{SASUHINA STORY}

I again am so sorry for not uploading for so long. Not only did I lose inspiration for this story, but I've been extremely busy! This took forever to fix my standards and it still is kinda iffy, but good enough! I've been working on a bunch of other SASUHINA stories as Hana (I'm TheBana) been working on pretty much everything else! LOL! She's planning on exposing our account with the most ultimate (and very vulgar) SHIKATEMAINO lemon story that honestly my pure eyes can't read (kidding!). We love all pairs and want to please and try many for y'all! Please leave suggestions for what stories you guys want, and we'll try our best to give 'em a shot!

Enjoy this chapter and for the disclaimer::: I DO NOT OWN ANY NARUTO (EXCEPT FOR REN AND ITACHI BY HEART!)

Neji looked at the men with disgust as they walked into the living room, making it seem like they stole something from him. Naruto and Neji usually got along from time to time, but Sasuke was a different story. He got his little cousin pregnant then left, so.. There's that.

Hanabi walked up to both men and smiled, confusing them until SMACK! She slapped them both, glaring at them as they rubbed their quickly bruising cheeks. "You two are idiots and I honestly don't see what Hina see's in you guys, but… She's out of commission now, so what are we going to do?"

Sasuke took in a deep breath to calm himself after being slapped and sighed, dropping his hand as he looked at the clock. They had no time for this, he was more than positive that the guest didn't want to come for drama. "I can probably have a talk with Soseki about Hinata before everyone come, but the cake situation-"

"My mom is bringing it with her, so we can get things together for when Hinata wakes up-"

"She's not going to speak with you two, you do know this right?" Hanabi said, smirking once Sasuke rolled his eyes. "You, she isn't planning on staying your punching bag forever. And you, heh.. You might actually have to invest in a sex-toy." She laughed, causing the men to tame their annoyance to a key.. Well, one of them.

"What the hell are you blabbering about? We have bigger things to deal with other than sex toys, Hanabi!" Naruto hissed, getting nods out of the Hyuga cousin's. Hanabi was going to warn Naruto about Hinata knowing what they've done, but now.. He could find out himself.

Sasuke looked at the time and turned towards the hall. "I'll talk to Soseki. Naruto, you go make sure Hinata is well and Hyuga's, do something useful." Sasuke ordered around, deliberately leaving his brother out of their actions as he noticed he was on the phone before taking his leave.

They didn't have time for this. He told himself that he was going to make sure there wasn't any drama for Soseki and Hinata's day, but here they were… Serving dramatic tea like it wasn't anybody's goddamn business.

He gently knocked on his sons' door, but once Soseki didn't answer he didn't take a second to let himself in, dodging a pillow being thrown at him. He knew Soseki didn't mean it, but he wasn't about to hear him falsely say he hated him, because Sasuke loved him. He loved his son and was going to be there for him, knowing that's all he ever wanted as a child.

"Go away, daddy!" Soseki yelled, glaring at Sasuke as he walked closer and closer. Soseki didn't like him, nor did he like Naruto anymore. They kept hurting his mommy and he was sick and tired of it! He missed the days when she didn't get sad because of them and it was just them, laughing and playing together.

"Soseki, do you hate me?" Sasuke asked gently, crossing his arms once his son furiously nodded through the tears. "Do you know what hate means?" He asked his son, frowning once he hesitantly nodded. "Tell me what it means then."

"I-It means that I h-hate you, daddy. And I HATE YOU-"

"Why do you hate me?" He asked simply, keeping his patience in check as the child cried some more. He dealt with criminals for basically Soseki's whole life, dealing with a tantrum was a piece of cake.

"Because… Y-You keep hurting mommy! I miss when you a-and whiskers weren't around! Because all you two do is make mommy cry!" He explained, hurting Sasuke in a way he didn't think he could be hurt.

The six-year-old was right, he did constantly hurt Hinata, but so did Naruto. What has Naruto done to make Hinata cry- No. That was irrelevant right now, right now his son wanted him and Naruto to disappear from their lives.

"I'm sorry for making your mother cry. I'm sorry for everything, but I can't leave. I love you and your mother a lot, you guys are my family." Sasuke gently said to the crying child, hesitantly placing a hand on top of his sons' head. He wouldn't have called this a fatherly thing to do but once his son smiled up at him, why not?

"Mommy loves you too but.. I-I still need time." Soseki breathed, causing Sasuke to fight back a rare laugh. He was only six, yet he gave Sasuke one of the oldest sayings in the book. He needed time. "M-Mommy is still upset so once she wakes up-"

"Okay. I guess till then I can tell you about the ninja's that attacked me?" Sasuke brought up, smiling once Soseki's eyes lit up and he smiled up at him. When he was at the sweets shop with Itachi, he thought of a decent story to tame the child's curiosity about his scar.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" He chanted, sitting criss-cross on his bed once Sasuke stepped back. He knew the child loved him, but this was just winning him extra father points.

"Fine, but first. Let's change into our ninja outfits, just in case they come to your birthday party." He said as he walked towards the kids closet and pulled out their costumes. His heart practically melted once the child gasped and ran to get his. Maybe this was going to give him extra, extra father points.

Naruto walked into their room with Hinata waking up, instantly making his angered thoughts dim. He didn't like how he got slapped by Hanabi then got told about sexual dolls. It was weird, and their time is limited. Yeah, he didn't like being the reason for her fainting but what was violence going to do other than stall them more?

"Hinata, thank Heavens that you're up. I haven't seen you faint in a while, so I didn't know how long you would be out- What's wrong?" He asked, noticing her tears as soon as she looked up at him. He knew she was upset, but why cry? He could fix the cake problem easily and Soseki could have the birthday party she wanted oh so badly.

"H-Hanabi was right.." She croaked out, wiping her tears away only for new ones to take their place. She wanted this to work, really, she did, but everything Hanabi told her plus what Soseki told her just proved it couldn't. She wasn't going to sleep with Naruto and Sasuke to determine her feelings, but being single was the only way to go about this.

She didn't want to, but if they couldn't handle their situation like adults then she'd solve their problem herself. Violence was never the answer, especially in front of her baby! He looks up to Naruto and his father, watching them fight in front of him must've been traumatizing and it angers her that they couldn't handle their differences the right way!

Her in-laws warned her about this, but of course, she didn't listen. She was caught up in the moment again with a guy, dammit. 'So gullible…' She thought, shakily wiping her new tears away as Naruto tried decoding her words. There wasn't anything to decode though, her sister was right and this time she was going to make the right decision.

"About what?" He asked, genuinely lost. Hanabi said something about sex-toys, but he knew Hinata wasn't talking about that. She was unconscious after all so what the hell was she talking about? Maybe Hanabi predicted Hinata fainting? No.. Hanabi was good, but she wasn't that good.

"A-About us… Naruto, I-I don't think-"

"Whoa, wait." He stopped her, placing both hands gently on her shoulders as they looked each other deep into the eyes. "Is this about me losing his birthday cake? Because my mom is making him one right now-" He bit his tongue once she shook her head. This was about everything else but that. If anything, she could've made him a new cake too.

She bit her lower lip to stop the stutters, knowing she had to stay strong no matter how much this pained her. Soseki was her number one, not Naruto and definitely not Sasuke. They introduced him to violence and that was the straw that broke the camels back. She didn't have the patience right now, especially with everything that's happened today!

"You fought in front of Soseki, opening the door to violence." She stated, frowning once he too frowned, remembering when the child pushed him. Yeah, he did start the fight, but it was- "I know things have been tough with Sasuke coming back, but Soseki didn't. There was no need for violence, but you allowed your anger to get in the way." She said, wiping a tear away before it could fall.

"It wasn't anger… It was… Paranoia, I guess." He weakly corrected, feeling his heart ache as she tilted her head and a tear slid. He knew what she was trying to do, and that was break up with him. He guessed Sasuke won…

"Paranoia? Of what?" She asked

"Sasuke stealing you back, which… He has." He said, looking away once her eyes widened. "Ever since he's come back he's been trying to win you back and I guess he's won-"

"N-Naruto, I'm not a trophy to be won over. And if I was, neither of you has won, Soseki has." She stated, hardening her look once his eyes widened. "I-I need time. I'm hurt, and it's not just by Sasuke… But you." She stated, jumping out of bed and through her door with nothing but anger radiating from her.

She wasn't some object, she was a human with emotions! First, Sasuke leaves her for years after she gave him her all and decides to come back like he didn't leave her like she meant nothing to him. And now, Naruto acted like she meant something to him, when in reality, she meant nothing. She was tired of this, tired of men walking over her, tired of being hurt over and over again!

She wanted to fall in love with Naruto, wanted them to be happy, but did he ever truly want that? Or did he just see her emotions as a game to play with Sasuke for their rivalry? Did they both see this as a game? Were they only getting close to her and Soseki to test each other? She would ignore these thoughts, but she couldn't say confidently that she knew them, because she honestly didn't know if she did or not!

"Hinata, are you okay?" Hanabi asked, looking at her sister warily once she came down the hall. She wasn't okay, she hasn't been okay ever since Neji told her the news about their grandfather. Literally, nothing was okay. She was single and hurt, her son had no cake, was introduced to something she tried so hard to prevent, and most likely saw this day as the worst day ever! Hell, she did too.

"I'll be fine, Hanabi. Have you seen Sasuke?" She asked, wanting to give him a piece of her mind as well. She was angry but mostly hurt. He was going to know his place and he was going to know them now! He wasn't about to stay with them with nothing but secrets and lies, this household was honest with each other!

"He went to go comfort Soseki. We weren't in there, but Soseki threw a fit and told Naruto and Sasuke how he hated them. I heard some more yelling once Sasuke went in there, but nothing else." Hanabi explained, furrowing her eyebrows once her sister forced a smile and headed towards her sons' room.

She didn't want to tell her sister what happened, especially since she didn't know herself. She knew she tried letting Naruto down gently with the reason to clear her mind and heart, so they could move on together and be happy, but as soon as he said Sasuke won, she blanked out. She was done letting people treat her like some object to slap and kick out, or have sex and then bail. She was human just like them…

She gently knocked as she walked in, widening her eyes once she saw the father and son ninja's asleep on the floor, cuddling. It was cute, she had to admit that, but why were they asleep on the floor? She shrugged that question off and walked towards Soseki's closet, getting her own costume and a blanket for the cuties.

She placed it on them before going to change and as soon as she finished, came back. She didn't want to be around everyone and they were sleep, so it gave her the quietness she wished to have. Half of her wanted to cry for being alone yet again, but the other half wanted to celebrate. Being in a relationship with a five- No, six-year-old is difficult. Especially when his father comes barging back into their lives.

She didn't really have the excellent choice in men either, but that part was obvious. Heh, she's heard that plenty of times too. She just never thought it would be this bad…

Flashback, two months after his confrontation…

Was it bad that she liked walking home with her sister and Sasuke Uchiha? They played it off rather good, making it seem like he was taking the long way home when in actuality, followed her like an eagle.

Hanabi, being Hanabi knew right away something was fishy especially when Hinata giggled at his teases instead of looked away, but decided not to mention it. Not yet at least, right now she wanted to investigate deeper, or… As some may call it, eavesdropped some more.

She walked ahead of them, but not too ahead so she could hear their conversation. They tried being secretive, but Hanabi again being Hanabi was the queen of secrets and queen of eavesdropping.

"I don't understand why you sneak away from everyone when they all know your sister goes to the same school." Sasuke mentioned, feeling a foreign feeling once Hinata looked up at him and smiled. Its been a couple of months and he finally got the woman to stop frowning all the damn time, replacing it with a… decent smile.

"I-I just don't want to be a burden. I simply leave, I don't need a goodbye, especially when I'll see them tomorrow." She explained, playing with her fingers nervously but then bit her lower lip. There was nothing to be nervous about, he was her friend… right?

"Hn." He also got her to stop the constant stutters. He wasn't planning on walking this way all the time, but he realized she wasn't a normal girl. She was a stalker, but he could probably help her work on that. He helped her with her stutters and default face, so this could be easy.

He usually never helped anyone except for Naruto and Sakura, but he guessed they were friends now because it felt more and more like a second nature. Maybe this was helping Naruto out in a way? Yeah, fixing her up so she could take the loser off of his hands.

"What are you doing on the weekend? I heard that the guys are going to um… Well-"

"Spit it out, Hyuga." He mumbled, finding this rather amusing. She tried her best not to stutter but still had a hard time with her words. Every time he seemed to be rushing her or something seemed embarrassing, she'd struggle to talk and would become flustered. It was quite… 'Cute.'

"I-I heard that the guys were planning on going to a sh-shop." She stuttered out, frowning once he smirked. She knew what kind of shop it was, but she wasn't about to say such words. On one side of the shop it was games, and on the other side it was naughty games and etcetera. She heard Kiba and Naruto talking about it, and was positive they weren't going to be shopping for PG games.

"I don't have time for that, but you can stalk Naruto there if you want." He said, smirking once she giggled. There goes that foreign feeling again, why the hell did she make him feel like this? Whatever was this? That giggle along with that smile always made him feel like this, and he didn't know why.

"Ew!" She giggled, playfully swatting at him as he smirked. "I do not stalk Naruto either, I just-"

"What? Observe him? There's nothing to discover from the idiot, he's an open book." Sasuke stated, smirking once again once she got flustered. It was true, Naruto was known to everyone because he made everyone know him. Don't know what his favorite color is? Look at his clothes.

"A-Am I weird?" She asked, covering her face so didn't notice his nod. She was weird, but that was why he was so interested in her. The only female that didn't drool over him in school and still didn't, it was weird, but he liked that about her. She didn't throw herself onto him and they had actual conversations, something no female at that damned school did.

"You're different." He decided to switch his answer, looking her deep into the eyes once she removed her hands. His heart seemed to stop once they looked at each other, and he couldn't understand why. He wanted to look away too, but couldn't. No… wouldn't. There was something in those eyes of hers that he liked and wanted. Nope… that's not it again.. He… Needed.

Hanabi turned around once she noticed they stopped talking and frowned, noticing their staring contest. Heavens, her sister was obviously falling for the guy but why? He wasn't only an Uchiha, but an asshole. She would've chosen Hinata with the idiot than with the asshole, but she knew Hinata wouldn't listen, she was stubborn that way.

"Hey, Hina! Our stop is this way." Hanabi called, frowning once they didn't break their eye contact and walked ahead anyway. They could just talk about this at home, she'd give her big sis time with the asshole just this once..

"I need to go home…" She said gently, feeling her heart beat out of her chest as he smiled down at her. What was this feeling? Did she like him? No, she couldn't have. They were friends, nothing else… Right? Because the longer she looked him in the eyes the more she doubted their friendly emotions. These emotions… They were becoming stronger and stronger and sometimes she couldn't control them.

"I'm not." He suddenly answered, breaking their eye contact as he felt like he couldn't breathe. She blinked, confused about his sudden burst, so he rephrased. "I'm not hanging out with them this weekend."

"Oh! That-That's good! I-I mean, not good. I mean, if-if you-"

"Hinata. 325 times. I'd rather get stabbed 325 times in the damn neck and in my chest than to ever, and I mean EVER say such a feminine word… But, I'll let this one pass." He explained, taking in a deep breath as she tilted her head. What in the world was he talking about?

"T-That's a very specific number, Sasuke." She giggled, trying her best to stop once he gently glared at her but couldn't.

"Heavens, stop it already. You're being adorable and it's ticking me off." He mumbled, causing her to blush. Was she being adorable? He found her adorable?! If he was trying to get her to stop with her laughter, she did because now she was shocked- No, she was now confused.

"W-What are we, Sasuke?" She gently asked, blushing deeper once she noticed his slight blush. Whatever they were, he sure as hell didn't know. She was sure he never thought their friendship would turn into anything except that, but with those words just now he confirmed her feelings for him… And it definitely wasn't friendly.

"I don't know yet." He answered after a while, feeling just as confused as she was. What the hell was he thinking? Adorable? Adorable?! She wasn't adorable! He looked down at her and blushed deeper once he saw her nervously play with her fingers and quickly looked away. Okay, maybe she was adorable a little, but he didn't have to tell her that! Dammit!

"Me neither." She whispered, looking at her feet as he stared at the ground. "It's okay though…" She said suddenly, staring up at him once he looked at her with nothing but confusion. "Y-You're adorable too, but we were still good friends." She smiled, causing his heart to race.

Adorable? Him? Usually, girls would call him hot, or sexy, or handsome, but adorable? That was new… and he kinda liked it. -He looked at her eyes then her lips, feeling himself inch closer- He kinda liked it a lot… -He got closer, looking at her eyes once more before putting his focus on her lips- Loved it actually… -He connected their lips-

Her eyes widened, but she closed them almost immediately once she felt a spark between them. It was her first kiss, and it wasn't with Naruto. She would've said it felt wrong, but it didn't.. It felt amazing. He gently placed his hand behind her head to deepen their kiss, but quickly pulled away once they heard someone clear their throat.

"F-Father!" Hinata squeaked, covering her mouth as Sasuke stood there, dumbfounded. She guessed they took longer than she thought, oops. "I-I-I could expla-"

"Uchiha, care to explain why you and my daughter were doing something so offensive in public?" Hiashi Hyuga asked, crossing his arms once the young man's eyes hardened. Damn, did he hate the Uchiha's. They were already neighbors, but that didn't mean the damn neighbor had to woo his eldest daughter. Heavens, especially the youngest Uchiha.

He was fine with them being neighbors, especially since they were a couple blocks down. He also was fine with the school situation, because there were two routes to get to their neighborhood. The right route was towards the Uchiha compound, and the left route was towards the Hyuga compound. They hardly saw each other, and Hiashi LOVED it!

What he wasn't fine about was the Uchiha boy purposely taking the left route home to walk with his daughters. He also wasn't fine with the Uchiha boy kissing his beloved daughter, but he wasn't happy that she allowed it either! Her lips were supposed to stay pure for her husband, not some Uchiha rat.

"No, I don't care to explain." Sasuke said simply, fixing his bag on his shoulder once Hinata gasped. He liked that kiss, but of course, the second biggest asshole he's ever known had to ruin it. He looked at Hinata then at her lips once more and forced back a smile, turning his attention back to the peasant who stood in front of them. He guessed this moment was officially over.

"S-Sasuke!-"

"Hinata, come now. I obviously need to talk to you about kissing animals with rabies." Hiashi said sternly, reaching out for his daughters' hand once she frowned. She looked at Sasuke and frowned deeper once he walked home, leaving her to deal with this. He didn't have rabies, he had feelings for her and she had them too!

"First that Uzumaki kid and now the Uchiha rat? Who's next? That Aburame kid? You worry me about your taste in men." Her father scolded, walking them home and fast so he could continue this scolding in the privacy of their home. She just hoped Sasuke didn't take offense to her father, because for some odd reason… She liked that kiss.

Flashback end…..

She didn't want to cry, really. But… How many warnings was she going to listen to until she finally took it to heart? Her father, grandfather, little sister, cousin, hell… her best friends warned her about Sasuke, but she didn't listen. Nor did she listen to her in-laws about Naruto… She was so stupid…

She held herself tightly, allowing a few tears to stream down her cheek and a shiver take over her until she saw the figure she called her ex-lover sit up slowly with a tired yet confused look on his face.

"Hinata?" He mumbled sleepily, instantly noticing the tiny blanket that covered his torso and placed all of it on their son. He looked at Hinata and smirked, noticing the black and blue ninja costume almost immediately and would've laughed once she covered her face fully with the mask if he didn't know why she was doing so… She was crying. "What's wro-"

"Naruto and I broke up." She weakly admitted, sniffling as she tried her hardest to stop the tears, but they didn't stop. "I-I didn't want to, but I had to. I-I still… I still love you, but I-I want him!" She cried quietly, not wanting to wake Soseki up, so decided it was best for her to simply leave.

She stood to take her leave but was stopped by Sasuke gripping her by her shoulders. Her eyes widened once he slowly pulled down the mask and was met with a frown. "You want him, but came to find me." He spoke lowly, wiping her tears away with his thumb as she closed her eyes and nodded. "Why?" He asked, looking at her even though she refused to do the same. She admitted to loving him still, now she just had to admit to wanting him instead of Naruto. He wanted and loved her, and he wanted her to want and love him back like when they were younger, but she'd have to admit it to herself first. 'Please… admit it already.'

"You f-fought my b-boyfriend in f-front of our son, Sasuke. I… I am upset with you, f-for many things! B-But this is-"

"I'll leave then." He said, removing his hands from her shoulders once her eyes shot open. She couldn't admit it… She couldn't admit the love that is obviously still with her because the idiot actually made her gain some type of feelings. He'd leave then. He'd let this play out, knowing Naruto would mess up eventually… 'Like always…' "You didn't want to leave Naruto but did because of me. I'll leave then. I'll get my own place and… We could talk about Soseki when the time comes." He spoke, forcing back any emotion that dared to lace with his words.

She didn't need to know this hurt him because he knew she'd feel guilty and hurt herself if she hurt him even if he deserved it in a way. "S-Sasuke, I-I don't-" She stopped once he kissed her forehead, closing his eyes once his heart clenched as he pulled away and Soseki's bedroom door opened. "Sasuke…" She whispered, frowning once he ignored eye contact with both her and Naruto and walked out, most likely to prepare his things.

"I just came to get my costume out of Soseki's closet." Naruto mumbled weakly, feeling hurt himself as he walked in with Sasuke kissing his girl… Or ex-girl. He felt bad, especially since he knew he was in the wrong here. He used the wrong words and wanted to plead his innocence but knew she needed to calm down first. "Unless you don't want me to be here anymore-"

"Naruto… T-That's not true, and you k-know it-"

"I don't. I know that I love you and that I'm dumb for hurting you, but I don't know-"

"I-I love you too." 'I think… I hope…' "B-But I'm not some game for you and S-Sasuke to play, nor am I a p-pleasure doll." She tried lecturing, but her heart felt broken. The look and pain in Sasuke's expression before he left clearly was caused by her and she hated that.

Naruto felt a small smile creep up on his lips as Hinata nervously played with her fingers. "You love me." He whispered to himself but felt his heart rate increase once she nodded in confirmation. "Then please give me another chance so I can prove to you that you are not some game to me, you're my queen." He gently spoke, causing her to look at him.

"You're queen?" She weakly asked, fighting back tears as he nodded.

"You're my queen and Soseki's our young prince. I love you both and don't want to lose you guys, please." He practically begged, reaching for her hand that she allowed him to take in his. "Our first argument, and that's fine. Remember? We want to be together longer than two months." He smiled, kissing her hand once she smiled back with a nod.

"I remember." She confirmed, allowing him to kiss her lips. "I'm just… confused." She admitted once he pulled them into a loving hug. She would've cried if Soseki wasn't asleep behind them.

"I know… But we can get through this, together." He whispered in her hair, frowning once she nodded. "I'm sorry for letting Sasuke get to me… That was totally uncool." He apologized, weakly smiling once she kissed his chest.

"I can't say that I forgive you, but I can agree that it was indeed… totally uncool." She copied his voice, causing him to chuckle and her to smile. She wanted to feel happiness, she needed to right now. With everything that's happened today and a few minutes ago, she needed this before she fainted again.

"Got jokes, huh?" He smiled, pulling her towards her sons' closet as she nodded with a giggle of her own. "I got something just for that." He spoke lowly, causing her to shiver as he opened the closet.

"What are you doing?" She giggled as he pulled them into the closet and closed it tightly with a mischievous smile. Whatever he was doing, she obviously wasn't going to agree with it.

"Oh, nothing… Just seven minutes in heaven with my beautiful girlfriend." He said, lifting her chin so he could take her lips. She melted into the kiss and blushed once he broke it just to say, "Or twenty minutes of bliss…" He whispered over her lips, locking their lips once more as he pushed her against the closet wall.

As soon as he walked out of that room, he pulled his brother to the side, not even bothered by the first of the guest as he didn't care, not right now at least. Itachi wasn't confused by these actions either as he noted that Hinata's eyes looked deadly when she asked where his little brother was.

"Who were you on the phone with? I'm presuming our new team?" Sasuke asked, causing his brother to frown. He indeed was pissed, always trying to drown his emotions out with work that wasn't actual work, but you understand.

"Yes, little brother. Do you care to explain your foul mood?" Itachi asked, smirking once his brother shook his head. No always meant yes with Sasuke when it came to him, it just wasn't the right place. "Shisui, Izumi, Karin, and you are the only ones I need for this… predicament." Itachi announced, causing Sasuke's eyes to widen but they soon softened once a few of the guest laughed.

"So that was Shisui-" He stopped himself once his brother nodded in confirmation. "I need to call Karin then, the sooner the bett-" He stopped himself once more once his brother shook his head.

"I've already talked with her, she should be here in less than an hour." Itachi explained, causing Sasuke to growl once he walked towards the table for a snack. He's been eyeing these dumplings for a while now, and just had to try them.

"You invited her here?" He asked his brother, holding back another growl once he nodded in confirmation. He smacked his hand away from the dumplings and rolled his eyes once Itachi frowned. "Itachi, are you crazy?!" He harshly whispered, staring deep into his brothers' eyes once the man chuckled.

"Everyone's a little crazy in their own way." Itachi teased, looking his brother deep in the eyes once he scoffed. "The sooner, the better. She might know about this group, and you're the only one that could get such information out of her." He admitted, going for the dumplings once Sasuke processed his quest.

"You want me to seduce her." He mumbled, knowing that he did but was too proper and whatnot to say such words out loud. "Tsk, what happened to you wanting me to work things out with Hinata?" He asked his brother as he crossed his arms and watched the eldest Uchiha nibble on the most disgusting snack he's ever had. It's always too damn sweet…

"That's going to take longer than I once thought, especially with your best friend in the picture." He spoke nonchalantly, smiling as he waved the dumplings in his brothers' face and he grimaced. Something never changes…

"The loser isn't my best friend." Sasuke corrected, pushing his hand away as Itachi's eyes softened at those words. It was true, a best friend wouldn't steal the love of your life while you went away to help your brother.

"Did you know Shisui and Izumi used to date?" Itachi asked, knowing his younger brother didn't but couldn't help but chuckle once his eyes widened. "I… didn't know of my feelings for Izumi back then, so I pushed her away. Shisui couldn't believe I was being so idiotic, so helped her cope with losing me… only to fall for her and took what I didn't even know was mine." He explained, frowning once he recalled the hurt look on his beloved girlfriends' face once he broke it off.

"I felt betrayed, I felt angry, but I mostly felt heartbroken. I couldn't believe my best friend and first love were dating, but then I realized how I was the one at fault." He said, smiling at his younger brother as he remembered that same look in his eyes when they were younger, and he'd give him some wisdom. "I pushed her away to the point she tried running from her own feelings for me, while Shisui took matters into his own hands to teach me a lesson the hard way." He said, poking his brother in the middle of his forehead. "Are you going to learn from your mistakes? Or are you going to sit back and let this continue on?" He asked, taking a bite of his dumplings once Sasuke contemplated just that.

"My situations different though…" He mumbled, rubbing his forehead as he tried not to think of Hinata right now, but couldn't. "I knew I loved her but left. I had her waiting for five years, Itachi. Not to mention our son, she-"

"She still loves you, she's just running from her emotions. It's just your horrible luck that she decided to run now that you've returned, but she'll return too. She and Izumi are quite alike, hitting us men where it hurts the most." Itachi laughed, causing his brother to frown yet roll his eyes.

"I'm sure Shisui didn't love her though and actually wanted to teach you a lesson for being idiotic." Sasuke grumbled, frowning once Itachi shook his head at that. 'Well, shit…'

"He loved her, just not like that. You know how much Shisui is like a brother to me, to us, so he saw Izumi more like a sister in the end and wanted her to be with me." He explained, throwing his stick in the garbage as Sasuke's frown deepened. "He broke it off with her, telling her how her heart always belonged to me, which was true and apologized to me. We didn't talk for a few months till Izumi forced us…" He laughed, remembering the dramatic teenage years like yesterday.

"Things aren't the same though." Sasuke said, looking his brother deep in the eyes as he frowned. "Shisui betrayed you, hurt you, you can't just forgive that right? You can't just trust someone after-"

"You're wrong, little brother." Itachi spoke over Sasuke's voice, silencing him instantly. "He indeed betrayed and hurt me, but he's family. We aren't blood-related, but we are related by our strong emotions for one another. We've been friends ever since kindergarten, to let a woman break such an unbreakable bond… I couldn't allow that." He admitted, frowning once more guest arrived.

"Naruto and I-"

"Don't assume, but presume. Is Naruto capable of this? Is Naruto capable of letting a woman get between such a strong bond that you two had for so many years? I don't know him like you do, brother. But, I know that if you set your hurt emotions aside, you'll find the answers that I sadly can't give you." Itachi said, placing a hand on Sasuke's shoulder once he frowned. "Shisui wasn't capable of it, and that's what made our bond stronger because I knew he wasn't. His actions were unacceptable but in the end… He chose friendship instead of betrayal."

Itachi was right. He was always right, and Sasuke hated that. He was absolutely stuck and needed to crash anywhere but here tonight until he could look for his own place. He knew he had a decent number of thousands in his bank, but didn't want something huge… He wanted something huge for his family, not just for him.

Hell, he wanted his family, but Naruto had them. Itachi knew his pain, but not all of it. Sasuke left Sakura alone for the loser, he left multiple women alone for the loser, but Hinata… Hinata chased after Naruto for years upon years, but of course, when Sasuke was in love with her did Naruto have to take her from him. The fucking irony! The fucking betrayal! The fucking pain…

"I'm wokeee!" Soseki exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air once he ran to the entrance of the hall and bowed once everyone clapped for him. Sasuke weakly smiled at the little boy, knowing he got that energetic trait from him when he was his age. "Uncle Kiba, I wanna ride Aka next!" He gasped, quickly losing everyone's attention once he noticed the huge dog with a ninja mask on.

Sasuke watched as Kiba placed Soseki on his dogs back and smirked, noticing just how happy his son was. He didn't want to leave him but knew it was for the better. Hinata needed space away from him, and he honestly needed space away from… Them.

He met Hinata's gaze and frowned once he saw her hands locked with Naruto's. He guessed they made up, and by her messy-ish hair… They made up in a few ways that he honestly didn't want to think about right now.

"Sasuke?" Karin called gently, breaking him out of his trance once the redhead caught his attention. She looked different… Her hair seemed… different. "Sorry, I just got here and saw you. I didn't know you had a son… He looks a lot like you." She smiled, but he knew it wasn't genuine. This weirdly hurt her in a way, but he wasn't in the mood to try and figure out why.

"Yeah…" He said simply, remembering his task at hand. He needed to seduce her, but not here. He knew it wasn't going to be easy to get information out of her, but knew if he showed her the affection she wanted, it'll be faster. "You look nice." He complimented, fighting back a roll to his eyes once she blushed and became flustered.

"Thanks." She accepted it, shyly tucking a loose strain of hair behind her ear. She's cut it, not all of it but… the side. He liked it, he guessed at least. Maybe this was the distraction he needed to get his mind off of Hinata, maybe he needed this more than he first thought.

He's only ever been with Hinata, but she couldn't say the same thing about him anymore. He didn't know how many boyfriends she's had since he's been gone, and he doesn't even want to think about how many partners she's had because she was his only one! His only lover, but not anymore.

"Are you married then?" She suddenly asked, nearly causing him to frown, but he didn't. "You know, since you got a son and everything." She clarified her question, forcing him to smirk. He understood the first time, but whatever.

"I'm not. His mother and I split a while ago." He said simply, meeting Hinata's gaze once more when Karin smiled a bit too wide at that. She followed his gaze and frowned, commenting on Hinata's looks as she indeed was a diamond to fawn over.

"Wow, she's gorgeous." Karin whispered, feeling a little self-conscious as she recalled all the times Sasuke would tell her she wasn't his type. She was a confident person, but she even knew that she lacked beauty where it counted most… Aka her chest size.

'That's an understatement…' "Hn." He broke their eye contact once again and met his eyes with a now saddened Karin. What was wrong? He honestly didn't know, nor did he care, but knew he had to at least try. "What's wrong?" He asked halfheartedly.

'She has HUGE bonkers!' "Psh, nothing! I was just thinking if maybe you wanted to get some food after this, that's all!" She lied, yet told the truth as she shyly waved her hands around. He never tried having conversations with her, and she wasn't about to fuck it up now!

"Sure." He said, causing her to gasp over such an answer. "As long as I get to choose the dessert." He flirted, he guessed. He wasn't really one with words, especially sexual. He knew she got the message though as her face instantly matched the color of her hair.

"We could skip the food completely if you want?" She asked, and he nodded, causing her to practically fan herself once he rolled his eyes. She might've been easy to get into bed, but he knew she withheld information like a vault.

She clutched to him afterward, causing Hinata's eyebrows to furrow as she watched the whole scene play out. What was happening, she didn't know, but she knew she didn't like it. She wanted to talk with him but knew he didn't want that and every time she told herself she didn't care and began the process to walk towards them, someone would stop her.

She simply took it as a sign to let him get his space and proceeded on thanking her sons' guest. Her father didn't show back up, and she appreciated that. She wasn't ready to deal with him, especially when she was dealing with such a mess already…

The party was going smoothly, and Soseki seemed to be having fun with their ninja guest, but she couldn't help but to feel a bit saddened still. Yeah, Naruto helped with her emotions a little, but Sasuke's face was burned in her memory, reminding her of the first argument they've ever had as a couple.

He was hurt, and she knew it! She just wished they could talk it out without him trying to hide the fact from her. She knew he was, and wanted to talk it out like normal just with less kisses…

Flashback to seven years ago...

"Hinata." He called, stressfully running his fingers through his hair once she ignored his clear and stern voice. "Hinata, dammit! Look at me." He ordered, crouching down to see her better but she turned away. "Can you just look at me-"

"No…" She weakly admitted, wiping her tears away before they could fully make their way down her cheeks. "Y-You're rude, a-and hurtful, a-and-"

"I'm none of those things to you-"

"Then w-what are you?!" She angrily asked, glaring at him once she finally looked at him. "Because what you j-just said, isn't kind or l-loving! I-It was m-mean!" She cried, swatting his hands away once he tried consoling her.

He was caught up in the argument, not knowing whether this was the end of their line or what, but once she started crying he knew it wasn't. He told her to leave and told her how he wasn't going to play this shitty game called love with her, most likely breaking that angelic heart of hers.

He honestly doesn't even remember what the argument was about, but knew she was angry about it. He fed into the argument for a good ten minutes before finally throwing his towel to the argument and to their relationship in, causing her to gasp, frown, and sit down on his bed with tears attacking her shortly after.

He wanted to take it back the moment he saw her frown, but knew it was too late for that as when he tried reaching out for her she sat down and cried because of him and his stupid words.

"I'm your boyfriend-"

"N-No you're not! R-Remember? You don't want to play this c-crappy game with me. F-Fine." She sniffled, standing up and pushed her way forward as he tried blocking her way out of his room. She was many things, but a begger wasn't one of them. He didn't want to be with her? Fine… It broke her heart in a way she didn't want to admit, but he didn't need to know that.

She wasn't about to leave though, she couldn't. "Hinata, I drove you here-"

"I-I'll walk home!" She sniffled, walking out his bedroom door with him directly behind her. He didn't want to take this argument outside the privacy of his bedroom, but fuck it. He couldn't lose her, not today, not ever.

"You'll catch a cold-"

"Y-You weren't thinking th-that when you told me to leave, h-huh?" She threw in his face, causing him to mentally scream as he wasn't. She made it down the last step and smiled at his parents, making it her mission to get her shoes before he caught her.

"Hinata, you're being ridiculous." He grumbled, nearly catching her shoulder before she strutted towards the front door. "Can you stop!?" He yelled, causing her to come to a stop as his annoying family gave them the attention he truly didn't want.

"M-Maybe I'm just playing a game." She weakly mumbled, causing him to frown as looked at the back of her. She bit her lower lip to tame her stutters, not wanting to show such a weakness right now. "I won't get sick, Sasuke. I'll just catch a cab home-"

"No, let's just go back upstairs and-"

"I would rather be down here." She admitted, feeling more comfortable with his family right now than with him. He was an asshole, she always knew that, but just never thought he'd be one with her.

He nearly twitched at that, not wanting them to know their business whatsoever, but knew Hinata was stubborn and that she wasn't going to change her mind about their location. It was either the living room, or she left, and he really needed her to stay.

"Fine. Mother, father, brother, can you guys exi-"

"I don't want to be alone with you Sasuke, I don't want to talk." She admitted, causing him to stressfully run his fingers through his hair yet again as Itachi smirked at the struggle. It wasn't funny, he didn't want to talk about it, and he definitely didn't want them knowing their shit! But… fuck it! Absolutely fuck it!

"Hinata, look at me." He said as gently as he could, wishing he didn't love her. If he didn't love her she could've walked home for all he cared, but he didn't want her to even leave.

"I don't want to talk-"

"Then listen." He breathed, frowning once he saw her wipe a tear away. "I… I didn't mean what I said and I'm… I'm sorry." He apologized, frowning deeper once she shook her head. "I am."

"N-No you're not. Y-You meant every word up there, a-and I was just too c-caught up in our game to realize it sooner-"

"That's not true!" He hissed, turning towards the stairs to compose himself once she finally turned to face him with nothing but sadness in her eyes. This is what he meant, this-this-this drama! This pain! It wasn't for him!

He didn't like arguments, he didn't like disagreements, he didn't like drama, and he definitely didn't like love right now! He loved her, she knew this too, but she was just as consumed with the drama that relationships bring that she too wasn't thinking rationally!

"I-I am hurt, Sasuke!" She weakly yelled at him, gripping the collar of her shirt as he struggled to keep his emotions in check. He didn't want to lose her, but he didn't want this drama either! "Y-You can't just d-date me for a year, o-only to break up and c-call everything that's happened between us a game! M-My feelings for you a-aren't some crappy game!" She cried, glaring at him once he finally turned to face her.

He couldn't do this right now. He needed to take a breather, just like her. "I'm not going to chase after you, Hinata-"

"You a-already did." She threw in his face, causing him to scoff as he felt the top he tried so hard to keep secure pop off and everything poured out.

"Yeah, because I love you!" He hissed at her, causing her eyes to widen at his sudden outburst. Every time he had to show such emotions in public or just, in general, it always irritated him, making him feel weak when he knew it was just being a stupid human. "This argument, this whole predicament where I am fighting NOT to lose you is a game, a shitty game at that!" He explained, wanting to rip his hair out over the annoying looks his parents gave him.

He was cussing in front of them, and that was something you weren't supposed to do in the Uchiha compound, but he didn't fucking care. Not right now at least, right now he just cared about explaining such a simple thing to a very un-simple woman!

"Y-You wouldn't be having to fight if you didn't break up with me, Sasuke." She weakly said, frowning once she saw the pain in his eyes over just how much this hurt him. He did this to himself, so she couldn't really-

"Do you want me to take it back? Because I'm trying!-"

"I-I want to know why me?" She weakly stated, biting her lower lip as he gave her those confused yet hurt eyes again. "Everyone. All the females at school wanted you, but me. Why… Why make me fall for you only to hurt me?" She croaked, saying F-You to her tears as they freely streamed down her cheeks.

He knew why she wanted them to be downstairs now, so he could tell the truth and if she didn't like the truth she could easily leave him and never return. She was smart and collective of her surroundings, just like him and he hated that.

"I never meant to hurt you-"

"Answer… please…" She whispered,

"I don't have an answer to that because I've never looked at it like that. I… I didn't mean it though, I knew I didn't mean it the moment you pushed me away." He admitted, fighting back the emotions that threatened to show as she frowned. "If I wasn't telling the truth, I wouldn't have chased you down here to take everything back, I'm sorry." He apologized, this time with a meaning behind it and that was the truth.

"I-I love you too." She broke, allowing him to catch her in a hug as she cried in his arms. He managed to not open up completely to his family, as he would've told her way more than this, but it was enough to stop this game the heavens wanted them to play.

"Can we go back upstairs now?" He whispered in her hair, smiling once she nodded. He picked her up and smiled once she instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist and snuggled his torso as he carried them back upstairs, ignoring his families amused looks (despite his father) as he did so.

He sat her on his bed and kissed her, letting it last a few extra seconds before he broke it and noticed two movies on his bed. "Do you want to watch The Inception of One Man?" He asked, causing her to playfully roll her eyes.

"Are you kidding me?" She giggled, letting her mouth agape as he confusingly shook his head. "Sasuke Uchiha, I told you I'd never watch that movie again with you." It was basically the reason for their whole argument!

"It's a good movie-"

"I-It's a confusing movie-"

"You didn't pay attention-"

"No, I paid close attention. I-It's just bad acting."

"The acting isn't bad at all, you simply didn't pay attention-"

"Sasuke, I paid close attention. The directing and story was just all over the place!-"

"You went to sleep forty minutes in, I'm sure it wasn't the movie-"

"That's because it put me to sleep!"

"You fall asleep easily! We're watching this movie, and this time you're paying attention-"

"S-Sasuke, we just argued about this!-"

"This isn't an argument, this is a debate that I've won." He smirked, causing her to legitimately roll her eyes this time and to her surprise, was met with another kiss on the lips. "I will not lose you, just like I will not lose to you." He whispered over her lips, causing her to blush.

"Do you love me?" She asked, looking him deep in the eyes as he inched closer to her face and grunted his response.

"Yes."

"Then don't torture me, please." She begged, closing her eyes once he kissed her once more, forcing her to her back until his laughter took the best of him. She loved that laugh, it was always so… 'beautiful'

"You tortured me downstairs by making me embarrass myself in front of my family, how else are you supposed to get punished?" He asked with nothing but amusement, smirking once she tapped her chin in thought.

"M-Maybe with fifty-one kisses?" She suggested, blushing deeper once he kissed her hand.

"Mm, I like the sound of that." He admitted, throwing the movie aside as he climbed over her to "punish" her with said kisses as she giggled.

Flashback end…

They honestly weren't saints back then, but at least they were in love. She hated thinking about their past together, but couldn't help it sometimes. She loved him back then and still did.

They had a beautiful son together and even though Sasuke just came into the picture, Soseki looked up to him a lot. The kid never stopped talking about his father, despite the bullies at school that picked on him. Hinata knew he was in love and was afraid of what he was going to do and feel once Sasuke left.

"Hinata." A distanced voice called, getting her attention rather easily as she recognized that voice anywhere. "Hinata…" The woman said softly, reaching for her hand and she gladly accepted theirs.

"Mother." She greeted with a small smile, not forgetting their last encounter but took Sasuke's words to heart about Soseki loving his grandparents.

"The party is lovely, I really like the decorations and costumes." She said genuinely, looking around as Hinata did the same. The three of them did a respectable job indeed, but she couldn't really take much of the credit. Sasuke and Naruto were taller than her, she mainly hung things on the walls as she ceiling decorations were all them.

"Thank you, mother. But Sasuke came up with the costumes while Naruto and Sasuke did the ceiling, I honestly didn't do much." She bowed out of respect, furrowing her eyebrows once her mother-in-law waved such mannerism away.

"Foolishness, you did everything!" Mikoto laughed, placing a comforting hand on Hinata's shoulder once they both looked at Soseki. He was playing make-believe with the three of his uncles (Neji, Shino, and Kiba) as Hanabi recorded them. "You gave birth to that angel. You made this day possible, that was you." Mikoto praised, squeezing her daughter-in-law's shoulder as she wiped unfallen tears away.

"T-Thank you, mother." Hinata smiled, allowing Mikoto to pull her into a hug, a motherly hug at that. "I-I'm sorry for k-kicking you guys out back then-"

"No, it's okay. We crossed the line, it's not our choice to choose what you do with your life or who you do, we just… Wasn't fair to you." She apologized in her own way, fixing Hinata's hair as she blushed at her confrontation. Was it truly that obvious to what she and Naruto did? Or did she just feel conscious because she felt like a naughty teenager who got caught?

Mini Flashback to nearly an hour ago…

"Narut-Mmph!" She allowed him to muffle her moan within his hand as he smirked and continued his thrust. She whimpered as she held on tighter and gasped once he'd trail kisses along her cheekbones and neck.

She definitely wouldn't have agreed to this if she didn't need it, but she did... Badly. "Hinata…" He quietly groaned her name, causing her to roll her eyes back as she felt herself get closer and closer to her climax as he kept hitting that blissful spot.

She tightened her grip as he took one of her nipples into his mouth and teased it, causing her to practically scream within his hand until- "Come out you monster! My daddy taught me Kung-Fu, and I'm not afraid to show you!" Soseki growled, getting into his stance as he waited for the closet door to open.

Naruto quickly pulled out, setting Hinata down as she instantly became flustered. They were quiet, right? She hardly, if not at all, heard their lovemaking. They were cautious, right? RIGHT?

She began fixing herself as Naruto did the same in his own costume, making monster noises for the imaginative child waiting for them to come out.

"Either come out, or I'm coming in!" Soseki warned, causing both adults to gulp. "Seven…" He began counting down, causing them to both look at each other as they struggled to find Hinata's bra. "Six…" He continued, nearly making them bump heads as they searched frantically yet silently. "Five… Four…" He yelled, jumping with anticipation as they finally found it. "Three! TWO!" He yelled louder, going for the kill until,

"RAWR!" Naruto growled, yanking the closet door open as he made the child nearly shit himself. "I'm a monster! RAWR!" He roared, causing Soseki to laugh after the shock disappeared and his mother came out with a playful scream.

"Oh no, Whiskers became a monster! Help Soseki!" She screamed, rushing to "hide" behind her son as he nodded with a look to kill said monster.

"Don't worry, mommy! I will protect you with everything my sensei's given me!" He promised, causing her to muffle a giggle as he actually charged at Naruto with everything he had. He thankfully dodged most of his hits though, most being the keyword…

Flashback end…

He literally counted down on them, A SIX-YEAR-OLD COUNTED DOWN ON THEM! So embarrassing… "It's okay. You guys were only looking out for your guys' son, I probably would've done the same if Soseki was in our situation." She prayed to the heavens above that he'd never be though, it was too messy and heartbreaking for a lot of people… He didn't deserve heartbreak.

The rest of the party played on with a lot of laughter, cheer, and happiness from everyone. Kushina arrived shortly after with her husband in one hand and Soseki's cake in the other, surprising Soseki and Hinata over how amazing it looked (and tasted).

Soseki being a mixture of Sasuke and Hinata loved the cake, but quickly crashed over how yummy it was and that's when the guest shortly left. At least he opened his presents before that hard crash of his because Sasuke would've been upset if he didn't get to see the child light up because of his scooter that he quote on quote "always wanted".

He was upset that he couldn't say goodbye though but didn't want to see it as a goodbye, to begin with. He was going to visit them a lot, and he was going to make sure Hinata brought him over a lot… He just didn't like the fact that he wasn't going to wake up to their crazy mornings anymore.

"You don't have to leave…" Hinata said, frowning as the redhead practically stared into her soul next to her ex-lover. She didn't get a good vibe from the woman but felt if she didn't, neither did Sasuke. That or she was jealous, but that was ridiculous.

"I do." He said simply, not wanting a goodbye from her either. He wanted to think, think about everything that's happened today and about what his brother told him. That and well, Naruto gave Karin a fishy yet confused look, and he didn't want to be around when he finally began asking questions.

"D-Do you know where you're staying tonight?" Hinata asked, too innocent to put two and two together but of course, Karin didn't know that because she laughed, thinking it was a joke about her breast size, but didn't speak on it once Hinata frowned and Sasuke glared at her.

"At an acquaintance's, but tomorrow at Itachi's until I find something I like." He spoke truthfully, looking at Karin as she blushed. She didn't really see them as acquaintances, especially since they were about to sleep together, but whatever. She's been wanting this ever since she's laid eyes on him, they'd work on things later.

Now, Hinata was innocent but not that innocent… She knew the gesture and she felt angrier with herself than with anyone else as she felt saddened by his actions. She had no right to be upset that he wanted to find someone new, she's done it. Hell, she was caught having intercourse with that said person by their son (which he didn't need to know), she definitely didn't have a right.

"I'll come over after school to see him, so I could explain my reason better, I just need time to think." 'And time to sleep with a complete stranger…' She thought, frowning once she nodded and they looked each other deep in the eyes.

"Goodnight, Sasuke." She spoke, frowning once he lifted his two fingers to tap her forehead, but dropped them, hurting her more than she dared to admit.

"Hn." He replied, taking his leave with Karin right behind him after she gave Hinata a dirty look. She didn't like how long that goodbye was but didn't like even more how she asked multiple questions that didn't involve her.

Sasuke was single and finally giving her a chance, she wasn't about to have some busty woman steal this from her! If anything, he was hers now. She doesn't know their history together, but she was here to make sure it stayed history and as soon as they got to her place and he slammed her against her living room wall hungrily, she promised to herself that she was going to keep her word on that.

That's the end! I feel like it's kinda short, but my gut is telling me it wasn't supposed to be long. Soseki's birthday was a hit and that's all the young parents wanted! Sasuke finally got laid, while Hinata finally said the L word, but did she mean it? And what was with Naruto's iffy looks at Karin? Please tell me your thoughts and opinions, and the other stories I'm writing for SASUHINA I might upload :)! The first ones called "It all started with an email" and the second ones called "DEPRESSION" (Lol) My laptop name's these stories, so they might change. See you next chapter!