Mshinata: Wahhh, late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! –Confetti falls down everywhere-
Sasuke: You're excited.
Mshinata: Yes! Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus and spending time with family! Yayyyy!
Sasuke: I hope you don't eat pizza on New Year's.
Mshinata: Tsk tsk. Why do you think of me as Konata-chan from Lucky Star?
Sasuke: Many similarities…
Mshinata: -dead silence for a few minutes- I'm not that obsessed with Anime. –Sweat drops-
Sasuke: Uh huh.
Mshinata: I do not own Naruto! And sadly…I do not own-
Sasuke: DON'T SAY DEATH THE KID!
Mshinata: O.o…I was going to say Death Note…
Sasuke: Oh…
"Osu!" Itachi greeted Sasuke and Hinata (mostly Hinata) as he entered into the kitchen with his school bag on his back.
"You seem happy." Sasuke said, sitting on the couch and watching T.V.
"Of course! I get to have dinner with my loving mother, sister, and Hinata-chan." Itachi said lovingly as he patted Hinata's head. She blushed. An angry mark appeared on Sasuke's forehead.
"Sister, you say?" Sasuke stood up and walked into the kitchen. He removed Itachi's hand from Hinata's head and glared at him.
"Hai, Imouto-chan!" Itachi said childishly, now patting Sasuke's head. Angry marks started to fill up his forehead while Hinata sweat dropped and laughed. It was good that Itachi was back. She knew that Sasuke and Itachi always quarreled, but that was their way of saying that they needed each other in their life. "So how's the dating game?" He asked playfully. Surprisingly, Sasuke didn't blow up at his brother. Instead, he firmly took his brother's hand off his head.
"I'd rather not call it a "game," Itachi." Sasuke said, crossing his arms. "I'm not a player like you."
"Ah, ah, but you got it all wrong." Itachi waved a finger in the air. "I'm not a player. Girls just look at me, because I'm hot. I never actually go out with any girls." Hinata sweat dropped while Sasuke twitched.
That's just like saying that you're a conceited bastard. Sasuke thought to himself.
"Where's Okaa-san?" Itachi said, changing the subject. He threw his backpack on the floor and sat down at the dining table.
"Not here. She's getting take-out." Sasuke said plainly as he leaned on the counter.
"Nani?!" Itachi shouted. "I can't taste Hinata-chan's delicious cooking?!" Hinata nervously laughed and sweat dropped. "I finally get to eat at home and you order me take-out?!"
"Deal with it, princess." Sasuke crossed his arms and twitched.
I need to kick it up a notch. I need to kick it up a notch. I need to put my flirting skills in play! Naruto thought to himself. He punched the air as he walked to school. He needed to figure out a way to sweep Hinata off her feet, but Sasuke was in the way. Why did he have to have such a disarming and personable maid?
"Osu." Sasuke said from behind him while he was still punching the air. Hinata stood beside Sasuke. It startled Naruto, so he jumped a bit.
"Sasuke-teme! Don't scare me like that when I'm in the zone!" Naruto exclaimed, waving his arms everywhere. Sasuke raised a brow.
"In the zone?" He echoed.
"To win Hinata-chan's heart of course." Naruto held Hinata's hands in his hands. He tried to look deeply into her eyes, looking for some sort of…vulnerability…to know that she at least felt some sparks. Hinata's sweat dropped.
"Let go of my maid's hands, baka." Sasuke gently knocked him in the head. "We're going to be late for school." He threw his school bag over his shoulder and continued walking. Instead of Naruto letting go first, Hinata did and ran after Sasuke. Naruto's tears flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably. He felt like he just lost to Sasuke.
"What is up with you and postponing the fan club's meetings?!" Friend number one asked Sakura as Sakura unloaded her books from her bag. She and all her friends arrived to school early. They always did, so they could start their Sasuke Fan Club meetings.
"That Hinata chick is going to make a move on Sasuke-sama sooner or later. We better figure out a plan." Friend number two said calmly. Friend number one punched her fist on Sakura's desk.
"You better put it together, Sa-ku-ra." Friend number one said. Sakura sighed.
"You guys are all overreacting." She simply said as she sat down calmly. Friends' number one, two, and three all gaped at her.
"OverreACTING?!" Friend number one exclaimed and slammed her hands on Sakura's desk. Friend number three put a hand on friend number one's shoulder.
"She's right. Sakura, you're usually not this calm…unless you have a plan?" Friend number three asked, raising a brow. Sakura smirked.
"You really do pay attention to me too much…vice-president." She said. Friend number three, or Vice-President, smiled innocently at her.
"It's my job." VP said.
"Mmm…Sakura's awfully quiet, ne?" Ino said, leaning back in her chair. Class still hadn't started. Was Kakashi-sensei late again?
"That's weird. You and Sasuke-kun said the same thing." Hinata said as she opened her text book. She had to be ready just in case Kakashi just popped out of nowhere. Ino was on her right.
"That's good." Gaara shut his notebook shut. He was on her left. "She doesn't have to bother us anymore." He said.
"Sasuke-kun said that too." Hinata said, blinking.
"We've all noticed it, Hinata." Sasuke turned around to talk to Hinata. "She's really quiet. It's like the quiet before a storm."
"Ehh…so poetic, Uchiha. I'm starting to admire you." Gaara said playfully. An angry mark appeared on Sasuke's temple.
"Shut it…" He warned. "Anyways…if I'm not around, you have to be with Ino at all times. I don't like how she's moving around with her groupie." He said cautiously.
He's like knight always protecting the princess. If I didn't know these two, I would've thought Sasuke was the butler and Hinata was the princess. Ino smiled. How cute. "It's okay. I got it all covered, pretty boy." Ino gave him a thumbs-up.
"I…I wasn't doing anything, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto's voice was heard outside the classroom.
"Uh-huh." Kakashi-sensei said as he slammed the door open and dragged Naruto along. He was crying. "Now students if any one of you tries to sneak out like this spoiled brat, I'll track you down with my dogs. Got it?" Kakashi said with a smile beneath that hidden mask of his. He let go of Naruto and Naruto scrambled to his seat, frightened to death.
No one answered, because they were either too scared to answer or they thought he was just bluffing.
All day, Hinata did what Sasuke said to do. She stuck to Ino's side like glue, and when she was wandering off somewhere, Ino would pull her by her uniform collar and drag Hinata with her. It wasn't until after lunch did Sakura make her move.
"Ne Ino," Sakura came up to Ino's desk calmly, "can I borrow your notes? I wasn't paying attention to what Kakashi-sensei said." Her face was emotionless and normal. This made Ino feel uncomfortable, especially when Hinata was right next to her. Ino raised a brow.
"Why? Can't you ask one of your friends?" Ino said, pointing to her groupie. The groupie glared at her for pointing. Pointing was rude after all.
"Well, you were my friend." Sakura retorted, pointing at her back. Ino sighed.
"I left my notes on Kakashi's lecture this morning in my locker." Ino said. There was an awkward silence for a few seconds. An angry mark appeared on Sakura's temple.
"Can you…please go get them?" Sakura said through gritted teeth.
"Oh. Sure." Ino smiled sweetly and got up. "C'mon Hinata." Hinata scrambled to her feet and followed Ino. After they left the classroom, Sakura's eyes narrowed.
"This is going to be harder than I thought with…her around the target." Sakura said menacingly.
"Here is your princess, Oji-sama (1)." Ino put Hinata in front of Sasuke to show that she was safe and sound. It was the end of the day at their lockers and nothing happened…except for the fact that Sakura asked for Ino's notes.
"Good." Sasuke simply said. Naruto stood there dumb-founded.
"What is she talking about, teme?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Let's go home, Naruto." Gaara simply said and started to walk. He knew that Sasuke didn't want Naruto to know that Sakura was up to something. He was the last person that Sasuke wanted to talk about Sakura.
"Eh? I'm asking Sasuke something." Naruto whined. Gaara pulled him by his uniform tie and dragged him down the hallway. "HINATA-CHAN, HELP ME!!! THE DEMON IS TAKING ME TO HIS CAVE!!!" He yelled as Gaara tightened his grip on his tie.
"Take it like a man, you wimp!" Ino yelled after him. Hinata sweat dropped and smiled worriedly.
"I can take it from here, Ino." Sasuke said. "We do have a date today…right?" He turned his head to his date. She blushed and nodded.
"Hai, hai. Don't get run over, kids." Ino dismissively waved. "Ja ne, Hina-chan!" She winked at her and walked away towards the exit.
"We have to go home first." Sasuke said as he started to watch. Hinata caught up with him and gave him a questioning look.
"Why?" She asked. He opened the door for her, and she thanked him.
"To change. Tonight's special." He said. She could feel her cheeks heat up. Special?
"D-don't tell me you're taking me to a r-really fancy r-r-restaurant!?" She turned back and exclaimed at him. He raised a brow at her major stuttering.
"What's wrong with that?" He asked. She looked down at the ground, her bangs hiding her face.
"I…I don't want S-Sasuke-sama to waste his m-money on me…" She said quietly. His eyes widened, but then he closed his eyes and smiled.
"Baka." He simply said. She looked up at him. "Hyuuga will kill me if you don't go somewhere nice. He'll want to take you back to that stuffy old estate." She laughed. He was trying to be funny.
"Oh wait." She checked in her bag for something. Sasuke raised a brow. "I forgot one of my text books. Do you mind waiting for a bit?" She asked sheepishly.
"Sure. Actually, I'll go with you." There goes his protective side again. She gave him a reassuring look.
"I'll be fine. There's probably no one in the school except for the staff, so it's okay." She waved her hands in defense.
"Well…alright." He said and leaned against the railing of the stairs. Hinata ran back inside the school and opened her locker.
"Someone's in a rush." That oh too familiar voice said. Hinata's eyes widened. Across the hall, Sakura was leaning on a set of lockers with her arms crossed. "Having fun, Hime-sama?" Hinata flinched on the emphasis that Sakura put on "-sama." Hinata quickly put her book into her bag and closed her locker. She took a deep breath and faced Sakura.
"I don't understand…" Sakura said. She was looking at the ground with her hands shaking. "Why did he choose you…?"
"…what do you mean?" Hinata asked calmly. Sakura looked up from the ground. She looked at Hinata with angry eyes.
"You know what I mean! You stole him from me!" She practically screamed. Her voice cracked in the last sentence. "I hate you so much…" She said, barely above a whisper.
"Stop it. It's bothering all of us." Sakura said menacingly. "Why don't you just go back where you came from?! Naruto, Sasuke-kun, and I were all better without you! Naruto wouldn't be…and S-Sasuke-kun would…!" She screamed. She thought that Hinata was the kind to start crying and run away like some baby, but she was wrong. Hinata stood there, unfazed, but her eyes were filled with sympathy and worry.
"…" Hinata didn't say anything until tears started to well in Sakura's eyes, "You hurt somebody precious to you…didn't you?"
For the first time, Sakura actually cried her heart out…not to mention, she threw herself at the last person who'd she wanted to cry to.
"There, there…" Hinata said motherly. She massaged Sakura's back like she was a sleepy child in her arms.
"I…I h-hurt…NARUTO!!!" Sakura said through hiccups. She started to cry even more. Hinata's shirt started to be filled with her tears.
"…for…Sasuke-kun?" Hinata asked softly. Sakura's crying worsened. That meant a yes.
"A-at first…" Her crying lessened, "…I…I thought I loved Naruto…b-because I g-gave up S-Sasuke-kun…I t-thought it was an old c-crush…a f-fantasy that w-would never c-come true…" She said through her sobs. "I…I…I gave Naruto a chance…I d-didn't realize how m-much he m-made me h-happy…" She gripped Hinata's soaking shirt firmly.
"But then…" Her crying stopped, "…something happened."
"…what happened?" Hinata asked softly, stroking Sakura's hair.
"N-Naruto…and S-Sasuke-kun were fighting…a-about me…" Sakura said. The tears were coming back. Hinata's eyes widened. There was a lump in her heart. Sasuke…fought for Sakura…with Naruto…? "…I…my d-dreams…my f-feelings…f-for Sasuke-kun c-came back...and then…when I was in the infirmary…I…I s-stepped into Sasuke's room. I…I k-kissed him with all my l-love…he was asleep…so I'm sure he didn't feel it…" The crying stopped again. The lump in Hinata's heart grew heavier and heavier, but she didn't understand why.
"But then…" Sakura said quietly. "N-Naruto…h-he s-saw me…" Hinata felt her shirt sodden again. "His f-face was…" She laughed bitterly. "…h-he was furious…t-then…all the m-memories c-came back…to our l-love…I…I realized I…" Her crying started again and she cried her heart out. Hinata gently stroked her back.
"It's okay…you don't..." Hinata gulped, trying to hold back her own tears. "…you don't need to finish."
Hinata walked out of the school building and Sasuke rushed to her. He put his hands on her shoulder.
"What the HELL were you doing?! That took you like…thirty minutes! I was going to call the police, dammit!" Sasuke yelled at her, shaking her shoulders.
H-he's mad… Hinata thought to herself. Her bangs were hiding her facial expression. She didn't respond but only looked away. "Let's stop." She finally said. Sasuke's eyes widened.
"What are you talking about?" He snapped at her. She flinched.
"S-Sasuke-sama…y-you…you keep saving me…and saving me…and telling me that it'll be okay. You keep making me smile...but w-why?" Hinata said shakily.
"Baka." He said once more. "You should realize it by now. Damn. You're even denser than Naruto." He said angrily. He took his hands off her shoulders. "You're an important person to me. I can't let you go off by yourself for even one second. Look at what's happened! Neji almost KILLED Naruto, Otou-san almost KILLED me for almost breaking the pact with the Hyuuga family, and Naruto would be raping you by now!" He yelled. Silence was all that came from her mouth. "Damn." He turned away from her and ran a hand through his bangs. She didn't realize that his face was beet red.
Hinata giggled. He turned around with furious eyes.
"What's so funny?!" He yelled. She continued to laugh.
"R-rape me? Naruto-kun?" She said through her giggles. Now, Hinata could see Sasuke's face turning red. She'd never seen him blush before. She stopped laughing and looked at his face.
"Damn you." He muttered under his breath.
"You…said to be that you could be very protective…right?" Hinata said quietly. Sasuke looked at her with confused eyes. "…t-then…c-can I…be p-protective a-about you…?" She squeaked out. His eyes widened as a tinge of blush spread across his face. "S-Sakura-san told me something…" She gulped. "…she said that you…you fought with Naruto…over her…" She said quietly. His hands fisted.
"It wasn't a fight about her." He declared. "I just said that she was going to hurt him…and I was right. He just got mad at me and started throwing punches."
"O-oh…" She said. She opened her mouth to say something but closed it again. Maybe it was best not to tell him about the part when Sakura kissed him.
"What?" He asked in irritation. She shook her head. "You've vexed me today. You owe me for putting me in a bad mood."
"Hai. Rice balls?" She asked sweetly.
"…hn." He said curtly.
"Eh? Why are you two home so early?" Mikoto asked with blinking eyes as Sasuke and Hinata came home.
"We didn't feel like going out today…" Sasuke said as he took off his shoes and entered into the kitchen where his mother was washing the dishes.
"Eh?! Sasu-channnn!" His mother whined with her sweet puppy dog eyes. An angry mark appeared on his temple while Hinata just nervously laughed. "Whyyyy?" She continued to whine.
"We just didn't feel like it." He repeated and started to walk towards his room. She watched him as he left. She didn't know that her face was blushing as she watched him. Mikoto noticed this and a sly grin crept on her face.
"Hi-na-ta-chan," Mikoto spelled out, "are you taking an interest on my son?" Hinata realized what she was saying and blushed even more.
"I…! U-um…I j-just…" She trailed off. She couldn't manage to come up with what to say.
"It's okay, it's okay. A lot of girls stare at Sasu-chan." Mikoto waved her hand dismissively. Hinata sweat dropped.
"I-it's not l-like…!" Hinata tried again to speak out her words, but it failed again. Mikoto gave her a sly grin. "I-I'll start on d-dinner!" She hurriedly put on her apron and rushed into the kitchen.
Hinata gently knocked on Sasuke's door and said, "D-dinner's ready…but Fugaku-sama and Itachi-sama aren't here again…" She said disappointedly. She really did have a fondness for Itachi. He seemed like the older brother that she'd always wanted…besides Neji. The door behind her opened up to a wet Sasuke with nothing but jeans on. He was drying his hair with a white towel.
"I'll be ready in a minute." Hinata covered her face while Sasuke raised a brow. "What?" With one hand covering her face, she pointed to his bare chest. "What's wrong? You've never seen Neji half-naked before?"
"T-that would be considered as using him in the wrong ways to the Hyuuga family!" She said really quickly. "E-even…if it was a misunderstanding, I'd probably be scolded." Sasuke smirked.
"Ah…so this is your first time." He said, coming closer to her. "Too bad there aren't any rules for using your maid." Hinata blushed even more. Sasuke burst out laughing. "I'm just kidding…seriously," He stopped laughing and turned serious, "I would never do such perverted things…that's Naruto's job." He walked past Hinata into his own room. Hinata's eyes widened.
"N-Naruto-kun does that sort of thing?" She asked worriedly.
"Eh. He reads those…books." He said as he threw the towel on his bed and looked for a shirt through his drawers. "Like I said, he's a spoiled brat. He gets away with anything. In our school, most students get away with anything…everyone's rich after all. I bet if Neji cross-dressed, he wouldn't get caught."
"S-Sasuke-sama!" She pouted angrily. He found a dark navy shirt and put it on.
"What? He can pass as a girl with his long hair and his gay-I mean…over-friendly attribute." Sasuke said smoothing out his shirt.
"…you know that's just an act…" She said quietly, obviously failing to defend her cousin.
"I know." He said. "I hope you made rice balls like you said you would." He said, walking out of his room.
"O-of course!" She said happily.
To be continued…
Mshinata: Yes. "Senpai" is used for upperclassmen. Neji is one year older than Hinata just like in the Anime. Sorry to confuse you lovely reviewers. xD
Sasuke: He acts like he's an old man with all that "polite" talk.
Neji: Hey! So what does that make you? A little kid?
Sasuke: Tch. Better than being an old man.
Neji: Whatchu say punk?! –Grabs Sasuke's shirt-
Sasuke: Oh! You're trying to be a thug now?
Neji: FDSHFILDSGFKS!
Mshinata censors the guys' fight.
Mshinata: -clears throat- Wahhh. I've always felt sorry for Sakura. And no…I don't hate her. A lot of SasuHina fans hate her though. I mean she does turn out to become a strong um…woman. (Sorry I don't like calling girls "women" but whatever xD.) Aha! I'm so happy that reviewers still remember that Naru-chan is a spoiled rich kid. xD No offense, Naru-chan! –Hugs-
Naruto: -pouts- None taken…I guess. –Crosses arms-
Mshinata: -gushes- Thank you Ashdoda! Yes…I'm flattered very easily.
Neji: DIE UCHIHA!!!
Mshinata: Oops. I guess the censor wore off. –Puts censor back on-
(1)Oji-sama means "Prince." xD If everyone watches Shugo Chara...ahem, you should know what I mean. xD...TADASE-CHANN! -huggles-
Preview
"You basically confessed to me…didn't you?" Sasuke asked as he cornered her in the classroom. Where were students when you needed them?! Hinata backed up into the blackboard and couldn't escape. Sasuke placed his hands beside her head to keep her from escaping.
"S-Sasuke-sama…t-this is wrong…" She said, looking the other way. She couldn't help from hiding her blush.
"Sakura said to me that you told her that I made you smile, laugh…and that you would be very sad if you served someone else…even Itachi." He said, brushing her cheek with the back of his cold hand. She shivered. "How long have you loved me?"
"…s-since…y-you saved me from the Hyuuga family…" She said with a gulp.
"Hn. I'm surprised. You made me interested the day you broke down crying at that market." He said.
