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It was a short trip back to the appartment. Sasuke glared at a shadow of a figure leaning up against the front door to the building. As the pretty boy came closer his glare turned into a scowl. It was Hyuuga Neji.

"Haku. Is it?" The older boy asked.

"Yes." Sasuke replied simply. Wondering why Neji was so near his and Ino's appartment.

Neji gave a cold glare. "Why are you wondering around claiming my girlfriend as your own? And why are you living with her?"

Chapter 6:

Sasuke couldn't help the look of surprise that visibly showed on his face. Neji? Hyuuga Neji? He was Ino's boyfriend? Wasn't the Hyuuga not interested in girls like her? Sasuke saw the dark look the other boy had and cursed himself for showing any emotion. Living with Ino must of weakened him.

"Drop the act, Uchiha." Sasuke would of smirked for the fact that Neji took his surprise for sarcasm, but he was too busy making sure the other boy couldn't read a thing about him.

Sasuke raised his eyebrow at Neji to annoy the boy further, "The name is Haku."

Behind both males the Uchiha survivor could see Ino come out of the appartment. She stayed away from the two. Obviously wanting to listen in to what the Hyuuga was going to say without his knowing.

His thoughts sped around his head. They were going a mile a minute and Sasuke was lucky he could keep up, 'How did they end up dating? Was this part of what everyone is planning for Ino? Is Neji another one of the controls on her?'

Sasuke asked Neji a question, while plotting to make the Hyuuga give up information, "You don't seem like the type to be interested in someone like Ino... Why are you dating her?"

"I love her."

The Uchiha snorted at Neji. He lied. The Hyuuga was not a good liar. Even Ino stiffened up as she picked up the lie as well.

Neji sighed towards Sasuke. Dropping the act. "Listen. The Hokage needs Ino to be obidient. That's the end of it."

Sasuke's curiosity got the best of him, "Why does she need to be obidient? She's no threat to anyone."

"To make sure you don't find an interest in her." The Hyuuga would of shrugged his shoulders if he was any lesser of a shinobi. "But either way Ino is mine."

"Even though you don't give a shit about her or love her?"

"Yes. She is mine. That will never change... Haku." Neji sneered Sasuke's fake name. Getting into his famous fighting stance.

Sasuke cursed even more. Since he knew Ino was watching he couldn't use his bloodline. He couldn't even fight like he normally would!

Dodging the best he could Sasuke knew he was putting up a weak fight. Neji landed blows on the Uchiha that he would of normally seen. Just when Sasuke thought he was catching up and predicting the hits the Hyuuga dealt Neji changed his strategy.

Fighting a losing battle and knowing it bothered Sasuke, but what bothered him more was the fact that he was holding back for no reason. Why couldn't he just cast off this feeling and go all out? What was so important about Ino watching? He should be able to not care. Not give a damn that some stupid fangirl was watching him fight. Why did he?!

Sasuke started panting as he tried to dodge Neji's fist. The Uchiha was feeling slow. He could feel the spots where he was cut open and bleeding as well as the places where bruises were forming. It was all going to feel nasty the next day.

He didn't know why he was still trying to fight against Neji. It was a losing battle without his bloodline. Then a brilliant idea shimmered through Sasuke...

There was a way he could improve himself. Go without his bloodline... without the Sharingan! Fight without it... Be different then his brother. Learn to not rely on just that, but on his original skills too! Sasuke laughed to himself as he thought about this. He could beat Itachi then. He just knew it.

Sasuke somehow got kicked to the ground without his knowing. Neji didn't look like he was ever going to be ready to stop. In fact the Hyuuga's power trip made him look like a monster to Ino.

Ino tried to stay out of it, but she couldn't. Poor Haku was getting beat down and he didn't deserve that! The blonde high tailed it to the two males. Getting in between them. Neji stopped as he noticed Ino protecting Sasuke.

"Back off, Neji." Ino ordered him. She knew she was incredibly lucky that Neji was in control of himself, so she didn't get hurt.

"Ino!? You should not get in the middle of this fight." Neji's eyes softened and Sasuke immediatly figured out some of what was going on. The older boy really did care for Ino, but didn't love her. Neji was probably trying to help her the only way he knew how. To use her.

The tears didn't go unnoticed by both boys. Neji tried to wipe them away, but she smacked his hand. Ino screamed at him, "I loved you, you jerk! But no, you just used me to make me obey Tsunade's bullshit rules!" She lowered her voice before threatening the Hyuuga. "Leave Haku alone or I'll kill you."

The emotions Neji let out so freely closed up and he was once again the cold hearted protege everyone knew or heard of. He still couldn't keep Sasuke from seeing the hurt in his eyes.

"Very well... Yamanaka."

Neji walked away like nothing happened. Ino was holding back sobs. The Uchiha stood. Bitter about his loss in battle. His sarcastic remark came out of his mouth before he thought to bite it back. "Thank you."

Somehow Ino was just blind enough with her upset emotions to not notice the way the pretty boy said the remark. Holding onto another sob she turned to him and stated, "Don't worry about it. You would of done it for me." The blonde held Sasuke up as they made their way back to the appartment.

"Of coarse I would of." 'No. I wouldn't...'

"You got beat up pretty badly."

"Yeah. I' m a little tired now." Sasuke really didn't want to have a conversation now of all times.

Ino gazed at him as they entered their appartment. "You're a pretty clumsy shinobi, Haku. Then again you just went up against a protegy. I can train you if you like."

For the first time in a long time Sasuke smiled. He already wanted to be trained without using his bloodline. If he had Ino help him it would be a good start. "Okay."

The Uchiha let Ino clean and patch up his wounds before having her help him to his room.

"All set? Okay. In six days when you're all healed five o'clock sharp in the morning. I'll make the day for you." Ino smiled widely down at him. Reminding him of Naruto. He smiled a small, fake one back.

"Yeah. Six days."

It was a fast six days. Sasuke healed in three, but chose to act like he didn't. Ino waited on him, when the Uchiha let her, but otherwise he took care of himself.

"Tomorrow is the day." Sasuke smirked to himself. 'I'm ready to make another start at training to kill you, brother.'

Notes:

Yes! I know it's small! I tried to make it longer, but I still fell short. Don't worry though because something interesting is going to happen in the next chapter!