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I am SO sorry for the late update, I feel like I haven't updated in freaking yeaaars...I'm really sorry guys, I was away from home and I wasn't in the right environement to write, so every time I tried to update, I wouldn't be satisfied with the outcome.
I'll be updating more often from now on, since I am back home ^^
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Hinata's boyfriend's guess list:
Gaara, Tonerei, Neji, and Kiba! I'm still gonna keep you guessing though :3
For the Guest asking about Hinata's night with Sasuke, I was just referring to their date darling ^^
Character's thoughts are in italic
I do not own Naruto or any of the characters (DUH)
Enjoy!
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Sasuke was driving around the streets of Konoha, it was late at night...Naruto was going to meet up with Gaara. Not only did the bastard stab him in the back, but he still had to deal with him. The atmosphere in the mansion would always get so tense whenever this subject came up; he just had to get out of there.
As he looked out his window from the corner of his eyes, trying to escape his own thoughts, he saw what seemed to be a familiar female figure. She was wrapped up in a dark blue trench coat and matching flats, hugging herself and tilting her head as she walked down the pavement. He could swear it was Hinata. But what the hell would she be doing here so late at night? Or was it just his imagination? He couldn't make up his mind.
Fuck it...
He sped up and pulled over steps ahead of her. He got out of his car and walked over to her, she was still looking down. There was no doubt about it now...It was her.
"Hinata?" He exclaimed frowning as he stood in front of her. She looked up at him, his eyes widened when he saw tears streaming down her face.
"You were right" She stated with a broken smile, as more tears came rolling down her cheeks.
"Come here" He whispered as he pulled her into him. He wrapped his arms around her and she didn't protest, she welcomed his warm embrace.
They stayed like that for a while, he didn't ask her to stop crying, from the look in her eyes, he could tell that she was badly hurt, and she needed to let it out. Hinata didn't understand why she let herself go with him, why was she spilling her heart out on the shirt of a stranger, all she knew was that she felt safe. She felt like at that moment right there, nothing would get to her. But she couldn't allow herself to stay like that, so fragile and vulnerable. She quickly tried to get herself back together.
"Sasuke..." She said breathlessly while placing her hand on his chest, trying to distance their bodies from each other.
"It's gonna be okay" He promised as he took a step back and pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear "I could bring you his head a on plate if it would make you feel any better" He said, a sense of relief taking over him as he heard her giggle "I'm not joking" He assured her as he wiped her tears away with his thumb.
"Would you become a criminal for me?" She asked trying to keep her composure as she felt his touch.
"I already am a criminal" He confessed smirking.
She giggled again "You know that the bad boy act isn't as popular with the ladies anymore, right? Italian suits and German cars are a lot more successful now" She teased, as she followed him over to his car.
"Hn, I didn't really know your preferences, so I got you both" He said opening up the door for her.
"Bringing out all of your big guns for me, mister Uchiha?" She said as she buckled up her seatbelt.
"If I ever bring out my big guns, it would be to set this whole town on fire, misses Hyuga" He stated, starting up his engine.
It was all very amusing to Sasuke. The way she took his blunt honest answers as flirting or teasing and she would play along not suspecting a thing, without realizing that he was only telling her the truth. He felt so calm and carless around her. It was like the second he laid his eyes on her, he forgot about everything else. All of the issues that troubled his mind were all gone, and the only thing he could focus on, was the goddess in his passenger seat.
He drove as slow as he possibly could, trying to enjoy every second of her company, though she wasn't talking, she was so deep in thought, but the simple fact that he could inhale her intoxicating perfume, and see her angelic face by his side, was enough...For now.
When they finally reached her home, he walked her up to her doorstep, he didn't know if she was gonna ask him to come in or not, he didn't know if he should rudely imply that he wants to spend a few more minute with her, so he decided to just keep quiet and impatiently wait.
"Would you like to come in?'" She asked blushing, as she placed the keys in her door.
"With pleasure" He said following her through the small hallway into her living room.
The house definitely had a feminine touch, it was very neat and organized, and it was very well decorated as well, nothing cheep, nothing sloppy...That's when something popped into his mind as he sat down on the sofa.
Hinata had a very high sense of class and sophistication. That night in the restaurant, she knew every plate, every wine brand, and how perfectly they would go together, and from their conversation, he could see that she was very well educated, and knew a lot about art, music, books...She had the whole package. He wondered if this was her own personal effort or if her family had something to do with it. He knew the Hyuga were a very noble family but he also knew a couple of them who were extremely vulgar.
"You're not spending the night here, so you should stop contemplating that idea" She teased as she handed him a warm cup of tea.
"That was not what I was thinking about" He started "And tea? At midnight?" He raised a brow questioningly.
She giggled "To ease your troubled mind" She joked as she sat down beside him.
"My mind is never troubled" He stated as he took a sip of his tea. His heart skipped a beat at the warm taste in his mouth; a bitter sweet feeling of nostalgia taking over him...It was just like his mother's.
"Ano, you don't like it?" She asked concerned by the look on his face.
He smiled as he turned around to face her "No...I love it" He confessed without telling her why "Do you live here alone?"
She nodded "No, I live with Mei" She said as she stood up and went into her kitchen. She came back a minute later with a white cat with green and blue eyes in her arms.
"Sasuke this is Mei" She introduced him to her pet.
"Hn. I figured you'd be a cat person" He said as he placed the little feline on his lap "It has heterochromia" He stated as he noticed the cat's different eye color.
"It's a Turkish Angora, they usually have heterochromia" She said picking up her teacup.
There she goes again...
"You never told me about your family" He said staring at her.
Her eyes widened "You...You never told me about yours" She said nervously.
"Hn. They're all dead" He said bluntly, noticing how uncomfortable she became all of the sudden.
She rolled her eyes "They can't be all dead Sasuke"
"You're right, my brother is still alive" He paused "But that's about it"
"I'm very sorry for your loss, I didn't know" She said apologetically.
"That doesn't answer my question" He insisted.
"Maybe some other time" She said as she looked away trying to avoid his intense stare.
"Hn" He looked to his watch and it was almost one thirty "It's getting late, I should go now" He said as he stood up, she nodded and walked him to the door.
"Don't you ever do what you did tonight, it's dangerous...Do you understand?" He warned her, referring to her walking the isolated streets of Konoha alone at night.
She blushed at the obvious concern in his voice "Hai..."
"Also, I'm invited to a party this weekend...Would you like to be my date?" He asked casually.
"That would be nice" She accepted without any hesitation.
"Wear something fancy" He said smirking, before getting in his car and driving back to his mansion.
Meanwhile, Naruto was walking down the hallways of the Sabaku estate, headed to Gaara's office...It was Kankuro who greeted him and walked behind him, placing his hand on his shoulder.
"Are you into prosthetics?" Naruto asked as he stopped walking.
"Nani?" Kankuro exclaimed raising a brow.
"I just figured that you would obviously like to have your limbs removed and replaced, since you won't take your fucking hand off me" He explained, brushing his hand off his shoulder.
"If you try anything, I'll put a bullet in your ass Uzumaki" He threatened, narrowing his eyes.
"If you try anything, Sasuke will take that bullet out of my ass and put it into yours" He threatened back.
"Knock it off you two" Temari ordered as she walked over to them rolling her eyes "Gaara is waiting for you"
The second they walked into Gaara's office, Naruto's killer instincts were all set. It wasn't his first time stepping into that room, yet he would always get the exact same feeling...The burning urge to punch that cold stoic expression off his face, and make him beg for mercy...He wanted to make him suffer, he wanted to make him regret his treason, he wanted to make him pay a very high price for everything he's done to Sasuke, to himself and to Yakuza all together.
"Hello...Backstabber" Naruto spat out.
"If you're going to be passive aggressive as usual, you might as well just leave" Gaara stated, crossing his arms.
"I'm not being passive, aggressive" He denied as he sat down ignoring his last comment.
"You're right. You're being aggressive, aggressive" He corrected sighing.
"I wonder why" Naruto said mockingly.
"I saw an opportunity and I took it, it's nothing personal, it's just business" He said as if trying to justify his cruel actions.
"This has been Sasuke's city for years now and you might pathetically think that you can do what he does, but no one can...Including you" He paused "If you don't back the fuck off, things are gonna get really ugly for you" Naruto stated as he stood up as fast as he sat down "It's nothing personal...It's just business" He quoted him sarcastically, before storming out of his office.
Despite Naruto's bitter words and insults, Gaara had a soft spot for him. He had a soft spot for everyone actually...Even Sasuke. But he knew he couldn't let these feelings get to him, business was business. That's what he repeated to himself every time he had to confront his old mates and every single time a sweet memory crawled its way up to his mind. He could never deny that the days he spent there were the best of his life so far, he could never deny that he was part of something that was beyond just business. His relationship with Sasuke was surprisingly good. They were very close, and as time passed by, Sasuke considered him as one of his closest friends, he cherished him like a brother...But that didn't erase the fact that he was Sasuke's sheep.
And he needed to be a leader.
In the room next door, Temari was in her bed enjoying her lover's warm embrace, they were each other's get-away from everything.
"I have to go" Shino said as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead and let her go.
"Where are you going?" She asked curiously.
"I just have some things to take care of" He answered putting on his coat.
"What should I tell Gaara if he asks about you?"
"Just tell him that I needed some fresh air" He said as he kissed her again before he left the Sabaku estate.
Temari watched him leave from her window, this wasn't the first time she was covering up for him, and she knew it wasn't going to be the last time either. She loved him, and she trusted him...But this was becoming a habit, it became a habit, and she was getting more and more worried by the day.
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