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"Are you sure about this Hiashi-san?" A sitting blonde woman asked to the man sitting regally in front of her table.

"Why are you asking me of this? Are you afraid and unsure about it yourself?" He asked calmly looking at the young looking blonde woman.

How odd it is… She's older than me and yet, I can be mistaken as her father…Hyuuga Hiashi mused in his thoughts though showing nothing on his face.

"A little… Mada, this is the last card I have up my sleeve, and I have to risk the the chances… This is like gambling and I suck in gambling! Arrrgh!" She said getting infuriated with the situation.

"Faith Tsunade-sama. Hold on to faith, it's all we have on this matter, besides, it would benefit you either ways…" He said like a sage while closing his eyes…

"Benefit me either ways?" She asked confused of what he means, Hiashi sighed.

"If it works your problem with Sasuke will be over, and Hinata will be happy with her marriage, just how you wish it to be… Mada… if it doesn't work, Sasuke would still marry Hinata, and she'll be unhappy with their marriage…"

"How can I benefit with the latter one?" Tsunade's eye brows knitted, she can't grasp what he means with the latter one.

"Tsunade, even if Sasuke would not love my daughter, he is a man of dignity, therefore, he would return to her if he'd leave again…" He said closing his eyes gain.

"Naruhudo…" She said as she relax in her chair.

She opened her door not making even the slightest sound and slipped out his room as quietly as a mouse. Why is the Hyuuga heiress acting like a thief inside her own home? It's because she's afraid to grab anyone's attention, namely, her father. So far, everything seems to be safe. Her feet made it out of her room and she gave a sigh of relief as she slides the door behind and nimbly, walked her way to the dining area.

"Hinata." Her father said as he walked out of the dining room door frame.

She stopped dead in her tracks. A million thoughts of what his father is going to tell her swarmed in her head in an instant.

"Ohayou gozaimass, otousama!" She said quickly as she deeply bowed her head, effectively hiding her eyes that will quickly give away how scared she is.

"Hinata, it's already noon…"

She quickly looked-up at her father with tense eyes. Her father had always taught them the importance of punctuality. She gasp a little hurriedly placing a slightly curled hand next to her lower lip and bowing so lowly.

"Gomen nasai, otousama. I have slept too much! I wouldn't do it again!" She says repeatedly as she bows her head everytime.

Have I been that strict all along for her to go all apprehensive for such little things? He thought to himself and unbeknownst to his daughter, Hiashi kind of find it dare I say… entertaining?

"Hinata stop." His voice resounded in the hall, no one dared to say anything or even pass the hall for all of them know that the Hyuuga lord is speaking with his daughter. In fact some of them quietly slipped away from the hall and find another way.

She snapped out of her worried daze and tried to compose herself as best as she could.

"I believe that you had an adequate sleep already, have you not?" He asked looking in her eyes with that clan head's scrutinizing eyes.

"Yes, I have otousama!" She said still panicky.

Is father stalling? Why isn't he asking me of anything about last night yet? She thought worriedly to herself.

"Then all is good… Hinata, go to Hokage-sama. There is something she wishes to discuss with you." He said and went pass his daughter.

When Hiashi was two steps behind her, she quickly turned around.

"Demo Otousama! Aren't you going to ask of anything about last night?" She knew that she should be happy that her father let it be but she knew her father is not the kind of person to let important things to slip-off.

"Why? Is there anything of importance that I should know of, daughter?" He asked as he faced his daughter.

"No father, there is nothing of importance that you should know." She said shocked.

"Good, go your way now daughter." He said as he turned around and walked away.

Hinata just stood there still shocked and then she smiled whole heartedly.

"Arigatou Otousama…" She said no more than above a whisper…

That really made her day. Her father trusts her. She felt all happy today.

As she was in front of the door frame of the dining room something red was hurled her way. She swiftly caught it with her right hand and she looked at it she noticed that it's an apple. She looked inside the dining room. She saw Hanabi smiling at her.

"You gotta eat something!" She said to her sister as she smiled and mouthed a thank you in return.

She heard noises inside the Hokage office as she knocked and heard a grunt saying 'come in'. She bowed her head instantly toward the hokage as she entered the room.

"Gomen nasai, I'm late." She said curtly.

"No, it's okay. You're actually just in time." Came her reply as she send something or more like somebody flying to the opposite wall with a loud thud.

"What you do that for?! Tsunade-baachan?" He whinned as he stood-up and brushed-off his butt with imaginary dusts.

"I have two answers to tell you Naruto…" She said as a vein pop on her ageless forehead and the side of her lips twitch. "First, it's because you won't quit on nagging about getting an S-class mission which is totally getting on my nerves…" This time she opened her eyes and looked sharply towards Naruto. "And second, you calling me baachan is getting my fist itching to pulverize every bone in your body." Sakura also looked at him with a look that says, 'another word from you and your getting it.' Naruto just gulped getting the message.

That's when Hinata noticed Sakura. So now, she knew that there is total of four person inside the room; Tsunade-sama, Sakura-san, Naruto-kun and her. Wrong.

"Tch. Can you quit that and get to the point already?" Asked a rather annoyed voice.

She looked from the source of the voice and came eye to eye with none other than, Uchiha Sasuke. Though he directed the question to Tsunade, he was looking straight at her. He narrowed his eyes and she felt small under his gaze.

What did I do again?! He looks mad…She thought worriedly.

"Okay, let's go to the real thing kids." With that everyone straightened-up though Sasuke looked a bit at ease with his normal apathetic stand. "You are here for a mission."

"I am sending you to Torch Island, 3 miles off the northeastern shore of Fire country's mainland it's an island resort. Listen-up, I need you to find the 'Ume no Namida' which was legends and recently rumors says that can be found within a week before a full moon on the said Island's shore. Four days from now on there would be a full moon after that, the mission would be over whether you find it or not."

"Tsunade-sama, does this mean the mission is kind of a 'hit or nothing game'? " Sakura, the intellectual ninja asked.

"Souyo. You may even consider this a vacation mission. You find it, the mission is a success if you don't, we verify the rumors invalid. Your mission starts tomorrow. Any questions?" She asked eyeing the group.

"Child's play. I'm not participating on this mission just to satisfy a client's curiosity over a stupid pebble." Sasuke said as he exited the room.

Hinata stared as he exit the room.

"Brat." Tsunade said as she massage her temples.

"Sumimasen Hokage-sama." She said as she gave a little bow and Tsunade wave her hand at her.

"Where could he be?" She asked nobody in particular. She already went to the Uchiha estate, training ground and ramen shop but to no avail. A place entered her mind.

"But…Could it be possible?" She asked herself as she rushes to that place.

It doesn't make sense but sure enough, she saw him there, leaning against the tree in an Indian seat position with closed eyes. It made her wonder of why of all the places he was there, the same place where she cried her heart out yesterday...She agilely as possible approached his side. Standing just beside him, she took the opportunity to look on his face. Handsome and captivating. Was all she could describe him as the afternoon breeze plays gently with his hair and the afternoon sun bathing him in a strange orange-yellow light. Before she knew it, her hand is descending down to his face, she wants to touch him to know he's real, not some portrait drawn by an artist. But even before the tips of her fingers graze his cheek, his hand grip her wrist.

"What are you doing?" he sharply asked as he opened his eyes.

Hinata seems to be still lost in her trance as Sasuke pulled her down. She just compelled with his pull and in no time, she saw herself sitting on the soft grass in front of him. She came back to her senses and immediately looked away. She was embarrassed of the way she had acted.

"I'm sorry Uchiha-san." She said still her eyes averted elsewhere. She heard him sigh as she felt his hand leave her wrist.

"Hinata. I know that you don't particularly have a liking towards me. In fact you have all the rights to hate me but nonetheless, I can careless. But at least you should call me Sasuke and look at me when I talk to you."

She quickly looked at him only to meet his eyes again.

"I-I don't hate you Sasuke-san!" She blurted out. "I promise that I'll try not to look away when you talk to me and I'll call you Sasuke-san from now on!!!"

Sasuke just stared at her amused but never showing even a single trace.

"So, what do you need?" He asked her and she tilted her head to the side. "Don't tell me you came all this way to find me just to promise that you wouldn't look away whenever I talk to you and to call me Sasuke-san."

"Ummm… Ano…. Sasuke-san… I…" She trailed-off, a subtle red sheen tinting her cheeks.

"Would you reconsider going to the mission tomorrow?" She asked looking hopefully towards him.

"And why would I?" A trace of harshness and bitterness in his voice can be detected. She wondered why it is like that all of a sudden.

He can't think of a rational explanation of why she would want him to reconsider. He wouldn't be around in the mission, she get to be with Naruto without worrying about him. So, why is it that she wants him to reconsider?

"BecauseIwantyoutobethereanditwouldbefunsopleasecome!" She said in a single breath when she finished gathering all her will power and spring into a run back home. Her cheeks tinted with a red that would put a tomato in shame.

To say the least, Sasuke was shocked. So shocked he wasn't even able to stop the heiress from running from him and answering more of his questions. No one ever struck him like that, it was so honest and simple, yet he knows that it was true and it was straight from her heart.

As simple as she wants me to be there, eh? He mused to himself.

"Let see this fun then…" he said as he stare-off the direction Hinata has run-off.

He wondered what is stored for them in this mission as he watched the setting sun's reflection by the lake...

A/N: Has it been that long? I'm soooo sorry! Well I got bombarded with school works and all but right now, I'm holding out and I wrote this chapter right away! I don't know when I'll have another free time school is getting crazier than usual! Review please! If there are any errors in the spelling or other stuffs, please do tell me so I can revise. I was in a hurry when I wrote this, sorry for the inconvenience!