"Come on Sasuke, please!" I gripe to Sasuke as we walk towards the mall on Sunday afternoon.

"No," Sasuke responds harshly.

I sigh dramatically. "Will you at least tell me why?!" I demand in a winey tone.

Sasuke glares over at me. "I thought it was obvious." He says flatly.

I groan. "Obviously it isn't or I wouldn't be asking!" I cry.

Sasuke smirks at me. "It would just be a waste of my time. You wouldn't be able to pay attention or retain anything." He explains.

I fold my arms across my chest in protest. He is being unfair. How am I ever going to pass my finals if no one will help me study! It's like he wants me to fail or something. Some best friend he is.

"I can pay attention!" I counter, knowing that if I can't one, Sasuke will never help me study again and two, I will fail my finals and have to redo the first year of high school again.

"Not going to happen loser," Sasuke says.

I glare over at him. "You know you are probably the worst best friend ever. Just saying." I grumble.

I mean seriously! What kind of best friend leaves you hanging to fail out of high school? Not a good one that's for sure. I drop the subject. I guess there is always plan B...

I could ask Hinata if she will study with me, but then I would be revealing how clueless I really am. I don't know if I want her to know that just yet. She's so smart that she may not want to like me anymore. Speaking of Hinata...

I'm still amazed that the last month has changed so many things. After the fight between Sakura and Hinata, things have been weird, but I think it's a good weird. Like I started spending time with Hinata and thus Inuzuka. You know I have disliked him for so long that I never stopped to know him. Surprisingly he's not all that bad. We've got a lot in common.

I'm thinking before summer officially starts that I want to ask Hinata out. I have never asked a girl out before, so I don't know how you are supposed to do it. Maybe Sasuke can help me...

"So uh...when you asked Sakura out. What did you do?" I ask cautiously looking over at Sasuke.

He looks over at me and raises an eyebrow. "Why do you ask?" He questions me.

I laugh nervously scratching the back of my head and look away. "Well I think I may want to ask someone," I say sheepishly.

Sasuke smirks. "By someone you mean Hinata don't you." He teases me.

I glare over at him and huff. "Are you going to tell me or not?" I grumble.

Sasuke shrugs. "How the hell should I know?" He says flatly.

I snicker. "Oh yea I forgot, you don't have feelings." I laugh loudly at myself and my humor.

Sasuke rolls his eyes at me. "Very mature." He grumbles annoyed now by my words. "Do whatever you want. I highly doubt she will reject you." He adds as we enter the mall.

Does he really think that Hinata will say yes if I ask her out? I mean I know that she loves me, but I don't know if I feel that way. Over the last month we have been hanging out a lot and I have come to see how great of a person she is. After I saw Sakura hit her I haven't been able to look at Sakura the same way. And now that I'm not always watching Sakura I have found myself watching Hinata.

I have noticed that her eyes are the softest shade of lavender. That she always puts others before herself. I noticed that her hair shines like silk and is the shade of a ripe plumb. But I think the thing that I have noticed the most is how she watches me. Now every time I catch her watching me my heart warms and I can feel my face heat. It's weird, but that good kind of weird. The words my mother spoke earlier in the year echo through my head, "If you truly love someone you wouldn't be swayed by another. You would only have them in your thoughts and you wouldn't want any other." For once I think she may be right.