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Naruto

"Hinata, I'm sorry." I ran into her on my way back from Sakura's apartment. I had Sakura's purse and change of clothes in hand. Hinata pointed at it with a blank expression.

"Should you be asking girls out on dates when you're in a relationship?"

"What are you talking about?" She let her hand fall back to her side, and looked up at me. "Sakura. You guys are still together. I never knew you as someone to cheat, so don't start now. Even if you never showed up." I was confused, and I'm sure my expression showed it.

"Hinata, me and Sakura? We're not in a relationship. We're just friends. I thought I made that clear a long time ago. I was just bringing her this because she had a thing that happened last night. She couldn't stay at her place."

"What? She missed you so much that she had to fuck you?" Her expression was still blank.

"Hinata, we didn't. I mean in the relationship, yeah. But no not anymore." Maybe it wasn't the best idea to include that middle part.

"Do you like having sex with her?"

"I mean she was my first, so yeah I guess. Wait, what?" I was getting even more confused than before.

"Was she good at it?"

"Hinata! Stop." She stopped.

"Oi, Hinata, are you...you're not jealous are you?" I asked her. She scoffed.

"Never." Was her reply. Liar. I almost couldn't contain my smile. She is jealous.

"Hinata, I'm sorry. I really wanted to go, but Sakura is going through a tough time. I just wanted to help a friend. I still love you." I don't know why I told her that. It just felt natural. It felt right. I watch her hesitate for a second, and maybe it could've gone unnoticed. But I did notice it. She had a light blush in her cheeks, which made me smile all over again.

"Prove it." It was my turn to blush.

"W-What do you want?" Was she asking me to kiss her? Cause, God, I wanted to, but here? What if she wanted me to get her flowers, the way Sakura likes?

"Food. Buy me food." She finalized. I was shocked. Food? That's simple.

"What kind?" I scratched the back of my head, embarrassed of my previous thoughts. She stood in thought for a second. Her finger lightly tapped her chin in thought.

"Hmm, Cinnamon rolls? Red bean soup? Pork flavored ramen?" I laughed as she listed out all her favorite foods.

"Any of them, then?" I smiled at her. She nodded. "Where should we meet?" I asked her.

"My place. Dinner with me? Would you mind?"

"No, that's fine. I like your apartment." I replied.

"Flattery won't get you anywhere. Food will." Was her final remark before she walked off, and I could've sworn there was a smile on her face as she did.

"Thank you, Naruto. I made you breakfast on the stove. Sorry, I'm running late, see you tonight, okay?" Sakura grabbed her purse, and was walking towards the door.

"Are you getting off work early? I might not come home til late." I leaned on the wall of the living room watching as she rummaged through her purse to check if she had everything.

"Yeah, I'm free of anything important today, unless an emergency comes up. Where are you going?"

"I'm having dinner with Hinata, tonight. I don't think she'd take it too well if I spent the night." I smiled at the thought. Then I noticed Sakura had stopped rushing for a second.

"Oi, Sakura? Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah. I'm fine. Are you guys a thing now?" I don't know. Were we a thing? I shrugged.

"I hope so."

"Oh, o-okay. I guess I'll see you around. Try not to stay out too late." Sakura rushed out the door, but with a different expression on her face. I tried not to linger on it too long as my stomach had started growling in the exact moment.

Hinata

He told me he loved me, again. I had to keep reminding myself that I had to go along otherwise I wouldn't get any farther with this revenge. I sighed. I had invited him over to my place. This had to be a first. I hadn't even intended to run into him today. I wanted to avoid him as much as possible. But seeing as how he wouldn't allow that to happen, I had to try a different angle.

"Hinata. You're here."

"Yes, Lady Hokage." I bowed in front of her desk. There was a serious expression on her face.

"I'm sorry I called you here so early. This is urgent." She started to shift papers around on her desk.

"No. I'm here to serve you Lady Hokage." I replied to her apology. She sighed. "Well, it's been a while, but I have another mission for you."

"Yes, Lady Hokage."

"Yes, well, of course, this is the type of mission you specialize in. There was an organization that recently went rogue. They worked for several villages, including ours. They're jobs were to wipe out criminals that made the village look bad. Now, they are killing ninjas carrying certain intel. I'm not sure what kind of intel, yet. Several teams from different villages have already tried to take them out, and have failed. Now it's my turn. Hinata, your job is to wipe out the entire organization. Gather all the intel they've been collecting, and hand it over to me. Use any method you deem necessary."

"Of course. When do I start?"

"Tomorrow morning. That leaves you enough time to pack. Shizune will brief you of locations that they've been spotted, and patterns of movement. We have profiles that also list weaknesses. Please review these beforehand."

"Understood." I bowed again.

"Oh, and Hinata. Don't overexert yourself. Don't use Byakugan if you don't have to."

I looked up at her. "Do I ever go too far?" I smirked.

She sighed. "Just watch yourself."

"Thanks for meeting me, Hinata." Shizune stood at her desk. She had gotten her own office in order to aid Lady Tsunade in all the paperwork. By the looks of it, she was working herself to near death.

"Yeah, she told me you would brief me on the mission." I sat in a chair in front of her desk.

"Here's a copy of everything. There have been recent sightings near the Hidden Village of Rain, and they are believed to start heading northeast to the Hidden Village of Sound. They've mostly taken down our shinobi. Although, there have been several reports from the Hidden Village of Sand and the Hidden Village of Rock. They are probably making their way towards the Hidden Village of Cloud next. They move from village to village, but have stopped attacking the villages they've passed. That is, except ours. Constant attacks are on shinobi of this village. There are exactly eight members of the group. They are exceptionally strong. Maybe even strong enough to take out the Kages."

Shizune is a lot of things. She's clumsy. She works too much. She stresses herself too much on a job that isn't hers. She doesn't take too much field missions even though she's strong enough to. But she is loyal, and she is kind. She's reliable. I'm not reliable, so I can't be like her. I can't be kind because it'll make me weak. Shizune is stronger than me. She's allowed to be kind because she's reliable.

I reviewed the report in my hand. "How long do you think it'll take to complete a mission like this?" I asked her as I continued to shuffle through the report.

"Um..I would say weeks, maybe months." She answered. I closed the file, and stood from the seat.

"Good, tell Lady Tsunade I'll be back in two days at the most." I then made my way to the door.

"O-okay, Hinata."

Sakura

"You shouldn't drink so much at work, Sakura."

I poured myself another glass of whiskey anyway. "Why would they have this in my office if it weren't here for me to drink." It came out more slurred than I meant. I watched as he sighed, and quickly walked over to take it out of my hands.

"Heyy! Sasuke!" I whined as he took it away. He set it down. "I told you you shouldn't be drinking so much. You've been drinking all morning."

I stood straight, and looked him in the eyes, "I'm not drunk. Besides, since when did you care so much?"

He let out another sigh, "I love you, Sakura."

I scoffed, "Really? You were they one who fucked me up from the start."

"I came back didn't I?"

"You were a little too late, Sasuke." If it was possible for Sasuke to look hurt, I guess that would be the expression he was giving me now. But he still stood his ground, because he loves me now. I have his loyalty. It was just years before that I had dreamed of this moment, but things don't always turn out the way you want.

"Are you staying with Naruto?" I could see he was observing the cut on my lip.

"Yeah, I managed to stop the date, but that idiot scheduled another one."

"Stop hurting yourself. I think I'll handle this one."

I smirked, "Can you handle that? Isn't he your best friend?"

"Yeah, and? I'm loyal to you not Naruto. Besides, I think I'm doing him a favor."

Sasuke

If anyone ever questioned why I was loyal to Sakura. Why I would turn on Naruto. I'm not sure I would have an honest answer. I figure I owe Sakura at the very least. She loved me and I turned her down. In the beginning, it was just to make it up to her. Then time went on, and I stuck around a little too long. This time she turned me down, and I'm not sure what to do. All my life, there have been strategies, plans, goals, but when I think of Sakura I don't know what to do next. I just want to stay for as long as I can.

Naruto was a different story. When I came back, Naruto didn't really seem to like Sakura that way anymore. I thought he had finally moved on, until I heard Sakura tell me of her new found relationship when I visited her in the hospital room. Maybe I told myself that I didn't care, but there was always that small part of me that wished it didn't happen.

"Hey Idiot, can we talk?"

"Whaat? Since when does Sasuke Uchiha sit around and talk?" Naruto joked. An extremely lame joke on his part. "Just shut up, and invite me in." I sighed for probably the millionth time today.

"I didn't know you were so foward. Sorry to break it to you, but I'm kind of seeing somebody." I pushed my way past him after his comment. This place already smelled like Sakura.

I sat myself on his couch and propped my feet on his coffee table. "Jeez, make yourself at home." Naruto said as he closed the door behind him. "While you're up, grab me a beer?" I looked up from the couch with a smirk on my face.

"Isn't it a bit early for alcohol?"

"Please, it's already noon. It's fine." I responded. I heard him open the fridge. He threw a can at me, and I caught it with ease. He opened his can first, and I followed.

"So, you and Hinata, huh?" I started.

"Yeah."

"I heard she's stone cold now. How is it that Naruto still touches her heart?"

"I think I've always had a special place there." Naruto smiled.

"But do you know what kind of person she is now?"

"I get it, Sasuke. She's different from back then. But I still think the shy, stuttering, blushing Hinata is still in there somewhere."

"So you think you can fix her?" I took a sip from my beer as silence took over.

"What are you going on about?" He was quieter than before.

"I don't think you can fix Hinata. The person you knew? She's long gone now. I don't think you should be doing this."

"I can fix her. I have to. I'm the one who screwed her up!"

"You didn't screw her up! Her life was already screwed up! To be honest, it's about time she cracked! It's impossible to fix her now!"

"I fixed you, didn't I?" Naruto was acting differently. He was acting desperate. Was he telling himself that he loves Hinata, so now he has to fix her?

"You didn't fix me, Naruto." His expression changed. He looked hurt. So I continued, "Hinata is so much different than you know, Naruto. You have no idea. Did you know she only takes kill missions now? She's gotten so much blood on her hands. She does it to wash away weakness. I know because I used to do that. People like her and I? We can't be fixed. I got better, yeah. Maybe she'll even get better if you stick it out long enough. But she will never be fixed. Hinata is that special kind of fucked up."

I didn't even see it coming. Naruto had somehow managed to move fast enough to have his fist connect with my jaw in a split second. It didn't hurt, but I was still surprised. "Don't go looking for Hinata, anymore." I looked at him one last time before walking out of his house.

What I told Hinata that day about being happy,

Did I mean it?

People like us,

Do we deserve to be happy?

Do we deserve the love we yearn for?

The people we yearn for?

Hinata,

The only reason I'm helping Sakura is because

I don't want her to turn out like us.

She deserves to be happy.

He deserves to be happy.

You and I?

I don't think we deserve it anymore.

Naruto

I didn't exactly dress up, but I did clean up a little. Same clothes as always, but a little tidier if I do say so myself. I had just picked up some freshly baked cinnamon rolls from a local bakery, along with some red bean soup from a small family-owned restaurant. Now here I stood at her door waiting for her to answer after I had knocked. I was nervous. It was different, but yet the same. I wanted to make up for the date I missed out on. It didn't help that every word Sasuke had said haunted my mind.

She opened the door, and I saw she didn't exactly dress up. Her hair was thrown up in a bun, and her fringe was messy. She wore her usual black tank top, and black pants.

"What?" She asked when she saw me.

"Wow, what a way to greet someone who brought you food." I lifted the food up to show her.

"Well in that case, come on in. You better not disappoint." She smiled.

"Did you just get back from training or something?" I asked as I walked past her. She looked at herself before answering, "Uh, yeah. I guess I forgot you were coming. Busy day."

"Oh, please, I know you missed me all day."

"Don't flatter yourself." She remarked. I smiled as I walked over to the table to set the food down. I saw a maps laid out on the table, and profiles of strangers. She quickly walked over, and put the file away. "What was that?" I asked.

"Just a mission I'm prepping for tomorrow."

She only takes kill missions.

"Oh," was all I could think to say.

"So what'd you get me?"

I pushed the thought away, and showed her. "Well, I got some cinnamon rolls at the bakery you always loved, and some red bean soup from that family that we helped get rare herbs for on a mountain."

"The Tsukuda family? I heard they rebuilt their restaurant, and business is good for them. That's good, considering they almost went bankrupt before the war."

Hinata isn't as cold hearted as everyone thinks.

Hinata

Before the war, I was happy. I can say that much. Most nights were spent at Naruto's. We shared small missions together. We spent so much time together then, my heart would've burst. I loved Naruto. More than anything. My small crush turned into love. Although, I couldn't find the courage to tell him. During the war, I wanted to protect him, and I finally told him. Back then, I was foolish. I told myself after the war, I'd be happy.

But I didn't know how to feel now. As Naruto and I slowly fell back into old patterns. I was laughing at his corny jokes, and for some reason I couldn't stop myself. Am I happy?

If you're with him, you'll be happy.

"Thank you, Naruto, for everything." I found myself saying.

"Hinata, I'm willing to do anything for you." He smiled, and when he did that I wanted to believe the words were genuine.

He was standing at the door already, ready to leave. I hated that I didn't want him to leave so soon. So I leaned in closer to him. I was acting on instinct, and I was being braver than I led on. I hesitated for a split second, and finally closed the distance between our lips. He kissed back almost immediately, and I could feel him smiling. After a while, I slowly pulled away, and he rested his forehead on mine.

"If you didn't want me to leave all you had to do was say so." He smirked. I muttered a shut up before kissing him again.

This time things were more heated. His kisses trailed from my mouth down to my neck.

"Do you have to be anywhere?" I managed to ask in between moans.

"No."

"Was that your first time?"

"Yeah."

It was just a kiss goodbye, so how did things get so heated? I just felt like kissing him for some reason. An innocent kiss, and now here I was lying in bed with a man I should hate. Clothes littered the floor, and I only had a comforter to cover myself. A comforter I was sharing with this specific man, might I add.

"Are you okay? Does it still hurt?"

"I'm fine."

What made it worse was that I was laying on his chest with his arm wrapped around me. I sighed. It wasn't fair. I should hate this man. Why did I allow myself to do that? Did I get caught up in the moment?

"Can I stay tonight? I don't really want to leave." I could almost feel his smirk.

"Yeah." What was I doing? I should be kicking him out. Telling him to leave. Telling him to run back to his house because Sakura was waiting for him.

"I like having you here."

Author's Note: I think this can count as my first sorta sex scene. I'm sorry guys it was horrible, I'm about as sexually experienced as a rock. I don't know. I mean I guess you guys wanted it so I gave it. I originally wanted just a sweet little kiss scene, but, uh, well things got a little outta hand. So yeah...

Annnddd I even threw in a bunch of cheesy fluff for you guys. Just so you guys know I don't know how to write smut so don't expect anything too detailed anytime soon. .-.

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