Ice
Chapter One
There were so many funerals to be done after the war.
But there wasn't a single one that interested Uchiha Sasuke.
Never did he hear a name of someone dead that even tickled the very small area of his mind that included what he thought was interesting. All the sobs of those who'd lost loved ones didn't strike him as emotional.
He was done with those people. It was his time to leave.
Hyuuga Hinata, however, had a few important people to grieve for. Neji, first of all. Just the thought of him made her heart ache with sorrow. Quite a few from the clan had died during the war, though she was lucky enough to have her parents spared from the slaughter. Lucky enough that her sister was still alive.
Yet, as she looked at everyone else, complete strangers and close friends, she ached for them, too. They'd won, and it was a good thing, but the deaths were being counted up. This would probably be the bloodiest war in shinobi history.
That hurt. And she felt like she could've done more.
Getting up, head dizzy with absolute and total exhaustion, she stumbled closer to the medical tent. Cots were set up in there, so she headed towards an empty one, intent on getting some rest. On the way, she bumped right into the Uchiha.
"Hmph."
"O-Oh, I-I'm so s-s-sorry," she gasped, over-apologetic as usual. Then she realized that this was Uchiha Sasuke and blinked.
He was watching her with stern but tired eyes. "Watch where you're going."
"I… of course," she rushed. "Um, y-you're Uchiha S-Sasuke-san, correct?"
"Yes." His answer was curt and unamused.
"Oh. I-I'm Hyu… Hyuuga Hinata."
The girl knew he was watching her every move, from the swiping of her hair back to the way her feet shifted when she looked down at them. A small "Hn" was all she heard.
Then he was walking past her, leaving her there with many sleeping shinobi around her. Hinata came to her decision quickly and glanced back at the lone boy.
"Thank you," she said, and he paused. "Thank you for saving everyone w-with Naruto-kun."
She expected a "you're welcome" in return, but he just resumed in his walking after a few seconds. A sigh escaped her after he left and she headed towards the cot she'd had her eye on.
Hyuuga Hinata didn't expect Uchiha Sasuke to leave. And, honestly, she was a little disappointed to find out he had.
Because I don't care if it's not canon. It's canon in my heeeeaaarrt!
I'm going to be honest. I'm not caught up with the manga at all. I don't understand the goddess-princess-Hinata thing. I don't know why Sasuke left. I especially don't know how what became canon, became canon. But it did, so I shall live off of fanfiction.
This is going to be a challenge, since I have to start from scratch with these two. There's nothing. Not even a word is spoken between them. So, time to build their relationship. I don't even have a coherent plot at this point, honestly. Expect there to be varying chapter length, along with different character ideas and designs, etc, etc.
If you liked this and don't mind OCs, I have another ongoing fanfic called Five Months (Redone). Check it out, if you wanna. Have a great day regardless!