Mshinata:
I see a lot of people cosplay as Sasuke, Anime-rocs-nd-u-no-it. Especially girls…xDSasuke: -twitches-
Mshinata: -pats myself on the back- xDD Yay for flattery!
Sasuke: Like I said, you get flattered too easily.
Mshinata: Yes ma'am.
Sasuke: I'm a guy…
Mshinata: Mimmy700, just ask me what you need help on! By the way, I'm not an amazing writer. xD Iamandalwayswillbe (I'm sorry for my laziness in not trying to CORRECTLY spell out your name xD), you can go ahead and kidnap Sasuke. He's going to… (Read chapter 403?) Sure! –Gives everyone cookies-
Sasuke: Why won't you give them cheesecake instead of cookies every time?
Mshinata: Because cheesecake is hard to make.
Sasuke: Then BUY some. –Rolls eyes-
Mshinata: Homemade is better than store-bought.
Naruto: True dat, true dat.
Mshinata: I'm sorry. In the last part, HINATA-CHAN was about to cry…not Sasuke. Hehe…Sasuke doesn't cry. That much I know for sure.
Sasuke: I own like Ikuto from Shugo Chara.
Mshinata: NO! HE'S BETTER!
Sasuke: Mshinata doesn't own Naruto…or Kukai from Shugo Chara, sadly.
Mshinata: –Hugs Kukai-
A slap was heard throughout the whole house of the Hyuuga family.
"You…you insolent fool!" Hiashi shouted at the young man who was on the ground with his long dark chocolate bangs covering his expression. "How dare you, Neji!"
"I…" He tried to balance himself and stood up with a red hand mark across his right cheek, "…this is better for Hinata-hime!"
"You're wrong!" Hiashi slapped Neji across the face again. Although, Neji's guard was on that time and he kept standing still. "For you to tell to reveal her true identity was unforgivable."
"They had to know sooner or later, Hiashi-sama." Neji said firmly, fists clenched.
"Yes…but this was the wrong time. You failed me." Hiashi glared at him but then faced the opposite direction.
"I…I still don't understand." Neji replied.
"You don't have to understand." Hiashi replied coldly. "Dismissed."
Mikoto took a peek into Hinata's room as she slept peacefully. The girl was having a lot of stress lately, so Mikoto couldn't help but worry for her. Yes, worrying in the middle of the night was not healthy but she couldn't help it. Everything just happened so fast. She closed the door gently and inwardly sighed.
"Okaa-san," Itachi whispered, "what will happen to Sasuke's maid?"
"Who knows…?" His mother replied after a good long awkward silence.
"It doesn't matter…" Itachi walked closer to her as his footsteps made little noises, "…because Sasuke has no deep relationship with her."
"…that is…true." Mikoto replied. "It has only been a couple of weeks…or months…"
"Hai. I made sure to tell Sasuke that as well." Itachi said, stuffing his right hand into his pocket.
"…what did that young man say?" Mikoto said as she looked down to her feet. Her bangs covered her worried eyes and trembling mouth.
"What young man?" Itachi blinked. "Oh…Neji-kun?" Mikoto was about to cry. She didn't even know why. "I heard from Sasuke that he said a lot of things…a lot of things that Hinata wanted to forget."
"Why…why did Hiashi-sama kick her out of the house in the first place?" Mikoto asked as the tears started to drip down to the ground. Itachi looked at his mother worriedly.
"I…don't know." Itachi said, reassuringly caressing his mother's shoulder up and down. "I'm pretty sure Hiashi-sama wants her to go home." Mikoto looked up at her son with watery eyes.
"Nani? Why?" Mikoto asked her voice just a little above a whisper.
"Something…must have happened." Itachi replied thoughtfully.
"Say, Itachi…" His mother started.
"Hn?"
"Why must Sasuke be the vice-president of the Uchiha Company?" Mikoto asked. "You know more than the business than I do…that's for sure."
"Gomenasai, Okaa-san," Itachi removed his hand from his mother's shoulder, "Goodnight." He nodded in her direction and returned to his bedroom.
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Sasuke-sama." Hinata said happily as she placed a plate of eggs and bacon in front on the table. She was wearing her cute white apron with her hair tied up in a high ponytail again. Sasuke looked tiredly confused. She acted as if nothing happened. He just played along and sat down at the kitchen table and started eating.
"Ohayo Hinata-chan! Sasuke!" Mikoto twirled into the kitchen, stretching her arms in the air. "Wahh! Eggs and bacon! My favorite breakfast meal!" She sniffed. He raised a brow.
Everything was really strange.
"A-ah…" Hinata looked at the clock on the kitchen wall, "I have to be leaving soon. I promised Ino-chan that I would walk early to school with her."
"Ah! Of course!" Mikoto happily sat down and started eating. Hinata hurriedly took off her apron and folded it on the counter. She released her hair from the ponytail.
"Ja ne!" She called out as she grabbed her bag and dashed out the door.
"Sasu-chan," Mikoto called his attention, "we should all go somewhere for your next break. Where do you think we should go?" She asked.
"Hn." He replied and stood up. "I'm going to go get changed for school." His mother blinked as she looked at his plate.
He only ate one strip of bacon. Something was bothering him.
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Neji-senpai!" Ino ran towards the male Hyuuga at the school entrance as he turned around to greet her. There was something different about him. The scowl, cold eyes, and dark aura…it all seemed frightening. Hinata couldn't make herself come and join the conversation. It was all too intimidating.
"Hn." Neji replied, turning the other way. Ino blinked.
"What's wrong, Neji-senpai? You usually smile and greet back." Ino said.
"None of your business." He glared at her and walked up the stairs to the school.
"Wow," Ino put her hands on her hips, "that was very SASUKE-like."
"M-maybe…that's how he really is." Hinata appeared aside the blonde beauty.
"Eh? What makes you think that?" Ino asked.
"I-it's…just a feeling." Hinata replied. "H-hey…Ino-chan?"
"Yeah?"
"The reason why…I told you to come walk with me today is because…I have somewhere to go after school." Hinata suddenly became nervous and played with her fingers.
"Oh…okay. I wondered why you were asking such a thing." Ino said casually. "Hinata-chan, is something wrong?"
"E-eh? O-oh…Iie." There goes her stuttering.
"Really?" Ino squinted her eyes and took a look closer to Hinata's face.
"Hai." Hinata said nervously.
"She was informed early this morning." Itachi said, sitting on his father's desk. He set down a folder and slid it across the desk to his father.
"Really?" His father picked up the folder and opened it.
"Hai."
"Who told her?" His father looked up from the paperwork in the folder and raised a brow.
"Okaa-san." Itachi replied calmly. Fugaku sighed.
"She really does care for that girl…" Fugaku said.
"She can't help it. The girl was abandoned a couple of months ago…not many teenagers are kicked out. I mean, there are a lot of teens that do, but…they first don't usually oblige to their parents. As the result, they leave willingly. She was kicked out…but she wasn't rebellious during her Hyuuga life." Itachi said.
"Hyuuga Neji is following her?" Fugaku closed and put down the folder on his desk.
"Hai. Hn." Itachi smirked. "I hate that guy."
"The best thing we should do…is to probably ignore this situation." Fugaku said. Itachi's eyes widened and looked at his father.
"Why? This is…something really big, especially when the Hyuuga and Uchiha have a pact with each other." Itachi said, getting off his father's desk.
"Why do you think the Hyuuga family wants a pact with the Uchiha family?" Fugaku asked.
"…it has to do with Hinata-chan…doesn't it?" Itachi asked. Fugaku nodded. "But, she's not an important asset to the Hyuuga family."
"Oh…you'll be surprised." Fugaku replied. "There is something that is known around the Hyuuga family that is not stated in her personal files." He put his hand on the folder.
"…what is it?" Itachi asked, facing his father.
"She is the heir to the Hyuuga Corps business."
"I'm going outside for lunch." Sasuke stood up after the bell rang. Ino leaned back in her chair and nodded.
"Hey Naruto…" Gaara closed the hidden book that he was reading during class, "want to eat in the classroom?" Naruto seemed kind of depressed that day. He shortly shook his head no.
"I think…I'll be going out in the courtyard to eat today..." Naruto stood up, "…alone." He took a quick hidden glance at Hinata and left the classroom. Gaara stared at the door, wondering what just happened.
"Eh? What's his problem?" Ino asked. Hinata worried in response. It wasn't her fault on that day. She didn't even have time to respond to his feelings…he just sort of…blurted them out. Love? What was he talking about? They had just met…and now…this? "Since Naruto's going to be eating alone, you want to eat with us, Gaara-kun?" She asked him. He politely declined.
"I want to eat alone as well. I might as well enjoy the silence while it lasts." He responded and stood up. He left the classroom with the two girls' sweat dropping.
"T-that's…what you call taking advantage, I guess." Ino said with a crooked smile. "So…do you know what's Naruto's problem?" She asked Hinata.
"H-he…just needs to sort out some things…" Hinata responded. She didn't know what else to say. She had caused Ino enough trouble from Sakura.
Besides…Sasuke probably didn't take it that well either.
To be continued…
Mshinata: SHORTEST. CHAPTER. EVER!
Sasuke: Lazy ass.
Mshinata: N-no! I…have to go to California tomorrow, so I don't really have time to make a longer chapter. Besides, I had to re-write this once because I thought it was so crappy. (It still is.) I'll be updating a lot with my cousin's fan fic. I'm writing it with her and we only have five chapters. It's called No One. So be sure to keep an eye out for updates! xD Love you all. Thank you for the reviews. See you in…a week and a half! xD
