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Summary: Sasuke have sworn off love forever. He vowed never to let another girl get close enough to hurt him except for Hinata. He and Hinata make the perfect non- couple. He even helped her to get noticed by Naruto. But when Hinata's gentle touch begins to make him blush, things gets complicated. Is being 'just friends' enough anymore?

Suddenly Love You

By: Hiedra

Chapter 4

It was a supposed to be a normal day for Hinata except that she found herself in a different room. Last night she just could not say no to Sasuke when he asked her to stay. The way Sasuke looked last night softened her heart. He looked very desperate. Hinata knew Sasuke needed to open up and a person willing to listen and comfort him. She decided to stay with him last night and listened to what he said. They were at the living room that time but now she found herself inside his bedroom.

"You're finally awake." She heard a voice said that startled her.

"Sorry if I scare you." Sasuke stated and sat on the bed where Hinata was lying. "You fell asleep on the couch last night so I decided to carry you here so that you'll be comfortable."

Hinata sat up and gaze around her. "What time is it?"

"Seven."

"I…I need to go home." Hinata immediately got off the bed and hurried towards the door. "I'll be back later." She said before she left.

Sasuke stared at where Hinata left. "Hinata…" he muttered.

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It was already quarter to eight o'clock when Hinata arrived at the premises of the Hyuuga compound. Her heart was beating rapidly. Slowly, she sneaked through the door.

"Where have you been?" a powerful voice said that startled her.

Hinata's eyes widen in shock. She began to tremble as she looked at the pair of white pearled eyes of her father, Hiashi.

"Answer me!" Hiashi demanded.

"I…I…from…" Hinata was nervous. "I…came from…a friend."

Hiashi's eyes glared at the young lady in front of him. "And who is that friend of yours?"

"You…you don't…know… her." Hinata almost whispered the word her knowing that it was a lie.

Hiashi walked closer to his daughter and in a swift motion his hand slapped Hinata's left cheek.

Hinata almost fell to the floor when she felt her father's hand hit her cheek. It was the first time her father did it to her and she was very shocked at it.

"Now get in your room and don't come out until I say so!" Hiashi commanded.

Hinata held her left cheek and obeyed her father. She wanted to cry but she tried not to. She was afraid that if her father saw her crying maybe he would be angrier at her.

Opening the door of her room, Hinata wiped the tears that she could not help to fall. She calmed and composed herself before she entered her room.

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Sasuke waited in his apartment. It was already 10:00 am and yet Hinata had not yet arrived. She usually arrived at nine or a little later but today was different. He started to got worried when she still had not yet arrived. Sasuke was about to open the door to search for her when suddenly he heard a knock on the door. He immediately opened the door expecting that it was Hinata. He was then surprised that it was not what he was expecting.

"Good morning." The girl who knocked on the door said politely. "I'm Hyuuga Hanabi. I'm the sister of Hinata."

Sasuke knew that Hinata had a younger sister but he never expected that Hanabi would be delivering his meal.

"Sister told me to give this to you." Hanabi then handed him the lunch boxes.

Hesitantly, Sasuke took the lunch boxes from Hanabi's hand asking himself why Hinata's little sister was there. He was not sure whether Hinata was still mad at him because of what happened last night. He could not blame her for that since it was his entire fault.

"So I'll be leaving now." Hanabi bowed to Sasuke to show her respect to him. "I'll be back later to pick up the lunch boxes."

Hanabi was about to leave when Sasuke called.

"Wait!"

The girl glanced back at the young man. "Is there something you need?"

"Umm…" Sasuke hesitated whether he would ask Hanabi the whereabouts or what happened to Hinata.

"Well?"

Sasuke could not even look at Hanabi's eyes. "W…where's…Hinata?" he muttered out finally.

Then suddenly Sasuke noticed the change of expression on Hanabi's face. The girl's face suddenly saddened which made Sasuke worried and curious about Hinata.

"Is…there…something wrong?" Sasuke asked.

"Um…well…" Hanabi didn't know where she would start. "Father…he got angry with my sister because she came home just this morning and…and she was not permitted to go…out."

Sasuke felt a sudden twinge in his heart. He knew it was his fault. If he did not ask Hinata to stay with him last night then her father would not be angry with her.

"So…when will…your father permit…Hinata to…go out?" Sasuke asked, hoping that it was just a small span of time.

Hanabi shook her head. "I don't know…Father is very strict about the rules."

Sasuke bowed his head when he heard Hanabi's answer. He felt sorry for what had happened to Hinata.

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A knock on the door broke the silence in Hinata's room. She had been lying on her bed for hours and she had not yet even eaten her breakfast. Hinata crept off her bed and opened the door. She was then surprised to see who was the one knocking. It was her cousin, Neji.

"They told me that you have not taken your breakfast." Neji started and walked in Hinata's room.

He placed the tray he was carrying on top of a small table in the room. "You should eat now before the food gets cold."

Hinata closed the door behind her and walked towards the small table. Her head was bowed down and she did not even look at Neji.

Neji somehow noticed Hinata's action. "Let me see your face." He then lifted Hinata's head for him to take a good look at her.

"What the…" Neji hissed out as he stared at the bruised cheek of Hinata.

"It's…it's…alright…don't worry." Hinata stuttered and tried to hide her cheek.

Neji frowned. "It's not alright."

Hinata did not answer back and Neji walked out of the room.

After a few minutes, Neji came back with a small tub filled with ice in his hands. He placed the small tub beside the tray. Then he dragged a stool and let Hinata sat on it.

"Now…let me see that." Neji lifted Hinata's face and dampen a towel from the small tub on it.

Hinata moved away a little because it was hurting her.

"Don't move." Neji said.

"Neji…" Hinata muttered. "I'm sorry."

Neji sighed at this. "There's nothing to be sorry about. Just promise me that you won't do that again. "Your Father and…I were so worried about what happened to you."

Hinata nodded. "I won't do that again."

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Author's Note: So here's the fourth chapter. Sorry if it's quite short. I'm not sure whether I can update the future chapters quickly since the school just started. I'm a freshman in college so I think I'll be working double time.

For Ah-choo, I never experience that kind of thing and if I did I'll make sure that man would be dead by now. Ha, ha, ha. (I was just kidding).

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To all of you, I really thank you for reading and reviewing this fic. So, I'll try to make time to write the other chapters. Once again, Thank you!