Playing For Keeps
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Chapter 3 – Dinner with Daddy
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After putting up the groceries Sasuke sat on the couch with Daisuke. "Something fishy is going on?" He said aloud. Any other time Hiashi tried avoid looking in Sasuke's general area and know he was inviting him to his house, willingly.
Shit was either about to go down or already went down without him knowing. He was tricky like that. After they told him the news four years he took it well, really he didn't yell or anything. He simply asked when and why. Two very awkward questions to answer, he asked what did they plan on doing. They gave a pretty bullshit answer but he said they would figure it out when the time came.
That is when he stood from his chair and walked over to Sasuke and promptly tried choking him out.
"I couldn't help but agree." She walked into the living room. She was there the day her father acted so out of character. "Daisuke, go get dressed for Papa's house."
He pouted. "I have to wear that suit?" She nodded. "I hate that suuuit!" Even before moving out it was mandatory to dress professionally for dinner unless you didn't want to eat that night.
"Sorry, baby… be a big boy for me okay?" She asked sweetly.
He nodded and ran into his room. Sasuke rubbed his temples. "It's been a long day." She nodded. He watched her walk into the living. Hinata is one of his best friends that he could really talk about everything and anything with. They were friends even before Ino, Sakura and Naruto. Even if he tried he couldn't help but see she had this simplicity to her. She was easy on the eyes and wasn't loud or annoyingly quiet. She had a bit of an anger issue before Daisuke but now she's pretty evened out.
At one time, Hinata would blow up in seconds without warning like her crazy father.
She curled up on the couch zoning out. Her hair was pulled into bun leaving her bangs to frame her hair nicely. She looked over to see him watching her, giving him a small smile. "We should get ready then, huh?" He nodded as she got up.
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"Hinata, where is his tie?!" Sasuke yelled fixing Daisuke dress shirt.
"Have you looked in his drawer?" She peeped in trying to dry her hair.
"No." He grumbled getting up.
She laughed and disappeared again. Sasuke grabbed a blue bow-tie and clipped it on. "You are finished." Daisuke cheered. "Do not under any circumstances drink, eat, play with or touch anything that will or could ruin your shirt because she will kill us both, alright?"
"Yes…" He grumbled.
"What color is your shirt and pants?"
He looked down. "Black."
"Bow-tie?"
"Bluuuue!" He cheesed showing off his missing teeth.
"I expect them to stay that way." He nodded and crawled on his bed playing with his action figure. Sasuke walked into their room. "Hinata…" He trailed off as she was pulling her dress over her hips. She turned covering her chest.
"Can you zip me up?"
He nodded walking over. "Move your hair." She pushed it over her shoulder showing off the flame was on the nape of her neck. Everyone got a tattoo that day. He got the one on his shoulder; Naruto got one around his navel, Ino one on her shoulder and Sakura got one on her ankle.
"S-Sasuke…" She muttered.
He blinked. "Oh, yeah…" He zipped it up until he got resistance. "Uh… there's a problem."
"Aargh, my boobs…" She growled straightening her posture. "Just keep going."
He smirked tugging it up. "There," She turned around pushing her hair back. Her dress was a dark purple color. It was simple and tight in all the right places ending right at her knees.
"Thank you." She sighed smoothing out the material. "Oh, Sasuke you're tie is horrible."
He looked down at his makeshift tie. "Well, I haven't had to dress up for dinner in a while."
She smiled untying it. "Father always said 'every girl should learn to tie a tie. I wouldn't trust a girl without the knowledge of how to tie or hold things together.'" She pulled it through. "There you go." She tightened it. "You look nice."
He nodded numbly. "Dai and I are matching like cool kids."
She grinned and put on her heels. "Yeah, cool kids." She took a deep breath before standing up.
He smirked. "Awh, you're normal people height."
She looked him in the eyes. "I'm still better than you."
"In your dreams," She grabbed her purse until he grabbed her wrist. "You look nice too."
She smiled. "Thanks," He let go. She walked out. "Daisuke, time to go!"
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She stood in front of the door. "I want you to be on your best behavior."
"Yes mama." Daisuke smiled.
She patted his hair. "I was talking to your daddy."
Sasuke grumbled. "I am always on my best behav-" As the door opened.
"Hello father!" Hinata smiled as he stepped back letting them in.
"Hi Papa," Daisuke waved.
He ruffled the boy's hair. "Hello Daisuke."
"Good evening, Hyuuga-san."
His empty white eyes drifted to Sasuke and nodded. Sasuke fought the urge to roll his eyes as they walked to the huge dining room. Hanabi ran out squealing. "Hina-chan, Dai-kun, Sasu-chan…" She smiled. "You all look so fetch!" Sasuke eye twitched before thanking her trying to remember Hinata's words.
Hinata smiled. "Hey Hana-chan."
She ruffled Daisuke's hair. "Hey buddy!"
"Auntie Nabi!" He bounced hugging her. "You eat with us?" She nodded picking him up. "Come on Mama and Daddy!"
Hinata looked at Sasuke who nodded as they walked to their seats. "I thought Neji and Tenten were eating too?"
Hiashi sat down as the maids came out setting the food down. "Oh, don't worry about that." Hinata blanched. Not only was she lied to but her father set it up. Hiashi said a small prayer before they started eating. "So, Hinata how are your grades?"
She looked up. "Very good."
Sasuke felt déjà vu coming along as he asked him the same question. "Great."
He nodded. "Now, since I see you every blue moon. How are you Daisuke?"
Everyone looked at him as he was in the middle of stuffing a roll in his mouth. The little boy blushed. "I feel good."
Hinata smiled at her nervous son. "Its okay, Dai-kun."
He giggled. "I have lots of fun with Nana!"
"Nana?" Hiashi frowned. "Does he mean Mikoto?" Hinata nodded as Sasuke just waited to hear what he had to say. "Now, how come she gets to watch him?" The teens inwardly sighed.
She blushed. "You're so busy with w-work, father."
He leaned forward. "You're doing that stuttering thing. Stop lying to me." She glanced at Sasuke for support but he was busy cutting up Daisuke's food. "Well?"
"I d-didn't want to bother you." She covered her face. "I'm sorry."
He raised a hand. "I see, you prefer the Uchiha family over your own."
She looked up. "That's not true." She preferred Mikoto not the WHOLE family but she wouldn't tell her father that. She chewed on her lip. Hyuuga were known for their short tempers talking to him was trying to play Russian roulette. Luckily, Hinata's mother was a sweet, patient woman that evened everything out.
He grinned drinking his wine. "Ah, Fugaku works," Hinata paused as Sasuke looked up. "Or does he still hate anything Hyuuga."
"Father…" She trailed off. She was secretly clenching her fist.
He nodded. "He still hates you? Such a spiteful man, correct Sasuke?"
"Totally." He ate his food. It wasn't a lie.
She chewed her lip. This conversation was going to spiral down in seconds. "And I just cannot understand how a man can hate something it took two to make." He chewed at his bread. "It baffles me, really."
"Father, you hate Sasuke." She mumbled.
He grinned. "I do not hate him because of his status as an Uchiha."
Sasuke looked up. "It's the fact of the matter, Hinata." Hiashi nodded. "I told you that."
"Am I wrong as a father, Hinata?" He pressed.
She pressed her thumbs under the table until Sasuke grabbed them. "I just think… t-that you s-shouldn't dislike him at all…" She mumbled.
He raised his hand. "Enough of that, you are still planning on attending college?" She nodded. "What are your plans?"
"I've been accepted into Konoha University."
"Which is beneath you."
"It keeps me close to Daisuke." She smiled at him.
"And you Uchiha?"
He blinked at the man and remembered his hand on Hinata's. "The same thing."
He nodded eating. "That is beneath you too." Sasuke grinned was that a compliment. He wasn't going to press his luck.
Daisuke stared at his cup. "Mama, I don' like this. I wan' a boxdink please…"
"We don't have any." Hinata smiled.
He sighed and looked up at Hiashi slicing a pie. "Papa, Papa!" He reached out. Hiashi looked up. "What is that?"
"A pie."
He blushed pulling at his lip. "What color?"
He blinked looking at the teens. Sasuke sighed. "Mother put him on this color wheel food thing."
Hinata giggled. "He only eats certain colored foods."
"Today is yellow and orange."
Hiashi nodded. "But, Daisuke this is red."
He sniffled. "But I… wan' it." He looked at Sasuke. "I do, I…but Nana…uuhhhuh" He shook his head.
"Just eat it then, kid." Hanabi watched the boy. It was like he was trying to make a life changing decision. He looked up. "Yellow and Red makes orange so… you ate the yellow stuff."
He smiled. "Then I can eat the red stuff!" She nodded. "Papa, can I have some, huh?"
He nodded. Daisuke jumped down and ran to the end of the table crawling in Hiashi's lap. Hinata grinned at her confused father. "Watch that shirt." Sasuke warned. Daisuke nodded before stuffing the pie in his mouth.
Hanabi cooed. "Awh, I want a baby now."
Hiashi quickly choked on his pie before pushing the plate anyway. Sasuke closed his eyes as Hinata sweat dropped.
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"That wasn't too bad." Sasuke walked in the house. It could have been a lot worse. Strangely, it was the Hyuuga for the notorious anger issues but they were more civil than his family.
"It wasn't…" She smiled. "He is warming up to you." Sasuke didn't see why it mattered. They weren't together and Hiashi knew that. He didn't care if his dad didn't like Hinata, it would affect Daisuke but not enough for him to actually care. He couldn't fight the feeling that Hiashi was warming up to him though.
Daisuke yawned slugging around the house. "I'm pooped." He pulled off his bow-tie.
"Take off your suit, I'll be in there soon." Hinata patted his head. He nodded and walked into his room. "I'm tired too…" She yawned walking into their room.
Sasuke fiddled with his tie. "It was a weird day." She smiled helping him with the tie. "I really hate ties." He grumbled. She mocked him before looking up. He looked away. "Thanks."
She nodded. "Can you unzip me?" He nodded as she turned around pulling her hair up. He reached up unzipping the hugging fabric, cursing himself for touching her skin, until it came to a stop right above her…
God, when did she get these curves? She didn't have these many curves when they were younger.
"T-Tha…" Her voice trailed off when he stood up behind her. Her eyes widened feeling his breath on her neck. "S-Sasuke" His hands skimmed up her spine to her shoulders pushing the fabric down. She didn't dare turning around. "Please, stop."
"Shit," came his reply. "I'm sorry." He saw her nodded and walked into the bathroom. He turned around. "What the hell was that?" He rubbed his face. There was no way…
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She looked in the mirror. He probably got a little buzzed from the wine at her father's house that was it. He did act weird when he was drunk. She sighed pulling off her heels, grinning at the cold feeling the marble floor gave off. She went through her nightly routine before walking out.
The room was empty. She sighed in relief and walked to Daisuke's room.
"-I no want the light o-off."
She looked down at her toes pressing her back against the wall. She heard Sasuke sigh. "If I keep the lights on you won't go to sleep."
"N-No, I… no like dark." Daisuke almost sounded like he was about to cry.
"And why not?" Sasuke said calmly.
"M-Monsters and stuff…" He grumbled. "Will y-you check?"
"Da-"
"P-please?"
She chewed on her lip. She should just go in a save the day but her feet wouldn't move. "Fine, I'll check." She heard footsteps and the closet door open. "I'll close that really tight," He grunted. "Nothing under here." He sighed grunting again. "I'm getting too old for this, ne?" He chuckled.
"No Daddy!" Daisuke laughed.
"I will go get you a night-light tomorrow."
"Batman Night-wight?"
"Yeah," She smiled. "Here, you can sleep with this stupid fox Naruto gave you."
He laughed. "Kyuubi!"
Sasuke sighed. "Gee, alright go to sleep." There was the sound of a kiss. "I love you, Dai. Mom does too."
She nodded. Daisuke kissed him back. "Tell her I wove her too…and you, Daddy!"
"Alr-" She scurried back into the room and dove into the bed. The sound of footsteps got louder. "I know you aren't sleep, creeper."
She sat up with a smile. "I didn't know you were in there."
He sat down. It was weird he never had a problem with sleeping in the same bed with Hinata. They had been having sleep overs since they were old enough to remember. Now, it was just like an extra-long sleepover. "Hn, Daisuke says he 'woves' you."
She got under the covers. "Mm…" She curled up. "Goodnight Sasuke."
"Hn." He turned on his side. Shit, now he couldn't get her back and butt out of his mind. He would bore himself to sleep then. He sat up. "What time is it?"
"Barely nine." She said clearly.
He scoffed. "No wonder I'm not tired." She sat up turning on the lamp. He looked up seeing her with her hair in a sloppy bun and naturally pale skin with her black rimmed glasses. "Eww, what's wrong with your face?"
She blinked touching her skin. "What's wrong with it? Do I have a pimple?"
He shook his head. "It's naked."
She frowned. "My face…is naked?"
He nodded. "Do you always look like that at night?"
"Jerk," She turned away. "We all can't look like super models."
He grinned. "I look like a super model?"
She nodded. "Yeah," She grinning turning to him. "A great hand model."
"That was low." He looked at his hands. "My hands are just fine, alright."
She smiled. "Is that insecurity?"
Sasuke grabbed a magazine. "You're a bully."
She folded her arms. "Do you really have Playboy Bunny Magazines lying around?" He thumped her glasses and nodded.
"It's in my nightstand so it's my business," He had a valid point. She frowned. "Are you one of those girls?"
"What girls?"
He sighed. "OMG, you're such a pig, look at girls degrading themselves, blah, blah!" She stared at him before laughing. "It's true. People are so sensitive."
She wiped her tears. "No, but that was pretty funny."
He looked at her and she was still looking at him. "Do you want to join or something?" She chewed on her lip for a moment before shrugging. She moved closer. "This is awkward."
"Am I too close?" She looked up at him.
He scoffed. "No, I mean you looking at it."
She threw her hands up. "You asked me." He sighed and opened up the magazine. "Oh my goodness," She put a hand to her mouth. "Look at her clothes!" He sighed waiting for the rest. "They are so cute. Ino would love that."
"Are you seriously going to comment on everything?"
She blushed. "S-Sorry, keep going."
His eye twitched. "You don't just flip through."
She sighed. "Well, this is stupid. You are actually reading about her?"
He rested his head on the headboard regretting even asking her. "Yeah, it bores me to sleep." She nodded trying not to smile. "Hinata… you're really killing the vibe with the giggle and smiles."
"Sorry, just do whatever…" She peered over at the page again. "Her boobs are huge. Guys like that?" He closed the magazine. "No, I'm sorry! She's just… alright I'll be quiet." She put a finger to her lips.
He sighed and opened it again. "Mm…"
She stared at him before putting her hand on the page. "What does 'Mm' mean? Her boobs are huge too."
"Hinata!" He gritted out. "You opened that hole in your face again."
She crossed her arms. "I just asked a question, no need to get snappy."
He sighed. "What's wrong?"
She shrugged. "Does Naruto read those too?"
He grinned. "I wouldn't say 'read,'" He watched her eyes widened and a blush creped onto her face. "Does Hina wanna play dress-up with the dobe?" He leaned over. She mushed his face.
"N-No!"
Sasuke rubbed his cheek. "Do you even still like Naruto?"
She blinked. "I…uhh…" She bit her lip. "I don't… I don't really know."
"It's that new guy, huh?"
She blushed. "K-Kiba-kun? I d-don't…"
He grinned. "You got a new crush."
She sighed. "I don't know… Naruto isn't acting like Naruto…"
Sasuke put the magazine up. "When I was high… with him…" He motioned his hands in a rolling form.
She frowned. "You didn't tell him?!"
"I did… I didn't think he would remember."
She looked down. "He thinks I love him. I've been blowing him off this whole time!"
"Dick move." He grumbled.
She punched him in the arm. "You're a dick." She crossed her arms. "I should let Sakura attack you."
He groaned. "Ow, and that's just evil."
She turned away. "You're evil."
"You love a guy. You meet a new guy. You dump the old guy before he even knows for a guy you don't know."
She looked at him. "You sleep with girls."
He shrugged. "I have no shame." She turned back away. He grinned. "Hina," He touched her shoulder. "Hinaaa," He gripped her shoulder.
"Stop it." He could hear her smile.
"I will tickle you until you fall on the floor and continue until you pee on yourself."
She snatched away. "It was one time we were five!"
He nodded moving over. "Really?"
"Sasuke…" She warned.
He tackled her digging his fingers into her sides, underarms, stomach. She squirmed trying to push him off but was too weak from laughing. "I am alpha!" Sasuke continued to tickle her until her fell off the bed with a thud.
Good thing Daisuke was a hard sleeper.
He smirked and went back to his side before a blur of navy jumped on him. She dug her nails into his stomach and he just sat there. "I'm too cool to be ticklish."
She frowned. "What the crap?" She muttered tickling his sides. "Sasuke, you su-" She was cut off by him pushing her down tickling her stomach again ignoring the fact that his hand was now on her bare stomach. "S-st-staaa- Sasuke!" She covered her mouth leaving her arms open. "S-Sas…"
He cursed himself for the flashback that entered his mind. He paused looking at her. She was trying to catch her breath. He grinned putting his forehead on hers. "I win."
She pouted. "Fine." He grinned and pulled up. She watched him. "A-ah Sasuke…" His eyes drifted to her lips before leaning in. She turned away. "Sasuke!" She pushed him away before his lips brushed her cheek.
"I…"
She turned pulling the covers up. "Goodnight."
He sighed. "Goodnight, Hinata." Again, what the fuck was that. Later on that night Daisuke crawled into bed with them claiming it was too dark.
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Author Note: Cha-cha! I like this story SO HARD! Alright do that thing you do when you let me know how I did. Don't be shy, I won't bite.