A/N: Hello, I'm back with a new chapter! Thanks for the reviews, I really enjoy reading them! However, I have a bit of bad news... school will be starting back soon for me, so it will be harder to get updates faster, but I will try! Anyway, I will try to write another chapter or two before school starts back up, so keep checking back! Enjoy, and R&R!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did Kakashi would me mine! Not yours, mine! But I don't…so I sad. And so I write this. If I did own Naruto I wouldn't be writing this, because Kakashi would be mine. But I don't own Naruto so don't sue me!

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Chapter 4

Hinata awoke in a strong embrace. Looking up, she noticed that she had turned in her sleep and now she faced Kakashi. She found it odd that he was still wearing his mask and headband. She glanced down at his bare chest, gazing over the muscular torso. Not wanting to move, she smiled and closed her eyes, drifting back off into sleep.

Kakashi felt a warm presence beside him. Looking down he saw Hinata wrapped in his arms. She looked so beautiful to him. He watched as her chest slowly rose and fell with her steady breaths. He didn't want to move from this spot where he knew he could protect her.

Closing his eye he knew he had to get up. He had some business to take care of. Moving so not to wake her, he slid out of the bed and covered her up. When he reached the bathroom, he noticed he was still wearing his pants from the day before. He also wore his mask and headband.

He scratched his head. 'I really need to stop staying up late.' The night before, he was sitting up thinking over what had happened. He didn't even get ready for bed. Then Hinata came to his door. He fell asleep shortly after.

Deciding he needed to get a shower, he quickly stripped down and started the water.

Hinata stirred in her sleep. When she opened her eyes, she noticed Kakashi wasn't there. She sat up and looked around. The sound of water coming from the bathroom assured her he was in the shower. She admired his plain and simple room. Black furniture, white walls; nice and clean. Looking to his side table, she found something interesting.

An orange book sat on the table. She recognized it as the book Kakashi was always reading. Picking it up and reading the title, she guessed what it was about. She wanted to open the book, but she hesitated. 'I don't want to invade his privacy…' Still, her curiosity got the best of her and she flipped through the book.

Reading a couple of pages, she gasped and turned a bright pink. She had no idea Kakashi read these things. Another thought came to her mind. 'What if this was Kakashi and I…' Her pink face now turned red as she began to feel funny. Hearing the shower turn off, she put the book back on the table and quickly laid back down with her back to the door.

Kakashi came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. He carried his mask and headband in his hand as he headed for his closet. His back now faced her. Hinata glanced over her shoulder. Seeing his wet bare back, she began to feel funny again. She quickly turned back over, breathing a little heavier than before.

Kakashi took some clothes and headed back to the bathroom and changed. He placed the mask and headband back on before he exited the room. Hinata sat up in the bed, acting as if this was her first time seeing him. He walked over to the bed and sat down next to her.

"Good morning Hinata. How are you feeling?" Trying to calm herself, she managed to answer him.

"I'm fine… Thank you for letting me stay with you last night." Kakashi smiled and rested one hand on her shoulder.

"Anytime you need me, don't hesitate to come. I'll be here." She blushed a little at his response.

"So, what are we doing today?" Kakashi picked up his phone. He started pressing buttons and soon sent a message. He looked back to Hinata.

"I have to run an errand today. I'm going to leave you here…" Hinata's eyes grew wide; fear took over her. She reached out for his arm. Kakashi pulled her close.

"Don't worry, you won't be left alone. Sasuke is going to watch you for me. Sakura is coming too." She still held on tight.

"I know you haven't known Sasuke that long, but he is a strong fighter. He has always come through for me, and I know he will protect you." Hinata still didn't look convinced.

"Hey, you also got Kenji… He may look old, but man, he sure can kick some ass." Hinata looked up into his eyes. There were tears in them.

"It's not me I'm worried about… It's you. I don't want to lose you…" She lowered her face again. Kakashi lifted her chin to meet his eyes.

"I'm coming back. I promise. I always keep my promise." He hugged her close and let her cry into his shoulder.

After lunch the doorbell rang. Kenji escorted Sasuke and Sakura into the den where Kakashi and Hinata were sitting. Sakura beamed at the sight before her. Hinata looked much better than she did the previous day. She ran and sat next to the raven haired girl.

"Hinata-chan! You feeling ok?" Hinata nodded her head. Sakura continued on. "I brought the clothes that were forgotten yesterday. They're in the other room." Hinata looked to Kakashi. He nodded and she got up with Sakura and went to the other room, Sakura chatting all the way. When they left, Kakashi stood up.

"I'm counting on you Sasuke." Sasuke nodded his head. Kakashi headed to the garage and got on his bike. He opened the door and sped off down the road. Sasuke headed back in the house. He could hear giggling coming from upstairs. 'This is going to be a long day…'

Kakashi sped up to a gate. Ringing the buzzer, he stated his name and business. The gate opened and he drove in, parking his bike in front of the door. He pulled off his helmet and set it on the bike. Grabbing the bag on the back, he approached the door. It opened and Neji appeared.

"Good afternoon Kakashi." Neji seemed to not have a care in the world. "Please, come in." Kakashi walked through the door. He followed Neji towards a sitting area and took a seat across from him. Neji glanced at the bag.

"So, what brings you here?" He had a good idea why; staring at the bag, he knew his money was waiting for him.

"I have a few questions." Neji now looked at Kakashi, waiting for him to continue.

"Why did you put Hinata in an auction?" Neji was surprised by this question.

"Why, is she annoying you? You want to give her back?"

"No, I'm just curious."

"Do I have to have a good reason to get rid of her? She was always in my way. She bugged me. She…" He was cut off by Kakashi.

"What? What did she do to make you make her life a living hell? What did she do to make you sell her off in an auction full of perverted bastards? From what I can tell, she didn't deserve any of it."

"Why do I care what happens to her? She's not my problem." Kakashi narrowed his eye.

"You don't care that she was almost raped!" This really caught Neji off guard

"What do you mean?" Kakashi sweat dropped. 'How can he be this dense?'

"Remember Orochimaru, the guy that was bidding against me? Well, he has this idea that Hinata is going to be his sex toy." Neji just stared at Kakashi in disbelief.

"Well…maybe she deserves it…" Kakashi's rage got the best of him. He lunged out of his seat and punched Neji square in the face.

"How can you say that? I don't know what you have against her, but if anything happens to her, I will come back here and finish what I've started." Kakashi turned back to the chair.

"Here's your money." He threw the bag at Neji and escorted himself out of the house. He got on his bike and sped off. Back in the house, Neji sat in disbelief as he held his face.

'What…what do I have against her?' He thought back to before Hinata came to live at his house. They used to be friends… they used to play together… why did that all change? A servant came into the room.

"Sir, you have a guest at the door." Neji snapped back at the man.

"Tell them to go away."

"But sir, she is very persistent. She says she won't leave until she sees you." Neji got up and walked to the door. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw who it was. "Tenten…"

She turned around and faced Neji. Her face beamed and she reached out and hugged him tightly. "Neji! It's so good to see you." Pulling back, she gazed into his white eyes. "Where is Hinata?"

Hearing those words, he looked down. "Tenten, I think I made a terrible mistake…"

"What's wrong?" Concern filled her voice. He brought her inside and set her into a chair. He told her the whole story. Tenten sat there in silence.

"How… How could you do that?" Tears were now in her eyes. Neji didn't know how to respond to this. Her eyes snapped to him, anger now replacing the sadness.

"How could you!" She swung her fist, but Neji easily dodged it. She tried another and another, but he kept dodging them. "How…could…you." She stopped and stared at him.

"She respected you Neji! She always wanted to be like you! How could you just throw her away?" She swung out once more, but Neji caught this punch. He grabbed her other hand and pulled her close.

"Tenten…I don't know…" He closed his eyes. "When we were younger, you know my parents died. Shortly after, you and your family left…" She looked into his face, anger being replaced by sadness once more.

"I felt like I had no one to talk to and Hinata still had her family… she still had parents. I… I became jealous of her. When her parents died, she came to live with me, but I took all my frustrations out on her…" He opened his eyes; they looked so sad and depressed.

"I want to apologize to her. I… I wish I could take it all back." Tenten jerked a hand free and punched him in his stomach hard enough to jog him back to reality.

"If you want to take it back, why don't you do it already?" He looked down in her eyes and smiled.

"Yeah, I think I will, but not today." He rubbed his cheek. "Kakashi is still quite mad at me, plus I don't know where to start. How do you tell someone you treated so badly you're sorry? How do I know she will even accept it?"

"You don't know, but you have to try." She hugged him. "I've missed you so much."

He closed his eyes. "I've missed you too."

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Back at the Hatake mansion, the girls were upstairs in Hinata's room. They had already filled her closet with the clothes and they were talking about the guys of their dreams. Hinata told Sakura of what happened the previous night.

"Go Hinata, go Hinata! Wow, you got to sleep in the same bed with him? Come on, tell me all about it!"

Hinata blushed and shook her head. "No, we didn't do anything, he just held me while I slept." She twiddled her fingers again.

Sakura noticed this. "Hey, what aren't you telling me?"

Hinata turned bright red as she told her about the book. Sakura laughed. "Are you more worried about what you read or what you felt?" Hinata just shrugged her shoulders and giggled.

Sasuke sat in the den. He was bored out of his mind. Every once in a while, he would hear a few giggles up the stairs, then it calmed down and went back to being quiet. He almost couldn't take it anymore.

'I promised him I'd protect her, not baby-sit her!'

He heard a scream from up stairs followed by a voice yelling 'stop'.

'Sakura… Hinata!' He bolted from the couch and ran up the stairs. Remembering Hinata mention her room was the third door on the left, he ran to the door and barged in.

"Sakura, Hinata, what's going on…" His voice trailed off as he took in the sight before him. Sakura was standing next to the end bed post. Her shirt was caught on it, which in her pulling, ripped half of it off her body. Her pink laced bra was visible. Hinata was trying to get the shirt unstuck.

"Stop moving Sakura-chan, you don't want it to rip anymore…" They both looked up and noticed Sasuke staring at them. Sakura's face turned a bright red.

"GET OUT!" He snapped back to reality and bolted out the door, slamming it behind him. He fell against the wall opposite the door, his face also bright red. 'Shit…this feeling…' He felt a hardness in his pants. He sat against the wall and calmed himself down. The feeling soon went away, but he was sweating all over.

Inside the room, Sakura was going crazy. "He…he saw me with my shirt half off! I'm so embarrassed!"

Hinata finished getting Sakura's shirt unstuck. She walked to her closet and pulled out a shirt. "Here, you can borrow this… yours is ruined." Sakura changed and covered her face with her hands.

"Don't worry Sakura-chan… did you see his face? He was staring at you, with lustful eyes!"

Sakura uncovered her face and smiled. "Are you sure?"

"Positive!" They sat and giggled together. Sasuke headed back down to the den, trying to forget what he just saw. Shortly after, Kakashi came into the room. He just got back from his errand.

"So, did everything go ok?" Sasuke just lowered his face, trying to hide the pinkness in it.

"Oh, I see… something must have happened… to make you act this way."

"Oh, shut up." Kakashi smirked as the girls came down the stairs.

"Kakashi, you're home!" Hinata was so happy to see him. "How did your errand go?"

"It went ok… so, how was your day?"

"I had a great time hanging out with Sakura-chan." Kakashi smiled and glanced at the clock.

"Would you two like to stay for dinner?" With an approving nod from both Sasuke and Sakura, they headed to the dinning room. Dinner was soon served as they all talked more about their day.

After dinner, Sasuke and Sakura headed back to their homes. It was a little weird at first, with what happened earlier, but they kept it together. Hinata went and got a shower and put on something comfortable. Kakashi sat in his room reading his book.

Hinata sat on her bed, still a little shaky. She wanted to go to Kakashi so bad, she almost couldn't take it. 'Maybe if I go see him for a little bit, I'll feel better.' She got off her bed and went to his room. Hesitantly, she knocked on his door. He opened it and let her come in.

"I'm sorry Kakashi; I just wanted to be with you for a little bit."

"It's ok. You can stay as long as you want."

She sat beside him in silence, but a question suddenly popped in her head.

"Kakashi, why do you wear that mask and headband over your eye?"

He looked back at her, suddenly feeling uneasy. She sensed it.

"You don't have to answer…" He held her hand. 'I guess she'll find out sooner or later…'

"No, it's ok." He slowly untied his headband and slid it off, revealing a scar and red eye. Hinata noticed it as the sharingan Sasuke also possessed.

"Does… it frighten you?" Kakashi seemed worried about how she would answer.

"No… no, you don't scare me." She slid closer to him. "Kakashi, I don't care how you look… I…. love you… for who you are."

Kakashi was surprised with this response. Hinata gasped as she realized what she said.

'Oh no…what have I done?' She got up and ran to the door. "I-I'm sorry." She was about to open the door when she felt someone grab her hand.

"No, Hinata, please don't go." Kakashi turned her to face him. "I love you too." He placed her hands on his face.

"Please, take off the mask. I will not hide anything from you." She slowly lowered the mask and let out a small breath.

'Oh my god! It should be illegal for someone to look this hot.' She averted her gaze, but Kakashi lifted her chin. He leaned in close and kissed her passionately. She flinched at first, remembering Orochimaru's rough attack. She soon fell into him, kissing him back eagerly. He pushed her gently against the door.

Hinata pulled back, catching her breath. She looked deep into Kakashi's eyes. "Kakashi… please, take me." He leaned in close and whispered in her ear.

"I'll do whatever you want."

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A/N: Ooooooo, sounds like something good is coming up! And what's up with Neji... is he becoming... nice? Hehehehehehe... soon, you'll find out! See ya next chapter!