AN: Alrighty, back to Sasuke and Hinata love. First, I want to talk to all of you, my dear readers. Many of you have expressed the desire to have the story altered so that Sasuke and Hinata stay together. I am really happy you all feel so passionately about this couple. It really does make me feel like I'm doing a good job.

However, like most good authors, I pull from my own life's experience. So, who these two really represent, is how this story is shaped. So please understand, that part of the reason I write as well as I do is because they'e not random moments that I made up, but moments I have lived. I am truly sorry that it pains you all that they won't be together in the end, however, to make it up to you, I will write a one-shot of Sasuke and Hinata. Sound fair?

Can't See Everything

Chapter 4: Dinner

The morning was plain and boring. Hinata woke-up, had breakfast and trained. It was like every other day in her life. Neji had said Hi, and that was nice. They were trying to grow their relationship back together. To being friends. She looked at the clock when she got to her room. It was barely 6 am. Stretching out her arms, Hinata looked to her desk. Piles of paper work needed to be done. She needed to go over medical records, finish up the paper work on her last mission, and have done the paperwork for her clan. She eyed the work piles before sitting down. So, she would do a few and then go do the other things. First thing to do was finish up her mission work. As soon as that was done she could go on a new mission and take a break away from the village and its demands of her.

Knock

"Hai?" she called, after she finally finished up. 6:10 her clock told her. She wanted to groan.

"Onee-san…" Hanabi came in, her cheek bruised. Hinata clucked softly and pulled out some salve made of mint and berries. Hanabi sat down on her sister's futon, not minding as her medic-nin sister fussed over her. Hinata was as close to her mother as Hanabi would ever get, and although in her younger years she felt she had no need for Hinata, she had grown attached to her after a mission went horribly wrong. A large scar under Hanabi's shirt was all that was left of what should have killed her. It was in that, Hinata's true skills showed, and her drive to save all that she could.

"…So, care to tell me how you got this?" Hinata asked coolly. She was sure it wasn't on purpose, but it was her job to make sure, even in her own home.

Hanabi then explained the higher D ranked mission. Hinata listened as Hanabi explained having to track down some kid who had run away. The child, the son of the Hot Springs' owner, had kicked Hanabi when she was trying to block his punch. She had been careless. Hinata smiled, finishing putting the band-aide on her cheek. "Thanks, Onee-san." She hugged her sister before leaving. Hinata smiled after her sister and sat back down, placing her finished paperwork to the side. She picked up a medical file. Uchiha, Sasuke. She stared at the name for a while. When she thought of the name two things came to mind. One, the person himself and two, his scary fangirls. She giggled a little. He hated his own fangirls. Thinking for a moment, she opened the file. In his very short career as a Konoha shinobi, he had some problems, but over all, he healed rather quickly.

Knock Knock

"Hai?" okay, was it Hanabi again? Instead, in came her father. "O-Otou-san…"She stood up quickly, bowing her head. HE stood there, his eyes blank, face void of any emotion. "…I-Is everything okay?"

"Hai. Hinata, the elders and I agree it is time for you to start thinking about the future of the Hyugas."

She swallowed spit, nervous. This could only mean one thing. They were discussing her marriage to someone. She knew it was coming up, ever since she turned 18, the pressure had been building. She wasn't ready, but it was going to happen. Some day soon, it had to happen.

"I want you to start preparing yourself and coming to the council meetings, understood?"

"Hai, Otou-san." She bowed her head again as he left her alone. She sat in her chair, trying hard not to freak out. How could they expect this of her. She had dreams. A dream of marrying for love, not to preserve her family. Yet, fate was cruel. Had placed her here, in this family, where rules and honor were more important than what one person wanted in life. Picking up the file, she looked at the name again. Taking a moment, she thought about him again. Standing up, she left, remembering what she had said she would do. Placing on her jacket, she left her house. His complex wasn't far from her own. Though years had gone by, she remembered the walk with her father when Hinata had finally been introduced to the rest of the world. Each step seemed different, like she might actually want to see him. Maybe he could understand the sudden responsibility that was placed on her shoulder.

"State your business here," the guards called as Hinata stopped. She eyed the two men for a moment.

" I am Hyuga Hinata. I have a right to behere t check up on my patent."

"Hai." They let her through and Hinata now felt very alone. It was so quiet and empty. Her memories of this place had the streets filled with children and people, a large family that was more open than her own. But it was void of anything. Like a ghost town, however, she knew he would be here. "Uchiha-san?" she called out, louder than she normally did. This place and its air, frightened her. Each step felt like it echoes a thousand times over. "Uchiha-san?" She turned the corner, and she stopped. Sasuke stood there. His back to her and he seemed to be practicing in what must have been the clan courtyard. She watched him as he began to move, practicing different fighting moves that his mind had collected. She found a small place to sit and watch him.

He was graceful, almost like a panther moving in and out of different forms. Her eyes followed and she wondered how it worked, how he could remember so many different moves. She wanted to see, to look at his chakra, but she felt it might be an invasion of privacy. "I can hear you," he called after landing, his leg stretched out as though slamming someone to the ground. She stood up quickly, surprised. "Its faint, and natural to be hidden, but with all the chakra moving in me, I can hear you breathing."

Hinata blushed softly. "You had asked that I stay by you as you got adjusted to being back here. So, here I am," she said, not a stutter, but a bit meek. The hospital was much more of a professional place, rather than his home. Here, it felt much more…intimate. There was no one else, just the two of them. "Is there anything you need help with?" she asked softly.

"Hai. Help me move in here."

"Eh?" She blinked a few times, looking at him. "Move?"

"Hai. I have a few things stored here, and I need to buy a few things as well. I would like help being able to do so without every one of my fan girls knowing about it." Sasuke shuddered slightly and his guest giggled at him. "Is it funny?"

"A little bit," her honesty made him take a moment. She smiled at him, not with the creepy desire way his 'fans' gave him, but rather the way a friend would. It was nice. Very gentle, and sweet air that came from her. "So, shall we go look?" she asked and they set off for a house. His old house. Hinata's eyes looked around as Sasuke seemed to be dragging his feet.

"Nervous?" She smiled softly at him, holding out her hand. "It's alright. Only bad and good memories are left there. Its okay to look, and forgive." Again her ability to see through hi made him annoyed and a bit awed by her ability. He scoffed though, pride taking over and he walked past her. All Hinata could do was smile after him. He was stronger than she had thought. If it was her, shaking he head, Hinata could not think if she had lived through what he had. She could not be the same person. Not ever again. She liked who she was, and she desired to never change.

"Over here!" he called. Hinata came back from her thoughts to see she had kept walking. She went to his side and saw the house. It was not huge, but it was a nice, well-loved home. They walked in and Sasuke took a moment to look at the foyer. It had all been cleaned up, no more blood, not a trace of what his brother had done. He walked in, and started to head for the kitchen. What exactly did he need?

Hinata walked in, and began to go through things as Sasuke seemed to be lost in his own world. She pulled out a few of the silverware, and a handful of chopsticks. "These are needed. Oh and you need plates." Sasuke had finally moved, grabbing seven plates and seven bowls. She smiled as he acted more like himself now. "Oh, do you have a rice cooker?" He shook his head and Hinata opened up different cabinets until she found what she was looking for. She smiled to herself for just a moment. It was fun, going through the things with him. She grabbed the large rice cooker and walked out of the house, her hands full. Sasuke showed her the way to the small place he was staying in the compound. She placed her finds down, deciding they were dirty. Her instinct to help over-came her and she decided to clean them. Each movement she made, each scrub made her think something, but the thought grew stronger. Wasn't she intruding? Shouldn't this be something a girlfriend does? She stared at the empty bowl for the rice cooker. But he had no one right now. And again she scrubbed.

Sasuke leaned against the walk way, watching her. She was much prettier than when they were children. Her hair was long, slightly past her rather nice looking ass. He watched her move, cleaning the plates now. Her hands looked soft and delicate, but he could see calluses had formed from her training. She was honest, kind and very caring. Something very important when choosing the person you would spend eternity with. But right now was not the time to be jumping the gun. First, he had to get her to be interested. Sasuke desired to move, as she had tied her hair up, working on the bowls. Wanted to play with her long beautiful hair. "All done," her voice called, breaking him of his thoughts. She was smiling happily and for a moment, she had reminded him of another woman who had also loved cleaning for her family.

"Thank you," he bowed his head and they headed back together, going back and forth almost all day. Soon enough, they were comfortable to make small talk. They talked about the construction of Tsunade's head, about Naruto's growth and how he's been busy as the Hokage's intern. (Hinata said it was a matter of time) He listened and watched her. She had let a lot of herself be covered up by her profession. Now he could see truly who she was, and the more he watched the more he wanted.

She stretched out, laying out. She smiled to herself. Helping people always made her feel good. She turned her head at the sound of his feet. "I should be heading home."

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" he asked softly.

AN: Finally, done with this. I hope you enjoyed it. Please understand my reasoning, and I promise to attempt to make it up to you at some point in time.

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