After Hinata had woken up, she felt like her heart was going to burst out of her chest. Sasuke was so close she turned ten shades of red. Sasuke sighed and opened his eyes to see Hinata blushing furiously. Sasuke stifled a chuckle and stared at her.

Sasuke's POV

She had her hair partially covering her face. Sighing again I gently stroked her hair away. I realized that when I had 'left' I had felt like I was missing something… something important. I couldn't place what it was at the moment and hadn't realized her fidgeting. My arm was wrapped securely around her waist and she was trying to break loose. I chuckled and let go. She tumbled onto the floor and got up quickly. I knew she probably didn't feel any thing towards me but there was something about her that made her… not annoying. Is it the fact that she is quiet and she blushes whenever she sees me? No, every girl blushes when they see me but Hinata was just so much more…intriguing. "I'll be up with your breakfast soon, ok Sasuke?" I stiffened. Who said I wanted breakfast? Why was she bringing it to me? I sighed, I wasn't going to be able to talk her out of it so what was the point of even trying? "You're sighing a lot today. Are you feeling well?" Hinata questioned while putting a small delicate hand on my forehead. "I'm fine," I rasped. As soon as I said it my throat started to hurt. I also started to have a coughing fit. "Sasuke!! You're coughing up blood!!" She shrieked. I put my hand over her mouth to shut her up. I moved to a sitting position. "Go get Itachi," I said while coughing up more blood. Hinata ran out of the room while I tried to move to the bathroom. Itachi and Hinata were up the stairs before I could cross the hall. Itachi wrapped his arm supportively around my waist while Hinata wrapped my arm around her shoulders. Itachi said he had to take me to the doctor and I shuddered. I was going to have to take my shirt off and get an X-ray. Hinata came with us and watched helplessly as I stained the dishrag with my blood. Blood did not taste good when it's coming up your throat. I knew I was fine, it happened when I didn't eat or sleep. I was coughing before they even found me. I knew I was in love with Hinata now. It was as plain as blood on a white rag, I thought pointedly looking at the rag I had stained. "Sasuke?" Hinata murmured. I tilted my ear towards her because I was to busy coughing my lungs up. "You're not going to do that again right?" she said as soon as I finished. I shrugged. "I might but I think I'll just be a good boy for now and let you and Itachi take care of me," I rasped my natural sarcasm. She hugged me gently and didn't let go until we got to the hospital. I coughed up blood on the sidewalk because I hated hospitals, especially this one. Hinata held my hand in the waiting room, obvious concern on her pale features. I put my arm over her shoulders in a reassuring way. "I'm going to be fine. You should have fed me first before coming here," I rasped a whisper. Hinata leaned her head on my shoulder and we waited. The doctor called me in and Hinata and my brother followed. He checked my blood pressure and asked me to sit on the operating table. "Okay, Sasuke, take your shirt off for me and we'll get started on the X-rays," He smiled as I did what I was told silently. I glanced at Hinata who was blushing dangerously. I smirked but coughed more blood into my hand. Hinata was restraining herself to not get up and comfort me. I laid back and waited for Dr. Kabuto to come back with the machine. When he did he put the machine over my stomach and pushed his glasses up. Nerd, I thought. After a couple pictures, Kabuto went out again. He came back with pictures of my intestines, and other organs. "Your stomach acid is eating away the stomach lining making you cough up your blood. If this gets out of hand and you don't eat soon, your stomach will be opened and the acid will drain onto your other internal organs causing you to die in an instant," he explained. Hinata looked on the verge of tears and Itachi took a deep breathe. I nodded and put my shirt back on. Hinata helped me out of the room and to a vending machine. She got me some pop tarts and a bottle of water. I ate so I wouldn't die. If I died I'd probably stick around to be with Hinata. Plus I couldn't die…well I could but I had too many people who cared for me, like Naruto, Suigetsu, Gaara (well maybe not), Ino, Sai, Itachi, Deidara, Pain, Konan, Midori, Kiba and Akamaru, and mostly Hinata. Everyone still cared and would be happy that I've been found. I was happy they threw me a surprise party and I just didn't want the attention. There was a lot of people at the party all people who cared for me. We were on our way home and we stopped by a restaurant to get something to eat. It was going to be a long week.

Two weeks had gone by and my coughing stopped. I was back to normal. Hinata was so glad that she hugged me even tighter then she usually did. I couldn't take it any more. It was just so hard to see her and think that she's not really mine. I felt like I was being dragged slowly in a pool of razor blades. I sighed as I walked behind every one else. They had been so happy to see me, especially Naruto. He has become a best friend. All because I covered his idiotic butt from being expelled. Old hag Tsunade still hasn't found out the complete story of how my leg got cut. I still had a scar. My friends talked with each other thinking I was with them. I was behind them; they wouldn't notice my disappearance would they? Turning, I started home… remembering Itachi's words from that morning. He had told me that if I ran away again that I needed to write a note. My plans exactly. When home I quickly jotted done something for Itachi and then a note for Hinata. Why I'm doing this is probably what you're thinking right now. I grabbed a backpack and stuffed some clothes inside. I'll be back, I hope.

Regular POV and back with Hinata…

Hinata looked around and noticed that Sasuke was missing. "Hey does any one know where Sasuke went?" She asked her group of friends. "I saw him daydream and he went the way to his house," Naruto said. "Thank you," She said as she ran off. "Hey Hinata!!" Kiba called after her. What is it about Sasuke that attracts the girls? He thought. Hinata ran towards Sasuke's house and saw Itachi's car in the driveway. He was outside and he held to slips of paper. Hinata ran up to him and he handed her one slip. Hinata was puzzled and she read the note silently.

Hinata,

I wanted you to know that you're very important to me. I know now that I love you. I don't know what you feel for me and I've gotten myself into a lot of trouble because of what it feels like to not know. I want to know if you love me back. If you do then I want you to come to the forest near the neighborhood. You have to walk 7 miles to get to the place I'm at. It's a large Lavender white house on the edge of the Konoha Lake. I hope that you do love me and I will be waiting.

Love,

Sasuke

Hinata asked if Itachi could drive her there. "I could drive you to the end of the neighborhood, but to get where he's at you have to walk," Itachi explained. She nodded and got in his car. At the edge of the neighborhood, Hinata waved Itachi a goodbye and started for the forest. Hours past and she had finally come to Konoha Lake. There was a lavender white house and remembered how her mother had a house like that. In fact, it looked exactly like her mother's vacation house. Hinata ignored it and started towards it.

Sasuke sat on the couch waiting. He was nervous that she wouldn't come but hopeful. He grabbed a book a started to read. It was his mother's favorite, The Princess and The Pea. He grunted and looked through the pages. He grabbed another book, his favorite. It was called The Death Collector. He loved this book, perhaps because it was a mystery. Then there was a knock at the door. He didn't get over excited or hopeful but yelled come in. The door opened and Sasuke stood in the doorway to the Living room. Hinata stood in the front doorway and stared at Sasuke for a while, taking in his expressionless features. Hinata took a deep breathe and walked towards him. She stared up at him for a while. "So… does this mean you love me?" he asked almost indifferently. Hinata blushed and looked at her feet. "Answer me, Hinata." He sounded in pain. She looked up to see his now tortured expression. She opened her mouth to speak but didn't know what to say. She sighed. "Y-Yes I-I l-love y-you. Because when you l-left the f-first t-time you t-took my h-heart with y-you," she said looking at her feet. Sasuke let go of the breathe he had been holding and she looked at him. He didn't hesitate. He grabbed her wrist and her walk backwards into a wall. Hinata waited for his lips to close in on hers but instead Sasuke's lips pressed to side of her neck and moved down. He was kissed her neck and moved to her face. Hinata was a deep shade of red and was getting redder. Sasuke's lips traveled over her forehead and down the other side of her face. They stopped at the corner of her mouth before his hands gripped her waist on pulled her closer. Sasuke was getting rid of the desire to let his hands run up her shirt. They just barely touched her skin. Sasuke then kissed her, gently, lovingly. Hinata's eyes shut immediately. He started to unzip her jacket but she didn't care. Sasuke threw the jacket to the ground and let his hands circle around her waist. Hinata wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck and kissed him harder. He chuckled and decided from her actions that she wanted to be rough. He pushed her up against the wall and kissed her moved forcefully. Hinata moaned in pleasure. Sasuke chuckled again and grabbed her thigh. She panicked a little but thought that Sasuke was more responsible then she was and he wouldn't go that far. She was right because all he did was wrap her thigh around his hip, pulling her off the ground. She wrapped the other leg around his hip as well and she kissed him harder then before. Sasuke thought that this was far enough and he pulled away. Hinata pouted and he laughed at her. She was like a child and it was funny to watch a 17 year old girl act childish. Sasuke sighed and put her down. She grabbed his hand and led him out of the house. They walked back and were at Sasuke's in no time. Hinata was happy and Sasuke didn't feel like he was being dragged slowly across razor blades.

A/N: This story is coming to its end but I have no idea what to do for the last chapter. Don't worry theres 2 more chapters left for the story then add the last chapter!! Review plz!!