A/N: Thanks for reviewing, ShYgIrL (). (This chapter sort of shows why Hinata wasn't crying last chapter.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

As soon as Hinata returned to the Hyuuga estate, she ran as fast as she could right past many of her clan members, straight to her room. Although she felt a little bit better than she had right when she saw Naruto and Sakura kissing, she still felt horrible. All of the tears that she had been holding back began to fall. Hinata hadn't wanted to seem weak and cry in front of people, so she forced herself to wait until she was home. It was really hard for her, but she had managed not to cry up until that point.

As the image of Naruto and Sakura came to her mind, Hinata threw herself onto her bed. I can't believe this, she thought. Naruto… I worked so hard to impress him. Then, she thought of Kiba, Lee, Kurenai, Tenten, Shino, and her other friends. Like Kiba said, they were all still there for her. After remembering her friends, Hinata stopped crying. She wiped the tears from her face. I can't give up. Naruto was very precious to her, but Hinata realized that basing her happiness on someone who didn't love her back was just ensuring that she'd be depressed. There was a knock on her door, startling her.

"Wh-who is it?" she called.

"Guess," a familiar voice told her.

Instantly, Hinata realized who it was, "T-Tenten?"

"Yup. Can I come in?" requested Tenten, tapping her foot impatiently.

"O-of course," Hinata got up and opened the door for Tenten. Tenten stopped tapping her foot. "I-it's nice to see you. I-I was just t-training with Lee."

Tenten nodded. She looked intently at Hinata. "You've been crying, haven't you?" observed Tenten.

"Uh-huh," Hinata nodded, trying to wipe away any tears that she had missed.

"Ino told me," Tenten muttered. "You know… about Naruto. I'm sorry, Hinata." She gave Hinata a sad look, almost like she was the one who was going out with Naruto. Unsure what to do, Hinata nodded. It was at that moment that she realized that Naruto and Sakura would probably be together for a long time. She would probably have to get used to being around them. Hinata sighed, not being around Naruto and Sakura was hard enough. "But you're strong." Hinata smiled; Tenten always knew how to encourage her. "And we both know that you can move on, right?"

"Y-yeah. Thanks Tenten," replied Hinata, nodding. "I don't th-think that I'd b-be able to get over N-Naruto without you and my other friends, though." She thought of Kiba who had helped her a lot.

Tenten smiled, "Well, I'm glad that I could help. Well, I have to go. See you later, Hinata." Hinata waved, and Tenten left.

Tenten is such a great friend, thought Hinata. But I just wish that I didn't need sympathy. She sniffled a little.

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"Hey, Kiba!" Kiba stopped running, and turned around. It was Naruto. Kiba felt like punching him. He knew how much Naruto had hurt Hinata. He hadn't meant to, but Kiba was still angry with him.

"Hi, Naruto," Kiba forced a smile. Akamaru stopped running and scampered back to Kiba, not wanting to win the race unfairly.

"How are you?" asked Naruto, obviously very happy.

"Alright," mumbled Kiba. "I was just training with Lee… and Hinata." Naruto's unchanged expression made it clear to Kiba that he was completely oblivious to Hinata's crush on him. "You?"

"I'm great," Naruto answered. He chuckled. "Guess what, Kiba?" Kiba shrugged. "Sakura and I are going out!" Kiba nodded unenthusiastically. Naruto was really confused. "Aren't you happy?" Again, Kiba shrugged. "Well, uh… I'll see you later."

"Yeah. See you, Naruto," said Kiba. After Naruto walked away Kiba told Akamaru, "The race is off, boy." Akamaru barked at him. "Fine, fine, it's on." Kiba laughed. Then, he and Akamaru returned to sprinting as fast as they could. Akamaru was right in front of Kiba. Although Kiba was wiped out, he sped up a little bit. This made Akamaru want to speed up, but he couldn't. Kiba just beat Akamaru home. By the time the time that they reached their home, both of them were obviously tired.

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