Hello again! Well heres chapter 13! Review and enjoy!

"Fire style: Fireball jutsu!" Sasuke blows a fireball at Hinata.

"8 Trigram palm rotation!" Hinata yells beginning to spin. The Fireball hits the rotation and it explodes. Hinata stops spinning just in time to block Sasuke charging punch. She counters it with a straight kick to his chest. Sasuke jumps back and stops "That's enough for today… My team has a mission in five minutes…come on lets go get something to eat." He says.

"I don't think we can't eat in five minutes." Hinata says walking at his side.

"Don't worry we have time. Kakashi is always late so it shouldn't be a problem." Sasuke says as they leave the training field. It had been just over three months since Mission: River pick and three months since she got out the hospital. Since then Hinata was happy that she was training with Sasuke again. But she hadn't told him that it was Itachi that attacked her. She was scared at the way he might react. The time would come but after seeing the power Itachi had they were nowhere near ready. Okami had said that he was toying with them. Hinata felt those feelings of hate that she thought were left in the past. Even if it was a shadow clone driving her hand into his chest felt amazing. But the nightmare had come back as well.

They both make it into town and grab a small snack. When they were finished Hinata walked with Sasuke to the spot where the rest of team 7 was. They didn't look too happy to see them. Naruto was glaring at Sasuke and Sakura at Hinata. After a few awkward seconds Naruto looks at Hinata "Hey who are you?" he asks.

Before Hinata can say anything Sasuke says "It's none of your business loser."

"Naruto even someone like you should know who that is." Sakura sighs turning to Naruto. Naruto had somewhat clueless look on his face.

Hinata did want to meet Naruto so here was her chance "My name is Hinata Hyuuga…" she says blushing a bit.

Before anything else went on someone land behind Sasuke and Hinata "Miss Hyuuga are you here to help us pick up some trash?"

They both turn to find Team 7's Jouin Kakashi "Oh no I was just with Sasuke…I think I'll go now." Hinata says rubbing the back of her head. She awkwardly starts walking away.

"By the way Miss Hyuuga Okami was looking for you." Kakashi says before Hinata gets out of earshot.

Hinata decide to go see Okami. Team 3 was given some time off after their last mission. She makes her way to the other side of Konoha. Okami lived alone when Hinata didn't sleep there. She soon reaches his door step and give a couple knocks. Okami opens the door "Hey Hinata come in." he says standing aside

Hinata went in and sat down on the couch. Several days before she had asked Okami something that made him uneasy…

Flashback

Hinata limps her way into Okami's house. A week after getting out the hospital she was still recovering. Okami comes into the room and offers her something to drink. Hinata had wanted to ask him about something he said when they were battling Itachi. "Okami who is Suzanna?"

Okami freezes and his eyes darken "I'm sorry…I'm sorry Suzanna…" he says almost ghostly.

Hinata saw something was wrong. But after a couple moments he snaps out of it "Hinata I'll tell you some other time…I can't talk about it right now." He says leaving the room.

Okami goes in his room and brings out a box "Here this should explain everything." He says offering her the box.

Hinata takes the box and takes off the lid. Inside was a pile of photos along with a ring with a small diamond. She takes the first photo on the top of the pile. This was a photo of Okami when he was a kid. Okima sits next to Hinata "That was taken when I graduated from the academy. I was seven at the time." He says taking out another picture "This was the team I was on."

Hinata takes the picture and see Hinata with two other people. One was a boy with shaggy brown hair and was the tallest in the picture. In the middle was Okami still seven years old. Then there was a girl and to her surprise she was Hyuuga. She had long black hair and was very pretty. "So is that Suzannna?" she asks.

Okami gets that look again but he shakes it off quickly "Yes…Suzanna Hyuuga and the boy is Harima Mori." He says taking the photo.

Hinata then realized that they both were dead. All the Hyuuga were killed and Hitomi was the only Mori Ninja alive at the time. "I'm sorry Okami…" she says.

Okami takes out another photo and give it to her. It was a picture of Okami and Suzanna several years older. They were holding hands "I was sixteen and she was seventeen. We fell for each other years before but said nothing. We both were shy and you could imagine the stress it took to confess." He says with a smile.

The next thing was a letter. The title said "In memory of Harima Mori." "What happened?" Hinata asks.

"It was during the Kyuubi attack…Me and Suzanna didn't make it to him in time. He was impaled by a wooden beam and he bled out." Okami said in a depressed tone. Hinata took out another picture of Okami and Suzanna. This time Okami looked like he did when Hinata first met him. "This was taken a month before the attack on the clans. At the time I also made this." He says taking out the ring.

Hinata looks at it and see that it was made of glass "You were going to ask her to marry you?" she asks.

"I did…a week before the attack…" Okami said. His voice was trembling and Hinata could see that he was starting to cry. "She said yes to…"

Hinata takes his hands "I'm so sorry Okami."

Okami wipes his eyes "You don't need to be sorry. I made it a point to move on. It was hard at first but I was able to bear the pain. When you came into my life Hinata it was almost a curse. You remind me of her everyday…At first I didn't want the job to protect you…But after almost losing you to…it was almost as if I lost Suzanna all over again. So I devoted my life to protecting you from then on. The reason I'm telling you this is because I want you to realize is that your life means a lot to people then you think. People lost friends, teammates, and lovers. After hearing this I'm sure you want to kill Itachi. But listen to me…if you ever get the chance again, do not go after him out of hate. It's going to turn you into something horrible. It will make you do things you never thought you ever do." He says taking the ring and setting in the box.

After hearing this from Okami it was hard not to. Hate is something that could be used to get stronger. But she did her best to dismiss the feeling for now. "Ok Okami…I'm sure there's someone else out there for you." She says trying to make him feel better.

Okami smiles "I'm sure there is but until then I have to watch over you and the others." He says patting her on the head. The rest of the time Hinata stayed with Okami. They both then discuss their plans for the Chuunin exams because they were coming up in a couple mouths.

Several hours later

The rest of the day she had planned to stay with Sasuke. But for some reason he could not be found anywhere. Hinata sits down at a bench "Where is he?" she mutters.

Just then she saw Sasuke walking towards him. But something seemed…off about him. "Umm Hi Sasuke." She waves him over.

Sasuke walks over to her "Hey Hyuu…I mean Hinata…"

Hinata then notice something was very off about Sasuke. Everything was off about him. The way he was standing was almost like a girl. "Ummm…Who are you?" she asks. His reaction was all the proof she needed to know that this wasn't Sasuke. But Hinata wasn't too worried because this person was so bad at impersonating Sasuke.

"Ummm I am Sasuke…" He says somewhat in a panic.

Hinata puts her hand the impersonator and sends pulses of chakra into his body. Sasuke impersonator explodes in a puff of smoke. When the smoke clears she is shocked to see Sakura Haruno. "Haruno why are you…" Before Hinata could finish Sakura cuts her off.

"It's none of your business! Just because you grew up with Sasuke doesn't mean he's yours!" Sakura says turning her back to her.

For a second Hinata is confused at what Sakura said. "What does she mean? Sasuke was never mine…" she thought. But for the first time since she met Sasuke she really had to question her feelings for him. What did she feel for Sasuke? Of course he met a lot to her and they were best friends. He was her only friend…Hitomi and Makoto weren't at that point yet. Hinata shakes off the thought "He's not mine…he's just my friend. We've both been through a lot…" She says reflecting on what they had been through.

Sakura sighs and sits down at a bench "I see…then this was a misunderstanding. I was thinking you two were dating or something." She says crossing her arms.

Hinata sits next to Sakura "ummm what did you do with Sasuke?" she asks.

"Nothing he's with Naruto…" Sakura says with a sly smile. With Naruto's huge crush on her she could tell him to do just about anything. She had told him that she would give him something if he took care of Sasuke. And of course Naruto thinks it's a kiss but it isn't. She was just planning on giving him a cookie or something.

Hinata remembers that Sasuke and Naruto didn't get along so he might be tied up somewhere. "Where are they now?" Hinata asks standing back up.

Sakura stands up as well "I don't know where ever Naruto is." She says walking away.

Hinata stands there for a moment wondering about her feelings for Sasuke. For a minute she closes her eyes and imagines her image of Sasuke. After looking at him she didn't realize how handsome he was. That he was the only person who was there for her. She did love him…what it what way? The thought of it made her blush a bright red. Even if she did feel that way about him how does he feel about her?

A little more background on Okami and Hinata budding feelings for Sasuke. Until next time hope you enjoyed! Review and Fav!