Chapter 6

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"Mr. President? Mr. President?" The representative of Sabaku Company tried to get the attention of no other than the president of Sharingan Industrial Company.

"Huh?" Sasuke snapped from his own daydream.

"Kankuro was referring about the contract you were offering for the company Sasuke?" The president of Sabaku Company intervened.

"Oh yes, about that I'll make sure it will be successful and the benefit will be for the both of our company," Sasuke flatly affirmed.

"It seems that this decision of yours is only exclusive on this meeting," Gaara curiously said.

"How do you say so?" Sasuke raised his eyebrow in a matter-of-fact.

"Because no one else knows about this even your secretary, am I hitting the truth?" Gaara confidently leaned his back on his chair.

Sasuke smirked.

Gaara wouldn't become the great president of Sabaku Company for nothing. He also considered him as one of a genius billionaire he could rely on especially in terms of partnership in business. They already knew each other since childhood due to the influence of their parents and eventually became friends; friends in a term that they acknowledge their presence and talk even in the outside world of business industry, but not so close just like his relationship with Naruto.

"It's just an instant plan I made out of my mind," Sasuke shrugged.

"Do you know what will happen if this plan continues?" Gaara asked.

"Our branch will expand throughout the Europe."

Gaara shook his head. "You'll be dealing people out of the country. It means you'll be force to stay in the Europe for transactions of new business offers. And for that, you'll be away from your love ones in not less than three years."

Clever. That's what I'm looking for in this partnership. Sasuke inwardly thought to himself.

He smirked like an evil smile. "I'm concern for the progress of the company and not for anything else. If you think I'm running away to someone, then you're mistakenly concluded my business plan."

Gaara widely grinned.

Sasuke gulped. Shit! I slipped.

"I didn't say that. I was just concern to your close friend Naruto, because as I perceived he didn't know anything about this. But it was before, because right now I'm assuming it's not really him at all. Is it a woman?" Gaara curiously asked.

Sasuke coughed. "You know me very well, Gaara. I don't mix pleasure with my work."

Gaara lightly laughed in his statement. "Well if that's what you think, I won't force you. But don't forget, sometimes the rules we made for ourselves can be broken for the sake of finding our true happiness."

"Hn," he couldn't say anything else, because he knew that Gaara was definitely right. But what made him vague if she was really worth to be the rule breaker on his own rules?

"Anyway, if you already have the contract and other requirements with you just contact us for confirmation."

Gaara stood and shook the hand of Sasuke like they just made a treaty between their companies.

"It will be an honor. Thank you."

Gaara and his representative leave first.

Sasuke sat again on his chair and comfortably leaned his back. His free hand ran over his hair and back to rest on his chin.

Gaara was right. He did this for one single reason; woman, but not just an ordinary woman. After that single night with her, his entire plan to pursue his love on her was crashed into a broken glass.

*Flashback*

He sat on the floor. His head was leaning on the corner of the bed that was beside to the head of Hinata.

They both stayed like that for the entire night not until his phone rang.

Sasuke groaned for disturbing his moment with his woman in their sleep. He checked Hinata if she was awakened. Thankfully she was still on her sleep. He then took his phone on his pocket.

"What?" He irritatingly answered his phone.

"Sasuke! Hinata wasn't in her apartment! I looked around to her friends and family, but they don't know where she is. Tenten said you were with her after the work, but she still not a-"

"She's with me," Sasuke cut him off.

"What?"

"I said she's here."

"In your house? W-what is she doing t-there?" Naruto was obviously stuttered on the phone.

"We went to a resto bar for a drink. I didn't know she has a low tolerance of liquor. She can't go home and I don't know where her keys whereabouts, so I decided to take her here," Sasuke bluntly explained.

"Sasuke," Naruto's voice was so serious, very strange.

"You're not going to steal her, aren't you?"

Sasuke was taken aback by his question. He clenched his teeth thinking how bastard his own best friend could be by asking this. They already broken up, so he have no reason to act like her own boyfriend.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Sasuke growled.

Naruto laughed. "S-sorry I just can't think straight right now. I was worried you know. So I can't help myself to think silly thoughts."

"She's not your girlfriend anymore. So why do you care?"

"Because you're my best friend," Naruto simply answered.

"I don't get it," Sasuke truthfully said to him. The riddle that his best friend was playing around was hard for him to answer especially if Hinata was involved.

"Not because I broke up with her, doesn't mean I don't care about her. I still do Sasuke and I still like her. And you, you're my best friend. I can't stand to see you getting close with her because she's not my girlfriend."

"So what's your point?" Although Sasuke knew what Naruto was thinking, he still wanted him to say it loud.

"I don't want you to be romantically involved with her. I know it might be sound selfish, but honestly speaking it hurts seeing you hooking up with my ex girlfriend. It seems that you're backstabbing me, Sasuke. I know you're not that kind of person, but I just wanted to warn you. It's not only for the sake of me, but think about the reputation of your company and her."

They both froze in silence.

Naruto was waiting for his response, while Sasuke was mentally cursing his best friend.

Sasuke thought Naruto was somehow right. People might think he was stealing Hinata from him. They might think that he'll just play her heart like Naruto did. And how about his company, what will his employee might think?

He was known at his golden rule; never mix pleasure on works. His reputation might be ruined.

And his conclusion struck him; being with her will ruin his relationship with his best friend and everyone will go against them. It was indeed a very complicated part for him.

He might be a genius billionaire, but handling this kind of situation was out of his league. He never solved any situation that was related to his own heart.

"I know your point. But I just can't leave her like that. Her devastation affects her performance on work and it's alarming on my business side. So I helped her out and she's also a friend. You broke her heart remember? As your best friend I have to clean your mess, asshole," his statement was half truth.

It was true that he can't leave Hinata like that because he loves her, but helping her because of her poor performance was just an alibi that could easily make Naruto believe.

Sasuke completely knew how Hinata worked so hard. She never let her work affects to her own emotions. And that was the reason why he chose her to be his secretary.

Naruto laugh by his little joke. "Yeah, I know I messed up. Thanks buddy. Promise me; don't let her fall for you."

"Hn. Bye," Sasuke hanged up the phone and tossed it on the sofa across his bed. He brushed his hand on his messy hair.

He groaned.

Now, he was stuck on the harsh statement of his best friend. He couldn't stand the thought of him and Naruto as rival on this particular situation. This was the only thing he wanted to skip as his rival. He didn't want to ruin his long term friendship with Naruto. Because he was the only family left on his side. Just like the reason of Hinata, Naruto lightened his darkness path. He helped him to be strong in the bitter journey he went through.

But on the other hand, he didn't like the thought of ignoring Hinata because of his best friend's favor. She was simply the love of his life and an angel that could guide him eternally.

A very hard and complicated decision he had to choose right now; his friendship or his feelings?

*End of Flashback*

Sasuke tilted his head and he let his hand touched his forehead.

He closed his eyes. Naruto, you're so selfish. You always make my mind confused.

He grinned while thinking of a certain man who made him like a miserable lover.

Even you warned me or not, my love for her will always be unrequited.

He stood from his chair and decided to let his mind be conquered by work as he totally made up his mind to continue his plan; to simply stay away from people he considered him as treasure.

Someone called her name. "Hinata."

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

"N-Naruto-kun."

Naruto moved closer to Hinata. Without any cue, he tightly embraced her.

Hinata gasped and froze because of a sudden action he made. She was bewildered why he was acting like that.

"I miss you Hina-chan," He let his breath out on the crook of her neck.

Hinata softened. She embraced him back.

Honestly, even he hurt her so many times; she missed the soft and solicitous voice of Naruto. Back before, Naruto used to call Hinata as 'Hina-chan' whenever he shows affection to her.

Tears dropped from her lavender eyes. "I miss you too Naru-kun."

They both stayed like that for a minute.

Hinata first broke their warmth embrace. "Do you want to stay here?"

Like a kid, Naruto nodded and followed Hinata inside her apartment.

"You want tea?" Hinata offered.

"Yeah thanks."

Hinata went into her kitchen and prepared some tea for them.

While preparing, she couldn't help herself to be happy in the thought that Naruto was here again. Her feelings for him didn't change and for that she was hoping that Naruto would come back to her.

Hinata went on the living room to see Naruto was sitting on the sofa while his both palm was covering his face and his elbows were resting on his both knees.

She placed the two teacups in a small table across to him.

"Na-naru-kun what's wrong?" Hinata sat beside him and touched his shoulder for comfort.

"We fought because of a useless issue. She's becoming more demanding these past few days. I can't understand her sometimes," Naruto sighed in frustration.

Hinata lowered her head and bit her lower lip. She was disappointed because this was not she thought why he was here.

She was hoping that he came here for reconciliation.

'I can still be your friend, a best friend.' The words that Naruto said lingered into her ear.

Best friend, yeah that's why he's here. She thought inwardly.

"You came all along here to tell me that?" Hinata reluctantly asked him.

He gullibly nodded. "Well, you're a woman so you know more about girl's behavior. And you're the only best girl friend I have. Sasuke will just kick me out if I tell him about these things," he sniffed.

"I-I actually don't have any idea," she responded.

Naruto seemed disappointed by her answer, but disregarded it immediately.

He then put his both hands on the back of his head. "I see. After all we haven't experience this when we were together. So I guess you wouldn't really know. Sorry, I disturbed you for nothing Hina-chan."

Hinata tried to smile at him showing that it was fine.

"By the way, I heard you got drunk and slept with Sasuke," Naruto said as he sipped his tea.

Hinata stiffened. Her face flushed.

"That night I was worried about you. I looked you from your friends and even to your cousin, Neji. Then, Tenten told me you were with Sasuke the last time she saw you. So, I called him and told me you were drunk. He took care of you since he didn't know where your key was," he explained.

"O-oh yeah. B-but nothing happened between us," she said defensively.

Naruto slightly laughed. "Yeah, I know. Sasuke explained everything. He said he was just helping you because you're his friend and he doesn't want your personal affairs affect your work performance. Anyway, I'm not your boyfriend anymore so you don't have to be frightened," he said while scratching the back of his head.

Hinata looked at him in disbelieve. He did this because of that. But why is he ignoring me now if he didn't want to affect my works.

"He's now ignoring me. I-I don't know why," she murmured, but Naruto heard her.

He didn't answer her, but instead he asked her. "Do you like him?"

"Huh?" Hinata widened her eyes. "N-no I don't," she warily answered.

Naruto widely smiled. "Good! Just like him, he doesn't romantically feel anything about you and that's better," he selfishly said.

"W-what do you mean?"

"I don't feel comfortable seeing my ex girlfriend with my best friend," he flatly said.

"And yet you feel comfortable talking to your ex about your love quarrel with your girlfriend?" She muttered but Naruto didn't hear it as his phone rung so loud.

He picked up his phone on his pocket and he excused himself to answer his phone.

"Oh hi Sakura-chan," he said on the phone while looking at Hinata.

"Me? I-I'm with my friends at the bar," he lied on his own girlfriend.

Hinata stared at him in disbelieve. How could Naruto lie to his own girlfriend? Was he also doing those things to her before?

"Yeah okay babe. I'll be there for a minute. Okay love you," their phone conversation was over and he hanged up his phone.

Naruto looked at Hinata.

She seemed downcast. Her lavender eyes were covered by her hair on the both sides.

He heard her sobbing.

Naruto sat closer to Hinata and was going to touch her as he spoken "H-hina-chan what's the matt-"

"Don't call me that!" Hinata cut him off as she yelped at him.

Naruto was taken aback by a sudden outburst of his naïve ex girlfriend.

"W-why did you lie to her?" She asked him while her tears were continuously pouring down.

"I-I have too. I-I don't want her to think any malicious way about us," he answered.

"Did you also lie to me before whenever I asked you the same question?" her glare made Naruto off guard.

"I-I… It's different scenario Hina-chan,"

"Why? Is it because you love her most so you don't like her to feel bad?"

"N-no… Of course not Hina-chan, I loved you too," he defensively told her.

"O-or…" Hinata couldn't help herself to stutter because of her tears. "You lied to her because you don't want her to think you're cheating because you're really not right now?"

Naruto didn't respond. He kept his mouth shut while gloomily staring at her. Somehow her statement was true.

Before, he was always lying when he was with his mistresses, but now he was lying because he didn't want Sakura think he was cheating because he's not.

He felt sorry about what he did to Hinata before.

"Hina-chan I-I'm."

"I said stop calling me that! You are just recalling me the past; the time you were still mine. You always comforted me with your lies and now you're hurting me with the truth." Hinata covered her face by her both hands.

She cried so hard.

Naruto bent over and touched the head of Hinata. "I'm sorry. We can't go back to the past. I am madly in love with Sakura. I'm sorry. I have to go. She's waiting."

He then kissed her head. He proceeded to the way of her door to leave.

Hinata suddenly ran and embraced him from behind.

Naruto was shocked and stopped from his phase.

"D-don't leave me Naruto. I love you! I still love you. I'll do everything. I'll change i-if you want me to act like Sakura I'll do it just… Just please don't leave me. I can't. I can't stand being alone."

Naruto gently removed her hands on his torso. He faced her and cupped her face.

"Hina-Hinata, you deserve to be with someone who could make you happy, someone who will not hurt you and someone who will be there to love you unconditionally. I'm sorry. I'm not the man who's right for you. Good bye," he gave her his goodbye kiss and totally left her alone.

Hinata embraced herself and leaned her back on the wall. She wiped her tears.

You're right Naruto. You don't deserve me. Someday… Someday, someone will thank you for letting me go.

This night she needed someone who can rely in this kind of dark path.

*End of chapter 6*

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