Slightly Coincidental
because, it's a coincidence that we've ever met...
disclaimer: I do not own Naruto!
authors notes: This story takes place during autumn because of Naruto's birthday! Sorry about the "fake" update, I deleted that chapter after reading it over again! It just doesn't seem to fit the story, sorry those who has read it! Just pretend that it was a one shot story, and you'll never see it again! Thanks! Review! By the way, please pray for the students who lost their lives at the Virginia Tech, it was so heartbreaking...a moment of silence
Rating: 14+ for now
Chapter 3 Sly as Sai or Smooth as Sasuke?
"Oi, there is the bastard, must get him," Sai thought as he walk towards the training grounds. He was sent to retrieve Sasuke for a meeting Kakashi has with all his students. "Why doesn't he send Ugly, or Naruto?"
He paused when a new sight to him came in view. He had never really noticed her, but now he did. She must be...Naruto's ex. Her milky white eyes, sad expression, and her dark night colored hair. Yes, it's her. Sasuke and herself were there standing side by side, maybe a foot away from each other just staring into space.
"Fool, dumping such a fine piece of art for an ugly sculpture, Naruto, you are really senseless," Sai thought.
"Heh, pretty," Sai said smirking as he starts again to head towards that direction.
"And what's an Uchiha to do when meeting someone as radiant as this. Of course her good looks are captivating."
Readying his pad of paper, he took out his already inked brush and drew something on a pad of paper; soon it became to life taking the shape of small bird. It flew chirping over to Sasuke trying to gain his attention.
Sasuke glanced up noticing his teammate's bird as it flew around him and then back towards Sai, he nodded signaling that he will be over in a minute. He started to walk off leaving behind a confused Hinata.
"Sasuke kun?"
"My teammate is here." Sasuke muttered looking over at Sai. She turns her head so she can see him too. Hinata gasps at the strange resemblance that the man and Sasuke have with each other: their eyes. the color of their hair, and the color of their skin.
"Yo, Sasuke," Sai said raising his hand slightly walking over to them.
And even stranger, his voice sound almost identical to Sasuke's.
"Ne?" Sasuke looks at Sai from the corner of his eyes interestedly.
"Introduce me to your girlfriend," Sai demanded casually. He smiles on his hauntingly beautiful, expressionless face.
"Hmph, she's not my girlfriend. I don't have the intention of introducing her to you. Introduce yourself."
"Is that so? Don't mind if I do!" Sasuke grunted with annoyance written all over him, Sai was such a bastardizing prick! Sai smirks, even more glad that Sasuke refused to introduce her. It's better to do it yourself if you want it right.
"Hello...White Flower..." Sai said huskily walking closer to Hinata. She shivered under his expressionless stare.
"I see...you're the ex-girlfriend of Naruto. And what are you doing here with Uchiha? Seeing that he's clearly not as interested in you as I am-"
"I-I uh..." Hinata could barely get the words out of her mouth.
"Let's go Sai, you're wasting my time," Sasuke muttered rudely interrupting their conversation.
Hinata blushed from his intimidating behavior and stares nervously at Sasuke. He was glaring at her! Angrily!
"She likes the attention, what a stupid girl. Sai may be worst than Naruto," Sasuke thought annoyed.
"Anyway Flower, tell me your name..."
Hinata hesitated, should she do this? Looking back and forth, between Sasuke and Sai. Sai was waiting patiently with his soft fake smile and Sasuke gave her his cold look; she decided that it's safe to tell him her name.
"H-Hinata Hyuuga."
"Hn...pretty name. Better than Ugly's at least, say, let me tell you one thing Flower." Sai leans down teasingly close to her ears.
"Telling me your name is the first step into courting, next, I'll make you fall in love with me..."
Hinata blushed as Sai toyed with her hair twisting her locks with his fingers. She was uncomfortable, but he sounds so intimidating. She doesn't know how to respond. Hinata realized telling him his name may be the biggest mistake she has made so far, besides walking into the men's restroom that is. She doubt that she'll be able to love him.
"I look forward to meeting you again, Hinata Flower." Sai said sliding his fingers within her soft smooth hair and following the impatient Sasuke. He left Hinata, just like that. Leaving her confused and unfulfilled, humiliated just the way Sasuke had made her feel before.
"What just happened?" she thought bringing her finger to her lips with a visible deep blush on her pretty face.
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"Hmph, it's about time," Sasuke muttered annoyed as he glanced at Sai walking ahead.
"Oh, yes."
Sasuke looks over Sai for a second and stole a look at Hinata over his shoulders, she had her back was facing them. Sai caught him staring and smirks.
"Well, Sasuke? She's my White flower, not yours."
Sasuke quickly faces the front not allowing Sai to see anymore of his face. He was blushing invisibly denying everything.
Fool, what a nosy bastard, as for her, I don't like her at all.
"Seems like you have a soft spot," Sai said smirking.
"Hmph, to hell with that. I don't have a soft spot at all."
"Whatever, just so you know. Hinata Flower is a beautiful rare piece of art, and I'm not going to sell her that easily to you."
"Baka, what made you think it would matter to me? Take her. I don't care."
"If you don't deny it-"
"I'm not interested in her fool, do whatever you want. It's none of my concern."
"Heh. All right then, I got dibs on her."
I don't care at all, it's nothing that I feel...
"Yeah, go ahead, who would stop you?" Sasuke muttered rudely.
"Too bad, I was hoping to get in a competition with you. It would make this more exiting," Sai said cocking his head.
"Hn. Well, you're not getting one."
"Let's just see about that Sasuke."
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"Kakashi sensei, who are we waiting on?" Naruto complained impatiently. "C'mon! I'm ready for training! What cha' goin to tell us?"
Kakashi sighs as he flipped a page in his latest Icha Icha book. "We're not waiting on anybody, we'll start as soon Sai and Sasuke arrives."
"That doesn't even make sense! We're still waiting, there is no difference Kakashi sensei!"
"Arriving and waiting are two different things Naruto," Kakashi answered too absorbed inside his book.
"Put that stupid book down! And listen to the "genius here! Am I the only one who cares about training?" Naruto pouted. Sakura sighs tired from Kakashi's laziness and Naruto's big mouth.
"This is going to be a long day," Sakura thought sighing. "Especially since I started dating Naruto." Sakura suddenly felt guilty, dating Naruto...oh yes, there was Hinata.
"Hinata chan, have I hurt you?" Sakura thought sadly. "I'm so sorry if I had, but Naruto is the only one who smiles at me and tells me that I'm fine. Just the way I am, and he never gives up on me even though I rejected him...a whole bunch of times already. Hinata chan, I'm so sorry if I took the one you love away from you, just because the one I love doesn't love me back..."
Naruto glanced at Sakura who was dazed, in another world.
"Sa-ku-ra chan?" Naruto said waving his hand in front of her face. She blinked twice and glares when she realized it was Naruto who disturbed her.
"Narutoooo!" She shouted throwing a fist onto his head. "What do you think you're doing!?"
With tears in the corner of his eyes and a large lump on his head, he replies, "But Sakura chan, you were so distant! I want to know what you know too! Ow, that hurt, you could've just said leave me alone!"
Sakura's face softens lowering her fisted hand to her side and sighs deeply. She smiles at Naruto and said, "Naruto kun, I think we should talk to Hinata chan."
"Hinata chan? Why?"
Sakura's stare turns into an evil glare, it was her warning look. Naruto shrinks away with terror giving up his ears to the woman.
"All right, all right! Tell me! Anything you've got to say!" Naruto shouted terrified. She smiles satisfied.
"I think you should tell Hinata chan why you broke up with her."
There was a long silence on confusion, to speak the truth, Naruto doesn't want to say any more things that can hurt Hinata. Not after what happened.
"I-I can't Sakura. She's gonna hate me till death if I explained why. I don't want to say-"
"Say what Naruto?"
"I don't want to say that I didn't love her. And I loved you."
"Coward."
"N-nani Sakura chan?"
"You heard me! How can you break up Hinata chan like that, and not even explained why you didn't love her?"
"Because!"
"Because what Naruto?"
"I don't want her to hate me! I can't stand seeing her sad, and it's all my fault! It's because I loved you instead of her! Because you made me feel this way, and she can't even thought I've tried!"
Sakura froze, stunned by Naruto's rare honesty and his heart being ripped opened. He has blurted out his true feelings, and maybe Sakura believes him for the first time.
"Naruto kun...how can you be so sure about that?"
"Nani?"
"You know Hinata chan loves you, but you don't know if I do. And yet, you aren't together, and we are. You don't even know if I love you or not," Sakura mumbled. Naruto stares at her surprised, he has never consider it before.
"Naruto kun, I won't lie to you. I like you a lot, but I also still like Sasuke kun a lot too, it's a crime to do that."
"Sakura?" Naruto hurt by her confession.
After all this time, Sasuke's still in your mind?
"But as long as we're dating, I will be faithful to only you Naruto. At least, I'll try to be. As long as you're faithful to me."
"Thanks Sakura," Naruto said smiling a little.
I'll wait, for your answer, I'll wait forever...just until you know who you love...
"I'm sorry, but I have to talk to Hinata no matter what, and tell her the truth. A friend never does a thing like this behind her back."
"You don't understand-"
"Yes I do. Because only a girl can understand a girl, you guys have no clue whatsoever."
Naruto and Sakura turns around when they heard sounds of clapping, it was Kakashi who stares at them wide eyed.
"Wow, that was a very good show, it was interesting watching you two! It drew me out of my book, and by the way. Training time's over."
Sakura and Naruto were dumbfounded, all this time they were training without either of them noticing. Sakura blushed ans covered her face in her hands.
"Oh shit, I've forgotten about Kakashi sensei!" Inner Sakura miserably whined in her head.
"What? Over, we haven't even trained yet! And where is Sasuke and Sai?" Naruto shouted unsatisfied.
"Over here," Sasuke mumbled.
"We were training the whole time you two were fooling around," Sai muttered smiling. "You and Ugly there make quite a drama."
"What the hell! We missed it!? And all this time you were there and you didn't tell us?"
"Well, it was a very good show, maybe that's why I didn't tell you two," Kakashi muttered smiling behind his mask.
"BASTARDS!" Naruto shouted.
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Hinata combed through her hair smiling a little as she looks at herself. She considered herself average, but not completely as pretty as Sakura or strong as Tenten. But what pleased her most was her resemblance to her mother.
"Okaa san..." she whispers remembering her mother's soft beautiful smile. Somehow, her smile was inherited to her today. She was disturbed by a knock on the door. Her door slides opened revealing one of the servants.
"Hinata sama, someone wants to meet you," a servant said as he bows to the future heiress of the clan.
"Eh? T-tell them that I'll be there," Hinata said quickly putting away her precious comb. She stood from her seat and glanced at herself one last time before heading out.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE
"Konbawa, Hinata chan." Sakura said standing outside of the entrance. Hinata stares at her wide eyed, she was so surprised that Sakura would come.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Sakura asks nudging a little closer. Hinata opens her door wider to allow her in.
"K-konbanwa, Sakura chan."
Hinata led her awkwardly to the tea room where the servants were already serving them tea and sweets, Sakura smiles gently at a maid and shook her head. "No thanks, I won't be here long."
There was a long silence, Sakura wasn't sure how to start first. She looks uneasily over at Hinata who was wearing an embarrassed blush.
"I forced myself here, I've got to tell her," Sakura thought. "There's no turning back now."
"Hinata chan."
"Sakura chan." They both said at the same time.
"I'm very sorry for getting in your way!" Hinata and Sakura cried at the same time, they both looked away blushing.
"Hinata chan, I-"
"N-no need to explain Sakura chan, I'm not mad. J-just maybe a little disappointed at first because it was so sudden, I don't mind you at all, really."
"Hinata chan, I'm so sorry, if you want Naruto back, then-"
"No!"
"No? But you must be hurt!"
"No! I'll be even more sad if you break Naruto's heart, please stay with him! I can't stand to see him that way, not ever!"
"I can't do this to you Hinata."
"I-I can't either, because he loves you. He can't help what he feels, I have already forgiven you!"
"But you must hate me so much."
"Ieye! I can never hate you Sakura chan, please. Just don't hurt his feelings, then I'll be happy."
"Oh shit, Hinata, how can you be so nice!? It makes me feel more sad then I was. You don't even hate me for what I've done. How come you think of others beside yourself?" Sakura thought as a stray tear slid down her cheek.
"Sakura chan, to tell the truth, I did hated you." Hinata's voice began to shake and tears fallen from her eyes.
"I can't blame you Hinata chan..." Sakura said crying too, she wipes at her own tears falling slowly.
"B-but then I'd realize you were the o-only one who had really seen his true smile, s-so far when I was dating him, I still can't get him t-to look at me the way he does at you. But of all, you didn't show any jealousy, nor any signs of hate. Sakura, I'm so sorry. I-I really am. I envied you."
"No Hinata chan! I envied you! I-" Sakura was strangely interrupted by Hinata once more.
"Sakura chan, just promise me something!"
"Yes Hinata chan."
"Promise me that you'll make Naruto happy."
Sakura hesitates as she looks up to Hinata's eyes honestly. "Y-yes Hinata chan, I will make him happy." Hinata forced a smile trying not to break down in front of Sakura, she had already felt foolish enough.
They both looked at each other, took each other's hand, and smiled with glistening tears down each of their eyes.
"I envied you more times then you know, Hinata chan..."
That night, they became best friends again, after all the mishaps. There is still tomorrow, still going on. The competition of the future were only beginning. What would happen tomorrow? Sakura had gone home long ago and Hinata was outside staring at the moon. Little did she know that another person was staring that the same moon she's watching.
Hinata notices that the moon was too similar to someone.
"Sasuke Uchiha," she whispers.
Sasuke smiles to himself enjoying the beauty of the moon.
"Damned Sai," he thought silently to himself. "Damned the girl."
TO BE CONTINUED.
serika: So sorry about the late update! I was stuck! augh! This is where it all begins for sure! Be sure to read the next chapter, I promised that they will be more drama filled than this one. I couldn't get Sasuke to fit in these scenes yet, and it looks like it's also going to be a SaiXHinata twist too! I'll be trying my fairly hardest to update as fast as I can, my email isn't recieving anything from so sorry if you messeaged me and I didn't reply! I feel awful! screams! Review please! oO