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This chapter is longer because I got some many hits. Maybe if I make it to 3,000 or something, I'll do it again. Also, it's way over due, I'm sorry about that. I hope this will hold you for a little while, I plan to have the fifth chapter out very soon. Oh last thing, I have a new fic coming out soon, keep your eyes peeled for it. I might get it up tonight or maybe tomorrow, I have to type it up, I can't wait.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does. I also don't own the Wood Field mall, or claim anything that has to do with it. Yes, there really is a Wood Field mall, it's been a while since I've gone there so I'm just at random adding in stores. KB toys isn't mine either.
Title: You loved me when you didn't know who I was
Rating: M
Type: Multi-chapter
Authoress: ilostmyplace
Description: "I'm seen by most men and some women as a young body, someone to possibly keep their bed warm for the night. I didn't think you were the same way, I like it better when you complimented me on how smart I was, or my personality. Not my looks." She was the baby sitter to his niece and nephew, he was a business man too obsessed with work and the first person to see her as someone. Lying about who you are never works, it just makes everything fall apart.
Chapter 4:
The Great Escape
The silence that had settled in between Hinata and Sasuke was rather uncomfortable, though they chose to remain silent, it wasn't like anyone had told them they couldn't say anything. The twins were the only people who didn't seem affected by the self imposed silence, they were busy chatting away with each other on what the thought they'd get for Christmas, now and again they would ask Hinata or Sasuke a question.
Sasuke was rather irritated, he hated the fact that Hinata was ignoring him, just looking out the window and the building he knew she'd seen already. Then again he normally hated when woman talked, it was always stupid nonsense that came out of their mouth. Maybe he wanted her to talk so he could lower the music that was playing, Nana had insisted she bring her CD that had some new pop star on it, the high pitched noise was starting to get on his nerves.
His fingers started to drum against the steering wheel in irritation, Hinata noticed out of the corner of her eye, before her attention was fully on the scenery again. She wondered if he was mad because she wouldn't talk, she then realized she didn't care because he was an ass and didn't deserve to be talked to. So with that thought in mind she looked at the car beside the one she was in, she wished that she had brought her own car, but Ino had thought it was a good idea to take one. 'It'll cost less money, you know how gas is.' Had been her exact words.
The silence went on, all the way to the parking lot, even when the got inside. People were everywhere, it was expected though, there were only a handful of days until Christmas, everyone was rushing to finish last minute shopping. The twins had no problem getting through the crowds, they easily darted in between people and the wall, even when it seemed impossible. Sasuke didn't have much trouble either, people gave him a little bit of room, he was tall and just a tad intimidating. Hinata however was the one being pushed around, she was shorter than most, easily bullied and pushed out of the way.
No one seemed to take notice of this to begin with, she ducked and dodged fairly well, managing to stay within a few steps of Sasuke. Though, as time went by she didn't keep up as well and trying to see over everyone's head was rather hard, even if Sasuke was pretty tall. Finally Hinata lost the three completely, she had no clue where they had gotten to, after the last wave of people she'd got pushed back a little too far. She wasn't left to fend for herself for long, not that she couldn't have found the three, it just so happened that the man she hated decided to come back for her.
Sasuke was just a bit irritated, he'd caught up to Satoya and Nana at KB Toys, they were busy looking up and down the shelves, messing with some of the toys that made noise. Even though her found the twins he seemed to have lost Hinata, wasn't she suppose to be a babysitter? How could she effectively watch the kids if she couldn't keep up with them?
He soon saw Hinata, she was moving along with some of the crowd but against most of it, she seemed to be getting pushed around. For a moment Sasuke wanted to laugh in triumph, the woman with the quick tongue, who annoyed him to no ends, was having trouble getting through a crowed! He didn't though, A: he didn't want people thinking he was crazy B: Uchihah Sasuke did not laugh. Well he did laugh, but it was complicated, it probably should have been he hardly laughed. Either way he was happy to see her having problems, sadly he couldn't watch for very long, they had to get to the twins, who knew what sort of trouble they could get into.
Sasuke made his way to Hinata, she didn't seem to notice since she was pushing through the crowed, that was until he boldly took her hand and gave it a yank. Needless to say, he had no clue a woman could hit so hard. Hinata had been to busy trying to get through the crowd, she really wasn't bothering to watch anything besides what was in front of her, when she felt someone grab her she panicked. She didn't realized who she had just sent her left hook towards until she was fully facing them, her fist an inch from their stomach, it was a bit too late to stop.
"Fah-fuck!" Sasuke coughed out, he didn't want to look like he was winded or in pain, but Hinata didn't hit like a girl that was for sure. A few people looked in their direction, mumbling a few things, while other snickered. "Oh god, Sasuke! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hit you, I didn't know it was you." She said quickly, getting a little color to her cheeks, she was so embarrassed. Sasuke had his arm over his stomach and was slightly bent, trying to look as composed as possible, he was failing rather miserably though.
"It's fine, don't worry about it." He said, waving his free hand in dismissal. Sasuke really wanted to yell at her for hitting him, but it had been his fault, also he was slightly scared that if he made her mad she'd hit him again. Uchiha Sasuke was no pansy, but he wasn't an idiot either, a girl that could hit him hard enough to wind him, was not a girl he wanted to tick off. So after a few moments of standing there the two were finally headed back to the toy store, they were also back to not talking, though Sasuke walked a bit slower so Hinata wouldn't fall behind. Things never did stay peaceful for long though.
"You are not getting them ice cream!" Hinata said, arms crossed and face set very seriously. Sasuke's eyebrow remained raised, they'd been arguing for the bast three minutes. "I am too, they are my niece and nephew, it's my money, so I'll do whatever I like." He said in a matter-of-fact tone. He didn't know where she got off telling him what he could and could not do, it was annoying. Now that he thought about it she was just annoying in general, but it wasn't the normal kind of annoying, he didn't really know if there were even different types of annoying.
"Ino will kill you, they won't eat dinner if you give them ice cream! Haven't you already given them enough? I mean you got them toys and it's almost Christmas time. You're spoiling them, especially after that stunt they pulled at the fountain." Hinata was at wits end with the man, he had gotten Nana two toy dolls, Satoya a remote control car and some army men. That really hadn't bothered her though, it was when they decided to jump into the fountain and get the change, that way they could get candy from the machines. Well instead of disciplining them and leaving like she said they should, he just pulled the kids out and told them they should have asked him for candy, then he got them some candy. After he got them candy and they were getting ready to leave, Nana saw ice cream and wanted it, so of course Sasuke caved and was going to get her some, but Hinata wouldn't have it.
"They're just kids, they didn't mean any harm." He said simply, wondering if he could physically pick her up and move her out of the way. He decided against it since it'd probably attract more attention than they already were. "It doesn't matter, they shouldn't be rewarded for bad behavior. You should have even bought them candy after that, you make it seems like as long as they give you a cute smile, then it's fine for them to misbehave." Well, if they did give him cute smiles it was okay, he couldn't stay mad for long. She didn't need to know that though.
"Just move, I'm sure Ino will ground them when they get home anyway." Sasuke said, his tone didn't sound so even, there was a tinge of annoyance to it. "No, that's going to make Ino seem like the bad guy because you couldn't put your foot down. I didn't know a man like you could be such a pushover." Hinata held back a smirk as she saw the look that passed over his features, her words had taken the desired effect. "Fine! We'll leave. Satoya, Nana, neither of you are getting ice cream." He said firmly, looking at the twins, they both groaned and whined. Sasuke Uchiha was not a pushover.
As the four walked to the car Sasuke realized what had happened, he hadn't really thought of it before, he just didn't think a woman would play that sort of mind game. He shot Hinata a glare out of th corner of his eye, she'd manipulated him like someone in the business world, she wounded his ego, if he'd been watching for the attack he wouldn't have cared. He hadn't though, so he played right into the palm of her hand. She really was dangerous, he knew that now, she had a killer punch and she was smart. That sort of combination was never good.
Hinata sat smugly in her seat, she was pleased with herself, she'd out smarted her companion though she knew he caught on just a little too late. Her milky eyes continued to stare out the window, she wondered how mad Ino would be that her children were rather wet, but she figured Sasuke could handle that one. Now she just had to figure out what she would be wearing to the party.
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To say she was shocked was an understatement. Ino never let on that the party wasn't going to be at her home, that it was going to be taking up a hall. That there were going to be many people, a lot of which were in the paper, which meant the media was everywhere. Hinata never imagined that Naruto was so successful in the business world, they didn't live in some huge expensive house, but in a middle class suburban home. This just blew her away.
She felt so under dressed, even if she wasn't. Hinata adorned a dark blue strapless dress, the top was trimmed in silver, the part that covered her chest was a lightly scrunched fabric, that helped minimize the look of her bust. Under her chest there was more silver, it formed to the curve of her breasts, elegantly showing they were there. About there area where her ribs ended there was another thinner band of silver that led into smooth fabric, ending around the middle of her pelvis, this made her stomach look a little more trim and lengthened her body. This shirt was simple and came down just a bit past her knees, the top fabric was see through but under that was solid fabric, it gave the dress a flowing look.
Her hair was done up simply, two hidden clips made her hair look like it was pulled into a ponytail that was flush against the back of her head, staying in place with no band. The pulled back locks fell in curls behind her, and her bangs fell smoothly against her forehead. Hinata didn't look like she was wearing any make up, save the dark blue eye shadow that didn't draw all that much attention, just melted into her pale skin and dark hair, giving her eyes a slight blue tint.
She got by the media with now problem, they weren't interested in her, she was a nobody. The only thing that made her feel a little better, was the fact she wasn't the only nobody, a few others walked in with her. Ino was greeting people as they came in, posing for a few pictures the media took for when they all published their articles. Lucky for her, the reporters and photographers had taken their fill of her picture at the beginning of the party.
"Hinata, you finally made it." Ino greeted, she had been worried that woman wasn't going to come, she was normally always on time or early. "I was just a little busy, I got side tracked." The shorter woman admitted, shrugging her shoulders a bit. "Well I'm glad you came, the bar is to the right of the dance floor, the food is to the left. I'm going to greet people for a few more minutes, but then I would like to introduce you to some people, so don't disappear on me." The blonde said in good humor.
"I won't, I'll probably be around the bar." Hinata answered, Ino nodded and waved before moving back towards the entrance. The pale woman made her way to the bar, just like she said she would. There were a few seats in front of it, though right in the middle there was a clearing that about four people could stand at. She sat down carefully not wanting to mess up her dress, it was one of the nicer articles of clothing she had and fairly expensive with her budget. The bartender was cute, in a way too young for her sort of way. He had to have been twenty-two, too bad she didn't date men more than a year younger than herself.
When her Sweet Maria got to her she commenced sipping on the drink a little. She wish she knew other people there but sadly no one looked familiar. Hinata saw a person sit down beside her, but it was only from the corner of her eye, she didn't know the person was looking at her. So obliviously she sat just looking at the bar top, and her drink that was slowly disappearing, when it was gone a deep voice beside her spoke. "Another drink for the lady."
Hinata looked up right away, her eyes locked with greenish blue ones. Thick dark eye lashes surrounded the eyes, it almost made it look like his eyes were coated in eye liner. His hair was a dark red and looked extremely thick, setting off his lightly tanned skin. His features were rounded sort of like hers, but some of them were sharp. He had a well built jaw, his cheek bones were high, but his eyes seemed to have an almond shape. He was tall, she could tell, even if he was just sitting there. His build was sort of like Sasuke's, she hated to admit that she compared this beautiful man to him though. His shoulders were broad and he had a slim figure, obviously he worked out or had a fast metabolism. Hinata notice he was over all, he was more lithe than Sasuke, he didn't seem to have all that much muscle, but she really couldn't tell under the black suit.
"Oh no, I'm fine. Mr..." She said quickly, blushing a tiny bit while smiling. "My name's Gaara, what's yours? I also insist." His voice was so deep, it almost didn't match his features, only a rough and rugged man should have that sort of voice. "My name is Hinata, it's nice to meet you Gaara." She said, the voice sounded familiar and she had no clue why. "It's nice to meet you as well Hinata. So, are you here with anyone tonight?" He asked seeming mildly interested but Hinata went on guard anyway, when any man asked if she was with someone she always knew the question that followed. "No, I came by myself." She replied in a reserved voice, she didn't want to seem mistrusting and cold, nor did she want to seem eager and stupid.
Gaara seemed to pick up on the fact that she was being carful around him, and it made him chuckle just a bit. "Well then, would you please dance with me?" He stood up and held his hand out to her, he was tall just like she thought, taller than Sasuke even. "You buy me a drink and ask me to dance, I don't even get a chance to drink any of it." She questioned him and he smirked a little. "You didn't want the drink to begin with." Though he seemed calm and polite, Hinata couldn't help but feel it was mostly a facade and that he was really untouchable. "This is true. Yes, I'll dance with you." She took his hand and allowed him to lead her to the dance floor.
He took her right hand in his left, when he was about to place is right hand on her left hip she quickly stopped him by clearing her throat, so instead he placed it above her hip on her side. Her left hand rest against his upper arm, she just couldn't reach his shoulder, it'd look ridiculous if she tried. With that he was the one to start moving, she followed with smaller but smooth steps. "So, Hinata. What brings you here?" He asked casually, like they weren't pressed close together, doing some form a ballroom dance. Not that Hinata really noticed either, if anyone asked her, he wasn't the hottest man she'd ever seen.
"Ino invited me, I work for her." She said simply, stepping back when he would start to move forward. "Oh? What do you do for her?" Again he seemed mildly interested, but his tone almost seemed unexplainably hard. "I baby sit the twins for her. What is it that you do, Gaara?" She locked eyes with him, she couldn't stop staring at the captivating color, she didn't know he was thinking the same thing about her eyes. "I head a business with my siblings. We produce machines that make things, like machines that put the holes in needles, or make parts for military airplanes. Various things like that." He spun her away then back to his body.
"Do you do anything else besides babysit, Hinata?" She liked the way he said her name, but she always kept in mind that he was probably doing it on purpose. "I'm going to school as well, I'm going to get a medical degree." She said simply. "Why a medical degree?" Garra raised a very light ginger colored eyebrow, they were a mix of red and blond and almost looked like they weren't there. "Well..." She paused, hesitant to say anything, but in the end she saw no harm. "I want to be a doctor like my mother." The both turned to the left and he took three steps back making her follow, his grip was firm, he silently seemed so sure of himself.
"What about you Gaara? Why didn't you do something else?" It was a fair question. "The business has been in the family for generations, and if I left it to just my brother and sister, nothing would get done. The two fight too much, I normally settle the arguments." He gave her a smile that didn't look real, like it was hiding something, but Hinata didn't get to say anything about it.
"Can I cut in?" The voice wasn't as deep as Gaara's but it could make a woman melt, too bad it made Hinata want to throw up. "Certainly." Gaara replied, he didn't look all that happy when he passed Hinata's hand to the man. She came face to chest with Sasuke, just catching Gaara walking away. Her eyes narrowed just a hair, "Why did you feel the need to interrupt my dancing?" She asked, in a civil tone. She wasn't near as scared of Sasuke these days, she wasn't near as bothered by the glares he gave. They picked up dancing, thought Hinata seemed a bit reluctant.
"Well, Ino told me to find you. Also, I wanted to tell you, Gaara is no good an you might want to stay away from him." He was quiet so no one else would over hear them, but his words seemed dead serious. "Well I'm happy you are so worried, Mr. Uchiha. I think that I can take care of myself though." Sarcasm dripped off her words, into a puddle on the floor, amazing they didn't slip in it. "Look, I'm being serious, I don't think you know better in this case." Sasuke looked down at her, only to catch a glare that would cause hell to freeze over.
"I don't care if you are being serious, I don't need you telling me who's god for me or who isn't." Her voice started to raise in tone and pitch. "I don't know who you think you are Uchiha, but I am an adult, I can take care of myself, and I'll talk to whoever I damn well please." By now people were starting to look at the pair, many were mumbling about how cute they look fighting, Sasuke knew what would happen next. "Will you please be a bit more quiet, you're going to draw some unwanted attention really fast." He said looking around quickly, but still keeping a very orderly appearance.
"No! I will not be quiet! So what if I draw attention over here, can the oh so stoic Sasuke Uchiha not deal with it?!" That's all it took, he saw people starting to work their way through the crowed with cameras. "Damnit woman, why can't you listen. Hurry up and come with me, or we're going to be all over the tabloids tomorrow." He said almost viciously, Hinata stopped right away once his words sunk in. "Shit." Was all she could say as he grabbed hold of her wrist and started to drag her through th crowed, to where she wasn't sure. "Great going." He seethed back to her, as he yanked her along, making a B-line for a side door.
"You'd better start covering your face, once they identify you, shit's going to hit the fan." Sasuke said and Hinata panicked, she couldn't be all over the news, she'd be screwed. A man came up on their left, Hinata quickly turned her face and put up her hand as a blinding flash went off, over and over again, people calling out Sasuke's name. She caught another person approaching from her right and looked down, moving her free hand to block that camera, she could hear the mummers of people around her. She was sure they were about her and him.
"We're almost there, can you walk a little fast?!" Sasuke didn't seem happy, she couldn't blame him. "I would if I wasn't blind." She wasn't use to having all the flashes going off in her face like he was, so she just kept her arm and hands up, face down and prayed she didn't fall while he dragged her along. Even though it seemed like an eternity she finally felt the harsh cold of outside hit her, though it felt a bit refreshing, she had started to sweat profusely in those few minutes.
"Hurry up. My car is over here." He commanded, not letting go of her wrist, still pulling her along. It's not like she really had a choice. "Can you slow down, it's hard to move this fast in heels." She said meekly. "Deal with it, you should have thought about that before you attracted the paparazzi." Sasuke snarled almost viciously. Some quick minute later they were at his care, he was already hitting the remote so it would unlock. Releasing her hand he went to the driver's side as she got in the passengers's side.
Starting the car, Sasuke pulled out of the parking lot, like a bat flying out of hell. Hinata thought she would die as she hurriedly tried to get her seatbelt on, nothing prepared her for his actual driving. "Will you please slow down?!" She said frightened as they darted in and out of traffic, just barely got through yellow lights. "No, because as soon as I slow down the Paparazzi is going to be on our ass, thanks to you." Sasuke was livid as he gripped the steering wheel. "What in your right mind possessed you to do that? Especially when-" He got cut off.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen." Hinata said meekly, hanging her head. Sasuke glanced over at her for a moment and started to slow down, they both fell into silence. After a little while of driving, the two finally pulled into what looked like a diner. "Why are we here?" She asked quietly as he parked the car, the parking lot just about empty, save a few cars. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry." He said simply, shutting the car off and getting out. "Are you coming or not?" He asked, seeing she hadn't even taken off her seatbelt. "Uh, yeah, just a second." She said fumbling with the buckle, before getting out of the car herself and shutting the door.
They took a seat at a table, her on one side, him on the other. "Sasuke? I'm sor-" He interrupted her. "I know, you said sorry before, it's fine, you aren't the first one to do something like that." It was the closest thing Hinata would get to an 'apology accepted.' A waitress brought over two menus and they took them silently. When Sasuke put in his order he looked at Hinata, who hadn't said anything. "Are you going to order?" He seemed a little impatient, though he had cooled off considerably. "I don't have any money on me." She said shrugging her shoulders. "She'll have what I'm having." He said once he heard her reason.
"Sasuke, I just said-" Again he stopped her. "I know what you said, I'll pay, don't worry about it." He handed the waitress the menus, ignoring Hinata's smile, or so it seemed. "So, Hinata? How long do you plan on working for Naruto?" He asked casually, not like there was anyone else to talk to, and he didn't want to be silent at the moment. "Until I finish with collage, so probably for a while." He raised and eyebrow. "You're not out of collage yet?" He sat back in his chair, losing his formal posture, which looked a bit funny, he still was in a suit with a tie.
"No, I didn't go to collage right after highschool, some things came up. So, since I'm going for a career in the medical field it's taking a while." She replied, sipping on her Coke. "So, you're going to be head of Uchiha Incorporated?" At least when she asked she sounded genuinely interested. "That was the plan, I was suppose to head it with my brother." He said, shrugging his shoulders. "Suppose to be? What happened?" She tilted her head to the side just a little bit. "Don't worry about it, some stuff just didn't and isn't turning out right." Was all he said, the food arrived shortly after.
They ate in what had been in an almost comfortable silence, more like mutual silence, both knew the other didn't feel like talking. "I'll pay you back. I promise." She said as they walked out the door, him folding up the bill and putting it in his wallet, which went into his pocket. "It's fine I told you not to worry about it." He didn't mind paying for her meal, he paid for every other woman that he ever took to eat, even if this was a bit out of the ordinary. "No really, I insist." Hinata shook her head. "Are you always a stubborn bitch?" He asked looking at her, he said he was going to pay for her dinner, why didn't she just accept it.
"Excuse me?" Hinata glared at him. "You heard me. Are you always a stubborn bitch? I told you I was going to pay, and I am, I don't want you to pay for it. I owed you the dinner anyways, after the first time we met." He said, which he didn't realize was the wrong thing to say. "You owe it to me? That's the reason you offered to pay? Here I thought you were a nice person, I guess you were wrong. Well news flash, Mr. Uchiha, I told you then that even if you took me out to dinner your apology wouldn't be accepted. Guess what? That didn't change." She snapped. "Also, I'm not a stubborn bitch, I'm just not like all those high dollar whore's you waste your time with." With that she turned and started to walk towards the street.
"Hinata! Hang on! Wait!" He went after her and grabbed onto her upper arm. " I said wait, God dammit. If you would stoop being so up tight and bitchy-" Sasuke didn't get to finish what he was going to say, she brought her heel down on his foot. "Let go of me Asshole!" Hinata pushed him when his grip loosened. "I don't want to hear what you have to say, just leave me the fuck alone, go find one or your tramps to bother." She snarled and kept walking. Sasuke grit his teeth, she was so infuriating.
"Hinata, that's not what I-" She was quick to throw a curt and angry reply over her shoulder. "I don't give a fuck, save it Uchiha!" He pursed his lips and glared daggers at her back. "You can't walk-" Again she had an answer. "I'm going to get a taxi to take me home, this is a city after all, there are tons around. Look! I'm very capable of taking care of myself! Thank you, now leave me the hell alone!" She gave him a backwards wave, and he just gave up, he didn't have to deal with her.
"Fine! I don't give a shit, so much for trying to be nice!" He yelled back at her, this cause Hinata to stop. "You're attempt at being nice really sucks! Maybe you shouldn't try anymore!" She screamed back, before she continued to walk, not even turning back to look at him. "Bitch!" He cursed to himself, going to his car. If she was going to be like that, he didn't give a flying fuck. He didn't have to put up with her shit, let her become someone else's problem. Getting into his care he quickly started the engine and headed for home.
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"Well, Sweet heart, look at it this way. It could have been worse." Naruto said, rubbing his wife's back, trying to calm her down. "Could have been worse?! Could have been worse?! This was a fucking disaster! Who the hell are you trying to fool?!" She yelled at him, upset that her party had gone haywire, and things between Sasuske and Hinata and gone awry. "Come on Baby you're over reacting, things will sort themselves out." Naruto tried, he got the feeling that he was going to be sleeping on the couch tonight.