Hey guys! Here it is! I hope you enjoy it, it took a lot of imagination for me to do this, and a lot of angry thoughts, but anyway, hope you guys like it, I worked hard on it!

Disclaimer: I will never own Naruto, even though I'd love to!

Chapter 3- Realizations

The days went on, they starting turning into weeks, months, and before she realized. She was in the month of February. The time went on and a small of amount of happiness started to come back into her eyes again. She stayed away from a lot of people, except Sasuke. She felt like that was truly the only person who understood her pain the most. She spent her holidays with him, birthday, even the New Year. Her days was filled with him, but it made her feel better. But once she got home, things would change.

She would remember her sorrow when she was alone. He always found a way to sneak into her head. Sometimes it would be something said on a TV show, a sappy love movie, or even a ramen commercial. She wanted to be strong, and she fought and fought each day. She finally felt like she was starting to move on. She hasn't seen nor heard from the Uzamaki in a long time, though it did sadden her a little, she felt as if it was for the better. Her nights consisted of tears, sobs, long conversations with Sasuke to ease her mind, but in the end, it was helping her heal.

She was sitting on her couch one day, she had the day off and Sasuke was out getting laid with some random chick, her name was Karin Hinata believed. She was more like a booty call. She laughed a little and flipped through the channels of her television. She was absent minded until she heard her telephone ring. She got off the couch and ran to the kitchen.

'Maybe Sasuke finished early' she said while laughing. She picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Hey Hinata!" Said a voice she knew all too well. Hinata froze and listened carefully to the voice. "Hinata you there?" She gulped loudly. Her heart began to beat fast, her palms began to sweat. She was nervous, shocked, she didn't know what to make of this situation. Until she finally had the courage to speak up.

"Hello.."

"Hey! Took you forever to answer!" said the young boy jokingly.

"Yea..heh" she said awkwardly. "Well how are you?" She was going to regret asking that, she just knew it.

"I been alright, just had a lot on my mind recently. I haven't seen you around Konoha, I been looking for you."

"Y-You have?"

"Yea I wanted to know if you would like to meet up for lunch at the small café we use to go to, what do you say?"

Her heart skipped a beat. Why was he calling her and asking her to go out with him so randomly? Why did he still have her number. Without a second thought she blurted out. "Sure, meet you there in 10?"

"Sounds like a date, see you then Hina-chan!"

"Yea, see you…"

And with that they hung up the phone. She looked out her kitchen window. She was confused, but excited. She hadn't seen him in a long time, and she wanted to know what was going on with him recently. Although she had a weird feeling, she shrugged it off and put her shoes on and walked out the door. She walked in light speed to the little café they use to go to.

'I'm surprised he remembered I loved going here with him' she thought to herself. The thought caused a smile on her face. She didn't want to feel happiness about seeing him, but she just couldn't help it, she knew she was still in love with him. She looked around until she saw him. He waved his hand happily in the air.

"Oi Hinata!" She watched him as he got closer. She felt the butterflies in her stomach again. She didn't want to, she wants to hate him, but she just cant.

"Hey, Naruto.."

"Long time no see! How are you!" He wrapped his arms around her, and hugged her tightly. She missed his hugs, she tried to not loosen her heart, she didn't want to be hurt by him.

"I been good.." She smiled softly. "Let's go inside its pretty chilly out." They walked inside and sat face to face in the middle of the small café. She ordered her original, mocha and a cinnamon bun, and he ordered coffee light and sweet, with a piece of cake.

'Just like old times..' She thought to herself.

"So what's been going on with you?"

"Nothing I guess, work, living on my own and stuff. "

"Ahh I see, I-"

"Naruto, may I ask you a question?"

"what is it? You can ask me anything."

"Why now…"

"What do you-"

"it's been almost a year, why ask me to meet up with me now!" She couldn't contain herself, she finally was letting out the anger she held inside.

"Hinata.."

"No! why Naruto! Why!"

"Because I.."

"You what.."

"I'm getting married…to Sakura…"

The last couple of months have been pretty smooth sailing for him, other than trying to keep Hinata from doing anything to rash, or feeling too much sadness, he was doing well. He just got what he needed from Karin and he was going on with his day. He felt like nothing could ruin it, until he passed by a certain stranger on the block.

"Sasuke…" His heart skipped a beat; he knew that voice perfectly, including when it said his name. He didn't want to look back. "Sasuke, is that really you.." He looked at the sky and then turned around. "Sasuke it is you…."

"The one and only.." He said coldly, trying not to show any emotion from his voice or face. He looked at Sakura and saw, she was happy to see him, but she was also saddened, for a reason he didn't know.

"how are you.."

"I..I been okay I guess, how about yo-"before he finished his statement he saw the big rock on her hand. She noticed and she placed her hand behind her back. "I see you took my advice.."

She looked down; she swallowed her tears and looked up at him. "I…"

"Look you're happy, that's what matters right?"

"Sasuke you know I-"

"You what? Loved me? Hey there sweet heart, that's past tense.."

"Sasuke Please I-"

"Save your breath for the man you're going to marry.."

"You pushed me away! You left me! What was I supposed to do!"

"You know Sakura, they say, if love was meant to be, it will find its way, and you know, I tried to believe that you'd wait, you'd hold on, and I'd be the one putting the ring on your finger!"

"Sasuke you never told me you got back! You don't think I waited! You don't think I cried! I have been unhappy for so long! I'm still-" She stopped herself short before she realized what she was admitting.

"You still aren't happy.." Sakura stood silent and looked at the ring on her finger. "Sakura, what do you want.."

"I…I wanted you, I wanted you since high school, I wanted to become your wife! But you left me…and never gave me a sign that you were home.. why…" This time, Sasuke didn't know what to say. "Sasuke, trust me, I love you, I still do, and I want to be with you, but how can I be so sure that you won't get up and go again! Leave me and not even give me a chance! You know, before, I could have dropped everything and went, but now I can't. Now I'm a doctor and I can't just leave. I would have dropped my dreams because I knew what we had been real! Shit, I know I still …I still…" She didn't want to say it again, she knew she loved him, but she loved Naruto too, right?

"Sakura, you should really think about this, honestly, think about what you're doing…don't hurt this guy, do you really love him?"

She wondered the same thing herself. Did she really love Naruto, or was she In love with the thought of someone comforting her and being there. She looked at Sasuke and couldn't help but feel her heartbeat throughout her body.

"Sasuke I-"

"If you need me, my number hasn't changed, just think about this.." she watched as he started to walk away. "Oh and by the way…remember the promotion I told you about before I left…I got it.." He walked off and Sakura watched him.

"So all he said he wanted to do was true.." She didn't know what to make of this situation. Naruto and herself were to be married soon, how could she bare to see Naruto when her love for another man has taken over her.

"Y-you're getting married…"

"Yes..I'm getting married Hinata, I called you here to-"

"I can't believe this, Look Naruto! I'm happy for you, but I dealt with enough pain knowing you loved someone else when you were with me! I think I'm justified to say, IM DONE!"

"Hinata, don't you understand! I loved you!"

"But you love her more!"

"What makes you say that? You have no idea what's been going on in my head! You have no idea how I been feeling!"

"You have no damn idea what's been going on with my life Naruto! Every damn night I cry, and wish you were there to hold me, but no! Maybe I shouldn't have told you I love you!"

"Hinata! You're the best thing to have happened to me, I was young immature and-"

"And what stupid! You still are, look at what you're doing!"

"Getting married?! Moving on?! You told me-"

"You know, people said you were an idiot, but I never thought you would be this much of a moron!"

"Hinata, I can't do this!"

"Can't do what, take the pain! Oh trust me, I know the pain hurts, it sucks! You know Naruto, every day I stay with a friend, I have him there to comfort me I have him-"

"Woah what! Him?! Who is him?!"

"Why does it matter?" Naruto fell silent. "Exactly! It doesn't!

"I see you really loved me.."

"Don't even play that! He is just being a friend!"

"I wonder what you have to do for him to be your frie-" Naruto cut himself off, but it was too late, he done said it all. The tears were flooding her eyes.

"I can't believe you.." she start to walk out the café, Naruto chased after her.

"Hinata wait!"

"No! I waited! And Im done! I hoped and wished one day you would love me as much as you loved her! I wanted you to, but in the end, I was never good enough for you!"

"Hinata! I didn't mean any of that I was just-"

"Just what?!"

"Jealous alright…"

''why are you jealous?"

"Because, I don't want any other guy in your life, I want it to be just me, and only me.."

"Welcome to my life.."

"Hinata's, I came here because I wanted to tell you-"

"You told me enough! I'm tired of listening!"

"I LOVE YOU AND I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD GO THROUGH WITH THIS!"

"You should of thought of that before you proposed!" He never heard her so harsh in his entire life, he couldn't believe what he made her turn into.

"I did this to you…"

"Naruto, if you loved me, you would of did something to come back. Do me a favor, if you figure out your feelings in time, you might have a chance to restart.." And with those words, she walked away from him, those slow steps became faster, until she started running home. She didn't want anyone to see her cry.

She opened the door and went into her bathroom. She was tired of feeling pain. She wanted happiness already. She couldn't fight the tears. She took off her clothes and filled the bathtub with hot water. She looked at the water, then walked into her bathtub and laid down in it. She closed her eyes, she was finding a form of peace until her phone started to vibrate. She brought her hand out of the bathtub and looked at the caller ID.

She looked carefully and remembered, its Naruto's number. She muted it and put the phone down. Less than a minute later the phone went off again. She looked at the number and saw it was him again. She sighed and mutes it once again. But then the phone kept going off, again, and again, and again. She couldn't take it anymore. She picked up.

"Hello!"

"Hinata where are you?"

"Oh, Sasuke, I'm in the bathroom why?"

"I'm outside your apartment door, can you let me in please…"

"oh, okay one sec." She hanged up and got a robe on. She went to the door and opened it for him.

"Hey.."

"Hey what's going on.."

"I saw her.."

"Who.."

"Remember the girl, the one I let go off and all that other bull shit."

"yea"

"I saw her and…and we talked…she told me she loved me…but she is getting married…"

Hinata formed a weird look on her face. "That's odd, cause I ran into Naruto today, he told me he was getting marr-WOAH!"

"What is i-"

"You, you were with Sakura!?"

"N-Naruto is marrying Sakura!"

"How didn't we…what.." Hinata felt confused. "This isn't right..what are they doing…they know they aren't in love with another…it's just.."

"Needy love, they both were vulnerable…"

"And they miss took it as love and now…they are…getting married…"

"We have to stop this…"

"But how…"

" I think they will figure it out.."

With Sakura and Naruto

Sakura and Naruto sat at the table in silence. "I think I'm going to head to bed…" Sakura said, she got up and started walking to the bed room.

"Alright, I'll um, be up for a bit."

"Okay, night…"

"yea..night.."

Sakura walked into the room and lay down on the bed. She looked at her celling. 'What am I doing, I even know this isn't right…' She thought to herself. What was she going to do now that they were together… 'Sasuke…why are you always right…'

Naruto sat on a chair in the living room and looked at the night sky. 'Hinata…why was I so stupid…' He sulked in the chair. 'I wish I would of know, what I felt for Sakura wasn't love, it was still my petty kid crush…I wasn't mature enough to be with someone like you, who was going to show me real love.' Naruto thought to himself. 'Maybe it was too soon….' He closed his eyes tight. He didn't want to cry. 'How much did I put you through…how I can get you back…FUCK! How am I supposed to end things with Sakura…'

He punched the couch arm. He realized how deep in shit he was in. He sighed and looked behind him, revealing a sad Sakura.

"Hey whats wron-"

"Naruto I don't think we should do this.."

"What.."

"I think we are doing this for all the wrong reasons…"

"What do you mean?"

"we were both vulnerable, sad, and needed someone, we were, at the right place at the right time…"

"Sakura, to be honest, I had the same thought.."

"Naruto, we have to forget this wedding…we need to go after the people we love…and it's not each other.. I know you are still in love with Hinata, it's a way different feeling you had for me as a kid….and now…"

"I don't know how I can get her back…"

"I don't know how I can get Sasuke back.."

"First things first, we should get rid of your ring.."

"Agreed" Sakura laughed a little. "Naruto, don't give up, fight for her…I know you love her, just as much as she loves you, you can just be stupid sometimes…"

"You got that right..and, show Sasuke how much he means to you.."

"If he will even give me a chance…"

"He is stubborn, but he always had a soft spot for you…"

"Naruto.."

"What?"

"Thank you…"

A/N: Alright, this chapter took a while but I finished. I know you all are like, what is Naruto going to have to do to win Hinata back, well you'll see, it won't be easy! And For Sasuke and Sakura, you can imagine how aggressive that will be! I hope you guys are enjoying it, I will update hopefully later on, I hope I'm not disappointing you guys! Love ya~!

Fefe D.