DenHime to Itachi's Queen. Yesss. I feel ittt!

All credits to Yves_Liong (writer from Wattpad) and Masashi Kishimoto (owner of Naruto).

Warning: OOC characters

-Hime to Queen❤️

Battling With A Hot Guy

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As Sakura and I walk outside campus to meet with Ino, I can't help but think about what Sai wrote. He's so sure that Gaara's feelings for me is genuine. And if that's the case, then I should feel happy, right? Because that means we like each other. The thing is... He still tricked me and made me feel like a fool, and I can't forgive him just like that. At least not at the moment.

As we neared our meeting place, Ino is already glancing at her watch. That meant she had been there for about three minutes because that's what she does when she's idle for more than a minute. Ino looked up from her watch and when she saw us, she waved at us and signaled us to hurry and tell her.

"So tell me now." She demanded as we staood in front of her.

Sakura and I looked at each other in question of who would speak first. I nodded at Sakura to say that she be the one to go first. For some reason, I have a feeling that Ino would be upset after she hears it. Sakura cleared her throat before she speak. "Karin asked Gaara to make Hinata fall for him." Sakura said in a serious tone.

For a minute there, Ino's face is blank. But when it seemed like it sank in, she immediately frowned and exclaimed. "What?! Are you serious?!" Sakura nodded in reply. Ino's jaw dropped. "Gaara actually obeyed that crazy girl?! How stupid can he be?!"

"Well... Hinata told me Gaara said he and his siblings owed Karin. So maybe he's paying a debt." Ino frowned.

"Karin is just so cunning." She shook her head. "So what do you two plan to do now?"

Sakura grinned mischievously. "Hinata-chan and I gave it a thought and we decided that it's not Gaara we should blame but instead Karin. And what better way to make her learn her lesson than beat her in her own game? So we're going to do just that." Sakura explained proudly.

Ino didn't seem to understand. "And how are you going to do that?" She asked as we started walking.

"We're going to make Sasuke fall for Hinata." Sakura smirked proudly. "After all, that's what it's all about for Karin. She takes it as if this is a game, and so we're going to beat her in her own game."

Ino frowned and turned to me. "You agreed to that?" She asked me in a surprised tone, as if I just agreed to join a cult.

I nodded. "Of course. Karin deserves to be hurt after what she did to me, to Sakura, to you." I justified my decision. "Besides, it's not like we're doing something evil here. We're just going to give Sasuke a taste of his own medicine since he played with Sakura-chan's heart."

"Well, have you ever given it a thought that maybe Sasuke didn't really play with Sakura's feelings? What if he really thought he could love Sakura back so he asked her to be his girlfriend? What if he really tried but he realized he just couldn't?" Ino pointed out, slightly tugging at my conscience.

But I did not falter. I knew I made the right decision. "Those are just what ifs. I heard Sasuke admit his mistake earlier today." I told her. "Just think about it, Ino-chan. What we're doing isn't really wrong. We're just trying to defend and protect ourselves. If we let them get away with all their deceitful ways, they will just continue doing it to others."

Ino shook her head. "I don't think that would stop them at all." She remarked with a cynical tone. "I think you're just going to make things worse. What you're doing is just feeding the flame when you should be extinguishing it. But I guess we have different opinions, huh? You're the ones to decide anyway so you don't have to convince me. But my advice, give it a lot of thought first before putting it into action, okay?"

After that, Sakura and Ino had to go their own ways so we bid good bye to each other. When I got home, Sakura called me to talk about our plans for tomorrow's lunch.

"So this is what we're going to do. Naruto and I will try to get out of there as soon as possible. So it's up to you to work your magic on Sasuke. Don't even try to argue with him, okay? Just treat him the way you treat us. If not, better." Sakura discussed.

"Are you saying that I treat people differently?" I asked. "Wait a minute, Sakura-chan. Have you thought about what Ino-chan said earlier? Do you think she's right?"

She fell silent for a moment. She probably just took that time to think about it. But it didn't really take any longer. "I don't think Karin is going to be worse than she is now. Anyway, she's attacking us even if we're not doing anything to her so I don't think there's going to be any difference." She pointed out, and somehow, it convinced me.

"You know what, you're right." Well, she is my bestfriend. She would be there to stand by me so I agree with her.

"Of course I'm right. I'm always right, aren't I?" She said proudly. "So anyway, let's go back to discussing about tomorrow. Let's practice what you're going to say to Sasuke. Let's pretend I'm Sasuke, and Naruto and Sakura decided to leave the scene. Sasuke looks at you, waiting for you to talk first. What do you say?"

Analyzing the situation, I don't quite agree. "Sasuke knows I don't approach him so he probably won't wait for me to speak. How about you start the conversation because I think that's what he'll do."

She seemed to be amused by what I said because she let out a laugh. "Okay, okay then. So I'll say hi." She said clearing out her chuckling and then she turned serious. "Your turn."

"Hi? Sasuke never says hi to me, Sakura-chan. He usually starts with an annoying line like, 'You must smell funny for causing the dobe and Sakura to leave.' Or something even more infuriating than that." I corrected her.

"He's just teasing you. It's because you always look like you're going to punch him in the face anytime." Sakura said and chuckled once again.

"Well, I might just do that tomorrow." Sakura burst out laughing, then we both ended up laughing together.

"Okay. You know what, let's not go over your conversation with Sasuke-kun anymore. Just think about this before you say anything to him. If you manage to make him fall for you, you're not only winning the battle with Karin but also the battle with Sasuke. Got it?" Sakura said encouragingly.

She is right so I agreed. And so after talking to her, I decided to do some research to help me control my anger outbursts towards Sasuke. I typed in, 'How to deal with dummies,' and a lot of tips came up. One of them became my favorite. It says, "Remember that he has a different way of thinking so never get mad when he can't seem to understand what you're saying."

The next day, as Sakura and I walk towards the cafeteria, she reminded me once again about her words of encouragement.

"Don't forget, Hinata-chan. Succeed, and you will win two battles." She said as she raise her fist in front of me. I nearly sweatdropped at her motivation.

"I'm not a retard so you don't have to keep reminding me." I joked. Ino's words yesterday did scare me but Sakura reassured me so I'm going to trust my bestfriend. I am still angry at what Karin and Gaara did to me and I'm hoping this plan will blow up in their faces, especially Karin.

We entered the cafeteria and looked for a vacant table. We settled in the table near the door so we can easily see Sasuke and Naruto. Sure enough, the two entered with Naruto looking around. Sakura raised her hand and waved. As soon as Naruto saw Sakura, he started walkin towards us and Sasuke followed.

As they walk over to us, Sasuke seems to be confused. But he doesn't look like he's going to bother asking Naruto. They both sat down in front of us. Naruto took the seat in front of us so Sasuke had no choice but to sit in front of me. I thought he'd feel uncomfortable sitting in the same table as her ex-girlfriend but he looks like he doesn't even care.

"Sakura-chan, did you bring what I asked of you last night?" Naruto spoke first. Then he seems like he remembered I'm here too so he turned to me. "Oh, hello, Hinata-chan!" He beamed at me.

"Hi, Naruto-kun." I smiled at him.

Then he turned back to Sakura, and she looks like she was surprised and then her expression turned apologetic. "I left it in my locker." She even slapped her forehead softly. Then she stand up and spoke in urgency. "Don't worry, I'll get it now."

Naruto suddenly stand up too. "I'll come with you then." Then he turned to Sasuke. "I'll see you later, teme." He looked at me and smiled. "We'll be back, Hinata-chan."

I nodded at him and Sakura, and they both walked out of the cafeteria. Once they were out of sight, I waited for Sasuke to start the conversation. When he didn't after a minute, I opened my mouth to speak but then he finally decided to speak. See why he's annoying?

"You asked Sakura to set us up? You must like me, huh?" He teased but with a serious tone. "Didn't I tell you to stay away from me?"

I heaved a huge breath and tried to stay calm. "Look, I just want to be friends."

"I don't want to be friends with you if you like me." I don't know why and what for did he emphasize the word friends but I just let it slip.

"I don't like you, okay? So can we be friends now?" I asked in a friendlier tone.

"Why do you want to be friends if you don't like me then? It's like saying you want to be friends with Karin." He answered with a poker face.

Once again, he managed to use my words against me. What's wrong with him going in circles? Sakura will surely be mad if I screw this up so I can't lose my temper again. I sighed and watched Sasuke fiddle with his bottle of water. "Fine, so I like you then. Now can we be friends?" I reminded myself of my favorite tip.

Sasuke shook his head and stand up. "No." Then he started walking away from me for the second time.