Warning: Bunch of jumbled up words. Sorry bout that.

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Chapter 11: Picnic Date

"Do you have your picnic basket?" Ino asked.

"Hai."

"Does it have food in there?"

"Hai."

"Can I have some of it?"

"NO."

"I was just kidding, yeesh. Anyways, do you have your weapon pouch?"

"Hai." I threw the back of my dress up, revealing the shuriken pouch strapped around my leg.

"Good, that's in case he tries anything funny." Ino clicked her tongue. "Got it?"

"Hai…" This over-protectiveness thing has got to stop, it's getting old.

"Well you can't blame me for trying to protect your virginity."

My mouth hung open. "Wha-" How could she have said that so easily? I could feel my face burning.

"Oh wait, are you a virgin? You never really gave me details about your first time so I wouldn't know and-"

"INO!"

The blond laughed and ruffled my head affectionately. "I'm sorry, just playing with you is all."

I pouted angrily at her. "You say the most vulgar things, you know that?"

"I know," she said grinning at me.

There was a knock at the door. We both turned at the same time.

"Probably Sasuke," Ino inquired with a smirk. "He's so desperate to go on that date with you."

"Hm? Did you say something Ino?" I asked. She was mumbling to herself so I couldn't hear her well.

"Nothing, nothing at all," she said with a smile.

"Um…okay." She was really strange sometimes.

"Well, answer it!"

"Huh? Oh me! O-okay. I-I'm coming!" I ran for the door and turned the knob. Surprisingly, there stood Sasuke in casual clothing with a basket in arm. He wore a white high-collared sleeveless shirt and black shorts. The guy kind of shorts that is. I had to admit, he looked good. "U-Uchiha-san, y-you came!" I turned to look at Ino. She made a big x with her arms, indicating that I had said something stupid. I blushed. B-baka! I mentally scolded myself. "I-I mean th-thank you f-f-for inviting m-me."

"Iie, you don't have to thank me. I just felt like…having some company today," he replied, scratching the back of his head.

"O-oh. Um…okay."

They're both idiots!

"Well um…should we get going, Hinata-san?"

"Y-yes, let's go." Hinata laughed nervously, as though what she had just said was a joke or something. I stared at her. Right now, I could tell she was feeling really nervous. I mean, she was going out on a date with the village heartthrob. Something I hadn't accomplished. Any girl would probably kill to be in her place right about now.

Sasuke and she were both out the door when I called out to them, "Play nice you two!" I made a flirty sounding laugh with my voice.

The indigo-haired woman spun around, embarrassed. "I-Ino!" I then noticed that Sasuke had turned around as well. His face was flushed and his teeth were gritted together in anger. I could tell that his anger was directed towards me.

Is it me…or is he blushing? I mused at his embarrassment. Guess you're not so cool after all hot stuff. I'll just embarrass you even more then. "Oh Sasuke, why are you flirting with me when you're going out on a date with Hinata? Did you see Hinata? He's staring at me!" I grinned inwardly.

"N-no wait, I-I'm not-"

"Oh don't be so shy!" I went over and slapped him on the back playfully. He cringed.

"H-How about we leave now Hinata-san?" Sasuke reached for her hand and practically threw her out the door. Before leaving, the black-haired bishounen turned to me and flipped me off. He then slammed the door shut.

"My goodness, he's so rude."

"Gomen Uchiha-san. I apologize for Ino's behaviour, but that's how she usually is. She like to tease…a lot."

"It's fine Hinata-san," I said waving my hand at her as if to forget about the whole thing. If she weren't a girl, I would so kick her blond ass!

"I'm glad." Her usually meek expression softened.

There it is again. That…that cute smile! I can't take this anymore. Is she really an adult?

"Oh, I'm sorry, here you go." The kunoichi held out a small platter of food for me. It had a sandwich cut into two triangles, a rice-ball, and a blob of sticky mochi wrapped up in a leaf. I accepted it.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," she replied.

We sat there for about an hour, eating our lunch peacefully. I stared up into the sky, the glare of the bright sun shining down on us. A slight breeze then blew which made it feel as though the weather were perfect.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Hinata. She sat on her legs, a very lady-like posture, and held a sandwich in hand, taking small bites at a time. It wasn't noticeable to the naked eye, but I could see that she had a few bread crumbs near her mouth.

She even eats like a kid.

I didn't realize that I had stared that long until she reacted suddenly.

"I-Is something the matter, Uchiha-san?" She made it seem as though I were some predator ready to attack my prey. I frowned inwardly at this.

I mumbled an answer.

"I'm s-sorry, but I can't hear you." She gestured for me to speak louder.

"I said you have breadcrumbs on your face."

She sat there for a bit before fully understanding what I had said. Her face immediately went red as a pepper. She lifted up her dress and fumbled to reach inside her weapon pouch for something.

Wait. Why does she have that?

Out came a handkerchief. The indigo-haired woman hurriedly wiped her mouth clean and put away the piece of cloth. She avoided eye-contact, embarrassed.

So cute.

Wanting her to forget that small episode, I reached for the thermos inside my basket, pouring the warm liquid into a disposable cup.

"Hinata-san, here," I offered stiffly. She looked at me for a bit before accepting it gratefully.

"Thank you," she said warmly. I immediately turned around, holding my hand to my nose. If this kept up any longer, I think I would be charged with child assault.

I watched her take a long sip from the plastic cup. She let out a breath and held the cup out to me awkwardly.

"There's still some more left, w-would you like to drink it?" she offered. Th-that is…if you don't find sharing a cup with me disgusting."

Like hell I would think something like that! "It's fine." I took it, ready to finish the drink. I slowly brought the cup to my lips, that is until something knocked me right in the back of the head. I fumbled to hold the cup; however, it ended up spilling all over the right side of my leg. I bit on my lip in frustration. Damn it, whoever did that…

"Hinataaaaa!" A loud voice called out. "Are you all right?"

A former Genin of team eight ran up to us, waving his arm to get our attention.

"Kiba!" Hinata said, surprised by his appearance. "What are you doing here?"

"Gomen. Akamaru and I were both training," he said smiling sheepishly. "And…I kinda accidentally knocked Akamaru over here."

It hadn't occurred to me that a dog was sitting on top of my head until Kiba pointed it out.

"Um Sasuke…Akamaru is on your head," he said.

I looked up at the dog. He shook violently and sent Kiba a menacing glare. The dog man who seemed a bit afraid gestured for Akamaru to come to him. The dog gave a fierce bark, which surprised Kiba so much that he fell back.

If he's not going to get off, then I'll make him. I was about to toss the mutt off of my head until I heard Hinata call him. She patted the spot beside her on the blanket. Happily, the mutt accepted her invitation, wagging his tail back and fourth before jumping down beside her. He stood there, waiting to be petted.

"Akamaru, osuwari," she said in a firm voice of her own. The dog complied to her command, which earned him his petting. "Good boy." She made it sound like she was praising him. It pissed me off somehow.

"He's my dog, but he listens to you." The brunette shook his head exasperated. "If you became my wife, maybe he'd listen to me." It sounded more like a statement than a question. "How about it Hinata?" Kiba leaned forward, his face inches from hers.

The usual reaction was expected when her cheeks went red.

"Don't joke around like that Kiba," she mumbled.

"Who said I was joking?" She gasped at this. Kiba on the other hand laughed. "Sorry, I am kidding." He continued laughing. "You should've seen the look on your face, priceless."

Not funny at all!

He bended down to pick up his dog. "Anyways, we've got to continue."

He nodded at us before taking his leave. "Later Hinata, Sasuke." And with that said, he took a light step forward, disappearing before us. The kunoichi let out a breath of relief.

"I'm sorry about Kiba"

"For what?" I asked.

She pointed below me. I stared down, just then remembering that I had spilled tea all over myself.

"It's…fine." Although that wasn't true.

"I'm really sorry, here, let me wipe it for you," she offered. She brought out her handkerchief, seating herself closer to me while dabbing at my shorts. It felt as though an electric current had ran throughout my body.

This is dangerous. If I let her continue like this…I might…lose control. I tried shoving her hand away, but my own hand would not listen. Damn it. It had thenall happened so fast. Before I knew it, I had her pinned down by her wrists on the blanket. I hovered above her, breathing hard. I can't…I can't…

"U-Uchiha-san, are you all right?" She stared up at me with the utmost concern. "Your face is really red. Do you have a fever?" Though she questioned me, I could tell that she was afraid. Her way of questioning me was to hide that fear.

I let out a heavy sigh. "You…you still don't get it, do you?"

"Huh? What are you talking about Uchiha-san? I-"

"Cut it out with that Uchiha-san crap!" Great, now I was losing control. "You had no trouble calling me by my first name before so why now? Is it because of what I did yesterday night? If it is…then…I'm not going to apologize! Because…" I couldn't bring myself to say it. It was just too embarrassing.

"Because…what?" she asked, her voice sounding nervous. She was probably uncomfortable like this. "S…Sorry," I muttered.

I hung my head low in disappointment. Way too dense. I released her and sat up normally, my back facing her. No…It's no good if I just force my feelings onto her. I'll have to get her used to me first, and then come clean. I was interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. I looked to the side to see a green scroll instead of a hand. I didn't dare look at her, since I'm sure she was feeling as embarrassed as much as I was right now.

"Kakashi-sensei asked me to give this to you. It's from Tsunade-sama."

I took the scroll, unrolled it, and placed it into my lap. I stared down intently to read the messy katakana.

Sasuke,

So far, I don't have any missions for you, so you probably won't be heading out for a while. Take a break and relax kid. Oh, and by the way…

I stared open-mouthed at the rest of the letter.

…get a girlfriend.

Sincerely,

Hokage-sama.

A/N: Okay, I seriously don't know what chapter I've made the shortest so far, but this seemed pretty short to me. Not to worry though everyone, the really important scenes are where I'll actually lengthen the chapters. I'll do it randomly too so you never know. Questions? PM me.

So far, I think Sasuke's coming on a little too fast, but that's just me. I think I'll try toning him down a bit…or not. Not sure though. It's hard cause I don't exactly know how an adult thinks. Can relate to teens though, which is where Sasuke is heading in my story.