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All credits to Yves_Liong (writer from Wattpad) and Masashi Kishimoto (maker of Naruto).
Warning: OOC characters
-DenHime
Battling With A Hot Guy
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14
Everyone waited anxiously for Sakura to say what she threatened Sasuke she would say. I am the most anxious of all since it involves me. But she was really taking a really long time to do it. Sakura heaved a huge sigh and walked towards Uchiha Sasuke. She stopped once she's standing a good meter from him. She looked up at him in the eyes bravely.
"Everyone's been wondering why Sasuke broke up with me. And everyone's right that there's a third party. The only question is, who is it?" She looked at Sasuke like she was daring him to do something. "It's-"
Sakura's revelation was cut by Naruto's sudden words. "It's me. I'm the third party." He revealed, causing everyone to turn to him. "That's right, I'm the one who caused the break-up."
As Naruto spoke, everyone was letting out 'Oh's' and 'Ah's.' I even heard someone behind me spoke. "So the rumor that Sasuke is gay is true?!"
I couldn't help but let a laugh escape, since I made that rumor, but that was only for a short while because the intensity of the situation hadn't disappear.
Naruto must have heard that because he reacted to it. "What? No! We're not gay!" He exclaimed. "What I meant is... I like Sakura-chan. And I wanted to get close to her so I asked Sasuke to make a move on her."
"Then why Sasuke? You could have just made a move yourself!" Someone from the crowd retorted.
"Because I knew she liked Sasuke. If I made a move myself, she will just reject me. So I persuaded Sasuke to go out with her. At least that way I could be near her." His tone unusually serious, everyone knows how goofy Naruto is that is why his words convinced everyone, even me. "But after a while of seeing them together I felt more and more jealous. I was afraid I might lose her completely if Sasuke continued to be her boyfriend so I asked him to break up with Sakura-chan."
Somehow, what Naruto said made a lot of sense. However, as I tried to read Sakura's reaction, I have a feeling that what she was going to say was different from what Naruto said. Surprise was completely written on her face. We all looked at Sasuke to get the confirmation of Naruto's statement.
Unfortunately, we didn't get it because a teacher arrived at the scene, probably thinking there was a fight going on because of the crowd gathered around them. Upon seeing she was wrong, the teacher couldn't take back her firm and angry expression. "Why is everyone gathered here when you should be having lunch? Go and have your lunch!" She yelled as she stood beside Sakura. She moved her head from one side to another to show that she was addressing it to everyone.
The people naturally got out of there not wanting to get in trouble. And the teacher, seeing how everyone left, walked away satisfied. Gaara led me out of there, leaving Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto. Ino, on the other hand, left with Sai.
I wanted to go back to see what might happen between the three but decided against it as Gaara and I walk inside the cafeteria. We saw Ino and Sai talking to each other. Ino seemed happy as she talk to Sai so I guess she's giving him a chance.
"So how do you feel about Sasuke now?" Gaara asked me as we took our seats in a deserted table. I decided not to sit with Ino and Sai since they're talking so nicely and I do not want to bother them.
I looked at Gaara questioningly. "What do you mean? I didn't see how a few information about Sakura's break up would change Sasuke's image in my mind. He is still that insensitive jerk to me."
"Naruto admitted he just convinced Sasuke to go out with Sakura. That meant Sasuke didn't really played with Sakura's feelings." He pointed out.
I placed the box of cake on the table and took out the cake. "Well, he shouldn't have agreed to what Naruto asked of him. He could have just help Naruto in a different way. Now they both played with Sakura's feelings. Besides, he told Sakura that he was tired of playing when he broke up with her. How insensitive was that?"
"Why do you hate him so much?" Gaara suddenly asked as I began tasting the cake he gave me.
There are countless of answers for that but I don't feel like enumerating them at all. "I just do." I simpled answered, gesturing for him to taste the cake too. "Can we just stop talking about him?"
"You're right. Okay then, let's stop talking about him then. At least I'm not the one you hate." He said and tasted the cake as I gestured him to.
"Oh, yeah? How sure are you that you're not on my hate list?" I asked teasingly.
"I'm very sure because this cake tastes delicious. You can't possibly start hating me after tasting a cake as good as this." He replied with a playful smirk.
I chuckled at his reply. I really enjoy being with Gaara. In fact, I think I'm starting to like him. But of course it's too early to say that, right?
After lunch, I sat with Gaara in class and when classes were over, he even walked me to my locker. However, when we got there, Sakura is standing there as if she's waiting for me. I said good bye to Gaara and approached her.
"I need to talk to you." She spoke as soon as I reached her.
"Go on then." I answered, crossing my arms. I was expecting her to say sorry for what she did to me.
She frowned at me. "Not here. Can we go somewhere else?" She asked, looking around.
I figured that she's embarrassed to say sorry in front of many people so I gave her a break and agreed. "Fine."
I followed her after I left my books in my locker. We left the school and now walking down the street, she then started speaking. "If you think I'm about to say sorry, I'm not." She started then continued on. "At least not for betraying you because I didn't do anything near betrayal."
I frowned at her. "If that's not betrayal then what do you call that? You know what? I figured it all out. When I told you about the rumor I spread, you went to the bathroom and what hapened next? A rumor about me spread even faster! And about the number I posted on the wall? You're the only one I told about my plan, and yet it backfired! But when I planned something with Sai, when I didn't tell you anything, that's the only time my plan actually worked."
She shook her head at me. "Those were all coincidences. You want to know why I talked to Karin? It was to protect you!" She exclaimed the same intensity as mine.
"Protect me?" I asked, mocking a laugh. "You call pouring a bottle of water on your bestfriend protecting? Are you serious?"
Sakura shook her head once again. "Karin was the one responsible for all your plans' backfires. She wants to ruin you, not just save Sasuke's reputation. That's why I talked to her, to warn her that she should stop."
"Can't you think of a better lie?" I shot at her. "Why would Karin want to ruin me? She hates you not me. You were the one who stole Sasuke from her not me."
She took a deep breath. "She doesn't hate me anymore. In fact, she wants me on her side so she can easily ruin you."
"No wonder you willingly rushed to her side. She invited you in. I bet you've been waiting for a long time to be invited to the Great Uchiha Sasuke fanclub."
"I only did what I did today because you were pushing me to do it. You insisted that I betrayed you so I felt angry. I swear, Hinata. I would never betray you. If I did something wrong, it would be that I kept something from you that you deserved to know."
Seeing how she looked sincere, I began warming up to her. "What did you hide from me?" I asked in a softer tone.
"The real reason why Karin is trying to ruin you is because..."
I looked at Sakura, urging her to tell me. The suspense is making me more and more curious. Sakura heaved a huge sigh like he did when she confronted Sasuke. And then she told me.
"Sasuke likes you."