Mshinata: I'm a horrible person for not updating. –Sad-
Sasuke: Yes.
Mshinata: Anyways, I love those voters for voting on which story I should write next. xD Actually, my personal favorite is the one where Hinata is banished by the Uchiha family. I wanna write that! But oh well. I'll go in the direction that my lovely readers want me to. Anyways…who loves the Korean singing group, Kara?!
Sasuke: o.O. You're Korean?
Mshinata: Nooo, I'm Viet, but still, I love them! xD
Ino: They're all gorgeous!! –Sighs-
Mshinata: I know. My friend made me like them. Blah.
Ino: Mshinata-chan does not own Naruto!
"Karin-chan is so pretty…" Naruto daydreamed. A trail of drool started coming from his mouth. An angry mark appeared on Ino's temple, but she held in her anger.
"What pisses me off is that Sasuke was touching her. Sasuke is Hinata's, after all." She whispered the last part, crossing her arms.
"You know Sasuke's growing up." Gaara observed, looking up at the ceiling. Naruto, Ino, and even Hinata looked at Gaara with raised brows. He spoke like an old man, observing Sasuke like that.
"What do you mean, Gaara-kun?" Hinata asked gently. He looked at her with a serious expression.
"You know…the marrying age." Gaara said bluntly. Ino and Naruto's jaws dropped down to the ground.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, NO!!!" Naruto shouted, pointing an accusing finger at Gaara. Everyone in the halls looked at Naruto like he was some crazy dude. "He's not marrying that girl! She still has many choices, you know!" Ino and Gaara sweat dropped.
"I thought you loved Hinata-chan." Ino sighed, putting her hands on her hips. Hinata started turning nervous. Naruto started sweating and realized at the things he just said.
"I...I still love you, Hinata-chan!" He immediately grabbed her hands in his hands. "This won't change anything! That Karin Momozono is not as beautiful as you!" Hinata sweat dropped.
"Stop it, baka." Gaara hit Naruto with a book. "You're making her feel uncomfortable." Naruto rubbed the place where Gaara hit his head. Naruto pouted and mumbled something incoherent. "Hey, we're going to the cafeteria first. You want us to save you seats?" Gaara asked Ino. She nodded.
The two guys left and Ino immediately asked, "You're worried, aren't you?" Hinata was surprised. Wow. Ino was a mind reader. Hinata nodded slowly. "It's alright. Sasuke-kun probably doesn't like that girl."
"But…it's like you said before, Ino-chan," Hinata said quietly. "She's just like me…"
"T-that's not true!" Ino waved her hands in front of her and sweat dropped. "You're way prettier and you don't stutter that much anymore! Also…I think you've turned into an outgoing person! So…don't be down…Hina-chan!"
"Hey, you guys going to lunch?" Sasuke walked up to them with the…new girl. She was smiling with such a gentle composure that Ino and Hinata couldn't help but blush. She was like an angel!
"Yeah. Let's go, Hina-chan." Ino immediately turned the other way and dragged away Hinata. Sasuke raised a brow at their weird behavior. The new girl whispered something to Sasuke with a worried expression. He shook his head and whispered something back to her. She sighed of relief.
Hinata didn't like the way they were speaking to each other…not that she was jealous or anything! She shook her head, so she could get rid of those thoughts. Before she knew it, she was already in the cafeteria.
"Ne, Hinata-chan…" Ino said while they were waiting in the lunch line. She was fidgeting a little, Hinata noticed. She wondered if there was something wrong with her.
"What's wrong, Ino-chan?" She asked gently.
"There's something about that girl…I know I've seen her somewhere, but it's not just that. It's something about her attitude…" Ino seemed to mutter to herself. "Do you know her?" Ino looked up at her. Hinata shook her head.
"Not at all. I barely remember seeing all sorts of important people while I was in the Hyuuga family." She laughed nervously. Ino laughed.
"It's alright. It's just…I don't trust her. Just be careful, Hinata-chan. If I'm not here, she might do something dangerous to you." She said seriously.
"I…don't…okay." Hinata said quietly. They both bought their lunches and said thank you to the lunch ladies. They headed towards the table with Gaara, Naruto, and…no Sasuke. Hinata inwardly frowned.
As soon as the two girls sat down, everyone around them started whispering. Ino raised a brow at this. Gaara ignored it and continued to eat his lunch in silence. Naruto obliviously looked all around him, seeing what the commotion was. Hinata was trying to ignore it, but she failed.
"What's up with everyone?" Ino asked as quietly as possible.
"Isn't it obvious?" Gaara said in a low voice. Ino shook her head. "Rumors are going around about the girl with Sasuke. Karin…whatever. They say that maybe her sister or…his girlfriend…or…his fiancé." Naruto and Hinata's eyes widened.
"G-girlfriend?!" Naruto stood up and shouted loudly. Everyone turned to look at him and then looked away, continuing to gossip. An angry mark appeared on Gaara's temple. He forcefully pulled Naruto down to his seat and smacked him with a book.
"Why are you so surprised? I told you he was at a marrying age." Gaara said, still in a low tone.
"Well…the Uchiha family is like that…they always set up arranged marriages." Ino said, sipping her juice. "But I wonder why Sasuke-kun is going first. I mean…isn't Itachi the main heir?"
"Yes…but Sasuke-kun has to prepare, just in case there's something wrong with Itachi-san." Hinata said politely.
"Ehhh…Sasuke-teme's sure mysterious, ne?" Naruto said with a pretzel stick in his mouth. He sighed. "I'm so jealous…"
"Like we said, I thought you loved Hinata..." Gaara looked at him.
"Of course I do." Hinata's sweat dropped. Naruto continued, "I mean like…I'm jealous that he gets to marry the girl he loves." An angry mark appeared on Ino's temple. She smacked him.
"Have you been listening to us at all? It's an ARRANGED marriage. Did you get that in your thick head yet?" She knocked on his head. He mumbled a yes and other incoherent things about getting brain damage.
"I should talk to him." Hinata said confidently. Everyone turned to her. Ino and Naruto gaped. Gaara's eyes widened and then he closed his eyes and smiled.
"Good luck, ne." He said with a smile as he ate his cookie.
Hinata walked home alone today. Sasuke was obviously with Karin and she didn't want to take any chances talking to him in front of her. This had to be done one-on-one. She didn't even want Mikoto or Itachi hearing.
She unlocked the estate, surprised to find it empty. She called out everyone's names, but nobody answered. She slightly frowned.
She headed towards her room while she pondered about what she should make for dinner. She unconsciously turned her head towards Sasuke's room. Hinata didn't know why…but lately, she had been thinking about him a lot. She was curious to why Sasuke left her in the park that day. She was curious why he started talking about ducks and their lives.
Then she heard voices.
Hinata started walking towards his room but stopped. She couldn't be eavesdropping. It was rude and it was none of her business…but it was in Sasuke's room. She had the right, right? She was his maid after all.
She nodded to herself and stood closely by the door, listening.
"…of yours is really getting on my nerves." She heard Sasuke's voice saying that. Was there someone in there with him?
"I'm sorry…I'm just trying to be the girl you want." Hinata immediately knew it was Karin's voice. What was she doing in his room?! She blushed. He wasn't doing indecent things, right?!
"Tch. What do you mean." Sasuke said in his monotone voice. Hinata heard some shifting in the room and her heart beat faster. She just wanted to slam the door open and see what was going on.
"I know how you look at her." Karin said.
"Look at whom?" He asked.
"You know." She replied.
"Ahh." Was all Sasuke said.
"You may be hard to read by some people…but I see right through you. That's what I like about you. You're mysterious…and you never reveal your thoughts…not even to the one that you truly love." Karin said. Hinata's eyes widened. Sasuke loved somebody? Her hands clenched and she shut her eyes. "And I want to become that person…"
"The only reason you want to become that person is to make a pact with your parents' company. You don't love me." Sasuke said coldly.
"That's not true. You're the most beautiful man I've ever laid eyes on." She said passionately. Hinata didn't want to hear anymore. She took a step away from the door.
"Isn't that thing called lust?" Sasuke replied.
"Then, let me ask you one thing. Why did you agree with this marriage? Why don't you go with your loved one?" Karin asked.
"Because…we live in different worlds." Sasuke said plainly. Karin scoffed.
"That's so cliché. If you love her, then tell her." She said. "You're a stupid boy who doesn't know anything about women."
"First you say you love me. Now you're criticizing me? Are you bi-polar?" He asked.
"Marry me." She said forcefully. "If you're that weak, then marry me. You don't need her, right? Since you didn't tell her your true feelings. Marry me…now." (A/N: -listens to Bad Woman by F.T. Island xD.)
"Looks like Hinata-chan didn't make dinner." Mikoto said to herself as she entered the kitchen. "Mmm, I guess we can go out to eat." She said happily to herself.
"Okaa-san," Sasuke greeted her. Mikoto nodded at him. He said, "Where's dinner?" She sighed and pouted.
"Don't be so rude, Sasu-chan." She said childishly. "We're going out to eat, today."
"Where's Hinata?" He asked her.
"I'm not sure." She placed a finger on her mouth. "Maybe she's in her room. Wait…haven't you been home? You should know." She looked at him.
"I was busy talking with Karin." He said. Her smile faded and her face turned serious.
"Did you do something indecent to her?" His mother immediately asked. An angry mark appeared on his temple.
"No. Don't even think about that." He said, disgusted as he sat down at the dinner table.
"Can you go check on Hinata-chan? I'm worried about her. Also, use your gentle voice. Girls are very delicate." She said sweetly.
"Fine." He said with an irritated voice. He walked back to the hallway and to Hinata's room. He was already in a bad mood after the talk with Karin. He was so glad that she left right after that. He knew about his feelings, but…whatever. It didn't concern Karin. "Oi, Hinata." There was no answer. Sasuke was already fed up about the talk with Karin and didn't want to deal with this right now. "Hey, I order you to answer me."
"Hai…" The muffled voice of Hinata said.
"Don't tell me you're sad. Women…" Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Please don't bother me right now, Sasuke-sama." She said politely. An angry mark appeared on his temple.
"I will bother you if I want to. I'm coming in." Sasuke slammed the door open and found a tired-looking Hinata on her bed. She was lying on her stomach on her bed, hugging her pillow to her face. Her eyes were glossy and dazed…as if she just woke up from a long nap. "What's up with you?" He asked coldly. She shook her head.
"It's nothing." She said, looking at him. She smiled sadly.
"Tell me." He said sternly. He lowered the irritation in his voice, because he noticed her sadness. She shook her head.
"I don't want to trouble Sasuke-sama who's always protected me…" She said quietly. He put his hand on her head.
"Hey," He started, "too late." She looked up at him and he smirked. She couldn't help but smile.
"But really…it's nothing." She said, sitting up. She took his hand and held it. "You don't need to worry about me anymore, Sasuke-sama." He felt his heart beat faster while she held his hand. He also felt his heart sank a little because of her comment…but he didn't know why.
Neji stood in front of the school at night. He leaned against the school building with his hands in his pockets. He took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was really late. He didn't know why he could've just said he was busy. But apparently, this was urgent.
Neji looked up to see a panting Hinata. She ran up the stairs and up to him.
"So…what's the emergency?" He asked as he held her shoulders. She shook her head.
"I want to…apologize." Hinata said after she caught her breath. He raised a brow.
"Excuse me?" He asked.
"I want to re-join the family." Hinata said confidently.
To be continued…
Mshinata: Yes. I know this is a short chapter. Dx I'm sorry. –Bows- But I'm really glad I updated. Anyways, I think I want to write two stories at the same time. Right now, I'm really inspired so…not only will I be writing that other story but another one as well. So please wait for me!
Ino: Mshinata fighting! Please give her lovely reviews.
