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Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto.

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Interlude

Uchiha, S.

Sasuke never really liked swimming.

He wasn't bad at it. But he didn't enjoy it. That's why whenever Naruto or Kiba or anyone else invites him to a pool party or going to the beach for a swim, he'd decline. Besides, what's the point of getting wet when there's a shower?

Showers were a lot better. You're alone and the water's all yours.

Just the thought of being in the same space of water (and probably piss) as his friends and other people he doesn't know makes him shudder. It was gross and disgusting and nasty and everything that isn't good to the world.

And no, he's not scared of drowning.

And no, he's not scared of water.

Not at all.

Interlude, end.

Chapter Two
She's Just an Angel in Disguise

Bleary, ebony eyes opened slowly, meeting the angry glare of the midday sun. Sasuke immediately shut his eyes, wincing from the bright light.

He groans in discomfort and realized that he was laid down on the grass.

Did he fall asleep while having a good smoke?

Though, his mouth didn't taste like nicotine.

And he felt damp and his clothes felt heavy, and his hair was sticking to his face and at the back of his neck.

What the hell happened to me? He mused to himself.

"U—Um, are you awake now?" A soft, timid voice came from his left.

He turned his head to the side and there, his own eyes came in contact with a pair of lilac, almost-white orbs. And he suddenly saw Neji sitting there beside him. A female Neji.

Oh, Kami. That's right.

He remembers now.

He saved someone from drowning after jumping off the bridge. And it was a girl at that. And it was this girl.

Sasuke sat up and gave her a quick once-over.

The female Neji's face was round and her cheeks were red (from the sun, maybe?). She was biting on her lower lip anxiously. She was wearing a school uniform, which was as damp as his clothes. Her hair was long and it was a dark blue (like the night sky). Her hands were clutching on her school skirt tightly, and her shirt was so sheer from the water, he could see her nude-colored lace bra.

He snorted.

"Hn." He answered aloofly.

She blinked at him with those Neji-like eyes.

So she's a fucking Hyuuga. She's related to that long-haired asshole. Only Hyuugas have those weird, white eyes.

"Um... you d—didn't have to save me, um... sir..." She said.

She stutters too much.

He snorted again. "Sorry but I didn't want to spend my day watching someone die in front of me and not do anything." He shrugged his shoulder nonchalantly.

Her frown went deeper and she looked ashamed. "And... s—sorry for suffocating y—you underwater... s—sir..."

Sasuke raised his eyebrow at her.

Is that why he passed out? And she was the one that saved his ass in the end?

"Yeah, it's nothing."

She shook her head. "No, I—I'm really sorry. I mean... I—I want to buy you s—some lunch, maybe…? T—to compensate..."

Sasuke raised his eyebrow at that.

"What, compensate for me saving you or you suffocating me?"

"B—both, I guess..." she said.

Sasuke sighed and ran a hand through his still-damp hair. It felt sticky between his fingers.

"You don't even know me. For all you know, I could hurt you." He said, staring at her again. She bit her lip and shook her head again.

"Um... i—if you were planning to do t—that, you would have done i—it by now," She giggled quietly. "And I—I sincerely am sorry f—for suffocating y—you..." Her voice trailed off as she stared directly at him.

"Didn't your parents tell you not to talk to strangers?" He scowled at her.

She smiled. "I've no reason t—to listen to my f—father anymore."

Both of his eyebrows rose at her answer in interest.

A Hyuuga and a rebel. And he's being offered free lunch by the same person. Damn.

"Well, alright then..." He answered in finality.

He stood up and wiped off the grass that stuck to his damp clothes. "But let's head to my dorm first. I have to change. And I need to lend you some clothes since your boobs are already showing through your clothes."

Sasuke quickly turned around and began heading to his dorm building.

He didn't get to see her flushed face, but her little squeak of embarrassment was enough to make him smirk.

oOo

The moment the two of them entered his shared dorm, Sasuke scanned the entire room to see if a tall blonde was present and he sighed in relief when he found none. If Naruto was here, he wouldn't be able to get out of the room without hearing the idiot sing 'Sasuke's getting laid!' over and over again.

"My roommate's not around, so make yourself comfy. I'll get you some clothes." He said to the girl, and he looked through his closet.

He fished out a black shirt he had already outgrown (he didn't know why he kept it) and a pair of grey boxers. He tossed them to the Hyuuga girl sitting on his office chair by his study desk and she clumsily caught the clothes.

"The bathroom's over there." He pointed at the only door in the room other than the front door. "Hope you don't mind. We don't have any female underwear around here." He explained indifferently and the Hyuuga girl became a stuttering mess.

"N—No! I—It's—it's alright! I—I mean—than—thank you for the clothes!" She immediately stood up and went straight to the bathroom.

Sasuke smirked and took a change of clothes for himself.

He took out a blue shirt with the clan symbol printed on the back and a pair of skinny jeans. He wasn't in the mood for a flashy outfit today.

Who was there to impress anyway?

He pulled out a pair of sneakers from under his bed and a pair of slip-ons that Sakura left. Surely, the Hyuuga girl would fit in these.

When he was done getting ready, his guest emerged from the bathroom. And she looked a hell of a lot better wearing his clothes.

He didn't know why but a surge of male pride spread throughout his system.

"Here." He handed her the slip-ons. "Just leave your clothes and shoes on my bed. I'll take care of 'em."

The Hyuuga girl looked shocked. "W—What? No! T—that would be rude of me... A—and you don't even know me..."

"No. I don't mind. And you don't know me either." He retorted.

Her back slumped in defeat as she placed her neatly folded clothes on his bed, her shoes on top of them. Sasuke watched her with a curious look. "What the hell's your name, anyway?"

She pursed her lips. "H—Hinata."

Hinata.

It perfectly suits her, so much that it made Sasuke want to shake his head in astonishment.

He didn't.

"Hn." He simply acknowledged it. "Sasuke."

Hinata nodded her head and wore the slip-ons. "Then... l—let's get going... Sasuke-san..."

His name never sounded so much better.

oOo

She made him choose where to eat, so he chose Ichiraku's. He didn't want to spend too much on lunch—besides, payday's two weeks away. And he wasn't overly concerned of the fact that he might bump into Naruto in this place.

Naruto's having his second date with Sakura today, somewhere in one of the hang-outs of the university, so there's nothing to worry about.

"Y—You're a Uchiha?" She remarked while they both waited for their orders.

He nodded. "And you're a Hyuuga."

She pursed her lips and nodded her head meekly. "The eyes give it away." He added, staring right into those said-eyes.

Those particular eyes creeps him out. But hers are too soft to even give him the chills. In all honesty, it's giving him an entire different chill.

It's like staring right into an angel's eyes. He thought to himself.

He immediately shook the thought off his head.

A pink hue spread through Hinata's cheeks and she immediately looked away from his focused gaze. "I—um—I mean... is that so."

And that ended their conversation.

Both of them were quiet the entire time, until their orders were served in front of them. Both of them clapped their hands together and murmured a quiet 'thank you for the food' before digging in.

"Where's your best friend, Sasuke?" The voice of ramen shop owner broke the pregnant silence between Sasuke and Hinata.

"On a date." Sasuke answered between slurping his noodles.

The old man laughed in amusement. "Oh, really?" He grinned widely. "And it looks like you're having your own date today, eh, Sasuke?"

Hinata squeaked at that and covered her reddening face with her long hair.

Sasuke snorted and shook his head. "It's just a little treat, Ossan. Nothing special."

Teuchi's grin went wider and waved his hand carelessly, "Whatever it is, it's on the house! Alright?"

Hinata almost protested but Sasuke nodded his head. "Yeah, thanks, Teuchi-san. We appreciate it."

"Anytime!" Teuchi walked away with a smile and went to serve the other customers.

Sasuke continued eating, while Hinata stared at him and at the old man's back in shock. "Was that—was that really okay?"

"If he said so himself, then of course it is." The raven-haired college student said as he quietly slurped on his ramen.

Hinata bit the inside of her cheek as she stared at Sasuke's indifferent expression and timidly went back to eating her own ramen.

Sasuke noticed her lack of response and raised a questioning eyebrow at her, observing her.

Her long hair was getting in the way with her eating, but she didn't mind it. Her cheeks were warm and colored with a pink hue, and her thin hand delicately held her chopsticks. And his clothes looked really good on her (honestly speaking).

He didn't know how long he was staring at her face until she sensed his gaze focused on her that his own face turned warm.

"I—Is there something on my face, S—Sasuke-san?" Hinata asked innocently.

Shit. "Ah, it's nothing." He pointed at the strands of hair sticking on her cheek. "Your hair's just in the way."

"Oh!" Hinata immediately tucks her hair behind her ear. "Um... t—thank you, Sasuke-san..." She gave him a shy smile.

Sasuke snorted and tipped his bowl to his lips, slowly sipping the delicious broth of his ramen. He brought the bowl back on the counter and simply said, "For a Hyuuga, you're a total dork."

He didn't see her reaction by that time, but he wished he did.

oOo

"You can keep my clothes." Sasuke deadpanned at her as the both of them stood outside his dorm, a paper bag of her wet clothes and shoes in her hands.

Hinata's opal eyes widened in disbelief, her mouth hanging open. "W—What? B—but—I—I—I ca—can't..." Her index fingers were wildly pushing against each other.

"I don't see the problem with it when the owner of those clothes you're wearing says that you can." He stuffed his hands in his pockets, watching her bashful movements.

"I—I mean... I n—never kept a guy's c—clothes b—before..."

Her stuttering got worse, he noticed.

"Well, there's always a first time for everything." He sighed. "And I can't keep you here forever. My roommate will be back in a few minutes."

Hinata kept quiet, her teeth biting on her lower lip. "W—Well then..." She immediately bowed. "T—Thank you for d—drying my clothes..."

"Hn."

"And... t—thank you so much for s—saving my life... Sasuke-san..." She blurted out. "A—A simple lunch like this w—wouldn't have been enough for me to repay y—you..."

Sasuke's eyebrows rose at that.

He completely forgot about the events of this morning. He did save her from drowning. He wanted to ask her why she wanted to kill herself—and on where she got the idea that jumping off a bridge was a good idea—but it wasn't any of his business.

Besides, what does he care about this extremely shy, gawky, always-stuttering (pretty) high school girl?

"Whatever." He said apathetically. "Like I said, I didn't want to spend the entire day seeing someone die in front of me and knowing that I didn't do shit about it."

Hinata stood straight then, staring up at him in awe, not able to answer anything else. Her mouth was hanging open, and her cheeks were redder than before.

The Uchiha thought that she looked like a complete (adorable) idiot with that face.

A small smirk grew on his face and he casually poked her forehead.

Hinata yelped in pain and held the abused skin with her hand. "S—Sasuke-san!"

"Just go home, Hyuuga." He gestured at the way out of the university and Hinata gave him a grateful smile in return. He simply shrugged his shoulder and turned back to the building of his dormitory.

He needed a nap.

He heard her walking away by ten steps until she stopped again.

"A—Ah, w—well... Um... T—Thank you again!"

And he wished he saw the look on her pretty face again, but he was already inside the building. Too bad, Uchiha.

oOo

"Whoa, why are you sleeping here at a time like this?"

Naruto's loud voice woke him from his long-desired nap which lasted for around five minutes. His right eye shot open and saw Naruto standing by the door, removing his shoes.

"What's it to you? I pay for this place too, dobe." He turned on his side and closed his eyes shut as he listened to Naruto shuffling around the room.

"No, I mean... shouldn't you be on that little slope of yours by the river trying to fry yourself under the sun? Pretty unusual seeing you here."

Sasuke heard Naruto's watch and bracelet being haphazardly thrown on the makeshift kotatsu placed on the center of the room.

Well, what's his excuse?

"Something weird just happened." Was his short answer. He didn't want to share Naruto what happened. Not when a girl was involved.

Not yet, anyway.

Naruto hummed in wonder and sat on Sasuke's roller chair. Obviously facing his back and watching him breathe.

"Well, whatever it is, d'ya wanna know about my date with Sakura-chan?" Naruto said with pure joy and interest.

"Do I have a choice?"

"Well, if you're going to say no, then I'll just summarize everything to a short tell. No more details and all that."

"You don't even know the difference between a summary of a story and the entire story itself."

"If that's the case, then no, you don't have a choice."

Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Well, go on. I'm listening."

"Teme, you have to face me when I'm talking." Naruto whined.

Sasuke groaned and sighed in defeat as he sat up, facing Naruto with crossed arms. "I'm listening." He said sternly.

Naruto grinned in delight. "Okay, great. So it went like this..."

Sasuke immediately shut out Naruto's voice and completely ignored everything that he has to say and just simply stared at the blonde's comical face, looking like he was actually paying attention. It wasn't like he didn't want to listen. He just didn't care.

But that's basically the same thing.

All he could think about is that he needed some good noon's sleep, and finish all of his afternoon classes.

His head was starting to throb, and his eyes were beginning to get heavy.

Sasuke doesn't know how bad he looks at the moment, but he knows that he looks like shit. He didn't care though. He just needed his goddamn sleep.

Screw Naruto.

His eyes were beginning to drop, and Naruto's voice was becoming more fuzzy and blurry to his hearing.

And before he knew it, for the second time that day, he passed out.

Chapter Two, end.

Author's Note: And Hinata and Sasuke finally meet! :) lmao hey! So it's been a few months since the last chapter, and I'm terribly sorry for that. Like I said, I don't make promises and I don't update consistently. I have a hard time trying to find the correct schedule for my stories. And I'm always busy with other things. So... yeah! Anyway, here's the second chapter. I hope it's not too short or too long or too boring for you guys. I hope you enjoyed it! And thank you for the lovely reviews—disregarding the few others! Oh well. Ignore all the nonsense blah I just said, please tell me what you think through reviews or message! :)

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