Summary: (NejiHina, SasuHina) The Prodigy has no idea how much she watches them, how much she wished that pink-vested girl in his arms was her. The Heiress has no idea how much an Avenger watches her, how much he wished the man she admired was him.
DISCLAIMER: All characters from the Anime Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
What
You Don't Know
By:
DC
Chapter
Three
"Leave him alone." She's cold, her green eyes sharp.
Tenten cocks her head, fingers brushed across the blade of a kunai. "What are you talking about, Sakura…?"
"Sasuke," she's almost screeching now, her voice low but beginning to lose its composure. "Sasuke, leave him alone."
The brown-haired kunoichi is taken aback, almost panicking.
What will Neji think?
"I don't know what you think you're doing," Tenten whispers. "But there's nothing between Sasuke and I."
She shivers, wonders if the byakugan is watching her right now. But God, she loves him, she loves Neji, she could never, ever let him go…
"…but I doubt he'd be interested in you either way." The retort just slips out of Tenten's mouth, in a bundle of jealousy. Out of spite, out of…pride? She had Neji, amazing Neji…but she wanted Sasuke too.
She has both of them, now, and she knows that any girl would kill to be in her place.
Even with this beauty in front of her, all soft curves, white skin, cherry hair and emerald eyes, the one who's jealous of the other is Sakura, not Tenten. "Stay with Naruto," she impresses upon his name purposely, and she remembers the last time she saw the blond, his cheeks were still round and his figure still stout. "He's your husband after all, isn't he?"
"While Sasuke…" she almost claims that Sasuke is her own, but changes her words at the last moment. "Is no one's…" at this, she looks at Sakura confidently, "…yet."
Sakura's seething, now. "He slept with me, Tenten."
"He…?" Her eyes widen in shock, her pulse is cold.
Sakura's the one smirking now, all teeth and glare. "And I don't care if Naruto finds out anymore. I want Sasuke."
Tenten's head hurts. He slept with her? Uzumaki Sakura? The tag-a-long fan girl? She thought she had been special, she thought he had chosen her because she was different. But, there must be some other reason, yes…
"Just because you warmed his bed for a night doesn't mean he'll ever want you again," she whispered, with fierce eyes.
Sakura, now pales considerably, clenching a delicate hand. "Tenten," she says, steadying her voice. "He'll stay with me, Sasuke will definitely stay with me, because…"
And now, she finally understands, this curse, this thing inside of her, was not a curse after all, but a blessing. It was a leash. A leash on Sasuke.
"Because I am pregnant. I am pregnant with Sasuke's child." Her eyes shine with realization. "And he would never abandon his baby."
And at this, Tenten has nothing to say back.
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She sets a tray soundlessly by the wooden flooring, and straightens to watch him. Neji's training again, even in the heat of day, perfecting his stances beneath the sun. His legs are long, strong, always steady, body lean and poised.
She runs her eyes along his chiseled jaw line, hair a light brown in the light. He has a slim nose, thin lips across a sharp chin. Sweat glistened on his snow white skin, muscles rippling across the fabric of his training shirt.
'He's beautiful.'
Hinata always thinks this as he trains. A prodigy, a genius. She knows that there is no hiding from his keen senses; he had probably felt her chakra long ago, and yet his concentration does not break.
She is afraid to break the silence, and does not tell him of the cooling tea she had poured for him.
Instead she sits, and watches him.
He lets her.
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He opens his door to see her already waiting for him, sitting idly at his table. He digs a hand into his hair irately, voice low and dry. "…get out, Sakura."
She may be infuriated, but she remains sugary sweet, a smile on her face. She stands up. A pastel pink mini dress, thin and semi-transparent complete with seductive lace is draped across her thin frame. "Sasuke," she lets her voice drip honey.
She saunters over to him, letting her hand slide softly down his cheek. "Sasuke, I've missed you…" her voice lowers to a pur.
He turns away. "Sakura," he is tempted, as any man would be, but his annoyance is far greater than her prowess can quell. "Sakura, I don't have time for this." He turns to her, eyes furious, and once again warns, "Get out, Sakura. Right now."
As he moves to leave, she grabs his arm, now desperate, her voice piercing. "No, no wait Sasuke, please, please…"
He flings her hands off of his shoulders coldly.
"No, Sasuke, SASUKE…"
He halts prior to stepping out of his apartment, however, as she cries out, a message that she had meant to save after they were in bed and clothes less, but now realized had to be said before it was too late.
"I'm pregnant, Sasuke, it's yours."
And now, he finally turns, his eyes large and shocked and stares into her green orbs. His arms fall limp at his side. She watches him hopefully, as he stands and quiets.
It is silent, for moments, a ticking clock jabbing at the air.
And then, finally, his lips part and words form. "Uzumaki. The baby's name will be Uzumaki." He shifts his gaze to the door. "A pink haired child will be born, and its name will be Uzumaki, not Uchiha."
And he leaves.
She screams.
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His byakugan is deactivated, the white veins creeping back into his flesh. He is silent, but slowly, gracefully, he walks to where she is.
And sits down next to her.
He brings the cup of tea to his lips, and she watches him sip leisurely. He is half finished with his cup, bringing it to his lap to turn to her.
She wrings her hands, dips her face. She wonders if she is dreaming, and she hopes he doesn't see how red her face is.
Maybe she should leave? Maybe he finds her annoying, or…
She feels fingers in her hair. She jerks in surprise, looking at him with wide eyes. He pauses, then brings his hand to her eyes.
"You had a leaf in your hair, Hinata…sama."
She wishes that he had not added the suffix.
"T-thank you, Nisan…"
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He's here again. Sasuke, in her house, pressing his hips to hers. 'It's Sasuke. It's Sasuke.'
"Leave Neji," he breathes. She watches him, his hair dark and his eyes piercing. Neji?
"I…" she chokes on her words. "I…I can't…"
She wonders, will he be jealous, will he be sad?
But no, he looks angry, furious. "Leave Neji." This time it isn't so much a request anymore, and she realizes it was never a plea.
It was an order.
And if she doesn't comply, she thinks, he will leave her.
But, even then, she will still have Neji.
And then she remembers Sakura. Haruno Sakura. And her baby. Tenten could never come between a child and its father, but…'She has Naruto, doesn't she?' her mind is racing now, searching for any excuse. 'Yes, she has Naruto…and maybe the father isn't Sasuke after all, maybe it's Naruto…"
And that, as much as it must be impossible, willed her to make a 5 second decision. 'Neji will always be there for me. But Sasuke, the moment he leaves my side he'll be in bed with another girl…'
"I will leave Neji."
And he doesn't smile, doesn't kiss her, but tears open her vest and begins to touch.
She wants to feel his lips.
Maybe he's not ready yet.
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She wonders if she can still find comfort in his apartment. After Tenten…
She runs along anyway, she finds herself at his door, and she wonders why knocking comes so naturally to her.
He opens the door, his clothes look disheveled, his hair is a mess. And he stands there for awhile, the door agape. As if hesitating.
But finally he steps aside, and she walks in.
"Sasuke-san," she murmurs, and she wonders if he'd always looked so tired. "May I stay here tonight?"
He looks surprised, but he nods. But before he turns to his bedroom, she adds hastily, "On the couch, Sasuke-san. I don't want to bother you so much anymore..."
And he finds a place next to her on his chair, quietly, and the night is gentle. "Talk to me." He is gazing far away, but she knows he is listening. "Is he still with her?"
It would normally be strange for him to ask her questions, but she remembers that Tenten is his lover. "…no." she wonders if it is relief she sees in his eyes. "Not lately, no."
In a secondary moment of silence, she knows that he's probably thinking, 'Then why are you here?'
"Something…" she blushes, a rose color inevitably rising to her cheeks. "Something good happened today."
"Neji Nisan. He might not…hate me anymore."
And as she opens her mouth to speak, his hands are on her shoulders and his lips are pressed against hers. It is rough, it is forced.
The tip of his tongue presses against her lips, and he licks, almost as if tasting her.
She shoves him, hard, covering her mouth with a hand, staggering to her feet, running away.
She does not understand why.
"Shit." Sasuke punches the wall. "Shit." Tenten had been manipulated far too easily, but now it was all ruined. He falls onto his couch.
She had been beautiful, though, under the moonlight…with her pale pink lips and snow skin, her dark lashes long and her eyes like pearls…and then she had said his name, Neji. He just wanted to stop her from ever saying that name again, but…
There was a way that it should be. Tenten should leave Neji, and Hinata will not be sad anymore, and Hinata will never have to come to his apartment for his comfort ever again, and Sasuke will stay away from her, and stay away from love.
But it was falling apart. Why had he kissed her? Why? Like he couldn't control himself, like he was some animal…
'But it's okay, it can still be remedied…' his mind scours desperately for an answer. 'I'll stay with the plan, I'll forget that ever happened…she could forget it ever happened….'
But he knows he cannot forget, and he will never forget.
Her lips were soft.
Lavender. He'll remember, even if he doesn't want to.
It's different from Sakura, or Tenten. It's not a seductive cherry, or a sweet cinnamon. It was a gentle, soft lavender.
He refused to say that he needed her.
He refused to feel weak.
End Chapter 3.
A/N: Earlier on, one reader reviewed and had mistaken the last chapter as Sasuke raping Tenten. No, I assure you, it was consensual sex.
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. I am incredibly grateful for all of your support; it is through your comments that I am inspired and continue to write
Something that I have decided to do: Even I myself am not sure what the outcome of this story will be. I have many ideas, but I won't know until I am finished. Until then, the final pairing is undecided.
Because of this, everytime I add a new chapter, the two characters that I am to select for the website (the main characters displayed) will be changed. It will always have Hinata as one of the main characters, but the male character will alternate as Sasuke and Neji for each chapter.
This is just to clear up a bit of confusion.
But thank you to all my amazing readers for your continual reviews and support. I hope you continue to read What You Don't Know.