The young Uchiha didn't understand why his mother made him play with the Hyuuga girl. The brooding Uchiha pouted. It wasn't fair he thought. He wanted to play with Itachi and go train with him. Not waste his time on a Hyuuga for kami's sake. Or on any girl for that matter. Girls were weird, troublesome, and some are just plain idiotic or inane.
"Sasuke.." His mother yelled. "Hinata-chan is here."
Sasuke looked at his mother with contempt. "Now, Sasuke, stop being so mean. She is the daughter of your father's acquaintance. Be nice to her, okay?"
"Shiru-ka. I don't want to play with her." answered the distraught little Uchiha. Mikoto smiled at her son.
"Don't be so rude, Sasuke. You like playing with Naruto-kun, right? It's the same thing. Besides Hinata-chan is so sweet. Isn't that right Hinata-chan? Mikoto smiled at the little silhouette hiding behind her. Hinata was gripping onto Mikoto's dress and stared at the little Uchiha's frowning face. Sasuke could se e the Hyuuga features in her. Her medium-length indigo locks. Her pale pupil-less white eyes. She looked so….so innocent?
Raven hair slipped as the woman as bent down to the girl's eye level. "Don't worry, Hinata-chan. Sasuke isn't as mean as he looks." Hinata looked innocently at the woman's eyes begging her not to leave.
Mikoto motioned for Sasuke to come. "Now take Hinata-chan and go play in the garden for a while, okay, Sasuke? Think you can manage that?" Smiled the dark haired woman.
Sasuke reluctantly agreed. He had no other choice. He couldn't let his mother down, could he? Itachi would laugh at him if he refused to do a simple task like that. Surely, he can tolerate an hour of spending time with the young Hyuuga, right?
Sasuke grabbed the girl's wrist pulling her towards the end of the Uchiha compound. They made their way towards the door which lead into the outside of the Uchiha compound. Maybe I can torture her while we're alone. The little Uchiha smirked. Oh, wouldn't that be fun. That would be her punishment for being so annoying like other girls. Hinata didn't mutter a word as he dragged her along, not knowing what Sasuke was thinking. The pitter-patter of small feet could be heard as they made their way towards their destination.
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Sasuke was annoyed. Very annoyed. No matter what he did, the Hyuuga wouldn't scream or tell on him. She almost cried once, but the tears quickly vanished. She was so…different. He brushed that thought off. All the other girls would tell on him or get angry, but not the Hyuuga. She would just ignorehim. He flung dirt at her. He flung worms at her. He even tried setting her clothes on fire with his fire-ball jutsu, but alas she dodged. He tried every possible torturing method he could think of. He wouldn't let her escape until she started breaking down. Yes. Sasuke was a jerk, but he didn't care. She was a challenge. Then an idea hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Come over here, Hyuuga" ordered the young boy. "Sit with me." "H-hai, S-sasuke-kun." responded the girl. The quiet Hyuuga nodded shyly. He could see the nervousness in her pale orbs. Tsk. Weakling.
Hinata obeyed and sat next to the Uchiha on a series of stone steps. Sasuke looked at her with a pair of mischievous eyes.
"I want to play with your hair, Hyuuga." said the boy. Or set it on fire. He remembered how he was fondling with Itachi's hair in one hand and a kunai in his grip in his other hand when they were little. He had accidentally cut off Itachi's ponytail. It wasn't a pretty sight. Itachi was a little upset, but he eventually got over it. Itachi wasn't that petty of a person. But girls were different. They were vain. They would be angry if their hair were messed up in any way. Messing with her hair would guarantee that he would get under her skin, right? It would be slow and painful. There were so many things he could do. Pull it. Set it on fire. Cut it. The possibilities were limitless.
Sasuke took a strand of her hair that cascaded over her shoulder.. Hinata flinched a little. He could see a tear form in her eyes. She was nervous. He continued to touch her hair. Her hair was…was…so.. soft? His mother's hair was soft, but it wasn't anywhere as velvety as Hinata's. The color was intriguing too. It was a shade of purple that was unique to her only. He has never seen anyone with purple hair, let alone hair this soft. He couldn't destroy her hair. Playing with her hair was intoxicating and inviting. Her soft flesh felt nice against his skin, too. Her face was too innocent and … sweet?
"Hyuuga, I am going to play with your hair whenever you come here. Got it? Or else I'll throw worms at you again." threatened the Uchiha.
His threat was scary to the young heiress. He was a bully, but he was being sort of nice to her? At least he was gentle with her hair. "H-hai, Sasuke-kun" smiled Hinata. That soft smile made Sasuke feel weird and fuzzy inside. Tsk. It didn't mean anything? Right? thought Sasuke. Wrong.
She was different from other whiny, annoying girls he was use to. Uchiha Sasuke was so wrong about her. His heart began beating erratically. Boy. He was in love. He was sooo in love. And he didn't even know it.
It was then that THE Uchiha Sasuke had developed a habit of playing with Hinata's indigo locks. Her soft, velvety locks that had an unnatural shape to them. Boy, did he love playing with her hair. Her soft, soft indigo hair. It was a secret that he was going to keep forever. He was going to bring that secret to his grave even if he had to.