"Hinata! Hinata! How do you feel knowing that Sasuke is dating Sakura Haruno?" The microphone was shoved in her face before she even had time to blink.
"Umm, it's nice I guess." The paparazzi frothed at the mouth with that response and encircled her further.
"Can you elaborate on that?" Another one asked.
"I need to get going. Please let me through." She mumbled and was able to push her way through the small crowd. She ran to the closest bus stop and was able to board the bus without them getting on with her.
"They really need to leave you alone Miss Hinata. Damn Vultures is what they are." The bus driver muttered underneath his breath.
"Thank you, Hank. I've gotten somewhat used to it. I appreciate the concern though." She smiled at his image in the rearview mirror as he took off down the street.
Hinata slumped in her seat and saw a few texts from her coworkers but none from Sasuke which was good. She hated it when she bothered him with stuff like this even though she tried to never tell him about it. That's just what happened when you were affiliated with someone so famous.
When she was fifteen she fell in love with Sasuke Uchiha when they were in high school and they had the bright idea to get married at eighteen years old. With the years passing by and both of them struggling to find themselves, as well as establish a career they were proud of, they had drifted apart.
Sasuke had been in a rock band that had swelled in popularity when they were about 20 years old. He was the singer and his fame had grown immensely. He was always on the road touring or doing a talk show or radio interview. And Hinata had been happy for him, truly, but there were parts of her that had been jealous of literally everyone else because they were seeing her husband a lot more than she was.
While Sasuke was busy with his band, she had been climbing the ranks in education. She had always wanted to be a teacher, a college professor, to be exact. Her career took off a few years after his did when she graduated graduate school. She always felt the most comfortable in front of her students leading a discussion about biology. Where most people struggled with biology, Hinata had thrived. She was a favorite amongst the professors as well as the students and the fact that she married the world's biggest rock star gave her extra cool points.
But eventually her bed and home had grown colder. She was not usually the jealous type and it wasn't even the fact that he was surrounded with beautiful young women every day. It was the fact that even on the rare times he came home, he was always talking to someone else about work, that made her jealous. They barely spoke to each other when he was home and even when they did it was requests/demands to spend time in their bedroom. And unfortunately for the two of them, sex did not a marriage make. Although she always counted her blessing that he never stepped out on her when he was away like other musicians did.
When the time came for Sasuke and Hinata to have the talk they were living completely separate lives. It was an amicable split however feelings were hurt because Sasuke refused to believe that they were over. He accused her of finding someone else but she quietly told him that she still loved him. He would always be her first choice and if things were different they would still be together. Sasuke pleaded with her but she simply told him that she was tired. She wanted to move on and focus on herself.
After the heat died down and he admitted that it was for the best, he agreed to the divorce. He wanted to pay spousal support so Hinata could still live comfortably but she adamantly denied it. She just wanted their house. She didn't want to move and he agreed. The divorce had been a simple process between the two of them but it caused all sorts of chaos in the media.
Every news outlet had their own story as to why they split up but none of them could grasp the simple truth. They spun all sorts of cheating accusations on the both of them, which was hurtful but Sasuke quickly did a press conference and set the record straight. They had both grown apart and the distance was too great but they still loved each other and wished each other the absolute best.
After a few months, the news had dialed back on the two of them and for that Hinata was grateful. She still loved Sasuke and hadn't been looking for anyone else. Him and her still talked often and he tried to hire a security detail for her in the beginning but she swore up and down it was fine.
"Miss Hinata, isn't this your stop?" Hank asked, pulling her out of her memories.
"Oh yes. Thank you and have a great day!" She smiled and waved at him as she exited the bus.
She stepped out into the cold weather and made her way to the university she worked at. It was one of the more prestigious colleges in the nation but Hinata was thankful it was so large because she could disappear into a crowd if she so chose.
Making her way up the stairs she finally made it to her classroom with seconds to spare. She could hear the mumbling amongst her students and she knew exactly why. If the press were hounding her this morning about Sasuke's new fling than she was sure her students knew about it too. She looked into the sea of curious/concerned eyes staring back at her.
"Sorry I'm later than usual, class. Now please get out your assignments that were due today and I'll collect them in a second." A hand raised in the air.
"Yes Jeremy?" She asked, already knowing where this was going.
"Have you seen the news?" Heads turned towards her.
"No but I can only assume this has to do with Mr. Uchiha." She guessed and he just nodded.
"Mr. Uchiha and I are close friends still and I have absolutely no ill feelings toward him or anyone he chooses to be affiliated with. Now if that's all Jeremy, please read your assignment out loud to the class to show an example of why it's never okay to discuss your teacher's personal life." She smiled sweetly at him and listened to him read his mediocre report.
Once he was finished she collected all of the assignments and began her lesson. Luckily, making an example of Jeremy shut the rest of her students up and the next hour went as smooth as possible. She watched them all scurry out of the room with their tails between their legs. The rest of her classes went along a lot better than the first one which she was happy about.
After her day was finished and she started packing up her things in her office she heard the familiar beeping of her phone. She looked down to see the grumpy face of one Sasuke Uchiha.
"Well hello." She greeted.
"Did they hurt you?" He always forgot about formalities. It was one of the reasons why he was so popular within the talk show circuit.
"Did who hurt me?" She asked stunned. She walked over to her door and closed it before a nosey student or fellow professor could eavesdrop.
"The paps. Who else would want to hurt you?" He demanded more than asked.
"I'm not sure but you never know. And to answer your question, no, they didn't hurt me." He looked relieved at that.
"Good. I think I really am going to get you a bodyguard. I can't keep having you be affected by my own blowback." He said disgusted.
"Don't worry. It rarely happens. They'll forget about us in a week. I don't want a bodyguard. You should worry about yourself, I'm fine." She said with a gentle smile.
"Fine but if you're ever hurt because of those bastards, I won't be asking your opinion. You will have one." He looked at her pointedly.
"Okay, okay." She relented with a grin, which caused him to smile himself. It was one of those rare looks she hadn't seen in a while.
"I'm coming home this weekend by the way."
"You are? When do you fly in?"
"Friday night. Our next show isn't until Tuesday so I can be home all weekend."
"Okay, I'll see you when you get here then." She said a little stunned.
"Alright, I have to go. Bye." He said before hanging up on her.
She would have never mentioned it to him but the hickeys on his neck were a pretty big contrast to his alabaster skin. She wondered if that really was Sakura's doing. Trying to shake her mind off of what she just saw, she gathered the rest of her stuff in her bag. She quickly opened the door and immediately flew backwards as the body of one Kiba Inuzuka quickly fell to the floor. Hinata winced as the professor hit the floor with a hard thud. But he looked up at her with that dopey grin of his.
"Hey you want to grab a meal with me and Shino right now? He just finished his last class and he needs a drink." He asked from the floor.
"Okay but it's going to have to be quick. I have somewhere to be in an hour." Kiba waved her off.
"I know, I know. Just come hang out with us! Your meal is on me!" He exclaimed as he jumped up from the floor and grabbed Hinata's hand and drug her towards Shino and they all made their way down to the local sushi bar. It was a hole in the wall place but she had never tasted anything so delicious. It was definitely a favorite amongst the teachers.
They all sat down and ordered their food. Once that was out of the way Kiba zoomed in on her and went for the kill.
"So Sasuke's moving on, huh?" He immediately got slapped on the back of his head by Shino.
"Don't ask that stupid." He quietly mumbled.
"Sorry Hinata. I'm just curious. I hope you're okay." He looked at her with sympathy all over his face.
"I'm fine Kiba. I knew this was going to happen. I was the one that asked for this, remember?" She said gently.
"Still I ought to beat his ass. I just feel like it's not right, you know? The whole situation could be better in my opinion." He muttered before drinking his sake.
"It is what it is. It's been three years, I say it's long overdue. He needs to move on." She shrugged before digging into her newly arrived dish. They all ate in silence and it was nice. Hinata was glad she could spend time with her two closest friends from work. They hardly ever hung out before. Hinata glanced at her watch and her eyes bulged.
"I have to go. Thank you for inviting me out, I appreciate it and miss you guys. Let's schedule a day where we can hang out for longer." She set money down on the table for her portion of food before Kiba or Shino could object and bolted out of the restaurant. She made her way down the street for a few blocks and finally reached her destination after huffing and puffing just a little. She really needed to get back in the gym, she thought.
The door opened with a little chime of a bell and the perky younger woman jumped up from behind the counter.
"Oh Mrs. Uchiha! Hold on one minute!" She exclaimed with a smile before going into the back. She looked around the brightly colored place and smiled. The place had so much warmth, it was always so inviting.
"Mommy!" Kaito ran from around the counter and flew into her arms. She laughed and picked up her little bundle of joy.
"Well hello there." She said with a grin and kissed him on his nose.
"We go home?" He asked and she smiled and thanked the daycare assistant with her help. They turned to leave when she looked at him.
"Yes, we're going home. Ready?" She looked at his rosy cheeks.
"Yeah!" She giggled at that and made her way home with him comfortably in her arms. Luckily her house wasn't too far from the daycare, only a quarter of a mile away. He could obviously walk but sometimes she just refused to put him down and today was one of those days. He was getting heavier every day and soon she would have to buy a car to transport the two of them back and forth between places. It wasn't that she couldn't afford a car, it was just that these walks back from daycare were so precious, she didn't want to lose that bonding time. But she figured her time was running out and soon she would have to cave and buy one.
"Mommy I had fun today!" He said once they were inside their home. She took off his shoes and her own and started towards the kitchen to make him dinner.
"Oh, you did? What did you do?" She asked while prepping his food. He rattled on and on about daycare and some of it made sense and some of it didn't. She never questioned it because people assured her sometimes the things toddlers said didn't make a whole lot of sense. She got him ready for dinner and once he was settled and eating she drank her tea and reveled in the small bit of silence she was granted during dinner.
When her and Sasuke split up she was sick for about a month but she wrote it off as stress to the split. Never in her wildest dreams did she think she was pregnant. When she complained about her illness to Kurenai, her confidant at work and one of her mentors, she suggested that Hinata take a pregnancy test. She remembered shaking with anticipation, waiting to see what the test results would be and she cried tears of joy when she found out. Her and Sasuke had talked about having kids but not until they were in their thirties and more settled but she couldn't have been happier that Kaito had come into their lives sooner than expected.
She demanded that Sasuke fly back one night when she knew he wasn't busy. He did so with reluctance but when he came home she just showed him the results of her ultrasound the previous day. His face was white at first and confused. The reaction she wasn't expecting was one of pure anger. He accused her of cheating on him, there was no way she was pregnant with his child. He would have known, they hadn't had sex in a while. She gently reminded him that they made love the night before they talked about divorce and he stilled at that. He had forgotten about that, he had said. She asked him if it would make him feel better if he took a paternity test and he told her it would give him peace of mind. She agreed, knowing full well it was his and only his. And when the results came back a few days later, Sasuke had cried. He had held her and cradled her as if she was the most precious thing on Earth. He was so happy he had exclaimed, he didn't think he would be a father this soon but he was so happy it was with her. They would be the best parents. He sobered at the idea of them parenting without being together but she took his hands. This can be your home base, Sasuke, she had said. We can do this together when you come home. He smiled at that. And eight months later they had welcomed their baby boy. Thankfully Sasuke was able to take time off to be with the both of them.
They had successfully kept Kaito hidden from the news for almost a year. How they managed to do it, Hinata will never know but they were in such pure bliss that first year. Even though Sasuke wasn't always around, he came back whenever he could and immediately took over the duties that Hinata did when he was away. The moment he stepped foot in the house, she crawled into bed and slept for what felt like an eternity. As much as she loved Kaito, those alone moments were also times she cherished.
Of course, Sasuke, being Sasuke, had written a few songs about parenthood and about Kaito and surprisingly one song about Hinata as well. And these new songs had people scratching their heads and poking their noses where they didn't belong and not long after that fact did people realize Kaito existed. She figured this would happen but he was still infuriated about it. She lived in an upper-class neighborhood that was secure from any outsiders and she reminded him of that fact. He hated leaving the two of them but the fact her house was secure made him feel better.
So, he toured on the road still but facetimed them whenever he could and came home whenever he could and called whenever he could. He would always text her and ask her questions about what he should get Kaito in the new town he was staying in or what fun things she think Kaito would like to do when he came home. When she had this child, she knew it was a blessing but she never realized how hard she would fall back in love with the father of her child. Every time she saw him her heart clenched. He was always so amazing with Kaito and it hurt her immensely to know that he had moved on to be with Sakura, his biggest fangirl after all these years.
A/N: I hope you all liked it. I'm pretty new to the Naruto fandom and I love this pairing for some reason. I also love Naruhina and Sasusaku but for some reason Sasuhina just does it for me. Please let me know what you all thought I love getting feedback on stories!
