Even as part of her siad that Sakura didn't mean it, the other side of her was pissed. How could she had said that! It had really hurt. Sakura was one of her best friends, one that she had run to when she was disowned and her knowing how much it hurt...really sucked. But then she started thinking. Sakura was a really good person, the only times she had ever acted like a bitch was when it had to do with...Sasuke. And that's when her anger was dumped on Sasuke. If it wasn't for him, Sakura would have never been so...'protective' and she wouldn't have said something so hurtful. Thoughts of Sasuke's stupidity went through her mind as she took another sip of her sake bottle. Though she wasn't really too much intoxicated, it was enough for her to not think clearly. So in her semi-drunk state, she hadn't noticed were she was going until she tripped over her own feet. She had ended up in the training grounds. She lay there for a minute before registering that she had fallen flat on her face and rolled onto her back and stared up at the sky.

"I'm so stupid." she mumbled.

"That's an understatement." a voice suddenly cut through the silence, causing her to sit up and look around. Sasuke came out of the shadows of the tree, letting her guard drop and lay back down.

"Go away teme." Hinata said controlling her anger.

"I just came to check up on you." Sasuke said with a roll of his eyes.

"Why?" she asked with a slight edge in her voice.

"Because."

"because..." Hinata repeated, annoyed at his inability to answer the god damn question.

"Your stupid." he siad, still avoiding the question. Why was he helping her? He could just leave her, she's obviously not that drunk and should be able to get herself home, so why bother?

"We already established that, any other assumptions sherlock." Hinata said sarcastically. A Hyuuga using sarcasm...that was a new one.

"Get up Hinata." Sasuke ordered.

"Get away from me you fucking bastard." Hinata just...cussed...twice. It was so foreign for her. She must be really depressed...and drunk.

"Your drunk, I'm taking you home." Sasuke said hoisting her up.

"I'm not even that drunk."

"Whatever." he said, once again grabbing her wrist and pulling her into the direction of her house. They made it to her apartment in record time. Hinata absentmindedly took out her key and gave it to Sasuke. It was completely silent the whole way, which made him wonder why she was deep in thought, the semi-drunk Hinata spoke her thoughts annoyingly so, so what was stopping her now?

"Why won't you stay away?" Hinata suddenly asked. They were in the middle of her living room, he had already let go of her but had refused to face her.

"You said you didn't want to be friends, yet you insist on talking to me." Hinata said. He had no answer for it since he himself didn't even know why he insisted on associating with her. But the more she the thought about the clearer it got. His family was massacred by his own brother. He refused to let people close to him, convinced that it will hinder his quest for revenge, in other words...

"Your afraid." Hinata stated. Realization hit her like a ton of bricks, what other reason could there be?

"No." Him? Afraid? Sasuke and afraid was only in the same sentence with not. But he couldn't think up of anything to deny her accusations.

"I think your amusing." He said. Hinata saw threw it. So he was afraid...it was ...cute?

"Liar." she said eyeing him, with her hands on her hips. That pose was really...sexy?

"I'm not." Sasuke siad closing some distance to seem intimidating.

"Are." she said standing on her toes to try and meet his height. They were so close that even in the dark they could see each other's faces so clearly. While Sasuke if not so breath taken, he would of chidori'd himself for thinking such non-sense, while Hinata would have berated herself for thinking such things, they really didn't care at the moment because the tension that had been there since the beginning had dispersed. The same thought crossed their minds...

...beautiful

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AN: I was going to end it there but what the hell, I need to do longer chapters anyway...

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They stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity before Sasuke backed away from her.

"See." she mumbled, already missing his warmth.

"..."

"Just admit it, you want to be my friend again." she said as if no electricity was felt between them.

"..." He wasn't damn it! He just didn't want to be weak. How could being her friend possibly make him stronger?

"And I thought I was the stupid one." Hinata said with a roll of her eyes.

"Having friends, makes people weak, you are a perfect example of my logic." Sasuke said.

"Wrong." Hinata said.

"..."

"I used to think that I was weak, useless, in the way. It wasn't until I was disowned that I decided that enough was enough and I finally asked for help, from my friends. They are the ones who made me stronger. Without them I wouldn't be who I am today." Hinata said.

"..." It was like talking to a wall! Didn't he even consider what she just told him?

"Say something damn it!" Hinata was exasperated, he wouldn't even talk to her!

"So you really want to be my friend?" Sasuke finally said. Her face visibly brightened.

"Yes!" Hinata said throwing her hands in the air.

"I don't know..."

"What!" Hinata was seriously annoyed!

"I can't have weak people as my friends." Sasuke said, amused at her annoyance. It wasn't everyday that someone got him to talk. He loved annoying her almost as much as Naruto. Although he liked to tease him, of course only in training or when... Sakura's close by. He would rather go out with Naruto than get with her, hence why he does it to Naruto.

"Whatever, those times you got lucky." she said looking away from him.

"It wasn't luck, it was skill." Sasuke said triumphantly.

"You wish."

"I guess I'm going to have to teach you." he said putting his hand on his forehead, shaking his head.

"So you'll be my friend again!" Hinata said clasping her hands in front of her.

"Unfortunately..." Sasuke said.

"It's about god damn time." Hinata said with a smirk. The cussing was seriously freaking him out. Hinata suddenly walked inside her bedroom and sounds were heard of her looking around for something. Sasuke raised an eyebrow but stood there. She finally came out with a pillow and blankets in her hand causing Sasuke's eyebrow to rise even more.

"What?" Hinata asked. Catching his gaze, she understood why he was confused.

"Well, your my friend now, and I don't want to tell you to just leave cause you know it's all late and well..." Hinata was rambling and blushing. When she thought of it, it didn't sound so weird but when she said it...

"Alright." Sasuke said taking the pillow and blankets from her...smirking. She was really cute flustered like that. Wait! Did he just think she was cute? With a mental shake of his head, he set himself down on her surprisingly comfy couch. It had obviously left his mind that he had thought of her as beautiful but what can you do?

Hinata watched him set himself down before retreating to her room. It really was an emotional night. She looked back at him and Sasuke looked at her at the same time. She shyly smiled and mumbled a 'good night' and looked away because for some reason, a blush was forming. Scratch 'emotional' night, more of a confusing night.

He could of sworn he saw a blush forming on her face but decided to lay down instead. It was a weird night and he needed to rest. As they were about to sleep they each couldn't help but let one last thought cross their minds.

What now?

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Well what do you think?

I bet you guys were expecting them to get to together, right?

But I want to take there relationship slow.

Anyways heres some answers for my wonderful reviewers!

madteen66: Thats what I thought! But that's what makes me want to love him more...(sigh)...

show.me.the.stars: Before the time skip, I completely hate her, but after...she's...Ok. And what a weird coincidence! I love the WWE!!!!!

gensesu: (cough) bipolar (cough)...excuse me...

kisame fish sticks: Sadly...no. But my fingers are itching to type one for them...(perverted laugh)...i can't wait!!

I know a lot of you wanted to see a fight of some sort but i decided to save that for later...don't worry I have a plan!!

This chapter they seemed kind of OOC but they were BOTH semi-drunk, so I guess that covers it...

Disclaimer: ugh...no.

Once again, please people, REVIEW!!! So ya...

Read & Review!!!!! (kind of standard for me to add this ((shrugs))... idk)