.:When Two Makes One:.

A Sasu-Hina Fanfiction

Disclaimer :- I own nothing. Booooooom.

A/N :- The first chapter ! Yayayayayayay ! It's not actually a chapter, though. This is the first part of the interlude, things that took place in the past. Okay. I want to thank everyone who's followed, reviewed and this story to their favorites. I know this idea isn't original, it's been done a countless number of times and blah.. But not every fic is the same, right ? Riiiiiight ?

I was thinking of changing the genre. Humor would be present but.. Dark Sasuke would be making his appearance regularly.

Anyway, enjoy !


Interlude I

Sasuke : One and One makes One. Always.


It had been five years since the war. Five years of pure, serene atmosphere without the sudden appearance of another calamity. The enemy had been defeated, tears had been shed, joy was starting its course once again and new relationships were blossoming. Everyone's dreams were on the path of being fulfilled.

'Everyone's, excluding mine.'

Sasuke slowly walked towards the Hokage building clutching a few scrolls in his hand. He could've easily jumped from roof to roof or even use jutsu to directly relocate him to his own office, but he decided against it. Ever since he'd discovered the right time to take a stroll around the village, he would always walk towards the Hokage building, enjoying the feel of the chill against his uniform clad body and the lungful breaths of the blanket of foggy, fresh air around him. It was barely four in morning and the sun peeped through the horizon, painting the sky in hues of purple and orange.

Orange.

He absolutely detested the color, inwardly gagging whenever faced with the sight of it. Even though his so called best friend adored the color more than he adored his soon to be wife, Sasuke could never get the hang of it. Due to his aversion from the color, he'd stopped eating all orange colored things all together.

Sasuke adjusted the scrolls and walked further into the village, ignoring the walls plastered with the Hokage's motivational posters. He crossed the Information Centre and paused in front of the large notice board, grimacing at the sight of a bright invitation banner. He scoffed and continued his stroll towards the Hokage Tower.

Naruto and Sakura were getting married at the end of the month. The two people he considered as family were leaving him behind and getting hitched to one another.

He smiled to himself as he thought back to their genin days. Naruto had been in love with Sakura who had been in love with him. During his avenger phase the two had considerably grown closer until one day Sakura had realized that the dynamics of her relationship with Naruto had been changing.

She'd started loving Naruto back, freeing Sasuke of guilt.

He nodded towards the Jounin-Guard who'd sleepily saluted to him as he entered the gates of the tower. He sped up towards his office and pushed open the wooden doors.

He bit back a string of swear words as he saw countless number of sheets and scrolls piled up on his desk. He'd completely forgotten about the upcoming Jounin recommendation letters. He vaguely recalled himself putting off the work in order to get back to his apartment and sleep, thinking that he'd do it later. He sighed and straightened his desk, collecting the sheets and scrolls in neat piles. He felt his chakra spark unusually and shot up to his full height.

He could feel that person somewhere near, again.

Sometimes it was natural for a shinobi to undergo a phase of chakra sensitivity, to feel someone else's chakra coursing through their veins, provided that that someone was connected to the shinobi in the deepest, weirdest way possible. The only person that came into his mind was Uzumaki Naruto. Sasuke shook his head and brushed the thought away. Naruto's chakra was full of buzzing excitement, warmth and brashness.

The chakra he felt was calm and as cool as water, timid yet rivaling with the intensity and strength of his own chakra.

But absolutely no one could rival with his chakra. This was Uchiha Sasuke. No one could match up to him, not even Naruto.

For Sasuke, one and one made one, the first number dominating over the second. Always.


"Teme !"

Sasuke snapped his neck towards the direction of the door. He saw Naruto clad in his Hokage robes, fixing his chaotic mop of blonde hair. The Uzumaki stomped towards Sasuke's desk, slamming his fists down on it.

"Sasuke-teme !" He whined, the corners of his mouth quivering.

Sasuke pinched the bridge of his nose and spared the blonde a nonchalant glance, turning back towards the piles of papers left on his desk. Naruto mistook his indifference as sign to continue and made himself comfortable by hopping up and sitting on the Uchiha's desk, unaware of the ebony eyed man's darkening aura.

"Sakura-Chan still wants me to wear a pink robe during the ceremony, teme !" Naruto pouted and crossed his arms.

Sasuke wanted to laugh out loud at Sakura's inflexibility. She'd been ordering the Uzumaki to wear a pink ceremonial robe for the wedding for three weeks now. It had been pretty amusing to watch her force Naruto into that robe, a week ago, with Sai and Kakashi holding the Kyuubi-vessel down while Sasuke stood guard at the entrance of the trial room of the boutique. It'd equaled to Naruto being pummeled into the ground, Sai sporting a busted lip, Kakashi rubbing a sore spot on his head, Sasuke being dared to laugh and a bill of Eight Thousand Ryo.

"Save me, teme!" Naruto begged, clasping his hands together behind the Uchiha's neck and rubbing his face on Sasuke's cheek. Sasuke grumbled and punched the Uzumaki, the blonde falling down and yelping in pain. As the ebony eyed man was about to tell the blue eyed man to go screw himself in the most decent way possible, he felt the same chakra somewhere around him.

He fixed his gaze on the door of his office and heard a timid knock. The door was pushed open softly and the person stepped in, bowing to the Hokage and the ANBU leader simultaneously.

"Hinata-Chan ! Save me from this bastard !" Naruto crawled towards the Hyuga and hugged her, his face near her lower abdomen. Hinata flushed crimson, her eyes losing their focus.

"Let go of her, baka." Sasuke growled and pulled the Hokage by the collar, shoving the complaining man out the door.

He sighed and pounded his head on the door three times before turning to face the red faced, trembling Hyuga. He bit back a sigh and walked back towards his desk, sitting and resuming his work without paying any heed to the bluenette.

"Ano.. Uchiha-san ?" Hinata whispered, looking at his tall figure hunched over the desk. She walked closer to the ANBU leader and placed a scroll in front of his working hands, as she'd done a countless number of times before. Sasuke looked at the scroll and then at Hinata, who now sported a calm, professional expression. He popped open the scroll and glanced at the contents before handing it back to his Jounin on Duty. Hinata looked at him questioningly and upon being rewarded with a mild glare, she opened the scroll in her hands.

"Send a message to Inuzaka and Yamanaka." Sasuke continued, not taking his eyes off of the sheets in his hands.

"Hai. Ano.. Uchiha-san will be accompanying us to Suna ?" Hinata asked, clasping the scroll on the inner pockets of her Jounin vest.

"Hn. Assemble at the Northern gates at dusk." Sasuke dismissed her and got up from his chair, grabbing hold of his mask and robes. He passed her and paused when he felt his shoulders brush with hers, the tingling of his chakra increasing in magnitude. Sasuke's eyes widened and he stopped himself from gasping. He whipped around and towered over the Hyuga who seemed to be experiencing the same occurrence.

"Hyuga, why is your chakra like this ?" He growled, stepping closer to her. Hinata's eyes were as wide as saucers, her breath hitched in her throat. Sasuke leaned down, his face mere inches away from hers, and looked her in the eye.

"Don't try to overshadow my chakra, you understand ?" Sasuke growled, unaware of what his close proximity was doing to her insides. The next thing he knew, Hinata went completely limp and fell over his tall form with his arms winding around her to support the unconscious kunoichi. This was the seventeenth time she'd fainted on him.

'I need a new Jounin on Duty.'


"Oi, Sasuke-kun ? Why are you coming with us ?" Ino asked, looking at the Uchiha with hunched eyebrows.

"Hn." Sasuke grunted, looking towards the village in order to locate the Inuzaka. When he heard a familiar bark, Sasuke straightened his ANBU uniform and tied his mask.

"What are you doing here ? I thought this was a B-grade mission." Kiba wondered, looking at Sasuke. Hinata looked at Sasuke's twitching fingers and broke the silence by laughing sheepishly.

"Uchiha-san has some matters to discuss with Kazekage-sama." Hinata answered for the annoyed raven. Ino 'oohed' and Kiba scoffed. Sasuke cracked his knuckles and leapt up into the thick forest, the three Jounin following him.

"Seriously though, why is he accompanying us ?" Kiba whispered to Hinata as they sped through the thick foliage. Hinata looked towards the leaping form of the Uchiha and shrugged.

"Maybe he's going to see how Gaara-kun is doing." Ino winked from a branch above them, grinning like a Cheshire cat.

After the celebrations of winning the war, news had been circulated throughout the Allied Shinobi Forces that the Kazekage had shed tears for Uchiha Sasuke. The whole female population and as well as some males jumped to certain conclusions, spreading the rumor that the Kazekage was in love with the sole Uchiha survivor. Ever since the rumor, Sasuke and Gaara avoided each other at all costs, opting to speak to each other away from the public if the situation demanded them to do so. Nothing helped. Almost everyone swooned over their so called tragic love story, that it was unfortunate that the two remained separated from one another due their extremely important occupations.

Hinata stifled a giggle as she thought back to a particular incident involving broken, burnt furniture, piles of sand and two angry men. She signaled Ino to stop talking as it was widely known that the Uchiha had sharp hearing.

"Hyuga, check the perimeter, Inuzaka, check for foreign scents and Yamanaka, stop giggling." Sasuke's voice ringed over them.

Hinata activated her bloodline and scouted the area, relieved that no one was following them. After assuring the ANBU leader of no foreign element, Hinata nudged Ino playfully.

"What ? I thought he wouldn't hear that." Ino whispered, pouting. Kiba smirked and Hinata shook her head, smiling.

"Ino, shut up." Sasuke grumbled, earning chuckles from his team.


"I'll keep watch." Sasuke declared and everyone bid him goodnight, entering their respective tents. Sasuke felt his chakra buzz as Hinata approached him warily.

"Ano, Uchi-"

"What are you doing, Hyuga ?" Sasuke snapped at her.

"I d-don't understand." Hinata cowered, distancing herself from his brooding figure.

"Are you trying to seal my Chakra ?"

"N-No !"

Sasuke glared at the timid kunoichi. It couldn't be possible that she was the beholder of chakra so great, so strong that it was coursing through his veins. Hinata had been experiencing the same effect, as he'd noted before. What was happening ?

"A-Ano.. I-I d-don't know what is happening to my own ch-chakra, Uchiha-san." Hinata mumbled, kicking a rock in some random direction. Sasuke waved his hand towards her telling her to go sleep. She didn't budge. Instead, overtaken by some strange power, she dared to inch closer to the Uchiha and sat next to him, their shoulders mere inches away from one another. Sasuke stiffened and then relaxed against the tree he'd been sitting in front of, gazing into the last remaining bits of the small bonfire in front of them.

"Na-Naruto-kun is getting married." Hinata started, staring into the fire as well.

"Hn. To the girl of his dreams." Sasuke smirked.

"Sakura-san would be the prettiest bride." Hinata said with a small, sad smile, something which did not go unnoticed by Sasuke.

"I highly doubt that." He replied dryly. He felt Hinata smack him in the chest and looked at her, mind boggled. Hinata went rigid after realizing her actions and avoided gazing at his face, embarrassed. She peeked at Sasuke's expression through her bangs and stifled a laugh.

"Their marriage would be shit, just wait." Sasuke said, recovering. Hinata gasped and looked at Sasuke questioningly.

"She'd completely dominate him and he'll find ways, dirty ways, to let go of his frustration." He explained, his fingers playing with the ends of his mask. Hinata blushed at the way her company emphasized on the word 'dirty' and watched in fascination as he clenched and unclenched his long, calloused fingers.

"I don't think so." Hinata replied, poking her fingers.

Sasuke grunted. He marveled at the way the woman beside him was oblivious towards the truth of relationships. Her innocence wasn't a bad thing, it was rather intriguing. Ever since Hinata had been appointed his Jounin on Duty that month, she never ceased to amaze him. He'd never been close to the Hyuga before, he never needed to be. But he regretted that now. Upon establishing a strange sense of acquaintance with Hinata, Sasuke had realized that she was perhaps the most tolerable person in the whole world. Therefore he felt compelled to call dibs on her innocence.

"Hn." Sasuke looked back towards the blazing fire. Hinata felt like explaining her point to him, even if he didn't care enough to listen to her.

"Sakura-san has good control on her temper now, even if she's dominating." She explained, turning towards him.

"Do you know what one and one equals, Hyuga ?" Sasuke asked nonchalantly, looking at her through the corner of his eyes.

"Two ?" She replied, puzzled at the way the conversation was flowing.

"No. It's one." Sasuke declared.

"I don't mean to be rude, Uchiha-san, but even little babies know that one and one makes two."

"You're so naïve, Hyuga."

Hinata frowned at the Uchiha beside her. True, it was unlike her to be doing that, but she'd gotten rather close to the ANBU Leader these past couple of weeks. They weren't friends, but they were past being called acquaintances. Their bond formed during the year's Chuunin Exams, held at Kirigakure, when she was supposed to accompany the raven haired man. She'd been appointed his Jounin on Duty by Tenten for the month, which practically meant that she was his personal assistant. It didn't cause her pride any bruises, though. Being Sasuke's subordinate did have its benefits. She gained firsthand experience of what it was like to run the ANBU, it made her grow as an heiress. She seemed to learn a thing or two from Sasuke's uncanny ability to organize even the most chaotic situations, dealing with both home and international affairs. She marveled at the way the Uchiha handled matters, ensuring the village's safety before his own. She also seemed to know by heart Sasuke's schedule, his favorite food and training regime. Sasuke seemed to be a person strict about cleanliness, but only a few people, including her, knew what a disordered clutter bug he was or how he would sometimes disobey his organizing skills and randomly stuff his files in a crammed drawer. She knew how his face looked when extremely tired and how his whole body would bounce at a miniscule rate when satisfied with something. She knew how he respected everyone around him, even though he would scoff or glare at them. He carried the hatred and burden of his deceased clan upon his shoulders and would take a lot of time coming back from his guilt trip, acknowledging the mistakes he'd committed in the past.

She knew him, not better than his team mates but enough to form a bond with him. And he was capable of scaring the shit out of her.

"N-Naïve ?" She asked.

She didn't want to say out loud that she cherished these rare moments with him. She liked to see him talk, she loved listening to him. They'd only talked thrice before this, two times being when he was drunk into oblivion. The third time, it was her who'd gotten smashed. But now ? Neither of them were drunk, neither of them were exhausted. Conscious, purely conscious they both were.

"In a pair of two people, one will always dominate, outshine the other." He stated, annoyed by the way sparks flew out the bonfire.

Sasuke felt his chakra stir up, again. He grabbed his companion by her flak jacket and stooped down to her eye level, glaring at her. Hinata paled as her reply died in her throat. Was Sasuke.. Mercurial ?

"U-U-Uchi-Uchiha-san ?"

"Like you. You're taking over my chakra, again." He growled, his breath hot on her lips. Hinata's lips quivered as she tried to maintain her cool. She reminded herself to exhale yet her body ignored her. She timidly placed her hand on his arm, bringing him back from his thoughts. His arm felt like it was struck with lightning, his senses tingling. Sasuke immediately let go of the woman, scooting away from her as if she would electrocute him.

'And they say I've got the affinity for lightning.'

"Are you sleepy ?" Sasuke asked, eyeing her indifferently.

Hinata blushed. Of course she was sleepy, but she didn't want him to know that. She wanted to sit there with him, listen to him stating his weird logic.

"N-No." She lied, blushing. Sasuke raised one of his eyebrows, amused.

'Sneaky liar.'

Sasuke smirked and got up, brushing his arm guards. He walked towards the tent he was sharing with Kiba and paused in front of the flaps, Hinata's eyes following his every move.

"Good. Keep watch."


They were back in Konoha after a week, separating in groups of two at the gate. Hinata giggled as she watched Ino stomping away, Kiba hot on her heels pestering her for a date. She sighed and looked towards her left, eyes widening as she saw Sasuke walking towards the Hokage Tower. She ran after him, not able to catch up with his long strides.

"Uchiha-san !" She called after him, startling some of the villagers. She muttered a small apology and ran after the ebony eyed man staring at her, unmoved.

"I th-thought about wh-what Uchiha-san said." She managed to stutter, panting.

Sasuke was taken aback by the Hyuga's statement. Ever since that night, they hadn't spoken to one another in that way. They'd been busy in Suna, Sasuke spending long hours with the Kazekage and the Suna officials all jammed in the conference room while Hinata was dragged around the local market place by Ino and Kiba, touring the village.

"So ?"

"One and one does make one Uchiha san, but it's not through dominance." She explained, shuffling on her feet.

"Hn." Sasuke grunted and turned away, walking towards the direction of the tower.

"Aren't you going to ask why ?" Hinata uncharacteristically called after him. Sasuke paused and shifted his head, looking at the lilac-eyed woman through the corner of his eyes.

"If I did, then I'd be proving your statement to be true, Hyuga."

"I don't understand."

"I'll dominate your thoughts, without listening to your explanation. Because you'll dwell on the fact that I didn't ask 'why'."

Sasuke walked away from the blushing Hyuga standing in the middle of the street with her mouth open. Of course he was going to dominate her thoughts, he always did.

One and one always made one, Hyuga. Always.

'Through dominance.'


It's 'dive into the past' time ! Yayayayayayay. I did this chapter to highlight Sasuke's take on bonds. The part where the chakra tingling takes place will be brought out later, because it's important.

Nah.. Kidding. I was too lazy to type it, actually.

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