Warning: OOC-ness

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

-Itachi's Queen

Battling With A Hot Guy

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For a moment, I thought I saw hesitance in his eyes but then he looked at me in the eyes. "Because it's the truth. I really was tired of playing." He answered straightforwardly, like there was nothing wrong with what he did to Sakura-chan. He didn't even seems the least bit ashamed.

Now I don't know what to feel by his answer. I was hoping he'd at least say that he did like my best friend and that his feelings for her just faded so he broke up with her. But from what he said, he was implying that he didn't like Sakura-chan at all. "If you knew all along that you'd get tired of playing, then why did you play with her in the first place? Why her and not some other girl in your fans club?!" I asked angrily, my hands clenching at my sides.

"Why are you so mad? Weren't you the one who said out loud that I should give Sakura a chance because she's a good person and she deserves a chance with me?" He answered back, turning serious.

He was right, I did say that. Back then Sakura-chan complains everyday that Sasuke was ignoring and rejecting her confession and advances. I didn't realize that he heard what I said but it still wasn't a pass for him to play with Sakura-chan's heart. "I did say that but that's more reason not to play with her feelings. How can you do that when she's a very nice person?"

He looked down and shook his head with a grim smirk. "You make it sound like I enjoyed hurting her feelings." He remarked in a seemingly hurt tone. Could I actually have managed to finally get through to his sensitive heart? Wait. What? "When I heard you say that, even the dobe started convincing me to give Sakura a chance. He said I had nothing to lose and who knows, maybe Sakura really was meant for me."

When I heard his last statement, it's as if someone pierced my heart with a needle. What was that? Ignoring what I felt, I raised my brow at Sasuke in disbelief. "You expect me to believe that? If that was true then why did you break up with her as if she was some toy you got tired of playing?" I shot at him.

"How many times do I have to tell you? I was simply telling the truth. Would you rather I told her my feelings for her faded?" He asked as if I read my mind.

I nodded. "Yes, I would."

He chuckled darkly at what I said. "Do you think she'd move on if I said that? She'd only try to think of ways to get back the feelings she believed I had for me. She'd force me again to be with her." Then he suddenly stopped speaking.

Wait. "What did you just say?"

"Nothing. Forget it."

I shook my head. "So you think Sakura-chan finally moved on?" I'm trying to control my rage again as Sasuke seemed not to care that Sakura-chan was hung up on their break up.

"Would she have allowed you to go out with me if she hadn't?" He remarked suddenly making me think about my assumption yet again.

Could it really be true that the reason why Sakura was so excited about our plan on making Sasuke fall for me was because she's ready to let go and make Sasuke happy, and not because of revenge? After all, even Gaara somewhat agreed on it. And seriously, my heart just won't stop beating wildly while he's near me. Maybe it's time for me to drop this revenge thing and start enjoying Sasuke's company, the way Sakura-chan wanted me to.

I was about to open my mouth to speak when Sasuke threw the ball back to me. "That's enough questions. You were supposed to ask only one but you already asked way too many. If you want to ask more, shoot the ball." The tension from our earlier argument started dissipating.

Now that I have an idea how heavy the ball is, I threw the ball with greater force, causing it to hit the inner part of the ring, turning round and round. I silently prayed for it to go in.

After a moment, the ball finally stopped and got inside the net. Feeling lucky, I smiled victoriously and stuck my tongue out at him. "You didn't think I'd shoot that, didn't you?" I bragged.

"Beginner's luck." He shrugged. "You better a very important question now because you might not be able to shoot another ball after this."

I glared at him as I thought of a question. Since we were settled with his break up, I decided not to ask anything related to it anymore. Besides, from what he said, I am beginning to think that maybe he isn't really the cold-hearted, insensitive player I thought him to be.

When he pointed out that he dated Sakura-chan because I said so, for some reason, I felt good inside. I know I shouldn't have felt like that but I did. What else could I ask him? Then I remembered something.

"You seem to know Karin personally. Why do you seem like you trust her so much? What's with you and her?" I asked trying not to sound as if I were some jealous girl because I wasn't. I'm just really curious what's with him and Karin.

"Why do you want to know? Are you jealous?" He smirked mischievously.

"Why would I be jealous? I'm just curious!" I answered, feeling my cheeks turn hot. "Just answer the question!"

"First of all, you asked two questions. Second, it's because she's Naruto's cousin. Karin is actually a good person. It's not that I trust her so much, it's just I've known her for a long time and even if she goes to extreme lengths, I know she wouldn't do things without a strong reason."

Knowing how he was anticipating my reaction, I planned not to show any. Unfortunately, my mouth acted before my mind could order it to keep quiet. "If she's so special to you, why didn't you just choose her?" I muttered, hopefully my voice isn't as annoyed as I hope it wouldn't.

"So you are jealous." He spoke with an amused expression. "I didn't say she was special to me but anyway. When we were in sixth grade, I always went home late because of playing basketball. In one of those days, I forgot my bag inside the gym so I went back. I saw this girl who is busily writing in her notebook, at first I didn't find it strange. But then the next time I saw, she's still busy writing and studying. I started to pity her. The next day after basketball practice, I approached her and learned that she was waiting for her cousin Naruto to finish his own Soccer practice. I brought a board game that day and told her to play with me to pass the time. She was hesitant at first but I managed to make her play with me. I saw how happy she was and I felt good inside since I did something good for someone not myself. Sometimes, Naruto would join us at our dismissal games. I began to trust her but not like how much I trust Naruto. Just enough for her to trust me too."

As I listen to him, knowing he was talking about Karin, I could feel my heart ache a little. Could I really be jealous of his relationship with Karin? "If that's how close you are to Karin, then maybe you should have really gone out with her and not me." I tried to hide the hurt in my voice. But I actually meant it because she seemed to really match him.

"I don't want to go out with her. She's like a little sister to me like Naruto is like a brother to me." My brain cheered at what he just said. Seriously, Hinata. "Are you satisfied with my answer?"

I nodded. "Yes, I am." I said, surprisingly relieved. What is going on with me? I couldn't just like him after hating him for so long, right? It just doesn't make sense.

He walked towards the ball and picked it up. "Since I've been answering your questions even if you didn't win them, it's my turn." He dribbled the ball and effortlessly shoot it successfully. I knew he purposely didn't shoot it earlier. He turned to me. "So?"

"I'll go with a dare."

He smirked playfully. "I dare you to call five people on your phone and say nothing but, 'I love Uchiha Sasuke.' You can't explain anything to them." He said, handing my cell phone to me.

Thinking of the people I could call, I tried to recall my phone book. Definitely not Sakura-chan and Gaara. I suppose I could call Ino-chan, which left my with 4 people. Ugh. No, I can't do this. Feeling defeated, I handed him back the phone. "I give up. Truth it is."

It took a moment before he finally spoke. "This question, you really have to answer truthfully, okay?" He said, as if my answer to his question earlier was untrue. "Place your right hand over your heart. This way you can't lie."

Raising my brow at him, I found myself unable to believe that he believe in such silly things. He's Uchiha Sasuke for Pete's sake. "Isn't it only girls who believe in promising something with hands over their hearts?" I told him teasingly.

"What's the matter? Wasn't it you who started the rumor about me being gay?" He shot back making me blush guiltily. "Besides, sometimes you, girls, do reasonable things. Since you trust you heart so much, you would never try to lie to your hearts, would you?"

"Fine." I answer doing as instructed. "Ask away."

His expression turned very serious. "Do you seriously like me?"

I took a breath before I answered. While my hand is in my heart, I finally have a conclusion why my heart is beating wildly when he is around and why I didn't hate him anymore because I really liked him now. So I answered truthfully. "I do."

When hearing that, I saw the most handsome smile my eyes has ever laid upon. "I like you too."