next to the stream. They weren't washing the dishes in the stream, but they used the water, picked it up and washed the dishes from the side. "What do you think of my brother, Gaara?"

Hinata washing the dishes while Temari rinsed it only blushed," Oh. I think that Gaara is a wonderful person. There are times when he frightens me a little, but it's not like anything violent. He just acts peculiar sometimes. But there are times where he can be a real nice person." Hinata smiled.

Temari smiled also," So do you love him?"

Hinata's jaw dropped," Huh? Oh! Um… I…"

Temari laughed," Hey. It's okay. Just tell me the truth. I won't bite." She smiled," Not yet, huh?" Hinata nodded.

"I understand," said Temari, a bit relieved.

"I'm sorry," said Hinata," I like your brother, Temari, but I'm not sure that…well, how can I put this. I'm still not sure that…" She didn't know how to put it.

"You are not sure that you love him," replied Temari, looking at her," Right?" Hinata nodded.

"Wow, you know more about what I mean then myself," said Hinata, blushing embarrassingly," I'm so pathetic, huh?"

Temari laughed again," Don't say that, Hinata! You are a wonderful lady and I see that in you. You are just so cute sometimes you know that?" She the smiled sadly," It's just that, I just don't want you two getting hurt, that's all. I know it's hard being in a relationship. Especially when one's feelings start to change."

"What do you mean?" asked Hinata, totally oblivious to relationships.

Temari shook her head," Never mind what I said. Just keep working." She had no idea how she was going to have to split Gaara and her up, but she had to do it. Even though it is for Gaara's sake, it'll be difficult to do, thought Temari. She glanced at Hinata a little and saw that she was cleaning the bowls, But as long as Hinata has not fallen for Gaara in love yet, there is still a chance. Temari knew it wasn't right for her to get involved in their relationship, but she knew that her father was no ordinary father. Their father was a person who will do anything to make sure that things went his way. Even if it has to hurt his son. She would make sure that before her father had any "plans" for Gaara and Hinata, she would have to act on her own with Kankurou to save them both from sorrow. Even she had thought that the two would be perfect for each other, however, no one knew of her father's plans yet.

He wanted them separate for sure and very SOON.

Hinata sneezed," Achoo!" She then hurriedly got out a tissue from her pocket and blew her nose.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked Temari. They were almost done. Well, actually Hinata had finished and Temari just needed to rinse.

"Yeah," said Hinata, done blowing her nose," It's just that you know, being sick and all."

"Hey, I think you need to rest more tomorrow?" asked Temari worriedly.

"No, no! I'm fine," said Hinata, "Besides, I don't want to burden you guys. You guys wanted to have fun, so I'll be fine." She smiled to Temari.

"Okay," said Temari and they got up, carrying the dishes back.

They came back and everyone was resting in their tents. Hinata and Temari placed the dishes on the mini table and walked over to where the tents were positioned. They were next to each other. They saw the feet sticking out of the tents and the girls giggled.

"Hey, is everyone sleeping already?" asked Temari, crossing her arms," Because I still see the sun out."

Chouji was the first to pop out his head," Hey, you two. Everyone's just resting. Hinata you are with Ino, over there next to Kiba's and Shino's tent. Temari, you're staying to the tent next to mine. Shikamaru's in there already."

"Oh, thank you," said Hinata and she went to her tent. Ino was in there alright. Her legs were sticking out and her hands were on her stomach and Hinata could hear her light snore. Hinata smiled.

Hinata was tired. She layed down on the pillow and got a blanket to wrap herself. She closed her eyes and took a nap.

"Sasuke, oh, Sasuke, where are you?"

Hinata opened her eyes, Huh? She turned around and saw that Ino was mumbling in her sleep.

"Sasuke, why are you running away?" asked Ino, tiredly in her sleep," Don't leave me. Don't you love me like I love you?"

Ino, thought Hinata, I didn't know that you sleep talk. She noticed that Ino was reaching for something to wrap herself in and Hinata saw that her blanket was all the way to her feet. Hinata took the blanket and placed it over Ino's body. She smiled. She's just like a child sometimes, thought Hinata and she layed back down, facing up.

"I love you Sasuke," said Ino, smiling at the warm snuggly blanket over her," So promise me that you'll love me also?"

Hinata's eyes opened again. Something about that bothered her. For some odd reason, what Ino said was troubling her mind a bit.

Ino loves Sasuke, but he won't let her touch him, thought Hinata, Why does it bother me? Suddenly an idea hit her mind.

I should do something to help Ino, thought Hinata. She knew how much Ino liked Sasuke, so why not help her a little? You know Hinata, just do little things. Like leave Ino and Sasuke together and stuff like that. Don't do huge things, but it's usually the little things that make a great relationship start out great. Hinata blushed a bit. But it wasn't like she was doing anything about her relationship with Gaara, right?

Hinata looked at Gaara," I don't want to yell at you. You did nothing wrong last night. You were just upset, but please, it is not good to hold your feelings inside of yourself." Hinata wanted to get to know Gaara better," I know that it's my fault when you get angry at me or do those things. Please tell me your troubles. If it will stop making you angry because," Hinata wanted to say this to Gaara, so that he could know," I know that you are a good person."

"What do you know about me?" asked Gaara," Why do you even care to know about me?"

Hinata blushed at the question," Well. I think that since our fathers put us together, it would be good to talk and get to know each other. All we have been doing is going to parties and hold hands."

"So?" said Gaara," Isn't that what couples do?"

Hinata shook her head blushing a bit to explain," You see. That's where it's different. We are a couple by force, not by our own decisions. We never asked each other to be a couple." She saw that Gaara was listening," We hardly know anything about each other. A couple must know more of each other and then decide their relationship from onwards. That's how it works." Hinata felt a bit embarrassed when saying this. How could she be saying these things when this was her first time having a boyfriend?

Hinata blushed in embarrassment. Why did she have to say those things? It probably made her look weird, but she wanted to say it. She wanted to get to know him better.

Hinata smiled and took a nap.

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Hinata opened her eyes and checked her watch. An hour had passed and Hinata got out of the tent. She saw no one awake yet. She smiled and decided to fix her hair. She sat by the fire, which was burnt out now, but she took her brush and started combing her hair. It wasn't very long, but just up to her shoulders. She combed it and then tied it into a pony tail. The weather today was nice, but a little cold and windy.

"So you're awake also?"

Hinata turned around to see Sasuke out of his tent. He got out of the tent and scratched the back of his head.

Hinata nodded and went to her tent to put her comb away. She came out. "Yes."

"You're lucky you had a good nap," said Sasuke, he then unzipped the tent and it revealed a snoring Naruto, with his arms spread out. "Believe me, it wasn't a good nap for me."

Hinata giggled," Naruto is funny. You guys must have been good friends from long way back."

Sasuke shrugged," Well. We were when we were kids, but now, we don't talk to each other much. He's got his company to run and I have my own things to do." He stood next to her as she looked at the cooled down fire place. He stole a glance at her. He was curious at what she was doing.

Hinata had placed her knees bent and her head on it, grabbing a hold of her knees and just smiling at the things around her.

"Can I ask you a question?" asked Sasuke, looking ahead, trying not to be nosy.

"Sure, what is it?" said Hinata, looking up at him.

"Who were you visiting at the cemetery?" asked Sasuke.

"Oh," said Hinata, smiling sadly," I was visiting my mother. She died after she gave birth to my younger sister Hanabi." She then smiled a bit," She was a kind person and I admire her kind qualities."

Sasuke looked at Hinata," I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be nosy-"

Hinata shook her head and stood up," It's okay." She then started to walk away," I need to get something."

Sasuke, feeling uneasy, grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. His eyes went big as he saw her. She was crying. Tears were on her face.

"Oh, I'm sorry," said Hinata, wiping her tears with her other arm, looking at the ground," I didn't mean to. It's just that I can't hold back the tears when I talk about my mother."

Then why did you answer my question? Thought Sasuke, looking at her as she wiped more tears away. He slowly touched her cheeks and wiped the tears away. He showed no emotion whatsoever though. He was cold looking at her, but Hinata just stood there, surprised at his actions.

"What are you doing?" asked Hinata softly, a blush on her cheeks. She then moved back from his touch and looked away. She was blushing, and she couldn't hide it. Her heart was also pounding crazily that she just wanted to scream.

Sasuke, realizing what he had just done, was shocked also. He just didn't realize what he was doing. It was as if all of a sudden, he just felt like making those tears go away. What am I doing? Asked Sasuke to himself.

"I'm sorry," he said, looking at her," I didn't mean to."

Hinata nodded, still not looking at him," It's okay." She then headed back to her tent.

Sasuke sighed, a bit shock still, but he just left, taking a walk to relieve himself.

But unbeknownst to the two, Naruto had been watching.

"Sasuke," said Naruto interestingly, and then he looked at the tent that Hinata had walked into. "Hinata."

This is more interesting than I thought, thought Naruto, smiling a bit.

Hinata blushed as she sat there as Ino still slept. She looked at Ino and closed her eyes painfully.

I'm so sorry, Ino, thought Hinata sadly and she opened them. She knew that she and Sasuke hardly knew each other, but she couldn't help the beating of her heart. It was different from when she was with Gaara, but she didn't know why. The thought hit her.

What's wrong with me? thought Hinata, blushing and surprised at the same time. She placed her hands on her burning cheeks and she tried to get the thought of him out of her mind. No! Stop it, Hinata, you are with Gaara, stop thinking about Sasuke! She shook her head to get the thought out.

Author's Notes: hello, all! It's me again! Well, anywayz, please REVIEW! YOUR ENCOURAGING WORDS help me all the time to continue to write. And don't worry you guys, I'm NOT giving up on any of my sasuhina stories. But I just got to get my butt working. NOTE TO ALL OF MY READERS: when summer comes, I'll make sure to update all of my sasuhina stories. Haha. That's a long wait, but I'm positive I will do that.