Uncomfortable Situations
Summary: Hyuga, Hinata has been very loyal to her boss Uchiha, Sasuke and his company for about seven years. During these seven years, Sasuke's respect has grown for her because unlike other women at their work place, she leaves him alone and exceeds in her job title. But when Sasuke's family business crashes and leaves him bankrupt and homeless, Hinata's loyalty is tested and she is left in an uncomfortable situation: living with her boss!
In the last chapter there was a mistake with the last line. Hinata actually said "I'll tell you later, I have to go!" at the end. Sorry about that ! Also, People are asking how Hinata and Sasuke get together. That will not be announced in one chapter. Their romance takes place throughout the story so you have to be patient. I promise you won't be disappointed! Just hang in there. I don't own anything thing that may sound familiar, but I do own the plot. Please enjoy!
Chapter 2: Can you repeat that question?
My twenty-two year old sister, Hanabi had came from Konoha to visit me for the weekend. She was amazed by the city lights, and everything about Tokyo. My family were tribal people who stayed together in one village.
My father was surprised when I went to Tokyo U. for Business and not Agricultural Engineering like he wanted me to. He was even more shocked when I told him about my decision to move to Tokyo. It was the longest my father had gone without talking to me until the time I left that place. I didn't want to be tied down to my family.
Yet my younger sister, she was a family person. She loved everything about Konoha. She was a country bumpkin.
"Do you have any Tatami mats any where?" She asked overwhelmed by the size of my bed.
"Come on Hanabi, this is Tokyo. You came here last year! " I smiled as I fluffed the pillows she would be using. She smiled as she dropped her bag by the bed and sat awkwardly on the bed.
"So this is your home huh? It's lovely." She smiled looking around.
I sat next to her as I kicked off my heels and sighed.
"Yea, but it's not as full as the family house. I guess I kind of miss that." I said. I lazily closed my eyes and fell back on the bed. I smiled up at the ceiling feeling at peace.
Hanabi soon joined me, and I knew she was at peace too.
My sister and I were close in a way that when one does something, the other follows. It didn't matter if I was older by six years or if she was younger. We had learned to depend on each other at a young age after my mother died. We knew each other so well that when we were both quiet we were still talking telepathically. It hadn't always been that way though. Hanabi had given me some of the scratches on my back.
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I opened my eyes to the ring of my phone. I searched around the bed for my phone, but I accidentally hit Hanabi gently. She moved a bit, but went back to her sleeping demeanor.
I sat up, and found my pocket book on the floor, my phone ringing even louder.
"Hello?" I said tiredly. It was Friday. Couldn't I get some well deserved sleep?
"Hi Hinata!" Ino's chirpy voice greeted. I could see her grinning ear to ear.
"Hey Ino. What's going on?" I asked getting up from the bed, making sure I didn't disturb sleeping beauty.
"How was your sister's trip? Is she there? Can I say hi?" She asked.
For some reason, Ino was fascinated by my family. She told me it had been a while since she saw a group of family members live under one roof. I didn't really understand the big deal about it.
"She's sleeping right now." I said shutting my room door so Hanabi could get some well deserved rest.
"That's too bad. I was thinking of coming over." She paused a bit.
"Yea, it is too bad." I yawned. I checked my kitchen clock and it was seven o'clock.
"Actually I'm already at your door with a bottle of Apple Cider that is begging to be drunk. Let me in?"
I confusingly walked towards my door and Ino was actually there, Karin hiding behind her. Ino grinned.
"Happy Birthday?" She said unsure as she passed me the Apple Cider. I looked at it.
"My birthday isn't until December. What are you guys doing here?" I asked as they let themselves in.
"Wow, nice place you got here." Karin said looking around. I mumbled a thanks as Ino sat on the couch carefully.
"So, who wants to answer my question." I asked again as Karin plopped on the couch next to Ino.
"Well, since it's Friday, I was thinking we'd just hang out here for the weekend. Neji is going to be fixing the roof of the store, and neither you or Karin have to work this weekend so I was thinking we just hang out, like a sleep over."
They looked at me and I raised my eyebrows.
"And we want to hear the rest of the story."Karin admitted shamelessly.
I didn't realize I had an annoyed look on my face until Ino mentioned it.
I sighed.
"I'm not annoyed, just surprised. I hope you guys bought more Apple Cider." I grinned as I grabbed the bottle out of Ino's hand.
Ino glared at Karin.
"I told you we should have bought more." She mumbled.
I laughed as I grabbed some cups.
"I'm kidding," I said as I made myself comfortable. "So, where were we?"
I had been working for CoS for three weeks when I saw Sasuke again.
My new job was nothing like my old job. It was more glamorous and I even got my own office and an assistant secretary who waited for me to give them orders. Though it was fun for the first week it got boring in the next week. I didn't have direct access to the boss unless we were in a meeting or when he was leaving to lunch or something and needed me to handle some situations.
My new boss Gaara was as quiet as Sasuke, but different when it came to the work place. While Sasuke was dependent on me to make sure his schedule was already made, and that he went through with everything on it, Gaara would make his schedule through the computer and all I was good for was to make sure he went through everything on it which he didn't.
He was a rebel, passive-aggressive. I guess I should have know by the tattoo on his forehead and that wild red head of his.
While Sasuke would never be caught talking casually with co-workers, that seemed to be one of Gaara's favorite things to do. When I listened to my co-workers opinion about him, they appreciated his free-spirited personality.
Especially the females who gushed about how handsome he was.
In my personal opinion, I didn't think he was as handsome as Sasuke until I saw him on his motorcycle. I've always been attracted to men who rode those things simply due to the fact I admired the fact they did something I couldn't do.
On the particular day Sasuke came in, I was wearing a white button up and eating something that required mustard. Why was this so important? I had somehow managed to get some of the mustard on my shirt ( this is what happens when I become spontaneous with my food choices).
I remember unbuttoning the first two buttons of shirt, so I could get a hold of the stain much better. I also remember Sasuke walking in my office, an eye brow cocked up.
He coughed.
I looked up, confused and the realized that my cleavage was popping out. I don't have humongous breast like some women, but my 34 B cup size seemed oddly huge now that my old boss was staring at me, an amused smirk on his face.
"Thank you Mr. Potato head." I mumbled sarcastically at fate, that bastard.
I quickly buttoned my shirt, aware that I had made the stain worse. My face was flushed, and I wanted to melt.
"Um, hi." I smiled as confidently as I could.
"Hey." He said looking around my office.
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I watched him walk into my office, hands in his pocket.
I took time to stare at my old boss who looked like he just stepped out of college. It was amazing to me how casual he looked. I've never seen him dress so casually. He had on fitted jeans and a hooded sweat shirt under a leather jacket.
"I just came to see Gaara, to see how well you were doing, and you seem to be doing great." He said as he took a sit in one of the chairs. He took a look around my office again.
I blushed at the uncomfortable situation we were in. It seemed weird that I was working for one of his friends and not him. It seemed weird that he was sitting in my office and not the other way around.
"I see you have your own office now." He said.
"Ms. Hyuga, You have a call on-- Oh, I'm sorry." My secretary apologized. She winked when Sasuke turned his attention back to me.
"Can you please put them on hold?" I smiled.
"Of course." She said holding her thumbs up. If only she knew who this was, and what an awkward situation this was for me.
"And apparently your own secretary." He said slouching.
"Uh, yeah. He doesn't really need me. He just gave me an office so he wouldn't feel bad about me being bored." I attempted to joke.
Joking though, was not one of my strong points or in my job description.
He did chuckle though which was a nice quiet chuckle that made his face light up with warmth. It felt like I hadn't seen him in ages.
"Good seeing you again." He gave me a little smile as he got up from the seat and began to walk out.
"Um you too." I said as I watched him walk towards Gaara's office.
I sighed as I leaned on my chair, then picked up my phone and breathed out an "hello".
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On my way to lunch, I had to drop something at Gaara's office and I realized he was still in a meeting with Sasuke. His door was closed.
Call me nosy but I leaned in against the door to hear what they were saying, at first it sounded like muffled noise until I pushed my ear on the door itself.
"You talked to them yet? How are they taking it?" Gaara's voice said.
"Yeah, I went home and my dad acted like nothing was wrong. My mom though, broke down once or twice and had to go to the hospital, I guess due to stress." Sasuke mumbled.
"How about Itachi?"
"He's in France. This doesn't really affect him though since he doesn't work directly under Uchiha. He still has money in the bank."
"You talked to him though? Told him what kind of situation you're in?"
"He knows. He sent some money to my parents. I haven't talked to him." Something told me he shrugged.
"You should ask him for help."
"Shit Gaara, you know he hates me. Whether or not it's obvious, asking Itachi for help is like selling your soul to the devil. It's worse than taking out a loan from the bank because I could pay back a loan, but I could never pay Itachi back."
"So you're going to bunk out in your car forever?"
Sasuke didn't answer and I could feel the silence in the room. I stood there confused.
Sasuke had been living in his car?
"That's why I came to see you. They're about to take my car from me. You know how important my car is to me Gaara. That was the first thing I bought when I got my first paycheck. I need help."
I couldn't listen any more. It was none of my business.
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Instead of going to lunch, I went home to change my shirt.
My mind was full of many things, but mostly of what Sasuke had said. I had heard all over the news about the Uchiha's going broke, but I never thought they went poor either. I felt stupid for not considering that.
I started wondering how he ate, and how he took care of himself in general if he shacked up in his car. What if he hasn't had a proper meal in a long time?
I mean this guy gave me a job, and even after loosing his company, he recommended me to one of his friends. I felt like I owed him.
I changed my shirt and ran towards the nearest sushi store because I remembered he loved sushi. I also picked up a big water bottle that would last him for two days (well it lasted me for two days) and practically ran to my office hopping he was still there.
I walked into the lobby and recognized Gaara's wild hair and Sasuke's leather jacket. They were shaking hands and Sasuke looked grateful.
I waited till Gaara said good bye and watched as Sasuke headed for the exit. I ran to catch up with him, but pretended I had ran into him.
"You're leaving?" I panted.
He turned to look at me as I tried not to loose my breath. He raised his eye brow.
"Did you just run a marathon?" He asked sarcastically.
"Something of the sort." I smiled. He nodded towards the street.
"I have to go." He said.
"Oh... well here. Gaara said I should give these to you." I lied. I didn't want him to know I had been listening to his conversation.
It would be even worse if he thought I was doing it out of pity. He hated when people felt sorry for him.
"You still remembered I like Sushi huh?" He stared at the food I was holding out to him.
"Well yeah. I worked for you for a while. It's kind of hard to forget."
I felt like we never worked together. I felt like he was my friend and I really needed to help him.
"Well tell Gaara I said thanks." He said looking towards my work's building, then he turned on his heels.
"So how's everything going?" I asked hopping the worry wasn't apparent in my tone.
"You've gotten really talkative you know?" He asked looking back at me.
"Sorry." I frowned.
"You were eavesdropping weren't you?" His facial expression was unreadable. I bit my lip and avoided eye contact.
"Thanks for the hospitality, but I'd appreciate it even more if you minded your own business." He said handing me back the food.
"Sasuke, I'm sorry. I know it was none of my business but I couldn't help it." I blurted.
"I don't need you to pity me. I'm a 27 year old man, and I can take care of myself." I followed him as he walked away.
"I know, I know." I said.
"You know I hate when people feel sorry for me. You've worked for me before and you know how much I hate it!" He said angrily. I couldn't see his face, but I could feel his anger.
"I know, and I'm sorry. It's just that you've been such a good boss to me, and I don't know what other way I can pay you back. I don't want you living in your car forever." I said boldly. I stopped walking, but he was still going.
"I'm not living in my car." I knew he was lying. I heard him myself.
"Would you like to stay at my place?" I asked. I didn't mean for those words to come out. I wanted to be nice, but not that nice.
What the hell am I thinking?
I gulped as he looked back at me.
"Can you repeat that?" He said almost as shocked as I was.
"Would you like to stay with me until you can get a place to stay? I don't have a lot of room, but it's the least I can do."
"Are you crazy?" He asked surprised.
I think I am.
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Author's Note
Hello beautiful readers! Junpei here. I'm sorry it took me forever to update and I hope you're not too angry. School had been in the way now a days but I'm not giving excuses, hope you'll find it in your heart to forgive me. I guess you can say this chapter is where everything really start. I won't be referring back to current times where Hinata is telling Ino and Karin the story. It's just too much work. If you noticed I also changed the summary. I'm trying to see what draws in readers.
For those of you who thought I quit this story, shame on you! When I quit a story or just stop updating, it's because I had an unfixable writer's block or because all my passion in that story has completely disappeared, like my in my story "Unexpected" . I really loved it when I started writing it, but then I couldn't think of what would come next. There was too much action, and one of the things I hate about writing is, I know where to start, and I know where to end, but how do I get there? Usually it's when my story get to the middle I start to lose passion for them. But don't worry dear readers, it's my goal to finish this story. I just need your patience and a little encouragement.
Please excuse the grammar and bad spelling. I hope you guys will send a lot of love. OH YEA! If you have any good stories you'd like to refer to me that are either on ff net or fictionpress, please tell me!! Love always, Junpei!
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I edited this a second time after reading it, but ff take thirty minutes to make changes.
