Second semester Senior year the gang buckled down on their studies more. Sakura and Sasuke agreed to be in relationship and it was still going strong. Naruto and Nami have hit a rough patch in theirs. Not only was things rocky, but things have gone over the friendship level for Hinata and Naruto. The two have begun to distance themselves away from each other, well at least one of them have. This was the same year Temari and Shikamaru broke up along with Ino and Kiba benefits. Everyone were in disarray and no one knew how to correct it.

Naruto was in the kitchen making breakfast before Sasuke walks in.

"What are you doing?" Naruto turns as he cracks the eggs into a bowl.

"Making breakfast. What does it looks like?" He drops the eggs in pan. Sasuke walks up beside him.

"Hmm.. better than Sakura's." The two laughed out.

"How are you and Sakura?" Naruto continues to stir the eggs.

"We are good. How are you and Nami?" Naruto moved the eggs from the heat.

"Not too great. She talks, but barely. She told me she cheated on me, when I told her I am not working at my grandfather's company. I wanted to branch out, but I was planning on coming back." He sighs. "I can't let her go, yet. I love her." He sets the table.

"What about you and Hinata?" Naruto stops and sigh. He shook his head. "You two have to talk about it. It was bound to happen, eventually. I mean you didn't even notice her anymore and she was jealous." Naruto places the eggs in the plates.

"That's not true. I did. I just..It went too far. We went too far." Sasuke tsk.

"You make it seem as though you two had sex." Naruto shook his head.

"Maybe not, but it shouldn't went as far as it did. I...I was pretty tipsy. I was hurt and I hurted Hinata in the process." Sasuke nods. "Hinata is looking at law schools in the states. I am planning on spending as much time as I can with her." He sits down and begins to eats. "If she allows it."

"Whatever, she will. Oh yeah, I am going to the police academy in the states." Naruto smirks. Go figure he would become a cop.'

"Following Itachi footsteps, cool. I may just continue working with grandfather and get my MBA." Sasuke blinks in shock. "What? I have goals, too." Naruto bellowed out.

"Sakura is going to Med school." Naruto nods. "Are you going to tell me about that night, with Hinata?" Naruto places his chopsticks down.

"Alright. Fine."

Flashback

Nami and I were arguing in our apartment.This became a common thing for them. I hated it, but things were just not working.

"Why are you quitting? That's money." I rolled my eyes.

"I am just taking this semester to finish strong in undergrad. I am coming back." She shook her head.

"Where's your ambition? It's good money. You can work your way to the top. You don't even need school." I shook my head.

"I am not quitting school. What kind of statement is that to say? Babe, you know my dream is to own my own business. I need the education to do it." She laughed.

"Hun, you are rich. You can have anything. We can have anything. Why you think I went o.." She stops in mid sentence.

"What? Is that why you went out with me? You saw dollar signs and that was it? Hinata warned me, but I.." He begin to tremble. "Nami, I love you. I thought..."

"Naruto, I care deeply for you. It wasn't just the money. I mean.. it was in the beginning. I just think you can get to the top right now. I believe in you, babe." Her phone rings. I watch her reaction. She glances down and looks at me.

"Are you not going to answer it?" I asked. She shook her head. I walked over and answer it. I said nothing, but listen.

"Hey Nami, Babe, where are you? You with the owner's grandson, still?" I hung up.

"Who was that and how does he know about me?" She started to cry.

"Naruto, sweetie, it's just a friend." I threw her phone against the wall.

"A friend, huh. A friend I never met. I thought I met all your fucking friends. I don't remember one with a dick." She glares at me.

"I know you not accusing me of cheating. He is a friend. Nothing more. I should be asking you if you cheating. I've seen how Hinata is around you. You two always find some way to be around each other. What is she trying to warn you of..huh? Fucking bitch wants what she can't have." She stood closer to him.

"DID YOU SLEEP WITH HER?" She screams.

"The fuck. NO. She is a friend. Nothing more." Nami picks up a lamp from a table and throws it at me. I dodged it.

"YOU ARE FUCKING LYING. A MALE AND FEMALE CAN NOT BE JUST FRIENDS. I SEE THE TENSION BETWEEN YOU TWO." I shook my head. I grabbed her hands.

"NEVER HAVE I SLEPT WITH HINATA. EVER." Nami was crying into my shirt. I rubbed her back and kisses her forehead. She pushes away.

"You ...you are lying. I..know..it. I would of never..did what I did, if I wasn't sure." She cried in her hands. I stared in shock on what she was admitting to. Praying it wasn't true.

"What did...what did you do?" She shook her head. "What did you do?" I reached for her again, but she pulls away.

"I CHEATED, OKAY. I CHEATED, BECAUSE I WAS SURE YOU WERE. I EVEN THREATEN HINATA. THAT'S WHY SHE WAS ACTING SO WEIRD. I WAS SURE OF IT." I stared wide eyed. 'No.'

"You what?" The question came slightly above a whisper.

"I AM SO SORRY, BABY." I shook my head.

"Get out." She looks up at me with tears in her eyes.

"What?" She asked in shocked.

"GET THE FUCK OUT. I can't look at you right now." My voice cracked. Nami gathered her things and left the apartment. I dialed Hinata's number and asked her over. I went to the liquor cabinet and pulled out a bottle of tequila. I poured a shot and threw it back. I did it again four more times, before drinking out the bottle. I didn't know how to decipher what just happened. I was angry, hurt and confused. I paced the floor a bit, before drinking out the bottle again. There was a knock on the door. I opened it. Hinata stares at me. She knew something was wrong, immediately. She reaches for my cheek, but I grabbed her wrist.

"What's wrong, Naruto?" I let her wrist go and walked back into the apartment. Hinata follows.

"Nami and I had a fight." I sat on the couch. She took a seat beside me and listen.

"She cheated. Sh...sh..cheated." My voice cracked. "Nata, I.. I love her and she cheated." Hinata touched my cheek. I looked up at her and spoke again. "Then she said she threaten you." Hinata looks down.

"Did she threaten you?" Hinata stays motionless. "NATA, ANSWER ME. Did she?" She nods. I poured her a shot.

"Fuck. You need this more than I do." She took it and threw it back. "Why didn't you tell me?" She looked up and I poured her another.

"I...I..didn't want to you hurt. If you were happy, that was fine with me. I can handle it." I stared at her.

"So, you would rather take her threats and stay away from me, all for my happiness?" She nods. "Nata, you are my dear friend. You should of told me." She begins to tear up. I rubs her tears away.

"I am sorry. I..I didn't mean to." She took the bottle and drank it. I saw her pain. 'Damn she can drink a lot. Hmm..Wonder where she get that habit from.' I smirk.

"She accused me of sleeping with you. That is why she cheated. She was sure we slept together." Hinata shook her head.

"I told her we weren't. She didn't believe me. She told me that she would turn you against me and make my life complicated. So, I stayed away as much as possible." She sighs as tears rolls down her cheeks. "You told her, though. You did say we didn't sleep together, right?" I nodded yes. She smiles at me. I continued to rub the tears from her eyes. My eyes went from her eyes to her lip. I couldn't focus anymore. Her lips were distracting me from my thoughts or it could of been the alcohol, I wasn't sure. I leaned in and brushed my lips against hers. Hinata's whole body frozed and I pulled away quickly. 'Why would I do that? That was stupid.'

"Uh... I am sorry. I..I wasn't thinking." I moved from her and she reaches her left hand up to my cheek. She thumbs my lips. I kissed her thumb. She looked me in the eyes again. There was a feeling of longing, sadness and more. She leaned up and kissed me lightly nipping my lip. She slips her tongue into my mouth and brings her other hand to hold my shirt. I reached my hands under her bottom and gave it a light squeeze. I lifted her just enough to have her straddle me. Our kiss became more amorous. I can feel my adrenaline flourishing. She moaned into the kiss and I groaned.

I lifted her up and laid her onto the couch. Her left legs wrapped around my waist. I grabbed her left thigh and caressed upward and under her shirt. My other hand went inside her pants, to feel the flesh of her ass in the palm of my hands. I felt my cock pleading for release. I broke the kiss and leaned my forehead against hers. I waited a moment to clear my head. Her hair was a mess, cheeks flushed and lips swollen. I was very tempted to capture her lips again, but reframed from doing so. She reached up to bring me down again and I shook my head.

"We...we can't. Nata, we've been friends for so long. I care for you so much, but as my friend. This is wrong. I love Nami and I want to make it work with her. I don't want to lead you on nor ruin our friendship." She stares at me dumbfounded, before pushing me off her. She sat up and nods, but she was clearly hurt.

"Oh..umm..I..I understand. This never happened. I get it." I frowned. "I should leave. I will see you around, Naruto." She moved quickly from the couch to the door. I tries to hold her and ask her to stay, but she pulls away. "Have a good night." I didn't want her to leave, but let her.

"Night, Nata." The door closes with a click.

Flashback ends

"Whoa. That shit was crazy. Nami, is a little crazy. Are you sure you want to deal with that?" Naruto nods. "You and your crazy chicks."

"Hey, you're one to talk." Sasuke shrugs.

"Touche. The sex have to be good for you to stay." Naruto bites his fist and nods.

"Oooo..Very good, Sasuke. Very good. Plus, I love her." Sasuke rolls his eyes.

"So, you and Hinata had a very heated make out session. You make it sound like the end of the world. I mean, the kiss was good. Right?"

"Sasuke, I was very close to sleeping with her, when I am in love with someone else." Naruto runs his fingers through his hair. "That would of ruin everything between us. I couldn't hurt Nata like that."

"Fine, but I think you made a mistake." Sasuke stood up. "Look, there is something going on between you and Hinata. You just need to learn to accept it. I think that night, she did." Sasuke walks to the door. "I am going to meet up with Sakura, later." He leaves the apartment.

Naruto sits there lost in his thoughts. 'I know I did the right thing. Right?'

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Hinata wouldn't say she was avoiding Naruto, but she worked hard to make herself unavailable. He has been coming around a lot more after the heated makeout, which confused her. She isn't sure how she feels about him. She thought she got pass any old feelings, but after the make out session on his couch, it left her disoriented. The more he comes around the more confused she gets. She tried many times to get over that night, but can't. She really wanted them to continue. She wanted him in the worst way. She sighs to herself. Sakura turns and looks at her.

"What's going on Hinata?" They were currently cuddle up together on the couch watching sex in the city.

"Sakura, I am confused about my feelings towards Naruto." Sakura paused the show and gives Hinata all her attention. "I thought I was over these feelings, but after that night on the couch, it just left me torn." Sakura smirks.

"Sounds to me you still got a thing for him. Did you tell him?" Hinata just blinked. "Really? Hinata, you have to tell him. Besides, I been rooting for you two for years now."

"You betting on our relationship, aren't you?" Sakura shook her head.

"Nooo..well, not exactly. Okay yes. I want my pay out." She folded her arms and pouted. Hinata giggled.

"Well, don't bet too much. He made it clear he sees me as a friend. If that is what he wants, I will have to push these feelings to the side. Besides, he is in love with Nami." Hinata looks down and Sakura frowns.

"He doesn't know what he wants. He isn't experienced and he is an idiot." Hinata smirked.

"Only time will tell, I guess." Hinata unpaused the show. Sakura nods and lays down in Hinata's lap. Hinata stares at the television lost within her thoughts. 'Only time will tell.'

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Well, there you have it.