Sorry for the very , very long absence ! writer's block! Anyway , enjoy.

Still don't own Naruto, nor the ability to master English perfectly.

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Chapter 16

Hinata walked in the gym holding a few chairs, she was helping with the preparation for today's event, konoha high school was hosting once again the martial art competition , it will help her take her mind of the stress she's been under lately , exams were getting closer and her Sasuke situation didn't make it any easier, to be fair he hadn't bother her since their last encounter when she decided to quit the self defence class , well she didn't give him the chance to talk to her either, since she hang out with Kiba all day , to finally come home exhausted, she didn't talk to Itachi or Sakura even though she was expecting an interrogation over phone from the pinkette which weirdly didn't call, not even in the morning.

'speak of the devil' thought Hinata as she spotted her friend hanging the banners of different high schools

"Sakura-chan" she called approaching the pinkette who stepped of the ladder she was standing on

"good morning Hinata –chan" answered Sakura

"you look really nice in the cheerleading uniform , I take it that the sleepover at Ino's went well" said Hinata with her usual smile

"it was ok I guess" answered Sakura

"just ok , Sakura you've been excited about wearing this uniform since middle school, what happened there did any one of them upset you?" said Hinata raising an eyebrow as she eyed her best friend

"no , I'm just really tired" said Sakura forcing a smile

"why aren't you wearing your hair in a ponytail like the others?" asked Hinata curiously as they started walking around to set the chairs in their places

"well they said I can wear it only when I finish a task they asked me to do" answered Sakura

"well that's pretty stupid , if you want to wear a ponytail you should do it, it's the coach who decides whether you're a cheerleader or not , not some rules made by the team"said Hinata

"it doesn't really work like that, I have to prove myself to be part of the team"said Sakura

"well as long as you're comfortable with what they asked you to do" said Hinata smiling

"enough talking about me, how was your date?" asked Sakura

" it wasn't a date , but it went well I really had fun with Kiba and Akamaru"answered Hinata smiling

"Akamaru?"

"it's Kiba's dog , he had it since he was a kid, we had fun in the park , we played with Akamaru and ate ice-cream" said Hinata smiling at the memory of the puppy smacking Kiba's ice-cream with his nose

"seems like a date for me, maybe it will develops to be more than just friends"said Sakura this time looking at Hinata

"I don't think so, I haven't figured out the situation with Naruto along with …other things"answered Hinata

"but he's such a loser, and you deserve way better"said Sakura bitting her lip

"I know how you feel about Naruto , but you have to give him some credit , he's nice and wouldn't hurt anybody willingly , isn't that what a girl wants in a guy?"answered Hinata smiling

"yeah , you're right" said Sakura looking to the ground as she recalled the conversation she had last night at Ino's sleepover

Flashback

"I don't understand" said Sakura raising both her eyebrows

"well , to prove you posses a cheerleader's status, you have to be able to transfer it to another" said Ino painting her nails

"what's that supposed to mean?" asked Sakura even more confused

"you need to raise somebody else's status just by dating them" said Karin

"oh, so you want me to date an unpopular guy an make him popular"said Sakura frowning, she didn't really like the idea of dating someone those girls chose for her

"you're catching up fast, you'll be one of us soon , right after you kiss Naruto Uzumaki at the end of tomorrow's competition" said Ino smirking

End of flashback

"Forehead! You're with us?" said Ino pulling the pink haired girl from her thoughts

"yes, I get it" answered Sakura

"it's not really that hard of a routine" commented Karin

"yes I'm just distracted" said Sakura biting the inside of her cheek, all she's been thinking about was how much of a great friend Hinata was, she's been nothing but supportive and happy for her, and guilt doesn't even start to describe her feeling about the back stab she was going to give her if she ever did what Ino had asked her to do

"yeah just don't mess this up"said Karin

"it's just that…I can't date Naruto because my friend Hinata really likes him" said Sakura

"oh I didn't know that" said Ino who was pretending not to care even thaw she was feeling the urge to punch Haruno in the guts for trying to sabotage her perfect plan

"well Hinata is my friend and I'll never do that to her"answered Sakura

"wow, you're really a sweetheart for thinking that Hyuga gives a crap about your so called friendship" said Karin chuckling

"what is that supposed to mean?" said the pinkette shouting daggers towered the red head

"are you really sure Hinata is your friend? well she was never honest with you; how come you discover she grow up with the Uchiha brothers only after ten years of sincere friendship?" asked Ino smirking

"it's not like that, Sasuke-kun made her swear" said Sakura frowning

"Some may call you clueless, but I really find it heart-warming for believing such a carefully designed lie" said Karin displaying a smirk

"I think the reason she was lying to you is that she was always jealous of you, and didn't want you stealing away the attention of Sasuke she was so used to, why do you think she locked you up in that closed the day of the enrolment for the defence class lessons ?" continued Ino

"No she didn't do that, the fangirls did" said Sakura her mouth gaping slightly

"we didn't make it up I saw her, just ask the other girls" finished Karin

"haven't you ever noticed how tense and defensive she gets every time you bring up Sasuke in a conversation, it's because she like being the only girl in his life" said Ino glancing at the pinkette who seemed couth in a hurricane of emotions

"heh what a possessive skank!" said Karin, looking at the Yamanaka who was having a satisfying look on her face as she noted that Sakura didn't scream at Karin for calling her "bestfriend" a skank


Hinata looked at the reflection of the Uchiha sitting in the back of the car, he wore an annoyed look on his face, far more annoyed than usual , she guessed it was because Itachi made him go to that competition, what Hinata didn't know was that he was pissed because he wanted to talk to her but didn't know what to say after he succeeded in making himself a total asshole in her eyes, but also because he was obliged to leave the comfort of his room because his older brother found it a good opportunity to get laid that night. Suddenly the car stopped pulling them both from their thoughts

"earth to emotionally confused teenagers, we're here! Now get out of my car" said Itachi smirking

"thanks for the ride Itachi" said Hinata smiling genuinely

" yeah thanks a lot, just don't go whoring in my room, you horny bastard" said Sasuke glaring at his brother, he then had a satisfied look when he saw the red face of Hinata in the mirror

"ok, I got to go" said Hinata before exiting the car quickly well she didn't really need that knowledge

"Hinata wait seriously!" Shouted Itachi but Hinata had fled faster than the wind

"you're welcome!" said Sasuke opening the door himself

"thanks, now you gave me a reason not to drive you around anymore" said Itachi before taking off

Hinata walked into the gym, she was amazed by the work done so far, the nasty gym of konoha high school has transformed into a miniature replica of the dojo where the material art nationals took place in Tokyo, and like the original it was crowded with unrecognizable faces, she walked toward the stools were the supporters of her high school were supposed to sit, she was looking for Tenten , they were supposed to sit next to each other and support the team but it seems like she wasn't here yet, probably helping calm her friend Lee , unlike her cousin who meditates calmly before a competition, Lee needed a familiar face to encourage him.

"Hinata-chan over here!" shouted Naruto waving at the bluenette

"finally a familiar face" said Hinata before making it threw the crowd to reach him, as she got closer she saw another figure standing next to the blond….it was Sasuke

"I'm glad you're here Hinata, I've saved a place in the first rang for you and teme" said Naruto cheerfully

"oh….t-that's really nice N-naruto-kun…but I promised Tenten-chan I'll sit next to her"said Hinata glancing at her feet

"come on Hinata! I want a comforting face near me when I compete, teme looks like he just crawled out of a grave….see the death glares" Pleaded Naruto looking at his best friend who looked like he was going to strangle him

"but.." said Hinata before being cut

"no buts, sit and enjoy…and Teme don't you dare leave before I hold that trophy in my hands" Said Naruto pushing them both , forcing them to sit next to each other

"hn" was the only respond from Sasuke while Hinata kept quite while Naruto walked away

Hinata eyed the guy she was sitting next to, he had an indifferent look on his face, his eyes were staring at nothingness, well that's what she thought for he was lost in his own world, she eyed the way his chest moved up and down in a calm steady rhythm.

He was inhumanly handsome.

He was breath taking.

no wonder all the girls were throwing themselves all over him. Hinata's eyes then moved up to his pursed lips, lips that she had a taste of.

She felt her cheeks heat up, she was having inappropriate thoughts….again.

"it's rude to stare" said Sasuke eyeing her from the corner of his eyes, he was satisfied to hear her squeak like a little mouse

"stop biting your lip, you shouldn't be so obvious when you're checking someone out" he finished , he was even more satisfied when her face reddened even more

"i-I…. w-wasn't" said Hinata reaching for her lower lip with her gentle hand, she wasn't aware she was biting her lip in the first place 'I'd like to bite that lip'she recalled what her imagination made him say in her dream a few days ago, it was hard to forget.

"I love you're lies" he said sarcastically

Luckily for Hinata , the sound of clapping announcing the arrival of the cheerleaders had pulled her out of this awkward situation. Unknowingly to her , other green eyes had witnessed the situation from afar before going in, and what she saw was the amused smirk of her crush who seemed to enjoy the company of the blue haired girl.

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