Me: Wow...it's been a long time

Neji: Did you decide to fall off the edge of the earth again?

Me: As a matter-of-fact, I did

Neji: The poor readers. They should come after you in an angry mob

Me: Shush! Don't give them any ideas!

Me: Heh heh...-puts hands together- I'm so sorry that I haven't been updating! There has been so much to do for school! So blame my teachers! ...Anyways since the next few chapters are extremely short, I've decided to put them together again. A 3-Chapter Update in 1 day! Yay!!!

Me: Now I know that I've said this for the past...million chapters, but at the end of this 3-chapter update, there will be about 5 chapters left. (And I can't decide if I should put them up seperately or together like this. They are short though...Please help me decide! Otherwise this story could end up being much longer or shorter than what you want!) Please help me reach my 30 review mark. And I am not kidding, I will need those before I start my next story! (And once this one is finished you will understand why the reviews are so important)

Disclaimer: I'm only going to say this once for today: I OWN NO NARUTO BASED CHARACTERS!!! Thank you and have a good night

Chapter 18 A statue stands in a shaded place…

Sasuke's P.O.V.

I hear the doorbell ring and wonder who it is. Can it be Hinata? She is the only person who knows where I live, but I just saw her about… I look at my watch, Within the last half hour.

I shrug and open the door.

There stands my Hinata in the freezing rain; covered in blood and water.

"Sasuke," she says, and falls over.

I quickly catch her, and bring her inside. I inspect the damage on her arm-which is still bleeding sluggishly-and carry her all the way to my room. I lay her on the bed, and then look for some clothes she can wear. It takes awhile, but I find a shirt and some shorts that will fit her small body.

I turn back to my sleeping angel, and start changing her clothes. They are drenched, and she'll get sick if I don't; so I put the spare clothing on her, making sure my eyes don't wonder. Which is very difficult. But I finish successfully, and my eyes land on her wounded arm.

"Hina, what happened to you?" I whisper.

As if she had heard me, she wakes up.

"Hina," I mutter.

She tries to push herself up. I silently support her while wrapping my arms around her frail body.

"Sasuke, what happened?"

"You should tell me."

She looks apprehensive. "You came to my front door all drenched and wounded, Hinata. I changed your clothes so you don't get sick, but…" I place my hand on her forehead. She feels warm. "I can see that it didn't work."

I look down at her, and notice that her cheeks are tainted a light pink.

"Hinata," she turns toward me, "What were you doing out there?"

Her expression turns into a pain-filled one.

"I-I don't want to talk about it right now."

I nod, and a silence falls over the room.

After a while-when I think that she has fallen asleep- Hinata looks up at me.

Me: Horrible. Horrible. Horrible! I cannot believe that I made you all wait for that! -Stands in a readied position and braces for impact- Alright! You can do anything you want to me!