AN: It's SasuHina week at the SasuxHina-Fanclub over on DeviantArt! I've pretty much half way done with writing all of the entries so there should be an update for the next seven days as the week goes on. If you have a DA account and you're a SasuHina fan, go check it out! Unbeta'd.

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SasuHina Week

Day One

School/Academy

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Blue and black faced off, eyes sparkling with determination, or just hardheadedness, whichever. Unfortunately for the one with the black eyes, this happened in the middle of the cafeteria and when blue eyes finally had his epiphany he decided to broadcast it to the entire school.

His entire face lit up with a mixture of shock and happiness. Black eyes widened because he knew what that look meant.

"Naruto…" he warned, those dark eyes scanning his table and the surrounding area frantically before giving the other his best 'I will kill you' glare "Don't you dare…"

Of course, this only translated to 'go right ahead' for Naruto so he stood up on the table, in the middle of the cafeteria and said as loud as his powerful lungs could handle "You like Hinata, don't you, bastard? I knew it! You stare at her like, all the time and –"

That was him being cut off as Sasuke jumped up on the table and clothes-lined the blonde into the far wall. It took two teachers to pry the Uchiha off the Uzumaki but the damage was already done. The word was out to the entire school before the lunch bell sounded five minutes later.

Uchiha Sasuke was in love with Hyuuga Hinata.

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"You got me suspended, you bastard!" pouting, Naruto put his bandaged hands behind his head as he walked beside his friend and rival Sasuke who looked like a very disgruntled thundercloud.

"I should have killed you." Was the retort "Did you have to do that in front of the entire cafeteria? You're such an idiot!" he put a frustrated hand through his hair "I kind of really hate you right now."

Reaching out, Naruto grabbed the front of Sasuke's shirt, growling "I don't wanna hear that from you! I look like a damn mummy thanks to you! And so what? What, you too cool to admit to liking a sweet girl like Hinata?"

His question earned him a fist to the temple and the blond staggered back, gripping his head in pain "That's not it, loser." Straightening out his shirt he sighed "In case you've forgotten I have fangirls. Said fangirls are vicious concerning rivals. You just announced to the whole school that I like someone and now we're both suspended. So now who's going stop them from ripping 'a sweet girl like Hinata' apart?" he sounded highly irritated.

Obviously, he hadn't thought about that "Oh." Worry and a bit of guilt hit his expression hard "Oh no, poor Hinata! She's so nice and quiet – although kind of creepy – and really awesome! She always lets me copy off of her!"

"Gee, I wonder why." The brunette snapped darkly before holding out his hand "Give me your phone. I need her number." He paused for a moment before shaking his head "Never mind, just do me a favor and text message her. Don't say it's from me."

"Huh? What do you want me to say?"

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Meet me at the park gazebo after school. There's something I have to tell you.

That was the polite translation Hinata came up with when she received the message. The original had needed a decoder, patience, and was typical Naruto. If it weren't for the fact that she currently feared for her life she would have found the energy to blush. The fact that it was Naruto's fault the entire female population of the school was out for her blood didn't help much. She wasn't angry – Hinata was never angry – but she did wish that he hadn't said it so…loud.

Uchiha-san…likes me?

It didn't even make sense, the two of them barely even knew each other and he had never spoken to her before unless absolutely necessary. Not that they didn't know each other; unlike Naruto who had arrived only two months ago Sasuke had been around since elementary school. They had always been in the same class but had only interacted when school forced it upon them. Whenever they had been partners they had spoken only enough to get the project done and then that had been it. He had never looked in her direction, never really greeted her, nothing.

Naruto-kun…he must be mistaken.

Not that it made the situation any better; the fangirls still wanted her blood, Sakura and Karin especially. That also confused Hinata because she hadn't said one way or the other how she felt about the Uchiha and furthermore, everyone knew she liked Naruto! Well, everyone except her crush.

Dodging the fangirls had taken skill of epic shinobi proportions, good thing she knew martial arts. Neji had helped as well, gods bless him. He had his own set of fangirls, many of them also being Sasuke's. Her long haired cousin had taken one for the team, mesmerizing the horde by 'conveniently' forgetting to tie the top part of his gi while walking to club practice and revealing pale but well formed muscles. He'd even let his hair down. He had barely avoided being molested en masse and she knew she owed him big time.

Thank you so much, Neji-niisan.

The park wasn't terribly far by walk but she ran, not wanting to push her luck at being spotted. She was breathless by the time she reached the gazebo that Naruto had asked her to meet him at. Grateful for the benches she sat down inside, her bag at her side while she tried to catch her breath.

"Here." A water bottle appeared over her shoulder and she jumped a bit, startled. Her face heating as it always did when around Naruto, she turned and started.

It wasn't Naruto. It was Sasuke.

"I…" gingerly she took the bottle and turned away slowly, a little confused. Had Naruto planned this?

"Sorry for tricking you." His voice was guarded as he walked in, sitting on the opposite side. He was in a short sleeved blue shirt and jeans, his gaze off to the side instead of at her "I figured this would be the only way you'd talk to me after what happened."

"Oh! N-no it's just…" this was good yet awful. She was horrible with confrontations; they made her nervous. When Hinata got nervous, she began to stutter. "I-it's not y-your fault N-Naruto-kun said t-those things…I-I'm sure if you t-tell everyone the truth they'll…"

"And what truth is that?" when her pale gaze snapped up at him she felt her face burn when she met his. His expression was devoid of emotion but his eyes looked intense.

She really hated confrontations. Looking down at her lap she bunched her hands into little fists "Th-that you…um…don't really like me. He was j-just…it was just a joke…right?"

Now even his eyes were devoid of emotion. "Yeah, just a joke." He got up "So don't worry about it, that's all I wanted to say."

It took her brain a moment to fully process the fact that Sasuke was outright lying to her because the alternate was just too weird. She was so stunned she didn't even think about what came out of her mouth next "Do you…like me, Uchiha-san?"

"Does it matter?" the answer was curt and clipped as he turned to her, frowning "You like Naruto, remember? Just stick with that." When she flinched and looked downcast he sighed, "I can't believe I'm actually going to say this…" he muttered under his breath, pale cheeks tinting with red "Yes, I like you. I guess."

There was silence for a long while. Sasuke stood at the archway just before the steps with his gaze anywhere but where Hinata was and Hinata was sitting with a dazed expression.

"I…I don't understand." She was beyond confused "You've…you've never…" it wasn't that she didn't find Sasuke attractive, he had simply never shown an interest and she had never entertained the idea. He had always seemed so unapproachable, she would have liked to have been his friend but that had been impossible.

"Shown it?" he answered for her and when she nodded he sighed, crossing his arms and leaning against the frame "I went out of my way to avoid you."

What? "W-why?" not that she could talk, she had a hard time just formulating sentences around Naruto but she didn't go out of her way to avoid him…she was just shy.

Sasuke spun on her "Are you kidding? Wasn't today enough of a reason? You practically ran here like a bat out of hell, I know the fangirls all but tried to murder you."

She opened her mouth and closed it. He had a point "Oh."

"Yeah." He snorted "You're quiet and you keep to yourself; it's obvious you don't like a lot of attention and that's exactly what would have happened if I had said anything. If we had started dating those girls would have harassed you or would have tried to break us up. It was just easier not to bother until that idiot had to go and say something." He looked frustrated "I said forget it. I'll kill the rumor mill and if you want I'll even try and get Naruto to stop being so dense around you."

But that's…so unfair. The thought came unbidden and she frowned slightly. So he had liked her but had never said anything because he had wanted to spare her drama. But what about his happiness? What about the next girl he ended up liking? Would he avoid her too?

"B-but then you'll…you'll never be happy!" she covered her mouth with her hands when his frown deepened "When did…you realize?"

Sasuke shifted uncomfortably and she had to admit this conversation was making her a bit uneasy as well; but she wanted to know. For some reason, she felt she had to know "Remember that one Valentine's day when everyone surrounded Itachi to give him chocolates? This was when we all went to the same school."

She struggled to try and remember, because the two of them had rarely interacted and… "Oh!" the memory suddenly came back to her and the red tint on her face turned as red as a cherry "Th-that far back?"

"Um…h-here." the five year old handed him the box of chocolates shyly, her pale cheeks pink "I don't um…I don't r-really like it so…"

Scowling, the little Uchiha boy glared up at her. He didn't need her pity; so what if everyone liked Itachi and wanted to give him chocolates? He didn't care. He didn't. "I don't like sweets."

"O-oh…" she looked down for a moment before her face lit up again. She turned and skittered off, leaving a perplexed Sasuke sitting at his desk until she returned with a small container, handing it to him. He looked at the pink box with flowers decorated on it and then back up at her as if she'd lost her mind. This made her fidget so she instead put the little box on the table, putting her hands to her face.

He gave her one last look before opening it. His eyes widened as he took in the baby carrots and…cherry tomatoes.

"I um…don't like tomatoes but m-maybe if you like them…"

The little boy made a noise and frowned at her "Tomatoes are good, they're better than chocolates, anyway." He took the fork inside and began to eat them. They were good. He ate them in record time, ignoring the carrots, and handed the container back to her the way she had given it to him, except now he found himself unable to meet her gaze "Why did you even bother?" everyone else had been too busy with his niisan to care about him and he had been okay with that. Really.

She looked happy that he had liked the tomatoes at least "U-um well…e-everyone deserves a Valentine on Valentine's day and…I like you."

Widened dark eyes flew to the little girl, his face turning a bright red "Y-you do?"

She nodded "Mmhm. Your niisan looks kind of scary but you're not. And…" she looked a little wistful but didn't finish her sentence, wanting to be more positive instead "Um, I'm really happy you liked the tomatoes."

"Hn." He looked away from her before giving her a somewhat shy side glance "Just give them to me from now on if you don't want them, alright? If you waste them, I'll get mad."

Seeing the invitation to be friends for what it was she beamed at him and nodded "Okay."

"But…" Hinata's frown deepened "But after that you started avoiding me." She had been confused and a little hurt but he had all of a sudden seemed so popular that she had figured he hadn't wanted to be seen with the quiet Hyuuga that hadn't had any friends or admirers. "A-and that was…elementary school!" he had liked her since then? For that long?

He's liked me for almost eight years…?

He shrugged "After that I suddenly had a fanclub." Once again he looked away but she could see his ears turning pink "Yeah well…whatever. I said it doesn't matter."

Hinata didn't know what to do with this information. Uchiha Sasuke had liked her since they had been little kids and had never said a word. What would have happened if he had? Would they be dating right now? Would she had become intimidated by all the girls and avoided him instead? The latter seemed unlikely; she wasn't fickle like that. Regardless, her heart went out to him, because she understood what it was like to care for someone from afar.

"It…it does matter…" she bit her lip "Because…you…you should be happy. Y-you shouldn't have to push your f-feelings aside."

He shook his head but still kept his back to her "I don't want to put someone through that crap…" he looked at her as if to say 'Especially not you'. "I'm sorry you even found out."

"You weren't ever going to tell me, were you?"

"No."

But it sounded so wrong. If he had liked her for this long it obviously wasn't a crush or something fleeting. "I…I wish you had." What was she even saying? She had her feelings for Naruto and they weren't going to go away just because she discovered the truth, even if her heart went out to him. There was no pity, simply an empty feeling. Hinata realized that she meant her words, she wished he had said something. Why, she had no idea, she just felt that way.

The Uchiha looked just as surprised by her confession as he stared at her. After a moment his expression became thoughtful. He looked away from her briefly and when he looked back up at her she could tell he had reached a decision about something.

"Hyuuga…go out with me."

"Huh?" she asked ineloquently, pearl colored eyes blinking "W-what?"

Another uncomfortable shift "I'm…not Naruto. I'm not loud and I'm not gung-ho energetic like him either. I know you like him but…" he let out an irritated noise, embarrassed by his actions "Two months." He said "That's how long Naruto's been here. Two months and if you're still in love with him I'll walk away." He gave her a look "You don't want me to push my feelings aside so I won't."

He was asking for a chance. She didn't dislike Sasuke, in fact, now that she knew the truth she found herself feeling a little different about him altogether. Hinata had never entertained the thought because he had always seemed so uninterested, but knowing the truth changed a lot. She still cared deeply for Naruto but the blond hadn't liked her all of his life and Sasuke had. Shouldn't she at least give him a chance? He deserved it, didn't he? And if things didn't work out then that was alright as well; she had a feeling he wouldn't truly hold it against her. She felt torn. A part of her felt that she was betraying her feelings for Naruto but the other part of her, the one that truly wondered what would have happened if they had become friends and he had admitted his feelings, wanted to know. How would things have turned out?

Slowly she nodded "O-okay."

He stiffened and looked a little disbelieving at first. It soon turned into a frown "If we do…we probably shouldn't tell anyone." He regarded her reactions intensely "Just outside of school. Hang out on the weekends or something."

She nodded again, understanding. He didn't want her to get dragged into a huge mess. It was really sweet of him actually, and she found herself blushing, poking her fingers together shyly "O-okay." She smiled demurely, noticing how he seemed to be just as embarrassed as she was. So they would be a couple, just not at school. With how vicious the fangirls could be, she completely understood and was perfectly fine with it. "So w-we'll g-go on d-d-dates?" she'd never been on a date before…well she'd never had a boyfriend to go on a date with.

The question made him grunt, shoving his hands in his pockets and looking away. "The movies." He said "This weekend. If you want. If not, whatever."

His embarrassment made her feel more comfortable and she giggled at his attempt to seem nonchalant about the whole thing "M-maybe lunch too? Um…there's a bakery and…"

"Sure." In a rather jerky motion he reached over and grabbed her hand, avoiding her gaze as he pulled her up "It's getting late. I'll walk you home." Both teens blushed horribly at the contact and words escaped her so she settled for nodding.

Her house wasn't terribly far but she knew it was a bit out of the way for Sasuke. She didn't mention it, he looked embarrassed as it was holding her hand as they walked down the streets. It felt nice; his hand was warm and his grip was solid but not at all painful. He walked a little briskly but she figured it was nerves.

Uchiha Sasuke really did like her; a lot it seemed. It made her happy and a little giddy, she liked seeing this side of him. She knew she was the first and that made her feel really special. When they stopped just around the corner to her house he held out his hand "Give me your phone." when she did he programmed his number into it and handed it back "If you want…you can call or text me, I don't care."

Nodding, she held her phone to her lips shyly and he continued to avoid her gaze although he didn't let go of her hand "C-could I um…call you tonight then?"

Dark eyes slid over to hers and he nodded "Yeah."

There was awkward silence as the two tried to figure out what they were supposed to do next. Biting her lip she looked down "S-so I'll…t-talk to you later…Sasuke-kun."

His face turned bright red at the name. Shoving his hands in his pockets he began to briskly walk away "Sure. I'll see ya later Hinata." It almost sounded like one word, he had blurted it out so quickly. It wasn't until she practically floated to her room that she realized not only did she have a boyfriend, but that despite her feelings for Naruto, she liked Sasuke as well. Was it because he remembered that day as fondly as she did? Or maybe it was because she had been moved by him having feelings for so long. She didn't know, but she did know she looked forward to this weekend. Later that night she found herself too shy to call him so she decided to text instead.

'Hello.' She sent and a part of her hadn't been expecting a reply, not wanting to get her hopes up. She had heard about guys who would date girls but would hardly ever call or text. He could have easily changed his mind hours later and she wouldn't have blamed him. She still didn't know what it was he actually saw in her, if he truly saw anything at all.

Five minutes later her phone buzzed.

Hey. Her face now a bright red she found herself smiling, sitting down on her bed.

'I said I would call, I'm sorry.'

It's cool, I don't really like talking on the phone much anyway.

She made a mental note of that. 'I was thinking…is Saturday alright? There's supposed to be a new movie coming out so…'

Sure. She would have sent another message but he sent another almost immediately after. You don't have to go through with this if you don't want. You really like that idiot and I'll just tell everyone Naruto misunderstood once we're off suspension.

'Do you…not want me to?'

That's not what I said. I like you a lot but I'm the one who kept quiet so whatever, it's my own fault. All I'm saying is that you don't have to feel sorry for me.

It immediately struck Hinata that Sasuke was obviously more comfortable expressing himself non-verbally; she didn't think he would have said all of this to her face. It made her a little sad though, was that what he thought? That she was doing it because she pitied him?

'I don't pity you…I mean…I don't even know why you like me. There's Sakura-chan and Ino-chan and Karin. They're all really pretty and outgoing.'

Do I have to have a reason to like you? I just do, it's never been something I thought hard about. As for those girls, they're loud, pushy, and annoying. I don't know if you've noticed but I don't like noisy people. I can barely stand the idiot half the time. For the record, I think you're pretty.

He was definitely not shy when it came to the written word. Her face was probably going to burn red all through school tomorrow. Sasuke thought she was pretty, he liked her a lot.

'So you never thought about dating one of them instead? Because I don't think you would have to worry about them being harassed.'

…No.

She was still giggling at the tone of his reply when he sent another. Besides, they're the ring leaders of that whole damn group, they don't have to worry about anything because they're the ones doing it.

The giggling faded and her smile turned a little sad. He was…so different than she ever would have imagined and a sudden feeling of regret emerged. 'Sasuke-kun, I do like Naruto-kun but when you told me all of those things…I think maybe if you had said something before things would have been different. So…I want to give it a chance just like you. It's not…because I pity you.'

It was ten minutes later when she received a reply. So you're saying if I had asked you out before this you might have said yes?

'…I think so. Yes.'

…Alright.

'Alright?'

I won't make the same mistake twice.

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"Hey." Arms slid around her shoulders from behind and she was pulled into a hard frame. Blushing profusely but smiling, she twisted slightly to look up at her boyfriend of two months. He had asked her to meet him out at the park gazebo and she had a pretty good idea as to why. It was a bit confusing; the two of them were obviously happy together, but perhaps it was for his peace of mind.

Two months. It had started out awkward at first but she had come to realize that Sasuke was almost a completely different person outside of school. There he was aloof and standoffish, when they were out on their dates or finding time after school to spend time together he was pretty pleasant to be around. He was gruff when embarrassed and he wasn't very romantic but he held her hand and they talked a lot. He had yet to kiss her although they had come close a few times. He was a very serious person but she found that she didn't mind that at all. Unlike Naruto he rarely smiled but when he did it almost felt like a small treasure; she had yet to see him smile around anyone else besides her. When they weren't together physically they talked on the phone or text messaged each other constantly. In two months she had found herself falling for him, but it wasn't the same as when she had liked Naruto because they weren't the same person.

"H-hello." She blinked when something cool touched her wrist and he pulled away as she raised her arm to look at the silver charm bracelet. She was thankful she was already red, it was absolutely beautiful. It wasn't anything fancy but it was the first thing he – or any boy for that matter – had ever brought for her. "Sasuke-kun…" she turned to face him and he looked embarrassed but pleased that she liked the present. "Thank you so much…it's…"

"You…know why I asked you here, right?" when she nodded he grimaced and looked away "Listen, before you say anything I just…" he put a hand through his hair "I liked you but I didn't really know anything about you. Now I do and –" he paused and then sighed again "I still like you, maybe even a little more than I did before." He looked at her "So I need an answer, am I kidding myself here or do I actually have a chance with you?"

This was actually something she had been considering the entire time they had started dating, so she already had her answer "I…still like Naruto-kun." She began and besides the slight shift in his gaze he revealed nothing "He's really nice and energetic and fun to be around. He makes me laugh and he's always so determined. There are a lot of things I really admire about him." Biting her lip she looked up at him "I like Naruto-kun but…I want to be with you. B-because you're…you've…become someone precious to me."

He closed the distance between them inside the gazebo, taking her hand and looking at her. The two were quiet for a long time, merely gazing into each other's eyes. He broke the spell, looking down at their hands "I'm only going to say this once, so if you miss it then whatever." Black eyes met white "I…love you." She was only able to let out a small gasp of surprise before warm lips slid over hers, hands gripping her arms tightly. She practically melted in his grip as he took her first kiss. They parted briefly, Sasuke taking in her flushed face and hooded eyes before kissing her again, one hand brushing along her cheek to rest in her hair. How long they were like that was anyone's guess.

"S-Sasuke-kun?"

The two teens' lips broke apart abruptly but when Hinata tried to move away from him his grip tightened and he actually pulled her closer to his chest. She could have fainted; standing there, only a few feet away, were Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Sai, Karin, and Suigetsu. Why they were all together was anyone's guess but the cat was officially out of the bag now.

"What the heck are you doing with the Hyuuga girl?" Karin exclaimed angrily, pointing as she adjusted her glasses "What's going on here?"

Hinata wanted to go and hide herself under a rock and never come out. This was the exact thing Sasuke had wanted to avoid and now…

"What does it look like?" Shifting, Sasuke grabbed Hinata's hand and stepped off the gazebo to head in the opposite direction "I'm on a date with my girlfriend and you're bothering us." He took a few steps and turned to the stunned group "Don't follow us or I'll get mad."

"Sasuke-kun I'm so sorry!" his girlfriend finally said once they were well out of earshot. He shrugged.

"It would have come out sooner or later." He sounded unhappy "It's alright."

But it wasn't and she could tell. He was tense, very much so. She had a vague idea as to why and decided to take a stab at it "Um…no…n-no matter what Sasuke-kun…I'll believe in you so…you don't have to worry about me breaking up with you."

He abruptly stopped walking but didn't turn to her. They stood like that, in the middle of the sidewalk, until he tugged on her hand and he turned to face her. His smile was a bit strained but it did reach his eyes "Just…don't do anything reckless. If I've learned anything about you these past two months is that once you're determined about something you stick with it till the end, but you also won't tell anyone if something's bothering you." His gaze turned stern "If they mess with you, tell me. I'm serious, Hinata."

She nodded "I promise."

This smile was more genuine "Hn." They continued walking but at a slower pace and he seemed a lot less tense and upset.

He had actually had plans to take her out to dinner – which had been a surprise for her – at a new restaurant not far from his house.

"We have a year until the entrance exams," he began once they had started eating "you know where you're going to apply?"

She looked thoughtful "Oh um…I was thinking maybe Konoha High. It's close to home and Neji-niisan is going there next year so…"

Sasuke nodded "Alright. I'll apply there too."

Pale eyes widened "B-but you…but that one school…"

"You mean that academy that sent me the invite?"

She nodded "It's a really good school and you're so smart. They say that whoever graduates from there is going to become really prosperous. They always end up working high paying positions or even being CEO's of companies."

"Tch. Whatever. It's an all boy school and I'd have to live in the dorms there. We'd hardly ever see each other. Besides, you're fourth in our class, you're not an idiot so don't sell yourself short." He shrugged "I'll go where you go."

Blushing profusely she nodded, flattered and happy beyond belief that he would chose her over such a prestigious school. "Together then."

It was around ten at night when he finally brought her to the corner just before her house and they stood there for a while in silence before Hinata took a small step forward, gently grabbing and tugging on his sleeve to get his attention. When he gave her an inquisitive glance she blushed deeply, looking down.

"I…I um, just…j-just wanted to know that the way you feel I f-feel the same way." She looked up at him "I love you too, Sasuke-kun."

He gave her one of those rare warm smiles that seemed to completely transform his face. When he pulled her in and kissed her she wrapped her arms around his neck and their kiss quickly became passionate. His hand moved through her hair and she tightened her arms around him as the two young teens in love expressed their emotions through actions instead of words. Then he pulled away, both of them breathless, his fingers brushing along her jaw "Goodnight Hinata." He whispered against her lips "And thanks."