Chapter Three

Recap

He looked at her as they both leaned forward as they're lips collided. It was a soft kiss not too long or not too short; it was just perfect. When they parted they noticed that Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura were all standing at his hospital door with a shocked look on they're faces.

Now on with the story

Sasuke quickly pushed Hinata away from him but as he did this it caused her to fall to the ground.

"Ouch" She yelped as she rubbed her backside. Sasuke quickly noticed what he did but before he could do anything Naruto rushed to up pick her up. "Are you okay Hinata?" Hinata nodded. Sasuke glared at Naruto but the glare then went away when he remembered what Hinata had told him.

Flashback

"I always loved you but I never said anything because I knew that you…liked the dobe…" He looked away from her.

"Sasuke-kun…I always loved you…I may have a crush on Naruto-kun but it's always been you the one that I loved" She confessed while smiling.

End of Flashback

The room was very silent for a long time until Kakashi broke the awkward silence. "So Hinata how have you been?" She looked Kakashi and then looked away still embarrassed that they all caught her and Sasuke kiss.

"I've been good" She said. Sasuke looked at Hinata and could tell that she was nervous so he grabbed her hand holding it. Seeing this shocked his teammates and sensei.

"What are you all staring at? You never seen anyone holding hands before" He growled. Naruto looked away while Sakura remained having the sad expression on her face while Kakashi smiled.

"So I never knew that you two were dating?" Sasuke shot Kakashi a glare.

"Say what?" He asked while he glared at his sensei.

"I said I never knew you two were friends" He said changing what he said the first time. Sasuke looked away from everyone. "What does it matter to you guys if Hinata and I are friends are not?" He asked still not looking at anyone while still holding Hinata's hand.

"Looks like you two are more than friends" Kakashi mumbled. Sasuke heard him but didn't say anything. Naruto looked at Hinata. He didn't know why but seeing Sasuke and Hinata kiss he felt jealous.

"Ano…I should g-get going" Hinata said as she tried to walk away but Sasuke still held onto her hand. Hinata looked back at him. She couldn't see his face because his head was turned.

"I thought you were leaving" Sakura asked while not looking at Hinata. Tension filled the room as all eyes were on Hinata. She was starting to feel not wanted and she wanted to leave but Sasuke continued holding her hand. He wouldn't let her go.

"Ano…" She all she could manage out her mouth. Sasuke could hear the uneasy tone in Hinata's voice as he let her hand go. He could tell the she was getting nervous and decided to let her leave.

"Ja ne Sasuke-kun" She bowed to everyone else as she left the room. As soon as she left everyone stared at Sasuke.

"So what's the deal are you two dating?" Naruto asked in a jealous tone.

"No…we're just friends" He answered.

"Then what was with the kiss?" The hyperactive ninja asked.

"It was just a kiss and besides why are you so angry you like Sakura not Hinata. It shouldn't matter to you since it's not Sakura" Sasuke pointed out. Naruto frowned.

"Well this is my cue to leave…" Kakashi left in the speed of light not wanting to hear Naruto and Sasuke go back and fourth with each other.

Sasuke glanced at his teammates. Naruto was glaring at him while Sakura looked like she was on the verge of tears. Sasuke sighed. "Look Hinata and I are just friends…she's been there for me when I had no one by my side when the incident happened she was the only one I talk to and she's been by my side ever since and I hers" He admitted as he looked at both Naruto and Sakura.

"Well this explains everything…I knew Sasuke said her name in his sleep that time. And this also explains his expressions when he sees her" Tears came down her eyes.

"So you're not dating her" Sakura asked. Both boys looked at her.

"…Iie I'm not dating her" He said. "…Yet…" He thought to himself as he started thinking about Hinata.

Naruto looked at Sasuke frowning. "Why am I feeling like this?" He thought to himself as he continued to glare at Sasuke. Sasuke sighed.

"That's annoying dobe so quit looking at me like that" He stated.

"I just remembered I have something I have to do" Sakura then left. Naruto looked at Sasuke.

"Look what you just did you teme"

"I didn't do anything. I don't like Sakura and you know that. She'll get over it" Naruto frowned as he left the room. Sasuke sighed. He knew this was going to continue for awhile with Naruto interrogating him and Sakura looking at him with sad eyes and Kakashi either not caring or chuckling at everything.

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It was now the next day and Hinata was already in his room waiting for him to wake up. The raven haired ninja slowly opened his eyes. "H-Hinata…I didn't think that I'll be seeing you today" He smiled as he looked at her. She just looked at him.

"So what happened yesterday with…er you know" She asked.

"The dobe and Sakura are just jealous is all. Naruto wanted to know were we dating I told him no because we're not we are just friends right?" She looked away from him disappointed.

"R-Right j-just friends" Sasuke looked at Hinata and noticed her stuttering. "Great…what's wrong with her? She's stuttering it means something"

"What's the matter Hinata?"

She shook her head. "Come on Hinata I know you better than you're own family and I can tell when you lying, happy, sad and all the above now tell me"

"Ano…what was the kiss…about? Why did you kiss me…?" She blushed as she looked away from him. Sasuke sighed.

"I just wanted to kiss you. Look Hinata I wasn't kidding around when I said that I love you I really do and I did want to kiss you but…as far as dating…I'm not ready for that not yet" He said honestly as he looked at her.

She looked disappointed but she nodded. "I understand Sasuke-kun" He smirked.

"Ah so you're finally calling me Sasuke-kun now" She blushed. "To be honest I never wanted you to call me that but hearing you call my name with the 'kun' added I like it. Most girls who call me that have loud annoying whiny voices, yours isn't like that…its' soothing and clam…I like it" He blushed as he looked at his fingers. She blushed.

"Ano…Sasuke-kun there is something that I have to tell you" He looked at her. "What is it?"

"N-Naruto-kun…he asked me to go out to the ramen bar with him" Sasuke looked at Hinata and frowned.

"What did you say?"

"I-I…said that I would go with him" She looked at Sasuke she could tell that he wasn't to happy either.

"I'm not mad at you Hinata, I could care less what you do it's the blockhead that I'm worried about" Hinata made an odd expression.

"N-Naruto-kun? Why are you worried about him?"

"I don't trust him around you. He's up to something for sure…but answer me this. Do you still like Naruto?" He waited for an answer but Hinata remained quiet with that blush on her face.

"Look you can tell me I won't get mad or anything besides I know what you feel for me is more than him I just want to know if you still like him even if it's just a little bit" Hinata slowly nodded her head.

"I see…listen Hinata when you go with him today watch him and tell me if you notice anything different about him" Hinata nodded.

"I don't trust that guy. He never once paid her any attention now all of a sudden he invites Hinata to go out to eat with him. I think he's just jealous because he seen me kiss Hinata…he just wants everything that I have" He smirked.

"Well go if you have to…" Hinata nodded as she stood up. As she was walking towards the door she stopped to turned around and look at Sasuke.

"I'll be back later tonight okay?"

"You don't have to Hinata…"

"No I want to…" She smiled as a blush appeared on her face. Sasuke blushed also but he quickly looked away from her.

"Fine come if you want" He snorted acted as if he didn't want her to come but in reality he wanted her to. He watched her as she walked out the door. He sighed as he closed his eyes.

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As the Hyuuga girl was walking towards the ramen bar she saw Naruto sitting there waiting for her. She blushed as she approached him.

"H-Hi Naruto-kun" She blushed as she pointed her fingers together like she always does when she's nervous. He turned around with the ramen noodles still hanging from his mouth.

"Hi Hinata" He grinned as he soup up his ramen noodles. "Sit down…" He looked at the chair next to him. She slowly sat down as she looked at him.

"Are you hungry? I could buy you some miso or whatever it is that you want. Or do you want to go somewhere else?" He was asking her way too many questions at once.

"Ano…I'm not hungry" She smiled. He nodded.

"So Hinata…how have you been?"

"Good…" She replied.

"That's good. Are you and Neji getting along? If he's treating you wrong again you just tell me and I'll give him a good talking" He smirked. Hinata giggled.

"What's so funny?" He asked as he raised one eyebrow up.

"S-Sasuke-kun said the same thing you just said a couple of months ago" She smiled. Naruto frowned and looked away from Hinata.

"Oh he did" He snorted. Hinata didn't really seem to catch the angry tone in his voice since she was thinking about how she is sitting next to Naruto alone.

"You and Sasuke are pretty close huh?" He asked. She nodded her head. "We've been friends ever since we were younger…but w-we are nothing more than friends" She blushed as she looked away from him. He looked at her as his eyes widened.

"So you two aren't dating?"

"Iie…just very good friends…he's my best friend actually"

"So…are you attracted to him" He asked. Hinata looked at the blonde as she began to wonder the real reason why Naruto brought her there.

"N-Naruto-kun why are you asking m-me all these questions about Sasuke-kun?" She asked.

"No reason…I'm just wondering not only me but also Sakura-chan" Hinata then looked away from Naruto.

"So that's why he brought me out here. Sakura is the one who probably told Naruto-kun to take me here and ask me questions about me relationship with Sasuke-kun" She looked away from Naruto.

"N-Naruto-kun…did Sakura-san tell you to ask me those questions"

He grinned a goofy grin as he rubbed the back of his head. "No…why would she do something like that?" He lied as he smiled at Hinata. Hinata stood up and looked at Naruto straight in the eyes.

"You don't have to lie Naruto-kun…" Then she looked away from him. "You only brought me here because Sakura-san asked you…if…if she were to never ask you, you would have never even asked me to come here with you" He looked at her in shock that she didn't even stutter.

"…Hinata…"

"I have to go…" She started to walk away but Naruto grabbed her hand.

"Hinata…please don't leave" She looked at him in surprise. "…N-Naruto-kun?"

"It's true Sakura-chan did want me to ask you those questions but…I really did want to hang out with you today…so we can become better friends" She looked at him as she started blushing.

"Please stay with me…" He pleaded as he looked at her. She blushed and nodded. This had to be a dream come true. For the Naruto that she cared for so much and admire ask her to stay with him. Who was she kidding the guy still liked Sakura, there was no reason to get her hopes up.

"Come on…let's go to the Konoha Park" She nodded. As the two were walking she could feel Naruto hand brush against hers.

"Ah gomen Hinata" He apologize as he looked at her. Hinata of course blushed as she looked away from the blonde.

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Naruto looked at Hinata as she looked around the park as he smiled. "It's really crowed here today" She thought out loud as she looked at all the couples holding hands and kids running around.

"Yeah…" He looked around the park and spotted Sakura from afar sitting by herself. "Ah there is Sakura-chan" Hinata straight her head up and looked at Naruto. The next thing she knew Naruto was yelling Sakura's name calling her over to them.

Sakura finally made her way towards Naruto and Hinata. She looked at Hinata for a few seconds with mixed emotions but she turned her head to look at Naruto.

"So Sakura-chan what are you doing here?"

"Nothing…just thinking about things" She replied as she looked at Hinata who wasn't looking at neither one of them.

"Hey Sakura-chan…I was thinking maybe…when I'm done hanging out with Hinata…maybe you and I can go on a date" He smirked. Sakura frowned while Hinata looked at Naruto in shock.

Sakura hit Naruto in the head. "Never will I ever go out on a date with you Naruto-no-baka" She yelled. Naruto smiled.

"Aw come on Sakura-chan…besides it'll be really fun hanging out with a pretty girl like you…not boring like it is with dull weird Hinata" He said without realizing what he said. Sakura and Hinata looked at Naruto in shock.

"You baka" Sakura frowned. Naruto quickly looked at Hinata who had tears forming in her eyes.

"Oh no Hinata…I really didn't mean that. I was just talking, you're not boring at all" He smiled but Hinata ran away from both Naruto and Sakura.

Sakura hit him across the head. "You baka why would you say mean things about Hinata-san and she's right there" She asked. Naruto looked down at the ground.

"My guess is that she's going straight to Sasuke" The voice said. Both Naruto and Sakura jumped as they turned around to see Shino standing there.

"Shino what the hell? Creeping up on us like that" Naruto frown pointing his finger at the bug user. "Are you trying to give me a heart attack at an early age" Naruto yelled out at the bug user as he sighed holding onto his chest while Sakura gazed over at Shino.

"Why do you think she would go to Sasuke-kun" Sakura asked as she looked at the boy with the shades on.

"Because Sasuke and Hinata have a special bond together, even though Hinata is my teammate she'll always tell him things before she'll tell Kiba and I. The same for Sasuke he trusts Hinata and would probably sacrifice his life to save her" Both Sakura and Naruto looked at Shino in shock.

"When Sasuke's family was killed by his brother he had no one by his side but Hinata, who was there for him and she still is. The same for Hinata when she goes through her problems with her father he has always been there for her. That's why Sasuke and Hinata trust each other…the both of them are complete opposites but sometimes the saying is complete opposites always seem to attract" He stated.

"What's that suppose to mean" Naruto asked as he slightly frowned. "It means whatever you think it means…but most likely it means what you are thinking"

"So you're saying Sasuke-kun likes Hinata?" Sakura asked in a sad tone.

"Let's just say Sasuke has a soft spot for her. And if you paid attention to the way he acts around her…you may find your answer" And with that Shino walked away. Both Naruto and Sakura stood there thinking about Shino's words.

"Could it be true? Could Sasuke really like Hinata? But he said he didn't and that he only thought of her like a friend. I wonder what he'll say if I asked him again? Wait forget that what about Hinata? I really hurt her feelings…she probably hates me right now" The blonde sighed.

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"He said that?" He raven haired ninja asked. Hinata nodded her head as the tears continued flowing her cheeks.

"You can't get so sad Hinata. You are so sensitive" He stated in a calm tone even though he was angry like hell at Naruto for saying such things like that about her when she was around.

"Did he say he was sorry?"

"Y-Yes…" She sobbed.

"Well then…"

"I-It's j-j-just…t-that…he likes Sakura-san…I'll never be a pretty as her" Sasuke frowned as he glared at her. "Shut-up" Hinata stopped crying as she looked at him.

"Just shut-up and stop talking" He frowned. His glare was really starting to scare her, it was so intense. "S-Sasuke-kun…"

"I'm just about sick and tired hearing you bringing yourself down all the time. You're always saying things like that; why you're not as pretty as Sakura, or smart as her, stop comparing yourself to her. You are pretty, smart, strong, and all the above if you can't see that then you are really stupid. If Naruto can't see that than he is also a idiot. Now from here on out I don't ever hear you talk down on yourself, is that understood" He frowned as he looked at her. Hinata nodded. He then smiled.

"You're not mad at me for yelling at you are you?" He asked as he looked away from her. She smiled but she looked tired most likely from all the crying.

"I'm not mad at you at all Sasuke-kun" He smirked as he watched her try to keep her eyes open. "Your tired…go home and rest" He demanded. She shook her head.

"I'm not tired I'm fine…besides I want to stay here with you"

"Hinata…you always want to stay with me…this time I want you to go home and rest"

"Iie Sasuke-kun…I want to stay with you…I don't want to leave and then come back to found out that you left" She whispered the last part. He looked at her in shock.

"…Hinata is that what you think" He raised his hand to caress her face. "I told you I won't leave you…stay if you want…I don't mind" She smiled as she looked at him only to find that he wasn't looking at her.

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As the hours went on it was now night and Hinata had lost track of time and was now asleep on the chair sitting next to Sasuke's bedside while Sasuke continued waking up because Hinata continued moving in the chair and it was annoying because it keep making noises each time she moved.

He frowned as he sat up, he got up from the bed and picked her up and laid her on his hospital bed. He put her under his coverers as he got back into his bed but only got under the blanket.

He watched her as she was sleeping as he smiled to himself. "You're so beautiful Hinata-chan" He whispered. He looked at her peaceful expression change into a sad one as tears came out her eyes in her sleep. He looked at her in a concerned way.

"Sasuke-kun…don't leave me…please"

He looked at her as he wiped away her tears with his fingers. "I won't ever leave you Hinata, I'll always be by your side and your side only, I'll protect you from anything…you are very precious to me like a jewel and I'll always be there for you no matter what" He placed his arm around Hinata and pulled her in closer towards him as he kissed her forehead.

"I love you Hinata" He whispered as a smile appeared on his face.

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Okay I hoped that you enjoyed this chapter. The next chapter will be here soon. Ja ne