Passion Colors Everything Ch. 2

Author's Note: 2nd chapter is now up. Please leave a review, because I like them. I'm going to start updating every Monday and Friday. This week I'll update on Wednesday but every week after that will be on Monday and Friday, and sometimes on Saturdays if I'm feeling really antsy for my next update. Please, again, leave a review to let me know how I'm doing.

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Sasuke sat at the end of the pier. His feet dangled over the water. His head was up in the clouds while he stared out at the water. The stillness of the water calmed him, and he liked that.

Hinata caught a glimpse of Sasuke sitting at the end of pier. Her cheeks turned red as she moved out of sight behind a tree. He didn't seem to notice her. She smiled to herself as she stepped around the tree and headed for the pier.

Sasuke's eyes darted around the movements of the fish in the pool of water. Sasuke heard the steps of someone else walking onto the pier but he didn't turn around. He kept his gaze on the water.

"Sasuke…" Hinata said as sat down next to him. "What are you doing out here?"

Sasuke looked over at Hinata and tried to give her a smile but found that it was harder to do than he thought. He finally settled for a small smile tugging at one corner of his mouth.

"Hinata, I'm just thinking." Sasuke said as he turned his gaze from her back to the water. The peaceful blue liquid finally allowed a smile to fully cross his lips.

"What about?"

Sasuke sighed and turned away. Hinata placed her hand on his shoulder but he stayed silent. He could feel the concern in her touch and could feel her beautiful white eyes looking through him.

"Fine, I'll tell you." Sasuke said as he turned around to see her smiling. "It's about Itachi and father."

Hinata furrowed her brow. "What about Itachi and Fugaku?"

Sasuke sighed again as he remembered the how his father acted when he heard Itachi had made it into the anbu black ops. "Well," Sasuke started. "My father is always going on about Itachi, Itachi's so great, Itachi's a genius, Itachi is my best son. You know things like that."

"I'm sure he didn't say that last part." Hinata said with a smile.

Sasuke smiled back. "I know, but it seems like that's what he's saying. I just want him to say "that's my son" to me."

Hinata let her feet hang over the water alongside Sasuke's. "Your father loves you and Itachi the same I'm sure. As for him being proud of you, we're starting at the academy in a few months. You can show him everything you've got then, right?"

"You're probably right," Sasuke said. "But I just want him to see me the same way he sees Itachi."

Hinata stood up. "Sasuke… you're just as special as Itachi. You're just special in your own way and I know you'll see that soon. I believe in you." Hinata smiled before she walked away without another word. She waved over her shoulder at Sasuke, who was too deep in thought to say anything more than bye.

Sasuke took in her words. Show them, but how? He thought.

He lied back on the pier and looked up at the clear blue sky. Hinata was gone, and he was all alone again. It was just him and his thoughts. His thoughts of Itachi and his father lingered in every inch of his mind. If he could only reach his brother's skill, then he would show his father that he has two sons to be proud of.

Sasuke shot to his feet and stared out over the water and up the hill that led back home. He knew there was one thing he could do to make his father proud. The one jutsu that determined when you became a full Uchiha and the only jutsu his father had taken to the time to teach him.

The fire style jutsu, it might be his only chance at proving himself.

Sasuke prepared the hand signs that he was taught, the thought of Hinata's words were not far from his mind as he completed the jutsu. He sucked in a breath and blew it out through his hand. A tiny flame shot out through the crevice of his index and thumb.

Sasuke cringed at the pain he felt on his lips from the fire. The fire was pathetic, and he knew that. He had to do better, for his father, for Itachi, and for Hinata, who seemed to believe in him. He prepared the hand signs again and focused his chakra outward in a burst of flame that shot out a little further than before.

Sasuke smiled, that was definitely progress.

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Hinata walked into her house and immediately bowed to her father before walking to her room. She pulled a small note out of her back pocket and placed it on a desk by her door. A smile tugged at her lips as she sprawled out on her bed. The pillow and blanket comforted her in her last moments before she passed out.

Hinata ran through a field of tall grass and small flowers not quite bloomed, with Sasuke following closely behind her. She wasn't as nervous as she was the first couple months of their friendship. He made her feel, safe, and she never felt that before, not even amongst her own clan.

In the Hyuga clan she was the next in line to take over after her father and that was responsibility that she didn't think she would ever be ready for. When she was with Sasuke though, she forgot all about her destiny, worries, and even forgot that she was usually shy.

She was still shy around Sasuke, but still more comfortable than when around other people.

Grass flew up with each step they took as they ran through the field and into the forest. The dirt made a different noise as they ran around the trees playing tag. Hinata smiled as she ran away from him. She used the trees to escape her pursuer and she jumped up the tree with the jutsu that he taught her. She smiled down at Sasuke as she stood on a low hanging branch.

Sasuke smiled before disappearing before her eyes. She looked around hastily trying to find where he went. He vanished. It was so fast that there was no way she could have seen where he went.

A tap was felt on the back of Hinata's head as she saw Sasuke smiling as he stood behind her on the branch. Her mouth hung open until her lips curled up in a smile as she down on the branch.

Sasuke sat down beside her and swayed his feet along playfully.

Hinata smiled at him as she leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. She felt his arm come around her shoulder and she felt her cheeks flush red for the first time in the months of them hanging out.

Hinata woke with a startle and immediately started looking around her room for the source of the loud noise. There was nothing out of the ordinary, or nothing that she could detect. She brought her hand to her face and felt the heat that still radiated off her cheeks.

Getting up, she opened the door to her bathroom. She walked in, turned on the cold water and splashed the cool liquid against her face. The cool sensation made her happy but also made her more awake than she needed to be.

Hinata stopped midway in the doorway leading to her room. She heard a loud thumping noise and it seemed to echo through her whole body. She reached her hand and placed it against her chest. It was her heart. Her heart was beating faster than she ever thought it could.

She didn't know what to make of it as she lied back on her bed and covered up. The sudden warmth brought a smile to her mouth as she got cozy.

She shot up again. The restlessness in her legs kept her up. She couldn't think of anything to do except take a walk. Hinata, quietly, opened the door that led to the outside and walked out of the compound.

The night air felt great against her face. The stars and moon above gave the night a more serene look. She decided to walk down to the docks again and stare out at the water with the light of the stars and moon reflecting off the pool of blue.

She started walking down the path and found herself at the hill that led to the small pond. She stopped and ducked behind a tree when she saw that someone was already here. She stuck her head out and saw Sasuke standing on the edge of the dock looking tired.

Why's Sasuke still here? She thought as she stepped around the tree. She stopped again when she saw his hand signs and then a giant burst of flame shoot from him over the water. She was amazed by the sight but even more amazed when he made the hand signs again. She smiled as she walked away from him.

She shouldn't interfere with his training. He was special and the sooner he figured that out, the sooner he could start surpassing his brother and amazing others like he amazed her.

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Sasuke fell to his knees. His chakra was almost entirely depleted but he couldn't stop. He couldn't stop until he could do the jutsu perfectly and without losing so much chakra. He needed focus more on the amount of chakra he used and less on the actual amount needed.

He made the signs again and spit a flame twice his size out of his mouth. He still wasn't satisfied. He sat down to rest. He took a few breaths and got to his feet again.

"I'm going to try one more time, and then I'll go home." He said as he repeated the hand signs.

He spit out a flame slightly bigger than his previous one. One more, he thought as he did it again. This one was much bigger but also drained more chakra. He did it again and this one was the smallest one he'd done the whole day.

He fell back on his back. He was drained and he knew it. There was no chance he could use it again, so he decided this would be the best time to walk home. He got to his feet and began the long walk to the Uchiha compound.

I believe in you.

Hinata's words still played in loops in his mind. They brought another smile to his face, where the burn marks were.

"Thank you." He said aloud as he pictured Hinata in his mind.

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