Mshinata: And again…Anime and Manga have distracted me from updating. –Nods-

Sasuke: Don't forget SSBB.

Mshinata: Oh yeah! –Hugs Marth and Ike- Anyways, yes. I do not update as fast as I used to…I need inspiration and everyone's awesome reviews to keep me going. Hey, at least I don't update every six months, ne?

Sasuke: It FEELS like six months.

Mshinata: Oh shut up. Three years after leaving Konoha is no problem for you.

Sasuke: -twitch-

Mshinata: YES! Sasuke is a meanie head!

Sasuke: Wow. How immature.

Mshinata: Well, you're childish!

Sasuke: That's the same…

Mshinata: Exactly.

Sai: Mshinata-chan doesn't own Naruto. If she did, she would know when Naruto would end.

"You must come home." Neji said with sincere meaning.

Hinata wasn't surprised. She was even surprised that she wasn't surprised. Of course…she had seen this coming. That's the reason for why Neji came to this school.

There was an awkward silence for about a few minutes until Neji's impatience got the best of him.

"We don't need an answer right away, Hinata-hime." Neji said, keeping his cool. "Just give me an answer at the end of the week." She didn't answer but he knew she understood. He nodded towards her as he said his good-bye and walked away.

"W-why…" She muttered to herself, "why does…why does Otou-sama want me home?"


"Dammit!" Naruto punched open his locker as another horrible day at school started.

"My, my…" Gaara suddenly appeared beside Naruto who angrily punched open his locker, "what did this locker ever do to you?" He asked sarcastically as he leaned on the lockers with his arms crossed. Naruto rolled his eyes, not in the mood for Gaara's jokes.

"It didn't open." Naruto mumbled as he grabbed his books from the locker.

"Okay…I'll stop." Gaara said, noticing Naruto's irritated aura. "So what's up?" He asked as Naruto slammed his locker closed and walked with Gaara to first period.

"The ceiling." Naruto replied.

"Seriously…usually when you say those kinds of things, you have an idiotic smile on your face. But today, you have a very Sasu-GAY-like scowl on." Gaara observed.

"I'm not in the mood for jokes." Naruto mumbled once more, quickening his pace.

"You just made one." Gaara said being the smart ass he is. Naruto stopped as he glared at Gaara. Gaara noticed an angry mark on Naruto's temple and decided to act serious. "It's about Hinata…isn't it?"

"Wow! You're such a genius!" Naruto said sarcastically as he slammed open the classroom door. Some of the students had already gathered into the classroom, including Sakura and her group. Sakura and her friends all looked at Naruto with a disgusted or worried expression.

"Okay, Naruto…" Gaara slammed his schoolbag on his desk, "No more jokes or sarcasm. What the hell is wrong with you?" He asked with his almost-as-deadly-as-Sasuke's-glare glare.

"Gomen, Gaara…" Naruto sighed as he dropped down to his seat next to Gaara's, "I'm just…I…I want to see if Hinata-chan feels the same way." Gaara raised a brow.

"Speaking of Hinata," Gaara said as he gently sat down, taking out papers from his bag, "I've been doing some research on her." Naruto's ears perked up and his eyes widened.

"Research?" Naruto blinked. Gaara nodded as he secretly passed some papers to Naruto's desk.

"It's a good thing you came early today. If you didn't, everyone would want to find out who Hinata really is." Gaara said his voice slightly above a whisper.

"W-wait…" Naruto said as he stopped his hand mid-way from touching the papers, "she's Sasuke-teme's maid…I know it's a secret, but…is that really such an important secret?"

"Iie. There's another secret behind her." Gaara replied. "Read the papers and you'll find out."

Naruto was reluctant to read the papers but gulped and flipped the papers over. He quickly scanned them as his eyes widened. After he was done, he looked over to Gaara with a concern look on his face.

"T-then…Neji is…" Naruto trailed off.

"Neji is here for Hinata. I'm guessing the Hyuuga Corps business wants her back." Gaara replied.


"So…want to get some ice cream after school?" Ino asked Hinata as the two girls walked down the hall to their second period. "I heard the ice cream shop nearby has new flavors!" She squealed.

"A-ah…sure." Hinata replied.

"Yay!" Ino exclaimed.

"Hinata-chan!" Running footsteps were heard behind them as the two girls turned around.

"Naruto," Ino put her hands on her hips, "no running in the hallways." Naruto stopped in front of them.

"Hinata-chan, I need to see you during lunch." He said seriously.

"Gomen, Naruto, but I packed a special bento for Hinata for lunch. You can make her a bento some other time." Ino said.

"Iie. I just…need to talk." He said, glancing at Hinata. Her eyes were filled with worry but she understood.

"Hai…" She obliged. Ino looked worriedly at Hinata.


"I see…yes. I know…I understand. Ja ne, Okaa-san." Sasuke said as he hung up on his cell phone. He was standing outside in the courtyard of the school during lunchtime. He sighed as he leaned against a wall.

Hyuuga Neji and Hinata…

Neji was here to get back Hinata. But instead of his friendly aura, there was a cold aura around him. He had lonely eyes that were as cold as ice. Those eyes…they kind of reminded him of himself…but he couldn't compare himself to Neji. No. Not ever.

The Hyuuga Corps and their pact…

Hinata was the Hyuuga heiress to the whole business. Sasuke was totally against the idea. A girl running a business was not…right (at least to Sasuke it wasn't). He knew her well enough that she wasn't strong enough to deal with the pressure and stress.

Maybe that's why she was disowned?

He pondered for a moment and sighed. All this time, his maid was really an heiress.

If Hyuuga Hiashi ever found out, Sasuke would have his ass kicked.

"Sasuke-kun," Sakura called his attention.

"Nani?" Sasuke replied, obviously irritated. She flinched at his tone of voice but stood firm as she walked closer to him.

"Lately…you've been acting…strange." She said as she stopped right in front of him. She caressed his cheek with her right hand. He swiftly removed her hand from his face and averted her gaze.

"You stalker. Stop following me." His words made her flinch again but she made no decision to leave.

"Hinata "Uchiha"…heiress to the Hyuuga Corps." She suddenly said. Sasuke looked at her with a hard glare. "What's wrong…? Is it wrong for me to know?" Her hands suddenly touched Sasuke's uniform tie as she loosened it.

"Yes." He replied. She took her hands back.

"We…we used to be close. Don't you remember?" She muttered. He didn't answer. All he did was look the other way. He had other things to think about. "…ever since that girl came into your life…everything has changed."

"Iie." She suddenly looked up at him.

"Stop being stubborn! You're different now! You don't treat me with kindness anymore! You don't even greet me in the mornings! I…I miss the old you." Tears started to collect in her eyes.

"The reason why…the reason why I stopped was because you broke that baka's heart." He said truthfully.

"…n-nani?" She gulped down the lump in her throat.

"…Naruto told me to treat you with kindness…so that you could be happy every day." He said.

"W-WHY?!" She practically screamed.

"So you could be happy with him." Sasuke replied. Sakura's eyes widened.

"But…but I…I love you." She mumbled as she forced herself into Sasuke's arms against the wall. "N-Naruto can go…can go marry Hinata for all I care." She said against his shirt.

"I wouldn't allow that." He said, removing her from his chest. He caught a glance of a long-haired maid walking with a stupid blonde.


"W-what's wrong, Naruto-kun?" Hinata decided to start out the conversation as they settled themselves on a bench in the school courtyard.

"Why…" Naruto mumbled, "Why didn't you tell us?" He looked at her with worried eyes.

"N-nani?"

"Don't act like you don't know anything please." He replied, his hands fisting on his knees. "Why didn't you tell us you were a Hyuuga? Specially…a Hyuuga heiress?" Her eyes widened.

"H-how did you…" She trailed off. Now, almost everyone she befriended knew. This was what she was afraid of.

"I…I did the research. I was curious." He blurted out. Naruto didn't want to rat out Gaara, so he just made up an excuse, hoping that she would buy it.

"I see…" She replied. Naruto thought he'd stop the conversation right there. He didn't have the right to ask anymore.


Hinata sighed as she walked down the halls to her next period. During lunch period, the whole conversation with Naruto took up quite a bit of time, so she didn't have much to eat. She felt really bad, because Ino had brought her a homemade bento that day.

"Hinata," Sasuke called out from behind her.

"H-hai?" She turned around to face her master.

"…what were you doing with the baka?" He asked as casually as he could.

"We…were just talking." She said honestly. He stuffed his hands into his pockets. He really didn't know how to start up a conversation. He just found out that Neji was here to take her back…away from home…from away from him.

"Ne…" He suddenly said.

"Hai…?" She answered again.

"If…if someone wanted you back, would you freely go back to them?" He averted her gaze. Her eyes widened. Did he know?

"It depends on the person." She answered thoughtfully.

"So…" He turned to look at her again, "if it was a person who hurt you. You wouldn't go back?" She twitched a bit but stayed firm.

"W-well…we always have to forgive everyone." She replied.

"To forgive or be forgiven that doesn't matter." He walked closer to her and stopped right in front of her. "If that person hurt you, you would want nothing to do with that person."

"I…I guess you're right." She replied, extremely uncomfortable with their closeness.

"Hn." He smirked, accomplished that he made an impact on her, "Don't forget my words." He walked past her. "Let's get to class. We're going to be late."


"Are we almost there yet?" The young girl with big lavender-pearled eyes asked as she was sitting upside-down in her seat in the limo. Her long brown hair fell to the floor of the limo.

"Iie. Please be patient, Hanabi-sama." The limo driver asked politely.

"Hmph." The girl named Hanabi huffed as she sat up right again. "Well then, can you please hurry up?"

"I'm going as fast as the speed limit allows me, ma'am." He answered.

"Hm!" Hanabi huffed again as she crossed her arms. "I want to get there as soon as possible. Nii-san is so mean for wanting to accomplish this mission alone." Hanabi's eyes softened as she lightly touched the blue heart necklace that was dangling around her neck. "I'm coming…Onee-sama."


"Yay! Ice cream shop here we come!" Ino cheered as the class was dismissed. She jumped up from her seat with joy as Sakura thought about how immature she was. Sakura closed her eyes and turned to face elsewhere. "We should hurry, Hinata-chan." She said happily as she grabbed her schoolbag. Hinata giggled at her best friend's actions.

"Hai." She replied as she stood up and grabbed her schoolbag. The two were on their way out when Naruto and Gaara were watching them go out.

"So Naruto," Gaara crossed his arms as he leaned back on his chair, "did you ask Hinata about her feelings for you?" Naruto was in the middle of putting all his school books into his schoolbag and just froze.

"Ehehe…a-ano…" Naruto flashed a sheepish grin.

"Then…what did you talk to her about during lunch?" Gaara asked.

"I told her that I found out about her being a Hyuuga…and an heiress. Maybe that wasn't the right thing to say." Naruto sighed as he stood up with Gaara.

"Well…now not knowing Hinata's feelings will bother you even more. And eventually, it'll be the death of you." Gaara said as the two best friends walked out of the classroom.

"Gaara…you're making me feel worse." Naruto pouted angrily as he looked the other way.

"Gomen, gomen…" Gaara said, "Well, with the information on Hinata, you have to tell her soon…or she might not ever come back."

"Eh?" Naruto blinked.

"What the hell are you talking about?" The cold prince walked towards them with his dark onyx eyes glaring into them (mostly Gaara).

"Uchiha," Gaara greeted.

"Sabaku," Sasuke said back, "Okay…what were you talking about, Sabaku?"

"You're interested because it's about Hinata. Interesting." Gaara observed.

"Back to the point." Naruto said anxiously.

"The other day…" Gaara turned to Sasuke, "…Uchiha, you remember walking with Ino that day?" Sasuke nodded. "I think those two figures we saw at the basketball court were Neji and Hinata…that's just a guess though."

"So…?" Sasuke raised a brow.

"So…Neji could've revealed his true intentions to Hinata and asked her to come back to the Hyuuga family. That's the only reason why he would even come to this school." Gaara replied.

"…you have a point…Hyuuga Neji…I remember reading about him somewhere when I was working with my father in the Uchiha business." Sasuke pondered. "He's a natural-born genius who could've passed college at a young age, but he decided to take it nice and easy."

"Iie!" Naruto exclaimed. "Hinata-chan would never agree to come home. If they abandoned her, then she would surely-"

"We don't know that for sure, Naruto." Sasuke interrupted him.

"You…don't believe that Hinata will stay with you?" Naruto asked with sad eyes. Sasuke averted his gaze.

"…I talked to her earlier...about…being kicked out and forgiven and other stuff…she seemed nervous and reluctant to do something. Right now…I don't really know her answer." Sasuke pondered.

"Yosh!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Nani?" Sasuke asked in irritation.

"It's settled. We're going to make Hinata stay in your house, Sasuke-teme…even if we have to use force." Naruto said.

"…fine." Sasuke gave up with a sigh.

"But we'll do the planning, Naruto. You're not…the smart type." Gaara smirked.


"I'm Hyuuga Hanabi and I'm here to collect my Onee-sama!" Hanabi slammed open the school doors. She scanned what was in front of her…three guys. One had red spiky hair and aquamarine eyes. He was wearing his school uniform in the incorrect way. He didn't have his tie and unbuttoned the first two buttons of his shirt. The second guy had spiky blonde hair and had his shirt the same way as the redhead's. The third guy had black hair and eyes with his bangs covering part of his face.

"The middle school is just next to our school." The blonde said rudely. An angry mark appeared on Hanabi's temple.

"My Onee-sama isn't in middle school! She's in high school!" Hanabi said, stomping towards the three boys.

"Look, kid. We don't have time to be helping you find your sister." Naruto said rudely again.

"My name's not "kid!" It's Hanabi, blondie!" Hanabi retorted.

"Well, my name's not "blondie," either! It's Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto said as the two started a glaring contest.

"Wait," Sasuke took a step closer to the young girl. She noticed this and quickly backed away.

"Get away from me, Uchiha!" Hanabi said, pointing a finger to him.

"You…know her, Uchiha?" Gaara asked. Sasuke sighed and nodded.

"She's Hiashi's daughter…which means…" Sasuke said, realizing something.

"Now, tell me where my Onee-sama is!" Hanabi demanded.

"WAIT! You're Hinata-chan's sister?!" Naruto exclaimed as he grabbed the little girl's shoulders.

"Ah! Then you know where she is?!" Hanabi said excitedly with sparkly eyes.

"Yes, but first…why are you here?" Gaara asked seriously. Hanabi blinked like an innocent child.

"Isn't it obvious? To talk to my Onee-sama." Hanabi said.

"This girl has a serious sister complex." Naruto whispered to Sasuke.

"I do NOT! I just love Onee-sama with all my heart." Hanabi said with sparkles around her and a beautiful blush across her face. Naruto sweat dropped. Wasn't that the same thing?

"Why do you want to talk to your sister, Hanabi?" Sasuke asked. Hanabi huffed, crossed her arms, and looked the other way. "Nani?" An angry mark appeared on Sasuke's temple.

"Blondie," Hanabi was talking about Naruto (obviously), "tell Uchiha that I do not wish to speak with him." Another angry mark appeared on Naruto's temple.

"…the girl doesn't want to talk to you…" Naruto tried to hold in his irritation.

"Why?" Sasuke asked.

"Tell Sasuke that I don't agree with the pact with the Uchiha Corps." Hanabi ordered Naruto.

"She says-"

"Okay, okay. I get it." Sasuke said. "Then why are you here for Hinata?"

"She lives with you!" Hanabi pointed to Sasuke, forgetting she wasn't supposed to talk with him. "You're trying to turn my innocent Onee-sama into a slut!"

"Sasuke-teme!" Naruto appeared in front of Sasuke with teary eyes. "How can you make sweet little Hinata-chan into a slut?!" An angry mark appeared on Sasuke's forehead.

"It's…not like THAT!" Sasuke practically yelled.

"What about all your other maids? You just tossed them aside after you "used" them." Hanabi said, crossing her arms.

"…more like they used me." Sasuke muttered.

"Hinata is at an ice cream shop, nearby. It's very close and you won't miss it." Gaara said, interrupting their "interesting" conversation.

"Ah! Arigato gozaimasu!" Hanabi said happily. "Why can't you guys be as helpful as this handsome guy?! I'll be sure to name you when Otou-sama asks who Onee-sama can marry! Ja ne!" She said as she ran out of the school building.

"Okay…was it just me, or did a mini-Hinata-" Naruto was interrupted by Sasuke.

"It was just you." Sasuke sighed out of frustration.

"It was all of us." Gaara said.

To be continued…

Mshinata: I think this chapter started out pretty well, ne Sasu-chan?

Sasuke: Pretty decent…HEY!! Don't call me Sasu-chan.

Mshinata: My cousin calls you Sasu-chan.

Sasuke: I-

Sai: My, my Sasu-chan…what a cute name.

Sasuke: Shut up, Sai!

Ino: Sasu-chan…why didn't I think of that?!

Mshinata: You all are being very inconsiderate!

Sasuke: Thank you.

Mshinata: It's Sasu-GAY-chan!

Sai and Ino: KAWAII!

Naruto: Give her awesome reviews…err…while we solve this… "Sasu-hime" thing.

Sasuke: No one called me "Sasu-hime!"