Warning: Jumbled words

Beta-reader: Wolf-Enzeru If you see any mistakes, it was most likely due to my carelessness.

Disclaimer: The usual in every chapter. Don't own Naruto.

Chapter 14: Bad Idea

"What? Are you serious?" Tenten asked, slamming her hands down on the table top, her eyes wide.

"Hey, don't go breaking the thing, it's the only one I have," I warned her. "And yes, believe it or not it's the truth."

She continued to stare at me with a look of disbelief. "You're really telling me the truth?" she asked. "You're not joking right?" By this time, the woman had grabbed my shoulders and shook me furiously.

"Ahahah-Tenten, if you keep shaking me, I'm going to seriously kick you out," I said, flashing her a smile. She immediately stopped.

"S-sorry…It just…never crossed my mind that Sasuke of all people could actually like Hinata."

"The term would be more like smitten," I corrected her.

"Isn't it the same thing?"

"Not in his case. 'Like' sounds childish. Since we're all adults here, I think smitten seems appropriate."

Tenten became silent and finally said, "Should we try hooking them up?" A look of hesitation crossed her face. "Although, Hinata might be scared of him…"

"Ah, you don't have to worry about that, I'm already working on it."

Her lower jaw dropped at this. "R-R-Really?" she asked, already becoming more annoying than she was earlier. Hope glistened in her eyes. I nodded. She let out a hysterical scream.

"Tell me what you did!" she cried excitedly.

"I will if you sit still."

Two hours later:

"He really did that?"

"Yup." Again she became silent, as if in deep thought. Suddenly, her cheeks flushed red. She raised one hand towards her cheek and let out a wistful sigh.

I moved my chair back, because she had a weird look on her face. "You okay? You're creeping me out." And I honestly meant that in the nicest way possible.

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about the time when we were genins. I had my eye on Sasuke at that time, but he seemed rather cold, and…now that I know that he's actually rather forceful when it comes to matters of love, it makes me want to go after him again."

I threw my slipper at her.

"Ow!"

"Want me to kick you out?"

She shook her head.

On my way home from shopping, I held two full bags of cooking ingredients that would last us for at least two weeks. The large white radish fell out and rolled to the side of a building.

"That was a good one too," I grumbled, slowly making my way towards the vegetable. I carefully set down the bags and kneeled down to pick up the radish, dusting off bits of dirt and rocks. A strand of hair fell down in front of my face. It was quite irritating. I blew it to the side and shook my head. I gathered the bags once more in my arms and slowly stood up. My leg gave way however, causing me to topple over. I held the bags tightly in my arms so they would not spill anything and awaited my fall. A few seconds passed however the minute I realized I was being held in midair.

I didn't hit the ground?

"Are you alright Hinata-san?"

I looked up to see my savior. It was the person I was least expecting. "Lee-san?"

He held me by the waist and helped me stand up. I used his tall body for support. How embarrassing. "Thank you Lee-san," I said bowing, grateful that he had caught me. He bowed in return.

"Think nothing of it," he said. "It is my job to help those in need." A bright smile was flashed in my direction. I was practically blinded.

Even though I just fell?

"Could I be of some assistance, Hinata-san?"

I shook my head. "Its fine, you don't have to trouble yourself over me."

"It's no trouble at all! A young lady in need of help must be helped. Please, allow me to help you," he insisted.

But…I don't want to bother him…

Unknowingly, he had closed in on me, his face inches away. I did a thorough examination of his face. All I could see however were his large, thick, and bushy eyebrows. He also held both my hands in his, causing the food in the bags to be squished.

Maybe I should let him help before these get squished anymore. "Well um…if it's okay with you Lee-sa-"

An "Ugh!" came from Lee-san. A rush of wind blew past me, caused by Lee-san flying to the side. It was as if he was thrown in a violent manner. I looked down to see the bags no longer in my arms. They were thrown aside along with Lee-san as well, the items scattered on the dirt road.

I stared open-mouthed at everything I had bought. Jars of spices and sauces spilt, packaged meat ripped open on the ground, and fruits and vegetables covered in earthy substances. My body twitched slightly. All...all that money.

"Hinata-sama!" bellowed a voice.

I whipped my head around to see Neji nii-san. He stood there looking as though he was out of breath. Sweat ran down his forehead, his eyes emitting a deadly aura.

"N-N-Neji-nii?" I reached my hand out gingerly towards him. "Are y-you okay?"

"Is it huff true huff that you and that huff Uchiha are huff going out?" he asked, his tone serious.

"H-huh?"

He calmed down and slowly regained his breath. "I heard from Ino and Tenten that you and that Uchiha went out on a date."

My face went red at this. "W-w-w-wh-what?" Where'd he get that idea? I-I mean sure, we went on one date, but it's not like-

"I heard you two were going out. Is that true?" he asked, staring at me with a look of concern and sternness at the same time.

"N-no, of course not!" I shook my head hard enough to make it look convincing, even if it wasn't true in the first place. Honestly, I didn't want to lie to nii-san, but in reality, I was afraid for Uchiha-san.

Silence.

"Fine then, but there is one more thing I do want to know."

I gulped down the lump that had built up in my throat.

"Is it true that he went into your apartment and forcefully kissed you while you were fresh out of the shower and in a bathrobe?"

Knock out. I felt like I was gonna die from embarrassment. ""U-um w-well…that is…" my face became even redder at this. It was no use. I felt so embarrassed to the point of wanting to disappear.

"So…that's true then, huh?" He became silent for a short moment and stood there cracking his knuckles.

"N-Neji-nii, are you done now?"

"Yes," he answered.

I felt relieved that he would finally stop questioning me. "I-in that case-"

"I'm going to kill that Uchiha and make him wish that he was never born."

"N-Neji-nii?!?!" S-s-scary!!! His body seethed of chakra.

Ino did you have to tell him everything?

I ran after my cousin to stop him before he became a murderer.

"Sasuke-kuuuuun!"

I slapped my forehead at her childish behavior. The regret of agreeing to come out and meet her twisted my insides. As she ran up to me, behind her ran another woman. It was that Chinese one. What was her name?

"Hey Sasuke, good to see you again!" Ino said, slapping me on the back. It's become a habit of hers recently. "I brought along Tenten. She wants to help improve your relationship with Hinata." I nodded my head in the direction of the other woman. She smiled at me rather strangely.

As if the blond read my mind, she leaned over and whispered, "Don't worry, she's been like that ever since I told her about you and Hinata, but she's pretty much normal."

Oh.

"So, just when was it that you started liking Hinata?" Sasuke sat facing me with his head turned the other way.

"That's not really any of your business." He then added my name sarcastically, "Tenten."

He is so not cute.

"O-ho, it certainly is my business." I reached out to stroke a strand of his black hair. "Especially when you forced yourself on Hinata." He reacted immediately to this and pulled away, his cheeks slightly red.

He stared at me silently. "This is stupid, I'm going home." He stood up to leave. I grabbed him by the back of his shirt.

"W-wait! You can't do this by yourself!"

Intense dark eyes met with my own.

"I don't need anyone's help for this sort of thing. I can handle it on my own." With those last words, he turned and walked away, disappearing in sight.

I stared after him, my jaw hanging open. Wouldn't most guys want help in a situation like this?

"Ugh, that guy is so-"

"How'd it go?"

I looked up to where the voice had come from to see Ino. She hung upside down on the tree with a lollipop in her mouth.

Looks like a monkey. "That guy...he's a stubborn one," I admitted.

"Told you," she said, biting the remaining candy and discarding the stick. "Honestly, I don't think you have to worry about those two. Knowing them, the feelings will become mutual enough." Her voice was confident.

"You sure? It's because it's those two that I'm worried."

"Yeah, they'll be fine. The only thing we need to do though is give Hinata a little push." Ino dropped down and landed gracefully on her feet. "She's a bit slow when it comes to this kind of thing." She turned on her heel and began to walk away.

"Where you going?" I asked her.

Her head turned slightly to the side, a grin on her face. "Isn't it obvious? See ya later!" Happily, she disappeared, leaving me alone once again.

I sighed. "Must be nice to be in love."

A/N: Everyone, i'm really sorry for taking forever to update this story. I started my first year of highschool this September so i've been real busy lately. I've adjusted to it so far, but it's a bit harder than middle school. If nothing makes sense in the story, please don't hesitate to ask. I will clear it up with you. I'm also really REALLY sorry about the OCCness of the characters. My original intention was to add humour and keep them in character with their true selves, but that didn't work out as far as i can tell.

Next update?: Please don't ask when. I don't know if i'll ever have enough time for this story. It hurts my head just thinking about it.