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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 5

Sasuke walked into the kitchen that afternoon searching for another bottle of whiskey. He stopped in front of one of the kitchen cabinets and reached for the knob. He was about to open the cabinet when suddenly Hinata's face flashed into his mind.

"Hinata…" Sasuke whispered through the air. He pulled back his hand and decided not to take the whiskey from the kitchen cabinet.

The onyx eyed young lad walked in his living room and sank himself down onto his couch. His eyes then landed on the wall clock hanging not too far from the entrance door of his apartment. It was already 4:35 in the afternoon. He noticed how slow the hands of the clock moving which made him uncomfortable thinking that it had been three straight days since he last saw Hinata. And that time on, Hanabi was the one delivering his meals. Hinata and Hanabi looked the same since they were sisters but still when he looked at Hinata's eyes there's something he could relate to what was reflected by her eyes compared to Hanabi's who was a total stranger to him.

Sasuke stood from the couch when suddenly a knock on the door caught his attention. He walked towards the door and opened it.

"Good afternoon, Sasuke." greeted the man at the door.

Surprised to what he saw, Sasuke stared at him for a moment and said. "What are you doing here, Kakashi-sensei?"

"Nothing in particular. I just want to check on my student." Kakashi stated. "Can I come in?"

Sasuke said nothing and turned his back, leaving the door open.

Kakashi took that action of his student that he may come in. He entered the room and followed Sasuke in the living room. His eyes didn't fail to notice the difference between the last time he came here and now. The room was neat which was very different from the last time he came. "How are you?" he asked suddenly.

Sasuke sat down on the couch. "What do you think?" he asked coldly.

Kakashi glanced at the room once more. "It seems that you're moving on."

"Really?" a mocking reply came from Sasuke. "Is that all you need to know?"

"Sasuke —"

"If you don't have something else to do," Sasuke said. "you may leave now."

"I'm here to talk about Hinata."

Hearing this, Sasuke stared at Kakashi with a questioning look in his eyes. "What about her?"

"I've heard Hinata is befriending you and you voluntarily accepted her friendship."

"I didn't accept her friendship." Sasuke stated. "She's just too kind and obedient to everyone and I don't have plans making friends with girls anymore."

"Sasuke?" Kakashi was confused to what his student said.

"Girls are just pests! They are great actors and can play the feelings of every man…" Sasuke gritted his teeth. "I hate them."

"Don't say such things Sasuke…" Kakashi said. He was hurt by the words Sasuke was spitting out from his mouth. He knew why his student was acting like that and it was his entire fault. Even though Sasuke knew nothing between him and Sakura, the guilt was killing him intensely. He was not expecting his break up with Sakura would affect his student like that. Sasuke is a strong young man for him. He was amazed when he was watching Sasuke grew into a man of courage. But now everything changed. Sasuke came back from his usual self, the one who is cold-hearted. Just like when his clan was massacred by his brother Itachi…

"But it is true… they're just pests in my sight." Sasuke said coldly.

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"Is that true?" Sakura was saddened by what she heard from Kakashi about what happened to Sasuke. She never intended this to happen to Sasuke.

"Yes… I guess you should go back to him." Kakashi stated as he leaned his back in the trunk of a tree.

"I know Sasuke… He'll never accept me back after what happened and…" Sakura looked up to Kakashi. "And I don't want to go back to him… I'm yours now."

"Sakura… but what about Sasuke? He's in grief now and as his sensei I should find a way for him to move on. I can't avoid blaming myself to what had happened." He said and slowly dropped his body down to the grassy ground beside Sakura. "Still, I can't believe myself that I have stolen the girlfriend of my student."

Suddenly, Sakura leaned on Kakashi. Her head was on his shoulder and she wrapped her arms on his. "Please, don't say that."

"But… I still can't avoid thinking about it."

"Someday… Sasuke might find someone who is for him and then we can live happily and tell the others that we love each other." Sakura said trying to smile to herself imagining her future with Kakashi. Suddenly, out of nowhere Sakura thought of something.

"Is there something wrong, Sakura?" Kakashi asked after noticing Sakura's action.

"If Sasuke could find someone who is greater than me then he could possibly…" Sakura thought for a moment.

"What is it?"

Sakura looked at Kakashi with hope in her eyes. "He could possibly forget about me if he can find a better replacement."

"What!" Kakashi was shocked by what Sakura had said.

"Yes. If we could find someone then he could get over me."

"But if that could work… who is the girl who can make Sasuke falling in love with?" Kakashi asked, knowing that Sasuke is very picky about girls.

"That we should think about…"

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To be continued…

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