"I never realised how late it was." Hinata said following Sasuke out of her door. Sasuke merely shrugged and started walking in the opposite direction.

"Oh...ano, see you later." she called out to him as she waved. He neither acknowledge her nor returned it and kept walking. She stopped waving and watched him walk away before he disappeared when he turned a corner. She was slightly confused at his behavior but then remembered that she was late for her next shift at the hospital, so she jumped from roof top to roof top until she reached her destination. Her thoughts were still on Sasuke and how weird he was acting. Perhaps she had said something wrong.

As soon soon as she put on her white coat though, a nurse called her and all thoughts on Sasuke were forgotten, as she was called for work.

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How could he be so stupid! He let her get close to him. He didn't even want Naruto as a friend, let alone someone who he barely spoke to. How could he be as stupid as to make another mistake. He still needed to kill Itachi. He might of killed Orochimaru but Naruto caught him before he had a chance to avenge his family. Now he was becoming weak again. He decided to mope around Kakashi's apartment for a while.

Later that day, or should we say night, Naruto arrived pounding on his door.

"What!" Sasuke said irritable.

"Sake!" Naruto screamed enthusiastically. Sasuke contemplated it for a second before nodding his head and they walked to Ichiraku's. He wondered what Naruto had been doing that he called him to drink sake so late. He really didn't care though as long as he was paying for the sake. About 2 bottles of sake later footsteps were heard close by. Sasuke and Naruto hazily looked toward noise and saw a tired Sakura and Hinata. Great she was there. He decided to neither leave nor acknowledge her presence for the sake of the sake. Naruto was another story.

"Hey guys!" he waved at them, only wavering for a second. Sakura waved back sadly, while Hinata watched Sasuke as he completely ignored them. She was confused. What was wrong? They sat together across from Sasuke and Naruto. Naruto started talking to Sakura while she lectured at whatever he said. Sasuke was just glared at the sake cup in his hand as he felt Hinata gaze on him, even as she poured some sake into her own saucer.

"Oh before I forget, where did you go this afternoon Hinata-chan, we were looking for you?" Sakura said as she remembered.

"Oh, I was helping Sasuke." Hinata said absentmindedly as she drank some sake.

"With what?" Naruto asked intrigued, Sasuke always hated getting help from people and he didn't know he even spoke to her.

"His fangirls." she said as she poured even more sake. She didn't even seem to notice the burn when she drank it, she was to busy contemplating what was wrong with Sasuke, she thought they were friends? She didn't even notice she was staring at him. But Sakura did and she grew suspicious. Could they possibly have a secret relationship. It could be possible with the appointments but Sasuke-kun and Hinata-chan? It just didn't seem possible.

"Your such a wimp, Sasuke!" Naruto siad laughing as he pat him on the back.

"Hn." he said taking a sip from his saucer. He didn't seem too drunk but he responded so perhaps he was...slightly.

"It is getting close to Christmas perhaps they want to give you early presents?" Naruto said in thought.

"Christmas is 2 months away!" Sakura screamed hitting him over the head.

"Did I do something wrong?" Hinata suddenly mumbled in a meek voice. But they heard her and turned their heads, including Sasuke.

"Because if I did, I'm really sorry!" Hinata said lowering her head slightly. Sakura and Naruto stared in confusion, while Sasuke felt something stab him in the pit of his stomach. Sasuke sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, he felt like an ass and he couldn't supress it if he saw her all the time. Damn her! He suddenly got up and grabbed Hinata's wrist and pulled her out of Ichiraku's. Naruto turned to Sakura who was fixated on their exit.

"What the hell was that all about?" he asked.

"I-I don't know?" Sakura said worriedly, what if something really was going on! She couldn't lose Sasuke-kun again!

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"S-sasuke?!?" Hinata questioned as she was basically dragged along. She was also blushing at the way he was holding her wrist, though none of her heeds were heard as Sasuke just kept pulling her. Did she do something wrong again?!? What if he didn't want to be friends anymore!

"I'-"

"Look, you didn't do anything wrong so stop apologizing already!" Sasuke snapped. She jumped and looked down.

"We...can't be friends anymore." Sasuke finally said.

"I-I...u-understand." Hinata whispered. Sasuke almost flinched but he luckily showed no emotion. He wished he could say this to Sakura. At least there wouldn't be any guilt. She suddenly looked up at him, with an obvious fake smile.

"Gomen, Uchiha-san for wasting your time, I have to go, see you around." she said with cheerfulness that Sasuke actually did flinch. As she walked away, Sasuke felt something familiar. But he just couldn't point out what it was. It was a tingling sensation, though mild, it still irritated him. He took one last look at her retreating form and walked to his own apartment. He didn't need this.

What Sasuke didn't know was that tingly sensation was an actual feeling.

He was...sad.

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He basically hauled himself out of bed this morning. All week it was similar but today it was more unbearable than usual. Now that he thought about it, he had made an extra effort to avoid any possible encounters with Hinata. He hadn't gone to Ichiraku's and he hasn't talked to Naruto or Sakura in a week. And today he had an appointment with her. So that's why it was so hard to get up this morning. And he wasn't allowed to miss it. Something about, 'him being in mental danger from the curse seal' or something along the lines like that. So he slowly but eventually got out of his bed and went into the shower.

-it's going to be a long day-

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They weren't even friends for more than a day and she felt like crap. She knew next to nothing about him and she felt something break when he told her they couldn't be friends anymore. And when he looked at her with the same emotionless face as her father's, she couldn't help but want to burst out crying. But she had learn the way of ninja life and let no emotion other than the fake cheerfulness seep through her mask. She hadn't been able to concentrate on anything and it was annoying. She was acting as if he brutally dumped her!

As if by simply thinking about him summoned him, the door was arrogantly opened and walked in the 'Last Uchiha'. She blinked at him, as he merely sat down and took off her shirt. So he was going to act as if nothing happened, two could play at that game. So she got up from behind her desk with an expressionless mask, that marveled Sasuke's own and tapped the tenketsu around the curse seal. Then she went behind her desk and picked up a piece of paper that she suddenly became far more interesting than he.

He silently watched and felt a blow to his pride as he was ignored. He almost wanted to apologize but bit his tongue and instead put his shirt back on and slowly started to get to the door. He felt something on the tip of his tongue but had no idea what he wanted to say.

"If you have something to say then say it." she said repeating what he had once told her and with a smirk that seemed so foreign on her face. He glared as he walked out and slammed the door, making a few nurses to check if everything was alright.

She sighed. And pretended to not be angry.

First they were strangers.

Then they became patient and doctor.

Then friends.

Now enemies.

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