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Aishiteru Hinata-chan

Chapter 5

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The sun streamed into the tent and onto my closed eyelids. I groaned as I softly opened them and gazed around. I was about to sit up when I noticed a pair of arms around my waist.

A pair of pale, muscular arms.

A pair of pale, muscular arms that belonged to a certain Uchiha.

My face went as pink as my hair. What I also noticed was that Sasuke slept with an almost undetectable smile.

I bit back a gasp and wiggled out of his grasp before sneaking out of the makeshift shelter. The morning was calm and serene. The sky overhead was a clear blue and the birds chirped while golden sunlight shined through the trees onto an empty log in front of the doused campfire.

'Matte,' I thought. 'Wasn't Hinata supposed to be taking watch last night?' My gaze shifted from left to right as I looked for any signs of a struggle. As soon as I took a step toward the middle of camp, the flap of the tent swished open. My pink locks whipped around my face as I turned in surprise and assumed a defensive stance.

"Sakura?" asked a half-asleep, half-concerned voice.

I breathed a sigh of relief. "Sasuke-kun, you scared me."

He tensed up as his ebony eyes scanned the area. I knew that he was about to ask the question that had been on my mind. "Where's, Hinata-chan?"

It used to bother me that he called her that. But that was before I found out that she was like an imouto-chan to him. Ever since he came back, she had been able to break through his icy façade and bring out the real Sasuke. She told him that she had no romantic feelings for him, but just felt… protective of him (less than Naruto, of course). He had (uncomfortably) admitted that he felt the same. Somehow, Hinata's been able to earn a place into both Sasuke and Naruto's hearts. I'm jealous of her sometimes.

"Sakura," Sasuke's urgent tone broke my train of thought. "Where is she?"

"I don't know. I was just about to look when you arrived." I turned and proceeded to creep along around the put out fire. My hand reached out and touched the log.

"It's not warm at all. She must have been gone for a long time." 2 pairs of highly trained eyes scanned the surrounding campsite. "There's no sign of a struggle or which way she went." Panic rose inside of me as I assumed the worst. "Y-you don't think she went on her own to prove something, do you?"

The young Uchiha shook his head. "Hinata-chan's not stupid. She must have had a good reason to leave. Or she was drugged and carried away." He looked around some more. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he pointed across the fire pit. "There!"

We both rushed over and I saw it. A pair of footprints was imprinted on the dirt. And I immediately knew one thing.

They weren't Hinata's

So... did ya like it? Did you like the little bit of SasuSaku i put in there? Just thought I'd put somebody other than my fav couple NaruHina. Oh well. Oh... an to Kk-kun. This explains why Hina-chan was call Sasuke Sasuke-kun. *coughhahacough* anyway... read and review peeps.

Oh.. Yeah! Here's a preview for teh next chappie.

His head popped up to see Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka enter his hospital room. His happy face fell when he spotted the flowers in ino's arms.

"Hey guys. What're you doin' here?" Naruto asked, hesitant to hear the answer.

Shikamaru coughed. "We're here to see you."

"you heard huh?" The kyuubi container's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ino nodded before setting the flowers on a table and pulling him into a friendly hug.

"Naruto," Shikamaru called. "Your're not gonna say goodbye. Not yet atleast." A small smirk graced his lips. "Besides, I consider you as one of my best friends. You can't die on me yet."

"Yeah," the young flourist agreed. "Tsunade-sama's gonna lock you up in this hospital 'til Hina-chan gets back. I'm gonna enjoy the peace and quiet around the village until you're better."

He smiled a warm smile. "Arigatou, guys."

Kay. See ya next time!

Ja ne,

-Tsunei-chan