Okay, so two chapters in one day! Yay or nay? HAHAHA!

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

Warning: OOC-ness

-Itachi's Queen

Battling With A Hot Guy

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I have always been close to my mother. She was my playmate whenever she has free time and not taking care of my little sister Hanabi. We would play with dolls and sometimes even hide and go seek. However, when I turned five, she suddenly got sick, which caused her body to become paralyzed. After that day, we couldn't play together anymore.

A week before she died, my father brought me and my brother Neji-nii to her hospital room. After Neji-nii's turn, mother asked me to come to her bedside then she instructed me to turn towards the bedside table. When I did, I saw this beautiful, angelic figurine standing on it. She told me that it belongs to me, that it was something she wanted me to have to remember her by. At that time, I didn't know she was going to die soon so I didn't even feel sad. But after her death, I held onto the figurine more dearly.

So how did Uchiha Sasuke got a hold of it? It became one of the most treasured possessions I've ever had. When I was eight, on the day our teacher asked us to bring the most important thing to us to show and tell, I brought it to school. When it was my turn, I stood in front of the class and told my classmates how important it was to me because it was from my late mother's.

When I walked back to my seat after a round of applause from my classmates, Sasuke reached for the figurine and took it from my hands. "Can I borrow?" He asked too late.

Used to his attitude, I decided to lend it to him. I thought that Sasuke couldn't possibly be too mean to break it. But when I sat down, a fat classmate of ours who sat three seats behind me suddenly stood up and walked towards the front. As he did, his body accidentally bumped into Sasuke's chair causing Sasuke to fall over and drop the figurine on the floor, shattering it to tiny pieces.

Even though it was clearly not Uchiha Sasuke's fault, I really felt angry towards him. I glared at him as tears formed in my eyes. In turn, he looked at me with apologetic eyes, repeating the word, "Sorry" over and over again. That day, the teacher comforted me and reminded everyone not to bring fragile thing again.

For a week, I ignored Sasuke's presence in class. But after that, I started to accept the fact that it wasn't his fault. That didn't mean I became friendly towards him. I always try to just stay out of his way. And as for the figurine, I forgot it over the years.

"Is that what I think it is?" I asked in disbelief, my eyes starting to water as I remember my mother. "How did you manage to fix it?"

Instead of answering, he smirked proudly. "You think I'm awesome now, don't you?" He said, handing it to me. "It's my birthday present. Sorry it took so long."

Suddenly, I realized that all those notes he gave me all these years were simply not a joke or a prank after all. He must have been putting the pieces together or at least asking someone who could, so he could bring it back to me. I felt so light and the thought made my heart flutter. No one has ever done anything this sweet to me before. And I never expected him, of all people, to be the first. I was trying to stop my tears from spilling out and smiled the kindest I have ever been to him. "You're such a fool, you know that? You could have just told me you were doing this instead of giving me those stupid notes." I sniffed as I caress the smooth figurine that felt new despite the crack marks around it.

"If I told you then, you'd only tell me to forget it and that I'd never be able to piece it back together." He seriously said. "What happened to this figurine back then, it was my fault. But look at it now, I managed to at least fix it and put it back together. I guess every mistake a person makes, he can fix over time. So don't worry about my mistake with Sakura. I'll fix it."

My eyes widen at what he just said. He would even do that for me? Or did he somehow find out about our revenge? Before I could speak, Sasuke's phone vibrated in my pocket, ruining the moment completely. I took the cellphone out and answered, "hello?"

"Hinata-chan, have you called Teme yet? I've been keeping our teacher inside our classroom but she seems like she'll be leaving soon." It was Naruto-kun's voice.

I suddenly remembered Sasuke's situation. "He's already here. We'll go there now." I answered and hang up then turned to Sasuke. "That was Naruto-kun. He wants you to go to your classroom now and ask your teacher to give you a chance to take the exam you missed earlier."

Upon hearing that, he gestured me to walk together. Since I was feeling partly responsible, I agreed. We walked beside each other towards their classroom. "You're worried about me, aren't you?" He said monotonously but I knew deep inside he's teasing again.

Embarrassed to say anything, my cheeks turned red. We walked in silence until we reached the room. "Go on and enter now."

He nodded at me and entered. Once he did, I watched through the glass window of the door to see what was happening inside. When the teacher saw Sasuke, her expression showed worry as she started speaking to him. He remained impassive though despited whatever it was the teacher was saying. It really seemed like everything was going to work out fine until Sasuke looked at me then turned back to the teacher. Suddenly, the teacher frowned as Sasuke speak to her.

Soon, the teacher started towards the door and walked out saying, "I'm sorry but this time, I can't help you with the exam you missed. You should have thought of the consequences before you did what you did." After that, she walked away.

I heard Sasuke and Naruto-kun walking out of the room while arguing, as usual, about his absence and possibly failing. Naruto-kun even mentioned how he was a genius but at the same time stupid. I suddenly felt disheartened. Naruto-kun wasn't really blaming me but I know that Sasuke did something huge for me. Wanting to make things right, I suddenly pushed past the two and headed towards the direction the teacher walked to. I run as fast as I could to catch up with her and when I did, I stood in front of her so she'll stop walking.

I bowed a 90 degree and started begging. "Ma'am, I know this isn't the proper way but I feel really hopeless. Please give Sasuke a chance to take the exam. I know that he was irresponsible but the truth is, his absence wasn't entirely his fault, it's also because of me. So if you can't give him another chance, please tell my teacher to disregard my exam too."

Honestly speaking, I would never say anything like that, even for Sakura-chan. But for some reason, my conscience is telling me to make things right with Sasuke no matter what. Even I couldn't understand what was happening to me.

I stood back up straight and readied myself for the teacher's response. All of a sudden, she smiled at me. "Hyuuga Hinata, right? The truth is, I already approved Sasuke's request. But he asked me not to let you know because he wants to see your reaction."

Hearing her say that, I suddenly felt really angry. I excused myself from the teacher and rushed back to where Sasuke was, ready to attack him. I saw him and Naruto-kun laughing at the same place I left them.

"You think this is funny?! Did you enjoy making me look and feel like a fool?!" I shouted angrily. Feeling so much anger, my eyes started getting teary. "Why are you always so mean to me?"

What is wrong with him? One minute, he's doing something so sweet that makes my heart skip beats and then the next, he turns 180 degree and make me angry.