Dark Anty – A small story I decidedly written since no one else has. The next crack pairing: Asuma and Hinata. I know, really cracked, but since no one thought of it, I decided to take delight in being the first for an M rated story. This will be a time skip with Hinata being eighteen, going on nineteen and Asuma being thirty-two going on thirty-three. Yes, he lives, and I didn't like the fact that he had to die so early in the series. Hope you like it. Here's how the writing will be through the entire series.
Writing
"Speech"
Thoughts
Flashbacks
"Phone Calls"
'Notes/Letters'
Dreams
Summary: Hinata Hyuga, young, beautiful, and heiress to the Hyuga Clan, has loved and lost her only crush to another. She has no one to turn to and no one to understand her pain, thusly running into the forest with a storm pouring down on her. Found crying in the rain in the forest by Asuma, he took her to his house to fend off the fever that came over her. Finally, with the break of her fever and after few more meetings with each other, she starts to feel awkward, yet familiar feelings for him as she did for Naruto. Will Hinata leave things as they are, or will she bravely act on her feelings to find new love in her life?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Give Me a Reason and I'll Live for It
Chapter One: To What Do I Owe The Pleasure
"Kami-sama, I'm such a-a-an idiot. W-Why w-would I think t-that he w-would ever love m-me." A young, pale, petite woman sobs, sitting under a tree of a heavy, freezing cold rainstorm, her knees to her chest and her head on her knees. She doesn't know how long she sat there: A minute, an hour, two hours, it didn't matter. She could stay there for all of her days; it wouldn't matter to her. Nothing would anymore. She was left numb, broken, completely unbalanced and torn down. She felt so inadequate, so inferior to the world around her. She could no longer go back to her happy place, her happy world, for it was ripped, torn, shredded and burned to the ground, never to be brought back again. Her world annihilated from the words he said…those very words that broke her heart.
It is October the 14th, four days after Naruto's 19th birthday and now a chilling 67 degrees. It's cloudy and looked a little gray but that didn't stop the village from doing their business. Everyone went through the day, carefree, or working hard to earn an honest living. However, we come to one particular person we all have in mind: Hinata Hyuga. Hinata has sent a letter to Naruto to finally say having the courage say what she has felt for the fox boy for nearly eleven years of her life. She asked him to meet her at the Inchiraku Ramen Stand at 2 o'clock sharp, offering to pay for the meal. It was 1:50 p.m. and still no sign of Naruto. She knew that he wasn't the punctual type of person, but it felt somewhat rude for the expecting person came close to being late.
Five more minutes pasted and she saw a flash of orange and black running down the street. She smiled and blushed as she always does when he came around. If only he knew what he does to her, what he does when he smiles so gleefully and with joy in his eyes, how he always make her heart race against time when he looks her way, and how he can always but a smile on her face, even when his not there. That's why she asked him to come. To tell him what he do to her when he's around, how she felt when he shouts her name, how he makes her heart quicken when he smiles brightly at her, and how he is the only one she could ever bring herself to love and no one else.
He sat beside and greeted her and usual. "Konnichiwa, Hinata-chan," He smiles brightly at her as she blushes even more, smiling back.
"K-Konnichiwa, Naruto-kun," Hinata has overcome her stuttering problem, though Naruto seem to bring that back every now and then. They began to order with Hinata the miso ramen and Naruto six bowls of barbeque pork ramen. Hinata finished her ramen when Naruto finished off four in the same time! Man, what a metabolism he has. Hinata waited patiently for him to finish and when he finished the last bowl, he turned to Hinata with a cheerful smile.
"Arigato, Hinata-chan. That was wonderful,"
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, Naruto-kun."
"Anna, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" Hinata blushed at the question. She didn't think of rushing to that point so quickly, but she had to know that with Naruto around, nothing is a standstill for him. He gets right to the point, never edging into it or around it. She calmed her beating heart and eased away her blush as much as she can to tell him what has brought him here to her.
"Naruto-kun…I…-Sigh-I must say this now so that you'll understand. Naruto-kun…you have been the light of my life. You gave me strength when everyone thought I was too weak and you believed in me when everyone thought I would fail in everything that I would do. You gave me hope and joy every day when I see you and your smile. I admired your strength and nobility and your perseverance and dedication to everything that you do, will do, and have done. Even when we were little kids, I have admired you, always cheering you on from the sidelines to strive for that goal you want to achieve.
"Through you, I have strived for the better, and because of you, I no longer fear the obstacles that come my way. You gave me so much and I just wish I could give you just that much, but I believe I can give you something much better. Naruto-kun…Ashiteru…I have loved you since the first time I saw you and my love for you has never faltered. It grew as I did and filled me with such immense joy to feel this feeling for you. My heart belongs to no one else but you and I would gladly give it to you, no questions asked."
This surprised Naruto to hear her words, but at the same time saddened him.
"Hinata-chan…I,"
"Hai?"
"…I…I can't accept," Hear that? That's the sound of Hinata's heart shattering into millions of pieces.
"N-N-Nani?"
"-Sigh-Hinata-chan, I am so sorry, but my heart went to Sakura. My heart belongs to her, as her heart belongs to me. Haven't you noticed how we interact with each other? We have been together for nearly a year now, and I thought everyone knew, but it seems that I was wrong. Ashikarazu, Hinata-chan. You must know that I never expected this to happen, neither did I wanted to hurt you, but I thank you for caring so much for me. If you told me sooner, I may have been with you and not Sakura. Demo, nothing ever seems to work as planned, do they?" He rubbed the back of his head as his smiled innocently at her.
"Iie…I guess not," Her voice was heavy with a heartbreaking tone, too painful to hear with any normal ears.
"…Listen, let me pay for the meal. It's the very least I could do."
"Ina, ina, I offered to pay, so it would be rude of me to make you do so." Hinata went to her coat pocket to get her wallet, but Naruto held her hand into his, sending electrifying sparks through her arm that rushed up and down her spine. She looks to him with his warm, gentle smile, a smile that only so many has ever seen him dawn on.
"I insist," He smiled as she nods her head and he paid for the meal. They stepped out of the stand and stood facing each other.
"I-I better go now." Hinata spoke up.
"Are you sure you don't need me to walk you home."
"Hai…I'm sure," Though she smiled, her tone was still sad. She turned from him, only to be pulled back and held tightly into his embrace. Hinata turned a deep red from his sudden impulse, but it lessened as she heard him speak.
"Hinata-chan. Domo arigato for believing in me, cheering for me, and standing by my side. Though you may not know it, you have become one of my greatest friends. I will treasure your words and keep them in my heart forever. Arigato," That said, he pulled back and gave her a small kiss on the cheek before rushing off to the training grounds to meet Jiraiya and Yamato.
Hinata stood there, shaking like a leaf in a terrible windstorm. Her legs nearly gave way as she cried the held back tears she was dying to release, each drop dropping to the ground and soaking beneath her. It took the act of God to hold back those tears from him. She didn't want him to see her cry, to see her so vulnerable, so hurt, but that's how he left her, with no one to comfort her but herself. It took another act of God when she ran in a burst of energy, running from the streets, onto the rooftops, and into the forest in the village as the rain finally came down.
"Kuwabarakuwabara! How can I be so stupid?" She sobs even harder and louder than before, unaware that her voice was carrying through the terrible storm she so stubbornly sat in. She didn't give a damn about the storm, the tree, the forest, or the village. They could all kiss her ass since they didn't give a rat's ass about her. She could care less about everything and everyone since she lost the very person she lived for, the very person she would die for, and the very person she wanted to live happily forever with. No, nothing mattered: not her family, her friends, her village, the world; not even her own life. She was left a hollow shell of the Hinata they once knew, a soulless being who would not think twice about jumping into a suicide mission just to rid herself of her very existence. Maybe that would her ease her pain: To die in battle instead of a broken heart.
Asuma was coming back from the grocery store with tonight's dinner in a plastic bag, but was sadly caught in the heavy rain. He was glad for the poncho and umbrella he bought last week and took precaution when he left the house. Along the path of the forest, where his home laid just ahead, he heard cries and whimpers coming from the forest. He looked to see where the sound came from and it sounded more to his left. Who is that, and who the hell would be crazy enough to stay out in this weather? He heard the sobs and cries continued and shrugged.
"It's none of my business," He begins to walk off, but a gnawing feeling toward him to see who it was. The person could have easily been hurt and would need his help. That thought alone made him have a guilt trip and so he walked into the forest to see whom it was that may need his service.
Hinata sat soak and wet, her long Black-Blue hair clinging heavily to her face and her eyes become as red as apples. She was in a state in distress, anger, hurt, and utter pain that she didn't even hear someone coming towards her, creeping slowly behind her. When she felt a heavy hand land on her shoulder, she turned to see a shadowy figure and screamed bloody murder, struggling to pull away from him, only to have a tighter grip on her shoulder.
"Whoa! Stop! I'm not trying to hurt you!" Hinata quickly turned to her assailant and saw him pull back his hood, recognizing him in an instant.
"Asuma-san?" He barely even recognized her, but her soft voice was enough to register who she was.
"Hinata-san? What are you doing out here? You'll catch pneumonia." She opened her mouth, but shut it quickly, turning away from him as she draws her knees up to her chest again. Asuma looked at Hinata, surprised that the Hyuga clan heiress is sitting in such God-awful weather. They met and greeted twice before, but he knew little of her, only short tales for his ex-girlfriend now friend, Kurenai, Hinata's sensei.
From what he has seen and heard from Kurenai, Hinata was a very shy girl, soft-spoken and barely speaks her mind, but will put in a word when she feels the need to do so. She's a very warm, kind-hearted, trusting, brave young woman, willing to help those who need it. However, when she was younger, she would sometimes show signs of insecurity, intimidation, and self-doubting; sometimes easily led on, can be quite submissive, and has been known to be timid and to avoid conflict when it came to her family. She's never the one to cause anyone trouble or agitation, unlike her hyperactive, dog-loving teammate, Kiba, who can cause and make mischief wherever his nose leads him.
Kurenai also mentioned that Hinata is an exceptional cook, making wonderful meals for her team whenever they had training together, bringing their favorite dishes every time, plus, she was a very intelligent woman, learning new moves and countering them perfect without even a second thought and have created a very powerful fighting jutsu during her genin years. However, Asuma felt the need to edited the last part for he couldn't even see an extremely retarded person sitting out, in the rain of a highly danger thunderstorm. If anything, sitting in the rain will only make her sick and death by flu or fever is defiantly a lame way to go. Nevertheless, a dangerous way as well.
"Hinata-san, why are you out here?"
"…I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"B-Because it does not concern you, so please, j-just leave me alone for I prefer t-to die that way." Asuma was shocked to hear such words coming from this young woman's mouth. He never seen such a thing and it upset him quite a bit. The one thing he couldn't stand for is when people ask for an early grave because in this world, it will happen. He grabbed hold of Hinata's arm and roughly pulled her up to stand.
"Itai! Itai! You're hurting me!" He released her arm and she rubbed the sore spot where his tight grip left. She stood no taller than just at his chin, looking up to his face with a shivering, displeased look as well.
"Hinata-san, you're coming to my house. I will not leave you out here and you don't have a choice but to come home with me."
"On whose authority?"
"Mine!" It seems Kurenai forgot to mention the sharp tongue Hinata has as well. "I refuse to have your early grave on my conscious and in my dreams, so it would make it easier for both of us if you just do as I say." His voice turned deep and dark as he looked at the shaken girl, but her eyes were filled with too much anger to be falter be such things.
"You will not and cannot control me and my actions. You are not my father, you are not the Hokage, and you are NOT KAMI! So you can take your orders and leave!" Wow! She sure is a real spitfire. Just like Ino. He usually can't handle women like these two in the gentle way, and sometimes he had to do it the hard way: With threats.
"Hinata-san, if you don't come with me, I will leave you out here and tell any man that a little defenseless woman is out in the forest, alone and unprotected. Every pervert in the village will take it upon themselves to take you and rape you instead of help you, and sometimes even worse. The things those men will do to you and your body, they would have a field day with someone as young and tender as you." His voice turned dark and grimly, rounding the girl as he told her many horrible things that would happen to her. She said nothing but her nostalgic face was telling him otherwise.
"Hmph, at least I'll be good for something. If not for love, than maybe a sex toy to all those perverts you want to so boldly point out. However, I don't care for your threats or anyone else threats for that matter, so if you plan on taking me, then be prepared for I will fight you to the bitter end and I will not stand down until you leave me alone!" That shocked Asuma as if 20,000 volts shot through his body. His threats have never failed to make people fall to his will. Even Ino, the little loud mouth, gave up her protests after such threats. He was shocked that Hinata would say something like this and it upset him even more, but it didn't show. Now he was faced with an even bigger problem for it turns out that no matter what threats or words he said, she will not leave with him and she would fight him with everything she had just so he will leave her alone.
So, sadly but had to be done, he did things the rough way.
With reflexes as quick as lightning, Hinata doubled over with immense pain in her solar plexus; shocked from the punch Asuma gave her. She passed out and landed on his right shoulder. He hauled her up bridal-style, his umbrella down and his hood back on, and he walked out of the forest and straight to his house.
Asuma lived close within the forest, giving him solitude and peace from the ninja life. It was two stories and had a balcony around the house. It's viewed like a mansion, but a house was a house to Asuma, not matter the expensive look. He reached to the door and twisted the knob to let himself in and close the door. He usually leaves his door unlocked, knowing that thieves and robbers barely resides in this area and that a super charged alarm would go off if anyone but him entered his house without his consent. He felt Hinata shiver as the warm air hit her. He looked at her, her cheeks flushing red and her face looked sweaty and paler than before. He placed his cheek to her forehand and looked at her shocked. She's burning up!
"Chikusho!" He dropped the food and umbrella and rushed to his room. He places her on the bed and quickly, but gently takes off her wet clothes, leaving her in her underwear, black and lacy. Stunned momentarily, he couldn't help but look at her amazing body. Asuma has seen many beautiful women, but never have they caught his eye as she did. Her skin was pale and milky, a few faint scratches, but completely flawless, as if she has never seen a battle in her life. And her body. Dear kami! It was so full! So voluptuous! Her breasts and hips were deliciously large and round, her waist thin and toned, and her body curvaceous and perfectly aligned. Moreover, her hair was long and soft like downy and circling her head like the angel's halo it was.
He looked upon an angel of unbelievable proportion and his mind was going to a state he couldn't resist going but they were cut short when he saw her shivering violently again. "Kuso!" Realizing he had a sick person on his hands, he left for the bathroom to run some very warm water with menthol in a king size tub he had in his room. It was shaped like a seashell, but didn't have the ridges in it. When it reaches it desired level, he stripped off his clothes, leaving his boxers on, and rushed back to Hinata. He picked her up, feeling her cold shivering body, came into the bathroom and sat in the tub with Hinata in his lap. Her shivering lessened from its violent shakes to small tremors and her breathing was becoming more relaxed and eased. This relieved Asuma to know she's becoming more comfortable and he held onto the sleeping Hinata by her waist, relaxing in the mentholated warm water as well.
Asuma decided to wash her and clean her hair from all the dirt and leaves that cling to it so she would be more comfortable. He reached a shower sponge and shower gel and lathers her arms, shoulders, and neck. He raised her up and washed her back and around to her stomach. Sitting up with a firm hold on Hinata, Asuma stood up from behind her and perched Hinata on the tub rail, moving around her and washing her legs and feet. Setting them down, he reach for a large bowl, dipped water in it and rinsed off the soap on her body. Asuma reached for his shampoo-conditioner and, straddling her hips, began to wash her hair, doing the best he can to keep the soap from her eyes. Combing out the tangles and kinks, he dipped her head in the water and scrubbed away all the soap and dirt in her hair. Raising her up, he sat down behind her and held her tightly by her waist once more.
As he held her, he couldn't help but to feel her young, firm body. He was amazed at how such a petite thing could have such luscious curves. Not many women were blessed with a body like this at such a young age. Not even the women he has dated and lusted with were so lucky, but besides the curves and the body, he couldn't get over at how cute she looked sleeping in his arms. Her breathing was light and soft, her head turned and resting on his chest as her soft breath blows across his chest, sending shivers through his chest and down his spine as a groan thundered in his chest.
Asuma's thoughts slightly wandered on him and Hinata, her large full breasts pressed against his chest as he hold her tight, kissing her soft, full, pale pink lips as she moans from his hand squeezing her—He shook his head to rid himself of such a perverted thought. He shouldn't think this way about her, not about someone who is fourteen years his junior and especially not Kurenai's former student. Kurenai would have him castrated if he even tries to make a move on her favorite student. He has been around Kakashi for too long: him and those damn Icha-Icha books, filling his mind with such graphic and erotic details and words.
After what he believes was a good soak, he drains the tub before stepping out and reaches for one of his big thick body towels. He wraps Hinata in the towel, lifts her up and carries her back to his bed. He also amazed at how light she was, despite her form. Drying her off and wrapping the towel around her hair, he touched her forehead to see that her temperature went down slightly when her body started to warm up. He looked into his drawers and pulled out an X-Large t-shirt and drawstring shorts. He went to Hinata and dressed her accordingly, but not before he took off the wet underwear adorning her person. It took an act of God to resist every perverted thoughts and schemes that hammered through his mind as he removed the last two article of clothing.
He placed it with her wet pile of clothes and dressed her in the t-shirt and short, pulling the string to tighten around her waist. He lifted her up and pulled back the covers, resting her in between the sheets and tucking her in tightly. He went to the bathroom and came out with a small bowl of cold water and a face towel. He soaked the towel, squeezing out the water, folding it and placing it on her forehead to rid her head of the heat that still resides within her. Leaving with that, he put on some new clothes, grabbed his clothes and Hinata's soaked clothing, left the room and closed the door, leaving her to rest.
He went to the laundry room to wash her clothes with a few of his dirty pile, and set the washer according to the fabric. He went to the front door and picked up his dinner for tonight: Korean barbeque beef and three Volcano Rolls. Asuma went to the kitchen and placed the cooked rolls in the oven to warm them up again as he turned on the grill to prepare to cook the beef.
Waiting for the grill to heat, Asuma decided to call Kurenai to tell her about what happened to one of her former students. He reached the cordless phone and dialed her number. The phone rang for a while but someone finally picked up.
"Moshi Moshi, Kurenai Yuhi speaking."
"Oi, Kurenai-chan, it's Asuma."
"Oh, konnichiwa, Asuma-kun. It's nice to hear from you."
"Same here. Listen, I have something to tell you."
"Is something wrong?"
"Not really. It's about one of your former students, Hinata Hyuga."
"Hai?"
"Ano, I found her in the forest, crying as I was on my way home."
"Nani? What was she doing there, and in such terrible conditions?"
"I tried to find out, but she wouldn't tell me. She was dead-set on sitting in the rain and waiting for death to come."
"Is that what she said?"
"Iie, not in those words…let me start from the beginning," Asuma told her about everything that happened in the forest: how she spoke back at him, refused to follow his orders, blatantly ignored his threats and was prepared to fight, which resulted in him incapacitating her.
"YOU HIT HINATA?"
"I had no choice! She looked ready to fight me tooth and nail just for me to leave her alone and I couldn't do that! Not in this awful weather. I didn't see any other way. Besides, I didn't strike her face if that's where you're worried about."
"…-Sigh- Does her family knows where she is?"
"Iie, which is why I called you since you mostly likely have her house number. Tell them that Hinata-san was caught in the rain and fell ill. She will be spending the night at my house and will be staying until the weather calms down, or until she feels better."
"Raito, I'll tell them right away."
"Yoshi, I'll talk to you later."
"You too,"
"Bai,"
"Bai," Asuma hangs the phone and begins cooking dinner for himself and his new house-guest.
The smell of food waved aloofly through the air, feeling the house with good home cooking. The scent snuck under the little space between the door and floor and wavered heavily in Asuma's room where Hinata laid rested and relaxed. The scent danced teasingly around her nose, stirring her senses with scents that she barely experience anymore. She woke up with the smell of the delightful essence still lingering in her nostrils. She breathed in deep and fully woken herself up to see a high ceiling and a ceiling fan above her. W-Where am I?
She looked around her surroundings, not remembering a thing about this room. She moved her arms and legs a bit to feel that she was in a bed, a warm soft bed. How did I—Oh…I remember. The rain, the forest, the arguing with Asuma, and the punch to the stomach that ended it all. She remembered well what happened. She started to sit up, but felt a tinged of pain that resides in her stomach. The punch was powerful and she could still feel the pain in her muscles. Hinata managed to sit up fully, letting the moist towel drop from her forehead to her lap. She picked it up and looked around the room. She looked down at herself and noticed her clothes were gone. She looked around and didn't see them anywhere.
Where are my clothes, and why do I feel a slight breeze on my chest? She looked down again and looked down her shirt. "-GASP!-" WHERE IS MY BRA? She looked into the shorts and had a blush darker than any color she could produce. WHERE IS MY PANTY?She found out that she was stark naked under the clothes she was put in! She couldn't believe it. Asuma has stripped Hinata of her clothes and seen her naked! NAKED! This by far was the most embarrassing moment of her—.
"A-A-A-ACHOO! -Sniff, snuff-" Suddenly, she felt very weak and her face felt hot. One of her nostrils went stuffy, making it hard for her to breathe through one hole. She fell back on the bed, her head hitting the soft cool pillow as she tries to breathe, forgetting about the fact that a man has seen her in her birthday suit. She looks around the room once more to see what she assumes is Asuma's room.
It was spacious and nicely decorated with warm golden wallpaper. The bed she laid in was king sized and slightly firm. The sled-like headboards of the bed were polished cherry wood, a nice color that suited the room quite well. The covers she laid in were a soft cream color and the comforter was thick and soft. Though the smell of cigarette smoke seemed to linger, Hinata liked how comforting and roomy his room was and felt more relaxed in such a peaceful surrounding.
This is truly nice. Her thoughts were cut short as she heard the door swing open. She looked up to see the handsome, guff face she saw in the forest.
"Asuma-san," She spoke as if her nose was clogged up.
"Hey kiddo. How ya doin'?"
"Bakkin…A-A-AAACHOO! -Snuff- -Cough, cough-…Yoi, I feel awful…-Sniff- Demo, it could be worse." He chuckled from her response and she wondered what she said could be so funny. He came to her side and placed the back of his hand on her face and forehead which made her blush from having a man touch her in such a way.
"You still feel warm. You should rest more, relax your body." Asuma pushes her back on the bed and grabs the towel from her hand. He dips it in the cold water, squeezes it out, and places it back on her forehead. "Your sensei, Kurenai, will be calling your family soon to let them know of your whereabouts, so you will be spending the night with me until the weather stops or your fever breaks, whichever comes first. Yoshi?"
"Yoshi,"
"Now rest and I'll bring dinner to you soon, yoi?"
"Yoi," He smiles at her and leaves her in the room, closing the door once again. She relaxed a bit more, knowing that she would be safe with someone she knew, but soon her thoughts turned dark when she thought about what happened earlier today. She couldn't stop the tears that fell from her eyes and she couldn't stop the breaking her heart was enduring.
Wiping away of few of the tears, she was glad that at least someone in this world cared for her, even if that someone is someone she barely even know. Slowly she drifted back to sleep, her mind growing dark and her breathing becoming deep and low.
An hour has passed and Asuma came to the room with a tray in his hands. He sets the tray on the floor and sits by a sleeping Hinata. He gently shakes her and she stirs from her deeply relaxed sleep.
"Dinnertime, Chiisa I Oujo (Little Princess)," She yawns, producing a cute mewing sound her lips. She sits up and waits for dinner to be given.
"What are we having?"
"Korean barbeque beef and cooked Volcano rolls."
"That's sounds nice. I've always been fond of sushi."
"Me too, actually," He lifts the tray from the floor and places it on her lap. Two plates were on the tray: One for him and the other for her. Two drinks sat on the tray as well: one cherry, the other cream soda. "Now I'm not sure which soft drinks you teens like, so you can pick one."
"Mmmmm, I'll take the cherry flavor."
"Roku, because I wasn't going to give up the cream soda." He snatched his drink and Hinata giggled at his antics. He picks up his plate, placing it on his lap, and they placed their hands together. "Itadakimasu," They pulled their chopsticks apart and began eating.
After a gracious meal, Asuma placed the plates and tray on the floor and sat by Hinata, facing her and her smiling face.
"Arigato, Asuma-san, for the wonderful dinner. You're too kind."
"My pleasure,"
"…Oh, and I'm sorry about the threat about fighting you. I was very upset and I couldn't think straight." She spoke as she pointed her forefingers in front of her, a nervous, yet bashful habit that comes and goes every so often.
"That's fine as well. I'm sorry for hitting you as I did. It wasn't right, but it was the only way seeing at how upset and vengeful you were becoming. -Sigh- If one thing I should have learned is not make an angry woman even angrier, especially a scorned one. Moreover, this comes to my question." He looked at her with serious intent. "Care to tell me why you were in the forest - in the middle of thunder storm - crying?" Her cheerful expression turned poignant and distress when he asked. She put her head down, finding the patterns on the comforter more interesting than the conversation taking place.
"Onegaishimasu, I don't wish to talk about it. It's nothing to worry yourself about, so please, don't worry." He stared intently at the crown on her head, her Black-Blue locks shining under the light of the room. He probably wouldn't get an answer from her, but that wouldn't mean he won't find out later on, or from someone else.
"Yoshi, I understand. You just rest and I'll bring in some cold medicine to help break your fever, yoi?"
"Yoi,"
"Good girl. Now rest. I'll be right back," He left to his bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet to see any cold medicine. He found his cabinet bare as the day he moved in. Not even a cold pill was seen. "Kuso," He said in a whisper. He had to go to the store to get the needed medicine, but that would mean leaving Hinata alone in his house in the middle of close to nowhere. Well, he said it himself that no thieves or robbers resided in his area, so to say it was safe would be ok. He just has to leave the door locked and pray that Hinata wouldn't be so bold as to answer the door for anyone.
He left the bathroom and came to the bedroom. "Hinata-san, I'm going to leave you here alone. I don't have any cold medicine and I would need to run back to the store. While I'm gone, please do not answer the door for anyone, even if it's a neighbor. Do not leave this room unless it's for food and drink, nothing else. Do we have an understanding?"
"Hai,"
"Roku, I'll be back in an hour. Kudasai, take care," That said, he rush out the room, grabbed his poncho and left, locking the door on his way out.
Asuma made it to the store and headed straight to the pharmacy aisle. He picked up assortments of cold medicines, some extra strength and few for the overnight colds and fevers. He picked up a few headache and allergy medicine for himself, just in case. He walked down and came bumping into the last person he expected to see.
"Oi, Kakashi, what are you doing here?" Kakashi with his gravity-defying hair held up a red book with the words 'Icha-Icha' in bold prints. "Enough said," Kakashi looked down to his friend's hand basket full of medicinal products.
"What with all the pharmacy drugs?" Kakashi spoke as he read the book his has yet to pay for.
"I needed to fill my medicine cabinet. It been bare for some time now; plus, I have a sick person at home who needs me, so if you don't mind." Kakashi shrugged his shoulders and Asuma walked pasted him, only to have him tail his moves.
"Care to tell me the poor person you have trapped in your house?"
"It's none of your business and you know that."
"Yoshi, no need to get defensive, but you know me. I'm too curious for my own good."
"Curiosity killed the cat,"
"Satisfaction brought him back." Score one to Kakashi for that brilliant comeback. Seeing as Asuma can't seem to shake his nosy friend, he just told him just a few details but nothing important like her name or full descriptions of her body. Kakashi seemed satisfied with that and left it alone. Asuma purchased the medicine and rushed back home.
As he stepped up to the front door, he heard a thump and turned around. "AAH! Kakashi, what are you doing here?" Kakashi stood under an umbrella, blocking the sprinkling rain that fell upon him.
"Just came to give you company,"
"You're a bad lair, you know that, ma?" Kakashi shrugs and steps up to the porch.
"Anna, are you going to let me in, or are you going to let me freeze out here?" The answer was when Asuma turned the key and opened the door to walk in and leave Kakashi behind. "Awwwe, c'mon, Asuma, you can't leave me out here." Kakashi spoke in an innocent tone. As if anything was innocent with this pervert.
"Iie, you are not coming in."
"Demo…"
"Ina!" -Slam-Asuma locked his door and took off his poncho. He walks to the bedroom to find Hinata still up. He gave her one of the stronger medicines, much to her dislike, and asked her to rest to let the medicine take effect. She did that and he left the room, closing the door behind him.
He goes into the kitchen and spots Kakashi sitting at his table, his legs crossed and his head deep within the confine to the Icha-Icha book.
"Yo! You should lock you windows, Asuma. Anyone can get in."
"Kakashi? How the hell did you—get out of my house!" Kakashi looked at his friend with a surprised look, or what you could tell from his visible eye. He has never seen Asuma so uptight, which made him have a mischievous glint in that visible eye of his.
"Asuma, what is it about this girl that has you so worked up? You never been this tense since your break-up with Kurenai, and even then you didn't try to kick me out."
"It is none of your concern, so could you please leave!"
"I would, but I'm kind of hungry and I wondered if I could have some of that barbecue beef you have?" His right eye crinkled, indicating a smile and trying to be innocent. Asuma growled but had to calm himself. He knows he can't get rid of Kakashi unless it with foods, or threats, and sometimes even that doesn't work. The man was like a brick wall: everything that hits him seems to bounce right off. Giving up his attempt to rid the pest, he gave the last of his meat to Kakashi and sat across from him.
Kakashi slid the mask down to the bottom of his chin to show off a gorgeous, handsome face. Not many people have seen his face and he can trust Asuma to not tell anyone about his features. He dug into the meat and he ate his small dinner as he read his newest book 'Icha-Icha Heaven'.
"Anna, how's life?" asked Kakashi.
"So far, this is the most eventful day I had all month."
"Bummer,"
"Tell me about it,"
"Who's the girl?"
"Why should I tell you? You can sense even a bit of her chakra from here like I do to know who she is, so why ask a question you already know the answer to?"
"Because I wanted to see how far you would put up the charade to try to keep her a secret, if that's how you want to play it." He smiled lecherously at Asuma.
"Hmph, whatever ideas you have in your head, you can squash them now. Hinata's sick and needs my help, that's all. Besides, you surely didn't need to know who she was."
"Like I said before: 'I'm too curious for my own good',"
"Right you are, Kakashi," They ate and talked until the guest of honor appeared in the doorway.
"Oh, konnichiwa, Kakashi-san. I didn't…Oh!" Hinata was surprised to see the so-called Copy-Nin without his mask. She was the first, well maybe fifth, person to see his face and was amazed at how handsome he looked. Kakashi realized what she was looking at and mentally cursed himself for not covering his face. Now he had two people, if not a few more, knowing his true face. He smiled at her and waved a hand.
"Bonsowa-ru, Hinata-san. I heard that you were ill. Are you alright?" She blushed, her gaze never leaving his face. He was unbelievably handsome.
"I-I'm feeling better, arigato. Asuma-san, you don't mind if I look for some snacks, do you?"
"Knock yourself out," She smiled, bowed and rummaged through the fridge for anything for her snacking pleasure. As she looked, she didn't notice the eyes wandering over her body. She knotted the shirt in the back to make it tight at her waist as was the shorts, showing off those luscious curves and wearing Asuma's socks from what they could tell. Kakashi and Asuma knew it was wrong, but with a body like hers, they surely didn't want to be right.
Her dips and curves were out of this world and it made Kakashi want to take her and make her his at that very moment, hell to Asuma and the kamigami (gods) of heaven who saw them. Asuma prayed for the kamigami to relax the beast that was rising in him, praying for him to not take the delicate flower in any such manner too dirty for her to comprehend. She must not realize what she's doing to them with her large breasts and full sexy hips. They were enough to make a man scream like a bitch at such an unmerciful, godly sight.
Hinata pulled from the fridge to have strawberries and cherries as her choosing snacks, which made them groan in anticipation. Hinata placed them on the counter isle, took a big strawberry and rubbed it against her heated lips, moaning as it cools her lips. Kakashi and Asuma clinched the table simultaneously, the wood creaking under their powerful grip. Then the piece au resistance, she bites into the strawberry, sucking and licking away the sweet juices drenching her lips. She finished the strawberry, using her forefinger to scoop the rogue juices on her chin along with licking and sucking them off her finger. Then she went for the cherries.
"I better go," Kakashi said with a grunt in his tone.
"Un, oyasumi,"
"You too," Kakashi walked in a slightly funny way as he left the house. Maybe because of that major hard-on he produced from Hinata's little show, Asuma no different. Poor boys. He tried to relax the speeding blood in his heart and his member before attempting to approach her. That settled, he stood up, went next to her and picked up a strawberry as well. They were very sweet and nicely sized. After finishing five more, he decided they should go to bed so she can rest easy.
"Hinata-san, you take my room and I'll take the guest room beside it."
"Oh, but I don't want to throw you out of your room. Why not I take the guestroom?"
"It's fine. All I want is for you to rest. It's been a long day and we deserved it." She agreed and they went to their rooms, Hinata in Asuma's room and Asuma in the guestroom. Before entering his room, Hinata turned to Asuma, wanting to say something but couldn't find the words.
"What's wrong, Hinata-san?"
"Kaimu…just…" Without saying another word, she rushed to him and hugged him with all her might, her arms around his neck and her head on his chest as she blushed from cheek, across her nose, to cheek. "Domo arigato, Asuma-san, for saving me and taking care of me. I can't thank you enough." He was shocked, his body tensed under the touch of hers, but he soon relaxed and hugged her around her waist, making her blush a bigger shade of red.
"It's fine. It is my job: to save and protect those who needs it. Demo…you're kind of special." The last sentence was in a husky whisper, making blush even deeper than before. She never blushed this much unless she was around Naruto. Maybe it was the actions taking place, but still, she never had this big of a blush for anyone. They pulled from their embrace to feel the warming wind blow between them and they walked to their respected rooms.
"Oyasumi, Asuma-san,"
"Oyasumi, Hinata-san,"
To be continued…
Authoress Notes
The Stars
Hinata Hyuga
Age: 18 (Going on 19)
D.O.B.: December 27
Sign: Capricorn
Weight: 120 lbs.
Height: 5'7
Rank: Jonin/ANBU Squad Captain
Still the kind-hearted soul no one can help but love. When she lost her chance at love, she was seriously down and out. She felt very bitter and could care less about what would happen to her or anyone else. She was even ready to fight Asuma just for trying to help her. After their spat and finally dragged to his house, she fell ill and was being nursed to health by Asuma.
During her illness, she started to calm down and tried to forget today's incident, apologizing for her brash behavior, but she was easily forgiven. She found that being around Asuma wasn't that bad and she's starting to feel feelings for the old man. Her feelings for him will grow deeper in the story as well.
Heiress to the Hyuga Clan, Hinata has been recognized as someone worth looking up to and someone of great power and skills. She has become the heart and soul of the Hyuga clan and the entire family, mostly the Branch, prays that she will end the seperation of the Branch and Main families and became a great leader with a fist of steel, but with a heart of gold. Someone strict, but fair to everyone.
Hinata has become a medic nin and helps in the hospital with Sakura and Ino. She has also made it to ranking of an ANBU Captain with Kiba, Shino, and a new recruit as her teammates.
Asuma Sarutobi
Age: 32 (Going on 33)
D.O.B.: October 18
Sign: Libra
Weight: 180 lbs.
Height: 6'2
Rank: Jonin
Still a charismatic person known on this earth, he still lives life as a ninja, but his love life has been short lived since his break-up with Kurenai (She wasn't pregnant in this story. Just a relationship gone downhill.); however they have become good friends and talk on occasions.
After finding Hinata in a terrible rainstorm, he tries to take her home with him to get out of the rain, but she refused and was willing to fight him if need be. Though he didn't want to, he punched Hinata, knocking her unconscious, and carried her to his house.
When he got her home, she immediately fell ill and he did everything in his power to help break the fever she was having. During the need to heat her body up, he couldn't help himself as his eyes wandered on her body, a goddess lying before him. Throwing those thoughts aside, he helped warm her body and try to break the fever that was rising within her.
She's currently spending the night and has thanked him for his hospitality. Though he might suspects it, he's starting to have feelings for sweet, little Hinata, but is thinking whether, or not, he should act on those feelings. The feelings will grow sometime in the series. He still smokes. XP
The Cast - Part 1
Naruto Uzumaki
Age: 19
D.O.B.: October 10
Sign: Libra
Weight: 175 lbs.
Height: 6'0
Rank: Jonin/ANBU Squad Captain
Naruto has always and will be the hype teen we know and love. However, the years have changed him and he has become more mature and understanding to people around him. He still acts on impulse when something or someone upsets him, but has learned to be more controlling of his feelings when in the presences of others. He still has his dream to becoming Hokage and is getting closer with each moment of his life. He is currently dating Sakura and the relationship has been wonderful thus far. He's also Squad Captain of the ANBU consisting of Sakura, Sai, and Sasuke as Co-Captain.
Sakura Haruno
Age: 19
D.O.B.: March 28
Sign: Aries
Weight: 130 lbs.
Height: 5'8
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Sakura has become a wonderful young woman, ninja, and becoming one of the best medic nin since the time of Tsunade. Her personality has change a bit over the time and now she's becoming tolerable of Naruto's antics and outburst, knowing that just him and that she should be used to it. She's also become more opened to Naruto's…-Ahem- perversions as such, and became use to her former sensei's reading choice, reading them herself, but never in public. Her and Naruto are currently dating and are happy as they are. She's in the ANBU with Naruto as her Squad Captain and Sai and Sasuke as her teammates.
Sasuke Uchiha
Age: 19
D.O.B.: July 23
Sign: Leo
Weight: 171 lbs.
Height: 5'11
Rank: Jonin/ANBU Co-Captain
After six long years, at age sixteen, Sasuke has finally gotten his revenge for the death of his clan. With the death of his elder brother, Itachi, by illness during battle and the death, by his hands, of Danzo who forced his elder brother's hands in such a matter, he's next course of action was to destroy the Council of Konohagakure and the very village itself, but luckily, he was thwarted by his old allies, Naruto and Sakura. It took every ounce of power, strength, and resilience to battle him down and not kill him all at the same time, but they finally brought him down with him still breathing.
The welcome to Konoha was very dark for Sasuke as he was to be sentence to death for his betrayal of the village for not only joining Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin and the number one criminal in of Konoha, but for the death of Danzo. Sasuke was put into jail to wait to be executed for his crimes where he waited a year, but that year in jail was all that was needed before Sasuke returned to his original self with sincere apologizes to his friends.
Lady Tsunade was back in the position of Hokage, but with a heavy burden to deal with. Luckily, on the day of Sasuke's execution, Kakashi, Yamato, Sakura, and Naruto, along with Shikamaru and Shizune, all managed to gather evidence about Danzo's coup d'état against the Uchiha clan and how Danzo and parts of the council used Itachi for the massacre of the Uchiha clan along with a confession from Sasuke about his pact with Orochimaru in his defense that what he had done was of a just cause. A miss leading one, but a just cause nonetheless.
All of this and more was all it took to set Sasuke free to see another day, but he was sentenced to community service to make up for his crimes of leaving the village without permission though, doing odd end jobs until he was finally trusted to rise to a jonin and soon after enter into ANBU with Naruto and Sakura. He's still as smug as ever, yet he has allowed letting his guard down when having fun with his friends. He's currently single and has decided to build the trust of the village first and revive his clan afterwards, but that doesn't mean he could 'relieve' some stress every now and then. He is Co-Captain of Naruto's squad.
Saiga Nigaogaki a.k.a. Sai
Age: 18 (Going on 19)
D.O.B.: November 25
Sign: Sagittarius
Weight: 169 lbs.
Height: 5'11
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Beforehand, Sai couldn't show emotions to anyone, but was learning when he was put with Team 7 on missions and group outings. Now part of a bigger team and family, he can now smile, laugh, shout, fume, joke, play, and do the things that he was never allowed to do before when he was in ROOT.
Three years, going on four, of being with Naruto and his team has changed him for the better and he now understands when it means to give people pet names. Therefore, instead of calling Naruto 'Dickless', he calls him Kitsune-kun, and instead of calling Sakura 'Ugly Dog' or 'Hag' as he so dubbed her before, he now calls her Cherry-chan, which she likes very much.
He still draws portraits and paintings of nature and now his friends, finally giving his art names as to how he felt on that day, or how that person looked in the picture. He considers everyone his friend and Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke his family, one he is happy to be in. He still resides in the ANBU in Naruto's squad.
The name I gave him was where when I looked up the romaji on his talent: Drawing and painting. Saiga means 'Painter' and Nigaogaki means 'Drawing Portraits'. Nice, huh?
Shikamaru Nara
Age: 19
D.O.B.: September 22
Sign: Virgo
Weight: 173 lbs.
Height: 5'11
Rank: Jonin/ANBU Squad Captain
Shikamaru can still be a lazy bum, but he has shown great leadership when it mattered and no one has been a better leader than he has. Shikamaru looks after his friends more and becomes somewhat active to the activities they do together, but his favorite thing is still cloud watching.
He still herds the deer in the forest and still plans to do so until his children take over. He's currently living with Temari no Sabaku in Konoha, and their relationship has been going strong for two years now. There has been talk of marriage, but no signs were given by either of them as of yet.
He is an ANBU Squad Captain of Ino, Choji, and a new recruit to their team.
Ino Yamanaka
Age: 19
D.O.B.: September 23
Sign: Libra
Weight: 126 lbs.
Height: 5'9
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Ino has become a very beautiful woman. Outgoing, charming, adaptive, always dominative, and very bold, but she can be sensitive and understanding at times when her teammates may need her to talk to, or listen. She still can be loud and a firecracker at best, but knows when to shut her mouth.
She still wears her skimpy clothing, but some of her clothes aren't as revealing are those of her younger years. She also filled out, dumping that ridiculous diet and became full in all the right places. Now she gets more attention with a full hourglass figure than she ever did as a pole.
Ino is currently single and has yet to find that special someone. She has become a medic nin with the help of her best friend, Sakura, and helps in the hospital with Sakura and Hinata. She's in the ANBU in Shikamaru's squad.
Choji Akimichi
Age: 19
D.O.B.: May 1
Sign: Taurus
Weight: 210 lbs.
Height: 6'1
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Choji: Once known as a glutton, now one of the hottest guys in all of Konoha! That's right, ladies! Choji has lost the weight and gained muscles out the frame! Woohoo! All the training and missions paid off with him gaining mass in meat, not fat.
He's still able to do his jutsus and has trained secretly over the last four years to raise his chakra level to great and powerful heights. Now without the help of the Three Colored Pills, he is able to call upon his ultimate techniques with all the chakra and little fat his has reserving in his body, making him the first and only clan member to achieve such a feat.
He still tends to eat like his eating for four, but tries to keep things in moderation to keep his figure. He is currently single, and he's in the ANBU in Shikamaru's squad.
Kiba Inuzuka
Age: 19
D.O.B.: July 7
Sign: Cancer
Weight: 172 lbs.
Height: 5'11
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Can't help but love the dog-boy. Kiba grown into quite the ladies' man and has many girls fawning over his looks and strength, mostly cuteness with Akamaru as his aid. As heir to the Inuzuka clan, he has become more serious about his duties to his family, his clan and his village, but when it all comes down to it, he's still a party animal. Kiba and Shino have become better friends over the years, still giving each other their insulting nicknames but in a jokingly way. Kiba is currently single and is in the ANBU in Hinata's squad.
Shino Aburame
Age: 19
D.O.B.: January 23
Sign: Aquarius
Weight: 172 lbs.
Height: 6'1
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Shino: The Quiet type, but never soft-spoken. Shino has grown into a fine young man, letting his face show every now and then, or until the weather gets too hot for him to wear his hooded coat. He's grown more sociable, but speaks when directed to and no other time. Heir to the Aburame clan, he too has taken the duties to his family, clan and village with highest respects. He and Kiba have become better friends through the years, and though given the insulting nicknames, they still have a better understanding of each other. Shino is currently single and is in the ANBU in Hinata's squad.
Neji Hyuga
Age: 20
D.O.B.: July 3
Sign: Cancer
Weight: 173
Height: 5'11
Rank: Jonin/ANBU Squad Captain
The Hyuga prodigy has soared he way to heights not many people have seen since the time of the Yondaime Hokage. Skills, power, and dedication, he is the heart of the Hyuga clan and one of the greatest ninja the generation has ever had.
He and his cousin, Hinata, have become great friends, doing everything together to make up for the lost time spent with him hating her for something she didn't have control over. For that, he hated himself for not loving his cousin as he should and does everything in his power to make it up to her.
He's very proud of his young cousin for making ANBU Captain nearly a month after he did, and trains her to better her skills with great progress. He's currently dating Tenten and is happy with the relationship thus far. He is an ANBU Squad Captain with only Tenten and Rock Lee as his team members.
Tenten Lòu
Age: 20
D.O.B.: March 9
Sign: Pisces
Weight: 132
Height: 5'8
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Tenten 'Mistress of Weapons' Lòu, a woman who skills are as sharp as her blades. She's still the weapon's master of the group and became a sword mistress as well. Her family owns the bladesmith shop in Konoha and she helps make the weapons for the Konaha ninjas.
Tenten has learned some of the skills of a medic nin from Sakura and the Godaime Hokage, Tsunade, so to help her team if ever they were injured on a mission. Tenten and Neji are currently dating and are having a wonderful relationship. She is in the ANBU in Neji's squad.
Rock Lee - (I love Rock Lee!)
Age: 19 (Going on 20)
D.O.B.: November 27
Sign: Sagittarius
Weight: 183
Height: 6'1
Rank: Jonin/ANBU
Rock Lee, the Beautiful Beast of the Hidden Leaf Village, still stands to prove that you don't need to learn Ninjutsu and Genjutsu to be a great ninja, and he is now living proof of his words. Power beyond measure, Rock Lee has become one of this most powerful ninjas in Konoha, close to the power of Tsunade, or more! He still tends to dress like his sensei, but this time, he decided to have something to himself.
Over the years, he has allowed to let his hair grow, wearing his hair in two of his childhood hairstyles: One styles his long braid of shiny black hair and the other when he first joined Team Gai. With a body of a God and an extremely cool hairstyle, many girls have started to look his way; some even wanted to date him, but secretly, he has been dating with a girl not living in the village. This said girl has not been seen by anyone and has yet to show herself until she feels they're ready to see her and vice versa.
Rock Lee has gotten better on holding his liquor as well, but if he gets too dunk, the Drunken Fist will rise again. He and Neji have also become better friends, if not great friends. Though they are better friends, Rock Lee tends to make challenges against his 'rival', and though he won some of those fights, surprisingly, he still had a long way to go. Rock Lee is in the ANBU in Neji's squad.
Now for D.A.'s Theatre!
Dark Anty– So what do you think? Nice start, huh? Don't worry, more to come with a surprising and sexy act in each chapter. Rest of the cast, the former teachers, Hokage, and the Sabaku Siblings, will be known in the next chapter.
Asuma– Me and Hinata, eh? -Lecherous Smile- Heh-heh-heh, nice. I always wonder what it would be like to have an affair with that sexy little bunny.
Hinata – -Anime Tear Waterfalls- Kurenai-sensei is going to kill me.
Dark Anty – -Acting Smug- No she won't. As long as you two are kept secret, nothing would reach— -Creaking of the Door-
Kurenai – -Enters the Room-Konnichiwa, Anty-chan, I was just…-Gasp-ASUMA! YOU'RE ALIVE! -Glomps-
Asuma – -Nervous Tone-H-Hey Kurenai. I-It's nice seeing you t-too.
Kurenai – -Suspects Something- Why are you speaking like that?
Asuma – -Sweat Drops- Uhhhhhhh.
Kurenai – And why is everyone in this room? What's going...-Sees The Story- -Gasp- -Turns to Me, Death Glare-You're making an 'M' Rated story about my Asuma and Hinata? I'M NOT PREGNANT? AND WE BROKE UP?
Hinata – -Faints On Scene-
Dark Anty– -Nervous Laugh- Well I thought it would be a good story since no one else decided to write one about them.
Kurenai – -Flames In the Background, Fire In Her Eyes- BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU! -Runs At Me with a Kunai-
Dark Anty – -Runs, Screams Like a Bitch-
Asuma – Yeaaahhhh, we'll see you next time. Send Reviews! -Runs After Kurenai, Tries to Stop Murder on the Authoress-
Hinata – -Still Faint-