It's not too complicated, you just don't get it
Quick Setting Update:
In order to make this seem as legit as possible, I fit it into this little time slot and tweaked the plot a bit. Basically here's how it is. Shortly after killing Itachi, Sasuke is brought to Tobi so that he can be told the truth about Itachi. Sasuke accepts it, but he is no longer bent on revenge. Something inside of him yearns to return to his comrades, and so he leaves Akatsuki and Tobi behind, disbands and leaves Taka, and returns to Konoha. To all wondering, yes, he has Mangekyou Sharingan. Is this going to have an impact on the story? No. But to avoid complications, he's jacked Itachi's eyes and now he has perfect mangekyou. To avoid further complications, no, Pain's invasion is not happening. Tobi realizes that without Sasuke on his side, he needs to find another excuse to claim that he has a large amount of manpower. The truth is, he doesn't have that many Akatsuki left. Plus, this is a Romance fanfic. You won't be seeing Akatsuki, ever. At most you're getting one or two action sequences when reading this. Oh yeah, before I forget, please don't expect all chapters to be this long. This is the first chapter, and so it's required for me to make it include lots of events. It's kind of like a Pilot. Enjoy.
Chapter 1
Sasuke had never particularly been interested in showing emotions. Acting cool as Naruto called it, was just Sasuke holding everything inside and passing everything external off as an annoyance. When he first walked through the gates of Konoha wearing his white short sleeve jacket with the zipper three quarters of the way up, and the matching gray pants, Sasuke had been greeted by Naruto and Sakura, and tons of fangirls and other comrades. He greeted them with emotions they had never seen him display. Emotions referred to one emotion, happiness. He was not "emo", but he had never particularly shown a happy side of himself to people. So when Sasuke walked through with a full on smile, people were obviously taken aback. Sasuke embraced several people, and shook Naruto's hand. When Naruto made a dumb comment, Sasuke replied with a casual "Hmph!" and then a smirk as he said "Dumbass." This infuriated Naruto for only 30 seconds, before he returned to his goofy grin. Everyone was happy to have 16 year old Sasuke Uchiha back in Konoha.
Sasuke's main concern was getting back to good graces with all of his comrades in Konoha. Unfortunately for Sasuke, the girls always derailed this by trying to force their love onto him. Such things would never get his attention. Sasuke was not attracted to girls freaking out over his good looks. From day one of his return, he'd expected that one day he'd have to revive the Uchiha Clan by starting a family. He was a bit young to be thinking of such things, but Sasuke considered that it'd take him a while to find a girl. He'd thought that nobody in Konoha could interest him, and that he'd have to go out again to find someone. That is, until he spotted her when training with Naruto. It had been a very routine spar, resulting with Sasuke beating Naruto to the ground without breaking a sweat. "Six months and you're telling me all you learned is a technique you're not even allowed to use? Talk about stupidity." While Naruto was going ballistic, Sasuke noticed the girl that was watching from behind a tree. His Sharingan allowed him to zoom in, and see who it was. Her silky smooth black hair dropped to her shoulders, and her pristine, flawless pale skin added to the enchanting look. Her pale lavender eyes only furthered this complexion as one looked at her young, soft features, and the faint blush that came to her cheeks. She was timid, and she wore a violet coat and gray pants. She had an hourglass figure, and a large chest that was hidden by the coat, though Sasuke saw her body shape with his Sharingan anyway. She was stunningly beautiful, and he did not recognize her. This meant that she did not hound him, and she did not try to rape him. Such a beautiful girl that didn't exhibit the traits Sasuke disliked was bound to catch his eye. At first he thought that she was watching him, and his heart skipped a beat. Later however, he realized that she was watching Naruto. It took Sasuke a while to piece her identity together, but then he realized that he was Hinata Hyuuga.
She was possible the most dazzling, and beautiful person Sasuke had ever seen. "Hey?" Naruto asked, puzzled. He reached out when Sasuke didn't respond, preparing to slap him. "What?" Sasuke asked, coming to his senses. "Where are you looking?" Naruto asked suspiciously, looking closely at Sasuke. "None of your business, loser." Sasuke replied. Rather then grow angered by this, Naruto grinned. Things were back to how they had been, but with a stronger bond of friendship between the two of them. Sasuke recognized this, but he did not much care for it at that moment. He wanted to see Hinata. She was all that he could think of, and his mind was buzzing with her face.
It was almost like his obsession with Itachi that he had once held, the obsession with his revenge. Sasuke wandered the streets of Konoha, searching for Hinata. At last, he found her, just in time to watch her walk into her house. Sasuke quickly analyzed the house, memorizing its appearance and address. After Sasuke was confident that the house was in his memory, he went home himself, and fell into a deep sleep, where dreams of Hinata sprang to his mind.
Sasuke awoke to a bright, crispy morning. He left his house, not quite remembering what had happened the night previously. Then, the image hit him, and he remembered the girl that had caught his eye. He had to know more about her; he had to see why she attracted him like that. Sasuke waited outside of Hinata's house, hidden inside some bushes. He was a master of stealth, and so he was able to make no noise, and he was able to breathe so lightly, that he appeared to be a corpse. When Hinata left her house, Sasuke applied his mastery of stealth to tailing her. Sasuke followed Hinata, only to realize that she was hiding behind objects too, and tailing someone else. She was tailing Naruto, just watching him. Sasuke heavily doubted that she did this on a day to day basis, so there had to be some kind of special occasion. He noticed the sad look on her face, and he wanted to make her stop. He didn't want to see Hinata sad, though he would not tell her that himself, and he would never let such an emotion reach the surface anyway. Sasuke looked at Naruto to see why Hinata was so sad. He then saw Sakura, and she was conversing with Naruto.
"So that's it…Hinata likes Naruto, but Naruto likes Sakura…" Sasuke sighed quietly, making sure that he was not heard. There was a large amount of irony in this situation. He could have any girl he wanted, but the one that he did want liked Naruto, who had a very hard time with girls. Sasuke continued following Hinata even after she stopped following Naruto. She met up with Kiba and Shino, her teammates, and trained with them, ate with them, socialized with them. During this time, Sasuke saw a smile light up her face, and it was as if the sun shined brighter than before. When she stopped smiling, the sun seemed dimmer than before, less impressive. Sasuke felt his heart catch in his chest, and he wished that Hinata would smile that way for him. Sasuke was not a particularly hesitant person. He was confident, and took action when he needed to. Sasuke knew what to do if he wanted to woe Hinata. It was only the second day of knowing her, but Sasuke realized only too quickly that he liked her.
Sasuke left his hiding spot, and traveled, still unnoticed, some distance ahead down the street Hinata was walking through. He arrived at some random shop. Sasuke began counting in his mind. He estimated about 100 seconds before Hinata got there. He had to hurry. Sasuke quickly bought some pork buns at the shop he was at, taking them to go. They were known for their speed, so this pleased Sasuke. He had three boxes altogether, and he started walking down the road. Sasuke was skilled at prediction even without his Sharingan, and so he stopped walking when he saw Hinata come into view. She was distracted, he noticed, obviously mulling over what she'd seen between Naruto and Sakura earlier that day. Sasuke angled himself properly, and waited. His planning was rewarded a few seconds later when Hinata bumped into him, causing him to drop the boxes, and all of his pork buns to spill out onto the floor.
"I'm so sorry!" Hinata exclaimed. "It's alright, don't worry about it." Sasuke replied, playing it cool, casual. "I wasn't paying attention, and I didn't watch where I was going!" Hinata said. "S-sorry!" Sasuke looked into Hinata's eyes, and flashed a smile. "It's fine, really." Hinata shook her head. "I have to make it up to you!" she exclaimed. "Let me go buy some more for you now." Hinata reached into her pockets, and pulled out her wallet, only to discover that it was empty. "Why don't we put this off until another occasion?" Sasuke asked casually. He finished by saying, "We can eat together. It would be nice to get to know the other Chuunin. Previous allegations stopped me from doing that." Hinata seemed taken aback, realizing who exactly she was talking to it seemed. "All right" she said. She was kind, and really seemed at that point to want to help Sasuke out, for her eyes showed nothing but concern and sorrow for Sasuke. "Are you free tomorrow?" Sasuke asked. "Yeah." Hinata replied. "Noon then?" "Sure." Sasuke gave a small smile to Hinata, which she returned. "See you then", Sasuke said as his heart pounded. "We'll meet here." Hinata nodded, and the two of them walked away. Sasuke could not believe it, and he also could not stop his heart from pounding with joy. When Sasuke returned home, he fell asleep so he could wake up and go to his date.
When Sasuke awoke, he already knew what was planned for that day. He got dressed, prepared himself, and left his house. When Sasuke arrived back at the shop he'd been at the day previously, he saw Hinata coming from the opposing direction. "I'm sorry!" she exclaimed. "Did you wait for a long time?" Sasuke smiled at her. "I only just got here also", he said. Sasuke walked up to the chef, and ordered some things for himself, and then asked Hinata what she wanted. She told him that she should be ordering and paying, but Sasuke told her that company was good enough repayment, seeing as he didn't know too many people that well. Sasuke and Hinata ate in silence at first, but Hinata quickly struck up a conversation. "Does Sharingan help you a lot?" Sasuke thought that it was a poor first topic, but he couldn't think of anything better so he couldn't judge. "Yeah", he said. "Predicting my opponents is hugely advantageous, especially if I can copy them. How about Byakugan?" Hinata seemed to shrink as she spoke. "It's good, and I've gotten good at seeing long distance and reading chakra and such, but it's discouraging. Neji is always ahead of me." Sasuke put his hand on Hinata's shoulder and looked at her. "You'll catch up." Hinata smiled at him, asking if he really thought so. Sasuke of course replied to her with a yes, and the two of them stood up, leaving the area. "Let me take you to some places", Hinata said. "I'd still like to make it up to you for yesterday's accident." Sasuke nodded, seizing his chance. The rest of the day was spent with them going to random places such as training areas, game areas, and shops. At last, with night falling, Sasuke walked Hinata home. On the way, a new conversation struck.
"Do you like Naruto?" Sasuke asked. Hinata turned red instantly, and began stuttering. "I-I…Well I…You see I-I…" Sasuke cut her off. "He's the one that inspired you to try harder, isn't he?" Hinata nodded. "He's like a role model. Hinata, you should be thankful to him, and certainly love him in some way, but it would be healthier to like someone else. He already likes Sakura." Hinata sighed. "I know…" she said. "But I can't get over things like that too easily, and the best that I can really do is watch from a distance and love him in spirit, even if he never returns it. That's what I owe him." "No, you can't throw your ability to love away for him." Sasuke disagreed. "Your debt is paid by the support that you send him by following him all around." Hinata gasped at Sasuke's knowledge, turning a deep red. "I won't tell", Sasuke promised, "But I still think you should try to forget about him." "Thank you", Hinata said, reaching up to kiss Sasuke's cheek. Sasuke put his hand on Hinata's cheek. She was warm, and her lips made him want to just go in. "There are other people", he said.
Hinata looked into Sasuke's eyes. "I…" she whispered, unable to say something, "I…" Sasuke smiled at Hinata. "I like you." He said confidently. "I say that after only knowing you for two days, but it's the truth." Hinata looked strangely at Sasuke. "I…I'm the same way. It's only been a few hours but your words…they made me realize…you've made me realize…You're a good guy. I think I might like you too." She leaned in, as did Sasuke, their lips meeting. It was just a small touch at first, like two flies bumping against each other. Next thing they knew, they were pressed up firmly against each other in an embrace. Sasuke kissed Hinata fiercely, passionately, and she kissed back, the two of them reveling in their discovery. Sasuke explored Hinata's mouth with his tongue, before moving aside and allowing her to do the same to him. Sasuke drew away for a split second to breathe, as did Hinata. "I-I think it's certain now…" Hinata whispered. The two of them drew back together, kissing in the middle of the street. They broke apart after what could well have been several hours, but was probably and more accurately several minutes. They held hands on the way back, at last reaching Hinata's house. "I'd like to see you tomorrow." Sasuke said. Hinata smiled at him. "There's a carnival opening tomorrow", she said. "We'll meet at the entrance at 10 in the morning then?" Sasuke asked. "That sounds good", Hinata replied with a smile. Sasuke leaned in, kissing Hinata once more, this time a soft, sweet, and short kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow", he said, walking away. Hinata smiled, opened the door to her house, and walked in.
End to a surprisingly difficult chapter. I lost inspiration halfway through because I wrote this when it was late, but I'm hoping I managed to maintain good quality anyway. Anyway, review please, and tell me what needs to be improved.