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Okay, so here you go - chapter four of my KibaHina-story. I kinda like the atmosphere I'm making in the Hyuuga household and I kinda have big plans for it in the future. Oh, and yeah, the song is "Best friend" from Toy Box - and guess what, I've had an idea for a while. I'm gonna upload all the songs inspiring me to write - these chapters but also other stories. I'm gonna put them on my Wordpress-blog together with a lot of other stuff that is not included here on .

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Chapter 04 - Best friend

Hinata woke up at 7 AM, and decided to get the newspaper. She dressed up in a red top and a pair of dark gray shorts. On her feet was a pair of cream slippers. As she walked down to the stairs from the second floor, she wondered if the events of yesterday were just a dream.

After thinking it through her conclusion was that it must have been a dream. Like Kiba would have asked her out, and her father would start talking about marriage and tell her she was a good daughter. That was the most unbelievable of all; her father would never think that. To him, she was just a burden and an embarrassment.

She gasped. Good, it just was a dream. She opened her front door, and walked on the stone road to the mailbox. She opened it. The paper was yellow and she could feel a weak scent of dog food. Kiba, she thought. With hands that shivered like leafs in the autumn winds, she folded out the paper.

'Hi Hinata-chan!
I met Kurenai-sensei a minute ago, and she said no training today.
So…Wanna do something?
I thought maybe a date…
I could pick you up at 15:00…
Put a candle in your window at 13:00 if yes.
- Kiba'

"You're dating that dog-boy?" Hinata jumped around, behind her stood Hanabi.

"Oh, god, you scared me!" Hinata didn't like the habit her five-years-younger sister had of sneaking up behind her. "Haven't I told you not to sneak around like that?" Not paying any attention to what her older sister told her, Hanabi grabbed the letter from Hinata's palm, and quickly read it.

"Hey! Give it back!" Hinata tried to take it back, but Hanabi dodged her every time.

"You're dating him, aren't you?" she repeated.

"No, I'm not. He's just a good friend, that's everything there is to it." Hanabi sent her a glare of death, but before she was able to say something, Lord Hiashi Hyuuga entered the kitchen.

"Good morning girls, did you sleep well?"

"Yes dad. I dreamed that you gave me a pony!" Hanabi said enthusiastically before giving him a big hug. While Hinata smiled her most innocent smile and hid the letter in one of her pockets in her trousers.

"So," Lord Hiashi smiled. "I have not spent as much time as I should with you girls." He checked his watch. "Well, I am free until dinner – Do you girls want to take a walk with your dad in the park?" A walk in the park? What had happened to her father? First he was over his head talking about her getting married, and now, a family-walk in the park. Hinata really wanted to go, but then she remembered the secret message in her pocket.

"Ehm…" she couldn't find the right words.

"Hinata-hime? Do you have any plans?" Hime, she thought. As much as she hated it she had to do it, there was no other way.

"Not really." She looked up in her fathers eyes. They were calm and much warmer than she had ever seen them. Her inner self screamed, begging her to stop. "I'm just afraid that I've might have caught a little cold, and I'm not sure if I should go outside, it might get worse…"

"Oh, I see, I guess there is nothing to do with that." He said. She heard a flicker of sadness in his voice and immediately Hinata's heart was filled of guilt.

"Well, I'm not in such a bad shape. I'm sure a little walk won't do me any harm."

"No, you should not. If you are not feeling well, it is best that you stay home. We can still do it another time, next weekend for instant." His smile filled her with even more guilt, but she forced herself to try a smile. It obviously looked fake, because her father bent down to her and placed his big hands on her shoulders. "It is okay, Hime, do not feel sad about it, okay? What is important is that you get well." Then he placed a soft kiss on the top of her forehead. "We will be back for dinner. Take care of yourself." Then he turned to his youngest daughter. "I only have a few things to take care of before we leave. It will only take a quarter of an hour or so." Hanabi only smiled and nodded

"Of course daddy, I'm just so happy that we are going to do something together!" With that the head of the Hyuuga family walked out of the kitchen.

"Well, I guess I'll go back to my room then." Hinata said, while heading for the stairs. She felt the gaze of her younger sister, all way up. As she closed the door to the upper hallway behind her, Hinata let her emotions out. She could feel the tears trying to get out, but she didn't let them. "I can't. I'm a big girl now." As it seemed that didn't work, she stamped hard with her left foot. "Get a grip girl! You did what you had to do!"

"Oh, and just would that might be?" She froze. Shit, nobody was supposed to hear her. "Hinata-sama?" As slowly as possible she turned around.

"Neji-nii-san. How are you today?" She knew she couldn't fool Neji. If she only could make him talk about something else, then there would might be a chance that he would forget about what he had just seen. A one in a million chance.

"I am good, cousin. I am not sure if you are though…"

'Shit!' Hinata cursed in her head before answering.

"Me? Oh! I'm just fine." she said. "So, what are you doing?" He only lifted an eyebrow in response to show he didn't believe her for even a second.

"I was on my way for breakfast. You seem to be in a hurry," Hinata opened her mouth to come out with an excuse, but was cut of by his characteristic hand movement "I do not want hear it. You were going to a lie, so don't bother." Hinata felt her feet melt under her. It was over. Neji would discover the letter and then, without a doubt would give it to her father.

"Please. Please, Neji-nii-san. Please don't do it." He seemed surprised.

"You thought that I would ruin it for you – whatever it is? No, I do not even know what you are talking about, nor do I want know. It is your problem, and so I guess that it is none of my concern." Then he checked his watch and, without another word he passed her and went down stairs. Hinata could only stare at his back as he left. Neji hadn't turned her in. Guilt filled her and she regretted jumping to conclusions, and deep in her heart she promised herself to never let Neji down.

Once inside her room, Hinata placed herself in her pile of red and soft pillows. What was she supposed to do? Kiba meant the world to her, he was the brother that she'd always wanted and needed. Through the years she'd really gotten attached to the Inuzuka-boy and Hinata could not even imagine living a life without him by her side. Still, her heart could never belong to him because the one she loved was Naruto – the clumsy and loudmouthed 'idiot' that had won her heart at first glance. She hadn't told anyone about her feelings but she felt quite certain that Kiba was probably already aware of her feelings toward their peer. What would happened if she turned him down? Would he go and take it out on Naruto? If he did then... No! Kiba would never do such a thing. Hinata hated herself a moment for having thought that. Kiba might be a little distant for a while, and maybe even avoid her after that, but he would NEVER do something that would cause harm to others based on those emotions – not on purpose at least. No, she should know better than to jump to such conclusions. Still, what was she supposed to do?

She laid down on top of the pillows and suddenly felt something hard press up against her back. Using her hand to search through the pile she a found a frame. Naruto... The picture was something she had gotten from Sakura. Naruto stood on a beach with a Frisbee in his right hand and a glass of milkshake in the other. A sad smiled appeared on her face as she thought back. It had been in the middle of summer and the nine rookies had spent a whole week at the beach together. Hinata's face turned slightly red as she remembered Naruto walking into the wrong dressing room one of the first days they were there. She had been almost undressed when he'd walked around the corner, looking right at her. That day she'd wished she'd died right on the spot. To be seen in her underwear by him had just made it impossible for her to talk to him for the rest of the week. Still, she smiled as she remembered the color of his face as he ran out of the wardrobe.

'Naruto' she thought. 'What would you have done?' Looking up she noticed her clock. 15 minutes... "Well I guess there is no other way..." she breaded heavily, she had to plan this – and fast. Alright, first she would go out with him, then she could... she could be as boring as possible. The important part was to make him uninterested in her. In that way their friendship wouldn't be hurt.

One minute before the end of time limit she placed a bright burning candle in her window. As she did so, she looked out. On a swing on the little park across the street she could see a boy dressed in a gray jacket. A sadness filled Hinata at she looked down on her friend, her very best friend, and let out a sigh. This might be more difficult than she had thought.

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