Part 2- Restless

Part 2- Restless

It had been about one week since Sasuke had moved in. The Hyuuga clan entirely either ignored him or taunted him. Only Hinata was kind to him, and cared for him. However, Sasuke as ignorant of this and remained silent as ever. He didn't do much except for stay in his room, and he hardly ate at all, which worried Hinata a lot.

Sasuke opened his door slightly to Hinata's faint knock. "Etto…Uchiha-san, would you mind if I treat you to lunch?" His eyes narrowed and she suppressed a shudder from his overwhelming irritation with her. "I'm not hungry," he hissed.

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Hinata blinked and thought for a moment, she saw some emotion over Sasuke's face. Embarrassment? She smiled and said, "Lies. Let's go eat, Uchiha-san." Sasuke sighed and cursed himself for his loud stomach. He was silently grateful that she didn't burst into giggles.

On the way out, one of the members of the head branch stopped them. "Hikaru-san, is there something you need?" Hinata said with soft politeness. Hikaru ignored Hinata and glared at Sasuke with intensity.

"How pathetic for an Uchiha to have to be cared for by its rival clan. It is a great pity that your entire clan was killed. And even more pathetic that it was killed by one person. That brother of yours should have killed you too and let himself get killed on his own-"

And then Hikaru was on the ground. Blood seeped out of the corners of his mouth and both of his cheeks were swelling into a purplish color. Hate flamed in Sasuke's red eyes, and disappointment shone in Hinata's white ones. Both had their hands reached out, after punching Hikaru on each side of the face.

"Hinata! When your father hears of this-" Hikaru began in fury but was cut off by Hinata's dangerously polite tone. "What will my father do, Hikaru-san? It disgusts me that you should insult another's family. And it disgusts me to consider you once family. I can't wait till my father sends me away. Then you won't have to see me anymore, isn't that correct, Hikaru-san?"

Hinata's eyes were now white slits that seemed to match with Sasuke's bloody eyes. Reluctantly, Hikaru turned onto his knees and bowed before Hinata. "Gomenasai. Please forgive me." Hinata turned away and said in a strong clear voice, "You should apologize to Uchiha-san."

Hikaru didn't move for a moment, but then gritted his teeth and did as Hinata ordered. "Gomenasai, Uchiha-sama. Please forgive me." Sasuke gazed at Hikaru for a moment, but then turned away without giving a word. Hinata also turned and followed Sasuke out. Behind them, Hikaru cursed silently and glared at Sasuke and Hinata, desiring vengeance.

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"What would you like to eat, Uchiha-san?" Hinata said with a kind smile. Sasuke was about to shrug his shoulders coldy when he saw the expression on Hinata's face. Grudgingly, he muttered, "Anything but Ichiraku's." A thoughtful look passed over Hinata's face. "Do you like sushi?"

So it ended up that they ate sushi together. Sasuke didn't eat much at first, but when his stomach protested, Hinata made sure that he had plenty. By the time they were done, Sasuke couldn't take any more.

I guess he didn't want to see Naruto at Ichiraku's, Hinata thought silently. Sasuke seemed slightly disturbed, as if his mind was off somewhere else. However, Hinata could tell that he was thinking about someone. "Ano, did something happen, Uchiha-san?" At her words, he shot up, and left the restaurant in a flash.

Quickly paying for the food, Hinata rushed to catch up with Sasuke. But she couldn't find him. Panicking, she used her Byakugan to search every possible corner of the village. Dread began to fill her until she finally found him: beneath a sakura tree in a deserted park. He's so fast!

When she reached him, Hinata kneeled beside him, and said, "Gomen, Uchiha-san. I shouldn't have pried. It was my fault." She didn't expect an answer and didn't get one. But there was definitely sadness emanating from the boy beside her. It was like she could reach out and grasp it with ease.

Hinata placed a hand at his shoulder and closed her eyes. He too closed his eyes, but before she could think, he roughly shoved her hand off and walked away.

xxOOxx

I shouldn't have killed Itachi.

If I had known.

If only I had known.

He did everything to protect me.

There's no way I can fight now

Without being reminded of him.

Sasuke lied on his bed, eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling above his head. Next door, he could hear the even breathing of Hinata who slept peacefully. He didn't want to sleep. Because of those nightmares that made him regret killing Itachi would haunt him too much.

Throwing his blanket off, Sasuke stepped out into the hallway, and decided to take a walk. The cold wind seemed to slap against his pale skin, and once he was gone, Hinata awakened. She snapped forward into an upright position, and instinctively activated her Byakugan. Her eyes traveled over to the room beside her, and her heart almost stopped when she saw it was empty. Jumping out of her bed, she pushed her Byakugan further to see more and farther.

Small traces of his chakra had been left behind in a trail-like pattern. Following this trail, her eyes traveled past several hallways and finally up onto the roof where she saw Sasuke. Hinata relaxed but kept watching Sasuke. She couldn't help but notice the way the pure moonlight seemed to blend with his own white skin, and the way his inky black hair melted into the velvet darkness of the light.

There are a lot of stars tonight, Hinata realized. But the last Uchiha wasn't paying attention to them. All he did was stare out into the darkness of the sleeping village, replaying the day his clan was murdered, replaying the words Itachi had said, and thinking of how much of a lie they were.

Hinata grew worried, when she read the look on Sasuke's face. She wanted to go up onto that roof and comfort him, but how? What could she say? She didn't have to get involved in his personal matters, but she really wanted to. But how could she help him?

The rest of that night, Hinata couldn't sleep. She could only think about Sasuke, and when she tried to focus on something else, her thoughts always returned to that dark boy. But she continued to watch him from her room, with the terrible eyes of the Hyuuga clan.

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"Oh! Sakura-san! What are you doing here?" Hinata inquired with surprise after answering the door to find the pink-haired kunoichi. Sakura smiled but then blushed when she asked, "Is Sasuke-kun here? Tsunade-sama told me that he was staying with you under orders, and I was hoping I could see him."

Hinata didn't know what to do. She knew Sasuke wouldn't want to see Sakura, but she hated seeing her friend so desperate. But Hinata felt that Sasuke was troubled at the moment, and she didn't want to burden him with the fact that his teammates were extremely worried about him. Not that he would care.

"Gomen, Sakura-san. Sasuke is a bit tired and is resting at the moment," Hinata said, carefully choosing her words. Sakura's face fell in disappointment, but she forced herself to brighten up a bit. "Well…okay! Thanks, Hinata! Just let Sasuke know that I was here, okay? Bye!" Before Hinata could say anything, Sakura was gone.

With a sigh of relief, she turned around but ran into something. Pain shot up her nose causing her to close her eyes, and her hand flew to her face to rub the pain away. It felt oddly out of place and crooked. "Itai!" When she opened her eyes, Sasuke's face was peering at her, and she realized that she had bumped into Sasuke. Why does he have to have such a hard chest?! "Your nose is broken."

Yeah…I realized that, Hinata thought in silence. But she felt his rough but thin fingers push her own fingers away from her nose. They firmly pressed onto both sides of her nose, and there was a sudden click. Hinata winced a bit in pain, but blushed a bit. "A-arigatou, Uchiha-san." He had just moved her nose back in place, and everything felt normal again. "Who was at the door?" he asked as if he never heard her.

Hinata blushed even deeper as she answered, "Sakura-san. She wanted to see you." Sasuke was silent for a moment but then he walked past her and stepped outside. Did he want to see her? she thought worriedly. "Ano! Uchiha-san!" Sasuke stopped walking for a moment. "Did you want to see her?"

He turned his head so that his cold eyes met her pale ones. "No. I didn't."

"Then where are you going?"

"For a walk."

Hinata blushed again as she asked, "Do you mind if I accompany you?"

"You're supposed to anyway," he said in an it's-obvious tone, which made her blush more.

They walked around the entire village, and in silence. However, the silence was actually quite comfortable, and Hinata enjoyed it. She was afraid to however ask any questions, so she took the silence as a way for him to think through his thoughts. But she hated the fact that she was there to annoy him.

The cool breeze slipped through her dark locks, and ruffled through Sasuke's spiked hair. Sakura petals floated around and a couple landed in their hair, but Hinata didn't notice. Sasuke, who was walking beside her, brushed them off with a smooth wave of his hand. Hinata was oblivious to the fact that Sasuke was watching her out of the corner of his eye, but she jumped when his fingers ran through her hair.

"Uchiha-san?"

"You have cherry blossoms in your hair," he said with a calmness, and opened his hand to show the petals that he had plucked out of her hair. Her skin darkened a bit when she blushed and she tried to thank him, but he had continued walking.

"Sasuke-teme?" It was Naruto. Sasuke froze and slowly turned to see the blue-eyed blonde who was grinning wildly. "Hey, it is you! Sasuke! It's good to see you again! Oh! Hinata!"

"Ohaya, Naruto-kun," Hinata said without stuttering but with a light color on her cheeks. Naruto turned to Sasuke and said, "Oi! Sasuke! You should really see Sakura. She's really happy that you're back but have you any idea of how hurt she's been since you've left?" The eyes of the Uchiha boy slowly narrowed into dangerous slits. "And why should I care?"

"Teme!" Naruto yelled in rage. The way Sasuke was so uncaring and indifferent made him sick. Why does Sakura-chan love this cold guy? He ran at Sasuke, and pinned him against a nearby tree. Hinata's surprised squeak was unheard between the two boys. "Sakura-chan loves you! Can't you understand that?" Sasuke pushed Naruto away and snapped, "I never asked her to love me."

Naruto threw a kick at Sasuke who dodged it and came around with a roundhouse. It hit Naruto squarely in the chest causing him to fly back a few feet. Suddenly copies of Naruto began to appear, and started attacking Sasuke with serious of lashes. The last Uchiha dodged them all, and sent many of them away with a poof.

"Stop!" Hinata's scream didn't help though. The two boys kept fighting, and Naruto toppled over Sasuke, pinning him to the ground, and was about to deliver a blow to the head when he was yanked off Sasuke. "What the he-" But Naruto crumbled to the ground when something jabbed him in numerous places.

He forced himself to look up to see Hinata standing over him with a pained expression. She closed her eyes, and shook her head. "Hinata!" Naruto choked out as she walked over to Sasuke and held out a hand to help him up. But Sasuke ignored the hand, and stood on his own. "Sasuke! I'll make you pay for hurting Sakura-chan!" Naruto growled with ferocity.

Sasuke scoffed at Naruto and said, "You think I'm the only who hurts people. You always cause pain for Hinata, by chasing that clingy girl!" Abruptly, Sasuke turned and walked away. Hinata was about to follow when Naruto called out for her. "Is that true, Hinata? Do I hurt you?"

Hinata was silent for a moment, but then spoke in a soft quiet voice, "Once upon a time you did. But not anymore." Without looking back at the blonde on the ground, she followed Sasuke.