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Chapter 10

"Sasuke, are you awake?" Hinata quizzed, her eyes fixed towards the sky.

The duo had decided to stay at the training grounds, knowing the fact that they had little to almost no energy to make their way back home. After all, they had been training since morning.

"Sasuke?"

"Yes," the Uchiha replied nonchalantly.

She giggled.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Hm?" She turned herself to look at her boyfriend. "Nothing. Why?"

"You're smiling," he said, opening his eyes. "While looking at the starless sky."

"Just… appreciating," she smiled, breathing out a relief sigh through her nose.

"Appreciating what?"

She shrugged and let out a soft giggle, "How wonderful it is to lay down here."

Sasuke chuckled, "There's no stars."

"Doesn't really matter."

"Yea," he mumbled.

"Hmm?"

"I guess because you're here," Sasuke said, his head turned to face her.

Hinata blinked before narrowing her eyes a little, skeptical about her boyfriend being so expressive out of the blue.

Sasuke seemed to notice, "But no matter what, you still need to be more active when I'm away for missions. I don't want you to not fit into the shorts I brought for you."

"That s-shorts is two size smaller than my usual!"

"Is it?" He quizzed nonchalantly. "I always thought you're that size. Did you went on a cinnamon bun hunting with Kiba?"

Hinata puffed her cheeks. "No. I haven't had cinnamon buns for almost a w-week."

Sasuke cocked his brows.

"I swear it's true!"

"I didn't say anything," Sasuke said as he stood up and dusted his pants. Hinata followed.

"You gave me that skeptical l-look!"

"I'm going off two days later, anything to say to me?" Sasuke quizzed, eyes focusing on the road ahead. "I heard it's going to be a long mission."

"Naruto-kun said it's just a scroll delivering," Hinata blinked. "I thought it's just going to be a 2 day mission?"

"It's still long," Sasuke argued.

Hinata lifted her brows, "Take care t-then."

"That's it?"

"S-Should I say anything else?"

He stopped and stared at her for a good 2 second before shrugging, "I don't know. Maybe more?"

"Hmm," Hinata tapped her chin. "Get b-back soon?"

Sasuke nodded and took a deep breath in. "Why don't you say you love me?"

The shy Hyuga turned red immediately, shocked and surprised at her boyfriend's words. "W-What?"

"I saw Ino saying that to Sai when he leave," he shrugged and yawned lightly before tucking his hand into his pants pockets. "Is it normal or is it just for Ino?" Finishing his question, he started walking.

Hinata stayed rooted, watching Sasuke's back. "Ino is e-expressive," she said, raising her voice a little to make sure that he heard.

Turning himself, Sasuke looked at his shy girlfriend, standing in the middle on the path playing with the hem of her shirt. A small curve appeared on his face before a soft chuckle escaped from his lips. "I love you," he said.

Hinata lifted her head instantly when she heard him."Hm?"

"I guess I can say that too. Before I leave."

Hinata giggled. "Did Sai teach y-you that?"

He shrugged. "He told me to get you nicknames. I'm still having troubles with that."

She took a deep breath in before smiling a little and raised her voice just a little to make sure that he heard. "I love you!"

"I love you too, Hina."

Hinata nodded and ran up towards her boyfriend. "I like that nickname, even though it's just my name getting cut shorter."

Sasuke cocked his brows a little. "Actually that's one of Nekobaa's cat. Her name is called Hina too."

"You named me after a cat?"

"It's cute," he shrugged.

"I'm b-breaking up with you, duck butt."

Sasuke smiled as he watched his girlfriend stomped off. He still did not get why would she still stay around him but he decided to stay for as long as he could because leaving her was never one of his intention.