Alright, another chapter completed. Now it is Hinata's turn to have some of the spotlight. Let me know how I did. -sorrowXdarkness

Please Accept Me: Chapter 10

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Hinata finally got the treats as she bravely battled her way to the front of the stand. Sweet bread was a popular choice among the school students, making it a challenge to acquire one, much less three. As she hurried her way to their spot, she happened to bump into someone; the treats fell upon impact. She tried to pick them up while apologizing to whom ever, but stop midway when she saw who it was. It was Naruto Uzumaki as he apologized as well.

"I didn't see you there, Hinata." Naruto gave a smile, something that proved to be too much for the Hyuga girl as she quickly turned red. It would only make sense that she ran ahead, leaving a confused blonde boy in the middle of a hallway.

"I'm sorry!" She yelled as her legs took her far away from him. Even being the same room as him left her in distress. When she got far enough, she slowed down and tried to get her heart in order. It was still beating abnormally though in a better shape than a moment ago. A thought just occurred to her as she began walking normally. She was trying to help Haku with his love, but she hadn't made any improvement at all with hers.

As far as she could remember, she could barely talk to Naruto. She couldn't even say his name without burning up in embarrassment. It was too much for the girl's heart. Maybe she should start with herself before focusing all of her attention on Haku's problem. When she finally arrived to their usual spot, she noticed Haku and Zabuza were both there. Where was Anko?

Making her way to them, she gave her greetings. They both acknowledge her as Haku kept a constant smile. When he caught her staring, he apologized as the smile continued to get bigger.

"Did something good happen?" She asked, though that made the smile into a giggling smile as Haku refused to answer that. She turned to Zabuza and stared into his eyes. They told her the same thing, that he would not discuss it with her; enough was said. A bit disappointed and happy (complicated, right?) she gave them each sweet bread. Upon receiving his sweet bread, Zabuza tried to readjust the binds covering his mouth. Seeing the difficulty he had, Hinata offered to help him.

"Hold still."

"Wait! You don't have to…" He tried to push her hands away, but Hinata insisted.

"It's okay. I won't take it off, I promised." She said, reassuring Zabuza that no part of his lower face would be exposed. Submitting to her will, Zabuza allowed Hinata to loosen up his binds. "There. Better?" She asked while smiling. The boy in return moved his lower jaw for a bit.

"Better." He said before he took a bite of his bread. Hinata was happy with her work, seeing Zabuza munching on her treat. She, too, began to eat and as she ate, she couldn't help noticing the look Haku was giving her. His cheeks were inflated as he gave a sour moan; his eyes were fixated on Hinata.

"Umm…is there something wrong?" She asked.

"Nothing… Nothing at all." He began eating his own treat, though was still sour through the tone of his voice.

Hinata was a bit confused, though felt she did something wrong. On cue, Anko entered the garden, walking rather quickly to them. As she sat down, she let out an annoying sigh.

"Hm?" Zabuza said.

"Are you alright Anko?" Hinata said, shifting her attention to her friend that just arrived. In response, Anko let out a verbal storm that made no particular sense. Each one of them that sat before her held their gaze and posture as they received the sharp tip of her tongue. She was so mad, she couldn't really think right. She managed to hold it off until she got outside, so she really had to let it all out. When she was done, she tried to catch her breath.

"What happened?" Zabuza asked, his eyes were interested and concerned.

Anko looked at Zabuza and remembered perfectly well of what went on a few minutes ago. "Nothing. Nothing happened."

Zabuza was not convinced. "That girl… Yumi was it? What did she say?"

That caught both Hinata's and Haku's attention. Anko held her tongue, but knew she had to talk about it. Why shouldn't she?

"Yumi asked if Zabuza was seeing someone." Anko began, looking at all three of them. The person she was dealing with was Kagura. There was no way Zabuza would ever be interested in someone like her; no need to worry her friends. "It got a bit crazy when she asked me to keep my distance from you." She said, looking at Zabuza. "Apparently, she thinks I may be a problem…" She felt no more was needed; along them to connect the dots so she wouldn't have to go further with her explanation.

For some reason, being told that Anko may be a "problem" gave Haku another target to exert her disapproval. He knew he was being silly, but Zabuza was his friend first. Could no one see that what they had, was special? Not that he was willing to publicize it.

Surprisingly Zabuza consoled Anko, much to Haku's dismay. It was mostly short lines that concisely reminded Anko that she shouldn't let something like that ruin her day. Coming from a guy that prefer not to speak so much, that meant a lot.

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Author's Notes:

Is it wise for Anko to withhold information? Don't you find Haku cute with his pout? I tend to imagine him as the easily to get jealous type. I don't know why. It may have something to do with him being more expressive than Zabuza. -sorrowXdarkness