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Your Grace

Kurenai yawned and stretched. It was the first day of the plan. She pulled out a large sketchbook and opened it. On the first sheet it said-,

Plan Naruto

-First, get a distraction.

-Sakura (his crush)

-Ramen (his favorite food)

-Jiraiya (for training jutsus)

-Tsunade (giving him missions)

-Sasuke (Scratch that)

-Orochimaru (…He is a threat to the Hidden Leaf Village…or just that he is alive…Or he is just a fag.)

-A fake mission

She blinked at the last part.

A fake mission…, Kurenai thought.

Sasuke turned off the bathtub hose. He sat in his there quietly.

"Oh, Sasuke-kun!" a voice shouted.

The Uchiha froze. He is in the shower, no clothes, you could see if he had muscles….or abs…. His chicken-butt hair was soaked and it looked like Sasuke was a girl. He slowly turned his head and saw….

"Sasuke-kun! Awww, this will be our memory! You and me…..Together... You, in the shower. And me, outside. If only this window didn't separate us!" Sakura said. She got out a screwdriver open the window.

Kami, don't break the window. Don't break the window, Sasuke thought.

"God! It won't budge open! Or any screws! It's like it is meant to keep things out! Ugh! There is no way to get in now!" The pink-haired kunoichi complained.

Good, she is too dumb enough to break the window.

"Good thing I always have a kunai with me!" Sakura sang.

…Shit.

Within a few seconds, the window broke and the glass landed in Sasuke's bathtub. Sakura smiled and jumped it the bathtub.

"Ouch!" Sakura yelled. She got her head out of the bathtub and the glass remains were stuck on her face.

"Damn it! Now I will look ugly to Sasuke-kun!"

I thought you were always ugly.

"Hold on Sasuke, I need to use your sink to get the glass out," Sakura said.

She got out of the bathtub and washed her face. Sasuke was about to go ballistic seeing Sakura in his house. It made her look like that she was an Uchiha being here!

God, where's Naruto when I need Sakura to get out of my house? Sasuke thought.

His wish came true. Bursting through the wall was Naruto.

…Does Naruto know that I have to pay for that?

"Sasuke! There is a mission! Kakashi-sensei told it to us because Sakura-chan and I are only going! Heh heh, guess he forgot you!" Naruto said and laughed. He soon stops laughing as he stares at Sasuke and Sakura.

"…Sasuke-teme! Why is Sakura-chan in your bathroom?" Naruto asked angrily. He stomped over to Sasuke and grabbed his neck. Or, tried to grab his neck. Sasuke dodged it.

"What the? Teme, just like me strangle you!"

Sasuke dodged it again with ease, until Naruto grabbed his arm. The blond shinobi froze.

"Hey, Naruto? What's wrong?" Sakura asked. She turned around and almost fainted, screamed with joy, or felt the urge to bring the Uchiha to his bed.

Sasuke was naked and soaking wet.

"Sakura-chan! Stop staring at Sasuke-teme!" Naruto ordered as he tried to cover Sakura's eyes.

"Like hell! Sasuke's is HOT!" Sakura yelled as she pushed off Naruto. Sasuke was about to lose control, until he closed the bathroom door. From the outside, he heard Naruto and Sakura's conversation.

"Hey, Sakura-chan," Naruto said in sweet voice.

"What….now..." Sakura said as she broke each word apart.

"A bathroom…You…..me….together….." Naruto started to wander with the words.

"…...NOT IN A THOUSAND YEARS I WON'T!"

"Then I will wait a thousand and one years."

"Like hell! You will be the last boy in Konoha I will date!"

"….Then I will kill every bastard in Konoha!"

After Sasuke changed and was about to leave the room until he heard something from Sakura that was very valuable information to him.

"Hey Naruto," Sakura asked.

"Yeah, what?"

"…..I thought you were after Hinata now since you know her feelings towards you."

"Hinata?"

"Yeah, remember the conversation yesterday?"

"Yeah, sort-of."

"Don't you like her back too?"

"Like Hinata? Yeah I do!"

Sasuke froze. All this angry was building up inside him. The Uchiha broke down the door and Sakura and Naruto screamed. His sharingan was activated.

"What the hell Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

"Wow Sasuke-kun! You are soooooo strong!"

"Naruto….you like….Hinata?"

"Yeah! Why Sasuke?"

"…" He shut the door.

Naruto and Sakura walked up to their sensei near the main gate. Kakashi reading his book again, waiting for them to reach him.

"Hey Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto shouted. Finally! A mission without Sasuke!

"Hi Kakashi-sensei," Sakura greeted. She wasn't as excited as Naruto was. Aw great, a mission with Naruto. And mostly without Sasuke-kun!

"Yo," Kakashi greeted as he lowered down his book.

"So what's our mission? With only Sakura-chan…..and me," Naruto added.

"Well, first….We have to wait for Kurenai. She is getting her team," Kakashi noted.

"Wait, the whole team?" Sakura asked. Her faces lighten up as she thinks of Hinata coming along, distracting Naruto away from her so she can sneak back to Konoha.

"No, only Shino and Kiba."

"SHINO AND KIBA?" Sakura asked.

"What's a matter Sakura-chan? You don't like them?" Naruto asked.

"NO! WHAT ABOUT HINATA?"

"Hinata?"

"YEAH! SHE IS SUPPOSED TO COME ALONG RIGHT?"

"No," Kurenai said as Kiba and Shino appeared right behind her.

"Geez Sakura, calm down," Kiba said.

"Well, unless I don't need a pill or treat to pump me up for battle!" Sakura shouted.

"What? Unless I don't need therapy!"

"Unless I don't need a stupid puppy to help me in battle!"

"What? Unless I don't have pink hair that may look like someone threw up strawberry mochi on you!"

"Unless I have normal eyes instead of scary cat eyes! No wonder Akamaru was the only dog to be you friend!"

"Excuse me?"

"You are excuse because you smell like diarrhea!"

"Sakura and Kiba!" Kakashi and Kurenai shouted.

The two turned around to look at their senseis.

"Heh heh, got to say that Sakura-chan's jokes are pretty funny, huh Shino?" Naruto asked.

"…The jokes weren't supposed to be funny," Shino said.

"Huh?"

"Sakura and Kiba were insulting each other."

"….Did Kiba insult Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.

"…..Happens if I say yes?"

"Then I will kill Kiba!"

"Happens if I say no."

"Then I won't."

"….No then."

"Really? Wow, Kiba must be a good ignorer! I must give him props for that."

"Naruto,"

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever think that you're an idiot."

"Tch no! Why?"

"Because I think you are the smartest person in Konoha."

"Really? Wow! When we get back from our mission, I am going to rub that in Sasuke-teme's face!"

It was almost nighttime; Sasuke was at Ichiraku Ramen, sipping his soup.

"Sasuke," Ayame said.

The Uchiha looked up and stared, "what?"

"Um, where's the rest?"

"The rest?"

"Yeah, you are usually here with Sakura or Naruto."

"They are going on some mission."

"Mission?"

"Yeah, but I don't know what it is."

"Well, next time you see Naruto, tell him I said hi."

Sasuke nodded and Ayame told him to enjoy his ramen. He heard small footsteps coming near him. They were soft, but seemed noticeable. Like they were very graceful. He then heard someone sit down next to him.

"M-miso s-soup p-please," Hinata ordered.

The Uchiha froze in his position. That voice.

"Here you go! I hope you will enjoy it," Ayame said.

"Th-thank y-you…He-hello S-Sasuke-san…"

"Hinata?" Sasuke said as he turned to look at her. She was a few inches away from his face. He smelled the sweetness of her breath. He almost blushed.

"S-Sasuke-san, a-are y-you o-okay?" She asked as she put a hand on his forehead.

Sasuke grabbed her wrist and shook his head. He stared at her and noticed that she was frighten a bit by the grasp.

"Sorry," Sasuke said as he let go and returned eating his ramen.

"Hmm….."

"What?"

"I-I ha-haven't h-heard y-you sa-say s-sorry b-before."

"…..Hn."

"U-um….Sa-Sasuke-san?"

"Yeah."

"…..I-I w-was t-thinking w-where y-you w-want t-to g-go af-after w-we e-eat."

"Aren't your teammates going to find you?"

Hinata shook her head and said, "T-they a-are o-on a m-mission w-with y-your t-team. I d-don't know w-why K-Kurenai-sensei d-didn't l-let m-me g-go."

"…What about Tenten?"

"S-she's s-still o-on t-the m-mission w-with h-her t-team. T-they w-won't c-come b-back t-till t-tomorrow."

The Uchiha paused for a moment.

Sasuke smirked at Hinata. The shy Hyuga blushed at him and looked away. He took out his wallet and left yen on the table.

"I am paying for hers," Sasuke said as Ayame came walking out of the kitchen.

"H-huh? B-but,"

"Are you sure? The girl seems she wants to pay," Ayame said as she glanced at Hinata.

"Yeah."

"B-but," Hinata stopped as she watched Ayame pick up Sasuke's money and set it aside near the kitchen door, "t-thank y-you."

Sasuke nodded and grabbed her arm. Her eyes were frighten again as she felt him touch her.

"Hinata, we are going to do a little activity together," Sasuke said as he started dragging her away from her miso soup.

"B-but, my s-," She saw Ayame putting her soup into a portable bowl. The brunette smiled at the Hyuga and set the bowl into a plastic bag. Sasuke already told her to save it until they get back.

Sasuke-san…

Then she felt Sasuke's hands on her eyes.

The stars were shining bright on the sky. It was now nighttime, and Sasuke led Hinata under a white cherry blossom tree. Some of its flowers were dropping onto the ground while some were flying away to Konoha. They were on top of a hill, with a view of Konoha's lights.

Sasuke dropped his hands from Hinata's eyes, and she slowly opened it. She was in awe as she saw the view of Konoha and the cherry blossoms surrounding it. The shy Hyuga walked up slowly to see the view clearly.

"It's…..beautiful…" Hinata said without stuttering.

"…..It is," Sasuke said.

Hinata almost jumped as she heard Sasuke's voice behind her. She turned around to see his face a few inches away from hers.

"Hinata," he said as she felt his cool breathe on her tip of her lips.

"Y-yes…"

Sasuke grabbed Hinata's hands and led her under a white cherry blossom.

"Would you like to dance with me?" Sasuke asked.

"D-dance?"

Sasuke nodded. Hinata gulped and nodded. She tightens her grasp on Sasuke's hands and bows her head down.

They slowly shift from side to side. Hinata was looking down at her feet making sure she doesn't step on Sasuke's.

The Uchiha noticed this and whispered into her ear, "Don't worry, its okay if you step on my feet."

Hinata nodded and continued shifting with him. While dancing, Sasuke felt something stomp his feet. He looked down and saw Hinara's foot on top of his. The indigo-haired girl jumped back and bowed down her head.

"I-I a-am s-so s-sorry! I-I d-di-,"

She was cut off by Sasuke grabbing her and pulled the girl into his arms to dance again. Sasuke didn't say anything, but he felt Hinata pulling away from him.

"S-Sasuke-san...I-I c-can't d-dance! P-Please, I-I d-,"

"You aren't heavy to hurt my feet," Sasuke said.

"B-But,"

"Do you think that you're Chouji?"

"W-what?"

"If I was dancing with Chouji, he will stomp on my feet."

"C-Chouji-san?"

"Yes, he's overweight and I think he is more clusmy than you will ever be."

"B-But, I-I a-am c-c,"

"No, you are not. You will get used to the dancing."

"...A-are y-you s-sure?"

"Yes."

Hinata nodded her head and started to think about what Sasuke said to her. At that very moment, Hinata felt her world spinning, because Sasuke was twirling her, but she accidentally tripped and fell.

"S-Sor-,"

"You are learning," Sasuke said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her into her dancing stance. Within a few seconds, she felt her arm go up. Hinata looked at Sasuke and saw him smirk. He nodded and she twirled. Hinata looked at Sasuke's face while twirling and noticed that he was in awe. She smiled at him and went back on her feet. Then they continued to move left to right.

"T-That...I-I thought you didn't know how to dance."

"Hmm? I-I j-just t-twirled S-Sasuke-san."

"But, it looked so..."

"B-balance f-from t-training."

Sasuke wanted to looked at her feet and wanted to see her do it again. He lifted up his arm to let Hinata twirl again. She smiled at Sasuke and twirled. The raven-haired boy looked at her feet. They were graceful as she twirled. It was just….perfect. The dimension of it. They were exactly even.

Her grace, Sasuke thought.

After Hinata twirled, she smiled again while blushing at Sasuke. They shifted to the left side and then in a circle. It was like a never ending dance. Sasuke and Hinata were face to face. Their lips were a few centimeters apart.

"It looked beautiful," Sasuke said.

Hinata blushed and asked, "B-beautiful?" Sasuke nodded and they continued to dance.

Then Sasuke started to move his head closer to Hinata's. The Hyuga didn't move. She closed her eyes. She felt Sasuke's breathe on her lips as Hinata kept still.

"OH SASUKE-KUN!" someone squealed.

Sasuke stopped right before he was about to kiss Hinata. Both of them immediately let go of each others' hands and moved a couple of inches apart. Hinata looked the other way and covered her mouth. She started to blush like mad.

Sasuke-san…was about to kiss me! Or…No! Why would he kiss me? I am the shyest girl in Konoha…Maybe I was just imagining it…But I felt his breathe on my lips… Hinata started to wonder off with her thoughts while Sasuke was stuck in his.

Damn it. I was about to make my move. Who? Sasuke and Hinata were soon cut off by hearing Ino's voice again.

Ino...They both thought.

"Ugh! I can't believe our mission takes place in the forest!" Sakura shouted, "it's filled with bugs and disgusting other stuff!"

Shino lifted up his head and looked at the pink-haired kunoichi. His glasses shined and Sakura shivered.

"Uhhhh, Sakura-chan," Naruto whispered as he scooted closer to her.

"What?" Sakura asked as she turned away from Shino.

"Ummm...I think you shouldn't bother Shino."

"I am not even bothering him!"

"But the thing you said about bugs."

"Well, they bother me."

"But Sakura!"

"Why should I believe you?"

"Because Shino called me the smartest person in Konoha."

Sakura sweat-dropped and whispered, "Oh really?"

Naruto nodded and smiled at her. "Yeah!"

Kakashi and Kurenai stopped at a 20-foot tree and dropped their stuff. Kurenai sat down and opened the map. Along with that, Kiba and Shino set their bags next to the Sakura and Naruto's. After they settled down, Kakashi appeared with branches.

"So, Kurenai-sensei," Kiba trailed off.

"What Kiba?" Kurenai asked as she rested her head on the tree.

"When are we going to for our mission?"

"There is a old lady, who lives on the other side of the forest. She needs help."

"Is this a D-ranked mission?" Naruto asked. The blond ninja saw Kurenai nod and he started to whine, "Awww! I thought this was an A-ranked mission where I save Sakura from a rogue ninja and show off my kick-ass moves in front of everyone!"

"...I thought you only learned one jutsu from Jiraiya," Sakura mentioned.

"...Well, the rasengan is very kick-ass."

"Why?"

"Because I can kick-ass with that!"

"But, didn't you kill someone with the rasengan to the front?"

"Well, I can do the jutsu from behind!"

"Right."

Kurenai woke up and saw all of her team and Kakashi's asleep. She saw that Kiba was lying on the ground while Akamaru was on top of his head. Shino was sleeping on top on a greenish bed cover. Sakura had a pink portable bed and Naruto was sleeping on top of a ramen cup.

"Can't sleep?" Kakashi asked.

Kurenai jumped and said, "Why? You too?"

"Not really. I am just reading an issue of Icha Icha Paradise."

"Now?"

"..."

"..."

"So why you can't sleep?"

"Well, you know that plan?"

"Yeah."

"I feel like we forgot something."

"Forgot?"

"Hmmm...I just don't know."

"All it matters is that our plan is working. All it needs is Sasuke to chase after Hinata."

Kurenai didn't reply. I could have sworn we missed something. With that, she shut her eyes and fell asleep.

"Sasuke-kun!" Ino shouted as she ran towards them, until she saw Hinata right next to him. She froze and turned gray.

"Ino, hey! Where are you?" Chouji asked as he bit on another chip.

"Ugh, this is a drag Ino. Sasuke is not here. Team 7 and 8 are on a mission," Shikamaru said.

Sasuke immediately grabbed Hinata's hand and disappeared. Ino soon felt someone grab her arm and shook it.

"INO! NO ONE IS HERE!" Chouji shouted.

"I told you Sasuke is not here," Shikamaru added.

"God Ino! You made me miss The Biggest Loser in Konoha! I forgot to record it too! Aww man, I was about to get tips to lose this weight!" Chouji said. Then he threw his chip bag and pulled another out. Chouji and Shikamaru starts to walk away, leaving Ino there.

"Chouji," Shikamaru said.

"Yeah?"

"How are you going to lose weight if you have that diet."

"...Well, I have like 80 more years till I die! I have a lot of time!"

"But how are you going to exercise if you are 80?"

"Heh heh. Shikamaru, 80 is far away. Plus have you seen the 3rd Hokage?"

"Yeah, I saw the picture at his funeral."

"No, I meant his abs."

"...Let's just go home."

Ino stood there. It was now a hour passed nighttime and it was cold. She was standing there for maybe a hour to remember what happened.

"But, it was so clear. I saw Sasuke and Hinata! Together! In a romantic scenery! Maybe I am just having illusions. Yeah, I am! Because today, I saw Kurenai on top of a tree branch near Kakashi! I thought Kurenai hated Kakashi and love Asuma-sensei! Right? Yeah! Hahaha! That wasn't real! Maybe I just got drunk from something," Ino said.

Hinata jumped into her window and looked back to see Sasuke. He was standing on a tree branch near Hinata's room. The Hyuga blushed and smiled at him.

"I-I h-had a f-fun t-time," she said while she poked her index fingers together.

"Me too, but I think it would have been better if Ino didn't interrupt," Sasuke said as he looked the other way.

It was silent for a moment until they heard Hanabi's voice.

"Hinata? Are you in there?" Hanabi asked.

Hinata looked at Sasuke and frowned. She didn't want him to leave.

"I have to go Hinata," Sasuke said.

"Wait!" Hinata said.

Sasuke froze. She didn't stutter.

"Thank you," she said. She smiled at him and gave the Uchiha a quick hug. She felt Sasuke's arms wrap around her, but it soon ended as they heard her doorknob turn. Sasuke gave her miso soup and nodded.

"Night," both of them said. One second later, Hanabi opened the door and said,

"How come you didn't answer me?"

"O-oh...I-I w-was b-busy w-with s-something."

"Busy with what?"

"L-looking o-out t-the w-window. I-It's a b-beautiful n-night H-Hanabi."

Hanabi went inside her older sister's room and walked over to her. She stood right next to Hinata and stared outside of the courtyard. It looked plain to Hanabi. Right before she was about to leave, she looked at Hinata. She was blushing. Hanabi lifted an eyebrow.

"Uh, Hinata?" Hanabi asked.

"Y-yes?"

"Why are you blushing?"

"U-ummm."

Sasuke looked at his ceiling. Thinking of what happened today.

He took out his journal and wrote-,

Entry 11

Your grace. Every dimension of your feet while you're dancing, it was perfect. It showed balance as you twirled. It shows beauty, it's like an angel landing on earth. Did it hurt when you came down from heaven? I wished that someday, I could tell you how graceful you are.

Sasuke looked at the part about heaven.

I am going to scratch that out tomorrow.

He closed his journal and eyes.

I almost kissed her.