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

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do wish I owned Hinata…

Beta Reader:Wolf-Enzeru

Chapter 12: Problems

"Hokage-sama, what's the meaning of this!" I slammed down the green scroll atop the wooden desk before her majesty. Her brown eyes looked up questioningly at me from the several papers scattered in front of her.

"Huh? What do you want brat? I'm busy." My eyes met only the top of her blond head.

"Could we could save this for another time, Sasuke-san?" Shizune gestured for me to come to the side, as if pleading. I did so reluctantly. She whispered in a low voice, "The Hokage is actually doing her paperwork right now, so please, I'd appreciate it if you would discuss this matter another time."

"You make it sound as though I care." I then made my way back to the Hokage who was mumbling to herself as she scribbled down something. I looked over at Shizune, who had her hands in a pleading gesture. "Don't care," I mouthed to her. "Hey, I'm only going to ask you a second time, what the hell's with this letter?"

She looked up at me from her paper once again. "What scroll?" I pointed at it. She reached for it and unrolled the parchment, carefully looking it over. "Oh, this? Well, it is true you know?"

"It is not!"

"See? That's what I mean right there. You need a girlfriend to calm you down. So...did you find one yet?" She grinned at me. My face went red immediately. I tried covering it up with my hands.

"Y-you…shut up!" I ran out of the room, embarrassed. Bitch!

"And so…that's what happened. What should I do?" I stared at the person sitting before me drinking tea.

"What…I think? I think…you shouldn't even be talking to me about this kind of thing, but perhaps Ino instead."

"But Shino! It's because I'm talking to you that I don't want to talk to Ino. You're the only one I can talk to seriously about this." Unknowingly, I had backed him against the wall. Even with his sunglasses, I could tell he was nervous. "I-I'm sorry!" He sighed.

"I understand now so would you please…give me some space?" I did so, scooting to the side to give Shino room.

"Now then, where were we…ah, right. Well, in your case, it seems to me that… to put it bluntly, Sasuke likes you." Hinata stared at me. Her face indicated that she was struggling to understand what I had just said.

"Huh?"

"I said Sasuke likes you." I repeated.

"Can…you repeat that?"

I remained silent, standing up from my seat. "Thank you for the tea, I'm leaving now." I turned on my heel ready to make my exit, but the blue-haired woman grabbed the back of my shirt before I could even take one step."

"No, don't go!" she cried out like an abandoned child. She gave me that puppy look of hers which I found so irresistible. I sighed. Cheater. "Hinata, maybe this is just from my point of view, but it looks as though you're in denial towards Sasuke's liking you." I seated myself down once again.

"Why do you keep saying that?" she said in a frustrated voice.

"You're denying it again. You must really dislike him."

"No! It's not that. It's not that I don't like him, but rather…he's just…strange to be around with."

"Oh, so you just find him…weird."

"Yes. He really is weird. First he's mean to me, then he ignores me, then he kisses me, and then he invites me out with him for a picnic. I…I just don't understand him."

He did...all of that to her?I felt like bonking her head to knock some sense into her. She had the common-sense of a five-year old. "It sounds as though he's just shy."

"Shy? Him? I find that a bit hard to believe. By the way, how would you know Shino?"

"I am a male you know." She seemed embarrassed about what she had just said and then laughed it off.

"Oh, you're right. Sorry."

We both then decided to change the subject to missions. It was tiresome to talk about my friend's love-life.

"Shikamaru, come on, get over here!" Ino demanded.

"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Geez, are all woman like this or is she the only one? I made my way over to where she stood at, looking at the jewelry on display. Her eyes practically sparkled with wonder. She was like a child yearning for a toy.

"Hey, can you buy this for me?"

"Huh? Why me?"

"Because you're my boyfriend!" Really...like a kid.

"You're kidding Ino. This is a ripoff, look at these diamonds, they're not even real." I picked one up and held in front of her face. She made no movement at my sudden action, but instead stared at me.

"Real, fake, I don't care. All I want is a gift from you. Is that so much to ask?" Her sea-green eyes emitted a look of sadness. It took me a while to understand what she meant.

Sigh. "I'll get you this necklace then, is that okay?" I pulled out my wallet and reached in for a couple of bills.

"Thank you!" She threw her arms around me and kissed my cheek.

Women are so troublesome.

"Hey, stop-"

"No."

"Narut-"

He continued trailing kisses down the front of my chest. I let out a small moan.

"I said stop!" I shoved him back with all my might. He fell off the bed with a thump to the floor.

"What the hell did you do that for?" He cried, rubbing the back of his head. He winced in pain.

"Every time we meet, all we do is have sex. I wanna go out sometimes too you know?"

"You say that when you're sick?"

"You say that when you still do me?"

He was quiet for a bit, and then asked "You don't like having sex with me?" His expression looked so innocent. I threw his clothes at him, smacking him right in the face.

"Don't say things like that so easily," I muttered embarrassed. "Get dressed."

"Fine then," he said with a grunt. "If you don't want to have sex, what do you want to do?" As I changed, I could hear him fastening his belt. "Since I can't think of anything."

"I…I don't know, maybe go out to eat in the village restaurants or take a trip to another country for a few days?" I frowned a bit, realizing that even I didn't know what I wanted to do. "Okay then, maybe something a little more couple-like." I waited for a response. "Naruto?"

"Sakura, no offense, but did you gain weight or something?"

"Huh?" Why the sudden change in the subject?

"Maybe it's just me, but your body has more of this…round look to it a little."

"Um, now that you mention it, I have been eating a lot recently."

"Maybe you should cut down," he suggested with asilly grin on his face.I whacked him in the stomach.

"Shut up." The blond laughed.

"I'm glad it was just your eating habit, for a second there I thought you were pre-" He stopped in mid-sentence, his laughter ceasing as well. He looked at me. "Sakura…did you check?"

"Of course not, we've been using a condom every time we did it, right?"

"Not…really."

"Naruto, what are you talking about?"

"Well, there was this one time where we were both drunk, and…I don't think I used it that time."

You're kidding me! "You don't think? Naruto, this isn't something we should take so lightly!" Oh no, oh no, oh no!

"Why not, you love me don't you?" His eyes then widened, as though a revelation had just dawned on him. "Or is it…that you still..." I hadn't heard Naruto or bothered to care about his opinion. Only one thought came to mind.

I still loved Sasuke.

A/N: Ha, I don' think Sakura's cut out to be a medic nin, though she already is one. lol. Oh well,i made her this way and i'm sticking to it. Chapter update...hmm...maybe in a month or two since i'm gonna get grounded once my dad finds out i failed one of my classes! Ha...life sucks. Later everyone. Oh. And if you saw any errors thoughout the story, that would be my fault. Sometimes, when i correct things, i accidentally put down the wrong word or something. SoNO blaming my Beta reader, cause she is wonderful.