30 Days Of Hell : Chapter 2

The First Day

During the lunch hour, behind Block A of Konoha High, two of its students had just come to an agreement. The male student who possessed a tall built, but slender figure, grabbed the other's hand tighlty. So tight that the girl felt pain from the pressure of a slight bigger hand holding hers. She tried to shake it off, but his grip was too strong. Fear crept into her bones, as the boy in front of her glared intensely into her eyes with his dark and opaque eyes of his. If it had been from their previous incarnations, the boy's eyes could have turned red and probably have killed her in an instant heartbeat. But their current souls then were in the bodies of normal teens, possess no skills of a warrior or a ninja from the past. They were ordinary humans, completed with wants and needs, and tend to make mistakes. Perhaps, the girl made an another mistake by blackmailing the boy and forcing him to be in a situation which he never wanted to be in. Because he was obviously pissed off by her action.

" Sasuke, let go of my hand! ", Hinata tried to shake her hand off from Sasuke's grip, but failed to do so. Sasuke who actually enjoyed seeing her struggle, intensified his stare, and then spoke in a very deep and monotone voice. " I told you.. I'm gonna make your life so miserable, that you will regret taking those pictures. ", he took a step forward, until his forehead were only inches apart from hers. After a few moments which seemed to be like forever, Hinata pushed his body away.

" I'm not as weak as you think, Sasuke! ", once again she took out the photos, and started running towards the field, where she could see a group of girls hanging out with their usual chatters and possibly gossiping with their cellphones in their hands. She ran towards them with such adrenaline that she actually felt good to do this. She never felt more excited and exhilarated, that she could almost fly to the sky to reach beyond the boundaries she had always tried to avoid. For once in her life, she had never been so brave and fearless, even to the most fearful person in her life. With every step she had took, Sasuke's true weakness was about to reveal itself bit by bit. So he, also ran to chase that petite girl, whom he had always underestimated, down. She ran even more faster, but it was not fast enough. He was a star athlete after all. She looked behind her and he was about to get near her. Before she could even scream to draw anyone's attention, Sasuke grabbed her by her waist, and quickly covered her mouth, to avoid any words that was about to blurt out. He dragged her roughly until he found a tall bush, and he threw her on the ground. " Oww.. what are you trying.. ", once more he shut her mouth with his hand. She was trying to get up, but before she know it, he pushed her down, and again she found herself laying on the ground. He was on top of her, as she could feel her warm breath onto her face.

" You can run.. but you know I'll always be able to chase you down, Hyuuga. ", he stared her down into her eyes, and sweat began to form on her forehead. Hinata struggled to get up, but his arms were just to strong. As she tried so hard not to panic, she took a deep breath, and then said.

" Yeah... I won't deny it. But you can't stop me.. from doing it. ", she tried so hard to sound intimidating but it brought a sinister smile on Sasuke's face instead. " You know I won't let you go without suffering from the consequences, right? ". she kept silent, trying to find the words to counter his threat.

" Tch.. you think you're strong enough. ", suddenly he rose. " But you just think that way just because you know how to break me. ". He stood up, blocking the sun which was radiating on Hinata's face. Hinata rose from her temporary trap, and sat on the soft grass she just laid on. Looking down, she realized that it was perhaps the most unwise decision she had ever made. Suddenly, Sasuke's voice broke the silence.

" But I already shook on it. And I never break my promise. ", Sasuke's hand reached out to Hinata, and Hinata, who looked surprised took his hand to help herself. It was really surprising to know that he actually agreed. But Sasuke was never the person who would break promises. Of course he never offered any false hopes. That was why he would rather be alone, than to break a promise or have someone break their promise to him. It would be frustrating, and he would never thought that the day he had to keep his promise would come. Although he was forced to, he had a deal. His dignity was also hanging on a thread. Of course he feared that his true soft spot for animals will be revealed, it would ruin his reputation. And worse, he could be the laughing stock of the boys in school and the worst has yet to come. His fangirls would scream until heaven has to raise another level just so they could get away from their annoying high-pitched voices. They will never leave him alone, ever. And the image of them posting those photos on their walls... gross. Having to know that they have his photos in their phones and on their bedroom walls was revolting enough. Let alone having them screaming hysterically over his photo petting a rabbit. That could be his worst nightmare.

But looking at the brightside, maybe he will get to spend more time with the girl. Not because he wanted to. If Naruto even had the slightest feeling towards this girl, won't it drive him crazy? Knowing that Sasuke Uchiha, got involved with Hyuuga Hinata? Now that he thought about it, he actually enjoyed watching Naruto suffer and make a fool out of himself. Suddenly, Hinata spoke.

" Okay.. but like I said, you have to REALLY treat me like you cared. ", she emphasized the word 'really'.

Sasuke smirked, giving a half grin to the girl and responded with a sarcastic tone of voice. " Okay, princess. Whatever. But to make it even, I also want to propose my own terms. "

Hinata waited anxiously. " Okay.. what are those terms? "

" If by any chance, you failed to make Naruto like you, just so you know, it's not my fault. So, just like we agreed, you have to give me those photos back, and we will never speak of this ever again. " Hinata thought that it was fair, so she nodded.

" Oh, and one more thing. If I say that it's over. Then it's over. There will be no more arguments after that. ", Hinata felt strange with his next term. Why would she want to keep it longer? But instead of asking more, she just replied. " Okay, fine. No more than 30 days, and you will have your precious photos back. But.. if you and I want to make our.. 'relationship' work, you have to follow my rules. ", Hinata said those words confidently. She looked at him with a threatening look and continued.

" Hn, whatever you say, Hyuuga. But don't expect me to make it easier for you. Like I said, you will suffer the consequences. ", Hinata nodded with a serious look on her face.

" We'll start tomorrow. On the 1st of April. ", she declared. It was official.

" Fine. Tomorrow it is. ", Sasuke walked away, leaving the fair skinned Hyuuga behind. He pulled a distraught look on his face, telling himself, he only did this to get away from his fangirls. But.. will they ever get away from him? He began to think of ways to chase them away. Maybe the deal he made with Hinata could help him escape from their annoying squeals. Yeah, maybe they know he has a girlfriend, they will leave him alone. He vanished after he went behind Block A and making his way to his class. Hinata was still standing there, smiling as she declared her current status to herself.

Hyuuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke are officially a couple within a contract.

The Hyuuga heiress waited anxiously for her ride to arrive. It was raining heavily, and usually she would go to school by bus or by the subway train but today was much different. She will be riding in a sports car wholly owned by none other than Uchiha Sasuke. Of course, to make it look convincing she had to ride with him to school. She told Sasuke excitedly about her so-called-great plan, but he didn't seem so excited about it. A silent complain could be heard from his voice when she called him last night to talk about it, but she kept on going anyway. After all she had the power over him for 30 days. Might as well take every oppurtunity of it. The usual shivers she had whenever she talked with Sasuke was gone drastically. She actually felt good to have power.

The rain got heavier, and the sound of thunder can be heard everywhere. Hinata clutched tightly onto her sling bag as she braced herself for another sound of thunder to break the voices of others around her at the bus stop. She had always hated the sound of thunder, because it actually scared her. She never told anybody of how scared she could be when it comes to thunder, because probably it was the lamest fear factor ever.

" Woah, check out that sweet ride! ", a boy's voice could be heard from behind her. She turned to see where he was pointing at and realized that her ride had arrived. " Isn't that Sasuke? ", a girl's voice now took over the silence. Then followed by tiny screams all over. Some even took photo of that cherry red Ferrari, because Sasuke was the only person living in that area to own men's wildest dream car. Hinata quickly left the bus stop, but her ears managed to catch some the fanatic girls' whispers. " Why is she going into Sasuke's car? " another girl replied. " That's Naruto's close friend. Probably he's giving her a ride because it's raining. But whatever it is, I so envy her! ". After she closed the door, the voice was no longer heard. Only stares of jealousy could be seen from the tinted window. She stared at the road in front of her as Sasuke begin to drive away from the road.

" Hmm.. I don't think we are 'loving' enough. ", as funny as it sounded right then, Hinata mentioned it somehow. Maybe because she felt a little disappointed knowing that they only thought that way because it rained. Sasuke smirked and sarcastically commented, " Ya think? ", he didn't seem very happy. Probably having another strange person in his beloved car. He sighed involuntarily. He wasn't in his best mood that morning. Suddenly Hinata had another idea. " Oh, I know! Why don't we be in a relationship with each other? On Facebook? " excitement could be seen displayed in her eyes, but suddenly Sasuke shot her with his serious eyes. " I don't use Facebook.. or any other social media crap. ", he turned his eyes on the road once again. Hinata turned her head from Sasuke's and looked down onto her lap. Better think of something real soon.

" Hey Hyuuga? Do you think I drive fast? ", Sasuke asked quite suddenly. Hinata replied with the only answer on her mind.. " Yes. You should slow down.. it's not safe to drive fast in this kind of weather.. ." Sasuke find it to be pretty amusing then with a single reply, his mind hatched an idea. " Okay.. " with a half smile formed in his lips, he stepped on the gas pedal, and the Ferrari moved faster than ever. Hinata screamed and yelled out.

" Sasuke! Stop! What are you doing?! ", Sasuke drifted at the corner, causing Hinata to fumble in her seat, thank God she put her seat belt on. She screamed so loudly but to her surprise, she heard Sasuke's laugh beside her. He seemed to be really enjoying seeing her suffer. " Sasuke! You're gonna crash us! Stop! ", With a one instant move, Sasuke stepped on the brake, and the car's speed decreased gradually. Tears almost fell out of those pearl white eyes, as she started to think all the impossible things she won't have the chance to do if both of them die. It was kind of dramatic but a stupid action could cause some serious trouble. " Sasuke... you're an asshole! ", Hinata cupped her mouth. She just couldn't believed she cursed and said the word asshole. It sounded funny in Sasuke's ears and chuckled. She was really furious at Sasuke's childish behavior.

" You should have seen your face, Hyuuga.. ", he took a left turn and the school is now visible to their eyes. He went into the school compund and stopped right in front of the entrance hall. There were so many cars dropping off students, and it cause a mini traffic jam inside. Everyone was too busy to notice, because everyone was just trying to get inside a building where they can take shelter from the heavy thunderstorm. The entrance was filled with people, and she could see a familiar face of someone she endeared so much in her heart. The blonde boy was waiting for someone, and as she was about to get out of the car, a pink-haired girl came approaching him and both of them disappeared at the corner. Her heart sank as she looked at those two from inside the car but Sasuke's voice surprised her.

" What are you waiting for, Hyuuga? Get out of the car already. ". he said angrily. She glanced at him, looking angry as well as hurt and immediately went out and closed the door roughly. She could read Sasuke's lips from outside of the car, and she could swear that he was saying " Do you have to do that? ". Sasuke drove the car away from the entrance hall and out to the parking lot located in front of the school . Hinata didn't even look at Sasuke, as she was thinking hard on why Naruto and Sakura were together just now. Did they get back together? If they did, then what's the use of this deal with Sasuke then? Her tears began to flood her bottom eyelids, and without a second thought, she ran towards her class, without glancing anybody in the crowd.

The class of 3-11 was at its usual noisiness. The teacher hadn't arrive yet so the students took the chance to talk about things they wanted to catch up. The girls would probably be the one who would gossip their ear off, probably tweeting about what they eat during breakfast or taking selfies, and the guys would most probably be talking about guy's stuff. But from the way they talk, they were more interested in learning where to meet up for the DoTa friendly tournament then learning on how to save their asses from failing. Yup.. typical high school students. All of them were simply making noises but only one kept quiet in her own world. Kept on thinking why that beloved sweetheart of hers kept hurting her without him even realizing, and she would keep forgiving him almost instantly. She stared into the blank pages like she had always done, whenever she daydream or simply reflect on something.

Suddenly a hand smacking on her table made her jump. She looked up to see her close friend, who possessed red birth marks on each side of his cheek smiling down at her and spoke out his concerned thoughts about her. " Why do you look so sad, Hinata? Your face don't look cute anymore. ", Kiba took a seat in front of her. The way she sat in front of him almost reminded her of the scene where she and Naruto had. The scene where she confessed her feelings straight to his face. But was still to dense to realize it. She didn't reply to Kiba's question and simply sighed. Kiba knew that it was no other than Naruto to make her feel this sad. Still, he asked just to make sure.. " Is it because of Naruto again? ", Hinata just gave him a faint smile.

" Hinata! Don't be sad! I hate seeing you like this. It makes me feel sad too... do you want me to punch him to make you feel better? ", Kiba displayed his fist, ready to aim the punch into Naruto's face. Hinata giggled and said. " Hey, don't be mean! He'll get hurt.. I don't want that. ", Kiba grinned and then stared at Hinata with a pair of concerned eyes. He didn't know how to say things to comfort his dear friend, but he did know how to make her laugh. But he had always hated seeing those innocent eyes sad and filled with frustration. After pausing for a while, Hinata spoke.

" Thanks for cheering me up, Kiba.. you always know how to do it.. ", she gave him a genuine smile. Kiba smiled, showing his teeth and his fangs. He continued looking at Hinata's face and said. " If you really want me to punch him, I could, you know? Just tell me when and I'll do it just for you! ", He raised his right arm, swearing that he'll do it, and smiled. Hinata just giggled, when all of a sudden, her android vibrated. She took it out and read the words on the phone silently.

1 new message. Uchiha Sasuke.

She gasped out of surprise, and opened the text message. It displayed a few words on the screen.

' Go to Block A. Now. '

She felt strange about it. What did Sasuke want to talk about now? She stood up immediately and went out of the class. Kiba yelled out. " Hinata! Where are you going? Class is about to start! ", Kiba's voice drowned in the crowd, as Hinata didn't hear it. Hinata walked hastily towards where she was told to go and when she arrived, she saw Sasuke, waiting impatiently for her to arrive.

" What's wrong, Sasuke? ", she asked. He looked at her with such distraught look then took out a bag which looked identical like Hinata's.

" You left your bag in my car. ", said Sasuke. " You know you need your books in class right? ", he raised one eyebrow.

Hinata's eyes widened, and quickly take her bag out of Sasuke's hands. She tucked her hair behind her ear and muttered. " Thanks.. ", she placed her bag against her chest and paused. After awhile, she spoke. " Uhm.. Sasuke.. sorry I didn't wait for you earlier.. "

" Why? I didn't ask you to. ", Sasuke replied.

" Well.. I thought you were probably wondering.. " before she could finish, Sasuke cut her off.

" Tch. Why would I do that now? ", he asked, no answers required. Although he did have a slightest fear that the girl in front of him might take his words seriously, he didn't admit it. But the way she looked at him, was too much for those simple words. She was hurt but not because of him. It was because of something else.

" It's just.. I saw Naruto.. and Sakura.. together when I got out of the car.. ", her eyes gleamed with white highlights, tears ready to fall down. But she held it back, because she knew she had to be strong. At least in front of Sasuke. She chuckled involuntarily. " What am I saying... ? I gotta go... Miss Tsunade might be in class already.. ", she walked, attempting to leave Sasuke again when Sasuke said.

" Wait, Hyuuga. ", Sasuke called her name. She turned to look at him, and waiting to hear what he was about to say.

Sasuke sighed, and then spoke his mind out loud. " Don't you have any more ideas? Cause honestly, you have to think of something. I didn't agree to be a part of an agreement that doesn't have any point. Don't make me feel that you're also the kind to give up easily. ".

She was surprised when those words coming out of Sasuke's mouth. That was probably the longest he had ever talked. She almost wanted to quit. But Sasuke's right, she can't give up yet. She approached him with hopeful eyes, and somehow that sad face lit up once again.

" I don't want to admit it, but you're right. We should.. take it up a notch! ", Sasuke almost smiled, when he saw Hinata, lifting her spirit back up again. He waited as Hinata tried to think about something in order to convince other people that they are a couple. Or made them believe that they are a couple. It would be so easy if they really like each other but then again, that's not going to happen so easily. But Hinata amazed him a little. Because he never saw that rebellious side of her. Not until yesterday.

" Oh! I know! ", Hinata's voice snapped him out of his mind. " How about we try... holding hands? ", Hinata said it as if it didn't matter to her. After she realized what she was saying, she pulled out a disturbed look. She and Uchiha Sasuke holding hands? That wasn't really dreamy for her... the only person she could see holding hands with is the one and only Naruto. Sasuke who also looked pretty disturbed himself, responded with 'ugh'.

" Really... can you think something more cheesy than that? ", Sasuke thought it was a bad idea. Not all couples hold hands as far as he is concerned.

" But it was the only thing that I think about... why don't we try it out? ", she said, wanting to make a joke but she was actually serious. And she thought it was a great idea.

" What? No! No way! ", Sasuke yelled.

" It's not that hard.. just a simple gesture.. like this. ", she slung her bag, and approached him, and immediately took his hand into hers. She held his hand and felt the rough skin and warmth coming from his grasp. She never thought a cold person could have that kind of warmth. She didn't realize it when she shook his hand earlier when they agreed on it. He didn't flinch nor did he try to pull his hand away. Hinata stared at the hand she was holding then raised to look into his eyes. " Like this.. see.. there's nothing wrong with it. "

They stayed like that for a moment, hands holding one another. Sasuke stared down onto those white pearl eyes. For once in his life, he didn't know how to act nor what to say. He just stood there, letting his hand be held by another person as they're staring into each others' eyes. He even had the urge to grip her small hand in his, but as he step back into reality, he pulled his hand and walk away while saying..

" That's a one stupid idea. Forget it. ", he walked quickly until he disappeared from her sight. Hinata was confused, and tried to figure out what she did wrong. " Well you're the one who wanted me to think of an idea. Stupid Sasuke. ", she walked the opposite way and as she walked to her class, she began to think of more ideas to make it work.

But far from where she left, Sasuke hid behind a wall, gasping for air, and holding his bewildered beating chest. As he tried to calm his heart to a normal rate, he began to wonder what just happened. Because he definitely had no idea what was going on with him.

Chapter 2 end.

This chapter is probably slow, but no need to fret! Promise it'll be better in the next one.. But just to remind you all, this is not all SasuHina. There's NaruHina as well. And if you guys could, just ignore the harsh comment in the review section. That person is just a complete fanatic and anti-Sasuhina. Anyway, I am sorry for the late update! I am working, and have been very busy lately.. graphic design is not an easy job.

Thanks for the read, and please leave a review! ^_^ Thank you so very much!

Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto or the characters. But I do have an imagination.