Chapter 5

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Hinata was standing in a timeless place. She was in a misty dark room she never used to go before, but somewhat familiar to her.

When she turned around, a familiar blue eyes and blond spiky hair was standing far away from her.

"Naruto," She called his name hoping that he can hear her.

Hinata walked closer to his direction, but every time she stepped forward he seemed moving away from her.

She then walked faster as she could until she almost running, "Wait! Don't leave me! Please!"

Naruto turned his back from her when she was calling his name still moving away.

Hinata tried to reach him, but he was so far that she can't catch him anymore. She was now crying. Frightened to the darkness around her, she didn't move and continuously calling his name.

"Hinata," a husky voice called her name but she can't find the owner's voice though it was somewhat familiar.

"Hinata… I won't leave you. I promise," the husky voice said.

She moved her head from side to side, but failed to see the owner of the voice.

"W-who are you?" She anxiously asked to the voice.

"Hinata, don't listen to him!" The voice of Naruto echoed in the darkness.

She turned around to see Naruto was standing and his back was facing her.

"Come with me. You said you wanted me to stay with you right? Then come with me and don't go near that voice," he commanded without facing her.

"Naruto," she then moved closer to Naruto.

She stretched her hand to reach him and he suddenly turned to face her.

She stopped in midway. Her eyes widened and she felt terrified to the man in front of her.

He was not Naruto! His face was covered by blood. His pointed ears were placed at the both side of his forehead like a horn. His blue eyes were full of fury. His nose was resembled of a fox with visible sharp teeth.

Monster was her description of what she was seeing right in front of her. She can't move. Disobeying her mind, her feet were glued on the ground. She closed her eyes hoping someone would save her life.

The monster raised his hand with a sharp nails almost ripping her out.

Her heart skipped a beat, but Hinata didn't feel any pain.

She opened her eyes to see a man like a knight in shining armor was standing in front with his back on her.

His hand was holding a bloody sword while his other hand was grasping the head of the monster. She looked at his black chin-length spiky hair.

He had black broken wings at his back. He was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and dark blue pants with a blue cloth hanging from the halfway of his belly to his knees.

"W-why did you save me?"

"Because… I want to."

"W-who a-are y-you?" She stuttered but not because of fear, it was because of the fast beat of her heart.

He then slowly turning his head to face her, "I am…"

*Criiiiiing*

Hinata opened her pale lavender eyes.

Again nightmare, but who is that guy in my dream? She inwardly thought to herself.

*Criiiiiing*

She raised her hand to answer the phone. "President's office good morning, may I help you?" Despite of just having a bad dream, she energetically answered the phone.

"This is the representative of Sabaku Company. President Gaara is going at the said meeting today. May I ask if President Uchiha is still interested to come?" A low but manly voice said on the other line.

Meeting?

"I-I'm sorry, but the last time I checked President Uchiha doesn't have any meeting today," Hinata apologetically said while double checking her notepad to any possible meeting she missed, but his schedule today was purely on office works.

"Are you sure?" The man on the line indecisively asked.

"Please pardon me sir, but I'd like to confirm this to President Uchiha first. Just hold on for a minute sir," Hinata humbly said while redirecting the phone line to her boss.

"G-good Morning sir Uchiha, may I confirm if you ever had a meeting today with the President of Sabaku Company? Their representative is on the other line informing that President Gaara wanted to know if you're still interested."

There was a pause.

Then he stoically answered, "Tell them I'll be there on a minute," and he instantly turned off the phone.

Hinata phoned again the Sabaku Company telling them that the meeting will still be going.

As she put down the phone, she checked again her notepad and even her emails if she missed a single schedule of her own boss.

How could it be happen? I'm his secretary. I should know every single details of his schedule. That's the most important task I need to accomplish as his secretary. I'm such a worthless employee.

Ever since she worked as his personal executive secretary, she always tried to make her work as perfect as she could.

Being useless was the least thing she wanted to be to everyone.

How can she be a perfect secretary if she was too distracted at everything especially now that she forgot to update her boss's meeting?

She gulped not knowing what her boss will do to her mistake.

Sasuke hurriedly came out of his office ignoring the sight of his precious secretary. He directly went to the elevator without any words left to Hinata.

By reflex, she followed her boss at the elevator, "Sorry I forgot to put it on your schedule," she bowed her head.

Sasuke tried his very best to ignore her.

He stepped in to the elevator, but he can't just leave her like that so he responded, "It's okay."

Just in time before the elevator closed, Hinata blocked the elevator's door, "H-how c-could it be fine?" she unintentionally scolded.

Both of them were shocked. Her eyes widened because of what she did.

"I-I'm s-so…"

Sasuke cut her out, "I made an important deal just last night and I didn't email or tell it to you. That's why you don't know,"

"Oh," she realized her mistake and before she uttered a word, Sasuke spoke out, "What? You're going to say sorry again? When are you going to feel tired on apologizing and look like a pathetic? Next time don't act like a useless to anyone. It's annoying," he irritatingly said those hurting words to her.

She lowered her head. Her hands were now on her sides. Her knees were trembling, she kept herself to stay still.

T-tired? P-patheti? U-useless?Me?

He was not supposedly to say anything to her especially that could make her sad and hurt like that. But what is done was done and he blamed himself for that.

Damn! He inwardly cursed himself.

"I'm leaving," he then pressed the button to close the door.

As the door was closing, she lifted her head to face him, "Take care sir Uchiha."

His heart suddenly skipped a beat. He clenched his teeth while his hands formed into fist.

Bullshit! He strongly punched the wall on his side.

He closed his eyes.

Never in his life wanted to see her bitter smile. But just a minute ago, he had received the worst.

She was not only smiling bitterly, but her face was full of sadness and her eyes were almost into tears. He didn't plan to make her feel like this. He just wanted to distance himself after the incidence happened with her a week ago in his place.

What should I do now? He thought to himself. Really leaving her wasn't a good idea, because it just made him more miserable than ever.

Hinata tried her best not to cry in front of her boss. Even in this kind of situation, she must not show any weakness to her boss, but as it was still fresh on her memory she can't control her eyes to be blurred.

When the door slowly closing, she lifted her head and tried her best to form a curve on her lips and wearily said, "Take care sir Uchiha."

Hinata didn't saw his reaction. As the door closed, her knees got numb and she stumbled on the floor.

She embraced her knees and silently cried.

Hinata didn't expect to hear those harsh words from her boss as she also considered him her friend; a very close friend who understand her deeply.

Lately, she felt he was ignoring her. Is it because what happened to us in his apartment? She inwardly asked herself.

Laying there wouldn't do anything good for her, so she decided to continue her job and tried not to care about it, but she new deeply that being busy was useless at the end of the day.

"Hinata-chan," her lively best friend, Tenten called her out as she walked through the huge exit door of the building.

"Oh Tenten-chan I thought you went home already? It's already late at night." Hinata worriedly said.

"Damn that sir Hatake! He ordered me to finish all those documents that were supposedly his work." Tenten sighed in frustration.

Hinata smiled at her.

Honestly, she envied Tenten due to her workloads.

Sir Kakashi Hatake, the finance vice president, was letting his secretary, who was actually Tenten, do many jobs that could lead to over time. While on her part who seeks for more workloads didn't have anything to do, because her boss took everything by his shoulder.

"Can I walk with you? Neji said he's still busy with his business so I'll go home alone."

"Sure! You want to eat dinner first?" Hinata thoughtfully asked her.

They went to the nearest restaurant and ordered for their late dinner.

"Wow! I haven't thought I was actually hungry until I smelled my food." Tenten enthusiastically said while touching her now bloated tummy due to too much food she ate.

Hinata was staring from the window on her side.

"Hinata!"

Hinata snapped from her daydreaming, "Huh?"

"I said what happened? Did Naruto do something to you again?" Tenten warily asked her.

"No. It's not him."

"Then, it's Sasuke-san right?"

Hinata looked at her in disbelief, "W-why did you think it's him?"

"Because you two were obviously seen together more often and you stuttered, so it's definitely him," she said with an obvious 'I know right' expression on her face.

"O-oh, w-well I really don't understand him. Lately he was sweet and kind, but sometimes he was ascetic and quiet. Before he never used to talk to me unless it's regarding to work,

But just few weeks ago he gave me some advices and h-he even cheer me up. B-but just this week, he became his old self again. He completely ignores me."

"Did something happen between the two of you?" Tenten asked like she smelled something fishy.

Hinata was shocked by her sudden question. She gulped hesitating to tell what happened, but decided to share it to her best friend.

"I-I… We went to a Resto bar and w-we got d-drunk." Hinata shyly blushed.

"What? You drunk liquor! You know how low your tolerance in liquor and not to mention you was with Sasuke-san that time?" Tenten scowled.

"I accidentally drunk one shot glass, but I was still a little bit conscious," Hinata defensively answered.

"Then what happened?"

"H-he let me s-sleep in his place." Hinata wanted to hide her blush, but Tenten saw it.

"What did he do to you then? What happen next?" Tenten eagerly asked.

"N-nothing happened. When I wake up, I was in his bed a-alone."

"Oh," Tenten disappointedly reacted. "Where was he then?" She added.

"I-I saw him sitting on his h-huge sofa in front of m-me. H-he looks frustrated a-and s-sad," Hinata answered, but she didn't tell to her best friend that Sasuke was actually sitting there while staring at her intensely.

"Did you talk to him after that?"

"H-he just asked me to go home and rest. After that he became cold to me. I-I think he was ignoring me even at work," Hinata gloomily said.

"Why? Did you do something to him that could make him mad at you?"

"N-nothing. I woke up and he asked me to leave. Then he started ignoring me."

"You look so upset. Do you like him?" Tenten suddenly asked her.

Hinata blinked twice and stared at her best friend.

"W-what are you talking about T-Tenten-chan?" She blushed.

"Because it's obviously you're too affected. You only do this when Naruto and you were having some love quarrel before," Tenten pointed out.

"O-of course not! He's my boss, so I'm just concern you know a-and U-Uchiha-san is my ex's best friend," Hinata defensively said.

Tenten grinned at her.

Hinata knew she won't buy her excuses, but she couldn't blame her best friend. She cared too much about what happened between her and Sasuke, but she was not sure if it was because she wanted to know why he was acting weird lately or the fact that she was confused with the feelings she felt to her own boss.

"You know we better go now or my cousin will be worried to you." Hinata held her bag and ready to leave.

Tenten looked at her wrist to see the time, "It's already ten o'clock. You're right, my husband will be worried." Tenten followed Hinata to leave the restaurant.

"So see you tomorrow then." Tenten smiled.

Hinata smiled back, "Okay. Just tell Neji-niisan my regards."

They separated ways.

Hinata directly went home.

As she was looking her key to her bag, someone called her name. "Hinata."

Hinata looked up to the person who called her name. There she saw him standing just in front of her door.

"N-Naruto-kun."

*End of chapter 5*

Forgive me for the late update. I never expected that I would be able to have a grand vacation and after that the school started.

My mind was full of conscience because of that, so I'll try my best to update every week starting this time.

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If you ever saw some grammatical errors, I'm so sorry to fail you on that part. I'm not an English expert, though I know it's not an excuse to accept. However; I just want to remind you that I don't have a Beta-reader, but I'm looking for someone to be my beta-reader.

See you next chapter ^_^ enjoy reading.