(A/N): oh wow thank you for the reviews… xd, (and I thought no one reads this fic)

Chapter 10: Sparks

"Hinata… Found you…" Tenten startled the alone Hyuuga. The senior found her inside the restroom where the lights were turned off instead of on.

"T… Tenten… It's you…"

"Yep. You removing the stains?" Tenten asked, she nodded.

"That was embarrassing back there…"

"I… I know…"

"Heh. But just forget about that. I have an extra shirt upstairs, wanna borrow???"

"R..Really?"

"Yeah."

"Sure then… Thanks Tenten…"

"No Prob." Her friend smiled, Hinata was glad she's there to help her at this time. They left the cafeteria and went to Teneten's classroom afterwards.

Minutes later…

School library…

Wonder where… ah—there he is… Inside, Hinata spotted her I.P. Partner who was reading several books seemingly working on their I.P. Proposal.

"You okay now?" Sasuke sensed the approaching Hyuuga.

"Ha… Hai…" She was kinda surprised he asked.

"I think we need to use the net… We still need more info on this one…" He showed her his researches; she was amazed by his effort. Sasuke was more responsible than she thought he already was.

The Uchiha continued explaining his suggested I.P. Proposal. Hinata was like the student, while Sasuke was his oh-so amazing tutor.

"And I think we should… blahblahblah…" Something was wrong. Hinata couldn't understand what her I.P. partner was saying. She's not paying attention. Nothing exists except the guy now standing before her. She's lost in his eyes. So this is what it feels like being lost in an Uchiha's eyes. This… is… why… girls like him a lot…

"Hinata? Hinata? Are you listening?"

"Wha… What???" She snapped back to reality. She heard him chuckle. Gaa… gahhh… She blushed. That was humiliating. Curse all those good-looking men…Dx

"Anyway, we need the P.C. to search for more infos on this one…"

"ok then…" They returned the books and headed towards the laptop nearby. Sasuke let Hinata search for it on the net while he just looked and dictated behind her, keeping a certain distance.

50 search results…

"Why don't you click that link?"
"…"
"Err, not that one, how bout that one?"
"…"
"That one…"
"…"
"Ugh, stupid website… click that link…"
"…"
"Okay, how bout the other one?"
"…"

Sasuke was dictating at her like crazy, she followed, but her hand got sore coz of all the clicking.

"Click that link…"

"…"

"Oi…"
"…" She wasn't responding. He hissed. He moved the cursor using his own hand, placing it on top of her hand. Oops. Their hands touched.

"…" There was an awkward feeling. She felt her whole face blush.

"…" Weird. It was like the time stopped. He couldn't move the mouse. It was there, frozen, on top of the Hyuuga's hand. She looked up, he looked down, it was like both of them can read each other's mind. Both eyes met. Neither of them looked away. There was a moment of silence.

But after the seemingly forever 10 seconds that passed,

"Umm… let's print that one and head back to the classroom… I think it's already time." Sasuke cut off, snapping back to reality. The silence was over, but it was undeniable, for the fist time, he got lost inside somebody's eyes.

"…" Hinata was startled, there was a deep blush. She stood up, she noticed the slight blush on the Uchiha's face, and this made her even more blush.

The bell rang. Sasuke was right. It's already time. The two went inside the classroom not speaking a word to each other the whole time.

Classes continued. But Uchiha Sasuke's mind drifts across the skies. He can still feel the way the Hyuuga's warm hand felt beneath his palm. It was a disturbing feeling, yet an undeniable feeling, that he, certainly, liked someone for the first time.

RIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!

Time was slowly passing by. But the school dismissal's bell finally rang.

Dismissal time. Everyone left the classroom.

I forgot my book… I need to study for a quiz tomorrow… Hinata suddenly remembered. She was about to leave the building when she turned back to get her math book inside her locker.

"Math, History, Chem… I forgot! I also need to bring these books back home… -sigh-…."

He was also about to leave when he saw her return inside the building. He followed her, and found her along the lockers. He heard her say something about carrying a lot of books. No one in sight. I guess it wouldn't hurt if he helps her.

"Let me carry those books for you then…" He was hesitant, but it suddenly came out.

"…" Wha… What? What? Hinata was startled. She looked up. –sigh- It's just Sasuke. What? Sasuke?

"Sa… Sasuke… Hi… What're you doing here?" she stuttered, she couldn't look directly at his eyes.

"I just happened to pass by. You look like you need help." He sounded like he was doing it out of pity, rather than concern.

"…" Hinata didn't reply. She didn't know how to respond.

The Uchiha approached her and took the heavy books inside her locker. He smiled, she blushed, he walked, she followed.

"Th… Thank you for—"

"No Prob." She sincerely thanked him for carrying the heavy books for her, she stuttered, tripping over just to catch up with his fast walking I.P. Partner. He cut of his sentence for he already knew what she was intending to say. He slowed down when he noticed her effort catching up.

"Where's your car?" They were now out of the building. They stood at the waiting area, near the school's parking lot. The question popped out of nowhere.

"What?" No stutter. She sighed. A lot of people were looking at them; the girls looked at her with fiery eyes. Why is Sasuke with her? What's with the books he's carrying? What's happening? Is there something going on between them? Although what she hears are just whispers, the thoughts stroke her profoundly.

"Is your car already here to pick you up?" A repeated question. She was startled.

"N... No one would be able to pick me up. I always wait for my cousin Neji until five o'clock coz both of us walks home every dismissal." She was kind of shy, but the words managed to slip off her tongue.

"So you still have to wait for 30 minutes then?" he asked, putting down the books and his backpack on a nearby bench near the parking lot. She nodded, surprised when he put down his bag, she thought he's going to leave her now, but it seemed like he was there to stay, so she put down her shoulder bag, then got more surprised when he asked-

"Let's take a stroll then to kill time…"

What? You? Me? Walk? Around campus? Kill time? But everyone would see us!

"Wh… Why? Aren't you going to wait for your car to pick you up?" she was confused, but she managed to ask.

He sighed. She saw him sigh. She saw him put his hands on his pocket and sigh.

"Fourth years and College students both get dismissed at five o'clock. We just live nearby. My brother and I also walk home every dismissal."

"Then… You also need to wait up until five o'clock?"

"Yup."

"…" What? She didn't like that. He invited her for a stroll to kill time. Both of them needed to wait until five o'clock. That's thirty minutes from now. That's a pretty long time. Everyone would see them together. That would bring issue. But she wouldn't be bored waiting for her cousin for the first time. But who cares? She managed to do that for a few weeks now.

He started walking, probably gonna walk around inside the campus, just as he said, just to kill time. She stared at him. He was meters away from her now. Would she go with him? Is he asking her to? Do both sides even care?

Her feet pulled her away from where she's standing. She found herself following him, she managed to catch up. He looked back to see the Hyuuga beside him. Their eyes met. He smiled.

(A/N): Whew. End of chapter. Reviews please n,n

Next chapter: Chapter 11: Neji's badminton practice