Now for D.A.'s Theatre!

Dark Anty – -Left Arm in Cast, Red Swollen Eye, Bandaged Wrapped Head, Small Cuts and Bruises- -Asuma and Hinata Standing Beside Me- Well, as you can tell…I got my ass kicked (Seriously? I had a bad case of writer's block. T-T). However, I'm thankful to be alive, as with the help of Asuma, we finally managed to bound-and-gag that crazy, hormonal bitch.

Kurenai – -Muffled- FUCK YOU!!

Dark Anty – And here she is now! -Walks Off Stage, Pulls a Rolling Chair with Kurenai In It- Audience, the Bitch! Bitch, audience!

Kurenai – -Muffled- AS SOON AS I GET OUT OF THIS CHAIR, I WILL CUT OFF YOUR SCALP, DISEMBOWEL YOU, AND BURN YOU ROTTING CORPSE TO THE GROUND!!

Asuma and Hinata – O.O

Dark Anty – O.O Well audience, I think we heard enough from our lovely, psychopathic guest. Tootles! -Turns Kurenai Back towards Me, Kicks the Back at Full Force-

Kurenai – AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH~!! -CRASH, BOOM, CRASH, CRUNCH, BOOM-

Dark Anty – Well! Without further ado, let's begin our chapter, shall we?

Writing

"Speech"

Thoughts

Flashbacks

"Phone Calls"

'Notes/Letters'

Dreams

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. All characters and the show are copyrights to Masashi Kishimoto, author and writer of the manga.

Give Me a Reason and I'll Live for It

Chapter Two: The Rainy Days That Never Fades

Hinata walks and looks around her village, the sky an everlasting gray and the village seemingly dead to the world.

"Ko-Konnichiwa! Konnichiwa! Is anyone here?! Answer me!" She shouts out to any soul that would hear her cries, but none has shown their presence.

"Onegaishimasu, somebody! Anybody! Answer me!" But none did. She jogs down the path up towards the Hokage building and to her surprise, one soul did remain. "Naruto-kun!" She runs towards him and hugs him with all her heart. "Oh Naruto-kun, I'm so scared! Everyone is gone and no one is left but you. What happened?! Why are we alone?!" She looks up to his face, hoping to find a smile or concern look, but instead, what she saw sent ice-cold shivers nonstop down and up her back. The look that her father always gave her when she fails, the look the Elder counsel give her when they see something distasteful and disgraceful; the look that instantly broke her heart.

"Get off me, you weakling," He spoke coldly as he shoved Hinata from his person, Hinata landing on her rump with a loud 'Oooffhh!' She looked up to Naruto with shocked, teary eyes and quivering lips.

"N-N-Naru—"

"SHUT UP, YOU WEAK, PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A NINJA! How dare speak to me when you're not even at my level, not even worthy to stand beside me!" Suddenly, Sakura appeared and hugged up against Naruto, smiling blissfully in his arms and he smiled back at her. "This woman in my arms is ever bit a Kunoichi than any woman could ever master and every bit a ninja than the fore ninjas before her. This woman is indeed at my level," They turn towards Hinata, "And a greater ninja than you can ever achieve. You're weak, pathetic, and most of all, I could never love someone who could never find the bravery to tell me they love me for so long. Sakura is everything to me, and you're not even worthy of being my door mat to scrap mud on." That said, Naruto turned to Sakura and kissed his pink-haired goddess in front on the brokenhearted woman.

"Ina…Naruto-kun. You don't mean it…YOU DON'T MEAN IT!!" She rushed to her feet and glared at Naruto and Sakura.

"Oya onegai, did you honestly think I could love someone as weak and as powerless as you. You have nothing to offer me. Not even your slutty big-breasted body have any worth to me." Sakura giggled at the insult.

"Naruto-kun, do shite?! Why are you being so cruel?! I have shown you nothing but love—!"

"YOU HAVE SHOWN ME NOTHING, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE…NOTHING!!!" Soon more ninjas with familiar faces came out, chanting Naruto's words with venomous intent.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Shikamaru and Sasuke.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Ino and Tenten.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Choji and Kakashi.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Rock Lee and Neji.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Kurenai and Gai.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Kiba and Shino.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Naruto and Sakura.

"You are nothing, Hinata," Spoke Asuma.

"Iya! Iyaaaaa! It's not true! Onegai, stop it! Shut up!" But the chants continued, stirring its venom in her fragile heart and mind, whipping away at her sanity and love. They came closer with their hate, closer with their poisonous truth, closer with their eyes filled with disgust, distaste, and disappointment…just like her father. She screams for them to stop, her voice carrying her heart-wrenching pain in every word she screams out of her lungs.

"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it…!!"

"STOP IT!!!!"

-Thunder Crash, Lighting Strike- Her voice echoed through the room, the sound reverberating off the walls. Hinata sat up in the bed, a cold sweat running all through her body and face as her breathing was harsh, ragged, and sharp, her face a white as morning snow and her body shivering in trauma and fear. She suddenly cried and wailed her pains into her hands, wishing the nightmare so vivid in her mind would just fade away.

-BOOM - Asuma burst into the room, cladding in a black muscle shirt and shorts, and scared Hinata from her crying state. "Hinata-san!!! Are you alright?!?" He shouted in fear, shocked from his sleep when he heard her screams. Hinata nodded then shook her head and just cried, tears running as freely as the waterfalls and the rain at her window. Asuma, relieved that no physical danger came to his guest, came to her side and hugged her close to him, comforting her the best way he could.

"Shhhhhh, it's alright, Hinata-san. It's over. Nothing and no one is going to harm you. It's gone. Just relax for me, kiddo." It took her quite a while, but in the end she started to calm herself. Her breathing slowly became normal, her body stopped shivering and the sweating stopped as well, but most of her tears still ran its course. Right now, she felt so at peace in his arms, his voice a soothing thunder after a light rainstorm and his arms are as if warm blankets to shield her from the harmful elements around her. She was in heaven in his embrace. Resting her left hand on his right bicep and leaning her head on his left shoulder, she breathed in his scent and lightly moaned. He smelled so nice, like fresh mint. She devolved herself in his aroma, feeling even more relaxed and at peace from his scent than just being in his arms.

As Hinata breathed across his collarbone and chest, Asuma couldn't help be feel slightly aroused by Hinata's behavior. She was literally snuggling against him, and didn't feel shameful or embarrassed of her act. In fact, from his peripheral vision, she looked so content being this close to him and it looked like she wasn't going to let go anytime soon. This was slightly bad for Asuma for even though he's glad Hinata was comfortable in his arms, it was the fact that she was TOO comfortable that made him worry. Her body was melting into his, her nose tickling his neck and her soft breath blowing over him with such a gentle wisp, her full, pale pink lips slightly parted, begging to be kissed hard and passionately, and her large, full triple D-cup breasts squeezing against his hard chest with such softness and fullness…He had to get away before it became too late.

"Uhhmmm, Hinata-san. If you're ok, then maybe I should leave." His only response was her soft breathing. "Hinata-san, you can let go now." Hearing nothing once again and thinking that she was sleep, he sought to sneak out of her grasp and lay her down on the bed until he felt a strong tug on his arm where her hand rested.

"O-Onegai…onegaishimasu…d-don't leave m-me…n-not a-alone…onegai," She started to sniffle, biting back the tears that are fighting so hard to be released once more. Asuma could nearly feel the pain she must be going through, her body trembling once more. Asuma felt bad for her for she really needed his company, but because of their current state, it was simply out of the question.

"-Sigh- Hinata-san, I can't stay in here with you. It would be inappropriate for me to sleep in the same room as you." He tried his best to convince her of her innocent state but it barely came to her mind for all that was there was the need to be close to someone who cared.

"Onegaishimasu…I can't ask f-for anything more than just y-your company. Onegai, I-I don't want to be alone." She finally let her tears fall, but the cry was silent with small sounds of whimpers and squeaks. Now Asuma was in trouble for what he knew about women was that their greatest power were their tears. He couldn't very well leave her in this state of mind with panic and fear in her heart. Everything about her was so fragile and innocent as if a newborn begging for warmth and love. To deny her such a thing…he couldn't even continue with such a thought.

"Yoshi, Hinata-san, I'll stay, but you must stay on your side and I'll stay on mine. Understand?"

"Hai,"

"Roku,"

Hinata finally released her hold in his arm so Asuma can make his trek to the other side of the bed. Pulling back the covers, Asuma laid his body to rest as did Hinata, and pulled the covers back on him as he lay on his back, facing the ceiling.

"Oyasumi, Hinata-san,"

"O-Oyasumi, Asuma-san," Asuma closed his eyes, thinking about the peaceful sleep his was going to receive until he felt an electric jolt in his body and most of that came from his right cheek. Opening his eyes, his right eye looked to the side and became wide when they saw Hinata…kissing his cheek! When the kiss stopped, she raised her head up and looked down to Asuma's wide eyes with a blush and a smile on her face. "Arigato, Asuma-san," Thus she rolled back to her side and finally put her mind to rest, leaving poor Asuma to wake in the shocking feeling she just gave him and prays this doesn't ruin his sleep for the rest of the night.

Morning rose with the sun, but the rain still fell lightly from the sky. It was a beautiful scene, relaxing in its nature. However, as relaxing as it was, it had a certain gruff man wake with a situation that not even his ninja skills can help him with. As hard as he may, he didn't see an opening for his escape. Try as he may, he couldn't move without setting this creature off, unwilling to be sucked down into more struggles than before, but he had to get away, he had to find a way to escape its clutches and not disturb the sleeping creature that his him in a vice-like grip, legs entwined with his right leg. When he tried to move its hand, it just held him closer and harder to itself, its breasts squeezing against his sides like large, soft, fluffy marshmallows.

Fuck. Me. What did I do to deserve this? Poor Asuma thought, as he was clearly trapped in a bear hug by none other than Hinata Hyuga. Somehow, in the middle of the night, Hinata has managed to snuggle herself closer to Asuma without him noticing a thing, and when he woke up with his arm around her, he mistakenly thought it was Kurenai in his sleepy daze, as he went down to kiss her forehead. He heard a moan and a whisper, but not in the voice he recognized. When he made a closer observation, he went as white as a ghost when he noticed Hinata snuggling deep beside him in a bear hug and her arms and legs wrapped around him like saran wrap.

Now here lay Asuma with Hinata hugging him very closely, her body pressing hard against him and something else getting hard in the process. He gulped loudly, mentally cursing himself if he waked her from that sound, but she didn't stir not one bit. She was clearly a sound sleeper. However, the trouble still remained with him getting out of her grasp, not only for the need to escape the powers of his lust and the body that stirs that lust within him, but also for the need to piss. Badly. Man, he seriously needs to take a drag.

Fuck it. I need to go. NOW. That thought in mind, he simply grabbed her wrist gently, pulled her arms away from him, and rolled her to the other side. To his greatest surprise, she didn't make a sound or stirred from her sleep. She was as if a slumbering log. Finally finding his escape, he rushed to the bathroom across the hall and relieved himself, in more ways the one.

After taking care of business, Asuma came back to the room to see Hinata still sleeping as he left her, her face and body in pure peace, beauty and utter innocence. Her shirt unraveled in the back so her lean tone abs and waist could be seen as clear as the day outside, her pale pink lips slightly parted as she breathe through her lips and nose, and her hair laying swimmingly around every inch of her body as the dark beautiful cape it was.

It was fuckin' cruel how something so desirable, so wanting, so painstaking in reach of his desires was so far from his hands that not even a 200 feet pole could reach her. It was so cruel to want something that bad yet you would sooner hang yourself than to take such a chance with someone as innocence and pure as Hinata. To never have such a beautiful creature in your life, especially when the said person is the heiress of the most powerful clan in all of Konoha who would sooner castrate you than allow you to take Hinata from them. If only she wasn't the heir, if only she wasn't so innocent and cute as she portrays herself to be. Hell, if only she was much older, he would have her in any way that only kami knows how. Damn, it was really fuckin' cruel how things always come out that way.

He looked away and went to the dresser draw to get his underwear and to his walk-in closet to pick out his clothes for today. Collecting what he needed, he went to the guest bathroom to take his daily shower.

-Soft Thunder, Gentle Rainfall- "Haaahhhhhhhh…Mphm," Yawning and stretching from one of her most peaceful sleeps, Hinata's eyes fluttered open only to see the wall and the bathroom door from afar. Her eyebrows knitted in confusion, knowing that this wasn't where she was last night. I was sure I was lying on Asuma-san that night.

Last night when Asuma was lying next to her, the storm was getting worse for wear and the crashing of thunder and lightning was making it hard for Hinata to relax. She then thought of her childhood teddy bear that she had snuggled with during late nights of a bad rainstorm, but sadly, the bear wasn't with her. When she looked at Asuma sleeping soundly, she knew she found her refuge in a form a handsome, gruff man who kind of reminded her of her teddy bear. Praying not to wake him, she moved over to him gently, raises his arm from his body and on to the pillow above her and snuggled in close to him, feeling safe, protect, and cared for.

Suddenly she felt his arm move down to her body, thinking that he was awake. She was going to move back, but instead she was pulled closer to him, his hand resting in the dip of her waist and squeezing her close. Hinata had a full blown blush on her face, not even sure how to think, or if she could escape his hold on her…but then again, why would she want to escape? She chose to sleep closer by him, and here were the results of her actions, so she rested her head on his chest and breathed in a deep breath before her breath was hitched in her throat when she felt his hand unconsciously stroking her side with his hand. She relaxed when she noticed that he was still deep in sleep and that it was a subconscious act. Plus, it felt really nice to have his hand stroke her body: it was large, warm, strong, and protective in a loving way.

She thought about a certain someone and how must his hands feel on her body, but then after remembering today, she simply pushed that thought aside. She had to let him go for his heart went to another and it can never be brought to her. She had a chance at love, but she waited too late and lost. Now she has a chance to find a new love of her life, a love she will not wait for nearly eleven years to proclaim, a love that she will not just admire from a far, a love she will speak to without stuttering like a bumbling fool, and a love she will proclaim without wait or hesitation. When she finds him, she will tell him her love for him and let him know that he can find love with her as well, no matter the odds. She was slightly pulled out of her thoughts when she heard mumbling from Asuma's sleep. As she went closer, she heard it loud and clear with a large blush forming on her cheeks.

"Oyasumi…my Hinata," To say she was shocked would clearly be an understatement. She was clearly stunned that Asuma would be thinking about her in his sleep and claiming her as HIS Hinata. It was surprisingly…blissful when he said it so softly and warmly. Looking at him, she noticed he was still at peace with the sleep world. She also noticed how cute he looked with a hint of innocence on him. She could clearly see why her sensei, Kurenai, fell in love with him: as powerful, rugged, and charismatic as he was, he still had a sense of serenity and calm about him, as if the dangerous world he lived in didn't exist and only calm reside about him. Maybe she thought too much about him, but for some reason, it seemingly keeps staring right back at her face as she looks at his sleeping form, relaxed in a slumber that can only be described as bliss.

Maybe…maybe I can find love…in another form. Hinata laid closer to him and sighed as she fell deeply asleep. …Just maybe…

Remembering last night, her famous blush returned once more, lying upon her cheeks and nose as a red strip. She sat up and looked towards her right to notice that Asuma wasn't in the bed beside her. Where did he go? Her thoughts went to him being in the restroom, but when she turned towards the door half open, her thoughts were clearly wrong. Then she thought that maybe he was in the kitchen. She rose from the bed and went to his dresser to pick out some socks for her feet on the cold floor. Finding what she needed, she sat on the bed to put on the socks, and afterwards she left the room to the hall towards the kitchen.

She was just coming pass the guestroom door until…-BAM!- "AH! Kuso!" Hinata heard his voice and he sound as if he was in pain. Oya ina! Asuma-san must be hurt! Thinking nothing but to help Asuma, Hinata came to the door and pushed it wide open.

"Asuma-san! Are you al—Oh…my…" Hinata was lost for words for what she saw left her speechless. Standing in the middle of the room was Asuma in a towel and still dripping wet with his hands and another towel still on his head. Asuma was stunned in the spot as well when Hinata burst into the room, a small blush appearing on his face. Someone must have hated him in heaven or hell for when he moved to face her, the towel on his waist shifted and fell to the floor. Hinata saw the towel down on the floor, looked up, turned a deep Magenta with wide eyes, and fainted in the doorway. Yeah, someone really hated him.

Blushing nearly as deep as Hinata did before she fainted, he wrapped himself back in the towel, securing it with a knot and rushed to Hinata's side. He lifted her up and carried her back to his room to lay her on the bed and exit back to the guestroom, praying that when she wakes up, she'll forget everything that has happened at that moment.

Few more hours passed with Asuma dressed and preparing breakfast in the kitchen while Hinata rested in his bed. The breakfast consisted of grilled salmon pieces, hot steamed rice, pickles, miso soup with daikon radish, green onion and enoki mushroom, and rolled omelets with Shitake mushrooms. Asuma could pass as a chef with all the food he prepared so nicely. He placed Hinata's breakfast on the tray and carried to his room where she laid peacefully in the middle of it. He placed the tray by her side and gently coaxed Hinata from her sleep. She moaned, her eyes fluttering, and she half-opened them to see the ceiling as she did once before. Now what happened? How did I get back in bed? She thought as she lay in the soft bed once again.

"Chiisa I Oujo, wake up," Cooed a deep gentle voice from beside her. She turned towards her right to see Asuma sitting there. "Ohayo, Hinata-san,"

"Asuma-san. Ohayogozaimasu," She smiles warmly at him until something clicked in her mind and she immediately blushed with wide eyes, sitting up in a rush. "Oh, Asuma-san! I am SO sorry! I can't believe I have seen you in such a predicament and I can't apologize enough for my actions! Onegai! Forgive me!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down, Hinata-san. What are you saying?" He smiled warmly at her, making her think that he didn't know what she was talking about when in fact, he knew exactly was she was apologizing for and can't believe she remembers it. What the hell am I going to do now?! She remembers!! I thought when people black out, especially women, they would forget what cause their shocked unconscious state!! HOW THE HELL CAN SHE STILL REMEMBER?! He was close to sweating bullets in front of Hinata. He was shocked to realize how intelligent and knowledgeable she was to remember an act no more than three hours ago from her blackout.

"What do you mean? I saw you na—,"

"O-Ke, let's eat! I brought you breakfast!" He quickly pushed the tray on her lap, nearly spilling the contents with his rushed motions. Hinata was quite surprised by the meal in front of her and look at it with much appreciation.

"Arigato, Asuma-san," She smiles at him, though her blush still refused to leave her face. She placed her hands together, speaking the customary say before eating and ate every bite in a savoring motion, enjoying the well-cooked meal enjoyably.

"Gochiso-sama deshita," said Hinata as she finished her breakfast. "Arigato, Asuma-san. It was wonderful."

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." He picked up the tray and placed it on the floor. Moving a bit closer to Hinata, Asuma placed his hand on her forehead and the back of his hand on her cheek and under her chin. "Ano, I see the fever is breaking, but just a little. I'll go get you your medicine for the day, and then you go take a nice bath. Yoi?"

"…Yoi," He rose from the bed and went to the bathroom to his medicine cabinet. Getting the medicine he needed, he heads out to Hinata and prepares the first patch. Hinata was a little fussy with the stronger medicines, have a great dislike of such a bitter concoction, but Asuma persuaded her that it was needed to break her fever and she took it, much to her dismay.

After her slightly horrible ordeal, Asuma took the tray and left the room for Hinata to have her privacy. "Hinata-san, for another T-shirt and shorts, look into my fourth and bottom draw. I'll bring back your underwear for you to wear after your bath."

Hinata, out of the bed, blushed once again at the remembrance of her missing underwear, pointing her index fingers together to show her bashful manner. "A-Ari-Arigato, Asuma-san," She bowed towards him and enters the bathroom to run the water as Asuma left the room and back to the kitchen.

Hinata now sat in a large tub full of mentholated warm water, her hair rolled in a neat bun with a few strands falling around her eyes, and her face slightly red from the heat relaxing and warming her tense muscles. However, though her body relaxes, her mind was in complete turmoil. No matter what she did, how hard she wanted to forget, or think of it as a bad dream, what she saw was a real as the fox demon that has lived in Naruto's belly for nineteen years. Hinata has seen Asuma naked! And to make things worse, she was staring straight at his…at his…it was so shocking she couldn't even say it, not even in her own mind. However, before she passed out, she did notice a certain marking on his right thigh, a birthmark perhaps. She noticed that it had a unique shape, almost a shape of a pear if she didn't know any better. Her face went even redder and it wasn't the heat from the tub.

She couldn't believe she could remember that much before she passed out. Hell, she couldn't believe that she saw a man naked for the first time of her natural born life! Never has she seen the bare anatomy of a real male and she had seen the full-blown course of it all. Nevertheless, as shocking as it was, she couldn't get over at how wonderful his body looked. For a man in his early thirties, he has a very fit and tone body, nicely tanned, hard, solid, and simply amazing in her eyes. From his shoulders and arms to his pecs and beautiful eight-pack abs, his sturdy yet lean built was giving Hinata such high stirring feelings, feelings she unfortunately experienced during her younger teen years. Something adults love to call 'Raging Hormones', and she was getting them bad when she thought about Asuma's body. Moreover, as her mind wandered onward, her body was in a rioting fit, her hormones running its unmerciful course on her young mind, body and soul.

Her eyes closed, she could picture herself and Asuma alone in a room, Asuma caressing her body with soft feathery touches as he kisses her lips with such gentleness. He moved his hands up her slim waist and under her breasts, cupping them in his large hands though they seemed to overflow in his palms. He smiles and then moves one of his hands slowly down her creamy white body, moving smoothly down her stomach, below her navel and…

"Oh!" She opened her eyes and looked down to see that her hands have occupied her left breast and down between her legs, fingers slick between her vaginal lips. Hinata blushed a bright red when she notice what she was about to do to her body. Pulling her hands to herself, she sit up and sighs, unsure of the little fantasy she nearly relinquished herself to them. Thinking about it now, why would she have such an erotic fantasy about Asuma, a man she barely even knows. Surely, she fantasizes about Naruto and her making-out, kissing with loving passion and caressing each other tenderly, but that's as far as her fantasies went. Now someone else has occupied that spot and has taken Hinata to a whole other level of fantasies…sexual fantasies.

She wasn't blind to sex, that much is clear. She knew quite a lot from health books, sex ed., but the true untouched knowledge came from her friends always talking about their fantasies with vivid detail, announcing how wild and exotic it would become and all the different positions and the places where their fantasies would take place. Hinata thought she would have a permanent blush from those entire racy, graphic tells of lust and sin her friends told her in secrecy, and she never thought that her fantasies would go as far as that with Naruto, and they never did. So how is it possible for a man she has barely known for nearly seven years of her life bring about such passion, lust, desire, and wanting in her fantasies just by seeing him naked and more so, just being around him? Was that what caused such a rise out of her just now; to feel such things such a desire and lust for this man? It spooked her, yet intrigued her at the same time. The thought of Asuma being alone in a bedroom with her brought about feelings she never knew she had…and it felt great to feel them, having no regrets in her act.

It felt strange to feel such a thing for another man, but in a way, it felt deviously wonderful as well.

Finally clean from her bath, Hinata exits out of the bathroom and heads towards Asuma's dresser. Looking down on the bed, she noticed her underwear lying on the bed. She went to her underwear, dropping the towel and put them on. Looking in a full body mirror in the corner of the room, she needs to make sure her panty and bra were fitting her right and comfortably. She left the mirror towards the dresser and looked in the fourth and bottom drawers as instructed for a t-shirt and shorts. She picked up a size large black t-shirt and white mesh shorts with a drawstring to it. She twisted the shirt backwards on her and formed a knot in the back to tighten the shirt a bit. Twisting it back, she pulled on the drawstring to tighten it around her waist and now she was comfortable as can be. She searched his top drawers to look for some socks and along the way, she noticed his boxers, which made her blush and momentarily forget her objective. Looking around the stacks of boxers, she found what she was looking for, placed them on her feet, and exited the room in search for Asuma.

Asuma sat in the kitchen by the counter isle, eating his mid-morning breakfast as he watches the small T.V. sitting by the edge of the counter, and scoops in another helping of steamed rice and pepper beef into his mouth.

"Ohayo, Asuma-san," Asuma nearly choked when Hinata spoke. He didn't even notice her presence and it shocked him on how quiet she was. Hinata went wide-eyed when she saw Asuma nearly choke on his breakfast. "Oh! Ashikarazu, Asuma-san. I didn't mean to startle you."

"-Cough, cough, cough- It's fine…Hinata-san…-Gulp- -Sigh- I'm fine. I just didn't hear you come in."

Hinata rubbed the back of her head as she smiled sheepishly. "Hai, I know. I tend to scare a lot people like that a few times. I even managed to frighten my itoko, Neji, once. He too never knew about my presence around him and he's usually the type of shinobi who never lets his guard down. He even complimented on my ninja skills for being able to sneak up on him so easily, but I wasn't doing such a thing. I just happened to be light on my feet, that's all."

"Hm, well that's a good thing. We can definitely use more ninjas like you in our village, someone with the right amount of delicacy that you possess." Hinata blushed at his compliment.

"Oh, you don't mean that."

"Of course I do. I rarely give anyone compliments on their skills and for you to sneak up on me without making so much as a sound and not really trying is truly something to look upon." Her blush deepened by his kind words, words she usually don't get to hear much.

"Domo arigato, Asuma-san. You're too kind."

"Don't mention it." They smiled to each other and watched the T.V.

Seconds turned to minutes, minutes into hours and soon it became dark and rainy once more with dinner prepared for the two: sushi rolls and nigiris of many kinds were prepared and presented in fashion. Hinata thanked the creator of the fine dinner and they ate till their hearts content: laughing, telling jokes and simply feeling comfortable in each other's presence. Finishing off the grub, they set off to bed for the night. Asuma was about to enter the guestroom when he noticed that Hinata has yet to turn the knob to his bedroom. Her head was hanging down and her face was nothing but sadness with a tinge of fear.

"Hinata-san. What's wrong?" Hinata turned towards him and then lowered her head again.

"Asuma-san…I…I…-Sigh- I can't sleep in your room alone again. I believe it would be hard for me to do so if I was alone again. Asuma-san, will you—,"

"Hinata-san, no. I can't lay with you again. It was inappropriate the last time and I refuse to be sent to hell for committing the same act twice." Asuma spoke sternly as he looked at the top of her bowed head. He knew he spoke a little harshly at her and loosened up a bit before he spoke. "-Sigh- Hinata-san, you'll be fine. I promise. Besides, I'm right next door to you and—," He never finished as she rushed up to him and hugged him tightly in her embrace.

"Asuma-san! Onegai! I can't…I can't sleep in there alone." Her shoulders shook as she spoke. "Onegai! I don't want to stay in that room, being alone and scared."

"Scared? Of what?"

"…My dreams," Hinata looked up to him as she said that and Asuma looked down to her, seeing all her emotions so strongly with tears in her eyes as lightning struck and thunder boomed in the sky. He felt like a horse's ass right then and there, unable to deny such an innocent girl such a thing as his presence. God damn it.

"Yoshi, you win," Man, this girl was good in getting what she wanted, and she probably never had to ask for anything from anyone in her life. Hinata smiled and hugged him again.

"Arigato,"

"-Sigh-," He wrapped his arms around her, holding her loosely yet close to him. Ookii, another night trapped in the clutches of this sleeping monster. He sternly looked down to her closed-eyed smiling face and he couldn't help but lighten his gaze upon her, seeing an innocent, honest young woman in his arms. "Hmph," I guess one more night wouldn't hurt.

To be continued…

Authoress Notes

The Cast - Part 2

Kurenai Yuhi

Age: 33

D.O.B.: June 11

Sign: Gemini

Weight: 125

Height: 5'8

Rank: Jonin

A lady of a cool nature, Kurenai is Hinata's former teacher, wonderful friend and closest thing to a mother than she can ever imagine. Ever since her break-up with Asuma, she had been melancholy for most of the time, but has rose to her better self and accepted Asuma's chance at friendship, becoming great friends in the process. Kurenai went back to dating again, but found it inconvenient when it came to her teachings and so pause that part of her life for now. Kurenai is still teaching at the ninja academy with Asuma.

Kakashi Hatake

Age: 32

D.O.B.: September 15

Sign: Virgo

Weight: 166

Height: 6'1

Rank: Jonin

The great Copy-Nin, Kakashi Hatake is still one of the greatest ninjas to live in the Konoha Village, if not the most unpunctual man in the village since he still never come when needed on time and by far the bravest for reading porn out in public (83 - Nerdy Kitty). He's currently single, but plans to find that special one soon enough. Kakashi comes to teach at the Ninja academy with Asuma and Kurenai, but trains with his former students ever now and then.

Maito Gai – (Yaaayyyyy!! I love him and Rock Lee!! Squeeeee!!)

Age: 32

D.O.B.: January 1

Sign: Capricorn

Weight: 182

Height: 6'2

Rank: Jonin

The Prideful Green Beast of the Hidden Leaf Village, also known as The Noble Green Beast, Maito Gai. He's still the most zealous man ever to be met, doing outrageous stunts to prove that he is a man of his word and living life in youthful aspirations, though some people have a hard time understanding him and his youthful ways of life. Even so, he is still one of the greatest ninjas ever to grace the Hidden Leaf Village with his dedication, heart and awesome skills. He too still lives the single life and comes to teach at the Academy, but still trains with his youthful former students.

Tsunade Chiyu

Age: 56

D.O.B.: August 2

Sign: Leo

Weight: 130

Height: 5'8

Rank: Fifth Hokage

Tsunade, The Fifth Hokage and one of the Legendary Sannin, has lived her life protecting the great Konoha Village with her two hands and never faltered her love for the village. However, time to time, she tends to shirk off her duties as Hokage such as paperwork, which she hates with a passion and drinks sake for nearly hours on end (-Giggle-).

Nevertheless, she's one of the best hokages ever to rule over Konoha and she's proud to protect the people of Konoha and the place she calls home. Tsunade has finally given in to Jiraiya's advances and they have been dating for almost two years, and though she still need to get use to his perversions and such…she never felt happier. 83

Jiraiya Kasaikaze

Age: 55

D.O.B.: November 11

Sign: Scorpio

Weight: 222

Height: 6'4

Rank: Sannin

Jiraiya, one of the Great Legendary Sannins and biggest self-proclaimed pervert ever to live on the face of the earth!! (-Giggle-) He too protects and watches over the village beside Tsunade, caring for the place he calls home as well. However, he still writes his Icha-Icha books and peeps in the women's bathing room for his 'research' (Pervert).

Naruto still helps him write the books and Jiraiya still trains him, teaching Naruto his Toad Oil Flame Bullet Jutsu when summoning Gamabunta or one of the larger oil-spitting toads. Jiraiya has finally got the woman he loves, Tsunade, and dating for nearly two years, he couldn't be happier than that.

Baki Yokoku

Age: 36

D.O.B.: July 4

Sign: Cancer

Weight: 187

Height: 6'0

Rank: Jonin

Once their sensei and now part of the advisory council, Baki has become a great man to the Village of Suna and become something of a better father figure to the Sabaku siblings than their real father ever were. Baki has become more protective and watches over the siblings, but has been more protective over Gaara from enemies outside and inside of Sunagakure as there are some who still have disliking to their Kazekage. He trains with Temari and Kankuro and goes on missions with them as well. He's currently married and expecting his second child.

Temari no Sabaku

Age: 22

D.O.B.: August 23

Sign: Virgo

Weight: 119

Height: 5'9

Rank: Jonin

Temari, oldest of the Sabaku children and Ambassador of Suna. Temari has become closer to her siblings and much closer to her little brother, Gaara, becoming the big sister she was meant to be. Going back and forth from Suna and Konoha has brought about a relationship with her and the world's laziest ninja, Shikamaru Nara, her going-steady boyfriend for two years now.

There have been a few talks of marriage, but neither has stepped foot into the department just yet. From time to time, she stays with Shikamaru and he would stay with her in her home in Suna. The living arrangements worked out well in their favor. She still goes on missions with her younger brother, Kankuro, and sometimes him and Baki together.

Kankuro no Sabaku

Age: 21

D.O.B.: May 15

Sign: Taurus

Weight: 158

Height: 5'11

Rank: Jonin

Kankuro, second oldest of the Sabaku children and still the puppet master of Suna, though he's pretty much known as a wisecracker more times than he's known for his skills. Kankuro became very close to his little brother, always listening to his problems and always protecting and defending his brother when people dare to hurt him, physically and verbally in his presence.

He helps Gaara with the paperwork, sorting out what's important and what can be seen tomorrow, and spends much time with him training or just hanging around the building, creating enough free time and a bond between brothers whenever he can. He's even closer to Temari, but they still tend to bicker with each other, only at a minimum level. He still goes on missions with his sister, Temari, and sometimes with her and Baki. He's currently single and looking.

Gaara no Sabaku

Age: 19

D.O.B.: January 19

Sign: Capricorn

Weight: 143

Height: 5'9

Rank: Fifth Kazekage

Gaara, youngest of the Sabaku children and once known as a monster, now the Kazekage of his village. Gaara has lived such a hard and lonely life, but after a fight and a friendship bonded with a certain yellow-haired fox, he's become a much better person, brother, friend, and wonderful ruler to the village that didn't even wanted his existence to be present to them. However, a lot of people have chosen to forget the monster that his was and decided to concentrate on the leader he vowed himself to be now.

Gaara ruled with a kind heart (Though he barely showed it) and a strong hand, letting no wrong come down to the people he vowed to protect. Over the years, he let his hair grow much thicker and longer, now a wavy-spiked ponytail and curtain bangs that he rather likes since he didn't care to have his haircut, and it made him look like a rock star, making his fan girls love him even more, much to his dismay (And I love long hair on him. 83). He's currently single and rather stay that way.

Now for D.A.'s Theatre!

Dark Anty – Well people, I pray that you like the second chapter. So much was going on, what with Kurenai trying to kill me, (And the major writer's block.) I couldn't get much done, so I apologize for the long wait.

Hinata – I'm sure they'll understand. I would, seeing how my sensei tried to kill you for something as small as a story. But then again, I am slightly upset to be setup with Asuma-san. He's too old for me.

Asuma – OI! I'm not too old.

Hinata – Yes you are.

Dark Anty – -Snicker, Giggle, Snicker-

Asuma – I thought you were a kind, innocent, respectable woman, not a shape-tongue snake.

Hinata – And I thought you were a respectable, intelligent man, not a dirty old pervert, but I guess were both wrong in our field of knowledge, now are we. Hmph! -Turns her back on Asuma and crosses her arms-

Asuma – -Sound hurt- Dirty old pervert? -Tears in his eyes-

Dark Anty – Mm-mm-mm, didn't think she had it in her. -Giggle- Well, until next time. See ya, baby! -Walks off the stage, Asuma in tears and begging for Hinata's forgiveness, Hinata ignoring his every word and plea, nose in the air and arms still cross-