'thoughts'

"words"

noises

Hinata- 17

Sasuke-18

Happenings

Recap:

'I might break Naruto's heart but it's not like that matters. I'll get Sasuke's heart for sure!' Sakura thought evilly. Sasuke was staring at her. His Sharingan blazed. This went unnoticed.

Chapter 6- Overprotective

"Hinata, wake up," Sasuke threw a fluffy pillow at Hinata's head. "Ow, huh? Wh-what time is it?" Hinata murmured into her pillow. "7:45 C'mon let's train," Sasuke pulled on a black shirt. "Mmm…" Hinata rolled over. "Wh-where am I?" she asked. "In your room, where else?" Sasuke scoffed. "You don't recognize your own room?" he prodded her. "If this is my room, what are you doing in it?" Hinata struggled to get up against her will.

"After we went out to eat you got drunk and so did everyone else. Except for Neji, Shikamaru, the sensei (all of the sensei) and me of course. Remember? Neji kinda got pissed off though, because he had to bring Tenten home, leaving you with me." Sasuke threw some clothes at her. "Get dressed," he impatiently muttered again. Hinata looked down. She was wearing some very short shorts and a white tank top. She blushed. "But th-that doesn't answer wh-why you were in my room," she weakly protested.

"Because I blacked out on your bed next to you. You didn't seem to mind it." He smirked. Hinata blushed. She grabbed her clothes and rushed into the bathroom. Sasuke sighed and glanced around her room. It was very neat and it had a sweet aroma floating around.

'Strawberry, it smells nice…like Hinata'

'Having perverted thoughts now are we?'

'Hell no, shut up,'

'Why bother? If you could think in this head then so can I' A small voice inside Sasuke's head argued with him.

Hinata came out and they were ready to go.

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"Are you going to talk to everyone Uchiha-kun?" Hinata asked pressing two fingers together. Sasuke shrugged. 'Maybe," he answered. 'Why does she always have to call me Uchiha-kun?' Sasuke sighed. "Is s-something wr-wrong?" Hinata looked concerned. "No," Sasuke muttered. There was a moment of silence.

"Hinata, why do you call me Uchiha-kun? Not Sasuke-kun or something like that?" he blurted. (Hard to imagine the avenger blurt something out huh?) Hinata tilted her head in thought. "I guess because calling you Sasuke-kun would be informal," Hinata answered. "No it isn't. I mean c'mon you're going to marry me eventually, so you'd have to get used to calling me that right?" he asked. "I guess," Hinata recalled what Hanabi had told her before. "Um...S-s-sasuke-kun…are we getting m-married so my c-clan could get rid of m-me?" Hinata asked glumly.

Sasuke's eyes widened. "No, why'd you think that?" he asked shaking his head. "I was...just wondering," Hinata quickly said. "I'm not sure if you'd still be the heiress though," he muttered under his breath. "I don't want to be the heiress," He heard her murmur. He looked semi-surprised.

"Why not?" he asked. 'I'd be happy to be heir to my clan' Sasuke thought wryly. "B-because too much i-is expected from an heir. And…I'm…I'm afraid I'd embarrass my clan," she looked at some children playing in the streets. "I want to live freely," she said softly. Sasuke nodded. "Oh."

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"So Sakura-chan where do you want to go? We're dating right?!" Naruto asked enthusiastically. "Let's go to the park," Sakura said with pretend cheerfulness.

'Ugh, why do I have to hang out with him?'

'You want Sasuke right?'

'Well duh!'

'Then we hang out with Naruto to get Sasuke jealous.'

"Sakura-chan! SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto yelled waving an arm in the air. "Huh? Oh, uhh…..what?" Sakura asked, pulled out of her daze. "Were you listening? I asked if you wanted to go train instead, because we could check if Sasuke is there," Naruto said with a pout. "Oh sure I guess," Sakura answered. 'Maybe I could make Sasuke jealous right now! Then I wouldn't have to date Naruto that long' Sakura smiled.

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Shikamaru lay down on the grass. "I'm bored," he muttered. "Shikamaru! What are you doing?" Temari asked, appearing from nowhere. Shikamaru popped up. "What are you doing here Temari?! Why aren't you in Suna?" Shikamaru asked, his voice laced with mild surprise. Temari shrugged. 'Too boring," she answered.

"Who else is here?" he asked. Temari thought for a while, "Kankurou, Gaara, and me, that's about it," Temari answered. "So are you guys here for a specific purpose?" Shikamaru asked. "Ugh, I already told you, no!" Temari growled.

"Ok, ok, calm down geez," Shikamaru sighed. Temari rolled her eyes. " Aren't you going to bring me somewhere? I'm not staying for long." Temari stabbed his side. "Okay okay." Shikamaru stood up. "This is too troublesome," he muttered under his breath. "I heard that," Temari said. "Yeah yeah," and so they both walked off to who knows where.

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"Um…Neji…was I drunk last night?" Tenten asked, slightly blushing. "Hmm?" Neji turned around. "Yeah…" he answered. Tenten's blushed deepened and she turned around. Neji raised an eyebrow. 'She's acting like Hinata-sama when she's embarrassed…Oh god there's already one shy, timid, kind girl that I have to watch over. I don't want to watch over another one.' Neji thought with a sigh. He gathered his shurikens and kunai off the ground. He turned around and then there was silence.

"Neji-nii!" Hinata's happy voice ripped through the eerie silence. Neji spun around. Tenten twirled around. "Hi Tenten-san!" Hinata smiled warmly.

Almost instantly Hinata and Tenten were engrossed in a conversation a few feet away leaving the guys alone together. "Uchiha…why are you near Hinata-sama every time I see her?" Neji hissed. "Maybe because I can't keep my hands off her," Sasuke growled with a smirk. Neji's eyes narrowed.

"Do you remember last night?" Sasuke asked. "You didn't do anything to her did you?" Neji quickly asked. "No," Sasuke scoffed. "I meant when we were going to eat…Don't you find it a bit strange that Sakura accepted Naruto's date proposal?" Sasuke asked seriously. "Are you jealous?" Neji asked while shaking his head.

"No, I was just saying that I think Sakura's up to no good," Sasuke replied coldly. Neji looked up with a serious expression. "She just better not hurt Naruto," Neji muttered. Neji respects Naruto a lot because Naruto was his first friend. "I know," Sasuke muttered back, glancing at Hinata. "Oi Hinata! Are you done talking yet?!" He yelled.

Hinata and Tenten jumped. "Ah…hai!" Hinata and Tenten walked towards the guys. "I wanna go on a date…A real one not like last night's pretend date," Sasuke announced. Neji glared at him and nudged him in the ribs hard. The girls hadn't noticed.

"H-hai," Hinata murmured softly. She blushed and fidgeted with her fingers. Sasuke smirked. Neji glared at him again. Tenten gasped. "Be careful Hinata-sama," Neji said turning around. "He's just upset. Well, Have fun Hinata-chan, Sasuke!" Tenten smiled.

Sasuke grabbed Hinata soft, small hand. "Lets' go," he smiled. Hinata blushed even more than she thought was possible. Her grip tightened on his hand. "Hai!" she smiled back. Tenten blushed and excused herself. They left the training grounds just as Naruto and Sakura arrived.

But Sakura saw them leave.

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