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A/N:Is this chapter short? Yes. Is the chapter name lame(ohhh I rhymed)? Yes. Am I lame for that parentheses note? yes. but all that aside This is a Hinata centric chapter. Trying to show everyone what shes going through.

Chapter 8 Depression Overdrive

Hinata thought nothing didn't matter anymore. She had lost the man of her dreams. She couldn't fight what he wanted ultimately. She was happy for him but, she knew that she was a fool to love a guy like Naruto yet she continue to plunge her heart deeper because of the nindo they both shared. She felt that if Naruto didn't get his dream then she didn't deserve hers. She would be a failure with him and be alone for the rest of her days. Why bother? Why fight when they didn't need to anymore? They saved the world together side by side but, now it came down to personal life. Naruto would always respect her in battle but, never as a person. Even if it appeared that he finally understood he would turn and look in a different direction. The blonde haired man who became the sage of the village... Why did she have to fall for a hero? Why didn't she just follow what her father had set up for herself? Oh thats right, because she wanted to change her own fate like how Neji and Naruto had always did. She shook her head at all those thoughts running through her head and yet she still found herself still attached to Naruto seeing as her run away place was the sand village. If naruto ever went looking for her (whish she knew for a fact he wouldn't) He would come looking here first.

"What a fool I am for thinking that he could ever love me. Im really pathetic... My father was right." She quietly told herself. She walked along the tops of the Kazekage building starring at the glaring sunset with tears flowing down her face. Her hand still trembled and her hair was a messed and unkempt. She would sleep and weep on top of the building every day. She knew that Naruto would be married in exactly a week from now. She counted the days and the final 7 stood before her. She knew her life would be at an end once that day came. She tried to think rationally about everything they went through and what went wrong. The only thing she could think of was the fact that she was a shy fool.

"No point in thinking about it now... It's all over."

"Aren't you that Hyuuga girl?" Came a voice from behind Hinata. She turned to see Temari starring at her.

"..."

"You're a mess... are you sure your going to be fine up here? We can get you a room easily." Temari explained.

"No it's fine. I will stay here. Did you find a job for me here? Something I can do? I just need money for food." Hinata was humbled in asking. Temari eyed the girls appearance.

"Gaara said that you are fine. You won't be working. We will provide food and shelter for you." Temari smiled brightly.

"Oh ... okay" Hinata shrugged her shoulders as she starred back at the ground.

"Tonight we are having ramen-"

"I DON'T WANT THAT SHIT!" She snapped while yelling her eyes poured out. Temari was stunned not knowing what to say. "I-Im... im sorry... Ill eat what ever you give me..." She sobbed silently.

"N-no don't be... I'll tell Gaara if he can fetch something else. I'll be back hun." Temari said as she jumped off the roof and glided to gaara's office on her fan. Gaara had a bore look on his face as he starred into Temari's eyes.

"Brother... Hinata... She didn't want that ramen." Gaara thought long and hard.

"That was... stupid of me. I shouldn't have offered that to her. Just pick her up anything. Don't even say the word ramen around her.

"Why was that a bad idea?"

"She loves Naruto... and Naruto's favorite food is ramen. Im surprise you didn't even know about it. Shikimaru and Naruto are close and I can only imagine that he mention how... 'troublesome' it was a few times." Gaara explained in his slow moving voice as usual.

"Hm... okay." She quietly said as she retreated out towards the village to fetch Hinata something.

Hinata weeped for hours until Temari arrived with food. Hinata ate it quietly alone in the darkness of the night. When she was done she pulled her knee up to her chest with her back towards the wall. She starred at the moon as her tears flowed and her eyes wide at the amazement of the moon.

"You know... The reason you aren't working is because you're a friend of Naruto."

"So is kiba but, you wouldn't tell him he didn't have to work."Hinata countered.

"Thats because only you loved Naruto when he was alone as a jinjuuriki. I know that pain and for you to be one of the first few people to love him... I won't force that person to work at my hands." Gaara replied.

"Well... not everyone looks at things the way you do Gaara."

"While that may be true... Naruto and I see eye to eye."

"Don't you dare say his name around me."

"..."

"I just wish... to be alone. for the rest of my life. I can finally say that my life was a huge failure in 7 days. I let the man of my dreams slip through my fingers." Hinata smiled softly as tears continue to slid down her face.

"Im truly sorry... I'll leave you be." He quietly walked off the roof down the steps towards his office. Once he was gone Hinata continue to weep as she laid on the floor.

"Oh how my heart cries out for you Naruto-Kun" She whispered into the night as the moon glowed across the sand village.

A/N: Gaara... one of my fav characters in Naruto. hmm well I hope you guys liked it. Review? please? alright alright I'll leave. Thanks for reading =3