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Waiting
She waited anxiously, the wee hours of the morning slipping past quickly. Eventually, Naruto awoke and dragged himself through his morning routine. She handed him his lunch for the day and wished him luck, all the while hoping to see a familiar dark shadow just over his shoulder. As the morning continued to slip by she was tempted to use her byakugan to search for him but refrained from doing so.
Morning turned to afternoon and when Naruto returned that night she finally stopped waiting. Maybe he had a mission? That had to be why.
The next day was the same.
And the day after that.
And the day after that as well.
Within the blink of an eye, three weeks had passed and she found herself leaving the house in the morning on the off chance that she might see him. She never did. By the end of the third week, the Winter festival decorations had gone up and so had the rest of her patience.
If Sasuke didn't want to spend time with her he didn't have to! She had her own life and so did he. Besides she'd gotten along just fine before he'd shown up on her doorstep. Yet as much as she tried to build up resentment towards the Uchiha, it dissipated quickly.
Maybe she'd done something wrong.
Maybe she relied too much on him.
Maybe he didn't like her anymore.
Hinata frowned and rolled over onto her side to look at the kimono that she'd hung up to wear for the next day. It was a beautiful dark purple kimono patterned with lilac flowers. Painstakingly embroidered with silver thread, a true masterpiece from the Hyuuga clan as a gift from her father. A gift to remind her of where she came from and nudge her to remember where she was going.
She sighed and closed her eyes, blocking out the finery and willing an elusive slumber to finally overtake her. If Sasuke didn't show up for the festival tomorrow she'd find him herself. Whether he wanted her around or not he was important to her.
She couldn't allow him to slip away like this.