Oh Jeez...

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Diclaimer: I don't really own Naruto, but I'm going to claim I do anyway ;D.

Hinata was walking down the hall and when she spotted Sasuke she had to force herself not to immediately run up to him. When she caught up to him she tugged gently onto his sleeve, "Good morning, Sasuke." She gave a shy smile and Sasuke smiled small in return. "Morning." He grabbed the hand holding his sleeve and laced their fingers together lightly. Hinata immediately flushed and look down at her feet.

"H-how did you sleep?" Sasuke paused a second, wondering if her should admit to not being able to fall asleep right away whilst thinking about her. He figured her response would be her regular stammering and darkly flushed cheeks. He smirked just thinking about it and tugged her hand to bring her closer to him.

"I slept fine." Hinata smiled, her cheeks still rosy, and slightly tightened her grip on his hand. If this was a month ago and someone had told her things would end up like this she wouldn't have believed them. Her and Sasuke? That doesn't seem likely, even now.

However, she was extremely happy with the way things had turned out and she hoped that things stayed like this for a long time. Sasuke eyed her blissful expression from the side and leaned in toward her ear. "What're you thinking about?"

Hinata jumped and nearly tripped over her own feet, had it not been for Sasuke's hand on her shoulder. "N-nothing!" Sasuke chuckled at her cutely tinted cheeks and placed a chaste kiss there. "Come on, we're going to be late if we don't hurry." She nodded her head and picked up speed to keep up with his pace.

When they reached their first class, Hinata suddenly felt a wave a nervousness drop in the pit of her stomach. In her extreme happiness she had nearly forgotten about all of Sasuke's fan girls. Her pace slowed down as Sasuke nearly dragged her to their seats in the back. She slowly took her seat next to Sasuke and swore she could feel the millions of piercing glares on her.

Well, millions being an over exaggeration. She was pretty sure the only person who really cared about Sasuke and her being together was Sakura. And she happened to be sitting behind them. The glare was heated and prominent and Hinata was having a hard time concentrating on Kurenai's lecture.

Sasuke nudged her elbow gently and gave her a questioning look. He wrote down on a piece of paper and passed it to her. 'What's the matter?' Hinata sighed and decided that the best way to deal with this was to talk to Sakura on her own. And if she didn't let up afterward, then well, she'd think of something else. The last thing that she wanted to do was worry Sasuke. 'Nothing, I'm just a little tired. It's the mornings, you know?'

Sasuke gave her a doubtful look and she gave him her best smile to try and reassure him. When class was finally over, Sasuke stood and stretched and Hinata began gathering her books. She noticed Sakura still sitting in her seat finishing up the notes on the board. She looked back over to Sasuke and gave him and sighed, "I have to talk to someone, so I'll catch up with you, okay?"

Sasuke gave her a look but reluctantly gave in. He leaned down and placed a chaste kiss onto her cheek. "Alright, don't take too long." Hinata nodded and watched him until he was out the door. Gathering her courage she walked up and over to Sakura.

"Um.. Sakura, do you think it'd be alright if I talked to you about something?" Sakura immediately looked up from her notes and gave Hinata another piercing glare. "Fine." She finished up her notes and they both left the classroom and walked toward a more secluded hall. "What did you want to talk to me about?"

"It's um.. about class today. I n-noticed that you were g-glaring at me…?" When Sakura didn't answer at first, Hinata took in a deep breath and tried again. "I m-mean, I could be mistaken… but… Is this about Sasuke?" Sakura narrowed her eyes and leaned in slightly, her form becoming menacingly dangerous. "What else could this possibly be about!"

Hinata flinched and tried her hardest to keep eye contact with the pinkette. "Wh-what exactly is bothering you so much?" Sakura nearly burst out laughing, but kept it to a low chuckle. "Are you serious? I've loved Sasuke ever since I first met him! And you get him? What the hell kind of joke is this!" When Hinata flinched this time, she ended up losing eye contact and staring at her feet.

"Look at you! You're ugly, and a coward. I don't understand what the hell he even sees in you. You disgust me." Hinata tried to look up again, but was immediately discouraged by Sakura's harsh glare. "You can't even stand up for yourself, you're pathetic! Sasuke's too good for you. I love him! There's no way that you could possibly love him as much as I do!"

When Hinata didn't answer, it struck a nerve with Sakura and she lifted her hand to slap it across Hinata's paling cheek. "You don't deserve him!" Before her hand could make contact, a hand stopped her. Her eyes widened when she immediately recognized Sasuke. "S-sasuke… this isn't what it looks like!"

Sasuke glared, much more effectively than she could ever pull off, and pulled her harshly away from Hinata. Sakura ended up stumbling back and nearly falling on her butt. Her eyes started to well up with tears. "Sasuke, you don't understand! She doesn't love you as much as I do, she never will! You deserve so much better than her!"

If possible, Sasuke's glare darkened and Sakura's tears overflew, dripping down her cheeks almost continuously. He leaned toward her slightly and growled, "I'm only going to say this once: Stay away from Hinata. Don't even think about hurting her, because I will not hesitate to hurt you right back. I will never love you, and that goes for all my other supposed fan girls too. Stay. Away. From. Her."

"S-sasuke… please…" She was reduced to whining and pleading, and it wasn't working. She attempted to reach out to him, but he pulled away before she could. "Leave." Sakura wiped at her eyes and gathered her books getting ready to leave. "I understand," she looked over to Hinata's quivering form, "I'm sorry."

Hinata glanced at her quickly and felt a wave of empathy for her fading back. "Sh-she really loved you." She understood that feeling from her previous unrequited feelings toward a certain blonde hair blue eyed boy. Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself and turned back toward her, cupping her face in his hands.

"That wasn't love. Not really." Hinata looked sadly to the ground and then back up at him. "How can you be s-so sure?" He caressed her cheek gently with his thumb to try and soothe her quivering form. "Because she was only in love with the idea of who she thought I was. She didn't know me, not really." Hinata nodded her head slowly in understanding. Sakura's love for Sasuke was similar for her past feelings toward Naruto.

Even if the feelings weren't truly love and only what they had imagined love to feel like, the feelings of heartbreak are still the same. Though, she supposed, the feeling wouldn't hurt as bad as it would to lose Sasuke. Though her feelings for Sasuke have just become to blossom, he has already helped her through a lot and she's sure that he holds a special place in her heart.

Sasuke leaned down and placed a chaste kiss on her forehead, effectively bringing her from her thoughts. "What made you think to talk to Sakura, anyway?" "W-well… I just… it needed to be done, I suppose." Sasuke nodded his head, not really understanding, and nuzzled closer to her. Hinata blushed cutely and wrapped her arms around him, bringing him closer.

"I really like you, Hinata." Her breath caught in her throat and she couldn't contain the grin spreading across her face. She did, however, manage to keep herself from jumping for joy. He trailed kisses across her cheek and placed one on her lips. When he pulled away, Hinata was ready to reply with how she felt when they heard a muffled voice interrupt them.

"Shouldn't you two be in my class right now?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the unusual couple and waited for a response. Hinata squeaked and hid her face in Sasuke's chest while he merely turned his head toward his teacher. "I could say the same thing about you."

Kakashi laughed awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "I suppose you're right about that. Well, let's go! We can't keep the other students waiting." Sasuke clicked his tongue and immediately laced his fingers with Hinata's, gently dragging her behind him and to their class. Kakashi was humming a gentle tune all the way there and Hinata noticed Sasuke narrow his eyes at him.

Once they reached the class, Kakashi apologized, there were loud exclamations about his lateness, and then the room went quiet when the two adolescents walked into the room. Sasuke glared up at them and Hinata merely blushed and looked down to her feet. She quietly took her seat next to Ino and Sasuke took his seat toward the back of the room.

As soon as she was seated, Ino was on her case. "So! What's going on!" Hinata's eyes widened at her almost too loud voice and tried hushing her. "Wh-what do you mean?" Ino rolled her eyes as if it were the most obvious thing in the world which, well, it should have been.

"You know… with you and Sasuke!" Hinata was glad that Ino was no longer one of Sasuke's fan girls. She had gotten over her obsession as soon as Sai transferred. Though, to be brutally honest, Hinata had some sinking suspicion that Sai was gay, but she wasn't about to tell Ino that.

"Well…!" Hinata flinched at her raised tone and attempted to hush her down again. "I want details, girl." This caused a small smile on Hinata's part. "He told me he likes me." After the words left her lips, her smile grew wider and Ino squealed in delight. "Awesome! You guys are so cute together! So did you tell him you like him too!"

Hinata frowned, "I was going to… but we g-got interrupted." Her eyes darted shyly over to Kakashi, who was staring at her almost knowingly, and then back to Ino. She felt her cheeks heat up again and placed her cold hands over them in an attempt to cool them off.

Ino lifted her hands in the air dramatically, "What! You have to tell him right away!" Hinata's eyes widened again when her voice was beginning to get too loud again. "Ino! Shhhh!" She laughed awkwardly and covered her mouth. "Sorry." When the class ended and everyone was going their separate ways, Sasuke walked up to her and leaned down close to her ear.

"After school, will you spend the day with me?" Hinata's cheeks tinted pink and she nodded her head, smiling sweetly. Sasuke gave her a small smile and walked her to her next class.

The rest of the day went on as usual, lectures from her teachers, gossip from the students and friends asking her about her relationship with Sasuke. Of course, when they would ask, her face would burn a ridiculous shade of red and she would stammer over her words. They would all smile at her knowingly and pat the top of her head which, in the end, just made her blush much more prominent.

When the end of the day came, Sasuke was waiting for her at her locker. "So where would you like to go?" Hinata thought about it for a moment, and being undecided went for her usual response, "Anywhere you want to g-go is fine with m-me." Sasuke almost chuckled and instinctively took her hand in his. "How about a walk through the park?" She nodded her head and they walked toward their destination.

The walk there was mostly filled with quiet conversation. Hinata would ask him different questions and vice versa. They talked about things that they like and dislike. Sasuke would occasionally pull her closer when she would drift off to the side ever so slightly. When they reached an area that wasn't very populated, Sasuke stopped and pulled her off to the side and under and large tree.

Before he could even collect his thoughts enough to form a sentence, Hinata found herself blurting out. "Sasuke, I like you!" She immediately covered her mouth afterward and could feel the heat radiating off of her cheeks. Sasuke chortled quietly and gathered her in his arms. "I know."

If anything, her face reddened more and she attempted to hide it in his chest. "Hinata." She hummed in response and leaned back to look at up at him. He leaned down and placed his lips over hers. After a few painstakingly slow seconds he pulled back and leaned his forehead against hers. "Be mine?" Without even thinking she smiled, wrapped her arms around his neck, and placed her lips over his again.

"Absolutely."

So this is the end... I really hope you guys liked this story (: As for me, I liked the idea of the story... but when it came to writing it, I didn't really have any motivation. I apologize for taking so long to finish it, but I'm actually proud that I didn't just drop it like my other 2 stories that I never finished.

I hate to say it, but Sasuke never stayed in Character x.x Whatever, I don't like Sasuke anyway!

Well, I wonder when my next story will be and what it'll be about because I honestly have no clue lol. I tried, in a sad attempt, to make this chapter super long... but you know, it didn't work. Ugh. Well. Thanks for sticking with me this long, I hope you guys enjoyed it.

Tell me your thoughts and helpful criticism as well. Anything to help make me a better writer (:

~Unbalanced Kiss.