The 5 Stages of Infatuation

Chapter 31••Love

I shouldn't be jealous,

you aren't even mine,

but I finally realized that

I want to be yours

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Reader P.O.V

It was yet another day of school for me, and obviously for my friends and foes. It wouldn't be long till this year is over. Only a few more weeks, filled with exams and tests; not that I would care about it. My grades were always perfectly great, being one of the best, though that damn duckbutt is better in everything, but I couldn't complain.

Also it was the day after I talked with Sakura. She somehow acted a little hectic when I asked her who wrote her.

Nevermind, I shouldn't worry too much about her. She knows what she does, she is Sakura Haruno after all.

As I walked out of class, we had yet another lesson of boring Latin, I spotted a familiar person. The dark hair cascading down her back, and that family, or to be specific clan symbol enthroned on the female's jacket; it was the one and only Hyuuga Hinata.
What is she doing in here?

"Maybe she is here to see Mr. I am the best," I muttered to myself. To be honest, I intended to just let the Hyuuga be Hyuuga and mind my own business, but my curiosity got the better of me. I simply had to find out why she payed "us" a visit.

It's not an everyday act of her to come while school is on-going. And so I ended up strolling in the direction of the girl.

"Naruto-kun~" I heard the Hyuuga girl calling my friend and I stopped in my tracks.
She is here for Naruto? What about Sasuke . . .

Though I can understand it somewhat. I mean, who wants too talk to the relationship-master Sasuke Uchiha anyway?

"Oh, Hinata. What are you doing here?" that was Naruto's voice. He sounded rather surprised.
So it wasn't a planned meeting . . .

"I am here to, um, see you," she said, the nervousness clearly audible by the octave her voice was in. Such high tone, and still it came out like a whisper. How confusing. The one second she flirts with Sasuke, though I can't really count it as flirting. But anyways, now she is swooning over Uzumaki Naruto. At least that's what it seems to be for me.

It was like I blended out my complete surroundings, my eyes focused on the scene in front of me.
Could it be-

"Oi, [name]!" Somebody pulled me out of my thoughts and my eyes met emerald one.

"Oh, Sakura, hi." I greet her a little absent, still.

"What's with you? You are in the middle of a hallway not moving an- what's she doing here!?"

"That, my dear cotton candy, is the same question that bothers me."

Suddenly I felt something warm encompassing my wrist and as soon as I realized what's going on, I was already being dragged by an enraged Haruno Sakura and surely ended up standing in front of blonde and black.

"What is going on here?" Sakura snapped.

Now, I am completely confused. Goodbye world, and welcome to the planet of irritation!

"Oh, hello there, [surname]-san, Haruno-san," the girl with the enormous boobs and pale skin greeted us. "I was just talking to Naruto-kun."

"And about what, if I may ask?"

"This is private."

"Private, I see. [Name], is it all right for you that those two are having a private talk?"

"Huh? What?" I uttered as I heard my name.

"Oh, forget it."

"Okay." I said, not really caring. I have nothing to do with her outburst, that's it.

"I told you, Hinata, we don't want that anymore."

"I am not for that. I am simply here to talk to Naruto."

"[Name]!" Sakura hit me on the shoulder. I saw that expression of hers, over the time our friendship reached a level where we could understand the other one without words. And the look she gave me.
Say something, right now!

"And what would that be? Naruto tells us everything, we would find out anyway."

The Hyuuga girl was blushing, immensely, and I just stood there waiting for her to spit out her thoughts and wishes.

"Na-naruto-kun, I, I really like you." she said gazing to the ground.

I watched blue and emerald eyes widening, though I guess mine were doing the same act. That was unexpected, and the shock wasn't taken positive by me.

"WHAT!?" Me, Naruto and Sakura exclaimed simultaneously.

"You walk through your life, even my life and simply destroy my relationship with Sasuke, hell even my friendship with him to a certain point, and now you are telling me, and most important Naruto, that you hold feelings for him!? You can't be serious." I was furious, she ruined everything. Well, that's what I wanted to believe anyways.

Sakura was the next to talk, though she was even more pissed than me.

"You are unbelievable! No, just no. Get lost."

"That was the deal!"
"Was, yeah you are right it was the deal, but I recall quitting that shit before I lose everything dear to me."

"Why are you so angry? I thought you like Sasuke."

"No, I mean yes, I mean no, I don't like him . . . anymore."

"Wait, what is going on? What is this deal you are talking about? And why are you acting like this, Sakura?"

"Yeah, I don't get it," Naruto finally spoke up and the pinkette turned to the blonde.

"Because, you like someone else," she reasoned, her eyes looking at me.

Naruto only looked at Hinata and shook his head; he left me and the other two girls at the same spot.
I guess it was too late that you finally realized, now you have to fight.