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I don't love you

I just saw you

Lovin' someone else

Oh I don't love you

Cause I know you

Playin' your self

I Don't LoveYou, HikaruUtada

The sound of breaking wood caught their attention. Both turned their heads towards the doorway to see a livid Itachi standing within it. Hinata unconsciously moved closer to Sasuke which only served to make Itachi's eyes flash even more. Though his form was its usual composed and cool self, Hinata could see the ice and fire in those eyes as they met her own.

Sasuke stood, his mouth twisting into a slightly smirk as he regarded his brother.

"I take it you heard the news Itachi?"

Itachi's lips thinned almost unnoticeably. However he managed to find a tight smile, nodding in agreement.

"Yes congratulations. I'll leave you to your meal."

With that he turned on his heel, exiting the doorway into the dark hall. Hinata stared at his back until it disappeared. Her stomach was churning and she felt nausea. Why did she say yes to Sasuke? Of course it was expectant of her but still…Hinata stood as Sasuke sat, looking up to her with a confused expression she smiled in regret.

"I-I'll be right back. I have to go to the bathroom."

Sasuke nodded in understanding. Watching as Hinata left the room. The Hyuga wandered down the hall, she had been down it a many times but never before had it seemed so long. With every step something seemed to grow heavy and a presence seemed to hover above her. Then she felt it, her arm being grabbed tightly enough to bruise before she felt the impact of a wall and a body's warmth before her.

"Why?" a voice hissed into her ear.

Hinata trembled in fear. Not at the man in front of her but because she didn't know how to answer the questions.

"I don't know…" she whispered, closing her eyes finally allowing tears that had been welling up to spill over her cheeks.

Why did it seem like she always cried in this situation? Itachi's eyes were the only thing visible in her line of vision. Those vivid and rare black and red eyes almost hypnotized her and left her in a state of a nightmare.

"Why can't you love?"

"I do!" Hinata squeaked, almost shocked at her own outburst of confession.

It was already out in the air however and she couldn't take the words back. Those black and red eyes seemed too weakened and falter for a moment but return back to their natural hard look.

"But we can't…I don't want to break Sasuke's heart…"

She felt the body slide away once more and for some reason deep in her heart she felt as though this would be the very last time.

"Then why do you break mine?"

Then Itachi was gone and Hinata was left crying once more, regretting and wishing for a different fate. When she returned to dinner with Sasuke however, she pretended to be joyous and affectionate. Whenever she looked at Sasuke however, all she saw was Itachi.

The sun of the early morning steamed through the curtains into the room. It shone on a handsome male causing him to stir before white eyes slowly opened. Neji made movement to raise his hand to cover his upcoming yawn only to find it pinned down. He looked to his side to see a blond head and then everything came rushing back to him.

A small smile made its way to his lips. He could get use to this very quickly if he didn't be careful. Then again would that be such a bad thing? Last night he had come to a realization that he did perhaps love Ino despite the constant grief he always received from her. She was everything he had come to admire in a girl.

Maybe he would call the bid off. Tell the guys that they can go ahead with their winnings and leave him alone with the new woman in his life. Somehow the thought that Ino was just his now energized him. He shifted wriggling his way from Ino's grasp gently placing her limbs back onto the bed.

Ino's nose scrunched up in dissatisfaction but was quickly smoothed out as she rolled over on her side. Neji chuckled. It seemed she wasn't much of a morning person. Perhaps he would greet the day for her with some coffee.

With that thought he quickly dressed, writing a note and leaving it on the night stand beside bed, before leaving towards the coffee shop.

Ino shifted once more in her sleep as she felt the warmth that was beside her before was now gone. Slowly she opened her eyes, blinking a couple of times to get the sleep from her eyes. Quickly she sat up as realization hit her. Neji was gone, something in her heart dropped until she saw the note on the stand beside her. Picking it up, she read the contents and relaxed. He has gone to get breakfast.

Ino fell back onto her bed with sigh. A bright smile upon her lips reflecting her inner self. Now, thinking back on how she had acted two months ago when Neji had first went after her, she was happy that he had tricked her into a date. The blond covered her head with a pillow and squealed into it.

She had never felt like this before, so light and giddy, especially over a guy. She sighed again happily, sitting up she swung her feet off the bed onto the carpet. She wanted to get dress before she saw her boyfriend for the day. Ino laughed. She had a boyfriend! The bathroom door slammed behind her and the shower started running.

Neji was walking back from the Café he had gotten the coffee, the cup holder containing two steaming cups of coffee balancing in both hands. He could see the front of Ino's apartment a little ways down the block and excitement filled him. It was strange; he had never felt such a thing concerning a woman. Making money he had but a woman? Never.

"Well, well, if it isn't my fiancé. Damn it's been a while, huh Neji?"

Neji's form seemed to stiffen as heard the voice. He turned slightly to look behind him and almost wished he hadn't. Walking out of a music store was Tayuya clutching her trademark flute in one hand. She smirked in a way that made Neji want to wipe it off her face despite the difference in their gender.

"What the hell is up with you? You can't managed a freaking hello for the woman your about to marry?"

Neji, merely out of respect and habit, nodded towards Tayuya in greeting.

"Tayuya. How are you?"

His eyes narrowed however as he had found he could not stand Tayuya from previous meeting. She was foul mouthed and brash, she had no self control and no home training. Why did Hiashi put him with this horrible girl? He would have much rather been paired with…

Ino, he forgot about Ino who was still probably waiting for him at her apartment. Without waiting for an answer he turned back to his previous destination and begun walking in a brisk pace back to Ino's. Tayuya however was not going to let him go so easily. She scowled, waking up next to Neji before surpassing him and stopping in his path.

"Where the hell do you think your going asshole? You better treat me with better respect or you'll regret it," she threatened.

Neji frowned and glared at the red haired girl. Tayuya smirked once more. She had always thought Neji was cute but he was his most finely when he was angry. The girl reached out grasping onto the front of his shirt and jerking him foreword lifting on her tip toes to kiss the man. The cup holder fell from Neji's hands onto the side walk as his eyes widened when Tayuya's lips met his own. A flash of blond caught his attention from the corner of his eye, glancing in its direction Neji's heart leaped in his chest.

Ino stood behind Tayuya, her teeth and fist clenched and body tensed ready to attack. Her eyes burned with anger, betrayal, and hurt. Neji pushed Tayuya away who glared at him.

"Ino this isn't- she," for once the great Neji didn't know what to say.

Tayuya turned to see the blond. She looked Ino up and down as though sizing her up before snorting.

"What's your problem bitch? My fiancé and I are busy."

Ino raged seemed to increase tenfold.

"Fiance?"

Neji moved towards Ino, his hands raised a bit as though he was about to touch her. He didn't get the chance as a fist flying through the air hit him squarely in the eye. Neji hissed as the pain vibrated through his head that was going to leave a bruise. He had little time to recover before he heard a couple of smacks and turned to see Tayuya on the ground groaning.

"I hate you!" Ino screamed before turning and running.

Tears burned at her eyes but she refused to let them fall. How dare he, how dare he play with her emotions! She had opened to him, gave him the most precious gift she could, herself, and this was how he repaid her! She wanted to hit something, destroy something.

Ino's run slowed into a walk as she gasped to catch her breath. She looked around at her surroundings. Somehow she had managed to end up in a park five blocks from her apartment. She spotted a bench and moved towards it sitting down.

A dark cloud seemed to cover her as it felt as though her heart from being torn in heart. Was this what they meant when they said that someone could be heartbroken? Ino stilled refused to let the tears fall, she would seem weak. She wouldn't allow herself to seem that affected by it, but no matter how much she convinced herself that she didn't care she knew she did.

Holding back a sob, she pulled out her cell phone. Dialing the familiar numbers she wanted for a moment while the phone rang.

"Gaara," a voice on the other end picked up.

"Gaara…"

"Ino? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, but could you come to see me."

"Yeah, where?"

"The park a little ways from my house."

"Okay."

With that he hung up. Ino waited patiently gaining a control of her emotions before Gaara appeared ten minutes later. The red head sat besides her, looking her over and examining making sure her claims of 'nothing' were in fact nothing. They weren't however and the fact made Gaara angry.

"What happened? Was it Neji?"

Ino simply nodded her head to confirm Gaara's suspicion. She didn't want to talk about but she did want someone's presence and Gaara's presence was comforting. Gaara on the other hand was mentally going crazy, something inside, almost craved blood and he wanted to destroy the Hyuga for making Ino like this. He felt the blond scoot closer to him and looked down upon her.

Her eyes seemed to have a blank look but Gaara knew better than anyone else that it was a front. Ino sometimes felt as though she was unlovable as it seemed many of her relationships failed. With the look on her face he could tell that was how she was feeling now. Part of him wanted to prove her wrong, very wrong.

Something however held him back, but in the back of his mind Gaara heard his brother's words.

"Your life sucks. You should do something about it."

Preparing for anything that might happen afterwards or any regrets that might be felt Gaara did something about it. He tilted Ino's head upwards earning a quirked brow of confusion and met her lips hungrily for the first time. Ino's blue eyes widened. Gaara her best friend Gaara, the one who had always been there, was kissing her and rather well.

Her first instinct was to push away, after all what had just happened with Neji. She couldn't find the will however, at the moment she needed this. She needed to feel wanted. So putting Neji in the back of her mind she returned the kiss.

They were both unaware of the long, dark haired man watching them.