Hey everyone! I am so thankful for your reviews. I feel a lot better. I had a lot of support from Sasuke's Sliver Fang! I also found out that one of my favorite fanfiction authors has added Help Me Heal to their favorite stories list. I also have to give kudos to everyone else who read it. To all 492 of you! And special thanks to my boyfriend Jacob. He truly cares about me :) Here is chapter 7 of Help Me Heal! (P.S. I love all of you who reviewed)
~*~ Hinata P.O.V ~*~
When I saw that Naruto was on my team I already felt uneasy. Then Shikamaru-san came in and I felt a little better. I thought that was it but then Tsunade-sama stated that there was someone else that would be joining us. I was confused as to who it would be. I then saw Sasuke walk in.
I felt his stare. I was sure he was thinking of the note I had wrote for him. He then went and stood next to Shikamaru.
"You four will be going to the Land of the Snow. There is a very important elder that has some death threats coming towards him. He has asked us to go and protect him for a little while. You will be there for a month. And see how things go. I have dubbed Sasuke as the mission leader. You have one hour to receive you belongings. Oh and give Hinata her own tent. She is the only girl among you men."
With that we exited the office.
"Why did she have to say girl among men… she makes me sound like I am 10 with a bunch of 23 year olds…" I thought.
I went to my apartment and retrieved my weapons and scrolls. Also along with books, clothing, healing crèmes, and other 'womanly' necessities. I then left a note on my door to my landlord and explained that I was going on a mission and will not be there to pay for next months rent.
I met the rest of the group in front of the Konoha Gates. Everyone was there except for Naruto. Sasuke kept looking at me. It felt like he needed to tell me something.
"I AM SORRY I AM LATE!!!!"
I looked over and saw Naruto run over to our group.
"I had to say goodbye to Kome."
With that we left. I stood next to Shikamaru and hoped that no one would try to talk to me.
~*~ Sasuke P.O.V ~*~
As we walked toward the Snow Country I felt the need to keep an eye on Hinata. I noticed that she was determined to keep pace with Shikamaru. This kind of annoyed me. She still felt awkward about that morning.
I finally told everyone that it was time to set up camp. I put up the two tents. Naruto went and got fire and Hinata and Shikamaru did everything else.
When I was finished with the tents I went and sat next to Hinata. She kept her head down and pretended that she was deep in thought.
"Hinata… I know you feel awkward about this morning. I really don't mind and I am sorry that you saw that scene. I was out of it and you just happened to see me when I let my guard down." I explained.
"It i-is f-f-fine Sasuke-san." She whispered back.
She called me Sasuke-san… She felt as if we were no longer friends…
"Hinata… I know you might not believe this but… you are my best friend too. And I never want to lose you…"
She finally looked up at me. She had a full smile on her delicate face. She looked so happy. I just wanted to hug her and tell her how I felt.
"R-really Sasuke? A-a-am I really?"
I smiled and nodded. I knew that is what she wanted to hear. I also knew that I wanted much more than a friendship. But she could not hear that yet… She just got better.
~*~ Shikamaru P.O.V. ~*~
I watched the scene between Sasuke and Hinata unfold before my eyes. I was shocked how gentle Sasuke was being toward Hinata. I saw the connection between the two. I could see how Sasuke wanted her so bad. Hinata… well she was troublesome to read. I could see mixed emotions with her. She thought friendship was her feelings but she did not realize the deep emotional attachment she had to Sasuke. One that was so strong that it could blossom in to full blown love.
Yes. I saw what was going on. I looked over and saw that Naruto was seeing the same scene I was. I knew that he was the one that ended it with her. But I saw sadness and jealousy in his bright blue eyes.
Great. I was in the middle of a love triangle… and I was going to be in the middle for a month.
This is so troublesome.
Hey everyone! Ok so there were 3 P.O.V's this time!!! I had a blast writing this one. I have just recently been keeping a notepad with me. So when I had a great idea for this story (or any story) I could write it down and not forget it! Well… love ya all!
~Alaskan-Anime-Girlie21