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Itachi woke up slowly, the light beginning to enter through the windows. When his mind was functioning a certain amount, he could hear someone moving about the room. Feeling the empty space beside him, he guessed it was Sasuke. He opened his eyes and saw Sasuke was in fact moving around the room, quite noisily for a ninja. Itachi sat up a bit so he could see what Sasuke was doing, resting on his elbows.

"Morning kid."

"Yeah, morning." Sasuke was moving about the room, cleaning as he went.

"Did you eat yet?"

"Yeah I got something when I woke up. Do you normally sleep this late or am I a bad influence on you?"

"What can I say, I like my sleep." Itachi chuckled towards his brother, who still hadn't stopped moving. "Besides, it's only just light out. It can't be after eight."

"It's after eleven actually. It is winter you know."

"Right... Oh well!!" Itachi smiled cheekily and brought his hand to rub the back of his head. Sasuke chose that moment to look over at his brother and couldn't help but laugh. "What???" Itachi's smile fell and turned to a look of confusion.

"You look like Kakashi-sensei so much right now! It doesn't help that your hair is sticking up all over the place."

Itachi dropped his hand which he still hadn't moved in his moment of confusion. "Yeah well... at least I don't have duck-butt hair!"

Sasuke stopped what he was doing and stared at his brother. "Duck-butt... Have you been talking to Naruto?"

"No... Why does he call you duck-butt head or something?"

"Ah, no. I just eh..."

"Never mind... So, do you want to go sort out Neji and Hinata when I've eaten?"

"No."

"Okay... is there a reason?"

"Yeah. I went this morning."

"You went without me?! What the hell were you thinking?!"

"I was thinking that I don't need you to do every little thing in my life! I've been fine since you left and I don't need you know. I was thinking, if you left me go yesterday, it would have been fine!"

"You know if I remember correctly we said we would do it together. And if that is what you call fine, then I'd sure as hell hate to see you when you're not fine. Oh wait, I have! And who the hell helped you?! Who did you lean on?! It was me! So get your head out of your ass and open your eyes! You can't do everything on your own kid."

"Well I was doing fine until you showed up! Sure my life wasn't exactly happy, but I was fine! Things were fine with Hinata and then you showed up! Things were... okay with Neji and then you showed up! I was fine, and then you showed up! You know what happened when I went to see Hinata?! I went to the gate and I was nearly killed! Hinata came out to talk to me and guess what she said. She said she didn't want to see me anymore because I hurt her too much by telling her how I felt and then going off with Neji. And you know what Neji said? He's too afraid you're going to kill him so he's going nowhere near me!"

"Sasuke... I..."

"Just don't say anything! I don't want to hear you say anything to me right now!"

"Sa~"

"Nothing! Not a word!" Sasuke resumed his cleaning of the room, not saying a word to his brother no matter how much Itachi tried to get him to.

"Fine, don't talk to me! Be a child Sasuke, be the child I knew you were!" Itachi left his brother's side and the room. He went into the kitchen and set to making something to eat. Looking around the room Itachi saw Sasuke had already cleaned the room, and bought food. Once he had eaten his food, he made his way back to the bedroom and found Sasuke wasn't there. Not caring for the moment, he got dressed and pulled on his cloak before leaving the house. He headed straight for Naruto's house and when he got there, the boy was still asleep. He opened the door, which the boy had stupidly forgotten to lock, and went to the bedroom. "Naruto! Get up!" The blonde boy jumped out of bed, startled by the rude awakening.

"What the hell are you doing here Itachi!? Get out before I hurt you!"

"Shut up kid! Get dressed."

"Why should I do anything you tell me to?"

"Because I told you and if you don't I will bring you so much pain you'd wish I'd kill you. Besides, you're only going to stay with Sasuke for a few hours."

"Why would I want to stay with that teme?!"

"Because I said you are! And Sasuke shouldn't be alone right now. So get your ass out of here and to the mansion before he decided he wants to leave it."

Naruto glared at the older Uchiha before sighing, and for once, he done what he was asked without further argument. He got dressed quickly before running out of the apartment, Itachi following behind him. "Hey kid, do you even know where you're going?"

"To Sasuke's place!"

"No, to the Uchiha mansion! That's where he is."

Naruto turned quickly, running towards the Uchiha mansion while Itachi ran straight on, wondering if he was doing the best thing for Sasuke. When he stopped running, he stared at the gates he had seen too much of already. He was about to knock on the gate, knowing someone would be on the other side of it, when the gate flew open and a body lunged towards him. Both bodies went to the floor, immediately starting a fight. It was a tangle of limbs and a mess of badly thrown fists. When Itachi stood up, the other male didn't. Itachi walked through the gates and into the estate, noticing there were more people around this time and he soon forgot about the troublemaker.

Itachi moved through the crowd carefully, keeping his head down to hide his face. He edged his way towards the Hyuga mansion, avoiding anyone he had talked to recently. Yes, he could kill everyone here with a simple look, but that wouldn't help with anything except his own execution. When he was outside the mansion he broke from the crowd and lept up the stairs, surprised no one saw him. He slid open the door and stepped inside, keeping a lookout for anyone around. Creeping around the house and towards the bedroom, Itachi stopped when he heard a door open. He looked down the hall but nothing happened. He remained where he was for a moment longer, before carefully stepping towards the open door he remembered to be the master bedroom. Two shuriken followed by a kunai flew straight towards him. He caught the two shuriken on his fingers and let the kunai sail right past him. When nothing else happened, he decided to speak."Was that it?" He waited for something more or at least an answer, but none came. He took a step forward but when he did someone stepped into the hallway.

"Why are you here again Itachi? You don't belong here."

"Hinata? One down one to go. Listen I need to talk to you."

"Go away! I want nothing to do with any Uchihas!"

"I know you don't but it's important." Itachi watched the girl who had the Hyuga stance, but altered it to make it her own. He wondered if this was the same quiet, shy girl he had met just days before. Her stutter was gone and she looked more confident, but she looked troubled... pained. Her new confidence, was simply defiance.

"If it's about Sasuke he was here this morning and I don't need to hear or say the same thing twice!"

"Fine... But tell me one thing."

"What?"

"Why won't you talk to Sasuke? Why won't you see him?"

"You know why!"

"No I don't actually, so tell me."

"Because he told me I meant something to him. He made me think he cared about me. But then he went off with Neji!"

"You are important to him Hinata, he's just confused! He doesn't know who he wants and I know it's hard to deal with but just give him a chance. He spent half his life hating people but you saved the part of him that lets him care, in such a short time. Don't give up on him Hinata... Don't hurt him."

"Hurt him?! What about me?! He hurt me! The only reason you're on his side is because you're his brother! You saw him in that cave with Neji! You heard him. He made his choice, and it's not me."

"Well you can at least still talk to him! So you won't be going out with him but he still cares about you."

"What about Neji then?"

"What about him?! Maybe Sasuke does care about him for reasons I will never know because that kid thinks he's royalty and everyone is beneath him. But he still cares about you! He told me you never wanted to see him again, and he looked broken. I can't force you to like him or be there for him,but he needs you more than you know."

"I... I can't." Hinata fell to the floor, her defences gone and tears fresh in her eyes. Itachi was surprised by this and was stunned momentarily. He eventually walked over to the girl and sat down beside her, pulling her into his arms uncertainly. She looked up towards him, confusion swimming in the tears on her cheeks and eyes.

"You can. You're a strong kid, probably stronger than anyone gives you credit for. I used to wonder what you saw in my brother, and what he saw in you, but I know now. You saved him, and he made you stronger. He's learning to love again and you have gained a hell of a lot more confidence. Trust me Hinata, you need each other!"

"Get your hands off my daughter Uchiha!!" Hinata's father entered the house and spotted the pair immediately. Itachi stood up and pulled Hinata to her feet before taking a step away from her, he didn't want to fight again. Glancing down the hall, Itachi could see Neji, Naruto and Sasuke standing there, a group of Hyugas surrounding them.

"Why are they here?" Itachi looked down towards the three boys at the doorway, confused at the presence of his brother.

"Sasuke is here because he once again charged in here, only this time he brought a friend. And Neji is here because that is my nephew and half the reason Sasuke is here... again. Honestly Uchiha can't you keep your brother in line?"

"I do keep my brother inline, but I also let him do what he thinks is right, so shut up and stay out of our business."

"I can't stay out of your business if you both keep running into my home! Why were you near my daughter? You had no right!"

"We wouldn't have to keep running in if those two kids would come out! And I was with Hinata because I'm helping my brother!" Itachi was in the man's face now, towering over him. When no reply was given, Itachi turned away from the small man and back towards Hinata, to find she was gone. He looked down the hall towards where Sasuke was and saw her standing beside him, Naruto standing in front of her, eyeing her curiously. He took a step towards them when a hand came to his chest, stopping him.

"Leave them be Uchiha, let them sort it out themselves." Itachi glared at the small man, but nodded and took a step back to lean against the wall and crossing his arms over his chest in an uncaring manor, once again looking like Kakashi.
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Hinata slipped past the older Uchiha and walked towards the three genin, a new confidence to her step.

"Hinata! I need to talk to you! And Neji!"

"I know Sasuke, but let me talk first." She looked from Neji to Sasuke before continuing, not missing the open-mouthed stare Naruto was giving her. "I realise now that I over reacted to you and Neji... back there. And I'm sorry! I just want to let you know that even if you prefer Neji to me, I still want to be your friend! I still care about you Sasuke!"

Sasuke smiled at the girl, noticing how a slight blush still crept to her cheeks. "Don't apologise Hinata, you had every right to be upset. And thank you, it's good to know I won't lose you either way!" Sasuke pulled the girl into his arms as they reunited, kissing her on the cheek as they parted, a blush forming on his own cheeks as everyone stared at him.

"It's finally my turn then?" Neji looked at Hinata and Sasuke, still standing closer together than his liking, but spoke anyway. "I know I said this morning I didn't want to see you because I thought your brother would kill me, but that was a lie. I didn't want to see you because I thought you would chase after Hinata, not me. I thought if I didn't let you choose me, I wouldn't be disappointed or hurt. I'm an idiot Sasuke, one of the best ninja in the village, but I'm an idiot." Neji paused for a moment longer, before finally adding, "So this means we're done with all the heart warming apologies and everything right?"

Sasuke laughed at the boy before pulling him into his arms, hugging him like he had Hinata, avoiding Neji's lips as they headed towards his own. He pulled away from Neji, turning to look into Hinata's eyes. "I know what I want now." He took Hinata's hands into his own and squeezed them lightly, lowering his head towards hers. He stopped a few inches from her face and she brought her own head forward until their foreheads touched, but moved no more.

"I agree with your choice Sasuke, I couldn't see us working in a relationship like that for long anyway!" Hinata smiled brightly as she wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck, hugging him tightly before pushing him off her and towards Neji.

"Wait... What? Me?"

"Yes you!" Sasuke smiled once more as he slid his arms around Neji's waist, pressing their lips together briefly. He pulled away from Neji who was still looking at him, not understanding what was going on for once.

"But why? I thought you wanted Hinata...."

"I do, but not like I want you! I want Hinata there as a friend, support. Someone I can talk to, or just sit with like we have done so many times already. But what I feel for you is different! Yes I can sit and talk with you, but it's just not the same! So Neji, I choose you!"

Neji smiled cheekily at his newly made boyfriend before adding in "I'm not a Pokémon you know!"

"Yeah I know. You're much harder to tame!" Sasuke returned Neji's smile with a grin of his own before turning towards Hinata. "Hey you wan~"

Sasuke was cut off by Naruto holding Hinata against a wall, kissing her, while she tried to break free of his clutches. Sasuke looked up the hallway to see if Hinata's father was still there, but both he and Itachi were gone. Ignoring that fact for now, Sasuke launched himself across the room, Neji following him, and going straight for Naruto. His shoulder collided with Naruto's body and they both fell to the floor, Neji going to Hinata's rolled over quickly and sat on Naruto's hips, raising a fist while the other pinned the boy to the floor. His fist made contact with Naruto's face repeatedly and soon, blood was pouring from his face. In between thrown fists and gasps, Sasuke yelled at the boy under him. "What the hell do you think you were doing?!" Sasuke stopped his assault on the boy so he could speak, but found he was either unconscious, or on the verge of stood up from his former team mate, a look of disgust written all over his face. He walked over to Hinata who was holding onto Neji, fear in her eyes. "Hinata are you alright?"

Hinata looked up at Neji, and realised it wasn't him who had spoken. She looked over towards Sasuke and saw the blood on his fists, and the motionless body of Naruto behind him. "Sasuke... your hands!" She took them into her own, examining them carefully, noticing it wasn't Sasuke's blood. She dropped his hands once again before leaning back against the wall, her eyes closed.

Sasuke was about to offer her something of more comfort when two ANBU Black Ops appeared beside them. "Sasuke Uchiha? You have been requested by your brother."

"My brother... Where is he?"

"The Hokage's tower. You are to go there at once." The ANBU disappeared in a cloud of smoke before anything else could be said. Sasuke looked at both of the Hyuga genin before walking over to the door.

"Itachi is obviously there because the Hokage clearly changed her mind about him or he was brought there. I need to go for him, but I want both of you to come with me." Sasuke never turned to face them as he spoke, but knew they agreed when he heard footsteps approaching.

"What do we do about him?!" Neji threw a look over his shoulder, showing his distaste for the ninja.

"Leave him. I no longer care for him, I no longer care for my team!"

"What about Kakahsi-sensei?" Hinata joked, her voice light but scared at the same time.

"Ah, yeah he's the exception..." Sasuke looked from Hinata to Neji and without another word, the three genin took of through the village and towards the Hokage tower, certain bad news awaited them.
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AN:I hope you enjoyed this chapter =D I did!! (How many people are glad Sasuke ended up with Neji... for now.)
I apologise if you hate the cliff hanger, but I couldn't help myself!!! xD