Hello to all of my reviewers! Hopefully this chapter is not to short and better written then the last three chapters. I know I took long but school is back and I have homework that must be completed, not to mention I have to study for regents damn Chemistry, (Chemistry is evil I tell you evil!!!!!!!!). On another ordeal you can also blame Harry Potter, the ending was so……unexpected! For those of you who have not read it – YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!!!!! Any ways…..I have to stop talking typing so you can read the story.

Now without further ado I present to you the VERY awaited chapter 4! Enjoy!

EDIT: This chapter has been edited and slightly different from the original, as are the previous chapters. For all my readers out there I recommend you reread though it isn't necessary. To all of my new readers, I welcome you to leave feedback on the review. Thank You

Disclaimer: Do I need to repeat myself on every chapter? I don't own Naruto

(Hinata's P.O.V)

I am tired, no wait scratch that, that's an understatement, I'm exhausted! It's all thanks to my boss…..

~~Flashback~~

Right after I was done with my shift I went to see my boss; Tsunade. She had told me she wanted to talk to me after I was done with my work. Once I was done; I stood in front of her office door and knocked.

"Come in," was her curt response.

Once inside I seated my self opposite of her and gave her my full attention. Honestly I have no idea what she wants to tell me, but it couldn't be good. And for that fact I was nervous. She wore a frown on her face and her eyes are unreadable; I really hope she isn't planning on firing me because I really need this job.

"Hinata, I need you to help me out with some paper work and since you are one of my better workers I know you will do just fine. Oh right, you will also be getting a raise starting today when you get your pay check."

Tsunade handed me a stack of papers. I was beyond shock – I mean the pile was huge! I sighed thoroughly distraught; could I really finish this before five? But at least all my worrying was for nothing because I wasn't fired! Instead I now had to work overtime but still better than getting fired. Not to mention that I was getting a raise!

This was good, with the raise I would be able to afford another set of clothes for Riku. I sighed again as I thought of Riku. Sometimes I wonder if I did a good thing by telling her that she was adopted, I didn't have the heart to tell her who her real mother was when she is so young! But the only reason I did tell her was because she forced it out, she wanted to know why she didn't have a father… Oh wait, did I just space out again? Tsunade is screaming about having run out of sake…guess I did. I have got to stop doing that.

"Shizune, where is my sake!" Tsunade bellowed at her co-worker, "Hinata stop spacing out and start working! I am not giving you a raise for doing nothing!"

"Tsunade stop being so loud," Shizune handed her a cup that contained a dark substance, "Oh and Hinata take it slow, no pressure if you don't finish by five, alright? Tsunade is just drunk and has no idea what she is doing. Thank you so much for being a good worker."

Thank god! I don't think I would have the nerve to phone Gaara and tell him to stay longer. He already helps out to much as it is and I don't to make Riku and me much of a burden to him.

"Thank you Shizune, I hope it's alright for me to leave at three thirty?" I didn't want to push my luck but I did have to leave somewhat early.

"Sure that's no problem." She gave a smile obviously not at all surprised.

I gave my thanks once more and then I exited the office extremely happy, even the yells of Tsunade seemed easy to ignore.

(Hinata's P.O.V)

I walked up the stairs of my apartment building, all the way to the third floor, and down to the end of the hall. There were suppose to be two working light bulbs but one was busted leaving only one to illuminate the hallway, and it hardly gave any light. The end result was a creepy looking hallway that gave me chills. How the hell did I choose this as a proper home for Riku and me? I let out a sigh, no use crying over spilt milk, and took out my keys to the apartment. As I opened the door and took a step inside, I was greeted by a pillow that smacked right onto my face.

"Oops sorry mom, I didn't mean to hit you," Riku explained trying to control her laughter. Riku had another pillow in her hand and made her way to where I stood trying to recover from the surprise attack. Soon enough I got over the shock and smiled warmly at my daughter. She was just so adorable, how could I not forgive her? Riku was wearing gray sweat pants with a plain black short sleeve V-necked shirt and white socks. Her long hair was all over the place with feathers here and there, the way it usually looked when you were having a pillow fight.

I bend down and gave Riku a kiss on the cheek, "Where is Gaara?" As I asked, I looked around the room for any sign of him.

She gave a shrug, "I don't know, we were having a pillow fight so he should be hiding somewhere."

Gaara came out of his hiding place which was behind the couch. He was wearing a plane white short sleeve short and blue jeans. His hair was just like Riku's, messed up and with feathers.

"Hello Hinata," Gaara walked up to me and gave me a peck on the cheek which made me blush. Gaara and me were close so it wasn't surprising but it never failed to make me blush. I never dwelled to much on as to the meaning behind it, I just deemed it a greeting.

I gave Gaara a grateful smile, "I hope Riku wasn't any trouble. I know that she can sometime be hard to handle but-"

"Don't worry we got along great and she wasn't any trouble at all. In fact we even played for a while, Of course I made sure she did her homework first." He gave me a small smile to try to ease my worry, no doubt.

Riku smiled radiantly, "Yeah mom, Gaara even tried to make dinner but it got burned, so we decided to wait till you got here."

After hearing that I couldn't help but shake my head and giggling a bit. Gaara was never good at culinary and he hated it, for him to even bother with it was surprising. Looking around my apartment, I noticed that it wasn't that much of a mess, the only things out of place were the pillows and feathers that were littered everywhere but would be easy to clean up.

Once I was done with examining the room I turned to Gaara, "Well, I appreciate the effort of you trying to cook dinner Gaara but I am exhausted. So how about we order pizza?"

"I like that idea, I'll go order the pizza." Riku replied enthusiastically. Pizza was her second favorite fast food and would take any opportunity of eating it when possible.

Gaara gave me an apologetic look, "I'll clean up here, you go and make yourself comfortable. After all I did participate in the pillow fight."

I gave Gaara a smile of relief; I was tired after all. "Thank You Gaara, I'm going to my room to change."

With that I left the living room and walked to my room to put on some comfortable clothing. I frowned as I thought of how life would be different if Riku wasn't around. The thought alone made me appalled, I was happy about the decision I made, about adopting Riku. Riku was like my real daughter and I couldn't have hoped for any other happier blessing. Though there were times where I would wonder if there would be anyone looking for her. Sure her mother didn't want her daughter, but could the same be said about the father? Who was the father anyway? Was it some normal average civilian and that that was the reason Sakura didn't want her daughter? All these questions were starting to hurt my head and I decided to enjoy the night and who knew? Maybe no one will come looking for my daughter and all will be well. Besides no one has come by and if they really wanted Riku then the father would have of found her by now. I nodded satisfactorily over that explanation, all would be well, as it always was and always will be.

Finally after changing, I walked out of my room dressed in a black short sleeved t-shirt, white shorts and black sandals. Just as I was entering the living room, where Gaara and Riku were making plans to go to see a movie with me, the door bell rang.

"I'll get it mom and don't worry about the money, Gaara already gave me some to pay the delivery man," Riku stated as she walked out the room to open the door.

Riku opened the door to whom I would guess was the delivery man. It was odd that it only took the person only ten minutes to deliver, it usually takes twenty. I gave Gaara a look of disapproval, "You shouldn't be the one paying for the pizza, you are the guest."

"Oh please," Gaara said waving his had at me as if I just said something ridiculous, " This is practically my second home, besides I wanted to."

I laughed and nodded. What he said was sort of true so I let this slide. From where we were, we heard Riku talk to whomever was at the door, "Who are you?"

(Riku's P.O.V.)

"Who are you?" I asked the stranger in front of me while glaring at him. He was tall, probably 185 cm. Whoever he was I didn't like him, he looked like one of those rich kids father and that alone brought on my rage. I guess my opinion of this guy was biased but so what? I really hate rich people, they always have a motive for whatever they do.

"Are you Riku Hyuuga?" the man asked and I nodded deciding that the truth would be best, "then I suppose that your mother, Hinata Hyuuga, is here?"

He was giving me such a weird look…did this man know my mother? I knew that my mother belonged to the Hyuuga's but she was never directly involved with the business end, her sister, Aunt Hannabi, was. I was confused by this; was this like one of those times in which Aunt Hannabi tried to pull mother into the family business? Mother may try to deny it but she was really good when it came to business; Gaara had said so and I know he speaks the truth, he was really strict when it came to work.

I had been at the Hyuuga Corp. building quite often when mother and I would visit Aunt Hannabi, and had never seen this man in front of me before. And yet somehow I felt a sense of knowing him…was this what they called the sixth sense?

The man in front of me seemed like he was loosing his patience of waiting for a response.

"Who are you? What business do you have with my mother?"

The man was about to respond when both Gaara and mother came up to the door.

"Riku what's taking so long?" Gaara looked at me and then he turned his gaze onto the person at the door.

"Who are you?" Gaara questioned the stranger who had turned his stare onto Gaara, his gaze turning cold.

Somehow the gaze was very familiar. And then it hit me. I made that kind of face whenever I was angry or upset. The stranger was irritated, not that he showed it, I just knew. His stare then shifted from Gaara, whom he ignored, to my mother. It was irrational, but I instantly wanted my mom to have not been there, this guy just rubbed me the wrong way especially how it seemed that he acted a lot like me.

"Is something wrong?" My mother asked looking at me and then gave a quick questioning look to Gaara who was still glaring at the man at the door step whose name I still didn't know.

The man then turned to look at my mother, with a look that I didn't know what it could possibly mean, "Are you Hinata Hyuuga?"

"Yes, can I help you with something?" Mother looked at him curiously; so I was right, she had never seen him before. If that is so then who the hell was he? He was ruining dinner night with Gaara and mother something that I consider important. I have been trying to get mom and Gaara together but my mom was so very stubborn! It was really difficult especially since I know that she doesn't want to focus on her love life and on me instead. I really worry for my mom's personal and love life, or the lack there of.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha and I have some important information of which I need to discuss with you," the man answered. I was right. The suit and his manner of speaking all just confirmed the fact that he was rich and was one of those Uchiha's.

I looked at my mother, what kind of valuable information could he possibly have to share with my mother? Maybe I was wrong and it was about work, though if it was then he should be talking to Aunt Hannabi and not my mother, granted she was a Hyuuga but was not directly involved in anything to do with the company.

Mother looked at Gaara, who nodded, and gave me a smile, " Riku lets go to the kitchen and wait for the pizza there." So whatever mother and Uchiha were to talk would be just between them and not involve me or Gaara. Typical. Well, whatever they were going to talk about I would find out and Gaara would help.

(Hinata's P.O.V.)

As soon as Gaara and Riku were out of hearing shot, I glanced back at the guest, "Please, come on in."

I locked the door and lead Mr. Uchiha into the living room. With a gesture I motioned him to take a seat on a couch across from where I was to sit. A coffee table was between the two couches and ultimately, us.

"Could I offer you something to drink, Mr. Uchiha? Perhaps some coffee or tea?"

"No, that won't be necessary." His voice showed that he was well brought up and that he was a gentleman, but only on the surface. Underlying, he was cold and distant, and that made me uncomfortable for some reason. He wasn't quite as nice and warm like Gaara, the man in front of me made me nervous.

"Ok then," I began, might as well just get right to it and quit being dodgy, "What kind of important information do you have that might involve me?"

I saw him take a deep breath and gave me a look that for once wasn't cold but instead a mix of curiosity and anger, "You are not Riku's birth mother are you?"

As soon as he said that I was on edge, how did he know? They only people who knew were those close to me and Riku, and none of them know any Uchiha. For one Uchiha Corp are rivals with Hyuuga Corp. so sis was out, Gaara also had his own company but they didn't deal with the Uchiha's either, not the same industry.

Irritation started to show on is face and I knew I had to answer him. It was obvious that he knew so if I tried to lie, he would also know and all would be pointless.

"That is correct, I am Riku's adoptive mother." After talking with the doctor I knew that I would still not be considered her legal birth mother. But I was her legal adoptive mother. It only took a while longer for the paper work that was necessary to be filled and processed, in that short while Riku stayed in the hospital. After I was approved, Riku was given to me. Looking back onto that moment it was one of the most happiest memories that I had.

"Then I suppose you would know who her birth parent's are?" He gave me a questioning look.

I was growing irritated with this twenty question's game.

"Look Mr. Uchiha, what does Riku have to do with anything? Why are you here and why are you asking so many questions about Riku?"

"That is because I am Riku's biological father."

I stared at him baffled. He couldn't be Riku's father, he just couldn't! But as much I wanted to deny it there was compelling evidence. Thankfully Riku hadn't gotten any genes from her mother so I assumed that she had turned out the spitting image of her father. If Mr. Uchiha was her father, then I had been right. Not only had Riku turned out to look like her father but seems like she had his personality as well. Riku was cold, distant, and apathetic to everyone but Gaara, her best friend, and me. So maybe, just maybe, he was telling the truth. Even if he was what did it matter? What did he want? My gut was telling me that I knew what he wanted but my brain refused to acknowledge that Intel.

"You are joking right? How can my daughter be your daughter?"

"If you don't believe me, then perhaps evidence will. This picture shows that me and Riku have similar facial bone structures." He looked at me as if this should explain everything. I couldn't ignore such proof and besides I think deep down I had already known.

"Fine," I gave him a cold look, "you are Riku's biological father. Even so what could you possibly want?"

Mr. Uchiha was silent for a short while before responding, "I want my daughter back."

I knew that that was what he was going to say, I just tried to deny that fact. Mainly because it didn't matter, I wasn't going to hand my daughter over to some guy that claims to be Riku's father when he hasn't been in her life for the past seven years!

"Well then, I am sorry to say that I will not allow you to take away Riku away from me." I made my voice as hard and cold as I could, this was no time for me to be shy or quiet, as I usually was. Riku was my daughter and that was not going to change. Just because Uchiha is her biological father doesn't give him any right to just barge in and take her away. I am not going to allow some stranger to take Riku away, how would I know if he could be trusted to try and put her happiness before anything else?

"Look Ms. Hyuuga, this can be dealt with either the easy way or the hard way. I have legal rights over my daughter and I can easily put you in jail for child theft or kidnapping," the glare he gave me was sharp and sent chills down my spine. He had power and could easily destroy me. But this was a bluff, and it won't work me. I was not backing down; Riku was far more important than anything else.

Just as I was about to tell him off, the doors to the kitchen were pushed open and out stepped Riku and Gaara. I hung my head. This didn't really surprise me, I knew Riku would be eavesdropping, she was always very curious and had a tendency to eavesdrop. I blame Temari and Hanabi for that habit. Riku looked upset and angry, very, very angry while Gaara seemed more calm with only a little hint of anger on his face.

Gaara was staring, glaring, at Uchiha, "Hinata and Riku are not alone. You are not the only person here that has power. I will back them up no matter what. Without a fair trial she cannot and will not go to jail. Using such a bluff would never work on her anyway."

This was the longest Gaara had spoken to an immediate stranger. He usually does not speak much unless it was to Riku, his siblings, or me. This surprised me and I felt a warmness filling my heart. He had no obligation to do what he did but I couldn't help how happy it made me feel.

"I do believe my opinion counts at some point," we all gave our attention to Riku, "Hinata may not be my biological mother, but she is absolutely better than the one who is my real mother. I do not wish to leave my mother's side and I will not stay with some person that just randomly comes out of the blue saying he is my father," Her gaze was cold and angry, the resemblance to Uchiha's face made my throat dry.

Uchiha spoke then to me ignoring Riku's statement, "All I came here to do was to give you a choice; you either give Riku to me or I will see you again in court."

A vain burst in my forehead, "Do you even hear yourself? You are speaking as if Riku was some object without that capability of talking or feeling at all! How can you expect me to just 'give' Riku to you if all you are doing is giving a bad impression?" I exclaimed, I was starting to lose patience with this man. If Uchiha wanted to go to court, then fine, she would go. This would be bad publicitiy for him and not her since she had legal rights over Riku. In the court of law, I was Riku's mother.

Uchiha stayed silent for a moment and then spoke with apathy, "Well then, I guess you made up your mind. The next time we meet it will be in a court room."

Without any further argument he got up and walked to the door, I followed and without a word left the apartment. Something told me that this was far from over and it would not be handled in court either.

Hope this is longer than the last chapters and better written! I am deeply sorry for the long wait. Every author now a day has school to attend so please just bear with me.

As always review! The more reviews I get the happier I will be! And when I am happy I have a tendency to write! Be a good reader and review. *puppy dog eyes*