To everyone who voted and commented. I love your comments and do keep commenting. Sorry for the late update. I had my final exams.
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Hinata woke up to her alarm clock blaring loudly. She sat up groggily, to remember that it was Monday and she had school today. She hit the dismiss button on the alarm and stepped out of her bed. She walked into her bathroom for a hot shower.

After drying her hair, and getting dressed in her uniform, she walked downstairs. The housekeeper was back and was serving breakfast.

"Good morning Hinata-sama." She said as she spotted Hinata.

Hinata acknowledged her with a smile.

"Breakfast is served, would you like me to call Neji-sama?" she asked. Hinata shook her head. 'If he's tired let him sleep in' she thought.

"That won't be necessary." A voice said from behind Hinata. Neji stood there, fully dressed and smiling. "Morning Hina."

"Hey Neji." She said as they both sat down for breakfast. The maid excused herself and Neji nodded before turning to Hinata.

"I was thinking maybe you should learn how to drive." He suggested suddenly.

"Really? Why?" she asked, wanting to know his reasoning. Was he tired to driving her around?

"I'm not tired of driving you around. I'm just thinking if there's an emergency or I'm not around, you should be able to drive." He said, as if reading her mind.

"I've been thinking about it too. I would love it if you teach me." She said with a pleading look.

"Sure." He said as he ruffled her hair and started to eat. She followed suit and after they had finished breakfast, they walked towards their car and set off. Hinata could say she did not miss bickering with the Uchiha in the early morning as she laughed with Neji on the way to school.

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Sasuke was done with breakfast when he picked up his bag and walked towards the front door. Then he stopped and looked at his watch. He was going to be late. Why was she taking so long?

Then he realized with a jolt. He did not have to drive Hinata anymore. She was gone. He was standing here for nothing. Like an idiot. Reprimanding himself, he shook his head and walked to his car.

He looked at the passenger seat and threw his bag there, trying not to let the atmosphere get too lonely without her presence. Funny, he drove alone all the time but he never felt lonely. What the hell was wrong with him now?

Hinata was just a favor to his mother. Nothing else. He did not need her, he told himself. And anyways, she was not going to associate with him anymore. He would only work on the project with her, nothing else. He sighed and drove to school quietly.
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Hinata's week passed slowly. She was thankful when Tenten (who was back on Monday and had celebrated with milkshakes by the girls) informed her that it was Friday.

"Hina, we decided to go shopping this weekend, ne?" Ino asked, nudging her. Hinata smiled and answered.

"But I already went shopping with-" Hinata stopped abruptly.

"What were you saying?" Sakura eyed her suspiciously. Tenten and Temari also looked interested in what she had to say.

"I'm saying sure, I'll tag along." Hinata said, thankful for the close save.

"Great. We'll meet up near the fountain at the mall, tomorrow 11 a.m. It's going to be so much fun!" Ino yelled happily.

"Sure. I need some new clothes anyways." Tenten said and Temari smirked.

"You finally decided to dress like a girl? Does this have anything to do with N-" Tenten nudged her in her ribs and Temari gasped.

"Anything to do with who?" Sakura asked, smirking. Hinata and Ino also looked at Tenten in a demanding manner.

"With the new kid in our class." Tenten finished. Temari nodded, but it looked forced.

"Oooh! You have a new kid in class. Tell us." Ino begged and Sakura nodded. Hinata sighed at her friend's antics as Temari started telling them about someone in their class. Hinata eyed Tenten and noticed she looked slightly uncomfortable. Something told her she was not telling the girls the truth.

Hinata walked on with the girls. She noticed some girls look at her and whisper but Hinata did not care. The whispering had reduced, besides.

The first 3-4 days after the party had been hell. Everyone had been talking about the incident at the party. It had made the school blog. With stupid titles that made Hinata cringe.

Hinata slaps the loved redhead

Karin vs. Hinata: Candidates to Sasuke's heart?

Hinata Hyuga: the new girl in town

She had stayed away from the girls though, away from Karin and her precious Sasuke-kun. They had not talked much even in class. It was just like the time when she was new and he had accused her of being a fan girl.

They had started their work on their literature project together. They had gotten together in the library two times in the week and had worked on two stories of the book.

The days in school had been long and tiresome. The girls had bitched to her face about trying to snatch Sasuke and attacking Karin (even though she had started it). Some had even tried to attack her but as she was a black belt, she simply dodged and walked away.

Sasuke had seen some girls yell at her but had walked away indifferently. She had turned colder towards him since then.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" Ino asked everyone as they nodded and agreed. Hinata saw Neji and walked over towards him.

"Neji." She said as he smiled. "Hey Neji." Tenten said from behind Hinata.

"Hey Hinata. Tenten. Hina, you ready to go?" he turned to her. Hinata nodded. Tenten was walking away when Hinata called.

"Tenten! Do you need a ride home?"

Tenten shook her head. "I'll manage." She smiled before walking out. "

Neji looked at Hinata expectantly before nudging for her to walk out already. "Yeah, yeah." she said as they both moved towards the parking lot. She looked up at the blue sky longingly before moving to sit in his car.

"Are you going somewhere?" Neji asked as he saw Hinata walk downstairs all dressed up. She was wearing a red blouse over jeans and heels with her handbag on her shoulder.

"Yeah. I'm going shopping with the girls." Hinata replied, fixing her hair in the living room mirror.

"Do you need me to drive you?" he asked her, looking at the screen of his laptop again. He was currently talking to his friend from America.

"I can manage. I'll take the bus." She said to him as she walked to the front door. "Are you sure?" Neji asked concerned.

"I'm pretty sure." Hinata smiled at his over protectiveness. True, they had not gotten along in the beginning because Neji hated Hinata. He would often bully her and tease her. Then, one day he had pushed her when she was in the playground, resulting in a very serious injury on her head. There had been so much blood that it had changed Neji's attitude towards her forever.

Neji had never tried to hurt her again. Instead, he'd developed a brotherly attitude and sworn to always protect her.

"Have a good time." He said as she walked out the door. "I will." She replied.

Neji typed in his response to his friend's question when his phone rang. The screen showed the caller as Uncle Hiashi. He clicked the answer button.

"Hey Uncle Hiashi." He casually greeted as he looked at his screen.

"Greetings Neji. How are you son?" he asked. Neji smiled faintly. Hiashi had taken care of him like his own son ever since his parents died in an accident when he was 6.

"I'm alright. How are things in the states?" Neji asked.

"Everything is fine. I'm looking forward to the summer break so you and Hinata can come to the States to visit and work with me." Hiashi said.

Neji had almost forgotten. He had Hinata were supposed to go to the states as interns for Hiashi in the summer. "Yeah, we're looking forward to it too. Uh...did you talk to Hinata yet?"

"Unfortunately, Hinata has been ignoring my calls. She talked to me when she yelled at me and her mother but after that there has been no contact. I am not aware of any contact between her mother and her, if there is any."

"Yeah, she was pretty shocked though." Neji said, defending his little cousin.

"Her reaction and stance on the matter are not wrong. Are you both well?" he asked in a monotone but Neji knew he was actually concerned.

"Yeah. How are Hanabi and Aunt Hana?" Neji asked.

"They're well. I called you for another reason though." Hiashi said.

"That is?" Neji asked.

"I have chosen a trusted driver for you." Hiashi said "His name is Ko and he is trustworthy."

"Uncle, we don't really need a driver. I know how to drive and I'm going to teach Hina." Neji said.

"You can teach her when you come here. I want someone to take care of you both. I am quite concerned on how you manage." Hiashi said. Neji put away his laptop and focused solely on reassuring his uncle.

"Uncle, the house keeper you selected is efficient and does everything we require. You should not worry. Hinata is my personal responsibility so I will manage her security. You should not worry."

Hiashi stayed quiet for a few moments before speaking with a slight pride in his voice. "I did not realize you both had grown to be quite responsible."

Neji chuckled and he could feel his uncle smile (yes, it was creepy sometimes). "Very well Neji. Take care of Hinata and also of yourself. I will talk to you again."

"Good bye Uncle." Neji smiled and clicked the call off. He leaned back in the sofa and glanced at his laptop where his friend had sent him multiple question marks in the chat. He sighed before typing his reply.
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Sasuke did not even know why he allowed his friends to do this to him anymore. He glared at Naruto, who sat across him in his orange car. Naruto was blabbering away while driving. He had called Sasuke almost 50 times before he had woken up and snapped at him.

Naruto had proceeded to tell him that they were hanging out today so he better get ready because he was pulling his car in front of Sasuke's house right now. Sasuke had politely told him to fuck off because he was sleepy.

But Naruto had been persistent, honking his car for what seemed like hours before he cursed, got dressed in 5 minutes (a new record) and walked downstairs and to Naruto's car and punched him.

And here he was right now, sitting in Naruto's car grumpily while Naruto spoke cheerfully. Sometimes, he wondered how they were even friends.

".....so I kicked his ass until he begged me to stop and-" Naruto was saying when Sasuke cut him off.

"Okay so where are we going exactly?" Naruto had not told him yet and he demanded to know. Naruto grinned. "You'll see Teme. Cheer up, ne?"

"Naruto you fucking woke me up on a weekend. Where are we going? I swear if it's another-" Naruto cut him off saying.

"It's going to be good. I promise." Sasuke did not ask again because Naruto started blabbering about how Ino had told him he was an idiot and how they had another bicker.

They pulled up in front of the mall. Sasuke rubbed his eyes, thinking he had fallen asleep in the car and this was a dream. Nope. The mall was still there.

"Is this a fucking mall?" he snarled, looking at Naruto.

"Yup." Naruto said, crossing his arms triumphantly.

"....You....you woke me up on a weekend to...because you had to buy a fucking dress?" Sasuke asked, his eye brow twitching and his tone low.

Naruto seemed to realize Sasuke was a microscopic distance away from strangling him so he spoke quickly. "Teme, the girls invited me so I decided maybe we could all hang out, ya know?"

"What girls?" Sasuke asked his face stormy.

"You know Sakura-chan, Ino, Temari, Tenten and Hinata-chan." Naruto said casually.

"No, No way. I'm going back." Sasuke said, groaning internally when he heard Hinata's name.

"Teme, it's going to be fun. And you owe Hinata for what that redheaded banshee did." Naruto countered. Sasuke sighed and groaned. He hated it when Naruto was right.

They were not hanging out but he could at least try to make it up to the Hyuga heiress. "Whatever." He said quietly.

"Dattebayo! I knew I could convince you." Naruto grinned, stepping out of the car. He started walking to the entrance, where Sasuke spotted a herd of fan girls. He regretted his choice already.

To say Hinata was shocked was an understatement. When she saw Sasuke walk towards them with a cheerful Naruto, she stopped altogether.

"Hey guys! Hinata-chan!" Naruto said, hugging her.

"H-Hey Naruto." Hinata managed while trying not to be crushed into his embrace.

"Hey Sasuke-kun." Sakura said while smiling affectionately at him. Ino greeted him too while Temari and Tenten just nodded.

"What are you doing here?" Hinata asked Sasuke. He shrugged and looked away.

"Sakura invited us." Naruto said, smiling good naturedly. He was wearing an orange hoodie over black trousers. Hinata had to admit, he looked good with his tan skin and blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes.

Hinata however, looked at Sakura accusingly. She knew things were strained between her and Sasuke. Why had she invited them? This was supposed to be a girl's day out. Sakura smiled nervously at her and Hinata turned away.

Temari and Tenten noticed this. "So are we ready to shop?" Tenten asked loudly, nudging Hinata. Hinata smiled slightly. She nodded to Sasuke and he gazed at her as acknowledgement.

"Yeah we are." Ino yelled.

"Shopping? I thought we were going to eat." Naruto said, looking at Sakura who scowled.

"We are. Later." Sakura said.

"You idiot, it's a shopping mall. Of course we were going to shop." Ino huffed.

"You're the only idiot here you dumb blonde." Naruto countered angrily. Sasuke did not want to point out how Naruto was also blonde as Temari and Ino glared daggers at him.

"How about we start shopping?" Tenten said, somewhat annoyed that fighting had already started. "Me, Hinata and Naruto will go shop for some shoes while you guys go check out what you want."

"No way am I going with them!" Temari glared as Sakura and Ino's faces lit up while Sasuke wondered if the time to become a serial killer was here.

"Yes, you are." Tenten said as she pleaded with Temari with her eyes. Temari sighed and rolled her eyes.

"How about we meet at the fountain again in an hour?" Temari asked. Ino frowned.

"That's too little. Plus, I wanted to shop with Hinata."

"What do you want to shop with Hinata for?" Sakura asked, rolling her eyes because her best friend always had to whine about everything, didn't she?

"Dresses!" Ino said.

"She's got enough dresses." Assured Sasuke, who had carried them to her room.

"Alright! Let's get going. I can't wait to eat Ramen." Naruto chirped as Hinata giggled softly at her antics. Tenten started walking away with Hinata and Naruto.

Sasuke noticed Temari looking at them with such an expression; he knew she would run off. So he grabbed her arm and dragged her along because he was not going to spend an hour with Sakura and Ino on his own. If they went down, they went down together.
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Sasuke spotted Hinata, Tenten and Naruto walk towards them. 'Finally' he thought. If he had to spend another second with the two babbling girls and Shikamaru's little crush, he would flip. He wanted to grab Naruto by the collar and drag him to the car they came in so he could go home.

He did notice that Naruto looked really happy. What he meant was, Naruto was always loud and annoyingly happy but he looked genuinely happy right now, walking with Hinata.

Hinata. Things had been really awkward since the Karin incident. He wouldn't usually mind but he had to work with her in classes and it was annoying him now. He knew his fan girls annoyed him but he could not do much about it, could he?

The other day he had seen a girl try and bully Hinata. Something had told him to crush her little skull. Didn't she know she was annoying? But he could not and would not hurt girls so he had seen Hinata look at him and he had walked away before something else started.

He also knew that he had fucked shit up by making her think it wasn't worth his efforts.

"Teme!" Naruto yelled while waving the bags he was holding for Hinata. Hinata looked pretty content right now. He saw her return his gaze and they both looked away.

"Took you long enough." Temari said arching her eye brow.

"Sorry. I just wanted to buy Hinata something pretty for her wrists." Naruto smiled sheepishly. Everyone aside from Tenten immediately looked at Hinata arms which were bearing pretty silver chain bracelets.

"Hinata that is so cute!" Ino exclaimed as she grabbed one of her wrists for closer inspection. "This is actually a good choice for your standards Naruto." she added and Naruto scowled.

"No one asked for your opinion Ino." He said and turned to Sasuke "Had fun socializing Teme?"

"So much fun." Sasuke rolled his eyes. Temari cracked a smile. If he had discovered anything in an hour with her, it was that she shared his sense of brutal sarcasm.

"I'm glad you did Sasuke-kun." Sakura smiled at him, obviously not getting the sarcasm. Sometimes, Sasuke wondered how he was even a close friend of hers. Her crush on him had lessened considerably over the years but she was still annoying sometimes when she tried to catch his eye.

"I'm going home." He informed everyone.

"God you grouch, at least let us eat something first." Tenten rolled her eyes.

"I'll pass. I know how girls eat after they shop. It's more like discussing what they bought....again." Sasuke said stuffing his hands in his pocket.

"No it's not!" Ino said indignantly. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "Okay maybe a little." She admitted.

"Teme, let's eat something first. Me and Hinata are super hungry." Naruto pleaded. As if on cue, his stomach growled. "See?"

"He's right Sasuke-kun, you must be hungry too. Naruto-kun said you didn't eat anything either." Hinata said in a monotone.

"Hn. Whatever." Sasuke said turning away. Yes, he was hungry. Naruto's eyes lit up when Sasuke agreed.

"Let's eat at Itchiraku's." He suggested.

"I thought you were hungry. That's half way across the town." Temari pointed out. Naruto pouted. Sasuke looked away, disgusted with the pout.

"We'll just eat here." Tenten said pointing to a fast-food shop on the map for the mall on the board. There were murmurs of 'yeah' and 'okay' and a 'Hn'.

"I have so much to tell you." Sakura said walking over to Tenten along with Temari, Hinata and Ino. Sasuke and Naruto walked behind as they moved towards the shop on the upper floor.

"You look happy." Sasuke pointed out.

"You bet. I just had a lot of fun with Hinata." Naruto sighed happily.

"Are you two dating now?" Sasuke asked, raising his eyebrow.

"In my dreams." Naruto said wistfully "Our last date wasn't exactly a success." He said looking over at Sasuke with a slightly accusing look.

"That wasn't my fault. And it wasn't a date. That was stupid. Besides, you could ask her out again. She would love to go with her 'Naruto-kun' again." Sasuke said somewhat bitterly.

He was a little surprised at his own tone and hoped Naruto would not notice. To be honest, along with being slightly awkward he was slightly wistful because she talked to Naruto and not him.

Naruto actually did not pay attention to his tone instead his face lit up. "You think she likes me?". Sasuke shrugged.

"She acts like that. Maybe you should go for it. I don't know for sure though." He smirked as he finished his advice. He loved annoying Naruto like that. Just as expected, Naruto's smile faded.

"I hate you Teme. Why you gotta make me double minded like that?" he asked him miserably.

"Like what? I'm just saying because I don't want to ruin your life or something." Sasuke stated in a smug manner.

"Yes you do." Naruto pointed out.

"Okay, caught me." Sasuke smirked as the shop came into view. "If I walk out of here a deaf man, you will go blind and mute Naruto."

Naruto gulped at the warning. He would feel much better if he did not believe Sasuke.
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Hinata smiled when the girls were finally done with eating. They could finally go home now. Not that Hinata had not enjoyed shopping. She had loved it.

Shopping with Naruto had been so much fun. She had felt so good when he had bought her those bracelets, insisting she would look good. His jokes made her laugh and she wondered if she had started to like him. Like really, really like him.

"Sasuke, you eat like a princess. So proper." Ino said while smirking slightly. Sasuke rolled his eyes. Hinata smiled as her gaze landed on the boy sitting next to Naruto.

Even frowning and obviously annoyed, Sasuke looked so good. His pale skin always stood out in the dark clothes he wore and because of his dark hair and eyes. His eyes snapped up and looked at hers. As their gazed met, Hinata wanted to look away. But she did not.

It looked like she stared into his eyes for centuries, unable to look away from his dark orbs. She stared at him until Sakura waved her hand in front of her eyes. "Hina, are you there? Why are you and Sasuke still sitting?"

Hinata snapped out of it and noticed everyone was standing and ready to go and only she and Sasuke were sitting, looking at one another. "Right." She said as she smiled slightly and slid out of the booth.

"You okay?" Naruto's voice asked her as he helped her gather her bags and walked beside her. She nodded.

"Cool. Cuz, I wanna ask you something Hina." He said as he looked slightly nervous. He rubbed the back of his head with his hands which was not carrying any bags.

"Go ahead." She said as she watched the others walk in front of them, all talking. Sasuke was walking at a distance from everyone, walking even behind Naruto and Hinata. He was still a respectable distance away, unable to hear anything but even if he weren't, Hinata did not expect him to listen in.

"I-uh- Yeah um...our last date, ya know. It wasn't so great." Naruto began.

"Was that our first date?" Hinata asked in a teasing tone. Naruto relaxed visibly and smiled back.

"No, not really. I want to ask you if you'll go on another date with me. Our proper first date." He asked smiling slightly.

Hinata didn't need to think. Naruto was a good guy and he was fun. She could give it a try. "I'd like that." Naruto grinned like the Cheshire cat.

"How about tomorrow then?" Naruto asked. Hinata nodded with a sure. They both smiled and caught up to the others, both of them unaware of the dark haired boy behind them listening in.

He stopped walking for a second before shaking his head and continuing to walk, trying to ignore the weird stinging in his chest.
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Neji raised his eye brow as Hinata came inside the living room, looking slightly giddy. She smiled goofily as she spotted Neji and plopped onto the couch next to him. He turned the volume down and observed her before talking.

"How did it go?" he asked. She did not reply. She just kept smiling like an idiot. Why did she look so...dare he say love struck?

"Hinata." He said seriously. Had that idiot tried anything? If so, he was dead. She looked at him in an interrogative manner.

"How was your date with Naruto?" he asked carefully. She broke into another smile.

"I had so much fun Neji-nii." She said, spreading her arms in a childish manner "We went to the amusement park and we tried out so many rides and he even bought me cotton candy and then we played some games and he drove me back." Hinata chirped.

"Okay....did you kiss him?" Neji got straight to the point. He was not sure what he would do if she said yes. He crossed his fingers behind his back. Naruto's life, after all, depended on her answer.

"Yeah." she said, goofily.

"You kissed him?" he asked, slightly horrified and slightly peeved. It was a teenagers' date, what did he expect?

"Yeah, I kissed his cheek at the doorstep." Hinata said, knowing her cousin would overreact if she didn't tell him this.

"Good." He breathed out. Naruto would live, after all.

"Good? You're not my father." Hinata said, somewhat annoyed.

"But I'm your cousin." He said, smirking smugly before turning up the volume. Hinata snatched the remote and turned it down again.

"Neji, when are you going to loosen up? And when are you going to ask Tenten out?" Hinata asked, furrowing her brows.

"Why would I ask Tenten out?" he said, snatching the remote back.

"Because she likes you?" Hinata said, as if he was dumb. Neji sighed slightly. "We were talking about you and Naruto, Hina. Did you really have fun?"

Hinata forgot all about him and answered happily "I did!". Neji smiled. Naruto really must have gone out his way to make her smile like this.

"So are you guys dating now?" he asked his face in a questioning look.

"I think so." Hinata smiled to herself. Neji:s brow furrowed.

"Hinata, what about Sasuke?" He asked and Hinata's dreamy gaze snapped into a serious one as she turned to him. "I mean, he's your fiance".

"Neji, it's okay. He knows about Naruto. And it's not like we're going to actually marry each other".

Neji nodded, his mind still not wrapped around the fact that Hinata was dating Naruto while being engaged to Sasuke. This was going to blow up bad. He had a gut feeling.

She then stood up, her lavender sundress flowing slightly. "I got to go and change."

"Fine. Dinner's on me today." Neji said as she left the living room, smiling to herself and nodding to him. Naruto better not fuck shit up if he knew what was good for him. If he so much as caused his cousin to frown, he was D-E-A-D dead.
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"Is everything alright?"

Sasuke looked up to see his parents looking at him, along with Itachi. He returned their gazed impassively before speaking.

"Yes."

"Why do you look so...on edge?" Fugaku asked the second question after his wife. Sasuke sighed softly.

"Nothing is wrong and I am not on edge." He started eating his onigiri again.

"No you are literally on edge. Your butt is literally on the edge of the chair as if you're thinking of sprinting out of here." Itachi informed him.

Sasuke looked down to see he really was sitting like Itachi had described. He straightened up and replied "I'm actually not very hungry."

"Baby, what's wrong? You look concerned....or annoyed." Mikoto said, her face becoming slightly concerned.

"Guys, I'm okay. You know what, I'm just going to go to my room. I'm done eating." Sasuke said as she stood up and left the room.

"But he was so good when Hinata-Chan was here." Mikoto said a bit sadly.

"Heh, he might be missing her." Fugaku said in a mocking manner. His son and the sentiment of missing did not suit together.

"Hinata-Chan is a wonderful girl. He should miss her." Itachi said, thinking of Izumi. He was so whipped. The brunette had him going crazy every second he was without her. He was already her fiancé and he wanted to marry her as soon as possible so he could live with her.

Meanwhile Sasuke plopped onto his bed. Why was he feeling so weird today? Ever since he had heard of Naruto and Hinata's plan for a date, he had been a little strange. Why did it concern him?

Was it because she was his fiancé? But he did not even care for her that way. They had agreed on allowing each other to date other people. Then what was the reason?

It must be the Karin incident. Yes, that perfectly fit the situation. He had ruined her first date with Naruto and had not done anything about it. Of course he had to feel a bit uncomfortable. He would not allow anyone to hurt another person on his behalf again.

That resolution made him feel much better. He decided he needed a distraction. The answer to that was his phone.

He started playing a song in the background as he opened his face book. There were about a million memes into which Naruto and Sakura had tagged him. He rolled his eyes and started checking out the posts.

He was uninterested until he came upon a post by Naruto. It was a picture of him in the Konoha Amusement park with Hinata Hyuga. Right...their date.

He was wearing his signature orange and black colors and somehow they did not look bad on him. Hinata was dressed in a lavender sundress with heels and her hair tied in a ponytail. She looked pretty. Sasuke gazed at the picture, noting their content and happy expressions.

Naruto really did like her. Sasuke noticed the comments. There were about 400 likes and almost 300 comments on how good they looked together and how they totally looked like a couple.

Sasuke smirked. So finally, Naruto had interested himself in someone actually worth his affections. Sasuke would be sure to root for him then, however that was supposed to be done. He smirked more widely looking at Naruto's content and happy expression in the picture.

He then glanced over at Hinata, who was also smiling. Her smile was really beautiful too, he noticed. His smirk shrank. Then he closed his eyes, thinking about the petite Hyuga. He abruptly opened them and scrolled away from the picture away liking it.
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Author notes: Okay, since the previous chapter was sort of filler, here you go. A long chapter. I hope the notification for this story brings a smile on your faces just like your comments and votes do for me.

I honestly did not think I would ever, ever upload one of my stories. And I had no clue I would make Paper Fans and Lavenders so detailed and long. Originally, when I wrote the first 2 chapter; I almost deleted the draft because I thought it lacked spark and who was I kidding?

But eventually my friend convinced me not to. And here we are. Anyways, thank you to everyone who voted and commented on the story. I hope you liked this chapter. Do vote and comment, follow and let me know what you think.

I want to add some Gaara and Hinata friendship/development too. What do you guys think? Plus side it will make the story longer. Minus side...it will make the story longer.

Also, check out my other short SasuHina story "An Uchiha Flaw." It's a little...okay mostly angst and darker themed.

Until next time.