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A week had passed since the encounter between Hinata and Sasuke and they didn't talk much except for the necessary work. It was a slightly awkward atmosphere and Sasuke knew he was the only one to blame. But he would not apologize. Nope.

Today was Monday again. He was in a dreamless sleep when his alarm clock rang. Sasuke slapped it off and sat up in bed lazily. He looked outside the window. It was stormy outside. He had a sense of Déjà vu. Stormy weather.....Monday morning....new girl.....crappy day. He shook his head.

He showered and pulled on his uniform and jacket. His room was dimly lit and Sasuke's pale skin stood out. He looked in the mirror while combing his hair, which stood up anyways.

He gathered his notebooks and put them in his bag pack before walking out of his room. He walked downstairs into the kitchen.

"Sasuke, good morning." His mother's cheerful voice greeted him. He looked over to her and gave a 'hn' in response.

"You can either talk normally or teach us this 'hn' language of yours so we can understand what you say half the time." Itachi said with amusement in his voice.

It was amusing to see his little brother going to school and looking like he was going to kill someone. Just the indication for a normal day. Fugaku looked over at Sasuke from his newspaper.

Sasuke said nothing as he slid in a chair and his mother served him breakfast. "Aw, why does my baby look so upset?" his mother asked.

Itachi and Fugaku suddenly chocked on their food trying to suppress laughter while Sasuke just looked embarrassed.

"I'm not upset mom. And I told you not to call me that. I'm 17 now." He said, accepting the food and glaring at his brother and father who gave him gleeful looks.

"You'll always be my baby, no matter how old you are." His mother said, ruffling his hair before going to get some coffee for his father.

"So my baby, why do you look so upset?" Fugaku asked, earning a glare from Sasuke.

"This is just my face. Accept it already." Sasuke said, sighing and starting to eat.

"It's just hard to accept that someone as ugly as you could be born in the Uchiha. No offense to you guys of course." Itachi said, quickly glancing at his father who just shrugged.

"Shut up." Sasuke said. He wasn't offended or anything though. He knew he was more than handsome. His fan girls were more than enough proof of that. He knew he had a perfectly chiseled face and body. And he was a basketball star. He was popular and handsome enough.

Itachi wasn't any less handsome though. He had obsidian eyes just like Sasuke's and his jet black hair was tied in a ponytail and he wore a dark suit for his office attire. His eyes had that playfulness and he could be as serious as a heart attack when he wanted to be. You did not want to get on his bad side.

Sasuke finished with his meal. "I'm going to go to school now." He got out of his chair with his bag pack and was about to head out when he heard his mother.

"Sasuke! I made lunch for you." Sasuke stopped in his tracks. He loved his mother's cooking. And she rarely had time to make lunch for him anymore.

"Thanks mom." He said as he took the lunch and even gave her a lopsided grin. She hugged him, feeling affectionate and Sasuke could feel his father and brother smirk but whatever.

"No problem honey. Oh we're having a few guest for dinner with us next Friday so keep that in mind. I know you prefer me to tell you beforehand."

"Alright." He said, not really paying attention and walking out the door.

"Have a great day!" she called out as he got in his car.

Sasuke looked up at the stormy sky as he started the car and drove to school.

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"Take care Neji. I'll be back soon."

He coughed as a response and she walked out of his room. Hinata swept away hair from her forehead. She decided to comb it again. She straightened her white uniform blouse and her skirt as she walked out the room. 

Neji had a fever and could not go to school. She had been tending to him all night and he was better now but Hinata had told him to rest. She had asked him if he needed her there with him but he said it was okay if she left for school.

He had been worried about how she would get to school but she told him she'd manage. Neji was now a little drowsy and after putting food and medicine for him, she had decided to check on him before heading out to school.

She combed her hair into a ponytail and her bangs framed her face. She put on her shoes, grabbed her bag pack and cell phone and stepped out of the house. The sky was dark and she knew it would rain.

She  always drove to school and home with Neji but he was sick today and she didn't know how to drive. They also did not have a driver yet as her father decided he would be the one to appoint them a driver and apparently hadn't found anyone 'trust worthy' yet. Meaning he wanted someone who would report everything to him.

She sighed. There was half an hour until school began. The school was a good distance from her house and she could not walk all the way. She would have to ask someone to drive her. Or she could take the subway. But getting to the station would take up so much of her time. She sighed. She looked at her cell phone.

She dialed Naruto's number. Naruto Uzumaki. She smiled at the thought of him. He was an amazing person. So bright and confident. She liked him. And he was a great friend to her already.

"Morning Hinata-chan!" his bright voice rang through her phone and she instantly put it at a distance from her ear.

"Hey Naruto-kun. Um....I actually wanted a favor." She said.

"Sure, go ahead." He said, there was a noise in the background.

"Neji's sick and I need a ride to school." She said.

"Oh. I'd love to give you a ride but I'm already pulling into the school parking. Are you still at home?" he asked.

"Yes." She answered.

"Hm.....wait....the Hyuga apartments?" he asked.

"Uh-Huh." She said into the phone, slightly disappointed.

"Teme! He lives near there. The Uchiha compounds are just a few kilometres away, right? How about I tell him to pick you up?"

"Uh......" she weighted her options. She could either walk to school in possible rain or she could take a ride with the bipolar Uchiha. She sighed. The answer was really simple.

"I'll walk, thanks." She said.

"Hinata, it's a lot of distance. I'll ask Sasuke to give you a ride to school."

"I really don't think that's necessary." She said.

"I'll be worried for you otherwise. Sasuke's a bastard but he's nice. Sometimes. Anyways, he'll take care of you."

'He'll take care of me alright' Hinata thought as she replied to Naruto. "No really, I'll get to school. Don't worry."

"Fine if you don't want to come with Sasuke...do you want me to come and get you?" he asked.

That would really be a bother. "No....I'll manage."

"If you're not coming with Sasuke, I'm coming to get you." Naruto said, and the background was filled with the sound of an engine coming to life.

"Naruto don't!" she said "Fine, call Sasuke to pick me up if he will."

"That's more like it. I'll call the jerk." Naruto clicked off.

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Well this was awkward...

She was in the passenger seat of Uchiha's expensive car right now. He was driving with a slight scowl on his face. He didn't look too happy driving her to school and to be very honest, she did not blame him. She didn't want to see him after what happened either.

Yes, they talked in their shared classes sometimes but that was because they had to and it was only about school. Now? What could she talk about? Did she even want to? Did he want her to?

He had pulled up in front of her house 5 minutes after she had called Naruto and had mumbled something with "Naruto" and "Idiot" and "Bother" and then had told her to sit in the damn car already.

She had obliged and it had been 10 minutes since that and neither of them had even uttered a word. 'I know! Music will help.' She thought.

She moved her hand to turn the radio on when he slapped her hand away. "Hey!" she protested.

"No one messes with my car." He said, moving his eyes from the road to her and giving her a glare. He turned back to the road and she huffed.

"Well I don't want to sit in silence." She said.

"Then don't." he said.

"That's why I was trying to turn that on." She said.

"Like I said, no one messes with Rai." He said.

"Your car has a name?" she asked with a chuckle.

"You have a name, don't you?" he asked.

"Are you really comparing me to your car?" she asked.

"I can't compare you to my car." He said.

She turned away, smiling.

"...Because comparison is between equals. My car is superior to any life form."

She raised her eye brow and looked at him. He shrugged. 'Jerk' she thought.

"Can we turn on the radio now?" she asked, moving her hand to the radio/stereo again. Sasuke slapped her hand again and she didn't even bother again. They sat in silence until they could see the school building. Hinata grabbed her bag pack and got out of the car as soon as it stopped.

"Thanks for the ride." She said, looking over her shoulder to see him. He didn't smile but he didn't scowl either.

"Whatever." He said getting out of the car after her. "Just don't make it a damn habit. It's annoying."

She nodded and started walking into the building ahead of him. He had half a mind to tell her that was rude when he saw the girls in the school looking at her and then smiling when they saw him.

Oh....he remembered. High school was fucked up and it would get them both into deep shit if they were seen together because of his 'admirers'. He walked to literature to see Naruto sitting besides Hinata, who was laughing.

"Yeah, I know. Thanks a million." She said.

"Anything for you Hinata-chan." Naruto said, smiling brightly.

"Hey Sasuke-kun." Ino said, coming up to him. Sasuke glanced at her and resumed walking to his seat.

"My seat." He said to Naruto who grinned as he saw him.

"Yo Teme. Thanks for driving Hinata-chan." Naruto said, getting him. Sasuke said nothing but sat down next to Hinata, who was smiling for once at him too.

"And don't forget, we have practice today." Naruto said. Sasuke threw him a deadpanned look. "I know...I'm the one who told everyone to be there."

"Right. I forgot. Anyways, I'm going to my seat then..." Naruto said, getting up and returning to his seat. Hinata was going to go back to being invisible expect when spoken to when Sasuke surprised even himself by saying

"You're a cheerleader."

"Nice of you to notice." She said, a little sarcastic.

"Whatever. It just means you'll be at practice too." He said.

"I guess so."

He said nothing else and she didn't say anything either. They just sat in silence and waited for Kakashi.

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Sasuke tried not to stare, with no success, as he looked at Hinata Hyuga. She was wearing a dark and light blue cheer-leading dress which was very short and barely even reached her knees. Her hair was still in a ponytail and she looked...hot.

The dress accentuated her curves and showed her petite figure. Sasuke noticed, she was, in flat shoes a head shorter than him. He wasn't the only one who was staring though.

Kiba, Naruto and Suigetsu had to be rushed out the room with a nosebleed while the other guys stared at her with their mouths agape and their eyes wide. Sasuke was the only one who at least looked at her with dignity, hoping he was not blushing.

Hinata looked at the guys with a wilting look and turned away, where all the other cheerleaders were glaring her jealously while Sakura and Ino just smirked at their reactions. The girls went and sat down in the bleachers and the guys finally had to take their eyes off Hinata.

Sasuke felt glad Neji wasn't here. Otherwise all the members of the team would have been dead before their bodies would hit the floor. Who knew Hinata was quite a looker? Aside from the people who'd seen her in P.E of course.

"Let's start." Sasuke said, clearing his throat. The girls went to another part of the gym to practice while Sasuke and the boys formed two teams and started their practice. One team was the actual team consisting of Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba, Neji (whose place was taken by Suigetsu) and Gaara. 

The substitute team was Haku (a senior), Kankuro, Choji, Suigetsu (who was replacing Neji today so Lee substituted instead) and Jugo.

The practice was an hour long after which everyone showered and Sasuke decided to head home. The sky had been full of dark clouds all day but it had finally started raining hard now. 

Sasuke sighed and briskly walked towards the parking lot. Everyone from practice was leaving and most of the school was empty.

Sasuke reached his car and slid in. He drove off and was soon speeding the car above the speed limit. He had just been driving for a few minutes when it started thundering. The raindrops fell like bullets and he was glad he had his car, with the twin name as the lightening itself.

He was just about to turn on the radio when he a lone figure walking in the rain. 'What an idiot' he thought. Even someone as dumb as Naruto would know not to walk home in weather like this. Hell, even Hyuga would be smarter.

Hyuga....he thought as something struck him. How had she managed to get home? Did she even get home? He did not know why but he slowed down and squinted to see who that person was who was walking in the rain.

It was a girl, the way she walked, he found on closer inspection. Definitely someone from his school with a uniform like that. She had books over her hair and brought them down to her chest, to run a little. Yeah, it was definitely Hinata with hair like that.

He stopped the car near the sidewalk, next to her. She seemed confused by this and he had to roll his eyes. He pressed the horn but it only served in unnerving Hinata, who apparently did not recognize him behind the window.

He cursed as he got out of the car, rain falling on him. He berated himself for being a genuinely nice person.....sometimes.

"Hyuga." He called. She looked at the source of the voice, namely the driver, looking into the dark eyes of Uchiha Sasuke. Of course, she thought as she looked at the car carefully, it was Rai...Sasuke's car.

"Hi? Um....Nice weather" she asked, trying to save her books from getting wet and smiling at her pathetic humor and ironic life.

"You idiot. Come on." he said, leading her in the car.

"You're sure Rai won't mind a wet passenger?" she asked, joking halfheartedly.

"Just fucking get in." He said and cursed under her breath. She obliged and shut the door. He got in too.

"You're 17 and you don't know how to drive?" he asked, turning the engine on and trying not to mind being wet. What the hell was wrong with her? She was the Hyuga heiress!

"Hey! I never felt the need to drive before." She defended. He pulled the car on the road, which was mostly empty.

"Learn then." He said impatiently.

"I will. Don't need to snap about it." She muttered.

"I'm the one who's stuck giving you a ride." He said, looking at her and scowling a little. He didn't even know why he gave her a ride. Maybe it was because he'd taken her to school and now felt responsible.

He'd even taken care of her during practice. How? By tackling the boys ogling her. Why? Because she was Neji's cousin and they respected each other and that's what Neji would have done. He didn't idolize Neji or shit like that...they just respected each other.

"You don't have to." She said looking at him. What was his problem? He was the one who told her to 'fucking get in'. He really had to develop a more social attitude.

"So you didn't need a ride?"

"I didn't say that."

"Then shut up."

"If you are so bothered by me, you can leave me here. I'd rather walk."

"You should say thanks instead of annoying me." He said in a monotone.

"Thank you for being bi-polar and thinking I'm stalking you? And for almost suffocating me?" Hinata decided a confrontation was necessary.

"That wasn't my fault." He said as she reminded him of the encounter.

"Of course. It can happen to anyone." She said sarcastically.

"Whatever." He said.

"Can I turn on the radio? And just so you know, I'm not your fan girl."

He rolled his eyes and turned on the radio. She tried to flip a channel when he slapped her hand again. "Are you trying to get killed? We're going to have an accident because of you touching my radio without permission."

"Jeez, why are you so protective of your car....I mean Rai anyway?" she asked.

"Because he's mine." He said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Possessive much?" She said. Sasuke shrugged. He took care of what was his.

Sasuke noticed she was quiet after that. But she was shaking. Or shivering. He was pretty sure it was from the cold. What the hell was her problem? He sighed as he stopped the car.

She looked at him questioningly. He said nothing as he took off his jacket, which was warm, and was not wet anymore being lined with waterproof material outside. He missed it already.

"Wear this." He said and handed it to her. Or shoved it to her. Whatever, minor details.

To say she looked surprised was an understatement. Her eyes widened and she looked shocked beyond her life. "But you're going.....you'll be cold." She said.

"You'll have a fever along with your cousin." He said, turning the engine on again.

"But this is your basketball jacket." She said, still not wearing it.

"And that's why you better return it safely." He said, glaring at her. He pressed the race again and the car started moving.

He even turned the heater on. He looked over to see her in his jacket, which was too large for her. Her petite figure in his large jacket, she looked kinda cute. And Sasuke was a little relieved to see her wet white polo shirt disappear underneath it.

"Thank you." She said, smiling at him.

"Hn." He said, turning away.

She sighed, feeling really comfortable in the warm jacket and car. His jacket didn't even smell bad. It smelled like mint and coffee. Black coffee. The scent was a little soothing, if a little strong.

"Why were you walking in the rain?" he asked suddenly. Couldn't she ask her friends to give her a ride? What about Naruto? 

Oh right, Naruto had had to leave mid-practice when he got a call from home, asking him to return immediately.

"The girls were going out together. I couldn't go because Neji is sick." She said.

Oh...that made sense. "You still could've asked anyone else for a ride." He stressed at the 'anyone'. "Anyone Hinata, ring a bell?"

"I didn't want to bother anyone." She said, casting him a pacified look.

Oh yeah. He had kinda told her it was annoying that he had to give her a ride. Whatever, she was annoying him. Even now. By looking cute in the jacket.

"Well, next time, tell anyone the exceptional circumstances and anyone might help you out." He mumbled and looked away.

"I will. Looks like anybody might not be that bad." She said, smiling happily and teasingly at the same time.

He looked away. He was being too talkative but whatever. At least she was wasn't yelling or shouting like his other friends. And talking to her was not that bad. Maybe he still felt guilty for their first encounter after gym.

The rest of the ride passed with Hinata smiling and Sasuke avoiding looking at her. The house, if one could call it that, was huge and looked pretty comfortable and posh. But then again, this was the Hyuga Heiress.

"Thanks for the ride. Do you want to come in for some tea?" she asked him as he turned off the car engine. He looked at her this time and shook his head. It was still raining hard outside. She would have to cross the garden to get it.

"You don't need to run to the pharmacy today." He meant it as a question but it came out as a statement.

"Um....I don't think I can anymore. But no worries, I'll manage for Neji." She smiled at him.

He 'Hn-ed' again and she smiled. "Sasuke...kun...Thank you for the ride. And the jacket." She said.

"Yeah alright." He said, looking out the window, at the rain.

"I'll go now. I'll return your jacket later." She said, opening the door. She grabbed her bag and ran for it. She crossed the garden and went into the wooden patio. She turned back and smiled brightly while looking at him.

He didn't know why, but Sasuke thought that was one of the cutest thing (although he hated to admit it and use that horrifying word) he had seen in a long while. It was....nice.

She waved and he managed to raise a hand. She turned to the door, her back to him. Sasuke cast her another look before driving away.

The back of the jacket had 'Uchiha' printed on it with the school logo and somehow, the name and the jacket did not look bad at her.

Deciding he was going crazy, Sasuke turned on the radio on a loud volume and drove home.

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Author Notes: Yay! Another chapter. So do comment on what you guys think. Is the development going alright? There are more plot twists to come yet. Enjoy the story. Peace out.